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Harriette Richardson : a one act play, by Andrew Merkel : [manuscripts]

File contains four manuscript copies of a one-act play by Andrew Merkel titled variously "Harriet Richardson" and "Mrs. Richardson Wins." The latter version contains hand-written edits that appear in the both copies titled "Harriet Richardson." One manuscript lists the author as "Marc Lescarbot" and is two pages longer than the others. The copy typed on legal-sized onion skin paper contains a note that the play was originally presented at the Community Centre, Annapolis Royal, on 5th June 1947. There is also a short note critiquing the play.
Harry Goudge Grant's letter-to-the-editor about Dalhousie's contributions to the Halifax Public H...

Harry Goudge Grant's letter-to-the-editor about Dalhousie's contributions to the Halifax Public Health Clinic

Item consists of Carleton Stanley's typescript copy of Dean Harry Goudge Grant's scathing letter to the editors of the Halifax Chronicle and Halifax Daily Star, dated March 25, 1934, responding to critiques around funding of the Public Health Clinic. "It can be said without contradiction that in no other place in the world is it [the funding of such a medical facility] done by a University."

Harry Oxorn fonds

  • MS-13-58
  • Fonds
  • 1980-1983
Fonds consists of correspondence, notes and manuscripts for Harry Oxorn's biography on H.B. Atlee. There are also copies of articles and stories written by H.B. Atlee.

Oxorn, Harry

Henry Davies Hicks fonds

  • MS-2-511
  • Fonds
  • 1915 - 1990, predominant 1937-1986
Fonds comprises records documenting Henry Hicks' political career and tenure as president of Dalhousie University, as well as his earlier studies at Oxford University and his military service in World War II. There are also records regarding his stamp collecting hobby, his community service, and his long involvement with associations such as the Rhodes Scholarship Committee. Record types include diaries and appointment books, correspondence, manuscripts, philatelic records, newspaper clippings and photographs.

Hicks, Henry D.

Hid treasure, or the labours of a deacon, and other poems : [manuscript]

  • MS-2-158, SF Box 19, Folder 7
  • Item
  • [before 1892]
Item is a manuscript of Hid Treasure, or The Labours of a Deacon and Other Poems dated April 29, 1919, which is possibly when the pages were taped into the bound scrapbook with the title embossed on the spine. A contents page lists both published and unpublished poems, including "Betula Nigra," "The Prince's Lodge," and the title poem, "Hid Treasure." The manuscript date is unknown, but the poems themselves range in date from ca.1839-1886. Robert R.J. Emmerson's name appears as co-author on the title page, but it has been scratched out along with the second of two epigraphs.

Fenerty, Charles, 1821-1892

I Ain't Dead Yet — Catalyst

File includes correspondence, notes, manuscript, a contract, and program for the play's 1986 production by Catalyst Theatre in Edmonton, AB.

I Ain't Dead Yet — Mermaid Theatre original production

File includes correspondence, notes, manuscripts, a contract, evaluations forms, reviews and a chronology outlining the project from its conception as "Grandmother's Story" through to Christopher Heide's residency at Mermaid Theatre and the company's workshop production of "I Ain't Dead Yet."

I buy a farm : [manuscript]

Item is a partial manuscript written by Andrew Merkel describing how he came to live in Lower Granville after his retirement. The first page is missing and it's unclear whether there are more missing after page number six. The manuscript contains no information about where or whether the article was published.

Ian Colford fonds

  • MS-2-751
  • Fonds
  • 1979 - 2010
Fonds contains Ian Colford's manuscripts and other records illustrating his work as an author.

Colford, Ian

Individual Transferable Fish Quotas

Series comprises records created and collected by Richard Apostle in the course of his study of the impact of individual quotas on the fishing industry in the Maritimes. Record types include transcripts of interviews with fishermen, completed surveys, draft manuscripts, notes, and secondary research materials.
Ironbound, July 30, 1926 : [manuscript]

Ironbound, July 30, 1926 : [manuscript]

Item is a manuscript of diary entries, genealogical notes, lists of idioms, and anecdotes written by Frank Parker Day in preparation for writing his novel Rockbound, which was based on families on East Ironbound Island.

James Gray fonds

  • MS-2-783
  • Fonds
  • 1941 - 2011
Fonds comprises records documenting James Gray's work s a scholar and teacher. Records include publications, manuscripts and lecture notes; audio recording of lectures; correspondence with colleagues and students; teaching materials; editorial and publishing correspondence and records; and personal correspondence and photographs.

