File is an audio reel containing an interview with labour activist and historian Mike Earle. Earle spoke with CKDU's Ken Burke about coal-mining labour unions in Cape Breton before and during the Depression. The interview aired July 8, 1986 and was rebroadcast June 1, 1988 at 1:30 pm; June 6, 1988 at 7:30 am; June 13, 1988 at 6:10 am; and February 14, 1989 at 12:16 pm.
File is an audio reel containing an interview with Neal Livingstone, an environmentalist. He spoke with CKDU's John Cairncross about protests by representatives of the Nova Scotia Micmac people and environmental groups against the practices of the Cape Breton division of the Swedish company, Stora Kopparberg, in Port Hawkesbury. The interview aired June 24, 1988 and was rebroadcast June 24, 1988 on The Evening Affair and June 27, 1988 on Title Waves.
Item is a hand-coloured engraving of Cape Breton extracted from Atlas minimus, or, A new set of pocket maps of the several empires, kingdoms and states of the known world, published in 1758 by John Gibson and Emmanuel Bowen. The map appeared on page 46 of the book.
Item is an historic map of depicting Cape Breton Island and the surrounding area. The map shows all of Cape Breton, including Canso Isles, Chedabucto Harbour, Bra d'Or Lake, St. Anne, and Cape North.
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.
The file consists of records relating to the June Leaf exhibition, organized by the College of Cape Breton in Sydney and presented at the Dalhousie Art Gallery from July 29 - September 5, 1982.
Records consist mainly of correspondence and photocopies of newspaper clippings.
File is an audio reel containing an episode of Earth Action, a radio program broadcast on CKDU radio 88.1. This episode features Ken Aucion on the Sydney tar ponds. The episode aired on June 29, 1987.
File is an audio reel containing an episode of Earth Action, a radio program broadcast on CKDU radio 88.1. This episode features Kevin Gould, a Mi'kmaq man from Whycocomagh, Cape Breton, on the Oka crisis in Quebec. The episode aired on February 28, 1992, and was rebroadcasted on August 7, 1992, October 16, 1992, and July 26, 1993 on The Evening Affair, CKDU's evening public affairs radio program.
File is an audio reel containing an episode of Earth Action, a radio program broadcast on CKDU radio 88.1. The episode is part 1 of 2 featuring Leon Dubinksy, and includes Kelly's mountain quarry in Cape Breton. The episode aired on April 29, 1991 on The Evening Affair, CKDU's evening public affairs radio program.
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.
File contains a letter from Joseph Howe to D.O.C. Madden of Arichat, Nova Scotia, written on 10 August 1849. The letter discusses a petition from Peter Furrier, Master of the Brig Superb, to have his vessel released from quarantine.
File contains three letters from Arthur Doughty, written when he was joint librarian of the Legislative Library. The letters primarily discuss the shipping of books to John Stewart McLennan, but also make reference to an exhibit curated by Doughty and some historical letters regarding Louisbourg.
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.
Item is a manuscript outlining Dalhousie's efforts in adult or continuing education, including the establishment of the Institute of Public Affairs. Attached is an enclosure letter from Carleton Stanley's secretary to the editor of the Glace Bay Gazette, which published the article.
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.