Archives Catalogue

Letter from Molly Beresford to Archibald MacMechan

MS-2-82, Box 4, Folder 80
Item
19 January 1924

Item is a letter from Dalhousie student Molly Beresford (Class of 1926) , to thank MacMechan for awarding her a book of Bliss Carman's poems for a verse she published in the Gazette.

Letter from Maurice Ravel

MS-5-2, Box 1, Folder 27, Item 6
Item
December 13, 1921

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

Ravel, Maurice

Letter from Mary Kenny to Roger Savage

MS-3-35, Box 18, Folder 10, Item 1
Item
July 2, 1974

Part of Eyelevel Gallery fonds

Item is a letter from Mary Kenny to Roger Savage written on July 2, 1974. In the letter, Kenny accepts an offer from Karl MacKeeman to serve on the Board of Directors of Eye Level Gallery. Kelly offers her services as a photographer or as coordinator of TELED's Media Resource Centre.

Letter from Mary Goldie, private secretary to Alice Mary, Princess of Albany, to Ellen Ballon

MS-5-2, Box 1, Folder 21, Item 2
Item
September 21, 1954

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

Item contains a letter from Mary Goldie, Princess Alice's private secretary, asking Ellen Ballon to forward an enclosed letter to Frank Cyril James in commemoration of the fiftieth anniversary of the McGill Conservatorium.

Letter from Martin Luther King, Jr. to Roscoe Fillmore

MS-10-1, Box 2, Folder 7
Item
August 20, 1964

Part of Roscoe Alfred Fillmore fonds

Item is a letter from Martin Luther King, Jr. congratulating Rosco Fillmore for reaching the age of 77 and expressing gratitude for his contributions to a more positive social climate. He also expresses a desire to speak in person about the issue of Black people and military service.

Letter from Marina Stewart to Michael Fernandes

MS-3-35, Box 18, Folder 12, Item 23
Item
August 16, 1982

Part of Eyelevel Gallery fonds

Item is a letter from Marina Stewart to Michael Fernandes regarding a deficit Stewart was alleged to have left at the end of the 1981 fiscal year. In the letter, Stewart asks Fernandes to bring up the matter at the first Eye Level Gallery meeting of the 1982-1983 gallery season.

Letter from Lord Dalhousie to W. Smith

MS-2-69, SF Box 18, Folder 22
Item
1823

Item is a letter (1823) from Lord Dalhousie to W. Smith, requesting that two barrels of Pictou oatmeal be shipped to Quebec on the next available vessel as a sample of Smith's produce.

Smith, W., fl. 1823

Letter from London Missionary Society's Clark Bentom and John Mitchell to Rev. John Eyre reporting on their missionary activities

MS-2-676, SF Box 31, Folder 32
Item
1800

File contains a copy and transcript of a letter written while John Mitchell and Clark Bentom were aboard the ship Ephron.

Bentom, Clark

Letter from Library and Archives Canada to Paul Cram regarding legal deposit of Canadian sound recordings for Beyond Benghazi

MS-5-21, Box 9, Folder 6
Item
2010

Part of Paul Cram fonds

Letter from Lewis Williams to John McGregor

MS-2-97, SF Box 41, Folder 16
Item
1840

Item is a letter to John McGregor from Judge Lewis M. Williams of Windsor, Nova Scotia regarding his assistance in forwarding items to Liverpool.

McGregor, John

Letter from L. Frank Baum to Alexander Leighton

MS-13-86, Box 128, Folder 38
Item
March 1919

Part of Alexander Leighton and Jane Murphy fonds

Item is a letter from L. Frank Baum, author of The Wizard of Oz, responding to a letter written to him by Alexander Leighton suggesting that Baum write a play about Oz.

