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The working class of metropolitan Halifax, 1850-1889

File contains a manuscript of Ian McKay's honours thesis "The working class of metropolitan Halifax, 1850-1889." The thesis was completed as part of McKay's Bachelor of Arts (History) studies at Dalhousie University.

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.

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 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.

Sampling design notes and related correspondence

File also includes Bryn Greer-Wootten, "Work and Workers in a Low-Wage Industry: The Case of the Leather Footwear Industry in Canada"; correspondence regarding sampling small establishments in Nova Scotia by industry; and comments on Richard Apostle's sample design.

The general segmentation survey / Richard Apostle, Don Clairmont and Lars Osberg

File also contains "Richard Apostle and Lars Osberg, "The General Segmentation Survey: Report 1 (1978); a write-up on sampling procedures sent to the Federal Statistical Activities Secretariat; Richard Apostle and Martha MacDonald, "Morphology Project II: Progress Report II" (1978); Richard Apostle and Larry Smith, "In-depth Interviews: Morphology Project II : Marginal Work World Programme" (1978); and Martha MacDonald, "Progress Report" (1977).

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

Morphology Project follow-up

File includes Lars Osberg, "The Aims and Costs of a Follow-up Survey to the General Segmentation Survey or, The Costs and Benefits of Even More Data"; "Morphology Establishment Follow up"; handwritten notes; and a memorandum from Don Clairmont to members of the MWW Research Group with the subject line: "Follow-up Survey (big bang)."
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