Archives Catalogue

Diary, May 15, 1923-September 23, 1932

MS-2-202, Box 1, Folder 2
Item
May 15, 1923-September 23, 1932

Item is one volume of the diary of Thomas H. Raddall from the dates May 15, 1923 to September 23, 1932 with accounts from Milton and Queens county as well as record of a local election.

Diary, February 15, 1945-June 5, 1945

MS-2-202, Box 2, Folder 4
Item
February 15, 1945-June 5, 1945

Part of Thomas Head Raddall fonds

Item is one volume of a diary of Thomas H. Raddall, dating from February 15, 1945 to June 5, 1945 containing war updates, weather patterns, anti-conscription riots, rations, and world news including demonstrations in Rome.

Diary, August 5, 1951-March 8, 1953

MS-2-202, Box 3, Folder 6
Item
August 5, 1951-March 8, 1953

Part of Thomas Head Raddall fonds

Item is one volume of a diary of Thomas H. Raddall, dating from August 5, 1951 - March 8, 1953 containing accounts of weather, family visits, a royal visit, and peace negotiations in Korea.

Diary, May 11, 1954-August 22, 1955

MS-2-202, Box 3, Folder 8
Item
May 11, 1954-August 22, 1955

Part of Thomas Head Raddall fonds

Item is one volume of a diary of Thomas H. Raddall, dating from May 11, 1954 - August 22, 1955 containing accounts of personal events, writer's block, weather, newspaper clippings, and other news.

Diary, August 23, 1955-October 30, 1956

MS-2-202, Box 3, Folder 9
Item
August 23, 1955-October 30, 1956

Part of Thomas Head Raddall fonds

Item is one volume of a diary of Thomas H. Raddall, dating from August 23, 1955 - October 30, 1956 containing accounts of personal and local events, weather patterns, Eagle Lake, and paper mills.

Diary, September 8, 1965-July 19, 1967

MS-2-202, Box 5, Folder 2
Item
September 8, 1965-July 19, 1967

Part of Thomas Head Raddall fonds

Item is one volume of a diary of Thomas H. Raddall, dating from September 8, 1965 - July 19, 1967 with accounts of life events, health, weather, and other news.

Diary, July 19, 1967-September 30, 1968

MS-2-202, Box 5, Folder 3
Item
July 19, 1967-September 30, 1968

Part of Thomas Head Raddall fonds

Item is one volume of a diary of Thomas H. Raddall, dating from July 19, 1967 - September 30, 1968 with accounts of weather, personal events, and golf.

Diary, June 7, 1980-September 19, 1985

MS-2-202, Box 6, Folder 4
Item
June 7, 1980-September 19, 1985

Part of Thomas Head Raddall fonds

Item contains one volume of a diary from Thomas H. Raddall dating from June 7, 1980 - September 19, 1985. Entries contain accounts of daily life, weather, and visits from friends and family.

Diary, September 19, 1985-February 20, 1991

MS-2-202, Box 6, Folder 5
Item
September 19, 1985-February 20, 1991

Part of Thomas Head Raddall fonds

Item contains one volume of a diary from Thomas H. Raddall dating from September 19, 1985 - February 20, 1991. The diary contains accounts of weather and everyday life. Entries end on page 144.

Research notes on "The Sarah Croker Case"

MS-2-202, Box 13, Folder 3, Item 1
Item
[1966?]

Part of Thomas Head Raddall fonds

Item consists of annotated typescript notes compiled by Thomas Raddall from multiple sources (including Roy Laurence's testimony), around the death of Sarah Croker Giberson, in preparation for a chapter on Sadie Davenport in his publication "Footsteps on Old Floors", published in 1968.

From title page: "Sources: personal conversations with Halifax lawyer (later Judge) M.B.Archibald, who represented the Salvation Army in the case: personal conversations and complete copies of the court documents supplied by lawyer Roy A. Lawrence
of Annapolis, who represented Blanchard Giberson in the case."

Correspondence from Roy A. Laurence, Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia, to Thomas Head Raddall

MS-2-202, Box 13, Folder 3, Item 2
Item
November 24, 1965

Part of Thomas Head Raddall fonds

Item consists of correspondence sent from Roy Laurence to Thomas Raddall on November 24, 1965, discussing the burial of Sarah Croker.

Correspondence from Thomas Head Raddall, Liverpool, Nova Scotia, to R. H. Stoddard

MS-2-202, Box 13, Folder 3, Item 3
Item
November 30, 1965

Part of Thomas Head Raddall fonds

Item consists of correspondence sent from Thomas Raddall to R.H. Stoddard, City Clerk, regarding Sarah Croker's burial location.

Correspondence from R. H. Stoddard, Halifax, Nova Scotia, to Thomas Head Raddall

MS-2-202, Box 13, Folder 3, Item 4
Item
December 3, 1965

Part of Thomas Head Raddall fonds

Item consists of correspondence sent by R.H. Stoddard to Thomas Raddall regarding Sarah Croker's burial location.

