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Thomas O. Geddes fonds
Fonds · 1830-1893
Consists of day books and ledgers documenting Dr. Geddes' medical practice in Barrington and Yarmouth for over fifty years. Day books contain name of patient, cost of visit, and any treatments and prescriptions. Some entries provide detailed remarks on patients and medical conditions. Additional day book on microfilm, 1865-1866, also contains notes on the settlement of Barrington as well as medical and business accounts and notes. A few ledgers were probably accumulated while Geddes was a customs excise officer and contain a list of names, many of which are captains, freight, and passage. Also contains a ledger, 1830-1835, predominantly dealing with the settlement of the estate of R. Kelley and a ledger, 1838-1893, inscribed with the names Drs. James and Thomas Geddes. MG 3 volumes 3986-3988
Thomas Neville fonds
Fonds · 1828-1893
Fonds consists of correspondence primarily to Thomas Neville and his wife Frances (Fanney), in Pictou County, N.S., from family members in England, concerning social and economic conditions in England and Nova Scotia, activities and health of the Neville and Bridgen families, and Albion Mines, Pictou County. Fonds also includes certificates and contract pertaining to Thomas Neville's employment, legal records, geneaological notes, and Neville family register. MG1 volume 3371, numbers 1- 57.
Thomas N. DeWolf fonds
Fonds · [1823]
Fonds is a discreet item, a school scribbler or notebook containing math problems and their answers. The math problems are typical scenarios encountered when selling goods. 2015-021/001-03
Thomas McCulloch
Fonds · 1780, 1806-1933, predominant 1819-1838
Consists of letters between McCulloch and his friends and colleagues, Rev. James Mitchell and Jotham Blanchard, discussing the affairs of Pictou Academy, the Presbyterian Church in Nova Scotia, relations with the Church of Scotland, Lord Dalhousie, and personal and political news. Other correspondents include C.D. Archibald regarding Dalhousie College, George Smith, George Young, Rev. K.J. McKenzie, and Rev. Thomas Trotter. Also contains subscription lists, minutes of meetings, correspondence, petitions, and accounts concerning Pictou Academy; scientific notes and lectures given by McCulloch; speeches and sermons; theological and literary writings, including manuscripts of the letters of Mephibosheth Stepsure, "William", "Melville", "Auld Eppie's tales", and an unpublished novel; minutes of congregation meetings; and publications including newspapers and pamphlets accumulated by McCulloch and his family. Contains some correspondence and other items relating to McCulloch's sons, Rev. William McCulloch and Thomas McCulloch Jr., and letters from Mrs. J.W. McCulloch to granddaughter Elizabeth McCulloch. MG 1 volumes 550-557
Thomas Maher fonds
Fonds · 1856-1881
Fonds consists of records documenting Maher's business activities as a trader in Dover. Includes account books and indexes, 1856-1881; day books, 1876-1881; and fish books, 1868-1876, describing the types of fish being caught along the eastern side of St. Margaret's Bay and the names of fishermen involved in the fishery. MG 1, vol. 6190
Thomas Colton Creighton fonds
Fonds · 1843-1846
Fonds consists of a journal entitled "Journal of a Whaling Voyage made by the Barque Rose of Halifax, that sailed the 15th January 1843, Bound to the Pacific for Sperm Whales - Thomas T. Wood, Master, and Returned". In three volumes, Creighton's journal recounts his daily activities as a seaman, such as coopering, sewing clothes and mending sails, duty watch, dealing with customs duties, his experiences ashore, whaling and preparing oil for shipment, as well as weather reports, geographical locations, strange star sightings and other topics of nineteenth century navigational interest. At the end of the third volume, the journal includes a list of vessels encountered during the trip, entitled "a Memo of Ship's Spoken during the Voyage" which includes the date of event, name of vessel, name of master, where it was from, length of time at sea, amount of oil and geographical location. Accession number 2001-028/001
Thomas Cantley fonds
Fonds · [1873?]-1921
Fonds consists of records mostly relating to Cantley's business activities with the Nova Scotia Steel and Coal Co., including letter books and loose correspondence, some personal, 1903-1911; Bluenose Gold Mining company letter book, 1899-1913; legal and financial records, some concerning the consolidation of the British Empire Steel Corporation Limited (BESCO); correspondence, press clippings, reports and other items regarding the Canadian Shell Committee and the Canadian Northern Railway; newspaper clippings and articles pertaining to Cantley and the Nova Scotia Steel and Coal Co.; photocopy of his journal and notes on his trips to Europe, 1908, 1909, 1913, 1915, 1916, 1919; some speeches and articles written by Cantley and other miscellaneous items; and bound scrapbooks, one containing ca. sixty photographs, plans, and descriptions of company operations and facilities. Photographs depict miner's homes, collieries, and steel plants. MG 1 volumes 167-171, Microfilm reel 14,979; MG 9 volume 215; Graphic 31.4.7
Thomas Brenton Smith fonds
Fonds · [193-?]-[195-]
Fonds consists of typewritten notes documenting Smith's genealogical research of over 1600 Queens County families. Notes may contain only birth and death dates and parentage of a particular individual, or may include additional information on the family's background and activities. Arranged alphabetically by surname. Fonds also contains typed excerpts from the newspaper Liverpool Advance which includes mention of vessels and privateers in Liverpool between 1810 and 1904 and general news between 1886 and 1912. Microfilm reels 22,348 - 22,362, 22,376 - 22,381.
Thomas B. Akins fonds
Fonds · 1749-1891, predominant 1858-1891
Fonds consists of records created and accumulated by Akins, documenting his career and his research activities. Includes journals, correspondence, reports, and lists of historical manuscripts relating to the records commission of Nova Scotia; essays, notes, and correspondence on the early history of Halifax and Nova Scotia; extracts of original letters, biographies, personal correspondence and diary; obituaries; books relating to British North America; photographs of Akins and his house in Falmouth, built in 1863, and a photograph album he assembled in 1869 entitled, "Persons connected with the Dominion of Canada." MG 1 volumes 7-8, 1504; Graphic 31-1-1, 60.1.
Terrence M. Punch fonds
Fonds · 1975-1989
Fonds consists of copies of articles written by Terrence M. Punch for various historical and genealogical publications in North America and abroad; extracts of vital statistics from church registers, tombstone inscriptions, and newspapers; notes from family bibles; charts; family histories; a curriculum study on research using archival materials in high schools; correspondence received by Punch; and photograph portraits of Catholic clergymen including Archbishop T. O'Donnell and Msgr. Graham. MG 1, vol. 1487, 2151