File includes a postcard with a black and white photograph of Pietro Mascagni (1863-1945), an Italian opera composer. The postcard has various signatures on the front, including Francesco Marconi (1855-1916, operatic tenor from Rome) and four other illegible signatures. The postcard is addressed to Frau Dr. Lehnsern(?) of Berlin. File also includes the incipits of three pieces by Ignaz Moscheles (1794-1870), signed at dated October 3, 1844. There are also five letters written by the following composers: Jacques Offenbach (1879), Gustav Mahler (1899), Edvard Grieg (1902), Maurice Ravel (1921), and Ignacy Paderewski (n.d., 1860-1941).
Item is a typed transcription of a letter from Felix Mendelssohn to the Johann Hermann Kufferath, the music director in Utrecht. The letter is translated to English from German.
File contains two letters from Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy (dated 1839) accompanied by one transcription and one translation of other original letters not in the collection (dated 1840).
File contains papers of the SS Corfu Island, including a survey of the vessel from March 4, 1953, a list of crew members from July 11, 1957 to May 14, 1960, and miscellaneous papers from 1956, 1961, and 1962.
Item is a photographic slide of a mountain by the Mosel Valley from Lasserg, Germany. The Mosel Valley (also spelled Moselle) borders on three countries including Germany, and is famous for its wine.
File contains programmes and notices for seminars given by Brian Hall. Materials include posters, booklets, and correspondence. The seminars range in location from Dalhousie to Germany.
File contains correspondence related to the Canada-Germany Science and Technology Cooperation project (CAN 01/104), which included studying salmon bone development with Eckhard Witten in Germany. Materials aside from correspondence include a description of project and expenses/purchase requisition forms.
File contains 36 photographs taken by Bill Freedman on travels to Europe in 1977 and 1978. Photographs show forest scenes, data logging infrastructure, and buildings in Lancaster, dunes in East Anglia, and buildings in Wales and Cambridge, as well as street scenes in Denmark (Roskilde and Copenhagen). This file also contains 3 photographs taken in 1986, showing decline in the Black Forest, West Germany.
Item is a photographic slide of landscape between Bitburg and Daun, Germany. The photograph is largely grassy slopes, with a larger hill and trees in the background.
Item is a photographic slide of Mönkeberg street in Hamburg, Germany with St. Peter's Church in the background. The building in the foreground says "Dyckhoff". There are people crossing the street, and a trolley driving past.
Item is a photographic slide of Binnenalster (Inner Alster Lake) with the city towers in the background. Three groups of people are walking in front of the lake, and two are in a small boat.
tem is a photographic slide of three unidentified men near old farms (alte hofe) in Germany. They are standing off of a road, looking over a hillside. They are dressed in jackets, hats, and a scarf.
Item is a photographic slide of three unidentified men taking photographs near old farms (alte hofe) in Germany. They are standing off of a road, looking over a hillside. One man holds the camera to his face, looking at the photographer; the second has his around his neck, and the third does not have a visible camera. They are dressed in jackets and hats.
Item is a photographic slide depicting the Rhine river in Bonn, Germany. The photo was taken from the hotel that the Creelman family stayed at. One boat is depicted in the water.
Item is a photographic slide of Bad Godesberg and the Rhine river. There are several boats in the water. The photograph is taken from a grassy shore, with a wooden plank leading to the water.
Item is a photographic slide of a green railcar on the Drachenfels Railway (Drachenfelsbahn) in Germany. There are people standing on the other side of a barrier.
Item is a photographic slide of the Rheintor Gate in Andernach, Germany. The building beside it has a sign saying "Restaurant zum Anker" (anchor). There are two unidentified people looking at the gate.
Item is a photographic slide depicting the Hammerschmidt Villa, which was the primary official seat and primary official residence of the President of the Federal Republic of Germany from 1950 to 1994. It is pictured from a distance with a path and trees.
Item is a photographic slide of a high street (Höhe strasse) in Cologne, Germany. There are people walking and many signs depicted going down the street, including "Bayer Aspirin," "Stollwerck," "Sauer,"and "Souvenirs."
Item is a photographic slide of the evening atmosphere (abendstimmung) by the water in Cologne, Germany. There are several boats pictured in the water, and the Cologne Cathedral's outline is visible in the background.
Item is a photographic slide of the Cologne Cathedral (Kölner Dom or Hohe Domkirche Sankt Petrus) in Cologne, Germany. The cathedral is depicted illuminated (Festbeleuchtung) at night.
Item is a photographic slide of the Cologne Cathedral (Kölner Dom or Hohe Domkirche Sankt Petrus) in Cologne, Germany. It features two of the cathedral's prominent spires.
Item is a photographic slide of two unidentified people standing outside in Lasserg, Germany. They are standing on a road with rows of buildings on either side.
Item is a photographic slide of two unidentified people standing outside in Lasserg, Germany. They are standing on a road with houses, a car and a fence in front of them.
Item is a photographic slide of the Cologne Cathedral (Kölner Dom or Hohe Domkirche Sankt Petrus) in Cologne, Germany. There is a main station and various buildings depicted, as well as the Rhine river and a boat.
Item is a photographic slide of the Fürstenberg Castle ruins in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. The Rhine river, several boats, and a town are seen in the background.
Item is a photographic slide of Katz Castle (Burg Katz) above St. Goarshausen, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is depicted from across the Rhine river, with several unidentified people walking by.
Item is a photographic slide of the Lorelei (Loreley in German), a steep slate rock on the bank of the Rhine river, Germany. There is a boat passing through.
Item is a photographic slide of the Altes Haus (Old House) in Bacharach, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. The Altes Haus is a timber-frame house from 1368.
