Archives Catalogue

African heritage month 2015

MS-5-22, OS Folder 11
Item
January 28-March 7, 2015

Item is a poster for African Heritage Month celebrations, including the African Nova Scotian Music Association awards show at the World Trade and Convention Centre in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

Sound recording of Martin Luther King concert

MS-5-22, Box 6, Item 2
Item
1993

Part of Joy O'Brien fonds

Item is a sound recording of the Nova Scotia Mass Choir performing at the Martin Luther King concert in 1993.

Sound recording of Nova Scotia Mass Choir at the Natal Day Festival

MS-5-22, Box 6, Item 12
Item
July 31, 1994

Part of Joy O'Brien fonds

Item is a sound recording of the Nova Scotia Mass Choir performing at the Natal Day festival at the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic on July 31, 1994.

Songs performed include "A Storm is Passing Over," "He Never Failed Me Yet," "I Surrender All," "Nobody," "Wonderful," "Lift Him Up," and "You Don't Know."

Sound recording of Nova Scotia Mass Choir Christmas songs

MS-5-22, Box 6, Item 23
Item
December 1995

Part of Joy O'Brien fonds

Item is a sound recording of various Nova Scotia Mass Choir Christmas songs.

Sound recording of the Martin Luther King concert tape one

MS-5-22, Box 6, Item 28
Item
January 16, 1998

Part of Joy O'Brien fonds

Item is a sound recording of the Nova Scotia Mass Choir performing at the annual Martin Luther King concert on January 16, 1998.

Side A contains recordings of "West Side Story Medley," "Sophisticated Lady," "Holy Spirit," and "Here's One". Side B contains recordings of "Jesus Loves Me," "Canaan Land," and intermission interviews.

Sound recording of Thelma Coward-Ince : [radio program]

MS-5-22, Box 6, Item 35
Item
April 15, 1999

Part of Joy O'Brien fonds

Item is a sound recording of Thelma Coward-Ince on the CBC radio program, Information Morning, which aired April 15, 1999. The program was prepared by Bruce Nunn.

Sound recording of Nova Scotia Mass Choir and Polokwane Choir of South Africa

MS-5-22, Box 6, Item 37
Item
July 1, 2001

Part of Joy O'Brien fonds

Item is a sound recording of a rehearsal with the Nova Scotia Mass Choir and the Polokwane Choir of South Africa on July 9, 2001.

Sound recording of CBC All the Best : [radio program]

MS-5-22, Box 6, Item 42
Item
June 16, 2007

Part of Joy O'Brien fonds

Item is a sound recording of the Nova Scotia Mass Choir on the CBC radio program, All the Best.

Video recording of Nova Scotia Mass Choir highlights

MS-5-22, Box 2, Item 3
Item
1992-1994

Part of Joy O'Brien fonds

Item is a video recording of Nova Scotia Mass Choir performance highlights from 1992 to 1994.

Highlights include performances by Dutch Robinson and the Barrett Sisters, Martin Luther King concert rehearsals, a trip to Washington, "Christmas Daddies" telethons, a rehearsal and performance at the Southern Christian Leadership Convention in Dallas, and performances at the Black Cultural Centre.

Hallelujah : series two, volume one : [television program]

MS-5-22, Box 2, Item 7
Item
1997

Part of Joy O'Brien fonds

Item is a video recording of the second series of Nova Scotia Mass Choir's television program, "Hallelujah," episodes fourteen to seventeen.

Episode fourteen features performances by Frank Mackay, Jackie Richardson, Jeremiah Sparks, and Novelee Buchan.

Episode fifteen features performances by the Holmes brothers, Jackie Richardson, Maryanne Boyd, and Novelee Buchan.

Episode sixteen features performances by Lorraine Klaasen, Jackie Richardson, Jeremiah Sparks, Joe Colley, and Novelee Buchan.

Episode seventeen features performances by Hart Rouge, Jackie Richardson, Jeremiah Sparks, Eileen Joyce, Novelee Buchan, Linda Carvery, and Michael Bailey.

Hallelujah : series one, episode eleven : [television program]

MS-5-22, Box 2, Item 10
Item
1996

Part of Joy O'Brien fonds

Item is a video recording of the first series of Nova Scotia Mass Choir's television program, "Hallelujah," episode eleven.

The episode features performances by Margo Sampson, Bucky Adams, Novelee Buchan, Jackie Richardson, and Linda Carvery.

