Archives Catalogue

Proof sheets of photographs of rooms in the Killam Memorial Library

PC1, Box 19, Folder 12, Item 24
Item
[197-?]

Part of Dalhousie University Photograph Collection

Item consists of three proof sheets with 76 photographs taken in the Killam Memorial Library. The photographs are interior shots of various rooms in the library. One prof sheet also includes photographs of an unidentified baby. Some photographs have been cut out from the proof sheets and are not included.

Roscoe Fillmore's entry visa for the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics

MS-10-1, Box 2, Folder 25
Item
1923

Part of Roscoe Alfred Fillmore fonds

Item is a stamped and signed entry visa for the USSR.

Ecology Action Centre Annual Report 2003-2004

MS-11-13, Box 58, Folder 11, Item 5
Item
2004

Part of Ecology Action Centre fonds

Item consists of the annual report of the Ecology Action Centre for the years 2003-2004. Includes a co-chairs report submitted by Trudie Richards, an internal director's report submitted by Mark Butler, and other reports and updates by Dave Aalders, Janet Barlow, Angela Bischoff, Troy Bowron, Maggy Burns, Peggy Cameron, Susanna Cheng, Penny Doherty, Gretchen Fitzgerald, Susanna Fuller, Jen Graham, June Hall, Judy Lipp, Wendy MacGregor, Nick McLean, Mike Milloy, Jayne Roma, Veronica Sherwood, Troy Swan, and Carla Vandenberg.

Ecology Action Centre Annual Report 2007-2008

MS-11-13, Box 58, Folder 11, Item 9
Item
2008

Part of Ecology Action Centre fonds

Item consists of the annual report for the Ecology Action Centre for 2007-2008. Includes a director's note from Mark Butler and Maggy Burns, a chair update from Simon Melrose, and brief updates of ongoing projects from various committees.

Space Age Ark, Brand New Home : [clipping]

MS-11-13, Box 14, Folder 10, Item 3
Item
1977-11

Part of Ecology Action Centre fonds

Item consists of a clipping from the November 1977 issue of Chatelaine, titled "Space Age Ark, Brave New Home", written by Constance Mundell, about a visit to the Ark project in Spry Bay, Prince Edward Island.

Experimental P.E.I. "Ark" will do it all : [clipping]

MS-11-13, Box 14, Folder 10, Item 5
Item
1975-07-05

Part of Ecology Action Centre fonds

Item consists of a clipping from the May 7, 1975 issue of The 4th Estate, titled "Experimental P.E.I. 'Ark' will do it all" about the design and construction of the New Alchemy Institute Ark in Spry Point, Prince Edward Island.

Sermons, but no solutions at Man and Resources Institute : [clipping]

MS-11-13, Box 14, Folder 10, Item 11
Item
1979-09

Part of Ecology Action Centre fonds

Item consists of a clipping from the September 1979 issue of Atlantic Insight, written by Kennedy Wells, titled "Sermons, but no solutions at Man and Resources Institute" about the struggles of the Ark project, Spry Point, Prince Edward Island.

And as the Ark Sinks Slowly in the East : [clipping]

MS-11-13, Box 14, Folder 10, Item 12
Item
1981

Part of Ecology Action Centre fonds

Item consists of a clipping from a 1981 issue of Harrowsmith, titled "And as the Ark Sinks Slowly in the East...", about the decline of the Ark project in Spry Point, Prince Edward Island.

Exploration of Self-Sufficiency at the P.E.I. Ark : [manuscript]

MS-11-13, Box 14, Folder 10, Item 18
Item
1978-10

Part of Ecology Action Centre fonds

Item consists of the draft of a lecture delivered by Kenneth T. MacKay at the International Conference on Basic Techniques
in Ecological Agriculture, October 1978, titled "Exploration of Self-Sufficiency at the P.E.I. Ark".

