Archives Catalogue

Correspondence between Thomas Head Raddall and the Liverpool Library Association

MS-2-202, Box 43, Folder 15
File
1954-1955

File contains fourteen pages of correspondence between Thomas H. Raddall and Liverpool Library Association dating from 1954 to 1955, relating to the DeWolfe Library.

Letter from Major John White Hughes Bassett to Ellen Ballon

MS-5-2, Box 1, Folder 18
File
1953

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

File contains a citation of a poem by Robbie Burns, signed by John Bassett, the president and managing director of the Montreal Gazette.

Bassett, John White Hughes

Letter from Walter de Mouilpied Scriver to Ellen Ballon

MS-5-2, Box 1, Folder 7
File
September 30, 1952

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

File contains a letter from Walter de Mouilpied to Ellen Ballon, written on September 30, 1952. The letter thanks Ballon for a performance she gave at an honorary dinner. Item is accompanied by the stamped envelope in which Ballon received the letter. The postage stamp has been removed from the envelope.

Scriver, Walter de Mouilpied

Two letters from Paul A. Freund, Harvard Law School

MS-2-171, Box 1, Folder 20
File
3 April 1952 and 18 June 1961

Part of Vincent C. MacDonald fonds

Correspondence from Erwin Griswold, Dean, Harvard Law School

MS-2-171, Box 1, Folder 23
File
1950 - 1961

Part of Vincent C. MacDonald fonds

File contains four letters.

Correspondence with Lyman P. Duff

MS-2-171, Box 1, Folder 16
File
1950, 1955

Part of Vincent C. MacDonald fonds

File includes a telegram from Sir Lyman congratulating MacDonald on his appointment to the bench and letter from MacDonald wishing his mentor a happy 90th birthday.

Letter from Alexander Kerr, President of Dalhousie University

MS-2-171, Box 1, Folder 26
File
11 July and 15 July 1950

Part of Vincent C. MacDonald fonds

Item is a letter accompanying an excerpt from the Board of Governors' minutes in which is recorded its appreciation of Judge MacDonald's long service to Dalhousie as Dean of the Law School.

Letter of congratulations from Isaac Pitblado

MS-2-171, Box 1, Folder 38
File
4 August 1950

Part of Vincent C. MacDonald fonds

Item is a belated letter of congratulations on MacDonald's appointment to the Supreme Court.

A national asset : [manuscript]

MS-2-171, Box 1, Folder 52
File
1946

Part of Vincent C. MacDonald fonds

File contains a typed and annotated manuscript copy of an address given to the Halifax Commercial Club in 1946. It also includes newspaper clippings related to the event.

Correspondence between Thomas Head Raddall and C. J. MacGillivray

MS-2-202, Box 43, Folder 38
File
1945-1946

Part of Thomas Head Raddall fonds

File contains correspondence sent by C.J. MacGillivray (published of The Casket in Antigonish) to Thomas H. Raddall, between 1945 and 1946, discussing Thomas Hierlihy, a British officer deemed the "founder of Antigonish".

Correspondence between Thomas Head Raddall and the Liverpool Naval Athletic Association

MS-2-202, Box 43, Folder 16
File
1944

Part of Thomas Head Raddall fonds

File contains three pages of correspondence between Thomas H. Raddall and the Liverpool Naval Athletic Association dating from 1944.

Correspondence with the Wartime Labour Relations Board

MS-2-171, Box 1, Folder 37
File
1944 - 1946

Part of Vincent C. MacDonald fonds

Correspondence from the office of the Minister of Labour

MS-2-171, Box 1, Folder 7
File
5 August 1944 and 19 October 1944

Part of Vincent C. MacDonald fonds

File contains letters from Humphrey Mitchell, Minister of Labour, and A. MacNamara, Deputy Minister, regarding Vincent MacDonald's leave of absence from Dalhousie to serve as the Assistant Deputy Minister of Labour.

Letter and telegram from Brooke Claxton congratulating MacDonald on assuming Chair of the Regional War Labour Board

MS-2-171, Box 1, Folder 12
File
30 December 1944 and 10 February 1950

Part of Vincent C. MacDonald fonds

Correspondence between Theodore Lidz and Alexander Leighton

MS-13-86, Box 48, Folder 2
File
1943 - 1951

Part of Alexander Leighton and Jane Murphy fonds

File contains letters written between friends and colleagues Theodore Lidz and Alexander Leighton, beginning during the Second World War and continuing until 1951.

