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The Highlanders Toast
CA BI MG 6.4 · Fonds

Fonds consists of a one page typescript of the Highlanders Toast.

CA BI MG 6.11 · Fonds · 1971

This fonds consists of a reproduction of letters written by Mary, Queen of Scots, a warrant for confining Mary and a declaration of her execution.

Thesaurus Palaeohibernicus
CA BI MG 6.56 · Fonds · 1903

Fonds consists of a copy of "Thesaurus Palaeohibernicus" a collection of Old-Irish glosses, scholia, prose, and verse. Book 2 of 3 (featured here) is a treatise on the Irish Gaelic found in the Book of Armagh.

Thomas Burke
CA BI MG 15.4 · Fonds · 1880

Example of fancy 19th century lettering done by Thomas Burke of Mabou in his 84th year. Last Will and Testament of Thomas Burke, Mabou, 1886.

Thomas J. Brown fonds
MG 21.48 · Fonds · 1820 - 1939

Fonds consists of Brown’s collection of mining documents, the manuscript for his book, Place Names of Nova Scotia as well as an undated mining manuscript. Also included is a copy of the poem The Mayflower, the book Gaelic Lessons for Beginners, a scroll addressed to E.G. McKay, a leather nameplate, newspaper clippings and correspondence.

Brown, Thomas James
Thomas Pichon fonds
CA BI MG 2.9 · Fonds · 1760

Fonds consists of the history of Cape Breton by Pichon contained in five letters.

Pichon, Thomas
CA BI MG 15.59 · Fonds · 1983

Fonds consist of letter enclosing “Tribute to the North Shore Gaelic Singers” in verse, 1978.

Timothy Hogan fonds
CA BI MG 11.42 · Fonds · 1796-1799

Fonds consists of a copy of a licence to open and keep a school in Sydney, together with certification that Mr. Hogan took oath against Popery.

Town of Dominion
CA BI MG 14.12 · Fonds · 1906-1990

Records of the Town of Dominion; includes Town Council Minutes, ledgers, school board and police reports, teachers board minutes, rate, assessment, and tax rolls, as well as electric and liquor ledgers.

Town of Glace Bay
CA BI MG 14.140 · Fonds · 1901 - 1995

Fonds consists of a range of municipal records documenting the operation of the Town of Glace Bay from its incorporation until amalgamation in 1995. The bulk of the records in the fonds include hundreds of ledgers including: assessment, rate, and tax rolls, cashbooks, tax records, legal records and documents, financial records, receipts, and account books, public utilities records including electrical, water, and public works, and finally municipal department records including police, the school board, and the board of health. An earlier accrual included a petition to the Honorable Jean Marchand requesting re-opening of Number 20 Colliery; minutes of Town Council meetings; and an annual report from1954.

The fonds is arranged by series according to department function with sub-series noting the type of information recorded. Item level description is primarily provided in a chronological arrangement where possible.

Town of Glace Bay
Town of Louisbourg
CA BI MG 14.208 · Fonds · 1985-1995

Fonds consists of minutes of the town council, a town management review, and a brief on unitary government for Cape Breton County.

Town of Louisbourg
Town of New Waterford
CA BI MG 14.25 · Fonds · 1976, 1913-1915

List of voters.
This is a copy of the original. Date: 1976
Rate books.
Dates: 1913-1915

Town of North Sydney
CA BI MG 14.101 · Fonds · 1885-1971

North Sydney, first known as the Bar or North Bar, was settled in 1785, partly by Loyalists. The area began to grow when the General Mining Association gained control of the nearby mines at Sydney Mines and ran a railway to North Sydney. By the 1850

Union of Nova Scotia Indians
CA BI MG 7A.5 · Fonds · 1970-1971

Fonds consists of a number of briefs, information kit and correspondence from the Union of Nova Scotia Indians; content includes briefs on Native Rights in Nova Scotia; policies of the Canadian Government; Royal Commission on Education; public services; provincial and municipal relations, etc.

