This series contains records pertaining to Adam's personal life, including records related to his education and his work. His educational records consist of his school files including report cards; certificates and awards; reports and articles; newsclippings about Adams' or related to his interests; and correspondence dating from kindergarten to Adams' first year of university. Other records dating from this period of Adams' life include records related to some of Adams' interests as a child and teenager, such as: badges, certificates; memorabilia from Adams time as a Boy Scout; and journals and items that Adams collected such as postcards and rock minerals.

The series also contains records related to the various positions Adams had over the course of his working career. Adams worked mainly as a researcher and consultant, and, as a result, he amassed and kept much of his research related to the projects he did for Simon Fraser University, Vancouver Public Library, the Legal Services Commission, the Coast Foundation Society, the Canadian Mental Health Association, and the Asbestos Monitoring Project. These records include: articles written or collected by Adams; newspaper clippings and journal articles; news bulletins, letters, and pamphlets; and photographs related to or about the projects being researched by Adams. Other records related to Adams' work include correspondence and CV files.

The series also contains records related to Adams' personal life and interests as an adult. These records include correspondence to and from Adams from his family and friends back in the United States; his post card collection; diaries and journals; photographs of Adams and his family; flyers and newsletters of political and other events around Vancouver; and newspaper and journal clippings related to Adams' interests.

Finally, the series also contains copies of eulogies given at Adams' funeral in 1999, as well a copy of the guestbook.

This fonds consists of records related to Darryl Adams' activities as a political and social justice activist as well as his personal life. The fonds consists of three series: personal life and administrative records; activism involvement series; and activism collections series.

Records relating to the first series, Adams' personal life and administrative files include: personal correspondence received by Adams; photographs collected, taken of or by Adams'; school records and club memberships memorabilia; news clippings and other articles; and work related records such as research materials and correspondence.

Records relating to the second series, the activism involvement series, include material created or used by groups that Adams was involved in such as the Vancouver American Exiles Association (VAEA), as well as the Galindo Madrid Case of the 1970s. These records include meeting minutes; correspondence; conference, seminar, and workshop materials; materials by or about other communist, socialist, or leftist organizations; papers, articles, speeches, critiques, letters, and reports on related topics; ephemera and publications, such as newsletters, journals, and clippings; and sound recordings such as interviews Adams' gave on behalf of VAEA.

The last series consists of three major collections that Adams obtained over his lifetime. The first collection is the lefty literature collection that consists of newspapers, magazines, periodicals, booklets and bulletins, and other publications related to leftist themes. The second collection is a poster collection and the last collection is a button collection.

This series contains records related to the different associations and political movements that Adams was involved in after he moved to Vancouver in the late 1960s. The series is largely focused on two organizations/movements: the Vancouver American Exiles Association (VAEA) and the Galindo Madrid movement.

In the mid 1960s, as the war in Vietnam ramped up, those wishing to avoid being drafted into the American military began to leave the United States and settled into new countries, including Canada. In 1968, deferments for those attending university or college were dropped, and as a result, a larger amount of war resisters moved to Canada to avoid being enlisted in the army. Those who resisted the war were threatened with arrest if they ever returned to the United States.

VAEA was an organization, in which Adams played a central role in, that fought for amnesty for American war resisters living in Canada. VAEA also provided support and resources for Americans who had come to Vancouver to escape the draft. The records pertaining to VAEA include correspondence written by or to VAEA members; meeting minutes; interviews that Adams or other VAEA members gave about the organization and about amnesty for war evaders; research material; and journal and news clippings related to Anti-Vietnam protest and amnesty movements both in Canada and the United.

The other major movement Adams was involved in was the Galindo Madrid case. In 1976, Galindo Madrid came to Vancouver from Chile, claiming refugee status from the Chilean Government. Madrid lost his case with the Government of Canada and was sentenced to be deported back to Chile. However, the Vancouver Chile Association, a small but vocal group, protested this deportation and aimed to save Madrid from being sent out of Canada. Vancouver NDP MP Svend Robinson even sheltered Madrid in his own home while a defense team was formed to help keep Madrid in Canada. Records pertaining to this case include news clippings and research related to the political situation in Chile; correspondence; financial records documenting the Galindo Madrid defense movement; leaflets and bulletins; and news and journal clippings related to the case in Vancouver. Madrid was eventually allowed to stay in Canada.

Other records include other activities and movements that Adams was either a part of or took an interest in, mainly in the Vancouver region, but also around Canada and the United States. These records include conference materials and proceedings; bulletins and newsletters; correspondence; and other research material either created by or collected by Adams.

Includes the following issues: April 27; June 15; June 22; June 29

This subseries contains copies of leftist literature pertaining to political and social justice movements that Adams was interested in. Some of these themes include: anti-war in Vietnam and amnesty rights for American war resisters; political landscape in Latin and South America; socialist, communist, and Marxist-Leninist publications in Vancouver, Canada, and the United States; labour and working class rights; Indigenous peoples rights; women’s rights; minority rights; and publications related to the political landscape of Vancouver and British Columbia. The publications included newspapers; magazines; periodicals; news bulletins and newsletters; flyers, pamphlets and brochures; booklets; articles and reports; and books.

