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W.H. Chipman and Son fonds
MG 3, vol. 1726 · Fonds · [ca. 1842]-1881, predominant 1855-1869

Fonds consists of the firm's correspondence (1855-1869 and undated), bills of lading (1857-1865), invoices and acounts (1851-1868, 1878, 1881), purchase orders (1856, 1860-1867), account book (ca. 1842-1870), memoranda, promissary notes, and other miscellaneous items.

W.H. Chipman and Son
Weymouth NS Township book
Fonds · 1834-1864, microfilmed 1992

Contains 1 bound volume of records of births (1834-1861), marriages (1841-1864), and deaths (1842-1850), and registers of log marks and cattle and sheep marks. Births include name of child, date of birth, names of parents and residence. Marriages include names of the bride and groom, parents names and marriage date. Deaths include name of deceased, parents names, and date. The Register of Cattle and Sheep Marks includes the owners' name, residence, livestock, and description of their mark or brand. This was done to identify ownership when using common grazing lands.

Weymouth, Nova Scotia
MG 20, vol. 407-416 · Fonds · 1930-1964

Fonds consists of records documenting the council's role in coordinating health, welfare, and recreation services and programs. Fonds contains minutes of general and executive committee meetings, reports, correspondence, surveys, speeches, and newspaper clippings relating to issues including child welfare, delinquency, health, housing, family planning, and recreation.

Welfare Council (Halifax-Dartmouth area)
W.C. Dunlop collection
Accession no. 1992-398. · Fonds · [ca. 1900]

Collection consists of 48 photographs documenting a fishing expedition in Halifax County, Nova Scotia, circa 1900. The photographs show H.M. Rosenberg, Principal of the Victoria School of Art and Design in Halifax, Martin Rosenberg, Harry Russell, Frank Russell, Robert Finn and unidentified people camping, fishing, cooking and hunting. Interior and exterior views of log cabins, houses and camping sites are included.

Dunlop, W.C., 1897-1986
Watson Smith family
Fonds · 1892-2001

Fonds consists of correspondence (1928-2001), diaries (1892-1893, 1900-1980 with gaps), notebooks (1940-1944) and photographs (ca1894-2001) documenting rural life in early 20th century Shubenacadie, as well as the experiences of Harry Smith while stationed at a Royal Canadian Air Force base in England during the Second World War.

Most correspondence files relate to Harry Smith, and include letters he wrote to his mom, dad and sister while serving overseas, letters Harry received from friends during and after the War, and letters Harry wrote to his brother Cullen’s son Donne in the 1990s. Some correspondence files are of Cullen and Gwen Smith to their son Donne (1963-1977).

The diaries were kept daily by Watson Smith (1900, 1942-1945, 1949-1951) giving short entries on the weather, jobs being done by different members of family, and whether business was slow or brisk that day; sporadic entries by Cullen (1927, 1958, 1975-1976, 1980) on the weather and visits from family and friends; and daily entries by Jeanetta for all of 1949, and first six months of 1966 on her daily housework, cooking, church attendance and family members’ activities and illnesses. There is also one diary with cryptic one or two-line entries from Thomas B. Lynch, an ancestor of Cullen’s wife Gwen (1892-1893).

The notebooks were written by Harry during WWII and contain technical information on airplanes, names of maintenance crews and pilots, and statistics for their Squadron, as well as jokes, short stories, and comments from bicycling around England on his days off.

Most photographs were taken by Harry and depict pilots, officers and soldiers on and off duty, airplanes, Harry’s accommodations and bicycle while in the United Kingdom. Other photographs include family and places in Shubenacadie such as the family store, churches, and the war monument, Harry’s machine-building projects, and the former Halifax Airport on Chebucto Road.

Watson Smith family
Walter H. Boutilier
Fonds · 1931 - 1939

Consists of 5 black and white, and 2 colour films ranging from 1 to 3 minutes in length, no sound. All of the films reflect the life and interests of Mr. Boutilier. Included is footage of an expedition up the Labrador coast in 1933, and 2 colour films of the launch of the schooner "Lilla B. Boutilier" in Lunenburg and its sailing into Halifax Harbour. There is also video of a 1932 visit to Captain Hanson's farm somewhere in NS, which features rural scenery and hay making. The last 2 films are devoted entirely to golf, one made in 1931 at the Ashburn Golf and Country Club in Halifax NS, the other made in 1939 at the Babcock Golf School. The material in this fonds documents the life and activities of a prominent Nova Scotian, made at a time when amateur film making was a rare and expensive hobby.

