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"Diary Notes"

Item contains excerpts from Raddall's diary, covering the period of February 17, 1933 to September 9, 1939.

"Irish Settlers in Queens County"

Item consists of Thomas H. Raddall's typed research notes (with handwritten annotations) related to Irish emigration to Queens County, likely compiled in the early-1950s.

Ironbound, July 30, 1926 : [manuscript]

Item is a manuscript of diary entries, genealogical notes, lists of idioms, and anecdotes written by Frank Parker Day in preparation for writing his novel Rockbound, which was based on families on East Ironbound Island.

Irrigwe, Jere, Buji, Ganawari, Amo : [research notebook]

Item consists of James H. Morrison's handwritten research notes, related to his fieldwork researching several peoples of the Jos Plateau, central Nigeria, in early 1973. Item contains research notes related to the Irrigwe (pages 1-70), Jere (pages 75-143), Buji (pages 149-221), Garawani (pages 225-287), and Amo (pages 295-315) peoples, and includes notes related the origins of each group, chief lists, cultural and sociological specifics, &c. This notebook is the compilation of field work research notebooks completed by James H. Morrison in 1973.

Memo on Harry Reid Croker's residences

Item consists of typed notes, likely compiled by Roy Laurence in 1937, related to Harry Reid Croker's residences in England at the start of the twentieth century. Item is "Enclosure 4" accompanying correspondence between Thomas Raddall and Roy Laurence.

Notes regarding Harry Reid Croker's marriage

Item consists of handwritten notes likely drafted by Roy Laurence in 1937, about findings related to Harry Croker's marriage. Item is "Enclosure 3" accompanying correspondence between Thomas Raddall and Roy Laurence.

"Old Wall-paper in Nova Scotia"

File contains an adaptation of an article of the same title written by Blodwen Davies, printed in the Halifax Herald, May 27,1929, with handwritten notes by Raddall. File also contains an associated article "They Play House with Antiquity" by Claire Van Wart.

Research notes from an interview with "Loon Doon Abbott"

Item consists of handwritten notes drafted by Roy Laurence on January 9, 1936, during an interview with Lorna Doone (marked "Loon Doon") Abbott, daughter of Sarah Croker. Item is "Enclosure 5" accompanying correspondence between Thomas Raddall and Roy Laurence.

Research notes on "The Sarah Croker Case"

Item consists of annotated typescript notes compiled by Thomas Raddall from multiple sources (including Roy Laurence's testimony), around the death of Sarah Croker Giberson, in preparation for a chapter on Sadie Davenport in his publication "Footsteps on Old Floors", published in 1968.

From title page: "Sources: personal conversations with Halifax lawyer (later Judge) M.B.Archibald, who represented the Salvation Army in the case: personal conversations and complete copies of the court documents supplied by lawyer Roy A. Lawrence
of Annapolis, who represented Blanchard Giberson in the case."

Research notes regarding Sarah Croker's marriages

Item consists of typed research notes, likely drafted by Roy Laurence in 1937, about Sarah Croker's marriages to Harry Croker and Blanchard Giberson. Item is "Enclosure 6" accompanying correspondence between Thomas Raddall and Roy Laurence.