Papers include:

  1. Brief to the Royal Commission on Education, Public Services and Provincial-Municipal Relations by the Union of Nova Scotia Indians, 1971. Typescript, 43 pages.
  2. Brief to a [Federal Government] Commission respecting administration of Indian rights, [n.d.]. Typescript, 2 pages.
  3. Paper: Native rights in Nova Scotia, 1970. Typescript, 2 pages.
  4. Letter to all Chiefs and Councillors, Cape Breton area, regarding appointment of Bernie Francis as Community Court Worker, 1971. Typescript, 1 page.
  5. Union of Nova Scotia Indians Information Kit (1971). Includes: constitution, community development proposals by the Union and by the St. F.X. Extension Department, briefs on welfare, constitutional change, taxation, Legal Aid, legal rights, economic development.
Union of Nova Scotia Indians
W. James MacDonald
CA BI MG 15.57 · Fonds · 1978

Fonds consist of manuscript of Patterson’s History of Victoria County compiled and edited by Mr. MacDonald of Tarbot, Victoria County. Book published by the College of Cape Breton Press. File: FC 2345, V5, P37, (1978).

Walker Financial Company
CA BI MG 14.193 · Fonds · 1887-1962

The Walker Financial Company, Canada’s Last privately - owned banking institution, was founded by Gordon Stewart Walker, A Native of Walkersville, Richmond County, in 1917. He moved at an early age to Port Hawkesbury, where the company was located until 1961, when it was incorporated into the bank of Nova Scotia. The papers give a good insight into the financial situation of the Port Hawkesbury area in a key period of its development.

Box 1
A. Cash Books
1893 - 1960

B. Deposit Receipt Register (on shelf)
1917- 1934

C. Loan Register
1917 - 1930

D. Bills Received 1917 - 1933

E. Ledger Accounts
Canadian Bank of Commerce - 1917-1923
Various - 1930-1948

1917-c. 1931
c. 1920- 1936

Box 2
Bundles of Ledger Accounts, Mainly 1930-1960
F. Correspondence and information on the Walker Family and Bank, 1961-1990, 7 items. 1 folder
G. Miscellaneous
Cheque Stubs, 1930
Receipts, notices, 1887-1889
Photostat copy of Walker Bank, 1948 with Walkers (Grandfather and son) in front

Wallace R. MacAskill Fonds
CA BI MG 15.28 · Fonds · 1926 - 1970

Fonds consist of papers that include a certificate of his marriage to Elva Abriel, 1926. Correspondence concerning the use of his picture “Spunyarn”, 1970.

Walter Scott MacFarlane
CA BI MG 15.1 · Fonds · 1914-1984

Fonds consists of Poetry and correspondence of Mr. MacFarlane, as well as
several scrapbooks and postcards of WWI.
A. The poem “Springtime in Margaree” was a gift of Sister St. Frances of Rome, C.N.D.
B. Correspondence and papers presented by the MacFarlane Family are arranged as received:

