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Correspondence from Gilbert Sutherland Stairs to Archibald MacMechan, October 14, 1923

MS-2-82, Box 15, Folder 14, Item 13
Item
October 14, 1923

Item consists of handwritten correspondence written by Gilbert Sutherland Stairs to Archibald MacMechan, dated October 14, 1923, in Montreal, Quebec, thanking MacMechan for his presentation copy of "Sagas of the Sea", and of visits from family and friends.

Correspondence related to the Black Wimmin: When And Where We Enter exhibition

MS-3-35, Box 25, Folder 3, Item 20
Item
1988-1989

Part of Eyelevel Gallery fonds

Item consists of correspondence between Suzanne Saul, Bridglal Pachai, Pat MacInnis, Grace Channer, Chloe Onari, Jo Stern, Buseje Bailey, Garry Conway, Catherine Phoenix, Anne Johnson, Ken Aucoin, Barbara Taylor, Joanne Lindsey, and Donna James, related to the "Black Wimmin: When And Where We Enter" exhibition at Eye Level Gallery.

Correspondence from Owen Bell Jones to MacMechan, June 20, 1921

MS-2-82, Box 9, Folder 85, Item 9
Item
June 20, 1921

Part of Archibald MacMechan fonds

Item consists of correspondence from Owen Bell Jones to Archibald MacMechan, dated June 20, 1921 from Windsor, Nova Scotia, discussing the difficult transition from a military life to legal life: the "realization that I was studying law and not deciphering code messages from Prime Minister [Viktor] Pepelaev."

Correspondence from Owen Bell Jones to MacMechan, March 30, 1923

MS-2-82, Box 9, Folder 85, Item 13
Item
March 30, 1923

Part of Archibald MacMechan fonds

Item consists of correspondence from Owen Bell Jones to Archibald MacMechan, dated Good Friday, 1923, from Ste-Agathe-des-Monts, Quebec, outlining Jones's continued recovery, "chaotic" reading habits, and discussions around French politics.

Correspondence from Owen Bell Jones to MacMechan, April 3, 1923

MS-2-82, Box 9, Folder 85, Item 14
Item
April 3, 1923

Part of Archibald MacMechan fonds

Item consists of correspondence from Owen Bell Jones to Archibald MacMechan, dated April 3, 1923 from Ste-Agathe-des-Monts, Quebec, discussing Jones's thoughts upon finishing reading Arthur Schnitzler's "The Road to the Open".

Letter to Gordon C. Warren from Lawrence J. Burpee

MS-2-175, SF Box 27, Folder 14, Item 2
Item
24 October 1944

Part of Lawrence Johnstone Burpee fonds

Letter from James Ross to Hugh Campbell regarding the recovery of his son John from an unspecified illness

MS-2-12, SF Box 13, Folder 10
Item
1865

Item is a letter from James Ross, principal of Dalhousie College (1863-1885), regarding the recovery of John, the son of Hugh Campbell, from an unspecified illness.

Campbell, Hugh

Letter from Elias Sampson to Lemuel Publicover

MS-2-105, SF Box 50, Folder 4
Item
January 1, 1894

Part of Lemuel Publicover's miscellaneous business records

Item is a handwritten letter from Elias Sampson announcing that he has sold his ship and enquiring whether anyone in the LaHave area is looking for someone to run their vessels.

Letter from Augusta E. Wolfe to her sister

MS-2-110, SF Box 23, Folder 8
Item
1919

Item is a letter from Augusta Wolfe to her sister about domestic matters.

Wolfe, Augusta E.

Letter from W.E. Faulkner to his Aunt Jessie in Pictou, Nova Scotia

MS-2-140, SF Box 27, Folder 6
Item
1904

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.

Faulkner, W.E.

Minute book of the Sons of Temperance, Columbia Division No. 24

MS-2-14, SF Box 13, Folder 11
Item
1848

Item is the division's minute book from 1848 to 1862, which include a letter dated 1864 regarding a charge against Jasper Journeay for violating the Sons of Temperance constitution.

Sons of Temperance, Columbia Division No. 24.

The early Scotch settlers of Cape Breton : [manuscript]

MS-2-165, SF Box 25, Folder 37
Item
1931

Item is a manuscript of Daniel Morrison's unpublished article The Early Scotch Settlers of Cape Breton, which he presented to the literary branch of the Guild in Dominion, Nova Scotia. Attached is his letter to Mr. McIntosh, requesting the manuscript's return and the reader's spelling corrections of Gaelic words.

