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Series · 1965-2005
Part of Robert M. Ritcey fonds
Series forms part of the Robert M. Ritcey fonds and consists of copies of correspondence related to Ritcey’s advocacy for the protection of Martinique Beach in Halifax County, Nova Scotia. Correspondence is between Ritcey, provincial and federal government officials, and others, and dates from 1965 and 2005. In the 2005 correspondence, Ritcey expresses particular concern over protecting the area surrounding and leading up to the beach from private developments. Series also includes a copy of a clipping about the beach, probably from 1965. Accession number 2010.004
Halifax Seed Company fonds
Fonds
The fonds contains business correspondence between the Halifax Seed Company and their associates worldwide as well as two ledger books. Advertisements and printed matter originally enclosed with correspondence provide an insight into the 1960s relevant beyond their connection to the Halifax Seed Company. The company has been in operation for 137 years, yet the collection lacks information before 1956 and after 1965. MS-4-21
George Graham
Fonds
Miscellaneous business files including information on Renada Gold Mines Limited, 1933, and list of shareholders in General Trust and Executor Corp, 1938 and the Maritime Life Assurance Company, 1932. Copies of sermons by Reverend Harleigh M. Rosenberger, 1977. Letter from Robert L. Stanfield including copies of speeches of Robert L. Stanfield, 1969-1970. Miscellaneous pamphlets and business catalogues MS-4-228
Fonds
The George E. Smith Company, named after its founder, was a hardware company in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Upon Smith's death on February 16, 1916, the company remained in operation. The fonds includes the correspondence (including financial transactions) with suppliers and credit reports commissioned by the company concerning their clientele. The collection illuminates the hardships for Canadian companies prior to and during World War I. MS-4-22
Cooley Brothers fonds
Fonds
The fonds includes some correspondence and the minute book of the Halifax Jewellers Association, 1948-1951. MS-4-91
Symphony Nova Scotia fonds
Fonds
Fonds consists of records created by Symphony Nova Scotia in the course of its regular business activities. The majority of the records were created during the process of concert-planning, including special concerts, annual concerts, tours, and concert series. These records include artist contracts, marketing and development documents, internal memos, and correspondence with artists and sponsors. Records also consist of internal management records, including personnel records, office management files, and the files of the Board of Directors, Executive Director, and Chief Executive Officer. The financial administration of the Symphony is documented though budgets, statements, ledgers, and tickets sales data. The fonds also contains concert programs and promotional material such as posters, advertisements, flyers, newsletters, and other publications. The final section of the fonds consists of audiovisual and graphic material. There are audio recordings of performances and interviews of Symphony personnel as well as video recordings of advertisements and performances. The graphic material includes promotional photographs and photographs of the orchestra. MS-5-14
Ellen Ballon fonds
Fonds
This collection contains correspondence, musical scores (piano and orchestral), photographs, a sketch, harmony notebooks, fliers, programs, newspaper clippings, academic journals, a press book, and letters of composers. The musical scores include several first edition copies and/or autographed copies. Please note that all personal correspondence is incoming correspondence; no outgoing correspondence is included in this collection. MS-5-2
Richard Ward fonds
Fonds
The fonds contains photographs of singers and musical groups, theatrical paraphernelia, and documents regarding the construction of Ward's home on Beaufort Avenue in Halifax, Nova Scotia, as well as other printed material. MS-5-7
Collection
The collection assembled by William Morse reflected his research interests and his ideas on what works should be available for consultation by serious scholars. The exploration and early settlement of Acadia, the history of the Maritimes, the evolution of printing, the book arts, important classics in both the humanities and the sciences, the works of Bliss Carman and George Santayana, works about General James Wolfe, and Norse legends are the major research fields represented in the collection. MS-6