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Photograph of Mersey Paper Company logs floating down the LaHave River

MS-2-264, PB Box 34, Folder 29, Item 7
Item
1936

Item consists of a black and white photograph of a large number of logs being floated down the LaHave River by Mersey Paper Company workers, likely taken in 1936.

There's a run on the fishing banks / Thomas E. Raddall

MS-2-202, Box 29, Folder 4, Item 4
Item
1952

Part of Thomas Head Raddall fonds

Item is an unpublished typed manuscript by Thomas Raddall, with a handwritten note explaining why Maclean's Magazine declined the story despite having commissioned it.

Educational tour information and other documents

MS-3-18, Box 31, Folder 3
File
1974-1996

Part of Robert Doyle fonds

File contains a program and other promotional material from Andre's Dreamworld and Ploom's Adventures, performed at Lunenburg Theatre; a supervisor's bulletin for line & staff; a brochure for a series of books called "History of Costume"; a brochure for a series of books called "Architecture, Interiors & Furniture"; promotional material and an application for EF Educational Tours; and a world map.

Acadia Gas Engines Company fonds

MS-4-81
Fonds
1969-1973

Fonds contains business records created or collected by the Acadia Gas Engine Company.

Acadia Gas Engines Company

Photograph of the replica the Bounty in Lunenburg 1960

MS-2-387, PB Box 32, Folder 11
Item
1960

Part of Margaret Rice fonds

Postcard of a church in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia

MS-2-315, PB Box 2, Folder 114
Item
[190-?]

Part of Gass Family Postcard Collection

Item is a postcard sent to Rob Gass in Shubenacadie, Nova Scotia from Ian[sic] M Bowers. The image on the postcard is of a 150 year old church in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia.

Postcard of Back Harbor, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia

MS-2-315, PB Box 2, Folder 82
Item
1915

Part of Gass Family Postcard Collection

Item is a postcard sent from Lena O. [sic] in Westmount, Québec to Clare Gass in Montréal, Québec. The image on the front of the postcard is of Back Harbor, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia.

Address to the Lunenburg Board of Trade / by V.C. MacDonald, KC : [partial manuscript]

MS-2-171, Box 1, Folder 67, Item 1
Item
[19--]

Part of Vincent C. MacDonald fonds

Item is an undated, partial draft of MacDonald's address to the Lunenburg Board of Trade.

Address to the Lunenburg Board of Trade / by V.C. MacDonald, KC : [manuscript]

MS-2-171, Box 1, Folder 67, Item 2
Item
[19--]

Part of Vincent C. MacDonald fonds

Item consists of a typed and annotated manuscript of an address delivered by Vince MacDonald to the Lunenburg Board of Trade.

Constitutional law : validity of provincial legislation

MS-2-171, Box 1, Folder 56
Item
June 1951

Part of Vincent C. MacDonald fonds

Item is a printed and bound paper delivered at the annual meeting of the Nova Scotia Barristers' Society, held in Chester, Nova Scotia, on June 29 and 30, 1951, by the Honourable Vincent C. MacDonald, a Justice of the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia.

Why do disease germs vary in virulence? / A.P. Reid : [facsimile]

MS-13-33, SF Box 63, Folder 3, Item 35
Item
November 1906

Part of Alexander Peter Reid fonds

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.

Oscar Glennie Donovan fonds

MS-13-11
Fonds
1805-1972

Fonds consists of Oscar Donovan's photographs, newspaper clippings, mementos, and correspondence from World War One and World War Two, including records related to Dalhousie No. 7 Overseas Stationary Hospital, with which his wife served.

Donovan, Oscar Glennie

The islanders / by Frank Parker Day : [manuscript]

MS-2-288, Box 9, Folder 1; Box 9, Folder 2
Item
[ca. 1927]

Part of Frank Parker Day fonds

Item is a typed manuscript with handwritten amendments called "The Islanders," which later became the novel Rockbound, published in 1928.

Ironbound, July 30, 1926 : [manuscript]

MS-2-888, Box 9, Folder 8
Item
July 30, 1926

Part of Frank Parker Day fonds

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.

