Archives Catalogue

The relation of Hans Sachs to the Decameron / by Archibald MacMechan - manuscript

MS-2-135, Box 18, Folder 1
Item
1889

Part of Archibald MacMechan fonds

This hand-written manuscript was Archibald MacMechan submission for his PhD. at John Hopkins University.

Concerning the Oldest English Literature by Archibald MacMechan [manuscript]

MS-2-135, Box 18, Folder 2
Item
c.1889

Part of Archibald MacMechan fonds

Private journal [excerpts] of Archibald MacMechan

MS-2-82, Box 1, Folder 1
Item
[1883?]

Part of Archibald MacMechan fonds

Item is a diary kept by Archibald MacMechan on board a cattle boat between Montreal and London, ca. 1883-1884.

Private journal, memoranda, croquis, etc. by Archibald MacMechan

MS-2-82, Box 1, Folder 2
Item
January 23, 1893-December 23, 1895

Part of Archibald MacMechan fonds

Private journal of Archibald MacMechan

MS-2-82, Box 1, Folder 3
Item
June 17, 1916-September 13, 1917

Part of Archibald MacMechan fonds

Item is a journal kept by Archibald MacMechan between June 17, 1916 and September 13, 1917.

Private journal of Archibald MacMechan

MS-2-82, Box 1, Folder 4
Item
September 14, 1917-April 1, 1920

Part of Archibald MacMechan fonds

Item is a journal kept by Archibald MacMechan between September 14, 1917 and April 1, 1920.

Private journal of Archibald MacMechan

MS-2-82, Box 1, Folder 5
Item
April 2, 1920 - September 30, 1920

Part of Archibald MacMechan fonds

Item is journal kept by Archibald MacMechan between April 2 and September 30, 1920.

Private journal of Archibald MacMechan

MS-2-82, Box 1, Folder 6
Item
October 21, 1921 - May 6, 1923

Part of Archibald MacMechan fonds

Item is a journal kept by Archibald MacMechan between October 21, 1921 and May 5, 1923.

Private journal of Archibald MacMechan

MS-2-82, Box 1, Folder 7
Item
March 18, 1924 - August 21, 1925

Part of Archibald MacMechan fonds

Item is a journal kept by Archibald MacMechan between March 18, 1924 and August 21, 1925, which includes photographs and a note: "my journal not kept for nearly a year...."

Private journal of Archibald MacMechan

MS-2-82, Box 1, Folder 8
Item
September 26, 1925 - November 15, 1927

Part of Archibald MacMechan fonds

Item is a journal kept by Archibald MacMechan between September 26, 1925 and November 15, 1927.

Correspondence from Gilbert Sutherland Stairs to Archibald MacMechan, January 10, 1904

MS-2-82, Box 15, Folder 14, Item 1
Item
January 10, 1904

Part of Archibald MacMechan fonds

Item consists of handwritten correspondence sent from Gilbert Sutherland Stairs to Archibald MacMechan, dated Janaury 10, 1904 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, discussing MacMechan's suggestion that Stairs write exams in pursuit of a Rhodes scholarship.

Correspondence from Gilbert Sutherland Stairs to Archibald MacMechan, January 31, 1918

MS-2-82, Box 15, Folder 14, Item 10
Item
January 31, 1918

Part of Archibald MacMechan fonds

Item consists of handwritten correspondence written by Gilbert Sutherland Stairs to Archibald MacMechan, dated Janaury 31, 1918, in Cradley, Wales. Discussion includes commentary about his experiences during the Battle of Passchendaele, and of the recent passing of his friend the poet John McCrae.

Correspondence from Gilbert Sutherland Stairs to Archibald MacMechan, September 12, 1918

MS-2-82, Box 15, Folder 14, Item 11
Item
September 12, 1918

Part of Archibald MacMechan fonds

Item consists of handwritten correspondence written by Gilbert Sutherland Stairs to Archibald MacMechan, dated September 12, 1918, from "The Field", briefly discussing military actions and at more length about camp life, food, and chance encounters with friends passing through battalion headquarters.

