MS-2-233, SF Box 33, Folder 27 ; SF Box 34, Folder 1
Item
1941-1945
Two minute books (Volumes 2 and 3) of the Executive Committee, which include financial transactions, memoranda, disbursements and the deed of lease of the Canadian (Maple Leaf) Fund Incorporated. The original name of the organization was the British War Relief Society of the United States of America Canadian Maple Leaf Fund Incorporated.
Item is a manual issued by the British War Office with Hicks' initials on the inside cover along with the handwritten words "SAAD (wireless wing), copy 16."
Item is a two-page typed letter written by Kenneth Leslie on December 17, 1942. The letter addresses the threat posed by the fascist movement and antisemitism in the United States, both at present during the war, as well as the threats posed "after the war is over", where "this Fascistic movement will let loose with its first barrage, to consist of a wave of terror against the Jew". The letter, which an accompanying index card suggests should be sent "first to Presidents of colleges and then to professors of education, philosophy, psychology, historical and sociological sciences", urges educators join the "Protestant Digest"-supported Textbook Commission to eliminate anti-Semitic statements in American textbooks as a means of warding off fascism and antisemitism "not in the name of any church but in the name of democracy".
Item consists of an ink drawing signed by D.C. Mackay dated "Nov 1939" showing several sailors carrying duffel bags down a covered gangway of a docked ship.
Item consists of four small charcoal study sketches by D.C. Mackay, likely from the early-1940s, showing naval ships in port. The larger of the four sketches also includes a host of sailors standing on a dock in front of three ships.
Item consists of five small pencil and charcoal sketches by D.C. Mackay, likely from the early-1940s. The first three sketches show equipment on the deck of an unidentified Canadian naval ship in convoy formation; the middle sketch shows a focus of legs in motion; the sketch on the right-hand side shows a Canadian sailor walking.
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 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 a facsimile of a pencil sketch by D.C. Mackay from the early 1940s of an officer dressing down an insubordinate sailor. The perspective appears to be from the corner of George Street and Brunswick Street in Halifax. An accompanying caption reads: "Like he said -- / 'Never salute an officer / with a cig in your mouth"
Item consists of eight small charcoal drawings by D.C. Mackay, likely from the early-1940s, showing sailors engaging in deck and equipment maintenance duties on board an unidentified Canadian naval ship.
Item consists of a sound recording of Charlie Murray being interviewed on March 2, 1979. He talks about being sent to the internment camp in Petawawa, Ontario, people he met there and World War II. This is side A of the original audio cassette.
Item consists of a sound recording of Charlie Murray being interviewed on March 1, 1979. He talks about his time at the internment camp in Petawawa, Ontario and World War II. This is side A of the original audio cassette.
Item consists of a sound recording of Charlie Murray being interviewed on March 1, 1979. He talks about being arrested, his time at the internment camp in Petawawa, Ontario, organizing unions and World War II. This is side B of the original audio cassette.
Item consists of a charcoal and pencil study sketch by D.C. Mackay in the early 1940s depicting the beginnings of a street scene, with two completed buildings and the outlines of several others. Possibly a wartime Halifax street scene.
Item consists of a charcoal study sketch by D.C. Mackay in the early 1940s showing a line of sailors carrying duffel bags boarding a four-funneled troop ship.
Item consists of a charcoal study sketch by D.C. Mackay in February 1944 showing shipboard scenes on an unidentified Canadian naval ship (likely HMCS New Waterford).
Item consists of a charcoal study sketch by D.C. Mackay, from the early-1940s, showing a naval officer in cold weather gear looking through binoculars.
Item consists of a charcoal drawing by D.C. Mackay, from the early-1940s, showing the fore starboard side of an unidentified Canadian naval ship, close to an unidentified shore.
Item consists of a charcoal drawing by D.C. Mackay, likely from the early-1940s, showing a Canadian sailor performing maintenance work on deck equipment.
Item consists of a pencil and charcoal study sketch by D.C. Mackay, likely from March 1944, showing the starboard aft portion of the deck of the Tribal-class destroyer HMCS Iroquois.
Item consists of a pencil and charcoal study sketch by D.C. Mackay, from the early-1940s, showing several sailors performing maintenance work on the deck of an unidentified Canadian naval ship.