Ronald St. John Macdonald fonds

MS-2-615
Fonds
1823 - 2006

Fonds comprises Ronald St. John Macdonald's records regarding his personal, academic, and professional activities as a jurist, judge, and professor. Records include those related to Macdonald's involvement with Osgoode Hall, University of Western Ontario, University of Toronto, Dalhousie University, the European Court of Human Rights, the Hague, Peking University, World Academy of Arts and Science, Canadian Council of International Law, United Nations, Institute of International Law, African Society of International Law, British Institute of International Law, Canadian Institute of International Law, International Law Association, and others. Records types include correspondence; meeting minutes and agendas; research materials; photographs; newsletters; newspaper clippings; manuscripts; and off-prints.

Macdonald, Ronald St. John, 1928-2006

Racing fishermen / Andrew Merkel : [manuscript]

MS-2-326, Box 1, Folder 14
File
1947

Part of Andrew Merkel fonds

File contains a 1000 word article by Andrew Merkel about the history of schooner racing in Nova Scotia prior to the Bluenose, as well as a letter from Merkel to C.B. Cochrane, editor of King's College Record, offering the article for publication.

Council matters / by Christopher Heide : [manuscript]

MS-2-838, Box 10, Folder 2
File
2001

Part of Christopher Heide fonds

File contains a lightly annotated script and structure notes for Council Matters, a play by Chris Heide that was performed at the 2001 Chester Playhouse Summer Festival.

I Ain't Dead Yet — Lunenburg production

MS-2-838, Box 17, Folder 6
File
2005

Part of Christopher Heide fonds

File includes press materials, notes, correspondence and music for the 2005 production in Lunenburg.

Administrative and publicity records for Pogie, by Christopher Heide and Al MacDonald

MS-2-838, Box 5, Folder 16 and Box 7, Folder 4
File
1980 - 1997

Part of Christopher Heide fonds

File contains a joint copyright agreement between Christopher Heide and Al MacDonald; publishing contract and correspondence with Borealis Press; correspondence, contract and reviews for the 1998 Tantramar Theatre Festival production; notes, reviews and advertisements for the 1994 Lunenburg Dinner Theatre Company production; correspondence, contract and reviews for the 1980 Stages production; correspondence, contract and reviews for the 1984 Kam Theatre (Thunder Bay) production; and an annotated copy of the published script. There is also correspondence between Chris Heide and Rosemary Gilbert about the possibility of converting Pogie and No More Gasoline into television scripts. File also contains a chronology of events documenting the genesis and evolution of the script development and production.

Chester Playhouse Summer Festival 2001 program

MS-2-838, Box 10, Folder 3
Item
2001

Part of Christopher Heide fonds

Item is program for a production of Council Matters, a play by Chris Heide, directed by Adrian Harris and designed by Simon Attwood.

Fidelio - April, 1983

MS-5-20, Box 1, Cassette 16
Item
April-May, 1983

Part of Sheila Piercey fonds

Item is audio recordings of Fidelio by Sheila Piercey in 1983. Handwritten notes on the label inserted in the case read: "Fidelio - Act 1 Duet, aria, quartet, trio followed by one of our rehearsals for Bridgewater performance with Nova Scotia Youth Orchestra on May 14, 1983. The recording is on side A of audio cassette. Side B is blank.

Ronald St. John Macdonald's research materials on the teaching of law and human rights in China

MS-2-615, Box 91, Folders 10 and 11
File
[ca. 1978] - 1996

Part of Ronald St. John Macdonald fonds

Ronald St. John Macdonald's research materials on the teaching of international law at Dalhousie University in the 1930s

MS-2-615, Box 91, Folder 9
File
1991 - 1997

Part of Ronald St. John Macdonald fonds

Ronald St. John Macdonald’s publication records

Subseries
1823 - 2005

Part of Ronald St. John Macdonald fonds

Subseries consists of Ronald St. John Macdonald's research and publication records, including subject files, book reviews, meeting minutes, clippings, reports, offprints, interview transcripts, periodicals and newsletters.

