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Herbert Reginald Hyson fonds
Fonds · 1922-2001
Fonds consists of photographs (11 colour and 8 black and white) documenting the life of Herbert Reginald Hyson, together with an obituary and a memoir, both written by Hyson’s lifelong friend Allan Coggan. MBMS-35
Hunt Family fonds
Fonds · c. 1905
This fonds consists of postcards (with correspondence) to John Hunt, Charles Davis, and Winnifred Davis, together with a c.1905 photo album. The latter belonged to Sadie C. Hunt and includes photographs of Mahone Bay area landscapes, boats, houses, people (including her brother John E. Hunt), and a few photos from other parts of Nova Scotia and possibly the US. MBMS-60
Inglis-Quinlan family fonds
Fonds · 1863-1988
Fonds consists of correspondence, financial records, legal documents, academic records, photographs, collection records, and diaries pertaining to the lives of members of the Inglis-Quinlan family. The fonds comprises six series: Photographs, Inglis-Quinlan Store Records, Charles and Cassandra Inglis Records, Grace Quinlan Records, Percy Inglis Records, and Clara Quinlan Records. The accrual processed in 2020 consists of photographs accumulated by Clara Quinlan and the following textual documents: two volumes of Cara Quinlan’s diaries as well as her correspondence with Tom Forrestall, Will R. Bird, and others; notes on a controversial Inglis family adoption and other genealogical information; miscellaneous records relating to the Percy Inglis China Collection, including two guest books, draft articles, miscellaneous correspondence, and other documents; and notes and memoranda concerning Mahone Bay. MBMS-1
James Adam Eisenhaur fonds
Fonds · 1894
Fonds consists of a single sheet (2 pages) relating to financial matters, specifically a loan to Eisenhaur for $300.00 and a claim against him for “bad making of the fish” of the schooner D. Crenan (Captain Lewis Strum). MBMS-37
Joan K. Foran fonds
Fonds · 1912 - 2007
Fonds consists of research notes, reference material, memoranda, drafts, clippings, grey literature, publications, correspondence, photographs, oral history recordings, and artwork documenting Foran’s research into Mahone Bay’s history as well as her longtime involvement with efforts to promote the town. The fonds has been arranged in five series: Mahone Bay Research Files, Nova Scotia History Files, Oral History Recordings, Organizations, and Publications. MBMS-64
Kenneth A. Keddy fonds
Fonds · 1920
Fonds consists of a patriotic notebook used by Keddy while attending Clearland School. MBMS-33
Kinburn Boot & Shoe Company fonds
Fonds · 1936
Fonds consists of a chartered accountant’s 1936 report to a committee of shareholders that was prepared at the behest of Frank L. Ernst following a fire that damaged the company’s machinery. MBMS-31
Mahone Bay Museum Photograph Collection
Collection · 1880 - 1970
The collection consists primarily of photographs documenting the history of the town of Mahone Bay and the immediate surrounding areas in Lunenburg County. The collection, which includes original photographs, copy prints, and postcards (real photos and halftones), depicts many different facets of the lives of the people of the Mahone Bay community: bands; buildings and street views; celebrations and events; cemeteries; churches; the First World War; the Masonic Lodge; people; photo albums; school photos; the Second World War; shipbuilding; street views; and town views. There are also a number of stereoviews (original photographs and printed halftones) that portray a wide variety of non-local subjects, including the operations of the T. Eaton Company, various Canadian views, the San Francisco Earthquake, the Russo-Japanese War, the Holy Land, and various scenes of rural life and domestic comedy, including the impact of the “New Woman.” MBMS-14
Mahone Bay Soldiers’ Monument Committee fonds
Fonds · 1914-1988
Fonds consists of correspondence, financial records, and notes on military service records, all relating to the committee’s activities. The records also include Canon Harris’s original monument design as well as various drafts of the monument text, records relating to the unveiling ceremony, and a photograph of the Mi’kmaq soldier Thomas Hammond, whose name appears on the monument. MBMS-30