File contains correspondence with Thomas "Tom" Harris, Gunter Görner, Renate Platzöder, and Tim Shaw, on the occasion of Elisabeth Mann Borgese's 75th birthday. Also includes a series of faxed invitations to a party hosted by Mann Borgese.
Item consists of correspondence from Owen Bell Jones to Archibald MacMechan, dated June 20, 1921 from Windsor, Nova Scotia, discussing the difficult transition from a military life to legal life: the "realization that I was studying law and not deciphering code messages from Prime Minister [Viktor] Pepelaev."
Series contains photographs, portraits, prints, and postcards of sea captains and ships. Most of the material has notes by Everett Macdougall on the verso. These notes contain information about the origins and builders of the ships as well as biographical information about the sea captains in the portraits.
Item is a photograph of Captain Jock Douglas (or possibly Jack Douglas or Jonathan Douglas) of Maitland. The photograph was taken by Douglass of Brooklyn, New York.
Item is a photograph of the Avon Queen taken by Isaac Erb and Son, Saint John. Writing on back states that the ship (939 tons) was built at Hantsport, N.S. in 1918. Also says, "a four-masted schooner at Saint John, N.B." and "as the Jessie Louise Farquier"
Item is a print of a drawing of the brig Europa. Writing on back reads: Brig "Europa" of Maitland, N.S. entering (port of) Leghorn 1858. Alexander MacDougall, master. The above Alex MacDougall was father of Captain Everett MacDougall.
Item is a print of a sketch of the Barque(bark) Snow Queen. The writing on the back states that the ship (984 tons) was built in Maitland, N.S. in 1872.
File contains a notebook probably dating from Merkel's student years at King's College, which features handwritten poems and illustrations or doodles, as well as three inserts of printed poems. There is also a copy of King's College Record, Vol XXVI, No. 224 (Windsor, NS, February 1905). The first page contains "On Joining the Haliburton Club," October 1905.
Item is a postcard sent by Dorothy Paine in Wolfville, Nova Scotia to Cyril Gass in Shubenacadie, Nova Scotia. The image on the front of the postcard is of Chapman Hall, at Acadia College
Item is a postcard sent from W. Ervin in Sydney, Nova Scotia to Cyril Gass in Shubenacadie, Nova Scotia. The image on the front of the postcard is of British and French warships in the harbour at Sydney, Nova Scotia.
Item is a postcard sent from Clare Gass in Windsor, Nova Scotia to her mother in Shubenacadie, Nova Scotia. The postcard depicts Christ Church in Windsor, Nova Scotia.
Item is a postcard sent by Clare Gass to Cyril Gass in Shubenacadie, Nova Scotia. The image on the front of the postcard is pretty driveway near Chatham, New Brunswick.
Item is a postcard send to Blanchard Gass in Shubenacadie, Nova Scotia from a friend in Bridgetown, Nova Scotia. The senders name is illegible. The image on the front of the postcard is of an old church in Grand Pré, Nova Scotia.
Item is a postcard sent to Clare Gass in Montreal, Quebec from Athelstan in Shubenacadie, Nova Scotia. The front image is of a general view of Montreal, Quebec.
Item is a postcard sent to R Gass in Shubenacadie, Nova Scotia from his daughter Clare Gass in Montreal Quebec. The image on the front is of Chateau de Ramezay in Montreal, Quebec.
Item is a postcard sent to Gerald Gass in Shubenacadie, Nova Scotia from Bessie[sic] in Truro, Nova Scotia. The image on the front is of a school in Truro, Nova Scotia.
Item is a postcard sent to Clare Gass in Shubenacadie, Nova Scotia from B. Thomson in Truro, Nova Scotia. The image on the front is of a park in Truro, Nova Scotia.
