Guide to BNS Holdings.pdf

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AUDIOVISUAL ................................................................................................................................... 2

BOOKS AND PAMPHLETS ............................................................................................................. 10

MANUSCRIPT GROUPS .................................................................................................................. 15

PHOTOGRAPHS ............................................................................................................................... 17

REPORTS ........................................................................................................................................... 21

SCRAPBOOKS ................................................................................................................................... 23

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AUDIOVISUAL

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FT 1 (24) West Indian Foodways. -- 1983

Scope and Content

Item is a video of Elizabeth Beaton and Stephanie Inglis interviewing Uri Johnston and Cecilia Coward about West Indian Foodways.

FT 2 (5) St. Philip's African Orthodox Church, Sydney, N.S.. -- 1980. -- 1 vhs tape

Scope and Content

Item is a video recording of a service held at St. Philip's African Orthodox Church, Whitney Pier.

FT 18 West Indian Reunion, Whitney Pier. -- 1985. -- 2 videos

Scope and Content

File consists of two videos of a gathering at the AOC Churchyard during Whitney Pier's West Indian Reunion.

Notes

Recording was created by Art Fennell.

FT 19 West Indian Reunion, Whitney Pier. -- 1985

Scope and Content

File consists of three videos of the West Indian Reunion Achievement Dinner at St. Alban's Hall, Whitney Pier.

T-76 Sydney History and Misc. Topics. -- 1969. -- 1 audio reel

Scope and Content

Item is an audio reel that features a sound recording of Sister Margaret Beaton and Mrs. A.C. Day interviewing Mrs. Emily Chapman about her experience in Sydney. Mrs. Chapman speaks about the cause that the Jubilee Singers supported. Track listing is as follows: - Introduction of Mrs. Emily (Kendall) Chapman - Where did the Kendalls come from? - Where did Dr. Kendall practice medicine? - Where did Dr. Kendall study medicine? - Did you have an allowance when you were young? - Have you any interesting stories about your father's career? - What part did you father play in the Bill for Workman's Compensation Act in 1898? - Mrs. Chapman gives very interesting stories of her father. She told of many strange incidents. - Sick calls made by Dr. Kendall. The hardships of travel to these homes and the poverty of the people when he arrived. - Is it true that your father did an amputation on a kitchen table out in the country? - Mrs. Day asks about the story of the $5. - Your mother must have been a marvelous and charitable woman. - She could never have tea because she would have nothing to serve. - "A funny story about my father..." - Who was your mother? - I ave the loveliest memories of my whole life at Crawley's Creek. - Tell us about your social life as a young girl. - What do you remember of the theatre in Sydney? - Who were the Jubilee Singers? They tried to make money to help the Negroes. - What was the story of Sir Wilfred Laurier and you? - What about local talent? - Duke of Kent, interesting story about him. - Mrs. Day asks, "Did Dr. Kendall get even a small pension from the city?" - "You asked me about the old Orange Hall.."

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T-292 The Life of Alvinus Calder. -- 1985. -- 1 audio reel

Scope and Content

Item is a reel to reel audio tape that features a sound recording of Elizabeth Beaton interviewing Carol Calder about Dr. Alvinus Calder. Track listing is as follows: - Dr. Alvinus Calder, his life and diaries; Dr. Calder's papers are anecdote style, written in the third person, thoughts over a long period of time - Trip to Moscow, speech delivered on return, Post-Record clippings - Family still living in Grenada, his attitudes toward the governments administration of the country - His contemporaries - Dr. Young, Dr. Devereaux, Dr. Sandy MacDonald - Catholic; Attended St. Mary's Polish Church, good friend of Father O'Connell - Known for his public speaking, reference to Mrs. Calder, 3 books are rewrites - Dr. Calder, brown 1892, died 1975, lived in Grenada; For one year after graduating from medical school, involved with U.N.I.A.; Reference to St. Alban's, St. Philip's

T-351 History of the Black Immigrants in Cape Breton, Social Life, etc.. -- 1972. -- 1 audio reel

