Archives Catalogue

Photograph of garden and greenhouse in Arques, France

MS-2-128, PB Box 21, Folder 2, Item 5
Item
[1917?]

Item is a hand coloured black and white photograph of a garden and greenhouse in Arques, France, ca. 1917. Photograph was taken and tinted by Ned Clay.

Photograph of Thomas Head Raddall, Sr. at W.E. Firmstone residence

MS-2-202, Box 51, Folder 4, Item 9
Item
1917

Part of Thomas Head Raddall fonds

Item is a duplicate of a photograph in Thomas Head Raddall's photograph album, 1917-1927. The photograph was taken while Raddall, Sr. was on leave at the Little House, Cooden Drive, Bexhill.

Tents in Arques, France

MS-2-128, PB Box 21, Folder 2, Item 1
Item
[1917?]

Part of Samuel R. Balcom fonds

Tents in Arques, France

MS-2-128, PB Box 21, Folder 2, Item 2
Item
[1917?]

Part of Samuel R. Balcom fonds

Photograph of Château d'Arques, Pas de Calais, France

MS-2-128, PB Box 21, Folder 2, Item 7
Item
[1917?]

Part of Samuel R. Balcom fonds

Item is a photograph of two women standing in front of the Chateau d'Arques in Pas de Calais, France. Left to right: Josie Cameron and [illegible] MacKinnon.

Photograph of an undefeated military baseball team, likely at the No. 7 Overseas Stationary Hospital

PG-2-94, PB Box 29, Folder 56, Item 2
Item
August 1917

Part of A. M. MacKintosh Fonds

Item consists of a photograph taken in August 1917 of an undefeated military baseball team, likely stationed at the No. 7 Overseas Stationary Hospital, France. The team won all ten games it played. Pictured include G. Ruse, Sgt. E. Noseworthy, P. Shaw, S. McKinnon, B.H. Windsor, P.R. Tingley, Cpl. C. Schurman, Cpl. A. MacKintosh, E. Clay, G. Hier, W. Hodgins, Major T.S. Robinson, H.B. Titus, D. Strachan, Christie, and Kimber.

Tents in Arques, France

MS-2-128, PB Box 21, Folder 2, Item 4
Item
[1917?]

Part of Samuel R. Balcom fonds

Photograph of Chateau d'Arques, Pas de Calais, France

MS-2-128, PB Box 21, Folder 2, Item 6
Item
1917

Part of Samuel R. Balcom fonds

Item is a photograph of three soldiers standing in front of the Chateau d'Arques in Pas de Calais, France. Left to right: Dan MacLeod, Major Frank Woodbury, and Col. John Stewart.

Photograph of tent hospital at Arques, France

MS-2-128, PB Box 21, Folder 2, Item 8
Item
[1917?]

Part of Samuel R. Balcom fonds

Item is a photograph of the tent hospital at Arques, France, ca. 1917. A canal is in the background and officer tents can be seen through the trees. The hospital was later replaced by nissen huts.

Photograph of Thomas Head Raddall, Sr. on leave

MS-2-202, Box 51, Folder 4, Item 10
Item
1917

Part of Thomas Head Raddall fonds

Correspondence from Owen Bell Jones to MacMechan, January 11, 1917

MS-2-82, Box 9, Folder 85, Item 7
Item
January 11, 1917

Part of Archibald MacMechan fonds

Item consists of correspondence from Owen Bell Jones to Archibald MacMechan, dated January 11, 1917 from the I.O.D.E. Hosptial for Officers in London, updating his recovery, outlining recent pleasure reading, and discussing a chance visit with a friend from Halifax whose discussions reminded Jones that "Victoria Road is after all just around the corner."

Correspondence from Owen Bell Jones to MacMechan, November 2, 1916

MS-2-82, Box 9, Folder 85, Item 5
Item
November 2, 1916

Part of Archibald MacMechan fonds

Item consists of handwritten correspondence from Owen Bell Jones to Archibald MacMechan, dated November 2, 1916 from Northumberland War Hospital in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, providing MacMechan an update on his recovery from the wounds he suffered in France.

