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This is Rev. George Pickering’s diary. It was written during what is likely his only trip to Labrador, a 1929 visit to North West River, Mud lake area. This diary is about 23 pages with some extra empty pages.

Collection consists of short histories of confirmations (1952-1983), O.L.Q.P Parish (1958-1984, separated in two files), O.L.Q.P school (1958-1983); financial statements (1967, 1968, 1969); one letter about fund raising, and one letter about payment to the airport; 34 photographs of the church, activities and related people (one photo stored separately); newspapers clippings that include new Bishop, assignments, events, visitations to the church; minutes of Meeting Catholic Women’s League in 1985; letters by people reflecting on their work and the parish; schedules and notes of events and visitations; a guide with some notes for newcomer; a letter from the Catholic Women’s League looking for materials to make an Anniversary album; a letter from Apostolic Vicar of Labrador blessing the parish; some statistics of the population of the parish and school; short notes on the school;

The collection is divided into the following four series (folders): Financial matters (1967, 1968, and 1969) (file 1); Statistics on Parish and school (file 2); History of the Parish and school (file 3); All the other items about the Parish (file 4)

Collection consists of photocopies of Ray Cooper’s Journals.
Dated Sep 1958 - Mar 1964, 1961 Books 1 and 2, Hunting Season 1961, Oct - Dec 1968, Fall Hunt 1973, Fall Hunt 1974, Fall Hunt 1975

One booklet containing: a New Testament cover wit handwritten message by Lydia Campbell (1890), Invoices to the Chaulk Bros (NWR) from various trading posts (1921 - 1927), Message from the Bishop for Peenamin Ashini’s funeral, Page history of church in NWR (1984), Invoice for schooling (1928), Pope’s Furniture & Mattress Factory catalogue (pieces, 1938)

Fonds consists primarily of material collected for Coldwell's doctoral thesis, Treasure Stories and Beliefs in Atlantic Canada, and pertains to folk narrative about folksong and treasure: bibliographic information pertaining to publications on treasure handwritten on index cards; miscellaneous clippings and photocopies of published articles on various subjects such as folksongs, pirates and treasures; miscellaneous notes on folksongs, legends, pirates and treasures; bibliographical information and notes on the folksong Barbara Allen; six hundred index cards containing information about treasures, arranged by motif number; four hundred index cards containing photocopied clippings of treasure stories, with references; several drafts of her doctoral thesis with notes; Coldwell manuscripts entitled Pirate Songs, Internal and External Assessments of a Culture: The Blaskets, Treasure and the Folktale, Folksong Theory in the Twentieth Century, Folklore as Fiction: the Writings of L.M. Montgomery, Common Customs; various lecture notes and photocopied journal articles; book catalogues; maps.

Fonds consists of a photocopied ledger giving account of provisions shipped from Waterford (hogs, cattle, grain, clothing, salt, ships' supplies), valued at 43,500 pounds sterling to 47 customers in St. John's. The main customer was Thomas Meagher, an Irish merchant in St. John's. Fonds also describes Fogarty's imports from Newfoundland, including fish oil, blubber, timber, and fur.

Collection contains 29 audio cassette copies and 4 video cassette copies of interviews with Newfoundland members of the Royal Canadian Legion, along with 6 photographs and a photocopy of a diary. The interviews contain information about the personal background, war experience, career accomplishments and Legion activities of 21 individuals from 9 branches of the Legion in Newfoundland: Cluny Brenson, Irene Chaulk, George Babstock, Melvin Dawe, Earl Jewison, Alfred Warren, George Dyke, Howard Mckay, Berkley Evans, Richard Rideout, Albert Garnier, Fred Knight, Hubert Myles, Lillian Elliot, Wilhelmina Caines, George Chalker, Edward Rusted, Walter Williams, Cyril Pelley, Mary Pelley, Ronald O'Keefe. Copies of all these interviews, along with the forms, indexes, transcripts and memorabilia donated by the informants were made and delivered to MUNFLA in 1987.

Fonds consists of administrative records of the Labrador Heritage society including memorandum of Association, correspondence, financial records, letterhead, rules and regulations, and minutes. Fonds also includes written histories of the society, newspaper articles, booklets, brochures, and other published material.

Fonds consist of baptism certificate, personal correspondence, newspaper clippings and printed materials.

Collection consists of microfilmed copies of three account books, 1745-1754, 1753-1764, and 1765-1777, showing the history of fishing vessels and the relationships between merchant and individual fishermen over an extended period.