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Alan Ruffman fonds
Fonds · [197-] - 1990, predominant 1974 - 1978
Fonds consists of materials regarding Alan Ruffman's contributions to the Atlantic Sub-committee of Oceanography (ASCO) and the Canadian Committee on Oceanography (CCO), including reports, manuscripts, correspondence, newspaper clipping, meeting minutes, newsletters and others textual records. MS-2-578
Archibald Beaton fonds
Fonds · 1897-1898
Fonds consists of correspondence of Archibald Beaton, Donald MacDonald and Rev. Ronald Beaton in Rome. Letters deal with the opening of the coal mines at Broad Cove in the late 1890s, a description of Rome, and the ordering of a set of bagpipes as a gift. Interspersed there is also bagpipe music, written by Archibald Beaton. MG 12.31
Arnold J. Tingley fonds
Fonds · 1990 - [199-]
Fonds consists of two books and a manuscript written by Arnold J. Tingley during his tenure as a professor in the Department of Mathematics and as Dalhousie University Registrar. MS-2-649
Fonds · 1885-1902
Fonds consists of correspondence, receipts, bills, accounts, letters of incorporation, policies, legal documents, indentures, and financial statements related to the operations of the Cowan Gold Mine.
Fonds · 1930-1999
administrative, research records and microfilmed copies of original materials collected from a variety of archives. Administrative records consist of correspondence, reports, minutes, and planning material related to the present operations of the Fortress and the reconstruction process. Also included are documentary records related to the reconstruction and to interpretation. Research materials consist of primary (copies) and secondary material used to support the present interpretation and reconstruction planning of the Fortress. Primary materials are microfilmed copies of original materials which are housed in various archives including the Archives Nationales (France), National Archives of Canada, Archives Departementales (France), and the Public Record Office (London). The scope of these records is varied but all are related to the history of the French presence in Nova Scotia, especially in regards to the Fortress. Also included in the fonds is an index to and copies of Louisbourg Parish registers.
Miller family
Fonds · 1676-1944, predominant 1804-1889
Consists of records documenting five generations of the Miller family of Halifax and Lunenburg County and related families. The bulk contains correspondence, accounts, and bills relating to the business affairs of Jacob Miller, his son Garret, and his grandsons Garret, Jacob, and Joseph. The records also document the public offices held by the Miller men including their involvement in the Lunenburg County Court of General Sessions and militia and local church. Also contains family letters, deeds, indentures, briefs and other legal records, memo books, journals, scrapbooks and ephemera relating to various members of the Miller family and several generations of related families including Pernette, Allan, Aitkens, Hall, Godard, Mack, Owen, Erad, and Zouberbuhler. Journals kept by William D. Hall describe gold prospecting and mining activities and include mention of the Central Gold Mining Co. Also included are maps of Nova Scotia counties, Bridgewater and the Miller estate property, and Pernette property in Petite Riviere. MG 1 volumes 582-695
Fonds · 1703-1886
Consists of portions of the Colonial Office records containing information about Nova Scotia through the British colonial period. The collection includes the original correspondence or dispatches (in-letters) of the various colonial governors of Nova Scotia or other senior officials responsible for administering the colonial government, as well as entry books (out-letters) consisting of copies of Colonial Office replies. These are supplemented with various indexes, registers, acts passed by the colonial legislature, Blue Books of Statistics, sessional papers and miscellanea. Collection consists of: Series - Original correspondence, Board of Trade (CO 217) CO
Jonathan Belcher and family
Fonds · 1727-1914, predominant 1753-1763
Consists of correspondence and other records created and accumulated by Chief Justice Jonathan Belcher and his family. The majority contains letters written between Belcher, his father Governor Belcher, and his sister Sarah Lyde. Other correspondents are relatives including cousins James and William Belcher in Europe, friends, and political acquaintances. Letters discuss family news, health, financial affairs, property transactions, Belcher's appointment as chief justice, and other public affairs. Most of the more recent correspondence is addressed to Rev. Gilbert E. Belcher and concerns a biography of Jonathan Belcher. Other records include: Belcher's notebooks kept as a law student at Middle Temple; legal notes, addresses, minutes, and reports accumulated by Belcher, some of which relate to Acadians; probate and legal records, newspaper clippings, and ephemera concerning various Belcher family members; drawings of coat of arms; and reproductive prints of Jonathan and Abigail Belcher. MG 1 volume 1738
Edward Howe family
Fonds · 1730-1867
Consists of correspondence and other records created and accumulated by four generations of the How(e) family of Guysborough and Annapolis Counties. The majority of the material concerns Alexander Burgoyne Howe and includes letters written to and from son Richard Howe, 1818-1864, father Alexander Howe, 1804-1812; and mother Helen (McKellar) Howe, 1798-1823; and other family, friends and associates. Also contains correspondence between other Howe family members including a few early letters from Edward How to wife Mary. Letters discuss personal, family and community news, education and travel experiences, and military and naval affairs at home and abroad. Also includes certificates and appointments; copies and originals of letters, Council minutes, statements, and other items relating to Mary How's widows pension claim; some genealogical notes and charts; and a sketched plan of Canso settlement, 1739. Other family members represented include John Oliver Howe, Richard Uniacke Howe, Deborah Cottnam, Grizelda Cottnam, and the related Tonge family. MG 1 volumes 472-474a
Easson family
Fonds · 1734-1894, 1924
Consists of records documenting business and personal activities of four generations of the Easson family. Contains correspondence, invoices, receipts, account statements, promissory notes, land conveyances, bills of exchange, licences, survey plans, and other material relating to commercial transactions between Annapolis Royal, New England, Halifax, and Louisbourg; shipping in the 1700s including an incident involving a vessel at Tatamagouche; relations between the French and the Mi'kmaq; mill-work; maintenance of aboiteaux and dykes; local government; and social life and customs of Annapolis Royal. Family members represented include John Easson (1715-1790); son David (1748-1790) and his wife Elizabeth (ca.1750-1841); three of their eight children: David (1773-1812) and David's wife Zeruiah (ca.1790-1845), Thomas (1784-ca.1862), and Alexander (1786-1862); and three of Alexander's children: Deborah (1816-1888), Caroline (1822-1885), and David Stuart Easson (1823-1883). Also includes records of Thomas Prior, a free Black (previously enslaved), who was a neighbour of David Easson (1773-1812). MG 1 volume 3478