Sub-series contains clippings from Nova Scotia newspapers dated 1999 regarding AIDS transmission, treatment, and prevention; the government's response to the AIDS crisis; and AIDS-related social issues in Nova Scotia.
Subseries contains documents relating to the operation of Morton House, a residence and hospice in Halifax operated by CARAS for persons living with HIV/AIDS. Morton House was established in 1988 and closed in the early 2000s.
Subseries contains records created and collected by Gil Winham during his service as Chairman of the Nova Scotia Adjustment Advisory Council, which was established by Premier Buchanan to examine the province's capacity to adjust to the Canada-US Free Trade Agreement. Record types include correspondence; meeting agendas and minutes; research materials; background reports; media releases and newspaper clippings; manuscript drafts; and the final report.
Subseries contains records created and collected by Gil Winham during his membership on dispute settlement panels under the Free Trade Agreement. The bulk of the records are related to a countervailing duty case launched by the US Department of Commerce against alleged subsidies given by the Canadian and Nova Scotia governments to Sysco Steel Corps. Records include questionnaires sent by the Department of Commerce to the Canadian governments and industry to gather information in connection with this case, which led the US to impose an additional duty of 113% on steel rails coming from Sysco.
File contains 17 costume designs for Dalhousie Theatre's 1989 production of Happy End. The sketches have all been torn into irregular shapes, mounted on corrugated cardboard, and spray painted with a brick pattern.
Sub-series consists of materials from the Women's Health Education Network Conference [WHEN] 1989, 1992, 1993, and materials from the WHEN 11th annual conference.
Sub-Series includes the digital audio files of the finished episodes aired on Rock Meets Bone. Episodes include and introduction and conclusion narrated by Brain Guns, and interviews, performances, or music created by the artist. Sub-Series also includes one digital audio file from CBC's Atlantic Airwaves detailing the story of Rock Meets Bone.
File contains fifteen watercolour sketches of costume designs for Dalhousie Theatre's 1989 production of Love for Love. Each sketch shows one character wearing their costume. The sketches are all cut out and mounted on dark orange matboards. Most of the sketches have a clear plastic sheet taped over them for protection.
File contains 14 costume designs for Dalhousie Theatre's 1989 production of Cloud Nine. The designs are pencil sketches on heavyweight paper. The sketches have been torn from a spiral bound sketchbook and some of the torn edges have not been cut off. The file also contains nine black and white photocopies of some of the sketches.
Series contains administrative and operational records from the Nova Scotia Persons With AIDS Coalition [NSPWAC], an HIV/AIDS advocacy organization based in Halifax. NSPWAC formed in the mid-1980s and merged with AIDS Nova Scotia in 1995 to establish the AIDS Coalition of Nova Scotia. Materials include meeting notices, agendas, and minutes; memos, correspondence, and press releases; workshop materials; internal and external reports; and issues of their newsletter News and Views.
File contains 26 costume designs from Dalhousie Theatre's 1990 production of Shakespeare's Women. Six of them are watercolour sketches and the rest are pencil sketches. The file also contains two photocopies of one of the sketches and three pages of notes about the sketches. The first 18 sketches were drawn on the same pad of paper and are stored between the covers of that pad of paper. There are some drawings on the cover of the pad of paper. Some of the sketches have fabric swatches attached.
File contains 21 costume designs for Dalhousie Theatre's 1990 production of St. Carman of the Main. The title of the play may actually be spelled "St. Carmen of the Main." Ten of the sketches are cut out and mounted on corrugated cardboard, with collages of newspaper articles in the background. The other eleven sketches are pencil and coloured pencil sketches on heavyweight paper.
Subseries contains records relating to the promotional, fundraising, sponsorship, and marketing activities of the Upstream Music Association. Records include membership advertisements and surveys, correspondence with media outlets, and information brochures about the organization.
Subseries contains handouts of events and activities, as well as an audio cassette tape relating to Open House events at the Nova Scotia Agricultural College from 1990 and 2000.
File contains eleven oil pastel sketches of costume and set designs for Dalhousie Theatre's 1991 production of The Possibilities. Each sketch is for a specific scene in the play and shows several figures wearing costumes.