Hallelujah : series one, episode ten : [television program]

MS-5-22, Box 2, Item 11
Item
1996

Part of Joy O'Brien fonds

Item is a video recording of the first series of Nova Scotia Mass Choir's television program, "Hallelujah," episode ten.

The episode features performances by Salome Bey, Jeremiah Sparks, Jackie Richardson, and Linda Carvery.

Hallelujah : series one, episode nine : [television program]

MS-5-22, Box 2, Item 12
Item
1996

Part of Joy O'Brien fonds

Item is a video recording of the first series of Nova Scotia Mass Choir's television program, "Hallelujah," episode nine.

The episode features performances by Holly Cole, Eileen Joyce, Jackie Richardson, Michael Bailey, and Maryanne Boyd.

Hallelujah : series one, episode eight : [television program]

MS-5-22, Box 3, Item 1
Item
1996

Part of Joy O'Brien fonds

Item is a video recording of the first series of Nova Scotia Mass Choir's television program, "Hallelujah," episode eight.

The episode features performances by Matt Minglewood, Jeremiah Sparks, Jackie Richardson, Debra Deleon, and Shelly Fashan.

Hallelujah : series four, episode four : [television program]

MS-5-22, Box 3, Item 5
Item
1996

Part of Joy O'Brien fonds

Item is a video recording of the first series of Nova Scotia Mass Choir's television program, "Hallelujah," episode four.

The episode features performances by Michael Bailey, Oliver Jones, Jackie Richardson, Jeremiah Sparks, and Maryanne Boyd.

Hallelujah : series one, episode three : [television program]

MS-5-22, Box 3, Item 6
Item
1996

Part of Joy O'Brien fonds

Item is a video recording of the first series of Nova Scotia Mass Choir's television program, "Hallelujah," episode three.

The episode features performances by Theresa Malenfant, Jackie Richardson, Debra Deleon, and Bucky Adams.

Hallelujah : series one, episode two : [television program]

MS-5-22, Box 3, Item 7
Item
1996

Part of Joy O'Brien fonds

Item is a video recording of the first series of Nova Scotia Mass Choir's television program, "Hallelujah," episode two.

The episode features performances by Dutch Robinson, Jeremiah Sparks, Jackie Richardson, and Joe Colley.

Video recording of Glory Hallelujah!

MS-5-22, Box 3, Item 11
Item
1992

Part of Joy O'Brien fonds

Item is a video recording of the Nova Scotia Mass Choir at the Gospel Festival in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

Performances feature Kathleen Dyson, Lorraine Klaasen, Dutch Robinson, and the Barrett Sisters.

Video recording of CBC Maritime Magazine : God's hand is on them

MS-5-22, Box 4, Item 2
Item
February 7, 2010

Part of Joy O'Brien fonds

Item is an optical disc with a recording of the Nova Scotia Mass Choir performing "God's Hand is on Them" on CBC Maritime Magazine in 2010.

Video recording of Nova Scotia Mass Choir performances

MS-5-22, Box 4, Item 4
Item
2006-2007

Part of Joy O'Brien fonds

Item is a videocassette containing two video recordings of the Nova Scotia Mass Choir. The first recording is the Martin Luther King concert from January 2006. The second recording is of Michaëlle Jean, Governor General of Canada, visiting Nova Scotia in February 2007.

Video recording of the East Coast Music Association awards

MS-5-22, Box 4, Item 10
Item
2000

Part of Joy O'Brien fonds

Item is a videocassette recording of the Nova Scotia Mass Choir at the East Coast Music Association awards in Sydney, Nova Scotia.

Video recording of the Nova Scotia Mass Choir on Bravo News

MS-5-22, Box 5, Item 4
Item
1995

Part of Joy O'Brien fonds

Item is a video recording of the Nova Scotia Mass Choir on Bravo News, performing at the Natal Day festival in Halifax, Nova Scotia in 1995.

Video recording of Nova Scotia Mass Choir performances

MS-5-22, Box 5, Item 11
Item
1994

Part of Joy O'Brien fonds

Item is a video recording of the Nova Scotia Mass Choir rehearsing for the Martin Luther King concert, "In Pursuit of a Dream." Recording also includes interviews with choir members and performances by Dutch Robinson, Bucky Adams, and Jeremiah Sparks.

Video recording of Nova Scotia Mass Choir performances

MS-5-22, Box 5, Item 12
Item
1994

Part of Joy O'Brien fonds

Item is a video recording of the Nova Scotia Mass Choir on the Dini Petty Show and a Martin Luther King concert rehearsal on MTV News and CBC News.

