Archives Catalogue

Statement of employee losses after the Halifax Explosion

MS-4-180, Box 94, Folder 1
File
1917-1918

Part of Maritime Telegraph and Telephone Company fonds

File contains forms detailing MT&T employees' name, position, address, and damages sustained from the Halifax Explosion. Forms document personal injury and loss of life as well as damage to personal property.

Photograph of workers at the Kuzbas Autonomous Industrial Colony in Russia

MS-10-1, Box 2, Folder 12, Item 3
Item
1923

Part of Roscoe Alfred Fillmore fonds

Item is a photograph taken by Roscoe Fillmore during his trip to Russia.

Photographs of workers at the Kuzbas Autonomous Industrial Colony in Kuzbas, Russia

MS-10-1, Box 2, Folder 12
File
1923

Part of Roscoe Alfred Fillmore fonds

File contains three photographs taken by Roscoe Fillmore during his 1923 visit.

Pamphlets and reports about communism and Canadian labor relations

MS-2-511, Box 29, Folder 8
File
1946-1947

Part of Henry Davies Hicks fonds

United Textile Workers of America Local 152 fonds

MS-9-2
Fonds
1950-1952

Fonds includes correspondence, contract documents, district council documents, annual conference proceedings/documents, information about the conference on trade union rights in 1951-1952, press releases issued by the United Textile Workers of America, and miscellaneous reference material including, a sheet outlining the, "commonplace precaution against war" with a diagram about the potential damages of an atom bomb blast. The reference material contains blank due deduction slips for the United Textile Workers of America Local 152, newsletters issued by the Canadian Textile Council, a pamphlet issued by the Trade Union Research Bureau titled, "Wages and the Cost of Living", and amendments submitted by the "Local 100 United Textile Workers of America for negotiations with the Montreal Cottons Limited."

Files are listed alphabetically by title.

United Textile Workers of America. Local 152.

Unidentified convention

MS-9-17, PB Box 1, Folder 91
File
1954

Part of Marine Workers Federation fonds

Two handwritten sheets with description.

Booklet on the first ten years of the Hotel and Restaurant Employees and Bartenders International Union, Local 662

MS-9-9, SF Box 52, Folder 24
Item
November 1954

Item is a booklet written by Edmund Morris that documents the first ten years of the Hotel and Restaurant Employees and Bartenders International Union, Local 662 (November 1944 - November 1954).

Morris, Edmund

Labour Photograph Collection

PC9
Collection
1960

The Labour Photograph Collection contains photographs of Nova Scotia labour-related events and people.

Marine Workers Federation strikes 1961

MS-9-17, PB Box 1, Folder 50
File
1961

Part of Marine Workers Federation fonds

Marine Workers Federation miscellaneous conventions

MS-9-17, PB Box 1, Folder 73
File
[between 1955 and 1965]

Part of Marine Workers Federation fonds

Photograph of cable foreman J.A. Caldwell and Jack Mutton checking gas pressure

MS-4-180, Box 16, Folder 11, Item 1
Item
[between 1950 and 1969]

Part of Maritime Telegraph and Telephone Company fonds

Item is a photograph of foreman J.A. Caldwell and cable splicer Jack Mutton checking the gas pressure up the submarine cable. which was placed in July and ran across the North West Arm of Sydney Harbour. The huge reel weighed 38 tons and contained 6010 feet of cable.

Marine Workers Federation 19th Convention 1971

MS-9-17, PB Box 1, Folder 48
File
1971

Part of Marine Workers Federation fonds

File contains five duplicates

United Textile Workers of America Local 159 fonds

MS-9-19
Fonds
1946-1973

This fonds contains minute books of meetings from 1946-1972, three filed employee grievances ( Janette Roy, Thelma Burgess, and Helen Haskem), conciliation board submissions and papers, arbitration board submissions and papers, reference material including newspaper clippings and miscellaneous reference material. The miscellaneous reference file contains receipts, an application for membership with the United Textile Workers of America, an efficiency report for 1969, and a record of proceedings and decision of board referees. As well this fonds includes collective agreements from 1948-1973, and miscellaneous correspondence.

United Textile Workers of America. Local 159.

MS-9-51, Box 1, Folder 4
File
1973-1974

Part of Norman Hebert fonds

File documents negotiations between United Steelworkers of America Local 4883 and Enamel and Heating Products Limited, a heating equipment manufacturing company that operated a factory in Amherst, Nova Scotia. Records include meeting minutes, pension plan proposals, and wage negotiations.

The working class of metropolitan Halifax, 1850-1889

MS-9-16, Reel 1
File
1975

Part of Ian McKay fonds

File contains a manuscript of Ian McKay's honours thesis "The working class of metropolitan Halifax, 1850-1889." The thesis was completed as part of McKay's Bachelor of Arts (History) studies at Dalhousie University.

