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William J. Roué fonds

  • MS-4-39
  • Fonds
  • 1885 - 1964
Fonds contains William Roué's correspondence (1919-1964), design specifications and ship plans (1930-1964), photographs and financial records.

Roué, William

Kenneth Alexander MacKenzie fonds

  • MS-13-23
  • Fonds
  • 1929-1964
Fonds comprises a history of Nova Scotian physicians compiled by Alexander Mackenzie in 1950. There is also a scrapbook, correspondence, papers, published articles, and a history of Camp Hill Hospital in Halifax.

MacKenzie, Kenneth Alexander

National Farm Radio Forum fonds

  • MS-14-34
  • Fonds
  • 1937-1965

Fonds contains records about the National Radio Farm Forum, a national rural listening-discussion group project. Records relate to the operations of the Nova Scotia and New Brunswick regions and consist of pamphlets, scripts, correspondence, memos, newsletters, guides, National Secretaries report, annual reports from Nova Scotia and New Brunswick regions, and minutes from the regional and national meetings and conferences from 1937-1965. Also included is an account of the activity of the Earltown, Nova Scotia Farm Forum Radio Group from the period of 1961-1962.

National Radio Farm Forum sponsored by the Canadian Association for Adult Education, the Canadian Federation of Agriculture and CBC. Initially, this program was a dramatized discussion of farm problems in wartime, arranged in cooperation with the Canadian Federation of Agriculture, and the Canadian Association for Adult Education. Eventually, it evolved into discussions by individuals from various communities across the country. The program was developed by Orville Shugg and Neil Morrison.

Farm Radio Forum

Halifax Seed Company fonds

  • MS-4-21
  • Fonds
  • 1956-1965, predominant 1960 and 1965
Fonds contains Halifax Seed Company's ledgers and business correspondence, which contain advertisements and other printed matter, dating between 1956-1965.

Halifax Seed Company

Robert Grant Dexter fonds

  • MS-2-736
  • Fonds
  • 1963 - 1966
Fonds consists of records regarding Robert Grant Dexter's professional activities in the 1960s, including his involvement with the Neptune Theatre in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Fonds contains correspondence, newspaper clippings and manuscripts.

Dexter, Robert Grant

Jonathan Steele fonds

  • MS-2-70
  • Fonds
  • 1864-1918, 1966
Fonds consists of correspondence, financial papers, bills and crew information, some of which relates to a ship called Habitant.

Steele, Jonathan

Halifax Visiting Dispensary fonds

  • MS-13-84
  • Fonds
  • 1882-1966
Fonds consists of correspondence, financial records, and administrative records such as annual reports and inventories.

Halifax Visiting Dispensary

Ian MacKenzie fonds

  • MS-13-22
  • Fonds
  • 1936 - 1966
Fonds consists of correspondence, published articles, and a bound copy of Ian MacKenzie's thesis submitted to the University of Edinburgh.

MacKenzie, Ian

Arthur Fordham and Company fonds

  • MS-4-2
  • Fonds
  • 1899 - 1967
Fonds contains records documenting Arthur Fordham's leather merchant activities from 1899-1967. Fonds includes miscellaneous early records, 1899-1933; sales and purchases journals, 1921-1953; cash books, 1918-1962; ledgers, 1921-1967; correspondence, 1920-1950; financial statements, 1933-1964.

Arthur Fordham and Company

Acadian Supplies Company fonds

  • MS-4-117
  • Fonds
  • 1920-1967
The Acadian Supply Company fonds consist of correspondence, financial, legal, sales and shipping records and vessel papers. Also included is correspondence from Lunenburg Mayor Douglas Adams, church papers from LaHave United Church and the Parish of Saint John in Lunenburg, and papers from the Lunenburg Yacht Club and Curling Club.

Acadian Supplies Company.

Alan Emerson Cameron fonds

  • MS-2-350
  • Fonds
  • 1920 - 1967, predominant 1959 - 1960
Fonds consists of records regarding Alan Emerson Cameron's activities related to the coal exploration in Canada, including his participation in the royal commission on coal, and his contribution in the voluntary economic planning for the new Nova Scotia. The fonds contains reports, manuscripts, minutes of meetings, correspondence, drafts of papers and other textual records.

Cameron, Alan Emerson

Lloyd Macpherson fonds

  • MS-13-25
  • Fonds
  • [ca. 1941] - 1967
Fonds consists of correspondence, military documentation and memorabilia, clippings, and two photographs of Lloyd Macpherson.

MacPherson, Lloyd

William Andrew MacKay fonds

  • MS-2-541
  • Fonds
  • 1949-1967
Fonds contains correspondence; MacKay's Harvard Law School class notes; published reports; and educational certificates. There is also correspondence with the Canadian Bar Association, Canadian National Commission for Unesco, and the University of Toronto Press.

