Archives Catalogue

Brochure on the history of the Dalhousie University No. 7 Stationary Hospital

MS-13-11, SF Box 57, Folder 14, Item 1
Item
[ca. 1919]

File contains a brochure on the history of the Dalhousie University No. 7 Stationary Hospital. The brochure includes a brief history of the hospital and a nominal role of staff that worked with the hospital. The brochure also includes transcriptions of letters and lists of staff transferred in and out of the hospital.

Dalhousie University. No. 7 Overseas Stationary Hospital

Clearing : the tale of the first Canadian casualty clearing station B.E.F., 1914-1919

MS-2-432, SF Box 44, Folder 1
Item
1940

Item is a bound typescript of "Clearing, the Tale of the First Canadian Casualty Clearing Station, B.E.F., 1914-1919" written by Thomas Brenton Smith. The typescript is inscribed by Smith to R. Robart, V.D.

Smith, Thomas Brenton, 1893-1955

Correspondence

MS-2-128, Box 1, Folder 11
File
1918-1919

Part of Samuel R. Balcom fonds

File contains seven pieces of typed correspondence addressing S.R. Balcom, regarding events at the Bramshott Camp, Hants., the No. 9 Canadian Stationary Hospital, and the No. 12 Canadian Stationary Hospital, during and shortly after the First World War. Correspondence sent from Major S.G. Chown, Colonel H.M. Robertson, and Lt.-Col. H.E. Randall.

Correspondence from Gilbert Sutherland Stairs to Archibald MacMechan, January 28, 1919

MS-2-82, Box 15, Folder 14, Item 12
Item
January 28, 1919

Part of Archibald MacMechan fonds

Item consists of handwritten correspondence written by Gilbert Sutherland Stairs to Archibald MacMechan, dated January 28, 1919, in Hoeylaert, Belgium, expressing relief at the cessation of hostilities and anxious anticipation upon returning home, and of Grenadier post-war life billeted in a village near Brussels.

Correspondence from Gilbert Sutherland Stairs to Archibald MacMechan, January 31, 1918

MS-2-82, Box 15, Folder 14, Item 10
Item
January 31, 1918

Part of Archibald MacMechan fonds

Item consists of handwritten correspondence written by Gilbert Sutherland Stairs to Archibald MacMechan, dated Janaury 31, 1918, in Cradley, Wales. Discussion includes commentary about his experiences during the Battle of Passchendaele, and of the recent passing of his friend the poet John McCrae.

Correspondence from Gilbert Sutherland Stairs to Archibald MacMechan, November 18, 1915

MS-2-82, Box 15, Folder 14, Item 8
Item
November 18, 1915

Part of Archibald MacMechan fonds

Item consists of handwritten correspondence written by Gilbert Sutherland Stairs to Archibald MacMechan, dated November 18, 1915, in Montreal, Quebec, discussing the difficult decision to enlist in the war effort, and his training for the Canadian Grenadier Guards Overseas Battalion. He then discusses military exploits of mutual friends.

Correspondence from Gilbert Sutherland Stairs to Archibald MacMechan, October 11, 1916

MS-2-82, Box 15, Folder 14, Item 9
Item
October 11, 1916

Part of Archibald MacMechan fonds

Item consists of handwritten correspondence written by Gilbert Sutherland Stairs to Archibald MacMechan, dated October 11, 1916, in Montreal, Quebec, discussing training and work with his battalion, chiefly at Bramshott Camp near London.

Correspondence from Gilbert Sutherland Stairs to Archibald MacMechan, September 12, 1918

MS-2-82, Box 15, Folder 14, Item 11
Item
September 12, 1918

Part of Archibald MacMechan fonds

Item consists of handwritten correspondence written by Gilbert Sutherland Stairs to Archibald MacMechan, dated September 12, 1918, from "The Field", briefly discussing military actions and at more length about camp life, food, and chance encounters with friends passing through battalion headquarters.

Dalhousie #7 Stationary Hospital - J. Stewart - Staff References

MS-2-128, Box 2, Folder 2
File
1920

Part of Samuel R. Balcom fonds

File contains copies of letters of reference for former railway dining car workers who enlisted in the Canadian Expeditionary Force, served in the First World War with the (Dalhousie) No. 7 Canadian Stationary Hospital. The correspondence contained herein discusses disagreements over the promises of wages granted to enlisted men from railway companies as a result of two different circulars being signed in relatively short order.

Dalhousie #7 Stationary Hospital - Matron's Correspondence

MS-2-128, Box 1, Folder 13
File
1916-1919

Part of Samuel R. Balcom fonds

File contains matron correspondence related to the Dalhousie No. 7 Stationary Hospital.

Dalhousie University No. 7 Stationary Hospital brochure

MS-13-2, SF Box 56, Folder 3
Item
[ca. 1919]

Part of Dalhousie University No. 7 Stationary Hospital collection

File contains a brochure with a brief history of the Dalhousie No. 7 Stationary Hospital, a nominal role of its staff, transcriptions of letters and lists of staff transferred in and out of the hospital.

