Item is a project proposal for "The Many Faces of Jim Crow: Stories of Racial Discrimination in Twentieth Century Canada," a documentary, to be produced by Dr. Graham Reynolds and Dr. Richard MacKinnon.
Item includes a photocopy of Viola Desmond's 1940 diploma from The Apex College of Beauty Culture and Hairdressing and a photocopy of Helen Flint's (née Helen Davis) 1947 diploma from the Desmond Beauty Studio.
Item is Viola Desmond's certificate from the Advanced Hairstyling Studio, Inc. in New York, New York.
Item is an announcement for the Desmond Studio of Beauty Culture graduation exercises to take place on June 4, 1947. The announcement includes a photograph of the graduates and a class list of the school's junior and senior classes.
Item is a photocopy of a newspaper clipping of Viola Desmond's obituary from an unidentified newspaper.
Item is a promotional poster for Tarbot: Cape Breton’s Music Festival, which took place on August 28, 1977 at Malcolm Dean’s farm in Tarbot, Cape Breton as presented by School on the Hill. The poster lists festival ticket prices and where to buy advance tickets, along with that year’s performers.
Item is a newspaper published by Malcolm MacDougall, Merchant, Christmas Island.
Fonds consists of papers including poetry, book excerpts, and a scrapbook. Papers include:
- A collection of his poetry compiled by his daughter, Christena E. MacDonald, 1968. Also included is a poem by French Road bard, Duncan MacDonald. Typescript and printed, 32 pages.
- Excerpts from Songs of the Gael [n.d.]. Printed, 6 pages.
- Obituary of Angus R. MacDonald, 1973. Clippings including a poem by John Og Walker of Lake Ainslie.
- “Biography of Christena Evelyn MacDonald” 1931. Original, 9 pages.
- Scrapbook of clippings pertaining to Florence E. MacDonald’s track and field career, and including clippings on Johnny Miles, 1929.
- Failte Cheap Breatuinn: A collection of Gaelic poetry by Vincent A. MacLellan (1891). The MacNeil Edition edited by James Hugh MacNeil, 1933. Typescript 233 pages. Supplement, 1933, containing biography of V. A. McLellan. Typescript, 22 pages. Presented by Angus R. MacDonald.
Fonds consists of Gaelic poetry, songs, hymns and a letter. Creator is unknown.
A. Notebook of handwritten Gaelic songs believed to be the songs of Ewen MacKinnon, otherwise known in Iona as "Bodach a'Bhidse".
B. Gaelic translation of the hymn “The Old Old Story.” Hexatonic scale adapted to regular musical store by unknown person. Original, 2 pages.
C1. Song "Chuir Mi Cul ri Iollaraidh" (with English translation) [n.d.] Original, 2 pages. Presented by Mr. & Mrs. John MacKenzie, Mira Gut.
C2. Song: “Bheir a Nall am Botal Dhu” [sic] (local composition) Original, 2 pages. Presented by John Allan MacNeil, Grand Narrows.
C3a. "Mi'm Shuidhe M'Onar" by Scottish bard Sorley Cameron. The name “Neil MacDonald” is penciled on the manuscript but not definite that he is the author. Original, 8 pages.
C3b Humourous song [untitled] also written in Cape Breton. Signed by Neil Macdonald but he was not the author. Also 2 fiddle tunes with musical notation, one stating that it is from Bill Lamey. Original, 5 pages.
C4. Song (untitled) likely of Cape Breton origin. Typescript, 1 page.
D. Letter written in Gaelic from Crows Nest to a friend in Inverness County, 1915. Original, 1 page. Presented by John Neil Beaton, Port Hood, 1984.
Item is a Cape Breton University Press publication re: the Nova Scotia Music Educators Association.
Porter, BrendaItem is a pamphlet containing a collection of wartime songs, some written about the Cape Breton Highlanders. Many of the songs within the pamphlet were written by people from Cape Breton.
Item is a October 5, 1929 issue of the Nova Scotia Gleaner, a monthly newspaper that was published in Sydney, Nova Scotia. This issue of the Gleaner was subtitled "In the Interest of the Coloured People of Nova Scotia," and features an editorial and several pieces that focus on Black persons across Nova Scotia.
Item is a pamphlet, published by the Personnel of the U.S. Naval Air Station in North Sydney, on December 1st, 1918. The pamphlet contains the staff muster roll, some pieces of poetry, jokes, and an editorial.
