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Fonds · 1962-2008
Consists of records documenting the administration of the Human Rights Act by the Nova Scotia Human Rights Commission, as well as other aspects of the Commission's mandate including the development of public information programs, encouraging research into the field of human rights, advising and assisting government departments and outside bodies in human rights matters, and the investigation of violations to the Act. Explores the founding, activities, decisions, and development of the Nova Scotia Human Rights Commission and its related legislation. These records offer excellent insight into the development of Human Rights legislation and practice in Nova Scotia, the relationship between government and minority communities in the province, and how the Commission works to engage and inform Nova Scotians. Consists of five series:• Operational Records;• Executive Records;• Commissioners' Meeting Packages and Minutes;• Board of Inquiry Records;• Affirmative Action Records RG 85
Robert C. Coates
Fonds · 1958-1988
Fonds consists of records accumulated by Robert C. Coates while he was an MP, including constituency files, general correspondence, subject files, press clippings, speeches, audio cassettes, and videocassettes depicting the Testimonial Dinner held for Coates and the swearing-in ceremony when he was appointed minister of national defence. Fonds also contains drafts of articles written by Coates, draft manuscripts of "The Diefenbaker Dilemma" (later The Night of the Knives), and biographical material. MG 2 volumes 1300-1324, 1330-1345, 1367-1376, 1458-1477, 1650-1692A; Sound: Ac2564-Ac2566; Film/Video: Vb 259, Vb 150.
Uniacke family fonds
Fonds · 1775-1965, predominant 1821-1900
Fonds consists of records created and accumulated by four generations of the Uniacke family of Halifax and Mount Uniacke, N.S. Family members include Richard John Uniacke, Rev. James Boyle and his wife Mary (Merkel), Rev. Robert Fitzgerald, Richard John II, Rev. Richard John III (R.J.), Crofton and his wife Dorothy (Fawson), Andrew Mitchell, James Boyle, and Alicia Uniacke. Fonds contains originals and copies of correspondence concerning legal matters and financial transactions as well as some personal letters; accounts and other financial records, several relating to the Mount Uniacke estate; wills; commissions; deeds and grants mainly concerning family property at Mount Uniacke; private letter book of Richard John Uniacke, 1821-1824; memorandum written by Richard John Uniacke to Windham in 1806 regarding British colonies in America and trade; journal of Rev. R.J. Uniacke III describing his trip from Sydney to New York in 1876 as well as a manuscript of his short plays and his drawings; genealogical notes and charts (some on microfilm); biographical notes; poems and literary manuscripts, two written about the Uniacke family and estate (on microfilm); typescript relating to the indictment against Richard John Uniacke II; newspaper clippings about Mount Uniacke and Uniacke House; and printed material and other items concerning the Uniackes of Youghal, Ireland. Fonds also contains photograph portraits of Uniacke family members, Anglican and Episcopal bishops, and others, and four letters received by Capt. Jones Fawson of Halifax (Crofton Uniacke's father-in-law). MG 1 volumes 926-927, 1493, 1665, 1769; microfilm reel 12,702; 1992-406, 1994-68; albums 18, 23.
Beamish Murdoch
Fonds · 1848-1870
Fonds consists of records documenting Murdoch's historical research and writing, including twenty-one notebooks containing draft manuscript and notes relating to his book, History of Nova Scotia, or Acadie; four volumes containing draft manuscript with clippings and notes on the history of the British North American provinces; notebooks pertaining to Mi'kmaq (1864) and Irish (1848) vocabularies; essay on the origin and sources of the law of Nova Scotia (1863); and photocopies of letters written by Murdoch to John Godfrey of Bangor, Me., discussing the history of Maine and Murdoch's writing of History of Nova Scotia, or Acadie (1869). MG 1 volumes 723-727A
Jon Murray
Fonds · 1970-1991
Consists of records documenting Murray's architectural career. Includes files relating to major projects in Halifax-Dartmouth, as well as Lunenburg, Hants, and Kings Counties, and Cape Breton. Files contain correspondence to and from clients, architect's notes, sketches, preliminary drawings, specifications, estimates, clippings, notebooks, and other related items. Arranged in alphabetical order according to project. Also contains plans of residential and commercial buildings and sites as well as photographs showing interior and exterior views of Richmond Hill farm, Windsor. Photographs also found among textual records. MG 1 volumes 3352-3358
Charles St. Clair Stayner
Fonds · 1841-1976
Consists of records documenting Stayner's genealogical research on Nova Scotian families. Includes notes, charts, correspondence, press clippings and other research material compiled for over 700 families, primarily from Halifax city and Halifax County. Also contains biographical and historical articles on people and buildings; correspondence, press clippings, legal documents, and various other items created and accumulated by Stayner relating to his involvement with Nova Scotia Historical Society committees; and documents relating to his mother Helen (Jones) Stayner and related family members, including Emma Jones, Cereno Percy Jones, Mary Jones, Helen (Ladd) Jones, and the Ladd family. Other related families represented include Duffus, Greenwood, Gruchy, Jones, Mounce, Murray, Stairs, and Thompson. There are also references to historic buildings, centenarians, and miscellaneous historical references. Photographs, mostly of family members, are also found among the textual records. MG 1 volumes 1619-1650
Agnes Dennis
Fonds · Microfilmed 1989
Fonds consists of two scrapbooks compiled by Agnes Dennis, containing newspaper clippings, photographs, correspondence, and invitations relating to her career activities, the Victorian Order of Nurses and Local Council of Women, Halifax. Also contains newspaper clippings concerning her husband, Senator William Dennis and daughter, Dr. Clara Dennis. Scrapbooks predominantly cover the period 1908 to 1947 but include items added years later by family member(s). microfilm 10219
Linda Mason
Fonds · 1977-1995
Consists of photographs of people, scenes, and events in the Annapolis Valley and on the South Shore of Nova Scotia as well as photographs of travels in Europe, North America and South America. Includes negatives of Ross Farm, New Ross; former Lieutenant-Governor Lloyd R. Crouse; author Dr. Thomas Raddall; the Nova Scotia Fisheries Exhibition; The South Shore Exhibition; the Caledonia Exhibition; and Spring Fling. 1996-325
D.C. Sinclair
Fonds · 1927-1949
Consists of political and business correspondence of D.C. Sinclair. Letters discuss the organization and administration of the Nova Scotia Liberal Association, political news and events, and also include mention of Sinclair's legal practice and his involvement with J.W. Carmichael and Co. Ltd. Individual correspondents include Minister of National Defense Hon. J.L. Ralston, Major Calum I.N. MacLeod, and Angus L. Macdonald. MG 2 volumes 1253-1255
Thomas Brenton Smith fonds
Fonds · [193-?]-[195-]
Fonds consists of typewritten notes documenting Smith's genealogical research of over 1600 Queens County families. Notes may contain only birth and death dates and parentage of a particular individual, or may include additional information on the family's background and activities. Arranged alphabetically by surname. Fonds also contains typed excerpts from the newspaper Liverpool Advance which includes mention of vessels and privateers in Liverpool between 1810 and 1904 and general news between 1886 and 1912. Microfilm reels 22,348 - 22,362, 22,376 - 22,381.