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.

Christmas card from Lt. Col. John Stewart

MS-13-11, SF Box 57, Folder 14, Item 3
Item
1916

Part of Oscar Glennie Donovan fonds

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.

Correspondence from Owen Bell Jones to MacMechan, December 25, 1916

MS-2-82, Box 9, Folder 85, Item 6
Item
December 25, 1916

Part of Archibald MacMechan fonds

Item consists of handwritten correspondence from Owen Bell Jones to Archibald MacMechan, dated Christmas Day 1916 from the I.O.D.E. Hospital for Officers in London, wishing MacMechan a "jolly old-time Christmas", and providing further updates on his recovery from wounds suffered in combat.

Portrait of the 8th battalion taken at Abeele, including T.H. Raddall, Sr.

MS-2-202, Box 51, Folder 20, Item 6
Item
July 1916

Part of Thomas Head Raddall fonds

Item is a photograph of the company and officers of the 8th battalion after the retaking of Mount Sorrel in June 1916. T.H. Raddall, Sr. is in the middle row, 4th from the right.

Keep on hopin' : [sheet music]

MS-5-2, Box 3, Folder 32, Item 1
Item
1915

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

File contains the sheet music for "Keep on Hopin'" with words by Frank Stanton and piano music by Kathleen Heron-Maxwell. The score is inscribed to Ellen Ballon and dated June 18, 1935. The score was published in three keys, C Major, E-flat Major, and F-Major. This version is in E-flat Major.

Heron-Maxwell, Kathleen

Correspondence from Owen Bell Jones to MacMechan, December 20, 1915

MS-2-82, Box 9, Folder 85, Item 4
Item
December 20, 1915

Part of Archibald MacMechan fonds

Item consists of a letter sent by Owen Bell Jones to Archibald MacMechan, dated December 20, 1915, discussing the discovery of a muddy copy of the Dalhousie Gazette in a trench in France during the First World War.

Photograph of the 90th Rifles of Winnipeg, 8th Battalion on a parade at Stonehenge, Salisbury Plains, England printed on a postcard

MS-2-202, Box 55, Folder 17, Item 11
Item
January 1915

Part of Thomas Head Raddall fonds

Item, a photograph, is related to material in Thomas Head Raddall's photograph album, 1917-1927. There is a note to Ellen Raddall from her husband, T.H. Raddall, Sr., on the reverse side. Raddall, Sr. marked his position in the parade on the front with an x: he is the fifth from the left in the foremost line, wearing a long, dark overcoat that nearly reaches his ankles.

Photograph of the "Little Black Devils" 90th Rifles of Winnipeg, 8th Battalion in a church parade on Salisbury Plain, England printed on a postcard

MS-2-202, Box 55, Folder 17, Item 10
Item
1915

Part of Thomas Head Raddall fonds

Item, a photograph, is related to material in Thomas Head Raddall's photograph album, 1917-1927.

Portrait of T.H. Raddall, Sr. in uniform printed on a postcard

MS-2-202, Box 51, Folder 20, Item 3
Item
December 1914

Part of Thomas Head Raddall fonds

Item is a duplicate of a photograph in Thomas Head Raddall's photograph album, 1917-1927. A message on the reverse side is addressed from Raddall, Sr. to his brother, written at Salisbury Plain.

Variationen uber ein Kinderlied für grosses orchester mit konzertantem klavier, op. 25 : klavier

MS-5-2, Box 6, Folder 5
Item
1914

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

Item is the piano part of the 1922 edition of Ernst von Dohnanyi's composition, published by N. Simrock.

Dohnányi, Ernő

Photograph of T.H. Raddall, Sr. in uniform with clans of officers carrying rifles at the Reach Field shooting range in Hythe, England

MS-2-202, Box 51, Folder 16, Item 2
Item
[ca. 1912]

Part of Thomas Head Raddall fonds

Item, a photograph, is reltaed to material in MS-2-202, Box 55, Folder 20, Item 8 in subseries Thomas Head Raddall's loose photographs.

