Collection consists of biographical and genealogical materials, correspondence and clippings, as well as photographs collected and maintained by Shirley Chernin. Collection also consists of correspondence, clippings and photographs, as well as administrative, financial and promotional materials relating to the Congregation Sons of Israel Synagogue in Glace Bay, the Kum-a-Haym in 2001, and the Cape Breton Chapters of the Canadian Hadassah-WIZO.
Folk music/poems, typed with added handwritten note. Some of the material was composed by donor, some by students.
Accrual to accession on May 31, 2012: Cape Breton reflections [textual record] / by Robert Hugh Campbell ; Along the Shores of Boularderie [textual record] / by Kaye MacLeod & Robert Hugh Campbell.
Campbell, Robert HughFolk music/poems, typed with added handwritten note. Some of the material was composed by donor, some by students.
Accrual to accession on May 31, 2012.
Campbell, Robert HughItem is a newspaper clipping from The Chronicle Herald about the Viola Desmond stamp issued by Canada Post.
Item is a newspaper clipping from The Chronicle Herald featuring a photograph of Wanda Robson at the Black Cultural Centre in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia during the unveiling of the Viola Desmond stamp. Standing with Robson are Leslie Oliver, president of the Black Cultural Centre (back, right), and Canada Post's Robert Waite.
Item is a program for the play "Other People's Heaven," about Viola Desmond's 1946 arrest, which was staged at the Firebrand Theatre in Toronto, Ontario.
Item is an article from pages A2 and A9 in the Cape Breton Post about Cape Breton University's (CBU) fall convocation, with a mention of the honorary Doctor of Letters degree that was given to Wanda Robson at the ceremony.
File consists of newspaper clippings about race and race relations in Canada and the United States.
Item is a photograph of Dr. Graham Reynolds, centre, standing with two unidentified men at Cape Breton University's graduation ceremony where Wanda Robson was given an honorary Doctor of Letters degree.
Item is a photograph of Wanda Robson, left, surrounded by people at a party to celebrate her honorary Doctor of Letters degree from Cape Breton University.
Item is a photograph of Wanda Robson, centre, on stage with Dr. Graham Reynolds, second from right, and three other men at the Cape Breton University graduation ceremony where Robson received an honorary Doctor of Letters degree.
Item is a photograph of Wanda Robson, wearing a graduation cap and gown, surrounded by five of her grandchildren at the Cape Breton University graduation ceremony where she received an honorary Doctor of Letters degree.
Item consists of various programs and pamphlets for the Celtic Colours International Festival.
Item is four pages of the Sunday Herald produced by The Chronicle Herald in Halifax, Nova Scotia with a cover feature on Viola Desmond. The article titled, "The woman behind the story," outlines Viola Desmond's life as a business woman and entrepreneur, her 1946 arrest at the Roseland Theatre in New Glasgow, Nova Scotia, and her legacy as a Canadian social justice icon.
Item is a Viola Desmond stamp booklet issued by Canada Post with one stamp in place.
Item is four copies of an article titled "Documentary about Viola Desmond to be screened Wednesday" in the Cape Breton Post about a screening of the the documentary, "A Long Road to Justice: The Viola Desmond Story" at Cape Breton University (CBU).
Item is a newspaper clipping from the Cape Breton Post about Ron Caplan, a Cape Breton publisher, and his support of November 8 being declared Viola Desmond Day.
Item is a photo of Wanda Robson, wearing a graduation cap and gown, on the day she received her honorary Doctor of Letters degree from Cape Breton University. Two unidentified people are standing in the foreground facing Robson.
Item is a photograph of Wanda Robson, with her back to the camera wearing a graduation cap and gown, standing with Dr. Graham Reynolds and an unidentified woman on the day she received her honorary Doctor of Letters degree from Cape Breton University.
Item is a photograph of Wanda Robson, right, sitting at a table with four unidentified people during a dinner party to celebrate her honorary Doctor of Letters degree from Cape Breton University.
Item is a photograph of Wanda Robson standing with two people at the Cape Breton University graduation ceremony where she received an honorary Doctor of Letters degree.
Item is a photograph of Wanda Robson standing with a woman at the Cape Breton University graduation ceremony where she received an honorary Doctor of Letters degree.
Folk music/poems, typed with added handwritten note. Some of the material was composed by donor, some by students.
Campbell, Robert HughFolk music/poems, typed with added handwritten note. Some of the material was composed by donor, some by students.
