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James Burn Russell
2007-062 · Fonds · 6 December 1917

Consists of two images of ships burning in Halifax Harbour after the explosion of 1917. They are unusual in that they are taken from the water.

Russell, James Burn, 1892-1933
Freda Wales
2007-068 · Fonds · 1927-2000

Consists of documents which relate to Freda Wales' career as a sports and recreation builder in the Province of Nova Scotia. The contents of the fonds include photographs, correspondence, honours and awards, as well as related family documents.

Wales, Freda, 1920-1982
2008-017 · Fonds · 1970-2003, predominant 1999-2002

Consists of correspondence files of the minister and deputy minister and reports on environmental matters prepared by the department or submitted to it. Includes incoming and outgoing correspondence, arranged by subject, 2000-2002, and correspondence files grouped by correspondent and arranged by date covering the period January to February 2001 and January to March 2002. Some correspondence files by subject also contain briefing notes on that subject. There is also one file of correspondence relating to the Nova Scotia Round Table on the Environment and the Economy, 1999-2000. The reports cover the time period 1970 to 2002 and include a number of reports on air quality in the Sydney and Westville areas as well as other reports on environmental matters in Nova Scotia.

Chester Brown
2008-020 · Fonds · 12 December 1917; 16 December 1917

Consists of two letters written to members of Mr. Brown's family in the United States describing the situation in Halifax in the aftermath of the Halifax Harbour Explosion of 1917.

Brown, Chester, [18--]-[19--]
Graham family
2008-021 · Fonds · 1853-1931

Consists of documents which relate to the Graham family, particularly the sailing careers of the men in the family, as well as involvement in Rockville School. Includes graphic materials, correspondence, certificates, two objects and related family clippings. The graphic materials include photographs, tintypes, daguerrotypes, and a crayon portrait. The objects include a medallion and copper mold calling card plate.

Graham, John (family)
A. Belcher & Co.
2008-026, 2013-030. · Fonds · 1825-1865, predominant 1825-1833

Fonds consists of incoming and outgoing correspondence documenting the business operations of A. Belcher & Co. and of Andrew Belcher’s activities as agent for the General Mining Association (GMA). The incoming correspondence are 41 letters (1825-1832, 1865) addressed to either Belcher or Almon which document shipments of coal, flour, cheese, gunpowder, fish and lumber; itemize contracts undertaken; and give details about other business dealings including mortgages, construction projects and outstanding debts. It also includes one letter written to Almon a number of years after the business had ceased operation.
The outgoing correspondence is a copy letter book attributed to A. Belcher & Co., 520 pages with a name index, covering 11 Sep 1830 to 16 Sep 1833. There are lengthy letters to supervisors of the coal mines in Sydney, Albion Mines (Stellarton), Bridgeport and Pictou, NS, as well as letters to Richard Smith, visiting GMA engineer; G.P. Duval the GMA contact in London; the London office of A. Belcher & Co.; and business contacts in New York, Jamaica, Bermuda, Boston, Newfoundland and Quebec. The contents document shipments of food stuffs and supplies, especially coal and the parts needed for the newly invented steam engine being installed in the coal mines by Richard Smith of London. One personal correspondent is with William Archer, a former enslaved man living in Bermuda, writing Belcher for help to free his mother. Belcher also comments on the postal service, an independent Cape Breton, and growing competition from the United States and Samuel Cunard.

A. Belcher & Co. (Halifax, Nova Scotia)
David G. Jamieson
2008-030 · Collection · 1898-2007

Consists of textual records, cartographic records, photographs and sound recordings either collected or created and accumulated by Jamieson. The contents of the collection document the history of mining on the Eastern Shore of Nova Scotia in both Halifax and Guysborough Counties through correspondence, images, and first person interviews.

Jamieson, David G., 1937-2022
John Wightman
2008-031 · Fonds · 1926-[ca. 2002]

Consists of correspondence, a notebook, articles, notes, maps and photographs created or accumulated by Wightman. The contents document Wightman's involvements in the mining profession in Nova Scotia and elsewhere and, in particular, his time at the Dufferin Mine and managing the Caribou Gold Mines at Caribou, Halifax County. Also includes sound recordings containing Wightman's reminiscences of his mining exploration activities across Canada, including prospecting trips to Labrador; glass positive images of Labrador; and brief film clips of the Moose River mine disaster in 1936 and the visit of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth to Halifax in 1939.

Wightman, John, 1900-1989
Elizabeth Browne
2008-042 · Collection · 1959-1971

Consists of lists of passengers on ships that sailed from Halifax, Nova Scotia, for Europe with some related menus and a letter.

Browne, Elizabeth
2008-043 · Fonds · 1891-1920

Fonds consists of five diaries kept by the Pearls in their capacity as lighthouse keepers for the Department of Marine, Canada - Lighthouse Service. The contents of the fonds record times when the lights were lit, extinguished and the total time in operation for the lighthouse on Green Island (subsequently Pearl Island), Nova Scotia, at the mouth of St. Margarets Bay. The diaries also include observations about the weather and winds.

Pearl, Albert
Archibald family
2008-044 · Fonds · 1819-1890s, predominant 1826-1831

Fonds consists of letters between brothers Charles, Edward, John Duncan, and Samson Salter Blowers Archibald as well as their father, S.G.W. Archibald, concerning family news, legal proceedings and letters from acquaintances discussing legal cases. The fonds also includes a poem and a discussion of current events including the American Civil War.

