Item may have been a page in one of Thomas Head Raddall's photograph albums. The photographs are an assortment from T.H. Raddall, Sr.'s military career. The top photograph appears to be related to MS-2-202, Box 51, Folder 16, Item 2 in subseries Thomas Head Raddall's loose photographs, and was likely taken at the Reach Field shooting range in Hythe, Kent, England. The photograph on the bottom left is a duplicate of MS-2-202, Box 51, Folder 20, Item 2 in subseries Thomas Head Raddall's loose photographs, and was taken at Valcartier Camp, Quebec.
Item, a photograph, may be related to material found in Thomas Head Raddall's photograph album, 1917-1927. The city in the photograph may be Halifax, with Citadel Hill in the background on the left.
Item consists of the published book edited by Pierre Berton, for McClelland and Stewart, Ltd., Toronto, ON, 1967. Item also includes a review of the book, "Required Reading," from the Montreal Gazette, December 9, 1967).
This series contains notes, memoirs, obituaries, and reminiscences by Raddall about many individuals; some excerpts make their way into his novels as anecdotes. Also included here are correspondence, sketches, photographs, notes, and research materials on a wide variety of topics of interest to THR including Sable Island, shipping, pulp operations, gold mining, Queen's County local history, Mi'kmaq culture, Nova Scotia aviation history, telegraph systems, trials, and Nova Scotia humour.
Item is a photograph of three docked ships: the Dunbar Castle, which weighed 925 tons, and was built in Sunderland, England in 1864; the Borden Chief, which weighed 1011 tons, and was built in South Shields in 1870; and the Duke of Sutherlans, which weighed 1047 tons and was built in Aberdeen in 1865.
Subseries consists of loose photographs taken between 1870 and 1987 by Raddall and others. Some of the photographs are reproductions of originals, and some are either duplicates from, or related to the materials contained in Thomas Head Raddall's photograph albums. The subseries title is taken from a previous finding aid. Subjects include images of Raddall in his career as a wireless operator and media productions based on his authorial work; Raddall and others on hunting and fishing trips; Raddall's family and friends; postcards from family and friends; a vacation through Europe; highlights from T.H. Raddall, Sr.'s military career and legacy across Canada, Europe, and Asia; historical artifacts collected by Raddall or used for his manuscripts, including photographs of Grey Owl; historic moments from the cable-ship Mackay-Bennett including the yacht race for the America Cup in the New York Harbour and offering relief efforts in the wake of the Titanic accident; historic locations around Nova Scotia, including Liverpool and the Simeon Perkins House Museum, Milton, Fort Beausejour, the Fortress of Louisbourg, and the gold mines at Molega, as well as locations in Newfoundland, New Hampshire, and Europe.
Two of the scrapbooks--those relating to his publications--were compiled in the offices of McClelland and Stewart; three others were compiled by Raddall himself; and the sixth was presented to Raddall after the opening of a public library branch in Halifax named in his honour. The scrapbooks include clippings, correspondence, memorabilia, and photographs.
