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Bigelow family fonds

  • MS-4-92
  • Fonds
  • 1865-1976
Fonds contains the personal and professional records of four generations of the Bigelow family of Nova Scotia. It includes correspondence, legal and financial documents, diaries and memoirs, and photographs that document primarily the family's shipbuilding activities as well as the genealogical interests of John Robert Bigelow.

Bigelow Family

"Bear-cat" Harrison

"Bear-cat" Harrison

Item is a caricature created by Alexander Sutherland Murray. The caricature depicts a student that attended Pine Hill Divinity Hall ca. 1920.

Batik tapestries by Louis Steyn

File consists of records related to the exhibition 'South African Batik Tapestries by Louis Steyn' presented by The Art Gallery, Memorial University, Newfoundland and organized in collaboration with Gallery 101, Johannesburg. The exhibition was presented at the Dalhousie Art Gallery in October 1967 and again in April 1970.

Records consist of correspondence between Evelyn Holmes (Acting Curator, Dalhousie Art Gallery) and Peter Bell (Curator, Memorial University), and purchasers of works in the exhibition, an excerpt of the Peter Wenger exhibition catalogue titled 'Some Notes on Batik', a photograph of an installed tapestry and gallery visitor, two draft catalogues, a copy of South African Scope containing a feature on Steyn's work on p. 6-7.

Backgrounds: ten Nova Scotian women artists

File consists of records relating to an exhibition entitled Backgrounds: Ten Nova Scotian Women Artists, presented at the Dalhousie Art Gallery from October 4 to November 11, 1984. The artists that participated in this exhibition were Frances Bannerman, Marion Bond, Elizabeth Cann, Mabel Killam Day, Elizabeth Nutt, Florence Payzant, Tony Saulnier, Margaret Semple, Edith Smith, Ruth Wainwright, and Marguerite Zwicker.

Records consist mainly of insurance files, correspondence, loan agreement forms, and photographs.

Augustus John exhibition - Edmonton Gallery

File consists of records related to the Augustus John exhibition organized and circulated by the National Gallery of Canada. The exhibition was shown at Dalhousie Art Gallery in November 1972.

Records consist of a copy of press clippings, attendance reports, loan agreement forms, catalogue orders, lists of artworks, and correspondence between Ernest Smith (Director, Dalhousie Are Gallery), Mark Holton (Curator, Dalhousie Are Gallery) and Ralph Allen (Director, Agnes Etherington Art Centre, Queen's University). In addition, records also include a photograph of a painting "On the Slopes of Arling Jack."

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.).

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.

Atlantic Canada co-operatives collection

  • MS-14-18
  • Collection
  • 1900-2002, predominant 1950-1999
Collection consists of records with information about individual co-operatives and credit unions in Atlantic Canada, as well as documents from larger region-wide co-operative organizations. There is also a large section of general co-op literature about co-operation as a social movement, in Canada and around the world. There are published books, serials, brochures, reports, photographs and slides, maps, audio and visual material, and artifacts. The age of the materials ranges from the early 1900s up to 2002, the majority spans from the 1950s to the 1990s.

Assorted documents and photographs of Joyce Barkhouse

File includes a letter to children's author Claire MacKay and copies of publications that include stories by Joyce Barkhouse, including Hi Venture magazine and the Canadian Children's Literature journal. The file also includes photographs of Blomidon, King's County, Nova Scotia and the Town of Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, in addition to copies of poems, birthday invitations, an edited biography of Joyce Barkhouse from the Writers' Federation of Nova Scotia website, and family history documents.

Aspects of realism

The file consists of records related to the planning of the exhibition " Aspects of Realism," held at the Dalhousie Art Gallery from August 18 to September 18, 1977. The exhibition was sponsored by Rothman's of Pall Mall Canada Ltd.

Records consist of correspondence, newspaper clippings, a tour schedule, a floor plan, interdepartmental memos, invoices and and other administrative documents. Also includes photographs of the opening of the exhibition and invitation cards.

Aspects of 19th and 20th Century European Art

File consists of records relating to the organization, planning, and preparation for the exhibition 'Aspects of 19th and 20th Century European Art', which was presented at the Dalhousie Art Gallery in 1981. The files are mostly related to Gentleman Collection Part IV: Raoul Dufy, held from May 7 to July 5, 1981 but also contain documents regarding Part I, II, and III of a series of this exhibition.

