Cape Breton (N.S. : County)

Plan of the city and Harbour of Louisbourg

MS-2-756, OS Folder 4
Item
1745

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

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.

Surveys of flora and avifauna at the Sydport Industrial Park, Sydney, Nova Scotia

MS-2-789, Box 17, Folder 6
File
2012

Part of Bill Freedman fonds

File contains field notes written by Bill Freedman documenting flora and avifauna seen at a selection of sites near the Sydport industrial complex.

Effects of all-terrain vehicles on bogs of the Cape Breton Highlands, Nova Scotia, Canada : [draft manuscript]

MS-2-789, Box 2, Folder 8
File
[199-?]

Part of Bill Freedman fonds

File contains draft manuscript of the article Effects of All-terrain Vehicles on Bogs of the Cape Breton Highlands, Nova Scotia, Canada.

Figures for demonstration at Sydney University

MS-2-799, Box 4, Folder 13
File
1966

Part of Brian Hall fonds

File contains documents relating to a demonstration done by Hall at Sydney University in 1966, while he was in university. Materials include figures with notes.

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

Costume Society Symposium information and other documents

MS-3-18, Box 30, Folder 5
File
1970-1993

Part of Robert Doyle fonds

File contains documents about the 4th Annual Costume Society Symposium at Bath, other documents related to the Costume Society, a project proposal for the Dalhousie Craft Fashion Project, information about a Dalhousie Theatre Department fashion show, criteria for promotion from the University of Regina Theatre Department, information about an exhibit called "Women of Invention" at the Manitoba Museum of Man and Nature including two slides, photographs and sketches of the Salvation Army building on Cunard Street, a letter about a development on Hollis Street, a price list from Weaver's Loft, a list of contact information for various services, documents about the Louisbourg Calendar Project,

Louisbourg costuming program information and other documents

MS-3-18, Box 30, Folder 6
File
1969-1982

Part of Robert Doyle fonds

File contains documents related to the Louisbourg costuming program, such as instructions on how to make stockings and other items, a notepad with handwritten notes, progress reports, correspondence, invoices, and telegrams. The file also includes notes for readers from the Victoria and Albert Museum Library, coorespondence from the Nova Scotia Department of Culture Recreation & Fitness about summer programs that Doyle led, information about Nova Scotia Textiles Limited, and Nova Scotia Textiles lecture notes and slide cues.

Pictures of chairs and earthenware from fortress of Louisbourg

MS-3-18, PB Box 3, Folder 31
File
1971

Part of Robert Doyle fonds

File contains nine colour photographs of chairs and pots against pale green background. The chairs and earthenware are from the Fortress of Louisbourg.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Photograph of operators removing tickets in Sydney

MS-4-180, Box 16, Folder 1
File
[19--]

Part of Maritime Telegraph and Telephone Company fonds

Folder contains a photograph of operators removing tickets in Sydney, Nova Scotia. Jean MacDonald and Florence McSween are said to be in photograph, but are not identified.

Photograph of cable foreman J.A. Caldwell and Jack Mutton checking gas pressure

MS-4-180, Box 16, Folder 11, Item 1
Item
[between 1950 and 1969]

Part of Maritime Telegraph and Telephone Company fonds

Item is a photograph of foreman J.A. Caldwell and cable splicer Jack Mutton checking the gas pressure up the submarine cable. which was placed in July and ran across the North West Arm of Sydney Harbour. The huge reel weighed 38 tons and contained 6010 feet of cable.

Photograph of the safe driver award winners group in front of the Sydney forum

MS-4-180, Box 16, Folder 12, Item 5
Item
[19--]

Part of Maritime Telegraph and Telephone Company fonds

Item is a photograph of the safe driver award winners group in front of the Sydney forum, Nova Scotia. The forum and a row of vehicle is visible in the background.

Map of Big Pond Mutual Telephone Company's telephone line

MS-4-180, Box 172, Folder 21
File
1931

Part of Maritime Telegraph and Telephone Company fonds

Map of Broughton Mutual Telephone Company's telephone line

MS-4-180, Box 172, Folder 35
File
February 4, 1938

Part of Maritime Telegraph and Telephone Company fonds

Maps of Alder Point Mutual Telephone Company's telephone line

MS-4-180, Box 172, Folder 5
File
1938

Part of Maritime Telegraph and Telephone Company fonds

Maps of Big Bras D'or Mutual Telephone Company's telephone line

MS-4-180, Box 173, Folder 6
File
1931-1960

Part of Maritime Telegraph and Telephone Company fonds

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.

