Series consist of research material pertaining to adoption, adoption reunion, and the Infant Act (newspaper/magazine/journal articles, independent studies, state/provincial/federal reports, Provincial/National Acts from Canada, the USA, and the UK, Federal meeting minutes), Correspondence between Mel Smith and members of Parliament, members of the Ministry of Health, Law offices, Christian Organizations, magazine/newspaper publishers, fellow political figures, and the public, Correspondence between Mel's comrades and members of parliament, and pages of Mel's handwritten notes regarding the topics mentioned above. Notable documents include a bound copy of Part VII of the "Fifth Report of the Royal Commission on Family and Children's Law," as well as multiple copies of the brief presented to Canadian Parliament by Mel and his supporters in opposition to adoption reunion.

File consists of pamphlets, booklets, reports, and directories pertaining to adoption and other family-related services.

File consists of two magazines (Canadian Welfare & The Canadian) each with articles pertaining to adoption and adoption reunion, as well as a copy of sections of Chapter 4 of the Adoption Act.

File consists of correspondence between Mel--and other individuals--and members of the Canadian Government, Judges, Newspaper and Radio employees who support and who are in opposittion to Adoption Reunion, as well as supportive material such as newspaper clippings, Government Reports, and Department minutes.

File consists of correspondence between Mel--and other individuals--and members of the Canadian Government, Judges, Newspaper and Radio employees who support and who are in opposittion to Adoption Reunion, as well as supportive material such as newspaper clippings, Government Reports, and Department minutes. It also contains the program for a 1976 workshop in Mission.

File consists of correspondence between Mel--and other individuals--and members of the Canadian Government, Judges, Newspaper and Radio employees who support and who are in opposittion to Adoption Reunion, as well as supportive material such as newspaper clippings. It also contains a copy of "A Submission to the Royal Commission on Family and Children's Law on the Subject of Adoption Reunion" which Mel and his comrads presented to the Canadian Government to oppose Adoption Reunion. It also contains address lists of North American Adoption Resources Exchanges, draft letters to "parents" regarding their stance on the topic, and the Adoption Workshop Planning Committee's newsletter, a copy of Part VII of "Fifth Report of the Royal Commission on Family and Children's Law," which pertains to Adoption. It also contains Mel's handwritten personal notes.

File consists of correspondence between Mel--and other individuals--and members of the Canadian Government, Judges, Newspaper and Radio employees who support and who are in opposittion to Adoption Reunion, as well as supportive material such as newspaper clippings, Government Reports, and Department minutes.

File consists of a letter from the Child Welfare League of America pertaining to Mel's request for their policy on adoption reunion, as well as multiple documents pertaining to the updates and revisions to the CWLA adoption-related policies. It also contains selected refrences pertaingint to adoption and adoption reunion, as well as the CWLA 1981 catalogue.

File consists of a bound copy of Part VII of "Fifth Report of the Royal Commission on Family and Children's Law," which pertains to Adoption.

File consists of a blue photo album containing newspaper clippings pertaining to adoption and adoption reunion.