Archives Catalogue

Letter from Sir Wilfrid Laurier to Ellen Ballon

MS-5-2, Box 1, Folder 12, Item 12
Item
November 28, 1916

MS-5-1, Box 2, Folder 13
Item
1916

Item is the sheet music for a solo voice and piano composition in D Major by Molly MacDonald of the MacDonald Music Co. in Halifax, Nova Scotia. She published her music under the pseudonym of "Elza Doun."

Correspondence from Gilbert Sutherland Stairs to Archibald MacMechan, October 11, 1916

MS-2-82, Box 15, Folder 14, Item 9
Item
October 11, 1916

Part of Archibald MacMechan fonds

Item consists of handwritten correspondence written by Gilbert Sutherland Stairs to Archibald MacMechan, dated October 11, 1916, in Montreal, Quebec, discussing training and work with his battalion, chiefly at Bramshott Camp near London.

Correspondence between A. Stanley MacKenzie, Leonard Sanford, and others, regarding Labrador duck specimens held at the Thomas McCulloch Museum

UA-3, Box 163, Folder 8, Item 2
Item
1916

Part of President’s Office fonds

Item consists of correspondence between Dalhousie President A. Stanley MacKenzie, Dr Leonard Sanford, C.J. Burchell, and Henry Fairfield Osborn, regarding Dalhousie's holding of extinct Labrador duck specimens in the Thomas McCulloch Museum.

Commercial Club of Halifax luncheon : [address]

MS-2-43, Box 1, Folder 3, Item 10
Item
July 29, 1915

Part of Arthur Stanley Mackenzie fonds

Item consists of a handwritten address delivered by Arthur Stanley MacKenzie at the Commercial Club of Halifax luncheon on July 28, 1915.

Calendar of Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia : 1915-1916

MS-1-Ref, Box 246, Folder 1, Item 1
Item
1915

Part of Dalhousie University Reference Collection

Item consists of the academic calendar for the 1915-16 session of Dalhousie University. The course of instruction, important academic dates, examination papers, degree requirements, fees, and scholarship opportunities are outlined for the Faculties of Arts and Science, Engineering, Dentistry, Medicine, and Law. The calendar lists the members of the University's Senate and Board of Governors as well as the academic staff and students.

Correspondence from Gilbert Sutherland Stairs to Archibald MacMechan, November 18, 1915

MS-2-82, Box 15, Folder 14, Item 8
Item
November 18, 1915

Part of Archibald MacMechan fonds

Item consists of handwritten correspondence written by Gilbert Sutherland Stairs to Archibald MacMechan, dated November 18, 1915, in Montreal, Quebec, discussing the difficult decision to enlist in the war effort, and his training for the Canadian Grenadier Guards Overseas Battalion. He then discusses military exploits of mutual friends.

Correspondence from Owen Bell Jones to MacMechan

MS-2-82, Box 9, Folder 85, Item 1
Item
[1915?]

Part of Archibald MacMechan fonds

Item consists of handwritten correspondence sent from Owen Bell Jones to Archibald MacMechan, likely in the spring of 1915, about apologies for not meeting up before Jones's overseas departure.

Correspondence from Owen Bell Jones to MacMechan, September 16, 1915

MS-2-82, Box 9, Folder 85, Item 3
Item
September 16, 1915

Part of Archibald MacMechan fonds

Item consists of handwritten correspondence sent from Owen Bell Jones to Archibald MacMechan, dated September 16, 1915, at Valcartier Camp (Quebec City), thanking MacMechan for further outfitting of the Camp's library, general anxiousness around Camp, and the hopes of the Battalion soon being deployed to England.

Correspondence from Owen Bell Jones to MacMechan, August 26, 1915

MS-2-82, Box 9, Folder 85, Item 2
Item
August 26, 1915

Part of Archibald MacMechan fonds

Item consists of handwritten correspondence sent from Owen Bell Jones to Archibald MacMechan, dated August 26, 1915, thanking MacMechan for his gift of books and that it is very popular among Jones's fellow officers at Valcartier Camp.

