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Cassatt McNicoll : Impressionists Between Worlds / edited by Caroline Shields. 151 pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - ND237 C3 A4 2023
Shows artwork and discusses the lives of American impressionist Mary Cassatt and her Canadian contemporary Helen McNicoll. Renowned for their depictions of modern womanhood, their work had a profound impact on the development and proliferation of Impressionism in North America. Book contains an image from our holdings titled "In the Conservatory" by Frances Jones (another painter influenced by the impressionist movement) on page 24.
Cassatt, Mary, — 1844-1926 — Exhibitions
McNicoll, Helen, — 1879-1915 — Exhibitions
Impressionism (Art) — United States — Exhibitions
Impressionism (Art) — Canada — Exhibitions
Impressionism (Art) — France — Exhibitions
Women artists — Exhibitions
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New Brunswick Genealogical Society
Recensement 1861, comté de Queens County, Nouveau-Brunswick New Brunswick / compiled by New Brunswick Genealogical Society and Provincial Archives of N.B = Complié par New Brunswick Genealogical Society et Archives provinciales du N.-B.. Fredericton, NB : Provincial Archives of N.B., 1991. ix, 88 pages ; 28 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - HA747 N53 Q8 1991
Text in French and English. Includes index.
New Brunswick Genealogical Society
Provincial Archives of New Brunswick
Registers of births, etc. — New Brunswick — Queens
Queens (N.B. : County) — Genealogy
Queens (N.B. : County) — Census, 1861
Canada — Census, 1861
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The Fiddlehead / edited by Kent Thompson. Fredericton, NB : Departments of English of the University of New Brunswick and St. Thomas University, 1968. 102 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - V/F V.553 #6 - Vertical File
Summer 1968 edition of the Fiddlehead, a popular prose and verse publication from the English Departments of the University of New Brunswick and St. Thomas University. Publication started by the Bliss Carman Society in the 1940s.
Books — Reviews — Periodicals
Canadian literature — History and criticism — Periodicals
Canadian periodicals
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The Man from Malagash : George Patton Mackenzie's Work in the Yukon and Arctic / by Kathy Drew-Smith. Waterloo, ON : Blue River Press, 2022. 376 pages : illustrations, maps ; 22 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - FC4022.1 M33 D74 2022 - Open Shelf
Born in Malagash, Nova Scotia, MacKenzie moved to Yukon during the Gold Rush. This biography of George Patton MacKenzie chronicles his time in Dawson City as prospector, teacher, and Gold Commissioner.
MacKenzie, George Patton, — 1873-1954
Yukon — Officials and employees — Biography
Canada, Northern — Discovery and exploration — History — 20th century
Yukon — History — 20th century
Arctic regions — Discovery and exploration — History — 20th century
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Centre for Canadian Studies and the Ralph Pickard Bell Library
The Edgar and Dorothy of Canadiana at Mount Allison University / compiled by the staffs of the Centre for Canadian Studies and the Ralph Pickard Bell Library. Sackville, NB : Centre for Canadian Studies, Mount Allison University, 1991. 418 pages : illustrations ; 34 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - Z1365 R34 1991
A life long effort of Dorothy and Edgar Davidson, this bibliography was made possible by the items in which the couple donated to Mount Allison University. Indexing in the back to make searching easier.
