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Poem of elegiac lines on the tragical murder of poor Daft Jamie

File is a photograph of a poem in a book about the death of Daft Jamie during the West Port Murders by William Burke. Photograph was published in the book West Port Murders in 1829. Poem reads:
Alas! Jamie's Pickled
ELEGIAC LINES
ON THE
Tragical Murder
OF
POOR DAFT JAMIE.

ATTENDANCE give, whilst I relate
How poor Daft Jamie met his fate;
'Twill make your hair stand on your head,
As I unfold the horrid deed :--

That hellish monster, William Burke,
Like Reynard sneaking on the lurk,
Coyduck'd his prey into his den,
And then the woeful work began :--

" Come, Jamie, drink a glass wi' me,
And I'll gang wi' ye in a wee,
To seek yer mither i' the town-
Come drink, man, drink, an' sit ye down."

" Nae, I'll no' drink wi' ye the nou,
For if I div 'twill mak' me fou;"
" Tush, man, a wee will do ye guid,
'Twill cheer yer heart, an' warm yer bluid."

At last he took the fatal glass,
Not dreaming what would come to pass ;
When once he drank, he wanted more--
Till drunk he fell upon the floor.

" Now," said th' assassin, "now we may
Seize on him as our lawful prey."
" Wait, wait," said Hare, " ye stupid ass,
He's yet too strong--let's tak' a glass."

Like some unguarded gem he lies--
The vulture waits to seize its prize;
Nor does he dream he's in its power,
Till it has seized him to devour.

The ruffian dogs,--the hellish pair,--
The villain Burke,--the meagre Hare,--
Impatient were the prize to win,
So to their smothering pranks begin :--

Burke cast himself on Jamie's face,
And clasp'd him in his foul embrace;
But Jamie waking in surprise,
Writhed in an agony to rise.

At last, with nerves unstrung before,
He threw the villain on the floor ;
And though alarm'd, and weaken'd too,
He would have soon o'ercome the foe :

But help was near--for it Burke cried,
And soon his friend was at his side;
Hare tripp'd up Jamie's heels, and o'er
He fell, alas! to rise no more !

Now both these blood-hounds him engage,
As hungry tygers fill'd with rage,
Nor did they handle axe or knife,
To take away Daft Jamie's life.

No sooner done, than in a chest
They cramm'd this lately welcom'd guest,
And bore him into Surgeons' Square--
A subject fresh--a victim rare !

And soon he's on the table laid,
Expos'd to the dissecting blade;
But where his members now may lay
Is not for me--or you--to say.

But this I'll say--some thoughts did rise :
It fill'd the Students with surprise,
That so short time should intervene
Since Jamie on the streets was seen.

But though his body is destroy'd,
His soul can never be decoy'd
From that celestial state of rest,
Where he, I trust, is with the bless'd.

Written by J. P.

N. B.--There is published by the same Editor, (the second Edition with alterations,)
a LACONIC NARRATIVE of the LIFE and DEATH of POOR JAMIE ; in which are inter-
spersed, several Anecdotes relative to him, and his old friend BOBY AWL :--PRICE THRIP
PENCE. The work will be embellished with a striking Portrait of Jamie.
Published by WILLIE SMITH, No. 3, Bristo Port,
PRICE ONE PENNY.

Photographs of Mrs. James Sisk and Vice-President Donald McNeill

Item is a contact sheet of six photographs of Mrs. James Sisk and Vice-President Donald McNeill looking at George Ramsay's bust and a portrait of Reverend John Forrest, third president of Dalhousie University. Mrs. Sisk is the granddaughter of George Munro, and the grand niece of John Forrest. Her father, Jacob Gould Schurman, was a professor of philosophy at Dalhousie in the 1880s before becoming president at Cornell University in 1892.

Wamboldt-Waterfield Photography Limited

Photographs of Brian Smith and Johanna Cromwell

Item consists of a collage of photographs of Brian Smith and Johanna Cromwell. Each photograph is accompanied by a caption. The photographs were published in University News, Volume 10, No. 21 and accompanied a story about Savalith Sayarath, a Vietnamese boat person refugee who was hired at the Kellogg Health Sciences Library.

Photographic collage of the Red Cap Snow Shoe Club

Item is a photographic collage of the Red Cap Snow Shoe Club. The collage consists of photographs of the members of the club and a dog arranged on a painted background to appear as though the club is standing outside together. Most of the club members are holding snow shoes. The collage is attributed to Halifax Photo.

Photographic collage of the Dalhousie University dentistry class of 1962

Item is a photographic collage of the Dalhousie University dentistry class of 1962. The collage consists of portraits of K. G. Buckley; J. L. Hale; I. F. Paul; W. H. Chan; J. N. Stasiuk; W. E. Russell; W. A. S. Hayes; R. E. Hoar; D. V. Chaytor; T. D. Ingham; N. H. Andrews; J. D. McLean; A. E. MacLeod; D. M. J. Bonang; J. W. Logue; and R. A. Murray arranged in several rows.

