Fonds comprises a history of Nova Scotian physicians compiled by Alexander Mackenzie in 1950. There is also a scrapbook, correspondence, papers, published articles, and a history of Camp Hill Hospital in Halifax.
Item consists of a postcard collected by Florence Murray from the Mission leprosy clinic showing what donations can do to raise living standards of the Mission's patients.
File contains correspondence between Thomas H. Raddall and D.H. Mahon from 1959 regarding the use of skis and snowshoes by the Indigenous peoples of Nova Scotia.
Item is a photograph of the Wentworth-by-the-Sea hotel taken while flying over the Atlantic Ocean. Little Harbor and the Piscatagua River are visible in the rear behind the building.
Item, a photograph, is related to MS-2-202, Box 54, Folder 11, Item 5 and MS-2-202, Box 55, Folder 22, Item 12 in subseries Thomas Head Raddall's loose photographs. A note on the reverse side indicates that the restaurant featured a 'sing-song'. The gentleman on the right is identified as Bleach, from South Africa.
Item, a photograph, is related to MS-2-202, Box 54, Folder 11, Item 5 and MS-2-202, Box 55, Folder 22, Item 12 in subseries Thomas Head Raddall's loose photographs. The photograph was taken at dusk when the Raddalls were on their way to their hotel. The Raddalls can be found on the left side of the boat.
Item is a photograph of the post office, which was built in 1897. The building was demolished in 1955, and replaced with the federal government building in 1956.
Item is a photograph of the Elmwood Hotel, which was originally a mansion built by Joshua Newton, who was the son-in-law of Simeon Perkins. The Perkins house is on the left, though it is not visible. In about 1942, the hotel was purchased by the Canadian Navy, and was used during WWII as a living quarters and offices for naval personnel whose ships were undergoing refit at the Thompson Machinery Co. Ltd. plant. After the war ended in 1949, the hotel was torn down, and the site became the lawn in front of the artillery training quarters.
File contains keepsakes from Alexander Leighton's trip to Japan, including photographs, postcards, maps, medical documents and immunization records, and travel itineraries.
Item is a post card featuring a photograph of the Nova Scotia Archives building at Dalhousie University. The post card was published by Valentine-Black Co. Ltd. of Toronto.
File contains 71 handwritten letters sent from poet Molly Beresford to Andrew Merkel between 1922 and 1936; three postcards; one Christmas card; and four poems, including "The Philosophy of a Would-Be Poet," "Moon Shadows," "To a Fair Lady on returning to her a Pair of Rubber Shoes."
Item, a postcard, has an inscription addressed to Mr. Donald Bellew from the artist, Hans Dahl. A further inscription presents the postcard to Thomas Head Raddall from Captain Bellew, V.C. The whale jawbones that Dahl is standing under were given to him by Dr. Nansen the Explorer, who was a Viking descendant.
Fonds comprises writs of execution, auction registers, papers regarding the barque Redento (1895), and correspondence (primarily postcards) reflecting Harris's work as High Sheriff for Pictou County.
Item is a post card featuring a photograph of the Nova Scotia Public Archives Building, now known as the Chase Building at Dalhousie University. The post card was published by Valentine-Black Co. Ltd. of Toronto.
Item is a postcard with a photograph of Shirreff Hall at Dalhousie University. The photograph shows Shirreff Hall covered in snow. The postcard was published by Valentine-Black Co. Ltd. of Toronto.
Collection contains postcards written and collected by the Gass family of Shubenacadie, Nova Scotia. The postcards are primarily of Nova Scotia and some, but not all, have handwritten notes. There are also postcards of Montreal, New York, Washington and Victoria. The majority are written to or from Clare Gass.
Item is a photograph looking east on Main Street, Liverpool. The house on the right was the home of George S. McClearn, who was a lumber merchant. W.S.K. Jones, M.P.P. lived there in 1967.
Item, a photograph, is related to material found in Thomas Head Raddall's photograph album, [between 1940 and 1959], MS-2-202, Box 55, Folder 10, Item 1, MS-2-202, Box 55, Folder 3, Items 1-8, and MS-2-202, Box 55, Folder 22, Item 16 in subseries Thomas Head Raddall's loose photographs. Item is a photograph of the home of Miss Letitia Agnew in the early 1920's.
Item is a photograph of the Mersey Hotel taken from the lawn beside the house built by Dr. Farish. The same house was the home of Dr. John C. Wickwire in 1967.
Item, a photograph, is erroneously labeled as facing south. It is actually taken outside of the Mersey Hotel and faces east. The house on the left was built by Dr. Farish, and, as of 1967, was owned by Dr. John C. Wickwire.
Item is a photograph that was likely taken in the early 1920's. The Perkins House is on the right side of the photograph, though it is not visible. The turreted house on the left was the home of Dr. Theodore R. Ford.
Item is a photograph looking east on Main Street. The house on the left is on the lower corner of School Street, and was the home of John D. McClearn in 1967.
