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The Many Faces of Jim Crow
CA BI MG 21.14-A-7-2 · Item · [Between 1995 - 2005]
Part of Wanda Robson & Viola Desmond Collection

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.

Diplomas
CA BI MG 21.14-A-9-1 · Item · 1940 - 1947
Part of Wanda Robson & Viola Desmond Collection

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.

CA BI MG 21.18-C-1 · Item · 1977
Part of Tarbot Music Festival fonds

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.

Angus R. MacDonald fonds
CA BI MG 6.33 · Fonds · 1928-1973

Fonds consists of papers including poetry, book excerpts, and a scrapbook. Papers include:

  1. 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.
  2. Excerpts from Songs of the Gael [n.d.]. Printed, 6 pages.
  3. Obituary of Angus R. MacDonald, 1973. Clippings including a poem by John Og Walker of Lake Ainslie.
  4. “Biography of Christena Evelyn MacDonald” 1931. Original, 9 pages.
  5. Scrapbook of clippings pertaining to Florence E. MacDonald’s track and field career, and including clippings on Johnny Miles, 1929.
  6. 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.
MacDonald, Angus R.
Gaelic Songs
CA BI MG 6.43 · Fonds · 20th century

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.

Notes from a Musical Garden
CA BI ML 423 P844 2005 · Item · 2005

Item is a Cape Breton University Press publication re: the Nova Scotia Music Educators Association.

Porter, Brenda
CA BI PAM 1003 · Item

Item 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.

The Nova Scotia Gleaner
CA BI PAM 1605 · Item · 5 October, 1929

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.

CA BI PAM 4061 · Item · 1 December, 1918

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.

Micmac Hymnal
CA BI PAM 4087 · Item · ca. 1983
Micmac Association of Cultural Studies
Literary Activites Letter
CA BI SB1951-1960.3 · Part · 1951 - 1960
Part of Xavier College Scrapbook 1951 - 1960

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.

Notes about Mi’kmaq
MG 13.58-E-1-10 · Item · [190-?]
Part of Msgr. Donald MacPherson fonds

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.

Mabou River Note
MG 13.58-E-1-2 · Item · August 12, 1937
Part of Msgr. Donald MacPherson fonds

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).

MG 13.58-E-1-4 · Item · 1903 – 1923
Part of Msgr. Donald MacPherson fonds

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.

Mi’kmaq Lexicon
MG 13.58-E-1-5 · Item · 1905
Part of Msgr. Donald MacPherson fonds

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.

MG 13.58-E-1-9 · Item · February 24, 1928
Part of Msgr. Donald MacPherson fonds

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.

MG 13.58-E-2-1 · Item · 1910
Part of Msgr. Donald MacPherson fonds

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.