Materials related to the conference “Heritage in Transition: a conference on the study of Canadian Jewry” at York University, where James Walker participated with a paper titled "Jewish participation in the movement for Racial Equality in Postwar Canada.” Includes related correspondence, a summary of Walker's presentation, and a printout of Walker's paper “The Jewish phase in the movement for racial equality in Canada.”

Materials related to the Yad Vashem seminar on teaching the Holocaust for the summer of 1996, in Israel. Includes related correspondence, travel advance and settlement claims for attending the seminar, grants, fare and travel information, ephemera related to the event, records related to registrations and financial matters during the time there,
Also contains correspondence sent by Walker relating to the Jewish Studies Committee at the University of Waterloo and the Holocaust studies conference and a related newspaper clipping.

Materials related to James Walker's writer and public speaker life. Includes printouts, drafts, summaries, and abstracts of presentations and guest lectures delivered by Walker in different events; various ephemera and correspondence related to those events; and writings and publications published by Walker as stand-alone texts or as part of encyclopedic works.

Script of James Walker's talk at the National Archives and Records Administration of the United States, on January 22, 2009, and titled “The Black Loyalists and their flight to freedom.”
Also contains materials related to the workshop “Revisiting Human Rights in Canadian History,” including related correspondence and the programme for the workshop.

Materials related to the colloquium “Mobilisations politiques et prises de parole citoyenne au Québec et au Canada” where James Walker participated in the session 10 “Citizens as activists : transforming human rights in Canada, 1963-1971” with a talk titled “Toward a new definition of Canadian citizenship: the movement to criminalize hate propaganda.” Includes programme of the event, and script and draft of the script.

Materials related to James Walker's article “A Black day in court: ‘Race’ and judging in R v RDS” published by the University of Toronto Press in 2010. Includes printout of the article with annotations and corrections and scripts of a related talk given by Walker at the University of Toronto Law School on November 24, 2010.

Materials related to the University of Waterloo administration and James Walker's involvement in it. Includes committee and department reports; meeting agendas and minutes; agreements with other institutions; organization of study programs, events, and conferences; reviews of programs and task forces; and related correspondence and ephemera.

Materials related to the event "Aporte de la comunidad Afro canadiense al multiculturalismo" at the University of Matanzas “Camilo Cienfuegos” in Cuba, on February 27, 2012, where James Walker participated with a talk titled “Black power, community politics, and the promise of multiculturalism in Canada.” Includes scripts of the talk, a certificate of participation in the talk, a programme for the seminar where the talk happened, information about the trip to Cuba, a card from a member of the Embassy of Canada in Cuba, and a note from the maid at his hotel.

Materials related to the organization of the Tri-University (Guelph, Laurier, and Waterloo) Graduate Program in History. Includes proposals for the Ph.D. program, bibliography lists for different areas of specialization of the program, programme of “Tri-University Doctoral Program in History/ Guelph, Laurier, Waterloo. 1994-1996,” and related correspondence.
Also contains a printout of “Revising the Race, Imperialism and Slavery field” and a bibliography for “Race, slavery and imperialism area of the program.”

Materials related to The Guelph, Laurier, Waterloo History Conference on November 12, 1988, in Guelph. Includes program of the conference and a draft of a talk given by James Walker titled “Race and recruitment in World War I: enlistment of visible minorities in the Canadian Expeditionary Force.”

Materials related to a panel at the University of Waterloo, in 1991, that was part of the event “Fall Teaching Days” where James Walker participated in a panel titled “Is gender equity a problem on campus?” Includes drafts of paper by James Walker, instructions for the panel discussion, a program of the event, and handwritten notes.

Materials related to the course History 103/104 “The emergence of the Third World” taught by James Walker at the University of Waterloo. Includes table of contents with themes of lectures, tests and exams, course outlines, course summaries, and handwritten and typed notes for lectures:

• 0. Introduction (with map).
• 1. What is the Third World?
• 3. The Indian heritage / inc. Meditation (with map).
• 4. India – Muslim period.
• 5. India – British raj.
• 6. Modern India (20th Century, inc. since Independence).
• 7. The African heritage (with map).
• 10. Middle East crisis (with map).
• 11. Third World contributions to World civilization (with map).
• 13. Imperialism (with map).
• 15. The colonial experience (with map).
• 18. Colonialism in practice (with map).
• 19. Colonialism and Racism (with map).
• 24. Decolonization (with map).
• 25. Gandhi (with map).
• 32. Issues since independence (with map).
• 33.\ Internal experiments since independence (with map).
• 34. International experiments since independence (with map).

