City of Halifax Records Series

These are the records the Municipal Archives holds from the former City of Halifax. For more information, look at the description in the Archives Database, which is linked to the record series name.

The Municipal Archives continues to acquire and process more records, so if you don't see what you need, contact the Archives.

• City Directories - McAlpine's Halifax City Directories, 1889, 1893-1916, 1920, 1921, 1923: 917.16225H REFCOLL

• City Directories - Halifax-Dartmouth City Directories, 1932, 1934, 1936-1960, 1962-2000: 917.16225H REFCOLL

• City Charters, 1851, 1864, 1907, 1914, 1931, 1963 (with amendments to 1993): 351.716225 REFCOLL

• City Council records, 1841-1996: 102-1

  • City Council minutes, 1841-1996: 102-1A

  • City Council submissions, 1906-1915, 1917-1943, 1946-1951, 1953-1996: 102-1B

  • Committee of the Whole minutes and submissions, 1943-1958, 1969-1996: 102-1C

  • Ordinances, 1880-1996: 102-1D

  • Resolutions, 1960-1996: 102-1E

  • Oaths of Office, 1888-1895, 1921-1994: 102-1F

  • Special Committee minute books, 1898-1942: 102-1G

  • Administrative orders, 1964-1994: 102-1H

  • Civic Reports, 1865-1866; 1879-1920: 102-1I

  • Roll of Aldermen for the City of Halifax, 1841-1994: 102-1-0-1

  • Halifax City Council Roll Book, 1977-1996: 102-1-02

• Board of Control records, 1913-1919: 102-2

  • Minutes, 1913-1919: 102-2A

  • Submissions, 1913-1919: 102-2B

• Mayor’s Office records, 1922-1996: 102-3

  • Correspondence, 1922-1996: 102-3B

• City Manager’s Office records, 1943-1994, predominantly 1952-1989: 102-4

• City Clerk’s Office records, 1873-1996: 102-5

  • Subject files, 1873-1996: 102-5A

  • General correspondence, 1978-1986, 1988-1996: 102-5B

  • Historical reference files, [189-]-1996; predominantly 1970-1996: 102-5-1

  • Lists of Jurors, 1898-1905: 102-5-2

  • Centenary medallion, 1849: 102-5-O1

• Committee of Firewards records, 1877-1940: 102-6

• Committee on Gardens, Parks and the Commons records, 1820-1940: 102-7

• Retirement Committee records, 1951-1995, 2000, 2001: 102-10

• Library committee and board records, 1891-2001: 102-12

• Halifax City Regional Library Board Minutes, 1950-1995: 102-12A

• Laws and Privileges Committee records, 1890-1940: 102-13

• City Solicitor’s Office records, 1883-1966: 102-14

• Police Department records, 1851, 1856, 1881-1998: 102-16

  • Police Department charge books, 1882-1908, 1916-1923, 1988: 102-16A

  • Police Department patrol record books, 1933-1934, 1936-1938, 1940-1954, 1957-1958, 1962-1967, 1971, 1973-1974: 102-16B

  • Police Department duty books, 1876/03-1884/03, 1891/03-1896/10, 1907/12-1910/10, 1919/07-1925/12, 1930/03-1934/02, 1935/10-1937/10, 1941/08-1942/09: 102-16C

  • Police Department prisoner property books, 1924-1953, 1960-1967, 1970-1976: 102-16D

  • Police Department street books, 1906/04-1907/02, 1914, Jan-March 1917, 1924-1931, 1933/06-1943/03, 1946/06-1949/01: 102-16E

  • Police Department criminal statistics, 1881, 1909-1918, 1949-1950, 1952-1959: 102-16F

  • Police Department administrative records, 1944: 102-16H

  • Police Department general orders, 1951-1983, 1987: 102-16I

  • Police Department department orders, 1944-1998: 102-16J

  • Police Department court record books, 1851, 1884-1885, 1900-1905, 1916-1919, 1924-1970: 102-16K

  • Police Department chief's office records, 1872, 1906-1915, 1964-1965, 1968-1971, 1981, 1984: 102-16L

  • Police Department public surveys, 1996-1998: 102-16M

  • Police Department photographs, [189?], 1924-1975: 102-16N

  • Police Department scenes of crime examination books, 1920-1933, 1942-1943, 1957-1959, 1963-1974: 102-16O

  • Police Department detective call books, 1933-1934, 1939-1941, 1959-1969, 1971: 102-16P

