Item is a photograph of the members of the Royal 22 Regiment patrolling the plant grounds during the Steel Strike of 1923.
Item is a photograph of army troops patrolling the steel plant during the Steel Strike of 1923.
Item is a photograph of the Holy Synod taken at St. Philip's African Orthodox Church in Whitney Pier. Featured from left to right are Alderman Chicks Chisholm, City Solicitor Michael Whally, Unknown, Archbishop W.M.E. Robinson, Mayor Tony Gallagher, Rev. Calder and Rev. F. Francis.
Abbass Studios Ltd.Item is a series of articles written for The Montreal Daily Star about the iron and steel industry in Sydney, N.S.
Griffin, WatsonItem is an audio reel that features a sound recording of Kay (Morrison) Borden being interviewed by Pam Newton about the Blacks and West Indians of Whitney Pier.
File consists of two audio reels that feature sound recordings of Neville Gibson, Ralph Trotman, Vernal Till and Mae Crawford being interviewed by Elizabeth Beaton about the Black population of Whitney Pier.
Track listing is as follows:
Side A:
- Biographical information (Neville Gibson)
- Rev. Phillips founder; White people creating problems for them (Neville Gibson)
- Problem - St. Cyprians on Henry Street (Neville Gibson)
- Re-iteration of involvement; Split in Black community (Neville Gibson)
- The "Brethern" Bible study meetings (Neville Gibson)
- Land bought by church; Bishop Trotman; History of African Orthodox Church (Neville Gibson)
- Marcus Garvey; Black Star Line; U.N.I.A. (Neville Gibson)
- Father lost house; Went to night school (informant); Picnics at Mira; Tennis courts; Menelik Hall (Neville Gibson)
- Dr. Calder (Neville Gibson)
- Connection between U.N.I.A. and A.O.C. (Neville Gibson)
- Cricket Club (Neville Gibson)
- Marcus Garvey; United Mission; Home and School (Neville Gibson)
- Discrimination; Black scholarship program; Influence on Stanfield (Neville Gibson)
- Black Methodist Church (Neville Gibson)
- Reid Family (Neville Gibson)
Side B:
- Biographical information; Born 1912; Arthur Stanley Trotman was father (Ralph Trotman, Vernal Till and Mae Crawford)
- Robertson from States; One named Jones (Ralph Trotman, Vernal Till and Mae Crawford)
- A.O.C. history; Robertson worked out of church on Henry Street (Ralph Trotman, Vernal Till and Mae Crawford)
- Robertson gone by 1924; Trotman had church on Victoria Road; Never a Methodist Church (Ralph Trotman, Vernal Till and Mae Crawford)
- Chronology of Priest (Ralph Trotman, Vernal Till and Mae Crawford)
- St. Alban's problems (Ralph Trotman, Vernal Till and Mae Crawford)
- Trotman, third bishop of A.O.C. (Ralph Trotman, Vernal Till and Mae Crawford)
- Marcus Garvey (Ralph Trotman, Vernal Till and Mae Crawford)
Item is a photograph of the crew stopping for a picture as they are manning one of the blast furnaces in the Sydney steel plant.
Kelly and DodgeItem is a photograph of Cape Breton Area Priests in front of Holy Redeember Convent, Whitney Pier.
Item is a photograph of trucks moving atop a coke pile near the steel plant.
Item is a photograph of builders at work, constructing one of the buildings at the steel plant.
Item is a photograph of the coal wash plant as it was being constructed. Photograph taken by G.H. Woodhill.
Item is a photograph of men stopping for a portrait while at work constructing the coal wash plant. Photograph taken by G.H. Woodhill.
Item is a photograph of the mechanical department, machine shop, foundry and carpenter shop at the Dominion Iron and Steel Co.
Item is a photograph of DOSCO steelworkers in 1930.
Item is a group photograph of men who worked in the forge.
Fonds consists of papers that reflect Elizabeth Beaton's work at the Beaton Institute and personal academic research. The materials included cover a wide variety of topics concerning Cape Breton history, especially ethnicity. Beaton's work contains extensive research on Whitney Pier's West Indian and Ukrainian population.
Beaton, Elizabeth Dr.Item is a photograph of a class at Elmwood School in 1969.
Item is a photograph of a view of the plant, taken from across the harbour. The bright lights on the right-hand side of the picture are caused by molten slag being poured into the harbour and reflecting on the water. In the image, the coal piers, the number one DOSCO pier, the number two DOSCO pier, the blasting furnaces, open hearth, and the blooming mill are all visible. Credit is given to Guy Blouin (photographer)/National Film Board of Canada/Library and Archives Canada/PA-175736.
Item is a postcard sending greetings from Cape Breton's steel mecca, Whitney Pier.
Item is a photograph of the Hebrew synagogue in Whitney Pier, N.S.
Fonds consists of a history of the establishment of St. Mary's Polish Parish, as dictated by Mrs. Kiec.
Item is a photograph of Holy Ghost Ukrainian Church in Whitney Pier (Sydney), Cape Breton.
Prendergast, PaulItem is a photograph of the Holy Ghost Ukrainian Church in Whitney Pier, N.S.
Item is a photograph of the cake cutting at the 60th anniversary celebrations for the Holy Ghost Ukrainian Church in Whitney Pier, N.S.
Fonds includes one parish brochure (1982) containing a brief history of the founding of the Holy Ghost Ukrainian Catholic Church in Sydney with images of congregation members. Also included is one reel of microfilm (MB 66) listing the following vital statistics for the parish :
Birth and Baptism Records 1912-1985
First Communions
Marriages 1932-1984
Deaths 1935-1984
Item is a photograph of Holy Redeemer Church in Whitney Pier (Sydney), Cape Breton.
