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Nasca lines

Subseries contains the conductor’s score, instrumental, and vocal parts used for the premiere performance of Nasca Lines by Barry Guy. Nasca Lines is a one-hour, seven-part work that was commissioned by the Upstream Ensemble and premiered in collaboration with the Symphony Nova Scotia on June 3, 2001 at the Scotia Festival with conductor and composer, Barry Guy.

The composition is named after and inspired by the geoglyphs in the Nazca Desert, Peru, which include outlines of animals and various geometric shapes. Graphical representations of a selection of these geoglyphs are used in the graphic notation of this score, particularly in parts 3 and 7.

Nasca Lines is an atonal work that uses a combination of composed material, based on tone rows and pitch class sets, and guided improvisation. There are twenty instrumental parts and one vocal part.

Promotional materials

Subseries contains records relating to the promotional, fundraising, sponsorship, and marketing activities of the Upstream Music Association. Records include membership advertisements and surveys, correspondence with media outlets, and information brochures about the organization.

Nova Scotia Agricultural College development of a 'Training Program in Sustainable Agriculture' at the Universidad Francisco de Paula Santander (Columbia) project records

Subseries contains records that were created and used in the partnership project with the Nova Scotia Agricultural College (NSAC) and the Universidad Francisco de Paula Santander (Columbia) in the development of a 'Training Program in Sustainable Agriculture' at UFPS for both the undergraduate and graduate levels. The program ran between 1997 and 2002. The Universidad Francisco de Paula Santander (UFPS) was asked to play a key role in “El Salto Social”, the social leap forward, in the Santander region of Colombia. New curricula was to be introduced at UFPS, faculty being upgraded and new extension and outreach programs being established with the assistance of NSAC through this project. Other project partners were the Universidad de la Republica Uruguay (URU) of Uruguay and Saint Mary’s University (SMU). This was an Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada (AUCC) University Program for Cooperation in Development (UPCD) Tier 2 project led by NSAC. NSAC Personnel involved were Norman Goodyear, Bonnie Waddell, Sam Asiedu, and Leanne French.

Ronald St. John Macdonald’s correspondence by decades

Subseries contains Ronald St. John Macdonald's correspondence with different individuals, including John Holmes, Paul Martin, Maxwell Cohen, Roland Michener, D.W. Fulford, Donald S. Macdonald, Charles B. Bourne. Christine Boyle, Donald E. Buckingham, David R. Chipman, Innis Christie, H.C. Charles, George F. Curtis, Audrey Davis, L.C. Green, and others, regarding a wide range of subjects.

Republic of Cyprus

Subseries consists of Ronald St. John Macdonald's records regarding his consultation work for the Republic of Cyprus. Subseries contains a draft constitution for the Federal Republic of Cyprus, bulletins, newspaper clippings, reports, and other materials.

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.

AIDS Coalition of Nova Scotia [ACNS]

Series contains materials relating to the formation and operations of the AIDS Coalition of Nova Scotia [ACNS], a non-profit advocacy organization for persons living with HIV/AIDS based in Halifax. ACNS was formed in 1996 via the merger of two pre-existing organizations, the Nova Scotia Persons With AIDS Coalition and AIDS Nova Scotia, and still operates today. Materials in subseries include administrative records such as meeting notices, minutes, and agendas; memos and correspondence; planning materials for ACNS events; proposals, research materials, and reference materials; and notes.

AIDS Coalition of Nova Scotia

Gaezette

Subseries contains duplicate issues of Gaezette, a publication which was originally published as the newsletter for the Gay Alliance for Equality. It was published by a non-profit collective between 1984-1995, when it changed its name to Wayves. It existed to inform lesbians, gay men, bisexuals and transgender people across Atlantic Canada of activities in their communities, and to promote those activities and support their aims and objectives.

Nova Scotia Adjustment Advisory Council

Subseries contains records created and collected by Gil Winham during his service as Chairman of the Nova Scotia Adjustment Advisory Council, which was established by Premier Buchanan to examine the province's capacity to adjust to the Canada-US Free Trade Agreement. Record types include correspondence; meeting agendas and minutes; research materials; background reports; media releases and newspaper clippings; manuscript drafts; and the final report.

Halifax Rainbow Health Project

Subseries contains materials relating to NSRAP's participation in the Halifax Rainbow Health Project. Operating between 2004-2006, the Halifax Rainbow Health Project was formed by Capital Health to research ways of increasing access to primary care services for members of Nova Scotia's LGBTQ community. It was a joint effort between the Nova Scotia Rainbow Action Project, the the AIDS Coalition of Nova Scotia, and the Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Youth Project. Materials in subseries include meeting minutes and agendas, correspondence, project proposals, reference and planning materials, job postings, notes, and reports.

