Item consists of two discourses written by William Ellis, likely in the late-1770s. The items are bound dos-a-dos, with Discourse no.1 starting at front cover to the middle of the booklet and Discourse no.2 starting at the back cover to the middle of the booklet.
Item consists of a facsimile of a letter submitted by A.P. Reid to the August 1857 issue of The Medical Chronicle (Montreal monthly journal of medicine & surgery) (Vol. 5, No. 3), dated July 2nd, 1857, discussing orthopaedic surgery studies.
Item consists of a facsimile of a letter submitted by A.P. Reid to the January 1858 issue of The Medical Chronicle (Montreal monthly journal of medicine & surgery) (Vol. 5, No. 8), dated November 25th, 1857, discussing clinical teaching methods in medical education.
Item consists of a facsimile of a letter submitted by A.P. Reid to the February 1858 issue of The Medical Chronicle (Montreal monthly journal of medicine & surgery) (Vol. 5, No. 9), dated January 4, 1858, discussing qualifications for McGill medical students interested in pursuing the Licentiate of the Royal College of Surgeons (Edinburgh) (L.R.C.S.E.).
Item consists of a facsimile of a letter submitted by A.P. Reid to the March 1858 issue of The Medical Chronicle (Montreal monthly journal of medicine & surgery) (Vol. 5, No. 10), dated February 1st, 1858, discussing treatment of an otherwise healthy young man who is "[an] almost unique [case of being] deficient of a sternum".
Item consists of a facsimile of a letter submitted by A.P. Reid to the April 1858 issue of The Medical Chronicle (Montreal monthly journal of medicine & surgery) (Vol. 5, No. 11), dated March, 1858, discussing the differences between medical schools in London, Dublin, and Edinburgh.
Item consists of a facsimile of a short report submitted to the Canada Medical Journal (Volume 8, 1871) by Dr. A.P. Reid, titled "Femoral Aneurism [sic] successfully treated by Digital Compression".
Item consists of a facsimile of an "original communications" article submitted to the February 1872 issue of the Canada Medical Journal (Vol. 8, No. 9) by A.P. Reid, previously read before the Halifax Medical Society on February 6th, 1872, titled "The Uses of Pus in the Animal Economy".
Item consists of an article submitted by A.P. Reid to the Proceedings and Transactions of the Nova Scotian Institute of Natural Science (Vol. IV, Part II), read before the Institute on January 10th, 1876, titled "Natural History and the Fisheries".
Item consists of a facsimile of an address read by A.P. Reid before the Nova Scotian Institute of Natural Science on January 13th, 1890, titled "Stirpiculture, or, The Ascent of Man".
Item consists of a facsimile of Dr. A.P. Reid's address before the Nova Scotia Dairyman's Association meeting, held in Halifax on March 18th, 1890, titled "The Dairy of the Future, or, Theory and Practice Combined", copied from the T.C. Allen-published pamphlet of the same year.
Item consists of a facsimile of Dr. A.P. Reid's address before the Nova Scotian Institute of Science on January 19th, 1891, titled "Poverty Superseded: A New Political Economy", reproduced from the Gladwin Stationer and Bookmaker pamphlet of the same year.
Item consists of a facsimile of a chapter on hygiene written by Dr. A.P. Reid, which appeared in the "original communications" section of the June 1891 issue of Maritime Medical News (Vol. III, No. 6)
Item consists of a facsimile of a chapter on hygiene -- "Surveying the Territory" written by Dr. A.P. Reid, which appeared in the "original communications" section of the July 1891 issue of Maritime Medical News (Vol. III, No. 7)
Item consists of a facsimile of a chapter on hygiene -- "Dirt, or Matter Out f Place" -- written by Dr. A.P. Reid, which appeared in the "original communications" section of the October 1891 issue of Maritime Medical News (Vol. III, No. 10).
Item consists of a facsimile of Dr. A.P. Reid's presidential address before the Nova Scotia Medical Society con-joint meeting with the Maritime Medical Association, held in Halifax on July 3rd, 1895, titled "The Germ Theory and Sero-Therapy". Item was reproduced from the August 1895 issue of the Maritime Medical News, pages 165-169.
Item consists of a facsimlie of an "original communication" submitted to the December 1897 issue of Maritime Medical News (Vol. IX, No. 12) by Dr. A.P. Reid, titled "New Test for Carbon Monoxide Blood".
