Title and statement of responsibility area
Title proper
William Marshall's sonnet to the statue of Joseph Howe
General material designation
- Graphic material
- Textual record
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Item
Repository
Reference code
MS-2-213, SF Box 32, Folder 5
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Issuing jurisdiction and denomination (philatelic)
Dates of creation area
Date(s)
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1910 (Creation)
Physical description area
Physical description
1 page (1 folder)
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Archival description area
Name of creator
Biographical history
William E. Marshall was born in 1859 in Liverpool, Nova Scotia, to James Noble Shannon and Adelaide Amelia Allison Marshall. He was educated at the County Academy and Mt. Allison Academy in Sackville, New Brunswick. In September 1876 he entered his father's law office and was admitted to the bar in 1881. He practised law in Bridgewater, Nova Scotia, until he was appointed Registrar of Deeds for Lunenburg District in March 1898. Marshall was married in 1883 to Margaret Jane Bingay Campbell, with whom he had one son and one daughter. In January 1909 he published a poetry collection, A Book of Verse. Marshall died in 1923.
Custodial history
Custodial history unknown.
Scope and content
Fonds consists of a sonnet to the statue of Joseph Howe at Province House, and a photograph of an 1888 bust of Howe.
Notes area
Physical condition
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Arrangement
Language of material
- English
Script of material
Language and script note
English.
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There are no access restrictions on these materials. All materials are open for research.
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Materials do not circulate and must be used in the Archives and Special Collections Reading Room. Materials may be under copyright. Contact departmental staff for guidance on reproduction.
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Further accruals are not expected.
General note
Preferred citation: [Identification of item], MS-2-213, Box [box number], Folder [folder number], Dalhousie University Archives, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
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Standard number
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Place access points
Name access points
- Howe, Joseph (Subject)
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Rules for Archival Description