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The Himmelman Supply Company was formed in 1923 by Ernest H. Himmelman (b. August 18, 1895 - d. March 21, 1981), and his brother Seth. Ernest had been an inspector at a shoe manufacturing plant in Jamaica Plains, Massachusetts but quit so he could return to Nova Scotia and work in the fishing and shipping industries. He married Winnie Wentzell on June 30, 1918 and was appointed Captain of the M/V "Kathleen Creaser" in 1919. Lawrence Himmelman was born on August 17, 1923.

In 1923, Ernest and his brother Seth purchased the "Helen G. MacLean," a 100-ton schooner. In 1926, the company purchased a 100-ton auxiliary schooner and named it "O.K. Service." This was the first of 12 ships that were operated by Himmelman Supply Company as the O.K. Service fleet. Himmelman Supply Company was officially incorporated in Nova Scotia in 1929.

The O.K. Service fleet pioneered the shipping of live lobsters from eastern Nova Scotia ports to Boston in the early 1930s and continued this operation until the mid-1950s when road transportation became feasible. The company shipped freight throughout Atlantic Canada, the Caribbean, and Central and South America. In addition to lobsters, the fleet shipped explosives, molasses, and other commodities from Canada and typically returned with rum and other cargo from southern ports. Vessels were typically purchased with financial support from shareholders and were eventually decommissioned, sold, or lost at sea. See the series description of each vessel for a detailed administrative history.

To help conduct his shipping operation, Ernest Himmelman founded several subsidiary companies, including O.K. Service Shipping Limited, which owned many of the vessels in the O.K. Service fleet, Himmelman Shipping Company, which was involved in chartering ships and ships' agency, and the Oakland Shipping Company, which was also involved in chartering ships and ships' agency. Ernest also operated a general store in LaHave, Nova Scotia. See the series description of these companies for a more detailed administrative history. Ernest's son Lawrence joined him in his business activities, eventually taking over the business operations.

In 1941, Ernest Himmelman began breeding Hereford cattle at his farm. He won national acclaim for the quality of his breeding operation. In 1960, his Hereford bull "Whittern National Velvet" was judged Canada's grand champion at the Royal Winter Fair in Toronto, Ontario. Ernest was appointed president of the Canadian Hereford Association in 1964 and was a member of the Board of Directors for a number of years.

Ernest and Lawrence were active members of the LaHave community, and were involved in the Bridgewater Curling Club, the local school and volunteer departments, the LaHave United Church, and other community groups. They also unsuccessfully attempted to acquire a cable television license.

Competition from larger freight agencies and the small size of the LaHave and Oakland ports made business increasingly difficult in the 1970s. LaHave Shipping Limited sold the M/V "O.K. Service XI" in 1972 and Himmelman Supply Company sold the M/V "O.K. Service X" in 1975. A large ship was purchased in 1975 and named the M/V "O.K. Service," a throwback to the original "O.K. Service" purchased in 1926, but this ship was decommissioned in 1983. The general store in LaHave, Nova Scotia was closed in 1977.

Ernest Himmelman died on March 21, 1981. Lawrence Himmelman continued to act as a shipping agent and broker into the 1980s. O.K. Service Shipping Limited was disbanded in 1985 and Himmelman Shipping Company was finally struck off the Nova Scotia Registry of Joint Stock Companies in 1992. Himmelman Shipping Company was struck off in 2000 and Oakland Shipping Limited was struck off in 2006. LaHave Investments was reorganized in 1989 and still exists as of March, 2010.

imX Communications Inc. was a Halifax-based film and television production company formed in 1998 by Christopher Zimmer, the company president. His original company, Imagex, was incorporated in 1985 and was placed under the larger umbrella of imX Communications in 1998 to produce feature films, made-for-television movies, documentaries, and animation. The feature films Margaret’s Museum and New Waterford Girl received considerable critical acclaim.

Zimmer had a thorough grounding in television, advertising, and film production in New York and Los Angeles. He has been a member of the Board of Directors of the Atlantic Film Festival, the Canadian Film and TV Producers Association, and on the Canadian Government’s Advisory Committee on Feature Films. Along with the Donovan brothers, Zimmer has played a major role in transforming Halifax into a major Canadian entertainment production centre.

imX has co-produced and fully produced feature films, animated productions, and television series and features. The company has also developed service and executive productions. It has become known for its many co-productions with international companies in the U.K., Spain, Germany, Poland, France, the U.S.A., the Netherlands, Venezuela, and Belgium. imX also had a base in St. John’s, Newfoundland for several years and was a partner in the Double Helix Animation Studios (Halifax and Sydney) and the CineSite Film & TV Production Centre (Halifax). Its productions are noted for authentic settings, Canadian stories, and their use of local and Canadian talent.

Both Zimmer and imX films have earned numerous industry awards. Some of these include over twenty-five Gemini nominations, seven Leo Awards, and awards from the Seattle International Film Festival, New York Film Festival, Taos Talking Picture Film Festival, Biarritz Film Festival, Berlin Film Festival, Havana International Film Festival, the Montreal Film Festival, the Toronto Film Festival, the Vancouver International Film Festival, and the Atlantic Film Festival. imX was bought by DHX Media in July 2008.