Scope and Content

Item is an audio reel that features a sound recording of Mrs. Betty Lynch interviewing Winston Ruck about Cape Breton's Black community. Track listing is as follows: - Biographical sketch - Did all Black immigrants who came to C.B. stay? - Social life of Black community - Genealogical background of Mr. Ruck - Ancient Order of Forresters - Position in Union - Cosmo Club

T-559 Informal Religion. -- 1985. -- 2 audio reels

Scope and Content

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

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- Prayers - Superstition, preach good behavious, 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

T-730 Interview with Dr. Les Bentley (U.N.I.A.). -- 1974. -- 2 audio reels

Scope and Content

File consists of two audio reels that feature sound recordings of of Dr. Leo Bartley of the United Negro Improvement Association discussing the organization and its history in Cape Breton. Track listing is as follows: Side A: - Came to Cape Breton in 1974 to do research, C.B. U.N.I.A. people involved - Thesis to be controlled into book - U.N.I.A. not a West Indian organization, people of African descent tied together - Marcus Garvey, here on way to England - A.O.C. in Pier, Bishop MacGuire, U.N.I.A., tried to make A.O.C. established church of organization - Dr. Alvinus Calder, first president of organizations; W.E. Robertson was a later Bishop - Phillis Family - Sydney had three associations; West Indian and Black characteristics Side B: - Various backgrounds, several different organizations; West Indians importantace of education; Dr. Bentley's other interests - A.O.C. has only one chuch in Canada and it's in Whitney Pier, do not want to be called Africans - Marcus Garvey stressed the importance of maintaining archives - Bentley met Garvey's son

T-799 The Black Community in Cape Breton. -- 1977. -- 1 audio reel

Scope and Content

Item consists of an audio reel that features a sound recording of C.B.I. Radio's Bill Doyle interviewing Ed Parris about Cape Breton's Black community. Track listing is as follows: - Black culture in Cape Breton; His parents came from Barbados - Most blacks in Cape Breton came from West Indies but origin was Africa - Discrimination today - The African Orthodox Church - Close contact kept with relatives in West Indies - Ethnic food and music - Black culture will get stronger, young people are organizing - Intermarriage; His wife is white, no problems - The role of the media - Parents are influential in the Black community - Black United Front - George Maxwell, a Black man who spoke Gaelic - The television show "Roots" and its affect on Black culture - Hidden prejudice, it cannot be proven - Discrimination in employment, law

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T-871 Ethnic Culture in Industrial Cape Breton. -- 1977. -- 2 audio reels

Scope and Content

File consists of two audio reels that feature sound recordings of a C.B.I. Radio interview with John Nicholson describing ethnic culture in Industrial Cape Breton. Track listing is as follows: Side A: - Ethnic groups in Cape Breton Industrial Area: Why various groups came to the Island - Only blacks were recruited... - Rural Cape Bretoners came to industrial area for employment - Why different ethnic groups settled in specific areas - People remain in the old areas because of kinship - No hostilities among ethnic groups - Importance of Church and Church Hall - Problems were caused from outside - The role of unionism - Intermarriage - Role of the church in keeping groups together - Two distinct groups of Blacks - Compares Cape Breton ethnic groups to the Jewish people going to Israel Side B: - Metropolitan character of Cape Breton ethnic groups - Future of these groups depends on economic development - Cape Bretoners are interested in their ethnic roots - They are different because everyone was allowed to retain their identity - Contributions of the ethnic groups to Cape Breton - Indians and Pakistanis have no problems settling here - Federal policies on multiculturalism - Cape Breton is as separate from Nova Scotia as it is from the rest of Canada - How ethnic Cape Bretoners see themselves (rarely as Nova Scotians)

T-914 West Indian Music. -- 1 audio reel

Scope and Content

Item is an audio reel that features a sound recording of "I'm Coming up the Rough Side of the Mountain," the theme music for the West Indian Reunion.

