Cape Breton (N.S. : County)

UA-36, Box 8, Folders 22 and 23
Item
1979

Item is a catalogue for the 4th Dalhousie drawing exhibition , organized by and presented at Dalhousie Art Gallery from March 1 to April 1, 1979. The exhibition presented the works of Alex Colville, Charlotte Hammond, Graham Metson, Brian Porter, Roger Savage, and Ruth Wainwright.

catalogue contains a forward, introduction by Carol Fraser (acting curator, Dalhousie art Gallery), biographies of each artist and quotations from them on their artworks, images of select artworks, and an exhibition list.

imX Communications Inc. fonds

MS-3-40
Fonds
1985-2009

Fonds consists of records regarding imX’s corporate operations, productions, and other projects between 1985 and 2008. Corporate operations include imX Communications and its subsidiary companies: ImageX, Helix Animation, and North/Northeast Ventures. Film productions include theatrical full-length or short films, including documentaries. Television productions include made-for-television movies and documentaries, stand-alone productions, and series. Animated productions include feature length, television series, and shorts.

This fonds comprises ninety-four series which are arranged alphabetically by the name of the corporate entity, production, and project. Textual files contain a wide range of documents including scripts, call sheets and daily production reports, funding applications, cast and crew employment contracts, notes on location scouting, co-production agreements, marketing plans, budgets, music cue sheets, insurance coverage, and correspondence. Electronic mail (4.57 GB) downloaded from the e-mail server at imX corporate headquarters in Halifax contains 32,134 individual messages in 1,054 folders covering all aspects of corporate operations and business transactions. There are also 23,368 electronic files (15.6GB) that support the activities of imX, imageX, and Helix Animation documents in use between 1990 and 2008. Together with the text files, they represent a complete record of the activities of imX Communications and its affiliates.

Most corporate records have been retained in order to provide a full picture of what it is like to run a film production company in Nova Scotia. In addition, the records for three feature film productions, The Divine Ryans, Margaret’s Museum, and Love and Death on Long Island, have also been fully retained. 134 linear feet of textual material was not retained.

imX Communications.

Postcard of British and French warships in the harbour at Sydney, Nova Scotia

MS-2-315, PB Box 2, Folder 84
Item
1906

Part of Gass Family Postcard Collection

Item is a postcard sent from W. Ervin in Sydney, Nova Scotia to Cyril Gass in Shubenacadie, Nova Scotia. The image on the front of the postcard is of British and French warships in the harbour at Sydney, Nova Scotia.

Correspondence with Claude C. Chappell regarding a favourable decision in the Supreme Court

MS-2-171, Box 1, Folder 11
File
2 July and 12 July 1963

Part of Vincent C. MacDonald fonds

Atlantic Canada farm and rural life collection

MS-14-9
Collection
1851-2004

Collection consists of material related to farm and rural life in Atlantic Canada. Including historical accounts of farm life and agricultural management in Atlantic Canada. Series include graphic materials, maps, surveys, and sketches of farms in Nova Scotia, and reports and diaries related to farm and rural life in Atlantic Canada. Series are arranged alphabetically and range between 1851-2004.

Shipping records for Amazon

MS-2-518, Box 1, Folder 8, Item 12
Item
1874; 1887; 1889

Part of Irving Deale collection

Carleton Stanley's article submitted for the 1932 Special Edition of the Sydney Post

UA-3, Box 102, Folder 2, Item 16
Item
1931

Part of President’s Office fonds

Item consists of a typescript of an article submitted by Carleton Stanley for the Special Edition of the Sydney Post over the 1932 holidays, discussing Stanley's first six months as Dalhousie University President. Item also contains related correspondence.

Carleton Stanley's submission to the 1934 New Year Edition of the Sydney Post-Record

UA-3, Box 102, Folder 2, Item 70
Item
December 1933

Part of President’s Office fonds

Item consists of a typescript copy of Carleton Stanley's submission to the 1934 New Year Edition of the Sydney Post-Record, prepared in December 1933, discussing the importance of taking a "long-sighted view" of Cape Breton's economic future, rather than using "any temporary upturn in business conditions" as an indicator. Item contains related correspondence.