Letters written by Fred Thompson to John Bell

MS-10-2, SF Box 1, Folders 1-4
File
1976

File comprises four letters sent from Fred Thompson to John Bell between July and October, 1976. The letters provide a recounting of Thompson's time in Halifax as a labourer and labour activist and reveal an ongoing discussion between Bell and Thompson regarding labour issues and labour history.

Bell, John A.

MS-9-51, Box 1, Folder 5
File
1974-1976

Part of Norman Hebert fonds

File includes meeting minutes and correspondence between the United Steelworkers of America Local 4883 and the Plant Safety Committee of the Amherst Plant No. 4 operated by Enamel and Heating Products Limited. Correspondence describes efforts to establish safety protocols after a workplace accident in 1975.

Classification data

MS-2-681, Box 4, Folder 5
Item
1977

Part of Richard Apostle fonds

Item is a list of business names, types and locations with coding instructions.

Enquete sur l'attitude du travaillant : Projet Morphologique / Institut des Affaires publiques

MS-2-681, Box 4, Folder 6
Item
1977

Part of Richard Apostle fonds

Item is a French-language copy of the questionnaire marked for office use only.

MS-9-51, Box 1, Folder 1
File
1975-1977

Part of Norman Hebert fonds

File documents Norman Hebert’s time as President of the Amherst and District Labour Council between 1975 and 1977. Records include notices of meetings and protest actions, correspondence between members of the council and executive officers, and annual reports.

Coding instructions for Morphology Project survey data

MS-2-681, Box 5, Folder 1
Item
1977

Part of Richard Apostle fonds

Item is a copy of coding instructions for surveys carried out as part of the Morphology project.

Morphology Project sample notes

MS-2-681, Box 5, Folder 2
File
1977

Part of Richard Apostle fonds

MS-9-51, Box 1, Folder 6
File
1971-1977

Part of Norman Hebert fonds

File contains records related to Norman Hebert’s time as a committee member of the United Steelworkers of America Local 4883, Aircraft Division located in Amherst, Nova Scotia. Records include correspondence, grievance reports, and meeting minutes.

Correspondence and notes regarding interview for the Marginal Work World project

MS-2-681, Box 6, Folder 4
File
1976-1977

Part of Richard Apostle fonds

Coding manual for Worker Attitude Survey, Morphology Study / Richard Apostle and Martha MacDonald in collaboration with Don Clairmont and with the research assistance of Nancy Tienhaara

MS-2-681, Box 3, Folder 13
File
1977

Part of Richard Apostle fonds

File includes typed and handwritten notes.

Worker attitude survey : Morphology Project / Institute of Public Affairs

MS-2-681, Box 4, Folder 8
File
1977

Part of Richard Apostle fonds

File contains two copies of the questionnaire, one marked with corrections, and both marked for office use only.

Photograph of an unidentified group of people listening to a speech at the First Roscoe Fillmore Memorial Picnic

MS-10-10, PB Box 2, Folder 38, Item 6
Item
July 1978

Part of Roscoe A. Fillmore Memorial Picnic Organizing Committee fonds

Item consists of a photograph taken by Susan Perly, of group of unidentified attendees sitting under trees listening to an unidentified speaker at the First Roscoe Fillmore Memorial Picnic, Sackville, Nova Scotia, July 1978.

Photograph of a group of unidentified attendees gathered around a barbecue of the First Roscoe Fillmore Memorial Picnic

MS-10-10, PB Box 2, Folder 38, Item 11
Item
July 1978

Part of Roscoe A. Fillmore Memorial Picnic Organizing Committee fonds

Item consists of a photograph taken by Susan Perly, of a large group of unidentified attendees standing around a barbecue at the First Roscoe Fillmore Memorial Picnic, Sackville, Nova Scotia, July 1978.

Photograph of Hope V. McPhee and an unidentified person conversing at the First Roscoe Fillmore Memorial Picnic

MS-10-10, PB Box 2, Folder 38, Item 20
Item
July 1978

Part of Roscoe A. Fillmore Memorial Picnic Organizing Committee fonds

Item consists of a photograph taken by Susan Perly, of Hope V. McPhee (light green shirt) conversing with an unidentified person at the First Roscoe Fillmore Memorial Picnic, Sackville, Nova Scotia, July 1978.