Davidson, Edgar, — 1905-1995 — Library — Catalogs
Davidson, Dorothy, — 1911-2010 — Library — Catalogs
Mount Allison University — Library — Catalogs
Mount Allison University — Library
First editions — Catalogs
Rare books — New Brunswick — Sackville — Bibliography — Catalogs
Rare books
Canada — Bibliography — Catalogs
Canada — Imprints — Catalogs
Ralph Pickard Bell Library — Catalogs
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Disaster Citizenship : survivors, solidarity, and power in the Progressive Era / Jacob A.C. Remes. Urbana : University of Illinois Press, 2016. xi, 283 pages : illustrations, maps, plans, 25 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - HV555 U6 R46 2016
A century ago, governments buoyed by Progressive Era-beliefs began to assume greater responsibility for protecting and rescuing citizens. Yet the aftermath of two disasters in the United States-Canada borderlands--the Salem Fire of 1914 and the Halifax Explosion of 1917--saw working class survivors instead turn to friends, neighbors, coworkers, and family members for succor and aid. Both official and unofficial responses, meanwhile, showed how the United States and Canada were linked by experts, workers, and money. In Disaster Citizenship, Jacob A.C. Remes draws on histories of the Salem and Halifax events to explore the institutions--both formal and informal--that ordinary people relied upon in times of crisis. He explores patterns and traditions of self-help, informal order, and solidarity and details how people adapted these traditions when necessary. Yet, as he shows, these methods--though often quick and effective--remained illegible to reformers. Indeed, soldiers, social workers, and reformers wielding extraordinary emergency powers challenged these grassroots practices to impose progressive 'solutions' on what they wrongly imagined to be a fractured social landscape. Innovative and engaging, Disaster Citizenship excavates the forgotten networks of solidarity and obligation in an earlier time while simultaneously suggesting new frameworks in the emerging field of critical disaster studies. Includes bibliographical references and index.
Disaster relief — Social aspects — United States — History — 20th century
Disaster relief — Social aspects — Canada — History — 20th century
Fires — Massachusetts — Salem — History — 20th century
Halifax Explosion, Halifax, N.S., 1917
Working class — Massachusetts — Salem — History — 20th century
Working class — Nova Scotia — Halifax — History — 20th century
Solidarity — Social aspects — History — 20th century
Power (Social sciences) — History — 20th century
Salem (Mass.) — Social conditions — 20th century
Halifax (N.S.) — Social conditions — 20th century
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Muiwlanej Kikamaqki - Honouring Our Ancestors : Mi'Kmaq Who Left a Mark on the History of the Northeast, 1680-1980 / edited by Janet E. Chute. Toronto, ON : University of Toronto Press, 2023. 920 pages, 60 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 27 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - E99 M6 M856 2023
Drawing upon oral and documentary evidence, this volume explores the lives of noteworthy Mi'kmaq individuals whose thoughts, actions, and aspirations impacted the history of the Northeast but whose activities were too often relegated to the shadows of history.
Micmac Indians — History
Canada, Eastern — History
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The Seeds of Freedom : Personal Reflections on the Dawning of Democracy / by Al Graham. Clementsport : Canadian Peacekeeping Press, 1996. 270 pages, [8] pages of plates : illustrations, portraits. ; 23 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - JF831 G73 1996
Al Graham's recollections on his life from his upbringing in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, to his lifelong commitment to protecting peace and democracy in Canada and around the world.
Graham, Al, — 1929-
Election monitoring
International police
Canada — Foreign relations — 1945-
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Descendants of my Mother's Great-Great Grandparents and 4 Families : Bates, Lynk, Anderson, Baldwin, Boone, Butler, Farrell, MacIntyre and Buckley, Kennedy, Murphy, Price / compiled by M. Gerard Doyle. Nova Scotia : M. Gerard Doyle, 2023. 359 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - CS90 D473 D695 - Open Shelf
Genealogy of the author's family from his mother's great-great grandparents and all of the family lines that have come from that. Indexed in the back to ease finding people.
Scots — Nova Scotia — Cape Breton Island
Scottish Canadians — Nova Scotia — Cape Breton Island
Cape Breton Island (N.S.) — Genealogy
Cape Breton Island (N.S.) — History
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The Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada
In commemoration of St. George's Anglican Church : Sunday, April 22, 1990 = Pour souligner l'importance historique de L'église Anglicane St. George : Dimanche le 22 avril 1990 The Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada, 1990. 6 pages (unnumbered) ; 22 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - V/F V.552 #19 - Vertical File
Pamphlet from commemoration held on April 22nd, 1990.
Environment Canada Parks Services
Anglican Church Buildings — Nova Scotia
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Remembering slavery : African Americans talk about their personal experiences of slavery and emancipation / edited by Ira Berlin, Marc Favreau, and Steven F. Miller. New York : New Press ; Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress, 1998. lii, 355 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm. + 2 sound cassettes (analog)
Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - E444 R46 1998
Includes live recordings of interviews with former slaves and dramatic readings from written interviews. Includes bibliographical references (p. 345-348) and index. V.1 - Book. V.2 - Cassettes.
