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181. Hortons Plantation Hortons Plantation 'Deed of Release of a certain plantation and premises situate in the Town of Saint John's, Newfoundland, known by the name of Hortons Plantation', signed 13 August 1819 by John Bell, Nathaniel Stevenson, David Graham, James Crawford, John Cunningham, John Tweedie, Archibald Falconer, Alexander Watson, William McNaught, Walter Bain, Jr., William Lang, William Johnston. OMF-051
182. British Library. Manuscript. Captain Edward Wynne letters, 1630 British Library. Manuscript. Captain Edward Wynne letters, 1630 British Library. Manuscript. Royal 17ALVII, ff. 7, 9. Captain Edward Wynne letters, 1630. - - Letters from Captain Edward Wynne to 'Most dread and gratious Soveraign' and the Honourable and renowned Knight Sir Kenelm Digby - concerning the promising prospects for development in Newfoundland. MF-171
183. Holmes, John Holmes, John The collection includes programs and reviews of productions in which John Holmes was involved - as either director or actor, as well as reviews he prepared for CBC Radio and The Evening - Telegram for other productions, including various drama festivals, throughout the 1980s, and 90s. There is also material - related to his position as Vice-Chairman of the Ceremonies Committee of the 1977 Canada Summer - Games, which were held in St. John's. There is a chronological listing of his CBC Radio reviews and - The Evening Telegram columns. There is an alphabetical listing of programs in sub-series - 1.03. The - collection should be of interest to anyone researching the performing arts in Newfoundland. COLL-127
184. Kelly, Matilda Kelly, Matilda There are a number of well-known images of the destruction and damage caused to the people and communities of the Burin Peninsula by the tidal wave which swept its coasts on November 18, 1929. The three images which form this collection are not as common as some others, but they were part of a number which were printed as postcards and made available for sale. These three were kept by Matilda Kelly, a young schoolteacher in Point au Gaul in 1929, where she witnessed the destruction of the tidal wave first-hand. The images captured here are representative of the types of damage caused by the tidal wave, providing a visual accounting often lost in textual and oral reports. MF-334
185. Blake, Maurice Blake, Maurice Diary and scrapbook kept by Maurice Blake, son of Sir Henry Blake, Governor of Newfoundland, 1887-1888. Records the daily life of the nine year old in Newfoundland, the Bahamas and later in Jamaica. COLL-335
186. British Library. Manuscript. Additional 5540, f.23, Memorandum, 1795 British Library. Manuscript. Additional 5540, f.23, Memorandum, 1795 British Library. Manuscript. Additional 5540, f. 23. This collection consists of a Memorandum, 1795, from John Cary at the Customs - House, London, concerning fish and oil import duties paid by the Bristol merchants. - - MF-039
187. Johnson family Johnson family The Johnson Family Papers consists of correspondence written by George Johnson and his three daughters, Sybil, Estelle, and Dorothy. George Johnson's letters were written during two periods: the first covers the years 1865 to 1870 during which he was a student in England. These letters were written to his father and convey general information about life as a schoolboy: - courses he was taking, summer holidays, visits with his relatives and school reports. The second period covers the years 1871 to 1880 when George was living and working in St. John's. These letters were written to his father and contain a fascinating and informative account of life in St. John's, including personal, professional, political, fishery, religious, social and athletic details. - - The letters by Sybil Johnson cover two distinct periods. The first were written during the years 1902 to 1910 when she was a student in England and in Germany. The second group of letters were written while she was working as a VAD (Voluntary Aid Detachment) during the first world war, 1916 to 1918. Almost all letters were written to her parents. There are also two diaries kept by Sybil, one while she was in Germany, 1906 to 1908, and one while at the1st Western General Military Hospital, Fozakerley, Liverpool, 1916 to 1918. The letters by Estelle Johnson were written while she was a student in England and Germany, 1904 to 1911, and those by Dorothy Johnson while she was a student in Germany, 1908 to 1910; both girls were writing to their parents. - COLL-201
188. Bay Theatre Community Players Bay Theatre Community Players The collection contains textual documents relating to the activities of Bay Theatre 1976-1993. The collection contains programs, minutes of meetings, and small number (2 photographs and negatives) of photographic material. COLL-412
189. Byron, John Byron, John John Byron, 1723-1786, Vice-Admiral in the Royal Navy and Governor of Newfoundland, 1769-1772. - This collection consists of a report from Jens Haven at Henley Harbour, Chateau Bay, on three months exploration of the Labrador - Coast, encounters with Eskimaux and Indians, and claiming the land at Noneingnak Cape, Eskimaux Bay - (Nain), for George III and for the Unitas Fratrum. Typed transcription. - - MF-224
190. Moir, John Moir, John Notes and correspondence pertaining to articles for the Dictionary of Canadian Biography and juvenile biography in MacMillan's 'Great Stories of Canada' series, on the subject of the Kirke Family. MF-181
191. British Library. Manuscript, Additional 5795 British Library. Manuscript, Additional 5795 Warrant for ordnance and list of officers for the Newfoundland Expedition, 1696-7. - - Warrant for ordnance and list of gunners and officers for Newfoundland, 1705. - MF-043
