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Jones Clayton family
Fonds · 1923-2021
Consists mainly of photographs of church services, church members, Willard and Jean Clayton through the years and their family and friends including Jean’s Aunt Viola Desmond and Rev. Dr. William P. Oliver and his wife Pearleen Oliver (1925-2019). Also includes biographical documents on education and employment (1946-2005), newspaper clippings, manuscript and published writings and poetry (1947?-2021); speeches and sermons; correspondence with employers, church members, and family (1946-2019); church service programs for Emmanuel, Beechville and Cornwallis Street (now called New Horizons) Baptist Churches among others (1924-2000); minutes of the Annual Sessions of The African United Baptist Association of Nova Scotia (1869, 1913-1987); and audio and video recordings of special events in the lives of Willard and Jean Clayton including their wedding (audio), Jean’s graduation ceremony from Christopher Course, and Willard’s funeral (1954-2007). Also includes a small collection of books on the history of black people in North America (published 1895-2006). Organized by activity in roughly chronological order, these records document the lives of these African Nova Scotians before, during, and after the Black Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s and the beginning of the Black Lives Matter Movement of the 2010s. 2022-028
Don R. Wiles
Fonds · 1946-1970, 1991, 2018
Consists of 2 record albums (vinyl) of 9 women and 1 man singing and reciting poems in German, recorded in 1946 in Lunenburg County; a research file of Don R. Wiles’ notes, draft essay and correspondence with German language experts 1946-1970; research cards of German words [1946?]; and 2 ethnographic essays on German customs and the German language spoken by elder residents of Lunenburg County, one dated December 1946 and the other, shorter, dated 1991.
Coolen Arsenault family
Fonds · 1920-2016
Consists of Arsenault family photographs of Arthur serving hotel guests, his wife Margaret Arsenault in service uniform, and of Art and Margaret socializing with friends (ca1950-ca1978); hotel dinner menus and a memoir about working as a waiter at the Nova Scotian Hotel written by Art’s nephew Norbert Vienneau (1958, 1967-1968, 1993); and a few newspaper clippings about Art (ca1964-ca1991). Also includes records of the Coolen family, including a summary of an interview with Pat Sea Coolen, her dessert recipe booklet, a few business letters, magazine clippings on her daughter Susan M. Coolen, visual artist, and photographs of the Coolen family home and former Prospect Post Office (ca1950s-2016); a file of genealogy information on the Coolens (collected ca1970s); and photographic negatives and prints of the fishing village of Prospect, NS in winter and summer (ca1920s-1997) taken by members of the Coolen family. The fonds documents the life of a working-class family during the latter half of the 20th century and the history of Prospect, NS. 2019-014
Betty Peterson
Fonds · 1951-2015 (predominant 1975-2014)
Fonds consists of records documenting Betty Peterson's personal relationships, volunteer activities and interests in peace and social justice issues in Nova Scotia and internationally. The records are organized into four groups, the first consisting of files documenting her activities from 1980-1993, the second her activities from 1994-2004, and the third her activities from 2004-2013, with some overlapping of dates. The fourth group consists of Peterson’s personal correspondence and biographical files 1951-2011. Records in the first 3 groups are arranged by subject, by either the name of an organization (e.g. Voice of Women for Peace), or a cause (e.g. aboriginal rights). The personal correspondence files are arranged by year or by correspondent. Starting in 1977 these files also include annual calendars with brief notes on activities. Fonds includes a large amount of published research and resource material on a given issue (e.g. newspaper clippings, periodicals, and newsletters), but also contains Peterson's notes, memoirs and diaries with comments and recollections, as well as correspondence (incoming and outgoing), memoranda, speeches and articles, minutes of meetings, briefs, reports, published articles about her, transcripts of interviews she gave, and photographs. MG 1 volumes 3468 to 3476
Fonds · 2000-2014
Consists of applications from new or existing organizations for one of the two main fund-matching grants managed by the Department of Inclusive and Economic Growth. These two grants were the Nova Scotia Business Development Program (NSBDP) and the Manufacturing and Processing Credit (MPIC). The bulk of this material are the applications themselves, correspondence with the department, photocopies of receipts and cheques issued and a final timeline report if applicant was successful. The NSBDP was a grant that usually did not exceed more then ten thousand dollars in funding, the majority of these were requested for website development, auditing purposes, feasibility studies and succession planning. The funds had to be matched by the applicant, and funds were dispersed over a period provided applicants submitted staggered updates. The MPIC grants were much larger, most exceeding several hundred thousand dollars, with a cap of no more then one million dollars. The purpose of the grant was to allow business access to funds to make one-time purchases of newer equipment. The companies had to provide paperwork proving how the purchase would create better work processes or hire more people. Also includes meeting minutes of committees on employment and sustainability, some Minister and Deputy Minister’s correspondence, and a few other examples less prominent grants. There are also some materials from the early 2000’s when the department was still know as the Department of Business. 2023-016
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
Mark Simkins
Fonds · 1925-2014, predominantly 1975-1999
