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A charted course for Mary Celeste

A charted course for Mary Celeste

MS-2-518, Box 1, Folder 8, Item 1
Item
[186-?]

Part of Irving Deale collection

A personal account of an interesting story, or, A funny thing happened on the way to the antique ...

A personal account of an interesting story, or, A funny thing happened on the way to the antique shop

MS-2-518, Box 1, Folder 2
Item
1973

Part of Irving Deale collection

Item consists of a typed manuscript, likely written in 1973 by Irving Deale, about coming across a painting of the Mary Celeste (originally, the Amazon), at a Halifax antique shop, and discussions with Rhodes Dewis and Niels Jannasch about acquiring it.

MS-2-518, Box 1, Folder 8, Item 13
Item
[186-?]

Part of Irving Deale collection

A note at the top of the document indicates "from record of American and foreign shipping."

Amazon account of crew changes

Amazon account of crew changes

MS-2-518, Box 1, Folder 8, Item 4
Item
1866

Part of Irving Deale collection

Amazon bill of lading

Amazon bill of lading

MS-2-518, Box 1, Folder 8, Item 2
Item
1862

Part of Irving Deale collection

Amazon shipping certificate

Amazon shipping certificate

MS-2-518, Box 1, Folder 8, Item 7
Item
1861 and 1868

Part of Irving Deale collection

Item is a certificate of registry for the Brigantine Amazon on June 10, 1861, at the port of Parrsboro, Nova Scotia.

Amazon, better known as the Mary Celeste, 1860-1861 : [research notes]

Amazon, better known as the Mary Celeste, 1860-1861 : [research notes]

MS-2-518, Box 1, Folder 1, Item 2
Item
1953

Part of Irving Deale collection

Item consists of a facsimile of handwritten research notes drafted in 1953 by R.L. Dewis (and collected by Irving Deale), about the early history of the Mary Celeste (then known as the Amazon).

Articles about the Mary Celeste transcribed and annotated by Irving Deale

MS-2-518, Box 1, Folder 9
File
1924-1974

Part of Irving Deale collection

File contains transcriptions of articles and book chapters, and a translation.

Changes of captain

Changes of captain

MS-2-518, Box 1, Folder 8, Item 8
Item
[after 186-]

Part of Irving Deale collection

Collected research correspondence regarding Mary Celeste

Collected research correspondence regarding Mary Celeste

MS-2-518, Box 1, Folder 6, Item 1
File
1973

Part of Irving Deale collection

Collection contains correspondence related to Mary Celeste research in 1973, between Irving Deale and Ernest Dodge, Joseph Howerton, J.S. Harley, Audrey Logie, Stephen Orr, John Lochhead, Keith Matthews, Milton Gustafson, Valerie Simpson, H.M. Puddington, C.P. Lambert, Felix Pizzarello, George Orr, C. MacKinnon, Caroline Jarvis, Sandra Hopkins, and others.

Copies of historic documents regarding the Mary Celeste

MS-2-518, Box 1, Folder 8, Items 1 - 13
File
1862-1889

Part of Irving Deale collection

File contains copies of the Amazon bill of lading (1862); Windsor Insurance Company policy for Albert Dewis (1865); Attorney General's Office petition regarding Amazon (1867); the Amazon account of crew changes (1866); the Amazon shipping certificate (1868); information from Lloyd's List (1872); Gibraltar letter from Solly Flood (1873); a Gibraltar report from Dr. J. Patron (1873); shipping records for Amazon (1874; 1887; 1889) and Mary Celeste (1873-1877) with abbreviations; and a charted course for Mary Celeste (undated).

Copy of petition of Alexander McBain to lieutenant governor of Nova Scotia

Copy of petition of Alexander McBain to lieutenant governor of Nova Scotia

MS-2-518, Box 1, Folder 8, Item 6
Item
1867

Part of Irving Deale collection

The item consists of handwritten and typed correspondence regarding Alexander McBain's petition to the lieutenant governor of Nova Scotia, written on October 14, 1867.

Copy of reply by attorney general to petition of Alexander McBain

Copy of reply by attorney general to petition of Alexander McBain

MS-2-518, Box 1, Folder 8, Item 5
Item
1867

Part of Irving Deale collection

The item consists of handwritten and typed correspondence from the attorney general regarding Alexander McBain's petition, written on October 15, 1867.

