Collection comprises newspaper articles, programmes, tickets and schedules from sporting events in Truro, Bridgewater, Wolfville and Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, during the 1940s and 1950s.
Fonds consists of correspondence (1943-1975), publications (1946-1970), addresses and forewords (1944-1977), unpublished documents (1952-1978), material collected for reference and other purposes, newspaper cuttings, memorabilia (1934-1977), and black and white photographs (1946-1975), written or collected by Guy Henson. Reference and other materials pertain to a wide variety of topics, including golf, education in Nova Scotia, political movements and current affairs, social causes, labour, management, and the activities of many local, provincial and national societies.
Item is a photograph of the 1907 Dalhousie Medical football team. The photograph shows Moillet; Calder; J. Murdoch; McDonald; Atlee; MacRitchie; MacLellan; McGarry (Captain); Beaton; Patton; A. McLellan; Davis; Grant; MacDonnell; Cameron; Hennigar; and Hartigan sitting or standing in three rows on a fur rug with a football and a plaque. Their jerseys have skulls and crossbones on them.
Front row (on the floor): A.D. Thomas; Robert Wood (?) Middle row sitting: J. McGrath; Gordon B. Wiswall; Seymour MacKenzie; Louis Mylius; William Ross Last row standing: Norman Ralston; Ferguson R. Little; Jack Learmont
Front row (on the floor): A.S. Barnstead; W.J. Pickering; A.D. Archibald Sitting: W.E. Thompson; E.S. Harding; R. H. Graham; G.S. Gordon (Captain); R. McIlreith First Row Standing: G.S. Shaw; D.McRae; D.K. Grant; D. Finlayson; G.H. Maxwell Last Row: J.W. Logan; D.G. MacKay; F.C. Harvey; L. McLean; H.V. Bigelow
Item is a copy of Dalhousie Alumni News (Summer 1981), the official publication of the Dalhousie Alumni Association, published three times per year in magazine format and produced by the Dalhousie Alumni Office. The cover features photographs of Dal Tiger athletes in various sports.
Six men standing behind six men seated with two men and a boy holding a cricket bat seated on the floor; full pose. Possibly an iteration of the Westville cricket team, late-1900s/early-1910s. A large vase filled with flowers is in the centre of the group. One man is wearing a cap; two are wearing hats. Three are wearing jackets; the others are in shirt-sleeves. Print of a room's interior is placed as a backdrop behind them. Print copy is included.
Item is a sound recording by Lisa MacDougall made for a 30 second television advertisement for the Canada Games. The recording was made in the 1990s at Solar Audio Recording Studio on Cunard Street in Halifax, Nova Scotia. The recording is held on an Ampex 456 audio reel.
