Item is a photograph of Wanda Robson and Dr. Graham Reynolds each holding a gift at a library event. Teenagers can be seen sitting in the background.
Item is a photograph of a Newfoundland Coaster.
Item is a photograph of a monument to pioneer settlers in Beaver Cove, Cape Breton.
Item is a photograph of three men sitting in a crowd at an unidentified event.
Item is a photo of Wanda Robson looking at a sheet of paper while three unidentified children stand around her.
Item is a photo of Wanda Robson standing with a man and a woman at an unidentified event.
Item is a photograph of St. Peter's Roman Catholic Church in Cheticamp.
Item is a photograph of the schooner, "Hazel Bill".
Item is a photograph of Wanda Robson and Dr. Graham Reynolds each holding a gift at a library event. Teenagers can be seen sitting in the background.
Item is a photograph of Andrew Carnegie.
Item is a photograph of the schooner, "Hazel Bill".
Item is a photograph of Wanda Robson (front, second from right) and Joe Robson (far left) with seven unidentified people standing in front of a model sailboat.
Item is a photograph of Wanda Robson (front, second from right) and Joe Robson (far left) with seven unidentified people standing in front of a model sailboat.
Item is a photograph of the old porch on the Basker’s farmhouse in Mull River, Nova Scotia.
Item is a head and shoulders studio portrait of John A. Gillis.
Item is a photocopied and oversize photograph of the 185th Overseas Battalion (Cape Breton Highlanders) Regimental Band taken in Nova Scotia by photographer W.G. MacLaughlan.
Included in the photograph are:
1st row (sitting): Bdsn Joseph Mullings, Bdsn William P. Laurence, Bdsn John McOuigan, Bdsn John T. Green, Bdsn Gerald Liscombe, Bdsn Daniel Guthro, Bdsn A.J. MacLean (L. Corp.).
2nd row (kneeling): Bdsn Joseph Dunn, Bdsn James A. Ross, Bdsn Mark Conway, Bdsn Harry Beaddock, William Williams (Sergt. Bandmaster), Col. F.P. Day, Capt. F.P. Munro, Bdsn D. Mck Weir, Bdsn joseph Davies.
3rd row: Bdsn Samuel Hayward, Bdsn Fred Ferryhough, Bdsn John Harracks, Bdsn Malcom O'Hanley, Bdsn Ben Hitchens, Bdsn James F. MacDonald, Bdsn Thomas Denny, Bdsn John Nicholson, Bdsn Elsmer Bulmer, Bdsn Burns MacDonald, Bdsn James Bowers.
4th row: Bdsn Alex Brown, Bdsn Frank MacKinnon, Bdsn James Critchley, Bdsn John Hitchens, Bdsn Robert Weilding, Bdsn Herbert Poycott, Bdsn William MacLaverty, Bdsn Albert Beresford, Bdsn Thomas Saunderson, Bdsn Walter Cosman.
Item is a handwritten genealogy of the Benjamin Newton Davis family.
Item is a photo of James Davis standing behind his wife, Gwendolyn Davis, who is seated in a floral armchair.
Item is a photograph of Kay [?] and Rose [?].
Item is a photo of James Davis and Gwendolin Davis sitting on a couch.
Item is a photograph of a tree, possibly on the Basker farm in Mull River, Nova Scotia.
Item is a photo of Wanda Robson (front, centre) sitting at a dinner table with four friends, including Frances Oger and Bell Oger, at the Oger's house in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia.
Item is a handwritten genealogy of the James Albert Davis and Gwendolyn Irene Davis family. Also included is a list of Davis family members buried at Camp Hill Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia with burial dates.
Item is a photograph of a child with Santa Claus. Pictured left to right: both unidentified.
Donation consists of photographs and textual records related to Dr. Glassey's research and exhibition work funded through the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC). The fonds includes records documenting the art installation at Cape Breton University Art Gallery titled; Avatars of Human Creativity: Exploring the ARTSCI Connect which ran during the fall of 2017. As well, records from the ArtSci Steam Conference that was held at Cape Breton University on November 17,18th are included.