T-2083 The Blacks of Whitney Pier. -- 1983. -- 2 audio reels

Scope and Content

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 practiced 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

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Side B: - War experiences - Early people who contributed to community i-30- The African Orthodox Church and young people - Connection to United Mission - Mendelek Hall, Dr. Calder - Traditional Barbaian music - Cricket teams at Whitney Pier pre 1941 - Traditional foodways - William Fitzgerald; owned much property at the Pier

T-2104 Blacks at Whitney Pier. -- 1984. -- 2 audio reels

Scope and Content

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 "Brethren" 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)

T-2167 Town of New Waterford. -- 1981. -- 1 audio reel

Scope and Content

Item is an audio reel that features a sound recording of C.J.C.B. Radio "Talk Back" announcer Norris Nathanson interviewing Dr. Danny Nathanson on the history of the town of New Waterford.

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T-2191 Mrs. Mary Best Interview by Toby Morrison. -- 1985. -- 1 audio reel

Scope and Content

Item is an audio reel that features a sound recording of Mrs. Mary Best being interviewed by Toby Morris about the Ukrainian culture and her marriage to a West Indian man. Track listing is as follows: Side A: - Austrian-Hungarian background; Family moved to Sydney in 1930; Ukrainian-Polish neighborhood, easy to get by without speaking English - Nuns were tolerant of problems facing immigrant children; Greek Orthodox went to Holy Ghost Church - Ukrainian festive traditions (Easter and Christmas) - Father experienced discrimination at open hearth, died in plant accident - Importance of education; Went to grade eight - Married West Indian, description of West Indian Culture Side B: - Importance of Ukrainian language, taught at Ukrainian Hall; Loss of traditions - Job at Tea Gardens - All children born at home with a local woman as a midwife, old time remedies, doctors occasionally called - Homemade wines, livestock - Old people were good neighbors, multi-ethnic neighborhood - Christmas - very holy; Food center of celebration; Peanuts and walnuts hidden in straw - Baptisms were popular celebrations; Parents strict in enforcing Ukrainian language - Loss of Ukrainian language, spoken in stores - Women expected to get married and raise children - Crime was not a problem; no discrimination of prejudice

T-2199 Blacks and West Indians. -- 1 audio reel

Scope and Content

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.

T-2203 West Indian Blacks. -- n.d.. -- 1 audio reel

Scope and Content

Item is an audio reel that features a sound recording of Pam Newton interviewing Annabelle Kirton about the West Indian population of Sydney.

T-2207 Black Population of Sydney. -- 1 audio reel

Scope and Content

Item is an audio reel featuring a sound recording of Pam Newton interviewing Isabelle Waterman about the Black population of Sydney.

T-2258 The Future of Sydney Steel. -- ca. 1985. -- 1 audio reel

Scope and Content

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

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T-2268 Steel Plant Interview with Mr. Len MacDonald, Met. Dept.. -- n.d.. -- 1 audio reel

Scope and Content

Item is an audio reel that features a sound recording of Len MacDonald being interview by Fulton Rhymes on the Metallurgical Department at the Sydney Steel Plant.

T-2346 Steel Plant Interview with John Mackley. -- 1989. -- 1 audio reel

Scope and Content

Item is an audio reel that features a sound recording of John Mackley being interviewed by Fulton Rhymes about the Sydney Steel Plant.

T-2347 Steel Plant Interview with Blair Caum. -- 1989. -- 1 audio reel

Scope and Content

Item is an audio reel that features a sound recording of Blair Caum being interviewed by Fulton Rhymes about the Sydney Steel Plant.

T-2348 The History of the Sydney Steel Plant. -- 1989. -- 1 audio reel

Scope and Content

Item is an audio reel that features a sound recording of Mr. A.T. Rhymes being interviewed by his son, Fulton Rhymes, about the history of the Sydney Steel Plant.

