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Correspondence of Frank Parker Day

This series contains all correspondence found in the fonds. Due to the broad scope of Day’s correspondence and the sometimes blurry lines that exist between his personal versus business letters, the series is not ordered by subject. Rather, correspondence is ordered chronologically by decade and alphabetically within the decade.

A detailed list of correspondents' names and exact dates of the letters is available in the Archives.

Correspondence of Gargoyle Puppet Theatre

Series is composed of correspondence of the Gargoyle Puppet Theatre, often addressed to James (Jim) MacSwain. The records mainly consist of correspondence from local arts/theatre organizations or thank-you letters for the theatre's performances. There are also some letters regarding agreement for renting space and/or theatre performances.

Correspondence of George E. Smith Company

The foreign letters are a combination of solicited and unsolicited correspondence from their suppliers. These documents are a testament to the short supply of raw materials facing Canadian manufactures during World War I and the steep price increases for these products. Some of these letters express patriotic feelings about supporting Canada in the war.

Correspondence of George Nicholls

This series consists of professional and personal correspondence with Nicholls while he was an editor at the Canadian Bar Review and as a law professor at Dalhousie University. More correspondence can be found throughout the other series related to their subject. Correspondence regarding family estates and wills can be found in the series Family Records.

Correspondence of Guy Henson

This series consists of Guy Henson's general correspondence. Correspondents range from Henson's brother, R.C.C. Henson, to UNESCO to universities, friends and colleagues. Topics covered include letters of introduction, graduate school applications, and employment concerns.

Correspondence of Himmelman Supply Company and Affiliated Companies

Series contains correspondence from Himmelman Supply Company and its affiliated companies, including O.K. Service Shipping Limited, Oakland Shipping Limited, La Have Shipping Limited, Himmelman Shipping Limited, Himmelman Supermarket Limited, La Have Investments Limited, and Nova Hereford Farms. Most records in the series were originally filed with the correspondence of Himmelman Supply Company. Correspondence involves shipping activities, purchases of ships and ship equipment, financial and legal activities of Himmelman Supply Company and its affiliated companies, and other business- related activities. Series also includes a Shipping Contracts and Agreements Sub-Series that contains legal agreements, contracts, and notarized statements that were included with correspondence files. See Correspondence Sub-Series for Oakland Shipping Limited, Nova Hereford Farms, and Lawrence Himmelman for additional correspondence.

Correspondence of Horace E. Read

This series contains correspondence predominantly from colleagues. This series also includes correspondence from students as well correspondence pertaining to Horace Read’s appointment to the Order of Canada.

Correspondence of J. Andrew Wainwright

This series contains general correspondence between J. Andrew Wainwright and other Canadian writers. Correspondence regarding Wainwright's manuscripts and publications are included in the Published Works and Unpublished Works series.

Correspondence of James Aitchison

Series consists of correspondence addressed to Aitchison from family, friends, and colleagues covering topics such as the New Democratic Party, Canadian politics, activities in the political science department at Dalhousie, as well as personal and familial correspondence.

Correspondence of Jenny Munday

Series contains correspondence sent and received by Jenny Munday, including letters, email printouts, and greeting cards. The correspondence is about theatre companies; theatre awards; workshops that Munday participated in; jobs that Munday applied for; talent agencies; personal correspondence; and other topics.

Correspondence of John Godfrey

Series contains general correspondence written to and by John Godfrey while he was a faculty member at Dalhousie University and President of the University of King’s College in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Correspondence relating to the History 100 course and Double O Zero Productions Limited can be found in the "Double O Zero Productions Limited" series. More correspondence may be found throughout the fonds in files relating to their subject.

Correspondence of Joyce Barkhouse

Series contains correspondence between Barkhouse and a number of others. It is divided into three subseries: Letters from students, Personal correspondence, and Professional correspondence.

Correspondence of Norman Creighton

This series contains the majority of Norman Creighton's correspondence, all of which is arranged alphabetically by correspondent; the exception is the CBC subseries, which is arranged chronologically. Some correspondence relating to topics covered in Creighton's writing can be found in the research and subject files. The correspondence spans a period of 82 years and includes both incoming and outgoing letters, as well as postcards and greeting cards. Creighton's correspondents were wide-ranging and include family, friends, fellow writers, fans, publishers, and his long-time employer - the CBC. Creighton also corresponded with numerous government departments, libraries, archives, and historical societies to research topics for his magazine articles and radio scripts. Creighton frequently corresponded with his older brother Alan Creighton, local writer Kay Hill, CBC colleague Marjory Whitelaw, and American literary critic Thomas H. Uzzell. At the CBC he often communicated with Ralph Marven, Norval Balch, Harry J. Boyle, and Edgar Bennett. The Maclean's file in the publishers correspondence subseries contains letters from editor Pierre Berton (personal letters from Berton after he left Maclean's are filed separately under his name). In addition to Berton, Creighton corresponded with the following notable individuals: his cousin, folklorist Helen Creighton; Donald Curren, the Executive Director of the Canadian Paraplegic Association (Nova Scotia Division) and member of the Order of Canada; Nova Scotia writers Hugh McClennan, Ernest Buckler, Thomas H. Raddall. These files, however, tend to contain fewer letters over a short period of time.