Walter H. Boutilier
Walter Callow Wheelchair Bus
MG 100 volume 28 files 46-48 · Fonds · 1943-2014

Fonds consists of 2 scrapbooks and file folders containing newspaper clippings (1943-2014); photographs (1917, 1953-2007); correspondence (1945-2014): essays on the founder Walter Callow (1958-2012); founding documents of incorporation and bus design registration (1947, 1953); fundraising event programs, promotions and brochures (1946-2013); some annual reports and annual general meeting minutes, (1953, 1960-1961, 1966-1967); donor lists (1999, 2007); directors lists (2002, 2014); a sign stencil “Callow Coaches”; and vehicle registrations for the first and third bus put on the road (1954).

Records were assembled into 2 scrapbooks by Walter Callow’s daughter Melba and given to the organization: one for photographs and documents, the second for newspaper clippings, which included some French newspapers. The organization continued adding to the photographs scrapbook and used its contents for advertising and fundraising.

Photographs include the first bus, the first Board of Directors, the first civilian and veteran riders, the hostess/nurses, drivers and secretaries, visiting dignitaries and officials, and Walter Callow in his hospital bed at Camp Hill Veterans Hospital. Later images include a 1979 celebration, and the 60th anniversary gathering in 2007.

This material documents the development of specialized transportation for people with disabilities.

Walter Callow Wheelchair Bus
W. G. MacLaughlan collection
1983-284 · Fonds · ca. 1914- ca. 1922

Collection consists of photographs, including panoramas, of Nova Scotia soldiers in World War I and scenes of the city of Halifax immediately after the Halifax Explosion on December 6, 1917. The images include wide angle views of the North End of the city, the shipyard or ‘graving yard’, and 5x7 images in 2 small albums of individual homes (some with people in doorways), stores, warehouse and a church. The photographs in the albums bear MacLaughlan’s name and a sequential number. Some also have the name of the property owner and street name written in pencil. The fonds also includes large group portraits, mostly of soldiers in the Canadian Expeditionary Force for World War I. Most soldiers are identified by name.

MacLaughlan, W.G., 1871-1935
MG 1 volume 1499 file 5 · Fonds · 1974-1984, predominant 1974-1975

Consists of letters written by Hugh MacLennan to Rordam, documenting MacLennan's private life and views on writings and events in Canada. Subjects include the FLQ, Quebec separatism, the Levesque government in Quebec, reminiscences of Halifax, MacLennan's publications, Rivers of Canada (1982), Voices in Time (1980) and The Colour of Canada (1982), and Vita Rordam's works. Also included is a b&w photograph of Vita Rordam and Hugh MacLennan.

Rordam, Vita, 1912-
Fonds · 1967

Fonds consists of a handwritten memoir by Violet M. Fry written in 1967 containing 2 pages of verse and 7 pages of narration recounting her experience of the explosion on December 6, 1917, the subsequent search for missing Currie family members with her father James Currie, and her family’s living conditions in the weeks following the Halifax Explosion. Also includes a copy of a 1932 photograph of Violet at age 30 with her husband Wilfred Fry and four children.

Fry, Violet M.
Violet Black fonds
MG 1 volumes 2352-2355, 3309-3334, MG 9 volumes 343-410, 488-491; Graphic 1976-131, 1991-280 · Fonds · 1785-1991

Fonds consists of material documenting Violet Black's family, and her personal interests and activities from 1919 to 1991. Includes scrapbooks containing correspondence, newspaper clippings, photographs, and memorabilia relating to Violet Black and the Black, Marshall, and Eldridge families, the British royal family, the First and Second World Wars, and various local, national, and international events; diaries; posters pertaining to the First and Second World Wars and the Red Cross; a watercolour of William Marshall Black; and a map of Halifax in 1934. The fonds also includes postcards of Nova Scotia and abroad, and photographs depicting seaside scenes, yachts, ships, landscapes, and family excursions, in the Halifax area and King's County.

Black, Violet, 1899-1991
Viking Fisheries Ltd.
1997-252/003 8-18 · Fonds · 1954-1968

Consists of records documenting the company's activities, including correspondence of the secretary-treasurer, 1954-1967 relating to the Fisherman's Loan Board, licenses, crews, and marine equipment; financial statements, 1958-1968; and trip sheets detailing the number and variety of fish caught, 1955-1963.

Viking Fisheries
Views of Halifax photographs
Collection · 1870-1890

The collection consists of one photograph album which was compiled by Thomas Mower Martin, an English-born Canadian painter. Most of the photographs depict scenes in Halifax and Cape Breton, including the Public Gardens, the Citadel, Melville Island, and Point Pleasant Park. Each photograph has a caption indicating the location of the scene. Many of the photographs are inscribed with the name of the photographer on the front, including William Notman, Umlah, and J.M. Margeson. Some photographs taken by William Notman also have a number assigned by the photographer.
At the end of the album, there are six contrived studio portraits of unidentified African Nova Scotian men and women. Using props and costumes they are not authentic representations of the past but examples of anti-Black racism. There is no information about the photographer of these portraits.