MacKay, W. Andrew

H.L. Ruggles fonds

  • MS-4-168
  • Fonds
  • 1925-1968
Fonds contains business records and personal correspondence of H.L. Ruggles. Financial records primarily relate to Ruggles' wholesale grocery business, but some materials relate to the settlement of his mother's estate. Personal correspondence involves the settlement of his mother's estate.

Ruggles, H.L.

John Frederick Miller fonds

  • MS-2-303, SF Box 44, Folder 24
  • Fonds
  • 1968
Fonds comprises correspondence and questionnaires for merchant seamen completed by Leo Corkum and Harry Delap. The questionnaires were completed in response to an appeal for research data in conjunction with Miller's project with the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich, England.

Miller, John Frederick, 1924-

Adams and Knickle Ltd. fonds

  • MS-4-27
  • Fonds
  • 1897-1968
The fonds consists of records which document the business activities and interests of Adams & Knickle Ltd. from 1897 until 1968. Information contained in this fonds provides insight into the company’s role as a major fishing and shipping partner in the fishing and shipping industry in Nova Scotia. Also included in this fonds is information about the company’s international relations with the various agents engaged in this industry; the types and amounts of fish landed, processed, shipped and sold by the company; the many transactions involved in operating vessels; and various events that impacted on the company’s operations. The types of documents include: affidavits, agent accounts, agreements, catch journals, correspondence, damage claims, deeds, employment records, financial statements, fish sales records, fishing contracts, ledgers, notices of protest, port documents, sailing journals, time journals, vessel accounts and journals, vessel certificates, and vessel shares.

Adams and Knickle Limited.

George H. Morrison fonds

  • MS-2-624
  • Fonds
  • 1911 - 1968
Fonds contains publications, correspondence, and newsletters pertaining to George H. Morrison's involvement with stock brokers F.B. McCurdy & Co., the Canadian Forestry Corps, and the Maritime School of Social Work.

Norman J. Ritchie fonds

  • MS-2-91, SF Box 23, Folders 3-5
  • Fonds
  • 1967-1968
Fonds comprises a signed typescript of "The Story of Robb's" and twenty-four pages of notes and correspondence regarding the project.

Ritchie, Norman John, 1896-1976

Christie Trunk and Bag fonds

  • MS-4-15
  • Fonds
  • 1901 - 1968
Fonds contains minute books (1901-1968); financial statements (1902-1968); general ledgers (1949-1968); reports to shareholders; legal papers (1901-1964); correspondence (1920); catalogues; and other records from Christie Bros. and Co. and Christie Trunk and Bag.

Christie Trunk and Bag Co. Ltd.

N. Heinish and Co. Ltd. fonds

  • MS-4-56
  • Fonds
  • 1927 - 1968
Fonds contains the records of N. Heinish and Co. Ltd., a clothing store in Halifax, Nova Scotia, including ledgers (1940-1968); journals (1929-1944); and account books (1938-1962).

N. Heinish and Co. Ltd.

George Farquhar fonds

  • MS-2-237, Box 1
  • Fonds
  • 1888-1968

This fonds consists primarily of records related to the Board of Governors collected by Farquhar during his time on the board, including minutes; the report A Survey and Plan of Fund-raising for Dalhousie University; and a file of correspondence, newspaper clippings, and publications related to President Stanley Carleton’s resignation.

The fonds also includes some other miscellaneous materials collected by Farquhar related to the history of Dalhousie or the province, and associations/events with which he was involved. These records include pamphlets, song books, biographical sketches of some notable Nova Scotians, and a number of event programs and invitations.

Farquhar, George

Elizabeth Kilpatrick fonds

  • MS-13-17
  • Fonds
  • 1909-1969
Fonds comprises manuscripts of academic papers and addresses, published articles, notes, correspondence, and biographical sketches of Dr. Kilpatrick.

Kilpatrick, Elizabeth

The Travelling Players of Halifax

  • MS-3-2
  • Fonds
  • 1955-1969
Records include administrative and financial documents of the Travelling Players of Halifax.

The Travelling Players of Halifax.

Lieutenant Colonel A. (Arthur) W. MacKenzie fonds

  • MS-14-40
  • Fonds
  • 1946-1969
Fonds contains a transcript of the 1969 interview with Jack Hawkins and Lieutenant Colonel A. (Arthur) W. MacKenzie, former Minister of Agriculture for Nova Scotia and a photograph of MacKenzie from 1946.

MacKenzie, Arthur Whittier

Nova Scotia Opera Association fonds

  • MS-5-4
  • Fonds
  • 1950-1969
The fonds contains copies of programs for operas performed or hosted by the Nova Scotia Opera Association, as well as draft copies of those programs. It also contains business correspondence, annual reports and its notice of incorporation.