Accrual to accession on May 31, 2012 : Cape Breton reflections [textual record] / by Robert Hugh Campbell ; Along the Shores of Boularderie [textual record] / by Kaye MacLeod & Robert Hugh Campbell.
Campbell, Robert HughDonation consists of sound recordings, articles, clippings, sheet music and photographs related to piping. A significant portion of the collection pertains to the donor's academic and professional career.
Shears, BarryItem is a newspaper clipping from The Chronicle Herald titled, "Nova Scotia Burning" about a cross burning on a biracial couples lawn in Hants County, Nova Scotia.
Item is a newspaper clipping from The Chronicle Herald titled, "Nova Scotia Burning, part IV" about a cross burning on a biracial couples' lawn in Hants County, Nova Scotia.
Holy Angels Convent was founded in 1885 at the request of Father James Quinan for the purpose of providing education to the young women of Cape Breton County. Holy Angels operated as the only all girls' educational institution east of Montreal since its founding. Holy Angels High School was known for its fine arts programming with instruction in music, drawing, sculpting, speech and drama.
The fonds consists of seven series: photographs, audiovisual recordings, textual records, Sister Rita Clare, the Marguerite Bourgeoys Centre, Centennial Celebrations, and Objects. The Collection is predominantly a photographic one, with over 3200 negatives, positives and prints spread over the seven series.
The audiovisual recordings include 136 items that relate to the Sisters of the Congregation of Notre-Dame, Holy Angels Convent, Holy Angels High School, the Cape Breton Chorale, the Holy Angels Chorale, the Cape Breton Youth Choir, and Sister Rita Clare. Sister Rita Clare's material includes images, concert programmes, scrapbooks, video tapes, audio reels, and audio cassettes documenting the activities of both the Holy Angels Chorale from 1962-1983, the Holy Angels Alumnae Choir (1985 - 2010), the Cape Breton Youth Choir (1988-1998).
In addition to the music program materials, there are other recordings relating to religious education and the activities of the Convent and School. The textual records consists of material connected to student and community activities in the Sydney area during the twentieth century; samples of student evaluations and compositions, graduation documents, the school newsletter, the Library's operational registers, and correspondence are included. The Collection also includes a number of objects that were donated to the Beaton Institute by Sisters of the CND and photographic and textual records related to the Marguerite Bourgeoys Centre and the Holy Angels Centennial Celebrations, which were held in 1985.
In 2009 the Congregation of Notre-Dame announced their intention to close the convent and sell the property in the historic Northend of Sydney. This closure brought an end to a 126 year history of pioneering in women's education in eastern Canada. The building has since been purchased and is now the New Dawn Centre for Social Innovation.
This fonds consists primarily of textual records documenting the career of Dr. Robert J. Morgan. Over the span of almost five decades, Dr. Morgan held the position of historian, archivist, professor, author, and community leader. Records series documenting Morgan's early career at Xavier Junior College (1962-1966) and then as historian at Fortress of Louisbourg National Historic Site (1971-1976) are included as well as records connected with his time working at College of Cape Breton/University College of Cape Breton (now Cape Breton University - CBU) as professor of history and Director of the Beaton Institute. While at CBU, Dr. Morgan also held the first Dean of Research and Development position. Dr. Morgan was active in the heritage field both at a national and provincial level working with the Association of Canadian Archives (ACA) and the Council of Nova Scotia Archives (CNSA).
Other series in the fonds reflect Morgan's work with local historical societies and community organizations dedicated to the promotion and preservation of Cape Breton's built and documentary heritage. A substantial amount of research notes, index cards and manuscript drafts accompanying Morgan's publications are also included, as well as some evidence of post-retirement contract work.
Series featuring Dr. Morgan's personal and family history include a small portion of records related to Dr. Morgan's involvement with St. Anthony Daniel parish and the Diocese of Antigonish. Personal records and photographs of Dr. Morgan's wife, Barbara Ann Morgan (nee MacKinnon) and her parents (Justice A.H. MacKinnon and Annie MacKinnon nee Ryan) are also found in the collection. Dr. Morgan's love for gardening and botany are represented as well.
A small amount of artifacts including awards and family memorabilia are also included.
Morgan, Robert JamesItem is a letter from Colleen Gillis to Hon. Percy Paris, Minister of African Nova Scotian Affairs, asking him to support the creation of Viola Desmond Day.
Item is a newspaper clipping from the Cape Breton Post titled, "Mount Carmel students win provincial video award" about a group of grade 6 students from Mount Carmel Elementary School in New Waterford, Nova Scotia who won an award for a video they created about Viola Desmond.