Also contains ephemera from the “Global Community Centre,” and “Inventory of ‘Third World’ courses at the University of Waterloo,” notes about the OPEC, and notes for the course History 374 for a lecture given by James Walker on March 31, 1999, titled “Race and Resistance in Nova Scotia, 1945-1970.”

Materials related to James Walker’s paper “The Indian in Canadian historical writing” which he wrote during his Master’s degree for the course History 600 “Historiography” in 1967, and later presented during the 1971 Canadian Historical Association (CHA) Annual General Meeting in St. John's, Newfoundland. Includes correspondence congratulating him on the paper and presentation, a travel application and claim form from Dalhousie University, a printout of paper and bibliography, notes and notebook for the paper, the paper he wrote and presented for History 600, and the paper for the CHA presentation.

Correspondence received by James Walker from different people and institutions, mostly related to his doctoral research and book The Black Loyalists: the search for a promised land in Nova Scotia and Sierra Leone 1783-1870.
Also contains related newspaper clippings, book reviews, and the script for a Conference on American Loyalists (February 6-8, 1975, Saint Augustine, Florida) titled “Black as American loyalists: comments.”

Materials related to a chapter of the book The African Diaspora: Interpretive Essays written by James Walker and published by Harvard University Press. Includes the chapter titled “The establishment of a free black community in Nova Scotia, 1783-1840,” footnotes, related correspondence received by Walker, and memorandum on permissions to quote copyrighter material from Harvard University Press.

Materials related to the event "Multiculturalism the Canadian dilemma (ethnic diversity, Racism and anti-Semitism in Canada)," in Hamilton, on November 24, 1996, where James Walker participated with a paper titled “Ethnic diversity, racial equality and group rights: the Canadian experience." Includes printout of the paper, a program of the event, pamphlets, and related correspondence.

Materials related to James Walker's entry in The Peoples of Canada: an encyclopedia for the country published by the Multicultural History Society of Ontario. Includes handwritten notes from telephone interviews performed by Walker while preparing the entry; printouts of “The Anderson Family Tree” and "Who on earth are all these people?;” related correspondence; ephemera for the 8th, 9th, and 10th editions of the “Black Theatre West presents the annual Jr. Black Achievement Awards;” ephemera from the “Afro-Carib news;” and research materials related to Black communities in British Columbia.
Also contains a program for the installation 1993 Convocation Ceremony, Simon Fraser University.

Materials related to James Walker's teaching life at the University of Waterloo. Includes seminar and lecture notes and scripts, course schedules and overviews, handouts for class, and printouts of courses for correspondence versions of the courses.
Codes and titles for courses changed throughout the years. Courses included are:

• “Black History” (course number unknown),
• “Minorities” (course number unknown),
• History 100 / 100T “Landmarks in World History”
• History 102 / 259 / 291 / 292 / 351A “African History,”
• History 103 / 104 “The emergence of the Third World,”
• History 107 / 204V / 221 / 226 / 227 / 228 "‘Race’ in Canadian History,”
• History 250 “The Art and Craft of History” and “Public History,”
• History 321 / 407A / 407B / 421 / 607 / 608 / 635 "‘Race’ in Modern History” and “Human rights in historical perspectives,”
• History 351 “Black History from Slavery to Revolution,”
• History 403A (course title unknown),
• History 411 (course title unknown),
• History 436 / 635 “Black History in North America,”
• History 601 “Canadian Social History,”
• History 650 / 651 “Public History and Public Policy,”
• Master's Field Seminar History 696,
• Seminar History 436 / 635 “Black History in North America,”
• Doctoral seminar History 717 “‘Race,’ Slavery & Imperialism.”

Materials related to the 20th Annual General Meeting of the S-20 & Nisei veterans association where James Walker was a guest speaker. Includes program of the meeting, related correspondence, lyrics to the Canadian national anthem and the song “Hotaru Lang Syne,” and script of Walker’s speech.