  1. Correspondence and papers pertaining to W. S. MacFarlane’s military service, 1919-1946. Original, 17 items
  2. Military disability pension correspondence and papers, Typescript, 46 pages
  3. Correspondence and papers of and about Peter MacFarlane (brother of W.S.), 1944-1960. Original and typescript, 1 cm
  4. Family and personal correspondence including Letters to the Editor on politics in Inverness County, 1922-1961. Original and typescript, 40 pages
  5. Correspondence from John F. Gillis, mainly about local politics, 1940-1956. Original and typescript, 19 pages
  6. Correspondence concerning appointment of W. S. MacFarlane as Fishery Officer on the Margaree River, 1921. Original, 5 pages
  7. Correspondence from James D. Gillis concerning MacFarlane’s poetry and about a map of the world drawn by Mr. Gillis, 1929-1963. Original, 8 pages
  8. Correspondence pertaining to MacFarlane’s poetry, 1937-1977. Original and typescript, 34 pages
  9. There is no physical folder for B9. January, 1985: #9 removed and incorporated in #19.
  10. Correspondence and papers re copyright of MacFarlane’s poetry, together with the Canada Act respecting copyright, 1952-1956. Typescript and print, 75 pages
  11. Poetry by Various authors, mainly Cape Bretoners. Original, 32 items.
  12. Memorial cards and obituaries for the MacFarlane family, 1881-1967.
  13. Obituaries of 31 Inverness County residents. Clippings
  14. Miscellaneous household invoices and receipts, 1931-1952
  15. Birth certificates for Ann MacFarlane, Walter S. MacFarlane, Last Will of W.S. MacFarlane, 1936, for land at Margaree Forks. Original, 3 items.
  16. Printed material:
    a) St Michael’s Parish Report, 1949
    b) Annual Report, St. Joseph’s Church, South West Margaree, 1962
    c) to m) pamphlets pertaining to servicemen and regulations respecting them, 1919-1945
  17. 22 postcards, mostly World War I period, together with Souvenir Programme 1939-1945 Victory Parade, Saturday, June 8th
  18. Scrapbook of clippings compiled by Jim MacFarlane, Seattle, Washington, U.S.A. -- Mainly poetry in English and Gaelic. 1946, held in London, England. 1 page
  19. Additional obituaries of the MacFarlane family, 1931-1963. Original, typescript and print, 15 pages
  20. Obituaries of Inverness County residents. Original and print, 22 pages
  21. Songs of the Valley: The Poetry and Songs of Walter Scott MacFarlane. Original writing, together with galley proof of the book which was published in 1984, edited by Mr. MacFarlane’s niece, Kay MacDonald and his son, Patrick. Original and typescript, 2 cm
  22. Scrapbook of clippings of poetry by Walter MacFarlane. Typescript and prints, 1 cm
MacFarlane, Walter Scott
Weldon Wood Patton fonds
CA BI MG 15.21 · Fonds · 1881-1991

Fonds consists of the writings of Weldon Patton, a selection of newspaper clippings, correspondence, photographs, family genealogy and two case books from his medical practice, concerning men who had served in World War 1 and were seeking medical proof of disability

Patton, Weldon Wood
CA BI MG 14.113 · Fonds · 1876 - 1962

Fonds consists of records documenting the history and operations of the North Sydney Western Union Telegraph Company. Records include an early inventory of the property from 1876, employee listings and collections, telegrams and a cash book, general history and various technical publications and sketches. The fonds also includes a significant portion of the Western Union Housing Committee minute books and property agreements.

Western Union Telegraph and Cable Company North Sydney
Wilfred Laurier fonds
CA BI MG 9.4 · Fonds · 1903-1911

Fonds consists of reproductions of correspondence and clippings from the Laurier Papers at Library and Archives Canada (Public Archives of Canada). These papers deal mainly with the Dominion Iron and Steel Corporation's financial problems, the 1909 strike at the Dominion Coal Company, and related subjects.

William G. Fraser fonds
CA BI MG 12.41 · Fonds · 1950-1973

Fonds consists of records related to the Hector Bicentennial Celebration 1972-1973, the Vanier Institute of the Family, and a report and agreements related to the RCMP.

Fraser, William G.
William L. Chirgwin fonds
CA BI MG 12.176 · Fonds · 1906-1961

Fonds consists of William Chirgwin's textual records, including correspondence concerning a ship that was seized by the Peruvian government in World War 1.

Chirgwin, William L.
William McDonald fonds
CA BI MG 9.23 · Fonds · 1861-1916

Fonds consists of papers that cover a wide range of subject matter and include correspondence, diary, biographies, probate papers, electoral lists, legal documents, and newspaper clippings. The correspondence is arranged by subject and has been itemized in Finding Aid #1 available below.

McDonald, Willliam
William R. Reid fonds
CA BI MG 11.31 · Fonds · 1964-1989

Fonds consists of various speeches made by Dr. Reid; correspondence relating to this appointment as President of UCCB; and other miscellaneous documents.

Reid, William
CA BI MG 14.165 · Fonds · 1916-1985

Fonds contains three reels of microfilm containing burial records of W.J. Dooley Funeral Services in North Sydney.