MS-2-679, SF Box 31, Folder 31; SF Box 99, Folder 3
File
1938 ; 1997
File comprises Dorothy and John Dobson's research records and notes about the O'Briens, a family of Nova Scotia master mariners. There are also photographs of the schooner Lilian E. Kerr.
File contains letters sent to Samuel and Dorothy Shields from various correspondents, including from John H. Dickey (a Halifax lawyer and politician). File also contains two photographs from 1966 and 1969 of two children named Kelly and Danny, and a 1966 photograph of an unidentified man.
File contains records related to Doubt: A Parable, by John Patrick Shanley, directed by Emily Jewer and produced by Sandra Witherbee. The play was performed at the Pond Playhouse between September 18-October 1, 2014. Records include a program; small poster; and digital images.
File consists of records related to the Douglas Bentham sculpture exhibition, titled 'Enclosures and Opens', organized by the Art Gallery of York University. The exhibition circulated and was presented at Dalhousie Art Gallery from December 2, 1976 to January 5, 1977.
File contains a photograph of Douglas Clarke (Dean of the Faculty of Music at McGill University from 1930 to 1955), Ellen Ballon, Frank Cyril James (Principal and Vice Chancellor of McGill University from 1939 until 1962), and an unknown man, standing in front of three microphones for radio stations: CKVL, CFCF, and CKAC. The photograph may have been taken at one of the concerts celebrating the 50th anniversary of the McGill Conservatorium.
File includes correspondence, licensing and royalty information, a draft of the book with illustrations, a published copy of the book, and the publishing agreement with Lorimer for the children's book Anna's Pet by Joyce Barkhouse and Margaret Atwood. The file also has two photographs from a puppet adaptation of Anna's Pets by Mermaid Theatre, directed by Fred Thury and designed by Tom Miller. Two other stories by Margaret Atwood, "Flying Rabbits and their Ancestors" and "Silent Sam and the Singing Sausage from Saturn" are also included.
File contains two photographs from the groundbreaking of the rehabilitation hospital in Halifax; typed cutlines that accompany the photographs; correspondence with the Canadian Paraplegic Association and Arthur H. Shears; an article called "A Concept of Rehabilitation" by Herbert S. Talbot; several typed drafts of newspaper articles about the rehabilitation centre; a pamphlet about the Nova Scotia Rehabilitation Centre; and a document called "Preliminary Report on Planning for Nova Scotia Rehabilitation Center and Faculty of Allied Health Professions Dalhousie University." The file also includes newspaper clippings from the Chronicle-Herald and Mail-Star of articles written by Barbara Hinds about the rehabilitation centre.
File contains typescript and handwritten drafts of short stories, including "Doctor's Daughter," "The Excursion," "For Marian" (eulogy for Marian Lacey), "Adventures in an Automobile," "The Indian Connection," and "Song of the Brook." The file also contains a poem by Joyce Barkhouse, "After School"; a story written by her nephew David, entitled "Grandfather 15 June 09"; and some correspondence regarding Marian Lacey and Margaret Atwood (nee Killam). A photograph of eight children (Keith Porter, Lorna, Joyce, Fred, Bernie, Boyd Burgess, Kay, and Margaret) at a culvert on the North Mountain Railway is also included.
File consists of records relating to the exhibition 'Drawings by Contemporary Sculptors,' produced and circulated by the Surrey Art Gallery with the assistance of the Museums Assistance Programmes of the National Museums of Canada. The exhibition was presented at the Dalhousie Art Gallery from June 9 to July 31, 1983.
Records consist mainly of correspondence with the Surrey Art Gallery regarding transportation. The file also includes condition report instruction, a list of slides accompanying the exhibition, photographs and slides.
File consists of records related to the exhibition 'Early Nova Scotia quilts and coverlets' presented at Dalhousie Art Gallery from November 26, 1981, to January 3, 1982.
