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Sommerville, Matthew

  • Person
Matthew Sommerville became associated with the Centre for Art Tapes in the 2000s because their audio recording “Deconstructions 1” became a part of the centre’s tape collection.

Sonic Messiah

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Sonic Messiah became associated with the Centre for Art Tapes in the 1990s because their audio recordings became a part of the centre’s tape collection.

Sons of Temperance, Chester Division No 32.

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The Sons of Temperance was founded in 1842 by New York printers John and Isaac Oliver, who wanted to distance their order from some of the less respectable fraternal organizations that grew up around abstinence and prohibition movements. The organization expanded rapidly, remaining strongest in urban centres in the northeastern United States. In 1847 the Acadia Division was chartered in Nova Scotia by the Reverend William Ashley, who also served as the “deputy most worthy patriarch” for the National Division. Within five months Nova Scotia boasted ten divisions and 600 members, as well as a Grand Division. The Chester Division No 32 was instituted on 12 September 1848.

Sons of Temperance, Columbia Division No. 24.

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The Sons of Temperance was founded in 1842 by New York printers John and Isaac Oliver, who wanted to distance their order from some of the less respectable fraternal organizations that grew up around abstinence and prohibition movements. The organization expanded rapidly, remaining strongest in urban centres in the northeastern United States. In 1847, the Acadia Division was chartered in Nova Scotia by the Reverend William Ashley, who also served as the “deputy most worthy patriarch” for the National Division. Within five months, Nova Scotia boasted ten divisions and 600 members as well as a Grand Division. The Columbia Division No. 24 was opened on July 8, 1848 in Weymouth, Nova Scotia by Edward J. Budd, assisted by Stewart Budd and others from the Union Division No. 6 at Digby.

Sons of Temperance, Lorne Division No. 445.

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The Sons of Temperance was founded in 1842 by New York printers John and Isaac Oliver, who wanted to distance their order from some of the less respectable fraternal organizations that grew up around abstinence and prohibition movements. The organization expanded rapidly, remaining strongest in urban centres in the northeastern United States. In 1847 the Acadia Division was chartered in Nova Scotia by the Reverend William Ashley, who also served as the “deputy most worthy patriarch” for the National Division. Within five months Nova Scotia boasted ten divisions and 600 members, as well as a Grand Division.

In Maitland, Nova Scotia, the Lorne Division was preceded by the Rock Division by at least twenty years. The overlap in the divisions' membership and leadership suggests that the Lorne Division replaced the Rock Division. Although not officially formed as Division No. 445 until 1878, there are organizational records dating back to 1874, when there were 13 positions in the Roll of Officers, including the top position of Worthy Chief. In 1875 the number of positions decreased to 12. On 4 November 1878 the Maitland branch was formed and called the Lorne Division No. 445. Seven officers were elected, committees were formed, and it was determined that regular Friday-night meetings were to be held in Putnam's Hall. Meetings included attendance, reading of minutes and discussion of business and organizational matters, followed by entertainments such as speeches or readings.

Sons of Temperance, Rock Division.

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The Sons of Temperance was founded in 1842 by New York printers John and Isaac Oliver, who wanted to distance their order from some of the less respectable fraternal organizations that grew up around abstinence and prohibition movements. The organization expanded rapidly, remaining strongest in urban centres in the northeastern United States. In 1847 the Acadia Division was chartered in Nova Scotia by the Reverend William Ashley, who also served as the “deputy most worthy patriarch” for the National Division. Within five months Nova Scotia boasted ten divisions and 600 members, as well as a Grand Division.

In Maitland, Nova Scotia, the Rock Division preceded the Lorne Division by at least 20 years; the overlap in the divisions' membership and leadership suggests that the latter replaced the Rock Division.

Sons of Temperance, Victoria Lodge Division No. 13.

