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Item is a photograph of members of the Union of Nova Scotia Municipalities.

Item is a photograph of members of the Union of Nova Scotia Municipalities.

Item is a photograph of the Nova Scotia Municipalities Convention in Sydney, held from August 24-26 in 1937.

Item is a photograph of a meeting of the Union of Nova Scotia Municipalities, held in Sydney, Nova Scotia.

Item is a photograph of mayors, wardens and elected officials who are a part of the Union of Nova Scotia Municipalities.

Item is a photograph of a meeting of the Union of N.S. Municipalities.

Item is a photograph of the first Presbyterian church, Union Presbyterian Church in Mira Ferry. Rev. Hugh MacLeod was the first minister who took over the congregation in 1849. The building was erected in 1854.

Item is a photograph of a volleyball trophy awarded by the United Church Lay Association, Sydney Presbytery.

Item is a photograph of the United Mine Workers.

Item is a photograph of the United Mine Workers.

The item is a scrapbook documenting the years of 1977 – 1984 at the College of Cape Breton. Highlights covered in the scrapbook include textual documents such as news clippings related to the operation and events at the school. A few of the specific items found in the scrapbook are:

• News clippings about the official opening of the College of Cape Breton campus located on the Sydney Glace Bay Highway, it took place on June 19, 1980
• News clippings about 1980 graduation ceremony for the College of Cape Breton
• News clippings about the agreement between the College of Cape Breton and the Technical University of Nova Scotia which allowed students to take the first two years of an engineering degree at the college
• News clippings about the College of Cape Breton receiving degree-granting status from the Nova Scotia government in 1982
• News clippings about Dr. Donald F. Campbell retiring from the role as the College of Cape Breton President
• News clippings about Dr. William M. Reid being appointed as the new president of the College of Cape Breton

University College of Cape Breton Scrapbook 1970’s
The item is a scrapbook documenting the years of the 1970’s at the University College of Cape Breton. Highlights covered in the scrapbook include textual documents such as news clippings related to the operation and events at the school. A few of the specific items found in the scrapbook are:

Many news clippings in the scrapbook are from 1972 and 1973 at this time the University College of Cape Breton was known as the St. Francis Xavier University Sydney campus.

• News clippings for the years of 1972 – 1973 about sports at the St. Francis Xavier University Sydney campus
• News clippings about the College of Cape Breton Archives and Cape Bretoniana collection being renamed the Beaton Institute in memory of Sister. Margaret Beaton, this happened in
• News clippings about the St. Francis Xavier University senate decision to deny the request by the students of the St. Francis Xavier University Sydney campus to have the junior year of the General Bachelor of Arts program offered starting in September of 1973
• Booklets of news clippings for the months of September and October 1973 about various things happening at the St. Francis Xavier University Sydney campus, St. Francis Xavier University and in the Cape Breton community

Item is a photograph of the members of the University of Toronto Fencing Club, including J.A.D. McCurdy of Baddeck.

The following order of names are from top to bottom rows, left to right.
Fourth row: J.A.D. McCurdy and L.V. Sherwood (Vice President).
Third row: J.M. Vaughan (Secretary/Treasurer), A.R. Beverly, Sgt. Williams (Maitre D'Armes), Rev. R. Millman, N. Nichols, and L. Klingner.
Second row: Prof. Lang (Hon. President).
First row: H. Acres (Curator), J.L. Duncan, S.C. Snively (President), and C. Dyke.

Item is a photograph of the members of the University of Toronto Fencing Club, including J.A.D. McCurdy of Baddeck.

The following order of names are from top to bottom rows, left to right.
W.D. Lurridge ('09), Fred A. Lee ('09), W.W. Lailey ('08), H.M. Dovell ('10), Unknown, W.L. Whitter? ('08), Albert Goodshow Jr. ('08), Guy S.T. Wallace ('08), J.A. Douglas McCurdy ('07), S.W.I. Scott ('09), Norman W. Lyle ('08), J.P. Sherwood ('07), R.P. Launders ('08), N.M. Neith ('08), Robert Rory ('08), A. Tower Ferguson ('10), Harrison A. Driscoll ('10), G.D. Greene ('10), R.L. Greene ('10), and Ross G.L. Haistene ('10).

Item is a photograph of an unknown group of people in Glace Bay.

Item is a photograph of an unknown woman.

Item is a photograph of Rev. R.C. MacGillvray at the Urban College in Rome.

Item is a thesis titled "Urban Kinship in Cape Breton: A Study of the Conjugal Family System," written by John Gordon MacDonald. The thesis describes the nature of kin relations in the urban working-class of Eastern Canada.

Fonds consists of a card with prayers after Mass in Gaelic.

Item is a map of Valciennes, Belgium, that was created by the War Office.

Item is a pamphlet on Canada's role in World War 1, written by Patricia Giesler. This item is written in both French and English and provides information about conflict on land, air, and sea, as well as details about war memorials.

Item is a photograph of the valve and burner stock at the Dominion Steel and Coal Company (DOSCO).

Item includes some research and writings by John Lorne Campbell.

Item is a photograph of people walking on Charlotte Street, Sydney on VE Day.

Item is photograph of inside a shop located on Charlotte Street on VE Day.

Item is a photograph of music school teacher Vernon Aitkenson.

Item is a photograph of an aerial view of St. Peter's and the canal. Schooners visible in the canal.

Item is a photograph of Victoria Day at the Citadel in Halifax, from the souvenir album "Nova Scotia."

Item is a report titled "Victoria Park and the Army: The First Two Centuries," written by Colonel I.D. MacIntyre. The report focuses on the history of Victoria Park Armories since their formation, and provides information about Cape Breton men who enlisted for service during World War 1.

Item is a photograph showing Sydney Harbour and the steel plant as seen from the front lawn of Moxham Castle. The Moxham Castle was owned and built by steel magnate A.J. Moxham.

Item is a photograph of a view from North Mountain, overlooking five counties, from the souvenir album "Nova Scotia."

Item is a photograph of a view of Louisbourg.

Item is a photograph of a view of North Sydney from the pier from the souvenir album "Souvenir of Cape Breton."

Item is a photograph of shipping piers, the C.N.R. yard and Brennan's store in North Sydney.

Item is a photograph of a view of Sydney, including buildings, houses, train carts and the harbour.

Item is a photograph of a view of Sydney.

Item is a painting of a view of Sydney that was created by Lt. Col. Kearney.

Item is a photograph of the aftermath of the Halifax Explosion.