A petition, signed by the student in 1880-81, to the Governors of Dalhousie College to commemorate the generosity of George Munro

UA-23, OS Folder 20
Item
1880-1881; 1915

Part of Dalhousie University Libraries fonds

File consists of the petition to the Governors of Dalhousie in appreciation of gifts to the College supplied by George Munro, plus correspondence to Stanley MacKenzie.

Preliminary editorial report on Haliburton's works November 1915 (copy 1)

MS-2-35, SF Box 16, Folder 7, Item 1
Item
1915-11-?

Part of Charles William Jefferys fonds

Item is the first of 2 copies of a preliminary report on Haliburton's works from November 1915.

Preliminary editorial report on Haliburton's works November 2, 1915 (copy 2)

MS-2-35, SF Box 16, Folder 7, Item 2
Item
1915-11-22

Part of Charles William Jefferys fonds

Item is the second copy of 2 of a preliminary editorial report on Haliburton's work in November 1915.

Letter from Robert Glasgow, president and managing director, The Publishers Association

MS-2-35, SF Box 16, Folder 7, Item 10
Item
1915-10-29

Part of Charles William Jefferys fonds

Item is a letter from Robert Glasgow to C.W. Jefferys outlining the agreement of editorial and illustration work undertaken by Jefferys on a multi-volume series of the works of Haliburton.

Letter of support for Dr. Daniel Cobb Harvey from Archibald McKellar MacMechan to Edwin Laftus

MS-2-30, SF Box 16, Folder 4, Item 1
Item
March 30, 1915

Part of Correspondence of Daniel C. Harvey

Item is three sheets of paper. The first sheet is folded to make two additional pages. The letter is Archibald MacMechan's recommendation to Edwin Laftus, that Daniel Harvey should receive the position of lecturer in History at Dalhousie University. A P.S. note by MacMechan also recommends an article that Harvey wrote for the Rhodes Foundation.

MacMechan, Archibald McKellar

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.

The Dalhousian, volume 1, issue 4

MS-1-Ref, Box 180
Item
June 16, 1914

Part of The Dalhousian, volumes 1-6

Item is the forth issue of The Dalhousian, a short-run student newspaper published to support the campaign for a new students' building. The issue contains a photograph and article featuring D. MacGillivray, the manager of the Canadian Bank of Commerce, elected campaign treasurer by the student body.

The Dalhousian, volume 1, issue 6

MS-1-Ref, Box 180
Item
July 23, 1914

Part of The Dalhousian, volumes 1-6

Item is the sixth and final issue of "The Dalhousian," a newspaper published by students of Dalhousie University as part of a fundraising campaign for a new students' building.

The Dalhousian, volume 1, issue 1

MS-1-Ref, Box 180
Item
May 1, 1914

Part of The Dalhousian, volumes 1-6

Item is the inaugural issue of The Dalhousian, a short-run student newspaper published to support the campaign for a new students' building. Issue includes an introduction to the newspaper and the fundraising campaign.

The Dalhousian, volume 1, issue 2

MS-1-Ref, Box 180
Item
May 19, 1914

Part of The Dalhousian, volumes 1-6

Item is the second issue of The Dalhousian, a short-run student newspaper published to support the campaign for a new students' building.The issue features a photograph of Richard Weldon, the retiring dean of the law school, and an article about a presentation made to him at an alumni dinner.

Letter from Sir Wilfrid Laurier to Ellen Ballon

MS-5-2, Box 1, Folder 12, Item 11
Item
November 26, 1914

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

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

The Dalhousian, volume 1, issue 3

MS-1-Ref, Box 180
Item
June 3, 1914

Part of The Dalhousian, volumes 1-6

Item is the third issue of The Dalhousian, a short-run student newspaper published to support the campaign for a new students' building. The issue features a drawing of the proposed students' building and an article about plans to raise $50,000.