  • Police Department theft books, 1923-1944, 1959-1966: 102-16Q

  • Police Department registers, 1856, 1871, 1893-1903, 1905-1931, 1934-1947, 1970-1976, 1987-1989: 102-16R

  • Police Department officer personnel records, 1894-[2003]: 102-16S

  • Police Department significant investigation files, 1924-1995: 102-16T

• City Prison records, 1854-1957: 102-18

  • City Prison inmate registries, 1854-1932, 1945-1957: 102-18B

  • City Prison miscellaneous reports and registries, 1861-1952: 102-18H

• Assessment Office, 1817-1975: 102-19

  • Property assessment rolls, 1817-1975: 102-19-A

  • Property assessment field cards, 1921-[1970s]: 102-19-B

  • Assessment road books, 1819-1824: 102-19-C

  • Assessment zoning cards, [1960-1965]: 102-19-D

  • Taxation and Assessment Committee minutes, 1894, 1951-1952, 1953-1956: 102-19-E

  • City Collector's Office, 1888-1897: 102-20

  • City Treasurer’s Office records, 1843-1844, 1883-1907, 1980-1996: 102-21

  • City Auditor’s Office, 1875-1990, 1992: 102-22

• Finance and Executive Committee records, 1907-1994: 102-24

  • Director of Finance records, 1922-1976: 102-24D

  • Public Accounts and Finance Committee minutes, 1888-1907: 102-24E

  • Tax Concessions and Grants Committee records, 1950-1990: 102-25

• Board of Health, 1841-1940, records, 1848-1941: 102-28

  • Minutes and by-laws, 1848-1870, 1920-1937: 102-28A

  • Health Inspector's reports, 1873-1877: 102-28B

  • Infectious disease cases, 1895-1941: 102-28D

  • Physicians' death certificates, 1894, 1906: 102-28E

  • Accounts, 1936-1940: 102-28F

• Sanitary Engineer records, 1943, 1950, 1954: 102-29

• Public Health and Welfare Committee records, 1940-1974: 102-30

  • Public Health and Welfare Committee minutes, 1940-1974: 102-30A

  • Public Health and Welfare Committee reports, 1950-1970: 102-30B

  • Nursing Homes Committee records, 1960: 102-30C

  • Halifax Drug Dispensing Committee records, 1966-1967: 102-30D

  • Board of Management of Basinview Home records, 1959-1971: 102-30G

  • Technical Advisory Committee - Home for Special Care records, 1968-1969: 102-30H

• Tuberculosis Hospital records, 1926-1941, 1946-1957, 1959: 102-31

• Fairview Cemetery records, 1884-1994: 102-32

• City Home records, 1802-1811, 1838-1965: 102-33

  • Registers, 1801-1965: 102-33A

  • Poor Asylum account books, 1838-1883: 102-33B

  • City Home Trust Account ledgers, 1956-1966: 102-33C

• Housing Commission records, 1923, 1932, 1933: 102-34

• Direct Relief Department records, 1933-1941: 102-35

• Director of Civil Defence, 1942-1945 records, 1939-1946: 102-36

• Recreation and Playgrounds Commission records, 1944-1971: 102-37

• Safety Committee, 1940-1994: 102-38

• Committee on Works records, 1880-1995: 102-39

  • Committee on Works minutes, 1887-1994: 102-39A

  • City Engineer's Office letter books, 1882-1907: 102-39B

  • City Engineer's Office correspondence and other material, 1880-1980, predominantly 1880-1945: 102-39C

  • City Engineer's Office scrapbooks, [ca. 1890]-1912, 1913-1928, ca. 1950: 102-39D

  • Committee on Works submissions and reports, 1965-1979: 102-39E

  • Engineering and Works Department photographs, 1948-1982: 102-39-1

  • City Works Department annual work reports and statistics, 1916-1930: 102-39-4

  • Engineering and Works Building Inspection plans, [1940-1988]: 102-39P

  • Building Inspection Permit application records, 1892-1949; 1973-1978: 102-39I

  • Engineering and Works plans, 1801-1996: 102-39P

• Town Planning Board records, 1916-1994: 102-40

  • Development Department records, 1959-1987: 102-41

  • Redevelopment Committee records, 1917-1968, predominantly 1942-1968: 102-42

  • Regional Planning Commission records (Cities of Halifax, Dartmouth and Halifax County), 1953-1970: 102-43

