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Beaton Institute Archives Black Nova Scotian Holdings
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The Condition of the Negroes of Halifax City, Nova Scotia

  • NSSXA PAM 1266
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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.

The Future of Sydney Steel

  • NSSXA T-2258
  • Item

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

The History of the African Orthodox Church

  • NSSXA BX 9999 A3 TF7
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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.

The History of the Sydney Steel Plant

  • NSSXA T-2348
  • Item

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.

The Life of Alvinus Calder

  • NSSXA T-292
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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

The Nova Scotia Gleaner

  • NSSXA PAM 1605
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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 Coloured People of Nova Scotia," and features an editorial and several pieces that focus on Black persons across Nova Scotia.

The West Indians in Canada

  • NSSXA PAM 2482
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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, immigration that took place after immigration reforms in 1962, their adaptation to Canada, and provides a comparative perspective between West Indians and other ethnic groups. It was written by James W. St. G. Walker.

Town of New Waterford

  • NSSXA T-2167
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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.

United Negro Improvement Association

  • NSSXA 78-112-1862
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Item is a reproduction of a newspaper article about the United Negro Improvement Association band on Laurier Street in Whitney Pier; members are marching in the street with instruments and banners in support of a movement advocating "Africa for the Africans."

West Indian Blacks

  • NSSXA T-2203
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Item is an audio reel that features a sound recording of Pam Newton interviewing Annabelle Kirton about the West Indian population of Sydney.

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