Facsimile of correspondence sent to Richard Roome from former colleagues stationed in Halifax

MS-2-252, Box 2, Folder 8, Item 3
Item
November 24 1941

Part of Richard Edward Graham Roome fonds

Item consists of correspondence, reproduced from microfilm, sent to Richard Roome on November 24, 1941, from members of the "Roome Group" stationed in Halifax, sending "Season's Greetings" and mentioning shenanigans on the home front.

Facsimile of correspondence sent to Richard Roome regarding his promotion

MS-2-252, Box 2, Folder 8, Item 2
Item
April 4 1942

Part of Richard Edward Graham Roome fonds

Item consists of Canadian Army Overseas correspondence, reproduced from microfilm, dated April 4, 1942, sent by "Austin" to Richard Roome, giving a "very hearty congratulations on [his] recent 'upping'."

Field portrait of the No. 10 Halifax Siege Battery, ca. 1917

MS-2-827, OS Box 17, Folder 5, item 2
Item
[ca. 1917]

Part of Photographs of the No. 10 Halifax Siege Battery

Item is a photograph of the No. 10 Halifax Siege Battery, including cadets and drummer boys, standing to attention in a field, with a cemetery and farmhouses in the background.

Handwritten summary of "The Screening of Psychoneurotics," chapter 14 of The American Soldier, Volume IV

MS-13-86, Box 27, Folder 9, item 5
Item
[1949?]

Part of Alexander Leighton and Jane Murphy fonds

Item is a three-page summary written by H.L. Kohn.

Invoices, Receipts - Dalhousie #7 Stationary Hospital

MS-2-128, Box 1, Folder 15
File
1916

Part of Samuel R. Balcom fonds

File contains receipts and confirmation of dispersion of funds statements relating to the Dalhousie No. 7 Canadian Stationary Hospital, First World War.

Jonah

MS-2-202, Box 27, Folder 8, item 1
Item
[ca. 1942]

Part of Thomas Head Raddall fonds

Item is an original working typescript by T.H.R. titled "Roll Along," changed to "Jonah," and ultimately published as "Action at Sea," in Colliers, for April 11,1942. Manuscript is heavily edited by hand and contains two pages of notes.

Keeping the fleet afloat

MS-2-202, Box 29, Folder 4, Item 2
Item

Part of Thomas Head Raddall fonds

Item is an unpublished typed manuscript with handwritten edits by Thomas Raddall about naval ship building and maintenance in World War Two Halifax.

"Nova Scotia Militia Period 1865" sketches

MS-2-202, Box 31, Folder 11, Item 2
Item
[19--]

Part of Thomas Head Raddall fonds

Item consists of labelled hand-drawn sketches of militia uniforms. One is of Kirby Stevens' uniform (of the Volunteer Rifle Company).

Photograph from a dinner at the Royal Artillery Park Officers' Mess in Halifax

MS-2-252, Box 2, Folder 3, Item 5
Item
[1950?]

Part of Richard Edward Graham Roome fonds

Item consists of a photograph of a dinner in the Officers' Mess of Royal Artillery Park, Halifax, likely in 1950. Pictured include Richard Roome, Rollo Mainguy, George Foster, and seven others (names mentioned include Kinley, Simmonds, and King; four others remain unidentified).

Photograph of 12 Canadian Army Medical Corps officers

MS-13-11, PB Box 2, Folder 189
Item
[194-?]

Part of Oscar Glennie Donovan fonds

Item is group picture with Oscar Donovan in the centre, between two men in regimental Highlander dress (kilts and sporran) and other officers wearing Canadian Army Medical Corps uniform.

Photograph of a 7th Division Artillery Maintenance crew, Tracadie Camp, 1943

MS-2-252, Box 2, Folder 9, Item 8
Item
1943

Part of Richard Edward Graham Roome fonds

Photograph of a backroad and hot house near an unidentified military hospital in France during the First World War

PG-2-94, PB Box 29, Folder 55, Item 2
Item
1918

Part of A. M. MacKintosh Fonds

Item consists of a black-and-white photograph taken (and hand-coloured) by A.M. MacKintosh in early 1918, showing areas near an unidentified military hospital in France. Photograph includes a stand of birch trees bordering the hospital's back road, as well as a hot house.

Photograph of a group of German prisoners constructing huts at an unidentified military hospital in France, First World War

PG-2-94, PB Box 29, Folder 55, Item 4
Item
1918

Part of A. M. MacKintosh Fonds

Item consists of a black-and-white photograph taken (and hand-coloured) by A.M. MacKintosh in early 1918, showing a group of German prisoners resting on a stack of wooden slats, after having constructed huts at an unidentified military hospital in France.

Photograph of a group of medical and military officers, likely at the No. 7 Overseas Stationary Hospital

PG-2-94, PB Box 29, Folder 56, Item 3
Item
1918

Part of A. M. MacKintosh Fonds

Item consists of a black-and-white photograph taken by A.M. MacKintosh in early 1918, showing thirteen unidentified medical and military officers likely stationed or housed at the No. 7 Overseas Stationary Hospital. One of the seated medical officers holds a plaque stating "When we get our civy cloths on, oh, how happy shall we be".

