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.
This issue of the Gazette was sent to MacMechan by Owen Bell Jones from the trenches during the First World War. Mud is most pronounced on pages 4 and 5.
Item consists of a black-and-white photograph taken by A.M. MacKintosh in early 1918, of the heavily-damaged Dadizele Basilica, southern Belgium (about 10 kilometres east of Ypres).
Item consists of a black-and-white photograph taken by A.M. MacKintosh in early 1918, showing a chateau and a small church in an unidentified French village. The photograph has been embellished with some faint watercolour work.
This file includes a photograph of Arthur Percival Birchall and a supplement to the Upton St. Leonard's Parish Magazine, commemorating Birchall killed in action in 1915.
1 photograph is an outdoors picture of the unit, Sidney C. Oland in 7th from the left in the front row. 1 photograph is the group on a ship name the CPASC Armstrong.
Lt. Colonel Sidney Oland is 5th from left in the front row. Lt. Colonel Oland commanded the 66th Field Artillery unit in WW1. The photograph was taken by Victor Trower, Montreal.
Fonds consists of Thomas Cantley's materials accumulated and sometimes annotated by Catherine Campbell in the course of her research on Cantley's life, including correspondence regarding his political and professional activities; correspondence with family members; manuscripts and typescripts; speeches; photographs; financial statements; and other textual records. Fonds also contains records originating with Cantley's family, including correspondence between his children Charles L. Cantley and Marian Cantley, and a letter from Donald F. Cantley to E.W. Sutherland.
Series includes business correspondence, newsletters, bulletins, a pamphlet, a book, and a biography of F.B. McCurdy relating to F.B. McCurdy & Co. stockbrokers.
Item consists of a postcard photograph produced by Cox Bros., Halifax, N.S., of Clyde Blakeney (who left Sable Island to enlist in the armed forces in the fall of 1917), dressed in military uniform standing atop Citadel Hill.
On photograph reverse: On left Robert A. Logan, later pilot in Royal Flying Corps of the British Army, ended as Captain; on right George Abbott, later pilot in the British Royal naval Air Service. Both learned to fly and flew an active service in the first World War.
The reverse of the photograph "C.H.F.N. Officer, "Moria" Norfolk Island via Sydney, North South West Australia - a descendant of the "mutineers of the Bounty".
Pilots identified as from left to right: Vizefeldwebal (Vice Sergeant) Festner; Leutnant Schafer; Leutnant Frhr. von Richthofen; Rittmeister Frhr. von Richthofen; Leutnant Walff. Leutnant Schafer is credited with shooting down the British plane piloted by Captain R. A. Logan on Easter Sunday, April 8, 1917 near Cambrai, France.
Folder includes correspondence from C.R. Dunlap, Air Marshal, President, R.C.A.F. Memorial Fund; Earle Williams, Flight Leader (ret'd.), R.C.A.F.; Raymond L. St. Germain and James L. Secord concerning the history of aviation. Also included in the folder notes on "Voyages of the Air" by J. R. K. Main.
Folder includes correspondence from C.R. Dunlap, Air Marshal, President, R.C.A.F. Memorial Fund; Earle Williams, Flight Leader (ret'd.), R.C.A.F.; Raymond L. St. Germain and James L. Secord concerning the history of aviation. Also included in the folder notes on "Voyages of the Air" by J. R. K. Main.
Fonds consists of materials related to Logan’s career (1912-1985), fiction and philosophy manuscripts (1925-1983), published articles (1922-1969), his wide-ranging correspondence (1942-1991), his studies concerning Cree and other languages (1932-1969), autobiographical and biographical works (1929-1982), genealogical studies of his family and others (1955-1984), certificates he received throughout his life (1906-1992), the indices he created for his documents (1949-1986), , his diaries (1930-1980), the journals, fieldbooks, and logbooks he wrote (1907-1960), images he took or collected (1909-1992), and other miscellaneous materials(1934-1983). All textual materials relate to his life, his far-reaching research studies, or his writings.
Item, a photograph, is a duplicate of MS-2-202, Box 51, Folder 20, Item 4 in subseries Thomas Head Raddall's loose photographs. Raddall, Sr. had just recovered from being wounded when the photograph was taken.