Item consists of a pencil and charcoal study sketch by D.C. Mackay, from the early-1940s, showing five sailors performing maintenance work on the deck of an unidentified Canadian naval ship.
Item consists of a pencil and charcoal drawing by D.C. Mackay, from the early-1940s, showing a group of sailors performing maintenance work on the aft deck of an unidentified Canadian naval ship, with another unidentified ship in the background.
Item consists of a pencil and charcoal study sketch by D.C. Mackay, from the early-1940s, showing naval officers making navigational observations on the deck of an unidentified Canadian naval ship.
Item consists of a pencil and charcoal study sketch drawn by D.C. Mackay in the early-1940s showing an officer peering through a window, speaking with three sailors below deck on an unidentified Canadian ship.
Item consists of a pencil and charcoal drawing by D.C. Mackay, dated in April 20, 1943, showing seven members of the forecastle crew of an unidentified ship securing the vessel to a compass buoy.
Item consists of a study sketch drawn by D.C. Mackay, likely in April 1943, showing eight members of the forecastle crew of an unidentified ship securing the vessel to a compass buoy.
Item consists of a pencil and charcoal study sketch drawn by D.C. Mackay, dated April 22, 1943, showing three sailors performing training exercises on an Oerlikon anti-aircraft gun on board an unidentified Canadian ship.
Item consists of a charcoal and pencil study sketch by D.C. Mackay in the early 1940s showing a line of sailors carrying duffel bags boarding a four-funneled troop ship.
Item consists of a pencil and charcoal study sketch by D.C. Mackay, likely from March 1944, showing engine and exhaust components on the deck of the Tribal-class destroyer HMCS Iroquois.
Item consists of a pencil and charcoal study sketch by D.C. Mackay, likely from March 1944, showing engine and exhaust components on the deck of the Tribal-class destroyer HMCS Iroquois.
Item consists of a pencil and charcoal study sketch by D.C. Mackay, from the early-1940s, showing weaponry on board the deck of an unidentified Canadian naval ship.
Item consists of a pencil and charcoal study sketch by D.C. Mackay, dated June 28, 1943, showing ships in convoy formation from the deck of the minesweeper HMCS Kenora.
Item consists of a charcoal and pencil study sketch by D.C. Mackay in the early 1940s showing a two officers standing on the deck of a surfaced submarine, pointing pistols at an unarmed sailor. One figure is slumped onto the deck of the submarine. Two sailors on a vessel alongside point rifles at the submarine's deck gun operator, who recoils.
Item consists of a pencil and charcoal drawing by D.C. Mackay, from the early-1940s, showing a deck turret gun on board an unidentified Canadian naval ship.
Item consists of a pencil and charcoal study sketch by D.C. Mackay, likely in early 1944, showing a sailor wearing cold weather gear holding binoculars, standing in front of "Y" turret on the deck of HMCS Iroquois.
Item consists of a pencil and charcoal study sketch by D.C. Mackay from February 1944 showing a sailor wearing cold weather gear standing on an unidentified Canadian naval ship (likely HMCS New Waterford).
Item consists of a pencil and charcoal study sketch by D.C. Mackay, likely in early 1944, showing a sailor holding binoculars, standing in front of "Y" turret on the deck of HMCS Iroquois.
Item consists of a pencil and charcoal study sketch by D.C. Mackay, from the early-1940s, showing a naval officer speaking through a megaphone on the deck of an unidentified Canadian naval ship.
Item consists of a pencil and charcoal study sketch by D.C. Mackay from the early-1940s showing a naval officer peering through navigation equipment on the deck of an unidentified Canadian naval ship.
Item consists of a charcoal and pencil study sketch by D.C. Mackay in the early 1940s showing a convoy under attack. One ship has exploded on the right-hand side of the drawing, while four sailors watch from a nearby vessel.
Item consists of a charcoal and pencil drawing by D.C. Mackay on September 7, 1943, titled "Jetty 3", showing two Canadian Navy sailors, one holding a gaff.
Item consists of a charcoal and pencil drawing by D.C. Mackay, drawn on April 26, 1943, titled "Coiling Down the Grass Line", depicting several sailors preparing rope to tow a Canadian corvette, possibly the HMCS Regina.