Correspondence from Roy A. Laurence, Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia, to Thomas Head Raddall

MS-2-202, Box 10, Folder 4, Item 1
Item
December 14, 1966

Part of Thomas Head Raddall fonds

Item consists of correspondence sent from Roy Laurence to Thomas Raddall in December 1966, regarding the Sarah Croker Giberson case.

Research notes from an interview with "Loon Doon Abbott"

MS-2-202, Box 10, Folder 4, Item 6
Item
9 January 1936

Part of Thomas Head Raddall fonds

Item consists of handwritten notes drafted by Roy Laurence on January 9, 1936, during an interview with Lorna Doone (marked "Loon Doon") Abbott, daughter of Sarah Croker. Item is "Enclosure 5" accompanying correspondence between Thomas Raddall and Roy Laurence.

Research notes regarding Sarah Croker's marriages

MS-2-202, Box 10, Folder 4, Item 7
Item
[1937]

Part of Thomas Head Raddall fonds

Item consists of typed research notes, likely drafted by Roy Laurence in 1937, about Sarah Croker's marriages to Harry Croker and Blanchard Giberson. Item is "Enclosure 6" accompanying correspondence between Thomas Raddall and Roy Laurence.

In the Probate Court. In re Estate of Sarah Croker Giberson. Halifax, Thursday, June 18, 1936, 10.30am, before the Registrar, Robert F. Yeoman, KC

MS-2-202, Box 10, Folder 4, Item 9
Item
18 June 1936

Part of Thomas Head Raddall fonds

Item consists of Halifax Probate Court transcripts, drafted Thursday, June 18, 1936, regarding the estate of Sarah Croker Giberson. Includes Blanchard Giberson, W. Turney Giberson, and Carolyn A. Bishop as witnesses. Item is part of "Enclosure 8" accompanying correspondence between Thomas Raddall and Roy Laurence.

In the Province of Nova Scotia. In the Court of Probate Halifax. In the estate of Sarah Giberson (Croker) deceased. Index to hearing held on September 11, 1936

MS-2-202, Box 10, Folder 4, Item 11
Item
11 September 1936

Part of Thomas Head Raddall fonds

Item consists of Halifax Probate Court transcripts, drafted September 11, 1936, regarding the estate of Sarah Croker Giberson. Includes [Lorna Doone] Abbott, [Blanchard] Giberson, and [Melissa] Green [sic, Greene] recalled as witnesses, plus further argument of Counsel. Item is part of "Enclosure 8" accompanying correspondence between Thomas Raddall and Roy Laurence.

In the Probate Court. In the estate of Sarah C. Giberson, deceased. Halifax, Wednesday, January 13, 1937, 10am, before Robert F. Yeoman, KC, Registrar

MS-2-202, Box 10, Folder 4, Item 12
Item
13 January 1937

Part of Thomas Head Raddall fonds

Item consists of Halifax Probate Court transcripts, drafted Wednesday, January 13, 1937, regarding the estate of Sarah Croker Giberson. Includes Almon E. Hilchey, Major T.H. Mundy, and Harry Croker as witnesses. Item is part of "Enclosure 8" accompanying correspondence between Thomas Raddall and Roy Laurence.

"Milton in the 1860's"

MS-2-202, Box 31, Folder 7
Item
[ca. 1953]

Part of Thomas Head Raddall fonds

Item is two pages of a story titled "Milton in the 1860's".

"Lunenburg County Yarns"

MS-2-202, Box 31, Folder 7
Item
[ca. 1955]

Part of Thomas Head Raddall fonds

Item is five pages of short anecdotes and stories titled "Lunenburg County Yarns".

"Jerry B. Nickerson's Story"

MS-2-202, Box 31, Folder 7
Item
[1950?] - [1963?]

Part of Thomas Head Raddall fonds

Item is one page of a story titled "Jerry B. Nickerson's story".

"Visit aboard S/S Markland March 1941"

MS-2-202, Box 31, Folder 9
Item
1941

Part of Thomas Head Raddall fonds

Item is four pages titled "Visit aboard S/S Markland March 1941".

"Corvette"

MS-2-202, Box 31, Folder 9
Item
[ca. 1941]

Part of Thomas Head Raddall fonds

Item includes a labelled sketch.

"The Three Musketeers"

MS-2-202, Box 31, Folder 9
Item
[ca. 1941]

Part of Thomas Head Raddall fonds

Notes on Miscellaneous Tales

MS-2-202, Box 31, Folder 10
Item
[ca. 1945]

Part of Thomas Head Raddall fonds

"Evangeline and the Real Acadians"

MS-2-202, Box 31, Folder 11, Item 3
Item
[1945?]

Part of Thomas Head Raddall fonds

Item is a typescript transcription of "Evangeline and the Real Acadians," an essay by Archibald MacMechan. MacMechan published the essay in 1914, as part of the collection 'The Life of a Little College & Other Papers'.

"Old Wall-paper in Nova Scotia"

MS-2-202, Box 31, Folder 11, Item 4
Item
[after 1948]

Part of Thomas Head Raddall fonds

File contains an adaptation of an article of the same title written by Blodwen Davies, printed in the Halifax Herald, May 27,1929, with handwritten notes by Raddall. File also contains an associated article "They Play House with Antiquity" by Claire Van Wart.

