File consists of the following items:
"Community activist, pioneers dies," Cape Breton Post, April 16, 2021, p. A1 and A2
Douglas-Yakimchuk, ClotildaFile consists of the following items:
"Community activist, pioneers dies," Cape Breton Post, April 16, 2021, p. A1 and A2
Douglas-Yakimchuk, ClotildaItem is a photograph of Victoria Day at the Citadel in Halifax, from the souvenir album "Nova Scotia."
Item is a photograph of regatta day for the Men-of-Wars' Racing on the North West Arm in Halifax, from the souvenir album "Nova Scotia."
The collection consists of audio and video interviews, games, hymns, traditional chants, and community events pertaining to Eskasoni and other Mi'kmaq communities in Nova Scotia between the 1940's to the 2000's, both in the Mi'kmaw and English languages. This collection consists of 8 boxes of sound recordings, moving images, and artefacts belonging to Sarah Denny, her children and other community members and organizations. These recordings document culturally and historically significant peoples, events, and traditions of the L'nu/Mi'kmaq.
Denny, SarahCollection consists of records related to Viola Desmond’s 1946 arrest at the Roseland Theatre in New Glasgow, Nova Scotia and her posthumous 2010 free pardon granted by the Government of Nova Scotia. Also included are materials related to Viola Desmond and Wanda Robson’s civil rights work in Nova Scotia, including newspaper clippings and articles, diplomas, certificates, scholarship and bursary documents, a scrapbook and materials related to Robson’s education and published book, Sister to Courage. Included are photographs of the extended Davis family and published books about the Black Nova Scotian experience.
Robson, Wanda EloiseSeries consists of photographs taken or collected by Wanda Robson that document the early lives of she and her siblings, including Viola Desmond, growing up in Halifax, Nova Scotia and Robson's efforts to gain recognition for the life and legacy of her sister. Also included are photographs of Robson's family life, education, and events and ceremonies she attended that were related to her activism and social justice work.
Series contains audio recordings and video recordings of Mi'kmaq events and gatherings organized by location from 1970 to 2004.
Item is a photograph of the Admiralty House and its grounds in Halifax from the souvenir album "Nova Scotia."
Item is a photograph of the relieving guard at the Wellington Barracks in Halifax from the souvenir album "Nova Scotia."
Item is a photograph of torpedo boats in the Halifax harbour from the souvenir album "Nova Scotia."
Item is a photograph of regatta day for the Men-of-Wars' Racing on the North West Arm in Halifax, from the souvenir album "Nova Scotia."
Item is a photograph of St. Paul's Church in Halifax from the souvenir album "Nova Scotia."
Item is a photograph of the town clock and Citadel Hill from the souvenir album "Nova Scotia."
Item is a photograph of the volunteer monument in Halifax from the souvenir album "Nova Scotia." The monument was constructed in honour of the heroes who fell in South Africa.
Item is a photograph troops drilling on the common, from the souvenir album "Nova Scotia."
Item is a photograph of the Flagship Ariadne from the souvenir album "Nova Scotia."
Item is a photograph of a scene in Point Pleasant Park from the souvenir album "Nova Scotia."
Item is a photograph of the armory of the Halifax militia from the souvenir album "Nova Scotia."
Item is a photograph of the Halifax harbour entrance from the souvenir album "Nova Scotia."
Item is a photograph of the Halifax Public Gardens from the souvenir album "Nova Scotia." The photograph's caption states that it is "one of the most beautiful public gardens on the continent".
Item is a photograph from the souvenir album "Nova Scotia."
Item is a photograph of a squadron drawn up inside the Citadel from the souvenir album "Nova Scotia."
Item is a photograph of the field gun's crew in the dockyard from the souvenir album "Nova Scotia."
Item is a photograph of Men-of-War at the dockyard from the souvenir album "Nova Scotia."
Item is a photograph of His Majesty's dockyard in Halifax from the souvenir album "Nova Scotia."
Item is a photograph the North West Arm in Halifax from the souvenir album "Nova Scotia."
Item is a photograph collage of yachting on Halifax Harbour from the souvenir album "Nova Scotia."
Item is a photograph of the Halifax Citadel, showing an old clock.
Item is a photograph of the Citadel Gateway in Halifax from the souvenir album "Nova Scotia."
Item is a photograph of the government house in Halifax from the souvenir album "Nova Scotia."
Item is a photograph of the provincial building in Halifax from the souvenir album "Nova Scotia."
Item is a photograph of the Halifax Public Gardens from the souvenir album "Nova Scotia." The photograph's caption states that it is "amid a luxuriance of fragrance and foliage".
Item is a photograph of a tournament in the Citadel from the souvenir album "Nova Scotia."
Item is a photograph of Hollis Street from the post office in Halifax, from the souvenir album "Nova Scotia."
Item is a photograph of ships in the Halifax harbour from the souvenir album "Nova Scotia." The ship furthest way on the left side of the photograph is H.M.S. Diadem which is just behind H.M.S. Tribune. The ship closest in view on the left is H.M.S. Indefatigable. The ship furthest way in the center of the photograph is H.M.S. Psyche which is just behind H.M.S. Proserpine. The ship the on the right side of the photograph is H.M.S. Niobe.
Item is a photograph of troops drilling on Halifax Common from the souvenir album "Nova Scotia."
Item is a photograph collage of historic buildings in Halifax, from the souvenir album "Nova Scotia."
Item is a photograph of a royal salute being fired at Citadel Hill in Halifax.
Item is a photograph of the Halifax hotel from the souvenir album "Nova Scotia."
Item is a photograph of St. Mary's Roman Catholic Cathedral in Halifax from the souvenir album "Nova Scotia."
Item is a photograph of the regiment on parade from the souvenir album "Nova Scotia."
Item is a photograph of Greenbank in Point Pleasant Park from the souvenir album "Nova Scotia."
Item is a photograph of the North West Arm Rowing Club from the souvenir album "Nova Scotia."
Item is a photograph of approximately three hundred individuals gathered on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of Holy Heart Seminary in Halifax, N.S. The seminary was destroyed in 1975.
This subseries contains one audio recording of Sarah Denny and her family at the Rebecca Cohn Auditorium in 1975.
Item is a photograph of a photograph of Wallace MacAskill sitting on a boat in the water.
Item is a photograph of a photograph of Mr. and Mrs. Wallace MacAskill in Halifax.
Item is a photograph of Margaret Sybella Brown, daughter of R.H. Brown, lying in a bed on Kent Street in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
Item is a pamphlet that contains the results of a study completed by the Dalhousie University Institute of Public Affairs that examined the population distribution, socio-economic condition, and educability of African Nova Scotians living in the Halifax area in 1959.
Item is a photograph of a group of seminarians, priests, Bishop MacNally and Rev. C.W. MacDonald.
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