Spruce budworm population In Nova Scotia, 1985 : [report]

MS-11-13, Box 45, Folder 26, Item 1
Item
1985

Part of Ecology Action Centre fonds

Item consists of a facsimile of an Nova Scotia Lands and Forests (Entomological Services) report drafted by T.J. Smith and E. Georgeson titled "Spruce budworm population In Nova Scotia, 1985".

Coaches square in Cartagena, Columbia

MS-2-775.2012-003, Box 13, Folder 5, Item 38
Item
1921

Part of Creelman Family fonds

Batalla de Carabobo from Cartagena, Columbia

MS-2-775.2012-003, Box 13, Folder 5, Item 46
Item
1921

Part of Creelman Family fonds

Battle of Carabobo, on 24 June 1821, was fought between independence fighters, led by Venezuelan General Simón Bolívar, and the Royalist forces, led by Spanish Field Marshal Miguel de la Torre. Bolívar's decisive victory at Carabobo led to the independence of Venezuela and establishment of the Republic of Gran Colombia.

Unidentified scene of Cartagena, Columbia

MS-2-775.2012-003, Box 13, Folder 4, Item 14
Item
1921

Part of Creelman Family fonds

"Cabrero" walls in Cartagena, Columbia

MS-2-775.2012-003, Box 13, Folder 5, Item 1
Item
1921

Part of Creelman Family fonds

Custom house quay in Cartagena, Columbia

MS-2-775.2012-003, Box 13, Folder 5, Item 19
Item
1921

Part of Creelman Family fonds

Coaches square in Cartagena, Columbia

MS-2-775.2012-003, Box 13, Folder 5, Item 20
Item
1921

Part of Creelman Family fonds

Ollas sole in Cartagena, Columbia

MS-2-775.2012-003, Box 13, Folder 5, Item 21
Item
1921

Part of Creelman Family fonds

A lecture on capital and labour in modern literature

MS-2-82, Box 29, Folder 47
Item
1910's

Part of Archibald MacMechan fonds

Item is the manuscript for an address given by Archibald MacMechan to a women's group.

Living curiosities : the story of Anna Swan / by Mary Vingoe : [manuscript]

MS-2-777, Box 6, Folder 1, Item 1
Item
1995

Part of Mary Vingoe fonds

Item is a 13-page typed film treatment written by Mary Vingoe.

Vingoe, Mary

Notebook from lectures on logic delivered by Prof. Ross

MS-2-7, SF Box 13, Folder 4, Item 9
Item
1860-1861

Part of James Baxter fonds

Item is a notebook used by James Baxter to take notes during lectures on logic delivered by Professor Ross. The lectures took place at the theological seminary in Truro, Nova Scotia between October 15, 1860 and April 10, 1861. The back of the notebook contains the signatures of people who attended the seminary and notes about them added by Baxter.

History of Scotts Bay, Nova Scotia / Jess Abram Jess : [manuscript]

MS-2-Ref, Box 3, Folder 8
Item
[19--]

Part of Reference Files

Item is a typed manuscript about the history of Scotts Bay, Nova Scotia. Previously listed as MS-2-223.

Course Syllabus for Halifax Ladies' College

MS-2-Ref, Box 7, Folder 12, Item 3
Item
1896

Part of Reference Files

An issue of the Dalhousie Gazette found in the trenches in France

MS-2-82, OS Box 18, Folder 32
Item
November 17, 1915

Part of Archibald MacMechan fonds

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.

Correspondence from Gilbert Sutherland Stairs to Archibald MacMechan, February 7, 1905

MS-2-82, Box 15, Folder 14, Item 4
Item
February 7, 1905

Part of Archibald MacMechan fonds

Item consists of handwritten correspondence written by Gilbert Sutherland Stairs to Archibald MacMechan, dated February 7, 1905 while at Oxford University under a Rhodes Scholarship, discussing poor depictions of Oxford in Massachusetts paper and responding to accusations that America should annex Canada. He also discusses vacationing in Paris, extracurricular activities at Oxford, and visits with friends.

