Archives Catalogue

MS-5-22
Fonds
1925-2021, predominant 1990-2020

Fonds consists of clippings and ephemera, photographs, sound recordings, video recordings, and musical scores and lyrics related to the Nova Scotia Mass Choir from 1992 to 2021.

O'Brien, Joy

Photograph of a Nova Scotia Mass Choir rehearsal

MS-5-22, Box 16, Folder 3
Item
January 19, 2012

Part of Joy O'Brien fonds

Item is a photograph of a Nova Scotia Mass Choir rehearsal from January 19, 2012.

Photograph of Bucky Adams at an album release for the Nova Scotia Mass Choir

MS-5-22, Box 16, Folder 36
Item
February 1996

Part of Joy O'Brien fonds

Item is a photograph of Nova Scotia Mass Choir members at CBC radio for the release of the album, "He Never Failed Me Yet," in February 1996.

Photograph features Bucky Adams and the band.

Photograph of Bucky Adams at Merrill's restaurant

MS-5-22, Box 16, Folder 40
Item
October 1995

Part of Joy O'Brien fonds

Item is a photograph of Bucky Adams at Merrill's restaurant.

Photograph of Bucky Adams at the Halifax Jazz Festival

MS-5-22, Box 16, Folder 43
Item
July 2010

Part of Joy O'Brien fonds

Item is a photograph of Bucky Adams at the Halifax Jazz Festival in July 2010.

Photograph of Bucky Adams at the international canoe championships

MS-5-22, Box 16, Folder 38
Item
August 1997

Part of Joy O'Brien fonds

Item is a photograph of Bucky Adams at the International Canoe Championships in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia in August 1997.

Photograph also features Jeremiah Sparks, Linda Carvery, and one other member of the Nova Scotia Mass Choir.

Photograph of Bucky Adams performances

MS-5-22, Box 16, Folder 46
Item
February 2012

Part of Joy O'Brien fonds

Item is a photograph of Bucky Adams performing at the Valentine's Day concert, "For the Love of God IV," in February 2012.

Photograph of Bucky Adams receiving the pioneer award

MS-5-22, Box 16, Folder 44
Item
January 2011

Part of Joy O'Brien fonds

Item is a photograph of Bucky Adams receiving the Pioneer Award at the African Nova Scotian Music Association awards.

Photograph of Eileen Joyce

MS-5-22, Box 17, Folder 49
Item
July 19, 1997

Part of Joy O'Brien fonds

Item is a photograph of Eileen Joyce performing with Joe Colley, Lela Coles, and Helen Vaughan on July 19, 1997.

Photograph of Eileen Joyce and Bill Harvey

MS-5-22, Box 22, Folder 14
Item
August 6, 2000

Part of Joy O'Brien fonds

Item is a photograph of Eileen Joyce and Bill Harvey on their wedding day with members of the Nova Scotia Mass Choir.

Photograph features Joe Colley, Tim Dunn, Lela Coles, and other choir members.

Photograph of Frank MacKay with the Nova Scotia Mass Choir

MS-5-22, Box 17, Folder 65
Item
[between 2010 and 2015]

Part of Joy O'Brien fonds

Item is a photograph of Frank MacKay with members of the Nova Scotia Mass Choir.

Photograph features Joe Colley, Karen Grant, Kathy Grant, and others.

Photograph of Lela Coles

MS-5-22, Box 20, Folder 21
Item
[between 2000 and 2020]

Part of Joy O'Brien fonds

Item is a copy of a signed photograph of Lela Colley. Photograph notes "Glad you enjoyed the show love you always xoxo Lela."

Photograph of Lenora Downey with hosts

MS-5-22, Box 10, Folder 17
Item
1996

Part of Joy O'Brien fonds

Item is a photograph of Lenora Downey of the Nova Scotia Mass Choir with host family, Claire and Raphael Nyiti in Coxheath, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia.

Photograph of Linda Carvery and Jeremiah Sparks

MS-5-22, Box 11, Folder 42
Item
December 18, 1998

Part of Joy O'Brien fonds

Item is a photograph of Nova Scotia Mass Choir members, Linda Carvery and Jeremiah Sparks, on CBC's "Mainstreet" radio program.

Photograph of Marko Simmonds

MS-5-22, Box 23, Folder 33
Item
December 5, 2009

Part of Joy O'Brien fonds

Item is a copy of a signed photograph of Marko Simmonds promoting his debut album, "Marko Presents," in December 2009.

Photograph of Rocky Jones

MS-5-22, Box 21, Folder 33
Item
[2013?]

Part of Joy O'Brien fonds

Item is a photograph of lawyer and activist Rocky Jones.

Photograph of the Digby community theatre concert poster

MS-5-22, Box 12, Folder 64
Item
October 25, 2008

Part of Joy O'Brien fonds

Item is a photograph of the poster promoting a concert at Digby Community Theatre in Digby, Nova Scotia to promote the Department of Education's Family Literacy Project.

