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Allen Fraser
Fonds · [192-]-1953
Fonds consists of amateur films, predominantly by Allen Fraser. The films were found by Fraser's daughter among her late father's effects. Allen Fraser's will was signed 16 Sept 1938 and he had not designated an heir to his photographic equipment (which was mentioned specifically) when he died in 1941. Three films document Allen Fraser's trip[s] to Bermuda, circa early 1920s. They depict both tourist and Bermudian lifestyles - sometimes in interesting contrast. One of the Bermuda rolls includes the film "Lily Fields of Bermuda," which may have been done by Fraser as well. Four films document various activities and scenes in Nova Scotia during the late 1920s and 1930s. These four include a Guide's Meet at Lake William, Lunenburg County; Dartmouth Natal Day 1932; folk dance demonstration on Studley field, Dalhousie University; golfing; football; Halifax landmarks; and a large exhibition. One of these four rolls contains a short film entitled "A Screen Scrapbook" which depicts a dance tableau. Three films are of Halifax (and Nova Scotia in general) during and after the Second World War. As Allen died in 1941, all footage taken after this period may be attributed to his brother Russell. This would include a hunting trip to Cape Breton in the autumn of 1947 and footage of Lunenburg's 200th Anniversary parade in 1953. The fonds also includes a short film by W.G.C. (Billy) Strickland entitled "The Sherry Party." SMI 1992-050
Almon family
Fonds · 1793-1989
Fonds consists of records documenting five generations of the Almon family and related families. Includes microfilm reels containing correspondence, financial accounts, legal and probate records, and letterbooks of WJ Almon and Son. Fonds also includes original and typescript copies of correspondence, short-hand diaries of Susanna Almon, literary manuscripts, legal records, newspaper clippings, articles, certificates, ephemera, Dr. Bruce Almon's register of infectious diseases and medical case histories, meterological readings taken by Cotton Mather Almon, and a scrapbook originally compiled by Senator W.J. Almon and later continued by his granddaughter Susanna. The scrapbook primarily covers the early 1700s to ca. 1954 and contains photographs, lithographs, newspaper clippings and other original material and reproductions concerning the Almon family and other early New England and Nova Scotian families such as Ritchie, Johnstone, Dodd, Byles, Cotton, and Mather, many of which were related to the Almons. Scrapbook also includes mention of "Rosebank", the Almon estate in Halifax, and local and international events. Fonds also includes records relating to Mary and Catherine Byles, daughters of Rev. Dr. Mather Byles, and original letters written to Philip Dodd, seizing officer in command of provincial schooners, from Joseph Howe, Hugh Bell, and James B. Uniacke. Some duplication in the fonds exists in transcripts found in MG 1 vol 163 and microfilm reels 810-811. 2020-006
Amberman family
Fonds · 1758-1900
Fonds consists of transactional documents relating to the Amberman family of Granville, Annapolis County, Nova Scotia. The contents of the fonds document Amberman family land transactions; includes information relating to the family home, North Hills. 2011-023
Ancient Order of Foresters
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. 2008-047
Ancient Order of Hibernians
Fonds · 1913 - 1926
Materials have been arranged by physical form as follows: constitutions, minutes, annaul reports, financial records, correspondence, membership records, convention programs, and miscellaneous items. Within each category items have been placed in chronological order. 1988-201
Andrew Downs fonds
Fonds · 1810-1895
Fonds consists of correspondence from Andrew’s father and siblings, and from other naturalists and collectors of birds; financial account books; inventories of stuffed birds; and letters of introduction for Downs when travelling. There is one letter addressed to Annie Downs after Andrew’s death. Also includes naturalization papers, property deeds, fire insurance, and power of attorney documents from Andrew’s father Robert Downs, 1810-1845. The records document the operation of the Zoo and the family and business affairs of Andrew Downs and his father. 2016-024
Andrew Hill Clark
Fonds · 1947-1967
Fonds consists of draft chapters and research material including notes, photocopies of articles, pamphlets and indices, statistical charts, copies of early maps, card files, and correspondence created and accumulated by Clark in the course of his research for the book Acadia: The Geography of Early Nova Scotia to 1760. Topics include settlement, population, demography, agriculture, the use of resources, and Acadian history. Also includes several addresses and papers presented by Clark, mostly concerning the Maritime provinces and historical geography. Also contains photographs he compiled, taken by the Nova Scotia Information Service, depicting farming and fishing scenes. MG 1 volumes 1507-1537
Andrew MacKay
Fonds · 1920s
Fonds consists of two pieces of wall paper that were used to write out sections of music that could be used to teach singing. They provide examples of how Andrew MacKay taught his students sacred music. MG 100 volume 41 number 17
Angus L. Macdonald
Fonds · [1890s-1954, predominant 1935-1945
Fonds consists of correspondence and other records created and accumulated by Macdonald in the course of his political and legal career. Correspondence concerns controversies regarding the operation of the military during the Second World War, Ralston-McNaughton conscription issue, the War Cabinet Committee and Caucus meetings, Macdonald's constituency, and some legal cases. There is a small amount of family correspondence including letters written by Macdonald while in France during the First World War. Other records include diaries, newspaper clippings on various topics including provincial and national political figures and issues; Macdonald's speeches, debates, and law lectures; notes kept while at law school; financial statements; pamphlets and other published material; minutes of the War Cabinet Committee; and photographs taken during the period when he was naval minister and premier. Photographs depict Macdonald and other politicians, naval bases and ships, and various ceremonies and events. MG 2 volumes 1297; 1478-1537
Anna T. Ross
Fonds · 1916-1928
Fonds consists of photographs in albums with captions, notebooks of Anna’s original poems and poems she collected, and her diaries for 1924, documenting her time as a tuberculosis patient at the Nova Scotia Sanatorium. The photographs include images of friends, fellow patients, social outings, medical staff and the hospital grounds, views of Kentville, the Eagleville Hospital and Sanatorium in Pennsylvania, USA, Anna as a student nurse there with classmates, and a few images of family and her home in Pictou. The notebooks include Anna’s poetry writing, poems written to her by friends and poems she copied or clipped from newspapers, including several by Robert W. Service. Her diaries show her daily routine and interactions with people. Also includes a book based on her diaries and photographs: “Good-bye Little Rest Chair: The San in 1924” / by Anna Tufts Ross, with introduction by compiler and editor Mary Bourgeois (self-published with home computer). 2016-049