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Letters written by Fred Thompson to John Bell

  • MS-10-2, SF Box 1, Folders 1-4
  • File
  • 1976
File comprises four letters sent from Fred Thompson to John Bell between July and October, 1976. The letters provide a recounting of Thompson's time in Halifax as a labourer and labour activist and reveal an ongoing discussion between Bell and Thompson regarding labour issues and labour history.

Bell, John A.

Making a difference : Halifax women remember the 1950s, 60s and 70s : [workshop videos]

File contains the 3-tape VHS video master set for the "Making a Difference : Halifax women remember the 1950's, 60's and 70's" workshop, part of the "Women, Work and Social Policy" project, held on May 7, 1999.

Participants in the workshop included researchers Judith Fingard (chair), Frances Gregor, Janet Guildford, Suzanne Morton, and Jeanne Fay (social work), and community activists Dr. Pamela Brown, Sister Mary Jean Burns, Muriel Duckworth, Joan Fraser, Judith Giffin, Dorothy Grantmyre, Fran Maclean, Judge Sandra Oxner, Linda Christiansen-Ruffman, Myrna Slater, Gertrude Tynes, and Sue Wolstenholme.

"Lockeport Lockout" articles on Lockeport

File contains photocopies of newspaper clippings and a full copy of "The Coast Guard: The Voice of Shelburne County," a local newspaper published on Tuesday, September 16, 1997. The issue has an article on the Lockeport Lockout by Lewis M. Jackson.

Strikes in the Maritimes, 1901-1914

File contains a copy of Ian McKay's paper titled Strikes in the Maritimes, 1901-1914. The paper was delivered in the North American History Seminar coordinated by Bruce Tucker.

McKay, Ian

Records related to the Amherst and District Labour Council

File documents Norman Hebert’s time as President of the Amherst and District Labour Council between 1975 and 1977. Records include notices of meetings and protest actions, correspondence between members of the council and executive officers, and annual reports.

Records related to the Nova Scotia Government Employee Union and the Dalhousie Labour University Committee

File documents Norman Hebert’s time as a representative of the Nova Scotia Government Employee Union in the Dalhousie Labour University Committee from 1982 to 1985. Meetings took place at the Henson Centre, Dalhousie University. Records include meeting minutes by Donald Maclean, a list of labour courses offered by Dalhousie University, and memoranda notifying committee members of meeting dates.

Records related to United Steelworkers of America

File contains records related to Norman Hebert’s time as a committee member of the United Steelworkers of America Local 4883, Aircraft Division located in Amherst, Nova Scotia. Records include correspondence, grievance reports, and meeting minutes.