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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.

Archibald MacMechan's address on receipt of his LLD from Dalhousie University

MS-2-82, Box 29, Folder 42
Item
1933

Part of Archibald MacMechan fonds

Item is an address given by MacMechan on May 16, 1933.

Our Eastern sea gate by Archibald MacMechan

MS-2-82, Box 44, Folder 33
Item
Pre 1933

Part of Archibald MacMechan fonds

This item is an article published in The Courier.

Archibald MacMechan's scrapbook 1931

MS-2-82, Box 57, Folder 1
Item
1932

Part of Archibald MacMechan fonds

Item is a scrapbook that includes copies of MacMechan's newspaper column, The Dean's Window. The date given on the spine is 1931; however, the articles inside are dated 1932.

A Relic of Barbarism at Canadian Colleges written by Archibald MacMechan [manuscript]

MS-2-82, Box 29, Folder 8
Item
c.1932

Part of Archibald MacMechan fonds

The article a Relic of Barbarism at Canadian Colleges was published in Saturday Night, December, 1932. Originally titled Initiation.

Archibald MacMechan's scrapbook 1932

MS-2-82, Box 57, Folder 2
Item
1932-1933, predominant 1933

Part of Archibald MacMechan fonds

Item is a scrapbook that includes copies of MacMechan's newspaper column, The Dean's Window.

Neapolitan days by Archibald MacMechan

MS-2-82, Box 44, Folder 32
Item
1932

Part of Archibald MacMechan fonds

This item is an article in the Dalhousie Review.

Thomas Beamish Akins written by Archibald MacMechan [manuscript]

MS-2-82, Box 29, Folder 9
Item
c.1932

Part of Archibald MacMechan fonds

The article Thomas Beamish Akins was published in the Halifax Herald in 1932.

Archibald MacMechan's Lorne Pierce medal from the Royal Society of Canada

MS-2-82, Box 43, Folder 52
Item
1932

Part of Archibald MacMechan fonds

The Malvern festival of 1932 by Archibald MacMechan

MS-2-82, Box 44, Folder 22
Item
[1932?]

Part of Archibald MacMechan fonds

This item is an offprint from the Dalhousie Review.

England old and new

MS-2-82, Box 29, Folder 38
Item
1932

Part of Archibald MacMechan fonds

Item is an address given by Archibald MacMechan on November 3, 1932.

Canadian National Railways script for a radio broadcast of the Red Snow at Grand Pre

MS-2-82, Box 23, Folder 5
Item
1931

Part of Archibald MacMechan fonds

This radio broadcast was for the Romance of Canada Series, broadcast No. 7.

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.

Correspondence from Owen Bell Jones to MacMechan, March 23, 1931

MS-2-82, Box 9, Folder 85, Item 24
Item
March 23, 1931

Part of Archibald MacMechan fonds

Item consists of handwritten correspondence from Owen Bell Jones to Archibald MacMechan, dated March 24, 1931 from Aix-le-Bains, frankly discussing the effect that his prolonged physical struggles and the mental rigour of shell-shock have had on Jones's day-to-day life.

"I'll give you a secret & that is that we 'front-line' men, who have survived, felt too much, smelled too much, saw too much, heard too much, sensed too much, and, in the intense moments of many nights and days, especially nights, we, in our ardour, have burnt ourselves out."

Nova Scotia History Splendidly Preserved written by Archibald MacMechan [manuscript]

MS-2-82, Box 29, Folder 4
Item
c.1931

Part of Archibald MacMechan fonds

Originally titled The Meaning of the Archives Building. This article was published in 1930?

Correspondence from Owen Bell Jones to MacMechan, January 8, 1931

MS-2-82, Box 9, Folder 85, Item 22
Item
January 8, 1931

Part of Archibald MacMechan fonds

Item consists of handwritten correspondence from Owen Bell Jones to Archibald MacMechan, dated January 8, 1931 from Aix-le-Bains, showing appreciation for MacMechan sending Jones his sonnets and a copy of his thesis, and discussions on the European geopolitical climate, as well as discussions with Lord Beaverbrook about an International Athletic Union.

