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 contains resumes, clippings, newsletters and other items.
Series consists of records collected by Simpson under the heading "building relations between Africa and Canada." The records span the 1960s to the 1980s and include financial records and shipment receipts of the Hamilton Goodwill Africa Foundation; documentation of the formation, meetings and projects of The Sibley Foundation; reports, correspondence, memoranda and "trip envelopes" of the Canada Africa Business Advisory Group (CABAG); records related to Simpson's consulting company, Kanchar International Ltd.; records of his consultancy with the African Medical and Research Foundation (AMREF); correspondence from Canibex, a short-lived brokering subsidiary of Kanchar; and correspondence, memoranda, scripts, budgets and other records of Eden International Productions Inc., a film production company of which Simpson was a co-founder. There are a few files on Canadian Crossroads International and the African Students Foundation (ASF). As well, there is general material on Canada-Kenya activities, in particular the Canada-Kenya Forum for businessmen organized by Kanchar and CABAG. Other record sub-groups created by Simpson include "educating Canadians about African and international development," and "internationalizing the curriculum." The latter subset of records includes approximately 75 catalogue cards summarizing the films held by the Cross-cultural learning centre at the University of Western Ontario. "Trip envelopes" were packages that often included a mixture of records for projects of Kanchar, CABAG and Simpson's other consulting firm, Salasan. They contain letters, notes, and a set of photographs of pre-fabricated housing under construction in Kenya. Other types of records in the series include correspondence, memoranda, reports, clippings, articles, newsletters, studies, resumes, promotional and profile material on Kanchar, speeches, legal documents, meeting notes, surveys, financial statements, conference materials, seminars, and an oral history transcript of an interview with Simpson at UWO as an example of a model international business/cultural leader.
File includes records relating to World on Parade and the Disneyland Africa pavilion.
File contains correspondence and invoices for shipments of medical supplies, and programmes from the annual dinners.
File includes a 30-page memorandum from Simpson discussing business conducted and actions to be taken on his trip, including matters of the Kenya Forum, Canada-Kenya Executive Management Program, Kanchar, Salasan, CIDA, and Petro-Sun International. File also contains a clipping, a Nairobi newspaper from 23 November 1984, seven business magazines from Kenya and a chip from the Nairobi-Mombasa Casino
The poster features a black-and-white image of child famine victims and the headline, "With your permission, these children will die."
File contains: articles; "memo no. 5" to Harry Lane, a memo regarding the future of CABAG and Simpson's future with the business school; and a bibliography on technology policy, strategy and transfer.
File contains documents of Kanchar International and the Canada-Africa Business Advisory Group (CABAG), including reports on the Canada-Kenya Forum, a conference report, CABAG progress reports and other material on doing business in Africa.
File includes approximately 75 catalogue cards summarizing the educational films held by the Cross-cultural learner centre at the University of Western Ontario.
File includes a resource guide to internationalizing the curriculum co-written by Don Simpson, and a World Bank publication called "World Atlas of the Child."
File contains company profile, balance sheet, list of contracts and personnel background, as well as an annual report for the Kenya Finance Corporation Limited and a package on the Akamba carving collection.
File contains records related to Newco, a joint company formed by Kanchar with WUSC specializing in international human resources development.
File contains copies of Kanchar's memorandum of agreement contract for company consultants
File includes the case package for the management development workshop.
File contains phone call notes, memoranda, Telex messages and a progress report
File contains a DVD with booklet featuring content from the International Development Research Centre's website, including podcasts, series, the 2009-2009 annual report, descriptions of research programs and full-text e-books.