The Velma Weeks Barker collection contains materials related to the life and contributions of Velma Weeks Barker.
This collection contains photographs and textual records. The personal photographs that comprise the collection show Weeks Barker and her family and include photographs taken in Little Burgundy and inside community spaces, including Union United Church. Many of the images were also taken in family spaces. The textual records include newspaper clippings referring to activities occurring at the Negro Community Centre and the Negro Theater Guild. This collection also contains materials related to her husband, Darnley Cecil Barker, including information about his participation in the Canadian Army and his immigration from Barbados to Canada to serve.
The Velma Weeks Barker collection includes the following items:
- 35 photographs
- 1 honorary degree certificate (Concordia University)
- 1 marriage certificate (Union United Church)
- 6 newspaper clippings
- 1 letter
It also includes the following material, which belonged to her husband Darnley Cecil Barker:
- 1 army discharge certificate
- 3 soldier's pay book
- 1 certificate of Canadian citizenship
- 1 tradesman qualifications certificate
- 1 discharge certificate from the Canadian Army