In black and white : a photo exhibit by Ron E. Merrick and Albert Lee : quotations by Nancy MacDonald

UA-36, Box 6, Folders 18 and 19
Item
[1974?]

Part of Dalhousie Art Gallery fonds

Item is a catalogue for an exhibition of photography, organized and presented by Dalhousie Art Gallery from October 29 to November 17, 1974.

Catalogue contains portraits, biographies, and artist statements of the artists, and lists of each of their photographs in the exhibition.

Student Prince (Kathie), Sydney rotary 1958

MS-5-20, Box 2, Reel 6
Item
1958

Part of Sheila Piercey fonds

Item is a reel-to-reel recording of "The Student Prince" produced by The Rotary Club of Sydney, Cape Breton. Sheila Piercey performed the role of Kathie(niece of Ruder).

The early Scotch settlers of Cape Breton : [manuscript]

MS-2-165, SF Box 25, Folder 37
Item
1931

Item is a manuscript of Daniel Morrison's unpublished article The Early Scotch Settlers of Cape Breton, which he presented to the literary branch of the Guild in Dominion, Nova Scotia. Attached is his letter to Mr. McIntosh, requesting the manuscript's return and the reader's spelling corrections of Gaelic words.

Morrison, Murdoch Daniel

Plan of the city and Harbour of Louisbourg

MS-2-756, OS Folder 4
Item
1745

Part of The Pullen Map Collection

Colliery and mining maps

MS-2-235, OS Folder 1
File
[ca. 1870s]

Part of John and Robert Rutherford fonds

File contains hand-drawn and printed maps of coal fields and designated areas, including Pictou coal fields; the Mining Association area; Cape Breton Company's areas; Albion Mines; Stellar Mine; Fraser Oil-Coal Mines; Intercolonial Coal Mining Company property; East River Mining Company area; Acadian Coal Company areas; and the Halifax Company Ltd.

Port de Louisebourg dans l'Isle Royale

MS-2-836, Box 1, Item 2
Item
1764

Part of George Burden map collection

Bellin, Jacques Nicolas, 1703-1772

Material relating to property in Bridgewater, Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia purchased from Charles Duncan Johnson and Jeanette Louise Johnson

MS-4-135, Box 201, Folder 40
File
1983

Part of Oland and Son fonds

File consists of legal documents, correspondence and a title search report regarding property purchased from Charles Duncan Johnson and Jeanette Louise Johnson.

Video recording of the East Coast Music Association awards

MS-5-22, Box 4, Item 10
Item
2000

Part of Joy O'Brien fonds

Item is a videocassette recording of the Nova Scotia Mass Choir at the East Coast Music Association awards in Sydney, Nova Scotia.

Photographs of the Nova Scotia Mass Choir in Sydney

MS-5-22, Box 10, Folder 15
File
1996

Part of Joy O'Brien fonds

File contains photographs of the Nova Scotia Mass Choir at Holy Redeemer Church and Whitney Pier in Sydney, Nova Scotia in 1996.

Photographs feature Joe Colley, Jeremiah Sparks, Lela Colley, and other choir members.

Photograph of Lenora Downey with hosts

MS-5-22, Box 10, Folder 17
Item
1996

Part of Joy O'Brien fonds

Item is a photograph of Lenora Downey of the Nova Scotia Mass Choir with host family, Claire and Raphael Nyiti in Coxheath, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia.

MS-5-22, Box 10, Folder 16
File
1996

Part of Joy O'Brien fonds

File contains photographs related to the Nova Scotia Mass Choir in 1996. Photographs feature the interior of St. Philip's African Orthodox Church in Sydney, Nova Scotia.

Photographs of the Nova Scotia Mass Choir in Sydney

MS-5-22, Box 10, Folder 14
File
October 26-27, 1996

Part of Joy O'Brien fonds

File contains photographs of the Nova Scotia Mass Choir on a trip to Sydney, Nova Scotia from October 26, 1996 to October 27, 1996.

