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Sound recordings and moving images made and accumulated by Creighton

Series forms part of Helen Creighton fonds and consists of audio reels, audio discs, audio cassettes, audio cartridges, and cylinder recordings compiled in the course of Creighton's field work. Creighton first began recording her informants on wax cylinder ca. 1930-1932. Previous to 1930, transcriptions were done by hand. The majority of field recordings comprising the series were compiled in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick during her association with the Library of Congress (1943-1944), joint Library of Congress-National Museum sponsorship (1947-1948), and sole National Museum sponsorship (1949-1967). Recordings consist of folk tales and over 4000 songs and ancient ballads sung or narrated by Creighton's informants of Gaelic ancestry in Cape Breton, Acadians, Mi'kmaq, African-Nova Scotians, and other ethnic groups such as English, German, Latvian, and Maori. Recordings include: Mi'kmaq songs sung by Chief William Paul at Shubenacadie, Acadian songs from West Pubnico, German songs and stories from Halifax and Lunenburg counties, and stories of ghosts, superstitions, witchcraft, and buried treasure. Other recordings accumulated by Creighton include military bands from World War Two, Meet the Navy show, nature sounds, general history, published sound recordings including Maritime, Canadian and international folk music, compilations of her previous recordings, her radio and television broadcasts for CBC and CHNS, recordings by others (some commercial) using Helen Creighton material, and some unidentified field recordings. Series also includes videocassettes and films produced for CBC, NFB, ATV, and the province of Nova Scotia.

Florence Howey

Item is an audio recording of Gary Peck reading excerpts from Florence Howey's book, Pioneering on the C.P.R, for the radio program Memories and Music. Side 2 of cassette tape is blank.

Art Carr

Item is an oral interview of Arthur Carr (aka Art Carr, 1912- ), conducted by Gary Peck for the radio program Memories and Music. Side 2 of cassette tape is blank.

Art Carr

Item is an oral interview of Arthur Carr (aka Art Carr, 1912- ), conducted by Gary Peck for the radio program Memories and Music. Side 2 of cassette tape is blank.

Walley Blackwell

Item is an oral interview of Walter F. Blackwell (aka Wally Blackwell, 1890-1984), conducted by Gary Peck for the radio program Memories and Music. Side 2 of cassette tape is blank.

Valentina Piccini

Item is an oral interview of Valentina Piccini (nee Silvestri, aka Val Piccini, 1918-2008), conducted by Gary Peck for the radio program Memories and Music. Side 2 of cassette tape is blank.

Florence Howey

Item is an audio recording of Gary Peck reading excerpts from Florence Howey's book, Pioneering on the C.P.R, for the radio program Memories and Music. Side 2 of cassette tape is blank.

Florence Howey

Item is an audio recording of Gary Peck reading excerpts from Florence Howey's book, Pioneering on the C.P.R, for the radio program Memories and Music. Side 2 of cassette tape is blank.

Jarl Permu

Item is an oral interview of Jarl U. Pernu (aka Baldy Pernu, 1910-2001), conducted by Gary Peck for the radio program Memories and Music. Side 2 of cassette tape is blank.

Boom by Angus McCharles

Item is an audio recording of Gary Peck reading excerpts from Aeneas McCharles' (1844-1906) book, Bemocked of Destiny (published 1908), for the radio program Memories and Music. Side 2 of cassette tape is blank.

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