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BOOKS AND PAMPHLETS

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FC 2350 B5 F4 A Document Study of the Establishment of the Negroes in Nova Scotia Between the War of 1812 and the Winning of Responsible Government. -- 1948. -- 1 book

Scope and Content

Item is a book containing a study of the Black population that entered the province during and after the War of 1812, and information about where these families established homes after that period.

BX 9999 A3 TF7 The History of the African Orthodox Church. -- 1956. -- 1 book

Scope and Content

Item is a book about the history of the African Orthodox Church written by Rev. A.C. Terry-Thompson, D.D.. The book includes a history of St. Philip's Church, Sydney.

F 5221 N4 C43 Nova Scotian Blacks: An Historical and Structural Overview. -- 1970. -- 1 book

Scope and Content

Item is a copy of Nova Scotian Blacks: An Historical and Structural Overview by Donald H. Clairmont (Dalhousie University) and Dennis W. Magill (University of Toronto). The study focuses on the issues of poverty and marginalization among Nova Scotian Blacks.

F 5221 N4 H4 Forgotten Canadians: The Blacks of Nova Scotia. -- 1973. -- 1 book; 215 p.

Scope and Content

Item is a book that outlines Frances Henry's study of the attitudes and values of Black Nova Scotians.

Place of Publication

Don Mills, Ont.

Publisher Series

Canadian Social Problems Series

FC 106 B5 C3 Canadian Black Studies. -- 1979. -- 1 book

Scope and Content

Item is a book containing twenty-three articles related to Black Studies, edited by Dr. Bridglal Pachai. The following pieces are featured within the book: - D.R. Fraser Taylor, "Black Studies: A Canadian Perspective" - Jan Carew, "Black Studies: An Afro-American Perspective from Northwestern" - Peter Igbonekwu Okeh, "Black Studies: A West African Perspective" - Wilson A. Head, "Problems and Prospects for Blacks in the Canadian Mosaic" - R. Leighton Hutson, "Black Consciousness is our Culture"

- James W. St. G. Walker, "Blacks in Context: Black Canadians and the History Curriculum" - Ralph E. James, "Concerns about Black Students in Science and Technology" - Howard D. McCurdy, "Blacks and Science" - Lorris Elliot, "Literary Writings by Blacks in Canada" - Vicent D'Oyley "Emerging Canadian Interethnic Issues and Canadian Black Studies" - Colin A. Thomson, "White Response to Black Migration to the Prairies, 1908-1912" - Jean Luc Gouveia, "The Blacks in Quebec or the Difficulty of Being a Minority Group that is 'Different'" - Phillip H Alexander, "Resource Development in Southwestern Ontario" - Judith R. Gold, "A Special University Program for Nova Scotian Blacks and Micmacs" - Cynthia M. Thomas, "Black Youth and Education" - Cherry Paris, "Education and Human Rights" - Eleanor Dorrington, "Halifax Outreach Employment Project" - Winston S. Ruck, "Nova Scotian Blacks in the Canadian Mosaic: Blacks and Employments" - Patricia Skinner, "The Minority Situation in the Antigonish, Guysborough Region" - Donald E. Fairfax, "The Black Church and Youth" - Wayne Adams, "The Church and the Black Man" - Carolyn Thomas, "The Black Church and the Black Woman" - Donald D. Skeir, "The African United Baptist Association and the Black Man in Nova Scotia."


Halifax, N.S.

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FC 205 B6 P33 1987 People of the Maritimes: Blacks. -- 1987. -- 1 book

Scope and Content

Item is a copy of Bridglal Pachai's book People of the Maritimes: Blacks. The book contains information about the origins of the Maritimes' Black population, their history in the area, descriptions of some prominent individuals and institutions, and the problems and prospects that this population faced during the 1980s.


Tantallon, N.S.

FC 2349 N48 B6 New Water Three Score and Ten: Seventy Years of Civic History. -- 1983. -- 1 book;

160 p.

Scope and Content

Item is a book edited by Ted Boutilier that outlines the history of New Waterford, as of its 70th anniversary in 1983. It features information about community institutions, culture, organizations, and recreation, and includes a section titled "The First Black Men to Settle in New Waterford."

