Archives Catalogue

Correspondence between Herman Melville and A. MacMechan

MS-2-82, Box 12, Folder 20
Item
1889, 1906

Item consists of handwritten correspondence sent by Herman Melville to Archibald MacMechan, dated December 5, 1889. Digital object also contains a transcription, as well as related typed correspondence from 1906 sent to MacMechan by Robert McAlarney (of the New York Evening Post).

Correspondence between Alexander Graham Bell and A. MacMechan

MS-2-82, Box 4, Folder 69
Item
October 19, 1921

Part of Archibald MacMechan fonds

Item consists of autographed correspondence sent from Alexander Graham Bell to Archibald MacMechan, dated October 19, 1921, discussing research MacMechan had undertaken on Robert Burns.

Letter from James Proudfoot to Dr. Dinwiddie

MS-2-726, Box 1, Folder 33
Item
May 7, 1812

Part of James Dinwiddie fonds

Item is a letter from James Proudfoot to James Dinwiddie regarding procuring furnishings for his rooms at Cambridge.

Letter to James Dinwiddie from C. Clagget concerning access to rooms in Dublin

MS-2-726, Box 2, Folder 15
Item
2 July 1783

Part of James Dinwiddie fonds

University materials and university fees

UA-3, Box 102, Folder 1, Item 14
Item
December 1934

Part of President’s Office fonds

Item is an manuscript article about Dalhousie's tuition fees in relation to those elsewhere in Canada for publication in The Sydney Post Record, along with related correspondence.

Manuscript about Dalhousie's role in training thinkers and leaders

UA-3, Box 102, Folder 1, Item 12
Item
1934

Part of President’s Office fonds

Item is a manuscript written by Carleton Stanley for publication in The Saint John Telegraph-Journal, along with related correspondence.

President's introductory remarks at Dr Richter's first public lecture

UA-3, Box 102, Folder 1, Item 17
Item
January 11, 1935

Part of President’s Office fonds

Item is a manuscript copy of Carleton Stanley's address introducing Lothar Richter at his first public lecture, held in the Chemistry Theatre on January 11, 1935. Appended are announcements and related correspondence regarding this and other lectures in the series.

Dalhousie University program details

UA-3, Box 102, Folder 1, Item 40
Item
1935

Part of President’s Office fonds

Item is a manuscript, plus correspondence, for an informational article outlining Dalhousie's programs of study, including costs and duration, for publication in New Brunswick's The Educational Review.

Correspondence and manuscript regarding an article by Carleton Stanley for The Halifax Chronicle / The Halifax Daily Star

UA-3-Box 102, Folder1, Item 66
Item
1936

Part of President’s Office fonds

Item is a manuscript copy of a 400-word article focused on adult education written by Carleton Stanley for the Halifax newspaper at the request of its editor for New Year's updates from the presidents of principal Nova Scotia universities.

Press release regarding US scholarships awarded to Dalhousie graduates

UA-3, Box 102, Folder 1, Item 59
Item
1936

Part of President’s Office fonds

Item is an enclosure letter to the editor of the Halifax Herald with an announcement regarding postgraduate scholarships awarded to W.J. Archibald and A.J.C. Wilson.

Manuscript copy of an untitled newspaper article about adult education at Dalhousie

UA-3, Box 102, Folder 1, Item 65
Item
1936

Part of President’s Office fonds

Item is a manuscript outlining Dalhousie's efforts in adult or continuing education, including the establishment of the Institute of Public Affairs. Attached is an enclosure letter from Carleton Stanley's secretary to the editor of the Glace Bay Gazette, which published the article.

Written account of Henry Ford's donation to the Nova Scotia Agricultural College

UA-43, Box 2, Folder 21
Item
1917

Part of Nova Scotia Agricultural College fonds

Item is an account, unsigned but believed to have been written by Dr. Melville Cumming, in regards to the donation of a tractor by Henry Ford to the Nova Scotia Agricultural College in 1917. Mr. Ford had previously met then Premier the Honorable George H Murray and was introduced to Melville Cumming, Secretary for Agriculture and Principal of NSAC (1905-1927). There are annotations on the first page "Thanks very much - Len" and on the second page "He was here I understand on a trout fishing exhibition (expedition?)."

Nova Scotia Women in Engineering Scholarship records

UA-10, Box 81, Folder 25
File
1995

Part of Technical University of Nova Scotia fonds

File contains correspondence about the inaugural recipient of the scholarship, an invitation to an event in recognition of her held on the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence against Women, and information about the scholarship application.