Copy of the Mary Celeste 1872 salvage hearing in Gibraltar

Copy of the Mary Celeste 1872 salvage hearing in Gibraltar

MS-2-518, Box 1, Folder 10
Item
1872

Part of Irving Deale collection

Item consists of a facsimile of the original December 18, 1872 court document regarding the mystery of the Mary Celeste, undertaken at the Vice Admiralty Court of Gibraltar, before Sir James Cochrane Knight, Judge and Commissary, and collected in the 1970s by Irving Deale.

Correspondence related to the Mary Celeste swords

Correspondence related to the Mary Celeste swords

MS-2-518, Box 1, Folder 6, Item 4
Item
[1973]

Part of Irving Deale collection

Item consists of correspondence from Stephen Orr to Irving Deale, adding further information and context to their discussions about swords aboard the Mary Celeste.

Further research correspondence regarding Mary Celeste

Further research correspondence regarding Mary Celeste

MS-2-518, Box 1, Folder 7
File
1974

Part of Irving Deale collection

Collection contains correspondence related to Mary Celeste research in 1974, between Irving Deale and Dave Taylor, Gilbert Collicott, Marjorie Robb, Francis Ruzicka, Thomas Raddall, Caroline Jarvis, John Lochhead, Michael Joseph, James How, R. Baden Powell, Howard Gottlieb, Milton Gustafson, Theresa Cederholm, Tatiana Ruzicka, Sandra Hopkins, Stanley Spicer, Philip C.F. Smith, among others.

Gibraltar letter from Solly Flood

Gibraltar letter from Solly Flood

MS-2-518, Box 1, Folder 8, Item 10
Item
1873

Part of Irving Deale collection

Gibraltar report from Dr. J. Patron

Gibraltar report from Dr. J. Patron

MS-2-518, Box 1, Folder 8, Item 11
Item
1873

Part of Irving Deale collection

Information from Lloyd's List

Information from Lloyd's List

MS-2-518, Box 1, Folder 8, Item 9
Item
1873

Part of Irving Deale collection

Irving Deale collection

MS-2-518
Collection
1862 - 1974

Collection consists of documents, photographs, correspondence and manuscripts relating to Irving Deale's research on the Mary Celeste.

Deale, Irving Thomas

Letter from Irving Deale to the Canadian Department of Transportation

MS-2-518, Box 1, Folder 5
File
1969

Part of Irving Deale collection

File a letter Irving Deale wrote to the Canadian Department of Transportation regarding the Mary Celeste. File also includes Deale's notes in response to the letter.

Manuscripts about the Mary Celeste

MS-2-518, Box 1, Folder 1
File
1950-1973

Part of Irving Deale collection

File contains manuscripts by Robert Lester Dewis (1950, 1953); Alphonse Deveau (1968); George S. Bryan (undated); and Irving Deale's manuscript titled "A personal account of an interesting story, or a funny thing happened on the way to an antique shop " (1973).

Mary Celeste artwork by John Worsley

Mary Celeste artwork by John Worsley

MS-2-518, Box 1, Folder 4, Item 6
Item
1971

Part of Irving Deale collection

Item is a photograph of artwork of the Mary Celeste by John Worsley. The inscription in the bottom right hand corner reads "John Worsley, 1971"

Mary Celeste artwork by Leslie Victor Smith

Mary Celeste artwork by Leslie Victor Smith

MS-2-518, Box 1, Folder 4, Item 5
Item
[19--?]

Part of Irving Deale collection

Item is a photograph of artwork of the Mary Celeste by Leslie Victor Smith.

Mary Celeste artwork by Rudolph Ruzicka

Mary Celeste artwork by Rudolph Ruzicka

MS-2-518, Box 1, Folder 4, Item 4
Item
[19--?]

Part of Irving Deale collection

Item is a photograph of artwork of the Mary Celeste by Rudolph Ruzicka.

Mary Celeste model at Atlantic Companies

Mary Celeste model at Atlantic Companies

MS-2-518, Box 1, Folder 4, Item 1
Item
[19--?]

Part of Irving Deale collection

Item is a photograph of a model of the Mary Celeste held at the Atlantic Companies in New York, United States.

Mary Celeste model at Mariners Museum

Mary Celeste model at Mariners Museum

MS-2-518, Box 1, Folder 4, Item 2
Item
[19--?]

Part of Irving Deale collection

Item is a photograph of a model of the Mary Celeste held at the Mariners Museum in Newport News, Virginia, United States.

Mary Celeste model at Mystic Museum

Mary Celeste model at Mystic Museum

MS-2-518, Box 1, Folder 4, Item 3
Item
[19--?]

Part of Irving Deale collection

Item is a photograph of a model of the Mary Celeste held at the Mystic Museum in Burbank, California.

