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Photograph of George V at the grave of a soldier on the front lines of the Great War printed on a postcard

Item, a photograph, is related to materials in Thomas Head Raddall's photograph album, 1917-1927. The photograph comes a collection of official photographs produced by the Daily Mail during the Great War. The Prince of Wales stands to the left of King George. Generals William Norris Congreve and Sir Henry Seymour Rawlinson are standing in the foreground on the right. General Congreve is identified with an x over his head, though the the identification may be erroneous.

How could I not be among you : the poetry of Ted Rosenthal

Item is a videocassette of "an eccentric circle cinema workshop release." Rosenthal, a Canadian poet formerly with acute leukemia, discusses what it means to be a terminal cancer patient, as well as how the medical system works from a patient's point-of-view. The video was requested by Norma Wylie from the School of Nursing.

The last taboo

Item is a videocassette of an episode of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation's "First Edition," a newscast-style program on dying and how the medical profession deals with death and dying. The newscaster is Jim Nunn and the reporter is Cathy Robertson.

Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.

Psychosomatic effects of bereavement

Item is a videocassette of a guest lecture by Dr. C.M. Parkes, which was given as part of the Friday at Four lecture series. This lecture series sponsored and organized by the Dalhousie Medical School and focused on a variety of subjects by lecturers invited to speak about specialized areas of medicine. The lectures were held each Friday by the School from the 1970s to the 1990s. This video was requested by Dr. Paterson from the Department of Family Medicine.

Until I die

Item is a videocassette of a Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) profile of Elizabeth Kubler-Ross, the Swiss-born doctor who pioneered understandings of death and dying in a Westernized context. The video was requested by Dr. Clark from the Continuing Medical Education Division and Dr. Hennin from the Department of Family Medicine.

Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.