Correspondence from Gilbert Sutherland Stairs to Archibald MacMechan, January 28, 1919

MS-2-82, Box 15, Folder 14, Item 12
Item
January 28, 1919

Part of Archibald MacMechan fonds

Item consists of handwritten correspondence written by Gilbert Sutherland Stairs to Archibald MacMechan, dated January 28, 1919, in Hoeylaert, Belgium, expressing relief at the cessation of hostilities and anxious anticipation upon returning home, and of Grenadier post-war life billeted in a village near Brussels.

Correspondence from Gilbert Sutherland Stairs to Archibald MacMechan, October 14, 1923

MS-2-82, Box 15, Folder 14, Item 13
Item
October 14, 1923

Part of Archibald MacMechan fonds

Item consists of handwritten correspondence written by Gilbert Sutherland Stairs to Archibald MacMechan, dated October 14, 1923, in Montreal, Quebec, thanking MacMechan for his presentation copy of "Sagas of the Sea", and of visits from family and friends.

Correspondence from Gilbert Sutherland Stairs to Archibald MacMechan, April 19, 1904

MS-2-82, Box 15, Folder 14, Item 2
Item
April 19, 1904

Part of Archibald MacMechan fonds

Item consists of handwritten correspondence written by Gilbert Sutherland Stairs to the MacMechans, dated April 19, 1904 in Brooklyn, New York, thanking both for their educational support, as well as providing updates of life at Harvard.

Correspondence from Gilbert Sutherland Stairs to Archibald MacMechan, May 15, 1904

MS-2-82, Box 15, Folder 14, Item 3
Item
May 15, 1904

Part of Archibald MacMechan fonds

Item consists of handwritten correspondence written by Gilbert Sutherland Stairs to the MacMechans, dated May 15, 1904 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, thanking them for past correspondence, and about catching up with friends and former classmates.

Correspondence from Gilbert Sutherland Stairs to Archibald MacMechan, February 7, 1905

MS-2-82, Box 15, Folder 14, Item 4
Item
February 7, 1905

Part of Archibald MacMechan fonds

Item consists of handwritten correspondence written by Gilbert Sutherland Stairs to Archibald MacMechan, dated February 7, 1905 while at Oxford University under a Rhodes Scholarship, discussing poor depictions of Oxford in Massachusetts paper and responding to accusations that America should annex Canada. He also discusses vacationing in Paris, extracurricular activities at Oxford, and visits with friends.

Correspondence from Gilbert Sutherland Stairs to Edith MacMechan, July 24, 1905

MS-2-82, Box 15, Folder 14, Item 5
Item
July 24, 1905

Part of Archibald MacMechan fonds

Item consists of handwritten correspondence written by Gilbert Sutherland Stairs to Edith MacMechan, dated July 24, 1905 in Neuchatel, Switzerland, discussing learning French and traipsing through mountains while on vacation in western Switzerland, visits to exhibitions in urban England, and catching up with friends at Oxford and beyond.

Correspondence from Gilbert Sutherland Stairs to Archibald MacMechan, September 12, 1905

MS-2-82, Box 15, Folder 14, Item 6
Item
September 12, 1905

Part of Archibald MacMechan fonds

Item consists of handwritten correspondence written by Gilbert Sutherland Stairs to Archibald MacMechan, dated September 12, 1905 in Dijon, France, addressing the rejection of typewriters, meetings with mutual friends, and travels in the Bernese Oberland of Switzerland and eastern France. Stairs finishes with discussing his studies in the new semester at Oxford.

Correspondence from Gilbert Sutherland Stairs to Archibald MacMechan, March 3, 1907

MS-2-82, Box 15, Folder 14, Item 7
Item
March 3, 1907

Part of Archibald MacMechan fonds

Item consists of handwritten correspondence written by Gilbert Sutherland Stairs to Archibald MacMechan, dated March 3, 1907, at Oxford University, discussing life at Oxford, rowing, visits with mutual friends, and upcoming travels to France.

