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Halifax Regional Municipality (N.S.)
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Symphony Nova Scotia fonds

  • MS-5-14
  • Fonds
  • 1981-2006

Fonds consists of records created by Symphony Nova Scotia in the course of its regular business activities. The majority of the records were created during the process of concert-planning, including special concerts, annual concerts, tours, and concert series. These records include artist contracts, marketing and development documents, internal memos, and correspondence with artists and sponsors.

Records also consist of internal management records, including personnel records, office management files, and the files of the Board of Directors, Executive Director, and Chief Executive Officer. The financial administration of the Symphony is documented though budgets, statements, ledgers, and tickets sales data.

The fonds also contains concert programs and promotional material such as posters, advertisements, flyers, newsletters, and other publications. The final section of the fonds consists of audiovisual and graphic material. There are audio recordings of performances and interviews of Symphony personnel as well as video recordings of advertisements and performances. The graphic material includes promotional photographs and photographs of the orchestra.

Symphony Nova Scotia

Maurice Evans fonds

  • MS-4-234, Boxes 1-4
  • Fonds
  • 1941-1989
Fonds contains correspondence, contract files, notes, plans, and photographs of various ships Maurice Evans' company worked on.

Evans, Maurice

International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local 1928 fonds

  • MS-9-52
  • Fonds
  • 1937-2015, predominant 1955-2015
Fonds includes financial, legal, administrative and human resources materials dating from the local's founding in 1955, providing insight into the development of the organization's policies and procedures, and also illustrating the broader labour movement and role of unions in shaping the political and social landscape in Nova Scotia. The records provide evidence of the union's administrative and operational functions and activities, including contract negotiation, grievance administration, dues remittance, pension fund administration, membership and labour advocacy, workers' training and education and strike coordination. The records were created by the local's office staff, business managers, executive board, elected officials, Board of Trustees, membership and business associates. Earlier records (pre-1955) became part of the IBEW Local 1928 archive when other IBEW Locals were amalgamated with 1928.

International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local 1928

Correspondence from Budge Wilson to Kathy Markou

File contains a copy of a letter from Budge Wilson to Kathy Markou from CBC, including Wilson's agreement that gave CBC permission to adapt her short story "The Canoe Trip" for use on CBC radio.

The dandelion garden : from Integrated language arts anthology, Grade 6

File contains a copy of Budge Wilson's short story "The Dandelion Garden : A Modern Fable for Elderly Children," as it appeared in the "Integrated Language Arts Anthology" (1995) for Grade 6 students, and two copies of the Permissions Request form from ScottForesman to Budge Wilson for the non-exclusive reprint rights to this short story (originally published in her anthology "The Dandelion Garden and Other Stories").

Samuel George William Archibald fonds

  • MS-2-3, SF Box 13, Folder 1
  • Fonds
  • [1819?]
Fonds consists of two notes from Lord Dalhousie, two letters (one photocopy) from Agricola (John Young), and one note regarding a property deed.

Archibald, Samuel George William, 1777-1846

Budge Wilson fonds

  • MS-2-650
  • Fonds
  • 1948-2018
Fonds consists of manuscripts and proofs of Budge Wilson's books and short stories; correspondence with publishers, students, and teachers; publicity material; photocopies and clippings of reviews, profiles, and notices regarding awards and appearances; diaries; recorded radio interviews; and an assortment of other documents created and collected by the author throughout her writing career. The fonds also contains materials relating to the adaptation of Wilson's novel "Before Green Gables" into a Japanese animated television series.

Personal archives of David Renton

  • MS-3-23
  • Collection
  • 1926-2006
Fonds consists of records relating to Renton's personal life as well as his acting and teaching careers. The personal papers include files on specific actors, athletics, clippings and publications, festivals and workshops, financial records, Portus Theatre Productions (the production company he founded), school-related theatrical education materials, committee work, unions, associations, and a variety of other subjects. Correspondence includes letters to, from, and about Renton and are primarily theatre-related. The scripts were accumulated by Renton throughout his career as an actor, director, and producer. The fonds also includes photographs and slides of numerous theatrical productions.

Renton, David, 1934-2006

Dalhousie Faculty Association fonds

  • UA-27
  • Fonds
  • 1948-2018
Fonds contains records of the Dalhousie Faculty Association, including administrative correspondence from the DFA's formative years and records documenting the negotiation of their first contract in 1978. There is also an incomplete series of DFA newsletters and committee records.

