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Photograph of Bill Owen, staff member at the W.K. Kellogg Library

Photograph of Bill Owen, staff member at the W.K. Kellogg Library

File is a photograph of Bill Owen accompanied by his obituary. Obituary reads: OWEN, William Hampton (Bill) / Owen, William Hampton (Bill) - 59, Halifax, passed away peacefully at home i the early hours of April 5, 1998, after a long struggle with cancer. Born in Townsville, Australia, Bill was the only child of the late Gordon Hampton Owen and the late Ruth (Clarke) Owen. Bill had a rich and varied life that took many interesting turns. He graduated from Melbourne University with a B.Sc. in 1960 and M.Sc. in 1964, and from Sydney University with a PhD in reproductive physiology in 1969. That same year he came to Halifax on post-doctoral fellowship with the Fisheries Research Board. After two years, he was in search of a career change and drove tractor trailers for a year before setting off for travels in Central and South America. After he returned to Canada, he spent a years studying Grizzly bears in the Arctic, then in 1975 took an M.Sc. in medical parasitology at the London School of Tropical Medicine. Following this, he worked as a miner in Thompson, Man., and then on the log booms on the British Columbia coast. In 1980, he graduated from Dalhousie University with a master of library service, and settled down to being a reference librarian at the Kellogg Health Science Library for the next 17 years, until his early retirement in June 1997 due to ill health. He was an avid bird watcher, photographer, traveller and had a great love of poetry, music and nature. Bill was a tireless advocate of the rights of the East Timorese, and many other causes both local and global. He had a keen wit and a booming laugh, and lived his life with great honesty, integrity and generosity. Bill is mourned by his beloved wife, Audrey Louise Samson, and his cherished children, Phoebe Ruth and Max; stepmother, Mary Owen, and stepbrothers, Tom and David Biltoft, Melbourne; his "adopted family" the Annands: Betty, Wendy, Kirk and Chris; and his many, many friends and relations in Australia and Canada. Cremation has taken place. Bill will be remembered at a gathering at the hall of the Universalist Unitarian Church, 5500 Inglis St., at 1 p.m. on Monday, April 13. Memorial donations may be made to the food bank, Oxfam or East Timor Alert Network, 33659-5th Ave., Mission, B.C., V2V 1X1. Arrangements entrusted to Dignity Cremation Services, Halifax.
Photograph of Anatomical Plate with note

Photograph of Anatomical Plate with note

File is a photograph of an engraving. Legend on recto states: "Early in the sixteenth century a Holland physician, Laurentius Phryesen (Phries, Friesen), residing in the German city of Colmar and later at Metz, wrote a popular book on medicine, Spiegel de Artzny, which was published at Strassburg in 1518. The work contains two anatomical illustrations, cut in wood, dated 1517, and supposedly made after the drawings of Waechtlin, a pupil of the Elder Holbein."
Photograph of an unidentified person in the master control room at CKDU Radio

Photograph of an unidentified person in the master control room at CKDU Radio

Item is a photograph of someone in the control room at CKDU Radio in Halifax, Nova Scotia. The photograph was taken by Tom Mooney for the Dalhousie University Photography Department. The photograph appeared in University News, Volume 6, Number 5, published on October 31, 1975. File also contains an index card with information about the photograph.

Mooney, Tom

Photograph of a large group from a miscellaneous health-related meeting

Photograph of a large group from a miscellaneous health-related meeting

File is a group photograph with 56 subjects some identified on accompanying photocopy of image. Names are as follows: Front Row (15): Dean Grant; unknown, Walter House; unknown; unknown; J.W. Reid; unknown; unknown; unknown; H.R. Corbett; unknown; unknown; unknown; unknown; unknown.
Second Row (13): A.J. Devereaux; Crosman Garry; unknown; P.E. Belliveau; Arnold Noble; unknown; D. Fraser; unknown; unknown; unknown; John R. MacNeil; Vernon Schaffner; unknown.
Third Row(12): 2nd man in, A.L. Southerland; 5th man in, Henry Reardon.
Half row (4): all unknown.
Back Row (12): Stevenson; Eric McDonald; unknown; Chester Stewart; Hugh Martin; John Woodbury; D.F. McDonald; D.M. MacRay; unknown; unknown; unknown; unknown.
Photograph of a group at miscellaneous health-related event

Photograph of a group at miscellaneous health-related event

File is a group photograph with subjects identified on verso. Names are as follows: Front Row: C.S. Morton; J.G. MacDougall; Dr. Malcolm MacEachern (co-Executive Director of the American College of Surgeons); H.K. MacDonald; R.F. Davis; A.L. Murphy. Back Row: Frank Mack; A.W. Curry; Mr. Gosse; Harry O'Brien, R.H. Stoddard; N.H. Gosse; H.W. Schwartz.