Thomas Mower Martin
Video Theatre Association
Fonds · 1971-1981

Fonds consists of black and white video recordings produced by individuals. Topics include documentaries on unions, unemployment, daycare (especially St. Joseph’s Day Care Centre in Halifax), and environmental concerns including a debate between Elizabeth May and John Dickie on the Spruce Budworm. The Halifax Shipyards, National Sea Products, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) hearings on Pay TV Services, and the Killam Library at Dalhousie University are recorded as well as community events such as NS High School Drama Festival of 1974, the Baddeck Community Planning meeting 1975, and the Festival Acadien in 1978. Videos also include demonstrations of video and sound production techniques, Donald Johnston of Lincolnville NS performing his own music, women’s sexual assault stories, and education practices for hearing and visually impaired children, among others.

Also included in the fonds are shot lists for some productions, the Video Theatre Catalog of video titles in their collection (1974-1976), and a written brief submitted by the Association to the CRTC objecting to the introduction of Pay TV.

Video Theatre Association
MG 20, vol. 3512-3515 · Fonds · 1923-1989

Fonds consists of records relating to the delivery of health care services by the Pictou branch of the Victorian Order of Nurses. Includes minutes of executive committee and board meetings, 1923-1977; annual reports, 1931-1989; nursing reports, 1944-1989; supervisor reports, 1938-1965; correspondence, 1942-1988; financial records, 1940-1989, scrapbook of newspaper clippings, 1945-1959. Also includes publications and other material relating to the the Victorian Order of Nurses for Nova Scotia and Victorian Order of Nurses for Canada.

Victorian Order of Nurses. Pictou Town and District Branch
MG 20, vols. 755-774; 893; 1016 no. 40; 1243 · Fonds · 1904-1972

Fonds consists of correspondence and other records relating to the development and delivery of health care services by the Victorian Order of Nurses in Halifax. Also includes annual and other reports, minutes and agenda of board, executive, and committee meetings, membership lists, nursing manuals and time books, policies, by-laws, briefs submitted to royal commissions, scrapbooks, statistics, addresses, histories, newspaper clippings, articles, pamphlets and other published material. Fonds also contains group photographs of nurses and patients.

Victorian Order of Nurses. Halifax Branch
Fonds · 1867-1949

Fonds consists of: Autospy Report ledgers,1899-1908; ledgers recording information on deaths occuring within the Hospital, 1906-1947; surgical records ledgers (1869-1899; medical case books, 1875-1897; financial records, 1891-1903; an admission register, 1867-1889; Seamen's Return books, 1882-1925; register of nurses, 1900; Victoria General Hosptial Board of COmmissioners minutes, 1910-1926; and Victoria General Hospital Medical Board minutes, 1908-1948.

Victoria General Hospital
Verna Payne fonds
MG 1, vol. 1171 · Fonds · 1924-1968, predominant 1930-1946

Fonds consists of correspondence received by Verna (Long) Payne from family and friends in Nova Scotia, the United States, and abroad. Letters discuss personal and family news and describe the daily routine and activities of women in rural Nova Scotia. Numerous letters from her brothers Elmore and Shane Long as well as close friend T.W. (Tom) Howe describe the reflections and daily life of men training and serving in the Canadian Army at home and overseas during the Second World War. Mostly arranged chronologically. Also contains a few personal documents and certificates.

Payne, Verna, ca. 1913-1989
MG 3 vols. 6191-6194; Accession 1995-128, location 33-5-6; 37-4-3 · Fonds · 1912-1988, predominant 1930-1968

Fonds consists of annual meeting minutes and reports of the co-op, 1935-1969; registration books, 1934-1973; minutes of executive directors meetings, 1930-1968, committee meetings, 1939-1958; and local managers meetings, 1957-1959; financial statements, 1931-1972 (incomplete), and other financial records, 1930-1976; correspondence 1935-1966; memoranda and notices, 1940-1974; constitution and by-laws, 1930-1947; legal records, 1915-1973; bulletins, 1931-1947; resolutions, 1939-1951; newspaper clippings, 1936-1980; reports and briefs, 1933-1940, 1951-1966; scrapbooks, 1937-1974; subject files; and miscellaneous material. Scrapbooks contain photographs, newspaper clippings, reports, and other items concerning UMF activities and the fishing industry. Fonds also includes an architectural blueprint of the Halifax warehouse, maps of properties, and photographs of the Barrington Street office and staff, and two postcards of Halifax scenes.