Materials related to James Walker's student life during his Master's degree at the University of Waterloo and his Ph.D. research and dissertation at Dalhousie University. Includes Walker's Master's thesis, essays written as a student, research notes with primary and secondary materials, correspondence with Dalhousie University Professor John E. Flint, and Walker's Ph.D. dissertation.
Also contains a report on the Dalhousie Ph.D. History program prepared by James Walker and Robert McCormack.

Materials related to the “Donald Higgins Memorial Lecture” organized by the Gorsebrook Research Institute for Atlantic Canada Studies at Saint Mary’s University, Halifax, in 1997, where James Walker participated with a talk titled “Field of dreams: ‘Race’ and law in Canadian history.” Includes related correspondence, receipts, and printouts of Walker's talk.
Also contains a printout of “Black Cultural Centre for Nova Scotia 3 November 1997 A culture of resistance.”

Materials related to special and guest lectures given by James Walker in different events and settings. Lectures are titled as follows:

• History 191: Abolition lecture,
• Blacks in Canada. Special lecture to Conrad Grebel College (February 25, 1975),
• Canadian studies,
• Centre of Canadian studies (February 7, 1980),
• Towards a definition of the colour line in Canada,
• American Revolution Institute, University of Ohio (July 23, 1975),
• Kitchener Public Library (December 5, 1977),
• Kitchener Public Library (January 29, 1979),
• Halifax remarks “Following are some suggestions for teachers interested in including Black material in their Canadian History Courses” (1976),
• History Society (December 2, 1976),
• Artczar Gallery (February 28, 1993),
• Christ Baptist Church (February 22, 1992),
• Teaching Third World history (February 6, 1976),
• St. Paul’s Community dinner (January 18, 1979),
• African Nationalism, part of the talks “Africa: decolonization and development. Organized by Comparative development studies” Trent University (November 14-15),
• Paramble II (October 23, 1976),
• ISA penal (November 19, 1976),
• Student-faculty relations (1978),
• Commonwealth History Seminar (October 29, 1979),
• KPL “The evangelical reformers” (September 21, 1981),
• Youth conference, Halifax (March 25-27, 1983),
• Some lessons from the history of race relations and black history in Canada,
• Decolonization. History 200 (March 15, 1983),
• The end of empires. History 130 (February 27, 1984),
• The modern world in historical perspective. History 130 (Winter term 1984),
• History 300 (November 23, 1984),
• Black studies in Canada: an underdeveloped area. St Mary’s University (September 20, 1985),
• Special lectures for history 266,
• Special lecture on Blacks in Canada. Conrad Grebel,
• Kitchener Kiwanis Club (July 23, 1974),
• Talk on Blacks in Canada (May 9, 1979),
• High school talk (February 1988),
• NDY Race relations conference (March 10, 1990),
• Hugh Burnett,
• The challenge of public policy,
• Deep River,
• St Andrews Church (May 7, 1991),
• A Canadian approach to Canadian racism,
• High school talk (April 8, 1992),
• Harbour Front Global TV (February 24, 1993),
• First Baptist Church, Chatham (February 11, 1996),
• Blacks in the American revolution,
• History society (December 2, 1976),
• Glendon College (January 24, 1997),
• Dalhousie Law School (November 5, 1997),
• Empire school (November 12, 1997),
• Chapters (November 21, 1998),
• History 374 (March 31, 1999),
• Mel Watkins (October 28, 1999),
• Dr. Karen Mock,
• Jim Diamond Intro (March 18),
• Jessica (September 20, 2003),
• HUGS (March 29, 2005),
• Rocky talk (November 20, 2004),
• Wedding talk, KPL (September 15, 2009),
• The Black Loyalists and their flight to freedom, US National Archives (January 22, 2009),
• Ron Eydt retirement (June 8, 1996).

Also contains some unidentified scripts, tables of contents, a photocopy of a newspaper clipping of UW Gazette (April 8, 1998), business cards, and pamphlets for some events.

Materials related to the conference “South Asians in Canada” organized by the Shastri Indo-Canadian Institute, in Ottawa, in 1990, where James Walker participated with a paper titled “South Asians in Canadian Immigration policy: a historical overview.” Includes printout of James Walker's presentation and related correspondence.