Records regarding Ronald St. John Macdonald’s academic work

Series
1823 - 2005

Part of Ronald St. John Macdonald fonds

Series comprises Ronald St. John Macdonald's records regarding his academic activities, including his involvement as a faculty member of York University Osgoode Hall, University of Toronto, Dalhousie University, and other institutions. Series also includes records and research materials regarding the development of Macdonald's publications, unpublished papers, and other materials.

Ronald St. John Macdonald's correspondence regarding Ronald Thomas Donald's deanship at Dalhousie University Law School

MS-2-615, Box 100, Folder 11
File
1963 - 1984

Part of Ronald St. John Macdonald fonds

File contains correspondence with different individuals, including Ronald Thomas Donald, G.R. George, Kenneth Strand, G.H. Crouse, Mitchell Sharp, Allan Leal, and others.

Correspondence between Thomas Head Raddall and the Mahone Bay Legion

MS-2-202, Box 43, Folder 67
Item
1940-10-09

Part of Thomas Head Raddall fonds

Item consists of correspondence sent to Thomas H. Raddall by the Mahone Bay Legion in October 1940 inviting Raddall to deliver a lecture.

Minute book, reports, and correspondence of the Ladies' Aid Society of Central Presbyterian Church, LaHave, Nova Scotia

MS-2-106, SF Box 19, Folder 5
File
1918 - 1927

File consists of a minute book of meetings from 1918 to 1927. The minutes record hymns sung, monies received and spent, activities undertaken, and changes in membership. The file also includes two loose reports and correspondence regarding bond purchases.

Ladies' Aid Society of Central Presbyterian Church, La Have, Nova Scotia.

Daily diary of Edward D.T. Davison, Jr.

MS-2-109, SF Box 23, Folder 18
Item
1902

Item is a daily diary (January-May 1902) containing Davison's notes about work meetings, travel, the weather, oxen, and various mishaps. The final entry of the journal occurs on May 13, 1902.

Davison, Edward, D.T.

List of vessels that used the Lunenburg Marine Railway between 1922-1945

MS-4-58
Item
1922 - 1945

Item is a microfilmed list of vessels that used the Lunenburg Marine Railway between 1922-1945.

Lunenburg Marine Railway

Photographs of Joe Sealy performing Africville stories

MS-5-22, Box 17, Folder 87
File
October 29, 2011

Part of Joy O'Brien fonds

File contains photographs of Joe Sealy performing at the concert series, "Africville Stories," in Chester, Nova Scotia on October 29, 2011.

Photographs feature Linda Carvery, Troy Adams, and others.

Photographs of the Nova Scotia Mass Choir in Lunenburg

MS-5-22, Box 11, Folder 15
File
June 6, 1998

Part of Joy O'Brien fonds

File contains photographs of the Nova Scotia Mass Choir performing in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia at St. John's Anglican Church on June 6, 1998.

Photographs feature Linda Carvery, Sue Taylor, and Viki Samuels-Stewart.

Material relating to properties in Chester, Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia

MS-4-135, Box 204, Folder 18
File
1952; 1982 - 1984

Part of Oland and Son fonds

Photocopy of draft and research material about Broad Cove

MS-2-130, Box 3, Folder 24
File
ca. 2005

Part of Barbara Hinds fonds

File contains a photocopy of a handwritten paper about Broad Cove and some photocopied information about Broad Cove.

Photograph of Sankunni

MS-2-130, Box 3, Folder 3, Item 13
Item
[1967?]

Part of Barbara Hinds fonds

Item is a photograph of Sankunni, a mahout or elephant keeper from India. He is wearing a turban or headscarf and a jacket.

Anil elephant drops dead : [newspaper article]

MS-2-130, Box 3, Folder 3, Item 14
Item
[1968?]

Part of Barbara Hinds fonds

Item is a clipping of a newspaper article by an unidentified author titled "Anil Elephant Drops Dead." The article is about the death of Balakrishnan, an elephant brought to East River, Nova Scotia by the Anil Canada Ltd. hardboard plant.

Balakrishnan dies of blood infection at East River : [newspaper article]

MS-2-130, Box 3, Folder 3, Item 15
Item
[1968?]

