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Powers Brothers fonds

  • MS-4-86
  • Fonds
  • 1858–1987
Fonds consists of administrative files, community involvement details, contract records, correspondence, employee records, financial documents, job estimates and job files, legal documents, photographs, plans, printed material, notes on solar heating projects, sound recordings, and union/association documents, as well as a series with material from the Murphy and Wharton Company. This material spans over 100 years from 1858 to 1987, and illustrates how business was conducted (meetings, annual reports, accounting and financial statements) and the relationship with the community (both charitable and with other businesses). There are also very detailed accounts of the work done by the company, from initial quotes through to project planning, blueprints, product literature, and finishing. Together the items demonstrate the organizational structure, management, and operations of the Powers Brothers company. These items provide insight into business operations in Nova Scotia throughout the late 19th and 20th centuries.

Powers Brothers.

Himmelman Supply Company fonds

  • MS-4-118
  • Fonds
  • 1928-1987, predominately 1955-1978

Fonds contains the business papers from Himmelman Supply Company and several other companies owned or operated by Ernest H. Himmelman and Lawrence Himmelman. These include O.K. Service Shipping Company, Himmelman Shipping Limited, Oakland Shipping Limited, LaHave Investments Limited, Nova Hereford Farms, and Himmelman Supermarket Limited. The fonds contains a variety of business papers, including meeting minutes and administrative records, ships' vessel papers, correspondence, financial statements and ledgers, legal agreements and contracts, blueprints and maps, and photographs.

Some of the personal papers of Lawrence Himmelman are also included in the fonds, including correspondence with the LaHave School, the local fire department, and other groups, financial records, and contracts and agreements.

In 1954, a fire in the Himmelman Supermarket destroyed many of the business records. Most records in the fonds are from after this date, though some vessel papers and correspondence from before the fire survived. See individual series descriptions for more detailed descriptions of the scope and content of the fonds.

Fonds consists of 18 series. Administrative, Correspondence, Financial, and Vessel Papers Series contain records for Himmelman Supply Company and subsidiary companies. Additional records for subsidiary companies are found in series for Himmelman Shipping Company, O.K. Service Shipping Limited, Oakland Shipping Limited, LaHave Shipping Limited, and LaHave Investments Limited. Each vessel from the O.K. Service Fleet also has a series. See individual series descriptions for more detailed descriptions of their scope and content.

Himmelman Supply Company.

Photographs of NSAC library staff at the 1987 Nova Scotia Agricultural College Open House

File contains 11 colour photographs and one handmade photo spread (construction paper ) of photocopied pictures of Nova Scotia Agricultural College library staff during Open House in 1987. The NSAC library was later named the MacRae Library after former principal Herbert MacRae.

Photos are as follows : 1. On reverse: “Sheree Miller - Steno Secretary, Lady who pays you, Open House 1987”. Subject is smiling at the camera. 2. Sheree Miller – no annotation on reverse – subject is in side view talking on the phone. 3. On reverse: “Kelly Ji - Cataloguing and international traveler (also Acquisitions and Serials singlehandedly in her spare time) Open House 1987” Subject is looking at camera. 4. On reverse: “Irene – Domestic engineer and General Can-Do Anything Person! Open House 1987” Subject is smiling at camera. 5. On reverse: “Joanne Campbell – Inter-library Loans and best Giggler - Open House 1987” Subject is smiling at camera. 6. On reverse: “Bonnie Waddell – Reference Librarian and Lady with the flip-flops – Open House 1987” Subject is smiling at camera. 7. On reverse: “Darren Blade – Data entry clerk and comedian – summer appearances only – Open House 1987” Subject is smiling at camera. 8. Darren Blade – no annotation on reverse – subject in side view looking at computer screen and smiling. 9. On reverse: “Chrissie Frank – Assistant to Archivist – Local Trouble Maker – Summer appearances only – Open House 1987” Subject is posed in front of Agricola Collection museum objects smiling at camera. 10. On reverse: “Marlene McCallum – Part time steno secretary” Subject is looking up at camera smiling. 11. Marlene McCallum – Subject is smiling looking down at something in her hands. 12. Construction paper display sheet of photocopied pictures over the years of (1) Mr B.S. Sodhi – Chief Librarian – MacRae Library, and (2) Professor Peter Sanger.

