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Series contains sound recordings related to the Nova Scotia Mass Choir from 1992 to 2007.

Recordings include various performances, interviews, studio recordings, and radio broadcasts.

Series contains records of the portfolios, or committees, that proposed, developed, and implemented the Federation's activities and programs. The programs and services provided by the Writers' Federation of Nova Scotia are divided into categories, or portfolios. Each portfolio, headed by a member of the Executive Committee, is responsible for a different group of functions performed by the Federation.

This series contains seven sub-series: Competition and Awards Development and Administration, Promotional Programs and Public Relations, Education Programs, Professional Services, Newsletters and Library, and Development Programs.

The Competition and Awards Development and Administration sub-series contains records regarding the Atlantic Writing Competition and the various awards administered by the WFNS. These include the Evelyn Richardson Memorial Literary Award, the Thomas Head Raddall Atlantic Fiction Award, the Atlantic Poetry Prize, and the Ann Connor Brimer Award for Children's Literature.

The Promotional Programs and Public Relations sub-series contains records regarding the various programs and events held by the WFNS. These include the Annual Literary Salon and the Word on the Street Festival.

The Education sub-series contains records regarding the Writers in Residence Program, the Writers in the Schools Program, the Brown Bag Lunch Program, and classroom resource materials. Types of records include correspondence, feedback, memos, promotional material, and reports.

The Professional Services sub-series contains records regarding the services that WFNS offers to its members. These include advocacy work on behalf of members, contractual, copyright and legal advice, the Grievance Committee, market assistance, and typing and duplicating services. The types of records contained in this sub-series include correspondence, manuscripts, press clippings, press releases, reference materials, reports, and surveys.

The Publishing sub-series contains records regarding publishers, publishing agreements, and publishing programs. The types of records contained in this sub-series includes correspondence, reference material, reports, and submission guidelines.

The Newsletters and Library sub-series contains the WFNS newsletter Writers' News, (later renamed Eastword), as well as contributions, correspondence, and other materials related to the production of the newsletter. It also contains Notes from Ma Fed E-Loop, Events and Announcements, a weekly e-mail update sent to members. Correspondence, collection strategies and wish lists, and other records regarding the library are also included here.

The Development Programs sub-series contains materials regarding the Manuscript Reading Service, the Writers-in-Community Program, and various workshops, seminars, and courses held by the WFNS. The types of records include correspondence, evaluation forms, manuscripts, photographs, press clippings,

Series consists of records documenting the administrative, creative, financial, legal, production, and publicity and marketing activities of Seats 3A & 3C productions. This innovative film series tells contemporary stories in low-budget, digital, feature-film formats developed and entirely owned by Imagex. There are four films in this series: Dragonwheel, Love that Boy, Past Perfect, and The Wild Dogs.

Dragonwheel, a romantic comedy set in Halifax, Mexico City, Barcelona, Tokyo, and on flights in between, was the directorial debut of Tricia Fish, writer of New Waterford Girl. Fish also wrote the screenplay. Dragonwheel starred Graham Gavine and Krista MacDonald.

Love That Boy tells the quirky story of an over-achieving, soon-to-be college graduate improbably falling in love with her 14-year-old neighbour. The 85-minute drama was written by Andrea Dorfman and Jennifer Deyell, directed by Andrea Dorfman, and starred Nadia Litz, Adrien Dixon, Nicki Barnett, PJ Crosby, and Dax Ravina.

Past Perfect follows two passengers sitting in adjoining seats, Seats 3a and 3c, on a flight from Vancouver to Halifax who fall in love and then meet two years later. The film was the directorial debut for Daniel MacIvor, who also wrote the script. The 82-minute drama's cast included Daniel McIvor, Rebecca Jenkins, and Maury Chaykin. Past Perfect won the award for Outstanding Performance as an actor at the Atlantic Film Festiva in 2002.

The Wild Dogs is set and photographed in contemporary Bucharest and brings together the stories of a reluctant city dog-catcher, a diplomat's wife, and a visiting Canadian pornographer. It was directed and written by Thom Fitzgerald, who also played a leading on-camera role. The 97-minute drama starred Alberta Watson, David Hayman, Rachel Blanchard, Thom Fitzgerald, and Mihai Calota. It won awards at the 2002 Atlantic Film Festival for Best Canadian Feature, Best Direction, Excellence in Sound Design, and Excellence in Editing.

