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Family Estate Documents

Series contains copies of the Last Will and Testament of multiple ancestors of Norman Creighton, as well as correspondence between various family members with regards to the settlement of estates, division of property and funds, and other concerns. Included are personal papers (particularly correspondence) of numerous family members. There is also a significant amount of material under the William Almon Hendry subheading which includes deeds, mortgage contracts, blueprints, and other business dealings.

Public Policing in Nova Scotia

Series comprises records created or collected by Richard Apostle documenting his research on public policing in Nova Scotia for the Royal Commission on the Donald Marshall, Jr., Prosecution. Record types include correspondence; interview transcripts; provincial police department and RCMP surveys; police officer information sheets; police training manuals and annual reports; statistics; newspaper clippings and secondary research materials; and a response by the Canadian government to the inquiry and reports.

Microfilm

This series consist of rolls of microfilm of 16th and 17th century English and Italian manuscripts obtained by Sprott for research.

Correspondence of James Aitchison

Series consists of correspondence addressed to Aitchison from family, friends, and colleagues covering topics such as the New Democratic Party, Canadian politics, activities in the political science department at Dalhousie, as well as personal and familial correspondence.

Personal papers of James Aitchison

Series consists of newspaper clippings about Aitchison, his curriculum vitae, a manuscript of a toast at his anniversary by close friend Leddy, and a microfilm of an unrevised manuscript by A. McInnis.

Correspondence of Norman Creighton

This series contains the majority of Norman Creighton's correspondence, all of which is arranged alphabetically by correspondent; the exception is the CBC subseries, which is arranged chronologically. Some correspondence relating to topics covered in Creighton's writing can be found in the research and subject files. The correspondence spans a period of 82 years and includes both incoming and outgoing letters, as well as postcards and greeting cards. Creighton's correspondents were wide-ranging and include family, friends, fellow writers, fans, publishers, and his long-time employer - the CBC. Creighton also corresponded with numerous government departments, libraries, archives, and historical societies to research topics for his magazine articles and radio scripts. Creighton frequently corresponded with his older brother Alan Creighton, local writer Kay Hill, CBC colleague Marjory Whitelaw, and American literary critic Thomas H. Uzzell. At the CBC he often communicated with Ralph Marven, Norval Balch, Harry J. Boyle, and Edgar Bennett. The Maclean's file in the publishers correspondence subseries contains letters from editor Pierre Berton (personal letters from Berton after he left Maclean's are filed separately under his name). In addition to Berton, Creighton corresponded with the following notable individuals: his cousin, folklorist Helen Creighton; Donald Curren, the Executive Director of the Canadian Paraplegic Association (Nova Scotia Division) and member of the Order of Canada; Nova Scotia writers Hugh McClennan, Ernest Buckler, Thomas H. Raddall. These files, however, tend to contain fewer letters over a short period of time.

Personal archives of Graham Creighton

Series consists of correspondence, financial papers, and personal papers of Graham Creighton. Records in the series were created and/or accumulated by Graham Creighton and pertain primarily to his family life or business enterprises prior to becoming a school superintendent.

Creighton, Graham, 1860-1939

Class Records

This series consists of records relating to English courses taught by Sprott while a professor at Dalhousie University, along with some material from his time teaching at McGill, Brooklyn College and Columbia. Types of records include reading lists, class lecture notes, assignments, exams and completed exams by students.

Correspondence of Samuel Ernest Sprott

This series consists of professional and some personal correspondence written by and to Sprott. Correspondents include current and former students and collegues and friends regarding scholarships, recommendations, Neptune theatre, research and donating papers to Dalhousie University Archives.

More correspondence can be found throughout the other series regarding their respected topic.

The Herring Gull's Egg

Series includes records created or collected by Mary Vingoe related to her play The Herring Gull's Egg: A Play in Two Acts, which was also directed by Vingoe and premiered in November 1987 with Nightwood Theatre as part of the 3rd Groundswell Festival. The play received dramaturgy from Maureen Labonte. Nightwood re-staged The Herring Gull's Egg in 1989 under the direction of Maureen White.