Photograph of Sharon Reilly at the First Roscoe Fillmore Memorial Picnic

MS-10-10, PB Box 2, Folder 38, Item 21
Item
July 1978

Part of Roscoe A. Fillmore Memorial Picnic Organizing Committee fonds

Item consists of a photograph taken by Susan Perly, of Sharon Reilly, historian and activist with the Halifax Coalition for Full Employment, while attending the First Roscoe Fillmore Memorial Picnic, Sackville, Nova Scotia, July 1978.

Photograph of an unidentified group of people listening to a speech at the First Roscoe Fillmore Memorial Picnic

MS-10-10, PB Box 2, Folder 38, Item 23
Item
July 1978

Part of Roscoe A. Fillmore Memorial Picnic Organizing Committee fonds

Item consists of a photograph taken by Susan Perly, of a large group of unidentified people listening to an unidentified speaker at the First Roscoe Fillmore Memorial Picnic, Sackville, Nova Scotia, July 1978.

Photograph of George MacEachern addressing a seated crowd at the First Roscoe Fillmore Memorial Picnic

MS-10-10, PB Box 2, Folder 38, Item 26
Item
July 1978

Part of Roscoe A. Fillmore Memorial Picnic Organizing Committee fonds

Item consists of a photograph taken by Susan Perly, of George MacEachern, a Steel Workers Union activist and member of the Communist Party of Canada, addressing several dozen seated attendees at the First Roscoe Fillmore Memorial Picnic, in Sackville, Nova Scotia, July 1978. Perspective of the photograph is from MacEachern's right, and MacEachern is partially obscured by a tree.

Photograph of Nolan Reilly addressing a seated crowd at the First Roscoe Fillmore Memorial Picnic

MS-10-10, PB Box 2, Folder 38, Item 28
Item
July 1978

Part of Roscoe A. Fillmore Memorial Picnic Organizing Committee fonds

Item consists of a photograph taken by Susan Perly, of Nolan Reilly, oral historian and one of the organizers of the First Roscoe Fillmore Memorial Picnic, addressing several dozen seated attendees at the Picnic, Sackville, Nova Scotia, July 1978. Reilly was conducting research related to class consciousness in Amherst for his doctoral degree at Dalhousie University around the time of the Picnic.

Photograph of Hope McPhee and Nolan Reilly speaking at the First Roscoe Fillmore Memorial Picnic

MS-10-10, PB Box 2, Folder 39, Item 1
Item
July 1978

Part of Roscoe A. Fillmore Memorial Picnic Organizing Committee fonds

Item consists of a photograph taken by Susan Perly, showing Hope McPhee and Nolan Reilly (standing), two of co-organizers of the First Roscoe Fillmore Memorial Picnic, having a discussion in front of several unidentified seated Picnic attendees, Sackville, Nova Scotia, July 1978.

Photograph of Charlie Murray addressing a crowd at the First Roscoe Fillmore Memorial Picnic

MS-10-10, PB Box 2, Folder 39, Item 3
Item
July 1978

Part of Roscoe A. Fillmore Memorial Picnic Organizing Committee fonds

Item consists of a photograph taken by Susan Perly, showing Charlie Murray addressing a crowd at the First Roscoe Fillmore Memorial Picnic, Sackville, Nova Scotia, July 1978. Four unidentified people stand in the foreground.

Photograph of Charlie Murray at the First Roscoe Fillmore Memorial Picnic

MS-10-10, PB Box 2, Folder 39, Item 4
Item
July 1978

Part of Roscoe A. Fillmore Memorial Picnic Organizing Committee fonds

Item consists of a photograph taken by Susan Perly, of Charlie Murray standing and smiling at the First Roscoe Fillmore Memorial Picnic, Sackville, Nova Scotia, July 1978.

Photograph of Kaye Murray, Nolan Reilly, Charlie Murray, and Sharon Reilly chatting at the First Roscoe Fillmore Memorial Picnic

MS-10-10, PB Box 2, Folder 39, Item 5
Item
July 1978

Part of Roscoe A. Fillmore Memorial Picnic Organizing Committee fonds

Item consists of a photograph taken by Susan Perly, of Charlie and Kaye Murray and Nolan and Sharon Reilly, chatting at the First Roscoe Fillmore Memorial Picnic, Sackville, Nova Scotia, July 1978.

Photograph of several unidentified people at the First Roscoe Fillmore Memorial Picnic

MS-10-10, PB Box 2, Folder 39, Item 8
Item
July 1978

Part of Roscoe A. Fillmore Memorial Picnic Organizing Committee fonds

Item consists of a photograph taken by Susan Perly, of five unidentified attendees of the First Roscoe Fillmore Memorial Picnic, Sackville, Nova Scotia, July 1978.

