Archives Catalogue

MS-2-718
Fonds

Fonds consists of: the correspondence and comments relating to Peter B. Waite's books "The Lives of Dalhousie University, Vol. 1 & 2", includes financial information relating to the publication; the interviews, analogues and correspondence relating to Peter B. Waite's book "The Lives of Dalhousie University, Vol.2" ; the research material for Peter B. Waite's "Lives of Dalhousie University, Vol.1.", including notes from the Dalhousie Gazette, President's reports, yearbooks, President's Office and departmental files and the private manuscripts of professors and administrators; photographs relating to Peter B. Waite's books "The Lives of Dalhousie University, Vols. 1 & 2"; the manuscripts of Peter B. Waite's "Lives of Dalhousie University, Volume Two, 1925-1980" , including the table of contents, preface and introduction; Chapters 1-12; and the appendices; general correspondence of Peter B. Waite, covering the period 1949 to 1980. Includes a few clippings; academic files of Peter B. Waite, including correspondence; reports; examination questions; Dalhousie University Faculty Council meeting documents and various committee documents.; Peter B. Waite's book manuscript for "CANADA 1874-1896: ARDUOUS DISTINY"; photographs of Dalhousie University; and a personal diaries collection for the period 1925-1963, thought to be his mothers.

Waite, Peter B.

Peter Sanger fonds

MS-14-25
Fonds
1853-2009, bulk 1996-2009

Fonds contains materials created and collected by Peter Sanger. Records consists of poetry books, photocopies of news articles, and correspondence. Fonds also contains archival artifacts.

Sanger, Peter

Pickford and Black Limited fonds

MS-4-50
Fonds
1889-1939

Pickford and Black Ltd.

R. Graham Murray fonds

MS-2-693
Fonds
1831 - 1988

Fonds includes records related to the Community Planning Association of Canada, Dalhousie Law School, Royal Canadian Air Force, personal correspondence, copies of deeds, legal agreements and wills, and printed materials.

Murray, Robert Graham

Ralph S. Morton fonds

MS-2-249, SF Box 31, Folder 12-13; SF Box 34, Folder 3-7
Fonds
1931-1954, 1978-1980

Fonds consists of Phi Delta Theta records, including programs, budgets, reviews, newspaper clippings and materials related to the fraternity's fiftieth reunion in 1980. There is also Morton's history of the fraternity, miscellaneous correspondence (including some with Kenneth Leslie’s lawyer regarding the Committee on Un-American Activities) and a play written by Morton in the 1930s.

Morton, Ralph S. , 1908-

Ransom Myers fonds

MS-2-179
Fonds
1977-2007

Fonds consists of records pertaining primarily to the professional activities of Ransom Myers and the major organizations and projects with which he was affiliated during his career as Killam Oceans Chair at Dalhousie University; there are also records created during his doctoral studies and his tenure as a research scientist at the Department of Fisheries and Oceans. The collection includes correspondence, draft manuscripts, offprints, conference and association materials, presentations, course and teaching materials, litigation and consultancy records (including affidavits and invoices), photographs, annotated research materials, press collected about Myers’ work or pertaining to his research, student files, datasets and web content.

Myers, Ransom Aldrich Jr.

Reginald Eyre Watters fonds

MS-2-369, SF Box 41, Folder 13 ; SF Box 39, Folder 2
Fonds
1972-1977

Fonds comprises 73 leaves of correspondence and a typescript essay by Wayne Kime called "The American Antecedents of James De Mille's A Strange Manuscript Found in a Copper Cylinder."

Watters, Reginald Eyre, 1912-1979

Richard Apostle fonds

MS-2-681
Fonds
1966-2006, predominant 1981-2004

Fonds comprises records created and collected by Richard Apostle in the course of his research activities between 1966-2006, which informed their arrangement into the following series: AquaNet (Network of Centres of Excellence in Aquaculture); Community, State and Market on the North Atlantic Rim; Individual Transferable Fish Quotas; Information Services Employment Trends Survey; Marginal Work World Research Program; Public Policing in Nova Scotia; and Center for Local and Regional Development, Klaksvik, Faroe Islands.

Record types include manuscripts; published reports, papers and monographs; committee records, including minutes, agendas and reports; surveys; interview transcripts and notes; annual reports; operations manuals; datasets; secondary readings and newspaper clippings.

Apostle, Richard A.

