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Thomas Andrew Hall fonds
Fonds · 1835, 1840, 1913-1942

The fonds consists of professional and personal fonds of T.A. Hall, predominantly documents and correspondence which relate to Hall's various building projects, including a hospital for the insane; Rose Blanche church; St. John's Cathedral decorations; Port de Grave breakwater; Rennies Mill Road church; Queen's College chapel; various blueprints including, the Church of England boys' orphanage (circa 1936), Placentia bridge (1941), Newfoundland airport, Humber Arm dam, etc. The fonds also contains personal correspondence, a sketchbook of people, images, and landscapes, a photograph album of the Argentia Naval Air Base, a travel log, and postcards. The fonds also includes the 1835 will of John Hall and a related letter (1840).

Hall, Thomas Andrew
Fonds · 1973-1981

Fonds consists of mainly coloured photographs taken by the Staceys during the various scouting events they attended. The geographic area and event represented by the photographs is different to each series. Records are arranged in the following series: Scouters Conference, (1973); Venturer Camp, Exploits Island, "Mad Moll' (1973); Newfoundlands 2 nd Provincial Jamboree, Russwood farm (1974); Pack Scouters and Troop Gilwell, Loon Bay (1975); National Jamboree, Cabot Park, PEI, "CJ 77" (1977); Terra Nova Scout House (1977); Boy Scouts National Headquarters, Ottawa (1975); Jamex 80, Millertown (1980); 5th Canadian Boy Scout Jamboree, Kananaskis County Alberta (1981); Annual meeting camp Nor'Wes (1981); Beaver Conference, Winnipeg, Manatoba (1972); Vanier Beavers, St. John's (1973); Introductory Beaver Workshop, McPherson (1974); 1st Beaver groups outings (1974); Beaver Workshop, Corner Brook (1975); Beaver Workshop, Scout headquarters Camp Buchan, PEI, March (1975); 1st Beaver Workshop, Grand Falls (1975); Beaveree, Summer Games Park, St. John's (1978); Woodbadge, Part ll (1978); Woodbadge, Part ll, Whitbourne (1978); 2nd Beaver Gilwell Dinner (1978); Cuberee, Alexander Bay (1978); Woodbadge, Part ll, Loon Bay (1978); Woodbadge, part ll, Loon Bay (1979); Train The Trainer Course, Littledale, St. John's (1979); Beaver Gilwell, Loon Bay (1979); Commissioners Conference, Mint Brook (1979); Beaver Gilwell, Whitbourne (1979); Beaver Fundays (1980); Commissioners Conference, Mint Brook (1980); Salvation Army Scouters Conference, Musgravetown (1980); 6th St. John's Beavers, St. John's (1980); Gilwell, Cape Broyle (1981); Beavers, Renews (1981); Provincial Beaver Conference, Gander (1981); St. Andrews, St. John's, Co-operative games (1980); and Miscellaneous Photographs, n.d.

Bruce and Aileen (Mickey) Stacey
Stephen V. James fonds
Fonds · c.1888

The fonds consists of 3 bound notebooks and 3 photographs. Two of the notebooks contain school material; the third appears to be a delivery ledger and contains names and addresses of St. John's residents. One photograph appears to be a wedding portrait, entitled the James family; two are class portraits, entitled St. Bond's [sic] Class and Convent St. John's 1880's.

James, Stephen V.
Fonds · 1951-1982, predominant 1951-1977

Fonds consists of correspondence relating to parish property, building projects, transfer of control to the Redemptorist Fathers, appointments, and other general parish affairs (1951-1977); invitations and addresses to Archbishop Skinner (1951-1966); memorandum and articles of association (1959); canonical decree and annotated city maps delineating parish boundaries (1982); architectural plans and blueprints detailing proposed extensions to parish schools (1953, 1960) and alterations to rectory (1967); contract to build church and monastery (1961); newspaper clippings relating to parish history (1956-1977); and 6 photographs. Fonds includes some photocopies.

St. Teresa's Parish (St. John's, N.L. : Catholic)
Fonds · 1953-1987, predominant 1962-1979

Fonds consists of correspondence relating to Smithville Crescent property, establishment of the parish, appointments, financial matters, building projects, Our Lady of Lourdes School and Parish, and other general parish affairs (1953-1979); canonical decrees delineating St. Pius X's boundaries and suppressing Our Lady of Lourdes (1982); newspaper clippings relating to parish history (1956-1987); architectural sketch of St. Pius X Elementary School (1965); and 3 photographs. Fonds includes some photocopies.

St. Pius X Parish (St. John's, N.L. : Catholic)
Fonds · 1878-1981

Fonds consists of correspondence relating to the purchase of a church organ, church ornamentation, parish properties and their maintenance, parish boundaries, and the general operations of the parish (1883-1981); financial records (1878-1931); 1 microfilm reel of baptismal (1872-99) and marriage (1882-99) registers; newspaper clippings, typescripts, and booklets detailing parish history and centenary celebrations (1955?-1981); and 2 photographs. Fonds includes some photocopies.

St. Patrick's Parish (St. John's, N.L. : Catholic)
Fonds · 1859-1979, predominant 1907-1977

Fonds consists of financial statements (1915-25); records relating to the Reverend Gibbs Memorial Committee (1937-40); correspondence relating to building projects, boundaries, Monsignor E. P. Maher, and general parish affairs (1907-77); land deeds and related correspondence (1859, 1913, 1958-71); newspaper clippings and church publications (1954, 1979); a report entitled General Specification of Proposed Parish Church (1953); St. Roch's Club minute book (1928-31); and 12 photographs of the parish church.

St. Joseph's Parish (St. John's, N.L. : Catholic)
Rev. Samuel Baggs fonds
Fonds · 1917-1969

This fonds consists of the following: approximately 200 sermons, with notations of suitable accompanying hymns ([191-] - [196-]) which Rev. Baggs preached over many years, black and white photographs, some of which are framed (1917-1956); certificates (1917, 1967, 1969) ; six (reel-to-reel) sound recordings ([19-], two scrapbooks containing newspaper and magazine clippings (1948-1961), miscellaneous material, including diary notes (1957-1958), eulogy preached at a minister's funeral (1964), and miscellaneous printed material ([191-] - [196-]).

Baggs, Samuel
Fonds · 1957-1975

The fonds consists of the administrative and financial records, including a notebook (1957-1968), minute book (1957-1967), and records (1968-1974). The fonds also includes photographs of the Women's World Day of Prayer Committee (1957-1974), minutes, correspondence, programs, press releases, schedules, receipts, and newspaper clippings.

St. John's Women's World Day of Prayer Committee
St. John's Athenaeum fonds
1892-1894

The fonds consists of a ledger recording the books borrowed by the patrons of the Athenaeum library. The ledger contains a gap, from July 1892 to January 1893, due to the Great Fire of 1892.

St. John's Athenaeum