Truro missionary tells of life in Korea under Japanese occupation / by Louise H. McCully

MS-2-535, Box 4, Folder 28
File
1943

Part of Florence Jessie Murray fonds

File contains an article published by the Truro Daily News.

Directory of graduates and former students of the University : corrected to September, 1937

MS-1-Ref, Box 27, Folder 19
File
September 1937

Part of Dalhousie University Reference Collection

File contains 2 copies of a directory of graduates and former students of Dalhousie University published in September 1937. The directory is an update of a similar directory published by the Dalhousie Alumni Association in 1925.

Dalhousie Alumni Association

Newsletters and correspondence regarding the Association of Canadian Clubs and the Canadian Club Halifax

MS-2-171, Box 1, Folder 10
File
1934 - 1936

Part of Vincent C. MacDonald fonds

Correspondence and programmes regarding the Halifax Rotary Club

MS-2-171, Box 1, Folder 24
File
1934 - 1936

Part of Vincent C. MacDonald fonds

Correspondence with Brookfield Construction regarding a flooded cellar and a rat

MS-2-171, Box 1, Folder 5
File
November 1934

Part of Vincent C. MacDonald fonds

Letter from Caroline Button (Bigalow)

MS-4-92, Box 4, Folder 26
File
1929

Part of Bigelow family fonds

File contains an envelope addressed to Mr. John E. Bigelow of Canning, Nova Scotia and a letter from his granddaughter Caroline Button (Bigelow) from Evanston, Illinois.

Letter from W.H. McGuire confirming details about the partnership of McGuire, MacDonald & Boles

MS-2-171, Box 1, Folder 31
File
2 November 1927

Part of Vincent C. MacDonald fonds

Correspondence from William Lyon MacKenzie King

MS-2-171, Box 1, Folder 28
File
13 May 1927 to 11 February 1950

Part of Vincent C. MacDonald fonds

File contains three letters and a telegram.

Invitations to dances, at homes, and a gift sale

MS-2-299, SF Box 36, Folder 2
File
[ca. 1925]

Part of Avis (Marshall) McCurdy fonds

File contains five invitations to events at Dalhousie sent to Avis Marshall, including a dance by the junior class of the Faculty of Arts and Science; a sale of gifts and novelties from the Hwaiking Shop; an "at home" at the Pine Hill residence; a dance at Kings College; and an "at home" at the Waegwoltic Club.

Dance tickets and cards

MS-2-299, SF Box 36, Folder 4
File
[ca. 1924 -1927]

Part of Avis (Marshall) McCurdy fonds

File contains two tickets and 13 dance cards from dances at Dalhousie University, the Waegwoltic Club, and Pine Hill. Most of the dance cards have been filled in with the names of her dance partners.

Mater coronata : an ode with lyrical interlude

MS-5-1, Box 1, Folder 9
File
1924

Part of John Daniel Logan fonds

File contains two copies of "Mater Coronata," a poem written by John Daniel Logan "commemorating the founder, preceptors, scholars, and heroes of the University of Dalhousie College." It was recited at the reunion of the alumni on August 21, 1924 and published by the Alumni Association. One of the copies is inscribed to "Captain John S. Roper, B.A., M.A., LL.B., M.C." with a poem from Logan.

Speeches delivered during the hazing of freshettes

MS-2-299, SF Box 36, Folder 7
File
[1924?]

Part of Avis (Marshall) McCurdy fonds

File contains handwritten notes from speeches delivered by a Dalhousie sophomore student (probably Avis Marshall) during the hazing of "freshettes" (first-year female students). Some are written on the back of unrelated typed notes.

Song of the Maritimes : [sheet music]

MS-5-1, Box 3, Folder 60
File
1924

Part of John Daniel Logan fonds

File contains the sheet music for a piece for solo voice and piano accompaniment in C Major with words by Neil Herman of Dartmouth, Nova Scotia and music by Forsyth de Fronsac of Halifax, Nova Scotia. The sheet music was self-published by Herman and Fronsac. The file also includes a note to Dr. Logan from "W.H.D." to review the sheet music enclosed.

