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Trial at Fortitude Bay

Series consists of records documenting the administrative, creative, financial, legal, production, and publicity and marketing activities of this project. The project is an award-winning television drama set in a contemporary Inuit community about a trial of a young Inuit man accused of rape. It focuses on the conflicting cultures and senses of justice. The 92-minute film was shot in Iqaluit, Baffin Island, and Winnipeg. It was co-produced by imX, written by Keith Ross Leckie, directed by Vic Sarin, and starred Henry Czerny and Lolita Davidovich. This series contains agreements, articles of incorporation, correspondence, financial statements, press releases, publicity stills, reports, scripts, the storyboard, and video recordings.

Trevor Bebb's research papers

This sousfonds contains research notes relating to the history of Shipping and Shipbuilding, Lockeport Businesses, Shelburne County History, Nova Scotia History and the West Indies trade. This material consists of handwritten notes or photocopies of original documents. There are a few documents that are listed under the “Printed material” series that are original printed documents.

Travelling Medicine Show

Series consists of records documenting the administrative and creative activities of this project. This potential fantasy feature film was about a boy, Akiva, who lives in a world addicted to a "miracle" drug. Akiva must find the secret of the only antidote to the drug in his new home: Dr. Theo's Travelling Medicine Show and Circus. This series contains correspondence, a script, and a one-sheet.

Training and education records of IBEW Local 1928

Series documents the local's efforts to provide access to educational and training opportunities, primarily to enable apprentices to become journeymen and for journeymen to upgrade their skills. Records comprise general training materials, enrollment and evaluation records for training courses, including shop steward schools. Apprenticeship records are listed under their own sub-series.

Town of Maitland papers

This series consists of records relating to the town of Maitland. Types of records include poor rates collected and lists of voters.

Tours

Series includes itineraries, maps, contracts, accommodations, reports, correspondence, show reports, tour logs, cast lists, pamphlets, newspaper clippings, financial statements, properties, cue sheets, and other technical information.

Touring production records

The theatre group ran two tours: one to Toronto in 1972 and the other to Truro in 1974. Production documents and financing for the tours comprises this series.

Titus Smith

Series contains files relating to Titus Smith Jr., the Nova Scotian naturalist known as the "Dutch Village Philosopher" and ancestor of Norman Creighton. Includes genealogical work, newspaper clippings, letters to Smith from his contemporaries and family and letters about Smith by his ancestors, and items commemorating his contributions to naturalism in Nova Scotia… also contains some mention of Titus Smith Sn.

Title Waves

Series contains audio reels from the CKDU radio program, Title Waves. This program featured interviews with Canadian authors, predominantly from the Atlantic provinces. It was produced by CKDU radio and aired on The Evening Affair, CKDU's evening public affairs program.

Title Shot : The Life and Times of Sam Langford

Series consists of records documenting the administrative, creative, financial, legal, and publicity and marketing activities of this project. The project was a potential made-for-television movie based on the story of the black boxer from Weymouth, Nova Scotia in the early 1900s. This series contains agreements, applications, biographies, a budget, correspondence, a cost report, research, one-sheets, an outline, schedules, script notes, and scripts.

Tineke's Art

Series consists of records documenting the creative activities of this project. The project was a potential feature film about a young man who is cloned from Vincent Van Gogh and seeks the truth of his own existence. This series includes a script.

Timothy O'Brien

This series consists of records belonging to Timothy O'Brien. It is uncertain the connection between O'Brien and Frieze and Roy. Timothy O'Brien married Elizabeth Howe the widow of Edward Howe, the Honourable Joseph Howe's first born son. Types of records include a day book of O'Brien's finances and expenses, a certificate of the sale of shares on the vessel Hunter, and estate papers and last will and testiment of Timothy O'Brien.