Nova Scotia Opera Association.

Margaret S. DeWolfe fonds

  • MS-13-50
  • Fonds
  • 1967-1970
Fonds consists of reports and minutes of the Board of Directors of the Atlantic Research Centre for Mental Retardation (ARCMR).

DeWolfe, Margaret Stevenson

Richard J.P. Ventham fonds

  • MS-2-127
  • Fonds
  • 1907 - 1970
Fonds consists of annual publications, reports, communications, and memorabilia relating to the Nova Scotia Rifle Association and associated organizations.

Ventham, Richard J.P.

Roscoe Alfred Fillmore fonds

  • MS-10-1
  • Fonds
  • 1909 - 1970
Fonds consists of fiction, non-fiction and poetry manuscripts, one notebook, leaflets and periodicals, newspaper clippings, and a hardcover copy of The Growing Question, a gardening book published by Fillmore in 1957. Materials relate to Fillmore's interests in horticulture and political activism.

Fillmore, Roscoe A.

Luther Burns MacKenzie fonds

  • MS-13-79
  • Fonds
  • 1900-1970
Fonds consists Luther Burn MacKenzie's speeches, miscellaneous correspondence, notes, newspaper clippings, photographs, and diplomas.

MacKenzie, Luther Burns

Melville Cumming fonds

  • MS-14-1
  • Fonds
  • [1876?]-1970
Fonds contains photographs of Melville Cumming, as well as addresses, research articles/manuscripts, and letters related to agriculture in Nova Scotia written by Melville Cumming. Other material consists of records that were created while Dr. Cumming served as the first principal at the Nova Scotia Agricultural College from 1905-27. He was also an instructor animal husbandry, agronomy, bacteriology and public speaking, and also served as the Secretary of Agriculture for the province from 1907-25. Includes records from 1900-1970 comprised of photographs, certificates, articles, and speeches from the passing of Dr. Cumming.

Cumming, Melville

Welfare Council (Halifax-Dartmouth area) fonds

  • MS-11-6
  • Fonds
  • 1939 - 1970
Fonds consists of records documenting the council's role in coordinating health, welfare, and recreation services and programs, and includes newsletters and memoranda, reports and correspondence.

Welfare Council (Halifax-Dartmouth area)

Duncan Chisholm MacDonald fonds

  • MS-2-520
  • Fonds
  • 1916-1920, [197-?]
Fonds comprises diaries and correspondence written during MacDonald's time in service and include letters to his parents and siblings sent from training camps in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island and Aldershot, England, as well as Belgium. Transcriptions of this material were written by Mrs. I.M. Parfitt (Margaret MacDonald's daughter); these are annotated and include notes on the family and draft sections of a family biography. Also included in the fonds are letters from Willie H. Cameron to his cousin, Margaret MacDonald, written in 1918 from Halifax and Camp Bramshott, Surrey.

MacDonald, Duncan, Chisholm, 1896-1976

John Willis fonds

  • MS-2-639
  • Fonds
  • [1945?] - 1971
Fonds consists of materials regarding John Willis' career as a law professor, including his notes on equity, tax income law, wills and trusts, and others subjects. Fonds also contains a manuscript and books with handwritten annotations possibly written by John Willis.

Willis, John

L.E. Shaw Limited fonds

  • MS-4-174
  • Fonds
  • 1915-1971
Fonds consists of textual records and photographs that document the Shaw family and portions of the history of L.E. Shaw Limited. Fonds contains bills payable/receivable, annual reports, catalogues and bulletins, and photographs of Shaw family and company.

Shaw Group, The.

I.H. Mathers and Son Ltd. fonds

  • MS-4-60
  • Fonds
  • 1893 - 1971
Fonds contains microfilm copies of I.H. Mathers and Son Ltd. diaries between 1893-1971.

I.H. Mathers and Son Ltd.

Arthur Stanley Mackenzie fonds

  • MS-2-43
  • Fonds
  • 1881-1949, 1971
Fonds consists of correspondence (1885-1936), publications (1894-1927), addresses (1889-1921), unpublished documents (1881-1923), including unpublished articles, a large number of lecture notes (1881-1923), research notes (1887-n.d.) and lab books (1887-1909). Other course materials include course examination papers written and collected by Dr. MacKenzie. Other materials in this fonds pertaining to Dr. MacKenzie’s personal life include his diaries (1883-1909), honours, pictures and memorabilia (1938-1949).