Letter from Katherine Creelman to Annie Creelman concerning the Halifax Explosion

MS-2-775, Box 1, Folder 1
Item
December 17, 1917

Part of Creelman Family fonds

Letter from K. Wheare, Rector, Exeter College, Oxford

MS-2-171, Box 1, Folder 43
Item
3 May 1961

Part of Vincent C. MacDonald fonds

Item is a letter thanking Justice MacDonald for sharing a copy of his lectures on legislative power and the Supreme Court in the fifties.

Letter from Julia Schmitt Healy to Ron Shuebrook

MS-3-35, Box 18, Folder 10, Item 3
Item
October 31, 1974

Part of Eyelevel Gallery fonds

Item is a letter from Julia Schmitt Healy to Ron Shuebrook concerning his omission from the Board of Directors of Eye Level Gallery. In the letter, Healy reveals that the selection process was "basically fascism prompted by our Catch-22 situation: To apply for the grant we had to have a board of directors yet we had no members who, under a true co-operative would elect the board." She invites Shuebrook to contribute a piece to the gallery's first show, Peggy's Cove Syndrome.

Letter from Jules Émile Frédéric Massenet

MS-5-2, Box 1, Folder 24, Item 2
Item
November 1, 1898

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

Letter from Jonathan Sewell to his daughters, Maria and Henrietta

MS-2-66, SF Box 18, Folder 21
Item
1828

Item is a letter (1828) from Jonathan Sewell to his daughters, Maria (the eldest) and Henrietta, addressed to the care of their uncle, Stephen Sewell, in Montreal. Sewell describes the recent departure of Lord and Lady Dalhousie and exhorts his daughters to travel by steamboat and meet him at Three Rivers, which he calls "The Modern Seat of Science, Literature & Fashion."

Sewell, Jonathan, Justice, c. 1766-1839

Letter from John Haar, President of Centennial College, to Stephen Pedersen

MS-5-23, Box 3, Folder 4
Item
June 26, 1969

Part of Stephen Pedersen fonds

Item is a letter thanking Stephen Pedersen for his part in developing the English curriculum at Centennial College.

Letter from Jean Harriet Willetts to Grace Holloway

MS-2-82, Box 3, Folder 25
Item
[190?]

Part of Archibald MacMechan fonds

Letter from James to Lloyd regarding his family's quarantine due to influenza

MS-2-804, SF Box 90, Folder 6
Item
13 April 1919

Part of Weldon Guy Morash fonds

Item is a letter written from Rose Street, Dartmouth, from Charles to Lloyd, presumably Weldon Morash's brother.

Letter from James Ross to Hugh Campbell regarding the recovery of his son John from an unspecified illness

MS-2-12, SF Box 13, Folder 10
Item
1865

Item is a letter from James Ross, principal of Dalhousie College (1863-1885), regarding the recovery of John, the son of Hugh Campbell, from an unspecified illness.

Campbell, Hugh

Letter from James Baxter to Dalhousie's President MacKenzie

MS-2-7, SF Box 13, Folder 4, Item 15
Item
November 2, 1917

Part of James Baxter fonds

Item is a letter written by James Baxter to President McKenzie (Arthur Stanley), written in Chatham on 2 November 1917 on letterhead from the Dominion of Canada Quarantine Station of the Public Health Branch of the Department of Agriculture. The letter refers to Baxter's attendance at both the Presbyterian seminary in Truro and Dalhousie College in Halifax in the 1850s and 1860s, and mentions enclosed course tickets and notebooks.

Letter from Jacques Offenbach

MS-5-2, Box 1, Folder 27, Item 3
Item
October 24, 1879

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

Offenbach, Jacques

Letter from I.C. Rand, Dean of Law, University of Western Ontario

MS-2-171, Box 1, Folder 39
Item
28 February 1961

Part of Vincent C. MacDonald fonds

Item is a letter thanking MacDonald for sending a copy of his Osgoode Hall lectures.

