Archives Catalogue

MS-2-701, Box 6, Folder 12
File
1926-1945

File contains typed diary entries from 1926, including dreams and reminisces. Also includes some correspondence. Pages missing.

Loose Papers

MS-2-701, Box 9, Folder 8
File
[193-]-

Part of Alan Creighton fonds

Includes comments on writing, poems, diary entries, etc. Handwritten on diary pages by Alan Creighton.

Loose Papers

MS-2-701, Box 3, Folder 10
File
1929-

Part of Alan Creighton fonds

File contains typed and handwritten miscellaneous writings by Alan Creighton, including notes on religion, parts of short stories, reminisces, profiles of towns, etc. Many works are missing multiple pages. Also includes notebook titled "religion" with handwritten entries regarding religion.

Loose Papers

MS-2-701, Box 3, Folder 2
File
1933-1959

Part of Alan Creighton fonds

File contains loose pages of writings by Alan Creighton, including jotted notes, bits of stories, poems, reminisces, etc. Handwritten; missing pages.

Loose Papers

MS-2-701, Box 3, Folder 11
File
1923-

Part of Alan Creighton fonds

File contains typed and handwritten pages on a variety of topics including life in Nova Scotia, towns, reminisces, parts of stories, etc. Many works missing multiple pages.

Loose Papers

MS-2-701, Box 3, Folder 3
File
1980-

Part of Alan Creighton fonds

File contains loose pages of writings by Alan Creighton including reminisces, stories, etc. Likely covering a number of years. Typed, missing pages.

Loose Pages from Short Stories

MS-2-701, Box 5, Folder 7
File
[19--]-

Part of Alan Creighton fonds

File contains loose pages handwritten and typed, from a variety of short stories by Alan

Letters from Halifax, Correspondence, and Emotional Scenes

MS-2-701, Box 7, Folder 4
File
[193-]-

Part of Alan Creighton fonds

Many loose pages handwritten on diary pages: correspondence, diary entries, etc. Note that the dates printed on the page do not necessarily correspond with when the text by Alan Creighton was written.

Landscapes

MS-2-701, Box 25, Folder 5
File
19---

Part of Alan Creighton fonds

File contains sketches depicting landscapes, predominantly country scenes.

Landscapes

MS-2-701, Box 12, Folder 7
File
[19--]-

Part of Alan Creighton fonds

File contains 9 paintings in oil and watercolour. Varying sizes ranging from 26x37 cm to 16x33 cm. Paintings depict landscapes, predominantly country scenes and waterfront scenes.

Lake Ontario

MS-2-701, Box 29, Folder 13
File
19---

Part of Alan Creighton fonds

File contains 1 painting in watercolour on paper. Noted on verso is "film 01.26." Painting depicts sailboats on the water.

Kingsport, Minus [Minas] Basin

MS-2-701, Box 29, Folder 18
File
19---

Part of Alan Creighton fonds

File contains 1 painting in watercolour on paper depicting figures on a dock watching sailboats at Kingsport, Nova Scotia.

Journal

MS-2-701, Box 10, Folder 5
File
1954-1965

Part of Alan Creighton fonds

File contains 1 handwritten diary of Alan Creighton containing diary entries, short stories, and essays.

Houses

MS-2-701, Box 17, Folder 3
File
1930-

Part of Alan Creighton fonds

File contains loose sketches depicting houses and buildings. Some scenes are identified.

Hendry and Creighton Papers

MS-2-701, Box 10, Folder 7
File
1923-2001

Part of Alan Creighton fonds

File contains assorted memorabilia including membership cards, notice to report for military service, settlement statements for the estates of Norman Creighton and Marjorie Goodman, funeral programs for Norman and Laleah Creighton and H. Marjorie Goodman, correspondence, newspapers regarding the publication of "Talk About the Valley", a photo of Norman, etc.

Hendry and Creighton Papers

MS-2-701, Box 11, Folder 1
File
1922-1991

Part of Alan Creighton fonds

File contains assorted loose papers and memorabilia including postcards, programs from the Majestic Theatre in Halifax, Nova Scotia, map of Halifax, Nova Scotia, reminisces by Laleah Creighton, poetry by Alan Creighton, minutes and papers regarding "The Canadian Forum," and correspondence between Alan Creighton and Eville Gorham regarding Titus Smith.

Health Record: May 6, 1981 - November 5, 1984

MS-2-701, Box 7, Folder 2
File
1981-1984

Part of Alan Creighton fonds

File contains 1 handwritten diary of Alan Creighton with primary focus on health concerns and some mention of world news. 2 poems appear on back page.

Harborville Shore (Looking East)

MS-2-701, Box 27, Folder 1
File
1990-

Part of Alan Creighton fonds

File contains 1 painting in watercolour. Item is size 38x46 cm, housed in a mat frame to be 42x46 cm. Noted on verso is "film 01.38." Painting depicts a house on the shore.