192. Hiscock, Eugene Hiscock, Eugene Eugene Hiscock deposited his papers in the Archives and Special Collections on September 10, 1991. These - papers were generated during the years 1979 to 1989 when Hiscock was a Member of the Newfoundland House of - Assembly for the District of Eagle River. It consists mainly of political papers, including general correspondence, - constituency correspondence, constituency projects, dealings with government departments, both provincial and federal, - dealings with businesses, crown corporations, service groups and organizations, reports and commissions, and with others - with interests in the constituency. It also includes Hiscock's handwritten notebooks, briefs and submissions, Liberal caucus - research material and material relating to committee work, particularly the 1980 Select Committee, established to design a - new provincial flag. There is material related to the Liberal Party, mainly the provincial party but also some federal party - material. There is also material dealing with his various election campaigns in the Eagle River district. There is a small - amount of personal material, some photographs and blueprints. - - COLL-182
193. Keynes, Richard Keynes, Richard This fonds consists of pages from a diary kept by Richard Keynes. In it he documents his attempted visit to Funk Island, Newfoundland, in 1939 in order to make a census of the small gannet colony there. While on Funk Island, Keynes and his friend, Oliver Davies, hoped to find Great Auk bones which they planned to sell in order to further finance their North American expedition to survey its entire gannet population. MF-394
194. Knight, William Blackler Knight, William Blackler This fonds consists of letters written to William Blacker Knight by members of his family during June and July of 1916, when he was a member of the Newfoundland Regiment at the Battle of the Somme. These letters were returned to the family, undelivered, as Knight had been killed at Beaumont Hamel on July 1. The envelopes for these letters carry various stamps and notations; each has the word Dead, written in - red ink on the outside front. There are four letters written by Knight to his father in late 1914 and early 1915, while he was still undergoing training in Scotland, and a letter from the Deputy Paymaster of the Newfoundland Regiment, dated 1917, accompanying the return of some of Knight's belongings. MF-344
195. Mission Church Men's Guild (St. John's, Nfld.: Anglican). Mission Church Men's Guild (St. John's, Nfld.: Anglican). Journal of the proceedings of the Guild during its first two years. The Mission Church later became the Church of St. Michael and all Angels. MF-176
196. Anderson, Hugh Abercrombie Anderson, Hugh Abercrombie This is a very small amount of material related to the career of Hugh Abercrombie Anderson, a Newfoundlander who spent most of his working life in New York City. It includes - the dust jacket to Anderson's biography of his brother, John Murray Anderson, a prominent Broadway - producer in the 1920s, 1930s and 1940s; a review of the biography by Sylvia Wigh, which appeared in a - St. John's newspaper; a newspaper report on Hugh Anderson's visit to St. John's in 1955; a clipping - showing him addressing the St. John's Rotary Club; and two newspaper accounts of his death in 1965. - The information contained in this material is mainly biographical. - In June 1995 the Archives acquired the original document awarding Anderson membership in the Military - Division of the Order of the British Empire. At the same time, a newspaper clipping of a column written by - the Wayfarer in the St John newspaper, The Daily News, was found in a box of miscellaneous clippings - which were part of the bequest to Memorial University of Joseph R. Smallwood. The clipping contained - information on the Anderson family and a reprint of a poem by Hugh Anderson, "Damming the Belle Isle - Straits", which he sent to the newspaper. It has been photocopied for preservation reasons and added to - this collection. - Gilbert Higgins was given a typescript of Anderson's play "The Mermaid Tavern" by Anderson many years - ago. In July 1996 he presented that copy to the Archives. MF-147
197. Langdon, John Langdon, John Two letters, a bill of lading and an account of lumber sold, related to a voyage of the brig Brittania to St. Pierre and Newfoundland, May 1764. MF-063
198. Andersen, Raoul Andersen, Raoul Working manuscripts; copies of the corrected galleys for the 1976 draft of the introductory essay and the - draft of the flaptext of 'North Atlantic Maritime Cultures', The Hague, Mouton, 1979, edited by Raoul - Andersen. - COLL-015
199. British Library. Manuscript. Additional 42223 Matthews Collection, Vol. XLII. Prerogative Court of Canterbury British Library. Manuscript. Additional 42223 Matthews Collection, Vol. XLII. Prerogative Court of Canterbury Abstracts, 1702-1728 Prerogative Court of Canterbury Abstracts, 1702-1728. West Indian and Newfoundland Testators in the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, extracted from Act Books. The three Newfoundland names are on pages 5, 6 and 11. MF-045
200. Knight, G. Wilson Knight, G. Wilson Original manuscript of 45 poems written by Margot Davies and enclosed in her letters to George Wilson Knight, including occasional parts of the letters; typescript of 'Calling Newfoundland: Poems 1940-1941 by Margot Davies', edited by Knight and published by Memorial University of Newfoundland, 1981. MF-214
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