Materials related to the second edition of James Walker’s book The Black Loyalists: the search for a promised land in Nova Scotia and Sierra Leone, 1783-1870. Includes correspondence related to the edition and promotional events, preface to the 1992 edition and corrections to it, biographical information about Walker, forms and agreements for the first and second edition of the book, author information sheets, correspondence about the reprint from the University of Toronto Press and other people and organizations, Walker’s copy of the letter of agreement from Toronto University Press, handwritten notes, letters relating copyright of the first edition of the book published by Longman International Education.
Also contains correspondence thanking Walker for reading and/or proofreading other manuscripts and cheques with payments for the service and correspondence related to Walker’s revision of the article “Transplanting Communities: Black women in Ontario, 1850s-1890” in The Canadian Historical Review.

Materials related to the administration of the History department and the Committee to review the department of co-operative education and career services at the University of Waterloo. Includes a report by James Walker about the co-op program, and correspondence related to the History Chair Nominating Committee.

Materials related to the course History 407A & 407B “‘Race’ in Modern History” taught by James Walker at the University of Waterloo. Includes materials for class, class schedule, syllabi, instructions for student assignments, and notes for lectures.
Also contains a class schedule for the course History 421 “Human Rights in Historical Perspective” and instructions for student assignments for the course History 607 / 608 “Human Rights in Historical Perspective,” both taught by James Walker at the University of Waterloo.

Materials related to the course History 321 “‘Race’ in Modern History” taught by James Walker at the University of Waterloo. Includes notes and materials for classes, notes for lectures, and instructions for assignments.
Also contains notes for assignments for the course History 250 “Public History” taught by James Walker at the University of Waterloo.

Materials related to the course History 407A & 407B “‘Race’ in Modern History” taught by James Walker at the University of Waterloo. Includes syllabi, a summary of the course, meeting schedules, notes for classes, materials for class, and suggested readings.
Also contains instructions for assignments for the course History 411, a class schedule for the course History 403A and syllabus, and instructions for assignments for the course History 250 “Public History” taught by James Walker at the University of Waterloo.

Map masters for the course History 221. "‘Race’ in Canadian History” taught by James Walker at the University of Waterloo. Includes maps on:

• “The Oklahoma migration,”
• “Black pioneers in the Maritimes,”
• “Fugitive slaves in Ontario,”
• “Atlantic slave trade,”
• “The West in 1885,”
• “Japanese-Canadian relocation 1942.”

Materials related to the course History 221 "‘Race’ in Canadian History” taught by James Walker at the University of Waterloo. Includes handout for lecture “The ‘Race crisis’ in 1975-1980” and scripts for lectures:

• “Course introduction,”
• “Slavery in Canada,”
• “Exclusion,”
• “World War I,”
• “East Asians in BC,”
• “Further developments,”
• “Closing remarks.”

Materials related to the course History 221. "‘Race’ in Canadian History” taught by James Walker at the University of Waterloo. Includes book review lists, suggested readings, and notes for lectures:

• 1. “Course introduction,”
• 2. “‘Race,’ slavery and imperialism,”
• “Slavery in Canada,”
• 3. “Black pioneers in the Maritimes,”
• 4. “Fugitive slaves in Ontario,”
• 5. “‘Race’ in Canadian public policy,”
• 8. “World War I,”
• 9. “Between the Wars,”
• 10. “The War and Postwar reaction,”
• 11. “Recent developments,”
• 12. “Closing remarks.”

Lectures for the course History 221 "‘Race’ in Canadian History” taught by James Walker at the University of Waterloo. Includes scripts for lectures:

• “Course introduction,”
• “‘Race,’ slavery and imperialism,”
• “Slavery in Canada,”
• “Black pioneers in the Maritimes,”
• “World War I,”
• “Between the Wars.”

