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Captain Robert N. Anderson fonds
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- Textual record
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MS-2-504
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6 cm of textual records
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Name of creator
([ca. 1870 - 1930])
Biographical history
Robert N. Anderson was a commercial ship's captain. He commanded the schooner Corona in the 1880s and the S.S. Winona in the late 1910s, carrying freight between the United States and the United Kingdom and elsewhere.
Custodial history
Records were purchased by the Dalhousie University Archives from Larry Fillmore in accession (1983-089) on 28 April 1982.
Scope and content
Fonds consists of materials regarding Captain Robert N. Anderson's activities as a shipmaster, including a ship's logbook, a bill of sale for the schooner Corona and receipts of goods freighted by the Corona. Records also include correspondence sent to Anderson by his family.
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Physical condition
Some of the documents are in poor conservation condition. Careful handling is required.
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- English
- Spanish
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There are no access restrictions on these materials. All materials are open for research.
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Materials do not circulate and must be used in the Archives and Special Collections Reading Room. Materials may be under copyright. Contact departmental staff for guidance on reproduction.
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General note
Preferred citation: [Identification of item], Captain Robert N. Anderson fonds, MS-2-504, Box [box number], Folder [folder number], Dalhousie University Archives, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
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- North America » Canada » Nova Scotia » Halifax Regional Municipality (N.S.) » Halifax (N.S.)
- North America » Canada » New Brunswick
- North America » Canada
- North America » United States
- Europe » United Kingdom
- North America » United States » New York (State) » New York (N.Y.)
- North America » Canada » Prince Edward Island » Charlottetown (P.E.I.)