Some common titles of publications found in this subseries include the following: AMEX (American Exiles); Canadian Dimension magazine; GRAPE; Georgia Straight;; Venceremos; Kinesis; Pacific Tribune; The Guardian: Independent Radical Newsweekly; Vietnam Courier; Ramparts; South Vietnam in Struggle; Newsweek; Black Panther Black Community News Service; El Malcriado; Pedestal: Women's Liberation Newspaper; Last Post magazine; The Realist; GRAMMA newspaper; NACLA; Indochina Focal Point; Southern Exposure; Osawatomie; and others.

Box 38 ~827 buttons and pins
File contains buttons grouped into the following categories: Women and Minority Rights; Workers’ Rights, Anti-War sentiment; Miscellaneous Activist Groups; and American and Canadian Politics (Part 1 of 2). Many of the Anti-War buttons relate to draft resistance and amnesty; cruise missiles, and the "No to Trident" campaign for Nuclear Disarmament. Buttons in the Miscellaneous Activist Groups collection include pins related to Habitat for Humanity; Anti-Police and Anti-Authority; and Marxism-Leninism. Many of the buttons in the American and Canadian Politics collection are election and campaign buttons.

File contains miscellaneous buttons collected by Adams, including 4 buckles, 8 coins, and a key. Also includes buttons (Part 2 of 2) relating to American and Canadian Politics.

Includes the following issues: June 8; June 22; September 14

Includes the issues of the following newspapers:
CO-OPservations (Summer 1988)
Latin America Connexions (May/June 1988)
People's Daily World (September 1988)

In addition to being involved in many political and social justice movements, Adams also avidly collected items related to those causes. This series contains three subseries: the leftist literature collection; the poster collection; and the button collection.

This series contains newspapers; magazines; newsletters, bulletins, and pamphlets; brochures; booklets; books; posters; and buttons.

The file contains smaller posters, mostly sized 30 cm x 40 cm. Items included in this file are 7 small cloth banners, a Buster's Patrol Parking plate, a copy of the October 1976 Rolling Stone paper, and 1 wooden sign: "Philosophy."

Includes the following issues: May1988; June 1988; July/August 1988

File contains buttons and pins generally related to the following themes: Communist China and Chairman Mao; Anti-Racism, Black Panther, and Black Liberation Movements; Latin America Anti-War; the Vietnam War; Vancouver and British Columbia; Conservation and the Environment; and Pop Culture.

The file also contains buttons pinned onto 4 felt mats, 3 of which are University banners: Cornell, Columbia, and Michigan.

The file contains numerous posters mostly sized 50 cm x 60 cm, and 1 painting of Elfin Lake at Diamond Head.

The subseries contains buttons, pins, and other small objects that Adams collected related to numerous political and social justice movements he was interested in. Themes that the buttons and pins generally relate to include: Vancouver and British Columbia; Pop Culture; Conservation and the Environment; Communist China and Chairman Mao; Women and Minority Rights; Anti-Racism, Black Panther, and Black Liberation Movements; Workers' Rights; Latin America Anti-War and Resistance; Anti-War and Nuclear Power; the Vietnam War; American and Canadian Politics; Miscellaneous Activist Groups; and Miscellaneous buttons.

Also included are badges from Adams' time as a boy scout, ribbons from his high school years, buttons pinned onto felt mats, 4 buckles, 8 coins, and 1 key.

Includes the following publications:
Solidarity with the People of El Salvador flyer
British Columbia Blackout (Jan 6-20; Feb 3-17)
Bug Canada

Includes the issues of the following newspapers:
City on a Hill (January 27, 1983)
Twanas (January 1983)
Open Road (Spring 1983)
Leftwords (April 1983)
Centro America Libre! (November/December 1983)
Countdown: A Commitment to Peace (1983)

Includes the issues of the following publications:
Kinesis (February 1982)
The News (February 9, 1982)
Folio (May 1982)
Draft NOtices (May-June 1982)
Vancouver East: The Mitchell Report (Summer 1982)
The Guardian: Independent Radical newsweekly (December 8, 1982)
British Columbia Blackout (Dec. 1982 - Jan 1983)

Includes the following issues: October 15; November 16; November 23; November 30

Includes the following issues: March 25; Oct 12; Oct 19

Includes the following publications:
Our Socialism: Democratic Workers Party (March 1983)
Report - Chile: The Fruits of Unfair Labour
Take BC Out of the Crisis - Communist Party of Canada
Songs for the March
Withdraw the Budget and Accompanying Legislation: Statement of the BC Provincial Committee, Communist Party of Canada, October 15, 1983
The Providence: Vancouver, BC, February 21, 1983
Restraint and Recovery: The Next Steps - Province of British Columbia
What this Country did to us, It did to Itself: A Report of the BC Human Rights Commission on the Farmworkers & Domestic Workers