The Dalhousian, volume 1, issue 5

MS-1-Ref, Box 180
Item
June 30, 1914

Part of The Dalhousian, volumes 1-6

Item is the fifth issue of The Dalhousian, a short-run student newspaper published to support the campaign for a new students' building. The issue features articles and drawings about a donations drive held July 6-12, 1914.

Calendar of Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia : 1914-1915

MS-1-Ref, Box 245, Folder 2, Item 5
Item
1914

Part of Dalhousie University Reference Collection

Item consists of the academic calendar for the 1914-15 session of Dalhousie University. The course of instruction, important academic dates, examination papers, degree requirements, fees, and scholarship opportunities are outlined for the Faculties of Arts and Science, Engineering, Dentistry, Medicine, and Law. The calendar lists the members of the University's Senate and Board of Governors as well as the academic staff and students.

Song of the silver night, Op. 34, no. 2

MS-5-1, Box 2, Folder 15
Item
1914

Part of John Daniel Logan fonds

Item is the sheet music for a solo piano romance dedicated to Miss Duxie McMillan. The piece is the second in a set of two solo piano compositions, the first of which is a sketch entitled "Though the Fields." The sheet music is autographed by the composer and addressed to Dr. Logan.

Forsyth, W. O. (Wesley Octavius)

Halifax School for the Blind : closing exercises : [address]

MS-2-43, Box 1, Folder 3, Item 8
Item
June 9, 1913

Part of Arthur Stanley Mackenzie fonds

Item consists of a handwritten address delivered by Arthur Stanley MacKenzie at the closing exercises for the graduates of the Halifax School for the Blind, June 9, 1913.

Report on the Possibilities of the Development of Hydro-Electric Power on the West River, Sheet Harbour, Nova Scotia

MS-4-68, Box 3, Folder 7, Item 1
Item
October 22, 1913

Part of Scott Paper Company fonds

Letter from Sir Wilfrid Laurier to Ellen Ballon

MS-5-2, Box 1, Folder 12, Item 10
Item
November 24, 1913

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

Calendar of Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia : 1913-1914

MS-1-Ref, Box 245, Folder 2, Item 4
Item
1913

Part of Dalhousie University Reference Collection

Item consists of the academic calendar for the 1913-14 session of Dalhousie University. The course of instruction, important academic dates, examination papers, degree requirements, fees, and scholarship opportunities are outlined for the Faculties of Arts and Science, Engineering, Dentistry, Medicine, and Law. The calendar lists the members of the University's Senate and Board of Governors as well as the academic staff and students.

Letter from Halle Bigelow (son)

MS-4-92, Box 5, Folder 42, Item 1
Item
1913

Part of Bigelow family fonds

Acadia University, 75th anniversary celebration : [addresses]

MS-2-43, Box 1, Folder 3, Item 7
Item
May 28, 1913

Part of Arthur Stanley Mackenzie fonds

Item consists of a handwritten addresses delivered by Arthur Stanley MacKenzie at the 75th anniversary celebration of Acadia University, as well as the Alumni Dinner, both on May 28, 1913.

Nova Scotia Hospital : closing exercises, graduation of nurses : [address]

MS-2-43, Box 1, Folder 3, Item 9
Item
July 4, 1913

Part of Arthur Stanley Mackenzie fonds

Item consists of a handwritten address delivered by Arthur Stanley MacKenzie at the closing exercises for the graduating nurses at the Nova Scotia Hospital, July 4, 1913.

Reply to a letter from Halle Bigelow (son), letter was not sent

MS-4-92, Box 5, Folder 42, Item 2
Item
1913

Part of Bigelow family fonds

Letter from George W. Robinson to Archibald McKellar MacMechan Re: MacMechan's Letter of Support for Dr. Daniel Cobb Harvey

MS-2-30, SF Box 16, Folder 4, Item 4
Item
February 28, 1913

Part of Correspondence of Daniel C. Harvey

Item is one sheet of paper. The letter is from George W. Robinson (representing the Committee on Fellowships, and Dean Haskins of Harvard University), who thanks Archibald McKellar MacMechan for his praise of Daniel Cobb Harvey. Robinson says his qualifications are great enough to bestow upon Harvey the Bayard Cutting Fellowship, even though Harvey hadn't completed a period of residence at Harvard.