Richard C. Weldon fonds

MS-2-126
Fonds
1864-1890

Fonds consists primarily of correspondence from the period during which Weldon was a Member of Parliament, and includes personal and business letters. There are also telegrams, bills, invoices, and a geometry textbook from Weldon's studies at Mount Allison. Also included are prints of family photographs, circa 1870's-1890's.

Weldon, Richard Chapman

Richard Edward Graham Roome fonds

MS-2-252
Fonds
1915-1957

Fonds primarily consists of records documenting Roome's military career and research interest. The records span World War One and World War Two and include correspondence (1918-1919 and 1942-1946); war diaries (1915-1918 and 1940-1944); addresses and lectures (1928-1949); ca. 165 black and white photographs, mostly of Mesopotamia during World War I and of training exercises during World War II in Debert and Tracadie, Nova Scotia; photographs and postcards of Dalhousie; maps of England, France, and Mesopotamia from World War I; print materials which include newspaper clippings and copies of Canadian military magazines; research notes on the American Civil War; papers while Deputy Adjutant General (1943-1945) regarding awards, transfers, discharges, etc.; and miscellaneous other papers.

Roome, Richard Edward Graham, Brigadier, 1892-1985

Richard J.H. Perkyns fonds

MS-3-27
Fonds
Bulk, 1978-1985

The fonds consists of records related to Richard Perkyns' research undertaken in writing The Neptune Story: Twenty-Five Years in the Life of a Leading Canadian Theatre and editing Major Plays of the Canadian Theatre 1934-1984 . The fonds also includes a copy of his doctoral thesis, The Impact of the Expressionists Movements on British and American Drama and Theatre Practice (1968) and records which pertain to his involvement with the Halifax Independent Theatre. Records include correspondence, minutes from meetings, research notes, drafts, newspaper clippings, reviews, manuscripts, photographs, and interviews recorded on audio cassettes. The fonds has been arranged in four series: The Neptune Story, Major Plays of the Canadian Theatre, Doctoral Thesis, and Halifax Independent Theatre.

Perkyns, Richard, 1932-2008

Richard J.P. Ventham fonds

MS-2-127
Fonds
1907 - 1970

Fonds consists of annual publications, reports, communications, and memorabilia relating to the Nova Scotia Rifle Association and associated organizations.

Ventham, Richard J.P.

Richard L. Raymond fonds

MS-2-556
Fonds
1967 - 1985

Fonds comprises records related to Raymond's investment in the Henry House restaurant, including correspondence, financial statements, menu designs, architectural drawings and construction records. Other records include Dalhousie Review poetry correpondence.

Raymond, Richard L.

Richard Lewis Evans fonds

MS-2-791
Fonds
[after 1986] - 2003

Fonds consists of Richard Lewis Evans' records regarding Dalhousie Law School's applications for the Emil Gumpert Award of the American College of Trial Lawyers, including the applications submitted for the award, correspondence, newspaper clippings, photographs, and related news releases and periodicals.

Evans, Richard Lewis

Richard Ward fonds

MS-5-7
Fonds
1927-1928, 1932-1933, 1937

The fonds contains photographs of singers and musical groups, theatrical paraphernelia, and documents regarding the construction of Ward's home on Beaufort Avenue in Halifax, Nova Scotia, as well as other printed material.

Ward, Richard, (fl.1888-1977)

Robert Arthur (Bob) Stead collection

MS-15-7
Collection
1996, 2000 - 2014

Collection contains materials compiled by or about Robert Arthur Stead, including Egale newsletters, correspondence, and newspaper clippings.

Stead, Robert Arthur

Robert Dawson and Son fonds

MS-4-43
Fonds
1860-1892

Fonds contains family and business correspondence ca. 1851-1896 and deeds dating 1860-1943.

Robert Dawson and Son.

Robert Grant Dexter fonds

MS-2-736
Fonds
1963 - 1966

Fonds consists of records regarding Robert Grant Dexter's professional activities in the 1960s, including his involvement with the Neptune Theatre in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Fonds contains correspondence, newspaper clippings and manuscripts.

Dexter, Robert Grant

Robert Keith Muir fonds

MS-13-65
Fonds
1982-1998

Fonds consists of poetry written by Dr. Muir, articles, correspondence, manuscripts, and a book of poetry.

Muir, Robert Keith

Robert MacGregor Dawson fonds

MS-2-256, Box 1-33
Fonds
1895-1962, 1920-1958

Fonds comprises primarily Dawson's research materials, including newspaper clippings, assorted print materials, notes and correspondence, manuscript drafts, proofs and offprints. There is a smaller volume of personal and family papers, personal and professional correspondence, four photograph albums, and over 160 photographs of Dawson’s family, homes, and friends from his student days at Dalhousie.

