Archives Catalogue

MS-5-22, Box 8, Folders 7-9
File
1997

File contains documents related to the Nova Scotia Mass Choir in 1997.

Documents include newspaper clippings, magazine clippings, ephemera, and programs related to the East Coast Music Association awards and the Martin Luther King concert with Symphony Nova Scotia.

File also contains a copy of Rising Tide newspaper.

MS-5-22, Box 14, Folders 7-8
File
2001

Part of Joy O'Brien fonds

File contains documents related to Nova Scotia Mass Choir in 2001.

Documents include programs, itineraries, and newspaper clippings related to Symphony Nova Scotia, the Martin Luther King tribute concert, the Black Business Summit at Casino Nova Scotia, the annual Nova Scotia Multicultural Festival, African Heritage Month, the South African Polokwane Choral Society, Jeremiah Sparks' farewell party, and the Halifax Regional Municipality tree lighting.

File also includes a Nova Scotia Mass Choir contact list, including names, phone numbers, and addresses of members.

MS-5-22, Box 7, Folders 14-16
File
1995

Part of Joy O'Brien fonds

File contains documents related to Nova Scotia Mass Choir in 1995.

Documents include programs, itineraries, promotional material, and newspaper clippings related Black History Month, Oliver Jones, and various performances.

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 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 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 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.

Photographs of Linda Carvery at the Atlantic Jazz Festival

MS-5-22, Box 16, Folder 50
File
July 22, 1998

Part of Joy O'Brien fonds

File contains photographs of Linda Carvery performing at the Market Street Jazz Café at the Atlantic Jazz Festival on July 22, 1998.

Photographs feature Bucky Adams, Woody Woods, John Chaisson, John Alphonse, and others.

Photographs of Linda Carvery at the Atlantic Jazz Festival

MS-5-22, Box 16, Folder 49
File
July 21, 1998

Part of Joy O'Brien fonds

File contains photographs of Linda Carvery performing at the Atlantic Jazz Festival on July 21, 1998.

Photographs feature Gary Steed, Woody Woods, Bruce Jacobs, Buck Adams, and others.

Photographs of Linda Carvery at the fifteenth anniversary concert of the Ladies in Blues

MS-5-22, Box 16, Folder 89
File
June 14, 2014

Part of Joy O'Brien fonds

File contains photographs of Linda Carvery and the jazz group, Ladies in Blues, at their fifteenth anniversary concert held at the Sir James Dunn Theatre in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

Photographs of Linda Carvery performing at the Cotton Club

MS-5-22, Box 16, Folder 51
File
December 31, 1998

Part of Joy O'Brien fonds

File contains photographs of Linda Carvery performing at the Cotton Club benefit concert for cystic fibrosis research. The benefit concert took place on December 31, 1998 at the Lord Nelson Hotel in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

Photographs of Linda Carvery receiving an honourary degree

MS-5-22, Box 16, Folder 48
File
May 11, 1998

Part of Joy O'Brien fonds

File contains photographs of Linda Carvery receiving a Doctor of Letters, or Honoris Causa, from Saint Mary's University on May 11, 1998.

Photographs also feature the Nova Scotia Mass Choir performing at the convocation.

Photographs of Nova Scotia Mass Choir at Hallelujah wrap party

MS-5-22, Box 9, Folder 55
File
June 15, 1996

Part of Joy O'Brien fonds

File contains photographs of the Nova Scotia Mass Choir at a wrap party for the television program, "Hallelujah." The party was held in the auditorium of Saint Mary's University in Halifax, Nova Scotia on June 15, 1996.

Photographs of Nova Scotia Mass Choir at the Natal Day Festival

MS-5-22, Box 12, Folder 10
File
August 6, 1995

Part of Joy O'Brien fonds

File contains photographs of the Nova Scotia Mass Choir performing on stage for Natal Day at the Grand Parade in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

Photographs of Nova Scotia Mass Choir performance

MS-5-22, Box 11, Folder 58
File
September 5-6, 1999

Part of Joy O'Brien fonds

File contains photographs of the Nova Scotia Mass Choir performing at the Good Old Gospel concert at Citadel Hill in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Photographs were taken by Joy O'Brien in September 1999.

Photographs feature Tim Edmonds, Sharon Johnson, and other choir members.

