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              MG 20.5-E-1 · Subseries · 1939 - 1975
              Part of The Cape Breton Highlanders collection

              Sub-series consists of correspondence, programmes, schedules, scrapbooks, and photographs belonging to Ralph Davies and Sharkey MacDonald (Charles MacDonald), former Cape Breton Highlanders and World War 2 (WW2) veterans, who were chosen to be delegates for the “30th Anniversary: The Canadians in Italy” delegation sent to Italy to commemorate the Italian Campaign and the 30th anniversary of the liberation of Italy. Delegates visited memorials, battlefields, and war cemeteries and took part in cultural and religious ceremonies to mark the occasion.

              Braune Messe, Quedlinburg
              CA BI Photograph Collection #19 · Collection · 1933-09-30 - 1933-10-03

              Album consists of a series of photographs taken at a the Braune Messe (Jewish Goods / Merchant Boycott Fair) intended to encourage boycott of Jewish made goods and Jewish merchants. The event took place in Quedlinburg, Germany between September 30 - October 3, 1933. The images feature members of the National Socialist German Workers' Party (Nazi Party) the year the party came into power. Also included in the album are a series of newspaper clippings and unidentified family photographs.

              Canadian Army Soldiers
              94-751-25266 · Item · n.d.

              Item is a photograph of unidentified army officers practicing with rifles in front of barracks.

              Abbass Studios Ltd.
              Canadian Naval Chaplains
              CA BI 77-653-787 · Item · ca. 1940

              Item is a photograph of five naval chaplains, with their names featured on the reverse of the photograph.

              CA BI SB 151 · Item · 1985

              Item is a scrapbook that was compiled for the 200th Anniversary of Sydney celebrations that includes reproductions of photographs, event tickets, and newspaper articles, as well as listings of Black men who served during wartime, and a history of the Black population in Sydney.

              Cape Breton Highlanders
              CA BI 79-979-3959 · Item · 1945

              Item is a photograph of Cape Breton Highlanders at VE Day celebrations.

              Dieppe Raid
              CA BI 79-1064-4044 · Item · 1942

              Item is a photograph of a view of the Dieppe Raid with a caption in German.

              Dieppe Raid
              CA BI 79-1070-4050 · Item · 19-Aug-1942

              Item is a photograph of a view of the Dieppe Raid.

              Dieppe Raid
              CA BI 79-1065-4045 · Item · 19-Aug-1942

              Item is a photograph of a view of the Dieppe Raid with a caption in German.

              Dieppe Raid
              CA BI 79-1066-4046 · Item · 19-Aug-1942

              Item is a photograph of a view of the Dieppe Raid with a caption in German.

              Dieppe Raid
              CA BI 79-1069-4049 · Item · 1942

              Item is a photograph of a view of the Dieppe Raid with a caption in German.

              Dieppe Raid
              CA BI 79-1076-4056 · Item · 19-Aug-1942

              Item is a photograph of a view of the Dieppe Raid with a caption in German.

              Dieppe Raid
              CA BI 79-1078-4058 · Item · 1942

              Item is a photograph of a view of the Dieppe Raid with a caption in German.

              Dieppe Raid
              CA BI 79-1067-4047 · Item · 1942

              Item is a photograph of a view of the Dieppe Raid with a caption in German.

              Dieppe Raid
              CA BI 79-1072-4052 · Item · 19-Aug-1942

              Item is a photograph of a view of the Dieppe Raid with a caption in German.

              Dieppe Raid
              CA BI 79-1080-4060 · Item · 19-Aug-1942

              Item is a photograph of a view of the Dieppe Raid.

              Dieppe Raid
              CA BI 79-1073-4053 · Item · 1942

              Item is a photograph of a view of the Dieppe Raid with a caption in German.

              Dieppe Raid
              CA BI 79-1077-4057 · Item · 19-Aug-1942

              Item is a photograph of a view of the Dieppe Raid.

