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William Inglis Morse Manuscript Collection
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1 m of textual records
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Custodial history
The manuscripts were collected by William Inglis Morse during his his lifetime and donated to Dalhousie University as part of the William Inglis Morse Collection. Morse purchased the manuscripts from dealers and collectors in North America and Europe, with many coming from France.
Scope and content
The collection assembled by William Morse reflected his research interests and his ideas on what works should be available for consultation by serious scholars. The exploration and early settlement of Acadia, the history of the Maritimes, the evolution of printing, the book arts, important classics in both the humanities and the sciences, the works of Bliss Carman and George Santayana, works about General James Wolfe, and Norse legends are the major research fields represented in the collection.
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Physical condition
Most of the manuscripts are in very good condition.
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Arrangement
The collection has been arranged according to the Catalogue of the William Inglis Morse Collection, compiled by Eugene Archibald. Series include:
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The collection contains manuscripts in French and English.
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Many of the manuscripts have been edited and transcribed by William Inglis Morse and published in Acadiensia nova : new and unpublished documents and other data relating to Acadia (London: B. Quaritch, 1935).. Transcriptions of other letters appear in the Catalogue of the William Inglis Morse Collection prepared by Eugenie Archibald.
The Archives and Special Collections also have photocopies of most of the manuscripts that will preferably used for reference purposes.
Restrictions on access
All records are open to researchers, but photocopies and transcriptions will be preferred for reference purposes.
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Finding aids
A complete catalogue of the Dalhousie William Inglis Morse Collection was compiled by Eugene Archibald. Many of the documents are fully described and transcribed in Acadiensia Nova by William Inglis Morse.
Associated materials
The Nova Scotia Archives holds the papers of Joseph Howe (MG 1, vol. 1706; microfilm reels 10 301). Dalhousie University Archives and Special Collections also holds a small collection of Joseph Howe papers (MS-2-340).
William Inglis Morse also made major donations to Acadia University between 1926 and 1931, Harvard University in 1944, and Yale University in 1946.
Accruals
No further accruals are expected.
General note
Preferred citation: [Identification of item], William Inglis Morse Collection, MS-6, Box [box number], Folder [folder number], Dalhousie University Archives and Special Collections, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
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September 2011
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This collection description comes from the <a href="http://findingaids.library.dal.ca/">Dalhousie University Archives Catalog</a>. The complete, original description is available there.