Photographs of Nova Scotia Mass Choir performing for the Canadian Hockey Association

MS-5-22, Box 9, Folder 49
File
May 20, 1996

Part of Joy O'Brien fonds

File contains photographs of the Nova Scotia Mass Choir performing at the World Trade and Convention Centre in Halifax, Nova Scotia on May 20, 1996. The performance was put on by the Canadian Hockey Association.

Photographs of Nova Scotia Mass Choir recording Hallelujah series one

MS-5-22, Box 9, Folder 54
File
June 1996

Part of Joy O'Brien fonds

File consists of photographs of the Nova Scotia Mass Choir recording the first series of the television program, "Hallelujah," in June 1996.

Photographs of Nova Scotia Mass Choir recording Hallelujah television program

MS-5-22, Box 10, Folder 1
File
1996

Part of Joy O'Brien fonds

File contains photographs of the Nova Scotia Mass Choir recording the television program, Hallelujah, in 1996. Photographs were taken by Blair Haverstock.

Photographs feature Tim Edmonds, Joe Colley, and other choir members.

Photographs of Nova Scotia Mass Choir rehearsal for Hallelujah television program

MS-5-22, Box 9, Folder 53
File
June 1996

Part of Joy O'Brien fonds

File contains photographs of the Nova Scotia Mass Choir rehearsing at CBC radio room for the television program, Hallelujah, in June 1996.

Photographs of Nova Scotia Mass Choir's concert at Saint Stephen's school

MS-5-22, Box 11, Folder 50
File
April 14, 1999

Part of Joy O'Brien fonds

File contains photographs of Nova Scotia Mass Choir performing at St. Stephen's school in Halifax, Nova Scotia on April 14, 1999.

Photographs of Nova Scotia Mass Choir's fundraising concert

MS-5-22, Box 9, Folder 4
File
August 21, 1993

Part of Joy O'Brien fonds

File contains group photographs of the Nova Scotia Mass Choir performing a fundraising concert for their trip to Washington. The concert took place in the McInnis Room at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

Photographs of Nova Scotia Mass Choir's Martin Luther King concert

MS-5-22, Box 18, Folder 1
File
January 18, 2020

Part of Joy O'Brien fonds

File contains ten photographs of the Nova Scotia Mass Choir's annual Martin Luther King concert with Symphony Nova Scotia. Photographs are printed onto six pages of 8.5 x 11 in. paper.

Photographs feature master of ceremonies, Ryan Somers, Lenora Simmons, honouree Captain George A. Borden, ECB Dancers, JRDN, and Nova Scotia Mass Choir director, Shawn Downey.

Photographs of Nova Scotia Mass Choir's Martin Luther King concert dress rehearsal

MS-5-22, Box 9, Folder 13
File
January 16, 1994

Part of Joy O'Brien fonds

File contains a photograph of Nova Scotia Mass Choir's dress rehearsal for the annual Martin Luther King Concert, "In Pursuit of a Dream." The dress rehearsal was held at the Rebecca Cohn Auditorium in Halifax, Nova Scotia in 1994.

Photographs of the album release party for the Nova Scotia Mass Choir

MS-5-22, Box 11, Folder 44
File
January 14, 1999

Part of Joy O'Brien fonds

File contains photographs of the Nova Scotia Mass Choir at the Fleet Club in Halifax, Nova Scotia in 1999. The choir celebrated the release of their album, "Heaven."

Photographs feature Karl Falkenham from CBC, John Dalton from CBC, George Jordan from CBC, Leslie Dunner from Symphony Nova Scotia, and master of ceremonies, Charla Williams.

Photographs of the farewell party for Jeremiah Sparks

MS-5-22, Box 12, Folder 36
File
November23, 2001

Part of Joy O'Brien fonds

File contains photographs of Nova Scotia Mass Choir's farewell party for Jeremiah Sparks, who left the choir in 2001 to pursue the role of Mufasa in the Toronto musical production, "The Lion King."

Photographs feature Jeremiah Sparks, Tim Edmonds, and other choir members.

Photographs of the first annual Freedom Festival

MS-5-22, Box 17, Folder 33
File
August 1, 2005

Part of Joy O'Brien fonds

File contains photographs of the first annual Freedom Festival on August 1, 2005.