The Company Store

Series contains records created or collected by Mary Vingoe related to her play The Company Store, which was based on a novel of the same title by Sheldon Currie.

Employment records and contracts

Series comprises correspondence, contracts and curriculum vitae created and compiled by Murray Brown, documenting his employment history, in particular with Dalhousie University and Capital Health.

Imperial Oil

This series contains various staff photographs from T. Wilson's time with Imperial Oil.

The South American Years (1920-1927)

This series contains photographs and postcards from when the Creelman family worked and lived in South America. It also contains slides from a trip taken by Mack Creelman in the 1980s.

Archibald MacMechan's scrapbooks

Series comprises scrapbooks created and maintained by Archibald MacMechan containing magazine and newspaper clippings of his own and others' work, including book reviews and copies of his weekly column, "The Dean's Window," published in Montreal's The Standard. The scrapbooks are organized chronologically and titled A-Z, after which they are named by date. The first (A) contains its own index; the rest are indexed in the record found in Box

Correspondence of Philip Girard

This series consists of personal and professional correspondence by and to Girard regarding research he is conducting, job opportunities, associations and committees, general correspondence with friends and colleagues and academic topics. Correspondence regarding Emma Stirling and Bora Lasking can be found in respective series. Some correspondence may be located in other files related to that topic.

Peer reviews

This series consists of comments and assessments done by Girard on papers done by his academic peers. Types of records include papers and articles with comments and revision suggestions.

Refuge

Series contains records created or collected by Mary Vingoe related to her play Refuge, which was first read at Nightwood Theatre's New Groundswell Festival in Toronto in March 2013. It premiered in Halifax with Eastern Front Theatre and HomeFirst Productions in October 2013 and was staged by Nightwood Theatre in 2016. In 2014, Refuge was nominated for a Merrit Award for Outstanding Play by a Nova Scotian Playwright. Refuge was also finalist for the 2014 Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia Masterworks Astounding Art Awards, then nominated for the Governor General's Award for English-language drama in 2016.

Maritime School of Social Work

This series contains materials related to Joan Cummings as an instructor at the Maritime School of Social Work. The material includes course lectures, transparencies, practice questions, tests and answer booklets.

Hockey Sisters

Series contains complete and partial scripts of Hockey Sisters, lyrics used in the play, and research material. Hockey Sisters is an early unfinished play by Catherine Banks. In a 2009 interview with One Big Umbrella, a theatre blog, Banks commented that she couldn't finish the play because she "couldn’t find that hook that made me want to finish it enough to dig down and do it."

Bone Cage

Series contains materials related to the development, publication, and production of Bone Cage, including notes and research material, sketches, partial and complete manuscripts and typescripts, production records, and other material.

Bone Cage is a portrayal of life in rural Nova Scotia. The main character is Jamie, a 22 year old forestry worker doing 12-hour shifts operating a wood processor, clear-cutting for pulp. At the end of each shift, he walks through the destruction he has created looking for injured birds and animals and rescues those he can. Jamie's desire to escape this world is thwarted by his fear of leaving the place where he has some status. Bone Cage examines how young people in rural communities, employed in the destruction of the environment they love, treat the people they love at the end of their shift.

The play was written with financial support from a 1996 Canada Council grant. It was initially meant to deal with systematic violence in rural communities. While writing the play, a new character began to emerge and Banks took time to develop this one-woman show that became Bitter Rose.

Bone Cage was published by Playwrights' Canada Press. It won a national competition run by Theatre British Columbia and won the 2008 Governor General's Literary Award (English) for Drama. In October 2007, it was co-produced by Forerunner Playwrights Theatre and Ship’s Company Theatre and performed at Neptune Theatre’s Studio Stage in Halifax, Nova Scotia. It was also produced by Mulgrave Road Theatre in Guysborough, Nova Scotia, Downstream Theatre in Calgary, Alberta (2009-2010 ), and Matchstick Theatre Productions in Halifax (2017).

Match Love

Series contains six typescripts and one manuscript of Match Love, a play by Catherine Banks.
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