Nova Scotia Mass Choir : [musical scores and lyrics]

MS-5-22, Box 1, Folder 14
File
1993-2020

Part of Joy O'Brien fonds

File contains vocal scores and lyrics to songs performed by the Nova Scotia Mass Choir.

Titles include "By and By, Lord," "Come Unto Me," "Go Tell It On The Mountain," and others.

Nova Scotia Mass Choir : [musical scores and lyrics]

MS-5-22, Box 1, Folder 15
File
1993-1999

Part of Joy O'Brien fonds

File contains vocal scores and lyrics to songs performed by the Nova Scotia Mass Choir.

Titles include "The Lord is my Shepherd," "Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen," "Save the Children," and others.

MS-5-22, Box 7, Folders 7-12
File
1994

Part of Joy O'Brien fonds

File contains documents related to the Nova Scotia Mass Choir in 1994.

Documents include newspaper clippings, correspondence, programs, and ephemera related to the Southern Christian Leadership Conference in Dallas, Texas, the sixteenth annual Financial Post Business in the Arts Awards ceremony

File also includes membership lists and a report by choir president, Linda Carvery.

MS-5-22, Box 15, Folder 3
File
2003-2005

Part of Joy O'Brien fonds

File contains documents and ephemera related to the Nova Scotia Mass Choir from 2003 to 2005.

Documents include newspaper clippings, ephemera, and programs related to a Habitat for Humanity fundraiser, the choir's Christmas concert at Saint Mary's Basilica, "Christmas on the Town" at Spring Garden holiday festival, and the annual Martin Luther King concert in 2004.

Documents related to Bucky Adams

MS-5-22, Box 18, Folder 5
File
1937-2014

Part of Joy O'Brien fonds

File contains documents related to Bucky Adams, a jazz artist from Halifax, Nova Scotia.

Documents include programs, ephemera, correspondence, magazine clippings, and newspaper clippings related to Amnesty International, the Black Loyalist Heritage Society, CBC Television studios, a copy of Bucky Adams’ birth certificate, a copy of the Diamond Jubilee medal certificate awarded to Bucky Adams in 2012, Black Focus magazine, Halifax Jazz Festival, the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, a copy of the invitation to Bucky Adams and The Basin Street’s album releases and performances, Dartmouth Heritage Museum’s production of “The Phantom of the Opera” in 2011, Bucky Adams’ memorial, and others.

Documents related to Linda Carvery

MS-5-22, Box 18, Folders 15-17
File
1970-2010

Part of Joy O'Brien fonds

File contains documents related to Linda Carvery.

Documents include programs, ephemera, correspondence, magazine clippings, and newspaper clippings related to Black Focus magazine, Linda Carvery receiving an honourary degree at Saint Mary's University in 1998, Halifax Festival of the Arts, Halifax Jazz Festival, East Coast Music Association awards, Neptune Theatre productions, Ladies in Blue concerts, Martin Luther King concerts with the Nova Scotia Mass Choir, Linda Carvery’s appointment to citizenship judge, the album release for “Yesterday / Today”, election campaign material, and others.

MS-5-22, Box 14, Folders 1-2
File
1999

Part of Joy O'Brien fonds

File contains documents related to the Nova Scotia Mass Choir in 1999.

Documents include a choir member list as well as programs, newspaper clippings, and ephemera related to the" Easter Suite" concert, Springhill MusicFest, Anne Murray, the Gospel Music Workshop of America, the "Juba'Lee" concert, and others.

Photographs

Series
1925-2021

Part of Joy O'Brien fonds

Series consists of photographs related to the Nova Scotia Mass Choir from 1925 to 2021.

Photographs of the Nova Scotia Mass Choir

MS-5-22, Box 1, Folders 12-13
File
1992-[ca. 2021]

Part of Joy O'Brien fonds

File contains photographs of the Nova Scotia Mass Choir. Photographs were taken by Joy O'Brien.

Photographs of the Nova Scotia Mass Choir at the IWK Telethon

MS-5-22, Box 9, Folder 2
File
June 5, 1993

Part of Joy O'Brien fonds

File contains photographs of the Nova Scotia Mass Choir at the IWK Telethon on June 5, 1993.

Photographs of a Nova Scotia Mass Choir rehearsal

MS-5-22, Box 9, Folder 8
File
1993

Part of Joy O'Brien fonds

File contains photographs of Nova Scotia Mass Choir members rehearsing at Club 55 in Sydney, Nova Scotia in 1993.

