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Technical University of Nova Scotia / Sexton Campus

Subseries comprises records created or collected by the Office of the Architect and Facilities Management at Dalhousie University related to the design and architectural revisions to the Technical University of Nova Scotia, later the Sexton Campus.

Dalhousie University's Medical Science Building

Subseries comprises records created or collected by the Office of the Architect and Facilities Management at Dalhousie University related to the design, construction and renovations/additions to the Medical Science Building (renamed the Burbidge Building in 1970), designed by Halifax architect Andrew Randall Cobb and built between 1922-and 1924. Cobb's plans allowed for a third floor addition, which was built in 1978.

Scores catalogued by the Canadian Music Centre (CMC)

Subseries contains 34 scores catalogued by the Canadian Music Centre ca. 2016. The scores in this subseries are listed in the order of the RSN (record series number) established by the CMC and descriptions contain corresponding call numbers. They were re-foldered along with the CNC envelopes in which they were maintained.

Records regarding Peking University and Dalhousie University Law School

Subseries contains handwritten notes, annotated typescripts, correspondence, pamphlets, booklets, a copy of the agreement between Peking University International Law Institute and University Rotterdam GLODIS Institute of the Faculty of Law regarding a research and teaching program, a copy of the Canadian-Chinese programme in international and comparative law between Dalhousie University Faculty of Law and Peking University College of Law, a preliminary proposal for a joint research and education project on international law and human rights between Peking University International Law Institute and the University of Ottawa Human Rights Research and Education Centre, and other materials.

Campus site plans

Subseries comprises records created or collected by the Office of the Architect and Facilities Management at Dalhousie University related to the design and layout of the Studley and Carleton Campuses. Records include topographical maps and layouts.

Manuscripts of newspaper articles written by Andrew Merkel

Subseries consists of typewritten manuscripts of 1000 word articles by Andrew Merkel largely regarding events in Granville and the Annapolis Basin. Letters to R.J. Rankin at The Herald that accompany several of the manuscripts suggest that these articles were all submitted to (and published by) the Halifax newspaper.

Photographs of the Jos Plateau

File contains 103 photographs and negatives related to James Morrison's research on the Jos Plateau in Nigeria. The majority of photographs document villages and landscapes in the Jos Plateau taken during research trips in 1973 and 1974. Villages include Anaguta, Fan, Forum, Gusu, Kabong, K'wall, Limoro, Narr, Riyom, Turu, and Zawan. File also include photographs of Morrison's interpreters, Demba Baka and Godfrey Gwott; historical photographs of Jos Town taken ca. 1920s; photographs of St. Joseph's College in Vom, Nigeria; miscellaneous photographs taken in Aburi, Ghana (1968) and Ibadan, Nigeria (1973); and seven 645 film negatives of maps used in Morrison's PhD dissertation. The photographs were originally stored by Morrison in a binder and organized by date, region and ethnic group.

Maps related to the Jos Plateau

Subseries consists of twenty five maps related to James Morrison's thesis on the Jos Plateau. Seven of the maps were used in Morrison's published thesis, the others are supporting research documents and are a mix of government produced and hand drawn. The maps depict Nigeria and the Jos Plateau region.

Research notes related to the Jos Plateau

Subseries consists of research notes created by James Morrison during the creation of his thesis on the Jos Plateau. The research notes are handwritten on loose leaf paper and contain notes related to secondary sources and oral history documenation.

Compiled field work notebooks

Subseries contains five handwritten notebooks which are the compiled final versions of the field work research notebooks created in the Jos Plateau by James Morrison in 1973. Each notebook is specific to a region of the Jos Plateau and group of people living there.

Dalhousie University yearbooks

Subseries contains yearbooks published by Dalhousie University students between 1927 and 1998. From 1929 until the 1990s, the yearbooks were largely printed under the title Pharos, a reference to the destroyed lighthouse in ancient Alexandria.

Pluck

Subseries contains manuscripts and correspondence for Donna Morrissey's Pluck: A Memoir of a Newfoundland Childhood and the Raucous, Terrible, Amazing Journey to Becoming a Novelist, which was published in 2021 by Penguin/Random House Canada.