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The Sons of Temperance was founded in 1842 by New York printers John and Isaac Oliver, who wanted to distance their order from some of the less respectable fraternal organizations that grew up around abstinence and prohibition movements. The organization expanded rapidly, remaining strongest in urban centres in the northeastern United States. In 1847 the Acadia Division was chartered in Nova Scotia by the Reverend William Ashley, who also served as the “deputy most worthy patriarch” for the National Division. Within five months Nova Scotia boasted ten divisions and 600 members, as well as a Grand Division. The Bass River division formed itself as Victoria Lodge in 1867.

Sons of Temperance, Wallace Bridge Division No. 792.

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The Sons of Temperance was founded in 1842 by New York printers John and Isaac Oliver, who wanted to distance their order from some of the less respectable fraternal organizations that grew up around abstinence and prohibition movements. The organization expanded rapidly, remaining strongest in urban centres in the northeastern United States. In 1847 the Acadia Division was chartered in Nova Scotia by the Reverend William Ashley, who also served as the “deputy most worthy patriarch” for the National Division. Within five months Nova Scotia boasted ten divisions and 600 members, as well as a Grand Division. The Wallace Bridge Division was number 792, founded in 1894.

Sousa, John Philip

  • Person
  • 1854-1932
John Philip Sousa was a prominent American composer and bandleader, predominantly known for his marches.

Sparks, Bruce

  • Person
Bruce Sparks is a professor of Art and Art History at Saint Francis Xavier University in Antigonish, Nova Scotia. Sparks studied photography at the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design (BFA 1977) and at the San Francisco Art Institute. He completed his BA (1972) and MA (1996) in English Literature at Carleton University in Ottawa. Sparks exhibited some of his early photography at the Centre for Art Tapes in 1977.

Spatz, Jim

  • Person
Dr. Jim (Joseph Myers) Spatz was born in Munich, Germany on March 6, 1949. His family immigrated to Canada through Pier 21 in February 1950, when Jim was around 9 months old. He grew up in Halifax, and attended Dal for Sciences in 1967. He graduated from Dalhousie Medical School in 1974 and started as a General Practitioner in Dartmouth for 5 years. He went to McGill to train in emergency medicine where he worked until 1988. In 1988 he returned to Halifax to work with his father at Southwest Properties. He became Chairman and CEO of the company. Jim serves on the Board of Directors for the Atlantic Jewish Council, Canadian Jewish Political Affairs Committee and Blue Line Innovations Incorporated. He is a member of the Parker Street Food and Furniture Bank Advisory Board and serves as a Life Director of Neptune Theatre. Jim also served on the Board of Governors for Dalhousie University from 2001 – 2015, and served as Board Chair from 2008 – 2014. In 2007, Jim along with his late father, Simon, were inducted into the Nova Scotia Business Hall of Fame. In 2013, Jim received the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal for his significant achievements and contributions to the community. In May 2015, Jim was named Atlantic Business Magazine’s CEO of the Year for Atlantic Canada. Jim is also an active member of the World President’s Organization. He created and helped fund the Simon and Riva Spatz Chair in Jewish Studies, in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences at Dalhousie. The program in Jewish Studies will start in 2015-2016. The Spatz Theatre at Citadel High School in Halifax was dedicated in his family’s name three years ago (2013).

Sperry, Henry Drew

  • Person
  • 1942-2012

Drew Sperry was an architect based in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, known for his early adherence to a landscape approach to architecture, fitting the building to the land, rather than the other way around. Born in Halifax on January 4, 1942, he was educated at Le Marchant Elementary, Gorsebrook Junior and Queen Elizabeth High School before starting an engineering degree at Dalhousie University in 1960. After hearing the Dean of the new School of Architecture at the Nova Scotia Technical College speak to his second-year engineering class, Sperry decided that architecture was better suited to his creativity as well as his problem-solving skills. He enrolled in the BArch program in 1962 and graduated in 1966, having been awarded the school's first Royal Architectural Institute of Canada Gold Medal for Design.