Letter from Henry Wadsworth Longfellow to William Dummer Northend

MS-2-60, SF Box 18, Folder 19
Item
1875

Item is one handwritten letter (1875) from Henry Wadsworth Longfellow to William Dummer Northend in Salem, Massachusetts regarding the possibility of finding subscribers in Boston and Cambridge for an unnamed cause.

Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth, 1807-1882

Letter from Heitor Villa-Lobos to Ellen Ballon

MS-5-2, Box 1, Folder 6, Item 1
Item
December 17, 1946

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

Item is a typed letter from Heitor Villa-Lobos to Ellen Ballon written on December 17, 1946. The letter acknowledges a letter Ballon wrote on December 5, 1946 and asks if Ballon performed the world premier of Villa-Lobos's first piano concerto with the Dallas Symphony Orchestra. Item is accompanied by the stamped air mail envelope in which Ballon received the letter. Two Brazilian postage stamps are affixed to the envelope.

Letter from Heitor Villa-Lobos to Ellen Ballon

MS-5-2, Box 1, Folder 6, Item 3
Item
June 2, 1947

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

Item is a typed letter from Heitor Villa-Lobos to Ellen Ballon written on June 2, 1947. Villa-Lobos acknowledges a May 15, 1946 letter from Ballon and provides some information on his compositions, including Caixinha de Boas Festas, the 2nd Suite do Descobrimento do Brasil, and Danses Africaines. The letter refers to Marks Co. as "the true thieves of my musics." Item is accompanied by the stamped air mail envelope in which Ballon received the letter. Two Brazilian postage stamps are affixed to the envelope.

Letter from Heitor and Arminda Villa-Lobos to Ellen Ballon

MS-5-2, Box 1, Folder 6, Item 4
Item
July 26, 1947

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

Item is a handwritten letter from Heitor and Arminda Villa-Lobos to Ellen Ballon written on July 26, 1947. The letter details Villa-Lobos itinerary on a European tour and comments on Ballon's performances of Villa-Lobos' compositions. Item is accompanied by the stamped air mail envelope in which Ballon received the letter. One French postage stamp is affixed to the envelope.

Villa-Lobos, Heitor

Letter from Heitor Villa-Lobos to Ellen Ballon

MS-5-2, Box 1, Folder 6, Item 5
Item
September 9, 1947

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

Item is a typed letter from Heitor Villa-Lobos to Ellen Ballon written on September 9, 1947. The letter details some potential performances of Villa-Lobos' compositions and his desire to have Ballon perform his music. Item is accompanied by the stamped air mail envelope in which Ballon received the letter. Two Brazilian postage stamps are affixed to the envelope.

Letter from Gustav Mahler

MS-5-2, Box 1, Folder 27, Item 4
Item
September 24, 1899

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

Mahler, Gustav

Letter from Gunter Pauli to Elisabeth Borgese requesting that she write the environment report for the Aurelio Peccei Tagung

MS-2-744, Box 19, Folder 36
Item
April 3, 1985

Part of Elisabeth Mann Borgese fonds

Item is a letter regarding the October 1985 meeting in Salzburg.

Letter from Gilbert S. Stairs to E. Forbes, the Chairman of the Halifax Football Championship Committee

MS-2-330, SF Box 37, Folder 6
Item
November 2, 1910

Item is a letter written by Gilbert S. Stairs to E. Forbes, Chairman of the Halifax Football Championship Committee at Dalhousie College, regarding some criticisms of the game and suggestions for improvements.

Stairs, Gilbert S., 1882-1947

Letter from George W. Robinson to Archibald McKellar MacMechan Re: MacMechan's Letter of Support for Dr. Daniel Cobb Harvey

MS-2-30, SF Box 16, Folder 4, Item 4
Item
February 28, 1913

Part of Correspondence of Daniel C. Harvey

Item is one sheet of paper. The letter is from George W. Robinson (representing the Committee on Fellowships, and Dean Haskins of Harvard University), who thanks Archibald McKellar MacMechan for his praise of Daniel Cobb Harvey. Robinson says his qualifications are great enough to bestow upon Harvey the Bayard Cutting Fellowship, even though Harvey hadn't completed a period of residence at Harvard.

