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Letter of appreciation from Patrick Kerwin

MS-2-171, Box 1, Folder 27
Item
14 March 1961

Item is a letter from the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada thanking MacDonald for sending a copy of his lectures delivered at Osgoode Hall on legislative power and the Supreme Court in the fifties.

Correspondence from William Lyon MacKenzie King

MS-2-171, Box 1, Folder 28
File
13 May 1927 to 11 February 1950

Part of Vincent C. MacDonald fonds

File contains three letters and a telegram.

Correspondence with Columbia University President Grayson Kirk regarding Kirk's memorial address for John F. Kennedy

MS-2-171, Box 1, Folder 29
File
20 January and 24 January 1964

Part of Vincent C. MacDonald fonds

Letter from W.R. Lederman, Dean of Law, Queen's University

MS-2-171, Box 1, Folder 30
Item
2 April 1964

Part of Vincent C. MacDonald fonds

Item is a letter thanking MacDonald for granting permission for his lecture on legislative powers and the Supreme Court in the fifties to be reprinted for teaching use.

Letter from W.H. McGuire confirming details about the partnership of McGuire, MacDonald & Boles

MS-2-171, Box 1, Folder 31
File
2 November 1927

Part of Vincent C. MacDonald fonds

Letter from Vincent MacDonald to Donald McInnes confirming his resignation from the Board of Governors

MS-2-171, Box 1, Folder 32
Item
8 February 1963

Part of Vincent C. MacDonald fonds

Letter from R.A. MacKay (Bert)

MS-2-171, Box 1, Folder 33
Item
7 February 1945

Part of Vincent C. MacDonald fonds

Letter of thanks from W.A. MacKay

MS-2-171, Box 1, Folder 34
Item
5 February 1962

Part of Vincent C. MacDonald fonds

Item is a letter thanking MacDonald for his guest lecture at the Law School and judging the competition for the Smith Shield.

Letter to the editor of the Mail Star

MS-2-171, Box 1, Folder 35
Item
5 August 1953

Part of Vincent C. MacDonald fonds

Item is letter written by Vincent MacDonald adding to the tributes to the late Edward Cummings.

Confirmation of Vincent MacDonald to the Board of Governors of Dalhousie University

MS-2-171, Box 1, Folder 36
Item
18 July 1960

Part of Vincent C. MacDonald fonds

Item is a letter confirming his appointment through 30 April 1963.

Correspondence with the Wartime Labour Relations Board

MS-2-171, Box 1, Folder 37
File
1944 - 1946

Part of Vincent C. MacDonald fonds

Letter of congratulations from Isaac Pitblado

MS-2-171, Box 1, Folder 38
File
4 August 1950

Part of Vincent C. MacDonald fonds

Item is a belated letter of congratulations on MacDonald's appointment to the Supreme Court.

Letter from I.C. Rand, Dean of Law, University of Western Ontario

MS-2-171, Box 1, Folder 39
Item
28 February 1961

Part of Vincent C. MacDonald fonds

Item is a letter thanking MacDonald for sending a copy of his Osgoode Hall lectures.

Two letters from Roland A. Ritchie

MS-2-171, Box 1, Folder 40
File
1961 - 1962

Part of Vincent C. MacDonald fonds

Letters advising Vincent MacDonald of his election to the Royal Society of Canada

MS-2-171, Box 1, Folder 41
File
5 April 1960 to 8 April 1960

Part of Vincent C. MacDonald fonds

File contains letters from Guy Sylvestre and G.F.G. Stanley .

Letter of congratulations from G.P.R. Tallin, Dean of Manitoba Law School

MS-2-171, Box 1, Folder 42
Item
4 April 1950

Part of Vincent C. MacDonald fonds

Item is a letter written on behalf of the law school and the Law Society of Manitoba.

Letter from K. Wheare, Rector, Exeter College, Oxford

MS-2-171, Box 1, Folder 43
Item
3 May 1961

Part of Vincent C. MacDonald fonds

Item is a letter thanking Justice MacDonald for sharing a copy of his lectures on legislative power and the Supreme Court in the fifties.

Letter of congratulations from Robert H. Winters, Minister of Resources and Development

MS-2-171, Box 1, Folder 45
Item
11 February 1950

Part of Vincent C. MacDonald fonds

Item is a letter congratulating "Vince" on his appointment to the Supreme Court of Canada.

Letter from Cecil A. Wright, Dean of Law, University of Toronto

MS-2-171, Box 1, Folder 46
Item
29 October 1963

Part of Vincent C. MacDonald fonds

Item is a personal letter from Cecil Write.