Photograph of the Lee Boys

MS-5-22, Box 14, Folder 11
Item
[between 1990 and 2010]

Part of Joy O'Brien fonds

Item is a photograph of the musical group, the Lee Boys, who hosted a workshop for Atlantic Jazz Festival in 2002.

Photograph of the Nova Scotia Mass Choir

MS-5-22, Box 16, Folder 29
Item
December 2016

Part of Joy O'Brien fonds

Item is a photograph of the Nova Scotia Mass Choir from December 2016. The photo was used in an article featured in The Coast newspaper.

Photograph of the Nova Scotia Mass Choir at an open house

MS-5-22, Box 12, Folder 24
Item
December 7, 2000

Part of Joy O'Brien fonds

Item is a photograph of Nova Scotia Mass Choir members at the George Dixon Centre in Halifax, Nova Scotia on December 7, 2000.

The photograph features new members Deborah Boltz and Brandon Boyd, along with Tim Edmonds, Jeremiah Sparks, Tim Dunn, and other choir members.

Photograph of the Nova Scotia Mass Choir's Christmas concert

MS-5-22, Box 16, Folder 20
Item
December 14, 2013

Part of Joy O'Brien fonds

Item is a photograph of the Nova Scotia Mass Choir's Christmas concert at Cornwallis Street Baptist Church on December 14, 2013.

Photograph of the Nova Scotia Mass Choir's Christmas concert poster

MS-5-22, Box 12, Folder 62
Item
December 1, 2007

Part of Joy O'Brien fonds

Item is a photograph of the poster promoting Nova Scotia Mass Choir's Christmas concert, "Candlelight Christmas."

Photograph of the Nova Scotia Mass Choir's Huron Carole concert

MS-5-22, Box 9, Folder 33
Item
December 20, 1995

Part of Joy O'Brien fonds

Item is a photograph of Michael Bailey and Tim Edmonds, members of the Nova Scotia Mass Choir, at the Huron Carole Concert at the Rebecca Cohn Auditorium in Halifax, Nova Scotia on December 20, 1995.

Photograph of the Nova Scotia Mass Choir's Martin Luther King concert

MS-5-22, Box 15, Folder 8
Item
January 21, 2012

Part of Joy O'Brien fonds

Item is a photograph of the Nova Scotia Mass Choir performing on stage at the annual Martin Luther King concert.

Photograph of the Nova Scotia Mass Choir's Martin Luther King concert

MS-5-22, Box 15, Folder 13
Item
January 24, 2015

Part of Joy O'Brien fonds

Item is a photograph of the Nova Scotia Mass Choir at the annual Martin Luther King concert in 2015.

Photograph features Joe Colley, Kathy Grant, Karen Grant, and other choir members.

Photograph of the Nova Scotia Mass Choir's Martin Luther King concert

MS-5-22, Box 15, Folder 12
Item
January 16, 2016

Part of Joy O'Brien fonds

File contains one printed image of the Nova Scotia Mass Choir on stage at the annual Martin Luther King concert in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

Photograph of Woody Woods

MS-5-22, Box 25, Folder 21
Item
[between 2000 and 2020]

Part of Joy O'Brien fonds

Item is a photograph of Woody Woods posed with a piano.

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 a fundraiser auction for the Nova Scotia Mass Choir

MS-5-22, Box 16, Folder 18
File
October 20, 2013

Part of Joy O'Brien fonds

File contains photographs of the Nova Scotia Mass Choir at a fundraiser auction for the choir. The fundraiser took place at Michael's Bar and Grill in Halifax, Nova Scotia on October 20, 2013.

Photographs feature Eileen Joyce, Lela Coles, Linda Carvery, and others.

Photographs of a Nova Scotia Mass Choir at the power of pride concert

MS-5-22, Box 12, Folder 8
File
1995

Part of Joy O'Brien fonds

File contains photographs of the Nova Scotia Mass Choir performing at "The Power of Pride" concert in 1995.

Photographs feature Jeremiah Sparks, Joe Colley, director Woody Woods, and others.

Photographs of a Nova Scotia Mass Choir Christmas party

MS-5-22, Box 10, Folder 18
File
December 6, 1996

Part of Joy O'Brien fonds

File contains photographs of the Nova Scotia Mass Choir Christmas dance party held at the Civic Workers Club on Isleville Street in Halifax, Nova Scotia. The party took place on December 6, 1996

Photographs of a Nova Scotia Mass Choir concert

MS-5-22, Box 12, Folder 3
File
March 30, 2000

Part of Joy O'Brien fonds

File contains photographs of Nova Scotia Mass Choir performing a joint concert with École St. Patrick High School on March 30, 2000 in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

Photographs of a Nova Scotia Mass Choir dress rehearsal

MS-5-22, Box 10, Folder 12
File
October 23, 1996

Part of Joy O'Brien fonds

File contains photographs of Nova Scotia Mass Choir at a dress rehearsal for Ribbon of Dreams, an AIDS benefit concert held at the Halifax Metro Centre. The dress rehearsal took place on October 23, 1996.

Photographs feature Michael Burgess, Maureen Forrester, and Ashley MacIsaac.

