Archives Catalogue

Letter from Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy to Edward Deorient

MS-5-2, Box 1, Folder 25, Item 1
Item
January 28, 1834

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

Letter from Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy to Professor Hildebrand

MS-5-2, Box 1, Folder 25, Item 2
Item
April 18, 1839

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

Letter from Franz Liszt

MS-5-2, Box 1, Folder 23, Item 1
Item
November 21, 1842

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

Item contains a letter written by Franz Liszt to an unidentified person, addressing the publication of some of his songs by Schott, and his cousin, Mlle. Liszt.

Letter from Gunter Pauli to Elisabeth Borgese requesting that she write the environment report for the Aurelio Peccei Tagung

MS-2-744, Box 19, Folder 36
Item
April 3, 1985

Part of Elisabeth Mann Borgese fonds

Item is a letter regarding the October 1985 meeting in Salzburg.

Letter from Gustav Mahler

MS-5-2, Box 1, Folder 27, Item 4
Item
September 24, 1899

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

Mahler, Gustav

Letter from Heitor and Arminda Villa-Lobos to Ellen Ballon

MS-5-2, Box 1, Folder 6, Item 4
Item
July 26, 1947

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

Item is a handwritten letter from Heitor and Arminda Villa-Lobos to Ellen Ballon written on July 26, 1947. The letter details Villa-Lobos itinerary on a European tour and comments on Ballon's performances of Villa-Lobos' compositions. Item is accompanied by the stamped air mail envelope in which Ballon received the letter. One French postage stamp is affixed to the envelope.

Villa-Lobos, Heitor

Letter from Jules Émile Frédéric Massenet

MS-5-2, Box 1, Folder 24, Item 2
Item
November 1, 1898

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

Letter from K. Wheare, Rector, Exeter College, Oxford

MS-2-171, Box 1, Folder 43
Item
3 May 1961

Part of Vincent C. MacDonald fonds

Item is a letter thanking Justice MacDonald for sharing a copy of his lectures on legislative power and the Supreme Court in the fifties.

Letter from London Missionary Society's Clark Bentom and John Mitchell to Rev. John Eyre reporting on their missionary activities

MS-2-676, SF Box 31, Folder 32
Item
1800

File contains a copy and transcript of a letter written while John Mitchell and Clark Bentom were aboard the ship Ephron.

Bentom, Clark

Letter from Mary Goldie, private secretary to Alice Mary, Princess of Albany, to Ellen Ballon

MS-5-2, Box 1, Folder 21, Item 2
Item
September 21, 1954

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

Item contains a letter from Mary Goldie, Princess Alice's private secretary, asking Ellen Ballon to forward an enclosed letter to Frank Cyril James in commemoration of the fiftieth anniversary of the McGill Conservatorium.

Letter from Maurice Ravel

MS-5-2, Box 1, Folder 27, Item 6
Item
December 13, 1921

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

Ravel, Maurice

Letter from Sgt. A. Fraser Tupper to Ralph Kane

MS-13-2, SF Box 54, Folder 6, Item 3
Item
December 13, 1916

Part of Dalhousie University No. 7 Stationary Hospital collection

Item is a letter from Sgt. A. Fraser Tupper to his nephew, Ralph Kane. The letter was sent from La Havre, France, on December 13, 1916, while Tupper was serving overseas.

Tupper, A. Fraser, Sgt.

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 W.G. Blaikie to an unnamed Edinburgh minister regarding The Catholic Presbyterian

MS-2-6, SF Box 13, Folder 3
Item
1879

Item is a letter from W.G. Blaikie to an Edinburgh minister regarding The Catholic Presbyterian.

Blaikie, W.G., The Reverend, 1829-1899

Letter from William Somerset Maugham to Ellen Ballon

MS-5-2, Box 1, Folder 10, Item 20
Item
February 11, 1954

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

Letter from William Somerset Maugham to Ellen Ballon

MS-5-2, Box 1, Folder 10, Item 15
Item
January 6, 1947

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

Letter from William Somerset Maugham to Ellen Ballon

MS-5-2, Box 1, Folder 10, Item 19
Item
August 2, 1951

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

Letter from William Somerset Maugham to Ellen Ballon and Sally Ryan

MS-5-2, Box 1, Folder 10, Item 14
Item
March 8, 1947

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

Letter from William Somerset Maugham to Ellen Ballon, Sally Ryan, and Ryan Gustafson

MS-5-2, Box 1, Folder 10, Item 18
Item
January 26, 1950

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

Letter written by Augustus Churchill regarding medical books

MS-13-7, SF Box 57, Folder 5
Item
1886

Churchill, Augustus, Dr.

