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Girl Guides of Canada - Guides du Canada New Brunswick Council fonds

  • CA GGC 1
  • Fonds
  • 1926 - ?

This fonds consists of provincially produced items that were donated by New Brunswick members (ie calendars, program books/materials, newsletters, catalogues, annual reports etc) and archives of Provincial events, meetings, committees, finances, reports, publications, guider awards, girl awards, correspondence, photographs, records related to the sale of cookies, 75th Anniversary celebrations, provincial commissioners and other officers, annual reports, provincial office records.

It also includes similar records from Divisions and Units prior to 1950.

Girl Guides of Canada, New Brunswick Council

Organizations Files

  • SJJHM 2
  • Collection
  • 189- - present

The extent of archival material on each of the organizations varies from only a few sheets to many folders or boxes. Many records suffered the same fate as many of the Synagogue records, being burned in a fire in 1933.

  • Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society - primarily newspaper clippings.
  • Daughters of Israel - minute books, financial ledgers, some reports and clippings.
  • Ladies Auxiliary – minute books
  • Sisterhood Shaarei Zedek - minute books, correspondence, and annual reports
  • Young Mens / Womens Hebrew Association - newsletters, dance cards, and newspaper clippings
  • Boy Scouts, Cubs, Girl Guides and Brownies – records are limited to a few notebooks, booklets and newspaper clippings
  • Jewish Community Players - complete scrapbook of the organization's activities, scripts
  • Hebrew Choral Society - sheet music in English, Hebrew, and Yiddish.
  • Shomer Club (The Guardians) - financial records, minutes, and correspondence
  • Henrietta Szold Chapter of Hadassah-WIZO - minutes, reports, financial records, correspondence, membership, conference material, activity reports, and scrapbooks
  • Ezra Lodge Habonim - minute books, membership records, correspondence, and dinner programs
  • State of Israel Bonds - correspondence, dinner programs and bond certificates
  • Jewish National Fund - receipts and certificates for donations.
  • Young Judaea - minutes, newsletters, general information, and personal memorabilia
  • Canadian Jewish Congress / The Hebrew War Council. - minute book, newspaper clippings
  • B'nai B'rith - booklets, membership lists, newspaper clippings
  • Jewish War Veterans of Canada – most holdings from the national organization. Local activities make up a very small proportion of the material available.

Jewish organizations of New Brunswick

Saint John Jewish Historical Society

  • SJJHM 5
  • Fonds
  • 1982 -

As an organizational history, the records are nearly complete and include the constitution, correspondence, reports, financial records, membership, and documentation of activities and events from 1986 to the present. Three publications – From Our Grandmothers Kitchens (cookbook - 1989), Weaving the Past Into the Present (history – 1989 and 2008) and The History of the Saint John Jewish Community (video – 1990 and 2008) have been produced by the museum. Museum's activities have also been well documented through scrapbooks and photograph albums from 1986 through the present time.

Saint John Jewish Historical Society

St. John Pilot's Club, Minute book

  • CA MNBM ID109
  • Fonds
  • 1895 - 1897

This fonds contains the minute book of the St. John Pilot's Club for 1895-1897. There is also a scrapbook of press clippings about an inquiry into pilotage dues in the port of Saint John in 1895. The inquiry was held before Captain Smith and Captain Douglas.

St. John Pilot's Club minute book, Author

Saint John Board of Trade

  • CA MNBM ID1475
  • Fonds
  • 1877-1983

This fonds includes:
Minutes 1877-1978;
Committee reports and minutes, 1893-1983;
Correspondence; 1912-1980

Note: fonds needs arrangement and description

Saint John Board of Trade

Independent Order of Odd Fellows

  • CA MNBM ID2034
  • Fonds
  • 1921-1985

This fonds consists of loose notes and printed ephemera. There are programmes of lodge meetings and degree nights and printed memorial and funeral services to be used for deceased members, including cards and certificates. A brochure entitled "Odd Fellowship: Several Reasons Why" with a membership application on the back is included. There are notes for a speech given in commemoration of the Great Fire of 1877 which includes details of the organization's relief work, a list of donations by various lodges and names of committee members.

Independent Order of Odd Fellows (Saint John)

Saint John Symphony Orchestra Association

  • CA MNBM ID214
  • Fonds
  • 1950-1962

This fonds consists of correspondence and minutes, including the correspondence of the Women's committee and minutes of the Board of Directors, 1950-1962. There are reports and financial statements, lists of donors, receipts and legal papers. Records of public programming have been assembled, including scrapbooks, printed ephemera, press clippings, programs and tickets.

Saint John Symphony Orchestra Association

Saint John Dahlia Society

  • CA MNBM ID2305
  • Fonds
  • 1925-1933

Fonds consists of bylaws and a scrapbook. The by-laws provide information about the structure of this organization. The scrapbook is dated 1932 and contains a few newsclippings and a letter about the 1932 Dahlia Show at the Saint John Exhibition. There are also some exhibitors' cards and an entry form for the 1933 show.

Saint John Dahlia Society

Fundy Dahlia Society

  • CA MNBM ID2591
  • Fonds
  • 1963-1970

The fonds consists of correspondence and administrative records The correspondence deals with exhibitions, the annual bulb sale, judges for shows and the purchase of bulbs by members. There is correspondence with other dahlia societies including: Rochester (NY) Dahlia Society, Connecticut Dahlia Society, the National Dahlia Society of England and especially the American Dahlia Society.

Other papers include the constitution, membership lists, rules and regulations of dahlia exhibitions, newsclippings, and reports of dahlia shows.

Fundy Dahlia Society

Saint John Naturalist Club

  • CA MNBM ID2600
  • Fonds
  • 1962-1990

Fonds consists of 6 volumes of the Saint John Naturalists Club minutes dated 1962-1980 and September 1985 - January 1990. They include the names of the executive and some names of general members, there is also a 1974 list of members. Club activities are documented, especially their annual participation in the Christmas bird count, organized by the National Audubon Society in the United States and later by Bird Studies Canada. Considerable information about species of birds spotted, location, and names of participants is included.

There are a few financial statements and some typed notices and newsclippings concerning scheduled meetings. Copies of the club newsletter are also included. There is also a resolution sent to the McKenna government about the club's opposition to development of a coal-oil port at Musquash Harbour estuary. It includes a proposal to make the site a protected natural area.

Saint John Naturalists Club

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