Dalhousie Faculty Association

Memoranda from a deed of settlement of the Bank of British North America

  • MS-4-11, SF Box 46, Folder 14
  • File
  • 1836
File contains a seven page handwritten memoranda from a deed of settlement of the Bank of British North America (May 28, 1836). The deed of settlement was negotiated for the purpose of establishing banks in the British colonies of North America. File also contains four blank forms for transferring shares.

Bank of British North America.

William Himsworth's purchase of the schooner Nine Sisters

  • MS-4-215, SF Box 21, Folder 16
  • Item
  • 1810
Agreement of sale of the schooner Nine Sisters of Shelburne, Nova Scotia from Reuben Clements, John Crosby, Elbanah Clements, John Trask and David Rose and Stephen Rose, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, October 27, 1810

Himsworth, William

George Robertson's historical documents collection

  • MS-2-779
  • Collection
  • 1750-1871
Collection consists of letters written by and to Joseph Howe and a legal document concerning land set aside for the Jamaican Maroons.

Robertson, George

Leslie E. Haley fonds

  • MS-2-758
  • Fonds
  • [ca. 1972] - [ca. 1995] ; predominantly 1986 - 1995
Fonds consists of Leslie E. Haley's materials regarding his professional activities, researches, and involvement with the Science Council of Canada, the Gambia project, Nova Scotia Department of Education's Biology Task Force, and the Summer Science Institute. Fonds includes reports, correspondence, financial records, booklets, and other textual records.

Haley, Les

R. Graham Murray fonds

  • MS-2-693
  • Fonds
  • 1831 - 1988
Fonds includes records related to the Community Planning Association of Canada, Dalhousie Law School, Royal Canadian Air Force, personal correspondence, copies of deeds, legal agreements and wills, and printed materials.

Murray, Robert Graham

Hector McInnes fonds

  • MS-2-446
  • Fonds
  • 1845 - 1937
Fonds includes correspondence, receipts, and indentures.

McInnes, Hector

James Fraser fonds

  • MS-4-52
  • Fonds
  • 1885 - 1947
Fonds contains the records of Halifax fish merchant James Fraser, including financial statements (1885-1945); lobster contracts (1885-1892); and ledgers (1923-1940).

Fraser, James

Howard Murray fonds

  • MS-2-180
  • Fonds
  • 1878-1906
Fonds comprises an early teaching contract (1878), handwritten notes on Nova Scotia high school curriculum revisions, and a published pamphlet of opinions on proposed provincial curriculum reform (ca. 1906).

Murray, Howard

William Edward Maclellan and family fonds

  • MS-2-762
  • Fonds
  • 1831 - 2005
Fonds comprises the records of William Edward Maclellan and his family's records, including those of including William Edward and Margaret Jane (Mackenzie) Maclellan; Edward Kirkpatrick and Helen Stewart (Mackay) Maclellan; Robert (Bob) William and Delphine Caroline (Wallace) Maclellan; Jean Stewart Maclellan; Robert William Maclellan; and David Kirkpatrick Stewart Maclellan. Record types include correspondence, photographs, films, newspaper clippings, poems, certificates, booklets, periodicals, notebooks and genealogical charts.

Maclellan, William Edward

Scott Paper Company fonds

  • MS-4-68
  • Fonds
  • 1913-1972
Fonds consists of correspondence, financial documents, journals and ledgers, legal documents, photographs, plans, printed material, and reports. This material spans almost 60 years and gives insight into a company which changed hands several times, and also represented an important part of Nova Scotia industry. Through the material one is able to get a complete picture of the process of manufacturing pulp, from acquiring timber and land to machinery and labour used, to exporting the end product; it also demonstrates how business was conducted. Fonds demonstrates the organizational structure, management, and operations of the Scott Paper company, and provide insight into business operations in Nova Scotia in the 20th century.

Scott Paper Company.

Ralph Venning Dimock fonds

  • MS-2-477, SF Box 43, Folders 1-8
  • Fonds
  • 1888-1946
Fonds comprises miscellaneous business and personal correspondence, legal documents, deeds and papers regarding property in Halifax and Amherst, Nova Scotia.

Dimock, Ralph Venning, 1867-1948

Leslie E. Haley's records regarding the Summer Science Institute

Series consists of Leslie E. Haley's materials regarding his involvement with the Summer Science Institute project. Series includes vouchers, a list of contracts, invoices, a list of candidates and research projects, reports, and other textual records. For an unknown reason, this project was referred to in the records by different names, including the Summer Science Institute, Emerging Technology Institute, Summer Science Institute for Teachers, Emerging Technology Summer Institute, and Emerging Technology Summer School.

