Title and statement of responsibility area
Title proper
Petheric Press fonds
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- Textual record
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Level of description
Fonds
Repository
Reference code
MS-4-244
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Issuing jurisdiction and denomination (philatelic)
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1971-1982 (Creation)
Physical description area
Physical description
25 cm of textual records
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Archival description area
Name of creator
([ca. 1967]-1984)
Administrative history
Petheric Press was founded by William Hue McCurdy, a graduate of Dalhousie University and former president and owner of McCurdy Printing Co. Petheric was located in Halifax and was one of the first small publishing companies in Nova Scotia, active from about 1967 to 1984. The press specialized in Nova Scotia history books of non-fiction and in 1971 began publishing The Nova Scotia Historical Quarterly, which featured works by Thomas Raddall, W.R. Bird, and Evelyn Richardson, among others. In 1981 the Public Archives of Nova Scotia (PANS) assumed management of the serial and changed its name to The Nova Scotia Historical Review and its frequency to twice yearly.
Custodial history
Fonds donated by William Hue McCurdy of Halifax in 1997.
Scope and content
This fonds consists of correspondence relating to manuscripts; manuscripts of books published by Petheric Press; and manuscripts of articles published in the Nova Scotia Historical Quarterly.
Notes area
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Language of material
- English
Script of material
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Finding aid available onsite.
Finding aid
Associated materials
McCurdy Printing Co. Ltd. fonds MS-4-139.
Accruals
General note
Preferred citation: [Identification of item], Petheric Press fonds, MS-4-244, Box [box number], Folder [folder number], Dalhousie University Archives and Special Collections, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
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Name access points
- McCurdy Printing Company (Subject)
- Nova Scotia Historical Quarterly. (Subject)