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Beaton Institute Archives Finding Beaton Institute Archives Finding Aid - Sound and Moving Image Collection () Generated by Access to Memory (AtoM) 2.4.1 Printed: January 08, 2019 Language of description: English Beaton Institute Archives 1250 Grand Lake Road Sydney Nova Scotia Canada B1P 6L2 Telephone: (902)-563-1329 Fax: (902)-562-8899 Email: [email protected] http://www.cbu.ca/beaton/ http://beatoninstitute.com/index.php/beaton-institute-audiovisual-collection Sound and Moving Image Collection Table of contents Summary information .................................................................................................................................... 32 Scope and content ......................................................................................................................................... 32 Access points ................................................................................................................................................. 32 Collection holdings ........................................................................................................................................ 32 T-1, Opening of Arts building and convocation (1968) ............................................................................ 32 T-2, Gaelic sermons (1960) ........................................................................................................................ 33 T-3, History of Scottish pioneers, folklore and gaelic songs (1964) ......................................................... 33 T-4, Hearing Concerning Acadian Culture and Identity (1981) ................................................................ 35 FT-157, Discover your own special place (1986) ...................................................................................... 35 T-5, Cape Breton History of Society of Boston (1963) ............................................................................. 36 T-6, Cape Breton History by James MacIntyre (1963) .............................................................................. 36 T-7, Reminiscences of Cape Breton by Dan Kennedy (1963) ................................................................... 36 T-8, Ceilidh At The Home Of Mrs. Archie Kennedy (1963) .................................................................... 37 T-9, Xavier College closing (1964) ............................................................................................................ 37 T-10, Departure of Rev. J. Muise and Rev. N. MacPhee for Latin America (1964) ................................. 38 T-11, Lecture on religion by Hans Kueng (1985) ..................................................................................... 38 T-12, Mass for Shut-ins (1964) .................................................................................................................. 38 T-13, Reminiscences of Cape Breton by Jim Charlie MacNeil (1964) ..................................................... 39 T-14, Gaelic stories and songs (1963) ....................................................................................................... 39 T-15, Description of Cape Bretoniana (1964) ............................................................................................ 40 T-16, Gaelic songs by Lauchie Gillis and the North Shore Gaelic Singers (1969) ................................... 40 T-17, History of Victoria Piers, Victoria Mines and PWA (1965) ............................................................ 41 T-18, Gaelic songs by Catherine Patterson (1963) .................................................................................... 42 T-19, Ecumenical conference held at St. F. X. University (1965) ............................................................. 42 T-20, Sod-turning ceremonies for new College of Cape Breton campus (1976) ....................................... 43 T-21, Xavier College (1965) ...................................................................................................................... 43 T-22, Reminiscences of Beaver Cove (1965) ............................................................................................ 44 T-23, Convocation and opening of the Xavier College Science building (1966) ...................................... 44 T-24, History of Cape Bretoniana (1966) .................................................................................................. 44 T-25, Broad Cove ceilidh (1966) ............................................................................................................... 45 T-26, Puirt-a-beul (1976-1977) ................................................................................................................... 45 T-27, Reminiscences of L'Ardoise (1972) ................................................................................................. 46 T-28, 1925 Cape Breton Coalfields Strike (1967) ..................................................................................... 46 T-29, Xavier College graduation (1967) .................................................................................................... 47 Beaton Institute Archives Page 2 Sound and Moving Image Collection T-30, The road to the isles (1955) ............................................................................................................. 47 T-31, Reminiscences of Sydney by Donald Buckley (1967) ..................................................................... 48 T-32, Songs and music by Lori and Dennis Cox (1976) ........................................................................... 48 T-33, Violin music by Angus Chisholm (1976) ........................................................................................ 48 T-34, Patrick Nicholson (1965) .................................................................................................................. 49 T-35, Songs, stories, and anecdotes by Hugh MacKenzie (1966) ............................................................. 49 T-36, Reminiscences of Cape Breton by Maurice Mattinson (1965) ........................................................ 50 T-37, Reminiscences of Ingonish by William Fraser (1967) ..................................................................... 50 T-38, Violin music by Inverness County violinists (1966) ........................................................................ 50 T-38.1 (1966) ........................................................................................................................................... 51 T-38.2 (1966) ........................................................................................................................................... 51 T-39, Mi'kmaw hymns and prayers (1961) ................................................................................................ 51 T-40, Reminiscences of Big Pond by Joseph Campbell (1966) ................................................................ 52 T-41, St. Andrew's Day Banquet (1961) .................................................................................................... 52 T-42, Accordion selections by Bill Fisher (1976) ...................................................................................... 53 T-43, TBD ................................................................................................................................................... 53 T-44, Ceilidh at Benacadie (1963) ............................................................................................................. 53 T-45, TBD ................................................................................................................................................... 54 T-46, St. Andrew's Day Banquet (1965) .................................................................................................... 55 T-47, Reminiscences of Gabarus (1966) .................................................................................................... 55 T-49, CBC Radio: Souvenirs: Main-a-Dieu (1976) ................................................................................... 55 T-50, Kinsmen "Citizen of the Year" Awards Ceremony (1968) .............................................................. 56 T-51, William Lyon MacKenzie King (1968) ........................................................................................... 56 T-52, Panel discussion on labour and depression years in Cape Breton (1968) ........................................ 56 T-54, Jim Charlie MacNeil and Joe Gillis (1968) ..................................................................................... 57 T-55, Dave Epstein (1968) ......................................................................................................................... 57 T-56, Holy Angels Convent graduation (1968) ......................................................................................... 58 T-57, John and Donald Fergusson's history of Broughton (1968) ............................................................. 58 T-58, Steel Plant Press Conference (1968) ................................................................................................ 59 T-59, Premier George Isaac Smith at Rotary meeting (1968) ................................................................... 59 T-60, Freda Jones (1968) ............................................................................................................................ 60 T-61, Xavier College graduation (1968) ...................................................................................................
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