Photograph of T.H. Raddall, Sr., with another uniformed officer on or near Reach Field in Hythe, England

MS-2-202, Box 51, Folder 16, Item 3
Item
[ca. 1912]

Part of Thomas Head Raddall fonds

Photograph of T.H. Raddall, Sr. at a rifle range in Hythe, England with officers, all in uniform

MS-2-202, Box 51, Folder 16, Item 1
Item
[ca. 1912]

Part of Thomas Head Raddall fonds

Photograph of a group of uniformed officers standing outside their quarters in Hythe, England

MS-2-202, Box 51, Folder 17, Item 1
Item
[ca. 1912]

Part of Thomas Head Raddall fonds

Photograph of an officer in uniform sitting on a sandbag at what might be Reach Field in Hythe, England

MS-2-202, Box 51, Folder 17, Item 2
Item
[ca. 1912]

Part of Thomas Head Raddall fonds

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

Photograph of four men, including T.H. Raddall, Sr., wearing aprons outside a grocery store

MS-2-202, Box 51, Folder 15, Item 6
Item
[ca. 1909]

Part of Thomas Head Raddall fonds

Item, a photograph, is a duplicate of MS-2-202, Box 51, Folder 15, Item 5 in subseries Thomas Head Raddall's loose photographs. A duplicate copy can be found in MS-2-202, Box 51, Folder 15.

Portrait of the British Army shooting team with a trophy, in uniform and carrying rifles, taken at Bisley

MS-2-202, Box 51, Folder 15, Item 2
Item
[ca. 1908]

Part of Thomas Head Raddall fonds

Item, a photograph, includes T.H. Raddall, Sr., who is designated by an "x" over his head.

Correspondence from Gilbert Sutherland Stairs to Archibald MacMechan, March 3, 1907

MS-2-82, Box 15, Folder 14, Item 7
Item
March 3, 1907

Part of Archibald MacMechan fonds

Item consists of handwritten correspondence written by Gilbert Sutherland Stairs to Archibald MacMechan, dated March 3, 1907, at Oxford University, discussing life at Oxford, rowing, visits with mutual friends, and upcoming travels to France.

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

Photograph of the ship Narcissus taken at Glasgow

MS-2-202, Box 51, Folder 15, Item 3
Item
[ca. 1906]

Part of Thomas Head Raddall fonds

Item, a photograph, is a duplicate of MS-2-202, Box 51, Folder 15, Item 4 in subseries Thomas Head Raddall's loose photographs. The ship Narcissus carried 1270 tons and was built in 1876.

Photographic negative of a photograph of the ship Narcissus

MS-2-202, Box 51, Folder 15, Item 4
Item
[ca. 1906]

Part of Thomas Head Raddall fonds

Item, a negative, is a duplicate of MS-2-202, Box 51, Folder 15, Item 3 in subseries Thomas Head Raddall's loose photographs.

Correspondence from Gilbert Sutherland Stairs to Archibald MacMechan, February 7, 1905

MS-2-82, Box 15, Folder 14, Item 4
Item
February 7, 1905

Part of Archibald MacMechan fonds

Item consists of handwritten correspondence written by Gilbert Sutherland Stairs to Archibald MacMechan, dated February 7, 1905 while at Oxford University under a Rhodes Scholarship, discussing poor depictions of Oxford in Massachusetts paper and responding to accusations that America should annex Canada. He also discusses vacationing in Paris, extracurricular activities at Oxford, and visits with friends.

Correspondence from Gilbert Sutherland Stairs to Archibald MacMechan, September 12, 1905

MS-2-82, Box 15, Folder 14, Item 6
Item
September 12, 1905

Part of Archibald MacMechan fonds

Item consists of handwritten correspondence written by Gilbert Sutherland Stairs to Archibald MacMechan, dated September 12, 1905 in Dijon, France, addressing the rejection of typewriters, meetings with mutual friends, and travels in the Bernese Oberland of Switzerland and eastern France. Stairs finishes with discussing his studies in the new semester at Oxford.