Photograph of an unidentified Canadian Army Medical Corps nurse

MS-13-11, PB Box 4, Folder 32
Item
[after 1912?]

Part of Oscar Glennie Donovan fonds

Item is a photographic portrait of an unidentified woman (possibly Lela Donovan) in a Canadian Army Medical Corps uniform. The photograph was taken by Harry J. Moss, Halifax, and is mounted on card in a folding cardboard frame.

Calendar of Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia : 1912-1913

MS-1-Ref, Box 245, Folder 2, Item 3
Item
1912

Part of Dalhousie University Reference Collection

Item consists of the academic calendar for the 1912-13 session of Dalhousie University. The course of instruction, important academic dates, examination papers, degree requirements, fees, and scholarship opportunities are outlined for the Faculties of Arts and Science, Dentistry, Medicine, and Law. The calendar lists the members of the University's Senate and Board of Governors as well as the academic staff and students.

Letter from Sir Wilfrid Laurier to Ellen Ballon

MS-5-2, Box 1, Folder 12, Item 8
Item
November 21, 1912

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

Letter from Sir Wilfrid Laurier to Ellen Ballon

MS-5-2, Box 1, Folder 12, Item 9
Item
December 26, 1912

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

Dalhousie Medical School - Students’ Dinner : [address]

MS-2-43, Box 1, Folder 3, Item 3
Item
January 18, 1912

Part of Arthur Stanley Mackenzie fonds

Item consists of an annotated manuscript of an address delivered by Arthur Stanley MacKenzie at the students' dinner for the Dalhousie Medical School, January 18, 1912.

Letter from Eliza Ritchie to John Daniel Logan

MS-5-1, Box 3, Folder 46
Item
1912

Part of John Daniel Logan fonds

Item is a letter from Eliza Ritchie to John Daniel Logan. Ritchie is responding to a request for a photograph.

Ritchie, Eliza

Letter from Sir Wilfrid Laurier to Ellen Ballon

MS-5-2, Box 1, Folder 12, Item 6
Item
January 20, 1912

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

Canada and the University : [annotated address]

MS-2-43, Box 1, Folder 3, Item 4
Item
March 21, 1912

Part of Arthur Stanley Mackenzie fonds

Item consists of an annotated address delivered by Arthur Stanley MacKenzie to the Truro Canadian Club on March 21, 1912, discussing the role of universities in Canada.

King’s College Encoenia : [address]

MS-2-43, Box 1, Folder 3, Item 5
Item
May 9, 1912

Part of Arthur Stanley Mackenzie fonds

Item consists of an annotated draft address delivered by Arthur Stanley MacKenzie at the Encoenia ceremonies at King's College, May 9, 1912, upon receiving a Doctor of Civil Law degree.

Envelope from Sir Wilfrid Laurier to Ellen Ballon

MS-5-2, Box 1, Folder 12, Item 7
Item
April 18, 1912

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

Letter from Sir Wilfrid Laurier to Ellen Ballon

MS-5-2, Box 1, Folder 12, Item 5
Item
November 21, 1911

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

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

Calendar of Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia : 1911-1912

MS-1-Ref, Box 245, Folder 2, Item 2
Item
1911

Part of Dalhousie University Reference Collection

Item consists of the academic calendar for the 1911-12 session of Dalhousie University. The course of instruction, important academic dates, examination papers, degree requirements, fees, and scholarship opportunities are outlined for the Faculties of Arts and Science, Dentistry, Medicine, and Law. The calendar lists the members of the University's Senate and Board of Governors as well as the academic staff and students.