Fonds comprises notes on the students of William Lyall at the Free Church College, Halifax (1852-53), and a copy of Lyall's pamphlet, The Philosophy of Thought (1853). There are also two personal letters.
Fonds comprises correspondence and personal papers of William R. Tratt and Naomi Tratt (1890-1932). It also contains Herber Tratt's academic records and financial statements (1908-1910), temperance certificates for Gertrude, Wilfred and Elsie Tratt (1931), and Methodist Church Statistical Returns (1915).
Fonds comprises personal and professional correspondence and papers relating to the schooners Rowena (1903-1907); Lizzie Rich (1905), Stella Maud (1907-1910) and the Carrie C. Ward, including registers, bills, and ship inventories.
Fonds consists of research notes and materials on the history of Nova Scotia and, more specifically, Liverpool and its prominent families, including family trees and hand-drawn annotated maps. Also included are many manuscripts on a variety of topics relating to Tupper's historical research, ranging from John Cabot and the early explorers to lesser-known local events in the history of Nova Scotia. Also present is a small collection of personal diaries and copies of deeds and legal documents from the Tupper family.
The fonds includes manuscripts of most of his published works—novels, short stories, articles, radio broadcasts and plays, and forewords for other works—from 1929 to 1976; research notes and general historical studies; sound recordings; correspondence covering the years 1914 to 1994 (including letters with other authors and his publishers, among others); diaries (closed at the author's request until 2019); photographs; memorabilia; material related to his father who fought and died in World War I; and several scrapbooks containing reviews of his books, clippings, and other research material.
Item consists of typed correspondence sent from Eugene Parker to Mr M.B. Archibald, February 13, 1937, discussing Sarah Croker's will. Item is "Enclosure 1" accompanying correspondence between Thomas Raddall and Roy Laurence.
Item consists of correspondence sent to Roy Laurence by the General Register Office, London, dated February 26, 1937, discussing Henry Croker's marriage to Florence Hughes. Item is "Enclosure 2" accompanying correspondence between Thomas Raddall and Roy Laurence.
Item consists of typed correspondence sent from the Registrar of General Shipping, London, likely to Roy Laurence, dated January 23, 1937, discussing the death of Harry Croker. Item also includes ship discharge information. Item is "Enclosure 7" accompanying correspondence between Thomas Raddall and Roy Laurence.
Item consists of typed correspondence from E.F. Street, of the Committee on Camp Hill Cemetery, to Thomas Raddall, regarding the location of Sarah Croker's burial. The letter is annotated with inked additions, with a crude map marked to verso.
Item consists of a transcribed copy of a letter from Janet Mullins to Thomas H. Raddall on the history of the Irwin and Bartling families of Queens County, Nova Scotia.
File contains correspondence between Thomas H. Raddall and Little, Brown and Company dating from 1952 to 1953, related to the publication of "The Nymph and the Lamp" and "Tidefall". File also includes receipts.
File contains correspondence between Thomas H. Raddall and Little, Brown and Company dating from 1954 to 1955, related to the publication of "Tidefall" (including reprint renaming and film rights) and royalties receipts related to the publication of "The Nymph and the Lamp".
File contains correspondence between Thomas H. Raddall and Little, Brown and Company dating from 1956 to 1957, relating to film rights for "The Nymph and the Lamp", and remaindering of "The Nymph and the Lamp" and "Tidefall". File also includes royalties receipts.
File contains correspondence between Thomas H. Raddall and Little, Brown and Company dating from 1958 to 1981, largely related to "The Nymph and the Lamp". File also includes royalties receipts.
File contains four pages of correspondence between Thomas H. Raddall and the Town of Liverpool dating from 1949 and 1969, relating to street renovations.
File contains fourteen pages of correspondence between Thomas H. Raddall and Liverpool Library Association dating from 1954 to 1955, relating to the DeWolfe Library.
File contains three pages of correspondence between Thomas H. Raddall and Charles R. Loban dating from 1964 regarding interview questions as part of research for an oral speech on Canadian Literature of the Twentieth Century.
File contains two pages of correspondence between Thomas H. Raddall and Ronald V. Levy dating from 1971 regarding Raddall's land at Moose Harbour for a mapping project.
File contains seven pages of correspondence between Thomas H. Raddall and Longmans Canada Ltd. dating from 1961, 1964, and 1967 regarding the rights to a passage from "The Amulet" for use in a language textbook.
File contains two pages of correspondence between Thomas H. Raddall and L. S. Loomer dating from 1969 regarding a copy William Gilmore Simm's "The Life if Francis Marion".
File contains three pages of correspondence between Thomas H. Raddall and the Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History dating from 1976 regarding several artifacts.
Item consists of correspondence sent by Jim Lotz to Thomas H. Raddall dating from 1983 thanking Raddall for the inspiration his work provided during Lotz's writing.
Item consists of a letter sent by Zoe Lucas to Thomas H. Raddall in 1988 thanking Raddall for a copy of an autobiography gifted to Lucas on Sable Island.
Item consists of a letter sent by G.H. Corkum of the Lunenburg County Teachers Institute to Thomas H. Raddall, requesting Raddall give a talk at the Institute.