Correspondence related to the publication of "Mental Illness Prevention, Health Promotion and Community Development"

MS-13-86, Box 95, Folder 1, Item 2
Item
1989-2010

Part of Alexander Leighton and Jane Murphy fonds

Item consists of correspondence related to the publication of Alexander Leighton and Jane Murphy's manuscript. Includes correspondence between Leighton and TImothy Selnes, Ian Jeffers, and Richard Barling.

1958-1959 Sheep Producers' Association of Nova Scotia correspondence and reports

MS-14-22, Box 38, Folder 2
File
1958-1959

Part of Edith Zillig sheep and wool collection

1968 Sheep Producers' Association of Nova Scotia correspondence and reports

MS-14-22, Box 38, Folder 8
File
1968

Part of Edith Zillig sheep and wool collection

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 Archibald MacMechan's letter of recommendation supporting Daniel Harvey's application as a history lecturer at Dalhousie University.

MacMechan, Archibald McKellar

Letter from Archibald McKellar MacMechan to Dr. Daniel Cobb Harvey

MS-2-30, SF Box 16, Folder 4, Item 2
Item
April 3, 1928

Part of Correspondence of Daniel C. Harvey

Item is a letter congratulating Daniel Cobb Harvey for his recent successes and completion of his apprenticeship.

MacMechan, Archibald McKellar

Letter from Edith MacMechan to Dr. Daniel Cobb Harvey

MS-2-30, SF Box 16, Folder 4, Item 3
Item
[191--?]

Part of Correspondence of Daniel C. Harvey

Item is a letter from Edith MacMechan to Dr. Daniel Cobb Harvey.

Letter from George W. Robinson to Archibald McKellar MacMechan regarding 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 a letter from George W. Robinson (representing the Committee on Fellowships and Dean Haskins of Harvard University), thanking MacMechan for his endorsement of Daniel Cobb Harvey, who qualified for the Bayard Cutting Fellowship, despite having not completed his Harvard residence.

Letter from L. Frank Baum to Alexander Leighton

MS-13-86, Box 128, Folder 38
Item
March 1919

Part of Alexander Leighton and Jane Murphy fonds

Item is a letter from L. Frank Baum, author of The Wizard of Oz, responding to a letter written to him by Alexander Leighton suggesting that Baum write a play about Oz.

Letters and poems of Molly Beresford sent to Andrew Merkel

MS-2-326, Box 2, Folder 36
File
1922-1936

Part of Andrew Merkel fonds

File contains 71 handwritten letters sent from poet Molly Beresford to Andrew Merkel between 1922 and 1936; three postcards; one Christmas card; and four poems, including "The Philosophy of a Would-Be Poet," "Moon Shadows," "To a Fair Lady on returning to her a Pair of Rubber Shoes."

Information about Icelandic settlement in Lockeport ca. 1870

MS-4-177, Box 9, Folder 4
File
1980 - 2001

Part of Lockeport Historical Collection

File also contains photocopied materials from the Lockeport Historical Society regarding their activities.

Correspondence from Owen Bell Jones to MacMechan, March 7, 1923

MS-2-82, Box 9, Folder 85, Item 12
Item
March 7, 1923

Part of Archibald MacMechan fonds

Item consists of handwritten correspondence from Owen Bell Jones to Archibald MacMechan, dated March 7, 1923, from Ste-Agathe-des-Monts, Quebec, frankly discussing his struggles with his recovery amid fears he is "slowly becoming a wreck; [often] feeling useless and frightened" and angered by not being told his poor prognosis and difficulty of recovery back in 1917.

Dalhousie #7 Stationary Hospital - J. Stewart - Staff References

MS-2-128, Box 2, Folder 2
File
1920

Part of Samuel R. Balcom fonds

File contains copies of letters of reference for former railway dining car workers who enlisted in the Canadian Expeditionary Force, served in the First World War with the (Dalhousie) No. 7 Canadian Stationary Hospital. The correspondence contained herein discusses disagreements over the promises of wages granted to enlisted men from railway companies as a result of two different circulars being signed in relatively short order.

Correspondence

MS-2-128, Box 1, Folder 11
File
1918-1919

Part of Samuel R. Balcom fonds

File contains seven pieces of typed correspondence addressing S.R. Balcom, regarding events at the Bramshott Camp, Hants., the No. 9 Canadian Stationary Hospital, and the No. 12 Canadian Stationary Hospital, during and shortly after the First World War. Correspondence sent from Major S.G. Chown, Colonel H.M. Robertson, and Lt.-Col. H.E. Randall.