Correspondence from Gilbert Sutherland Stairs to Archibald MacMechan, November 18, 1915

MS-2-82, Box 15, Folder 14, Item 8
Item
November 18, 1915

Part of Archibald MacMechan fonds

Item consists of handwritten correspondence written by Gilbert Sutherland Stairs to Archibald MacMechan, dated November 18, 1915, in Montreal, Quebec, discussing the difficult decision to enlist in the war effort, and his training for the Canadian Grenadier Guards Overseas Battalion. He then discusses military exploits of mutual friends.

Correspondence from Gilbert Sutherland Stairs to Archibald MacMechan, October 11, 1916

MS-2-82, Box 15, Folder 14, Item 9
Item
October 11, 1916

Part of Archibald MacMechan fonds

Item consists of handwritten correspondence written by Gilbert Sutherland Stairs to Archibald MacMechan, dated October 11, 1916, in Montreal, Quebec, discussing training and work with his battalion, chiefly at Bramshott Camp near London.

Correspondence between Charles Whetham and MacMechan

MS-2-82, Box 16, Folder 21
Item
1889

Part of Archibald MacMechan fonds

Item is a reference letter written for MacMechan.

Note from Virginia Woolf to Archibald MacMechan

MS-2-82, Box 16, Folder 44
Item
June 16, 1931

Part of Archibald MacMechan fonds

Item is a handwritten note from Virginia Woolf thanking MacMechan for his article on her book A Room of One's Own.

Idyll

MS-2-82, Box 17, Folder 46
Item
Pre 1933

Part of Archibald MacMechan fonds

File contains a poem published in Late Harvest, a selection of poems by Archibald MacMechan published posthumously in 1934.

Hope and Fear

MS-2-82, Box 17, Folder 47
Item
1916

Part of Archibald MacMechan fonds

File contains a poem published in Late Harvest, a selection of poems by Archibald MacMechan published posthumously in 1934.

Concerning the Oldest English Literature by Archibald MacMechan [proof copy]

MS-2-82, Box 18, Folder 3
Item
c.1889

Part of Archibald MacMechan fonds

This file contains an inauguragl address delivered at the convocation of Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, September 26th, 1889.

George Paxton Young: An acknowledgement of Debt - Reminiscences of Toronto University by Archibald MacMechan [manuscript]

MS-2-82, Box 18, Folder 4
Item
c.1890?]

Part of Archibald MacMechan fonds

This manuscript was also used for an inaugural lecture on September 21, 1900/

Private journal of Archibald MacMechan

MS-2-82, Box 2, Folder 1
Item
October 1, 1928 - October 13, 1929

Part of Archibald MacMechan fonds

Item is a journal kept by Archibald MacMechan between October 1, 1928 and October 13, 1929; enclosed is a map of Cambridge, England, a plan of Canterbury Cathedral, and a copy of A Guide to the Parish Church of S. Thomas the Apostle, Winchelsea.

Letter from Archibald McKellar to Archibald MacMechan

MS-2-82, Box 2, Folder 15
Item
1882-1891

Part of Archibald MacMechan fonds

Item is a letter from MacMechan's grandfather.

Private journal of Archibald MacMechan

MS-2-82, Box 2, Folder 2
Item
October 14, 1929 - November 28, 1930

Part of Archibald MacMechan fonds

Item is a journal kept by Archibald MacMechan between October 14, 1929 and November 28, 1930.

Private journal of Archibald MacMechan

MS-2-82, Box 2, Folder 3
Item
February 1, 1933 - August 2, 1933

Part of Archibald MacMechan fonds

Item is a journal kept by Archibald MacMechan between February 1 and August 2, 1933; the final diary entry was made five days before he died on August 7, 1933.

Private journal of Mary Jean MacMechan