Correspondence from Owen Bell Jones to MacMechan, February 9, 1931

MS-2-82, Box 9, Folder 85, Item 23
Item
February 8, 1931

Part of Archibald MacMechan fonds

Item consists of handwritten correspondence from Owen Bell Jones to Archibald MacMechan, dated February 8, 1931 from Aix-le-Bains, warning of Jones's potentially incendiary correspondence sent to Dalhousie.

Halifax in Trade written by Archibald MacMechan [manuscript]

MS-2-82, Box 29, Folder 5
Item
c.1931

Part of Archibald MacMechan fonds

This article was published in The Canadian Geographical Journal, September, 1931

Models and Relics from Romantic Age of Sail Preserved written by Archibald MacMechan [manuscript]

MS-2-82, Box 29, Folder 6
Item
c.1931

Part of Archibald MacMechan fonds

This folder consists of a manuscript and typewritten version. This article was published in The Halifax Chronicle, January 2, 1931.

Photograph of Paul Mascarene's monument at Fort Anne, Nova Scotia

MS-2-82, Box 66, Folder 18
Item
1931

Part of Archibald MacMechan fonds

A list prepared by MacMechan of his published works

MS-2-82, Box 58, Folder 8
Item
1930

Part of Archibald MacMechan fonds

Nova Scotia Privateers by Archibald MacMechan [manuscript]

MS-2-82, Box 24, Folder 14
Item
1930?

Part of Archibald MacMechan fonds

This file consists of a manuscript and a typewritten version.

Photograph of a University of Toronto building

MS-2-82, Box 66, Folder 25
Item
pre 1930

Part of Archibald MacMechan fonds

Picton Boys Years Ago written by Archibald MacMechan [manuscript]

MS-2-82, Box 29, Folder 2
Item
c.1930

Part of Archibald MacMechan fonds

This article was published in The Picton Gazette, December 28, 1930.

In memoriam, W.R.M. : [manuscript]

MS-2-82, Box 30, Folder 9
Item
[before 1930]

Part of Archibald MacMechan fonds

Item is a memorial address given by Archibald MacMechan.

The Centenary of Haliburton's "Nova Scotia" by Archibald MacMechan

MS-2-82, Box 44, Folder 2
Item
1930

Part of Archibald MacMechan fonds

This item is a reprint from "The Halifax Chronicle," January 1, 1930.

Correspondence from Owen Bell Jones to MacMechan, December 5, 1930

MS-2-82, Box 9, Folder 85, Item 21
Item
December 5, 1930

Part of Archibald MacMechan fonds

Item consists of handwritten correspondence from Owen Bell Jones to Archibald MacMechan, dated December 5, 1930 from Paris, lamenting the passing of Howard Murray, his convalescence after another illness, the discovery of shrapnel behind his ear nearly fourteen years' removed from active duty, and his contemplating pursuing a Ph.D at Dalhousie.

Translation of The Procurator of Judea by Anatole France : [manuscript]

MS-2-82, Box 32, Folder 3
Item
pre 1930

Part of Archibald MacMechan fonds

Item is draft manuscript.

MacMechan's scrapbook 1930

MS-2-82, Box 56, Folder 2
Item
1930-1931

Part of Archibald MacMechan fonds

Item is a scrapbook that includes copies of MacMechan's newspaper column, The Dean's Window.

The true character of Thomas McCulloch, D.D.

MS-2-82, Box 43, Folder 7
Item
[before 1930]

Part of Archibald MacMechan fonds

Item is a James DeMille prize-winning essay.

Letter from Anne Rochester to Archibald MacMechan

MS-2-82, Box 3, Folder 18
Item
1930

Part of Archibald MacMechan fonds

Item is a letter from Anne Rochester (MacMechan's niece).

Research notes related to Picton Boys Years Ago written by Archibald MacMechan

MS-2-82, Box 29, Folder 1
Item
c.1930

Part of Archibald MacMechan fonds

This article was published in The Picton Gazette, December 28, 1930.

Photograph of St. Ann's, Cape Breton

MS-2-82, Box 66, Folder 22
Item
pre 1930

Part of Archibald MacMechan fonds

Photograph courtesy of Mr. R.W. MacAskill. This is the scene of the rescue by the two indians; near the lighthouse, Saint-Luc's party found the abandoned boat, December 3rd, 1761.

Photograph of Yarmouth water front