Gray, James

Jessica Scott Kerrin fonds

  • MS-2-821
  • Fonds
  • 1996-2019, predominantely 2001-2019
Fonds comprises records regarding Jessica Scott Kerrin's work as a children's author, including printed and electronic manuscripts; editorial correspondence; book reviews; style and writing guides; learning resource materials; digital photographs; and correspondence from readers, primarily school children.

Kerrin, Jessica Scott

John Paterson fonds

  • MS-2-723
  • Fonds
  • 1908 - 1973
Fonds consists of photograph albums, newspaper clippings, and manuscripts relating to the life of John Paterson.

Paterson

Letters and poems of Molly Beresford sent to Andrew Merkel

Letters and poems of Molly Beresford sent to Andrew Merkel

File contains 71 handwritten letters sent from poet Molly Beresford to Andrew Merkel between 1922 and 1936; three postcards; one Christmas card; and four poems, including "The Philosophy of a Would-Be Poet," "Moon Shadows," "To a Fair Lady on returning to her a Pair of Rubber Shoes."

Love us more! / by Roselynn Akulukjuk: [manuscript]

File contains three copies of a manuscript—one marked "Director's Notes"— for a play put on by the students of Attagoyuk High School, in Pangnirtung, where Chris Heide was living and working. There is also a list of northern youth drama contacts, a 6-page story script and a photocopy of two notecards containing Inuktitut script.
Management of solar greenhouses : [manuscript]

Management of solar greenhouses : [manuscript]

Item consists of an offprint of the paper "Management of solar greenhouses", written by Linda Gilkeson of the Ark Project, originally published in "Solar Energy: Bringing it down to Earth: The Proceedings of the Solar Energy Society of Canada Inc., 1979 National Conference".

Abstract: "The positive and negative effects on plant growth of environmental conditions in the Ark solar greenhouse have been monitored. The lower light levels, wide temperature fluctuations, low winter temperatures, high relative humidity and possibly low COz levels compared to conventional greenhouses have been problems that have been solved to varying degrees. Plant variety selection, revised bench design and the addition of a heat exchanger are used together to provide optimum conditions within the solar design."

Manuscripts, correspondence, and contract for film adaptation of Letter from Matt Arthur's Fishpond

File contains multiple drafts of a teleplay adapted by Chris Heide from the short story published in Canadian Fiction Magazine, as well as correspondence, a contract, and a chronology of events beginning with the submission to CBC Television Drama and ending with a cancelled contract with National Film Board.

Marq de Villiers fonds

  • MS-2-825
  • Fonds
  • 1943 - 2016
Fonds comprises records documenting Marq de Villiers' work as a journalist and writer of non-fiction. Record types include manuscripts and published work—including collaborations with his wife, Sheila Hirtle; correspondence; publicity and reviews; and a small series of personal photographs and photographs taken in the course of his research.

de Villiers, Marq

Mary Vingoe fonds

  • MS-2-777
  • Fonds
  • 1980-2019
Fonds includes manuscripts, scripts, and personal papers belonging to Mary Vingoe. Fonds also includes theatre programs, contracts, and photographs.

Vingoe, Mary

Medical history of Prince Edward Island : [manuscript]

Medical history of Prince Edward Island : [manuscript]

Item consists of an typed manuscript, likely by J. Gordon Duff in 1977, titled "Medical History of Prince Edward Island", discussing important people and events in medicine and pharmacy in pre-Confederation Prince Edward Island.
Neoplasm of eyelid : [facsimile]

Neoplasm of eyelid : [facsimile]

Item consists of a facsimile of a "clinical report" submitted to the March 1900 issue of the Maritime Medical News (Vol. XII, No. 3) by Dr. A.P. Reid, titled "Neoplasm of Eyelid", with information on how to treat such an ailment.

Notes and manuscripts related child guidance clinics review

File contains notes and manuscripts written by Alexander Murchison and Norris Turner between 1972–1975 reviewing child guidance clinics and group homes in Nova Scotia. File also contains the June 1973 issue of the Nova Scotia Association of Social Workers Newsletter, with articles by Norris Turner , Patricia Hardy, Ernie Rafuse, F.M. Fraser, Martin M. Dolan, Linda Isitt, and Barrie R. MacFarlane.
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