Photographs of a Nova Scotia Mass Choir rehearsal

MS-5-22, Box 9, Folder 15
File
July 27, 1994

Part of Joy O'Brien fonds

File contains photographs of Nova Scotia Mass Choir rehearsing at Club 55 in Sydney, Nova Scotia.

Photographs of a Nova Scotia Mass Choir rehearsal

MS-5-22, Box 9, Folder 8
File
1993

Part of Joy O'Brien fonds

File contains photographs of Nova Scotia Mass Choir members rehearsing at Club 55 in Sydney, Nova Scotia in 1993.

Exhibitions 1961-62

UA-36, Box 1, Folder 13-14
File
1961-1962

Part of Dalhousie Art Gallery fonds

File consists of records related to exhibitions held at the Dalhousie Art Gallery from 1961-1962.

Records consist of a clipping of a review titled 'Paintings by Lola Mould'; floor plan and photograph, exhibition text, and bibliography to accompany 'Contemporary Canadian Painting', loaned from the National Gallery of Canada; exhibition texts, lists of artworks, loan agreements, packing lists, itineraries for 'The Campaign in Northwest Europe', 'Sculpture Reproductions', 'Polish Posters', 'Maritime Art Association Exhibition', 'Highlights of American Painting', 'Contemporary Canadian Painting', and 'Kodachrome Slide Project'; handwritten notes; an information booklet; and exhibition entry forms for the 'Dalhousie Atlantic Award Exhibition'.

Articles for the Mail-Star about Eskasoni

MS-2-130, Box 8, Folder 23
File
1974

Part of Barbara Hinds fonds

File contains three newspaper clippings of articles written by Barbara Hinds for the Mail-Star about people from Eskasoni First Nation. The articles were published between June 22, 1974 and July 10, 1974.

Material relating to property in Sydney, Nova Scotia

MS-4-135, Box 201, Folder 39
File
1950 - 1982

Part of Oland and Son fonds

File consists of legal documents, correspondence and a title search report regarding properties in Sydney, Nova Scotia.

A study of the feasibility of establishing a regional police force in the county of Cape Breton

MS-2-681, Box 21, Folder 1
Item
1982

Part of Richard Apostle fonds

Item is a report prepared by the Nova Scotia Police Commission in July 1982.

Glace Bay Police Department survey and officer information sheets

MS-2-681, Box 13, Folder 7
File
1987

Part of Richard Apostle fonds

A proposal for restructuring the Sydney Police Department / Nova Scotia Police Commission

MS-2-681, Box 10, Folder 8
Item
1979

Part of Richard Apostle fonds

Item is a report published April 1979.

Sydney Police Department coded officer information sheets

MS-2-681, Box 10, Folder 7
File
1988

Part of Richard Apostle fonds

Sydney Police Department survey and officer information sheets

MS-2-681, Box 15, Folder 12
File
1987

Part of Richard Apostle fonds

North Sydney Police Department surveys, officer information sheets, annual report and interviews

MS-2-681, Box 15, Folder 8
File
1988

Part of Richard Apostle fonds

Promotional process for the police forces of the Province of Nova Scotia

MS-2-681, Box 10, Folder 9
File
1986-1988

Part of Richard Apostle fonds

File also includes memos to Sydney police officers; an agreement between the Board of Police Commissioners and the Canadian Union of Public Employees, Local 758 (Police Department); newspaper clippings; a memorandum summarizing Richard Apostle's report on the Sydney Police Force, 1971; and research notes.

New Waterford Police Department survey, officer information sheets and annual report

MS-2-681, Box 15, Folder 7
File
1987-1988

Part of Richard Apostle fonds

Interviews and newspaper articles about the Louisburg police force

MS-2-681, Box 15, Folder 1
File
1988

Part of Richard Apostle fonds

Dominion Police Department report of activities and investigations, staff evaluations form, application form, and Criminal Code quiz

MS-2-681, Box 4, Folder 18
File
1988

Part of Richard Apostle fonds

Dominion Police Department officer information sheets

MS-2-681, Box 13, Folder 6
File
1987

Part of Richard Apostle fonds

Glace Bay Police Department annual report

MS-2-681, Box 13, Folder 8
File
1986

Part of Richard Apostle fonds

File includes notes from an interview with Chief Mark Gardiner.