Letter from Franz Liszt

MS-5-2, Box 1, Folder 23, Item 1
Item
November 21, 1842

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

Item contains a letter written by Franz Liszt to an unidentified person, addressing the publication of some of his songs by Schott, and his cousin, Mlle. Liszt.

Letter from Frank Cyril James to Ellen Ballon

MS-5-2, Box 1, Folder 15, Item 2
Item
March 23, 1954

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

Letter from Frank Cyril James to Ellen Ballon

MS-5-2, Box 1, Folder 15, Item 1
Item
October 26, 1952

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

Letter from Francis V. Hugo to Mrs Saunders

MS-2-277, SF Box 41, Folder 15
Item
ca. 1863

Letter from Francis V. Hugo to Mrs Saunders, in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Hugo's younger sister, Adèle, boarded with the Saunders under an assumed name after she followed Lt. Albert Andrew Pinson from London to Halifax, where he was stationed between 1863-1866.

Saunders, Mrs. Richard, fl. 1863-1866

Letter from Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy to Professor Hildebrand

MS-5-2, Box 1, Folder 25, Item 2
Item
April 18, 1839

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

Letter from Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy to Edward Deorient

MS-5-2, Box 1, Folder 25, Item 1
Item
January 28, 1834

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

Letter from F.B. Monk to Ralph Hogan regarding a request for assistance in acquiring a master mariner's certificate

MS-2-268, SF Box 35, Folder 8
Item
1903

Letter from F.B. Ward regarding a request from Ralph Hogan for assistance in acquiring his masters certificate.

Hogan, Ralph

Letter from Eliza Ritchie to John Daniel Logan

MS-5-1, Box 3, Folder 46
Item
1912

Part of John Daniel Logan fonds

Item is a letter from Eliza Ritchie to John Daniel Logan. Ritchie is responding to a request for a photograph.

Ritchie, Eliza

Letter from Elias Sampson to Lemuel Publicover

MS-2-105, SF Box 50, Folder 4
Item
January 1, 1894

Part of Lemuel Publicover's miscellaneous business records

Item is a handwritten letter from Elias Sampson announcing that he has sold his ship and enquiring whether anyone in the LaHave area is looking for someone to run their vessels.

Letter from Edvard Grieg

MS-5-2, Box 1, Folder 27, Item 5
Item
February 10, 1902

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

Item is a letter from Edvard Grieg to an unidentifed person. Grieg wrote the letter at his Troldhaugen residence in Bergen Norway on February 10, 1902. It reads: "Dear Sir! Permit me, in bad English, to thank you for your songs & for your essay on my musical work. Both has [sic] given me much pleasure. I also congratulate you to your reputation in America as teacher and composer and beg you kindly to receive from me and my wife our best compliments. Yours faithfully, Edvard Grieg."

Grieg, Edvard, 1843-1907

Letter from Edna F. Anderson to John Logan

MS-5-1, Box 3, Folder 15, Item 1
Item
25 July [1923?]

Part of John Daniel Logan fonds

Item is a letter from Edna F. Anderson to John Logan describing the success of a series of concerts given by the Boston Symphony Ensemble in venues across the Maritimes with a view to booking two similar concerts in Halifax.

Letter from Edith MacMechan to Dr. Daniel Cobb Harvey

MS-2-30, SF Box 16, Folder 4, Item 3
Item
[191--?]

Part of Correspondence of Daniel C. Harvey

Item is one sheet of paper. The item is folded to create two additional pages, with only the right page having any text. The letter is from Edith MacMechan, Archibald MacMechan's wife, to Dr. Daniel Cobb Harvey.

Letter from Dr. and Mrs. Colin Campbell to the Honourable Myra A. Freeman