Africville (Halifax, N.S.)

Questionnaire 1 responses from interviewees #57 and #58

UA-26, Box 88, Folder 9
File
1965-1969

Part of Institute of Public Affairs fonds

File contains the questionnaire #1 responses from interviewees #57 and 58, two human subjects who participated in a study on the forced migration of residents of Africville. The study was conducted by Don Clairmont and Dennis Magill in the late 1960s. File also contains the transcript of an interview between Dennis Magill and PeterMacDonald, as well as facsimiles of Halifax Housing Authority documents.

Questionnaire 1 responses from interviewees #115 and #116

UA-26, Box 102, Folder 5
File
1966-1969

Part of Institute of Public Affairs fonds

File contains the questionnaire 1 responses from interviewees #115 and 116, two human subjects who participated in a study on the forced migration of residents of Africville. The study was conducted by Don Clairmont and Dennis Magill in the late 1960s. File also contains the transcript of an interview conducted by Dennis Magill with Peter MacDonald, interview summaries, and facsimile real estate documents.

Questionnaire 1 responses from interviewee #83

UA-26, Box 102, Folder 3
File
1966-1969

Part of Institute of Public Affairs fonds

File contains the questionnaire #1 responses from interviewee #83, a human subject who participated in a study on the forced migration of residents of Africville. The study was conducted by Don Clairmont and Dennis Magill in the late 1960s. File also contains the transcript of an interview conducted by Dennis Magill with Peter MacDonald, as well as other research materials.

Questionnaire 1 responses from interviewees #54 and 55

UA-26, Box 77, Folder 14
File
1966-1969

Part of Institute of Public Affairs fonds

File contains the questionnaire #1 responses of interviewees #54 and 55, two human subjects who participated in a study on the forced migration of residents of Africville. The study was conducted by Don Clairmont and Dennis Magill in the late 1960s. FIle also contains the transcript of an interview, and Sub-committee on Africville documents relating to the acquisition of property 71.

Photograph of four unidentified people on the former location of Africville

PC1, Box 44, Folder 15
File
[between 1966 and 1971]

Part of Dalhousie University Photograph Collection

File contains a photograph of four people visiting the site of Africville after demolition. The photograph shows the people standing next to a bulldozer or other piece of construction equipment. There is a van from the Cornwallis Street Baptist Church behind them.

Questionnaire 1 responses from interviewee #33

UA-26, Box 81, Folder 18
File
1966-1969

Part of Institute of Public Affairs fonds

File contains the questionnaire #1 responses from interviewee #33, a human subject who participated in a study on the forced migration of residents of Africville. The study was conducted by Don Clairmont and Dennis Magill in the late 1960s. File also contains correspondence, interview transcripts, and facsimile Halifax Housing Authority documents.

Questionnaire 1 responses from interviewees #65 and #66

UA-26, Box 102, Folder 2
File
1966-1969

Part of Institute of Public Affairs fonds

File contains the questionnaire #1 responses from interviewees #65 and 66, two human subjects who participated in a study on the forced migration of residents of Africville. The study was conducted by Don Clairmont and Dennis Magill in the late 1960s. File also contains the transcript of an interview conducted by Dennis Magill with Peter MacDonald, an interview summary, and facsimile Sub-Committee of Council on Africville and Human Rights Advisory Committee documents.

Audio recordings by Marvin Burke on Negro Music in Nova Scotia

UA-26, Box 118, Folder 4
File
[1967?]

Part of Institute of Public Affairs fonds

File contains two audio reels (0.7 cm tape), recorded by Marvin Burke, documenting black music in Nova Scotia. Tapes include recordings of The New Road Community Group (March 21, 1967), The Easter Sunday Sunrise Service at Seaview Baptist Church (March 26, 1967), and Seaview Baptist Church, Africville (May 21, 1967).

Halifax Housing Authority income and rental records

UA-26, Box 102, Folder 16
File
1967-1968

Part of Institute of Public Affairs fonds

File contains Halifax Housing Authority records related to a former resident of Africville, including an application for accomodation.

Housing authority applications and real estate inspection reports

UA-26, Box 96, Folder 9
File
1967-1969

Part of Institute of Public Affairs fonds

File contains facsimiles of Halifax Housing Authority documentation related to several of the interviewees of the Africville Relocation Study, conducted by Don Clairmont and Dennis Magill in the late 1960s. File also includes real estate inspection reports. File includes information regarding interviewees #37, 73, 121, 124, and 129.