FC 2350 B5 P3 Beneath the Clouds of the Promised Land: The Survival of Nova Scotia's Blacks, Vol.

1: 1600-1800. -- 1987. -- 1 book

Scope and Content

Item is a book written by Bridglal Pachai concerning the history of Black Nova Scotians between 1600 and 1800.


Halifax, N.S.

FC 2350 B6 W43 2007 One God One Aim One Destiny: African Nova Scotians in Cape Breton. -- 2007.

-- 1 book

Scope and Content

Item is a book that was created by Joan Weeks and the Glace Bay Universal Negro Improvement Association that features newspaper articles, interviews, and a history of African Nova Scotians in Cape Breton.

Notes

A CD is included with the book.


Sydney, N.S.

LC 2804.2 N6 E92 1992 "Telling the Truth" Reflections: Segregated Schools in Nova Scotia. -- 1995. --

1 book

Scope and Content

Item is a book written by Doris Evans and Gertrude Tynes that features profiles of Nova Scotia's segregated schools and teachers at those schools, as well as photographs and speeches from the Retired Teachers of Segregated Schools of Nova Scotia's 1990 reunion.


Hansport, Nova Scotia

PAM 630 Cape Breton Post Weekend Magazine. -- 1972. -- 1 pamphlet

Scope and Content

Item is an October 7, 1972 issue of the Cape Breton Post Weekend Magazine (Vol. 22, No. 41). The issue featured "The Holy Town Will Have To Take Its Halo Down," a story that outlined racial issues in the Nova Scotia town of Antigonish.

PAM 1265 Adult Education Among the Negroes of Nova Scotia

Scope and Content

Item is a pamphlet that contains an article outlining research that focused on adult education among Black Nova Scotians, including a pilot program that was initiated in New Road, Nova Scotia.


Halifax, N.S.

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PAM 1266 The Condition of the Negroes of Halifax City, Nova Scotia. -- 1962. -- 1 pamphlet

Scope and Content

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.


Halifax, N.S.

Publisher Series

No. 27

PAM 1605 The Nova Scotia Gleaner. -- October 5, 1929. -- 8 p. of textual records

Scope and Content

Item is a October 5, 1929 issue of the Nova Scotia Gleaner, a monthly newspaper that was published in Sydney, Nova Scotia. This issue of the Gleaner was subtitled "In the Interest of the Colored People of Nova Scotia," and features an editorial and several pieces that focus on Black persons across Nova Scotia.

PAM 2012 Pictoral on Black History, Nova Scotia. -- 1974. -- 1 pamphlet

Scope and Content

Item is a pamphlet that features illustrated biographies of influential Black Nova Scotian individuals and groups, including Colonel Stephen Bluck, William Hall, Sam Langford and the Maroons.


Halifax, N.S.

PAM 2083 Story of Deportation of Negroes from Nova Scotia to Sierra Leone. -- 1885. -- 1 pamphlet

Scope and Content

Item is a reproduction of a pamphlet that contains a transcript of a speech that was read by ex-governor Sir Adams George Archibald.

PAM 2482 The West Indians in Canada. -- 1984. -- 1 pamphlet

Scope and Content

Item is a pamphlet that contains a history of the West Indians in Canada. The pamphlet features information about their background in the Caribbean, the early migrants that came to Canada, revent immigration that

took place after immigration reforms in 1962, their adaption to Canada, and provides a comparative perspective between West Indians and other ethnic groups.


St. John, N.B.

Publisher Series

Canada's Ethnic Groups

PAM 2549 The Black Man: A Monthly Magazine of Negro Thought and Opinion. -- 1938. -- 2

pamphlets

Scope and Content

File consists of two issues of "The Black Man: A Monthly Magazine of Negro Thought and Opinion." The magazine was edited by Marcus Garvey, founder and president-general of the Universal Negro Improvement Association (U.N.I.A.), of London, England, and these issues feature transcripts of speeches that were given by Mr. Garvey at Bethel Church, Halifax, and Menelik Hall, Sydney. These speeches outline the work that has been completed by the U.N.I.A..