Dawson, Robert MacGregor

Robert McConnell Hattie fonds

MS-2-174
Fonds
1887 - 1951

Fond consists of correspondence between R.M. Hattie and members of the Dalhousie Class of 1897 between 1893-1951, including newspaper clippings relating to classmates' lives and information regarding class reunions between 1897-1947.

Hattie, Robert McConnell

Robert O. Jones fonds

MS-13-14
Fonds
1937-1986

Fonds comprises records documenting Dr. Jones' woek as a clinical psychiatrist and faculty member. Materials include patient records, manuscripts, lecture notes, course materials, correspondence, published articles, speeches, photographs, and subject files. The bulk of this collection consists of meeting minutes and correspondence related to professional associations to which he belonged.

Jones, Robert Orville

Robert William Murray MacKay fonds

MS-13-77
Fonds
1917-1977

Fonds consists of lecture notes, administrative papers regarding the Nova Scotia Hospital, certificates of achievement, medals, and personal correspondence.

MacKay, Robert William Murray

Ron and Bryan Garnett-Doucette fonds

MS-15-11
Fonds
1972-1996

Fonds primarily contains records of the GayLine a phone helpline for LGBT Nova Scotians funding by GAE/GALA that operated between 1972-1996. In 1994 the name was changed to the Gay, Lesbian & Bisexual Line.
Fonds contains three series; one containing administrative and financial records, one containing recruitment and training materials, and one containing reference materials for volunteers. Materials include monthly and annual reports; meeting minutes; call logs and templates; staff notebooks; correspondence; pamphlets; volunteer training session materials, application forms and guidelines; flyers; legal briefs and resources; newsletters; essays; bibliographies; and directories.

Garnett-Doucette, Ron

Ronald Justin Inness fonds

MS-2-600
Fonds
[19--]

Fonds consists of materials collected by Ronald Justin Inness about ships and shipping companies, including pamphlets, manuscripts, clippings, and correspondence. Fonds also contains manuscripts written by Ronald Justin Inness about the Innes' genealogy.

Inness, Ronald Justin

Ronald St. John Macdonald fonds

MS-2-615
Fonds
1823 - 2006

Fonds comprises Ronald St. John Macdonald's records regarding his personal, academic, and professional activities as a jurist, judge, and professor. Records include those related to Macdonald's involvement with Osgoode Hall, University of Western Ontario, University of Toronto, Dalhousie University, the European Court of Human Rights, the Hague, Peking University, World Academy of Arts and Science, Canadian Council of International Law, United Nations, Institute of International Law, African Society of International Law, British Institute of International Law, Canadian Institute of International Law, International Law Association, and others. Records types include correspondence; meeting minutes and agendas; research materials; photographs; newsletters; newspaper clippings; manuscripts; and off-prints.

Macdonald, Ronald St. John, 1928-2006

Roscoe A. Fillmore Memorial Picnic Organizing Committee fonds

MS-10-10
Fonds
1978-1994

Fonds contains materials related to the early picnics organized by the committee, including invitations, announcements and mailing lists, guest books, receipts and recipes, and photographs taken at the picnics.

Roscoe A. Fillmore Memorial Picnic Organizing Committee

Roscoe Alfred Fillmore fonds

MS-10-1
Fonds
1909 - 1970

Fonds consists of fiction, non-fiction and poetry manuscripts, one notebook, leaflets and periodicals, newspaper clippings, and a hardcover copy of The Growing Question, a gardening book published by Fillmore in 1957. Materials relate to Fillmore's interests in horticulture and political activism.

Fillmore, Roscoe A.

Ross Boutilier fonds

MS-15-1
Fonds
1984 - 2015

Fonds contains records documenting Ross Boutilier's legal challenges over same-sex benefits and equal treatment in Nova Scotia and provincial and federal legislation to gain access to same-sex marriage. Other series include production and administrative records of Wayves magazine, committee records of Halifax Pride, and newspaper clippings about the LGBTQ community in Nova Scotia and elsewhere in Canada.

Boutilier, Ross

Rowland Smith fonds

MS-2-664
Fonds
[after 1985] - 1988

Fonds consists of records regarding the activities of the Advisory Committee of the Dalhousie University Faculty of Arts and Science, of which Rowland Smith was chair, with the objective of dividing the faculty into two separate entities. Materials in this fonds include correspondence, minute of meetings and reports.

