Series consists of lists of faculty and students who participated in the Family Life Institute from 1970 to 1978. Series also contains a volunteer sheet relating to International Women’s Year. The faculty lists organize staff members alphabetically by last name, followed by the staff member’s address and phone number. In the student lists, some students are separated into levels (I, II, etc.), while most others are listed alphabetically, grouped with their address and phone number. This series also includes curriculum vitae of various teachers, highlighting their credentials in the field of family life education and other personal information that would have been beneficial for employers at the Family Life institute. The series also includes pamphlets regarding courses available at the Institute, as well as pamphlets regarding retirement, which would have been useful for staff members.

Fonds consists of records created by Wayne Ingalls when he was Director of Research and Publications, and Assistant to the President for Research, Planning and Information Services. Fonds also includes records created as a result of his positions on Senate and a variety of University committees. This fonds contains correspondence and inter-office memos, reports and publications resulting from the research of Dr. Ingalls, and proposals and plans developed by him, including a proposal for a Life Planning and Learning Centre and a Brief Presented to the Royal Commission on Post-Secondary Education. Fonds includes curriculum development documents for Public Relations and Gerontology, and minutes and background information of the Committee on Planning and Budgeting (1984, 1987-1988) related to the Mount Saint Vincent University Long-range planning process. Fonds also includes minutes and background information of the Committee on Research
and Publications (January to June 1988). Fonds consists of material related to the Report on Counselling Services (1978-1979); Ad Hoc Committee on Counselling and Report (1979); Federal Government-MSVU Joint Programmes for Women (1981); Canadian Studies Advisory Committee (1976-1978) Briefs (1979-1987); Communications Building (1984-1987) and Annual Reports of the Assistant to the President for Research, Planning and Information Services (1989); Annual Report of the Assistant Academic Dean and Director of Research and Publications (1974-1979)