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PAM 2615 The Black Identity in Nova Scotia: Community and Institutions in Historical Perspective. -- 1985. -- 1 pamphlet

Scope and Content

Item is a pamphlet that contains the transcript of a lecture, "The Black Identity in Nova Scotia," that was presented by Dr. James Walker at the Second Anniversary celebration of the Black Cultural Centre for Nova Scotia, 17 September, 1985. The lecture describes the origin and development of black community identity in Nova Scotia.

UA 602 B5 R8 Canada's Black Battalion: No 2 Construction 1916-1920. -- 1986. -- 1 book

Scope and Content

Item is a book written by Calvin W. Ruck that provides information about the experience of Black persons during the First World War and the creation of the No. 2 Construction Battalion, the first and only Black battalion in Canadian military history.

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MANUSCRIPT GROUPS

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MG 9.30 Paul MacEwan Collection. -- 1936-1998. -- 2.5 m of textual records

Scope and Content

Fonds consists of the personal materials of Paul MacEwan, founder and leader of the Cape Breton Labour Part 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 Part and Cape Breton Labour Party.

Notes

Access to this fonds is closed.

MG 12.50 Captain John Parker fonds. -- 1880-1978

Scope and Content

Fonds consists of correspondence, papers, scrapbooks referring to ships, shipping, sailing, and items that were of interest to Captain John Parker. Included is a scrapbook that includes information about "Gaelic speaking Blacks" and photographs from a sailing trip to the West Indies.

MG 12.192 Dr. Alvinus Calder fonds. -- 1950-1970. -- 101 p. of textual records

Scope and Content

Dr. Alvinus Calder was born on the Island of Grenada in 1892. He opened his medical practice in Sydney in 1920 and in 1938 bought the property known as "Calderwood" on Kings Road. He died in Sydney in 1975. Fonds consists of of an undated autobiography, a travel-logue of a trip to Moscow u 1962, a letter to the editor of a Grenada newspaper concerning that island's economy, a clipping of a speech that Dr. Calder gave on racial prejudice, and a report of the Medical Committee. The fonds also includes an address given by Dr.

Calder to St. Andrew's Brotherhood, Sydney, 1950 about racial prejudice.

MG 12.198 Elizabeth Beaton-Planetta Collection. -- 1981-. -- 1.4 m of textual records. -- photographs

Scope and Content

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 population.

MG 14.27 City of Sydney Collection. -- 1864-. -- 5 m of textual records

Scope and Content

Fonds consists of textual records that were created by the City of Sydney, including city reports, meeting minutes, correspondence, town histories, police reports, and legal documents. Included within the fonds are materials that provide information about Black Nova Scotians living within the city, including voting records, education reports, and town histories.

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PHOTOGRAPHS

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77-892-1026 Archbishop W.M.E. Robinson. -- 1955. -- 1 photograph: b&w

Scope and Content

Item is a photograph of the Holy Synod, featuring R. Chisholm, Michael Whally, Archbishop W.M.E. Robinson, Mayor Tony Gallagher, Rev. Calder and Rev. F. Francis.

Notes

Photograph was donated to the Beaton Institute Archives by Rev. F. Francis.

78-112-1862 Universal Negro Improvement Association Brass Band. -- ca. 1921. -- 1 photograph: b&w;

20 x 25 cm

Scope and Content

Item is a photograph of the Universal Negro Improvement Association standing on Laurier Street, Whitney Pier. Colin MacDonald was bandmaster, and there were approximately 20 band members. The band operated from 1928 to 1932, and is seen parading in this photo in support of a movement advocating "Africa for Africans."