Scores catalogued by the Canadian Music Centre (CMC)

Subseries contains 34 scores catalogued by the Canadian Music Centre ca. 2016. The scores in this subseries are listed in the order of the RSN (record series number) established by the CMC and descriptions contain corresponding call numbers. They were re-foldered along with the CNC envelopes in which they were maintained.

Macdonald Royal Commission on the Economic Union and Development Prospects for Canada

Subseries contains records created and collected by Gil Winham during his service on the Macdonald Royal Commission, which resulted in a recommendation that Canada enter into a free trade agreement with the United States. Record types include symposium and meeting agendas, minutes and notes; discussion papers; correspondence and memoranda; media releases and bulletins. Of note is a study on Canada-US sectoral trade written by Gil Winham, along with related records.

Public Health Clinic

Subseries comprises records created or collected by the Office of the Architect and Facilities Management at Dalhousie University related to the design and construction of the Public Health Clinic, variously called the Public Health Centre and the Dalhousie Medical Clinic. The building was designed by Halifax architect Andrew Randall Cobb, built between 1922 and 1924. and renamed the Clinical Research Centre ca. 1967.

Finished episodes

Sub-Series includes the digital audio files of the finished episodes aired on Rock Meets Bone. Episodes include and introduction and conclusion narrated by Brain Guns, and interviews, performances, or music created by the artist. Sub-Series also includes one digital audio file from CBC's Atlantic Airwaves detailing the story of Rock Meets Bone.

Canadian Council on International Law

Subseries consists of Ronald St. John Macdonald's records regarding his involvement with the Canadian Council on International Law. Subseries contains conference lists, conference proceedings, bulletins, correspondence, meeting minutes, administrative records, and other materials.

United Nations

Subseries consists of Ronald St. John Macdonald's records regarding his involvement with the United Nations. Subseries contains reports, meeting minutes, correspondence, press releases, and other materials.

World Academy of Arts and Science

Subseries consists of Ronald St. John Macdonald's records regarding his involvement with the World Academy of Art and Science. Subseries contains printed materials, news releases, administrative records, and other materials.

Ronald St. John Macdonald’s Dalhousie University records

Subseries consists of Ronald St. John Macdonald's records regarding his involvement with Dalhousie University as a professor and dean of Dalhousie University Law School. Subseries include records related to Dalhousie Faculty Association's strike in 1988, records related to Dalhousie University Law School centenary, records related to Dalhousie University Law School fire, records related to Ronald St. John Macdonald's lectures, meeting minutes, reports, correspondence, pamphlets, offprints, periodicals, and other materials.

AIDS Nova Scotia [ANS] / Metro Area Committee on AIDS [MACAIDS]

Series contains administrative records of AIDS Nova Scotia, established in 1984 as the Metro Area Committee on AIDS [MACAIDS] and changing its name to AIDS Nova Scotia [ANS] in 1991. ANS was a non-profit advocacy organization for persons living with HIV/AIDS, incorporated in 1986. AIDS Nova Scotia merged with the Nova Scotia Persons With AIDS Coalition in 1995 to form the AIDS Coalition of Nova Scotia. Materials in series include meeting notices, minutes, and agendas; memos, correspondence, and press releases; strategic planning materials; budgets and financial statements; internal and external reports; policies, guidelines, and bylaws; and notes, among others.

AIDS Nova Scotia

TightRope administrative records, promotional materials, and photographs

Subseries contains materials documenting the activities of the TightRope leather brotherhood, a men's leather club established in Halifax in the early 1990s, incorporated in 1997, and disbanded in 2007. Subseries contains administrative and financial records, planning and promotional materials, correspondence, printouts from TightRope's website, and photographs of TightRope members and events.

Records from the Africville relocation project

Subseries contains records created during a study of the forced migration of residents of Africville. The study was sponsored by the Nova Scotia Department of Public Welfare, in association with the Department of National Heath and Welfare, and conducted by Don Clairmont and Dennis Magill for the Institute of Public Affairs (project number 552-21-2). Records in this subseries primarily document the research activities of Don Clairmont and Dennis Magill that led to the publication of the 1971 Africville relocation report. Materials include genealogical information on former residents of Africville, responses to a questionnaire run by Don Clairmont and Dennis Magill , interview files, newspaper clippings, sound recordings, correspondence, and other material.
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