Consists of Simkins’ photographs of the city of Halifax, the Harbour, people, places, political events, scenic photographs of ocean views and fishing life in LaHave NS and moving image films he made in the 1980s. Films include “Mary and the Mayor: the Housing Crisis” in Halifax and “Crossings” about the Halifax-Dartmouth passenger ferry. Fonds also includes Simkins’ journalist notebooks (1999-2002); financial records from his photography business (1999-2003); and scripts, funding applications, production details, and financials for his film projects (1985-1992). Subjects filmed or photographed by Simkins include people at work; a strike by Dalhousie University cleaning workers from the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Local 1392 (1978-1979); citizen protest marches and demonstrations against anti-black racism, war, homelessness, and LGBTQ2S+ rights; sporting events including the Summer Olympics in Montreal PQ; federal and provincial Liberal, Conservative and New Democratic Party politicians; “Street Smart Portraits” Project in which Simkins photographed people on Gottingen Street in Halifax (1990); a film set and crew of the Salter Street Films production “George’s Island” (released 1989); festivals and events such as Tall Ships Festival and the national Liberal Party Convention; the Nova Scotia Photography Cooperative and the Atlantic Filmmakers Co-op (AFCOOP) both of which Simkins was a member of; urban landscapes and streetscapes in Halifax; and rural scenes with fishing or ocean themes. 2020-004
Allan C. Dunlop
Fonds · 1958-2013
Fonds consists of personal and business correspondence (including some outgoing letters), pamphlets & flyers from historical societies, sporting events, and elections; research documents and notes on a wide range of topics generated in response to reference queries, Nova Scotia Archives projects, his personal interest in the history of Pictou County and Rev. George Patterson, or for clients on contract; research notes and papers on the record-keeping practices of Nova Scotia Vital Statistics department; speeches, research notes and academic papers Dunlop presented at conferences, historical society meetings and to the general public (some of which became published articles); manuscript articles, research notes and correspondence with editors of the Dictionary of Canadian Biography; annual general meeting minutes, event notices & newsletters of Convoy Estates Condominium where he lived; NS Sport Hall of Fame correspondence, board meeting minutes & reports, newsletters and event brochures; academic papers from up-and-coming historians sent to Dunlop for his comments and assistance; correspondence, newsletters, event notices, and some meeting minutes of heritage and archives professional associations he participated in; his daily appointment books; Dunlop’s essays, papers and research for his M.A. thesis on NS politics from his time at Dalhousie University and their Class of 1967 reunion; and conference programs Dunlop attended. The fonds also includes report cards from New Glasgow High School; some documentary art pieces from L.B. Jenson and Alastair B. Johnson; and photographs of Dunlop, his brother Grant Dunlop playing high school hockey, a New Glasgow bridge in 1988 and of Gottingen Street, Halifax, in the 1970s. 2015-033
African Nova Scotian Affairs
Fonds · 2003-2011
Fonds documents the creation and mandated activities of the Office of African Nova Scotian Affairs in Halifax, NS and one of its regional offices in Sydney through the records of its Minister and Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Records include the Minister’s and CEO’s incoming and outgoing correspondence (2003-2010); Minister’s and CEO’s speeches to community groups, conferences, and those of the Minister to the Legislature (2003-2010); annual accountability reports and business plans (2005-2011); and briefing notes to the Minister (Barry Barnett, Percy Paris), to Executive Council and to the Premier (Darryl Dexter) as well as other departments in government such as Justice, Health and Education (2004-2012). Some subjects covered in the files include Africville memorial museum, Lincolnville community protests regarding the landfill site (dump) for Guysborough County, and addressing anti-black racism. Fonds also includes African Heritage Month programming development files (2006-2009); the U.N. declaration of 2010 as the International Year for People of African Descent; departmental policy and program advice files (2003-2008); a few research reports (2005-2007); and materials related to the governance renewal and re-visioning of the Black Cultural Centre of Nova Scotia (2004-2009). Also includes a CD of digital photographs of speakers at a health conference organized by ANSA in 2007. 2013-019
Collection · 1910?-2011
Collection partially documents the business and personal lives of Albert Lee’s parents Shew Chuck Lee and Sui Fa Lee, and the families of Charlie Wing Lee and Nellie Lee, Dow Fong, and Mary (Ling) Mohammad. Collection contains wedding, school and family photographs (1910?-2011); restaurant menus and similar transitory documents (ca.1940s-ca.1950s); audio recordings of interviews with Dow Fong, Chuck Lee, Annett Ling, George Ling, William Ling, Dr. Larry Shyu and Dr. William Wong (1988, 2011-2012); memoir on childhood in China, business licenses and card from Chuck Lee (1980s, ca.1920s, 1946) as well as his engineering diploma from Dalhousie University (1939). Also includes a memoir of life at a Halifax Chinese laundry by Linda Lee Oland (1997); historical essays written by Albert Lee (1999-2014) and promotional items for the Nova Scotia Museum exhibit “Growing Up Chinese in Halifax” (1997). The collection was assembled by Albert Lee for this 1997 museum exhibit. 40 items, including 4 audio interview recordings, were subsequently digitized for use by University of British Columbia Library for their digital exhibit “Early Chinese History in the Maritimes” in 2011-2012. Items are arranged by family creator/owner, with those items used in the digital exhibit filed separately.