Favreau, Marc, 1968-
Miller, Steven F.
Enslaved persons — Southern States — Interviews
Enslaved persons — Southern States — Social conditions — 19th century — Sources
African Americans — Southern States — Social conditions — 19th century — Sources
Freed persons — United States — Interviews
Slavery — Southern States — History
Enslaved persons — Southern States — History
Plantation life — Southern States — History — 19th century
African Americans — Interviews
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Bruce, David William Charles, 1967-
Spatial patterns of home renovation in Nova Scotia, 1971-1988 / David William Charles Bruce. Vancouver : University of British Columbia, 1990. ix, 222 pages : maps ; 28 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - HD7305 N6 B78 1990
Nova Scotia has a high percentage of homes which were built before 1946, as well as a high percentage of homes in need of repair relative to other provinces. The thesis addresses four major issues in light of these problems. First, how many Nova Scotians are renovating their homes, and how does this change over time? Second, what is the distribution of renovation across the province in settlements of different sizes? Third, what are the characteristics of renovators in Nova Scotia? Fourth, how has the involvement of the government, through funding assistance, affected the renovation process in Nova Scotia? Drawing on building permit activity, it was found that renovation is not increasing significantly across the province, with more activity occurring in urban and small town areas than in rural areas. Using census material and both published and unpublished data from an independent renovation survey, comparison of the characteristics of renovators and non-renovators are examined. Renovation in the Metro region is more closely associated with higher social status and financial security, while in rural areas virtually no characteristics stand out. Renovation touches many different types of households. The government programs at both the federal and provincial level were found to be well targeted to those areas in greatest need, and indeed the infusion of funds made a significant impact in encouraging households which might not otherwise renovate to do so.
University of British Columbia
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation Scholarship Program
Housing rehabilitation — Nova Scotia
Housing rehabilitation — Government policy — Canada
Housing stock — Canada — Maintenance and repair
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Nova Scotia Liberal-Conservative Association
Handbook of Instructions and Suggestions for Agents and Workers Representing the Liberal Conservative Candidates at the Dominion Elections in Nova Scotia / Issued by the Nova Scotia Liberal-Conservative Association. Halifax, NS : Nova Scotia Liberal-Conservative Association, 1908. 43 pages ; 22 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - V/F V.551 #23 - Vertical File
Handbook instructing election workers how to prepare as Liberal Conservative members.
Elections — Nova Scotia
Elections — Canada
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A Sermon Preached on the Occasion of the Centennial Commemoration of the Opening of St. George's Church, Halifax N.S. July 19th, 1901 / by Reverend F. Partridge, D.D.. Halifax, NS : Press of J.R. Findlay, 1901. 15 pages ; 23 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - V/F V.551 #11 - Vertical File
Sermon delivered by Revered Partridge, the Dean of Fredericton Cathedral. Commemorates 100 years if the St. George's Church opening.
Anglican Church Buildings — Nova Scotia
Christianity — Nova Scotia
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A Salute to the Cape Breton Family YMCA 1886-1986 : 100 Years in Cape Breton Sydney, NS : City Printers, 1986. 44 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - V/F V.551 #8 - Vertical File
Booklet celebrating 100 years of the YMCA in Sydney, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia. Includes local business ads and information about YMCA branch and it's partners.
Young Men's Christian associations — Canada
Young Men's Christian associations — Cape Breton (N.S.)
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House of Assembly Debates, 1920 / speech of Mr. James C. Tory. Halifax, NS : Commissioner Public Works and Mines, Kings Printer, 1920. 32 pages ; 25 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - V/F V.551 #7 - Vertical File
Speech on the Claims of Nova Scotia Respecting Western Land.
Nova Scotia — History
Speeches, addresses, etc., Canadian — Nova Scotia
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Royal Staff Corps / Kim MacDonald and Mike Barton. London : Kim MacDonald. 1 volume (unnumbered) ; 31 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - V/F V.551 #2 - Vertical File
The following is a list of men discharged without pension in Grenville, Lower Canada on the 31st July 1832.