Photographs of a Nova Scotia Mass Choir party

MS-5-22, Box 9, Folder 12
File
January 16, 1994

Part of Joy O'Brien fonds

File contains photographs of the Nova Scotia Mass Choir party at Dan Blundon's house.

Photographs feature Tim Edmonds, Beverly Lewis, Denise Arsenault, Archie Beals, Donna Marshall, Kathy Grant, Karen Grant, Jeremiah Sparks, Mary Ann Boyd, Sharon Johnson, Debbie DeLeon, and Trudy States.

Photographs of a Nova Scotia Mass Choir performance

MS-5-22, Box 16, Folder 33
File
2017

Part of Joy O'Brien fonds

File contains photographs of the Nova Scotia Mass Choir performing outdoors in 2017.

Photographs of a Nova Scotia Mass Choir rehearsal

MS-5-22, Box 16, Folder 10
File
April 1, 2011

Part of Joy O'Brien fonds

File contains photographs of a Nova Scotia Mass Choir rehearsal on April 1, 2011.

Photographs feature Joe Colley and other choir members.

Photographs of a Nova Scotia Mass Choir rehearsal

MS-5-22, Box 9, Folder 15
File
July 27, 1994

Part of Joy O'Brien fonds

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

Photographs of a Nova Scotia Mass Choir rehearsal

MS-5-22, Box 11, Folder 7
File
December 17, 1997

Part of Joy O'Brien fonds

File contains photographs of a Nova Scotia Mass Choir rehearsal that took place on December 17, 1997.

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 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.

Photographs of a Nova Scotia Mass Choir school rehearsal

MS-5-22, Box 9, Folder 31
File
December 11, 1995

Part of Joy O'Brien fonds

File contains photographs of Nova Scotia Mass Choir rehearsing at Saint Patrick-Alexandra School in Halifax, Nova Scotia on December 11, 1995.

Photographs of an album release party for Neptune Theatre

MS-5-22, Box 12, Folder 20
File
October 30, 2000

Part of Joy O'Brien fonds

File contains photographs of Neptune Theatre's album release party for "Death: The Musical" on October 30, 2000.

Photographs feature Tim Edmonds, Joe Colley, Jeremiah Sparks, Lisa MacDougall, Tim Dunn, Ken Boyd, and other members of the choir in costume at Neptune's du Maurier Theatre.

Photographs of Bucky Adams and Corey Adams

MS-5-22, Box 16, Folder 41
File
July 22, 2003

Part of Joy O'Brien fonds

File contains photographs of Bucky Adams and his son Corey Adams performing at the Atlantic Jazz Festival on July 22, 2003.

Photographs of Bucky Adams at the Halifax Jazz Festival

MS-5-22, Box 16, Folder 45
File
July 14, 2011

Part of Joy O'Brien fonds

File contains photographs of Bucky Adams performing at the Halifax Jazz Festival on July 14, 2011.

Photographs of Bucky Adams at the Martin Luther King concert

MS-5-22, Box 16, Folder 42
File
January 16, 2010

Part of Joy O'Brien fonds

File contains photographs of Bucky Adams at Nova Scotia Mass Choir's annual Martin Luther King concert. The concert took place on January 16, 2010 in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

Photographs of Carman Downey

MS-5-22, Box 12, Folder 29
File
2001

Part of Joy O'Brien fonds

File contains photographs of the Nova Scotia Mass Choir member, Carman Downey, at the Black Business Summit in Halifax, Nova Scotia in 2001.

Photographs feature Carman Downey with Grace White, Marvin Gilmore, and Stedman Graham.

Photographs of caroling with the Nova Scotia Mass Choir

MS-5-22, Box 16, Folder 30
File
January 17, 2017

Part of Joy O'Brien fonds

File contains photographs of the annual Nova Scotia Mass Choir holiday concert, "Caroling with the Nova Scotia Mass Choir," that took place in January 2017.

Photographs of Hallelujah series two television program

MS-5-22, Box 10, Folder 30
File
June 1997

Part of Joy O'Brien fonds

File contains photographs of Nova Scotia Mass Choir's television program, "Hallelujah," series two.

Photographs were taken by Joy O'Brien in June 1997. Photographs feature Novelee Buchan, Mavis Staples, Jackie Richardson, Gospel Heirs Quartet, Holmes Brothers, Jeremiah Sparks, Woody Woods, and Doris Mason.

Photographs of Linda Carvery at A Spring Celebration concert

MS-5-22, Box 16, Folder 86
File
May 15, 2013

Part of Joy O'Brien fonds

File contains photographs of Linda Carvery as a guest soloist for "A Spring Celebration," a concert conducted by Christopher Palmer. The concert took place at Saint Matthew's United Church in Halifax, Nova Scotia on May 15, 2015. The concert featured the Chebucto Symphony Orchestra and the Hallelujah Praise Choir.

Photographs of Linda Carvery at Studio H

MS-5-22, Box 16, Folder 54
File
November 21, 1999

Part of Joy O'Brien fonds

File contains photographs of Linda Carvery recording at CBC's Studio H on November 24, 1999.

Photographs also feature Bill Stevenson and Karl Falkenham.

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