Photograph of Arthur Stanley MacKenzie in the Cavendish Laboratory at Cambridge University

MS-2-43, PB Box 23, Folder 3, Item 1
Item
1905

Part of Arthur Stanley Mackenzie fonds

Item is a photograph of A. S. MacKenzie studying the magnetic deflection of x-rays in the Cavendish Laboratory at Cambridge University.

Portrait of the British Army shooting team with two trophies, in uniform and carrying rifles, taken at Bisley

MS-2-202, Box 51, Folder 15, Item 1
Item
[ca. 1905]

Part of Thomas Head Raddall fonds

Item, a photograph, includes T.H. Raddall, Sr., who is designated with an "x" over his head.

Photograph of Arthur Stanley MacKenzie in the Cavendish Laboratory at Cambridge University

MS-2-43, PB Box 23, Folder 3, Item 2
Item
July 26, 1905

Part of Arthur Stanley Mackenzie fonds

Item is a photograph of Arthur Stanley MacKenzie taking notes in the Cavendish Laboratory at Cambridge University.

Correspondence from Gilbert Sutherland Stairs to Edith MacMechan, July 24, 1905

MS-2-82, Box 15, Folder 14, Item 5
Item
July 24, 1905

Part of Archibald MacMechan fonds

Item consists of handwritten correspondence written by Gilbert Sutherland Stairs to Edith MacMechan, dated July 24, 1905 in Neuchatel, Switzerland, discussing learning French and traipsing through mountains while on vacation in western Switzerland, visits to exhibitions in urban England, and catching up with friends at Oxford and beyond.

Print of the barque "Daylight"

MS-2-266, PB 4, Folder 38, Item 1
Item
[ca. 1902]

Part of Everett MacDougall fonds

Item is a print of a drawing of the barque Daylight. The writing on the back states that the ship was built in Port Glasgow, Scotland, in 1902 by Russell and Co. Imprinted on the front mount is "Wishing you a Merry Christmas and a happy New Year."

Photograph of the "S.S. Trebia"

MS-2-266, PB 4, Folder 43
Item
[ca. 1902]

Part of Everett MacDougall fonds

Item is a photograph of the S.S. Trebia loading in New York enroute to Australia. The writing on the back states that the ship (2343 tons) was built in Port Glasgow, Scotland, in 1902 by Russell and Co.

Letter from Edvard Grieg

MS-5-2, Box 1, Folder 27, Item 5
Item
February 10, 1902

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

Item is a letter from Edvard Grieg to an unidentifed person. Grieg wrote the letter at his Troldhaugen residence in Bergen Norway on February 10, 1902. It reads: "Dear Sir! Permit me, in bad English, to thank you for your songs & for your essay on my musical work. Both has [sic] given me much pleasure. I also congratulate you to your reputation in America as teacher and composer and beg you kindly to receive from me and my wife our best compliments. Yours faithfully, Edvard Grieg."

Grieg, Edvard, 1843-1907

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 Jules Émile Frédéric Massenet

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

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

La paimpolaise : chanson du pêcheurs d'Islande

MS-5-2, Box 7, Folder 5
Item
1895

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

Item is a vocal score with the melody and lyrics for "La Paimpolaise" by the French singer-songwriter Théodore Botrel (1868-1925). The score and lyrics were handwritten by L. Coyteux Preouèl(?) in Ottawa on April 29, 1908.

Botrel, Théodore

Arthur H. Whitman's diary of a trip to England

MS-2-487, SF Box 11, Folder 28
Item
1888-1889

Item is a diary kept by Arthur H. Whitman that describes a trip to England between November, 30 1888 and January 17, 1889. The diary contains daily entries that describe Whitman's activities, church attendance, meals, business and social visits, and letters sent and received. Many entries describe his meetings about apples. The diary also records money received and paid.

Whitman, Arthur Hanfield

Letter written by Augustus Churchill regarding medical books