Questionnaire 1 responses from interviewees #43 and #44

UA-26, Box 81, Folder 20
File
1967-1969

Part of Institute of Public Affairs fonds

File contains the questionnaire #1 responses from interviewees #43 and 44, two human subjects who participated in a study on the forced migration of residents of Africville. The study was conducted by Don Clairmont and Dennis Magill in the late 1960s. File also contains interview transcripts and summaries, correspondence, and facsimile Halifax Housing Authority documents.

Questionnaire 1 responses from interviewees #48 and #49

UA-26, Box 88, Folder 8
File
1967-1969

Part of Institute of Public Affairs fonds

File contains the questionnaire #1 responses from interviewees #48 and 49, two human subjects who participated in a study on the forced migration of residents of Africville. The study was conducted by Don Clairmont and Dennis Magill in the late 1960s. File also contains the transcript of an interview, as well as facsimiles of Halifax Housing Authority documents.

Correspondence related to the possible acquisition of Seaview Baptist Church

UA-26, Box 102, Folder 19
File
1967-1968

Part of Institute of Public Affairs fonds

File contains photocopies of correspondence related to the acquisition of Seaview Baptist Church, Africville.

Questionnaire 1 responses from interviewees #41 and 42

UA-26, Box 81, Folder 19
File
1967-1969

Part of Institute of Public Affairs fonds

File contains the questionnaire #1 responses from interviewees #41 and #42, two human subjects who participated in a study on the forced migration of residents of Africville. The study was conducted by Don Clairmont and Dennis Magill in the late 1960s. File also contains correspondence, interview transcripts and summaries, and facsimile Halifax Housing Authority documents.

Summaries of interviews with Africville residents

UA-26, Box 101, Folder 14
File
1968-1969

Part of Institute of Public Affairs fonds

File contains the handwritten and typed summaries of two dozen interviews with relocated residents who participated in the Africville Relocation Study. The study was conducted by Don Clairmont and Dennis Magill in the late 1960s.

Halifax Housing Authority income and rental records

UA-26, Box 102, Folder 14
File
1968-1969

Part of Institute of Public Affairs fonds

File contains income and rental records compiled by the Halifax Housing Authority on a former resident of Africville.

Photograph of the MacKay Bridge during construction

PC1, Box 44, Folder 7, Items 1 & 13
Item
1969

Part of Dalhousie University Photograph Collection

File contains two copies of a photograph of the former location of Halifax's Africville neighborhood. The photograph shows an empty lot and the partially completed MacKay Bridge.

Photograph of the ruins of a building

PC1, Box 44, Folder 7, Item 2
Item
1969

Part of Dalhousie University Photograph Collection

Item is a photograph taken on the former location of Halifax's Africville neighborhood. The photograph shows the ruins of a demolished building.

Photograph of the MacKay Bridge during construction

PC1, Box 44, Folder 7, Item 7
Item
1969

Part of Dalhousie University Photograph Collection

Item is a photograph of the former location of Halifax's Africville neighborhood. The photograph shows the partially completed MacKay Bridge and the ruins of a building.

Photograph of train tracks and the MacKay Bridge on-ramp under construction

PC1, Box 44, Folder 7, Item 10
Item
1969

Part of Dalhousie University Photograph Collection

Item is a photograph taken on the former location of Halifax's Africville neighborhood. The photograph shows train tracks and the partially completed MacKay Bridge on-ramp.

Photograph of the MacKay Bridge during construction

PC1, Box 44, Folder 7, Item 11
Item
1969

Part of Dalhousie University Photograph Collection

Item is a photograph of the former location of Halifax's Africville neighborhood. The photograph shows the partially completed MacKay Bridge and a dirt road passing through an empty lot.

Photograph of the MacKay Bridge during construction

PC1, Box 44, Folder 7, Item 12
Item
1969

Part of Dalhousie University Photograph Collection

Item is a photograph of the former location of Halifax's Africville neighborhood. The photograph shows the partially completed MacKay Bridge and a dirt road passing through an empty lot.

Correspondence regarding permissions for the Africville Relocation Study

UA-26, Box 90, Folder 6
File
1969-1974

Part of Institute of Public Affairs fonds

File contains correspondence relative to obtaining permissions to use articles and photographs for the Africville Relocation Study.

Summary of an interview with Al Borovoy

UA-26, Box 85, Folder 11
File
[1969?]