Phil Sultz exhibition

File consists of records relating to the planning and preparation of an exhibition of artworks by Phillip Sultz in October 1971, organized and presented by the Dalhousie Art Gallery.

Records consist of correspondence between Ernest Smith (Director, Dalhousie Art Gallery) and Philip Sultz (Professor, painter), a curriculum vitae and two photographs of Sultz, a list of artworks and a newspaper clipping of a revew of Sultz's work. Many letters are handwritten.

Penumbra / Susan Kerslake : [second draft manuscript]

File contains a substantially annotated second draft as well as black-and-white photograph of a sea creature under a boat and a colour photograph of two houses. There are minor and major edits, predominantly towards the end.

Paraskeva Clark : paintings and drawings

File consists of records related to the exhibition 'Paraskeva Clark: Paintings and Drawings' organized by and presented at the Dalhousie Art Gallery from September 9 - October 17, 1982.

Records are divided into 19 folders (Titles transcribed from original folder labels.):
Box 35
Folder 30 - Loan correspondence
Folder 31 - Opening and invitations
Folder 32 - General correspondence
Folder 33 - Condition report-1
Folder 34 - National Museums grant
Folder 35 - Curatorial agreement (R. Raymond)
Folder 36 - Insurance
Folder 37 - Press release
Folder 38 - Contract agreements
Folder 39 - Transportation
Folder 40 - National Film Board
Box 36
Folder 1 - Conservation work
Folder 2 - Loan agreement forms
Folder 3 - Progress report
Folder 4 - Itinerary
Folder 5 - Catalogue (invoices & correspondence)
Folder 6 - English typeset
Folder 7 - Condition report-2
Folder 8 - Financial documents
Folder 9 - Financial audit
Folder 10 - Photographs

Noel and Gertie

File contains records related to Noel and Gertie, by Sheridan Morley, with the words and music of Noel Coward, directed and produced by the Gratwick Partnership. The play was performed at Pond Playhouse from October 7-23, 1999. Records include copies of newspaper reviews; a program; a small poster; and four photographs of the cast.

Mrs Walford: A Month in Halsey Street

File contains records related to Mrs. Walford: A Month in Halsey Street, by Brenda Tyedmers, directed by Cheryl Theriault and produced by Geraldine McDonald. The play was performed from October 21-23, 2021 at Pond Playhouse and was the Theatre Arts Guild's first in-person post-COVID production. Records include a producer's report; program; press release; small poster; photographs by Josh Law; and a recording of the play on a USB flash drive.

Models and Michelangelo exhibition

File consists of records related to the Models and Michelangelo exhibition, held at the Dalhousie Art Gallery from August 9 to 31, 1973. The exhibition was sponsored by Rothman's of Pall Mall Canada Ltd.

Records consist of correspondence between Ernest Smith (Director, Dalhousie Art Gallery) and staff of Halifax School for the Blind regarding the sale of the art catalogues and staff of Maritime Telegraph and Telephone Co., Ltd. regarding the opening ceremony, and staff of Rothman's of Pall Mall Canada Ltd. regarding installation and security arrangement for the exhibition. In addition records include a tour schedule, historical background to the collection of models in the exhibition, media release, exhibition invitation list, newspaper clippings, and a floor plan designed by Golden Miller at the Vancouver centennial museum in November 1972. Records also contain a copy of an Impetus magazine, published in April 1973, and photographic prints of the three terracotta models of the right hand, torso, lower back and left thigh.

Michael Snow : walking woman works 1961-1967

File consists of records related to an exhibition entitled "Michael Snow : Walking Woman Works 1961-1967," organized and circulated by the Agnes Etherington Art Centre. The exhibition was presented at Dalhousie Art Gallery from May 31 - July 8, 1984.

Records consist of correspondence, exhibition itinerary, loan agreement form, photocopies of newspaper clippings and photographs.

