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Halifax (N.S.) File
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Mr. Atlantic Canada Leather [MACLeather] medals

File contains seven medals from the 2008 and 2009 Mr. Atlantic Canada Leather [MACLeather] awards. 2008 medals awarded to Bill Mitchell, Ken Burrough, Kate Huey, Terry Lewin, Dita Parlow and Ryan Auld as well as one medal inscribed "MACLeather 2007 Rob Meyers". 2009 medals awarded to Maisie Walker, Rick Johnston, and Rick Arsenault. File also contains nine judges pins. Titles include Head Judge, Judges Boy, Tally Mistress, Tally Mister, and Judges 1 through 5.

TightRope membership badges

File contains two badges worn by TightRope members. One badge is printed with text saying "TIGHTROPE MEMBERSHIP", and the other is printed with text that reads "Membership Chairman—TIGHTROPE".

TightRope t-shirt and vest

File contains one black leather vest adorned with patches and pins, and one black cotton t-shirt with printed with the TightRope logo.

"Waves of pride" pin

File contains one round, black pin with a triangular rainbow in the centre. The rainbow is overlaid with that purple text reading "2000" and white text below that reads "Waves of Pride".

Documents related to Nova Scotia Mass Choir

File contains documents related to the Nova Scotia Mass Choir in 1997.

Documents include newspaper clippings, magazine clippings, ephemera, and programs related to the East Coast Music Association awards and the Martin Luther King concert with Symphony Nova Scotia.

File also contains a copy of Rising Tide newspaper.

Pride 1995 banner

File contains one hand-painted banner produced or collected by the Gay and Lesbian Association (GALA) for the 1995 Halifax Pride parade. Banner is painted on a white piece of fabric, and features pink text outlined in black that reads "PRIDE '95". Banner also features two black circles filled with pink triangles on either side of the text.

Gay and Lesbian Association of Nova Scotia

Atlantic Provinces Political Lesbians for Equality (APPLE) pride banner

  • MS-15-3.2019-062, OS Box 15, Folder 5
  • File
  • [between 1985 and 1995]
  • Part of Lynn Murphy fonds

File contains one banner for Atlantic Provinces Political Lesbians for Equality (APPLE), used in a Pride parade, march, or demonstration and collected by the Gay and Lesbian Association. Banner is made of a white bedsheet with black fabric letters reading "APPLE" sewn on.

Gay and Lesbian Association [GALA] pride banner

  • MS-15-3.2019-062, OS Box 15, Folder 6
  • File
  • [between 1988 and 1994]
  • Part of Lynn Murphy fonds

File contains one white canvas banner with black text that read "Gay and Lesbian Association of Nova Scotia". Banner was produced by GALA for use in a Halifax Pride parade.

Gay and Lesbian Association of Nova Scotia

Human Rights Act banner

File contains one hand-painted banner produced or collected by the Gay and Lesbian Association (GALA). Banner is made from a brown piece of fabric and a white piece of fabric sewn together, and painted with black text that reads "Every person is free & equal in dignity & rights — NS Human Rights Act".

Gay and Lesbian Association of Nova Scotia

Halifax Pride 1992 banner

File contains one printed banner produced or collected by the Gay and Lesbian Association for Halifax Pride Week 1992. Banner is a piece of white fabric printed with black text that read "WE ARE FAMILY—HALIFAX PRIDE WEEK 1992", featuring a large image of a pink triangle overlaid by four interlocked venus and mars symbols.

Gay and Lesbian Association of Nova Scotia

Lesbian and Gay Pride 1990 banner

File contains one white banner produced or collected by the Gay and Lesbian Association (GALA) for the 1990 Halifax Pride parade featuring the text "We are family! Lesbian and Gay Pride 1990" and two interlocking venus symbols painted in overlapping black and pink text.

Gay and Lesbian Association of Nova Scotia

Straight but not narrow banner

File contains one hand-painted banner produced or collected by the Gay and Lesbian Association (GALA). Banner is a white piece of fabric that features black and red text that reads "STRAIGHT but NOT NARROW" over top of a pink triangle.

Gay and Lesbian Association of Nova Scotia

Send a dyke to holland banner

File contains one banner produced or collected by the Gay and Lesbian Association (GALA), then called the Gay Alliance for Equality, for an unknown event in 1985. The banner is made of white fabric, and is drawn in the style of a Gaezette article. The banner features a drawing of a person standing in front of a windmill proclaiming with a headline that reads "Send a Dyke to Holland".

Gay and Lesbian Association of Nova Scotia

Daily reports from shows and rides at The Bill Lynch Shows

File contains daily reports from the Bill Lynch Shows shows and rides from June to August 1949. The reports are from Halifax and New Glasgow. Areas that are filled out include name of attraction, starting number, finish number, tickets, price, gross, and total. There is one blank form.

Promotional materials for poetry readings

File contains two undated promotional leaflets (likely from the late 1930s or early 1940s, promoting Kenneth Leslie poetry readings and discussions. The earliest of the two leaflets, on off-white paper, is entitled "Kenneth Leslie / Poetry Readings -- Discussions / Mr. Leslie / Reads His Own Poetry / Discusses Contemporary Poetry / Helps you Develop Your Poetry" and contains a small portrait of a youthful Leslie wearing a fedora. It contains testimonials from Charles G.D. Roberts, Robert Norwood, and Lawrence H. Conrad on the verso. The second leaflet, printed on yellow paper, also undated, but after 1938, is entitled "Kenneth Leslie : Singer-Composer / Poet", contains a portrait of Leslie to the upper left corner, with a short bibliography (ending in "By Stubborn Stars". The front contains words promoting Leslie's talent from 'Voices', 'London Times', Sir Charles Roberts, 'N.Y. Herald Tribune', 'Halifax Chronicle', Reverend Sister Maura, 'Charlottetown Guardian', and Shaemas O'Sheel, while the verso has further testimonials under the heading "What they say of Kenneth Leslie's poetry...." with the sub-headings "In London, England", "In Toronto", "In New York", and "In Charlottetown".

Dance tickets and cards

File contains two tickets and 13 dance cards from dances at Dalhousie University, the Waegwoltic Club, and Pine Hill. Most of the dance cards have been filled in with the names of her dance partners.

Frank McMahon's registration card and class certification tickets from the Halifax Medical College

  • MS-2-224, SF Box 33, Folder 1
  • File
  • 1887 - 1888
Files contains Frank McMahon's registration tickets for the Halifax Medical College (Dalhousie College and University Medical Faculty) and his attendance/examination cards for Anatomy, Materia Medica, Practical Anatomy, Histology, Physiology, Botany, and Chemistry. The cards are printed on coloured heavy card and are held in a small black leather-bound folder. Cards are variously signed by John Forrest, A.W.H. Lindsay, D.A. Campbell, Arthur Morrow, John Somers, George L. Sinclair, and others. The back of one card contains a note from A.W.H. Lindsay about dissections.

McMahon, J. Frank