Tidal Power Consultants

Tidal Power Consultants Limited was a corporation created to carry out studies concerning the Bay of Fundy Tidal Power Project for the Atlantic Tidal Power Engineering and Management Committee as necessary. Four sponsoring firms all have abundant experience in the utilization of electrical power and water resources: Montreal Engineering Company Limited, The Shawnigan Engineering Company Limited, Harza of Canada Limited, and Balfour Beatty Power Consultants Canada Limited. Dr. E. L. Wilson from Sheffield University is a special consultant to the group, since he has done extensive studies on tidal power projects in Britain.

The series contains notes, correspondence, and clippings concerning Tidal Power Consultants (TPC). There are some administrative records of the organization itself, but the majority concern records about various projects that TPC were involved in or were researching.

Through her eyes: women and the documentary tradition

Series contains documents related to the course CTMP 3304.03 and JOUR 3304.03, "Through Her Eyes: Women and the Documentary Tradition," taught by Sylvia Hamilton at Mount Saint Vincent University. Sylvia Hamilton also taught the course at the University of King's College under course codes CTMP 3304.01, JOUR 3304.01, and GWS 3304.01.

Three Storey, Ocean View

Series contains records that document the development and production of Three Storey, Ocean View, a play by Catherine Banks. First produced in 2000 by Mulgrave Road Theatre in Guysborough, Nova Scotia, the play was a silver medalist in du Maurier National Play Competition and was published in 2003 by the Playwrights' Guild of Canada.

Those Guys

Series consists of records documenting the administrative, creative, financial, legal, production, and publicity and marketing activities of this project. The project was a potential comic feature film developed by Enio Mascherin and Patrick McKenna with imX. It was to star Patrick McKenna and Colin Mochrie. The film tells the story of two best buddies whose lives are not working out when they fall into their dream of running a marina. This series contains agreements, applications, biographies, a cast list, a scene list, scripts, a budget, one-sheets, and a marketing plan.

Thomas Head Raddall's screenplays and playscripts

In addition to his fictional and poetical writing, Raddall also wrote screenplays on historical subjects for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation and the National Film Board. This series contains records (including research materials and notes, cardboard models, correspondence, discussion notes, and expense receipts) relating to five productions: one television film about Admiralty House in Halifax, radio and television productions for the CBC on the Halifax Explosion and Halifax history, and one film about Nova Scotia privateers.

Thomas Head Raddall's scrapbooks

Two of the scrapbooks--those relating to his publications--were compiled in the offices of McClelland and Stewart; three others were compiled by Raddall himself; and the sixth was presented to Raddall after the opening of a public library branch in Halifax named in his honour. The scrapbooks include clippings, correspondence, memorabilia, and photographs.

Thomas Head Raddall's research notes

This series contains notes, memoirs, obituaries, and reminiscences by Raddall about many individuals; some excerpts make their way into his novels as anecdotes. Also included here are correspondence, sketches, photographs, notes, and research materials on a wide variety of topics of interest to THR including Sable Island, shipping, pulp operations, gold mining, Queen's County local history, Mi'kmaq culture, Nova Scotia aviation history, telegraph systems, trials, and Nova Scotia humour.

Thomas Head Raddall's published non-fiction books and pamphlets

Series contains records relating to the research, publication, and reception of Thomas Head Raddall's non-fiction works. Typical materials include publishing contracts; originals, proofs, and/or plates of book illustrations; research materials, notes, and correspondence; manuscripts and in some cases printer's proofs; notices and reviews.

Thomas Head Raddall's published books and pamphlets : fiction and poetry

This series contains records relating to the research, publication, and reception of THR's fictional works. Typical materials include publishing contracts and correspondence; copyright certificates; research materials, notes, and research-related correspondence; manuscripts and in some cases printer's proofs; notices and reviews. Most of the correspondence regarding film options and rights to Raddall's books is also identified here.

Thomas Head Raddall's periodical publications : non-fiction

This series includes the published copies, and in many cases the manuscript versions, of the majority of Raddall's non-fiction articles appearing in periodicals. Also included are reviews by Raddall, mostly of books on Nova Scotia historical subjects. In some instances additional records such as correspondence or research materials are also available.

