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February 12, 2012
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Take a look at the 'newest' archival records available for researchers at NSARM. You'll find more information about each of them in BosaNova, our online catalogue — if what you see interests you, then make plans to visit NSARM soon for a closer look.
| Fonds / collection | What's It About? |
| Alexander Houston (New York & Shelburne) | Diary: New York, 1778-79; Shelburne, 1788 |
| Rev. Robert J. Blackwood (Shubenacadie & Tatamagouche, Colchester County) | Presbyterian clergyman; daybooks, 1820-40, 1844-57 (baptisms, marriages, deaths, daily events, business transactions); miscellaneous notes, receipts, documents, etc., 1817-19[–] |
| Elsie Ruth (Miller) Cassidy (Elmsdale, Hants County; Wellesley MA; Fredericton, NB) | Illustrated texts, valentines & correspondence, 1923-77, from Barbara (Lucas) Grantmyre |
| Andrew MacKay (Elmfield, Pictou County) | Two pieces of wallpaper pre-1924, containing sections of music used to teach singing |
| Garth Vaughan (Windsor, Hants County) | Correspondence, subject files, photographs & scrapbooks, 1920s-2004, re hockey in NS |
| Bridglal Pachai (South Africa, Malawi, Ghana, Nigeria & Halifax) | Correspondence, certificates, essays, papers, speeches, photographs & documentation, 1940s-2008, for noted educator, historian, author & human rights advocate |
| Lena Ferguson (West Chezzetcook, HRM) | Oral history interviews, 1975-88, Eastern Shore region & especially Chezzetcook |
| Nova Scotia Rifle Association | Annual programs, reports, constitution & by-laws, 1865-1970 |
| William Rufus Foote (NS & Korea) | Presbyterian clergyman & missionary; daybooks, correspondence notebooks & misc. records, 1888-1920, chiefly re work in Korea |
| Spencers Island Company (Spencers Island, Cumberland county) | Shipbuilders & general merchants; correspondence, shipping & financial records, 1866-1912 |
| Eugene & David Freeman (Halifax, NS) | Amateur film-makers; 13 film reels, 1937-63, 1939 Royal Visit, Minas Paper, lumbering, Robbins Circus, Halifax Riding & Driving Club, etc. |
| Mairi T. Macdonald (Montreal, Toronto, Halifax & Bailey’s Brook, Pictou County) | Educator, education advocate, farm manager; journals, draft manuscripts, correspondence, family records, photographs, ca.1920-2008 |
| Bell-Maclaren Family (Halifax, NS) | Textual records & photographs, 1917-58, including first-person accounts of 1917 Halifax Explosion |
| Hostelling International — Nova Scotia | Correspondence, financial reports, minutes, promotional materials, etc., 1961-2005 |
| Nan Geizer (Halifax, NS) | Educator, librarian & family historian; correspondence, photographs, research notes, reminiscences, etc., 1910-2001 |
| Murray C. Langille (Halifax, NS) | Maritime Business College workbooks & exercises, 1935-38, including for accounting, correspondence, law & banking |
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