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Transcript of an interview with Stanley MacEachern

Transcript of an interview with Stanley MacEachern

Item is a transcript of an interview with Stanley MacEachern. The interview was conducted by Anna Quon at the Belmont House on August 20, 2010. This was the first interview conducted as part of the Canadian Mental Health Association Halifax-Dartmouth Branch's Our Voices Matter Project. The interview touches on a wide range of topics, including Stanley's childhood in Oshawa, Ontario, life in Nova Scotia, experiences with depression and medication, work and travels, and other aspects of his personal life.
Correspondence between Joseph O'Brien and John Northrup & Sons

Correspondence between Joseph O'Brien and John Northrup & Sons

File contains letters sent from John Northrup and Sons to Joseph O'Brien. John Northrup and Sons was a merchant based in Halifax, Nova Scotia during the nineteenth century. The company sold flour, fish, groceries, liquors, dry goods, and other materials. The correspondence pertains to business matters of various vessels, including the barques "Janet" and "Lucknow."
Voice, no. 2 : [newsletter of the Gay Alliance for Equality]

Voice, no. 2 : [newsletter of the Gay Alliance for Equality]

Item is the second issue of the newsletter Voice, published in April 1977 by the Gay Alliance for Equality. Voice was published by Marni Dowe and organized by the Voice Committee, which consisted of Robin Metcalfe, Deborah Trask, and Anne Fulton. Susan Longard was the typist. This issue addresses media discrimination of gays and provided coverage of other news and events. The issue contains submissions by Jim McSwain, Robin Metcalfe, Mary Ann Mancini, Anne Fulton, and Bob Stout.
Nova Francia et Regiones Adiacentes

Nova Francia et Regiones Adiacentes

Item is a map of Nova Scotia and adjacent regions by Johannes De Laet. It is the first printed map to include an accurate depiction of Prince Edward Island, and the earliest depiction of a north-south orientated Lake Champlain.
R. St. Iehan

R. St. Iehan

Item is a chart of a harbour showing a point of land with a cross. The chart was published on page thirty of Les voyages du sieur de Champlain Xaintongeois, capitaine ordinaire pour le roy en la marine (Paris: Jean Berjon, 1613). In this volume, Champlain describes the country around Port des mines or present-day Basin of Mines or Minas Basin, Nova Scotia, Canada. The river at the head of the bay is Shubenacadie River, but the location of the cross, which proves, according to the author, that Christians once lived there, is unknown. Champlain drew the original from which the engraving was made. Cartographic elements include soundings, shoals, compass rose, and ship. Chart also includes a waterfall or rapids, a dwelling, a group of First Nations people, and some topographical details. Items in image are lettered for identification in key below.
Press release regarding picket in front of the Carleton Hotel on Argyle Street

Press release regarding picket in front of the Carleton Hotel on Argyle Street

File contains a press release that announces a picket to protest the management of the Jury Room Lounge, which had been refusing service to the gay and lesbian community. File also contains a letter to members of the Gay Alliance for Equality regarding a 1975 citation to recognize exceptional service by the Movement for Citizens' Voice and Action to promote the equality of lesbians and
gay men.
Breaking barriers : report of the task force on access for Black and Native People

Breaking barriers : report of the task force on access for Black and Native People

File contains a report presented to H.C. Clark. The report led to the formation of the Indigenous Blacks & Mi'kmaq (IB&M) Initiative at the Schulich School of Law in 1989. The initiative was launched to increase representation of Indigenous Blacks and Mi'kmaq in the legal profession in order to reduce discrimination.
Executive committee of the International Centre for Ocean Development : [meeting documents]

Executive committee of the International Centre for Ocean Development : [meeting documents]

File contains meeting minutes and background documents from 1991 meetings of the Executive Committee. Also included are several background documents, including a corporate plan, a draft policy paper on marine transportation and ports management, the International Centre for Ocean Development (ICOD) fellowships, project summaries, and other items.
Financial documents of the International Centre for Ocean Development

Financial documents of the International Centre for Ocean Development

File contains information about the International Centre for Ocean Development (ICOD)'s budgets and expenditures. Included are budgets, corporate plans, financial projects, documents about expenditure reviews, a copy of a policy concerning the allocation of administrative costs, a resolution concerning ICOD salaries, among other financial documents.
Order of passage issued to the Eliza Oulton by the Ottoman Empire

Order of passage issued to the Eliza Oulton by the Ottoman Empire

Item is an order of passage issued to the Eliza Oulton by the Ottoman Empire. The order was presumably requested from the British embassy on behalf of the vessel. A piece of the document is missing. This particular document is written in the Divani script, an ornate Ottoman Turkish script that is extremely difficult to read and write. Divani was popular for writing court documents because it was difficult to forge.
Photograph of Dr. Mary Jo Duncan and others

Photograph of Dr. Mary Jo Duncan and others

File contains photograph of Mary Jo Duncan and friends at a cat’s birthday party. Inscribed on reverse is “Summer 1986, Your L-R back row: Otto [Weininger], Helene Mooney, Sylvia Singer Weininger, Wilf Mooney (deceased), Front – MJD & David Katz. Groundson of Mooneys (at a birthday party for my cat Rosita!)."
Photograph of Phyllis and Ken Emery

Photograph of Phyllis and Ken Emery

File contains photograph of Phyllis and Ken Emery, sent as a “Just Married” Christmas Card. Inscribed on reverse is: “Dear Elisabeth: Some months after Kay died I met a colleague’s mother who had lost her husband of 45 years also to cancer. We have many similar interests and attitudes so we married 8 months ago to begin our second chance. I continue writing about the ocean: a big book about “The Geology of the Atlantic Ocean” in late 1984, and since then a lot of work in tide-gauge-record indicators of plate tectonics. Phyllis has brushed up on concert piano and organ & expects to do the same for her painting. Most likely you are more than busy as usual with your attempts to transfer technology. Latin Americans, tho, seem to be allergic to science. Best wishes, Phyllis & Ken”
Photograph of Dave Kreiger and family

Photograph of Dave Kreiger and family

File contains photograph of Dave Kreiger and family. Inscribed on reverse “Dear Elisabeth, Hope this finds you well & happy! We’re all just fine. Dave has been made an associate with the law firm of Griffith & Thornburgh and is very happy doing all the work of lawyering. He continues with the NAPF and was in Budapest in early November at a conference. Jeff is finishing a degree in sociology at Cal State Northridge, Jono is a sophomore at U.C. Davis (genetics) and Mara is a freshmen at CATE. I was a finalist (Ceramics) in Art Quest ’88 (one of 16 internationally) Life is good! Have a wonderful holiday and visit us anytime. Much love Carolee & Dave”
Chanties by various authors

Chanties by various authors

File contains handwritten copies of various chanties. Includes "Yankee Ship," "A la Claire Fontaine," "Storm Along," "Shenandoah," and other untitled chanties.
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