Item is a journal kept by Captain John Harris (c. 1775-1825) during a voyage on the sloop 'Dart,' commencing May 22, 1813. Harris also used the journal during two 1815 voyages on other vessels. He recorded occurrences on board the boat 'Prince Regent' during a trip from Annapolis towards Halifax in August 1815. He also recorded occurrences on board the schooner 'Laurence' during a trip from Annapolis towards Barbados in 1815.
Item consists of a typewritten draft of "Sweet Maiden of Quoddy." The poem is marked in ink at the top of page, with the inscription,"Earlier version."
Item is a Christmas and New Year greeting card from Lt. Col. John Stewart. The card was printed by the Dalhousie No. 7 Stationary Hospital while it was stationed in France. The card is printed in gold and black ink and features the Dalhousie crest.
Item is a Christmas and New Year card from J. Philip Dumaresq & Associates Architects, Engineers & Planners of Halifax, Nova Scotia. The front of the card features a drawing of the Sir Charles Tupper Medical Building at Dalhousie University, the Centennial Confederation project for the Province of Nova Scotia.
Item is a ticket to an ethics class taught by Professor Ross at Dalhousie College during the 1863-1864 session. James Baxter's name is written on the back of the ticket. The ticket is in a white envelope with Baxter's name written on it.
Item is a ticket for a logic class at the theological seminary of the Presbyterian Church of Nova Scotia, during the 1860-1861 session. The ticket certifies that James Baxter took the class from October 10th 1860 to April 10th 1861 and is signed by James Ross.
Item is a ticket to a classics class at Dalhousie College, during the 1863-1864 session. The class was taught by Professor Johnson. James Baxter's name is written on the back of the ticket.
Item is a ticket to a metaphysics, esthetics, and belles-lettres class at Dalhousie College. The class was taught by WIlliam Lyall during the 1863-1864 session. James Baxter's names is written on the back of the ticket.
Item is a notebook used by James Baxter to take notes during lectures on logic delivered by Professor Ross. The lectures took place at the theological seminary in Truro, Nova Scotia between October 15, 1860 and April 10, 1861. The back of the notebook contains the signatures of people who attended the seminary and notes about them added by Baxter.
Item is a letter written by Willam Lyall to certify that James Baxter attended a senior Latin class during the 1860-1861 session. The letter was written in Truro.
Item is a letter written by Prof. James Ross to certify that James Baxter attended a chemistry class at the Presbyterian College. The letter was written in Truro, Nova Scotia on April 12, 1862.
Item is a letter written by Willam Lyall to certify that James Baxter attended senior Greek and Latin classes during the 1862-1863 session. The letter was written in Halifax on December 18, 1863.
Item is a letter sent to an unidentified person (possibly Arthur Stanley MacKenzie) by James Baxter. The letter was written in Chatham on November 2, 1917 on letterhead from the Dominion of Canada Quarantine Station of the Public Health Branch of the Department of Agriculture. The letter refers to photographs of early Dalhousie professors and students sent along with the letter and names the people in the photographs.
Item includes two copies of the performance notes. The first copy does not include instructions for Part 3, page 3 and the second copy rectifies this error. The performance notes include instructions for each of the seven sections of the piece; a description of the composition; and diagrams of the orchestra and percussion performance layouts.
Item is a flashcard with the text "VETO A" on both sides. It is used in conjunction with flashcards "VETO B" and "VETO C" in parts 1 and 7 of the composition to interrupt the normal flow of the music. When the conductor implements VETO A, the orchestra switches to "single focus gestures," which are represented on the score for parts 1 and 7 by a subito fortissimo (sff) sign and graphic notation showing seven arrows pointing at a black dot.
Item contains excerpts from texts by the Scottish painter Alan Davie (1920-2014) selected by Barry Guy for use in Parts 3A and 5 of the composition. The excerpts are taken from opuses D. 2 (June 1994); D.4 (June 1994); D. 15 (September 1994); D. 16 (June 1996); D. 24a (June 1996); D. 29 (May 1996); and D. 107 (1990). Davie's artwork is also one of the sources of inspiration for the graphic notation in Guy's composition.
Item is a flashcard with the text "VETO B" on both sides. It is used in conjunction with flashcards "VETO A" and "VETO C" in parts 1 and 7 of the composition to interrupt the normal flow of the music. When the conductor implements VETO B, the orchestra switches to "dissipating gestures," which are represented on the score for parts 1 and 7 by graphic notation showing nine arrows pointing away from a central black dot.
Item is a flashcard with the text "VETO C" on both sides. It is used in conjunction with flashcards "VETO A" and "VETO B" in parts 1 and 7 of the composition to interrupt the normal flow of the music. When the conductor implements VETO C, the orchestra switches to "wild/ alternative sounds," which are represented on the score for parts 1 and 7 by scribble marks in a rectangle.