Item is a sound recording of an interview with Anne Bishop and Jan Morrell. Bishop and Morrell discuss their interactions with the LGBT community and organizations in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and Ontario; their political activism; and navigating communal living in Pictou County in the 1980s. The interview was conducted by Elizabeth Fitting on 24 February 2022 as part of the Nova Scotia LGBT Seniors’ Archive’s Lesbian Oral Histories Project.
File contains a transcript and video recording of an interview with Fay Wambolt and Catherine Butler. Walmbolt and Butler discuss their relationship and marriage, their experiences as out lesbians in Cape Breton, and their families' reactions to their sexuality. The interview was conducted by Joseph Lahey on January 8th, 2022 as part of the Nova Scotia LGBT Seniors’ Archive’s Lesbian Oral Histories Project.
Item is a transcript of an interview with Fay Wambolt and Catherine Butler. Walmbolt and Butler discuss their relationship and marriage, their experiences as out lesbians in Cape Breton, and their families' reactions to their sexuality. The interview was conducted by Joseph Lahey on January 8th, 2022 as part of the Nova Scotia LGBT Seniors’ Archive’s Lesbian Oral Histories Project.
Item is a video recording of an interview with Fay Wambolt and Catherine Butler. Walmbolt and Butler discuss their relationship and marriage, their experiences as out lesbians in Cape Breton, and their families' reactions to their sexuality. The interview was conducted by Joseph Lahey on January 8th, 2022 as part of the Nova Scotia LGBT Seniors’ Archive’s Lesbian Oral Histories Project.
Subseries contains manuscripts, notes, correspondence and secondary research materials related to Rage the Night, a novel written by Donna Morrissey and published by Penguin Canada in 2023.
Item is a typed manuscript with a handwritten title (Sequence of memories re. earlier years in school) at the top that refers to the paginated excerpts from the novel as they appear below.
Series consists of records, primarily manuscripts, notes and correspondence, regarding The Mountain and the Valley, a play adapted by Catherine Banks from a novel by Ernest Buckler.
This series contains documents pertaining to the administrative aspects of the Associated Alumni. Documents include correspondence and questionnaires pertaining to the association's founding as well as drafts of the association's constitution, by-laws, and list of executive committee members.
Minutes and reports found in this series include annual general meetings, executive and board meetings and meetings pertaining to the co-ordination of alumni affairs.
Item is a copy of Dal Magazine (Spring 2022), which features spotlight interviews with Dal alumni Brice Scheschuk (BCOMM '94), Jeremy Dutcher (BA '12), partners David Hodgson and Sara Fedullo (BENG '21), William (Bill) Stanish (MD '70), and Marriam Abou-El-Haj; an article about the research project "Home Food Gardening in Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic: Lessons for Food Security Considerations"; and a story about research in music, medicine and neuroscience.
File contains an audio recording and transcript of an interview with Anne Bishop and Jan Morrell. Bishop and Morrell discuss their interactions with the LGBT community and organizations in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and Ontario; their political activism; and navigating communal living in Pictou County in the 1980s. The interview was conducted by Elizabeth Fitting on February 24th, 2022 as part of the Nova Scotia LGBT Seniors’ Archive’s Lesbian Oral Histories Project.
Fonds consists of documents created and collected by the Khyber Art Society that reflect all aspects of the gallery’s management. The fonds includes artist files, slides, administrative files, publicity files (including press releases), correspondence, publications, financial documents, contracts, minutes of board of directors meetings, photographs, fundraising files and membership lists, programmes, catalogues, posters, reviews, guest books, and miscellaneous files regarding exhibitions and events.
Series contains material relating to the various exhibitions and events sponsored by the Khyber Arts Society. Included in the series are posters, pamphlets and programs.
Series contains personal and professional correspondence, mostly incoming letters regarding Banks' writing and research, publishing, play production, and other activities. Correspondence related to specific productions or plays is listed in subseries under play title series as well as filed by the donor with related manuscripts. Other correspondence is found in the series "readings, festivals and workshops" and "grant and fundraising records."
File consists of mentorship forms, letters of agreement, and related records.
Records consist of a Mentorship consent form for Co-applicants of the Playwrights Resiliency Program, a letter of agreement between PARC (Producer) and Catherine Banks (Artist) to participate in the 2022 PARC Playwrights' Retreat, a letter of agreement between Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre (Theatre) and Catherine Banks (Mentor) for the National Mentorship Program and a payroll information sheet.