Smith, Rowland

Russell B. Zinck fonds

MS-2-484
Fonds
[19--] - 1973

Fonds consists of materials regarding Russell B. Zinck's poetry, including poetry manuscripts and newspaper clippings; his notes about politics; and his involvement with the local press. Record types include correspondence, a scrapbook and a notebook containing poem drafts. The fonds also contains a picture by W.M. Schaffuer.

Zinck, Russell B.

Samuel Ernest Sprott fonds

MS-2-660
Fonds
1929-1996, predominantely 1958-1978

This fonds consists of records created and accumulated by Dr. Samuel Ernest Sprott. Types of files include correspondence, class lecture notes and materials, reading lists, exams, notes and English department supplements, Library committee meeting minutes and reports and other committee papers Sprott was associated with, manuscripts and published journal articles and books and records from the Faculty of Arts and Science and Graduate Studies, such as events and meetings.

Series include Class Records ; Correspondence ; Dalhousie University Libraries ; Department of English ; Faculty of Arts and Science ; Faculty of Graduate Studies ; McGill University ; Microfilm ; Personal Papers ; Published Work ; and Slides

Sprott, Samuel Ernest

Samuel George William Archibald fonds

MS-2-3, SF Box 13, Folder 1
Fonds
[1819?]

Fonds consists of two notes from Lord Dalhousie, two letters (one photocopy) from Agricola (John Young), and one note regarding a property deed.

Archibald, Samuel George William, 1777-1846

Samuel R. Balcom fonds

MS-2-128
Fonds
1830-1980

Fonds contains records documenting the activities, organizations and associations in which Balcom was involved, including the Red Cap Snowshoe Club and the No. 7 Stationary Hospital. Record types include correspondence, newspaper clippings, photographs, memorabilia and parliamentary papers.

Balcom, Samuel R., Col.

Sandy Lake Action Group fonds

MS-11-14
Fonds
1972 - 1982

Fonds contains records from the Sandy Lake Action Group, including correspondence, newspaper clippings, and photographs.

Sandy Lake Action Group

Scott Paper Company fonds

MS-4-68
Fonds
1913-1972

Fonds consists of correspondence, financial documents, journals and ledgers, legal documents, photographs, plans, printed material, and reports. This material spans almost 60 years and gives insight into a company which changed hands several times, and also represented an important part of Nova Scotia industry. Through the material one is able to get a complete picture of the process of manufacturing pulp, from acquiring timber and land to machinery and labour used, to exporting the end product; it also demonstrates how business was conducted. Fonds demonstrates the organizational structure, management, and operations of the Scott Paper company, and provide insight into business operations in Nova Scotia in the 20th century.

Scott Paper Company.

Seafood Producers Association of Nova Scotia fonds

MS-4-113
Fonds
1940-1988, predominant 1947-1985

Fonds consists of correspondence, notes, briefs and reports, meeting minutes, financial records, circulars, photographs, and other records relating to the fishing and fish processing industry in Atlantic Canada and government regulations of the fisheries. Also included are similar types of records from sister organizations the Atlantic Fishing Vessel Association, Atlantic Fisheries By-Products Association, and Atlantic Queen Crab Association.

Seafood Producers Association.

Shirley A.M. Conover fonds

MS-2-565
Fonds
1976 - 1984

Fonds consists of materials regarding the professional activities of Shirley A.M. Conover, including correspondence, studies, proposals for research and reports submitted to companies, research centres and government departments by MacLaren Plansearch Ltd., Plansearch Inc., MacLaren Atlantic Ltd., MacLaren Marex Inc., and Hardy Associates (1978) Ltd.

Conover, Shirley A.M.

Simpson family fonds

MS-4-181
Fonds
1929-1953

Fonds contains a ledger from Vernon Simpon's general store in Simpson's Corner, Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia. The ledger book contains entries from 1929-1930. It was also used as a notebook, with miscellaneous notes entered until 1976. Fonds also contains a letter to Mrs. Vernon Simpson (Olive Eliza Simpson) from Robert H. Winters, Ottawa, November 30, 1953. The letter is a reply to Mrs. Simpson's letter about changes to mail delievery in Simpson's Corner, Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia. The file with the letter also contains an order form from Veribest Speciality Company and two copies of handwritten minutes of a Community Club meeting held on November 15, 1951.

