Item is a reproduction of a pastel drawing of Thomas McCulloch, the first president of Dalhousie University. The drawing was produced by Munro of Pictou, Nova Scotia. The original drawing was created by Daniel Munro in 1850, after an older drawing hanging in Wellington Presbyterian Church in Glasgow, Scotland. The drawing was given to Dalhousie as a centennial gift by Isabella McCulloch in 1939.
Item is a sound recording by New Glasgow High School Bands made between July 25, 1980 and August 11, 1980. Item is one of five songs on this audio reel.
Item is a letter from W.E. Faulkner to his Aunt Jessie in Pictou, Nova Scotia. The letter makes reference to the mining strikes of the previous year, as well as correspondence with other family members in Moncton, New Brunswick, Boston, and Manila.
Item may have been a page in one of Thomas Head Raddall's photograph albums. The photographs are either duplicates of or related to materials found in Thomas Head Raddall's photograph album, 1917-1927. The top left and right photographs are duplicates, and were taken in North Sydney in January 1920. The top middle photograph is a duplicate, and was taken aboard the MMB in March 1920. The bottom right photograph is a duplicate, and was taken in Pictou in March 1920. The bottom centre and left photographs are not identified, though both likely feature Raddall.
Item is a glass plate of a drawing of Rev. Thomas McCulloch, D.D. The drawing by Arthur Lismer itself is based on a painting of McCulloch by Daniel Munro. The drawing was commissioned and used for history books on Dalhousie University, like One hundred years of Dalhousie 1818-1918 (1920), and Daniel Cobb Harvey's, An introduction to the history of Dalhousie (1938).
Item is a letter concerning Thomas McCulloch's donation of a North American insect specimen (from Nova Scotia) to the University of Edinburgh, via Professor Jameson, for the university's museum. The letter discusses Nova Scotia's Scottish connections, Presbyterian religion, the Pictou Academy, and the advocates for the conference of honorary degrees on the Honourable Sampson Salter Blowers, the Chief Justice of Nova Scotia; the Honourable James Stewart; and the Honourable Brenton Halyburton.
Item is a map showing the locations of the mill construction; ruins of the old brick kilns; the clay shed; the new brick kilns; pipe drying; power house and machinery department near the Park Road address.
Item is a portrait photograph of Miss Ella Rebecca Adamson, who was born in 1891 in Millsville, Pictou County. She was married to George R. MacKenzie and died in 1992.
One woman wearing large hat decorated with bird's wings and netting which covers her face and fur neck attire, looking to the side; bust. Envelope annotated: "the Hospital"
Item is a portrait photograph Cecilia McDonald, bust. Address: 26 Thorburn. McDonald was born circa 1908, daughter of John B. and Mary McDonald. She had three siblings: Dnaiel, Christene, and John A. McDonald.
Item is a photograph of baby Kathryn Elizabeth Johnstone, who was born in Coalburn, Pictou County in 1934. Kathryn worked as a nurse, and married Wayne C. Buttle of Thorburn. The couple had four sons: Jeffrey, Edwin, Leslie, and Derek. Kathryn died in October 1981 at the age of 47.
item is a copy photo of a newspaper clipping from the "Standard", Montreal, Canada March 18, 1916, showing a rural landscape with the letter "X" marked in a field. The text reads in part: "An Historic Spot in Eastern Canada. - The "X" in the Standard's engraving marks the site of the barn in which the first meeting of the Pictou Presbytery in Pictou, N. S., was held. In this house Rev. George Monro Grant (1877-1902) Principal of Queens University spent many... "
Item is a photograph of two young men standing behind five young men who are seated. All are wearing hockey attire with skates and holding hockey sticks.
Item is a photograph of the two children of Mrs. McDonald. Frederick McDonald (1923-2015) married Marie Annabelle Muirhead. Katherine Jean "Jeannie" McDonald (1928-2015) married Francis Clifford Pitts.
Item is a portrait photograph of Elizabeth Henderson wearing a nurse's uniform with cap, holding a scroll and a bouquet of flowers, seated; 3/4 pose. A basket of flowers is placed beside her. Annotated: "Aberdeen Graduate"
Item is a portrait photograph of two poses of Elizabeth Henderson wearing a nurse's uniform with a cap, holding a scroll and a bouquet, seated; 3/4 pose. A basket of flowers is placed beside her. Annotated: "Aberdeen Graduate"
Item is photograph of Isabella McIntosh, who was born September 10, 1907 in Stellarton, the daughter of John William McIntosh (1880-1910) and Marion Dunbar (1881-1951). She was married to Duncan Frederick McDonald (1908-2000) and died August 30, 2003 in New Glasgow. Photograph is annotated: "Aberdeen Graduate"
Item is a photograph of Provost Street in New Glasgow showing a row of connected buildings which house several stores on the lower level and the balcony and accommodation of the Glasgow Hotel on the upper. Several dormer windows line the roof. The end store belongs to J. Fraser Downie. The lower entrance to the hotel is next door. Several people wearing hats are standing on the balcony, and several are standing on the street and sidewalk near the corner where merchandise is displayed. Negative is available: PC-2-318-55
Item is a street scene showing stores identified as R. Lynagh Cabinet Maker and Furniture Store, Hugh J. Cameron, and John McP. Fraser. Five men, all wearing hats, are standing in doorways. Negative is available: PC-2-318-60