Part of Barbara Hinds fonds

Item is a clipping of a newspaper article by Barbara Hinds titled "Balakrishnan Dies Of Blood Infection At East River." The article was probably published in the Chronicle Herald or Mail Star in 1968. The article is about the death of Balakrishnan, an elephant brought to East River, Nova Scotia by the Anil Canada Ltd. hardboard plant. The article is accompanied by a photograph of Balakrishnan and his keeper, Sankunni.

Photograph of Sankunni

MS-2-130, Box 3, Folder 3, Item 7
Item
[1967?]

Part of Barbara Hinds fonds

Item is a photograph of Sankunni, a mahout or elephant keeper from India. He is wearing a turban and standing next to his elephant, Balakrishnan. Sankunni and Balakrishnan were brought to East River, Nova Scotia by the Anil Canada Ltd. hardboard plant.

Photograph of Sakunni with Balakrishnan the elephant

MS-2-130, Box 3, Folder 3, Item 8
Item
[1967?]

Part of Barbara Hinds fonds

Item is a photograph of Sankunni, a mahout or elephant keeper, and Balakrishnan, an elephant. Sankunni is wearing a turban and standing next to Balakrishnan with a hand on his tusk. The man and the elephant were brought to East River, Nova Scotia by the Anil Canada Ltd. hardboard plant.

Letter from an anonymous writer to Barbara Hinds

MS-2-130, Box 3, Folder 3, Item 9
Item
March 1, 1968

Part of Barbara Hinds fonds

Item is a letter sent to the Chronicle-Herald for Barbara Hinds by an anonymous employee of the Anil Canada Ltd. hardboard plant. The letter details the poor living conditions of Balakrishnan, an elephant that was brought to East River, Nova Scotia by the Anil plant.

Take chains off elephant in new home : [newspaper article]

MS-2-130, Box 3, Folder 3, Item 10
Item
1967

Part of Barbara Hinds fonds

Item is a clipping of a newspaper article written by Barbara Hinds titled "Take Chains Off Elephant In New Home." The article was probably published in the Chronicle Herald or Mail Star in 1967. The article is about the poor living conditions of Balakrishnan, an elephant brought to Nova Scotia by the Anil Canada Ltd. hardboard plant.

Newspaper clippings and other material about the Anil elephant

MS-2-130, Box 3, Folder 3
File
1967-1968

Part of Barbara Hinds fonds

File contains photographs, newspaper clippings, and drafts of articles about Balakrishnan, an elephant who was brought to East River, Nova Scotia in 1967 as a advertising gimmick by the Anil Canada Ltd. hardboard plant. The file also includes the original copy and photocopies of an anonymous letter from an employee of the Anil plant.

Photograph of Balakrishnan the elephant

MS-2-130, Box 3, Folder 3, Item 2
Item
[1967?]

Part of Barbara Hinds fonds

Item is a photograph of an elephant named Balakrishnan standing on a pile of straw by some trees. The elephant was brought to East River, Nova Scotia by the Anil Canada Ltd. hardboard plant.

Photograph of Sankunni sitting on a pile of straw

MS-2-130, Box 3, Folder 3, Item 4
Item
[1967?]

Part of Barbara Hinds fonds

Item is a photograph of Sankunni sitting on a pile of straw between some trees in East River, Nova Scotia. Sankunni is the mahout, or keeper, of an elephant named Balakrishnan.

Photograph of Sankunni with Balakrishnan the elephant

MS-2-130, Box 3, Folder 3, Item 3
Item
[1967?]

Part of Barbara Hinds fonds

Item is a photograph of Sankunni with an elephant named Balakrishnan. Sankunni is the mahout, or keeper, or Balakrishnan. Both Sankunni and the elephant were brought to East River, Nova Scotia by the Anil Canada Ltd. hardboard plant.

Photograph of Balakrishnan the elephant shackled on a truck

MS-2-130, Box 3, Folder 3, Item 5
Item
[1967?]

Part of Barbara Hinds fonds

Item is a photograph of an elephant named Balakrishnan who is chained on the bed of a truck in Chester, Nova Scotia. He has a blanket draped over his back. The elephant was brought to Nova Scotia by the Anil Canada Ltd. hardboard plant.

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