So what happened after the fun and festivities of McGill's winter carnival were over? We hear from Rae Rambally, Carnival queen in 1958, about her experiences both before and after her time at McGill. Explore More: See a full slide show of photos on our Blog, Library Matters See the full transcript on the Podcast website, Episode 18. Credits · Host & Editor: Jacquelyn Sundberg · Producer: Sheetal Lodhia · Transcription & Research: Labiba Faiza Guests: · Rae Rambally Music · Title song: Happy Sandbox, by Mativve, sourced from Freesound.org, CC BY 3.0 · End credits: Happy-music, by monkeyman355, CC BY 3.0

So what happened after the fun and festivities of McGill's winter carnival were over? We hear from Dorothy Baxter, Carnival queen in 1951, about her experiences after the pageant and her time at McGill. Explore More: See a full slide show of photos on our Blog, Library Matters Dorothy’s Website Read the full transcript Credits Host & Editor: Jacquelyn Sundberg Producer: Sheetal Lodhia Transcription & Research: Labiba Faiza Guests: Dorothy Baxter Alexander Music Title song: Happy Sandbox, by Mativve, sourced from Freesound.org, CC BY 3.0 End credits: Happy-music, by monkeyman355, CC BY 3.0

So what happened after the fun and festivities of McGill's Winter Carnival were over? We hear from Beryl Rapier, Carnival Queen in 1949, about her experiences after the pageant and her time at McGill. Explore More See the full transcript on the podcast website Credits Host & Editor: Jacquelyn Sundberg Producer: Sheetal Lodhia Transcription & Research: Labiba Faiza Guests: Beryl Rapier Bradley Rapier Music Title song: Happy Sandbox, by Mativve, sourced from Freesound.org, CC BY 3.0 End credits: Happy-music, by monkeyman355, CC BY 3.0

This episode we speak with royalty, McGill royalty to be precise. Step back in time to 1949, 1951 and 1958, as Beryl Rapier, Dorothy Baxter and Rae Tucker Rambally bring us back to mid-century McGill Winter Carnival days. Relive their days as campus royalty.  Explore Additional Content:  See a full slide show of photos on our Blog, Library Matters See the full transcript here Play Quiz That So, a McGill Library game that unites McGillians from throughout history in a trivia challenge that will test your wits. Host Max McMartlet and the game itself was inspired by a McGill Winter Carnival Programme from 1951. Hear more from Beryl in Episode 11: Generations Part 1. Listen to CBC's The Doc Project by Julia Lipscombe, How Montrealer Beryl Dickinson-Dash made history as McGill's first Black queen of Carnival. Eliza McCullum. “Queen of the Campus: The McGill Winter Carnival Queen, 1948-1969.” Canadian Content: The McGill Undergraduate Journal of Canadian Studies, Vol. 11, Spring 2019. Accessed Feb 1, 2022. https://www.mcgill.ca/misc/files/misc/canadian_content_2019.pdf Credits · Host: Sheetal Lodhia · Producer and Editor: Jacquelyn Sundberg · Transcription & Research: Labiba Faiza · Research Assistance: Michelle Macleod Guests: · Beryl Rapier · Dorothy Baxter · Rae Tucker Rambally Music · Title song: Happy Sandbox, by Mativve, sourced from Freesound.org, CC BY 3.0 · Transitions: o It’s Winter Carnival Time. Merry Martlets. Presented by the Graduates' Society of McGill University, the Merry Martlets appeared courtesy of the McGill Choral Society under the direction of Gifford Mitchell. Copyright McGill University. o Hail Alma Mater. Presented by the Graduates' Society of McGill University, the Merry Martlets appeared courtesy of the McGill Choral Society under the direction of Gifford Mitchell. Copyright McGill University. o Old Fashioned auto Piano, by Razzvio, Sourced from Freesound.org, CC BY 3.0 · End credits: Happy-music, by monkeyman355, CC BY 3.0

A cataloguing librarian with a love for medieval manuscripts, archives, and Star Trek’s Beverly Crusher. Meet Anna Dysert in this week’s short episode. Explore More McGill Archival Collections Catalogue Credits Producer: Sheetal Lodhia Host, Associate Producer, and Technical Assistance: Jacquelyn Sundberg Transcription: Labiba Faiza Guest: Anna Dysert Music Title song: Happy Sandbox, by Mativve, sourced from Freesound.org End credits: Happy-music by monkeyman535, Sourced from Freesound.org.

