Fonds consists of a history of the establishment of St. Mary's Polish Parish, as dictated by Mrs. Kiec.
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 the mechanical department, machine shop, foundry and carpenter shop at the Dominion Iron and Steel Co.
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 reproduction of a newspaper article about the Universal Negro Improvement Association band on Laurier Street in Whitney Pier. Members are marching in the street with instruments and banners in support of a movement advocating "Africa for the Africans."
Article attached to photograph reads:
The year was 1921. The scene, Laurier street at Whitney Pier, as members of the city's Negro community paraded in support of a movement advocating, (as banners indicate) "Africa for the Africans." The sizable brass band was one of a number organized within the city and residents who were around at that time recall that nobody ever had to march without the accompaniment of plenty of stirring martial music. Also noteworthy is the complete lack of sidewalks and paving. The photograph is from the album of Pier merchant Louis Mendelson. He's the white-shirted young man with the bicycle standing mid-right in the photo."
On reverse: "Year 1921 Mr. Askell Artzell Hunt 14 Brooks St. Sydney C. B." "Sent a copy to Mr. Hunt" "Colin MacDonald was bandmaster of the Universal Negro Improvement Assoc. approximately 20 members in the band. Band operated from 1928 to 1932. There was also a West Indian Band at the Pier Bandmaster Jack McKnight approx. 15 members Deputy Bandmaster Norman Crawford, lasted 2 years.
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).
Item is a memorandum for Holy Redeemer Church in Whitney Pier, N.S.
Kiely, Rev. J.M.File consists of two audio reels that feature sound recordings of Vernon Tull being interviewed by Elizabeth Beaton about the Black population in Whitney Pier.
Track listing is as follows:
Side A:
- Genealogical sketch
- Early African Orthodox Church in Cape Breton
- Religions practised by West Indians before the African Orthodox Church
- Building Church
- Archdeacon Phillips
- Succession of priests and wardens
- Keeping the records of the church
- Discussion of architectural changes
- Discussion of the different features of the Church
- Financial Support Systems for the Church
- Musical bands in the community
Side B:
- War experiences
- Early people who contributed to community
i-30- The African Orthodox Church and young people - Connection to United Mission
- Menelik Hall, Dr. Calder
- Traditional Barbaian music
- Cricket teams at Whitney Pier pre 1941
- Traditional foodways
- William Fitzgerald; owned much property at the Pier
Item is an audio reel that features a sound recording of a CBC Radio program entitled "The Future of Sydney Steel."
Track listing is as follows:
- The History of the Sydney Steel Plant, DOSCO threatening to close it on Black Friday 1967
- History from 1901 to present
- The working of the plant; Various furnaces
- The importance of the Plant during World War II investments poured into the plant
- Hard times before the Union came
- Establishment of Local 1064
- 1967 march in Sydney to keep the Steel Plant alive
- Problems during the 1980s with SYSCO; Many of the mills closed and moved to Upper Canada
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 a photograph of the parade procession during the West Indian Reunion.
Item is a photograph of band members in parade procession during the West Indian Reunion, Whitney Pier.
Item is a photograph of the Ukrainian Hall on West Street in Whitney Pier, taken in 1983.
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 postcard that reads: "Having the time of my life at Whitney Pier, C.B. Don't expect me for sometime."
Item is a postcard that reads: "Why Don't You Come to Whitney Pier Where Life is Worth Living."
Item is a photograph of a class at Elmwood School in 1969.
Item is a photograph of the Pier School Children's Band dressed for a production of "Cinderella."
Abbass Studios Ltd.Item is a photograph of houses in Whitney Pier, N.S. The steel plant can be seen in the background.
Item is a photograph of participants at a political rally in Whitney Pier, N.S.
Item is a photograph of St. Philips African Orthodox Church in Whitney Pier, N.S.
Item is a photograph of the blast furnaces of the Sydney Steel Plant.
Item is a photograph depicting the shipping piers of the allied companies in Sydney harbour.
Item is a postcard depicting the blast furnaces and open hearth at the Sydney Steel Plant.
Item is a photograph of army troops patrolling the steel plant during the Steel Strike of 1923.
Item is a photograph of Holy Ghost Ukrainian Church in Whitney Pier (Sydney), Cape Breton.
Prendergast, PaulReport titled "Whitney Pier and Kolonia* about the history of Whitney Pier and the houses of Kolonia in Sydney, Nova Scotia.
Item is a postcard of the Holy Redeemer Convent, including the church and the glebe house in Whitney Pier.
Item is a photograph of a large wedding party, including the bride and groom.
Item is a video recording of a service held at St. Philip's African Orthodox Church, 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 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.
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 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 postcard depicting the Victoria Road subway in Whitney Pier, N.S.
Item is a postcard that reads "When You are Not in Whitney Pier I am Thinking of You."
Item is a photograph of houses in Whitney Pier, N.S. viewed from the back.
Raytel PhotographyItem is a photograph of the Whitney Pier Historical Society.
Item is a photograph of the Whitney Pier War Monument.
Item is a photograph of the Holy Ghost Ukrainian Church in Whitney Pier, N.S.
Item is a photograph showing workers at the Steel Plant in the summer of 1923.
Item is a photograph of the blast furnaces of the Sydney Steel Plant, as seen from the rear.
Item is a photograph showing a boat as it sits docked at the international pier in Sydney.
Item is a photograph of the members of the Royal 22 Regiment patrolling the plant grounds during the Steel Strike of 1923.
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 photograph of the Sydney Steel Plant's blast furnace set against the night sky.
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 Rev. Brian MacDonald of Holy Redeemer Parish, Whitney Pier.