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Fonds consists of correspondence, diaries, and other records created and accumulated by the Spicer family, the majority of which relate to Captain Dewis Spicer. Includes letters from his family and business associates, 1873-1918, and his diaries, 1876-1936, describing his life at sea and at home including daily weather and activities. After his death in March 1936, the diaries were briefly continued by daughter Gretchen, followed by son Earl Carlyle ("Carl") until 1948. Other records in the fonds include two diaries of Emma Spicer kept while at sea with her husband in 1880 and 1882; correspondence between Spicer family members, including letters from Dewis to Emily and letters written by Carl Spicer to his parents during the First World War; notebook of poems and songs; financial records; pamphlets and other published material; certificates and other personal documents; ephemera; and photographs of ships and Spicer family and friends. Other family members represented in the fonds include Jacob Spicer, Wylie Spicer, Johnson Spicer, and George Spicer. Fonds also includes shipping documents relating to ships Colchester, Savona and Charles S. Whitney, along with related documentation. Some of the records document the wages of the sailors on the vessels, provide details about towage and dry dock work, and give information about the ownership of the ships.

Fonds consists of correspondence, 1880-1897, shipping records 1875-1912, and financial records, 1880-1908, including Captain Levi Atkins' account books. The records document the company's business transactions and relationships with business associates such as the J.F. Whitney & Company, New York, and Arkell Brothers Wholesale & Export Clothiers, Cardiff, as well as activities of ship's captains who managed vessels for the company. Fonds also includes records documenting transactions and events occuring through regular shipping and travel between ports, such as change of crew members, conflicts, bills of health, and cargo manifests, 1875-ca.1900. After the company changed hands in 1895 the records document limited shipping activites as well as Spicer family and farming activities. Also includes a blueprint drawing of a ship.

Fonds consists of minutes, correspondence, research materials, discussion notes, financial information, and promotional materials. The contents of the fonds document the development and work of this organization and its outreach to the broader community in addressing social issues of concern.

Item consists of a small booklet of photographs depicting the Victory-in-Europe Day riots in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada on 7 and 8 May 1945. Images include ships in Halifax Harbour firing their guns at night, crowds of people on the street with some carrying boxes, damaged store fronts, and a group of soldiers at a restaurant lunch counter.

Item is a photograph album of road construction workers, machines, vehicles, and community landscapes of Belliveau’s Cove, Digby County; Woods Harbour, Shelburne County; Mill Village, Queens County; East Pubnico, Yarmouth County; and Barton, Digby County, all in Nova Scotia. Some photographs are given captions and include names of the machinery and people: Frank Hiltz, Cerita Doucett, Hazel, Fidelis LeBlanc, Ira Blinn, Earnie [sic] Frank, Harry Frank, Dennis Saulnier, Bill Rutledge, Alf Haack, W.P. Bickle, Fred Heath, Terry Crowell, and George Fletcher. Album also includes a list of locations worked with dates. The name of the photographer is unknown.

Fonds consists of letters compiled or collected by Sophia Lawson pertaining to her father, George Creed, and her family. Other surnames represented in the fonds include Dimock, Williams, and Wellner. The contents of the fonds document her father's employment with the Royal Engineers and the relationship between her parents; also includes her marriage certificate.

Fonds consists of records created or accumulated by the Halifax Particular Council of the Society of St. Vincent De Paul. Includes an almost complete set of printed annual reports,1876-1999, two original minute books, 1872-1919, printed manuals and rule books, a scrapbook compiled by member Jack Leydon with clippings and articles on the history of the Halifax Council, and a videocassette depicting the local activities of the Halifax Council, 1981.The printed reports include not only annual reports but also treasurer's financial statements, records of charitable work accomplished, and lists of subscriptions and donations.

Consists of 30 VHS videotapes containing 33 television advertisements submitted to the Time4Dsign competition in the TV Advertisement category (3.05). The competition was juried, and organized by the Atlantic Chapter of the Society of Graphic Designers of Canada. Seven-hundred entries were considered, submitted by over 90 graphic designers and directors working across Atlantic Canada. The other categories in the competition included: (1) Visual identity programs; (2) Publications; (4) Product; (5) Environmental; and (6) Special.

records relating to 92 productions by Skerrett Communication, including both project development files and final production records. The productions are in a number of formats, including films, slides, 3/4 inch videotape and Betacam SP. For most titles there is a master as well as a viewing copy. The project development files consist of textual documentation such as correspondence, press releases, publicity material, scripts, contracts and agreements, and financial records.

Item is a lithographic print of Canadian Prime Minister Sir John Thompson (1845-1894) showing him standing behind his desk. The print was done by Desbarats & Co. of Montreal, Quebec.

Fonds consists of scrapbook compiled by Wainwright containing newspaper clippings, correspondence, invitations, and photographs documenting his career, 1885, 1916-1954; correspondence and newspaper clippings pertaining to Wainwright's activities as MLC in Jamaica; commission as justice of the peace, 1929, and Knight Bachelor certificate, 1943.

Fonds consists of Halliburtons judicial papers and personal correspondence, 1788-1859. Most of the documents pertain to Halliburtons career as Supreme Court justice, 1833-1853, consisting of court case documents, legal opinions and decisions on rules of evidence and points of law. Also includes Halliburtons addresses to court colleagues, and his commissions as puisne judge of the Supreme Court and for other positions. The personal correspondence was with colleagues and relatives, largely concerning financial matters and real estate. The documents were arranged in chronological order after donation.