              Dieppe Raid
              CA BI 79-1079-4059 · Item · 19-Aug-1942

              Item is a photograph of a view of the Dieppe Raid with a caption in German.

              Dieppe Raid
              CA BI 79-1081-4061 · Item · 1942

              Item is a photograph of a view of the Dieppe Raid with a caption in German.

              Gabriel Sylliboy fonds
              CA BI MG 7A.14 · Fonds · 1937-1942

              Fonds consists of correspondence. Gabriel Sylliboy was a Mi'kmaw chief from 1918-1964.

              Naval Personnel
              CA BI 77-411-545 · Item · ca. 1942

              Item is a photograph of naval and civilian personnel and the Sydney Harbour defences during WWII.

              Naval Personnel
              CA BI 77-410-544 · Item · ca. 1942

              Item is a photograph of naval and civilian personnel and the Sydney Harbour defences during WWII.

              Naval Personnel
              CA BI 77-409-543 · Item · ca. 1942

              Item is a photograph of naval and civilian personnel and the Sydney Harbour defences during WWII.

              Naval Personnel
              CA BI 77-412-546 · Item · ca. 1942

              Item is a photograph of naval and civilian personnel and the Sydney Harbour defences during WWII.

              MG 21.42 · Fonds · 1939-01-06 - 1951-02-12

              Fonds consists of two minute books and one photograph of the South Bar Knitting Club. Though the club was formed in 1938, records of meetings begin for the organization on January 6, 1939, and continue until February 12, 1951. The minutes of the club record the election of officers, fundraising events, and general business of each meeting. The minutes detail the involvement of the club in fundraising for the war effort during WWII. Various engagements with other community organizations such as the Young Men's Christian Association, Red Cross, and Imperial Order of the Daughters of the Empire are recorded. The photograph was taken in 1950 and is a black and white image of the members of the society.

              South Bar Knitting Club
              St. Andrew's Church, Judique
              CA BI 77-438-572 · Item · 1975

              Item is a photograph of the war memorial monument at St. Andrew's Church, Judique.

              Stephenson, Leonard
              CA BI MG 12.197 · Collection · 1826-1979

              Collection consists of the following:

              Series A

              1. Correspondence regarding St. Anthony’s Church Bell, 1911
              2. League of the Cross (L.O.C.) Dominion, 1930 2 documents

              Series B: Memoranda including background information for Mr. Stephenson’s two books.

              1. Proofs of Mr. Stephenson’s two books. 20 pages
              2. Material General Mining Association supplied to miners, 1831-1832. 40 pages.
              3. Company Store Records, 1878-1884, 35 pages.
              4. Miners’ time book and waste book; Materials General Mining Association supplied to miners 1882-1891 66 pages.
              5. Company Store records; time book; waste book 1883-1890 48 pages
              6. Papers including Dominion Town Council election results; Minutes of the first town Council and school board meetings 1906; inventory of Dominion Electric Light Department, 1959. 263 Pages.

              Series C: Deeds: Photocopy, 1826-1946 relating to the Bridgeport area, 31 pages, 1 folder.