MacKenzie, Arthur Stanley

Ellen Ballon fonds

  • MS-5-2
  • Fonds
  • 1725-1972, predominantly 1898-1972
Fonds contains correspondence, musical scores (piano and orchestral), photographs, a sketch, harmony notebooks, fliers, programs, newspaper clippings, academic journals, a press book, scrapbooks, and letters of composers. The musical scores include several first edition copies and autograph manuscripts. All personal correspondence is incoming correspondence; no outgoing correspondence is included in this fonds.

Ballon, Ellen

Scott Paper Company fonds

  • MS-4-68
  • Fonds
  • 1913-1972
Fonds consists of correspondence, financial documents, journals and ledgers, legal documents, photographs, plans, printed material, and reports. This material spans almost 60 years and gives insight into a company which changed hands several times, and also represented an important part of Nova Scotia industry. Through the material one is able to get a complete picture of the process of manufacturing pulp, from acquiring timber and land to machinery and labour used, to exporting the end product; it also demonstrates how business was conducted. Fonds demonstrates the organizational structure, management, and operations of the Scott Paper company, and provide insight into business operations in Nova Scotia in the 20th century.

Scott Paper Company.

United Fishworkers and Allied Workers' Union fonds

  • MS-10-6
  • Fonds
  • 1970 - 1972
Fonds contains strike vote information, pamphlets, flyers, and literature regarding the United Fishermen and Allied Worker's Union, as well as press releases and a conversation with Charlie Cowell regarding labour relations board certification.

United Fishworkers and Allied Workers' Union

Oscar Glennie Donovan fonds

  • MS-13-11
  • Fonds
  • 1805-1972
Fonds consists of Oscar Donovan's photographs, newspaper clippings, mementos, and correspondence from World War One and World War Two, including records related to Dalhousie No. 7 Overseas Stationary Hospital, with which his wife served.

Donovan, Oscar Glennie

J. Linden Best fonds

  • MS-3-6
  • Fonds
  • 1846-1972
This fonds consists of records related to theatre history in Nova Scotia which were collected by Best while researching his M.A. thesis. The fonds includes photographs and negatives of local theatres (including Neptune, the Orpheus, and the Capitol) and various programs, advertisements, and articles related to them. The fonds also includes photocopies of a series of articles Best wrote for the Halifax Mail Star on the history of theatre in Nova Scotia, as well as some other miscellaneous research notes. Photographic materials include 41 negatives and 62 printed photographs.

Best, J. Linden

Don Allison fonds

  • MS-3-28
  • Fonds
  • 1967 - 1972
Fonds comprises records created and collected by Don Allison that document his work as an actor in Neptune Theatre's 1967 production of The Wooden Ship, as well as his own poetry and prose writings. There is also a small number of letters from someone named Anna.

Allison, Don

Hector Pothier fonds

  • MS-13-66
  • Fonds
  • 1866-1973
Fonds consists of a Hector Pothier's medical school diploma, a Dalhousie song book (ca. 1912-1913), photographs, correspondence, newspaper clippings, election paraphernalia, invoices, and speeches made to the Nova Scotia Legislature.

Pothier, Hector

Clarence Lloyd Gosse fonds

  • MS-13-10
  • Fonds
  • 1971-1973
Fonds consists of several articles about Dr. Gosse and a copy of an address that he made to the Nova Scotia Health Council.

Gosse, Clarence Lloyd

Acadia Gas Engines Company fonds

  • MS-4-81
  • Fonds
  • 1969-1973
Fonds contains business records created or collected by the Acadia Gas Engine Company.

Acadia Gas Engines Company

John Paterson fonds

  • MS-2-723
  • Fonds
  • 1908 - 1973
Fonds consists of photograph albums, newspaper clippings, and manuscripts relating to the life of John Paterson.

Paterson

Marion Reid Smith collection

  • MS-2-829
  • Fonds
  • 1907 - 1973
Collection comprises records collected by Marion Reid Smith during her time as a student at Dalhousie University.

Smith, Marion Reid

Nova Scotia Council of Health fonds

  • MS-13-3
  • Fonds
  • 1966 - 1973
Fonds comprises several drafts of Health Care in Nova Scotia: A New Direction for the Seventies (1972) and includes related briefs, submissions, statistics, and articles.

Nova Scotia Council of Health

United Textile Workers of America Local 159 fonds

  • MS-9-19
  • Fonds
  • 1946-1973
This fonds contains minute books of meetings from 1946-1972, three filed employee grievances ( Janette Roy, Thelma Burgess, and Helen Haskem), conciliation board submissions and papers, arbitration board submissions and papers, reference material including newspaper clippings and miscellaneous reference material. The miscellaneous reference file contains receipts, an application for membership with the United Textile Workers of America, an efficiency report for 1969, and a record of proceedings and decision of board referees. As well this fonds includes collective agreements from 1948-1973, and miscellaneous correspondence.

United Textile Workers of America. Local 159.

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