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Nova Scotia Archives Fonds
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Carrie Best
Fonds · 1952-1979
Consists of audio tapes that include segments from Carrie Best's radio shows as well as interviews with her about her work. The contents of the fonds document her broadcasting career and record information about her life and her views on racism in Nova Scotia. 2011-031
Sophia Lawson fonds
Fonds · 1829–1898; [ca.1907]
Fonds consists of letters compiled or collected by Sophia Lawson pertaining to her father, George Creed, and her family. Other surnames represented in the fonds include Dimock, Williams, and Wellner. The contents of the fonds document her father's employment with the Royal Engineers and the relationship between her parents; also includes her marriage certificate. Accession 2000-043.
Women for Music Society fonds
Fonds · 1952-2009
Fonds consists of minutes, correspondence, promotional materials, by-laws and amendments, reports, and financial statements. The contents of the fonds document the development of the organization and provide details about the areas of interest and focus of their work.
Dorothy Grant
Fonds · 1952-2014
Consists of newspaper and magazine clippings of her published articles; correspondence with editors, CBC producers, fans, and organizations with whom she volunteered; manuscripts of unpublished articles; radio and television scripts; reports and correspondence from NS Litter Abatement Task Force; research files on doctors on the Titanic (ship), the exploitation of disabled artists, and Helen McCully, among others; diaries and daybooks; pay receipts for freelance work; speeches given; resumes; a copy of her book “Amazing Medical Stories” co-authored with Dr. George Burden; correspondence with her brother Anthony (Tony) Metie who died of AIDS in 1986; and news clippings about Dorothy. Also includes an audio recording of an educational workshop Dorothy presented to doctors, a video of Dorothy Grant as a reporter for CBC-TV, a televised interview of Dorothy Grant by Vince MacLean for “MacLean’s Nova Scotia” television program broadcast on local television channel Dartmouth Cable 10. 2015-031
Minister’s Task Force on the Status of Women
Fonds · 1975-1976
Consists of submissions received from individuals and community groups from across Nova Scotia (1975); the planning meeting minutes of the Task Force (1975-1976); a transcript of the final public hearing, held in Halifax (Oct 30, 1975); and a copy of the published report presented to Government (March 1976). Submissions include hand-written letters, formal briefs, and transcripts of presentations made at the hearings. They are organized by meeting/hearing location in alphabetical order by place name. Each location contains a list of what was submitted (letter, brief or transcript) and by whom. RG 44 volumes 117-118