Photographs of the Nova Scotia Mass Choir at Gospel Festival

MS-5-22, Box 9, Folder 10
File
November 1993

Part of Joy O'Brien fonds

File contains photographs of Nova Scotia Mass Choir performing at Gospel Festival in 1993 at the Queen Elizabeth High School auditorium in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

Photographs of the Nova Scotia Mass Choir recording Up on the Roof

MS-5-22, Box 9, Folder 25
File
April 29, 1995

Part of Joy O'Brien fonds

File contains photographs of the Nova Scotia Mass Choir recording a video for "Up on the Roof" at CBC Studio H.

Photographs feature Gary Steed, Orvella Flint, Karen Grant, Kathy Grant, Leonora Downey, June Ross, Sharon Johnson, Tina Carvery, Kim Ross from CBC, Shauntay Grant, Sharon Earle, Sonya Ross, Carmen Nelson, Blair Haverstock, Joe Colley, and Lela Colley.

Photographs of the Nova Scotia Mass Choir's Symphony Explosion concert

MS-5-22, Box 9, Folder 39
File
February 29, 1996

Part of Joy O'Brien fonds

File contains photographs of Nova Scotia Mass Choir members at the "Symphony Explosion" concert at the Halifax Metro Centre in Halifax, Nova Scotia on February 29, 1996.

Photographs of Nova Scotia Mass Choir at Hallelujah wrap party

MS-5-22, Box 9, Folder 55
File
June 15, 1996

Part of Joy O'Brien fonds

File contains photographs of the Nova Scotia Mass Choir at a wrap party for the television program, "Hallelujah." The party was held in the auditorium of Saint Mary's University in Halifax, Nova Scotia on June 15, 1996.

Photographs of Nova Scotia Mass Choir recording Hallelujah television program

MS-5-22, Box 10, Folder 1
File
1996

Part of Joy O'Brien fonds

File contains photographs of the Nova Scotia Mass Choir recording the television program, Hallelujah, in 1996. Photographs were taken by Blair Haverstock.

Photographs feature Tim Edmonds, Joe Colley, and other choir members.

Photographs of a Nova Scotia Mass Choir rehearsal

MS-5-22, Box 10, Folder 10
File
October 19, 1996

Part of Joy O'Brien fonds

File contains photographs of a Nova Scotia Mass Choir rehearsal at the George Dixon Centre in Halifax, Nova Scotia. The rehearsal took place on October 19, 1996.

MS-5-22, Box 10, Folder 16
File
1996

Part of Joy O'Brien fonds

File contains photographs related to the Nova Scotia Mass Choir in 1996. Photographs feature the interior of St. Philip's African Orthodox Church in Sydney, Nova Scotia.

Photographs of the Nova Scotia Mass Choir at Forest Hills United Church

MS-5-22, Box 10, Folder 19
File
January 25, 1997

Part of Joy O'Brien fonds

File contains photographs of Nova Scotia Mass Choir at Forest Hills United Church in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia on January 25, 1997.

Photographs of Nova Scotia Mass Choir's Christmas party

MS-5-22, Box 11, Folder 6
File
December 13, 1997

Part of Joy O'Brien fonds

File contains photographs of Nova Scotia Mass Choir members at their Christmas party on December 13, 1997.

Photographs of the Nova Scotia Mass Choir at Neptune Theatre

MS-5-22, Box 11, Folder 11
File
March 6-29, 1998

Part of Joy O'Brien fonds

File contains photographs of members of the Nova Scotia Mass Choir backstage at Neptune Theatre in Halifax, Nova Scotia. They performed in Neptune's production of "The Gospel at Colonus," Lee Breuer's adaptation of Sophocles' play "Oedipus at Colonus."

Photographs feature Jeremiah Sparks, Tim Edmonds, Woody Woods, and other choir members.

Photographs of the Nova Scotia Mass Choir at Astor Theatre

MS-5-22, Box 11, Folder 47
File
February 21, 1999

Part of Joy O'Brien fonds

File contains photographs of Nova Scotia Mass Choir members performing at the Astor Theatre in Liverpool, Nova Scotia on February 21, 1999.

Photographs of the Nova Scotia Mass Choir recording for a food bank benefit

MS-5-22, Box 11, Folder 51
File
May 4, 1999

Part of Joy O'Brien fonds

File contains photographs of Nova Scotia Mass Choir recording the song, "Pass it On," by John Gracie for a food bank benefit. The recording took place at Solar Studio in Halifax, Nova Scotia on May 4, 1999.

Photographs of the Nova Scotia Mass Choir at the IWK telethon