              1. John Claghan to John Young; L’Indian bay 1826
              2. William the Fourth to William Cadegan, Catherine Stanton, Reardon O’BRIEN, John Handley, John Murphy and John Casey; S.S. Lingan Bay, 1832
              3. John and Bridget Murphy to Roman Catholics - South Side Lingan Bay, 1840.
              4. Walter and Catherine Young to Roman Catholic Episcopate Corporation of Arichat; South Side Lingan Bay, 1869.
              5. Walter and Catherine Young to Roman Catholic Episcopate Corporation of Arichat ; Lingan, 1884.
              6. GMA to Henry Mitchell; Bridgeport, 1890.
              7. Rev. John Cameron to John Phalen, Old Bridgeport, 1900
              8. The Crown to James Cooney, Anastasia Cooney & Ann O’Neal; Between Lingan Basin and Little Glace Bay [Bridgeport], 1878.
              9. Cooney & O’Neil to Joseph Campbell; Bridgeport, 1881
              10. Cooney & O’Neil to Roderick Johnston; Bridgeport 1892
              11. James & Anastasia Cooney to Lawrence O’Neil; Bridgeport 1892
              12. James & Mary Ann Cooney to Ann O’Neil; Bridgeport, 1892
              13. Cooney to Alexander Mc Donald; Bridgeport, 1893
              14. O’ Neil & Cooney to James Mac Neil; Bridgeport, 1893
              15. O’Neil to Cooney; Bridgeport, 1894
              16. Cooney to Annie Crosby; Bridgeport, 1904
              17. Cooney to Alexander Mc Donald; Bridgeport, 1905
              18. Cooney to O’Neil to Dominion Coal Company , Bridgeport, 1917
              19. Cooney to Walter Graham; Main Road leading from Bridgeport to Dominion [Bridgeport] 1932
              20. Daniel Joseph Cooney to Walter Graham; Main Road leading from Bridgeport to
                Dominion [Bridgeport] 1928
              21. Cooney to Alexander N. Mac Neil; Main Road leading from Bridgeport [Bridgeport] 1932
              22. Cooney to Mrs. S.J. Cooney; Main Road Glace Bay to Bridgeport [Bridgeport] 1932
              23. Cooney to Ignatius Mc Intyre; East Side of Phalen’s Rd. [Bridgeport] 1944
              24. Cooney to Alexander M. Mc Neil; Main Rd. Leading from Bridgeport to Dominion [Bridgeport] 1944
              25. Daniel Joseph Cooney to Francis Joseph Mc Mullin; Bridgeport, 1946

              Series D: Clippings

              1. Biographical material relating to Dominion; including matters concerned with the
                Second World War; Social news, Churches and Law and Order.
              2. Clippings referring to August Gale, 1873; 1909 Strike; Tramline route, 1914; Bands
                And Orchestras - Michalik, 1927; Polish orchestra, 1927; Roosevelt’s death, 1945;
                VE day riots - Halifax; end of WW II.

              Series E: Photographs (See Photograph Collection #25)
              Four volumes pertaining to the Town of Dominion and the organization of Mr. Stephenson’s two books: Dominion, Nova Scotia 1906-1981 and souvenir booklet on the History of the Dominion Volunteer Fire Department.

              Series F. Scrapbooks:

              1. 1901-1961 Cuttings relation to Dominion, 8cm.
              2. Material relating to Bridgeport and Bridgeport Mine, 3 cm.
              3. Cuttings pertaining to Dominion and Mr. Stephenson 1960's and 1970's
              4. School records, 1888, Mitchell’s School, Photocopies, 7 pages
              5. Cuttings relating to religion (RC) and education in Dominion in mid twentieth century,
                2 cm.
              6. Cuttings from Dominion-New Waterford areas, May-August, 1947, compiled by John
                Mac Kinnon, Dominion, 2cm.
              Stephenson, Leonard Fielding
              Sydney Harbour Convoys
              CA BI 77-416-550 · Item · ca. 1940

              Item is a photograph of convoys in Sydney Harbour during WWII.

              Sydney Harbour Convoys
              CA BI 77-414-548 · Item · ca. 1940

              Item is a photograph of convoys in Sydney Harbour during WWII.

              Sydney Harbour Convoys
              CA BI 77-418-552 · Item · ca. 1940

              Item is a photograph of convoys in Sydney Harbour during WWII.

              Sydney Harbour Convoys
              CA BI 77-413-547 · Item · ca. 1940

              Item is a photograph of convoys in Sydney Harbour during WWII.

              Sylvia Karrel collection
              MG 21.49 · Fonds · 1943 - 2001

              Fonds consists of correspondence written to Sylvia Karrel (née Sylvia Glickman) by Pilot Officer Curdis Karrel, Pilot Officer Karrel's war medals, photographs of Pilot Officer Karrel’s headstone in Kiel War Cemetery in Kiel, Germany, and newspaper clippings.

