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Correspondence of Arthur Stanley Mackenzie

This series consists of A. Stanley Mackenzie’s general correspondence. Correspondents range from Mackenzie’s colleagues, friends and universities to Dalhousie internal departments and publishers and other organizations. Correspondence covers a wide variety of topics including employment concerns, papers publishing, school applications, etc.

Photographs and audio visual materials of the Nova Scotia Agricultural College from 1885 to 2015

Series contains graphic materials of the students, staff, and faculty of the Nova Scotia Agricultural College. There are also photographs of the campus landscape and buildings and also the School of Agriculture or the College of Agriculture as it was originally known. Subseries' include aerial views, animals, buildings, campus events, students, staff, faculty and principals of the Nova Scotia Agricultural College between 1885-2015, as materials may be associated with the Provincial farm or School of Agriculture (pre-1905).

Personal archives of Conrad Oland

Series consists of correspondence from George Woodhouse Culverwell. Files in the series were mixed in the Oland and Son fonds (MS-4-135). No other records from Conrad Oland are known to exist.

Oland, Conrad, 1850-1917

Graphic Materials

This series consists of a sket of the cutter 'Mary' that belonged to Major Love, photographs of Bliss Carman and a portrait of Louisa May Alcott, which were collected by William Inglis Morse.

More photographs of Bliss Carman can be found in the series Bliss Carman.

Reports and shareholder papers

This series contains documents generated by, or pertaining to, the directors and shareholders of the Dominion Chair Company. These documents include 14 annual Directors' Reports published between 1909 and 1943, letters to shareholders, a newsletter, an analysis of the company's "special loans," lists of shareholders and investors (including those who did not live in the Bass River). This series provides a glimpse into the organizational structure and management of the company, as well as its economic performance during the first half of the twentieth century.

Personal archives of Graham Creighton

Series consists of correspondence, financial papers, and personal papers of Graham Creighton. Records in the series were created and/or accumulated by Graham Creighton and pertain primarily to his family life or business enterprises prior to becoming a school superintendent.

Creighton, Graham, 1860-1939

Connecting Company Original Records

Series contains records from the following telephone companies: Telephone Company of Prince Edward Island, the Valley Telephone Company, Yarmouth Amalgamated Telephone Company, Barrington Township Telephone Company, and Westport and Digby Telephone Company. Records include annual statements, directories, ledgers, and minute books.

Academic publications and manuscripts

Series contains literary manuscripts, academic offprints, and periodical publications written by John Daniel Logan as part of his work on poetry, philosophy, literary criticism, and literary history.

Research materials

Series contains clippings on music, Canadian literature, J.J. Stewart, and Allen M. Reid, as well as a scrapbook compiled by Reid on church organ music and organs. Series also contains research notes and materials for essays and lectures.

Operations

Series contains construction estimates, job specifications, work orders, foreman reports, job registers, estimates, routine orders, toll pole line specifications, transmission investigation reports, plant budget schedules, plant budget recommendations, budget estimates, working schedules, reports of connecting line additions and removals and directory supervisor order, and correspondence with exchange agents.

Artwork

Series includes unsigned artwork that likely belongs to Olive or Clauda Smith. Included are pencil drawings of landscapes, houses, and people, as well as monotone water paint drawings of people and landscapes. Some include a note on where the subject of the artwork is located.

Archibald MacMechan's teaching records

Series contains records created or collected by Archibald MacMechan during the course of his 40-year employment at Dalhousie University, as well as at Harvard summer school and the Royal Naval College. Records include research notes, examination papers, student marks, and lecture manuscripts.

Bigelow Familys' photographs

This series contains primarily photographs of Bigelow family members and vessels, as well as photographic reproductions of paintings of ships.

Projects and working groups

Series consists of records produced from the research and committee work of the staff of IPA/Henson College. Within the series are research notes and drafts for papers, finished papers, minutes from various meetings related to projects, correspondence directly related to projects and committees, grant applications, speeches, financial statements, agendas, and materials such as questionnaires and interview questions used to gather information for policy research. The content and nature of various projects and working groups undertaken by IPA/Henson College indicate the organisation’s interest in a few key areas, particularly public health, marginalised social groups, education, trade, and industrial relations. Most studies were carried out in the Maritime region, especially in Nova Scotia, and many in the Halifax region. Some of the projects include interviews with individuals and a great deal of personal information. Many of these records were provided code names by the researchers, and most such records are closed to the public.

William D. MacKay's correspondence

Series contains correspondence kept by D.C Mackay's father, William D. Mackay. It is largely comprised of letters and postcards written from D.C. MacKay to his parents during the years he spent studying in England and working in Toronto.

Gordon Kinsman's berry research records

Series contains papers, correspondence, newspaper clippings, reproductions of articles, photographs, and signs created and collected by Gordon Kinsman during his research of berries, specifically strawberries, the strawberry industry, berry box making, and blueberries in Nova Scotia between 1891 and 1993.

Customer records

This series contains records of Dominion Chair Company's customers. These customers were not limited to the Bass River region or even Nova Scotia - regular clients include ones based in the Maritime Provinces, New England, Great Britain, and the Caribbean. Although there is no comprehensive customer list available, this series provides a glimpse into its various business partnerships. It includes: lists of customers from 1900 and 1931; a list of customers who were audited by the company; lists of orders placed by companies during the period 1892-1944 (note there is not one available for every year in this period).

Administration

Series contains administrative created by Maritime Telegraph and Telephone Company. Series includes Public Utility Board orders, correspondence with connecting companies, resolutions, petitions, notices, reports, statistics, development studies, surveys, and purchase records.

Education papers

Series contains notebooks, diplomas, and other materials created through the education of various members of the Smith family. It is sometimes unclear if the school notes in this series belong to Olive or Clauda. The notebooks from 1908 and 1909 certainly belong to Olive and date from the time she was enrolled at Dalhousie University. A number of loose school notes without date or subject also appear here. A convocation programme from Dalhousie (1911) included in this series lists Olive Winifred Smith as graduating with a Bachelor of Arts degree.

Charles Creed Business Papers

The papers here are in the form of letters, minutes and notes (undated) pertaining to business with the Maritime Board of Trade. There is also a subscription book of unknown purpose.

Thomas Head Raddall's scrapbooks

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.

Sales Invoice Copy book

These are Sales Invoice Copy Books for the Dominion Chair Company that are representative of both the range of sales as well as the invoices practices that they employed. These invoices reflect sales to many different countries, including the Caribbean, Ireland and South Africa while clearly showing the majority of their sales in the different areas of the Maritimes.

Printed material

This series contains printed material created by, or pertaining to, the Dominion Chair Company. The material, when not produced by the company itself, was created by local media organizations. It includes: a calendar, two catalogues, two pamphlets, and several price lists published by the company between 1894 and 1931 (note there is not one available for every year in this period). The series also contains two local newspaper articles celebrating the company's history; a script for an episode of the radio show "Wheel of Industry," which featured the Dominion Chair Company; and a printing plate used in the production of one of their catalogues.

Memorabilia of Norman Creighton

Series contains assorted items including news clippings (particularly making mention of family members), items previously belonging to or created by family members. It also contains Norman Creighton's information on the Creighton family history, including research material and notes, a family tree chart, and booklet.

Dalhousie related material

This series is material related to Dr. Murray's Dalhousie committee work it contains interviews related to the history of the Medical School with former faculty, correspondence, proposals for programme and courses and power point presentations.
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