Letters and poems of Molly Beresford sent to Andrew Merkel

MS-2-326, Box 2, Folder 36
File
1922-1936

Part of Andrew Merkel fonds

File contains 71 handwritten letters sent from poet Molly Beresford to Andrew Merkel between 1922 and 1936; three postcards; one Christmas card; and four poems, including "The Philosophy of a Would-Be Poet," "Moon Shadows," "To a Fair Lady on returning to her a Pair of Rubber Shoes."

Correspondence sent by Florence Jessie Murray to Alexander Murray

MS-2-535, SF Box 57, Folder 25
File
1922-1968 (predominant 1946-1955)

Part of Florence Jessie Murray fonds

File contains correspondence sent by Florence Jessie Murray to Alexander and Esther Murray, between 1922 and 1968 (though predominantly between 1946 and 1955).

The vision of Dalhousie : [brochure]

MS-1-Ref, Box 89, Folder 11
File
1920

Part of Dalhousie University Reference Collection

File contains a brochure created in 1920 by the Dalhousie Campaign Committee. The brochure presents architect Andrew Cobb's campus master plan known as the "vision of Dalhousie." The brochure presents the original Dalhousie College building on Grand Parade as the "First Dalhousie" and the newly constructed Forrest Building as the "Second Dalhousie."

Dalhousie University : past, present, and the future

MS-1-Ref, Box 27, Folder 27
File
1920

Part of Dalhousie University Reference Collection

File contains two copies of a booklet called Dalhousie University, which was produced by the Dalhousie Million Committee as promotional literature supporting the university's 1920 Million Dollar Campaign. The booklet, subtitled "Dalhousie, past, present and the future," outlines the university's accomplishments and plans and spells out the financial costs of fulfilling its vision. The booklet's illustrations of historic and contemporary Dalhousie people and buildings were drawn by Arthur Lismer and commissioned for a commemorative history of of the university published the same year.

One copy of the booklet contains a newspaper clipping about Frank Darling.

Correspondence and reports regarding Victoria Hospital and Dalhousie Medical Faculty

UA-12, Box 26, Folder 8
File
1919 - 1930

Part of Dalhousie University Faculty of Medicine fonds

File contains correspondence and reports regarding Victoria Hospital and Dalhousie Medical Faculty, including an agreement governing the work of students in the hospital, lists of exam results, lecture notes on medical jurisprudence, and letters between W.W. Kenny, the hospital superintendent and W.H. Hattie, Assistant Dean of Medicine, D. Fraser Harris, Secretary of the Medical Faculty, President MacKenzie and others.

Dalhousie's Academic Ark : A Brief Pen Picture of the Centenary Celebration September 11-13, 1919 by Rev. John A MacGlashen

MS-1-Ref, Box 98, Folder 19
File
1919

Part of Dalhousie University Reference Collection

Halifax Relief Commission

MS-13-84, Box 2, Folder 16
File
1918-1938

Part of Halifax Visiting Dispensary fonds

File contains correspondence related to the Halifax Relief Commission, ranging from 1918 to 1938. Includes correspondence between K. MacKay, Ralph Bell, D.M. Sheehan, G.H. Archibald, W. Bedwin, T.S. Rogers, E.L. Thorne, and others.

Record of Halifax Explosion

MS-2-Ref, Box 2, Folder 21
File
[after 1917]

Part of Reference Files

File contains a photocopy of a poem by Clare Hall. Previously listed as MS-2-242.

Letters from Jean Bigelow (granddaughter)

MS-4-92, Box 4, Folder 56
File
1917-1929

Part of Bigelow family fonds

File contains letters addressed to Mr. John E. Bigelow of Canning, Nova Scotia form his granddaughter Jean Bigelow.

Statement of employee losses after the Halifax Explosion

MS-4-180, Box 94, Folder 1
File
1917-1918

Part of Maritime Telegraph and Telephone Company fonds

File contains forms detailing MT&T employees' name, position, address, and damages sustained from the Halifax Explosion. Forms document personal injury and loss of life as well as damage to personal property.

MT&T telephone directory - 1914 (special edition, Halifax District)

MS-4-180, Box 186, Folder 1
File
1914

Part of Maritime Telegraph and Telephone Company fonds

Folder consists of the 1914 special edition of the directory for the Halifax District.