Photograph of a group of unidentified workers in the Dalhousie Unit at the No. 7 Overseas Stationary Hospital

PG-2-94, PB Box 29, Folder 56, Item 5
Item
1918

Part of A. M. MacKintosh Fonds

Item consists of a black-and-white photograph taken by A.M. MacKintosh, likely in 1918, of an unidentified group of seventeen workers in the Dalhousie unit of the No. 7 Overseas Stationary Hospital.

Photograph of a group of uniformed officers standing outside their quarters in Hythe, England

MS-2-202, Box 51, Folder 17, Item 1
Item
[ca. 1912]

Part of Thomas Head Raddall fonds

Photograph of a meeting of Artillery HQ officers from the 5th Infantry Division

MS-2-252, Box 2, Folder 3, Item 2
Item
[1951?]

Part of Richard Edward Graham Roome fonds

Photograph of a meeting of senior officers of the 5th Division, Artillery, in Halifax

MS-2-252, Box 2, Folder 3, Item 7
Item
[1950?]

Part of Richard Edward Graham Roome fonds

Item consists of a photograph of fifteen officers from the 5th Infantry Division, Artillery, attending a reunion in Halifax, likely in 1950. Those identified include Richard Roome, Brigade Major Faulkner, George Rogers, as well as another in the front row identified as "Laing". Eleven remain unidentified.

Photograph of a military division

MS-2-202, Box 55, Folder 20, Item 11
Item
[between 1914 and 1918]

Part of Thomas Head Raddall fonds

Photograph of a military division in uniform and holding a dog

MS-2-202, Box 55, Folder 20, Item 12
Item
[between 1914 and 1918]

Part of Thomas Head Raddall fonds

Photograph of a military division with an accoutrement of rifles and telescopes

MS-2-202, Box 55, Folder 20, Item 15
Item
[between 1914 and 1918]

Part of Thomas Head Raddall fonds

Item, a photograph, appears to include T.H. Raddall, Sr., pictured on the far left.

Photograph of a military person riding a white horse

MS-2-557, PB Box 33, Folder 46
Item
[ca. 1906]

Part of Robert Henry Graham fonds

Photograph of a military person riding a white horse through camp

MS-2-557, PB Box 33, Folder 47
Item
[ca. 1906]

Part of Robert Henry Graham fonds

Photograph of a naval officer and two men in civilian dress walking up a set of outside stairs

PC1, Box 35, Folder 22, Item 37
Item
1945

Part of Dalhousie University Photograph Collection

Photograph of a naval reserve lieutenant drinking from a bottle in downtown Halifax in the aftermath of the VE-Day riots

PC1, Box 35, Folder 22, Item 11
Item
1945

Part of Dalhousie University Photograph Collection

Photograph of a parade of Canadian Armed Forces and a military band marching down a street in Holland

MS-2-202, Box 55, Folder 4, Item 5
Item
1945

Part of Thomas Head Raddall fonds

Photograph of a parade of Canadian Armed Forces marching down a street in Holland

MS-2-202, Box 55, Folder 4, Item 4
Item
1945

Part of Thomas Head Raddall fonds

Photograph of a QF 25-pounder howitzer convoy, Leclerc Bridge, near Tracadie, 1943

MS-2-252, Box 2, Folder 9, Item 7
Item
1943

Part of Richard Edward Graham Roome fonds

Photograph of a reunion dinner for the 28th battery of the 5th regiment held in Newcastle

MS-2-252, Box 2, Folder 8, Item 5
Item
November 20 1945

Part of Richard Edward Graham Roome fonds

Photograph of a reunion dinner of the families of officers of the 5th Artillery Infantry Division

MS-2-252, Box 2, Folder 3, Item 1
Item
[1950?]

Part of Richard Edward Graham Roome fonds

Item consists of a photograph of members of the Faulkner, Guildford, Roome, Fetterley, and Buell families, as well as another unidentified pair, taken at a reunion dinner in Halifax, likely in 1950

Photograph of a sailor and a Wren drinking beer on the grass in downtown Halifax during the VE-Day riots

PC1, Box 35, Folder 22, Item 13
Item
1945

Part of Dalhousie University Photograph Collection

Photograph of a serviceman and an older women with military decorations on her lapel dancing on Barrington Street during VE-Day in Halifax

PC1, Box 35, Folder 22, Item 12
Item
1945

Part of Dalhousie University Photograph Collection

Photograph of a silver plate presented to Thomas Head Raddall by the West Nova Scotia Regiment

MS-2-202, Box 54, Folder 30, Item 3
Item
[ca. 1970]

Part of Thomas Head Raddall fonds

Item, a photograph, is related to materials found in Thomas Head Raddall's photograph album, 1944-1961, and to MS-2-202, Box 55, Folder 11, Items 3-5 in subseries Thomas Head Raddall's loose photographs.