Prendergast, PaulItem is a photograph of Holy Redeemer Church in Sydney with the clergy and Knights of Columbus on the convent steps following the blessing of the church. Persons within the photograph are identified on its reverse.
Item is a composite photograph featuring images of the interior and exterior of Holy Redeemer Church, Whitney Pier, its glebe and convent, and an inset of Reverends MacInnis and McDonald.
Item is a photograph of Holy Redeemer Church, Whitney Pier.
Item is a postcard of the Holy Redeemer Convent, including the church and the glebe house in Whitney Pier.
File consists of two audio reels that feature sound recordings of a speech presented by Reverend Vincent Waterman at St. Philip's African Orthodox Church to the Friends of Whitney Pier that outlines the history of the Church.
Track listing is as follows:
Side A:
- History of A.O.C. priests, problems, establishment, etc.; Pier not an "ethnic ghetto," Synod in Pier
- Trained by American Catholic Church, Endich Theological Seminary
- Commitment to A.O.C.
- Majority of Blacks belong to either United or Anglican or Catholic Churches
- More support from whites, negative defeatist attitude in Sydney
- Need for pride in community
- Informal religion and A.O.C.
- Father came in 1940
- Sunday very important day, always dress up for church
Side B:
- Christmas preparations, food and customs
- Sermons based on gospel
- Holy days
- Christmas celebrations
- Women in church
- Prayers
- Superstition, preach good behaviours, no African Methodist Episcopalian Churches in Nova Scotia
- Brought up very strict
- Awareness of African Heritage
- Food was very important, West Indian dishes
- Linguistics, dialects
- Further from Cuba, mother from Antigua
- Many left A.O.C.; Very discouraging at times
This collection consists of textual records, photographs, sound recordings, publications and artifacts documenting the history and activities of the Ukrainian community in Cape Breton. Within the collection there is a focus on music and dance with over 1 meter of 78 and LP albums of Ukrainian music. Also included is a comprehensive collection of research related to Ukrainian immigration to Cape Breton with records pertaining specifically to the Ukrainian community in Whitney Pier. Personal papers from the Huk family are also included in the collection along with the manuscript and research related to Mr. John Huk's publication Strangers in the Land: The Ukrainian Presence in Cape Breton.
Huk, JohnReport is a heritage housing inventory for Ferris Street and Bryan Street in the Kolonia community within Whitney Pier in Sydney, Nova Scotia.
Item is a photograph of Cassie (Catherine), Annie and Sadie MacIsaac. The three women were co-owners of the Bonnie View Hotel in Whitney Pier. Their sister Margaret (MacIsaac) Gillis and her husband Rod Gillis established the boarding house in 1910. Margaret died shortly after the birth of her fifth child in 1913, and following her death, her husband and children left for Western Canada, while her sisters assumed ownership of the hotel.
Item is a photograph of the Muggah home and property. The family and their horses are in the yard and two people are riding on a carriage pulled by a horse.
Item is a report that features information about the Black, Jewish, Newfoundland and Eastern European communities in Whitney Pier. The report pays special attention to issues faced by the Black Quarter, including racism and out-migration, and features population statistics for the years 1961-1980. Part of the report also focuses on the establishment of St. Philip's African Orthodox Church (1921).
File consists of a copy of Our Roots Run Deep: One Family's Story by Jim MacCormack, which recounts how the MacCormack family ended up in Whitney Pier, Cape Breton.
Donation consists of Paruch family documents including photographs and textual materials as well as recordings of Johnny Paruch's band.
Fonds consists of the personal materials of Paul MacEwan, founder and leader of the Cape Breton Labour Party from 1982-1987 and former member of the Nova Scotia Legislature for Cape Breton Nova from 1970-2003. Included is correspondence, subjects files concerning healthcare and agriculture, press releases, and papers related to the New Democratic Party and Cape Breton Labour Party.
MacEwan, PaulItem is a photograph of the Pier School Children's Band dressed for a production of "Cinderella."
Abbass Studios Ltd.Item is a photograph of male members of a Polish band.
Item is a photograph of a large wedding party, including the bride and groom.
Item is a photograph of a procession of Ukrainian clergy, taken in May 1959.
Item is a photograph of children being instructed in painting Ukrainian Easter eggs (pysanky) at the Ukrainian Hall in Whitney Pier, taken in 1965. Identified in the photograph are: Michael O'Jolick, Catherine Sawka, Ann Hawrylak, Natalie Pronko, William Melnyk, Denise Mahalik.
Abbass Studios Ltd.Item is a photograph of Rev. Brian MacDonald of Holy Redeemer Parish, Whitney Pier.
Item is a photograph of Reverend England of St. Cyprian's Anglican Church, Whitney Pier. Rev. England was
West Indian and served a congregation of mainly West Indian Blacks.
Item is photograph of the Royal Canadian Dragoons at Sydney Steel Plant.
Item is a photograph of Rev. John Young with unidentified parishioners registering for a church function at St. Albans Anglican church.
Abbass Studios Ltd.Item is a postcard of St. Mary’s Polish Church with a portrait of Rev. Camillus Grzybala, in the top-right corner. The text at the top of the photograph reads, “Kościół Narodzenia N. M. P. w Whitney, Pier, N.S.” The text at the bottom of the photograph reads, “Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary Polish R. C. Church, Whitney Pier, N.S. Canada.”
Item is a photograph of members of the St. Mary's Polish Church Men's Club taken in the basement of the Polish Village Hall.
Raytel Photography