The Information Science Student Association (ISSA) at Dalhousie University passed its first governing constitution in 1970, making it one of Canada's longest-running student associations amongst MI/MLIS programs. ISSA's primary objectives as described in its constitution, last updated in September 2022, are:

1) to provide a forum for the opinion of the student body
2) to promote communication and collaboration among students, between students and faculty, and between students and alumni
3) to represent members of the student body within SIM in aspects of the School such as development, curriculum, scholarships, work experience programs, and professional development
4) to promote academic and social activities connected with the School
5) to represent students in matters pertaining to the rest of Dalhousie University and the wider community
6) to foster relationships with and encourage cooperation between other student organizations within the Faculty of Management and in Canada
7) to ensure matters of equity, diversity, accessibility, anti-racism, and decolonization are prioritized within the student body, the School and the University, and in the professional field of Information Management.

All students registered at SIM are automatic members of ISSA and the student association is managed by an executive body consisting of 9-14 members sitting in seven roles: (Co)-Chair, Financial Chair, Communications Chair, Academic Chair, Non-Academic Chair, Digital Publications Chair, and EDIA & Special Projects Chair. Two chairs, on average, sit in each role: one incoming executive member and one outgoing (varying throughout the year based on when elections are held).

With seven mandates, which encompass liaising both within SIM and with external groups, ISSA directs its attention toward communicating with students, faculty, the university, and the wider community. It provides spaces and forums through events and programming to encourage and facilitate these communications. ISSA also supports related entities in the Faculty of Management, including the Dalhousie Journal of Interdisciplinary Management and the Information Without Borders conference. ISSA serves its members through embedded programming, its existence as a student resource, and its established responsibilities with the School. Its range of programming produces a variety of records, including promotional materials, creative journals, grant applications, governing documents, and financial materials.

The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) was founded on 21 November 1891 in St. Louis, Missouri, making it the oldest electrical union in the world. The first Canadian local was founded in 1899 in Ottawa, Ontario. There are approximately 950 locals in North America representing more than 780,000 members. In Canada, there are some 90 locals representing more than 60,000 members.

Local 1928 established its charter on 1 January 1955. In 1973 IBEW amalgamated System Council U29 into Local 1928 when Nova Scotia Light & Power, Eastern Light & Power and the Nova Scotia Power Commission amalgamated to become the Nova Scotia Power Corporation. The majority of Local 1928's 1700 members are employees of Nova Scotia Power; the local also represents members at Emera Utility Services, Black and McDonald, Town of Antigonish Public Works and Electric Utility, the Municipality and Town of Shelburne, Sears Canada and the Town of Lunenburg Electric Utility. A 2016 merge with Local 1432 in Prince Edward Island added employees of Maritime Electric, the City of Summerside and the University of PEI.

IBEW locals establish their own bylaws, general rules and policies in concert with the IBEW constitution. Locals have autonomy in the election of their full-time officers, table officers and executive boards (e-boards) and in negotiating collective agreements with their members' employers. Local 1928 holds elections every four years to determine its business manager and e-board, which consists of four officers—including a president, treasurer and recording secretary—and nine unit chairs, who represent geographical divisions.

The business manager is responsible for all of the business of the local, while the president and other officers are responsible for local union governance as outlined in the IBEW Constitution. Each local unit elects a suite of officers that mirrors the executive board and holds monthly meetings, which are attended quarterly by the business manager or his/her representative.

The business manager hires the local's assistant business manager and office staff and also appoints shop stewards for indefinite terms. Shop stewards receive training both from the local and from the International IBEW office. 

The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 625 received its charter in 1908. From 1908 to 1974, Local 625 represented electrical workers primarily engaged in construction work within Halifax. In 1974 IBEW Local 1818, which represented electrical workers in mainland Nova Scotia outside the Halifax area, amalgamated with Local 625, which henceforth represented electrical workers across mainland Nova Scotia. From 1974, Local 625 created a unit structure to organize its expanded union. For administrative purposes, Local 625 was segregated into five geographical units: Unit 1 (Halifax Regional Municipality); Unit 2 (Five Eastern Counties); Unit 3 (Annapolis Valley); Unit 4 (South Shore); and Unit 5 (Western Counties).

Financial instability in the early 1970s led to the 1818/625 merger. After the merger, Local 625 re-gained its financial footing by organizing more workplaces into the union, including the Nova Scotia Armature Works' electrical workers in 1974. The late 1970s and early 1980s saw frequent and lengthy labour disputes between Local 625 and the Construction Association Management Labour Bureau, an employers' association that represented several construction contractors in negotiations with Local 625 and other construction unions. These disputes were typified by strikes and walk-outs at the Quinpool Centre and the Almon Street postal centre construction sites in 1978, and by a lengthy strike in 1983 that kept Local 625 workers off of all construction job sites for most of that year. The 1983 strike, which resulted in a partial victory for Local 625, was the last major province-wide labour dispute documented in this fonds. However, disputes and walk-outs of a smaller nature continued throughout the 1980s and 1990s.

In 1994 Local 625 faced a new economic challenge when Phillips Cables, a manufacturing company that employed union members, closed its Nova Scotia division. This incident corresponded to a pattern of unemployment faced by Local 625 workers; one of the Local's longstanding issues has been finding enough work for its members.

From the early 1990s, Local 625 assumed a larger role in the community through increased charitable activities. The union became a donor to the Foster Parents' Plan of Canada and to the IWK Children's Hospital, and Local 625 business manager Fern Tardif served on the hospital's Board of Directors for one term. Furthermore, the union has maintained a commitment to several construction industry-related associations and initiatives in order to increase its profile and to advocate for workers' rights.

The administration of Local 625 is overseen by the Executive Board, which is comprised of the Local's president, vice-president, treasurer, recording secretary, member from the floor, and the chairperson from each of the union's five geographical units. Each of these positions is elected on an annual basis. The day-to-day business of the union is directed by the business manager/financial secretary, who is elected annually and is supported by an assistant business manager and office staff.