Race, racism, and colonialism

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  • SCA supports research on race, racism, and colonization through a range of print material and archival collections. These include a growing number of contemporary periodicals and zines focused on and produced by equity deserving communities both re-claiming and celebrating cultural practices prohibited or lost during colonization.

    The department holds records that reflect multiple perspectives on the advancement and impact of colonialism. Examples include the journals and other records of Colin Rankin and Donald McKay, the photograph album of Canadian and British missionaries in India, five land grants issued by the Department of Indian Affairs bestowing lands formerly promised to the Ojibwe and Odawa of Manitoulin Island, and a variety of Indigenous publications written by and about First Nations, Inuit, and Métis peoples, groups and associations. Additionally, the department holds the research and publications of Waterloo’s Sally Weaver, an anthropologist whose work focused on land rights and sovereignty for Indigenous peoples in Canada and Australia.

    Further of note are editions of _Black News_, a Brooklyn-based publication from the 1970s documenting the experiences of Black communities at a critical moment in the history of the Civil Rights Movement, and Camilla Young's photograph album, documenting the upbringing and day-to-day life of an African-American woman from New Jersey between the mid-1940s to the 1980s. The department also houses a Black Experience Collection of pulp fiction titles, and a selection of Black Oral Histories with students, faculty and staff connected to the University of Waterloo.

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            Angolan missionary letters.
            SCA429-GA500 · Fonds · August 23, 1887-July 22, 1902

            Three letters written by Marion Webster during her time as a missionary in Angola for the Evangelical Congregational Church in Angola. Her letters detail the history and geography of Angola, as well as activities undertaken by her. Also includes 5 envelopes from Marion Webster that do not correspondence with the letters.

             Webster, Marion
            Beulah Misener Alloway fonds.
            SCA5-WA3 · Fonds · 1954-1960

            Fonds consists primarily of correspondence, 116 letters, from Beulah Alloway to her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harley Misener of Brantford, Ont. The letters describe her journey to Africa and her daily life and work as a missionary in Kenya. Also included are newsletters sent out by the Alloways, correspondence relating to Beulah's death, and 4 photographs.

             Alloway, Beulah Misener
            Bolender Ball family fonds.
            SCA280-GA304 · Accession · 1937-2013
            Part of Bolender Ball family fonds.

            Material relating to the personal and professional life of the Bolender and Ball families. Includes photographs, correspondence, ephemera including material relating to the Second World War and missionary work done in Nigeria in the 1950's.

             Bolender Ball Family
            Photograph album of the diamond jubilee of the African Inland Mission.
            SCA450-GA540 · Fonds · 1951-1955

            Photograph album prepared in celebration of African Inland Mission's (AIM) 60-year Diamond Jubilee in 1955. The album is divided into three sections: “Jubilee 1955” contains photographs of the anniversary celebrations; “African Groups” contains photos of the organization’s churches, schools, hospital, clergy, teachers, students, and members involved in mission activities; and “Special Occasions” includes images of weddings, immunization programs, outdoor services, a leadership conference, and what appears
            to be the construction and dedication of a new church.

             African Inland Mission