Mark Gomes : recent work

File consists of records related to an exhibition of works by sculptor Mark Gomes, held at the Dalhousie Art Gallery from 12 March to 12 April 1981.

Records consist of correspondence with other galleries regarding exhibition proposals, letters to/from Mark Gomes, grant applications, exhibition agreement, biography, clippings, research notes, invoices, and other administrative documents(business office).

Louis Stokes : alchemy spirals

File consists of records related to the exhibition of works by sculptor Louis Stokes entitled "Alchemy Spirals," presented at the Dalhousie Art Gallery from January 31 to February 24, 1980.

Records are divided into 6 folders:
Folder 9 - administrative files (proposed outline, biography, resume, exhibit agreement, correspondence, packing instruction, and transportation)
Folder 10 - grant application
Folder 11 - report
Folder 12 - publicity and advertising (contains advertising, clippings, reviews, exhibition texts, exhibition pamphlet, and catalogue order)
Folder 13 - financial (insurance, budget, payment, invoices, expenses (business records), and final expense report)
Folder 14 - photograph

Letters written by Fred Thompson to John Bell

  • MS-10-2, SF Box 1, Folders 1-4
  • File
  • 1976
File comprises four letters sent from Fred Thompson to John Bell between July and October, 1976. The letters provide a recounting of Thompson's time in Halifax as a labourer and labour activist and reveal an ongoing discussion between Bell and Thompson regarding labour issues and labour history.

Bell, John A.

Letter and card to Kenneth Leslie from Rosaleen Dickson

File contains an undated typed letter from his daughter Rosaleen regarding sending a selection of typed copies of poems to Mr. [Patrick] Crean at McClelland and Stewart and also mentions that Sean Haldane, publisher of The Collected Poems of Kenneth Leslie, had not been informed of the efforts to publish an alternate collection of Leslie's works. File also contains a facsimile family photograph of the Dickson children: Jennifer, Elizabeth, Marjorie, Ross, and Charles.

Leslie E. Haley's records regarding the Nova Scotia Agricultural College

File contains correspondence between the Nova Scotia Agricultural College members regarding highschool training projects and the emerging technology workshop for teachers and a typescript about lessons involving engine piston movement. File also includes a photograph of Leslie E. Haley and various unidentified individuals.

Lectures 1968-69-70

File consists of records related to the planning and presenting of guest lectures, presentations, readings, and talks organized through the Dalhousie Art Gallery for the period of 1968-1970. Records primarily relate to the planning of a lecture by Andrew Hudson.

Records consist primarily of correspondence of Evelyn Holmes (Acting curator, Dalhousie Art Gallery). Additional records consist of a photograph of guest lecturer Russel Harper (Professor, author), an itinerary for Mr. Andrew Hudson, a newspaper clipping regarding Hudson's visit, three lecture outlines, and biographies and curricula vitae for Andrew Hudson, Joan M. Vastokas, and Russell Harper.

Lawren P. Harris exhibition

File consists of records related to the exhibition 'Lawren Phillips Harris Retrospective', organized and circulated by the National Gallery of Canada. The exhibition was presented at Dalhousie Art Gallery in December 1972.

Records consist mainly items of correspondence between Ernest Smith (Director, Dalhousie Art Gallery) and others. Including loan agreement forms, condition reports, insurance files, and others. Correspondents include: staff at the National Gallery of Canada, Lawren P. Harris, Christopher Gabriel-Lacki (Curator, Sir George Williams University Art Gallery) and other galleries. File additionally contains four photographs of paintings.

Laundry and Bourbon/Lone Star

File contains records related Laundry and Bourbon and Lone Star, both written by James McLure, directed by Elaine Casey and Bill VanGorder and Renee Hartlieb. The plays were performed at the Pond Playhouse from June 23-July 9, 2011. Records include a producer's report; program; small poster; newspaper review and two photographs.

Karl McKeeman

File consists of records related to the planning and presentation of an exhibition of works by Karl Douglas McKeeman, presented by the Dalhousie Art Gallery from September 4-28, 1975. The works are photo engravings of sections of 19th-century American luminist's paintings.

Records consist of correspondence, a floor plan, a list of expenses, interdepartmental memos, a biography of McKeeman, a bibliography, an art critic and writer, and a photocopied image of Karl McKeeman with three individuals at the opening night reception at the art gallery. File also includes invitation cards, Karl's notes, and photographic prints of 'The Heart of the Andes.'

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