File contains correspondence regarding Mr. and Mrs. Richard Sigerson, from [Marie?], to [Unkie?], from [Peter?], [T.? -indecipherable], [Jacques Piccard], Cathy Enright, [Humberto and Alara Gristancho], [Johan], Bruce Kubert, and an invitation from one of Elisabeth Mann Borgese's dogs.
File contains correspondence related to persons or organizations associated with the letter "N". These include the editor-in-chief of NRC Research Press, Claus Nielsen of Acta Zoology, and Sydney Nade of the University of Oxford. Materials include figures with notes.
File includes correspondence to R.A. Ness (of the Ambassador Trading Company) and Satya Nanden (of the United Nations). Topics discussed include the Law of the Sea and Micronesia, and the Preparatory Commission for the International Sea-Bed Authority and for the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea.
Series contains newspaper clippings about Ellen Ballon. Clippings include articles about a variety of subjects, including Ellen Ballon's life in general, concerts, and her hobbies.
File contains a newspaper article on Ballon's performance at the Prom concert series in London, England, and two pages of photocopied news articles on the same performance.
Item is a catalogue for an exhibition of paintings by Nicolas Poussin, selected from the National Gallery of Canada. The exhibition was circulated and presented at Dalhousie Art Gallery in October and November 1975.
Catalogue contains an essay by Jane Costello, photographs of Poussin's paintings, a bibliography, and a fold-out full-colour photograph of Poussin's Martyrdom of Saint Erasmus (1628).
File contains a first edition publication of Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 23, including the solo piano part and parts for each orchestral instrument (violins, horn, viola, cello, double bass, bassoon, flute, clarinet). The edition was published by J. André of Offenbach.
Item is a 150-page notebook that Samuel J. Holland used in 1747 when he was serving as an artillery officer in the Dutch army. The notebook is bound in vellum and contains tables, memoranda, mathematical calculations, diagrams, recipes for making gun powder, and assorted notes.
File contains a copy of the 1906 publication of Anna Magdalena's 1725 Notebook with various short piano compositions, edited by Dr. Richard Batka. The book is inscribed to Ellen Ballon by Clara Lichtenstein, her teacher at McGill Conservatorium of Music, and dated April 7, 1910 in Montreal.
Item contains one clothbound diary for the year 1976 used by James Morrison in Nigeria. The diary has a green cover and contains notes related to travel and research in Nigeria, Ireland, and Nova Scotia. The diary contains notes on expenses and contact information for colleagues and venues.
File is an audio reel containing an episode of Earth Action, a radio program broadcast on CKDU radio 88.1. The episode aired on August 26, 1993, and was rebroadcasted on August 27, 1993 on The Evening Affair, CKDU's evening public affairs radio program.
File contains correspondence with Department of Finance and Treasury Board of Canada, Government of Canada Privy Council Office, and the Canadian International Development Agency. Correspondents include Karen O'Brien; Douglas Patriquin (attached are government documents); C.G. Penney; Nicholas Polunin (attached are EMB's comments on an editorial); George Post (attached are government documents); Francois Pouliot; Victor Prescott; Sharon Proctor.
File includes "Origin of the Rhodesian copper deposits"; "Origin of the Roan Antelope copper deposit of Northern Rhodesia"; "Department of Mines and Technical Surveys: notes on localities visited on the Labrador coast in 1946 and 1947," by G. Vibert Douglas; "On the structural relationships and genesis of the pyritic ore-bodies of Huelva," by G. Vibert Douglas; "Some observations on syngenetic ores," by George Vibert Douglas, A. Carlisle Gourley and Ralph D. Mathieson; "The deposition of the Halifax series; Barasois and Indian Brook area," by G. Vibert Douglas and C.O. Campbell; "Copper deposit at Cap d'Or," by G.V. Douglas; "Black granite at Shelburne" / by G.V. Douglas; "The new Campbellton dolomite deposit," by G.V. Douglas; "Notes on the interpretation of the Wegener frequency curve," by G. Vibert Douglas and A.V. Douglas; "A solution of fault problems," by G. Vibert Douglas and A. Vibert Douglas; "Observations of the geology and mines of the Belgian Congo," by G. Vibert Douglas; "Iron ore, Erinville," by G. Vibert Douglas; and "Spectroscopy applied to mineral determination."