This series contains agreements, applications, budgets, cast lists, clearances, correspondence, credits, crew biographies, crew lists, day files and video footage, dialogue transcriptions, financial records, marketing plans, outlines, photographic stills and transparencies, a pitch package, press kits, production reports, release prints, research, schedules, scripts, sound notes, sub-titling, treatments, video recordings, and website development plans.

Series contains the administrative records of the Writers' Federation of Nova Scotia. The series is broken into four sub-series: General Correspondence, Funding and Financial Records, Annual General Meetings, and Records of the Executive Committee.

The General Correspondence sub-series contains copies of all outgoing correspondence of the Writers' Federation of Nova Scotia for a number of years. It also contains letters of general inquiry from members and non-members, the correspondence of Executive Directors, and a small number of press releases and memos. Correspondence is also present in most of the other series and sub-series in the collection.

The Funding and Financial Records sub-series contains the Writers' Federation of Nova Scotia Financial Statements, yearly budgets, the records of the Federation treasurer, and records regarding fundraising and grant monies.

The Records of Annual General Meetings sub-series contains agendas, correspondence, meeting minutes, photographs, press clippings, questionnaires, and other materials regarding the Annual General Meeting. These materials also cover the planning and follow-up activities surrounding the Annual General Meeting.

The Records of the Executive Committee sub-series contains agendas, correspondence, meeting minutes, photographs, press clippings, questionnaires, and other materials created by or in regards to the Executive Committee.

Series consists of records created and collected by Richard Apostle in the course of his aquaculture research conducted under the auspices of AquaNet: Network of Centres of Excellence in Aquaculture, which was an NSERC-funded grant of 10.9 million dollars for which Richard Apostle was a co-investigator through the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada. The two projects on which he worked were “The Institutional and Social Structure of Aquaculture: A Comparative Study,” with Gene Barrett and John Phyne, and “The Social Construction of Environmental Risk and Benefits: Risk to Whom? Benefits to Whom?”, with Ralph Matthews, Susan Elliot, Brian Elliot and John Phyne.

Record types in this series include grant-related correspondence, applications, budgets and reports; research correspondence; presentations and papers in manuscript and published form; and secondary research materials.

Series is broken into three subseries: Administrative, Correspondence, and Financial.

Administrative subseries contains reports on the formation of Oland Investments Limited, agreements, and meeting minutes and annual reports from Ben's Holdings Limited.

Correspondence subseries contains correspondence about various investments and agreements made by Oland Investments Limited.

Financial subseries contains financial statements of Oland Investments Limited and a sample of financial statements of Ben's Holdings Limited.

Series contains the records of Oland's Breweries (1971) Limited. Records range from before the company's inception to 1977. Some records involve Oland and Son Limited and Olands Brewers Grain and Yeast Limited. Series is broken into eight Sub-Series: Administrative, Beer Production, Correspondence, Labour and Employee Relations, Legal, Marketing and Advertising, Photographs, and Sales Department.

Administrative Sub-Series contains the records of company executives, and include meeting minutes, company reports on public relations and budgets, inter-office memorandums, and some insurance claims.

Beer Production Sub-Series contains a brew book and reports on beer cartons.

Correspondence Sub-Series contains correspondence between executives of Oland's Breweries (1971) Limited and various businesses and associations. Correspondence is typically filed by the correspondent.

Labour and Employee Relations Sub-Series contains meeting minutes of meetings between company management and union leaders, employee share purchase plans, and the records of the Trustees of the Pension Plan of Oland's Breweries (1971) Limited.

Legal Sub-Series contains a lease agreement and power of attorney.

Marketing and Advertising Sub-Series contains records from the Sales Department that relate specifically to marketing and advertising. Sub-Series includes advertising budgets and estimates, correspondence with advertising firms, advertising proofs, and reports.

Photographs Sub-Series contains photographs of beer delivery trucks and a company reception.

Sales Department Sub-Series contains all other records from the Sales Department, including sales reports, requests for donations and customer complaints, meeting minutes, and inter-office memorandums and correspondence regarding beer delivery and sales.

Series contains records created by Oland and Son Limited between 1867 and 1989. Series also contains records created by Oland and Son Limited that deal with subsidiary companies such as A. Keith and Son Limited and Oland's Brewery Limited. Series is broken into 13 Sub-Series: Administrative, Beer Production, Blueprints and Maps, Brewing and Industry Associations, Company History, Correspondence, Financial, Labour and Employee Relations, Legal, Marketing and Advertising, Photographs, Public Relations, and Sales Department.

