Fonds consists of materials created and collected by Norman Creighton, including radio scripts; published and unpublished manuscripts for short stories and articles; correspondence; audio tapes and records; research notes; newspaper and magazine clippings; photographs; financial papers; memorabilia. Materials primarily relate to Creighton's long career as a writer and broadcaster, but also include materials relating to his personal life and family history. Fonds is arranged by type of material and includes the following series: CBC Scripts, Correspondence, Family Estate Documents, Fiction, Financial, Memorabilia, Nonfiction, Notebooks, Photographs, Printed Materials, Radio Talks, Records, Research Files, Subject Files, The Gillans, Titus Smith.
File contains notes, mostly handwritten, about a study on the forced migration of residents of Africville. The study was conducted by Don Clairmont and Dennis Magill in the late 1960s. The notes include lists of the addresses, names, incomes, and other demographic information about families who were relocated from Africville; information from a past survey; facts about Africville; and other notes about Africville. Many of the notes are written on the back of discarded typed documents.
File contains three spiral bound stenographer's notebooks containing handwritten notes about Halifax landmarks, including the court house, St. George's church, waterfront buildings, West House, Brunswick Street, the old post office, and Province House. Some of the notes are written in shorthand.
File contains one spiral bound stenographer's notebook containing handwritten notes about heritage properties and other topics. Some of the notes are written in shorthand.
File contains two spiral bound stenographer's notebooks containing handwritten notes about history and Halifax landmarks. Some of the notes are written in shorthand.
File contains one spiral bound stenographer's notebook containing handwritten notes about the National School. Some of the notes are written in shorthand.
File contains six spiral bound stenographer's notebooks containing handwritten notes about the Warner case. Some of the notes are written in shorthand.
File contains one spiral bound stenographer's notebook containing handwritten notes from 1994 and 1997 bird surveys in Trafalgar. Each page contains a tally of birds for a certain area.
File contains notes and manuscripts written by Alexander Murchison and Norris Turner between 1972–1975 reviewing child guidance clinics and group homes in Nova Scotia. File also contains the June 1973 issue of the Nova Scotia Association of Social Workers Newsletter, with articles by Norris Turner , Patricia Hardy, Ernie Rafuse, F.M. Fraser, Martin M. Dolan, Linda Isitt, and Barrie R. MacFarlane.
File contains notes on respondents' answers to the social science data questionnaire. Answers are compiled by question and percentages and coding notes are included.
File contains a transcript of the second half of Don Clairmont's interview with Peter MacDonald. File also includes brief interview summaries and contact information from several participants in the Africville Relocation Study.
Item consists of typed notes prepared by Carleton Stanley, discussing European economic concerns in the post-war years, providing the basis for a submission to the Dalhousie Gazette, dated October 27, 1931.
File consists of genealogical notes on the Rettie family of Truro, Nova Scotia, with a particular focus on Captain Alexander Rose Rettie and the wreck of his vessel "Forest Chief." Also included are a family tree, photocopies of research correspondence, and historical newspaper accounts.
File contains research notes on the history of schools and public education in Nigeria. Comparisons are made between British and Nigerian degree systems. File also includes correspondence between researchers and the Nigerian Consulate in New York regarding Nigerian schooling and the place of women therein.
File contains notes on data processing and coding, medical findings, and psychiatric social data. Also includes correspondence between Dorothea Leighton and Alice Longaker regarding coding process and classification procedures.
File contains information on 14 villages to aid researchers in determining whether they should be considered integrated or disintegrated and modern or traditional. Information is based on population, education, religion, industry, and family structure.
File contains Peter Waite's notes from an interview with Arthur Shears of December 27, 1995, as well as a copy of related correspondence between Waite and Shears of December 28, 1995.
This file contains 4 pages of textual record regarding recent method (of that time) for determining available nutrients in soils and soil analysis and its interpretation.
File contains tables, graphs, and charts comparing Nigerian and Stirling County data. Also contains notes and thoughts on analytics and data significance.
Item consists of handwritten notes likely drafted by Roy Laurence in 1937, about findings related to Harry Croker's marriage. Item is "Enclosure 3" accompanying correspondence between Thomas Raddall and Roy Laurence.
Item consists of notes for a CBC interview in early January 1978 regarding public transit issues in Halifax and Dartmouth. Item is arranged in the form of a three-year timeline.
