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Pages of scribbled notes

File contains three pieces of paper with rough notes written on them. The notes include names, phone numbers, and reminders.

Reports and other papers relating to the McPherson-Dawson police patrol - winter 1910-1911 - and the death of Inspector Francis J. Fitzgerald and all members of the patrol : [photocopy from a book]

Item consists of several pages photocopied from a book titled "Reports and Other Papers Relating to the McPherson-Dawson Police Patrol - Winter 1910-1911 - And the Death of Inspector Francis J. Fitzgerald and All Members of the Patrol," published by the Royal North West Mounted Police in 1911 and republished in 1919. There is a blank action request form from the CBC stuck to the first page that says "Thank-You. Bruce."

Writing and research material of Barbara Hinds

Series contains material written by Barbara Hinds and material collected by Barbara Hinds for the purpose of research. Written material includes drafts of articles, newspaper clippings of articles, cutlines, press releases, scripts, manuscripts, presentations, and other documents written by Barbara Hinds for the Chronicle Herald and Mail Star, the Dalhousie University Faculty of Medicine, the Antiquarian Society, the Atlantic Advocate, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, and other organizations. Research material includes newspaper clippings, photocopies, pamphlets, booklets, photographs, correspondence, and other documents.

Barbara Hinds fonds

  • MS-2-130
  • Fonds
  • [ca. 1801] - 2008; predominant 1960 - 2008
Fonds contains the personal papers, photographs and sound recordings of Barbara Hinds. The personal papers primarily comprise research material, article drafts, and newspaper clippings related to Hinds' journalism career, but also correspondence, research notes, diaries, maps and manuscripts. Sound recordings were largely created during Hinds' travels in the Canadian Arctic and include several interviews. Photographs include prints, slides, negatives and proof sheets, and were mostly taken in the Canadian Arctic, but also include research and personal photographs.

Hinds, Barbara A.

Material for talk about Enos Collins

File contains a typed draft of a paper about Enos Collins with corrections; a printout of an email from McKay to Sandra; photocopied portraits of Hallet Collins, Enos Collins, and the Hon. James Fraser; and a photocopy of a photograph of Gorsebrook, the former home of Enos Collins. The photocopies are from Nova Scotia Archives and Records Management. The paper is possibly a talk given to the Antiquarian Society.

Research material about the Waverly gold rush and other material

File contains a paper written by Hinds for the Antiquarians called "Waverly, Its Gold and Its People"; images the Waverly Gold District that are mounted on numbered sheets of paper; photocopied research material; correspondence with T. Jock Murray; a paper called "Oscar Wilde - Wit, Poet, Playwright"; a document titled "Marble's Immigration Notes"; a booklet titled "Waverly Gold District" by the Nova Scotia Department of Public Works and Mines; a paper called "18th Century in N.S."; a clipping of a newspaper article called "Gold glitters amid dismal markets" by Wendy Stueck; handwritten notes; and printouts of library search results.

Articles about birdwatching and other material

File contains a floppy disk; diaries; correspondence; drafts of articles with corrections; photocopies of articles; newspaper clippings; a chart from a container ship; photographs; and papers about birding and history

Material for talk about tributes, honours, and prizes

File contains a typed draft of a paper about tributes, honours, and prizes with corrections; photocopies or magazine clippings of photographs which accompany the paper and are mounted on numbered sheets of paper; and some photocopied research material.

Newspaper clippings of birdwatching column

File contains newspaper clippings of articles from Barbara Hinds' birdwatching column in the Chronicle-Herald and Mail-Star. The column is called "Bird Watch." The articles date from August 8 1999 to December 31 2000. Some of the clippings have dates written on them in pencil.

Articles about Halifax tunnels and other material

File contains a photograph of Barbara Hinds in a tunnel between Citadel Hill and the Halifax Harbour in 1976; a photograph of the floor of the tunnel; a paper by Barbara Hinds called "The Tunnels Under Halifax"; photocopies of an article written by Barbara Hinds for the Mail-Star entitled "Discovery of tunnel revives old legend of escape route to harbor"; and correspondence with Elsie Cameron. The file also includes newspaper clippings of articles called "Georges Island" by Cathy Shaw, and "Underground Halifax holds tourist potential" by Barbara Hinds.

Articles and research material about the San Rafael

File contains correspondence with Bill from Shipowners Assurance Management Ltd, A & C Black Ltd, ; a photocopy of "Big battles with the Sea: Twenty-Seven Days in Open Boats" by H. J. Shepstone; pages from "Our Sure Shield! About the Day's Work in the Navy" by J. S. Margerison; typed drafts of "The other boat" and "San Rafael's last trip round Cape Horn"; photocopies of drafts of "Ol'd Grandpa" and "The other boat"; a bibliography and research material for a talk given to the Antiquarian Society called "Aids to Navigation"; a typed draft of a talk for the Antiquarians called "Survival in the Roaring Forties" which is about the San Rafael; and a photocopy of "Saga of the 'San Rafael.'"

Barbara Hinds' photographs

Series contains photographs taken by Barbara Hinds, photographs of Barbara Hinds, or photographs related to Barbara Hinds’ activities. A large portion of the photographs were taken by Rosemary Gilliat Eaton during a trip to the eastern Canadian Arctic that Hinds and Gilliat completed together in 1960. Photographs are in the form of slides, negatives, proof sheets, and printed photographs. File also contains some written documents that accompany the photographs.

Material for talk about aids to naviagtion

File contains a typed draft of a talk for the Antiquarian Society called "Aids to Navigation," as well as photocopies of images to accompany the talk which are mounted on numbered sheets of paper.

