Fonds MS-2-10, SF Box 13, Folders 5-8 - Blackburn family fonds

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Blackburn family fonds

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CA NSHDA MS-2-10, SF Box 13, Folders 5-8

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5 cm of textual records (4 folders)

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Custodial history

The materials were donated to Dalhousie University Archives in one accession in 1971. Prior to that, the records were in the custody of Lottie Newman, an antiques dealer in Chester, Nova Scotia.

Scope and content

Fonds consists of two farm ledgers (1894-1936 and 1899-1906), one farm inventory (1899), one notebook containing estate inventories and administrative accounts (1837-1875), and one notebook containing a weather diary (1949). Fonds also contains minutes from two Master of Rights Lodge meetings held in 1931.

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There are no access restrictions on these materials. All materials are open for research.

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Materials do not circulate and must be used in the Archives and Special Collections Reading Room. Materials may be under copyright. Contact departmental staff for guidance on reproduction.

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January 2012

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This fonds description comes from the <a href="http://findingaids.library.dal.ca/">Dalhousie University Archives Catalog</a>. The complete, original description is available there.

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