Nova Scotia Archives

Helen Creighton: Folklife

Textual Records

The textual records of Helen Creighton reflect both her professional work and personal life. In this section of the resource you can read lyrics, sheet music, research and field notes that Helen used in her collection work, as well as diaries where she kept track of day-to-day activities.

Singable Songs for Good Singers.

Reference: Helen Creighton Nova Scotia Archives MG 1 volume 2804 number 1

Extra Words of Songs.

Reference: Helen Creighton Nova Scotia Archives MG 1 volume 2804 number 2

Checked and Ready for Archives – A.

Reference: Helen Creighton Nova Scotia Archives MG 1 volume 2804 number 3

Checked and Ready for Archives – B.

Reference: Helen Creighton Nova Scotia Archives MG 1 volume 2804 number 4

Miscellaneous Songs for Archives – A.

Reference: Helen Creighton Nova Scotia Archives MG 1 volume 2804 number 5

Miscellaneous Songs for Archives – B.

Reference: Helen Creighton Nova Scotia Archives MG 1 volume 2804 number 6

Song Lyrics and Poems.

Reference: Helen Creighton Nova Scotia Archives MG 1 volume 2804 number 7

Miscellaneous Lyrics and Notation.

Reference: Helen Creighton Nova Scotia Archives MG 1 volume 2804 number 8

Extra Copies of Music, English and Gaelic.

Reference: Helen Creighton Nova Scotia Archives MG 1 volume 2804 number 9

Miscellaneous Songs and Arrangements.

Reference: Helen Creighton Nova Scotia Archives MG 1 volume 2804 number 10

Patriotic Songs.

Reference: Helen Creighton Nova Scotia Archives MG 1 volume 2804 number 11

Late Songs – Not Folk – A.

Reference: Helen Creighton Nova Scotia Archives MG 1 volume 2804 number 12

Late Songs – Not Folk – B.

Reference: Helen Creighton Nova Scotia Archives MG 1 volume 2804 number 13

Late Songs – Not Folk – C.

Reference: Helen Creighton Nova Scotia Archives MG 1 volume 2804 number 14

Indigenous Songs – Unpublished – A.

Reference: Helen Creighton Nova Scotia Archives MG 1 volume 2804 number 15

Indigenous Songs – Unpublished – B.

Reference: Helen Creighton Nova Scotia Archives MG 1 volume 2804 number 16

Indigenous Songs – Unpublished – C.

Reference: Helen Creighton Nova Scotia Archives MG 1 volume 2804 number 17

Indigenous Songs – Unpublished – D.

Reference: Helen Creighton Nova Scotia Archives MG 1 volume 2804 number 18

Unpublished Songs – A.

Reference: Helen Creighton Nova Scotia Archives MG 1 volume 2804 number 19

Unpublished Songs – B.

Reference: Helen Creighton Nova Scotia Archives MG 1 volume 2804 number 20

Unpublished Songs – C.

Reference: Helen Creighton Nova Scotia Archives MG 1 volume 2804 number 21

Unpublished Songs – Negro and English – A.

Reference: Helen Creighton Nova Scotia Archives MG 1 volume 2804 number 22

Unpublished Songs – Negro and English – B.

Reference: Helen Creighton Nova Scotia Archives MG 1 volume 2804 number 23

Unpublished Songs – Negro and English – C.

Reference: Helen Creighton Nova Scotia Archives MG 1 volume 2804 number 24

Unpublished Songs – Negro and English – D.

Reference: Helen Creighton Nova Scotia Archives MG 1 volume 2804 number 25

Scrapbook/Diary – ca. 1918-1920

Reference: Helen Creighton Nova Scotia Archives MG 1 volume 2827 number 1

Scrapbook – ca. 1923-1932

Reference: Helen Creighton Nova Scotia Archives MG 1 volume 2827 number 2

Scrapbook – ca. 1933

Reference: Helen Creighton Nova Scotia Archives MG 1 volume 2827 number 3

Scrapbook – ca. 1936-1955

Reference: Helen Creighton Nova Scotia Archives MG 1 volume 2827 number 4

Scrapbook – ca. 1945

Reference: Helen Creighton Nova Scotia Archives MG 1 volume 2827 number 5

Diary – ca. 1937

Reference: Helen Creighton Nova Scotia Archives MG 1 volume 2830 number 1

Diary – ca. 1938-1944

Reference: Helen Creighton Nova Scotia Archives MG 1 volume 2830 number 2

Diary – ca. 1947-1952

Reference: Helen Creighton Nova Scotia Archives MG 1 volume 2830 number 3

Diary – ca. 1953-1956

Reference: Helen Creighton Nova Scotia Archives MG 1 volume 2830 number 4

Diary – ca. 1956-1962

Reference: Helen Creighton Nova Scotia Archives MG 1 volume 2830 number 5

Diary – ca. 1959

Reference: Helen Creighton Nova Scotia Archives MG 1 volume 2830 number 6

Diary – ca. 1959

Reference: Helen Creighton Nova Scotia Archives MG 1 volume 2830 number 7

Diary – 1933-1934

Reference: Helen Creighton Nova Scotia Archives Accession number 1996-350 number 8

Diary – 1933

Reference: Helen Creighton Nova Scotia Archives Accession number 1996-350 number 9

Diary – 1939-1941

Reference: Helen Creighton Nova Scotia Archives Accession number 1996-350 number 10

Diary – 1939-1941

Reference: Helen Creighton Nova Scotia Archives Accession number 1996-350 number 11