Photograph of two unidentified attendees of the First Roscoe Fillmore Memorial Picnic

MS-10-10, PB Box 2, Folder 39, Item 9
Item
July 1978

Part of Roscoe A. Fillmore Memorial Picnic Organizing Committee fonds

Item consists of a photograph taken by Susan Perly, of two unidentified people conversing at the First Roscoe Fillmore Memorial Picnic, Sackville, Nova Scotia, July 1978.

Photograph of Nolan Reilly and another unidentified person at the First Roscoe Fillmore Memorial Picnic

MS-10-10, PB Box 2, Folder 39, Item 11
Item
July 1978

Part of Roscoe A. Fillmore Memorial Picnic Organizing Committee fonds

Item consists of a photograph taken by Susan Perly, of Nolan Reilly (brown shirt) with an unidentified person at the First Roscoe Fillmore Memorial Picnic, Sackville, Nova Scotia, July 1978.

Photograph of Kaye Murray and Dane Parker seated under trees at the First Roscoe Fillmore Memorial Picnic

MS-10-10, PB Box 2, Folder 39, Item 15
Item
July 1978

Part of Roscoe A. Fillmore Memorial Picnic Organizing Committee fonds

Item consists of a photograph taken by Susan Perly, showing Kaye Murray and Dane Parker seated under trees at the First Roscoe Fillmore Memorial Picnic, Sackville, Nova Scotia, July 1978.

Photograph of Hope V. McPhee and two unidentified people at the First Roscoe Fillmore Memorial Picnic

MS-10-10, PB Box 2, Folder 39, Item 18
Item
July 1978

Part of Roscoe A. Fillmore Memorial Picnic Organizing Committee fonds

Item consists of a photograph taken by Susan Perly, of Hope V. McPhee (green shirt) and two other unidentified people conversing at First Roscoe Fillmore Memorial Picnic, Sackville, Nova Scotia, July 1978.

Photograph of a group of unidentified people gathered outside Charlie and Kaye Murray's home, First Roscoe Fillmore Memorial Picnic

MS-10-10, PB Box 2, Folder 39, Item 20
Item
July 1978

Part of Roscoe A. Fillmore Memorial Picnic Organizing Committee fonds

Item consists of a photograph taken by Susan Perly, showing a group of unidentified people standing outside Charlie and Kaye Murray's home during the First Roscoe Fillmore Memorial Picnic, Sackville, Nova Scotia, July 1978.

Photograph of Kaye Murray, Nolan Reilly, Charlie Murray, and Sharon Reilly chatting at the First Roscoe Fillmore Memorial Picnic

MS-10-10, PB Box 2, Folder 39, Item 21
Item
July 1978

Part of Roscoe A. Fillmore Memorial Picnic Organizing Committee fonds

Item consists of a photograph taken by Susan Perly, of Charlie and Kaye Murray and Nolan and Sharon Reilly, and several other unidentified person, chatting at the First Roscoe Fillmore Memorial Picnic, Sackville, Nova Scotia, July 1978.

Photograph of two unidentified attendees of the First Roscoe Fillmore Memorial Picnic

MS-10-10, PB Box 2, Folder 39, Item 22
Item
July 1978

Part of Roscoe A. Fillmore Memorial Picnic Organizing Committee fonds

Item consists of a photograph taken by Susan Perly, of two unidentified attendees standing under tree cover at the First Roscoe Fillmore Memorial Picnic, Sackville, Nova Scotia, July 1978.

Photograph of two unidentified children sitting on a bench at the First Roscoe Fillmore Memorial Picnic

Item
July 1978

Part of Roscoe A. Fillmore Memorial Picnic Organizing Committee fonds

Item consists of a photograph taken by Susan Perly, of two unidentified children seated on a bench at the First Roscoe Fillmore Memorial Picnic, Sackville, Nova Scotia, July 1978.

Photograph of Charlie Murray addressing attendees of the First Roscoe Fillmore Memorial Picnic

MS-10-10, PB Box 2, Folder 39, Item 31
Item
July 1978

Part of Roscoe A. Fillmore Memorial Picnic Organizing Committee fonds

Item consists of a photograph taken by Susan Perly, of Charlie Murray addressing a crowd (out of camera shot) at the First Roscoe Fillmore Memorial Picnic, Sackville, Nova Scotia, July 1978.

Sampling design notes and related correspondence

MS-2-681, Box 7, Folder 2
File
1977-1978

Part of Richard Apostle fonds

File also includes Bryn Greer-Wootten, "Work and Workers in a Low-Wage Industry: The Case of the Leather Footwear Industry in Canada"; correspondence regarding sampling small establishments in Nova Scotia by industry; and comments on Richard Apostle's sample design.

In-depth interviews and establishment studies, paper no. 2 / Richard Apostle and Larry Smith