Part of Institute of Public Affairs fonds

File contains the summary of an interview, likely conducted by Dennis Magill, with Al Borovoy, Director, Canadian Civil Liberties Associations, in Toronto on November 14th, regarding the Africville relocation.

Transcript of an interview between Dennis Magill and Marvin Burke

UA-26, Box 85, Folder 1
File
1969-1971

Part of Institute of Public Affairs fonds

File contains the transcript of an interview conducted by Dennis Magill with Marvin Burke, November 23, 1971, on the subject of the Easter Sunrise Service in Africville. File also contains a partial interview transcript between Magill and Bob Grant, as well as a question sheet.

Photograph of the former location of Africville

PC1, Box 44, Folder 6
File
1969

Part of Dalhousie University Photograph Collection

File contains two copies of a photograph of the former location of Halifax's Africville neighborhood. The photograph shows the foundation of a demolished house, with the partially completed MacKay Bridge in the background. The photograph was used in Donald Clairmont's "Africville Relocation Report" ("Africville After the Relocation" pg. 8-2).

Photographs of the former location of Africville

PC1, Box 44, Folder 7
File
1969

Part of Dalhousie University Photograph Collection

File contains photographs of the former location of Halifax's Africville neighborhood, including the partially completed MacKay Bridge.

Photograph of train tracks on the former location of Africville

PC1, Box 44, Folder 7, Item 4
Item
1969

Part of Dalhousie University Photograph Collection

Item is a photograph taken on the former location of Halifax's Africville neighborhood. The photograph shows train tracks running through an empty lot.

Photograph of the ruins of a building

PC1, Box 44, Folder 7, Item 5
Item
1969

Part of Dalhousie University Photograph Collection

Item is a photograph taken on the former location of Halifax's Africville neighborhood. The photograph shows the ruins of a demolished building and an abandoned car.

Photograph of a dump truck in an empty lot

PC1, Box 44, Folder 7, Item 6
Item
1969

Part of Dalhousie University Photograph Collection

Item is a photograph taken on the former location of Halifax's Africville neighborhood. The photograph shows a dump truck parked in an empty lot near the shore.

Photograph of train tracks and the MacKay Bridge on-ramp under construction

PC1, Box 44, Folder 7, Item 9
Item
1969

Part of Dalhousie University Photograph Collection

Item is a photograph taken on the former location of Halifax's Africville neighborhood. The photograph shows train tracks and the partially completed MacKay Bridge on-ramp.

Photograph of an empty lot near Africville

PC1, Box 42, Folder 10
File
1969

Part of Dalhousie University Photograph Collection

File contains a photograph of an empty construction lot in Halifax, possibly on the former site of Africville. The photograph was used in Donald Clairmont's "Africville Relocation Report" ("New Land Usage" pg. 5-2a).

Work facts from survey

UA-26, Box 96, Folder 2
File
[1969?]

Part of Institute of Public Affairs fonds

File contains brief summaries with notes about working lives of residents of Africville. Notes have been annotated and numbered by hand. Numbers do not match code numbers.

Correspondence regarding Africville relocation report

UA-26, Box 114, Folder 9
File
1969-1974

Part of Institute of Public Affairs fonds

File contains correspondence related to the publication of the Africville Relocation Report, draft tables and contents, and the transcript of a radio interview with Archie Dixon, Don Clairmont, and Gus Wedderburn.

Africville relocation questionnaire response of interviewee #45

UA-26, Box 17, Folder 16
File
1969

Part of Institute of Public Affairs fonds

File contains the Africville Relocation Questionnaire response of interviewee #45, a human subject who participated in a study on the forced migration of residents of Africville. The study was conducted by Don Clairmont and Dennis Magill in the late 1960s. The interviewer was Frank Hartigan.

Photograph of an empty lot on the former location of Africville

PC1, Box 44, Folder 7, Item 3
Item
1969

Part of Dalhousie University Photograph Collection

Item is a photograph taken on the former location of Halifax's Africville neighborhood. The photograph shows an empty lot with some pipes and a wooden platform.

Photograph of the foundation of a demolished building

PC1, Box 44, Folder 7, Item 8
Item
1969

Part of Dalhousie University Photograph Collection

Item is a photograph taken on the former location of Halifax's Africville neighborhood. The photograph shows the foundation of a demolished building. The partially completed MacKay Bridge is visible in the background.

