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File consists of two audio reels that feature sound recordings of of Dr. Leo Bartley of the United Negro Improvement Association discussing the organization and its history in Cape Breton. Track listing is as follows:Side A: Came to Cape Breton in 1974 to do research, C.B. U.N.I.A. people involved Thesis to be controlled into book U.N.I.A. not a West Indian organization, people of African descent tied together Marcus Garvey, here on way to England A.O.C. in Pier, Bishop MacGuire, U.N.I.A., tried to make A.O.C. established church of organization Dr. Alvinus Calder, first president of organizations; W.E. Robertson was a later Bishop Phillis Family Sydney had three associations; West Indian and Black characteristics Side B: Various backgrounds, several different organizations; West Indians importance of education; Dr. Bentley's other interests A.O.C. has only one church in Canada and it's in Whitney Pier, do not want to be called Africans Marcus Garvey stressed the importance of maintaining archives Bentley met Garvey's son T-730
J. Lynn McInnes
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The file contains two copies of a single student paper submitted to Gregory Kealey on April 2, 1979, by a student by the name of J. Lynn McInnes. The paper is a historical essay written about Nova Scotia Textiles Limited. MS-9-31, SF Box 50, Folder 15
James M. Smith fonds
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Fonds consists of three microfilm reels of business records and a photocopied excerpt of a furniture catalogue. No original materials are included . Materials include three volumes of ledgers (1880-1904), bills of lading (1886-1898), correspondence (1884, 1896-1897, 1891, 1915, 1922), mail contracts (1870-1871, 1881, 1883-1885), lists of voters (1890-1892, 1898, 1899), and engravings of furniture by Glendyer Mills (1875-1877). MS-4-73
Johnstone, Captain L.H.
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File contains documents related to the life of Captain Lewis Howard Johnstone, a World War 1 serviceman from Victoria Mines. Included within the file is a clipping titled "Letters relate final action for soldier," written by Lois Beaton. The article includes transcriptions of Capt. Johnstone's letters that describe battle conditions.
File · 1871 - 1872
File consists of notes from lectures on political economy delivered by Reverend James Ross, Principal of Dalhousie College 1863-1885. MS-2-17, SF Box 13, Folder 13
File · 1892 - 1896
File contains a bill of lading dated November 26, 1892, a letter written to Lemuel Publicover by Elias Sampson on January 1, 1984, a receipt issued by M.J. Bates on July 26, 1896, and a receipt issued by John White and Company on June 30, 1896. MS-2-105, SF Box 50, Folder 4