Painting of Amazon

Painting of Amazon

MS-2-518, Box 1, Folder 4, Item 7
Item
[19--?]

Part of Irving Deale collection

Item is a photograph of a painting of the Amazon ship.

Photographs of artwork of Mary Celeste

MS-2-518, Box 1, Folder 4, Items 1 - 7
File
[19--?]

Part of Irving Deale collection

File includes photographs of artwork of the Mary Celeste by Rudolph Ruzicka, Leslie Victor Smith, and John Worsley; a painting of the Amazon ship; and models of the Mary Celeste held at the Atlantic Companies, Mariners Museum, and Mystic Museum.

Photographs relating to Mary Celeste

MS-2-518, Box 1, Folder 3
File
[18--] - [19--]

Part of Irving Deale collection

File includes photographs of Joshua Dewis at Refugee Cove; a 1967 Mary Celeste stamp; Captain Robert W. McLellan's gravestone; Joshua Dewis' gravestone; Sarah Briggs' harmonium; and Mary Celeste plaque at Spencer's Island.

Research correspondence regarding Mary Celeste

MS-2-518, Box 1, Folder 6
File
1973

Part of Irving Deale collection

Robert Dewis's research notes related to the Mary Celeste and the Dewis family

Robert Dewis's research notes related to the Mary Celeste and the Dewis family

MS-2-518, Box 1, Folder 1, Item 1
Item
December 12, 1950

Part of Irving Deale collection

Item consists of typed research notes about the Mary Celeste and the Dewis family, written by Robert Dewis, transcribed in 1950 by R.L. Dewis, and collected by Irving Deale. Dewis was the son of Joshua Dewis, owner of the Mary Celeste.

Shipping records for Amazon

Shipping records for Amazon

MS-2-518, Box 1, Folder 8, Item 12
Item
1874; 1887; 1889

Part of Irving Deale collection

The famous mystery ship, Mary Celeste : [research notes]

The famous mystery ship, Mary Celeste : [research notes]

MS-2-518, Box 1, Folder 1, Item 4
Item
[196-]

Part of Irving Deale collection

Item consists of typed research notes collected by Irving Deale, and written by unknown persons likely in the 1960s, giving a brief outline on the history of the Mary Celeste.

The Mary Celeste : the odyssey of an abandoned ship

MS-2-518, Box 1, Folder 11, Items 1 and 2
File
[19--]

Part of Irving Deale collection

File contains a booklet titled "The Mary Celeste : The odyssey of an abandoned ship" published by The Atlantic Companies in 1942. File also contains an undated poster regarding the Mary Celeste from Walter De Wolfe's Craft Shop.

The Mary Celeste : The odyssey of an abandoned ship

The Mary Celeste : The odyssey of an abandoned ship

MS-2-518, Box 1, Folder 11, Item 2
Item
[ca.1942]

Part of Irving Deale collection

Item is a booklet titled "The Mary Celeste: The odyssey of an abandoned ship," published by The Atlantic Companies in 1942.

The mystery of the Marie Celeste : [manuscript]

The mystery of the Marie Celeste : [manuscript]

MS-2-518, Box 1, Folder 1, Item 3
Item
1968

Part of Irving Deale collection

Item consists of a facsimile of a passage from J. Alphonse Deveau's 1968 book "La ville francaise" related to the mystery of the Mary Celeste, with an accompanying English translation (likely undertaken by Irving Deale).

The sword of the Mary Celeste mystery

The sword of the Mary Celeste mystery

MS-2-518, Box 1, Folder 6, Item 3
Item
1973

Part of Irving Deale collection

Item consists of a short handwritten manuscript about swords aboard the Mary Celeste, written on vellum by Stephen Orr, and collected by Irving Deale in 1973.

Transcript of pertinent parts of an interview with Stephen Orr

Transcript of pertinent parts of an interview with Stephen Orr

MS-2-518, Box 1, Folder 6, Item 2
Item
October 28, 1973

Part of Irving Deale collection

Item consists of selections from a transcript of a discussion between Irving Deale and Stephen Orr (of Rexton, NB) on October 28, 1973, related to the Mary Celeste.

Undated poster regarding the Mary Celeste

Undated poster regarding the Mary Celeste

MS-2-518, Box 1, Folder 11, Item 1
Item
[19--?]

Part of Irving Deale collection

Item is an undated poster regarding the Mary Celeste from Walter De Wolfe's Craft Shop.

Windsor Insurance Company policy for Albert Dewis

Windsor Insurance Company policy for Albert Dewis

MS-2-518, Box 1, Folder 8, Item 3
Item
1865

Part of Irving Deale collection