Correspondence with Brookfield Construction regarding a flooded cellar and a rat

MS-2-171, Box 1, Folder 5
File
November 1934

Part of Vincent C. MacDonald fonds

Letter of thanks from W. Kenneth Campbell on behalf of Sir Lyman, Chief Justice

MS-2-171, Box 1, Folder 6
Item
14 February 1955

Part of Vincent C. MacDonald fonds

Correspondence from the office of the Minister of Labour

MS-2-171, Box 1, Folder 7
File
5 August 1944 and 19 October 1944

Part of Vincent C. MacDonald fonds

File contains letters from Humphrey Mitchell, Minister of Labour, and A. MacNamara, Deputy Minister, regarding Vincent MacDonald's leave of absence from Dalhousie to serve as the Assistant Deputy Minister of Labour.

Letter from the Minister of Munitions and Supply

MS-2-171, Box 1, Folder 8
Item
6 August 1942

Part of Vincent C. MacDonald fonds

Item is a letter congratulating Vincent MacDonald on improvements on loadings since he assumed controllership of loading operations at the National Harbours Board.

Letter from the Secretary of State thanking MacDonald for his two-month service to the Office of the Custodian

MS-2-171, Box 1, Folder 9
Item
27 August 1940

Part of Vincent C. MacDonald fonds

Vincent C. MacDonald fonds

MS-2-171, Box 1-3
Fonds
August 1924 to April 2 1964

Fonds comprises record created or collected by Vincent MacDonald that primarily document his work as a legal scholar and lecturer. Record types include manuscript and printed copies of his writing and lectures about government, the Canadian Constitution, the British North America Act and other topics. There is also correspondence from colleagues, including letters from former Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King; newspaper clippings; memorabilia; and photographs.

MacDonald, Vincent Christopher

Marian Binkley fonds

MS-2-172
Fonds
Bulk, 1976-1995

Fonds consist of records related to Marian Binkley's extensive research studies on the fishing industry, particularly the health and safety of fishermen and the effects of the industry on their wives and families. Population data and research on the people of Fogo Island over a period of one hundred years is also included. Records consist of correspondence, surveys with fishermen and their wives, research on the fishing industry (particuarly with regard to health problems and fatalities), notes on findings and research, interview transcripts, and audio recordings of the interviews.

Binkley, Marian

Robert McConnell Hattie fonds

MS-2-174
Fonds
1887 - 1951

Fond consists of correspondence between R.M. Hattie and members of the Dalhousie Class of 1897 between 1893-1951, including newspaper clippings relating to classmates' lives and information regarding class reunions between 1897-1947.

Hattie, Robert McConnell

Lawrence Johnstone Burpee fonds

MS-2-175
Fonds
1880 to 17 September 1946

Fonds includes Lawrence Johnstone Burpee's correspondence and personal papers regarding his uncle, James De Mille, spanning from 1880 to 1946. Personal papers include lecture notes, a manuscript, and various secondary sources about De Mille.

Burpee, Lawrence Johnstone, 1873-1946

Correspondence between Lawrence Burpee and Archibald MacMechan

MS-2-175, SF Box 27, Folder
File
14 February 1924 to 28 February 1924

Part of Lawrence Johnstone Burpee fonds

File contains two letters from Archibald MacMechan to Lawrence Johnstone Burpee.

Correspondence between Lawrence Burpee and W. L. Grant

MS-2-175, SF Box 27, Folder 12
File
14 March 1924

Part of Lawrence Johnstone Burpee fonds

File contains one letter.

Correspondence between Lawrence Burpee and Gordon Chester Warren

MS-2-175, SF Box 27, Folder 14
File
20 October 1944 to 24 October 1944

Part of Lawrence Johnstone Burpee fonds

File contains two letters and a postcard.

Letter to Lawrence J. Burpee from Gordon C. Warren

MS-2-175, SF Box 27, Folder 14, Item 1
Item
20 October 1944

Part of Lawrence Johnstone Burpee fonds

Letter to Gordon C. Warren from Lawrence J. Burpee

MS-2-175, SF Box 27, Folder 14, Item 2
Item
24 October 1944

Part of Lawrence Johnstone Burpee fonds

Ransom Myers fonds

MS-2-179
Fonds
1977-2007

Fonds consists of records pertaining primarily to the professional activities of Ransom Myers and the major organizations and projects with which he was affiliated during his career as Killam Oceans Chair at Dalhousie University; there are also records created during his doctoral studies and his tenure as a research scientist at the Department of Fisheries and Oceans. The collection includes correspondence, draft manuscripts, offprints, conference and association materials, presentations, course and teaching materials, litigation and consultancy records (including affidavits and invoices), photographs, annotated research materials, press collected about Myers’ work or pertaining to his research, student files, datasets and web content.

Myers, Ransom Aldrich Jr.