Raw transcript of an interview with Norman Keeping

MS-2-681, Box 23, Folder 4
File
1994

Part of Richard Apostle fonds

Files also includes ballot material for Eastern Nova Scotia licence holders regarding the individual quota (IQ) program.

Records from the ceremony marking the 25th Anniversary of the Canso Causeway

MS-2-511, Box 19, Folder 7
File
1980

Part of Henry Davies Hicks fonds

File comprises correspondence, invitations, a souvenir program, newspaper clippings and a brief address.

Campaign speech about coal mining in Cape Breton

MS-2-511, Box 18, Folder 47
Item
June 1, 1960

Part of Henry Davies Hicks fonds

Item is a speech prepared by Leslie Roberts for Henry Hicks to deliver in Sydney, Nova Scotia.

News release from the Nova Scotia Liberal Association concerning a caucus meeting in Sydney, Nova Scotia

MS-2-511, Box 18, Folder 31
Item
June 8, 1959

Part of Henry Davies Hicks fonds

Item is a news release announcing the first full-scale Liberal Party caucus ever held on Cape Breton Island.

Rocky Jones on Racism : part 1 of 2

UA-47, Box 29, Reel 971
File
September 29, 1988

Part of CKDU Radio fonds

File is an audio reel containing an episode of Rocky Jones on Racism, a radio program broadcast on CKDU radio 88.1. This episode is part 1 of 2 featuring Rocky Jones with CKDU's Dan Hart on the Donald Marshall inquiry, the Black United Front, criminal justice, and black communities. The episode was recorded on September 29, 1988, and was broadcast on October 3, 1988 on Title Waves, a CKDU radio program, October 11, 1988, and October 12, 1988

Rocky Jones on Racism : part 2 of 2

UA-47, Box 29, Reel 970
File
September 28, 1988

Part of CKDU Radio fonds

File is an audio reel containing an episode of Rocky Jones on Racism, a radio program broadcast on CKDU radio 88.1. This episode is part 2 of 2 featuring Rocky Jones with CKDU's Dan Hart on racism in institutions and administration, including the Donald Marshall inquiry and the Black United Front. The episode was recorded on September 28, 1988, and was broadcast on October 4 , 1988 on Title Waves, a CKDU radio program.

The company store : [program]

MS-2-777.2015-017, Box 15, Folder 9
File
1996

Part of Mary Vingoe fonds

File also contains playbills and a program for Cape Breton University Boardmore Theatre's 42nd season, which included a production of The Company Store, directed by Todd Hiscock.

Records relating to the Alder Point Mutual Telephone Company Ltd.

MS-4-180.2014-049, Box 186, Folder 8
File
1913 - 1955

Part of Maritime Telegraph and Telephone Company fonds

Folder contains correspondence; maps of the line; subscription lists; and documentation regarding the sale of the exchange.

Records relating to the Balls Creek Mutual Telephone Company Ltd.

MS-4-180.2014-049, Box 187, Folder 9
File
1916 - 1924

Part of Maritime Telegraph and Telephone Company fonds

Folder contains correspondence; maps of the line; subscription lists; and documentation regarding the sale of the exchange.

Poster for "LBGTQ Rights in Canada" presentation at CBUSU Women's Centre

MS-15-16.2020-014, Box 1, Folder 13, Item 13
Item
November 2013

Part of Gerard Veldhoven fonds

Item is a poster for "LBGTQ Rights in Canada" presentation at CBUSU Women's Centre on November 25, 2013. Panel guests include Gerard Veldhoven, Stevi Gerrior and Jesiah MacDonald.

Map of lands to be conveyed to Oland and Son Limited by Dominion Steel and Coal Corporation Limited

MS-4-135, OS Folder 16
File
1962

Part of Oland and Son fonds

Item is a map of lands to be conveyed to Oland and Son Limited by Dominion Steel and Coal Corporation Limited. The land is located in Sydney, Nova Scotia and was to be used for a bottling plant. The map shows measurements of the land and locations of roads and railways. The map was produced by John Pope, Provincial Land Surveyor.