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Archival description
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
Gordon D. Ernst fonds
Fonds · c.1943-1957
Fonds consists primarily of photographs documenting vessels built by the John McLean & Sons shipyard in Mahone Bay. MBMS-63
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
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
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
Alice M. Hagen fonds
Fonds · 1927 - 2002
Fonds consists of a disassembled scrapbook containing photographs, textual documents, ephemera, and grey literature documenting the artistic career of Alice Hagen. In addition, there are records touching on Hagen’s exhibitions, her study of Native pottery designs, and a Mount Saint Vincent bursary established in her honour. In addition, there is a reference binder, assembled by staff of the Mahone Bay Museum, which includes original photographs, research notes, and photocopies of clippings, articles, exhibition catalogues, and some notes by Hagen. MBMS-43
Anthony Thickpenny fonds
Fonds · 1772
Fonds consists of a survey of islands in Mahone Bay in 1772, identifying the properties of Anthony Thickpenny and Edward Thomas. MBMS-44
Ben S. Verburgh fonds
Fonds · 1982-1995
Fonds consists of two line drawings by Ben S. Verburgh of the schooner Oressa Belle and twelve drawings by George H. Smeltzer, relating to several vessels: a Royal Barge, a Mussel Harvester, a Tancook Whaler, and a Coastal Tern Schooner. The Tancook Whaler drawings include lines, a construction sheet, sail plans, and details of the rudder and centerboard. MBMS-45
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
Schooner Bessie L. fonds
Fonds · 1898
Fonds consists of ten bills of lading for cargo shipped from Halifax to various consignees in Mahone Bay and Blockhouse. MBMS-50