Royal Staff Corps
Soldiers — Lower Canada
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Portia White : Think on Me / film produced and directed by Sylvia Hamilton. Grand Pre, NS : Maroon Films, 2000. 1 page ; 28 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - V/F V.550 #29 - Vertical File
Promotional poster for film Portia White : Think on Me
White, Portia, 1911-1968
Women singers — Canada — Biography
Contraltos — Canada — Biography
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The Beaver : Exploring Canada's History Winnipeg : Hudson's Bay Co., 1989. 63 pages : colour illustrations ; 28 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - V/F V.550 #18 - Vertical File
Copy of "The Beaver" from June/July 1989. Starting in 2010 the magazine became "Canada's History".
Hudson's Bay Company
Canada, Northern — Periodicals
Canada, Northern — History — Periodicals
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Government Provincial and Municipal Bonds : July 1918 Halifax, NS : A.M. Jack & Son, 1918. 11 pages ; 22 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - V/F V.550 #5 - Vertical File
Small pamphlet with a price guide to Victory bonds and loans as well as bonds and loans that can be issued directly from the province. Produced in July 1918 by A.M. Jack & Son as correspondents of A.E Ames & Co.
Savings bonds — Canada
World War, 1914-1918 — Canada
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North Carolina Wesleyan College. Four Sisters Gallery
African-American quilts : 60 historic textiles from the Farmer-James Collection : a traveling exhibition, 2003-2004 Rocky Mount, NC : Four Sisters Gallery of N.C. Wesleyan College, 2003. 29 unnumbered pages : colour illustrations ; 22 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - V/F V.550 #2 - Vertical File
Catalog to accompany the exhibition, the Farmer-James collection of African-American quilts, ca. 1860-1947.
Farmer, Nancy Jane — Art collections
James, A. Everette, — Jr. — (Alton Everette), — 1938-2017 — Art collections
African American quilts — North Carolina — Exhibitions
Quilts — North Carolina — Exhibitions
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Beta Sigma Phi Chapters of Halifax
The Beta Sigma Phi Chapters of Halifax and Dartmouth present The National Ballet Company of Canada Halifax (N.S).: Beta Sigma Phi Halifax, 1958. 30 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - V/F V.549 #18 - Vertical File
National Ballet Company of Canada program booklet for their Capitol Theatre performance on November 10th 1958. Book includes a break down of events happening on that day, and has a lot of advertising.
Ballet — Canada
Ballet — Nova Scotia
Greek letter societies — Canada
Greek letter societies — Nova Scotia
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Women Making History : 1948-2015 / by Judy Whalen. Halifax, NS : Canadian Federation of University Women (CFUW), 2016. 32 pages : illustrations : 28 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - V/F V.549 #17 - Vertical File
A brief history of the Canadian Federation of University Women (CFUW) and the women who run the organization. Outlines the individual and group responsibilities and accomplishments for about 70 years from 1948-2015.
Canadian Federation of University Women — Nova Scotia — Dartmouth — History
Women — Canada — Societies and clubs — History
Women — Nova Scotia — Dartmouth — Societies and clubs — History
Women — Nova Scotia
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Canadian Authors Association Nova Scotia Branch
The Beachcomber / editor George Borden. Halifax, NS : Canadian Authors Association Nova Scotia, 1997-1998. 8-12 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - V/F V.547 #14 - Vertical File
11 issues of The Beachcomber newsletter for the CAA Nova Scotia Branch. Dates on the issues are consecutive from August 1997-June 1998.
Newsletters — Nova Scotia
Authors, Canadian — Nova Scotia
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First Aid to the Injured : the St. John Ambulance Association / by James Cantlie. London, UK : St. John Ambulance Association, 1915. 255 pages ; illustrations : 14 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - RC87 F58 1915
First aid resource that includes a list of illustrations (diagrams for first aid reference) and index of terms for easy searching for a practice. Booklet is broken up into two sections: Main Pages numbered 1-215: illustrations, text, and index of terms relating to different medical conditions and first aid practices to follow. Back Pages numbered 1-40: St. John Ambulance Association general price list for equipment and resources from stretchers and textbooks for businesses/military to military, railway, and civilian first aid kits, with index list of prices and products.
First aid in illness and injury — Canada
First aid in illness and injury — Wounds and injuries
Commonwealth countries
World War, 1914-1918 — Canada
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