Materials related to the course History 221 "‘Race’ in Canadian History” taught by James Walker at the University of Waterloo. Includes outlines and handouts for lectures:

• “‘Race,’ slavery and imperialism,”
• “East Asians in British Columbia, 1858-1914,”
• “Black fugitives in Ontario,” “Fugitive slaves in Ontario,” and “African-American fugitives in Ontario,”
• “Exclusion,”
• “‘Race’ in World War I,”
• “World War I,” “Between the Wars,” “World War II and the postwar reaction,” and “Further developments in race relations,”
• “World War II and the postwar reaction,”
• “UGRR/Fugitives in Ontario,”
• “Black pioneers in the Maritimes,”
• “Further developments in race relations,”
• “‘Race’ in Canadian public policy,”
• “Slavery in Canada,”
• “Student anti-racist activism in the 1960s,”
• “The underground railroad and fugitive slaves in Ontario,”
• “Residential schools and their legacies,”
• “Redress for historical injustices,”
• “How to write a critical book review,”
• “Case study: the Garvey Movement – outline,”
• “The Komagata Maru incident and the Oklahoma migration – outline,”
• “History 221. Course conclusion.”

Materials related to the course History 221 "‘Race’ in Canadian History” taught by James Walker at the University of Waterloo. Includes film handouts (for films “Voyage of the Komagata Maru” and “In the shadow of Gold Mountain”), suggested reading lists and book review lists, and maps and lecture outlines. Lectures and maps are:

• Map “Japanese-Canadian relocation 1942,”
• Map “The Oklahoma migration,”
• Map “The West in 1885,”
• Map “Fugitive slaves in Ontario,”
• Map “Atlantic slave trade,”
• Lecture “‘Race’ in Canadian public policy,”
• Lecture “World War I,”
• Lecture “Between the Wars,”
• Lecture “World War II and the Postwar reaction,”
• Lecture “Further developments in race relations,”
• Lecture “‘Race,’ slavery and imperialism,”
• Lecture “Fugitive slaves in Ontario.”

Materials related to the correspondence version of the course History 221. "‘Race’ in Canadian History” taught by James Walker at the University of Waterloo. Includes printout for the correspondence version of the course covering the sections:

• Introductory remarks,
• Topic 1 – “‘Race’, slavery and imperialism,”
• “Slavery in Canada,”
• Tape 4 – “Black pioneers in the Maritimes,”
• “Fugitive slaves in Ontario,”
• Tape 6 – “‘Race’ in Canadian public policy,”
• Part II – “Native policy,”
• Tape 7 – “East Asians,”
• Topic 8 – “Exclusion,”
• Part II – “The Oklahoma migration,”
• Topic 9 – “World War I,”
• Topic 10 – “Between the Wars,”
• Topic 11 – “The War and Postwar reaction,”
• Topic 12 – “Recent developments,”
• Topic 13 – “Course conclusion,”
• Course schedule.”

Materials related to the course History 221 "‘Race’ in Canadian History” taught by James Walker at the University of Waterloo. Includes suggested reading list, course overview, a booklet with readings for the course, and lecture notes. Lecture notes are for:

• 1. “Course introduction,”
• 2. “‘Race,’ slavery and imperialism,”
• "Slavery in Canada,”
• 3. “Black pioneers in the Maritimes,”
• 5. “‘Race’ in Canadian public policy,”
• 8. “World War I,”
• 10. “The War and Postwar reaction,”
• 11. “Recent developments,”
• 12. “Closing remarks.”

Lectures for the course History 221 "‘Race’ in Canadian History” taught by James Walker at the University of Waterloo. Lectures are:

• 1. “Course introduction,”
• 2. “‘Race,’ slavery and imperialism,”
• 3.“Black pioneers in the Maritimes,”
• 8. “World War I,”
• 9.“Between the Wars,”
• 10.“The War and Postwar reaction,”
• 12. “Closing remarks.”

Materials related to the course “History 221. ‘Race’ in Canadian History” taught by Jame Walker at the University of Waterloo. Includes class discussion questions and notes for lectures:

• “Course introduction,”
• “Slavery and race,”
• “Slavery in Canada,”
• “Black loyalists,”
• “Fugitive slaves in Ontario,”
• “World War I,”
• “Canadian immigration policy 1867-1914,”
• “Between the wars,”
• “Blacks in Alberta,”
• “‘Race’ in Canadian public policy,”
• “East Indians and the Komagata Maru,”
• “Postwar response.”

Also contains highlighted printout of “Hands Across the border: the abortive extradition of Solomon Moseby” by David Murray and a printout of “Before the railroad: from slavery to freedom in the Canadian-American borderland” by Gregory Wigmore.