File consists of a scrapbook created by Wanda Robson containing photos and newspaper clippings about events she attended and took park in related to her activism and social justice work, including events for her book Sister to Courage: Stories from the World of Viola Desmond, Canada's Rosa Parks.
Robson, Wanda EloiseItem is a newspaper clipping from The Chronicle Herald titled, "Nova Scotia Burning, part II" about a cross burning on a biracial couples' lawn in Hants County, Nova Scotia.
Item is a photocopy of a newspaper article from the Vancouver Sun by reporter Evelyn C. White about Viola Desmond and her legacy.
Item is a photograph of Wanda Robson doing a radio interview with an unidentified radio DJ.
Item is a newspaper clipping from the Cape Breton Post titled, "Mount Carmel students learn about civil rights hero Viola Desmond," regarding a visit by Wanda Robson and Joe Robson to Mount Carmel Elementary School in New Waterford, Nova Scotia to visit a group of students who won an award for a video they created about Viola Desmond.
Item is an email from Vikki Neal (wife of Gordon Neal, Wanda Robson's son) to Wanda Robson catching her up on the family's summer and passing along a letter from the Collingwood School in Vancouver, British Columbia where Vikki Neal and Gordon Neal set up the Wanda Robson Bursary.
Item is a newspaper clipping from The Chronicle Herald titled, "Nova Scotia Burning, part III" about a cross burning on a biracial couples' lawn in Hants County, Nova Scotia.
Item is a letter from Ross Landry, Minister of Justice of Nova Scotia, to Wanda Robson thanking her for her work in getting her sister, Viola Desmond, an official apology from the province and a Royal Prerogative of Mercy Free Pardon for her 1946 arrest at the Roseland Theatre in New Glasgow, Nova Scotia.
Item is a newspaper clipping from the Globe and Mail titled, "A clean slate for an icon of freedom: N.S. grants apology to 'Canada's Rosa Parks'," regarding the posthumous apology and pardon Viola Desmond received for her 1946 arrest at the Roseland Theatre in New Glasgow, Nova Scotia.
Item is a newspaper clipping from an unidentified newspaper with a portrait of Viola Desmond and a caption outlining her 1946 arrest at the Roseland Theatre in New Glasgow, Nova Scotia.
Item is a newspaper clipping from The Chronicle Herald titled, "University honours Desmond," about the formation of the Viola Desmond Chair of Social Justice at Cape Breton University.
Item is a clipping from an unidentified newspaper or magazine titled, "Recently named Chairs at CBU," naming Dr. Keith G. Brown as the Purdy Crawford Chair in Aboriginal Business Studies, Dr. Graham Reynolds as the Viola Desmond Chair in Social Justice, and John MacKinnon as the George Unsworth Chair in Accounting.
Item is a newspaper clipping from The Chronicle Herald titled, "Rights heroine gets triple tribute," regarding "A Special Tribute in Honor of Viola Desmond" that was held in New Glasgow, Nova Scotia on August 16, 2010. During the day long event, a commemorative bench was dedicated to Desmond at Africentric Heritage Park in New Glasgow, an interpretive panel about Desmond was unveiled in Laurie Park in New Glasgow, and a portrait of Desmond that was commissioned for Government House in Halifax, Nova Scotia was unveiled at New Glasgow's Town Hall.
Item is a typewritten, three-page draft essay with handwritten notes by Wanda Robson about how she became a student at Cape Breton University (CBU), her activism and the work she did to promote the legacy of her sister, Viola Desmond. The essay was printed on the back of information sheets about Crime Stoppers Bingo.
Item is a photograph of three children leaning over a table that has been set up in front of the Viola Desmond information panel in New Glasgow, Nova Scotia. Two men in uniform are standing sentry over the historic marker.
Item is a photo of Wanda Robson and Bill Bowman at the unveiling of the Viola Desmond information panel in New Glasgow, Nova Scotia.
Item is a photo of Wanda Robson with Mayann Francis, Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia, and Peter MacKay, Member of Parliament (MP) for Central Nova, at the unveiling of the Viola Desmond information panel in New Glasgow, Nova Scotia. A small crowd of people can be seen standing in the background.
Item is a photograph of Wanda Robson signing a copy of her book, Sister to Courage, while an unidentified woman sits next to her.
Item is a photograph of Wanda Robson with four unidentified family members at the Cape Breton University (CBU) graduation ceremony where she received an honorary Doctor of Letters degree.