Morrison, Murdoch Daniel

Letter from Thomas McCulloch to the Senate of the University of Edinburgh

MS-2-40, SF Box 15, Folder 9
Item
[18--?]

Part of Thomas McCulloch collection

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.

Letter from Thomas McCulloch to Lord Dalhousie

MS-2-40, SF Box 16, Folder 13
Item
November 4, 1823

Part of Thomas McCulloch collection

Item contains a letter concerning the foundation of Dalhousie College in Halifax, Nova Scotia and the Presbyterian Church in Nova Scotia.

Letter of support for Dr. Daniel Cobb Harvey from Archibald McKellar MacMechan to Edwin Laftus

MS-2-30, SF Box 16, Folder 4, Item 1
Item
March 30, 1915

Part of Correspondence of Daniel C. Harvey

Item is three sheets of paper. The first sheet is folded to make two additional pages. The letter is Archibald MacMechan's recommendation to Edwin Laftus, that Daniel Harvey should receive the position of lecturer in History at Dalhousie University. A P.S. note by MacMechan also recommends an article that Harvey wrote for the Rhodes Foundation.

MacMechan, Archibald McKellar

Letter from Robert Glasgow, president and managing director, The Publishers Association

MS-2-35, SF Box 16, Folder 7, Item 10
Item
1915-10-29

Part of Charles William Jefferys fonds

Item is a letter from Robert Glasgow to C.W. Jefferys outlining the agreement of editorial and illustration work undertaken by Jefferys on a multi-volume series of the works of Haliburton.

A letter to Joseph William Winthrop Spencer from William James Alexander related to King's College in Windsor, Nova Scotia

MS-2-838, SF Box 85, Folder 5
Item
1881

Arthur H. Whitman's diary of a trip to England

MS-2-487, SF Box 11, Folder 28
Item
1888-1889

Item is a diary kept by Arthur H. Whitman that describes a trip to England between November, 30 1888 and January 17, 1889. The diary contains daily entries that describe Whitman's activities, church attendance, meals, business and social visits, and letters sent and received. Many entries describe his meetings about apples. The diary also records money received and paid.

Whitman, Arthur Hanfield

Correspondence between Henry Hicks, L.B. Macpherson, A.W.F. Banfield, and others, regarding Labrador duck specimens held at the Thomas McCulloch Museum

UA-3, Box 163, Folder 8, Item 4
Item
1964-1968

Part of President’s Office fonds

Item consists of correspondence between Dalhousie President Henry Hicks and several other stakeholders between 1964 and 1968, regarding the potential loaning of extinct Labrador duck specimens from the Thomas McCulloch Museum to the National Museum of Canada. Includes correspondence between President Hicks and L.B. Macpherson, Eric Mercer, A.W.F. Banfield, Waldemar Fries, Sylvia Fullerton, John E. McInerny, R.A. Cluney, T.A. Russell, J. Lynton Martin, Elisabeth A. Christian, D.H. McNeill, K.E. von Maltzhan, and W. Earl Godfrey.

List of Jewish students in attendance at Dalhousie University from 1926-1941

UA-32, Box 9, Folder 1, Item 2
Item
1941

Part of Dalhousie Alumni Association fonds

Item includes a covering letter from Dalhousie's business manager to Mrs. Heinish of Preston Street, Halifax, explaining that the list is sent at the request of Dr. Lehv.

List of women Dalhousie graduates probably complete to 1917

UA-32, Box 9, Folder 1, Item 12
Item
[1919?]

Part of Dalhousie Alumni Association fonds

Item is a typewritten alphabetical list with the handwritten title "Women Graduates" and a note: "copied from calendars summer of 1919 (probably complete to 1917)." The list includes students' names, home towns, degree earned and date granted.