Photographs of the G7 summit showcase

MS-5-22, Box 12, Folder 9
File
June 17, 1995

Part of Joy O'Brien fonds

File contains photographs of the G7 Summit showcase from June 17, 1995 at the Grand Parade in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

Photographs feature Bucky Adams and Linda Carvery.

Photographs of the Halifax for Haiti benefit concert

MS-5-22, Box 16, Folder 1
File
February 8, 2010

Part of Joy O'Brien fonds

File contains photographs of the Nova Scotia Mass Choir performing at the "Halifax for Haiti" hurricane relief benefit concert at Halifax Metro Centre.

Photographs of the Hallelujah Praise Choir

MS-5-22, Box 17, Folder 44
File
July 11, 2010

Part of Joy O'Brien fonds

File contains photographs of the Hallelujah Praise Choir performing at the Halifax Jazz Festival on July 11, 2010.

Photographs feature Joe Colley and others.

Photographs of the Hallelujah Praise Choir at the Halifax Jazz Festival

MS-5-22, Box 17, Folder 46
File
July 12, 2015

Part of Joy O'Brien fonds

File contains photographs of the Hallelujah Praise Choir performing at the Halifax Jazz Festival on July 12, 2015.

Photographs feature Reeny Smith and others.

Photographs of the Hallelujah Praise Choir at the Titanic centenary

MS-5-22, Box 17, Folder 45
File
April 14, 2012

Part of Joy O'Brien fonds

File contains photographs of the Hallelujah Praise Choir performing at the Titanic centenary, "Titanic Eve: Night of the Bells," in Halifax, Nova Scotia on April 14, 2012.

Photographs of the Juba'lee concert

MS-5-22, Box 11, Folder 61
File
January 22, 2000

Part of Joy O'Brien fonds

File contains photographs of the "Juba'Lee" concert. The choir was accompanied by Symphony Nova Scotia and proceeds went towards establishing a Black Cultural Society scholarship for education in the performing arts. The concert was held at the Halifax Metro Centre on January 22, 2000.

Photographs feature Lorne White, Jackie Richardson, Anthony Sherwood, Brookes Diamond, Joe Colley, Lela Colley, Tim Edmonds, Linda Carvery, Woody Woods, and other choir members.

Photographs of the Nova Scotia Mass Choir

MS-5-22, Box 15, Folder 15
File
2017

Part of Joy O'Brien fonds

File contains two photographs of the Nova Scotia Mass Choir outside of the Africville Museum in Halifax, Nova Scotia, in 2017.

Photographs of the Nova Scotia Mass Choir

MS-5-22, Box 1, Folders 12-13
File
1992-[ca. 2021]

Part of Joy O'Brien fonds

File contains photographs of the Nova Scotia Mass Choir. Photographs were taken by Joy O'Brien.

Photographs of the Nova Scotia Mass Choir

MS-5-22, Box 1, Folders 10-11
File
1992-[ca. 2021]

Part of Joy O'Brien fonds

File contains photographs of the Nova Scotia Mass Choir. Photographs were taken by Joy O'Brien.

Photographs of the Nova Scotia Mass Choir

MS-5-22, Box 7, Folder 13
File
1994

Part of Joy O'Brien fonds

File contains two contact sheets of photographs related to the Nova Scotia Mass Choir. Photographs are of the choir recording songs for "In Pursuit of a Dream" at Soundmarket Studio on January 26, 1994.

File also includes a portrait of the choir featuring Woody Woods, Jeremiah Sparks, Joe Colley, and other choir members.

Photographs of the Nova Scotia Mass Choir and Linda Carvery at the G7 summit concert

MS-5-22, Box 16, Folder 34
File
June 1995

Part of Joy O'Brien fonds

File contains photographs of the Nova Scotia Mass Choir performing at the G7 Summit concert with Linda Carvery in June 1995.

Photographs of the Nova Scotia Mass Choir at a school concert

MS-5-22, Box 11, Folder 40
File
November 25, 1998

Part of Joy O'Brien fonds

File contains photographs of the Nova Scotia Mass Choir performing at St. Joseph's-Alexander McKay School in Halifax, Nova Scotia on November 25, 1998.

Photographs of the Nova Scotia Mass Choir at an awards show