Glassey, Barb Dr.Item is a photograph of Emma [?] and [?], Wanda Robson's grandchildren, on Emma's 6th birthday in Vancouver, British Columbia.
Collection consists of photographs, genealogical records, correspondence and financial records belonging to various members of the Basker Family.
Basker Family of Mull River, Nova ScotiaItem is a digitized copy of the ‘Births, Marriages, and Deaths’ pages from the Basker Family Bible.
Item is a digitized copy of a 1962 re-issued of John Alexander Basker’s birth and baptism certificate issued by Father K.J. MacDonald on behalf of the Catholic Church in Mull River, Nova Scotia. John Alexander Basker was born on March 8, 1890 and his baptism certificate was originally issued on May 3, 1890.
Item is a digitized copy of a 1966 re-issue of Kenneth Basker’s birth and baptism certificate signed by Father J.A. Gillis on behalf of Saint Mary’s Parish in Mabou, Nova Scotia. Kenneth Basker was born on December 31, 1897 and his baptism certificate was originally issued on January 2, 1898.
Item is a digitized copy of a land transfer deed signed by Catherine Figurski (Kaye Figurski, Kaye Basker) for a 149 acre parcel of land in Mull River, Nova Scotia. Also included is a typewritten letter from the Municipality of the County of Inverness to Kaye Figurski regarding the land in Mull River.
Item is an electronic booklet of photos of the Basker Family. Included are:
• Page 1 – Jack Basker (John Joseph Basker) and Ida Basker (née Ida McLaughlin/Ida McIntosh)
• Page 2 – Kaye Basker (Catherine Basker) and an unidentified man (June 1957)
• Page 3 – Kaye Basker (Catherine Basker) and three unidentified people (June 1957)
• Page 4 – unidentified people
• Page 5 – Kaye Basker (Catherine Basker) in her wedding gown
• Page 6 – Kaye Basker (Catherine Basker) and Don Figurski on their wedding day with the wedding party on the steps behind them
• Page 7 – Kaye Basker (Catherine Basker) and Don Figurski’s wedding portrait
• Page 8 - Kaye Figurski (Kaye Basker, Catherine Basker) and Don Figurski in the early 1980s
• Page 9 – from left to right, Roddy Nicholson, Kaye Figurski (Kaye Basker), Mary Nicholson, Theresa Figurski-Chartrand
• Page 10 – Mary Nicholson, Donny Nicholson, [?], Roddy Nicholson, and [?]
Item is Belle MacDonald’s (née Mary Belle Basker, 1915-1970) obituary published in the Cape Breton Post.
Item consists of digitized receipts for securities bought by Ronald Basker from G.E. Leslie & Co. in Montreal, Quebec and The Royal Bank of Canada in Port Hood, Nova Scotia.
Item is a digitized copy of an email from Jim St. Clair to Julie White, daughter of Jack Basker (John Joseph Basker) and Ida McIntosh, with information about the Basker family dating back to 1792 and memories of her grandmother, Cassie Bell Basker, and aunt, Kaye Figurski (Kaye Basker), who were Jim’s neighbours in Mull River, Nova Scotia. The email had been printed off and re-digitized, along with a short biography of Jim St. Clair from the Storytellers of Canada website.
Item is an electronic booklet of photos of the Basker Family. Included are:
• Page 1 – Jack Basker (John Joseph Basker)
• Page 2 – Composite Platoon in Fort Lewis, Washington, USA - Jack Basker (John Joseph Basker) was a private during the Korean War.
• Page 3 – Basker family home in Mull River, Nova Scotia
• Page 4 – Kenny Basker (Kenneth Basker)
• Page 5 – two photos of members of the Basker Family (top of the page)
• Page 5 – Kaye Basker (Catherine Basker) (bottom left)
• Page 5 – Kaye Basker (Catherine Basker) with an unidentified man (bottom right)
• Page 6 – Ranald Basker (possibly him front and centre wearing a flat cap) with some of his political friends
• Page 7 – Kaye Basker (Catherine Basker, Kaye Figurski) and her brother, Danny Basker.