Lewis Jack's lecture notes on moral philosophy

MS-2-94, SF Box 23, Folder 1
Item
1838-1839

Item is a bound book of lecture notes written as a series of consecutively numbered questions and answers on moral philosophy. The book was written during the 1838-1839 session of Professor Hercules Scott's lectures and contains 125 closely written pages.

Jack, Lewis, The Reverend, 1815-1901

Lincoln, United Kingdom

MS-2-128, PB Box 5, Folder 67, Item 6
Item
1925

Part of Samuel R. Balcom fonds

Local coping strategies and regional policies : cases from the Faroes / Gestur Hovgaard

MS-2-681, Box 24, Folder 12
Item
2002

Part of Richard Apostle fonds

Item is a paper written by a senior researcher at the Center for Local and Regional Development, Klaksvik.

Logbook of the schooner Vincent A. White

MS-2-107, SF Box 23, Folder 7
Item
1923 - 1924

Item is the logbook of the tern schooner Vincent A. White on two voyages: Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, to Glasgow, Scotland, from 26 June-7 November 1923; and Lunenburg to Havana, Cuba, from 14 February -2 April 1924.

Vincent A. White (schooner)

L'oiseau de feu : contre dansé en 2 tableaux : [piano arrangement]

MS-5-2, Box 2, Folder 17
Item
1910

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

Item is a copy of the first edition of Igor Stravinsky's piano arrangement of his ballet, "The Firebird." The ballet was written for the Ballets Russes in Paris, under the direction of Sergei Diaghilev. The piano arrangement was published shortly after the premiere performance on June 25, 1910 at the Théâtre National de l'Opéra.

Stravinsky, Igor

Louis de Niverville retrospective

UA-36, Box 8, Folders 20 and 21
Item
1978

Part of Dalhousie Art Gallery fonds

Item is a catalogue for a retrospective exhibition of artwork by Louis de Niverville, organized by the Robert McLaughlin Gallery, and edited by Joan Murray, Meg Hardman, and Jennifer C. Watson. Th exhibition was presented at Dalhousie Art Gallery from December 18, 1978 to January 12, 1979.

Catalogue contains a list of lenders to he exhibition, acknowledgements and an essay by Joan Murray, an exhibition itinerary, an essay by Gary Michael Dault, an essay and commentary by Louis de Niverville, b&w and colour images, and a bibliography.

Marche funèbre, Op. 35 : exécutée aux funérailles de l'auteur

MS-5-2, Box 6, Folder 10
Item
1837-1839

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

Item is a copy of the first separate edition of Marche funèbre from Chopin's Piano Sonata No. 2 in B-flat minor. The separated third movement was played as Chopin's body was conveyed to the mausoleum on October 30, 1849, and was subsequently released as a separate publication, using the original plates (891) by Troupenas. The file includes a folder and brief description of the work from Scribner.

Chopin, Fryderyk Franciszek

Märchen (Ritterzug), Op. 14, no. 2

MS-5-2, Box 6, Folder 9
Item
1905-1907

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

Item is a copy of the second tale in Medtner's Two Tales, Op. 14, for piano. It was published by P. Jurgenson and distributed in Leipzig by Robert Forberg in 1907 and includes an inscription to Ellen Ballon from Alfred La Liberté.

Medtner, Nikolay

Massey collection : landscapes

UA-36, Box 4, Folder 7
Item
1966

Part of Dalhousie Art Gallery fonds

Nicolas Poussin : the martyrdom of Saint Erasmus

UA-36, Box 6, Folder 30
Item
1975

Part of Dalhousie Art Gallery fonds

Item is a catalogue for an exhibition of paintings by Nicolas Poussin, selected from the National Gallery of Canada. The exhibition was circulated and presented at Dalhousie Art Gallery in October and November 1975.

Catalogue contains an essay by Jane Costello, photographs of Poussin's paintings, a bibliography, and a fold-out full-colour photograph of Poussin's Martyrdom of Saint Erasmus (1628).

Note from Phyllis Duke-Elder to Ellen Ballon

MS-5-2, Box 1, Folder 17, Item 2
Item
[195-]

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

Duke-Elder, Phyllis

Note from Sir William Stewart Duke-Elder to Ellen Ballon

MS-5-2, Box 1, Folder 17, Item 1
Item
June 18, 1955

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

Notebook kept by Roscoe Fillmore during a visit to Kuzbas Autonomous Industrial Colony in Russia

MS-10-1, Box 2, Folder 11
Item
1923

Part of Roscoe Alfred Fillmore fonds

Item is a notebook containing expenditures, addresses, Russian vocabulary lists and reminder notes.

