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 JamesItem is a photograph of the gardens at Beech Hill, the home of R.H. Brown of Sydney Mines built in 1829. There is a dog and two small buildings on the right side of the garden path.
Item is a photographic postcard showing the Sydney Mines mines as viewed from Post Office Square.
Item is a postcard of coal miners mining on the 'Flats' between Main Street and Brown Street in Sydney Mines.
Item is a postcard of coal miners mining on the 'Flats' between Main Street and Brown Street in Sydney Mines.
Item is a postcard of coal miners mining on the 'Flats' between Main Street and Brown Street in Sydney Mines.
Item is a postcard of coal miners mining on the 'Flats' between Main Street and Brown Street in Sydney Mines.
Item is a photograph of the sprays in Sydney Mines from the souvenir album "Souvenir of Cape Breton."
Item is a photograph of two men loading coal into the back of a truck.
Item is a photograph of the gardens at Beech Hill, the home of R.H. Brown of Sydney Mines built in 1829.
Item is a photograph of the interior of the greenhouse at Beech Hill, the home of R.H. Brown of Sydney Mines built in 1829.
Item is a photograph of the kitchen fireplace and oven at Beech Hill, the home of R.H. Brown of Sydney Mines built in 1829.
Item is a photograph of the interior at Beech Hill, the home of R.H. Brown of Sydney Mines built in 1829.The photograph was taken looking out of a first floor window of a view of the yard.
Item is a photograph of one of the rooms at Beech Hill, the home of R.H. Brown of Sydney Mines built in 1829.
Item is a photograph of one of the rooms at Beech Hill, the home of R.H. Brown of Sydney Mines built in 1829. There are bookshelves on the left and a table to the right.
Item is a photograph of Beech Hill, the home of R.H. Brown of Sydney Mines built in 1829. The photograph is a view of the yard, as taken through a first floor window.
Item is a photograph of the interior of one of the rooms at Beech Hill, the home of R.H. Brown of Sydney Mines built in 1829.
Item is a photograph of the dining room at Beech Hill, the home of R.H. Brown of Sydney Mines built in 1829. The table is set with candles and flowers.
Item is a photograph of the interior of one of the bedrooms at Beech Hill, the home of R.H. Brown of Sydney Mines built in 1829.
Item is a photograph of wallpaper in one of the rooms at Beech Hill, the home of R.H. Brown of Sydney Mines built in 1829.
Item is a photograph of the interior of one of the bedrooms at Beech Hill, the home of R.H. Brown of Sydney Mines built in 1829.
Item is a photograph of the interior of one of the bedrooms at Beech Hill, the home of R.H. Brown of Sydney Mines built in 1829.
Item is a photograph of the interior of one of the bedrooms at Beech Hill, the home of R.H. Brown of Sydney Mines built in 1829.
Item is a photograph of the gardens at Beech Hill, the home of R.H. Brown of Sydney Mines built in 1829. There are two buildings to the left and two on the right.
Item is a photograph of one of the rooms at Beech Hill, the home of R.H. Brown of Sydney Mines built in 1829.
Item is a photograph of Beech Hill, the residence of R.H. Brown, G.M.A. manager, that was built in 1828.
Item is a photograph of Beech Hill, the residence of R.H. Brown, G.M.A. manager, that was built in 1828.
Item is a photograph of Beech Hill, the residence of R.H. Brown, G.M.A. manager, that was built in 1828.
Item is a photograph of Beech Hill, the residence of R.H. Brown, G.M.A. manager, that was built in 1828.
Item is a photograph of brick row, one of several coal miners' tenements in Sydney Mines, built by the General Mining Association. This was the only tenement still standing in 1977.
Items are photographs and a postcard of the aftermath of a snowstorm in Sydney Mines. The trees are heavy with ice and snow and the snowbanks tower over the street.
Item is a photograph of Lillian Seward Brown at age 6, seated on an armchair next to her dog.
StubbertItem is a tinted print of of a view of Sydney Mines harbour.
LeBretonItem is a photograph of Mrs. John Barrington o f Sydney Mines.
Item is a photographic postcard of a rear view of the Blast Furnace, Sydney Mines.
Item is a photograph of the Catholic Mutual Benefit Association Band, in front of 'Old Glebe House' in Sydney Mines; the names of the members are listed on the reverse.
Item is a photograph of the #26 locomotive of the old Sydney Collieries railway used for pushing coal on High Pier. Four men pose in front of the engine, P. H. Hall, Engineer; Mike MacInnis, Conductor; Cliff MacLean, Fireman; and Duncan Whalen, Brakeman.
Item is a photograph of the "Princess" Colliery, Sydney Mines. The "Princess" Colliery operated from 1875-1975, and the mine produced more than 22 million tons of coal during its 100 years of operation.
Item is a photograph of a road being laid in Sydney Mines.
There is an article glued to back of photograph that reads: Sydney Mines Street Construction - 1902. 8-horsepower and plenty of manpower were all that was needed in street construction back in the pre-bulldozer days of 1902 when this photo was taken. Passed along to the Highlander by Sydney Mines sports writer Jack MacNeil, it shows a work crew breaking ground for what is now Beech Street in the Northside town. Among those present were Nick Hall, owner of the horses, now deceased, Joe MacInnis, Eddy Boutilier, Jacob Vickers, Henry MacDonald, Jack Matheson and Jack Broderick, all of whom are deceased, and Ambrose MacNeil, Joe Young and William Hall. Originally owned by Alex Gordon of Sydney Mines, the photo is now the property of the Businessmen's Club of Sydney Mines.
Item is a photograph of Margaret and Elizabeth Brown, the twin daughters of R.H. Brown, sitting in the conservatory at Beech Hill, Sydney Mines.
Gertrude E. N. Tratt: "The only information known about this is that it was listed for the years indicated (1910-1913) in the Canadian Almanac and Directory."
Gertrude E. N. Tratt: "Only the almanacs attest to the existence of the Star. It was described as a weekly, with a circulation of 1,200 and with Independent-Labour interests."
Item is a photograph of the firing of a 3 : 7 inch gun.
Item is a scrapbook photograph of a view of the old Sydney Mines coke ovens.
Item is a photograph of the first Presbyterian Minister in Sydney Mines from 1842-1883, Rev. Matthew Wilson.
Item is a photograph of Rev. Dan MacIsaac, parish priest in Sydney Mines who was born in Sydney.
Item is a photograph of Rev. Angus Cameron, a parish priest in Sydney Mines.
Item is a photograph of Rev. Les Cordeau, Sydney Mines, a priest of the Edmonton Diocese.