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              Argyle Township fonds
              Fonds
              Fonds consists of minutes; township books; reports to General Sessions of the Peace; land records; financial records; records of town officers; correspondence; petitions; road and bridge records; overseers of the poor records; public health records; militia records; fire prevention records; animal control records; election records; fisheries records; and provincial and federal legislation. Due to previous archival arrangement, it was decided to maintain the township records in a fonds separate from the records of the Municipality of the District of Argyle.
              Fonds
              Fonds consists of textual documents created and accumulated by various groups and organizations within the Institute of Public Affairs/Henson College. Documents include articles, correspondence, minutes, memos, newspaper and magazine clippings, interviews, field notes, pamphlets, and reports. Many of the documents pertain to the internal operations of the IPA. The fonds also contains research proposals and reports related to energy, community growth, urban and rural development, labour studies, education, economic and industrial development, the medical sector, and housing. There is significant work on the status of African Nova Scotians in the employment and economic structure of Nova Scotia and the health of people in the Maritime provinces. The fonds also contains reference material kept by the IPA in its corporate library, which was used in the research and drafting of various reports. UA-26
              Series · 1911-1947
              Part of Town of Wedgeport fonds
              Series forms part of Town of Wedgeport fonds and consists of records of the Overseers of the Poor committee, whose job it was to deal with the care of the poor of the Town who were unable to support themselves due to unemployment, poor health, family circumstances, etc. The members of this committee were authorized to make contracts with persons or corporations for the care and support of such persons. This committee submitted to the Council an annual estimate of funds required for these services.