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John Clarkson
Fonds · 1800s
Consists of transcripts of John Clarkson's journal documenting his trip from London to Halifax, his activities in Halifax, and the trip to Sierra Leone from 6 August 1791 to 18 March 1792. MG 1 volume 219
John D. Haikings
Fonds · 1900-2001
Consists of a first person account of a British child evacuee's voyage from England to Nova Scotia, a German U-boat attack on convoy OB217 during that voyage, and his description of the wartime years he spent in Canada. Also includes photographs of Halifax at the time of the embarkation and return of troops from the South African War and an image of the Town of Hantsport. 2010-016
John D. MacIntyre
Fonds · 1941-1989
Consists of records documenting MacIntyre's career and family life. Includes correspondence, newspaper clippings, brochures, notes, certificates, scrapbooks, and photographs, relating to salt-water sport fishing and MacIntyre family history and events. Also includes MacIntyre's unpublished memoirs, copies of photographs of politicians, minutes and other material pertaining to the Atlantic Provinces Minimum Wage Board and the Bedford-Musquodoboit Valley Progressive Conservative Association. MG 1 volumes 3291-3293
John Eleazer Fairbanks
Fonds · 1816-1967
Consists of journals, notes, poetry and a newspaper clipping created or compiled by John Eleazer Fairbanks and his daughter, Annie. The contents document John Fairbanks' trips abroad, providing observations about his journeys for the "instruction and amusement" of his daughters. Also includes poetry, notes, and information about other family and friends created by his daughters. MG 1 volume 313A
John F. Rogers
Fonds · [192-?]-[195-?]
Consists of black and white photographs that document the news stories Rogers was involved in either as shipping reporter, city editor or news reporter. Most depict ships of all kinds, e.g., tall sailing ships, steam ships and naval vessels, and ships in the port of Halifax. Also includes images of disasters such as damaged and torpedoed ships, and fires and floods in the Halifax area. Of significance are images of the Queen Hotel fire (1939), naval vessels returning troops to Halifax (1945), a view of St. Peter's Canal by W.R.MacAskill, new fire apparatus at a fire in the old historic properties area, Halifax, ca. 1920s, and a flood in Bedford near the train station, ca. 1950s. The photos were taken by various parties, some by Halifax Chronicle newspaper photographers Wilfred Doucette and Roy Tidman, a few by the Canadian military, and many by anonymous parties. Also includes a few postcards depicting large ships from around the world that visited the port of Halifax. 1995-370
Fonds · 2000-2014
Consists of applications from new or existing organizations for one of the two main fund-matching grants managed by the Department of Inclusive and Economic Growth. These two grants were the Nova Scotia Business Development Program (NSBDP) and the Manufacturing and Processing Credit (MPIC). The bulk of this material are the applications themselves, correspondence with the department, photocopies of receipts and cheques issued and a final timeline report if applicant was successful. The NSBDP was a grant that usually did not exceed more then ten thousand dollars in funding, the majority of these were requested for website development, auditing purposes, feasibility studies and succession planning. The funds had to be matched by the applicant, and funds were dispersed over a period provided applicants submitted staggered updates. The MPIC grants were much larger, most exceeding several hundred thousand dollars, with a cap of no more then one million dollars. The purpose of the grant was to allow business access to funds to make one-time purchases of newer equipment. The companies had to provide paperwork proving how the purchase would create better work processes or hire more people. Also includes meeting minutes of committees on employment and sustainability, some Minister and Deputy Minister’s correspondence, and a few other examples less prominent grants. There are also some materials from the early 2000’s when the department was still know as the Department of Business. 2023-016
John Gorham
Fonds · 1748-1750
Consists of a single volume used as a waste or note book in which Gorham recorded, for the most part, financial transactions. In places the book displays some evidence that entries were later copied to ledger books recording the accounts of his ventures and pay of his men and many entries are about payments on accounts rather than direct cash transactions. The book covers activities during the period 1747 to 1750 and includes lists of expenses for recruiting, equipping and provisioning his company of rangers, lists of expenses for the upkeep and provisioning of several ships including the sloop Diligence and the schooners Warren and Anson. For the most part the volume documents the issuance of provisions and supplies to his men recording the distribution of food, clothing and to a lesser extent equipment and goods. Some entries record in the French language transactions with Acadians at Pizaquid (now Windsor, NS) for the provision of fresh meat and goods. Entries for wages paid, sometimes with the signed or marked receipts of his men appear throughout the book. The start of the book contains many entries related to his establishment on Sable Island, some entered retrospectively from 1747, and other island entries are scattered across the volume. Entries generally record where the activity was happening be it Annapolis Royal, Chebucto (now Halifax,NS), Minas or Boston (MA, USA). The volume also includes copies of a few letters. One in particular to a Mr Owles, speaks to the recruitment of rangers, the size of companies, some conditions of service and what happens in a peace. Also included in the volume is a crude manuscript map showing houses and names of some families, presumably along a portion of Cape Breton Island, NS – from Cape 'Shebnacada' (Shenacadie) which is a settlement located on the south end of St. Andrew’s Channel to past 'Grand Ance' (Grande Anse) which is on the north side of Lennox Passage. The volume ends with a description by Gorham in a two page entry of a skirmish with Mi'kmaq encountered by his sloop Diligence while sailing along the coastline in August of 1748 from 'Port Mahoan'(Mahone Bay) to 'Cape Porpicom'. (Portapique, Colchester County or Pubnico have been suggested as possible contemporary locations for "Porpicom".) 2013-014
John Harris family
Fonds · 1797-1967, predominantly 1797-1915
Consists of correspondence between John Harris and various associates, including Charles Morris (1711-1781), the Surveyor General of Nova Scotia. Also included in the fonds are two account statements; an account ledger (1846-1908) which contains a day book for surveying; a copy of a surveyed lot in the Town of Annapolis as well as an account for schooner Susannah; an account book for a lumber camp and receipts from various individuals for work done and paid for. Also consists of 19 deeds, the last will and testament of Josiah S. Harris, Jack B. Harris' certificates of discharge for seamen (1908-1915) and 5 miscellaneous documents. 2011-022
John Hawkins
Fonds · 1967-1969
Contains 14 oral history interviews conducted by John Hawkins in the late 1960s, during the course of research for his book on Nova Scotia premier Angus L. MacDonald (1890-1954). The arrangement of the collection is chronological following the date of interview. The fonds includes interviews with the following people: Harold Joseph Connolly, former Nova Scotia premier (1954); Ronald Manning Fielding, former M.L.A. and Nova Scotia Supreme Court Justice; Henry Hicks, former Nova Scotia premier (1954 - 1956), president of Dalhousie University, Halifax, and future Senator; Senator Gordon B. Isnor, former M.L.A. and former M.P.; H.B. Jefferson; Senator John James Kinley, former Nova Scotia Cabinet Minister and former M.P. for Queens-Lunenburg; Dr. G. Murray Logan, former M.L.A.; Mrs. A.L. MacDonald; A.W. MacKenzie, former Nova Scotia Cabinet Minister; Gordon T. Purdy, former M.L.A.; and John A. Walker, former Nova Scotia Cabinet Minister. There is also a tape recording of a political speech made by Hawkins in February, 1970. The material provides a remarkable record of Nova Scotia political life in the mid-twentieth century. It also records the creator's development as an author and researcher. 1990-41
John Leefe
Fonds · 1974-1999
Consists of four series: MLA case files; Legislative committee records; Progressive Conservative Party records; and Press releases, speeches and MLA newsletters. MG 2 volumes 1693-1758