File contains letters concerning the book "The Navaho Door" by Alexander Leighton and Dorothea Leighton, a 1945 copy of the New York Times Book Review covering Leighton's book "The Governing of Men," a bundle of abstracts from the American Philosophical Society's AGM in 1952, a bulletin on teaching English to the Navajo, and a proposal for a retirement commemoration conference for Alexander Leighton. Also includes some of Alexander Leighton's reports and articles: "Pilot study of cultural items in medical diagnosis," "Mental health in Canada: working toward a better future," "Cornell southwestern program: a summary report on five years 1948-1953," and "Interview with the editor of a small town paper."
File contains manuscripts for two papers written by Alexander and Dorothea Leighton: "Illustrative examples of applied social science" and "A program for utilizing social science in the development of foreign policy."
Fonds contains business and personal correspondence; materials related to awards received and events attended; and research notes, correspondence, interview notes, manuscripts, typescripts, and reviews of his published writings.
Item is a typescript transcription of "Evangeline and the Real Acadians," an essay by Archibald MacMechan. MacMechan published the essay in 1914, as part of the collection 'The Life of a Little College & Other Papers'.
File contains correspondence with or about John Pearson. Also contains a manuscript for "Sensations, their nature and origin: brief statement of the findings of the Dartmouth Eye Institute."
Item is a 1000 word article by Andrew Merkel reporting the development of historic gardens adjacent to the reconstructed Habitation in Lower Granville. The manuscript contains no information about where or whether the article was published.
File contains manuscript chapters of "Opinions on Constitutional Law" by Vincent MacDonald, which were either presented at or came out of the 1944 Dominion-Provincial Conference.
Item is a 1000 word article by Andrew Merkel deploring the lack of public transport in Lower Granville and the politics underpinning the problem. The manuscript contains no information about where or whether the article was published.
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.
File contains correspondence with or about Shosaku Kubota. Also contains manuscripts for articles titled "A glimpse into Sartre's existentialism introduced to Japan" and "Spread of cultural movement to communities in Japan."
Item is a 1000 word article by Andrew Merkel reporting on the arguments in favour and against the building of a causeway or upgrading the bridge spanning the Annapolis River at the point at which it is divided by Coat Island, between Annapolis Royal and Granville Ferry. The manuscript contains no information about where or whether the article was published.
File contains a 1000 word article by Andrew Merkel about the Digby scallop industry as well as am enclosure letter to R.J. Rankin at The Herald newspaper, for which the piece was written.
File contains a 1000 word article written by Andrew Merkel describing Christmas festivities from fifty years earlier and an enclosure letter to "Bib," R.J. Rankin, at The Herald newspaper.
File contains a manuscript for an article on the use of the atomic bomb during World War II. Also includes relevant newspaper clippings and correspondence.
File contains a 1000 word article by Andrew Merkel about the history of Christ Church, Karsdale, near Lower Granville, the third oldest Anglican church in Nova Scotia, but originally built by Congregationalists in the 1760s. The file also contains a letter to R.J. Rankin at The Herald newspaper in Halifax.
File contains four manuscript copies of a one-act play by Andrew Merkel titled variously "Harriet Richardson" and "Mrs. Richardson Wins." The latter version contains hand-written edits that appear in the both copies titled "Harriet Richardson." One manuscript lists the author as "Marc Lescarbot" and is two pages longer than the others. The copy typed on legal-sized onion skin paper contains a note that the play was originally presented at the Community Centre, Annapolis Royal, on 5th June 1947. There is also a short note critiquing the play.
Item is a 1000 word article by Andrew Merkel announcing the building of the first regional library in Nova Scotia and its importance to the county and its people. The manuscript contains no information about where or whether the article was published.
Item is a partial manuscript written by Andrew Merkel describing how he came to live in Lower Granville after his retirement. The first page is missing and it's unclear whether there are more missing after page number six. The manuscript contains no information about where or whether the article was published.
Item is a 1000 word article by Andrew Merkel about the significance for tourism of paving the highway from Granville Ferry to Lower Granville. The manuscript contains no information about where or whether the article was published.
Item is a 1000 word article by Andrew Merkel describing the history of the Granville Shore's economic decline, its lack of transportation routes and the impact on tourism triggered by reconstructing the Port Royal Habitation. The manuscript contains no information about where or whether the article was published.
File contains correspondence with or about W. W. "Nibs" Hill. Also includes a manuscript for "The inter-university field training program in cultural anthropology."
Item is 2500 word article by Andrew Merkel recounting the history of the discovery and restoration of the Port Royal Habitation. The manuscript contains no information about where or whether the article was published.
Item is a typed manuscript dedicated to His Worship, The Mayor / and Corporation of the City of Halifax / on the occasion of its Bicentenary Anniversary, 1949. The manuscript includes a poem by Charles Bruce: "Port of Halifax."
File contains correspondence with or about Carl C. Taylor. Also contains manuscripts for "The role of social science in agricultural extension" and "Some principles of human relations that have bearing on extension work."
Item is a typed manuscript draft written in conjunction with or as preparation for Merkel's bicentenary anniversary committee's "Founding of Halifax" compilation.
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.
File contains manuscripts by Robert Lester Dewis (1950, 1953); Alphonse Deveau (1968); George S. Bryan (undated); and Irving Deale's manuscript titled "A personal account of an interesting story, or a funny thing happened on the way to an antique shop " (1973).
File contains correspondence with or about Iago Galdston. Also contains a list of consultants to the New York Academy of Medicine's advisory committee on "panic and morale." Also contains a manuscript for the article "Psychiatric disorder among the Yoruba: a report from the Cornell-Aro Mental Health Research Project in the Western Region, Nigeria."
Subseries contains manuscript materials, correspondence, research notes, and reviews regarding the publication of Alexander Leighton's novel "Come Near."
File contains correspondence with or about George Roper. Also includes a manuscript for "The teacher's role in relation to sociological and psychological stress," discussion transcriptions, and an outline for a case-finding device.
File contains correspondence with or about Norman A. Chance. Also contains a manuscript written by Norman A. Chance for an article titled "Conceptual and methodological problems in cross-cultural health survey research," to appear in the American Journal of Public Health.