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Archival description
Kenneth A. Keddy fonds
Fonds · 1920
Fonds consists of a patriotic notebook used by Keddy while attending Clearland School. MBMS-33
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
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
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
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
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
Fonds · 1907
Fonds consists of an original photograph portraying a train wreck at the Mahone Bay train station in February 1907. MBMS-18
Helen C. Hayford fonds
Fonds · 1922
Fonds consists of a postcard sent to Helen C. Hayford from her sister-in law Edith M. (Young) Hayford of Mahone Bay. The front of the card features an original photograph of Westhaver’s Island in Mahone Bay. MBMS-40
H. Gerald Stairs fonds
Fonds · c. 1946
Fonds consists of an H.G. Stairs brochure and order form for the racing yacht Acadia ’42. MBMS-47
Green Shutters fonds
Fonds · 1933-1962
Fonds consists of guest registers, a photograph, and promotional material documenting the operation of the tourist home Green Shutters at Mader’s Cove, Mahone Bay. MBMS-28