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McGill University Archives Series
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Montreal Neurological Institute

This series relates to William Feindel’s activities at the Montreal Neurological Institute (MNI) post-1984. Included are records related to organizing office space at the MNI, the incorporation for the Brain 87 Symposium (1984-1988), as well as documentation on various projects and committees.

Feindel, William

Women's activism

This series consists of various materials on women's activism kept or created by Madeleine Parent. A large portion of the documents relates to Parent's work with the National Action Committee on the Status of Women (NAC), of which she was a founding member. However, the series also contains files on various women's rights initiatives and groups.
Topics covered include pay equity, pro-choice legislation, poverty and family allowance, and women workers in the textile industry, nursing, and food services. Several files document the NAC's work, including correspondence, reports, and meeting documentation. Files on the Gulf War, Meech Lake Accord, Federal constitution proposals, and free trade relate to worker's rights, peace activism, and the Canadian constitution from the perspective of the NAC.
Furthermore, there are materials from various groups such as the Fédération des femmes du Québec, Le regroupement de Centres de femmes, and Feministe Action féministe, as well as files regarding the Lea Robback foundation, which promotes education and provides scholarships for women. Several files relate to Indigenous women's rights, including materials on changes to the Canadian Federal Indian Act. Also included are files on Mary Pitawanakwat, an Ojibway woman unjustly dismissed from her job after filing a sexual harassment and racial discrimination suit against her employer, the Federal Secretary of State office in Saskatchewan, in 1984. The files include correspondence and various documentation on the case, Parent's notes, and two files on a biography project. Finally, there are files of correspondence and articles on various topics, including correspondence regarding Parent's speaking engagements and documentation on events and meetings.

Parent, Madeleine, 1918-2012

Notebooks

This series contains notebooks, journals, and agendas kept by William Feindel. Topics vary from research ideas to personal subjects.

Feindel, William

Correspondence

Series consists of Sharma’s personal correspondence (to friends, acquaintances, family); professional correspondence (to universities, publishers, journals, academics, critics); and correspondence of an ephemeral nature (letters of thanks, invitation, seasonal greetings). This series also includes several untranslated letters which did not have identifiable handwriting or dates.

Distinctions

This series documents Sharma's presence and reception in his field, notably through awards, and newspapers which offer critique or praise.

Montreal City Council campaign

This series consists of six files on Madeleine Parent’s 1954 election campaign for Montreal City Council in 1954. Parent ran as an Independent Labour candidate for Councilor, Class "B", to represent St. Henri, Cote St. Paul, and Ville-Emard. She did not win the election. Materials include newspaper clippings, notes, poll results, and campaign ephemera.

Parent, Madeleine, 1918-2012

Personal

This series consists of personal materials collected by William Feindel, many of which relate to his family. Among the materials are letters, greeting cards, schoolwork from his time as a student, awards, and personal photographs and portraits. Also included are souvenirs and artwork, as well as publications that were part of his personal library.

Feindel, William

McGill University

Series includes files on various McGill University committees from the 1940s to 1972, his notes taken as an undergraduate and graduate student at McGill in the 1930s and as Professor of Chemistry, 1936-1972.

Teachings

This series documents Sharma’s teaching activities and contains courses, syllabuses and reviews for courses given at the University of Sidney (1980), McGill University (1992, 2008-2009).

Acadia University

This series relates to William Feindel’s administrative roles at Acadia University where he served on the Board of Governors and as the University’s Chancellor (1991 and 1996). Materials include correspondence and minutes of the board.

Feindel, William

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