Thomas Head Raddall's periodical publications : fiction

This series contains published copies, and in some case manuscript versions and copies of reprints, of more than 70 of Raddall's fictional works appearing in periodical publications. As well, the series includes a tiny amount of publisher correspondence as well as dramatic adaptations by others of two short stories, "Swan Dance" and "Blind MacNair."

Some contracts and copyright notices appear in the Correspondence Series files (cross-references are noted below).

Thomas Head Raddall's notebooks

One of the notebooks, a military notebook with a bullet hole through it, belonged to THR's father. The other twenty-four contain information recorded by THR and pertain to a variety of subjects, including the Mackay-Bennett, pulp mill shipments, people, places, folklore, financial accounts, and recreational interests.

Thomas Head Raddall's financial records

Income tax returns spanning fifty years and account books covering approximately forty years comprise the bulk of the financial records. House-related expenditures as well as income from publishing and investments are also well-documented in this series.

Thomas Head Raddall's diaries

The majority of the diaries were regularly kept, usually with several entries per week. There are infrequently gaps of a month or more. In his early diaries, Raddall records observations about daily events aboard ship, the weather, and places visited. After he settled in Milton and Liverpool, he comments on the weather, local interest issues, the pulp and paper business in Nova Scotia, recreational activities, personal matters, and financial issues (both personal and business-related). When Raddall turned to writing full-time, his diaries continued to note observations about the weather, local politics, family matters, and personal finances, but he also wrote more frequently about international affairs (including World War II and the Korean War), about his dealings with publishers, and his attendance of (or invitations to attend) various literary and historical gatherings. The diaries do not usually refer to his current writing projects.

Thomas Andrew Lumisdem Strange

Series consists of records related to Thomas Andrew Lumisden Strange, former Chief Justice of Nova Scotia in the 18th century who became the first Chief Justice of Madris and is considered an important figure in Indian legal history. Types of records include photocopies of estate papers, research on India’s legal system, manuscript, notes and research on Strange.

Thesis (Jos Plateau)

Series contains textual records, photographs and maps related to James Morrison's thesis. James Morrison's graduate thesis "Jos Plateau Societies: Internal Change and External Influences, 1800-1935", a thesis in the Department of History, submitted to the Faculty of Arts in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy of the University of Ibadan. The records relating to James Morrison's thesis span 1973-1976.

Series consists of three subseries: Catalogue cards, Research notes related to the Jos Plateau, and Maps related to the Jos Plateau.

Thesis

The series consists of a bound copy of Richard Perkyns' doctoral thesis entitled The Impact of the Expressionists Movement on British and American Drama and Theatre Practice . The thesis was submitted in 1968 for the completion of his PhD from London University.

There stands Dalhousie

Series contains several 16 mm film reels containing a film entitled "There Stands Dalhousie," which premiered at an Alumni Association event in 1976. The film contains video of various Dalhousie buildings and individuals, including David Brown, President Henry Hicks, Wilf Creighton, Miss. Metherall, Murray Rankin, Professor Willis, and C.L. Bennet.

Theatre school

Series contains proposals, budgets, memos, worksheets, brochures, course information, correspondence, class lists, and schedules.

Theatre of the Ear

Series contains audio reels from the CKDU radio 88.1 program Theatre of the Ear. One of the original shows after CKDU switched to their FM channel, this weekly half-hour radio drama aired radio plays produced with theatre students, as well as shows provided by the British Broadcasting Corporation.

Theatre

Series contains records created and collected by Christopher Heide associated with his work in theatre as a playwright, dramaturge and administrator.

The Word is Out

Series contains audio reels from the CKDU radio 88.1 program The Word is Out, a weekly lesbian and gay public affairs series. This show was listed in 1993 as Metro's only lesbian and gay radio show, and played on CKDU's program The Evening Affair. The Word is Out was hosted by Connie Clark, Brenda Barnes, and Dan Hart, among others, and included interviews from Donna Mayer and Nathan Elling. It was produced and created by Halifax locals, and covered news, reviews, and more.
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