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Tait family

  • MtA 25
  • Collection
  • 1893-1931

Collection contains:

Photographs: Ladies' College Drill, ca 1904; Mount Allison University Football Team, 1927; Ladies' College students on the steps of Fawcett Hall, ca 1930, photographed by E.P Smith and Son, Sackville, New Brunswick; Mount Allison students and faculty on the embankment next to the football field, with the University Residence in the background, 1928, photographed by E.P. Smith and Son, Sackville, New Brunswick.

Picture Postcards: Hall of Science and Centennial Hall, 1907, coloured and incribed with a note to Mrs. A.J. Tait from Bob; Main Gallery, Owens' Gallery, coloured; Reception Room of Mount Allison Ladies' College, 1906, inscribed with a note to Miss Mary Howie from Jessie.; Ladies' College and Lingley Hall, coloured.

Tait (family)

Acme Basebal Club

  • CA MNBM ID85
  • Fonds
  • 1874

This fonds consists of a book containing the constitution, bylaws and minutes in 1874 for the Acme Base Ball Club.

Acme Baseball Club

Hilton Arthur Belyea

  • CA MNBM ID71
  • Fonds
  • 1905-1970

This fonds consists of a scrapbook compiled by Belyea's daughter about his career and correspondence of Hilton Belyea.

Belyea, Hilton Arthur, 1885-1968

Victoria Skating Rink

  • CA MNBM ID2398
  • Collection
  • 1882-1907

This collection consists of documents about the Victoria Skating Rink. There are 2 stock certificates for single shares purchased in 1882 and 1883, as well as two letters and a receipt, to John Walsh of Mill Street, from R.J. Armstrong regarding the use of the alleyway between Mr. Walsh's home and the York Theatre (connected with the Victoria Skating Rink). Some seasons tickets are also included.

Victoria Skating Rink

Paris Crew

  • CA MNBM ID2229
  • Collection
  • 1867-1972

This collection consists of various items related to the career of the Paris Crew.. There is a photograph taken at Southampton, England, in 1867 just before they left for France. It includes information about the crew and the races as well as the names of their business manager (Sheriff Harding) and the spare man (Robert MacLaren). There is an agreement between James Renforth and 3 other English oarsmen and the Saint John crew which outlines details of the Anglo-Canadian boat race of 23 August 1871 and sets a prize of £500. A map showing the course is also included.

An official program commemorating the 50th anniversary of the race between the Paris Crew and the Tyne Crew of England provides considerable information about the rowers. There is also a certificate of induction into the New Brunswick Sports Hall of Fame, 3 June 1972. Miscellaneous ephemera includes 2 copies of the "Rowing Song" performed at the Mechanics Institute, Saint John, in 1868, a photocard reproduced from the 1867 photograph, a press clipping of information about the Great Boat Race and poetry by Byron DeWolfe.

Paris Crew

Royal Kennebecasis Yacht Club

  • CA MNBM ID200
  • Fonds
  • 1898

This fonds consists of the administrative records of the club. It includes committee minutes, 1923-1938, registers, financial and legal documents, 1896-1954, correspondence, membership records, logs, diaries and information about racing and the annual cruise.

Royal Kennebecasis Yacht Club

Neal M. Carter fonds

  • NVAN fonds 222
  • Fonds
  • 1918-1925

The fonds consists of three meticulously labelled and decorated photo albums. Identification, and dating of the trips and photographs is thorough, but the date at which the albums were compiled is not known. A few images have been removed from the albums, and their whereabouts is unknown.

Album A (330 images on 72 pages) contains the earliest material, with most photographs being views of North Shore mountains - Crown, Camel, the Lions, Seymour, Grouse, Cypress, Lynn Canyon, Mosquito Creek, and so on. The earliest images in the book date from 1918, but the majority date from 1920 to 1922.

Album B (170 images on 35 pages) consists of two sections: images from two attempts to ascend Mt. Tantalus in 1925 (66 photos); images from a two-week camp in the Selkirk Range in 1921 (104 photos).

Album C (351 images on 86 pages) consists of three sections: images from 2 trips to the Tantalus Range at Easter in 1923 and 1924; images used to make the map on page 21, "Map showing Mountains Explored during our Private Trip (1923) and BCMC Summer Camp (1924) as shown in the following views"; images titled "This Being a Pictorial History of a Joyous Fortnight in the Canadian Rockies" (1925). All three maps are in Album C: p. 21 as above; p. 70 - Five Passes; p. 73 - Yoho Park.

Carter, Neal M.

North Vancouver Lawn Bowling Club fonds

  • NVAN fonds 219
  • Fonds
  • 1923-2014

The fonds consists of administrative records and photographic material from the North Vancouver Lawn Bowling Club. The textual records consist of meeting minutes, correspondence and supporting material from 1923 to 2000, generated by the executive committee of the club and at annual general meetings. The fonds also contains a club history in essay form as well as three scrapbooks compiled by members of the executive committee, which contain photographs of all club presidents and the events that took place during their terms. Published materials include a club handbook from 2002-1014 and issues of 'The Toucher' newsletter from 1987 to 2012 and a club history. The fonds is divided into three series. Series one consists of records generated by the executive committee of the club. Materials include meeting minutes, correspondence and financial records. Series two consists of published materials. Series three is a club history scrapbook containing photographic material, newspaper clippings and textual records.

Noel Oxenbury fonds

  • NWM IH 1994.76
  • Fonds
  • [ca.1920] -1994

The fonds consist of records of Noel Oxenbury including newspaper clippings, photographs, a scrapbook, sporting events programmes, correspondence, certificates, diaries, and miscellaneous records. The fonds contains the following series:

A. 1934 British Empire Games
B. 1936 Olympics
C. 1938 British Empire Games
D. 1960 Olympics
E. Miscellaneous

Oxenbury, Noel

Harry Edgar fonds

  • Fonds
  • 1930- 1944

The collection consists of photographs taken by Harry Edgar, primarily of ski activities in the Prince Rupert area. These include a group of skiers outside Blain's cabin on Mount Oldfield, one photograph taken inside a cafe depicting a man in uniform, four people on a train, and one negative of the fountain at CN Park. People identified in the photographs are Harry Edgar, Louie Astoria, Ned McLeod, Munthe Haroldsen, Swede Morse, and Duncan MacRae.

Edgar, Harry

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