Following graduation Sperry worked for Robert J. Flinn Design Group as well as collaborating with land planner Harold Verge, with whom he designed the Debrissy Museum in Bridgewater, Nova Scotia, and the Paper Mill Village Housing Project in Hammonds Plains, which won an award for environmental sensitivity. In 1972 he started his own company, H. Drew Sperry MRAIC, which was initially run out of the family home he'd designed and built with his wife and business partner, Sheila, on Cranston Avenue in Dartmouth. Over time the firm took on projects across the Maritimes, opening partnership offices in Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick, Cape Breton and Toronto, and developed an expertise in recreational facilities and housing as well as University land planning.

Drew Sperry died in 2012.

Spice.

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Spice is known to have recorded songs at Solar Audio & Recording Limited in the early 1980s.

Spinney, Frank

  • Person

Frank Spinney is a country musician from Nova Scotia. He is a singer, songwriter, scriptwriter and recording artist. He is also a promoter and organizer who has produced shows and special events to raise money for charities.

Spinney began his country music career when he formed "The Ramblers" with his friend Ralph Vidito. The band signed with World Records in Toronto, Ontario and recorded two records. Vidito passed away early on and Spinney went on to form other bands such as Country Born, Southern Gold, and a 10-piece country music show band called Country Generations. In March 2013, he recorded his first Christmas album.

Spinney also wrote, directed, and starred in two feature films: Is the King Really Gone and Nashville Bound. Nashville Bound won a number of awards at the Chicago Film Festival and Nova Scotia Film Festival. Spinney was inducted into the Nova Scotia Country Music Hall of Fame in 2011.

Sprott, Samuel Ernest

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Samuel Ernest Sprott, known as Ernest or “Ern”, was born December 4th, 1919 in Hobart Tasmania, Australia to Moses and D. Florence (Harris) Sprott. He received his M.A. (1942) and B.D (1947) from the University of Melbourne, and went on to Columbia University where he received his Ph.D. in 1954. He was a lecturer at Barnard College at Columbia from 1947 to 1949 and an instructor at Brooklyn College during the summer of 1948. Sprott went on to McGill where he was an assistant professor from 1949 to 1954 in the department of English, and joined the Faculty of English at Dalhousie University in 1958.

While at Dalhousie he was a committee member of the Dalhousie Faculty Association (1963-1965), Faculty Council of the Faculty of Graduate Studies (1963-1965), Committee on Tenure, Salaries and Promotions, Department of English (1969-1973), Committee on Research Fund (Humanities, etc.), Graduate Studies (1969-1972), Selection Committee of the Woodrow Wilson Foundation (1963-1964) and Canada Council (1966-1967) and Chairman of the Theatre Building Committee (1963-1965) and the Library Building Committee (1964-1965).

Sprott, a writer and lecturer, attended the weekly Distinguished Speakers Series of the English Department until his death. He was published in the Dalhousie Review, Philological Quarterly, Publications of the Modern language Association, as well as published books including Milton’s Art of Prosody (1953), The English Debate on Suicide from Donne to Hume (1961), John Milton: A Maske, the earlier versions (1973) and a book of poems titled Poems (1955). He was also a collector of Australian literature and donated his collection, the S.E. Sprott Australian Literature Collection, to the Killam Library at Dalhousie University in 1984.

On May 20th, 2009 Dr. Sprott died at his home, his final lecture “Shakespeare’s Hall Plays-A Fiftieth Anniversary Lecture” took place January 22, 2009.

SS Corfu Island.

  • Corporate body
The SS Corfu Island was a steam powered cargo ship registered in Panama and operated by Marathon Compania Naviera, a shipping company based in Lebanon. The ship was built in Vancouver, British Columbia by North Vancouver Ship Repairs Limited in 1943. On December 20th, 1963, while on passage from Wismar, Germany to the east coast of Canada, the SS Corfu Island experienced engine trouble and went aground near Grindstone Light, Magdalene Islands, in the Gulf of St. Lawrence. Due to the weather and ice conditions, the ship was abandoned and was a total loss. The wreck is the subject of the book The Demise of the SS Corfu Island by Frixos Elia Sekkides.

Staff.

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Stairs, George W.