Hantsport View

MS-2-701, Box 28, Folder 5
File
1979-

Part of Alan Creighton fonds

File contains 1 painting in oil on canvas board. Noted on verso is "film 01.69.2A." Painting depicts a townscape of Hantsport, Nova Scotia.

Hantsport Brook

MS-2-701, Box 29, Folder 4
File
1990-

Part of Alan Creighton fonds

File contains 1 painting in oil on board. Noted on verso is "film 01.68.3A." Painting depicts a stream in the woods.

Hantsport and Annapolis Valley Sketches

MS-2-701, Box 23, Folder 8
File
19---

Part of Alan Creighton fonds

File contains loose sketches in pencil, oil, and watercolour, depicting landscapes, houses, and people.

Hall's Harbour

MS-2-701, Box 28, Folder 9
File
1985-

Part of Alan Creighton fonds

File contains 1 painting in oil on canvas board. Noted on verso is "film 01.68.19A." Painting depicts boats on the shore at Hall's Harbour, Nova Scotia.

Halifax Harbour and Down the Coast: Sketches by A.B. Creighton

MS-2-701, Box 16, Folder 7
File
1931-

Part of Alan Creighton fonds

File contains 27 loose sketches in ink, predominantly size 23x30 cm. Sketches depict harbour and coastal scenes in Nova Scotia; some locations are identified. Items were previously housed together in a scrapbook titled "Halifax Harbour and Down the Coast: Sketches by A.B. Creighton." Some items are water-damaged.

Gypsum Loading Wharf, Hantsport

MS-2-701, Box 29, Folder 29
File
19---

Part of Alan Creighton fonds

File contains 1 painting in watercolour on paper, size 41x51 cm with mat. Noted on verso is "film 01.39." Painting depicts landscape of gypsum wharf on the water at Hantsport, Nova

Glenn Gould and Papers

MS-2-701, Box 13, Folder 3
File
1951-1975

Part of Alan Creighton fonds

File contains loose newspaper clippings with stories (reviews, interviews, etc.) about pianist Glenn Gould. Also includes loose handwritten pages including correspondence and notes on the history of music.

George's Island in Winter

MS-2-701, Box 29, Folder 22
File
19---

Part of Alan Creighton fonds

File contains 1 painting in watercolour on paper, size 31x41 cm with mat. Noted on verso is "film 01.26." Painting depicts George's Island (Halifax, Nova Scotia) blanketed in snow.

Geological Formations

MS-2-701, Box 12, Folder 10
File
[19--]-

Part of Alan Creighton fonds

File contains 7 loose sketches in pencil, ink, and watercolour. Predominantly size 28x38cm. Sketches depict landscapes, predominantly rock formations.

Forest Stream

MS-2-701, Box 16, Folder 10
File
1983-

Part of Alan Creighton fonds

File contains 1 painting in oil on canvas board. Painting depicts a stream in the forest. Noted on verso is "film 01.69.8."

Forest Stream

MS-2-701, Box 29, Folder 24
File
1989-

Part of Alan Creighton fonds

File contains 1 painting in watercolour on paper. Noted on verso is "film 01.40." Painting depicts a stream in a wooded area.

Fishing Village Near Lunenburg, N.S.

MS-2-701, Box 25, Folder 10
File
1990-

Part of Alan Creighton fonds

File contains 1 watercolour painting. Noted on verso is "film 01.58." Painting depicts houses.

Fishing Boats, Halibut Bay

MS-2-701, Box 29, Folder 5
File
1932-

Part of Alan Creighton fonds

File contains 1 painting in oil on canvas board. Noted on verso is "film 01.68.4A." Painting depicts coastal scene of boats shored up on the beach.

Figures and Landscapes

MS-2-701, Box 16, Folder 11
File
[198-?]-

Part of Alan Creighton fonds

File contains 4 paintings depicting landscape scenes and human figures.

Ferry Leaving Digby for Saint John

MS-2-701, Box 12, Folder 11
File
1990-

Part of Alan Creighton fonds

File contains 1 painting in oil on canvas board. Painting depicts the "Princess of Acadia" ferry leaving Digby, Nova Scotia, for Saint John, New Brunswick. Noted on verso is "film 01.67.23."

Family Photographs

MS-2-701, Box 15, Folder 40
File
1944-1988

Part of Alan Creighton fonds

File contains 10 black and white photographs and 34 colour photographs, variable sizes from 6x9 cm to 13x18 cm. Photos depict people including: Alan Creighton, Laleah (Lee) Creighton, Norman Creighton, Harriet (Hendry) Creighton, C.J. (Charles) Creighton, Marge (Creighton) Goodman, Janet (Goodman) Goodlad, Roger Goodlad, Patricia (Goodman) McLeod, Jim McLeod, Laleah Hendry, and Helen Hendry, as well as assorted friends and neighbours, often unidentified. Includes scenes at the Creighton home in Hantsport as well as at the home of Marge (Creighton) Goodman in Kentville, Nova Scotia. Photos taken by various people. Notations made by Helen Hendry appear on verso.