File consists of records relating to the exhibition 'On the water's edge', consisting of facsimiles of 17th and 18th century Dutch drawings from the collection of the Teylers Museum, Haarlem. The exhibition was presented at the Dalhousie Art Gallery in April 1971.
Records consist mainly of correspondence between Ernest Smith (Director, Dalhousie Art Gallery) and staff of the Royal Netherlands Embassy, whom the exhibition was circulated through. One additional record consists of a paper outlining the historical background of the Teylers Museum and the collection of drawings.
Item consists of an illustrated broadside produced by The Protestant (edited by Kenneth Leslie), as it appeared in the Sunday, April 7, 1946 edition of The New York Times, containing a lengthy letter written by Leslie in response to anti-Soviet and pro-Franco Spanish statements from the Missouri Knights of Columbus Catholic fraternal society.
File contains correspondence related to persons or organizations associated with the letter "P". These include Phenoscape, David Poswillo of Guy's Hospital (London), Alan Pike of the University of Aberdeen, and A.D. Packer of the University of Adelaide (South Australia). Materials include nominations for Richard Palmer (various), which Hall supported.
File contains correspondence with Nicholas Peckham, M.A. Parry, Elaine Parent, Aris Papas, Pesci d'Oro, Norbert Psuty, and Mario Primicerio. Also includes "A Sociological Hypothesis" by M.A. Parry, "A Scientific Approach to World Organization for Peace" by M.A. Parry, and "The New Cosmopolitans" by Aris Papas and memos.
File includes correspondence with Alexandera Post, T.V.R. Pillay (Food and Agricultre Organization of the United Nations), Princeton University Press, O.S. Plue, Prentice-Hall of Canada Ltd, Les Presse de la Cité, Elaine Partnow, Praeger Publishers Inc., M. Piovene, and PHP Institute Inc. Also includes "The Implications of Change in Mining Finance and Participation" by Alexandra Post, excerpts from "Ocean mining" by Alexandra Post, a proposal on deepsea mining by Alexandra Post and a report from the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations, "Progress of Aquaculture" by T.V.R. Pillay.
File contains correspondence with A. Papadopoulos, Renate Platzoder, and Ambassador Arpad Prandler of Hungary. Correspondence concerns the International Ocean Institute (IOI)'s training programme, Pacem in Maribus, and other topics.
File is an audio reel containing a recording of a panel discussion on humanitarian intervention and state sovereignty, held at the Dalhousie Law School. The recording is in three parts. In part 1 (7 min., 37 sec.), David Gillies, the policy coordinator for the International Centre for Human Rights in Ottawa, spoke about government policy towards humanitarian intervention. In part 2 (8 min., 18 sec.), Jani Maston spoke about her experiences as a relief worker in Somalia and the operations of the United Nations peacekeeping force there. In part 3 (14 min., 13 sec.), Tim Shaw, professors of political science at Dalhousie University, spoke about the political and economic issues involved in the intervention in Somalia and the former Yugoslavia. The panel discussion was recorded March 11, 1993 and aired March 19, 1993 on The Evening Affair, CKDU's evening public affairs program. It was rebroadcast December 9, 1996 on The Evening Affair.
File contains papers of the SS Corfu Island, including a survey of the vessel from March 4, 1953, a list of crew members from July 11, 1957 to May 14, 1960, and miscellaneous papers from 1956, 1961, and 1962.
File consists of three catalogues for the exhibition 'Peter Bell: The Greenhouse & After' organized and presented by Dalhousie Art Gallery in May 1972.
Catalogues contain a list of works in the exhibition, a biography of Bell, and an artist statement.
File contains correspondence related to the death of Peter Thorogood. Materials include letters and plans for a "Remembering Peter Thorogood" sessions and meetings to which Hall contributed.
File is an audio reel containing an episode of Strong Current, a radio program broadcast on CKDU radio 88.1. This episode features an interview with Peter West, and the Soviet Underground. The episode was recorded on July 4, 1986.
File contains photocopies of John Paterson's album #2 featuring photographs and information regarding the Paterson family and lineage, as well as newspaper clippings.