• Municipal Development Plan Committee records, 1966-1979: 102-44

  • Municipal Development Plan Committee minutes and other material, 1972-1979: 102-44-A

  • Municipal Development Plan Committee submissions and staff reports, 1966-1979: 102-44-B

  • Areas for Detailed Planning Subcommittee records, 1976-1977: 102-44-C

  • Municipal Development Plan Committee Reports, 1969-1979: 102-44-D

  • Commercial Land Development Subcommittee records, 1975-1976: 102-44-E

  • Community Facilities and Environment Subcommittee records, 1975-1976: 102-44-F

  • Residential Land Development Subcommittee records, 1975-1976: 102-44-G

  • Transportation, Services and Municipal Investment Subcommittee records, 1975-1976: 102-44-H

  • Heritage Resources Subcommittee minutes, 1977: 102-44-I

  • Land Development Distribution Strategy Subcommittee records, 1976-1977: 102-44-J

  • Subcommittee on Environment Objectives and Policies minutes, 1975-1976: 102-44-K

  • Subcommittee to Consider the Downtown Committee's Report on Objectives and Policies for the Central Business District records, 1976: 102-44-L

• Transit Advisory Committee records, 1983-1996: 102-45

• Port of Halifax Commission records, 1964-1967: 102-46

• Free Port Committee records, 1960: 102-47

• Halifax Industrial Development Commission records, 1951-1971: 102-48

• Halifax Tourist Committee records, 1960-1969: 102-49

• Planning Advisory Committee records, 1980-1996: 102-50

• Metropolitan Area Planning Committee records, 1970-1972: 102-52

• Board of School Commissioners records, 1865-1995: 102-53

  • Board of School Commissioners correspondence, 1865-1914, 1968: 102-53-1

  • Board of School Commissioners minutes, 1865-1995: 102-53-2

  • Board of School Commissioners Supervisor's Journal, 1876-1877: 102-53-3

  • Committee on Teachers minutes, 1875-1955, 1963-1990: 102-53-4

  • School Sites and Building Committee minutes, 1868-1955: 102-53-5

  • Medical Committee minutes, 1916-1947: 102-53-6

  • Board of School Commissioner annual reports, 1866-1971, 1975-1985, 1987: 102-53-7

  • Committee on Finance minutes, 1875-1876: 102-53-8

  • Cadet Committee records, 1896-1969: 102-53-9

  • Committee on Printing records, 1875-1940: 102-53-10

  • Educational Guidance Committee records, 1946-1949: 102-53-11

  • Circulars and attendance reports, 1950-1985: 102-53-12

  • Board of School Commissioners financial statements, 1962, 1964: 102-53-13

• Board of Fire Escapes records, 1907-1947, predominantly 1936-1947: 102-54

• Halifax Forum Commission records, 1949-1965, 1986-1994: 102-55

• Halifax-Hakodate Committee records, 1988-2000: 102-56

• Salary Committee records, 1932, 1947-1962: 102-57

• Superannuation Committee records, 1942-1967, 1973, 1984-1986, 1991: 102-58

• Directors of Point Pleasant Park records, 1873, 1875, 1912-1996: 102-59

• Committee of Camp Hill Cemetery records, 1840-1994: 102-60

• Committee of City Hospital records, 1861-1866: 102-61

• Board of Health, 1970-1994, records, 1970-1995: 102-62

• Recreation Committee records, [197-?]-1992: 102-63

• Director of Civil Defence, 1951-[1963?], records, [195-?]-1963: 102-64

• Committee of City Prison records, 1861-1872; 1897-1940: 102-65

• Rental Control Committee records, 1951-1957: 102-66

• Slum Clearance and Public Housing Committee records, 1951-1955: 102-67

• Housing Policy Review Committee records, 1961: 102-68

• Special Committee on Prefabricated Houses records, 1950-1952: 102-69

• Detailed Area Plan Committee I records, 1978-1980: 102-70

• Detailed Area Plan Committee II records, 1978-1980: 102-71

• Downtown Committee records, 1971-1981: 102-72

• Municipal Development Plan Review Committee records, 1982-1987: 102-73

• Peninsula North Detailed Area Planning Sub-Area One Committee records, 1978-1979: 102-74

• Peninsula North Detailed Area Planning Sub-Area Two Committee records, 1978-1979, 1992: 102-75

• Peninsula North Detailed Area Planning Sub-Area Three Committee records, 1978-1980: 102-76