Archibald (family)
Acadia Powder Company
2008-046 · Fonds · 1885-1894

Fonds consists of a volume used to record stock at the Acadia Powder Works in Waverley, Nova Scotia. The contents of the volume include details of cases and kegs, prices, and account balances.

Acadia Powder Company (Waverley, Nova Scotia)
Ancient Order of Foresters
2008-047 · Fonds · 1899-1934

Fonds consists of two cash books used to record dues, account balances, and in one instance minutes of a meeting of the order. The contents of the fonds supply names of members, contributions, and balances.

Ancient Order of Foresters. Court "Merrie England", no. 8840 (Halifax, Nova Scotia)
Frank Manning Covert
2008-048 · Fonds · 1945-1988

Consists of records documenting Covert's business and personal relationships and involvements with corporate boards across the country. Includes correspondence, financial reports, annual reports, minutes, promotional materials, audited statements, and shareholder information. Also includes documents containing comments on current events and politics, such as letters to the editor and responses to other letters that appeared in the Halifax Chronicle Herald. Also includes photographs of Mr. Covert, the Bowater Mersey plant in Liverpool, Nova Scotia and a photograph album which identifies members of Department of Munitions and Supply staff in Ottawa during World War II, given to Mr. Covert by C.D. Howe.

Covert, Frank Manning, 1908-1987
2008-049 · Fonds · 1961-2005

Consists of correspondence, financial reports (audited and unaudited), promotional materials, agendas, minutes and related documentation. Document the history and development of the association.

Hostelling International. Nova Scotia
James Simon Macdonald
2008-050 · Fonds · 1859-1913

Consists of correspondence, original manuscripts, notes, photographs, lithographs, and publications principally by the North British Society. Document the work that Mr. Macdonald undertook as the historian of the North British Society and outline the drafting process that he used. Many of the papers included were presented before the Nova Scotia Historical Society.

Macdonald, James S., 1837-1914
Alex Busby
2008-052 · Fonds · [199-]-1993

Fonds consists of sound recordings on Nova Scotia folk art which led to the Genie nominated film production Folk Art Found Me in 1993. Includes interviews with both curators and artists in the folk art and art gallery communities in Nova Scotia and elsewhere in North America.

Busby, Alex, 1960-
Garth Vaughan
2008-053 · Fonds · 1860-2004, predominant 1925-2004

Consists of correspondence, subject files, and a collection of team and player information and photographs, along with scrapbooks. The contents of the fonds provide information about hockey in Nova Scotia with specific focus on Windsor and vicinity. It also documents Nova Scotians that have played hockey elsewhere and includes his research and drafts for his publication, The Puck Starts Here.

Vaughan, Garth, 1928-2012
Joan Marshall
2008-054 · Fonds · 1943-2004

Consists of correspondence, background research, notes, sermons, taped interviews, a theme song and film of the Joan Marshall Show. The contents document Marshall's professional broadcasting career, including interviews with the Alexander Graham and Mabel Bell family, Senator Marie-Therese Casgrain, Mrs. Emma Steed of Africville, Robert Chambers and Portia White, among others.

Marshall, Joan, 1915-1984
Lesbian History Project
2008-057 · Fonds · 2004-2008

Consists of records documenting the Lesbian History Project, including planning documents, minutes, recorded memories of participants, details about the coordination of a one day oral history event, the Lesbian Memory Keepers Workshop, digital images from the workshop, and a final report, "We dreamed of another way of being." The contents record the history of the lesbian community in Nova Scotia from the 1970s to 1990.

Lesbian History Project (N.S.)
H.J. Blackler
2009-002 · Fonds · 1951-1955

Consists of 57 photographs of the Halifax Rifles (23 Armed Regiment) as well as photographs of the Canadian Women's Army Corps (C.W.A.C.). Many of the individuals in the regimental photographs are identified.

Blackler, H.J., [1922 or 1923]-1996
Henry Davison
2009-016 · Fonds · 1920

Consists of a series of photographs taken by Henry "Davy" Davison while part of the Nova Scotia Division of the Red Cross Society caravan. He was a driver with Helen Creighton as they worked their way through northern Nova Scotia and Cape Breton. The photographs document the caravan's progress, individuals involved in the work and communities that were visited.

Davison, Henry Francis, 1903-1959
Louis de Mezangeau
2009-034 · Fonds · 1787-1819

Consists of records documenting de Mezangeau's military career and how he came to live in Nova Scotia, as well as information about his immediate family and some of his relatives living in France. Includes correspondence, copies of narratives and notices relating to de Mezangeau, a petition and an account of his life.

de Mezangeau, Louis, 1766-[after 1819]
Eugene and David Freeman
2009-035 · Fonds · 1937-1963

Consists of films created by David and Eugene Freeman. The contents document among other subjects: lumbering in Nova Scotia, the Royal Visit in 1939, the wreck of locomotive 1603, Minas Paper, the Robbins Circus and the Halifax Riding and Driving Club. Also includes notes about the films compiled by David Freeman.

Freeman, Eugene, 1894-1961
Elsie Ruth Cassidy
2009-038 · Fonds · 1923-1977

Consists of illustrated texts, valentines, and correspondence given to Elsie Ruth Miller by Barbara Lucas (later Grantmyre) when the the latter was a teenager, along with a subsequent newspaper article. Documents the close relationship between the two women and demonstrate the level of talent that Barbara Grantmyre possessed at a very early age.

Cassidy, Elsie Ruth, 1916-