United Maritime Fishermen Co-op
Union Engine Company fonds
See series level descriptions for reference numbers. · Fonds · 1789-1896

Fonds consists of minutes, membership rolls and accounts of the company, 1789-1896; minutes, membership rolls and accounts of the "Mayflower" No. 5 Hose Division, 1881-1894; and correspondence, 1839-1840, 1860-1861.

Union Engine Company
Uniacke family fonds
MG 1 volumes 926-927, 1493, 1665, 1769; microfilm reel 12,702; 1992-406, 1994-68; albums 18, 23. · Fonds · 1775-1965, predominant 1821-1900

Fonds consists of records created and accumulated by four generations of the Uniacke family of Halifax and Mount Uniacke, N.S. Family members include Richard John Uniacke, Rev. James Boyle and his wife Mary (Merkel), Rev. Robert Fitzgerald, Richard John II, Rev. Richard John III (R.J.), Crofton and his wife Dorothy (Fawson), Andrew Mitchell, James Boyle, and Alicia Uniacke. Fonds contains originals and copies of correspondence concerning legal matters and financial transactions as well as some personal letters; accounts and other financial records, several relating to the Mount Uniacke estate; wills; commissions; deeds and grants mainly concerning family property at Mount Uniacke; private letter book of Richard John Uniacke, 1821-1824; memorandum written by Richard John Uniacke to Windham in 1806 regarding British colonies in America and trade; journal of Rev. R.J. Uniacke III describing his trip from Sydney to New York in 1876 as well as a manuscript of his short plays and his drawings; genealogical notes and charts (some on microfilm); biographical notes; poems and literary manuscripts, two written about the Uniacke family and estate (on microfilm); typescript relating to the indictment against Richard John Uniacke II; newspaper clippings about Mount Uniacke and Uniacke House; and printed material and other items concerning the Uniackes of Youghal, Ireland. Fonds also contains photograph portraits of Uniacke family members, Anglican and Episcopal bishops, and others, and four letters received by Capt. Jones Fawson of Halifax (Crofton Uniacke's father-in-law).

Uniacke (family)
Tyrus Smith fonds
Accession 2009-015 · Fonds · [ca. 1939]-1945

Fonds consists of a series of photographs of a Christmas party for orphaned children taken at the Flight Sergeant's Mess at CFB Shearwater, Nova Scotia, and images from a trip to the Goose Bay area of Labrador.

Smith, Tyrus Raymond, 1918-
Triad Film Productions fonds
Fonds · 1980-2004

Fonds consists of files documenting Triad productions and projects, as well as some corporate business records such as incorporation documents and financial statements. The production files contain textual records, graphic materials and sound and moving image materials. The textual records include correspondence, project treatment proposals and synopses, applications for funding, important contracts and licensing agreements, scripts, publicity materials, press releases, cost reports, and some publicity stills of performers and locations. The moving image material consists of a few masters plus viewing copies of most of Triad's productions. There are also a few files containing project proposals that were not developed. Production files arranged alphabetically by production title.

Triad Film Productions
Treasury Papers
Fonds · 1758-1964

Fonds consists of records reflecting the early financial history of Nova Scotia, offering an excellent example of early government transactions and activities in the province. These records reflect important investment and development decisions made by the provincial government, demonstrating those areas that were deemed most in need of public funds or those that brought in the most revenue, including shipping and lighthouses, emigration and immigration, the importation of goods, manufacturing, taxation and public works.

This fonds is an excellent tool for exploring the establishment of government presence in Nova Scotia, how government functioned, and the relationships the provincial government had with communities, businesses and manufacturers, the federal government and with Imperial powers.

Records primarily take the form of correspondence, receipts, log books, warrants, certificates and other documents of official expenditures and revenue. Fonds consists of 20 series:
• General Accounts
• Collector of Colonial Duties
• Consular Fees
• Impost and Excise
• Light Duties
• Light House Papers
• Provincial Debt and Currency
• Roads and Bridges
• Sundry Accounts
• Warrants
• Bounties
• Provincial Cashier
• Miscellaneous
• Board of Revenue: Correspondence and Minutes
• Financial Secretary correspondence
• Provincial Secretary correspondence
• Provincial Treasurer
• Receiver-General correspondence
• Miscellaneous Correspondence
• Public Works and Services

Nova Scotia. Provincial Treasurer.
Tom McInnis fonds
MG 2, vol. 1991-2027 · Fonds

Fonds consists of records documenting McInnis' political career. Fonds contains correspondence, reports, articles and other material pertaining to contemporary political issues, including race relations, Portland Estates Ltd. expropriation, and the 1990s landfill site controversy, the Halifax-Eastern Shore constituency, and election campaigns. Also includes records relating to the Progressive Conservative Party Association, legislative committees, and the various departments in which he served as minister.

McInnis, Tom, 1945-