Correspondence between Ransom Myers and Memorial University of Newfoundland

MS-2-179, Box 1, Folder 24
File
1990

Part of Ransom Myers fonds

File contains correspondence regarding Myers' appointment as Adjunct Professor in the Department of Biology.

Legal papers of Henry Adolphus Newman Kaulback

MS-2-183, SF Box 28, Folders 3-6; SF Box 31, Folder 1
Collection
1867-1908

Collection comprises legal business correspondence, a book of legal judgment abstracts, indentures documenting Lunenburg County land sales, and papers regarding claims upon the wreck of two schooners.

Kaulback, Henry Adolphus Newman, 1830-1896

Susan Sherwin fonds

MS-2-186
Fonds
1969 - 2008

Fonds comprises records related to Susan Sherwin's professional activities, including publication, research and teaching. Record types include correspondence, contracts, manuscripts, research materials and notes, committee materials, reports, conference materials, and university course records such as syllabi, exams, and assignments.

Sherwin, Susan

Letters from Arthur Doughty to John Stewart McLennan

MS-2-192, SF Box 27, Folder 35
File
1902

File contains three letters from Arthur Doughty, written when he was joint librarian of the Legislative Library. The letters primarily discuss the shipping of books to John Stewart McLennan, but also make reference to an exhibit curated by Doughty and some historical letters regarding Louisbourg.

McLennan, John Stewart, Hon., 1853-1939

J.J. Stewart fonds

MS-2-193, SF Box 30, Folders 1-16; SF Box 29, Folders 2-24
Fonds
1852-1910

Fonds comprises correspondence, family papers and militia records of the 9th regiment of Cumberland County (1864-1873).

Stewart, J.J., 1844-1907

George Geddie Patterson

MS-2-196, SF Box 32, Folder 2-3
Fonds
1853, 1923

Fonds comprises notes on the students of William Lyall at the Free Church College, Halifax (1852-53), and a copy of Lyall's pamphlet, The Philosophy of Thought (1853). There are also two personal letters.

Patterson, George Geddie, 1864-1951

The Reverend William R. Tratt fonds

MS-2-198
Fonds
1890 - 1954

Fonds comprises correspondence and personal papers of William R. Tratt and Naomi Tratt (1890-1932). It also contains Herber Tratt's academic records and financial statements (1908-1910), temperance certificates for Gertrude, Wilfred and Elsie Tratt (1931), and Methodist Church Statistical Returns (1915).

Tratt, William R.

Wallace R. MacAskill fonds

MS-2-199
Fonds
1952-1956

Fonds consists of letters to MacAskill and one published photographic catalogue.

MacAskill, Wallace R.

Amos P. Ward fonds

MS-2-200
Fonds
1903-1924

Fonds comprises personal and professional correspondence and papers relating to the schooners Rowena (1903-1907); Lizzie Rich (1905), Stella Maud (1907-1910) and the Carrie C. Ward, including registers, bills, and ship inventories.

Ward, Amos P.

Francis Freeman Tupper fonds

MS-2-201
Fonds
1909-1962

Fonds consists of research notes and materials on the history of Nova Scotia and, more specifically, Liverpool and its prominent families, including family trees and hand-drawn annotated maps. Also included are many manuscripts on a variety of topics relating to Tupper's historical research, ranging from John Cabot and the early explorers to lesser-known local events in the history of Nova Scotia. Also present is a small collection of personal diaries and copies of deeds and legal documents from the Tupper family.

Tupper, Francis Freeman

Thomas Head Raddall fonds

MS-2-202
Fonds
Bulk, 1913-1994

The fonds includes manuscripts of most of his published works—novels, short stories, articles, radio broadcasts and plays, and forewords for other works—from 1929 to 1976; research notes and general historical studies; sound recordings; correspondence covering the years 1914 to 1994 (including letters with other authors and his publishers, among others); diaries (closed at the author's request until 2019); photographs; memorabilia; material related to his father who fought and died in World War I; and several scrapbooks containing reviews of his books, clippings, and other research material.

Raddall, Thomas H., 1903-1994

Correspondence from Eugene T. Parker to Mr. M. B. Archibald, February 13, 1937

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

Part of Thomas Head Raddall fonds

Item consists of typed correspondence sent from Eugene Parker to Mr M.B. Archibald, February 13, 1937, discussing Sarah Croker's will. Item is "Enclosure 1" accompanying correspondence between Thomas Raddall and Roy Laurence.

Correspondence from E. F. Street to Thomas Head Raddall

MS-2-202, Box 13, Folder 3, Item 5
Item
December 7, 1965

Part of Thomas Head Raddall fonds

Item consists of typed correspondence from E.F. Street, of the Committee on Camp Hill Cemetery, to Thomas Raddall, regarding the location of Sarah Croker's burial. The letter is annotated with inked additions, with a crude map marked to verso.