Rage the Night

Subseries contains manuscripts, notes, correspondence and secondary research materials related to Rage the Night, a novel written by Donna Morrissey and published by Penguin Canada in 2023.

Pogie

Subseries contains records created and collected by Christopher Heide regarding his play Pogie, with music by Al Macdonald, which was published in New Canadian Drama: Volume 2 (Borealis, 1981). It was first performed as a cabaret production at a supper theatre called Stages at the Holiday Inn, Halifax, and featured Sharon Timmins as the female lead. The touring production featured Crystal Fralick. In both versions, the four actors played all additional roles, aided by hand puppets created by Tom Miller. Both productions were directed by Rosemary Gilbert.

Going Back

Subseries contains records documenting the progression of the play "Going Back," which Chris Heide wrote after attending junior high as an adult.

My Place or Yours?

Subseries contains records documenting the progression of the play My Place or Yours? written by Chris Heide for Mermaid Theatre for junior and senior high schools throughout Nova Scotia from October 22-December 7, 1990.

I Ain't Dead Yet!

Subseries comprises records created or collected by Christopher Heide in the course of writing I Ain't Dead Yet, which premiered at Mermaid Theatre before being mounted in Edmonton, Lunenburg, Ottawa and London, Ontario.

On the Lee Shore

Subseries contains records documenting the progression of the play "On the Lee Shore," which began life as "Plans for the Marriage" and then "The Family Album." The script was developed during Christopher Heide's writers-in-residence tenure at Tarragon Theatre, Toronto, with workshop performances on May 8 and 9, 1977 directed by Lewis Baumander and dramaturge Bena Shuster.

Home at Last

Subseries contains records created and collected by Christopher Heide related to his play Home at Last, which included working with war brides in Nova Scotia and teaching a workshop at Lancaster University.

No More Gasoline

Subseries contains records created or collected by Christopher Heide in the course of writing No More Gasoline, a play that he started in 1980 and workshopped with the Dramatists' Co-op in 1982; it was the inaugural script for the New Play Workshop.

Road Reviews

Subseries contains records created and collected by Christopher Heide in the course of writing Road Reviews, which was funded by Nova Scotia Department of Culture, Recreation and Fitness in cooperation with the Old Home Summer Commission, a 1982 revival of a festival incorporated by the province in 1920 to encourage tourism. The revue was directed by Don Allison and featured Nicola Lipman, Barrie Dunn, Gay Haliser and Robbie O'Neill, with musicians Sandy Moore and Nathan Currie.

Under the Map

Subseries contains records created and collected by Christopher Heide in the course of writing a play for Port Hawkesbury's centennial community performance project, which evolved into Under the Map Theatre group.

Bring Back Don Messer!

Subseries contains records created or collected by Christopher Heide in the course of writing Bring Back Don Messer!, which was produced by Mulgrave Road Co-Op Theatre and toured four provinces in three months.

The Coady Co-op Show

Subseries contains records created or collected by Christopher Heide in the course of writing The Coady Co-Op Show, which was created, produced and performed by members of the Mulgrave Road Co-Operative Theatre Company.

The Promised Land

Subseries contains records created or collected by Christopher Heide in the course of his writing the play "The Promised Land," which was produced by Mulgrave Theatre in 1988.

Working Theatre project

Subseries contains records created and collected by Christopher Heide pertaining to Mulgrave Theatre's Working Theatre Project, which used theatre structures and methodologies with an adult education approach to literacy upgrading.

Correspondence to Gertrude Leighton from her children, Alex and Gertrude (Gussie)

Subseries contains letters and cards written to their mother by Alex and Gertrude (Gussie) Leighton. The bulk of Gertrude's letters were written from boarding school in Kent while her mother lived in hotels nearby or with her family in Ireland. Alex wrote to his mother throughout her life; by the late 1940s he appears to treat his correspondence to her as a weekly journal. Letters to their dather are filed under

Correspondence to Gertrude Hamilton Leighton from her husband, Archie Leighton

Subseries contains letters and cards written to Gertrude from her husband, Archie, starting a few years prior to their marriage and continuing until the mid-1950s. The greatest volume of letters date from those periods when Gertrude returned to Ireland for extended family visits when the children were young, and again when she accompanied them for several years to the UK where Alex attended Cambridge University and Gussie went to boarding school in Kent.
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