File contains a notebook with details of plant collecting trips in and around Halifax by Hugh Bell and other members of the Biology Department at Dalhousie University.
Item is a negative of a photograph of a small graveyard on McNab's Island. There are some tombstones and wooden crosses in the graveyard, which is surrounded by a low fence. The name "Peter McNab" is visible on one of the tombstones.
Item is the Autumn 1993 issue of The Rucksack: Newsletter of the Friends of McNabs Island Society. The newsletter is edited by Anne Marie Feetham. The newsletter includes some photographs taken on the island and information about membership and meetings.
Item is the 1992-1993 annual report from Halifax harbour Cleanup Inc. The report is an overview the company's activities related to a proposed sewage treatment plant near McNab's Island, including financial statements. The report is in the form of a large booklet and contains several illustrations.
Item is issue number 5 of Clean Currents, a publication from Halifax Harbour Cleanup Inc. The issue was published in spring/summer 1993. The issue is about harbour cleanup, a proposed sewage treatment plant near McNab's Island, and the environmental assessment.
Item is a community annual report for 1991-1992 published by Halifax Harbour Cleanup Inc. The report is about a proposed sewage treatment plant near McNab's Island in Halifax Harbour, including projected costs of the plant.
Item is volume 1, number 3 of Clean Currents, a publication of Halifax Harbour Cleanup Inc. The issue is a special edition published in winter/spring 1992. The issue includes photographs, illustrations, and maps related to a proposed sewage treatment plant near McNab's island.
Item is a pamphlet published by Halifax Harbour Cleanup Inc. called "Facts you should know about harbour cleanup." The pamphlet provides information about harbour cleanup and a planned sewage treatment plant near McNab's Island.
Item is a photocopied man of McNab's Island and Lawlor Island in the Halifax Harbour. The map indicates property lines, place names, and the location of houses and farms on the island. The photocopy is spread over two pieces of paper.
Item is a pamphlet published by the Friends of McNabs Island Society. The pamphlet is called "To Protect and Preserve: McNabs Island." The pamphlet is about how the area is threatened by a proposed sewage plant. It appears that a membership form that was included with the pamphlet has been detached.
Item is a map of McNab's Island and Lawlor Island in the Halifax Harbour. The map is photocopied with some details that were possibly penciled in. The map shows which areas of the islands are owned by the Navy or are privately owned.
Item is a collection of notes about McNab's Island that are typed on blue paper with corrections written in pencil. The notes are about the history of the island.
Item is a newspaper clipping from an unknown newspaper that contains two short articles. The first article is called "McNab: WIldlife Esperts To Air Views" and is about decisions related to the recreational use of McNab's Island. The second article is called "'A Bit Out Of The Ordinary'" and is about a court case against James Herbert Messervey that was sent to the Supreme Court. There is no author named for either article.
Item consists of three typed cutlines for photographs taken on McNab's Island. The cutlines describe a pier on McNab's Island and Mrs. Farrant, an inhabitant of the island. Two of the cutlines are the same. The cutlines are typed on thin paper with corrections written in pencil.
Item is a photocopied map of McNab's Island. The map has been coloured with coloured pencils to indicate different regions of the island. The map also includes several handwritten annotations about the history of the island. There are more notes written on the back of the map.
Item is a newspaper article entitled "Barbara Hinds Reports From McNab--An Island Caught In The Crossfire," published over two pages in the March 2, 1967 issue of the Mail-Star. The article is about the history of McNab's Island, its inhabitants, and its potential future. The article includes photographs of old cannons, as well as Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Arthur Farrant, who are two inhabitants of the island. The photographs were taken by Barbara Hinds.
Item is a typed draft of Barbara Hinds' article entitled "Barbara Hinds Reports From McNab--An Island Caught in the Crossfire," which was published in the Mail-Star in March 1967. The draft is typed on tissue paper and includes many corrections written in pencil.
Item is a booklet titled "A Preliminary Survey of the Natural History of McNab's Island, Halifax Harbour, Nova Scotia." The survey was prepared by the staff of the Nova Scotia Museum with the cooperation of the Nova Scotia Bird Society, the Dalhousie Biology Club, and the Nova Scotia Research Foundation. The survey outlines the geology, vegetation, and animal life on McNab's Island, with accompanying maps of the island. The booklet contains some handwritten notes.
Item is a newspaper clipping with two short columns. One column is a letter to the editor by M. J. Harvey called "Not A Waste Of Money." This letter is in reference to another letter by Floyd Day about the future of McNab's Island. The second column is called "Nose for News" and is from the Christian Science Monitor. The clipping is from the Mail-Star.
Item is a handwritten list of names and addresses from Halifax and McNab's Island, written on lined paper. The information is from the County Assessment Department.
Item is a page from the December 24, 1965 issue of the Mail-Star. The page features an article called "Provincial Conservation, Recreation Association Compiles Chronological History of Controversial McNabs Island." The articles was compiled by F. J. Kelly, the chairman of the research committee of the Nova Scotia Conservation and Outdoor Recreation Association.
Item is a double exposure photograph of three tombstones. One of the tombstones belongs to Lewis Gibbens, the youngest son of James and Harriot McNab. The graveyard is probably located on McNab's Island. The second exposure shows some kind of small building with stairs, but the image is not clear.
Item is a photograph of Mrs. Ernest Arthur Farrant wearing a floral dress and standing next to some hollyhocks. She is standing near a house on McNab's Island.
Item is a photograph of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Arthur Farrant standing by a garden next to a large wooden house on McNab's Island. Mrs. Farrant is holding a head of lettuce and Mr. Farrant is leaning on a pitchfork.
Item is a photograph of Mrs. Farrant wearing a floral dress and sitting on the front step of a house on McNab's Island. Her husband, Ernest Arthur Farrant, is standing next to her with his hand on her shoulder. His face is not visible.
Item is a contact sheet with proofs of photographs taken on McNab's Island. The photographs show Ernest Arthur Farrant gardening, other unidentified people, tombstones, a dirt road, and blackberry bushes.
Item is a photograph of five unidentified people walking through a field surrounded by trees on McNab's Island. Some industrial looking buildings are visible in the distance.
Item is a photograph of an unidentified woman looking through binoculars at a wooden pier on McNab's Island. There are trees around the shore and another shore with a house visible in the distance.
Item is a contact sheet with proofs of two photographs taken on McNab's Island. One photograph shows an unidentified woman looking through binoculars at a wooden pier. The other photograph shows a small abandoned shed.
Item is a contact sheet with proofs of 12 photographs taken on McNab's Island. The photographs show Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Arthur Farrant, other unidentified people, cannons, the landscape, and other scenery from the island.
Item is a contact sheet with proofs of two photographs taken on McNab's Island. One photograph shows an abandoned stone foundation or wall. The other photograph shows an abandoned and broken wooden staircase.
Item is a contact sheet with proofs of two photographs taken on McNab's Island. One photograph shows and unidentified man standing on a rocky shoreline near some wooden structures. The other photograph shows some abandoned buildings or boats by a rocky shoreline.
Item is a contact sheet with proofs of two photographs taken on McNab's Island. One photograph shows three women and two men sitting on a bench or a dock. The other photograph shows an unidentified woman bending over a bag on a rocky shoreline.
Item is a photograph of Ernest Arthur Farrant standing between rows of plants in a garden in front of a large wooden house. The photograph was taken on McNab's Island.
Item is a photograph of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Arthur Farrant, two inhabitants of McNab's Island. They are standing between rows of plants in a garden in front of a large wooden house.