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Women's Institute fonds
Fonds · 1914 - 2018
Fonds consist of records documenting the work and operation of seven Women’s Institute branches in the western region of Guysborough County: Denver-Newtown (1914-2012), Aspen-Glenelg (1914-1998), Sherbrooke (1914-1924), Port Hilford (1955-2000), Sonora (1931-1975), Seal Harbour-Drumhead (1968-1982), Port Bickerton (1949-2018). Also included are records of the wider Guysborough District of the Women’s Institute of Nova Scotia (1964-1998). The fonds include 51 books consisting of minutes of meetings, financial accounts, reports, membership lists, lists of directors and officers, and records of attendance. Interleaved within the books are miscellaneous receipts and correspondence. One photograph album with captions showing day-to-day life in the communities of Denver and Newtown (circa 1955), and “A History of the Village of Sherbrooke and Vicinity” (1947), created as part of the Tweedsmuir Village Books national competition. By 1914, Women’s Institute branches had formed in the communities of Newtown, Aspen-Glenelg, and Sherbrooke in Guysborough County following a visit by Miss Jennie Fraser, Superintendent of the Women's Institutes of Nova Scotia. The Women’s Institute branches represented in the fonds were formed on the following dates: Newtown (later Denver-Newtown) –– 31 August 1914. Still active.Aspen-Glenelg –– 29 August 1914. Dissolved 1996.Sherbrooke –– 27 August 1914. Still active.Port Hilford –– 10 December 1948. Still active.Sonora -- 26 November 1931. Still active.Seal Harbour-Drumhead –– ca. 1937. Dissolved 1982.Port Bickerton -- 20 July 1949. Dissolved 7 May 2018. The Guysborough District of the Women’s Institutes of Nova Scotia established educational programs for local women, held regular meetings and events, and convened district rallies. Early work of the Newtown (later Denver-Newtown), Aspen-Glenelg and Sherbrooke Women’s Institute branches centered on war relief and supporting the Red Cross through knitting socks and wristlets and making handkerchiefs and cheesecloth bandages. On 6 April 1917 the Sherbrooke branch resolved to support women’s right to vote. Meetings were often centered on themes concerning home economics, agriculture, health and welfare, readings and recitations. Lunches were frequently served at meetings, and institute picnics and banquets were popular. The branches evolved over the years in terms of activity and membership, with later members supporting graduating high school students through bursaries. 2014.005; 2016.003; 2018.001; 2018.016
Dulcie E. E. Randall Fonds
Fonds · 1917-1977
The fonds consists of a memory book that contains letters, postcards, and photographs that were written to Dulcie Randall by her parents and other caretakers while they were living in England during World War I. The photographs were removed from the scrapbook and housed separately for conservation purposes. 88.108.1 - 2
Blaikie Family Collection
Collection · 1839 - 1961
The collection contains textual records and photographs that demonstrate the activities of several members of the Blaikie Family of Great Village, NS, for almost a century from the mid-1800s to the mid-1900s. Items were arranged into series by the archivist based on record type or content, including: letters; insurance policies for various properties in Great Village; payment agreements; Estate of Melinda (Gould) Blaikie; bills; land deeds; John Wier contracts; World War I correspondence, mostly between Joseph McKay Blaikie and Blanche Johnson; ledgers; documents related to the shipbuilding and shipping industries, focusing on “The Peerless”, “Chieftain”, and “The President”. The fonds also contains assorted items related to community organizations and happenings in Great Village, NS, including: day books for Ezra Layton’s store; Iron Age Division of the Sons of Temperance; dyke books; play bills; Corinthians Lodge; war rations books; Women’s Institute of Great Village; and a scrapbook. The photograph collection contains a large number of portraits, with most people identified as members of the Blaikie Family. There are also a large number of photographs of William Edward Spencer and Truene Ruth (Geddes) Spencer, at home and on holiday in California. 2006.48.1 - 148; 2007.36.1 - 56
88.108.1k
Item · 1917 - 1919
Part of Dulcie E. E. Randall Fonds
This item is a black and white photographic print on a postcard of the Randall family: Dr. Elisha Ambrose Randall; his daughter, Dulcie Randall; and his wife, Mary Randall. Also shown are their dog, "Daphne", and their cat, "Twiddles". The photograph was taken at "Midhurst", the family's estate while they lived in England during World War I. It was removed from a memory book that contained items compiled for Dulcie by her parents and other caretakers while they lived in England during World War I.
88.108.1i
Item · 1917 - 1919
Part of Dulcie E. E. Randall Fonds
This item is a black and white photographic print on a postcard of Dulcie Randall and her mother, Mary Randall, feeding chickens in their yard while her father, Dr. Elisha Ambrose Randall, looks at them. The photograph was taken at "Midhurst", the family's estate in Edenbridge, Kent, England during World War I. This item was removed from a memory book that contained items compiled for Dulcie by her parents and other caretakers while they lived in England during World War I.
88.108.1g
Item · September 1917
Part of Dulcie E. E. Randall Fonds
This item is a black and white photographic print on a postcard of Dulcie Randall in a cart with her mother, Mary Randall, and dog, "Daphne". The cart is being pulled by a horse, "Dobbin". Dulcie's father, Dr. Elisha Ambrose Randall, is standing beside the cart in military uniform. The photograph was taken at "Midhurst", the family's estate in Edenbridge, Kent, England during World War I. It was removed from a memory book that contained items compiled for Dulcie by her parents and other caretakers while they lived in England during World War I.
88.108.1f
Item · 8 June 1919
Part of Dulcie E. E. Randall Fonds
This item is a black and white photograph of Nettia White, taken on 8 June 1919 in Edenbridge, Kent, England. It was removed from a memory book that contained items compiled for Dulcie by her parents and other caretakers while they lived in England during World War I. A note in the memory book identifies Nettia White as "my nurse". She was also the "girl groom gardener during the war".
1999.50.28
Item · 1914 - 1918
Part of George R. Smith Family fonds
This item is a black and white photographic print of Lloyd Smith or Raymond Smith in military uniform, taken during World War I by J. P. Walder, Grayshott, Hampshire, UK. 1999.50.28
1999.50.13f
Item · 1914 - 1918
Part of George R. Smith Family fonds
This item is a black and white photographic print on a postcard of one of the Smith brothers [Lloyd K. Smith, Raymond Smith, or Ernest G. Smith] (son of George R. Smith) in military uniform; taken during World War I. 1999.50.13f
1999.50.13c
Item · 1914 - 1918
Part of George R. Smith Family fonds
This item is a black and white photographic print on a postcard of one of the Smith brothers [Lloyd K. Smith, Raymond Smith, or Ernest G. Smith] (son of George R. Smith) in military uniform, posing beside a vehicle during World War I. 1999.50.13c