File contains a video recording and transcript of an interview with Bernadette MacDonald. MacDonald discusses her experiences travelling abroad before settling in rural Nova Scotia; her participation in LGBT events in Halifax, Pictou County, and the North Shore in the 1980s -1990s; her work in women's crisis centres; and the differences between urban and rural LGBT experiences. The interview was conducted by Oscar Campbell on January 23, 2022 as part of the Nova Scotia LGBT Seniors’ Archive’s Lesbian Oral Histories Project.
File contains a transcript and video recording of an interview with Christina Toplack. Toplack discusses her involvement with the women's movement and LGBT organizations Halifax and the Annapolis Valley during the 1980s and 1990s, as well as her journey towards understanding her sexuality. The interview was conducted by Sam Ginther on January 14th, 2022 as part of the Nova Scotia LGBT Seniors’ Archive’s Lesbian Oral Histories Project.
Item is transcript of an interview with Christina Toplack. Toplack discusses her involvement with the women's movement and LGBT organizations Halifax and the Annapolis Valley during the 1980s and 1990s, as well as her journey towards understanding her sexuality. The interview was conducted by Sam Ginther on January 14th, 2022 as part of the Nova Scotia LGBT Seniors’ Archive’s Lesbian Oral Histories Project.
Item is a video recording of the 2022 Kroetsch Keynote given by Catherine Banks. The Kroetsch Keynote is an annual writers lecture presented by Sage Hill Writing. Catherine Banks gave the lecture online via Zoom on July 8, 2022. Video recording edited by Ana Cristina Camacho, Sage Hill Writing 2022 Summer Program Assistant.
File is an audio reel containing an episode of Aural History, a radio program broadcast on CKDU radio 88.1. This episode is on Bev Lamb, who also hosted CKDU program Touchstone, and Cyril Byrne, Coordinator of Irish Studies at Saint Mary's. The episode aired on September 21 and was rebroadcasted in 1987.
Series comprises records regarding the development, writing, publishing and reception of Harry Thurston's book Lost River, The Waters of Remembrance : A Memoir, published by Gaspereau Press. Records types include correspondence; print manuscripts; notes; and published reviews.
Item is a copy of Dal Magazine (Fall 2021), which features an article about the fiftieth anniversaries of the Dal Arts Centre, Killam Library and the Life Sciences Centre; and interviews with alumni Mona Challa (MPA '21, BSC '19), Rene Boudreau (BA '15), Paul Gauthier (BSC '94), Rafaela Andrade (PHD '15), and George Cooper (BSC '62, LLB '66, LLD '04).
File contains a transcript of an interview with Carol Millett. Millett discusses her attendance at LGBT dances and social events in Halifax, her coming out story, and her experiences with homophobia in the workplace. The interview was conducted by Joseph Lahey on December 7th, 2021 as part of the Nova Scotia LGBT Seniors’ Archive’s Lesbian Oral Histories Project.
Item is a sound recording of an interview with Joan MacLeod. MacLeod discusses her European travels and time living in the UK, her significant romantic relationships, and her interactions with LGBT events and organizations in Pictou Country and other parts of rural Nova Scotia. The interview was conducted by Elizabeth Fitting on December 10th, 2021 as part of the Nova Scotia LGBT Seniors’ Archive’s Lesbian Oral Histories Project.
Item is a transcript of an interview with Joan MacLeod. MacLeod discusses her European travels and time living in the UK, her significant romantic relationships, and her interactions with LGBT events and organizations in Pictou Country and other parts of rural Nova Scotia. The interview was conducted by Elizabeth Fitting on December 10th, 2021 as part of the Nova Scotia LGBT Seniors’ Archive’s Lesbian Oral Histories Project.
File contains a transcript and sound recording of an interview with Karen Lorraine. Lorraine discusses her experience with discrimination in the military, her attendance at LGBT bars and social events in Halifax, her understanding of her gender and sexuality, her romantic relationships with men and women. The interview was conducted by Elizabeth Fitting on December 3rd, 2021 as part of the Nova Scotia LGBT Seniors’ Archive’s Lesbian Oral Histories Project.
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