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Wreck of the S.S. Atlantic : evidence given at the trial, Halifax, April 5-8, 1873

MS-2-84, SF Box 88, Folder 1
Item
April 5-8, 1873

Item is an account of evidence given at the trial of the wreck of S.S. Atlantic. The trial took place in Halifax, Nova Scotia from April 5-8, 1873. Evidence was given by the members of the crew.

William Smith

MS-4-182, SF Box 21, Folder 7
Item
1871-1872

Smith, William

William Oban Farquharson's medical license from the Provincial Medical Board of Nova Scotia

MS-13-67, OS Box 2, Folder 14
Item
1904

Farquharson, Willam Oban

William Marshall's sonnet to the statue of Joseph Howe

MS-2-213, SF Box 32, Folder 5
Item
1910

Fonds consists of a sonnet to the statue of Joseph Howe at Province House, and a photograph of an 1888 bust of Howe.

Marshall, William E., 1859-1923

William Himsworth's purchase of the schooner Nine Sisters

MS-4-215, SF Box 21, Folder 16
Item
1810

Agreement of sale of the schooner Nine Sisters of Shelburne, Nova Scotia from Reuben Clements, John Crosby, Elbanah Clements, John Trask and David Rose and Stephen Rose, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, October 27, 1810

Himsworth, William

William and Robert Lawson's business ledger (1829-1833) and journal (1842-1845)

MS-4-8, Item 1
Item
1829 - 1845

Lawson, William

Wentworth Valley Rural Telephone Company shareholders ledger

MS-4-222, SF Box 46, Folder 11
Item
1933-1936

Wentworth Valley Rural Telephone Company.

Warrant for payment issued to Peter Turquand and signed by George Ramsay, 9th Earl of Dalhousie

MS-2-599, SF Box 96, Folder 4
Item
1826

Item is an order of payment to Peter Turquand, signed by Lieutenant-General, the 9th Earl of Dalhousie, George Ramsay on January 16, 1826.

Turquand, Peter

Victoria General Hospital instruction card re. method of surgical case-taking

MS-2-622, SF Box 96, Folder 13
Item
[ca. 1900]

Victoria General Hospital

Trout tales : chronicles of the Izaak Walton Club of Dalhousie University / John G. Aldous

2015-016, Item 1
Item
1984

Item is an account of the Izaak Walton Club of Dalhousie University, written by John G. Aldous in 1984. The account chronicles the fishing trips and other activities of some prominent individuals in Dalhousie's history. The account was compiled by Donald Gordon in 2013.

Aldous, John G.

Troop (Troup) family tree and pedigree

MS-2-321, SF Box 31, Folder 24
Item
1975

Pedigree and family tree of the Troop (Troup) family dating back eight generations.

Troop, Jared Douglas Eric, 1897 -

Timber specifications for three vessels written by William Yeo

MS-4-142, SF Box 52, Folder 7
Item
1864-1865

This item is the timber specifications for three vessels (c1864-1865). The timber specifications are listed for the following vessels: the Western Queen, the Artisitc, and the Elizza.

Yeo, William

The Reverend D.B. Blair's notes on the Synod of the Presbyterian Church of Nova Scotia, 1817-1888

MS-2-182, SF Box 27, Folder 31
Item
1888

Item is a set of research notes by Duncan Black Blair. The notes provide an account of the Presbyterian Church of Nova Scotia from 1817-1888.

Blair, Duncan Black, The Reverend, 182?-1893

The radar mechanics' secret war : 1940 to 1945 / G. Richard Moule

MS-2-651, SF Box 62, Folder 15, Item 1
Item
1993

Item is a self-published book written by G. Richard (Dick) Moule in which a featured character is a Dalhousie University alumni.

Moule, George Richard

The Izaak Walton club of Dalhousie University : a reminiscence / John Alexander McCarter

MS-2-745, SF Box 101, Folder 23
Item
2002

McCarter, John Alexander

The history of hospitals in Pictou : commemorating the official opening of the Sutherland-Harris Memorial Hospital

MS-2-176, SF Box 83, Folder 2
Item
1966

Item is a paper on the history of hospitals in Pictou, Nova Scotia written by Annie Barnwell to commemorate the official opening of the Sutherland-Harris Memorial Hospital.

Annie Logan Barnwell

The Halifax Club : a talk given before the Architectural Art Study Group of the University Women's Club at a meeting held in the Halifax Club

MS-2-282, SF Box 15, Folder 23
Item
[1962?]

Faulkner, Dora

The early Scotch settlers of Cape Breton : [manuscript]

MS-2-165, SF Box 25, Folder 37
Item
1931

Item is a manuscript of Daniel Morrison's unpublished article The Early Scotch Settlers of Cape Breton, which he presented to the literary branch of the Guild in Dominion, Nova Scotia. Attached is his letter to Mr. McIntosh, requesting the manuscript's return and the reader's spelling corrections of Gaelic words.

