Series reflects Mary Bishop’s volunteer service and membership in the various organizations she was connected with. The series is arranged into four sub-series according to the organizations in which she took part: International Planned Parenthood Foundation (IPPF); Planned Parenthood Federation of Canada (PPFC); Planned Parenthood Association of British Columbia (PPABC); and other volunteering and organizational membership.

Records contained within this series include organizational records of these various groups (such as meeting minutes, reports, financial records, and correspondence), as well as newspaper clippings, marketing and communication materials, brochures, and pamphlets.

Series consists of Mary Bishop’s personal and family-related records. It contains personal correspondence; newspaper clippings; honours and honourary degrees received by Bishop; and records related to her involvement in the University Women’s Club of Vancouver.

Series documents Mary Bishop’s interest in and research about social and political issues surrounding family planning, access to birth control, abortion, and population planning. Bishop maintained a series of subject files on these and related topics, with a particular focus on the history of the birth control movement in Canada. As part of her research, she also conducted interviews with individuals connected to this history, including physicians, religious leaders, and women and couples. Series contains 6 sub-series, which are based on the organization of the records and the creator-supplied index (see file 30-09 in the records): Subject files, Abortion, Population – Canada, Writing and publication, Population, and Interviews.

The records contained within the series include a large quantity of newspaper clippings and magazine articles, as well as reproductions of archival materials held in other repositories; government publications; reports; correspondence; interview transcripts; research notes; and draft (and unpublished) articles and speeches written by Bishop.