Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- 1963-1992 (Creation)
Level of description
Extent and medium
0.25 m of textual records
Context area
Name of creator
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Series includes incoming and outgoing professional correspondence documenting Dr. Hawkins’ research, teaching and public service activities. Series consists of correspondence while advising various government departments and ministries, including the Department of Citizenship (1964-1967), Manpower and Immigration (1964-1970), Secretary of State (1989) and Canada Employment and Immigration Commission (1991-1992). There is also extensive correspondence with her publisher, McGill-Queen's University Press, which complements records found in Series 3.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Correspondence is filed by subject or correspondent and files are arranged chronologically. At the end of this series there are drafts of outgoing letters contained in notebooks dating from 1989-1992. These are primarily related to Dr. Hawkins’ later work on her publication " The Asylum-Seekers" (see Series 3).
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Open