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George R. Young
Fonds · 1814-1852, predominant 1838-1852
Consists of correspondence and other records created and accumulated by George R. Young, primarily in the course of his legal and political career. Correspondence covers the period from 1814, when Young was in Castine as a merchant for his father to 1852, the year before his death. Includes letters between Young, his family, friends in England, and colleagues and constituents in Nova Scotia. Letters describe local events, his appointment to the Executive Council, and political matters in Pictou County, including elections, education, roads, poor relief, and the Halifax and Quebec railway. Also includes correspondence, minutes, and accounts relating to the Prince Edward Island Land Company, formed by Young and Samuel Cunard, and land disputes involving Young's clients in Prince Edward Island. Contains letters to the editor and articles accumulated when Young was managing the Novascotian, as well as published and unpublished manuscripts. MG 2 volumes 719-725
William Young
Fonds · 1814-1919, predominant 1860-1886
Consists of correspondence and other records documenting Young's law practice, political offices, and his family and personal business affairs. Includes letters to and from Young regarding political matters, such as elections, fisheries, roads, and the Windsor-Annapolis Railway; and legal opinions and cases dealt with including the estate of Hon. Michael Tobin. Letters between Young and his father and brothers George and Charles concern personal news and family business matters. Other records include Young's summaries of cases heard before him in the Supreme Court, Court of Vice Admiralty, and the Court of Marriage and Divorce, ledgers, day books, financial statements and accounts, drafts of speeches, newspaper clippings, law books, personal diary, and journal of a trip to England. Also contains correspondence, legal documents, and other items concerning the estate of William Young and others, 1887-1919. MG 2 volumes 731-782
John Young
Fonds · 1814-1837, predominant 1820-1826
Consists of correspondence and other records created and received by Young, relating to agricultural, business, and political affairs. The majority of letters are written to Young from acquaintances including Lord Dalhousie, Sir James Kempt, Rear Admiral W. Griffith, and officials from local agricultural societies concerning agricultural matters. Other letters relate to the Free Press controversy over Young's agricultural theories and his ensuing dispute with James Cuppaidge Cochran, James William Johnson, and others, as well as political matters including elections and condition of roads. Fonds also contains copies of the Agricola letters, personal correspondence between Young, his wife Nancy and son William discussing business affairs, family news, and events including the war with Britain. Also contains a few letters to John and Nancy Young from the Rennys in Scotland concerning personal and family news. Other records include notes, agricultural society special meeting minutes, and ephemera. MG 2 volumes 726-730
George Taylor
Fonds · 1857-[193-?], predominantly 1857-1893
Consists of business and personal correspondence, Taylor's marriage license, an account against Taylor's estate, and a brief account of the pre-Confederation history of railway construction, transportation and coal mining in Nova Scotia by Mrs. C.P. Holden. 1998-079
George W. Churchill Estate Ltd.
Fonds · 1804-1958
Consists of business records of the Churchill family, 1845-1957, and Churchill family property transactions, 1804-1958. The business records include correspondence relating largely to financial and property matters, and a cash book. The family land records document property transactions of the Churchill family, including Ezra and his sons, and include deeds, mortgages, leases, agreements, assignments, licenses, bonds and sometimes plans of properties. It is believed that the early land records were utilized by the Estate company as a reference in the course of their daily business. 2004-045
Georgia H. Cunningham
Fonds · 1900-1969
Consists of negatives taken by Georgia H. Cunningham for clients who patronized her commercial studio. The geographic area represented is almost exclusively Bridgetown and surrounding area. Cunningham's work is primarily portraiture although from 1942 onwards there are a number of photographs of school classes and societies as well as the Bridgetown Salvation Army Citadel. Approximately five percent of the photographs include views of shopfronts, buildings, churches, streets, scenery and special events such as the visit of the Bishop of Nova Scotia to St. James Anglican Church in 1946. Also includes a few glass plate negatives which may have been taken by previous commercial studio owners Joseph Rice or Edith Crosskill, as well as negatives and prints left with her by clients for processing or given to her by others. Also contains a photograph and three letters concerning Dr. Otto Srasser (1898-1974) a Nazi exile who lived in Paradise, Nova Scotia for fifteen years. 1989-433
Gerald P. Flavin
Fonds · 1920-1937
Consists of records documenting Flavin's political and personal activities, including general files, 1924-1937, mostly concerning the provincial election in 1928 and Conservative Party organization; three scrapbooks documenting the 1925 and 1926 federal elections, Maritime Rights movement, and 1928 provincial election; diaries, 1933, 1935; notebooks kept while Flavin was a law student, ca. 1920; pamphlets; correspondence; and other miscellaneous items. Photographs also found among the textual records. Also includes correspondence and other material relating to the production of the Archdiocese of Halifax newspaper, The Halifax Gazette. MG 2 volumes 1557-1564
Glad Moffatt
Fonds · 1908-1935
Documents Glad Moffatt’s music career as a vaudeville performer in the early 20th Century and consists of: newspaper clippings of performance reviews and theatre show ads (1914-1930); 2 scrapbooks of news clippings with photographs and correspondence enclosed (1908-1935); a travel diary detailing expenses and earnings on a tour of major cities in the South and Southwest United States (1921-1923) with a tax return for 1922, some photographs and correspondence enclosed; work contracts with B.F. Keith and other management companies (1920-1928); theatre programs and advertising flyers where she performed (1916-1929); personal and business correspondence (1920-1933); publicity photographs and personal snapshots [1910?-1929?]; song lyrics and notes-to-self [1920s?]; and some invoices and receipts (1923-1925). 2017-041
Gordon K. Smith
Fonds · [ca. 1890]-1983
Consists of correspondence, call books, diaries, journals, and financial records, as well as medical reports and certificates. Correspondents include: J.L. Ilsley, G.T. Purdy, A.S. MacMillan, Angus L. Macdonald and Dr. Smith's sister, Millicent Smith. There are also photographs that document members of the Smith family of Windsor, Nova Scotia. The contents contain records relating to Dr. Smith's medical practice and his activities both as medical officer and Mayor of Hantsport, Nova Scotia. 1988-502
Graham family
Fonds · 1853-1931
Consists of documents which relate to the Graham family, particularly the sailing careers of the men in the family, as well as involvement in Rockville School. Includes graphic materials, correspondence, certificates, two objects and related family clippings. The graphic materials include photographs, tintypes, daguerrotypes, and a crayon portrait. The objects include a medallion and copper mold calling card plate. 2008-021