"August, 1926", "Lief Erickson" photographs

MS-2-202, Box 31, Folder 11, Item 11
Item
August 1926

Part of Thomas Head Raddall fonds

Item consists of photographs and research notes related to a visit by the ship Lief Erickson to Shelburne in 1926.

"Seal Island 1948, with a Preliminary note on the career of Jerry V. Nickerson"

MS-2-202, Box 31, Folder 12
Item
1948

Part of Thomas Head Raddall fonds

"Ships Wrecked on Seal Island and Adjacent Reefs"

MS-2-202, Box 31, Folder 12
Item
19-

Part of Thomas Head Raddall fonds

Telephone Lineman's book

MS-2-202, Box 31, Folder 15
Item
1920

Part of Thomas Head Raddall fonds

Item is one volume of a notebook containing notes on telephone operations and connections.

Mackay-Bennett diary with newspaper clippings glued over some text

MS-2-202, Box 31, Folder 16
Item
1921-[194-]

Part of Thomas Head Raddall fonds

Item consists of a diary from January 1921 and clippings up to the 1940s.

Miscellaneous notebook

MS-2-202, Box 32, Folder 2
Item
[ca. 1935]

Part of Thomas Head Raddall fonds

Item is one notebook containing notes about roads, Winslow Papers, and War Office Papers.

Miscellaneous notebook

MS-2-202, Box 32, Folder 4
Item
[ca. 1938]

Part of Thomas Head Raddall fonds

Item includes "Schooner 'Fieldwood,' Turks I's Salt, Lequille NS, Hythe, etc."

"Reminiscences of William Henry Smith, Liverpool, NS"

MS-2-202, Box 32, Folder 7
Item
[ca. 1940]

Part of Thomas Head Raddall fonds

Item is one notebook containing notes on William Henry Smith.

"18th Century words and phrases & early 19th century words and phrases"

MS-2-202, Box 32, Folder 8
Item
[194-?]

Part of Thomas Head Raddall fonds

Item is one notebook containing slang words and expressions.

"Notebook No. 1"

MS-2-202, Box 32, Folder 10
Item
[194-]

Part of Thomas Head Raddall fonds

Item is one notebook titled "Historical Miscellany Nova Scotiana, British Army, Navy, etc."

"Legends and Superstitions and Anecdotes"

MS-2-202, Box 32, Folder 12
Item
[194-]

Part of Thomas Head Raddall fonds

Item is one notebook with notes titled "Legends and Superstitions and Anecdotes".

"Swordfishing in NS; Nova Scotia Cooking Recipes"

MS-2-202, Box 32, Folder 13
Item
1941

Part of Thomas Head Raddall fonds

Item includes correspondence dated May 27, 1941 from A. H. Leim to Thomas Head Raddall and an 8 page enclosure entitled "Swordfish".

Correspondence between Thomas Head Raddall and Ralph Allen

MS-2-202, Box 37. Folder 5
File
1961

Part of Thomas Head Raddall fonds

Item is two pages of correspondence between Thomas Head Raddall and Ralph Allen with praise for "Ordeal by Fire".

Correspondence between Thomas Head Raddall and Margaret and Walter Allward

MS-2-202, Box 37. Folder 8
File
1946, 1949

Part of Thomas Head Raddall fonds

Item is five pages of correspondence between Thomas H. Raddall and Margaret and Walter Allward.

Correspondence between Dr. Raddall and Norman Amirault

MS-2-202, Box 37. Folder 9
File
1992

Part of Thomas Head Raddall fonds

Item is one page of correspondence between Dr. Tom Raddall Jr. and Norman Amirault discussing Thomas H. Raddall's Medic Aid payment.

Correspondence between Thomas Head Raddall and the Atlantic Advocate

MS-2-202, Box 37. Folder 19
File
1959-1965

Part of Thomas Head Raddall fonds

Item is eleven pages of from 1965 between THomas H. Raddall and the Atlantic Advocate.

Correspondence between Thomas Head Raddall and Atlantis Films

MS-2-202, Box 37. Folder 20
File
1984-1985

Part of Thomas Head Raddall fonds

Item is twenty-three pages of correspondence from August 1984 - February 1985 between Thomas H. Raddall and Atlantis FIlms inquiring about rights to "The Trumpeteer".

Correspondence between Thomas Head Raddall and Leslie Gordon Barnard

MS-2-202, Box 37. Folder 28
File
1950-1960

Part of Thomas Head Raddall fonds

Item is six pages of correspondence between Thomas H. Raddall and Leslie Gordon Barnard in which Raddall compliments Barnard on their writing.

Correspondence between Thomas Head Raddall and Arthur S. Barnstead

MS-2-202, Box 37. Folder 29
File
1928

Part of Thomas Head Raddall fonds

Item is two pages of correspondence, dated 1928, between Thomas H. Raddall and Arthur S. Barnstead, and one page from The Royal Gazette, dated Wednesday, August 8, 1928.