Susan Sherwin fonds

  • MS-2-186
  • Fonds
  • 1969 - 2008
Fonds comprises records related to Susan Sherwin's professional activities, including publication, research and teaching. Record types include correspondence, contracts, manuscripts, research materials and notes, committee materials, reports, conference materials, and university course records such as syllabi, exams, and assignments.

Sherwin, Susan

Pottersfield Press fonds

  • MS-4-254
  • Fonds
  • 1977 - 2019
Fonds contains records documenting the creation and management of Pottersfield Press from its inception in 1978. These include administrative documents such as grant and funding applications and author contracts; correspondence between the managing editor and authors, readers, contract editors and others; editorial records including manuscripts and page proofs; and publicity materials such as catalogues and book reviews.

Pottersfield Press

Morton House property deeds and operating documents

Subseries contains documents relating to the operation of Morton House, a residence and hospice in Halifax operated by CARAS for persons living with HIV/AIDS. Morton House was established in 1988 and closed in the early 2000s.

Lesbian Gay Bisexual Youth Project summer retreats 2000-2001

File contains materials relating to Lesbian Gay Bisexual Youth Project summer retreats from 2000-2001. Materials include registration forms, correspondence, invoices, contracts, travel itineraries, budgets, notes, and news clippings.

Independent artists projects policy engagement contracts

File contains six contracts related to Home First Production's 2010 production of the play Home by Colleen Wagner. Contracts are between Home First Productions and Mary Vingoe (director), Karren Bassett, John Beale Jr., Mary-Colin Chisholm, David Hughes, and Sarah English (performers). File also includes a letter from the Canadian Actors' Equity Association and a copy of the association's independent artists projects policy.
Memorandum of Agreement made between the Reverend William McCulloch and The Board of Governors of...

Memorandum of Agreement made between the Reverend William McCulloch and The Board of Governors of Dalhousie College and University

Item consists of a handwritten Memorandum of Agreement between the Reverend William McCulloch of Truro, Doctor of Divinity, of the one part, and The Board of Governors of Dalhousie College and University, of the other part, October 1st, 1887, as well as a typed transcription of the handwritten document. The Agreement outlines Dr McCulloch's aiding in establishing a natural history museum at Dalhousie College in the name of Thomas McCulloch.
Draft of an Agreement between The Governors of Dalhousie College and University, and Her Majesty ...

Draft of an Agreement between The Governors of Dalhousie College and University, and Her Majesty the Queen in RIght of Canada, regarding loaning of Labrador duck specimens to the National Museum of Canada

Item consists of a facsimile draft of an agreement -- dated March 25, 1968 -- between the Dalhousie Board of Governors and Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada (via the Department of the Secretary of State, which oversees the National Museum of Canada) regarding the loaning and preservation of Labrador duck specimens from the Thomas McCulloch Museum to the National Museum of Canada.
Agreement between The Governors of Dalhousie College and University, and Her Majesty the Queen in...

Agreement between The Governors of Dalhousie College and University, and Her Majesty the Queen in RIght of Canada, regarding loaning of Labrador duck specimens to the National Museum of Canada

Item consists of a signed agreement -- dated April 16, 1968 -- between the Dalhousie Board of Governors and Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada (via the Department of the Secretary of State, which oversees the National Museum of Canada) regarding the loaning and preservation of Labrador duck specimens from the Thomas McCulloch Museum to the National Museum of Canada.

Museums - Labrador duck

File contains correspondence and contracts related to the loaning of Labrador duck specimens from the Thomas McCulloch Museum to the National Museum of Canada.

Don Allison fonds

  • MS-3-28
  • Fonds
  • 1967 - 1972
Fonds comprises records created and collected by Don Allison that document his work as an actor in Neptune Theatre's 1967 production of The Wooden Ship, as well as his own poetry and prose writings. There is also a small number of letters from someone named Anna.

Allison, Don

Material concerning the property in Upper Sackville purchased by Culverwell Holdings Limited from Lewis Leroy Maxwell

File consists of a legal description of lands owned by L. Leroy Maxwell prepared by Paul Wendt, consulting engineer; the indenture between Lewis Leroy Maxwell, Anna Mabel Maxwell and Culverwell Holdings Limited; statutory declaration; a memo referring to the transfer of property and correspondence.
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