Administrative Sub-Series contains records created by the executives of the company or created for the company by business partners and subsidiaries. Sub-Series includes annual reports, director's reports, various operational and business reports, meeting minutes, surveys, proposals, and memorandums. Records in the Administrative Sub-Series may deal with A. Keith and Son Limited, Oland's Brewery Limited, or other subsidiaries of Oland and Son Limited. Beer Production Sub-Series contains records created by the production and bottling departments. Sub-Series includes brew books, yeast books and logs, production reports and inventories, statistical reports, bottling reports, logs, and reports on beer production. Reports in the Beer Production Sub-Series may deal with A. Keith and Son Limited and Oland's Brewery Limited.

Blueprints and Maps Sub-Series contains designs of factory equipment and buildings, and maps outlining proposed developments or land holdings. Blueprints were primarily created by the company that manufactures the equipment or the contractor working on construction projects.

Brewing and Industry Associations Sub-Series contains records generated through Oland and Son's affiliation with various brewing and industry associations including the Brewers Association of Canada, Dominion Brewing Association, and Nova Scotia Brewers Institute. Sub-Series contains industry and market reports, meeting minutes, training manuals, publications, and correspondence. Correspondence with brewing associations is also filed in the Correspondence Sub-Series.

Company History Sub-Series contains materials relating to the general history of Oland and Son and its affiliated companies. Sub-Series includes scrapbooks and written transcriptions of the history of Oland and Son.

Correspondence Sub-Series contains correspondence between Oland and Son Limited and its affiliaited companies or its business partners. Correspondence is wide ranging and deals with company management, finances, production, sales, marketing and advertising, public relations, and the general activities of the company. Correspondents include Oland and Son's barristers and solicitors, contractors, consultants, government departments, sales agents, manufacturers, charities, and other groups who corresponded with the company. Sub-Series also contains personal correspondence of Robert T. Merchant, R.D. Mussett, and Bruce Oland. Correspondence is generally filed by the name of the correspondent, except where the original file was labelled by subject.

Financial Sub-Series contains financial records created by or for Oland and Son Limited. Sub-Series contains financial statements, cost statements, general ledgers, journals of production costs, comparative balance sheets, statements of investments, and other records documenting the financial position of the company. Financial records dealing jointly with Oland and Son Limited and some or all of its affiliated companies are also included. Sub-Series also contains financial records created by brewing companies acquired by Oland and Son or the Oland Family, including the Halifax Breweries and Army and Navy Brewery.

Labour and Employee Relations Sub-Series contains records involving labour management and negotiations, personnel management, hiring, and the company pension plan. Sub-Series contains meeting minutes, correspondence, reports, labour agreements, pension plans, valuations of pension plans, lists of employees, and other records involving the workforce of Oland and Son. Sub-Series may also contain records relating to the workforce of subsidiary companies.

Legal Sub-Series contains legal agreements, deeds, statements, resolutions, and other legal records created by or for Oland and Son Limited. Sub-Series contains the bound sale agreement between Oland and Son and John Labatt Limited.

Marketing and Advertising Sub-Series contains records from the Sales Department involving the marketing and advertising operations of the company. Many records deal jointly with Oland and Son Limited and its subsidiaries, including A. Keith and Son, Oland's Brewer's Grain and Yeast, and Oland's Brewery Limited. Sub-Series also contains materials relating to the marketing of the Bluenose II. Sub-Series contains marketing reports, budget proposals, advertising proofs, advertising contracts, schedules, advertising copy, and memorandums and correspondence regarding the marketing activities of the company.

Photographs Sub-Series contains photographs of factory equipment, sponsored sports teams and events, delivery trucks, company employees, and the general activities of the company.

Public Relations Sub-Series contains records relating to Oland and Son's public relations activities, including charitable donations, sponsored sports teams, and tours and receptions at the breweries. Sub-Series also contains "What's Brewing at Oland's," a bi-monthly publication produced by the company for its employees and their families.

Sales Department Sub-Series contains records created by the Sales Department. Sub-Series includes sales reports, sales analyses, expense reports, market studies, memorandums and correspondence regarding sales and packaging materials, samples of sales orders, monthly sales reports sent to various brewing associations and government liquor commissions, and customer complaints about beer and bottle quality. Some sales reports deal jointly with products created by Oland and Son and A. Keith and Son.