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Cassandra's driftwood : cover

File contains a photograph of the illustration for the front cover of "Cassandra's Driftwood" (illustrate by Terry Roscoe), a photocopy of the proposed front cover, and an envelope addressed to Lesley Choyce.

Student artwork given to Budge Wilson

File contains thank you cards hand drawn and written by students, given to Budge Wilson on her school tours, including those from the Lady Eaton School in Omemee, Ontario.

Newspaper cartoons regarding the LGBT community

File contains cartoon on LGBT subjects collected by Ross Boutilier. Materials include one photocopy of the article "For better or worse, we're on this planet together" by Joe Murray; cartoons from the series For Better or For Worse, Dilbert, and Doonsbury; and a political cartoon by Bruce MacKinnon for the Chronicle Herald.

Drawings of the 1949 Dalhousie University mace

  • 2017-003, OS Folder 1
  • File
  • 1949

File contains 15 drawings of the ceremonial mace designed in 1949 by Chasteney Holbourne Saunders, former head of the Department of Anatomy. The mace was carved in oak, decorated with silver and enamel, and measured 1.4 metres in length. First used in the 1950 convocation, the mace was retired in 1919 when the university introduced the "New Dawn Staff of Place and Belonging" as its ceremonial object.

There is one full-scale drawing in ink and three reduced reproductions mounted on board. The remainder are rough sketches and detail drawings in pencil of the emblems and figures that Saunders employed to represent maritime traditions and the historical significance of Dalhousie’s service to the Atlantic provinces.

Henry Orenstein's sketches

File contains sketches of various persons and scenes, including Joan rehearsing "La Sagouine," "Purcell's Cove Social Club, 1960s," "Extinct Species, Fisherman 1960s," "Do you know Anyone who Wants A Man?" "Musicians," "Instruments," "Masks," and three sketches of unidentified persons. File also contains a copy of the sketch "Juno & the Paycock" and a photograph of the "Masks" exhibition attached to the sketch.

Kenneth Leslie's sketchbook

File contains an undated No. 7191 "Monterery" drawing spiral sketch book, containing pencil drawings by Kenneth Leslie, with artwork created presumably in the late 1930s or early 1940s. The sketchbook is largely blank, however, there are pencil drawings on the first three pages. The first is a 45° side-on portrait of "R. Currie" signed by Leslie. The second is an untitled study of a woman's face as she leans forward. The third is also untitled, the beginnings of a rural scene with a cabin at the end of a roadway.

Student artwork given to Budge Wilson

File contains student artwork given to Budge Wilson from various presentations that she gave at elementary schools. The artwork includes thank you cards and drawings related to her books, including Mr. John Bertrand Nijinsky and Charlie," and "The Best/Worst Christmas Present Ever." The file also includes thank you letters from elementary school classes, including from the Lady Eaton School in Omemee, Ontario, and a class list for an unidentified class and school.

Budge Wilson study unit : responses to selections

File contains letters and drawings in response to Budge Wilson's books "The Long Wait," "Cassandra's Driftwood," "Harold and Harold," "John Bertrand Nijinsky and Charlie," and "Going Bananas," written by students at Salem Elementary School.

Business correspondence to William McMillan, Lockeport, regarding confirmation to ship goods, and receipt of shipments

File contains business correspondence addressed to (and a few written by) William McMillan, Lockeport, between April 1916 and July 1916, regarding receipt of shipment of goods to be sold in his general store, or confirmation of goods to be sent overseas.

File contains a few pieces of correspondence from the Liberal Conservative Headquarters by L.W. Fuller regarding the June 1916 Nova Scotia provincial election campaign of W.H. Currie (Shelburne) and W.C. Nickerson (Clark's Harbor).

File also contains a hand-drawn (in pencil) schematic of a Boehner Brothers "Letter Fyle Cabinet" (West LaHave, NS).

