Archives Catalogue

Three letters about James Dinwiddie written by James Gandon

Dinwiddie, Box 3, Folder A44
File
July 18, 1783 - July 19, 1783

File contains three letters about James Dinwiddie written by architect James Gandon, dated July 18, 1783 - July 19, 1783. One of the letters is addressed to Richard Dalton.

Letters from Harry Robertson to James Dinwiddie

Dinwiddie, Box 3, Folder A85
File
January 8, 1792 - August 15, 1792

Part of James Dinwiddie fonds

File contains six letters from Harry Robertson to James Dinwiddie, written between January and August 1792. Letters touch on life in China, London, and Glasgow.

Letter from Martin Luther King, Jr. to Roscoe Fillmore

MS-10-1, Box 2, Folder 7
Item
August 20, 1964

Part of Roscoe Alfred Fillmore fonds

Item is a letter from Martin Luther King, Jr. congratulating Rosco Fillmore for reaching the age of 77 and expressing gratitude for his contributions to a more positive social climate. He also expresses a desire to speak in person about the issue of Black people and military service.

Resignation letter from Jack London to members of the Socialist Party

MS-10-1, Box 2, Folder 9
Item
March 7, 1916

Part of Roscoe Alfred Fillmore fonds

Item is a typed, signed resignation letter sent by Jack London to members of the Socialist Party. The letter was written from his ranch in Glen Ellen, California, and reveals his dissatisfaction with trends of socialism in the United States. He also announces the resignation of his wife, Charmain K. London.

Invitation to the inaugural Roscoe Fillmore Memorial Picnic

MS-10-10, SF Box 6, Folder 4
Item
1978

Part of Roscoe A. Fillmore Memorial Picnic Organizing Committee fonds

Item is an open invitation to "socialists from across Nova Scotia" to mark the occasion of would have been Roscoe Fillmore's 91st birthday.

Press release regarding picket in front of the Carleton Hotel on Argyle Street

MS-11-1, Box 22, Folder 12
File
1977

Part of Movement for Citizens Voice and Action fonds

File contains a press release announcing a picket to protest the management of the Jury Room Lounge, which had been refusing service to the gay and lesbian community. File also contains a letter to members of the Gay Alliance for Equality regarding a 1975 citation to recognize exceptional service by the Movement for Citizens' Voice and Action to promote the equality of lesbians and
gay men.

Letter of application from the Gay Alliance for Equality to join the Movement for Citizens Voice and Action

MS-11-1, Box 22, Folder 18
Item
April 1, 1974

Part of Movement for Citizens Voice and Action fonds

Item is a letter written by John Marr, Public Relations Officer, outlining the Gay Alliance for Equality's activities and rationale for wanting to join forces with MOVE.

Correspondence, questionnaire and press release regarding gay political action campaign

MS-11-1, Box 9, Folder 20
File
1974

Part of Movement for Citizens Voice and Action fonds

File also contains articles of association for the Gay Alliance for Equality and a letter to Movement for Citizens Voice and Action enquiring about the possibility of GAE becoming a member agency.

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.

Examination certificates, certificates of class attendance, and other records of Nelson Pratt's medical training

MS-13-32, SF Box 66, Folder 7
File
1896 - 1931, predominant 1896 - 1900

Part of Nelson Pratt fonds

File contains records collected by Nelson Pratt while he was a medical student at Halifax Medical College and Dalhousie University's Medical Faculty. Records include registration receipts; medical examination certificates; certificates of class attendance; certificates from the Provincial Medical Board; and other letters and certificates certifying that Pratt completed aspects of his medical training. There are also letters and receipts related to purchases made by Pratt.

A student's letters, number 1 / A.P. Reid : [facsimile]

MS-13-33, SF Box 63, Folder 3, Item 15
Item
May 29 1857

Part of Alexander Peter Reid fonds

Item consists of a facsimile of a letter submitted by A.P. Reid to the July 1857 issue of The Medical Chronicle (Montreal monthly journal of medicine & surgery) (Vol. 5, No. 2), dated May 29th, 1857, discussing life as a medical student in London.

Provincial medical board matriculation examination : [correspondence, facsimile]

MS-13-33, SF Box 63, Folder 3, Item 30
Item
June 1904

Part of Alexander Peter Reid fonds

Item consists of facsimile of correspondence submitted by A.P. Reid to the June 1904 issue of the Maritime Medical News (Vol. XVI, No. 6), on the topic of Nova Scotia's medical board matriculation examination.

Leper hospital / A.P. Reid : [correspondence, facsimile]

MS-13-33, SF Box 63, Folder 3, Item 32
Item
February 28, 1903

Part of Alexander Peter Reid fonds

Item consists of correspondence submitted by A.P. Reid to the April 1903 issue of Maritime Medical News (Vol. XV, No. 4) on the topic of a leper hospital in St. Jago de la Vega, Jamaica. Correspondence is dated February 28th, 1903.