What has changed since the 1940s for Black students and staff at McGill? In part 2 of the Generations episode, we shift to more contemporary perspectives. We hear mostly from the daughters and learn about their experiences as former students and current staff at McGill. They discuss community, belonging, and safe spaces on campus. The episode also focuses on the fight for equity, and the institutional challenges/obstacles that come with it. Explore More Furthering Equity and Inclusivity at McGill Adrienne speaking about her work at McGill Find out more about Black Grad at McGill During her time as a law student, Brittany worked for the McGill Legal information clinic, find out more about that project here Read more about the McGill Law Coffee house in this article from 2007 Glyne Piggott’s McGill Profile See the full transcript here Credits Host & Producer: Sheetal Lodhia Associate Producer and Technical Assistance: Jacquelyn Sundberg Transcription: Labiba Faiza Guest: Prof. Emeritus Glyne Piggott Adrienne Piggott, Associate director, Faculty Procurement, McGill Univeristy Ron Williams Brittany Williams, Manager, Student Affairs Office, McGill Faculty of Law.Note, at the time we spoke with Brittany, she was Acting Associate dean of admissions and recruitment for the Faculty of Law. She started her new position November first, 2021, read more about it here. Music Title song: Happy Sandbox, by Mativve, sourced from Freesound.org, CC BY 3.0 Transitions: Horn lilt 2 by contextcollapse, Sombre Piano by Luckylittleraven, Happy and Groovy by Tyops, all sourced from Freesound.org, CC BY 3.0 End credits: Happy-music, by monkeyman355, CC BY 3.0

What does an assistant curator do? Find out this week as we meet Michelle Macleod, assistant curator at McGill’s Visual Arts Collection (VAC) and a PhD candidate in Art History. We learn about her love for the city and photographs, her current research on 19th-century illustrated journals, and the benefits of digitization during a pandemic. Explore More McGill Visual Arts Collection Watch the event – Seeing Double: Photographic Portraiture in McGill’s Visual Arts Collection De-Stress + Sketch Find out more about Canadian Illustrated News, the 19th-century journal Michelle is studying or find a copy in the McGill catalogue Credits Host & Producer: Sheetal Lodhia Associate Producer and Technical Assistance: Jacquelyn Sundberg Transcription: Labiba Faiza Guest: Michelle Macleod Music Title song: Happy Sandbox, by Mativve, sourced from Freesound.org End credits: Happy-music by monkeyman535, Sourced from Freesound.org.

What has changed since the 1940s for Black students and staff at McGill? In this episode, we talk with Beryl Dickinson-Dash (now Rapier) and two pairs of fathers and daughters who were students, faculty, or staff – or all of the above – at McGill. Hear about a lot of firsts and the unique challenges faced by Black students and staff in the first half of this two-part episode. Further Reading How Montrealer Beryl Dickinson-Dash made history as McGill's first Black Queen of Carnival Ron’s uncle’s protest at Concordia, the Computer Centre Incident McGill’s Action Plan to address Anti-Black Racism. September 2020. CBC article from October 2020 states that there are currently 14 black tenure-track or tenured professors See the full transcript Credits Host & Producer: Sheetal Lodhia Production and technical assistance: Jacquelyn Sundberg Transcription: Labiba Faiza Research Assistance: Michelle Macleod Guest: Beryl Rapier Bradley Rapier Prof. Emeritus Glyne Piggott Adrienne Piggott Ron Williams Brittany Williams Music Title song: Happy Sandbox, by Mativve, sourced from Freesound.org, CC BY 3.0 Transitions: Horn lilt 2 by contextcollapse, Sombre Piano by Luckylittleraven, Happy and Groovy by Tyops, all sourced from Freesound.org, CC BY 3.0 End credits: Happy-music, by monkeyman355, CC BY 3.0 Full Transcript - see the podcast website.

Singing in the stacks! In this episode we meet Leah Weitzner, a former student staff member at ROAAr and a talented singer. With a fascination for performance practice and an interest in music from between 1500 to 1700, Leah brought her skills, curiosity,and enthusiasm to ROAAr for the past three years. Read more about Saints Alive, when Leah sang from a 500 year old manuscript with a group of other McGill singers. Credits Host & Producer: Sheetal Lodhia Production and technical assistance: Jacquelyn Sundberg Transcription: Labiba Faiza Guest: Leah Weitzner Music Title song: Happy Sandbox, by Mativve, sourced from Freesound.org End credits: Happy-music by monkeyman535, Sourced from Freesound.org.

En écoutant ce balado avec Alexandre Soucy, vous y découvrirez que les employés, archivistes et bibliothécaires chez ROAAr ont des chemins uniques qui les ont apportés à travailler avec les collections à McGill. Pour Alexandre, son parcours jusqu'ici était pavée de musique et de littérature. By listening to this podcast with Alexandre Soucy, you will discover that the employees, archivists and librarians at ROAAr have unique stories that have brought them to work with collections at McGill. For Alexandre, his journey so far was paved with music and literature. – Note this episode is entirely in French. Explorez | Explore More McGill University Archives Archives Starter Kit Crédits Animatrice & Productrice: Sheetal Lodhia Production et assistance technique: Jacquelyn Sundberg Invité: Alexandre Soucy Musique Chanson titulaire: Happy Sandbox, par Mativve, provenant de Freesound.org Chanson finale: Happy and Groovy, par tyops, CC 3.0, provenant de Freesound.org