Materials related to the course History 107 "‘Race’ in Canadian History” taught by James Walker at the University of Waterloo. Includes course overview and lecture outlines for:

• “Part I. ‘Race,’ slavery and imperialism,”
• “Part II. Slavery in Canada,”
• “Black pioneers in the Maritimes,”
• “Fugitive slaves in Ontario,”
• “‘Race’ in Canadian public policy.”

Materials related to the course History 221 “‘Race’ in Canadian History” taught by James Walker at the University of Waterloo. Includes mid-term exams and final exams and handouts for films (films are “Journey to justice,” “Remember Africville,” “In the shadow of Gold Mountain,” “Voyage of the Komagata Maru,” “Honour before glory,” “Dresden story,” “Encounter at Kwacha house,” “White Canada,” and “In freedom’s name”).

Materials related to the course History 221 "‘Race’ in Canadian History” taught by James Walker at the University of Waterloo. Includes suggested reading lists, handouts for films (films are “In freedom’s name,” “Dresden story: encounter at Kwacha House,” “In the shadow of Gold Mountain,” “White Canada,” “Remember Africville,” and “Journey to justice"), and lecture outlines. Lecture outlines are for:

• “‘Race,’ slavery and imperialism,”
• “Black pioneers in the Maritimes,”
• “Fugitives slaves in Ontario,”
• “‘Race’ in Canadian public policy,”
• “World War I,” “Between the Wars,” “World War II and the postwar reaction,” and “Further developments in race relations."

Materials related to the 11th Biennial Conference of the Canadian Ethnic Studies Association, in Winnipeg, in 1991, where James Walker participated with a paper titled “Race & sex on the Canadian prairies: the Quong Wing affair.” Includes abstracts of papers, a draft of paper, programme, notes regarding travel arrangements, receipts of travel expenses, related correspondence, and an abstract of the paper.

Materials related to different events James Walker attended. Includes printout of the chapter “Blacks” (now "Black History in Canada until 1900") written by Walker and published in New Canadian Encyclopedia Publishing Ltd. and related correspondence. Also includes a memorandum of agreement and printouts of “The black loyalists” for the Dictionary of Afro-American Slavery and related correspondence.
Also contains correspondence related to a request for electronic rights in the form of Pearson Custom Database, a letter of agreement and correspondence for the contribution to Taking Liberties: the history of human rights in Canada, and a talent release form for Walker’s appearance in the documentary “Welcome to Dresden: Jim Crow Lived Here Too.”

Materials related to the course History 650/651 “Public History and Public Policy” taught by John English and James Walker at the University of Waterloo. Includes class schedules, notes for class, correspondence and memoranda related to funds and allocation of students for co-op placements, speaking notes for “On careers in Public History” by D. M. Page from the Department of External Affairs, correspondence inviting speakers, and suggested readings for the course.

Materials related to the course History 650/651 “Public History and Public Policy” taught by James Walker at the University of Waterloo and Canada's first Public History graduate program. Includes syllabi, notes for classes, chronologies, materials for class seminars and discussions, correspondence sent by James Walker to his students related to the course, instructions for assignments, correspondence related to the preparation of classes, and a list of legislation relevant to the course.
Also contains a summary of the course History 635 “‘Race’ in Modern History,” a syllabus for the course History 403A, and the final examination for the course History 100/100T “Landmarks in World History” for December 1980, all taught by James Walker at the University of Waterloo.

Materials related to the creation and organization of the Public History Master’s program at the University of Waterloo. Includes proposals to introduce a public history programme at the University of Waterloo, a summary of the Master's option in Public History, newspaper clippings about the new program, information about programs for public history in other universities, and related correspondence, notes, and business cards.
Also contains the "Graduate Affairs Group Report to ARTS Faculty Council," information about seminar History in Public Policy for students of History and students of public policy, a printout of "Public History Work Report Department of External Affairs Historical Division" by Joan Murphy, a pamphlet and press release for the “Public History in Action: international perspectives. Fifth annual public History conference,” photocopy of “Rescuing records to make corporate history” by Betsy Matthews, and a printout of “UW Department of Recreation. Courses in Museum management, Fall term 1982.”