Letter from Frank Cyril James to Ellen Ballon

MS-5-2, Box 1, Folder 15, Item 2
Item
March 23, 1954

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

Letter from Sir Wilfrid Laurier to Ellen Ballon

MS-5-2, Box 1, Folder 12, Item 1
Item
February 20, 1910

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

Letter from Sir Wilfrid Laurier to Ellen Ballon

MS-5-2, Box 1, Folder 12, Item 4
Item
November 29, 1910

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

Letter from Sir Wilfrid Laurier to Ellen Ballon

MS-5-2, Box 1, Folder 12, Item 8
Item
November 21, 1912

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

Letter from Sir Wilfrid Laurier to Ellen Ballon

MS-5-2, Box 1, Folder 12, Item 9
Item
December 26, 1912

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

Letter from Sir Wilfrid Laurier to Ellen Ballon

MS-5-2, Box 1, Folder 12, Item 12
Item
November 28, 1916

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

Correspondence from Robert Prange to H. MacRae re. Cox Institute Building extension at the Nova Scotia Agricultural College

UA-43, Box 5, Folder 17, Item 2
Item
1986

Part of Nova Scotia Agricultural College fonds

Correspondence to Melville Cumming from the Office of the Commissioner for Works and Mines Nova Scotia

UA-43, Box 2, Folder 17, Item 2
Item
1913

Part of Nova Scotia Agricultural College fonds

Item is correspondence from the Office of the Commissioner for Works and Mines Nova Scotia (E. H. Armstrong) to Melville Cumming, dated 5 November, 1913. It references an enclosed contract (two copies) for signature by W.K. Murray - contractor, in regards to the construction of the headhouse to the greenhouse.

Correspondence related to the Mary Celeste swords

MS-2-518, Box 1, Folder 6, Item 4
Item
[1973]

Part of Irving Deale collection

Item consists of correspondence from Stephen Orr to Irving Deale, adding further information and context to their discussions about swords aboard the Mary Celeste.

Card to Kenneth Leslie from Charles Dickson

MS-2-232, Box 1, Folder 2
Item
[197-]

Part of Kenneth Leslie fonds

Item is an undated hand-made Christmas card from Leslie's grandson Charles, the son of his daughter Rosaleen Dickson.

Card to Kenneth Leslie from Pricilla Jamison

MS-2-232, Box 1, Folder 4
Item
[197-]

Part of Kenneth Leslie fonds

Item is a card and letter written to Kenneth Leslie from his granddaughter Priscilla (daughter of Kathleen).

Letter from Samuel Balcom to Graham (G.W. Dennis) thanking him for the Chronicle-Herald and the Mail-Star's coverage of the 1972 Balcom family reunion at Port Dufferin

MS-2-128, Box 1, Folder 17, Item 2
Item
1978

Part of Samuel R. Balcom fonds

Item is a letter from Samuel Balcom to Graham (G.W. Dennis).

Correspondence and program for the Balcom family reunion with Samuel Balcom's completed attendance response

MS-2-128, Box 1, Folder 17, Item 3
Item
1978

Part of Samuel R. Balcom fonds

Correspondence to stakeholders of the Institute of Man and Resources Ark project

MS-11-13, Box 14, Folder 10, Item 11
Item
1981-04

Part of Ecology Action Centre fonds

Item consists of correspondence sent to stakeholders of the Institute of Man and Resource's Ark project at Spry Point, Prince Edward Island, in April 1981, announcing the cessation of the project and the transfer of the facility back to the Canadian Government.

Invitation to the official opening and tour of the research laboratories of the Atlantic Research Centre

MS-13-50, SF Box 69, Folder 19, Item 1
Item
June 1968

Part of Margaret S. DeWolfe fonds

Item consists of an invitation sent by the Atlantic Research Centre to the Librarian of the Tupper Library, for the official opening and tour of the ARCMR research laboratories, in the Sir Charles Tupper Building, Dalhousie University.

Correspondence between Thomas Head Raddall and the Mahone Bay Legion

MS-2-202, Box 43, Folder 67
Item
1940-10-09

Part of Thomas Head Raddall fonds

Item consists of correspondence sent to Thomas H. Raddall by the Mahone Bay Legion in October 1940 inviting Raddall to deliver a lecture.

Correspondence between Thomas Head Raddall and Zoe Lucas

MS-2-202, Box 43, Folder 28
Item
1988

Part of Thomas Head Raddall fonds

Item consists of a letter sent by Zoe Lucas to Thomas H. Raddall in 1988 thanking Raddall for a copy of an autobiography gifted to Lucas on Sable Island.

Correspondence from Janet Mullins, Liverpool, Nova Scotia, to Thomas Head Raddall

MS-2-202, Box 31, Folder 2, Item 4
Item
March 5, 1941

Part of Thomas Head Raddall fonds

Item consists of correspondence from Janet Mullins to Thomas H. Raddall, regarding the Irwin and Bartling families of Queens County, Nova Scotia.