Fonds consists of records relating to Blakeley's involvement in the music profession in Nova Scotia, including minutes, notes, reports, programmes, membership lists, financial statements, and newsletters of the Nova Scotia Music Educators' Association and Canadian Music Educators' Association; programmes and newspaper clippings relating to school concerts and festivals; and sheet music of popular and folk songs.

Collection consists of records compiled or accumulated by Sharon MacDonald, including correspondence, promotional items, photographs, press clippings and related documentation. The contents of the collection include documents relating to her uncle, Roland F. Harris, as well as files of Mr. W.P. Potter, a lawyer who practiced in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia. Mr. Potter's files include information about Lady Bessie B. Borden, the Nova Scotia Tuberculosis Commission, and the Nova Scotia Motor League and their publication, The Headlight, along with photographs of 1920s car crashes and wrecks and the ship, Lady Nelson. Also includes some genealogical information about her Murray family connections and more specifically the descendants of Alexander (1765-1826) and Mary (Beaton or Matheson) Murray of Achnagarrin Farm in Rogart, Sutherlandshire, Scotland.

Fonds consists of letters received by Archibald, mainly concerning political affairs or seeking legal opinions, together with legal documents including briefs, dockets, and a bill for the establishment of schools in Nova Scotia. Of special interest is a letter from John Young (aka “Agricola”), dated at Halifax, July 19, 1819, discussing a bill before the house which dealt with agricultural societies, and Young’s suggested revisions. He also has news of the formation of agricultural societies at Yarmouth and elsewhere.

Consists of warrants for payments to trustees, general correspondence about schools in the county, statistical returns and reports, petitions, grants, abstracts, some minutes of the school boards, teacher contracts, attendance records, financial account books, home and school association minutes, Halifax Commercial College finances (1887-1892), and in the 1820's and 1830's there are some general returns giving the names and ages of pupils and names of parents or guardians, and lists of schools in the county. Also includes Annual School Directories of NS (1952-1954) and material on school boundaries.

Fonds consists of newspaper clippings, notes on Sawers family history, correspondence, medical course lecture admission cards and 2 letters of reference for Alexander F. Sawers. Also includes information about related families or people of interest in Nova Scotia (surnames include: Allison, Avery, Black, Crane, Creighton, Crichton, Fillis, Merkel, Starr and Twining).

Fonds consists of photographs taken by Sarah Donaldson Naugle on Sable Island, where she lived for much of her life. Naugle’s subjects include her family (both the Donaldsons and the Naugles) and life on the Island. Sable’s horses feature prominently, as do wrecked ships and their survivors, Island residents, the Life Saving Stations, light houses and other buildings, and assorted features of Island life.

Sarah Naugle was the primary, but not only, photographer of the images in the fonds. Other people, likely family members, also contributed. Family lore suggests Sarah Naugle developed many of the images herself on Sable Island, using both sunlight and traditional methods. Nova Scotia Archives has records of photographs being developed on the Island (RJ Boutilier letterbooks and diaries), making this is a definite possibility. Some images in the fonds are prints, made in the 1950s and 1960s. of earlier images.

Fonds also includes two textual documents: the marriage certificate for Sarah Donaldson and Alexander Reuben Naugle, and a newspaper clipping featuring their son Clyde.

Fonds consists of two diaries kept by eighteen-year old Sarah Clinch which chronicle the events of her visit to Halifax. The diaries cover the period from October 1, 1853 in anticipation of her departure from Boston and continue through the duration of her stay in Halifax from 15 November 1853 to 14 August 1854. Entries in the diary describe personal and family news as well as leisure and church activities, excursions to local sights in Halifax and surrounding area, and social events including balls and visits to the homes of friends and relatives in Halifax, Windsor, and Cornwallis. The family names comprising Sarah's social circle that are mentioned in her diaries include Allison, Almon, Bliss, Haliburton, Starr, and Uniacke.

Consists of three reels of 16mm silent amateur films, a 3/4" video cassette tape copy of these films, and another 3/4" video cassette tape containing a copy of 15 films on 8mm reels. The 16mm footage is entirely black and white, while the video dub of the 8mm films is both black & white and colour. They range from 2 to 4 minutes playing time. There is strong focus in many of the films on military personnel and equipment. Several films depict Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) vessels either in Halifax NS port or at sea on maneuvers, while other films show military personnel on parade at the Wanderers Grounds, Halifax, and at Canadian Forces Base Cornwallis NS. There is also footage of military training, including sequences depicting bayonet drills, target practice, and a track and field meet. The films also include scenic footage of Halifax, shot from the Citadel, and some footage made in the Hydrostone area, as well as home movies of family events and activities, including a wedding, a child's first communion, and many shots of children playing. These films document military and family life in Halifax mostly during the 1940s and 1950s.

Fonds consists of records documenting many of the projects undertaken by Salter Street Films, most although not all of which reached final production. The contents of the fonds provide evidence of the development of the company's film and television projects, from pre-development to final production and distribution. Includes completed film and television productions and audiovisual production elements, as well as textual records and graphic materials that document production development. Fonds consists of:
Series - Project development records
Series - Film and television productions

Fonds consists of baptismal registers, 1864-1881; marriage registers, 1861-1881; burial registers, 1784-1956; confirmation registers, 1890-1951; communicant registers, 1882-1892; service registers, 1882-1956; minutes of parish and vestry meetings, 1761-1967; financial and property records, 1752-1962; records concerning the selection of clergymen and their work in the parish, 1799-1936; and minute books and other records of parish societies, 1872-1937.