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Tyrus Smith fonds

  • NSHP Accession 2009-015
  • Fonds
  • [ca. 1939]-1945

Fonds consists of a series of photographs of a Christmas party for orphaned children taken at the Flight Sergeant's Mess at CFB Shearwater, Nova Scotia, and images from a trip to the Goose Bay area of Labrador.

Smith, Tyrus Raymond, 1918-

H.J. Blackler fonds

  • NSHP Accession 2009-002
  • Fonds
  • 1951-1955

Fonds consists of 57 photographs of the Halifax Rifles (23 Armed Regiment) as well as photographs of the Canadian Women's Army Corps (C.W.A.C.). Many of the individuals in the regimental photographs are identified.

Blackler, H.J., [1922 or 1923]-1996

Nan Geizer fonds

  • NSHP Accessions 1980-329, 1992-355 and 2009-036
  • Fonds
  • 1910-2001

Fonds consists of photographs, six of them in postcard format and one under glass with gouache, original documents, and correspondence, as well as research notes, reminiscences, anecdotes, and biographical information about Nan Geizer and her ancestors. The contents of the fonds document Nan Geizer's interest in family history, and her career and activities as a teacher, amateur historian, traveler, and member of the Canadian military during the Second World War.

Geizer, Nan, 1916-2006

Andrew MacKay fonds

  • Fonds
  • [bef. 1924]

Fonds consists of two pieces of wall paper that were used to write out sections of music that could be used to teach singing. They provide examples of how Andrew MacKay taught his students sacred music.

MacKay, Andrew, 1845-1934

William Rufus Foote fonds

  • NSHP Accession 2009-045
  • Fonds
  • 1888-1920

Fonds consists of two daybooks, correspondence notebooks, certificates and an historical account of Rev. William Chalmers Burns. The contents of the fonds document Foote's missionary work in Korea and provide his personal observations about the work that he was undertaking there on behalf of the Presbyterian Church in Canada.

Foote, William Rufus, 1869-1930

Hostelling International - Nova Scotia fonds

  • NSHP Accession 2008-049
  • Fonds
  • 1961-2005

Fonds consists of correspondence, financial reports (audited and unaudited), promotional materials, agendas, minutes and related documentation. The contents of the fonds document the history and development of the association.

Hostelling International. Nova Scotia

Dudley Murray fonds

  • NSHP Accession 2009-047
  • Fonds
  • 1901-2008

Fonds consists of personal documents, photographs and film footage created by Murray. The contents of the fonds document his work as an amateur film maker along with his military and legal careers. Also includes biographical information compiled by Joan Payzant, a family member.

Murray, Dudley, 1900-1955

Ross Atkinson fonds

  • NSHP Accession 2009-052.
  • Fonds
  • 1942-1945

Fonds consists of photographs taken by Ross Atkinson in Nova Scotia during the Second World War. The photographs document war-time ship construction in Shelburne and Halifax during war-time, including images from the V-E Day celebrations and the aftermath of the riots.

Atkinson, William Harold Ross, 1918-1995

John Wightman fonds

  • NSHP Accession nos. 2008-031, 2008-051, 2009-051, and 2011-012.
  • Fonds
  • 1926-[ca. 2002]

Fonds consists of correspondence, a notebook, articles, notes, maps and photographs created or accumulated by Wightman. The contents of the fonds document Wightman's involvements in the mining profession in Nova Scotia and elsewhere and, in particular, his time at the Dufferin Mine and managing the Caribou Gold Mines at Caribou, Halifax County. Also includes sound recordings containing Wightman's reminiscences of his mining exploration activities across Canada, including prospecting trips to Labrador; glass positive images of Labrador; and brief film clips of the Moose River mine disaster in 1936 and the visit of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth to Halifax in 1939.

Wightman, John, 1900-1989

J. Loran Morrison fonds

  • NSHP Accession 2009-049
  • Fonds
  • Jul-45

Fonds consists of photographs taken by Mr. Morrison after the Halifax Magazine Explosion which took place on the night of 18-19 July 1945 and of some shore patrolmen. The contents of the fonds document the damage that occurred after an ammunition barge blew up at the naval magazine jetty in Bedford Basin, resulting in fire spreading to adjacent stockpiles of ammunition and other buildings.

Morrison, James Loran, 1919-1981

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