83-133-8433 WWII Black Servicemen at Banquet. -- ca. 1952. -- 1 photograph: b&w

Scope and Content

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

83-6310-13610 Dr. Alvinus Calder. -- ca. 1935. -- 1 photograph: b&w; 8 x 14 cm

Scope and Content

Item is a photograph of Black Nova Scotian doctor Dr. Alvinus Calder standing next to the exterior of a building, dressed in a suit and tie.


Scope and Content

Item is a photograph of Black Nova Scotian doctor Dr. Alvinus Calder sitting on the stairs to a home, dressed in a suit and tie.


Scope and Content

Item is a photograph of Black Nova Scotian doctor Dr. Alvinus Calder standing outdoors at an unknown location, dressed in suit and tie.

84-14-16103 Members of Pride of Sydney Lodge. -- 1 March, 1955. -- 1 photograph: b&w; 21 x 27 cm

Scope and Content

Item is a photograph of the members of the Pride of Sydney Lodge that was published in the Cape Breton Post in March, 1955. Members are identified as follows: Front row, left to right: Vernal Tull, Evelyne Brathwaite, L.K.; Lucious Jackson, P.E.R., Grand Organizer; Leonard Arthur, Exalted Ruler; George Ford, L.K.; Harold Kirton, L.K.. Back Row, left to right: Wakefield Harris, Inner Guard; Canon George A. Francis, Chaplain; Harold Best, Treasurer; Ralph Hedley, Tyler; Henry Marsh, P.E.R.

84-158-14258 Rev. England. -- 1925. -- 1 photograph: b&w; 18 x 12 cm

Scope and Content

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.

86-15-16104A Boxer. -- ca. 1950. -- 1 photograph: b&w; 25 x 20.5 cm

Scope and Content

Item is a photographic portrait of an unidentified Black boxer.

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86-15-16104B Boxers. -- ca. 1950. -- 1 photograph: b&w; 22 x 16.5 cm

Scope and Content

Item is a photograph that shows an unidentified black boxer fighting another unidentified boxer at a public boxing match.

86-15-16104C Boxers. -- ca. 1950. -- 1 photograph: b&w; 22 x 16.5 cm

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86-15-16104D Boxers. -- ca. 1950. -- 1 photograph: b&w; 22 x 16.5 cm

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S85-372-1012 West Indian Reunion Parade. -- August, 1985. -- 1 slide: col

Scope and Content

Item is a photograph of the parade procession during the West Indian Reunion.

Notes

Access to the slide is restricted.

S85-373-1013 West Indian Reunion Parade. -- August, 1985. -- 1 slide: col.

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Item is a photograph of a vintage car in the parade procession during the West Indian Reunion.

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Scope and Content

Item is a photograph of band members in parade procession during the West Indian Reunion, Whitney Pier.

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Item is a photograph of an unidentified child watching the parade procession during the West Indian Reunion.

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Item is a photograph of flag carriers marching in the parade procession during the West Indian Reunion.

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Scope and Content

Item is a photograph of a horse and carriage that rode in the parade procession during the West Indian Reunion.

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Item is a photograph of band members playing in the parade procession during the West Indian Reunion.

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Item is a photograph of a band's drumline in the parade procession during the West Indian Reunion.

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Item is a photograph of band members in the parade procession during the West Indian Reunion.

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REPORTS

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76-2 Sterling Assistance Depot: Black Research of the Sterling Area of Glace Bay. -- 1976. -- 1 report

Scope and Content

Item is a report that was created by Wilma MacLean with the support of the Sterling Assistance Depot that outlines a history of the Black population of that area and presents information about housing, education, employment, and community organizations (such as the United Negro Improvement Association and African Communities League).

80-8-1038 Only the Shadows Remain: Ethnic History of Whitney Pier. -- 1980. -- 1 Report

Scope and Content

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 Afraican Orthodox Church (1921).

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SB 151 Cape Breton Black/West Indian Community Scrapbook. -- 1985. -- 1 scrapbook

Scope and Content

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.

Guide to BNS Holdings.pdf

Documents

Transcript of Guide to BNS Holdings.pdf