File consists of genealogical notes on the Rettie family of Truro, Nova Scotia, with a particular focus on Captain Alexander Rose Rettie and the wreck of his vessel "Forest Chief." Also included are a family tree, photocopies of research correspondence, and historical newspaper accounts.
File contains materials related to the Bluenose II's time at Expo 67. The materials include maps of the St. Lawrence River; drawings of a sandwich board; lists about signage; a technical drawing of the Bluenose II; and a drawing of a souvenir kiosk. See MS-4-135, Box 153, Folder 13 for related documents
File contains manuscripts by Robert Lester Dewis (1950, 1953); Alphonse Deveau (1968); George S. Bryan (undated); and Irving Deale's manuscript titled "A personal account of an interesting story, or a funny thing happened on the way to an antique shop " (1973).
File a letter Irving Deale wrote to the Canadian Department of Transportation regarding the Mary Celeste. File also includes Deale's notes in response to the letter.
Collection contains correspondence related to Mary Celeste research in 1974, between Irving Deale and Dave Taylor, Gilbert Collicott, Marjorie Robb, Francis Ruzicka, Thomas Raddall, Caroline Jarvis, John Lochhead, Michael Joseph, James How, R. Baden Powell, Howard Gottlieb, Milton Gustafson, Theresa Cederholm, Tatiana Ruzicka, Sandra Hopkins, Stanley Spicer, Philip C.F. Smith, among others.
File contains three drawings of proposed modifications for the Bluenose II. The drawings include a diagram of the existing electrical arrangement with proposed modifications; two copies of a drawing of a proposed modification to the propulsion shafting; and two copies of a proposed schematic diagram of electrical distribution. All of the drawings were completed at the Halifax Shipyards in 1965. See MS-4-135, Box 128, Folder 16 and Box 153, Folder 3 for related documents.
File contains drawings of the interior layout of the Bluenose II. The file includes drawings of different arrangements of the main cabin, proposed modifications to the saloon and hold, and floor plans and cross-sections of the general arrangement of the interior. The file also includes a drawing of the interior of an unidentified restaurant.
File contains two technical drawings of an unidentified ship, probably the Bluenose II. One drawing shows the ship from above and from the side and also includes a detail of the gaff. The other drawing shows two views of the ship from the side and one from the back.