Notebook of George Renny Young

MS-2-212, SF Box 32, Folder 4
Item
1838

Item is a notebook belonging to George Young containing a report on emigration from Germany and personal journal entries.

Young, George Renny, 1802-1853

Notebook of Samuel J. Holland

MS-2-33, SF Box 16, Folder 1
Item
1747-1748

Item is a 150-page notebook that Samuel J. Holland used in 1747 when he was serving as an artillery officer in the Dutch army. The notebook is bound in vellum and contains tables, memoranda, mathematical calculations, diagrams, recipes for making gun powder, and assorted notes.

Holland, Samuel, 1728-1801

Nova Scotia - Nigeria - Ireland - Nova Scotia

MS-2-27, Box 14, Folder 5
Item
January 1, 1976 - December 31, 1976

Part of James H. Morrison fonds

Item contains one clothbound diary for the year 1976 used by James Morrison in Nigeria. The diary has a green cover and contains notes related to travel and research in Nigeria, Ireland, and Nova Scotia. The diary contains notes on expenses and contact information for colleagues and venues.

On a glacier

MS-2-128, PB Box 5, Folder 66, Item 6
Item
1925

Part of Samuel R. Balcom fonds

On the glacier in Jungfrau, Switzerland

MS-2-128, PB Box 5, Folder 66, Item 7
Item
1925

Part of Samuel R. Balcom fonds

Open Letter to the Missouri Knights of Columbus : [poster]

MS-2-232, OS Box 22, Folder 13, Item 5
Item
April 7, 1946

Part of Kenneth Leslie fonds

Item consists of an illustrated broadside produced by The Protestant (edited by Kenneth Leslie), as it appeared in the Sunday, April 7, 1946 edition of The New York Times, containing a lengthy letter written by Leslie in response to anti-Soviet and pro-Franco Spanish statements from the Missouri Knights of Columbus Catholic fraternal society.

Outside the National Gallery in London

MS-2-128, PB Box 5, Folder 67, Item 11
Item
1925

Part of Samuel R. Balcom fonds

Oxford Circus, London United Kingdom

MS-2-128, PB Box 5, Folder 67, Item 10
Item
1925

Part of Samuel R. Balcom fonds

Paintings by Peter Bell

UA-36, Box 4, Folder 17
Item
1968

Part of Dalhousie Art Gallery fonds

Peter Bell : the green-house and after

UA-36, Box 5, Folder 18
Item
1972

Part of Dalhousie Art Gallery fonds

File consists of three catalogues for the exhibition 'Peter Bell: The Greenhouse & After' organized and presented by Dalhousie Art Gallery in May 1972.

Catalogues contain a list of works in the exhibition, a biography of Bell, and an artist statement.

Peterboro, United Kingdom

MS-2-128, PB Box 5, Folder 67, Item 7
Item
1925

Part of Samuel R. Balcom fonds

Peter's Chapel, Peterhouse, United Kingdom

MS-2-128, PB Box 5, Folder 67, Item 8
Item
1925

Part of Samuel R. Balcom fonds

Photograph from Bad Godesberg looking at Königswinter and the Drachenfels

MS-2-775, Box 11, Folder 33, Item 65
Item
[197-]

Part of Creelman Family fonds

Item is a photographic slide from Bad Godesberg looking at Königswinter and the Drachenfels in Germany. The Rhine and several boats are visible.

Photograph of a backroad and hot house near an unidentified military hospital in France during the First World War

PG-2-94, PB Box 29, Folder 55, Item 2
Item
1918

Part of A. M. MacKintosh Fonds

Item consists of a black-and-white photograph taken (and hand-coloured) by A.M. MacKintosh in early 1918, showing areas near an unidentified military hospital in France. Photograph includes a stand of birch trees bordering the hospital's back road, as well as a hot house.

Photograph of a bird on the road in Bonn

MS-2-775, Box 11, Folder 33, Item 17
Item
[197-]

Part of Creelman Family fonds

Item is a photographic slide depicting a bird on the road in Bonn.

Photograph of a bridge on the Rhine waterfront

MS-2-775, Box 11, Folder 33, Item 1
Item
[197-]

Part of Creelman Family fonds

Item is a photographic slide depicting a bridge on the Rhine waterfront in Bonn, Germany. There are several groups of people walking or sitting, and a boat named "Stadt Bonn" in the water.

Photograph of a chateau and a church in an unidentified French village

PG-2-94, PB Box 29, Folder 53
Item
1918

Part of A. M. MacKintosh Fonds

Item consists of a black-and-white photograph taken by A.M. MacKintosh in early 1918, showing a chateau and a small church in an unidentified French village. The photograph has been embellished with some faint watercolour work.

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