Correspondence of Nova Scotia Committee to Aid American War Objectors. Halifax Committee to Aid War Resistors

The bulk of this series is correspondence from Americans requesting information on emigration to Canada. Some replies are attached. Also included in this series is the personal correspondence of the director Richard Lind and a series of letters from G. E. Amenta, an American facing deportation from Canada.

Correspondence of Philip Girard

This series consists of personal and professional correspondence by and to Girard regarding research he is conducting, job opportunities, associations and committees, general correspondence with friends and colleagues and academic topics. Correspondence regarding Emma Stirling and Bora Lasking can be found in respective series. Some correspondence may be located in other files related to that topic.

Correspondence of Powers Brothers

Series consists of incoming and outgoing correspondence that was filed separately from the job files. Correspondents include clients, contractors, vendors, personnel, associations, government departments and representatives (both federal and provincial), and insurance companies. Most correspondents were based in Nova Scotia, particularly Lunenburg, but some were located throughout the Atlantic Provinces, Quebec, and Ontario. The correspondence primarily pertains to the Powers Brothers' work in the early 1980s and includes job quotations, client complaints and charge disputes, information about products offered by vendors, and product warranties. The series also contains information about the company's membership and duties in various associations, and some personal letters written by John Powers to members of the community. There is also a file of correspondence by A. F. Powers from the early 1900s, which consists of personal and business letters with local correspondents, job quotations, and invoices. Some material from the series was discarded (namely invoices and unsolicited mail) and the series was arranged alphabetically by archivist. Bulk from 1980 - 1986.

Correspondence of Robert Weil

This series consists of personal correspondence with family friends Corinne Sclag, Irving Sheffel, Horace D. Beach and Rev. Rodney Stokoe. Some professional correspondence is included with friends and collegues at Dalhousie University, including Dr. Frank A. Dunsworth regarding the Springhill mining disaster. More correspondence can be found within other files as noted in the file description.

Correspondence of Samuel Ernest Sprott

This series consists of professional and some personal correspondence written by and to Sprott. Correspondents include current and former students and collegues and friends regarding scholarships, recommendations, Neptune theatre, research and donating papers to Dalhousie University Archives.

More correspondence can be found throughout the other series regarding their respected topic.

Correspondence of Seafood Producers Association.

Series consists of the Association's business correspondence. Correspondence is made to and by association members, federal and provincial government officials, processing companies, researchers, the Fisheries Council of Canada, and other fisheries associations relating to all aspects of the fisheries from harvesting to marketing fish in Atlantic Canada and around the world. Correspondence can also be found amongst other files in all series.

Correspondence of the Scott Paper Company

Series consists of incoming and outgoing correspondence. Correspondents include clients, vendors, personnel, associations, government departments and representatives (both federal and provincial), and insurance companies. Correspondents were located in Nova Scotia, throughout the Atlantic Provinces, the United States, and overseas including Great Britain, Europe, South America, and Asia. The series contains information about products being used by the company, their customer base, employment practices, etc. Some material from the series was discarded (namely invoices and unsolicited mail) and the series was arranged alphabetically by archivist.

Correspondence of Thomas Head Raddall

Series contains most of Raddall's correspondence, arranged alphabetically by correspondent; however, some correspondence relating to particular works or research topics can be found scattered throughout the collection. (All such instances are clearly labelled "correspondence" in the Series in which they occur.) Also included in the Correspondence Series are some publishers contracts and "Assignments of Copyright" when included as enclosures to letters, otherwise they appear along with the manuscripts and/or published versions of the works to which they pertain.

Correspondence with Margaret Martin appears in her collection (Dalhousie University Archives MS-2-227).

Letters sent to Raddall after his death have been collected together in a file called "Posthumously received letters," which appears at the end of this series.

For more information about the contents of the Correspondence Series, consult the detailed description available in hard copy in the Dalhousie Archives.

Correspondence of W. Graham Allen

This series consists of correspondence written by Allen, as well as letters addressed to Allen. This includes correspondence from family members, friends, and work related letters. It also includes letters from listeners of the CBC program Neighborly News.

Correspondence of Wilfred Creighton

Series consists of correspondence received by Creighton from family, friends and work associates. There is some outgoing correspondence. The bulk of correspondence is forestry-related. Series is arranged alphabetically by author except bound retirement testimonial letters and correspondence relating to the publication of "Challenges and Response: A History of Wildlife and Wildlife Management in Nova Scotia" by Donald Dodds. Some correspondence is in German.

Correspondence of Will R. Bird

This series contains correspondence collected by Bird. Correspondents include fans and contemporaries. Repeat correspondents include Clarke, Irwin and Co., the MacMillan Group publishing company, McGraw-Hill, University of Toronto Press, the Cumberland Publishing Company, and the Banff School of the Arts. Bird's natural order of organizing this correspondence (incoming and copies of outgoing mail stapled together) has been preserved. See also the Scrapbook Series for further correspondence.
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