Materials related to the course History 650/651 “Public History and Public Policy” taught by James Walker and John English at the University of Waterloo. Includes related memoranda and correspondence, guides to Government Publications from the University of Waterloo Library for “Tracing Federal Bills and Statutes” and “Canadian Case Law Sources,” notes for the course, class schedules, “Notes for persons submitting briefs to the Special Committee on the participation of visible minorities in Canadian society,” and materials for the class.
Also contains a print-out of Sally M. Weaver, “Making Canadian Indian policy: the hidden agenda, 1968-1970” University of Toronto Press, 1981 with annotations and corrections.

Materials related to the course History 250 “The Art and Craft of History,” also titled “Public History” taught by James Walker and M. Craton in 1989; Walker and Royce MacGillivray in 1995; and Walker and Patrick Harrigan in 1997 at the University of Waterloo. Includes syllabi, related correspondence and memoranda, final exams, instructions for assignments, notes for lectures, and materials for class and handouts.

Materials related to the organization of the India-Canada workshop and conference “Accommodating diversity: learning from the Indian and Canadian Experiences” at the University of Waterloo, which was ultimately cancelled due to the Government of India's objections. Includes budgets, proposal to the Shastri Indo-Canadian Institute for a Grant from the Development Initiatives Fund, memorandum of agreement, forms for sponsored research activities, participant evaluation, proposed schedule and list of participants, interdisciplinary grants program, and notes for the organization of the conference, correspondence about the cancellation and photocopies of newspaper clippings about the cancellation.
Also contains correspondence, registration form, and programme of the event “Democracy and Civil Society in Asia: the emerging opportunities and challenges” organized by the Centre for the Study of Democracy at Queen’s University; and a printout of “Developing a framework for the study of diversity in education as a component of the reform programme of the Delhi Government Schools.”

Ephemera related to different events James Walker attended or helped organize. Includes ephemera for:

• Program of "6T3 celebrates 50 years," University of Trinity College (May 31, 2013),
• Schedule for “Aporte de la comunidad Afro canadiense al multiculturalismo” at Universidad de Matanzas “Camilo Cienfuegos” in Cuba in February 27, 2012 where Walker gave talk titled “Black power, community politics, and the promise of multiculturalism in Canada,”
• Program for the unveiling of a plaque in honour of Hugh Burnett and the National Unity Association (July 31, 2010),
• Poster of “14th Annual New Frontiers Graduate History Conference” where Walker presented “Human Rights and the Historian” (February 18, 2010),
• Program and poster for “The National Archives Experience. The Black Loyalists and their flight to freedom” (January 22, 2009),
• Poster of “The Caribbean connection: Canadian Immigration policy, Caribbean Immigration, and consequences for Nova Scotia” presented by Walker (February 17, 2011),
• Poster of “Indian Students Association (INDSA) presents “South Asians in Canadian Immigration policy: a historical overview” by Walker (November 16, 1995),
• Poster of “The eleventh annual arts lectures 1990” with Walker’s “Canada’s Race Relations crisis: myth and reality” (November 1990),
• Poster of “Native Studies Conference. Brandon University” with Walker’s “The Indian in Canadian Historical Writing since 1971” (November 5-7, 1981).

Also contains a photograph of 22 people with James Walker among them, and information on the Public History Program at the University of Waterloo.

Materials related to the Canadian Studies Conference, in India, on January 3-6, 1998, where James Walker participated with a paper titled “National image, national dream: ‘Race’ and law in Canadian History.” Includes a “Report to the Shastri Indo-Canadian Institute and the University Grants Commission,” forms and records related to grant research proposals submissions to cover costs, a printout of Walker's paper, and related correspondence.

Materials related to the Native Studies Conference in Brandon, Manitoba, in 1981, where James Walker participated with the paper “The Indian in Canadian historical writing since 1971.” Includes printout of the paper, bibliography for the paper, abstract for the paper, and related correspondence.

Materials related to the Commonwealth History Seminar at the University of Edinburgh in April 1984 where James Walker participated with a presentation titled “West Indian immigrants and the Black community in Canada: parallels and promises.” Includes printout of paper presented by Walker, related correspondence, and handouts for the seminar presentation.

Materials related to the Provost’s Advisory Committee on Equal Rights (PACER). Includes meetings agendas, notices, and minutes (for April 20, February 23, January 26, 1993; October 27, April 22, November 27, 1992); report “Ontario Human Rights Commission Policy Statement with Respect to Exclusionary Scholarships;” draft of “UW Responses re Harassment and discrimination policy in postsecondary institutions,” a memorandum from the Ministry of Colleges and Universities on Harassment and Discrimination Policy in Postsecondary Institutions, a photocopy of “Feature: Curbing Racism on Campus,” and PACER Annual Report.

