Archives Catalogue

Logbook of the schooner Vincent A. White

MS-2-107, SF Box 23, Folder 7
Item
1923 - 1924

Item is the logbook of the tern schooner Vincent A. White on two voyages: Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, to Glasgow, Scotland, from 26 June-7 November 1923; and Lunenburg to Havana, Cuba, from 14 February -2 April 1924.

Vincent A. White (schooner)

John D. McLeod's register of ships' protests

MS-2-125, SF Box 19, Folder 6
Item
1867-1875

Item is Pictou County Notary Public John McLeod's register of protests documenting declarations by ships' masters of circumstances beyond their control which may have given rise to loss or damages.

McLeod, John D.

Articles about Erwin Schroeder and other material

MS-2-130, Box 1, Folder 9
File
1962-1966

Part of Barbara Hinds fonds

File contains typed drafts of articles about Erwin Schroeder by Barbara Hinds; several copies of newspaper clippings from the Chronicle-Herald about Erwin Schroeder, some of which are mounted on paper; photocopies of newspaper articles about Erwin Schroeder; correspondence with Shipowners Assurance Management Ltd., Bull & Roberts, Inc., and The Observer; pages torn from the November 19, 1966 issue of Chemical Week; and a copy of the Canadian Concentrates Code.

Recording of an interview with Captain Doug Creaser

MS-2-130, Box 10, Folder 11, Item 1
Item
[1960?]

Part of Barbara Hinds fonds

Item is a recording of Barbara Hinds' interview with Captain Doug Creaser, the area superintendent in charge of the department of transportation's sea lift. Creaser is from Halifax, Nova Scotia. Creaser talks about shipping in the north.

Recording of an interview with Keith Crow and other recordings

MS-2-130, Box 10, Folder 2, Item 4
Item
[1960?]

Part of Barbara Hinds fonds

Item is a recording of Barbara Hinds describing a group of children playing in a water hole; sounds of children playing; Barbara Hinds talking about her visit with Keith Crow in George River; Keith Crow playing the guitar; and Barbara Hinds' interview with Keith Crow about shipping fish.

Draft of article about the carriage of copper concentrate by ship

MS-2-130, Box 6, Folder 8
File
[after 1962]

Part of Barbara Hinds fonds

File contains a typed draft of an article about the carriage of copper concentrate by ship. The article is typed on several smaller pieces of paper which have been glued together.

Correspondence from Registrar General of Shipping to Roy Laurence, January 27, 1937

MS-2-202, Box 10, Folder 4, Item 8
Item
27 January 1937

Part of Thomas Head Raddall fonds

Item consists of typed correspondence sent from the Registrar of General Shipping, London, likely to Roy Laurence, dated January 23, 1937, discussing the death of Harry Croker. Item also includes ship discharge information. Item is "Enclosure 7" accompanying correspondence between Thomas Raddall and Roy Laurence.

Photograph of the sundial and mast house at the H.M. dockyard, Halifax

MS-2-202, Box 51, Folder 30, Item 4
Item
[before 1939]

Part of Thomas Head Raddall fonds

Item, a photograph, has a stamp marking it copyright to the Royal Canadian Navy on the reverse side. The photograph was taken inside the south gate of the dockyard.

Photograph of the south gate of the dockyard in Halifax

MS-2-202, Box 51, Folder 30, Item 5
Item
June 1936

Part of Thomas Head Raddall fonds

Item, a photograph, has a stamp marking it copyright to the Royal Canadian Navy on the reverse side.

Investment ledger of A.P. Shand

MS-2-248, SF Box 48, Folder 19
Item
1872-1893

Item contains a ledger listing A.P. Shand's investments in sailing vessels and local companies, dividends received (1873-1893), and a list of assets (1883-1893).

Shand, A.P.

Portrait of five master mariners

MS-2-266, PB Box 4, Folder 34
Item
1904

Part of Everett MacDougall fonds

Item is a photograph of five ship captains: Captain Everett MacDougall, Capt. Henry Nickerson, Capt. Crosby, Capt. Franum Varne Doty, and Capt. Oscar Hilmer Henderson. Verso contains information about each man, which ship they captained, and other biographical information.

Everett MacDougall fonds

MS-2-266, SF Box 31, Folder 14-15; SF Box 35, Folder 3-5
Fonds
1877-1937

Fonds comprises photocopies of MacDougall’s diary, reference letters, correspondence from the author Frederick William Wallace and MacDougall’s sister Alice, miscellaneous business papers, and photographs of MacDougall, other mariners, and shipping vessels.

MacDougall, Everett, 1858-1938

Correspondence related to the ship "Strathmuir"

MS-2-266, SF Box 31, Folder 15
File
1900-1901

Part of Everett MacDougall fonds

MacDougall, Everett, 1858-1938

Correspondence related to Everett MacDougall's career as a captain

MS-2-266, SF Box 35, Folder 4
File
1901-1917

Part of Everett MacDougall fonds

Chanties by various authors

MS-2-288, Box 22, Folder 18
Item
[19--]

Part of Frank Parker Day fonds

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.

Captain George Gardner Morrison fonds

MS-2-410
Fonds
1871 - 1901

Fonds contains three logbooks kept by Captain George G. Morrison and receipts and correspondence belonging to his father, James J. Morrison.