Letter from Simeon Perkins to William Cahoon

MS-2-221, SF Box 31, Folder 3
Item
1794

1794 letter to William Cahoon of Port Medway from Simeon Perkins of Liverpool regardling the law surrounding the worrying or killing of sheep by dogs.

Cahoon, William

Correspondence from Eugene T. Parker to Mr. M. B. Archibald, February 13, 1937

MS-2-202, Box 10, Folder 4, Item 2
Item
13 February 1937

Part of Thomas Head Raddall fonds

Item consists of typed correspondence sent from Eugene Parker to Mr M.B. Archibald, February 13, 1937, discussing Sarah Croker's will. Item is "Enclosure 1" accompanying correspondence between Thomas Raddall and Roy Laurence.

Letter to William Henry Harris from John Crevar of Liverpool, Nova Scotia

MS-2-148, SF Box 25, Folder 1
Item
1864

Item is a letter from John Crevar to William Henry Harris, dated March 15, 1864, regarding escorting "Miss Maggie" (probably Harris' young daughter, Margaret) on her journey home.

Harris, William Henry

A tribute of sympathy and affection written to Mrs. James Harris on the death of her husband

MS-2-108, SF Box 23, Folder 6
Item
1902

Item is a tribute of sympathy and affection written by officials at Halifax's Charles Street Church to Mrs. James Harris on the death of her husband in 1902.

Harris, Eliza

Letter from A.C. Macdonald to Liberal candidate Robert Murray regarding 1847 election meetings

MS-2-283, SF Box 35, Folder 10
Item
1847

Item is a letter from A.C. MacDonald to Robert Murray. MacDonald was Secretary to the Liberal Party Committee in Pictou County and Township. The letter refers to the benefits of candidates attending constituency meetings prior to the 1847 election.

MacDonald, A.C.

Letter from Archibald McKellar MacMechan to Dr. Daniel Cobb Harvey

MS-2-30, SF Box 16, Folder 4, Item 2
Item
April 3, 1928

Part of Correspondence of Daniel C. Harvey

Item is one sheet of paper. Sheet is folded to make two additional pages. The letter, sent from Halifax, is Archibald McKellar MacMechan's congratulating Dr. Daniel Cobb Harvey for his recent successes and completion of his apprenticeship.

MacMechan, Archibald McKellar

Report on the Attaché

MS-2-35, SF Box 16, Folder 7, Item 4
Item
[19-]

Part of Charles William Jefferys fonds

Item is a report on the Attaché.

Letter to A.M. Uniacke from John Inglis, third bishop of Nova Scotia

MS-2-76, SF Box 18, Folder 27
Item
1847

Item is a letter (1847) from Reverend John Inglis to A.M. Uniacke regarding a Mr. Botsford Viets' letter of application for an excise appointment.

Uniacke, A.M., 1808-1895

Correspondence from Owen Bell Jones to MacMechan, July 2, 1923

MS-2-82, Box 9, Folder 85, Item 11
Item
July 2, 1923

Part of Archibald MacMechan fonds

Item consists of correspondence from Owen Bell Jones to Archibald MacMechan, dated July 2, 1923, from Ste-Agathe-des-Monts, where Jones updates on his recovery.

Letter from Mary Kenny to Roger Savage

MS-3-35, Box 18, Folder 10, Item 1
Item
July 2, 1974

Part of Eyelevel Gallery fonds

Item is a letter from Mary Kenny to Roger Savage written on July 2, 1974. In the letter, Kenny accepts an offer from Karl MacKeeman to serve on the Board of Directors of Eye Level Gallery. Kelly offers her services as a photographer or as coordinator of TELED's Media Resource Centre.

Letter from Julia Schmitt Healy to Ron Shuebrook

MS-3-35, Box 18, Folder 10, Item 3
Item
October 31, 1974

Part of Eyelevel Gallery fonds

Item is a letter from Julia Schmitt Healy to Ron Shuebrook concerning his omission from the Board of Directors of Eye Level Gallery. In the letter, Healy reveals that the selection process was "basically fascism prompted by our Catch-22 situation: To apply for the grant we had to have a board of directors yet we had no members who, under a true co-operative would elect the board." She invites Shuebrook to contribute a piece to the gallery's first show, Peggy's Cove Syndrome.

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