Morrison, Murdoch Daniel

The Comet, Volume 1, Number 1

MS-2-116, SF Box 19, Folder 4
Item
1900

Item is the premiere issue (Vol. 1, No. 1) of "The Comet," a handwritten newspaper published in Osborne, Nova Scotia on January 19, 1900. The issue covers topics such as the Boer War, county news, gossip and poetry.

The Comet.

Storied pages : [radio broadcast typescript]

MS-2-258, SF Box 35, Folder 2
Item
1951

Item is a radio broadcast typescript written by Ken Homer. The subject of the script is James DeMille, former Dalhousie professor and popular novelist.

Homer, Kenneth Churchill, 1915-2003

Song lyrics written for the 50th reunion dinner of Dalhousie's Class of 1915

MS-2-339, SF Box 37, Folder 10
Item
1965

Item is a copy of the lyrics written for the fiftieth reunion dinner of the Class of 1915.

MacKenzie, Charles Guy, Reverend, 1895-19??

Sermons of Reverend Peter De LaRoche

MS-2-36, SF Box 16, Folder 8
Item
[ca. 1771]-[ca. 1781]

Item is one bound volume of hand-written sermons preached in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia ca. 1771-1781.

De LaRoche, Peter, The Reverend, c. 1752-1795

Sermon by Joseph Outram

MS-2-61, SF Box 27, Folder 8
Item
1844

Item is a sermon on Mormonism written by Joseph Outram in Halifax, 1844.

Outram, Joseph, fl. 1844

Seigneurie de Berthier = petition from the residents of Berthier County to the Parliament of the province of Canada concerning seigneurial salaries and land tax assessments

MS-2-345, SF Box 26, Folder 17
Item
1860

Item is a petition from the residents of Berthier County, Québec to the Parliament of the province of Canada concerning seigneurial salaries and land tax assessments.

Seigneurie de Berthier.

Rural Science School photograph

MS-14-55, PB Box 10, Folder 10
Item
1909

Item is a photograph of the Rural Science School in Truro, Nova Scotia in July or August 1909.

Rupert Clarence Giles Hawkins' Dalhousie University transcript for 1915-1919

MS-13-52, SF Box 69, Folder 21
Item
1919

Hawkins, Rupert Clarence Giles

Responsible government in Nova Scotia : [manuscript]

MS-2-423, SF Box 94, Folder 1
Item
[ca. 1930]

Item is a manuscript copy of what was published as W. Ross, Government in Nova Scotia: A Study of the Constitutional Beginnings of the British Commonwealth. Studies in the Social Sciences (University of Iowa) : v. 9. Iowa City: University, 1930.

Livingston, Walter Ross

Register of farmers' cattle and sheep marks in Chester, Nova Scotia

MS-2-464, SF Box 42, Folder 4
Item
1813-1921

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.

Chester Municipality.

Receipt to John Michie for £5992.19 interest or share in the capital or joint stock of consolidated four per cent annuities charged on the sinking fund

MS-2-49, SF Box 18, Folder 16
Item
1763

Item is one 1763 receipt to John Michie for £5992.19 interest or share in the capital or joint stock of consolidated four per cent annuities charged on the sinking fund.

Michie, John, fl. 1763

Receipt to Frederick Booth for five shillings interest paid on the capital or joint stock of reduced £3 per cent annuities, charged on the sinking fund

MS-2-11, SF Box 13, Folder 9
Item
1806

Item is an 1806 receipt to Frederick Booth for five shillings interest paid on the capital or joint stock of reduced £3 per cent annuities, charged on the sinking fund.

Booth, Fredrick, 1806

Receipt book of Matthew Richardson

MS-4-74, SF Box 48, Folder 1
Item
1820-1822

Item is a leather-bound receipt book with receipts from 28 December 1820 to 30 July, 1822. Receipts are written by idividuals who received cash (pound sterling) from Matthew Richardson.

Richardson, Matthew

Provincial Oils Ltd., financial statement for 1935

MS-4-70, SF Box 47, Folder 6
Item
1935

Financial statement for 1935

Provincial Oils Inc.

Proceedings of the 2nd annual meeting of the Nova Scotia Family and Child Welfare Association

MS-11-8, SF Box 11, Folder 3
Item
1969

Item is a photocopy of a set of proceedings from the 2nd annual meeting of the Nova Scotia Family and Child Welfare Association held in Baddeck, Nova Scotia on May 20 and 21, 1969.

Nova Scotia Council for the Family.

Poultry plucking machine patent

MS-14-43, Box 134, Folder 3
Item
1944

File contains a poultry plucking machine patent that was issued on July 4th, 1944 to Angus Edward Banting, Truro, NS. Banting signed all his rights, title and interest of the invention over to the Department of Agriculture and Marketing of the Province of Nova Scotia.

Banting, Angus

Portrait of Paul Boulais

MS-15-15, Item 1
Item
[2007?]

Item is a portrait of Paul Boulais painted by Nancy Unsworth in 2007 or 2008 from a photograph taken around 1996. Paul Boulais was an HIV+ gay man and was the first person to receive same-sex Canadian Pension Plan benefits after the death of his partner Grant MacNeil.

