File contains a brochure on the history of the Dalhousie University No. 7 Stationary Hospital. The brochure includes a brief history of the hospital and a nominal role of staff that worked with the hospital. The brochure also includes transcriptions of letters and lists of staff transferred in and out of the hospital.
Item is a bound typescript of "Clearing, the Tale of the First Canadian Casualty Clearing Station, B.E.F., 1914-1919" written by Thomas Brenton Smith. The typescript is inscribed by Smith to R. Robart, V.D.
Item consists of handwritten correspondence written by Gilbert Sutherland Stairs to Archibald MacMechan, dated January 28, 1919, in Hoeylaert, Belgium, expressing relief at the cessation of hostilities and anxious anticipation upon returning home, and of Grenadier post-war life billeted in a village near Brussels.
Item consists of handwritten correspondence written by Gilbert Sutherland Stairs to Archibald MacMechan, dated Janaury 31, 1918, in Cradley, Wales. Discussion includes commentary about his experiences during the Battle of Passchendaele, and of the recent passing of his friend the poet John McCrae.
Item consists of handwritten correspondence written by Gilbert Sutherland Stairs to Archibald MacMechan, dated November 18, 1915, in Montreal, Quebec, discussing the difficult decision to enlist in the war effort, and his training for the Canadian Grenadier Guards Overseas Battalion. He then discusses military exploits of mutual friends.
Item consists of handwritten correspondence written by Gilbert Sutherland Stairs to Archibald MacMechan, dated October 11, 1916, in Montreal, Quebec, discussing training and work with his battalion, chiefly at Bramshott Camp near London.
Item consists of handwritten correspondence written by Gilbert Sutherland Stairs to Archibald MacMechan, dated September 12, 1918, from "The Field", briefly discussing military actions and at more length about camp life, food, and chance encounters with friends passing through battalion headquarters.
File contains a brochure with a brief history of the Dalhousie No. 7 Stationary Hospital, a nominal role of its staff, transcriptions of letters and lists of staff transferred in and out of the hospital.
Item consists of correspondence, reproduced from microfilm, sent to Richard Roome on November 24, 1941, from members of the "Roome Group" stationed in Halifax, sending "Season's Greetings" and mentioning shenanigans on the home front.
Item consists of Canadian Army Overseas correspondence, reproduced from microfilm, dated April 4, 1942, sent by "Austin" to Richard Roome, giving a "very hearty congratulations on [his] recent 'upping'."
Item is a photograph of the No. 10 Halifax Siege Battery, including cadets and drummer boys, standing to attention in a field, with a cemetery and farmhouses in the background.
Item is an original working typescript by T.H.R. titled "Roll Along," changed to "Jonah," and ultimately published as "Action at Sea," in Colliers, for April 11,1942. Manuscript is heavily edited by hand and contains two pages of notes.
Item consists of a photograph of a dinner in the Officers' Mess of Royal Artillery Park, Halifax, likely in 1950. Pictured include Richard Roome, Rollo Mainguy, George Foster, and seven others (names mentioned include Kinley, Simmonds, and King; four others remain unidentified).
Item is group picture with Oscar Donovan in the centre, between two men in regimental Highlander dress (kilts and sporran) and other officers wearing Canadian Army Medical Corps uniform.
Item consists of a black-and-white photograph taken (and hand-coloured) by A.M. MacKintosh in early 1918, showing areas near an unidentified military hospital in France. Photograph includes a stand of birch trees bordering the hospital's back road, as well as a hot house.
Item consists of a black-and-white photograph taken (and hand-coloured) by A.M. MacKintosh in early 1918, showing a group of German prisoners resting on a stack of wooden slats, after having constructed huts at an unidentified military hospital in France.
Item consists of a black-and-white photograph taken by A.M. MacKintosh in early 1918, showing thirteen unidentified medical and military officers likely stationed or housed at the No. 7 Overseas Stationary Hospital. One of the seated medical officers holds a plaque stating "When we get our civy cloths on, oh, how happy shall we be".
Item consists of a black-and-white photograph taken by A.M. MacKintosh, likely in 1918, of an unidentified group of seventeen workers in the Dalhousie unit of the No. 7 Overseas Stationary Hospital.
Item consists of a photograph of fifteen officers from the 5th Infantry Division, Artillery, attending a reunion in Halifax, likely in 1950. Those identified include Richard Roome, Brigade Major Faulkner, George Rogers, as well as another in the front row identified as "Laing". Eleven remain unidentified.
Item consists of a photograph of members of the Faulkner, Guildford, Roome, Fetterley, and Buell families, as well as another unidentified pair, taken at a reunion dinner in Halifax, likely in 1950
Item, a photograph, is related to materials found in Thomas Head Raddall's photograph album, 1944-1961, and to MS-2-202, Box 55, Folder 11, Items 3-5 in subseries Thomas Head Raddall's loose photographs.
Item is a photograph of Arthur White in period costume, which is described as a bright scarlet tunic; dark blue trousers with a red stripe on the outside seam; a white belt; and a sword in a black leather scabbard. Raddall's characters "Charlie Carson" and "James Rand" wore uniforms similar to this demonstration.
Item is a photograph of Arthur White dressed in period uniform, though the gold braid on his shoulder straps should be plain red cloth in order to correctly portray a private ranking. He is holding an Enfield musket that has been converted by Snider's patent, as used by the character, "Kirby Stevens," in Raddall's story.
