One folder consisting of correspondence relating to policies and operations of schools and hostels, especially policies having to do with Catholic or Anglican affiliated institutions.
One folder which consists of correspondence relating to the federal day school at Pangnirtung. Specific topics include construction and maintenance of school facilities, staffing, and acquisition of books and other supplies. Also includes two hand-drawn maps showing nearby camps. Contains monthly reports listing students attending the school.
One folder consisting of correspondence regarding the federal school at Eskimo Point [Arviat]. Topics include physical school facilities, school supplies, staffing, enrolment statistics and forecasts, curriculum, staff accommodations, and boarding of students. Also includes correspondence regarding a school run by the Pentecostal mission at Maguse River. Some documents relate to individual students.
One folder consisting chiefly of reports and correspondence relating to the education of Inuit in Canada and Alaska, including the history of education and information for teachers, as well as a meeting agenda for the Subcommittee on Eskimo Education [1956]. The file also contains a 1978 cost analysis for schools and student residences in the NWT.
One folder consisting of correspondence concerning the construction and maintenance of buildings in Clyde River. Most of it relates to the construction of the school.
One folder consisting of a report on education facilities (or lack thereof) in various communities in the Districts of Franklin and Keewatin, also including general information about the communities. Contains personal information of community members.
One folder consisting of a speech by W. G. Devitt on "The role of the teacher", given at a 1967 teachers' conference; two copies of a 1957 report describing planned expansion to the education system in the NWT; and teaching staff regulations describing salaries and required qualifications for various positions [1958].
One folder consisting of handbooks for prospective teachers in the NWT from 1958, 1959, 1963, and ca. 1970; a description of living conditions in the NWT for teachers [1960-70]; a press release encouraging teachers to come to the North [1957]; procedures for hiring teachers [1959]; and a form letter for responding to inquiries about teaching positions in the North [ca. 1958].
One folder consisting of a 1965 address by Arthur Laing on "Economic development of the North", which focuses on housing, education, and employment of Inuit; and two memoranda regarding a vocational training course for Inuit held in Leduc, Alberta in 1957, including information on budget, instructors, public relations, transportation, and accommodations and community life available for the students. Contains personal information.
One folder consisting of reports and photocopies of newspaper articles which relate to adapting the curriculum to the needs of Aboriginal students in the North.
One folder consisting of a report on the education system in the NWT as well as correspondence and two CVs.
One folder consisting of copies of newspaper articles relating to the NWT, a decision paper on "Reorganization of Intergovernmental Affairs" [1981], a story titled "The White Dog", a 1964 register of professional staff from the federal Northern Administration Branch (contains personal information), and a review of Arctic District activities presented to the Council of the Northwest Territories [1965].
One folder consisting of correspondence and articles relating to the history of education in the north. Includes photocopies from a 1958 issue of News of the North.
One folder consisting of correspondence regarding the school at Arctic Bay. Much of it relates to school buildings and supplies; other topics include enrolment statistics, a proposed transfer of students to Pond Inlet, and travel arrangements for teachers and students (contains personal information). Also includes several newspaper clippings relating to Margery Hinds, the first teacher in Arctic Bay. The bulk of the material dates to 1958 and 1959.
One folder consisting of four issues of Eskimo magazine: December 1963 (vol. 66), Spring-Summer 1975 (32nd year, new series no. 9), Spring-Summer 1972 (29th year, new series no. 3), and December 1959 (vol. 53).
One folder consisting of correspondence relating to the federal day school in Rankin Inlet. Topics include physical facilities, staffing, curriculum, students from Rankin Inlet sent for further education in the south, and a complaint from parents. Contains personal information of students and parents.
One folder consisting of a draft of part of a chapter of Norman Macpherson's book on the history of education in the NWT. This portion of the book discusses criticism of the federal government's education program as well as two reports published in the late 1950s: the Westwater Report of 1958, which criticized the education system and made recommendations to improve it, and the Department of Northern Affairs and Natural Resources' pamphlet "Northern Education: Ten Years of Progress", published in 1959. Includes excerpts photocopied from "Northern Education: Ten Years of Progress".
One folder consisting of principal's reports and correspondence regarding the school at Baker Lake. Topics include physical facilities, enrolment, staffing, adult education, reading tests used at the school, and religious affiliation of teachers. Contains personal information.