Records are divided into 16 folders (Titles transcribed from original folder labels.):
Folder 28 - on loan from a Gentleman Canada customs forms; Folder 29 - Reproduction & photographs; Folder 30 - Shipping; Folder 31 - Contract (Basil Trackman collection); Folder 32 - Raoul Dufy NGC (National Gallery of Canada) loan; Folder 33 - National Gallery of Canada loans; Folder 34 - Christo, loan from DAG (Dalhousie Art Gallery); Folder 35 - Vuillard, NGC loan from a Gentleman; Folder 36 - Dennis Young loan; Folder 37 - Agnes Etherington Art Centre loan; Folder 38 - AGO (Art Gallery of Ontario) loan; Folder 39 - Insurance files; Folder 40 - Condition reports; Folder 41 - Correspondence with the president's office; Folder 42 - Correspondence with local galleries; Folder 43 - Notes and various administrative files (originally labelled 'Misc.')

Note: Folders 28, 29, 32, and 33 contain photographs.

Article for Canadian Theatre Review

File contains a draft submission to Canadian Theatre Review and correspondence between Mary Vingoe and Deborah Cottreau, guest editor. The publication solicited a 1,500 word article on the Eastern Front Theatre's recent and past work in the areas of dramaturgy in the Maritimes. Vingoe wrote an article that describes her personal approach to dramaturgy. File also includes a b&w promotional photograph of Mary Vingoe.

Arthur Lismer : Nova Scotia, 1916-1919

File consists of records related to an exhibition, 'Arthur Lismer: Nova Scotia, 1916-1919,' curated by Gemey Kelly and presented at the Dalhousie Art Gallery from December 2, 1982, to January 9, 1983. This exhibition of approximately 45 paintings and 20 drawings and lithographs by Arthur Lismer focused on the years during which he resided in Bedford, Nova Scotia and was Principal of the Victoria School of Art and Design (now NSCAD University).

Records are divided into 21 folders (Titles transcribed from original folder labels.):
Box 36
Folder 13 - Canada Council grant
Folder 14 - N. S. Dept. of Culture, Recreation, Fitness application
Folder 15 - Other grant applications
Folder 16 - Loan correspondence
Folder 17 - General correspondence (with other galleries)
Folder 18 - Invoices, purchasing
Folder 19 - Miscellaneous information loans
Folder 20 - Transportation
Folder 21 - Itinerary
Folder 22 - Canadian Conservation Institute
Folder 23 - Gemey's talk at Beaverbrook
Folder 24 - Correspondence with Marjorie Lismer
Folder 25 - Catalogues (sales & complimentary copies)
Folder 26 - Press Release (This file contains various clippings, a catalogue published by The Beaverbrook Art Gallery (Feb. 1983), and Arts Atlantic magazine (Spring 1983) published by Confederation Centre Art Gallary.
Box 37
Folder 1 - Opening: December 9, 1982
Folder 2 - Loan agreement forms
Folder 3 - Insurance
Folder 4 - Condition reports (Norman Macknzie Art Gallery, 1982)
Folder 5 - Condition reports (Memorial University & Beaverbrook Art Gallery, 1983)
Folder 6 - Photographs (various formats)
Folder 7 - Photographs (contact sheets)

Arsenic and Old Lace

File contains records related to Arsenic and Old Lace, by Joseph Kesserling, directed by Colette Lambert and produced by Tom Patillo. The play ran at the Pond Playhouse from July 5 - July 21, 2001. Records include a producer's report; program; newspaper review; photographs of the cast, crew and stage; and one videocassette.

Architectural concepts for a new National Gallery

The file consists of records related to the exhibition "Architectural Concepts for a New National Gallery," organized and circulated by the National Programme, the National Gallery of Canada. The exhibition was shown at the Dalhousie Art Gallery from December 1 -23, 1977.

Records consist of correspondence, press release, a loan agreement, the exhibition itinerary, and other administrative records. Also includes a report entitled "Board of assessors' report" dated March 11, 1977 and photographs of design for a new National Gallery.

Anita Martinez fonds

  • MS-15-2
  • Fonds
  • 1980-1999
Fonds consists of photographs taken by Anita Martinez at pride events and women's events in Nova Scotia between 1987 - 1999. There are also clippings, event programs, brochures, posters and promotional materials related to various women's and pride events.

Martinez, Anita Louise

Angel Street

File includes records related to Angel Street, by Patrick Hamilton, directed by Beth VanGorder. The play was performed at the Pond Playhouse from June 26-July 12, 2003. Records include one program; 10 photographs of the cast, crew and set; and one videocassette.
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