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Thomas Head Raddall fonds Liverpool (N.S.)
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Photographic negatives of a Bob Chancery cartoon, Thomas Head Raddall in radio interviews, a commemorative scroll dedicated to T.H. Raddall, Sr., the surrender of the German submarine U-889, Thomas Head Raddall receiving the T.H. Raddall prize plaque, and standing with the Cadet Corps and headmaster of King's Collegiate School, and the Highland dancers of Liverpool, Nova Scotia

Items, negatives, are related to material found in Thomas Head Raddall's photograph album [between 1940 and 1959], and to MS-2-202, Oversized 8, Folder 13 and MS-2-202, Box 55, Folder 12, Item 3 in subseries Thomas Head Raddall's loose photographs. Items are duplicate to MS-2-202, Oversized Box 8 Folder 13 and materials found in Thomas Head Raddall's photograph albums 1941-1953 and 1944-1961.

Thomas Head Raddall fonds

  • MS-2-202
  • Fonds
  • Bulk, 1913-1994
The fonds includes manuscripts of most of his published works—novels, short stories, articles, radio broadcasts and plays, and forewords for other works—from 1929 to 1976; research notes and general historical studies; sound recordings; correspondence covering the years 1914 to 1994 (including letters with other authors and his publishers, among others); diaries (closed at the author's request until 2019); photographs; memorabilia; material related to his father who fought and died in World War I; and several scrapbooks containing reviews of his books, clippings, and other research material.

Raddall, Thomas H., 1903-1994

"Old Sailor's Ballads, Collected by the Late Capt. Fenwick Hatt of Liverpool, N.S."

File contains a transcription of ballads. Includes: "The Frozen Girl," "On the Banks of Newfoundland," "The Worn-Out Sailor," "The Rose of Britons Isle," "The Banks of Brandywine," "The Pride of Glenco," "Sweet Jinny on the Moor," [Untitled], "The Blind Sailor," "The Ship Lady Sherbrooke," "The Cabin Boy," "The Braes of Balquhidder," "The Ramblin' Irishman," "The Desolate Widow," "The Bounty Jumper," "Our Fifer Boy," "The Ghostly Sailors," "The Cumberland," and "Bold Jack Donahue." Includes handwritten annotations by Raddall

Photograph of a man walking along a temporary wooden bridge along the waterfront in Liverpool, Nova Scotia

Item, a photograph, shows notable buildings of Liverpool in the background. The fire station is the large brick building on the left; the Baptist Church is the tall peak near the middle of the photograph; the Zion United Church is the smaller peak towards the right; and the Canadian Legion building is along the water line at the right. The Legion building is located on the old Inness wharf. The temporary wooden bridge in the foreground carries electric cables and a water main. In the bottom left corner of the photograph is part of a steel form for concrete abutment for the new, permanent bridge.

Photograph of a crew preparing a scene at the Liverpool railway station

Item, a photograph, includes director Ron Weyman near the tripod with the cigarette. The Cadillac and chauffeur were supplied by the Mersey Paper Co. Thomas Head Raddall is visible in the background in the pale shirt, standing near the car by the rails discussing his cameo with two extras. The photograph was taken at the Liverpool railway station, with "Port Seaforth" signs tacked over the real signs.
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