Photographic collage of the Dalhousie University dentistry class of 1961

Item is a photographic collage of the Dalhousie University dentistry class of 1961. The item is incorrectly dated to 1962. The collage consists of portraits of K. R. Asahina; A. Graham; T. H. Jr. Raddall; J. J. Power; H. W. Brogan; L. I. Guaum; F. A. Murdock; C. T. Greene; P. Gaunt; M. S. Brzak; J. D. McLean; W. G. Booth; R. J. Paturel; and D. P. Woods arranged in several rows.

Photographic collage of section C of the Dalhousie Law School class of 1982-1983

File contains a photographic collage and a transparency of of section A of the Dalhousie Faculty of Law in 1982-1983. The collage consists of photographs of Glenn Anderson; Debbie Armour; Sonya Brander; Barbara Brown; Jim Burrill; Bernard Butler; Edwin Cameron; Bruce Chislett; Greg Clark; Lynn Connors; George Donovan; Doug Drysdale; Allen Eagleson; Neil Flanagan; Celia Forsyth; Mary Hamilton; Charlotte Hatfield; Peter Hickman; Jean Hillier Dewolfe; Richard Hirsch; Ian Holloway; Jim Isnor; Cathy Jones; Shawn Kavanagh; Bruce Langstroth; Greg Lenehan; Hester Lessard; Gerald MacDonald; Fraser MacFayden; Marguerite MacNeil; Barry MacTavish; Frank Archibald McIntyre; Isobel MacNeil; Kirk Meldrum; Evangilia Moutoulas; Holly Nicholson; Cathleen O'Grady; John Oxner; Dave Parker; Rick Pellino; Deborah Poole; Harold Porter; Don Presse; Kay Rhodenizer; Peter Rosinski; Catherine Smith; Ron Snyder; Roberta Sullivan; Greg Uhrynuk; Clayton Wallace; Gary Wharton; Randy Whiffen; and Liz Wood. Each person is holding up a sign with their name and there is also a name tag attached to each photograph.

Photographic collage of section B of the Dalhousie Law School class of 1982-1983

File contains a photographic collage and a transparency of of section B of the Dalhousie Faculty of Law in 1982-1983. The collage consists of photographs of Gita Anand; Heather Boyd; Nan Brooks; Darrell Brown; Sheila Bruce; Ross Byrne; Brent Childs; Ronald Chisholm; Brenda Christen; Kevin Gault; Edward Gores; Robert Dunn; Duncan Gosnell; Pam Goulding; Isabel Grant; Bernie Hogan; Cheryl Holden; Jim Igloliorte; Joanne Johnston; Jawad Kassab; Karen Kinley; Annemarie Koch; David Kornhouser; Eric LeDrew; Jud Levinson; Kirk Lyonde; Jim MacAulay; Kevin MacLean; Brian MacNeil; Peter McElhaney; Janet McMurtry; John Meaney; Valerie Miller; Judy Neil; Karen Oldfield; John O'Neill; Scott Peacock; Brenda Picard; Martin Pollock; Kathryn Raymond; Carol Reesor; Ralph Ripley; Susannah Rowley; Samy Salloum; Laurie Sayer-Smith; Norma Scott; Dave Steeves; Marji Taylor; Michael Tweel; Peter Ward; Wayne Wolfe; and Roy Dickey. Each person is holding up a sign with their name and there is also a name tag attached to each photograph.

Photographic collage of section A of the Dalhousie Law School class of 1982-1983

File contains a photographic collage and a transparency of of section A of the Dalhousie Faculty of Law in 1982-1983. The collage consists of photographs of Elizabeth Ackman; Alex Beadie; Jocelyn Bennett; Christine Birnie; Kelly Bray; Kathy Briand; Vincent Calderhead; Taska Carrigan; Ken Clark; Steve Coughlan; Paul Davies; Les Doll; Kevin Drolet; Marian Fourtune-Stone; Gavin Giles; Tim Hill; Chuck Hofley; Karen Hudson; Jay Humphrey; David Jones; Ann Keating; Susan Keswick; Mark Knox; Carson Lawrence; Herve LePierres; Mona Lynch; Neil MacLean; Louise MacPherson; Mike Madden; Donald Mathews; Lesley McKenzie; Alex Mersereau; Ann Mowatt; Clyde Nickerson; Paul O'Connell; Chris Parke; Gerry Parson; Nancy Peers; Dean Pietrantonio; Pam Reardon; Lynn Peierson; Jim Revell; Deveryn Ross; Cindy Rotar; Joe Spears; Jane Ann Summers; Tony Tam; Chris Van Dyck; John Willkinson; Bois Wilson; Nancy Wright; and Peter Rogers. Each person is holding up a sign with their name and there is also a name tag attached to each photograph.

Photograph taken during the presentation of a grant to Dalhousie University from IBM

Item is a photograph taken during the presentation of a $21,000 grant to Dalhousie University by IBM. The photograph shows Keith Johnston, Vice-President of IBM Canada Ltd., Eastern Region; Dr. Henry D. Hicks, President of Dalhousie University; W. Blair Dymond, Manager of IBM's Atlantic provinces data processing division; Dr. W. R. Smith of Dalhousie's departments of mathematics and physiology and biophysics; and Dr. Guy R. MacLean, Vice-President academic and research.

Donkin, John

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