Daily reports from shows and rides at The Bill Lynch Shows

MS-4-218, Box 1, Folder 13
File
June 1951 - September 1951

Part of The Bill Lynch Shows fonds

File contains daily reports from The Bill Lynch Shows shows and rides from June to September 1951. The reports are from Halifax, Saint John, Amherst, Chatham, New Glasgow, Saint Stephen, Woodstock, Campbellton, Fredericton, Bridgewater, Charlottetown, Lunenberg, and Sydney. Areas that are filled out include name of attraction, starting number, finish number, tickets, price, gross, and total.

The Bill Lynch Shows' receipt book for travel and communications

MS-4-218, Box 1, Folder 20
File
[195-?]

Part of The Bill Lynch Shows fonds

File contains a receipt book for travel and communications expenses from May to September. Locations include Kentville, Halifax, Bathurst, New Glasgow, Sydney, Charlottetown, Moncton, and Woodstock. Financial charges include trains, cars, buses, wires, phone calls, and permits.

Railway passes documenting travel for members of The Bill Lynch Shows

MS-4-218, Box 1, Folder 6
File
September 28, 1942 - September 17, 1951, predominant July 25, 1943 - October 4, 1943

Part of The Bill Lynch Shows fonds

File contains twenty-six railway passes from 1942 and 1943 documenting travel for members of the Bill Lynch Shows. Destinations and departure points include Halifax, Saint John, Toronto, Bridgewater, Yarmouth, Lawrencetown, Newcastle, Moncton, New Glasgow, and Sydney. All the tickets are first class, except for the three in 1951, which are coach. There are three tickets each for: July 25, 1943, September 4, 1943, September 25, 1943, October 4, 1943, and September 17, 1951. There are two tickets for August 12, 1943. There is one ticket each for September 8, 1942, and September 16, 1943.

Letter from Ethel to Bill Lynch and other material

MS-4-218, Box 1, Folder 9
File
November 18, 1942

Part of The Bill Lynch Shows fonds

File contains an envelope address to The Bill Lynch Shows from Ethel (no last name specified) dated in Amherst November 18, 1942, and Halifax November 20-30, a blank labor service card with notes on the back, a card requesting name and address on the front of letters and parcels, a letter from Ethel to Bill Lynch dated July 25, 1942 from Amherst, and six photographs of: an unidentified woman in Sydney on July 16 1942, an unidentified woman at Murcer [sic] Lake in Sydney on July 13, 1942, an unidentified man in a parked car, a dog, two unidentified men on a ship plank over the war, three unidentified men in uniform and a dog by a Christmas tree, and three unidentified men, two in uniform and one in a suit, outside. Ethel's letter states she would try to enclose photographs of herself, so she may be the unidentified woman in the photos.

Radio scripts for commercials advertising The Bill Lynch Shows

MS-4-218, Box 2, Folder 3
File
[after 1924]

Part of The Bill Lynch Shows fonds

File contains 36 scripts and one press release. All of the scripts are for CHSJ Radio and advertise shows in Fredericton, Saint John, and Yarmouth. The press release is directed to Halifax, Cape Breton, and Sydney, Nova Scotia.

Daily coal account of the Victoria Mines colliery from January to December 1893

MS-4-24, SF Box 86, Folder 1
Item
1893

Dominion Coal Company Limited

Provincial Oils Ltd., financial statement for 1935

MS-4-70, SF Box 47, Folder 6
Item
1935

Financial statement for 1935

Provincial Oils Inc.

Atlantic Symphony Orchestra fonds

MS-5-11
Fonds
1952-1987

Fonds consists of records pertaining to the administrative, operational, financial, and artistic activities of the ASO. Included are materials documenting the Board of Directors, box office operations (including ticket sales), financial affairs, fundraising, general administration, guest artists, orchestra members, public relations and publicity, and the union. Also included is the photograph series which presents a visual record of various aspects of the orchestra's activities, including performances and women's auxiliary events as well as publicity shots of musicians, conductors, staff, and guest artists.

Atlantic Symphony Orchestra (Halifax, N.S.).

Celtic mass for the sea

MS-5-15.2006-018, Box 2, Folder 14
File
August 1995

Part of Halifax Camerata Singers fonds

File contains a program for a concert by the Halifax Camerata Singers, performed as part of the Centre Bras d'Or 10th Annual Festival of the Arts, presented by the University College of Cape Breton. The performance featured Scott MacMillan's "Celtic Mass for the Sea".