  • Person
  • 1887-1915
George Stairs was born on August 25, 1887 to George and Helen Stairs. The Stairs family resided in Halifax since the eighteenth century. Stairs received his elementary school education at the Harrow House, attended the Toronto private school Upper Canada College, and was a student at Dalhousie from 1904-1908. He graduated in 1909 with a Bachelor of Arts with Great Distinction, and set a new academic record with his marks. Stairs went on to work at the Montreal Trust Company for two years, moved to Vancouver to do similar work, and eventually came back to Montreal to set up a business as a manufacturer’s agent. In the early days of mobilization for the First World War, Stairs was among the first to sign up and became a Lieutenant in the 14th Battalion, Canadian Infantry unit, Quebec Regiment at Valcartier. Stairs was the first Dalhousie student to die in the war. He died on April 24, 1915 while defending the Ypres Salient as part of the Second Battle of Ypres (the battle that was later commemorated by the poem “In Flanders Fields”) during the Battle of St. Julien. His brother, John, and cousins, Gavin and Graham, also passed away in the First World War. Stairs donated five thousand dollars to Dalhousie in his will, and is now memorialized at the Menin Gate Memorial in Ypres.

Stairs, Gilbert S., 1882-1947

  • Person
Gilbert S. Stairs was born in Dartmouth in 1882 to merchant John Fitzwilliam and Charlotte Jane Fogo Stairs. He received his BA from Dalhousie University in 1903 and became Nova Scotia's first Rhodes scholar. In 1910 he was working as a barrister with Harris, Henry, Rogers & Harris in Halifax. By 1915 he was married to Amie Beatrice Stairs of Quebec, with whom he had at least one son. He died in Quebec in 1947.

Stanbury Investment Limited.

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Stanbury Investments Limited was incorporated in 1964 and acted as a stockbroker on the Montreal and Canadian Stock Exchanges. Norman Stanbury acted as President and Amadita Stanbury acted as Secretary. Norman, Amadita, and their son Christopher Stanbury acted as Directors of the company. The company ran investment clubs in which Bruce Oland, Norman Stanbury, and others participated in. Shortly after incorporation, the company experienced financial hardships due to an investment in Tartan Seafoods Limited. In January, 1967 the company took over the business of Stanbury and Company Limited, based in Halifax, Nova Scotia. The financial position of the companies continued to decline and in January, 1968 Stanbury Investments declared bankruptcy. After bankruptcy, the Stanbury family kept the corporate entity of Stanbury and Company alive and held investments in partnership with Lindwood Holdings Limited.

Stanbury, Amadita Diana Oland

  • Person
  • 1918-2003
Amadita Stanbury was born Amadita Diana Oland, the daughter of Sydney and Herlinda deBedia Oland, and the twin of Bruce S. Oland. She spent her early years in Guilford, England; Havana, Cuba; and Hollywood, California, before returning with her family to Halifax, where she was educated at the Convent of the Sacred Heart School. Later she attended Mount Saint Vincent University, as well as studying in Lausanne, Paris and London. She married Norman Stanbury in 1938, with whom she had six children. She was active in her support of the arts, including the Canadian Opera Company, the London Theatre Company, Kiwanis Music Festival and Neptune Theatre. She also served as chair of Mount Saint Vincent University's Project One—Futures for Women and was an early recipient of the university's Alumnae Award of Distinction. She died in 2003.

Standard Clay Products Limited

  • Corporate body
  • 1902-
Standard Clay Products Limited was at one time the largest manufacturer of clay products in Canada. In 1902, the Standard Drain Pipe Company, which was established ca. 1880 in Saint John, Quebec, built a factory near New Glasgow to take advantage of 63 acres of land from which the raw clay was harvested. The raw clay was located above drainage and easily and cheaply obtainable. The factory comprised two plants and 19 kilns, which had a weekly output of 65 carloads per week, which added up to 52,000 tons yearly. Standard Clay Products employed 150 people in its manufacture of salt-glazed vitrified sewer pipes, ranging in size from 4 to 24 inches, as well as connections, culvert pipes, inverts flue linings, stove linings, fire-brick range bricks, locomotive blocks, gully traps, hollow vitrified building blocks, and cupola linings.
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