Fonds comprises two letters written to William Croft. The first refers to work in the gold mines, while the second is a request for Croft's permission to allow his sixteen-year-old son to go overseas with the Canadian Forces. There is also a note from James Heyson to John Croft containing a medicinal recipe.
File contains production records from the 2018 Chester Playhouse production of Urinetown : The Musical by Mark Hollman and Greg Kotis. The musical was directed by Mary Vingoe and presented July 4-7, 2018. File includes a program, a brochure for the Chester Playhouse 2018 Summer Festival, a director's notebook, rehearsal schedule, song list, and set designs. File also includes a thank you card from Doug Ross.
File contains three drafts of Budge Wilson's speech (two handwritten, one typescript). The file also contains correspondence from the Royal Canadian Legion, F.E. Butler Branch 44 of Chester, Nova Scotia regarding the ceremony and two tentative programs for morning.
Item is a register of farmers' sheep and cattle marks, recorded by successive town clerks in Chester Municipality. Includes descriptions, diagrams, famers' names, dates, and the names of the recorder.
Item is a map showing a survey of Provincial Water Grant No. 20618, in the Back Harbour of Chester, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia. The surveys were conducted on June 10th and 11th, 1954 by Errol B. Hebb of Bridgewater, Nova Scotia. The map shows the shoreline along Shore Road, including wharves and lots currently or formerly owned by Clarissa Gibbs, James M. Allen, Andrew Anderson, C. Orchiltree MacDonald, E. R. Paxton, Elizabeth Allen, Verginia M. Allen, Mary L. Ritchie, Florence B. McCurdy, and William F. Bryans. There is also a small map of the Chester area inset in the upper left corner of the drawing.
Item is related to MS-2-202, Box 43, Folder 51 of the Thomas Head Raddall Correspondence series, in the Correspondence between Thomas Head Raddall and Maclean's Magazine file. The man on the far right is speculated by Napier Moore to be Thomas Head Raddall, but there is a chance that he had identified the wrong photograph of visitors to the Chester residence, "Driftwood".
Item is a photograph of an elephant named Balakrishnan who is chained on the bed of a truck in Chester, Nova Scotia. He has a blanket draped over his back. The elephant was brought to Nova Scotia by the Anil Canada Ltd. hardboard plant.
File contains newspaper clippings from the Halifax Chronicle Herald, Daily News, The Chester Clipper, The Globe and Mail, and East Word: Newsletter of the Writers' Federation of Nova Scotia.
Item is a document from the Province of Nova Scotia granting a lot of land located in the harbour in Chester, Nova Scotia to James M. Allen of Halifax. The land was granted to Allen for fifty dollars on September 25th, 1905 by the order of the Governor-in-Council. There is a small map of the lot attached to the front of the document with a seal.
File contains a document from the Province of Nova Scotia granting a lot of land located in the harbour in Chester, Nova Scotia to James M. Allen of Halifax; and a map showing a survey of Provincial Water Grant No. 20618, in the Back Harbour of Chester, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia. See MS-4-135, Box 35, Folder 16 for related documents.
File contains a notebook with details of plant collecting trips in and around Halifax by Hugh Bell and other members of the Biology Department at Dalhousie University.
Item is a drawing of heating plans for the Sword and Anchor Inn in Chester, Nova Scotia. The plans include floor plans of the main, second, and third floors. The drawing was produced by Emco Supply from Halifax, Nova Scotia.
Item is a drawing of heating plans for the Sheet Anchor Inn (or possibly the Sword and Anchor Inn) in Chester, Nova Scotia. The plans include floor plans of the first, second, and third floors. The drawing was produced by Emco Supply from Halifax, Nova Scotia.
File contains two drawings of heating plans for inns in Chester, Nova Scotia. One drawing is for the Sword and Anchor Inn and the other is for the Sheet Anchor Inn. The drawings were produced by Emco Supply from Halifax, Nova Scotia. See MS-4-136, Box 98, Folder 9 for related records.
Item is a drawing of the kitchen in the Sword & Anchor Inn in Chester, Nova Scotia. The drawing shows a floor plan of the kitchen with all appliances and furniture. The areas and appliances are numbered and labeled with descriptions and measurements. The drawing was produced by Webster's Hotel, Restaurant and Tavern Equipment.
File contains a lightly annotated script and structure notes for Council Matters, a play by Chris Heide that was performed at the 2001 Chester Playhouse Summer Festival.
Item is a printed and bound paper delivered at the annual meeting of the Nova Scotia Barristers' Society, held in Chester, Nova Scotia, on June 29 and 30, 1951, by the Honourable Vincent C. MacDonald, a Justice of the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia.
This fonds consists of records created and collected by both the Canadian Puppet Festival and the Chester Theatre Council related to the management of the Chester Playhouse, including financial records such as statements, budgets, balance sheets, and invoices; press releases; photocopies of reviews; advertising and marketing records; personnel files; construction and maintenance records; meeting minutes and agendas; reports such as attendance records and box office sales; grant applications and fundraising files; correspondence; and event files, including programmes, tickets, and other promotional materials.