Alastair MacLeod : A Cape Breton Christmas

MS-5-19, Box 1, Cassette 17; MS-5-19, Box 1, Cassette 18
File
December 1989

Part of Rock Meets Bone fonds

File contains one digital recording of the raw source audio used to create the Rock Meets Bone episode titled "A Cape Breton Christmas" with Alistair MacLeod, which aired on December 8, 1989.

Episode 8, Joe Cormier and Jerry Holland

MS-5-19, Box 1, Cassette 23
File
November 10, 1989

Part of Rock Meets Bone fonds

File contains one digital recording of the Rock Meets Bone episode titled "The migration of two fiddlers" about Joe Cormier and Jerry Holland, which aired on November 10, 1989.

Episode 9, Philip Glass

MS-5-19, Box 1, Cassette 24
File
November 17, 1989

Part of Rock Meets Bone fonds

File contains one digital recording of the Rock Meets Bone episode titled "From New York to Nova Scotia" with Philip Glass, which aired on November 17, 1989.

Philip Glass : From New York to Nova Scotia

MS-5-19, Box 1, Folder 10
File
November 16, 1981 - November 17, 1989

Part of Rock Meets Bone fonds

File contains documents regarding the creation of the Rock Meets Bone episode titled "From New York to Nova Scotia" with Philip Glass, which aired on November 17, 1989. The episode features an interview and music from Glass in Cape Breton. Materials include handwritten production and interview notes, an introduction, praise and awards, a discography, and newspaper articles about Glass.

Joe Cormier and Jerry Holland : The migration of two fiddlers

MS-5-19, Box 1, Folder 9
File
November 10, 1989

Part of Rock Meets Bone fonds

File contains documents regarding the creation of the Rock Meets Bone episode titled "The migration of two fiddlers" about Joe Cormier and Jerry Holland, which aired on November 10, 1989. The episode features a profile of the two musicians done by Brian Guns. Materials include handwritten production notes, introductions, one photograph of Joe Cormier, music order sheets (filled out), and business cards.

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).

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 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.

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.

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.

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 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.

George MacEachern fonds

MS-9-3
Fonds
1976

This fonds contains a single portrait of George MacEachern. As well it contains 3 letters between John Bell an Archivist at the Dalhousie Archives and George MacEachern concerning the acquisition of new material into the Labour collection, with special regard to Dr. Bethune's tour.

MacEachern, George

IBEW Local 1089 bylaws

MS-9-52, Box 128, Folder 7
File
1965

Part of International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local 1928 fonds

IBEW Local 1928 Unit 10 (Sheet Harbour) and 11 (New Glasgow) meeting notices

MS-9-52, Box 28, Folder 4
File
1983

Part of International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local 1928 fonds

File contains meeting notices for IBEW Local 1928 Units 10 (Sheet Harbour) and 11 (New Glasgow). It also includes a letter to IBEW Local 1928 from Townsend Street Area Control Operators and two letters from IBEW Local 1928 to Gerald C. Crewe and Charles Boutilier respectively of Unit 14 (Sydney).

Dues deduction files from IBEW Local 1928

MS-9-52, Boxes 160-168
Series
1957-2008

Part of International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local 1928 fonds

Series contains records of dues deductions for employees that were part of the IBEW Local 1928 union. Series also contains records from associated IBEW Locals, including IBEW Local 1089 (Sydney, Nova Scotia) and IBEW Local 1165 (Windsor, Nova Scotia).

Photograph of four people at miscellaneous health-related event at the Keltic Lodge

PC1, Box 68, Folder 47
File
[19--]

Part of Dalhousie University Photograph Collection

File is a photograph depicting four women identified on verso. Names are as follows: Mrs. Ron Forbes; Mrs. Devereaux; Mrs. High Martin; unknown. Description on verso states that photograph was taken at the Keltic Lodge in Ingonish, Nova Scotia.

Photograph of four people at miscellaneous health-related event at Keltic Lodge

PC1, Box 68, Folder 48
File
[19--]

Part of Dalhousie University Photograph Collection

File is a photograph depicting four women identified on verso. Names are as follows: Mrs. Ron Forbes; Mrs. Devereaux; Mrs. High Martin; unknown. Description on verso states that photograph was taken at the Keltic Lodge in Ingonish, Nova Scotia.

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