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Maurice Evans fonds

  • MS-4-234, Boxes 1-4
  • Fonds
  • 1941-1989
Fonds contains correspondence, contract files, notes, plans, and photographs of various ships Maurice Evans' company worked on.

Evans, Maurice

John Paterson fonds

  • MS-2-723
  • Fonds
  • 1908 - 1973
Fonds consists of photograph albums, newspaper clippings, and manuscripts relating to the life of John Paterson.

Paterson

Photographs relating to Mary Celeste

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.

William J. Roué fonds

  • MS-4-39
  • Fonds
  • 1885 - 1964
Fonds contains William Roué's correspondence (1919-1964), design specifications and ship plans (1930-1964), photographs and financial records.

Roué, William

Thomas Cantley fonds

  • MS-2-755
  • Fonds
  • 1794 - 2005
Fonds consists of Thomas Cantley's materials accumulated and sometimes annotated by Catherine Campbell in the course of her research on Cantley's life, including correspondence regarding his political and professional activities; correspondence with family members; manuscripts and typescripts; speeches; photographs; financial statements; and other textual records. Fonds also contains records originating with Cantley's family, including correspondence between his children Charles L. Cantley and Marian Cantley, and a letter from Donald F. Cantley to E.W. Sutherland.

Cantley, Thomas

Ronald Justin Inness fonds

  • MS-2-600
  • Fonds
  • [19--]
Fonds consists of materials collected by Ronald Justin Inness about ships and shipping companies, including pamphlets, manuscripts, clippings, and correspondence. Fonds also contains manuscripts written by Ronald Justin Inness about the Innes' genealogy.

Inness, Ronald Justin

Everett MacDougall's photographs

Series contains photographs, portraits, prints, and postcards of sea captains and ships. Most of the material has notes by Everett Macdougall on the verso. These notes contain information about the origins and builders of the ships as well as biographical information about the sea captains in the portraits.
Photograph of the "Ladysmith" being built

Photograph of the "Ladysmith" being built

Item is a photograph of the Ladysmith, barguentine. The caption on the front reads, "The Ladysmith, Lower Economy, 1902." The writing on the back states that the ship (698 tons) was built at Lower Economy, N.S., in 1902 by G.M. Cochrane.
Photograph of the "Avon Queen"

Photograph of the "Avon Queen"

Item is a photograph of the Avon Queen taken by Isaac Erb and Son, Saint John. Writing on back states that the ship (939 tons) was built at Hantsport, N.S. in 1918. Also says, "a four-masted schooner at Saint John, N.B." and "as the Jessie Louise Farquier"
Photograph of the "S.S. Pharsalia"

Photograph of the "S.S. Pharsalia"

Item is a photograph of the S.S. Pharsalia. A caption on the photograph says "Woolloomooloo bay" and "S.S. Pharsalia." A caption on the matboard says, "Capt. D.M. Foote." Writing on back states that the ship (3502 tons) was built in 1898 by Russell and Co.
Photograph of the "S.S. Trebia"

Photograph of the "S.S. Trebia"

Item is a photograph of the S.S. Trebia loading in New York enroute to Australia. The writing on the back states that the ship (2343 tons) was built in Port Glasgow, Scotland, in 1902 by Russell and Co.

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

Bigelow family fonds

  • MS-4-92
  • Fonds
  • 1865-1976
Fonds contains the personal and professional records of four generations of the Bigelow family of Nova Scotia. It includes correspondence, legal and financial documents, diaries and memoirs, and photographs that document primarily the family's shipbuilding activities as well as the genealogical interests of John Robert Bigelow.

Bigelow Family