Newspaper clippings of birdwatching column

File contains newspaper clippings of articles from Barbara Hinds' birdwatching column in the Chronicle-Herald and Mail-Star. The column is called "Bird Watch." The articles date from January 9 1998 to December 12 1999. Some of the clippings have dates written on them in pencil.

Newspaper clippings of birdwatching column

File contains newspaper clippings of articles from Barbara Hinds' birdwatching column in the Chronicle-Herald and Mail-Star. The articles date from July 23 1988 to August 5 1989, and from March 6 1998 to August 9 1998. Some of the clippings have the dates written on them in pencil.

Personal notes of Barbara Hinds

Series contains the research notes and diaries of Barbara Hinds. Most of the research notes are written in notebooks and are associated with a particular topic that Hinds wrote newspaper articles about. Some of the research notes are written in shorthand. Most of the diaries are written in notebooks and are logs of Hinds’ travels, especially her trips to the Canadian Arctic. The series also contains three books about shorthand that belonged to Hinds.

Notes about Trafalgar

File contains one spiral bound stenographer's notebook containing handwritten notes from 1994 and 1997 bird surveys in Trafalgar. Each page contains a tally of birds for a certain area.

Newspaper clippings of birdwatching column

File contains newspaper clippings of articles from Barbara Hinds' birdwatching column in the Chronicle-Herald and Mail-Star. The column is called "Bird Watch." The articles date from January 5 1996 to December 26 1997.

Newspaper clippings of birdwatching column

File contains newspaper clippings of articles from Barbara Hinds' birdwatching column in the Chronicle-Herald and Mail-Star. The articles date from Jannuary 7 1994 to December 22 1995. The file also includes a photocopy of one article.

Booklet about the 1995 Royal Canadian Mounted Police Yukon Centennial Patrol and other material

File contains a booklet of information about the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Yukon Centennial; correspondence with P. J. Greenlaw and D. Snowden; handwritten notes about Labrador; typed notes from a visit to Stadacona in 1966; a typed draft of an article about fitness and a canoe trip; a photograph MacKenzie Porter at the luxury hunters' camp at Cape Dorset, taken by Rosemary Gilliat; a photograph of a boy learning to write at Frobisher School in 1960, taken by Rosemary Gilliat; and maps of the Yukon.

Canadian Arctic

Series includes maps, booklets, correspondence, newsletters, and other documents related to Barbara Hinds’ interest and travels in the Canadian Arctic.

Diary of Barbara Hinds and photographs of Barbara Hinds

File contains a diary kept by Barbara Hinds between September 14, 1961 and February 26, 1966. The diary is typed on handwritten on lined paper that has holes punched along one edge. The file also includes photographs of Barbara Hinds dating up to 1994.

Drafts of articles and other material

File contains several typed drafts of articles about personal experiences and other topics; a pay slip from the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation; a certificate of donation from the Libraries, Museums, and Archives committee of the Liverpool City Council; correspondence with R. Edgar Bennett; invoices from EMI-Cossor Electronics Limited; a notepad with handwritten notes about history in it.

The rucksack : Newsletter of the Friends of McNabs Island Society

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.

Friends of McNabs Island Society

Newspaper clippings of birdwatching column

File contains newspaper clippings of articles from Barbara Hinds' birdwatching column in the Chronicle-Herald and Mail-Star. The column is called "Bird Watch." The articles date from January 3 1992 to December 17 1993.

Lost patrol: Arctic hero died seeking help : [newspaper article in the Novascotian]

Item is section B (The Novascotian) from the February 5, 1993 issue of the Chronicle-Herald and Mail-Star. The section features an article called "Lost patrol: Arctic hero died seeking help" by Barbara Hinds. The article is about Francis J. Fitzgerald and the Lost Patrol. The article features photographs of Fitzgerald and the Dempster rescue patrol.

Clean currents : Number 5

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.

Halifax Harbour Cleanup Inc.

Annual report 1992-1993

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.

Articles and research material about Inspector F. J. Fitzgerald

File contains negatives, proofs, and prints of photographs related to Inspector Francis J. Fitzgerald, including photographs taken around the time of his death in 1911 and more current photographs of the bridge and plaque dedicated to him in the Halifax Public Gardens. There are also some negatives showing a protest held by children in an unidentified location. The file also contains typed cutlines to accompany the photographs; typed drafts of articles about Inspector Fitzgerald; newspaper and magazine articles about Fitzgerald; a photocopy of a book called "Reports and Other Papers Relating to the McPherson-Dawson Police Patrol - Winter 1910-1911 - and the Death of Inspector Francis J. Fitzgerald and all Members of the Patrol"; request slips from the Public Archives of Nova Scotia; volume 27, number 1 of the RCMP Quarterly; and a letter from Hinds to Anne.

Letter to Anne from Barbara Hinds

Item is a handwritten letter from Barbara Hinds to someone named Anne, possibly Anne West. The letter is about a layout, possibly for a newspaper article, and a rededication that is related to the Halifax Public Gardens. There is a second piece of paper with the letter, with contact information for Anne West on it.

Photograph of Inspector W. J. D. Dempster

  • MS-2-130, Box 1, Folder 11, Item 32
  • Item
  • Reproduced ca. 1993 (originally created ca. 1911)
  • Part of Barbara Hinds fonds

Item is a photograph of Inspector W. J. D. Dempster, who led the search party to find Inspector Francis J. Fitzgerald's lost patrol. Dempster is wearing a uniform. His head and shoulders have been outlined with liquid paper or white paint.

Clean currents : Number 4

Item is issue number 4 of Clean Currents, a publication of Halifax Harbour Cleanup Inc. The issue was published in Winter 1993. The issue is about their harbour cleanup project, environmental assessment, and a sewer consolidation program.

Halifax Harbour Cleanup Inc.

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