• Quinpool Road Commercial Area Plan Committee records, 1981-1987: 102-77

• Southern Sub-Area, Halifax Waterfront Development Area Committee records, 1976-1985: 102-78

• Spring Garden Road Commercial Area Detailed Area Plan Committee records, 1980-1983: 102-79

• Advisory Committee on the Preservation of Historic Buildings records, 1965-1976: 102-80

• Advisory Committee on the Concerns of Ageing records, 1982-1996: 102-81

• Cabs Committee records, 1906-1919, 1941-1947, 1978-1993: 102-82

• Greater Halifax Committee records, 1957-1960: 102-83

• University Parking Committee records, 1971-1973: 102-84

• Advisory Committee on Parking records, [19--]-1969: 102-85

• Transit Committee records, 1960-1984: 102-86

• Heritage Advisory Committee records, 1981-1996: 102-88

  • Minutes, 1947-1968: 102-88A

  • Submissions, [19--]-1968: 102-88B

  • Heritage Properties Inventories and research, 1981-1996: 102-88C

  • Province of Nova Scotia Inventory Site Forms, 1986: 102-88D

  • Commissioners of Streets minutes, 1843-1848: 102-89

• Neighbourhood Improvement Program II Core Committee , 1977-1978: 102-90

• Audit Committee records, 1983-1994: 102-91

• Police Committee minutes, 1884-1890, 1904-1913, 1919-1940: 102-92

• Natal Day Committee records, 1966-1968: 102-93

• Board of Police Commissioners, 1977-1996: 102-94

• Commissioners of the Hospital and Poors’ Asylum minutes, 1866-1878: 102-95

• Charities Committee records, 1895-1912: 102-96

• Lakes and Waterways Advisory Committee, 1986-1995: 102-97

• Emergency Measures Civil Defence Control Committee records, 1981, 1986, 1990-1996: 102-98

• Halifax Housing Authority records, 1966-1970, 1986-1988: 102-99

• Downtown Halifax Business Improvement District Commission, 1992-1995: 102-100

• Tourism Halifax Committee, 1986-1990, 1992-1995: 102-101

• Trade Centre Limited, 1986-1995, 2001, 2006: 102-102

• Mainland South Community Centre Corporation, 1986, 1989: 102-103

• Halifax Tourism photographs, 1970-1996: 102-104

• Development and Planning Department records, 1959-1987: 102-105

• Recreation Department records, 1970-[1996?]: 102-106

• Joseph Howe Festival records, [between 1973 and 1986]: 102-107

• Halifax Landmarks Commission, 1964-1980: 102-108

• City of Halifax Financial Statements, 1902, 1925-1934, 1936-1996: 102-109

• City of Halifax Budgets, 1927-1995: 102-110

• Halifax Fire Department records, [18--]-2005: 102-111

• City Hall Cornerstone Time Capsule, 1888: 102-112

• Public Service Commission of Halifax records, 1948-1960, 1995: 102-113

• Art Allocation Committee records, 1986-1995: 102-116

• Mayor's Advisory Committee on Community and Race Relations, 1995-1996: 102-119

• Charter Committee records, 1962-1964: 102-120
• Board of Management - Halifax Mental Hospital, 1964-1967: 102-121
• Board of Management - Halifax Convalescent Hospital records, 1964-1967: 102-122
• Committee of Concern records, 1967-1968: 102-123
• Municipal Reform Steering Committee records, 1993: 102-124
• City of Halifax Health and Safety Committee minutes, 1991-1994: 102-125
• Design Advisory Committee records, 1986-1994: 102-126
• Task Force on Vandalism records, 1977-1980: 102-127
• Advisory Committee on Accessible Taxis minutes, 1995-1996: 102-128
• Status of Persons with Disabilities Halifax Advisory Committee minutes, 1995-1996: 102-129
• Athletic Commission minutes, 1987-1988: 102-130
• Regional Solid Waste Management Project, 1994-1995: 102-131
• Zoning and land use by-law publications, 1950-1996: 102-132
• Grand Parade Flag-pole time capsule contents, 1940, 1975: 102-144
• Gifts received by the City of Halifax, [between 1875 and 1996]: 102-145
• Director of Employee Relations files on Sackville Landfill, 1992-1993: 102-146
• Historic Sites Committee records, 1955-1956: 102-147
• Artifacts from the City of Halifax, [between 1841 and 1996]: 102-148