Correspondence from Gilbert Sutherland Stairs to Archibald MacMechan, September 12, 1905

MS-2-82, Box 15, Folder 14, Item 6
Item
September 12, 1905

Part of Archibald MacMechan fonds

Item consists of handwritten correspondence written by Gilbert Sutherland Stairs to Archibald MacMechan, dated September 12, 1905 in Dijon, France, addressing the rejection of typewriters, meetings with mutual friends, and travels in the Bernese Oberland of Switzerland and eastern France. Stairs finishes with discussing his studies in the new semester at Oxford.

Correspondence from Gilbert Sutherland Stairs to Archibald MacMechan, January 31, 1918

MS-2-82, Box 15, Folder 14, Item 10
Item
January 31, 1918

Part of Archibald MacMechan fonds

Item consists of handwritten correspondence written by Gilbert Sutherland Stairs to Archibald MacMechan, dated Janaury 31, 1918, in Cradley, Wales. Discussion includes commentary about his experiences during the Battle of Passchendaele, and of the recent passing of his friend the poet John McCrae.

Correspondence from Gilbert Sutherland Stairs to Archibald MacMechan, September 12, 1918

MS-2-82, Box 15, Folder 14, Item 11
Item
September 12, 1918

Part of Archibald MacMechan fonds

Item consists of handwritten correspondence written by Gilbert Sutherland Stairs to Archibald MacMechan, dated September 12, 1918, from "The Field", briefly discussing military actions and at more length about camp life, food, and chance encounters with friends passing through battalion headquarters.

Correspondence from Gilbert Sutherland Stairs to Archibald MacMechan, October 14, 1923

MS-2-82, Box 15, Folder 14, Item 13
Item
October 14, 1923

Part of Archibald MacMechan fonds

Item consists of handwritten correspondence written by Gilbert Sutherland Stairs to Archibald MacMechan, dated October 14, 1923, in Montreal, Quebec, thanking MacMechan for his presentation copy of "Sagas of the Sea", and of visits from family and friends.

Note from Virginia Woolf to Archibald MacMechan

MS-2-82, Box 16, Folder 44
Item
June 16, 1931

Part of Archibald MacMechan fonds

Item is a handwritten note from Virginia Woolf thanking MacMechan for his article on her book A Room of One's Own.

Correspondence from Owen Bell Jones to MacMechan, November 2, 1916

MS-2-82, Box 9, Folder 85, Item 5
Item
November 2, 1916

Part of Archibald MacMechan fonds

Item consists of handwritten correspondence from Owen Bell Jones to Archibald MacMechan, dated November 2, 1916 from Northumberland War Hospital in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, providing MacMechan an update on his recovery from the wounds he suffered in France.

Correspondence from Owen Bell Jones to MacMechan, June 20, 1921

MS-2-82, Box 9, Folder 85, Item 9
Item
June 20, 1921

Part of Archibald MacMechan fonds

Item consists of correspondence from Owen Bell Jones to Archibald MacMechan, dated June 20, 1921 from Windsor, Nova Scotia, discussing the difficult transition from a military life to legal life: the "realization that I was studying law and not deciphering code messages from Prime Minister [Viktor] Pepelaev."

Correspondence from Owen Bell Jones to MacMechan, March 30, 1923

MS-2-82, Box 9, Folder 85, Item 13
Item
March 30, 1923

Part of Archibald MacMechan fonds

Item consists of correspondence from Owen Bell Jones to Archibald MacMechan, dated Good Friday, 1923, from Ste-Agathe-des-Monts, Quebec, outlining Jones's continued recovery, "chaotic" reading habits, and discussions around French politics.

Correspondence from Owen Bell Jones to MacMechan, April 3, 1923

MS-2-82, Box 9, Folder 85, Item 14
Item
April 3, 1923

Part of Archibald MacMechan fonds

Item consists of correspondence from Owen Bell Jones to Archibald MacMechan, dated April 3, 1923 from Ste-Agathe-des-Monts, Quebec, discussing Jones's thoughts upon finishing reading Arthur Schnitzler's "The Road to the Open".