Family Photographs

MS-2-701, Box 15, Folder 39
File
[192-?]-1995

Part of Alan Creighton fonds

File contains 72 black and white photographs and 11 colour photographs, variable sizes from 6x9 cm to 13x18 cm. Photos depict people including: Alan Creighton, Laleah (Lee) Creighton, Norman Creighton, Harriet (Hendry) Creighton, C.J. (Charles) Creighton, Marge (Creighton) Goodman, Janet (Goodman) Goodlad, Roger Goodlad, Patricia (Goodman) McLeod, Jim McLeod, Laleah Hendry, and Helen Hendry, as well as assorted friends and neighbours, often unidentified. Includes scenes at the Creighton home in Hantsport as well as at the home of Marge (Creighton) Goodman in Kentville, Nova Scotia. Photos taken by various people. Notations made by Helen Hendry appear on verso.

Family history

Subseries
1922-2001

Part of Alan Creighton fonds

Family Herald and Weekly Star, Vol. LXI no. 52

MS-2-701, Box 18, Folder 8
File
1930-

Part of Alan Creighton fonds

File contains issue of the "Family Herald and Weekly Star" paper, vol. LXI no. 52, which contains short story "The Guiding Light" by Alan Creighton on page 32.

Eyles, Christine

MS-2-701, Box 14, Folder 6
File
1960-

Part of Alan Creighton fonds

File contains photographs of Christine Eyles and several of her cats.

Eyles, Christine

MS-2-701, Box 12, Folder 4
File
1970-

Part of Alan Creighton fonds

File is a photograph of Christine Eyles at home with two of her cats. The rear is date stamped January 15, 1970.

Eyles Papers and Memorabilia

MS-2-701, Box 11, Folder 12
File
1883-1947

Part of Alan Creighton fonds

File contains newspaper clippings, loose pages of correspondence, and other materials primarily regarding Charles Eyles and the violins he made, along with testimonials as to the quality of the same. Also includes "The Essex Review" no. 21 vol. VI 1897, and "The Violin and its construction" by August Riechers.

Eyles Family Materials

MS-2-701, Box 11, Folder 14
File
1894-1977

Part of Alan Creighton fonds

Loose papers and memorabilia, typed and handwritten, most relating to Christine and her father Charles ("Chas") Eyles. Includes postcards and correspondence, newspaper clippings, and a lock of Christine's hair at age 77.

Eyles Family Materials

MS-2-701, Box 13, Folder 1
File
1896-1930

Part of Alan Creighton fonds

File contains loose pages typed and handwritten, including correspondence and newspaper clippings primarily about the manufacture of violins by Charles Eyles. Also clippings regarding Christine's violin performances as a youth, and assorted concert programs and other

Evening in the Cove

MS-2-701, Box 29, Folder 9
File
1980-

Part of Alan Creighton fonds

File contains 1 painting in oil on canvas board. Noted on verso is "film 01.82.8." Painting depicts a boat in the harbour at night.

Earth Call: A Book of Poems

MS-2-701, Box 2, Folder 9
File
1936-

Part of Alan Creighton fonds

File contains 1 copy of Alan Creighton's first book of poetry, "Earth Call: A Book of Poems," published in 1936 by the Macmillan Company of Canada.

Early Studies and Fanciful Sketches by A.B. Creighton

MS-2-701, Box 12, Folder 13
File
1931-

Part of Alan Creighton fonds

File contains loose sketches depicting landscapes, portraits, still life, etc. Items previously housed together in a scrapbook titled "Early Studies and Fanciful Sketches by A.B. Creighton."

Early Pencil Sketches

MS-2-701, Box 17, Folder 4
File
1922-

Part of Alan Creighton fonds

File contains loose sketches in pencil and watercolour. Sketches depict buildings, people, animals, and outdoor scenes. Items previously housed together in a photo album titled "Early Pencil Sketches."

Early Manuscripts

MS-2-701, Box 5, Folder 10
File
[191-?]-

Part of Alan Creighton fonds

Very early stories with the appearance of being written in childhood. "The Queer Oak," "The Forest Fairies," and "Captain Buckle's Treasure."

Early Manuscripts

MS-2-701, Box 3, Folder 13
File
1926-

Part of Alan Creighton fonds

Typed short stories by Alan Creighton, the majority written while living in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

Early Loose Sketches

MS-2-701, Box 12, Folder 14
File
1921-

Part of Alan Creighton fonds

File contains 47 loose sketches in pencil, ink, and watercolour. Sketches include studies of body parts, landscapes, still life, etc. Many may be from days as an art student.

Diary: September 4, 1930 - May 19, 1931

MS-2-701, Box 8, Folder 7
File
1930-1931

Part of Alan Creighton fonds

File contains 1 handwritten diary of Alan Creighton while at Grand Pre, Nova Scotia.

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