Materials related to the Osgoode Society for Canadian Legal History and James Walker's book Race, Rights and the Law in the Supreme Court of Canada: historical case studies published with Laurier University Press. Includes a draft of Walker's book preface and a book summary, a form for aid to scholarly publications, readers’ report, information about the book, related correspondence, information about the edition of the book, and information for the Osgoode Society's members.
Also contains correspondence regarding a publication edited by Walker in the Osgoode Society's “Gazette” with comments from members of the society.

Materials related to James Walker’s publication of entries in The Canadian Encyclopedia. Includes related correspondence, forms, corrections and annotations to articles, and entries for Lincoln M. Alexander, Daniel Grafton Hill, and “Blacks” (now "Black History in Canada until 1900").

Materials related to the Mount Saint Vincent Conference in which James Walker participated. Includes notes for the conference, suggestions for teachers interested in including Black materials in their Canadian History courses, and a printout of “Teaching Black Canadian History: a course development and reading programme” for a Workshop on Multicultural Studies on April 29, 1977, with notes and corrections.

Materials related to the course “Minorities” taught by James Walker at the University of Waterloo (1971 onwards). Includes table of contents for the course “Minorities” with themes of lectures, handwritten and types notes for the lectures and maps for:

• 1. Nova Scotia Black Loyalists (TYP).
• 2. Mimacs pre-contact society.
• 3. Mimacs – French period.
• 4. Mimacs – English period.
• 5. Course intro to History 227, 1971 to 1979.
• 6. Course Intro to History 204, 1981.
• 7. Canadian slavery.
• 8. Canadian slavery.
• 9. Blacks in the American Revolution.
• 10. Nova Scotia Black Loyalists – settlement and society.
• 11. Nova Scotia Black Loyalists economic conditions.
• 12. Black Loyalists settlement.
• 13. Black Loyalists economic conditions.
• 14. Black Loyalists society and culture.
• 15. Nova Scotia Exodus and impact / Refugees to 1840.
• 16. Nova Scotia Blacks.
• 18. Canada Fugitives in Ontario.
• 21. Canada. Nova Scotia since 1840.
• 22. Canada, patterns of prejudice since Confederation.
• 23. Canada. Patterns of prejudice & black response / revitalization of 1960s.
• 24. Canada. Black immigration.
• 25. Canada. Nova Scotia since 1968.
• 26. Black America summary overview.
• 27. American Slavery.
• 28. American Slavery fragment.
• 29. Black America. Free Blacks before the Civil War.
• 30. Free Blacks inc. UGRR.
• 31. Canada & the Civil War / Civil War / Reconstruction / Canada and Reconstruction.
• 32. Black America 1877-1903.
• 33. Black America 1903-1955.
• 34. Contemporary Black America.
• 35. Blacks in Canada.
• 36. West Indians.

Materials related to James Walker's entry on "African Canadians" for The Encyclopedia of Canada’s Peoples, published by the Multicultural History Society of Ontario. Includes related correspondence, information about the Encyclopedia project committee, notes on the preparation of the Encyclopedia, assignment agreements for the writing of entries, and lists of suggested themes and contributors.

Professionally typed copy of James Walker’s Master’s thesis titled "The Black loyalists of Nova Scotia and Sierra Leone," submitted to the University of Waterloo. Includes sections:

• Introduction,
• Chapter I – Origins of the Black loyalists,
• Chapter II – Loyalist Nova Scotia,
• Chapter III – The foundation of Sierra Leone,
• Chapter IV – Clarkson’s mission to America,
• Chapter V – Pioneers in Africa,
• Chapter VI – Black and white: the slave mentality,
• Chapter VII – Commercial cross-purposes,
• Chapter VIII – Constitutional conflict,
• Chapter IX – External relations,
• Chapter X – Rebellion,
• Chapter XI – The maroons in Jamaica,
• Chapter XII – Nova Scotian interlude,
• Chapter XIII – The dying company,
• Chapter XIV – Crown government,
• Chapter XV – Black and black: the creole process,
• Footnotes.