• Page 7 – Danny Basker
Item is one photograph of Bud Jones and Bessie Davidson standing in front of a brick building.
Item is a digitized copy of a handwritten Basker family history and corresponding notes compiled by Kaye Figurski (Catherine Figurski, née Catherine Basker or Kaye Basker).
Item is Cassie Bell Basker’s (née Catherine Isabel McLean, 1892-1944) obituary.
Item is a digitized copy of Ranald Basker (Ronald Basker) and Cassie Bell McLean’s (Catherine Isabel McLean, Cassie Bell Basker) marriage certificate, signed in New Waterford, Nova Scotia in 1915.
Collection 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 EloiseItem is a Basker Family pedigree chart compiled by Peter MacDonald.
Item is a digitized copy of two newspaper clippings, the first being a marriage announcement for Kaye Basker (Catherine Basker) and Don Figurski (Donald Figurski), who were married on June 27, [1957 or 1959], and the second being the obituary for Ronald Basker (1887-1950).
Item consists of digitized Basker family obituaries, memorial cards and wedding announcements. Individuals included in the document are Edith M. Beaton (Mabou), Kaye Basker and Don Figurski (Saskatchewan), Cassie Belle Basker (Mull River), Mary Theresa MacDonald (Montreal), Charlie Basker, Daniel MacLean, Thomas Joseph Basker (Coxheath), Donald Nicholson (Hamilton, Ontario), Sarah Basker Nicholson (Niagara Falls, Ontario), James Allan Beaton, Roderick Daniel Nicholson, Don Figurski, James W. Basker (Casper, Wyoming/Portland, Oregon), and Kaye Figurski (Kaye Basker, Catherine Anne Basker).
Item consists of digitized securities and stock certificates between Columbus Kirkland Gold Mining Company and F.W. Beer, Homer L. Gibson, and F.S. Leslie; Canadian International Corporation Limited and Levia McMillan; Straw Lake Beach Gold Mines Limited and Cameron, Pointon & Merritt; West-Side Long Lac Mines Limited and Noel H. Knowles; Macfarlane Long Lac Gold Mines Limited and Ronald Basker; and, Vanguard Explorations Limited and Kaye Figurski (Kaye Basker).
Item is a digitized copy of a resolution given by the Warden and Councillors of the Municipality of the County of Inverness and sent to the Basker family upon the death of Ranald Basker, who served as a councillor for the municipality from 1934 to his death in 1950. It was signed by James MacDonnell, municipal clerk.
Item is a digitized copy of a letter from Jim St. Clair, who was in New Canaan, Connecticut at the time of it’s writing, to his neighbours in Mull River, Nova Scotia, Kenneth Basker and Danny Basker, upon the death of their aunt, Belle [Belle MacDonald]. Also included is the letter’s envelope.
Item is a draft of "My Early Memories of Race, My Sister Viola, and the Incident at the Roseland Theatre" by Wanda Robson, which appeared as a chapter in Viola Desmond's Canada: A History of Blacks and Racial Segregation in the Promised Land by Dr. Graham Reynolds. Corrections and annotations in red pen have been made throughout the essay.
Fonds consists of records that document the theatrical productions of the Boardmore Theatre, from the early days of Xavier Junior College until present-day Cape Breton University. Records include textual records, graphic material, and sound and moving image material pertaining to the production and promotion of the theatrical performances. Types of records include printed photographs, photographic negatives, programs, reviews, production notes, newspaper clippings, licenses, applications, contact sheets, DVDs, CDs, and other materials.
Boardmore, ElizabethItem is a photograph of Robert and Stella Paruch in front of church.
Item is a poster advertisement for an event at McConnell Library in Sydney, Nova Scotia to celebrate Nova Scotia's 2015 Heritage Day, which was dedicated to Viola Desmond. Guests at the event included Wanda Robson and Dr. Graham Reynolds.