A congratulatory telegraph sent to Xavier Junior College from the St. Joseph's Homeschooling Associations for the official opening of Xavier Junior College on January 16, 1952
Item is a program for the 1953 closing exercises of Xavier Junior College which took place on May 17, 1953
Item is a letter about extra-curricular literary activities at Xavier Junior College, included activities in the letter are the College Newspaper the Junior Bi-Weekly and the College Yearbook.
Item is a issue of the Xavier Junior College school newspaper
Item is the October 15, 1959 issue of Xavier Junior College school newspaper the Excalibur
Item is a program for the official opening of Xavier Junior College Arts Building which took place on September 19, 1960
Item is the Vol.2 No. 4 October January 16, 1961 issue of Xavier Junior College school newspaper the Excalibur
Invitation and Program for the 1961 Closing Exercises for Xavier Junior College which took place on May 21, 1961
Item is a invitation for the 1964 Closing Exercises for Xavier Junior College which took place on May 17, 1964
Item is the program for the official opening of the science building at Xavier College which took place on December 3, 1966
Item is the December, 1966 issue of Xavier College newspaper the Excalibur
Item is the January 25, 1967 issue of the Xavier Cryer
Item is the program for the 1967 Closing Exercises for Xavier College which took place on May 14, 1967
item is a photograph of students receiving their diplomas at a Xavier College graduation ceremony
Item is a photograph of students at their graduation ceremony from Xavier College
Item is the February 8, 1971 issue of the Xavier Cryer
Photograph is of Xavier Junior Hockey team the X-men during a game
Item is the program for the 1969 Closing Exercises for Xavier College which took place on May 11, 1969
Item is the February 1, 1971 issue of the Xavier Cryer
Item is a program for the SOD Turing Ceremony which took place on October 28, 1976
Item is a program for the 1975 convocation for the University College of Cape Breton
Item is a transcript of an audio interview with Doug MacPhee.
Canadian Museum of HistoryItem is a transcript of an audio interview with Margaret Ann Beaton and Joe Rankin.
Canadian Museum of HistoryItem is a transcript of an interview with Mary and Donald Roddy Rankin.
Canadian Museum of HistoryItem is a transcript of an interview with Angela and Joey Beaton.
Canadian Museum of HistoryItem is a handwritten letter from Simon Basquer to Msgr. MacPherson, with a short note written at the bottom by Mrs. Simon Basquer.
Item is handwritten notes about the Mi’kmaq language as recorded by Fr. Donald MacPherson when he was learning the language in the early 20th century.
Item is one handwritten note based on knowledge given by Stephen Morrison regarding Mi'kmaq names for the Mabou River, the Mull River, the mouth of the harbour in Mabou, Nova Scotia, and Port Hood, Nova Scotia. The note is written on the back of a typewritten financial sheet about St. Francis Xavier University (St. FX).
Item is a circular sent to Indian Superintendents and Agents by the Department of Indian Affairs regarding vaccinations, garbage removal, construction, cleanliness and food.
Item is a handwritten questionnaire in the Mi’kmaq language attached to handwritten correspondence in French between between Rev. MacPherson and Fr. Pacifique at the Mission Sainte-Anne de Ristigouche. Also attached is a 1923 letter written on Setaneoei Migmaoi Solnaltjitj (The Micmac Messenger) letterhead and 1903 monthly Mi’kmaq calendars.
Item is a handwritten Mi’kmaq lexicon created by Msgr. MacPherson while learning the Mi’kmaq language. Newspaper clippings are fixed to some pages and Joe Gould of Whycocomagh, Cape Breton wrote his name on the inside front cover.
Item is a handwritten note about the Mi’kmaq language written by Fr. Donald MacPherson while learning the language.
Item is a handwritten note from Fr. Lucien [?] at Ste-Anne de Ristigouche in Bonaventure, Quebec sending $2.00 for “Le Pays des Micmacs.”
Item is a typewritten letter from John M. Clarke at the New York State Museum to Fr. Donald MacPherson offering to buy a number of Mi’kmaq items – “the squaw cap, the wooden plate with buttons, copies of Father Kander’s prayerbook, baby boards.”
Item is a typewritten letter from A.F. MacKenzie, Acting Assistant Deputy and Secretary of the Department of Indian Affairs, to Fr. MacPherson to tell him that the book he requested, The Handbook of Canadian Indians, was out of print and suggesting other titles.
Item includes a handwritten and typewritten copy of “Third Centenary of the First Baptisms among the Micmac Indians which took place at Port Royal, now Annapolis, N.S., June 24, 1610 – Celebration held at St. Anne de Restigouche” written by Rev. Donald MacPherson.