A tropical insane asylum / A.P. Reid : [correspondence, facsimile]

MS-13-33, SF Box 63, Folder 3, Item 33
Item
January 30, 1903

Part of Alexander Peter Reid fonds

Item consists of a facsimile of correspondence submitted by A.P. Reid to the March 1903 issue of the Maritime Medical News (Vol. XV, No. 3), dated January 30, 1903, on the topic of a Jamaican asylum.

Correspondence sent to the Maritime Medical News about the smallpox epidemic : [facsimile]

MS-13-33, SF Box 63, Folder 3, Item 6
Item
[1900?]

Part of Alexander Peter Reid fonds

Item consists of a facsimile of a letter sent by Dr. A.P. Reid to an unknown issue of the Maritime Medical News, addressing the Provincial Board of Health's response to the smallpox epidemic.

Correspondence from J.G. MacGregor to A.P. Reid

MS-13-33, SF Box 66, Folder 12
Item
May 27 1877

Part of Alexander Peter Reid fonds

Item is handwritten correspondence sent to Alexander Reid from J.G. MacGregor, dated May 27, 1877. Item discusses the promotion of Dr. H.A. Bayne, and reactions from some fellow medical education Commissioners.

Notes and other material on Canadian pharmacy history

MS-13-82, Box 18, Folder 11
File
1907-1986

Part of J. Gordon Duff fonds

File contains notes and correspondence on pharmacy history. File also contains menus, programs, and other memorabilia from Canadian pharmacy associations.

Correspondence sent to Allison Gallant about the history of Prince Edward Island pharmacies

MS-13-82, Box 31, Folder 11, Item 2
Item
February 1963

Part of J. Gordon Duff fonds

Includes correspondence from Wm. J. Semple Limited (Kensington), Waite's Pharmacy (Summerside), Foley's Drug Store (Summerside), Boates Pharmacy (Summerside), and E.M. Gorman (Deputy Fisheries Minister).

Correspondence sent to Allison Gallant about pharmaceutical history

MS-13-82, Box 31, Folder 11, Item 3
Item
[1963?]

Part of J. Gordon Duff fonds

Item consists of handwritten correspondence sent to Allison Gallant, likely in 1963, addressing questions about Prince Edward Island pharmaceutical history.

Correspondence between Allison Gallant and J.H. Blanchard

MS-13-82, Box 31, Folder 11, Item 4
Item
[1963?]

Part of J. Gordon Duff fonds

Item consists of typed correspondence sent from J.H. Blanchard to Allison Gallant, addressing questions about early Prince Edward Island history.

Halifax Relief Commission

MS-13-84, Box 2, Folder 16
File
1918-1938

Part of Halifax Visiting Dispensary fonds

File contains correspondence related to the Halifax Relief Commission, ranging from 1918 to 1938. Includes correspondence between K. MacKay, Ralph Bell, D.M. Sheehan, G.H. Archibald, W. Bedwin, T.S. Rogers, E.L. Thorne, and others.

Letter from Alexander Leighton to his father, 1938

MS-13-86, Box 112, Folder 1
Item
August 5, 1938

Part of Alexander Leighton and Jane Murphy fonds

Item is a letter written to his father from Alexander Leighton during his residency at Johns Hopkins. The letter addresses his sister Gertrude's mental health and details about equipment for a film project.

Correspondence between Theodore Lidz and Alexander Leighton

MS-13-86, Box 48, Folder 2
File
1943 - 1951

Part of Alexander Leighton and Jane Murphy fonds

File contains letters written between friends and colleagues Theodore Lidz and Alexander Leighton, beginning during the Second World War and continuing until 1951.

Correspondence with Adolf Meyer

MS-13-86, Box 50, Folder 13
File
1937 - 1965

Part of Alexander Leighton and Jane Murphy fonds

File contains correspondence with Adolf Meyer. Also includes summaries of recording instruments, synopses of psychiatric cases, a transcript of "Mental health film," and transcripts of conferences and conversations.

Correspondence related to the publication of "Mental Illness Prevention, Health Promotion and Community Development"

MS-13-86, Box 95, Folder 1, Item 2
Item
1989-2010

Part of Alexander Leighton and Jane Murphy fonds

Item consists of correspondence related to the publication of Alexander Leighton and Jane Murphy's manuscript. Includes correspondence between Leighton and TImothy Selnes, Ian Jeffers, and Richard Barling.

Correspondence between Movie Makers magazine and Alexander Leighton

MS-13-86, Box 96, Folder 9, Item 3
File
1937 - 1941

Part of Alexander Leighton and Jane Murphy fonds

File contains a series of letters between Arthur Gale and Alexander Leighton regarding his film "Porpoise Oil." The correspondence includes an announcement of its inclusion as an Honorable Mention by Movie Makers staff in the selection of the Ten Best Non-theatrical Films of 1937, as well as letters about an article Gale commissioned from Leighton about the making of his film. There is also correspondence from 1941 with James Moore at The Amateur Cinema League regarding Alexander Leighton's possible submission of his film about Navajo life, "Work for your Own," for a contest in the Special Class.