Records are divided into 14 folders (Titles transcribed from original folder labels.): Box 34 Folder 53 - South Shore loan agreements Folder 54 - New Glasgow loan agreements Folder 55 - Wolfville loan agreements Folder 56 - French Shora loan agreements Folder 57 - Glenwood, Yarmouth loan agreements Folder 58 - Eastern Shore loan agreements Folder 59 - Insurance and catalogue estimates Folder 60 - Galley proofs and old proofs (includes photographs) Folder 61 - Early script and final script Folder 62 - Catalogue orders Folder 63 - Mailing list Box 35 Folder 1 - Correspondence Folder 2 - Administrative files (includes photographs: slides) Folder 3 - Photographs
File is an editorial sheet of photographs. Includes seven photographs. Individuals identified on sheet. First row of photos: (Left) R. Penney; A Paul. (Right) T. Delaney; D. Banikhin; D. Shu. Second row of photos: (Left) A. Giovanni; D. Simms; R. Mead; J. Hardy; A. Pike. (Right) M. Chalom; P. Hart; S. Shore. Third row of photos: (Left) N. Hilliard; O. Waler; D. Moores; A. Frost. (Centre) F. Tudiver; R. Hutchison; H. Strong. (Right) D. Eddy; F. Noseworthy; R. Shadera.
File contains a photograph of Ellen Ballon and Heitor Villa-Lobos seated at a restaurant. The photograph is signed by Ellen Ballon and Mario Cortez(?).
File contains a photograph of Ellen Ballon recording with the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, conducted by Ernest Ansermet. This is likely the recording of Heitor Villa-Lobos' first piano concerto, dedicated to Ellen Ballon.
File contains a photograph of the world premiere of Heitor Villa-Lobos's first piano concerto, dedicated to Ellen Ballon. The performance took place on October 11, 1946 at the Teatro Municipal in Rio de Janeiro. Villa-Lobos conducted and Ballon was the soloist.
File is a reproduction of an engraving. Accompanying note states: Andreas Stog's Engracving of Pieter Paaw's Theatre of Anatomy -- the first of its kind -- which was built in Leyden, 1589 -- the first one erected in the Low Countries.
File is a reproduction of an engraving depicting a bust of Claudius Galen. Inscription: P.P. Rubens Del: Ex Marmore Antiquo. J. Faber sen[io]r Fecit. GALEN A most excellent Physitian, born at Pirgamos in Asia. He was a great improver or the Hypocratick System of Physick, and the beginner of that Method of Practice [unknown abbreviation] has been used from his time till lately, & from him called Galenick. He is said to have been author of 200 volumes y were burnt in y temple of peace. And is numberd by Garden among y12 most subtil wits of the World. He was of a [illegible] & crazy constitution yet by temperance preserved his life to a great age. He died about the middle ... [illegible due to damage]. Accompanying note: CLAUDIUS GALEN (131-201 A.D.) Galen was the greatest Greek physician after Hippocrates. His original investigations concerned chiefly Anatomy. In the Annals of Anatomy and Surgery, Vol. IV., Brooklyn, N.Y., 1881, can be found a series of articles about Galen, written by Dr. George Jackson Fisher.
File is a reproduction of an engraving depicting a medallion with the profile image of Frederick II of Germany. Inscription: Frederick II from a Medallion in the Church della Porto Santo in Andria. Accompanying note: Frederick II., (1194-1250), Emperor of Germany, King of the Two Sicilies, the last one of the Christian Kings of Jerusalem, the Author of a Treatise which contains a Complete Account of the Anatomy of the Falcon.
File is a black and white reproduction of an engraving of a painting. Note attached reads: This is a copy of Hans Holbein's picture, which was painted whilst the artist was enjoying the favour of Henry VIII., showing the granting of a Charter to the Barber Surgeons of London.
File is a reproduction of an engraving. Inscription: Engraved by J. Caldwell. GALENT CONVERSIO. Accompanying note: THE CONVERSION OF GALEN. This undated copperplate, engraved by J. Caldwell, is found in Vol. IV., third edition, of an anonymous work entitled, Medical Extracts, or the Nature of Health, London, 1798. It is credited to Dr. Robert John Thornton.