Seafood Producers Association of Nova Scotia fonds

  • MS-4-113
  • Fonds
  • 1940-1988, predominant 1947-1985
Fonds consists of correspondence, notes, briefs and reports, meeting minutes, financial records, circulars, photographs, and other records relating to the fishing and fish processing industry in Atlantic Canada and government regulations of the fisheries. Also included are similar types of records from sister organizations the Atlantic Fishing Vessel Association, Atlantic Fisheries By-Products Association, and Atlantic Queen Crab Association.

Seafood Producers Association.

Dalhousie Alumni Association fonds

  • UA-32
  • Fonds
  • 1872-1988, bulk 1914-1945
The fonds consists of records relating to the administration and governance of the association; correspondence carried out on behalf of the Association; events such as the amalgamation of Dalhousie University and the Technical University of Nova Scotia, various university campaigns, Dalhousie Centenary celebrations; association-sponsored activities such as memorials and tributes, track and field meets, and reunions; graduate and alumni lists; photographs of alumni who served in World War I; and press stories about the Association.

Dalhousie Alumni Association

Photographs of Dalplex, the Life Sciences Centre, and other Dalhousie buildings

Box contains prints, slides, negatives, and proof sheets of photographs of Dalplex construction; Dalplex roof; aerial photographs of Studley Campus; signage on Studley Campus; the Life Sciences Centre; the Forrest Building; houses on Henry Street; and other buildings. Box also contains an entry for the 1980 Canadian Consulting Engineering Awards by R.L. Booth of Carruthers & Wallace Limited and a presentation about stainless steel meniscus roofs. The photographs are stored in binders.

Photographs with family and friends, including vacations

File contains various photographs belonging to Joyce Barkhouse depicting her family (including Margaret Atwood), friends, and travels. These include a trip to Oberammergau in 1980 with Mary Wade, Mildred Smith, and Frances Brown, as well as trips to London and Newfoundland. Some of the photographs are scanned onto black and white sheet of paper in batches, while others are originals.

Gessain, Monique and Robert

File contains correspondence with or about Robert and Monique Gessain. Also contains lecturer registration forms, a manuscript for "Report on the sciences of man: can psychiatry travel?," a booklet titled "Nicolas et Antoine en Nouvelle Ecosse," and 6 photos : 4 b&w and 2 colour; 5 x 7 1/2 in and smaller.

Ronald St. John Macdonald's correspondence with Karen Christine Knopp

File includes correspondence with Grigory Tunkin, Innes Christie, A.J. Stone, Vladimir Semenov, V.G. Turner, Stewart McInnes, Alexei A. Rodionov, Edward G. Lee, Igor I. Luckashuk, Raphael V. Vartanov, Vladimir K. Zabigailo, Igor Blishchenko, J.F. Tanguay, Osvald Knop, Stephen Hanson, John N. Hazard, Oscar Schachter. File contains Karen Christine Knopp's resume, two photographs of Karen Christine Knopp in the 1980s, Kennan Institute for Advanced Russian Studies meeting reports.

Ronald St. John Macdonald's correspondence with Stella Soulioti

File includes correspondence with Archbishop Makarios, J.Cl. Christophides, G.C. Ladas M.P., Nicos Vassiliou, and other individuals related to the Republic of Cyprus. File contains a photograph of Ronald St. John Macdonald a group of unidentified individuals in Nicosia, Cyprus, in March of 1977, a Cyprus Bar Council meeting minute of June 1978, and handwritten notes.

René de Villiers fonds

  • MS-2-746, Boxes 1-35
  • Fonds
  • 1881-1989

Fonds contains material created and accumulated by René de Villiers during his time as an editor and politician. The fonds contains records on associations and clubs, press and media, historical publications, urban problems, Marquard family papers, manuscripts, correspondence, biographical materials, speeches & editorials, politics, publications, photographs, and miscellaneous materials.

The fonds includes ca. 123 photographs, almost all black and white, 7 posters, 2 audio reels, 2 maps, and 1 painting.

de Villiers, René

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