              Karrel, Sylvia
              MG 20.5 · Fonds · 1910 - 1990

              Collection consists of materials related to The Cape Breton Highlanders, including photographs, recruitment ledgers, rolls and daily orders, correspondence, regimental histories, programs, scrapbooks, newspaper clippings and the World War 2 war diaries.

              The Cape Breton Highlanders (CBH)
              Walter Scott MacFarlane
              CA BI MG 15.1 · Fonds · 1914-1984

              Fonds consists of Poetry and correspondence of Mr. MacFarlane, as well as
              several scrapbooks and postcards of WWI.
              A. The poem “Springtime in Margaree” was a gift of Sister St. Frances of Rome, C.N.D.
              B. Correspondence and papers presented by the MacFarlane Family are arranged as received:

              1. Correspondence and papers pertaining to W. S. MacFarlane’s military service, 1919-1946. Original, 17 items
              2. Military disability pension correspondence and papers, Typescript, 46 pages
              3. Correspondence and papers of and about Peter MacFarlane (brother of W.S.), 1944-1960. Original and typescript, 1 cm
              4. Family and personal correspondence including Letters to the Editor on politics in Inverness County, 1922-1961. Original and typescript, 40 pages
              5. Correspondence from John F. Gillis, mainly about local politics, 1940-1956. Original and typescript, 19 pages
              6. Correspondence concerning appointment of W. S. MacFarlane as Fishery Officer on the Margaree River, 1921. Original, 5 pages
              7. Correspondence from James D. Gillis concerning MacFarlane’s poetry and about a map of the world drawn by Mr. Gillis, 1929-1963. Original, 8 pages
              8. Correspondence pertaining to MacFarlane’s poetry, 1937-1977. Original and typescript, 34 pages
              9. There is no physical folder for B9. January, 1985: #9 removed and incorporated in #19.
              10. Correspondence and papers re copyright of MacFarlane’s poetry, together with the Canada Act respecting copyright, 1952-1956. Typescript and print, 75 pages
              11. Poetry by Various authors, mainly Cape Bretoners. Original, 32 items.
              12. Memorial cards and obituaries for the MacFarlane family, 1881-1967.
              13. Obituaries of 31 Inverness County residents. Clippings
              14. Miscellaneous household invoices and receipts, 1931-1952
              15. Birth certificates for Ann MacFarlane, Walter S. MacFarlane, Last Will of W.S. MacFarlane, 1936, for land at Margaree Forks. Original, 3 items.
              16. Printed material:
                a) St Michael’s Parish Report, 1949
                b) Annual Report, St. Joseph’s Church, South West Margaree, 1962
                c) to m) pamphlets pertaining to servicemen and regulations respecting them, 1919-1945
              17. 22 postcards, mostly World War I period, together with Souvenir Programme 1939-1945 Victory Parade, Saturday, June 8th
              18. Scrapbook of clippings compiled by Jim MacFarlane, Seattle, Washington, U.S.A. -- Mainly poetry in English and Gaelic. 1946, held in London, England. 1 page
              19. Additional obituaries of the MacFarlane family, 1931-1963. Original, typescript and print, 15 pages
              20. Obituaries of Inverness County residents. Original and print, 22 pages
              21. Songs of the Valley: The Poetry and Songs of Walter Scott MacFarlane. Original writing, together with galley proof of the book which was published in 1984, edited by Mr. MacFarlane’s niece, Kay MacDonald and his son, Patrick. Original and typescript, 2 cm
              22. Scrapbook of clippings of poetry by Walter MacFarlane. Typescript and prints, 1 cm
              MacFarlane, Walter Scott
              World Wars Monument
              CA BI 99-94-29865 · Item · 1998

              Item is a photograph of a monument in Wentworth Park commemorating those from Sydney who died in the First and Second World Wars. Only the side dedicated to World War 1 is visible.

              CA BI 83-133-8433 · Item · ca. 1952

              Item is an Abbass Studios photograph of a group of unidentified Black World War 2 servicemen at a banquet. The photo shows the men seated around a table.