Fonds consists of records documenting the personal and professional experiences of Don Simpson from the 1950s to 2011 in countries around the world. Records include correspondence, notebooks, reports and toolkits, speeches, resource material, memorabilia and other records relating to his activities in a wide range of educational, social justice, development, government and business innovation organizations. Topics covered include international education and cross-cultural understanding; international development and health; the rights of Canada's Aboriginal peoples; the history of African-Canadian communities; environmental issues; innovation in business and the non-profit sector; human resources development; and economic development from Alberta to China and Africa. Fonds also consists of personal correspondence, family photographs and memorabilia relating to Simpson's personal and family life.
Simpson, Donald G.File includes Don Simpson's 54-page report, his speech at AMREF's annual meeting, correspondence, memoranda and the 1986 annual report.
File contains an audit for 1962-1963-1964, a 6th annual dinner programme and expense/profit calculations
File contains lists of co-ordinators, presidential address by Douglas G. Anglin, reports, memos, minutes, correspondence and other records.
File contains correspondence, news clippings, notes and other records pertaining to projects with Harry Lane relating to CABAG and the University of Western Ontario.
File contains a concept paper for an institutional development initiative, a draft of the African small mission strategy and a small report on "Intellectual infrastructure constraints to conducting research in developing countries."
File includes drafts of a chapter on education and human resources development (changing trends in Canadian international development assistance)
File consists of articles and lecture cards.
File contains overhead transparencies about education past, present and future.
File contains memoranda, reports and balance sheets regarding personnel, projects and company finances.
File contains correspondence, memoranda, magazines (African Business News), resumes and reports.
File includes AMREF's five year plan 1984-1988.
File contains notes, workshop outline and hand-outs, case studies and overhead transparencies
File includes notes, agenda for the management development seminar, and reports on AMREF's history, environment, external relations, leadership structure and internal structure.
File consists of the CUSO magazine.
File consists of an event programme, emails, web page print-outs, dinner guest list, two commemorative DVDs and a CUSO calendar featuring archival photographs.