Item consists of a facsimile of a "clinical report" submitted to the June 1898 issue of the Maritime Medical News (Vol. X, No. 6) by Dr. A.P. Reid, titled "Report of a Case of Labour Complicated by a Polypus".
Item consists of a facsimile of an "original communication" submitted to the August 1899 issue of the Maritime Medical News (Vol. XI, No. 8), by Dr. A.P. Reid, titled "Sanitary Progress".
Item consists of a facsimile of a "clinical report" submitted to the March 1900 issue of the Maritime Medical News (Vol. XII, No. 3) by Dr. A.P. Reid, titled "Neoplasm of Eyelid", with information on how to treat such an ailment.
Item consists of a facsimile of an article submitted by A.P. Reid to the November 1900 issue of Maritime Medical News (Vol. XII, No. 11; the "Original Communications" section), titled "Recent Legislation in Reference to the Public Health and Sanatoria". The article was also read before a meeting of the Medical Society of Nova Scotia, held in Amherst on July 6th, 1900.
Item consists of a facsimile of an article submitted by A.P. Reid to the May 1904 issue of Maritime Medical News (Vol. XVI, No. 5; "Original Communications" section), titled "The Smallpox Epidemic: Persistence of the Contagium of Smallpox".
Item consists of an article submitted by A.P. Reid to the August 1904 issue of Maritime Medical News (Vol, XVI, No. 8; in the Original Communications section), titled "The Public Health Act of Nova Scotia". The article was also read by Reid before a meeting the Maritime Medical Association on July 7th, 1904.
Item consists of a facsimile of an article submitted by A.P. Reid to the April 1906 issue of the Maritime Medical News (Vol. XVIII, No. 4), titled "Atmospheric Humidity in Relation to Health". Item was also read at a meeting of the Canadian Medical Association in Halifax in August 1905.
Item consists of a facsimile of an article submitted by A.P. Reid to the November 1906 issue of Maritime Medical News (Vol. XVIII, No. 11), titled "Why Do Disease Germs Vary in Virulence?", which was also read at a meeting of the Medical Society of Nova Scotia, held in Lunenburg in early 1906.
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.
Item consists of a facsimile of an address by Dr. A.P. Reid, submitted to the September 1910 issue of Maritime Medical News (Vol. XXII, No. 9), and read at the Annual Meeting of the Medical Society of Nova Scotia, held in Yarmouth on July 6th, 1910, titled "Treatment of Pneumonia Sixty Years Ago".
Item consists of an edited handwritten untitled manuscript by Florence Jessie Murray about Christianity's recovery after society's emergence out of the First World War.
Item consists of a portion of a Dominion of Canada Notice to Mariners from 1919 related to contacting the Chebucto Head; Canso; and Cape Race-Radiotelegraph Direction Finding Stations.
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."
Item is a manuscript of diary entries, genealogical notes, lists of idioms, and anecdotes written by Frank Parker Day in preparation for writing his novel Rockbound, which was based on families on East Ironbound Island.
Item consists of an annotated handwritten untitled manuscript written by Florence Jessie Murray proposing the expansion of missionary work in eastern Asia.
Item consists of an annotated handwritten untitled manuscript by Florence Jessie Murray about the difficulties of expanding missionary work into areas that had been taken advantage of by Christian European countries for centuries prior.
Item consists of an annotated handwritten untitled manuscript by Florence Jessie Murray about the efforts (and potential) of the Student Volunteer Movement in enhancing overseas missions work.
Item is a manuscript of Daniel Morrison's unpublished article The Early Scotch Settlers of Cape Breton, which he presented to the literary branch of the Guild in Dominion, Nova Scotia. Attached is his letter to Mr. McIntosh, requesting the manuscript's return and the reader's spelling corrections of Gaelic words.
Item consists of the text of a submission drafted by Carleton Stanley about the state of education in Nova Scotia, submitted to the Halifax Herald for their 1932 New Year Edition. Item also includes related correspondence.
Item consists of two drafts of a short submission on the history of Dalhousie University, prepared by Carleton Stanley for submission to a Nova Scotia Bureau of Information booklet. Item includes related correspondence with A.J. Campbell.
Item consists of a typescript copy of an article submitted to the Halifax Herald by Carleton Stanley about Pictou County interests in Dalhousie scholarships. Item also contains related correspondence.
Item consists of a typescript of an article submitted by Carleton Stanley for the Special Edition of the Sydney Post over the 1932 holidays, discussing Stanley's first six months as Dalhousie University President. Item also contains related correspondence.