Britain calls : [lyrics]

MS-5-1, Box 2, Folder 10
File
1914

Part of John Daniel Logan fonds

File contains a newspaper clipping and letters to Edith J. Archibald concerning her song "Britain Calls," which was written for the Royal Canadian Regiment during World War One. The newspaper clipping includes the text, but not the music, of the song. The letters are from G.A. LeCain, Lieutenant-Colonel of the Commanding 25th Battalion; George Murray, Provincial Secretary; and Evelyn Starr, professional violinist of New York City. An inscription by Edith J. Archibald at the top of the letters reads, "This song, dedicated to the Royal Canadian Regt. has made their 'marchpost' and I am told by an officer of that Regt. that is was played and sung daily during the war. He himself said it had keeped [sic] the men when on the tramp, 'over many a weary mile.'"

Archibald, Edith Jessie

God bless our Canada : A national anthem : [choral score]

MS-5-1, Box 3, Folder 58
File
1911

Part of John Daniel Logan fonds

File contains the sheet music for Edith J. Archibald's "God Bless Our Canada" and a manuscript version of the English lyrics for the anthem by Archibald. The song is written in F Major for four-voice chorus (soprano, alto, tenor, and bass) and piano with lyrics in English and French.

Archibald, Edith Jessie

Mother's flag : [sheet music]

MS-5-1, Box 2, Folder 11
File
1910, 1921

Part of John Daniel Logan fonds

File contains the sheet music for a song by Paul Heinrich with words by Dr. Charles H. Baltzer (published in 1910). The front cover is autographed by Baltzer and a note on the last page indicates that it was sent from Baltzer of Middleton, Nova Scotia. The file also includes 7 poems by Baltzer (not set to music): "Charity," "Apostrophe to the Sun," "The Tree," "To Next Summer,""A Bachelor's Lament,""Frost Ere Roses," and "Greed." Some of the poems are from newspaper clippings and others indicate that they were published in the Halifax Chronicle and the Halifax Herald.

Brewing Book for Olands Brewery

MS-4-135, Box 105, Folder 10
File
1909

Part of Oland and Son fonds

This file contains a brewing book for Olands Brewery, Halifax for April 1, 1909-January 1, 1910.

Oland and Son Limited

Sarah Bruce Stewart MacKay's handwritten recipe book

MS-2-762, Box 1, Folder 28
File
1908

Part of William Edward Maclellan and family fonds

Forms and Stationery, Red Hat Snow Shoe Club

MS-2-128, Box 1, Folder 9
File
[19--?]

Part of Samuel R. Balcom fonds

File contains blank forms associated with the Red Cap Snow Shoe Club.

Telegram from Isidore Ballon to Ellen Ballon

MS-5-2, Box 1, Folder 19
File
[19--?]

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

File contains a telegram sent to Ellen Ballon concerning money.

Suite

MS-5-2, Box 6, Folder 13
File
[before 1952]

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

File is a manuscript with three numbered pieces by Alfred La Liberté: "Pensée Tendre" (D-flat Major), dedicated to Katherine Sneed; "Prière (Choral)" (D Major), dedicated to Marcel Dupré; and "Dance-Song" (b minor).

La Liberté, Alfred

Letters from Rev. James Rosborough to Mrs. Pearson

MS-2-471, SF Box 43, Folder 12
File
1898

File contains three letters from Reverend James Rosborough to Mrs. Pearson, in which he describes the death of his daughter, identifies plant specimens sent to him by her, and discusses matters related to the Presbyterian Church.

Rosborough, James, Rev., fl. 1898

Student tickets from the Victoria General Hospital

MS-13-32, SF Box 66, Folder 8
File
1898 - 1900

Part of Nelson Pratt fonds

File contains two student's tickets from the Victoria General Hospital, admitting Nelson Pratt to the hospital during the visiting hour of the attending physician or surgeon.

Student tickets from Dalhousie University Medical Faculty

MS-13-32, SF Box 66, Folder 9
File
1896 - 1899

Part of Nelson Pratt fonds

File contains student tickets collected by Nelson Pratt while he was a medical student at Dalhousie University's Medical Faculty, including examination certificates and registration tickets.

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