Archives at MSVU

MemoryNS provides access to archival records from institutions across Nova Scotia, and is an initiative of the Council of Nova Scotia Archives. Search MemoryNS to find detailed information about the records and their creators as well as contact information for the contributing archives.

NSA acquires, preserves and makes available the province's documentary heritage – recorded information of provincial significance created or accumulated by government and the private sector over the last 300 years.

A collection of seventeen digitized historical Nova Scotia newspapers published between 1769 - 2002. The collection includes papers published in English, French, and Gaelic.

Halifax Municipal Archives is the official repository for historical municipal government records from Halifax, Dartmouth, Bedford and the former County of Halifax, and also holds community records from the region.

The NCTR archives has more than five million records in its database. The overwhelming majority of these records currently consist of those created or collected by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada (TRC) during its mandate. The NCTR also actively collects records on various issues and subject areas important to Indigenous communities across the country.

Records within the archives include:
Thousands of hours of statements from Survivors, their families, staff and those affected by the residential school system; Recordings from TRC public events – expressions of reconciliation, honourary witness reflections, and dialogues on reconciliation, sharing circles, and commissioner sharing panels; Gifts and expressions of reconciliation in the form of sacred and material objects, art, poems, and music, and other media; Student admissions, school histories, administration records, photographs, maps, plans, and drawings from the federal and provincial offices and various religious entities; TRC reports and publications.

The Holy Order that founded Mount Saint Vincent University.