File predominantly contains both typed and handwritten correspondence and balance orders from the following brokers: Acadia Gas Engine Co. (Bridgewater), American Paint and Oil Dealer (St. Louis), G. E. Barbour Company (Saint John)J. & T. Bell (Montreal), Boehner Brothers (West LaHave, NS), W.R. Brock Company (Montreal), Brookfield Bros. (Halifax), Calder, Fraser Co. (Dartmouth), Campbell, Smibert & Co. (Montreal), Canadian Drug Co. (Saint John), Canadian Oil Companies (Halifax), Canadian Wood-Working Co. (Yarmouth), Carritte-Paterson Man'f'g Co. (Halifax), Castine Linex & Twine (Boston), C.W. Chadwick & Co. (Boston), M.P. Cook Co. (Halifax), W.J. Crouse (Italy Cross, NS), Crowell Bros. (Halifax), S. Davis & Sons (Montreal), Dominion Tobacco (Montreal), R.G. Dun (Halifax), Emerson & Fisher (Saint John), Empire Garage and Motor Car (Yarmouth), Enterprise Foundry (Sackville, NB), T.H. Estabrooks (Saint John), Flintkote Manufacturing Company (Boston), Gault Brothers (Montreal, including on the passing of T.A. Cossman), Alexander Gibb (Montreal), Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (Toronto), Gourock Ropework Export Co. (Montreal), J.W. Grant & Co. (Yarmouth), Grant Bros. (Halifax), Gunn & Co. (Halifax), C. & W. Hackett (North Sydney), Hillis & Sons (Halifax), P.S. Hogg (Port Clyde, NS) Holland Window Shade Co. (Halifax), Holzapfel Limited (Newcastle-on-Tyne), Ideal Bedding (Toronto), Imperial Oil Company (Halifax), J.B. Jones (East Jordan, NS), Lockett & Messenger (Bridgetown), Manchester Robertson Allison (Saint John), T. McAvity & Sons (Saint John), A. & W. MacKinlay (Halifax), J.C. Mackintosh & Co. (Halifax), J.F. MacMullen & Son (Barrington), John McPherson Co. (Hamilton), Martin-Senour Co. (Halifax), Matthews-Blackwell Limited (Toronto), Matthews, Towers & Co. (Montreal), G.P. Mitchell & Sons (Halifax), Mooney Biscuit & Candy Co. (Montreal), A. Moulton & Co. (Halifax), Charles Mueller Company (Waterloo, ON), J. & M. Murphy (Halifax), Northern Electric Company (Halifax), Nova Scotia Furnishing Company (Halifax), Payzant & King (Halifax), Peabody Overalls (Walkerville, ON), Quaker Oats Company (Peterborough), Ritcey Bros (Riverport, NS), Wm. Robertson (Halifax), Robin, Jones & Whitman Limited (Lunenburg), Wm. C. Robinson (Baltimore, MD), Rock City Tobacco Company (Quebec City), W.E. Rood & Co. (Halifax, regarding the purchase of a schooner), Royal Print & Litho. (Halifax), R.B. Seeton & Company (Halifax), N. & M. Smith (Halifax), Sylvanus Smith & Co. (Gloucester, MA), E.K. Spinney (Yarmouth), Wm. Stairs, Son & Morrow (Halifax), James H. Tarr Company (Gloucester, MA), Robert Taylor Co. (Halifax), Telfer Woodworking Company (Bridgewater, NS), W.H. Thorne & Company (Saint John), E. Walfield (Bridgetown), Walker Bros. (Milton, NS), Wolverton Milling Co. (Saint John), A.E. Wry Standard Limited (Sackville, NB), among others.

Student artwork given to Budge Wilson

File contains student artwork given to Budge Wilson from various presentations that she gave at elementary schools. The artwork relates to her books, including "Manfred the Unmanageable Monster," the Lorinda Dauphinee book series, "The Long Wait," "Mystery Lights at Blue Harbour," "A House far from Home," and "The Worst Christmas Present Ever."
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