Photograph of the foundation of a demolished building

PC1, Box 44, Folder 7, Item 14
Item
1969

Part of Dalhousie University Photograph Collection

Item is a photograph taken on the former location of Halifax's Africville neighborhood. The photograph shows the foundation of a demolished building. The partially completed MacKay Bridge is visible in the background.

Africville relocation questionnaire response of interviewee #116

UA-26, Box 17, Folder 18
File
1969

Part of Institute of Public Affairs fonds

File contains parts 1 and 2 of the Africville Relocation Questionnaire response of interviewee #116, a human subject who participated in a study on the forced migration of residents of Africville. The study was conducted by Don Clairmont and Dennis Magill in the late 1960s.

Africville relocation questionnaire response of interviewee #28

UA-26, Box 17, Folder 17
File
1969

Part of Institute of Public Affairs fonds

File contains parts 1 and 2 of the Africville Relocation Questionnaire response of interviewee #28, a human subject who participated in a study on the forced migration of residents of Africville. The study was conducted by Don Clairmont and Dennis Magill in the late 1960s. The interviewer was Jacques de Verteuil.

Correspondence and memorandums regarding the Africville Relocation Study

UA-26, Box 85, Folder 21
File
1970-1973

Part of Institute of Public Affairs fonds

File contains correspondence among Dennis Magill, Donalt Clairmont, Guy Henson, Donald Maclean, Kell Antoft, and others, regarding the Africville Relocation Study.

UA-26, Box 114, Folder 10
File
[1970]

Part of Institute of Public Affairs fonds

File contains draft genealogical tables implementing code names for the six main Africville families. File also contains correspondence related to the genealogical table project from Magill to other researchers on the Africville Relocation Study.

Chain of land conveyances at Africville on Campbell Road

UA-26, Box 109, Folder 6
File
[1970?]

Part of Institute of Public Affairs fonds

File contains a photocopy of a hand-written document entitled "The chain of land conveyances at Africville on Campbell Road", and includes grant and partial land ownership histories.

Minor Founding Families of Africville

UA-26, Box 101, Folder 13
File
[1970?]

Part of Institute of Public Affairs fonds

File contains photocopies of handwritten research notes compiled on the Arnold settlers in Africville

Relocation Questionnaire 3 - Code #30-39, #41-67 & #133

UA-26, Box 96, Folder 4
File
[1970?]

Part of Institute of Public Affairs fonds

File contains the questionnaire #3 responses from interviewees #30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 36, 37, 38, 39, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, and 133, human subjects who participated in a study on the forced migration of residents of Africville. The study was conducted by Don Clairmont and Dennis Magill in the late 1960s.

Censuses from 1851, 1861, and 1871

UA-26, Box 102, Folder 8
File
[1970?]

Part of Institute of Public Affairs fonds

File contains facsimiles of handwritten notes pertaining to census data from 1851, 1861, and 1871.

Interview outlines

UA-26, Box 109, Folder 7
File
[1970?]

Part of Institute of Public Affairs fonds

File contains a 4 page typescript of Political-Administrative Questions (page 4 is dedicated to questions for Alderman Connolly, Alderman Sullivan and Alderman Doyle); a 2 page typescript of questions intended for a city administrator identifies as P.J.M. (likely Peter J. MacDonald); a 2 page typescript of questions intended for H.B. Jones, Welfare Officer, City of Halifax; a 2 page typescript for interview with activist (George Davis?); and a 2 page typescript for interview by Denis Magill with Alexa [McDonough].

Relocation Questionnaire 3 - Code #113-152

UA-26, Box 96, Folder 6
File
[1970?]

Part of Institute of Public Affairs fonds

File contains the questionnaire #3 responses from interviewees #113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 136, 137, 140, 141, 142, 143, 146, 147, 148, 149, 150, 151, 152, human subjects who participated in a study on the forced migration of residents of Africville. The study was conducted by Don Clairmont and Dennis Magill in the late 1960s.

Africville family trees

UA-26, Box 102, Folder 12
File
1970

Part of Institute of Public Affairs fonds

File contains copies of six handwritten family trees of Africville families, prior to assigning pseudonyms. File also contains correspondence.

Africville relocation report : a summary

UA-26, Box 96, Folder 10
File
[1970?]

Part of Institute of Public Affairs fonds

File contains a hand-written draft of the summary of the Africville relocation report. Page 14 of the report is not present in the file.

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