Correspondence from Owen Bell Jones to MacMechan, December 30, 1927

MS-2-82, Box 9, Folder 85, Item 16
Item
December 30, 1927

Part of Archibald MacMechan fonds

Item consists of correspondence from Owen Bell Jones to Archibald MacMechan, sent December 30, 1927 from Paris, praising MacMechan's "Book of Ultima Thule", lamenting lack of connections to Halifax, and the continued mental health struggles related to his recovery.

Correspondence from Owen Bell Jones to MacMechan, March 23, 1931

MS-2-82, Box 9, Folder 85, Item 24
Item
March 23, 1931

Part of Archibald MacMechan fonds

Item consists of handwritten correspondence from Owen Bell Jones to Archibald MacMechan, dated March 24, 1931 from Aix-le-Bains, frankly discussing the effect that his prolonged physical struggles and the mental rigour of shell-shock have had on Jones's day-to-day life.

"I'll give you a secret & that is that we 'front-line' men, who have survived, felt too much, smelled too much, saw too much, heard too much, sensed too much, and, in the intense moments of many nights and days, especially nights, we, in our ardour, have burnt ourselves out."

Autobiography of Herbert Leslie Stewart, MA (Oxon) PhD, FRSC, FRSA

MS-2-45, Box 43, Folder 25
Item
1953

Part of Herbert Leslie Stewart fonds

Item is a photocopy of an unpublished typed manuscript, containing the following hand-printed text on the extant front page, beneath the table of contents: "AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF / HERBERT LESLIE STEWART / MA (Oxon), PhD, FRSC, FRSA / FIRST DRAFT / – INCOMPLETE and UNPOLISHED / at the time of his death in 1953."

Chanties by various authors

MS-2-288, Box 22, Folder 18
Item
[19--]

Part of Frank Parker Day fonds

File contains handwritten copies of various sea chanties collected by Frank Parker Day. Includes "Yankee Ship," "A la Claire Fontaine" (accompanied by musical notation), "Storm Along," "Shenandoah," and other untitled chanties.

Dance card for the Class of '26 annual dance

MS-2-299, SF Box 36, Folder 22, Item 4
Item
1926

Part of Avis (Marshall) McCurdy fonds

Item is a full dance card, which includes G. Stairs's name pencilled on the back.

Transcript of John Bell's interview with F.C. Wightman about Leon Trotsky's month at the Amherst Internment Camp during World War One.

Part of John Bell's research regarding Leon Trotsky's internment at Amherst, Nova Scotia, during World War One

Recollections of Starr House : [poem]

MS-2-308, SF Box 63, Folder 18
Item
[19-]

Part of Vickery family fonds

Item is a poem describing family memories at Starr House. File MS-2-308, Box 36, Folder 28 also contains reference to Starr House.

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

Exercises in geometry

MS-2-37, SF Box 15, Folder 3, Item 2
Item
1887

Part of Notebooks of Bertha and Minna Liechti

This notebook contains exercises in Geometry.

Letter from Thomas McCulloch to the Senate of the University of Edinburgh

MS-2-40, SF Box 15, Folder 9
Item
[18--?]

Part of Thomas McCulloch collection

Item is a letter concerning Thomas McCulloch's donation of a North American insect specimen (from Nova Scotia) to the University of Edinburgh, via Professor Jameson, for the university's museum. The letter discusses Nova Scotia's Scottish connections, Presbyterian religion, the Pictou Academy, and the advocates for the conference of honorary degrees on the Honourable Sampson Salter Blowers, the Chief Justice of Nova Scotia; the Honourable James Stewart; and the Honourable Brenton Halyburton.

Letter from Thomas McCulloch to Lord Dalhousie

MS-2-40, SF Box 16, Folder 13
Item
November 4, 1823

Part of Thomas McCulloch collection

Item contains a letter concerning the foundation of Dalhousie College in Halifax, Nova Scotia and the Presbyterian Church in Nova Scotia.

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.