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Finding Aid - Marjorie (Williams) DeMille fonds (MS-2-716)

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Dalhousie University Archives 6225 University Avenue, 5th Floor, Killam Memorial Library Halifax Canada B3H 4R2 Telephone: 902-494-3615 Email: [email protected] http://dal.ca/archives https://findingaids.library.dal.ca/marjorie-williams-demille-collection Marjorie (Williams) DeMille fonds

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Summary information

Repository: Dalhousie University Archives Title: Marjorie (Williams) DeMille fonds Reference code: MS-2-716 Date: 1917 - 1981 (date of creation) Language: English Physical description: 0.5 cm of textual records Note [generalNote]: Preferred citation: [Identification of item], Marjorie (Williams) DeMille fonds, MS-2-716, Box [box number], Folder [folder number], Item [item number], Dalhousie University Archives, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.

Custodial history Materials were donated to Dalhousie University Archives by Joan Eisner in two accessions on January 30, 1998, and September 29, 2000. Further information regarding custodial history is unknown.

Scope and content

Fonds consists of a letter from Marjorie (Williams) DeMille to Thomas Head Raddall describing her family's experience of the Halifax , and a published pictorial booklet, 40 Views of the Halifax Disaster.

Notes

Title notes

Physical condition Some of the documents are in poor physical conditions. Careful handling is required.

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

Dalhousie University Archives Page 3 MS-2-716 Marjorie (Williams) DeMille fonds Conditions governing use 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.

Accruals Further accruals are not expected.

Other notes • Publication status: Published • Level of detail: Full • Status description: Draft

Access points

• Textual record (documentary form) • Correspondence (documentary form) • Books (documentary form) • Personal archives (subject) • Halifax Explosion, Halifax, N.S., 1917 (subject) • Halifax (N.S.) (place)

Collection holdings

File: MS-2-716, SF Box 100, Folder 17 - Letter from Marjorie DeMille to Thomas Head Raddall describing her family's experience in the 1917 Halifax Explosion Title: Letter from Marjorie DeMille to Thomas Head Raddall describing her family's experience in the 1917 Halifax Explosion Reference code: MS-2-716, SF Box 100, Folder 17 Date: 1981 (date of creation) Physical description: 3 pages Physical location: Killam - 5th Floor - Archives - Range A61 H

Physical condition: Item is in poor physical condition. Careful handling is required.

Publication status: Dalhousie University Archives Page 4 MS-2-716 Marjorie (Williams) DeMille fonds

Published

File: MS-2-716, SF Box 101, Folder 38 - 40 views of the Halifax disaster : showing effects of explosion of December 6th 1917 and official list of identified dead Title: 40 views of the Halifax disaster : showing effects of explosion of December 6th 1917 and official list of identified dead Reference code: MS-2-716, SF Box 101, Folder 38 Date: 1917 (date of creation) Scope and content: File contains a published pictorial account of the 1917 Halifax explosion, distributed by The Halifax News Co.

Physical description: 1 volume Physical location: Killam - 5th Floor - Archives - Range A61 H

Physical condition: Item is in poor physical condition. Careful handling is required.

Publication status: Published

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