File contains 20 pastel and pencil sketches of costume designs for Dalhousie Theatre's 1991 production of The Tempest. Each sketch shows a costume design for one character. The sketches are drawn on dark blue heavyweight paper.
File contains fifteen costume design for Dalhousie Theatre's 1992 production of The Trojan Women. Twelve of the designs are watercolour sketches and three are pencil sketches.
Subseries includes records created or used for Safe Harbour Metropolitan Community Church programming, including workshop materials, sermons, calendars and service programs.
Series contains materials relating to the formation and operations of the AIDS Coalition of Nova Scotia [ACNS], a non-profit advocacy organization for persons living with HIV/AIDS based in Halifax. ACNS was formed in 1996 via the merger of two pre-existing organizations, the Nova Scotia Persons With AIDS Coalition and AIDS Nova Scotia, and still operates today. Materials in subseries include administrative records such as meeting notices, minutes, and agendas; memos and correspondence; planning materials for ACNS events; proposals, research materials, and reference materials; and notes.
Subseries contains materials documenting the activities of the TightRope leather brotherhood, a men's leather club established in Halifax in the early 1990s, incorporated in 1997, and disbanded in 2007. Subseries contains administrative and financial records, planning and promotional materials, correspondence, printouts from TightRope's website, and photographs of TightRope members and events.
File contains thirteen watercolour sketches of costume designs for Dalhousie Theatre's 1994 production of the Lucky Chance. Each sketch shows a costume design for one character from the performance. Three of the sketches are covered by a clear plastic sheet which is attached on all four sides with masking tape.
Subseries contains yearbooks of the Dalhousie University School of Education: Spitballs and Chalkdust (1994); and Taking a Bite Out of Time (1995). The yearbook and program both ended in 1995.
Series contains materials related to AIDS-LINK, a volunteer-based project operated by CARAS to institute interfaith pastoral services for persons living with HIV/AIDS. The project was launched in 1996 and ceased operations in the early 2000s.
Subseries contains duplicate issues of Wayves Magazine. Wayves was initially published beginning in 1983 as the newsletter for the Gay and Lesbian Association of Nova Scotia, under the name Gaezette. The magazine adopted the name Wayves in 1995 and continued to print content intended to inform and support lesbians, gay men, bisexuals and transgendered people throughout Atlantic Canada until the print edition ended in 2012.
Subseries contains materials documenting NSRAP's research and support work related to HIV/AIDS, including the Gay Men's Health Research Project, and NSRAPS's response to Nova Scotia's Strategy for HIV/AIDS. Materials in subseries include Gay Men's Health Research Project planning and research materials, HIV/AIDS related government policy documents, meeting minutes and agendas, correspondence, and notes.
Subseries contains a collection of photographs used in the "An apple a day" exhibit held at the MacRae Library in 1998, highlighting the photographic glass slides found on campus that were believed to be taken by Fred Sears. Dr. Alex Georgallas was the acting archivist and curated the exhibit of prints of the Fred Sears glass slides. Most of the photographs center around apples and orchard practices and buildings of the Nova Scotia Agricultural College. Notes on some of the sleeves of the negatives suggest that they date from the period 1906/7. It seems likely that they are connected with courses taught by Fred C. Sears at the NSAC during this period.
Subseries contains materials relating to NSRAP's participation in the Halifax Rainbow Health Project. Operating between 2004-2006, the Halifax Rainbow Health Project was formed by Capital Health to research ways of increasing access to primary care services for members of Nova Scotia's LGBTQ community. It was a joint effort between the Nova Scotia Rainbow Action Project, the the AIDS Coalition of Nova Scotia, and the Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Youth Project. Materials in subseries include meeting minutes and agendas, correspondence, project proposals, reference and planning materials, job postings, notes, and reports.
Subseries contains materials related to NSRAP's advocacy efforts for members of the transgender community in Nova Scotia, including lobbying and research related to gender confirming treatments and procedures, and planning and promotional materials for Transgender Day of Remembrance events. Series also includes workshop materials, educational resources, clippings, and correspondence.
