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.
Item consists of handwritten correspondence written by Gilbert Sutherland Stairs to the MacMechans, dated May 15, 1904 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, thanking them for past correspondence, and about catching up with friends and former classmates.
Item consists of handwritten correspondence written by Gilbert Sutherland Stairs to Archibald MacMechan, dated March 3, 1907, at Oxford University, discussing life at Oxford, rowing, visits with mutual friends, and upcoming travels to France.
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.
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.
Item consists of handwritten correspondence sent from Gilbert Sutherland Stairs to Archibald MacMechan, dated Janaury 10, 1904 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, discussing MacMechan's suggestion that Stairs write exams in pursuit of a Rhodes scholarship.
Item consists of handwritten correspondence written by Gilbert Sutherland Stairs to Archibald MacMechan, dated February 7, 1905 while at Oxford University under a Rhodes Scholarship, discussing poor depictions of Oxford in Massachusetts paper and responding to accusations that America should annex Canada. He also discusses vacationing in Paris, extracurricular activities at Oxford, and visits with friends.
Item consists of handwritten correspondence written by Gilbert Sutherland Stairs to the MacMechans, dated April 19, 1904 in Brooklyn, New York, thanking both for their educational support, as well as providing updates of life at Harvard.
Item consists of typed correspondence sent from Eugene Parker to Mr M.B. Archibald, February 13, 1937, discussing Sarah Croker's will. Item is "Enclosure 1" accompanying correspondence between Thomas Raddall and Roy Laurence.
Item consists of typed correspondence from E.F. Street, of the Committee on Camp Hill Cemetery, to Thomas Raddall, regarding the location of Sarah Croker's burial. The letter is annotated with inked additions, with a crude map marked to verso.
Item consists of correspondence sent by Jessice Ripple and Ginelle MacKinnon to Thomas H. Raddall in February 1993, regarding the dedication of the 1993 Liverpool Regional High School textbook in Raddall's name.
Item consists of a letter sent by Zoe Lucas to Thomas H. Raddall in 1988 thanking Raddall for a copy of an autobiography gifted to Lucas on Sable Island.
Item consists of a letter sent by G.H. Corkum of the Lunenburg County Teachers Institute to Thomas H. Raddall, requesting Raddall give a talk at the Institute.
Item consists of a typed letter sent by Thomas H. Raddall to Sara MacGlashen in 1957, about the influence of the culture and history of the Indigenous peoples of Nova Scotia in the writing his short story "The Amulet".
Item consists of correspondence sent by Jim Lotz to Thomas H. Raddall dating from 1983 thanking Raddall for the inspiration his work provided during Lotz's writing.
Item consists of typed correspondence sent by Isabel MacNeill to Thomas H. Raddall in October 1969, thanking him for a copy of a lecture, and discussing reading "Halifax: Warden of the North".
Item consists of correspondence sent by David MacLellan (of the Department of National Defence--Army) to Thomas H. Raddall in November 1942, commenting on the publication of "His Majesty's Yankees".
Item consists of correspondence sent between 1990 and 1999 between Ronald St. John Macdonald, Myres S. McDougal, H. Peter Stern, W.M. Reisman, Anthony Kronman, Sheryl DeFilippo, Rosalyn Higgins, and Andrea McDowell.
Item consists of correspondence sent from D.H.N. Johnson to Ronald St. John Macdonald, consisting of Johnson's responses to Macdonald's questionnaire about the teaching of international law in post-secondary environments.
Item consists of correspondence between Jessie I. Lawson (of the Educational Review) and Carleton Stanley about Stanley's attendance at the New Brunswick Teachers' Association meeting in Fredericton in June 1932.
Item consists of correspondence between Dalhousie President Henry Hicks and several other stakeholders between 1964 and 1968, regarding the potential loaning of extinct Labrador duck specimens from the Thomas McCulloch Museum to the National Museum of Canada. Includes correspondence between President Hicks and L.B. Macpherson, Eric Mercer, A.W.F. Banfield, Waldemar Fries, Sylvia Fullerton, John E. McInerny, R.A. Cluney, T.A. Russell, J. Lynton Martin, Elisabeth A. Christian, D.H. McNeill, K.E. von Maltzhan, and W. Earl Godfrey.
Item is a letter from Dalhousie Alumni Secretary, Helen Balcom, to Bertha Oxner at the University of Saskatchewan regarding the latter's written query about the history of early women graduates of Dalhousie University. Her letter makes reference to recently made lists, which are likely those listed elsewhere in this file (UA-32, Box 9, Folder 1, Items 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, and 9). Bertha Oxner's letter of response is also included.
Item consists of handwritten correspondence sent by Fred Wigmore, editor of the Dalhousie Yearbook, to Carleton Stanley discussing the theme of the 1932 Dalhousie Yearbook of "Pilgrim's Progress".
Item consists of correspondence sent by Florence Murray to Rev. C.M. Lloyd of The Mission to Lepers, dated September 1964, regarding visits to Mission leprosy colonies in Ho Hei Won and a government leprosarium in Chunju.
Item consists of correspondence between Carleton Stanley and the Saint John Telegraph-Journal from December 1933 about the President's inability to supply an editorial to the Christmas Edition of the Telegraph-Journal this year.
Item consists of correspondence between Dalhousie President Carleton Stanley's office, as well as Robie Tufts and Burlingham Schurr, regarding Dalhousie's holding of two Labrador duck specimens at the Thomas McCulloch Museum.
Item consists of a typed letter from Arthur Shears to Barbara Hinds, dated March 6, 1969, about editorial suggestions related to Hinds' coverage of the Nova Scotia Rehabilitation Centre.
Item consists of correspondence between Dalhousie President A. Stanley MacKenzie, Dr Leonard Sanford, C.J. Burchell, and Henry Fairfield Osborn, regarding Dalhousie's holding of extinct Labrador duck specimens in the Thomas McCulloch Museum.