Simpson family

Sir Sandford Fleming fonds

MS-2-658
Fonds
[18--?]

Fonds consists of reports and correspondence regarding Sir Sandford Fleming's activities relating to railways in Canada. Other records include reports on the Toronto Harbour and the Garrison Reserve.

Fleming, Sir Sandford

Stephen Pedersen fonds

MS-5-23
Fonds
1964 - 2000

Fonds contains records related to Stephen Pedersen's music teaching, composing and performance activities. Record types include manuscript music scores, sound recordings, posters and programs, contracts and correspondence.

Pedersen, Stephen Alan

Susan Kerslake fonds

MS-2-662
Fonds
[after 1943] - 1994

Fonds contains records relating to Susan Kerslake's writing and personal life, including manuscripts of published and unpublished work; correspondence, early writing and schoolwork, photographs, awards, articles and books reviews, and materials from events she attended.

Kerslake, Susan

Susan Sherwin fonds

MS-2-186
Fonds
1969 - 2008

Fonds comprises records related to Susan Sherwin's professional activities, including publication, research and teaching. Record types include correspondence, contracts, manuscripts, research materials and notes, committee materials, reports, conference materials, and university course records such as syllabi, exams, and assignments.

Sherwin, Susan

Sylvia Hamilton fonds

MS-2-833
Fonds
2002-2019

Fonds consists of textual records related to Sylvia Hamilton and her academic career as an instructor at Mount Saint Vincent University, Acadia University, and the University of King’s College.

Textual records include correspondence and records related to her service and committee work, and educational material related to “The Journalist as Documentarian,” “Canadian History on Film,” "Through Her Eyes: Women and Documentary Filmmaking,” “Through Her Eyes: Women and the Documentary Tradition,” “Crossing Boundaries: An Interdisciplinary Cross-Cultural Approach to Telling Women’s Lives,” and “Advanced Television Workshop" courses.

Hamilton, Sylvia D.

Symphony Nova Scotia fonds

MS-5-14
Fonds
1981-2006

Fonds consists of records created by Symphony Nova Scotia in the course of its regular business activities. The majority of the records were created during the process of concert-planning, including special concerts, annual concerts, tours, and concert series. These records include artist contracts, marketing and development documents, internal memos, and correspondence with artists and sponsors.

Records also consist of internal management records, including personnel records, office management files, and the files of the Board of Directors, Executive Director, and Chief Executive Officer. The financial administration of the Symphony is documented though budgets, statements, ledgers, and tickets sales data.

The fonds also contains concert programs and promotional material such as posters, advertisements, flyers, newsletters, and other publications. The final section of the fonds consists of audiovisual and graphic material. There are audio recordings of performances and interviews of Symphony personnel as well as video recordings of advertisements and performances. The graphic material includes promotional photographs and photographs of the orchestra.

Symphony Nova Scotia

The early Scotch settlers of Cape Breton : [manuscript]

MS-2-165, SF Box 25, Folder 37
Item
1931

Item is a manuscript of Daniel Morrison's unpublished article The Early Scotch Settlers of Cape Breton, which he presented to the literary branch of the Guild in Dominion, Nova Scotia. Attached is his letter to Mr. McIntosh, requesting the manuscript's return and the reader's spelling corrections of Gaelic words.

Morrison, Murdoch Daniel

The Halifax branch of the Engineering Institute of Canada fonds

MS-2-111
Fonds
1908 - 1944

Fonds consists of records regarding a wide range of activities of the Halifax branch of the Engineering Institute of Canada, including administrative deliberations, recognition and management of members, meetings, educational initiatives and financial management. The fonds contains correspondences, minutes of meetings, administrative records, financial statements, photographs and others textual records.

Engineering Institute of Canada

The Leonard Foundation fonds

MS-2-675
Fonds
1945 - 1991

Fonds comprises The Leonard Foundation records regarding scholarships granted to Dalhousie University students between the 1940s and 1990s. Records include correspondence between the University Registrar's Office and The Leonard Foundation, application forms, committee reports and meeting minutes.

The Leonard Foundation

The Reverend William R. Tratt fonds

MS-2-198
Fonds
1890 - 1954

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).

Tratt, William R.

Theatre 1707 fonds

MS-3-31
Fonds
1979-1980, predominantly 1979

This collection contains materials related to the administration and productions of Theatre 1707 as well as the Bit Players society. The records include administrative documents, reports, programs, posters, proposals, newspaper clippings, reviews, and photographs.

Theatre 1707.

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