Unsworth, Nancy

Portrait of Donald (Don) Higgins

MS-15-14, Item 1
Item
1989

Item is a portrait of Donald (Don) Higgins painted by Robert Doyle. Don Higgins (1943-1989) was an openly gay professor of political science and public administration with a keen interest in municipal government structures, education and city development and planning. Robert Doyle was an openly gay designer, costume design professor and painter. The portrait was painted from a photograph.

Doyle, Robert

Poetry copybook of Colin Campbell

MS-2-157, SF Box 27, Folder 5
Item
1840-1842

Item is a poetry copybook in which Colin Campbell and other family members and friends entered verses. Many entries are dated (1840-1842) and signed with place names, including those of Weymouth, Liverpool, and Horton.

Campbell, Colin, 1822-1881

Poetry at three quarters : conversations with Robert Creeley, Louis Dudek, David Helwig, Joe Rosenblatt and Jon Stallworthy : [manuscript]

MS-2-425, SF Box 94, Folder 6
Item
1976

Item is a manuscript edited by Nicholas Poburko based on a conference presentation at Dalhousie University on 12-14 February 1976.

Poburko, Nicholas

Plane and elevation map of Fort Anne at Annapolis Royal

MS-2-24, OS Box 5, folder 40
Item
[ca.1900]

Item is an undated plane and elevation map of Fort Anne at Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia. The map is drawn on linen in black ink on the verso, with various elevation and features watercoloured in blue, yellow, and rose washes on the recto. The map is signed by E Cates. The map is featured in C.W. Vernon's book Bicentenary Sketches and Early Days of The Church in Nova Scotia, Chronicle Printing Company, Halifax, 1910.

E., Cates

Pictou Academy debating society meeting minutes

MS-2-312, SF Box 36, Folder 49
Item
1907-1909

Minute book dating from the founding of the debating club on 18 September 1908 through 12 November 1909.

Pictou Academy Debating Society.

Photograph taken at Fort Anne, Annapolis Royal, at the first English reading of Harriet Richardson's translation of Marc Lescarbot's Le Theatre de Neptune

MS-2-808, PB 19, Folder 45
Item
August 1926

Item is a group photograph of Mrs. Harriette Richardson (translator); Lieutenant Governor Tory; Mrs. Tory, Mrs. Taylor; standing; Mr. L.M. Fortier; Mr. Richardson; Chief Justice Harris; and Colonel Almon.

Richardson, Harriet Taber

Photograph album of Ed Munroe and students in the early 1940s on campus at the Nova Scotia Agricultural College

MS-14-117, PB Box 40, Folder 11
Item
1940-1941

Item is a photograph album of photographs taken at the Nova Scotia Agricultural College taken and collected by the donor Ed Munroe, [NSAC] class of 1941. There are photographs of student life on the NSAC campus, there are also and invitations to the 1940 and 1941 NSAC graduation dances.

Munroe, Ed

Patient report from Dr. D.M. Linton's practice

MS-13-19, SF Box 59, Folder 9
Item
1875

Linton, D.M.

Pathophysiology of ischemic heart disease / David G. Douglas

MS-13-8, SF Box 54, Folder 10
Item
1966

Item is a report.

Douglas, G. David

Our web of life : an account of Dougal McPhee, pioneer to eastern Nova Scotia, his wife Mary McMillan and their family

MS-2-333, SF Box 37, Folder 9
Item
[1935?]

Item is an account of four generations of Dougal McPhee's descendants at McPhee's Mills, Altamore, Upper South River, Nova Scotia.

Hart, Margaret Janet McPhee, 1867-1941

Notebook of George Renny Young

MS-2-212, SF Box 32, Folder 4
Item
1838

Item is a notebook belonging to George Young containing a report on emigration from Germany and personal journal entries.

Young, George Renny, 1802-1853

Note from Dalhousie professor John J. MacKenzie regarding a class cancellation

MS-2-44, SF Box 18, Folder 14
Item
1878

Item is a note from J.J. MacKenzie to a colleague cancelling his class due to illness and referring to an upcoming guest lecture by Sir W. Young.

Mackenzie, John James

My family and other relations : an address presented to the Academy of Medicine in Toronto by Eva Mader MacDonald

MS-13-26, SF Box 65, Folder 8
Item
1975

MacDonald, Eva Mader

Minute book of the standing committee of the Dalhousie-King's Faculty Teas

MS-2-324, SF Box 37, Folder 2
Item
1938-1950

Item is a minute book of the Dalhousie-King's Faculty Teas Standing Committee. The book includes entries from 1938-10-11 to 1950-11-14. The book contains meeting minutes, reports, and some newspaper clippings.

Dalhousie-King's Faculty Teas' Standing Committee.

Minute book of the Sons of Temperance, Rock Division

MS-2-451, SF Box 41, Folder 17
Item
1866-1868

Item is a minute book of the Sons of Temperance, Rock Division, in Maitland, Nova Scotia.

Sons of Temperance, Rock Division.

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