Morrison, George Gardner

Captain George Gardner Morrison's logbook kept aboard the schooner Nellie Carter between 19 March-7 December 1901

MS-2-410, SF Box 87, Folder 10
File
1901

Part of Captain George Gardner Morrison fonds

Captain George Gardner Morrison's logbook kept aboard the schooner Nellie Blanche between 22 April 1894 and 13 December 1895

MS-2-410, SF Box 88, Folder 5
File
1894 - 1895

Part of Captain George Gardner Morrison fonds

Captain George Gardner Morrison's logbook kept aboard the schooner Nellie Blanche between 24 March 1896 and August 1899

MS-2-410, SF Box 88, Folder 6
File
1896 - 1899

Part of Captain George Gardner Morrison fonds

Photograph of the Sable Island supply ship CS Lady Laurier

MS-2-474, PB Box 3, Folder 33, Item 6
Item
[ca. 1920]

Part of Richard Orme Allen fonds

Item consists of a photograph of a ship -- likely the twin-screw steamer CS Lady Laurier -- approaching Sable Island on a resupply mission, ca. 1920.

Photograph of a dory approaching Sable Island from an unidentified fishing boat

MS-2-474, PB Box 3, Folder 33, Item 7
Item
[ca. 1920]

Part of Richard Orme Allen fonds

Item consists of a photograph of a dory containing four people, approaching Sable Island from a distant unidentified fishing boat, likely around 1920.

Photograph of three dories ashore on Sable Island

MS-2-474, PB Box 3, Folder 33, Item 8
Item
[ca. 1920]

Part of Richard Orme Allen fonds

Item consists of a photograph of three dories ashore on Sable Island, arriving from an unidentified distant fishing boat, taken ca. 1920.

Photograph of supply ship CS Lady Laurier from the west end beach, Sable Island

MS-2-474, PB Box 3, Folder 34, Item 2
Item
[ca. 1917]

Part of Richard Orme Allen fonds

Photograph of the Sable Island west end beach from supply ship CS Lady Laurier

MS-2-474, PB Box 3, Folder 34, Item 3
Item
[ca. 1917]

Part of Richard Orme Allen fonds

Robert Dewis's research notes related to the Mary Celeste and the Dewis family

MS-2-518, Box 1, Folder 1, Item 1
Item
December 12, 1950

Part of Irving Deale collection

Item consists of typed research notes about the Mary Celeste and the Dewis family, written by Robert Dewis, transcribed in 1950 by R.L. Dewis, and collected by Irving Deale. Dewis was the son of Joshua Dewis, owner of the Mary Celeste.

Amazon, better known as the Mary Celeste, 1860-1861 : [research notes]

MS-2-518, Box 1, Folder 1, Item 2
Item
1953

Part of Irving Deale collection

Item consists of a facsimile of handwritten research notes drafted in 1953 by R.L. Dewis (and collected by Irving Deale), about the early history of the Mary Celeste (then known as the Amazon).

The mystery of the Marie Celeste : [manuscript]

MS-2-518, Box 1, Folder 1, Item 3
Item
1968

Part of Irving Deale collection

Item consists of a facsimile of a passage from J. Alphonse Deveau's 1968 book "La ville francaise" related to the mystery of the Mary Celeste, with an accompanying English translation (likely undertaken by Irving Deale).

The famous mystery ship, Mary Celeste : [research notes]

MS-2-518, Box 1, Folder 1, Item 4
Item
[196-]

Part of Irving Deale collection

Item consists of typed research notes collected by Irving Deale, and written by unknown persons likely in the 1960s, giving a brief outline on the history of the Mary Celeste.

Copy of the Mary Celeste 1872 salvage hearing in Gibraltar

MS-2-518, Box 1, Folder 10
Item
1872

Part of Irving Deale collection

Item consists of a facsimile of the original December 18, 1872 court document regarding the mystery of the Mary Celeste, undertaken at the Vice Admiralty Court of Gibraltar, before Sir James Cochrane Knight, Judge and Commissary, and collected in the 1970s by Irving Deale.

Collected research correspondence regarding Mary Celeste

MS-2-518, Box 1, Folder 6, Item 1
File
1973

Part of Irving Deale collection

Collection contains correspondence related to Mary Celeste research in 1973, between Irving Deale and Ernest Dodge, Joseph Howerton, J.S. Harley, Audrey Logie, Stephen Orr, John Lochhead, Keith Matthews, Milton Gustafson, Valerie Simpson, H.M. Puddington, C.P. Lambert, Felix Pizzarello, George Orr, C. MacKinnon, Caroline Jarvis, Sandra Hopkins, and others.

Transcript of pertinent parts of an interview with Stephen Orr

MS-2-518, Box 1, Folder 6, Item 2
Item
October 28, 1973

Part of Irving Deale collection

Item consists of selections from a transcript of a discussion between Irving Deale and Stephen Orr (of Rexton, NB) on October 28, 1973, related to the Mary Celeste.

Culp family fonds

MS-2-539, SF Box 44, Folders 2-15
Fonds
1798-1902

Fonds comprises land deeds, wills and other legal documents, as well as charter agreements for the schooner Mary and a bill of sale for the Candid.

Culp Family

Correspondence and memos regarding the Kauffeld Report

MS-2-560
Series
1967 - 1971

Part of Norman H. Morse fonds

Series contains correspondence and memos regarding the Kauffeld Report, produced for the Port of Halifax Commission between 1967-1971.

Francis B.A. Chipman's Dalhousie law school notebook

MS-2-582, SF Box 45, Folder 4
Item
1900-1901

Item is Francis Chipman's notebook from law school containing notes on shipping lectures by Dean Richard Weldon.

Chipman, Francis Beverley Allan

Ronald Justin Inness fonds

MS-2-600
Fonds
[19--]

Fonds consists of materials collected by Ronald Justin Inness about ships and shipping companies, including pamphlets, manuscripts, clippings, and correspondence. Fonds also contains manuscripts written by Ronald Justin Inness about the Innes' genealogy.

Inness, Ronald Justin

Correspondence between Ronald Justin Inness and Stoomvaart Maatschappij Nederland