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Photograph of two iron hatchets or tomahawks decorated with feathers, five stone arrowheads, and a Mi'kmaq "crooked knife"

Item, a photograph, has a stamp marking it copyright to the National Film Board on the reverse side. The tomahawk and stone arrowhead artifacts were found by Thomas Head Raddall at Indian Gardens, Mersey River in the 1930's. The tomahawks were originally made by the French and sold to the Mi'kmaq. The knife was crafted at Broad River, Queen's County, in the 1930's.

Photographic negatives of a Bob Chancery cartoon, Thomas Head Raddall in radio interviews, a commemorative scroll dedicated to T.H. Raddall, Sr., the surrender of the German submarine U-889, Thomas Head Raddall receiving the T.H. Raddall prize plaque, and standing with the Cadet Corps and headmaster of King's Collegiate School, and the Highland dancers of Liverpool, Nova Scotia

Items, negatives, are related to material found in Thomas Head Raddall's photograph album [between 1940 and 1959], and to MS-2-202, Oversized 8, Folder 13 and MS-2-202, Box 55, Folder 12, Item 3 in subseries Thomas Head Raddall's loose photographs. Items are duplicate to MS-2-202, Oversized Box 8 Folder 13 and materials found in Thomas Head Raddall's photograph albums 1941-1953 and 1944-1961.

Photographic negatives of an unnamed girl, the West Nova Scotia Regiment B Company 2nd Battalion, two unnamed women, Thomas Head Raddall receiving an honorary degree, and portraits of T.H. Raddall, Sr. in uniform, and of Tommy Raddall

Items, negatives, are related to materials found in Thomas Head Raddall's photograph albums, 1929-1941, and is a duplicate of MS-2-202, Box 51, Folder 22, Item 1 in subseries Thomas Head Raddall's loose photographs.

Photographic negatives of T.H. Raddall, Sr. in uniform with other military officials, trees in town, an artist's rendering of a portrait of Thomas Head Raddall, Raddall in uniform as a wireless operator on the cable-ship Mackay-Bennett, tuna fishing with S. Kip Farrington, and being interviewed on the radio, and a candid portrait of Edith Raddall in Bermuda

Items, negatives, are related to materials found in Thomas Head Raddall's photograph albums, 1917-1927, and 1929-1941, and MS-2-202, Box 54, Folder 1, Item 4 in subseries Thomas Head Raddall's loose photographs.

Portrait of Captain T.H. Raddall, Sr. in uniform printed on a postcard

Item, a photograph, is a duplicate of MS-2-202, Box 55, Folder 21, Item 7 in subseries Thomas Head Raddall's loose photographs. Item is a portrait of T.H. Raddall, Sr. in his Winnipeg Rifles uniform as a captain after recovering from being wounded at Ypres in 1915. He was later promoted to Lieutenant Colonel.

Portrait of the battalion commanders and adjutants of the 5th, 6th, 7th, and 8th battallions, including T.H. Raddall, Sr., all in uniform

Item is a photograph of the 2nd Brigade and Canadian 1st Division. Brigadier Lipsett can be seen in the centre, with Major Prower, the commander of the 8th battalion, to his right. Captain T.H. Raddall, Sr. is standing at the right of the photograph, and is the adjutant of the 8th battalion.

Portrait of Thomas Head Raddall aged 35

Item is a photograph that was used on the jacket of his first published set of short stories, "The Pied Piper of Dipper Creek". The book was published by Blackwood. A duplicate copy can be found in MS-2-202, Box 55, Folder 1.

Portrait of Thomas Head Raddall reading

Item is a portrait of Thomas Head Raddall that was taken for the jacket of "The Pied Piper of Dipper Creek", though it was never actually used for the intended purpose. A duplicate copy can be found in MS-2-202, Box 55, Folder 1.

Presentation of Medals : [photocopy]

Item is a photocopy of an article about the presentation of the Royal Society of Canada Awards published in the Royal Society of Canada. Transactions 3rd series, vol. 50 (1956): 37-38.

Research notes from an interview with "Loon Doon Abbott"

Item consists of handwritten notes drafted by Roy Laurence on January 9, 1936, during an interview with Lorna Doone (marked "Loon Doon") Abbott, daughter of Sarah Croker. Item is "Enclosure 5" accompanying correspondence between Thomas Raddall and Roy Laurence.

Research notes on "The Sarah Croker Case"

Item consists of annotated typescript notes compiled by Thomas Raddall from multiple sources (including Roy Laurence's testimony), around the death of Sarah Croker Giberson, in preparation for a chapter on Sadie Davenport in his publication "Footsteps on Old Floors", published in 1968.

From title page: "Sources: personal conversations with Halifax lawyer (later Judge) M.B.Archibald, who represented the Salvation Army in the case: personal conversations and complete copies of the court documents supplied by lawyer Roy A. Lawrence
of Annapolis, who represented Blanchard Giberson in the case."

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