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The collection consists of short term papers, brief responses to on-going folklore survey project on folklore survey cards and assorted brief items on slips of paper. The collection represents material gathered from English 200 students as a consequence of the teaching efforts of Herbert Halpert and his colleague Elizabeth Orsten. Subjects covered include weather, tall tales, legends, traditional medicine, Newfoundland dialectical expressions, proverbial sayings, beliefs, songs, customs, riddles and games. Orsten contributed examples of proverbial sayings on dumbness. Students obtained the information from informants or from their own experiences. Some biographical information on individual informants is available.

The folklore survey cards contain information from the student manuscripts and therefore are duplicated by some of the manuscript material. Fifty of the cards were contributed by students from other English 200 classes and by Dr. Halpert.

Fonds consists of records pertaining to the Englee Pastoral Charge which includes Englee, Flower's Cove, Main Brook, Pigeon Cove and Roddickton. The records relate to the activities of the Charge and its functional bodies which included Sunday School services, Women's Association activities, Financial Management of the pastoral charge and the pastoral charge vital statistics. The majority of the records are in the form of minutes, reports, financial statements and registers.

These fonds have been arranged in the following series: Baptism, Marriage & Burial Records, 1883-1987; Flower's Cove Baptism Register, 1874-1941; Flower's Cove/French Harbour, 1874-1942; Flower's Cove Mission Burial Register, 1874-1964; Membership Records, 1939-1967; Board and Committee Records, 1936-1947; Women's Groups Records, 1972-1986; Sunday School/Sabbath School Records, 1936-1952; Funds/Congregational Financial Records, 1899-1989; Annual Reports, 1976-1996.

The fonds consists of records relating to the activities of the United Church Community Centre (later known as Emmanuel House). It also includes administrative records (1938-2001) of the Community Centre, Community Centre Service League, Parents Study Club, Young Women's Club, Women's Cooperative Committee, Emmanuel House and Burry Heights Camp Committee. The fonds also consists of material (1929-1965) related to Dr. Stella Burry and miscellaneous material, which includes several photographs ([19-]-1992.

Collection consists of handwritten correspondence to Doris Saunders from Ella Manuel regarding Anauta

Collection consists of Elizabeth Wiltons handwritten account of her stay in Cartwright.

Fonds consists of materials collected during trips to Newfoundland In 1920, 1921 and 1929. It includes music composition books containing field notes, musical transcriptions and textual transcriptions; correspondence to and from her family; drafts of Newfoundland Days, an unpublished article written for Scribner's magazine and book reviews pertaining to Ballads and Sea Songs of Newfoundland.

The fonds also includes a photocopy of Robert D. Madison's booklet Newfoundland Summers: The Ballad Collecting of Elisabeth Bristol Greenleaf

Fonds consists of a short story written by Elizabeth Goudie entitled "Aunt Annie Blake" (1975); newspaper profile of Elizabeth Goudie (1977); book review of "Woman of Labrador" printed in the Newfoundland HERALD (1977); newspaper clipping from the Daily News entitled "Quiet Christmas, 1927" by Elizabeth Goudie (1982)

Collection consists of a short story written by Elizabeth Goudie entitled "Aunt Annie Blake" (1975); newspaper profile of Elizabeth Goudie (1977); book review of "Woman of Labrador" printed in the Newfoundland HERALD (1977); newspaper clipping from the Daily News entitled "Quiet Christmas, 1927" by Elizabeth Goudie (1982)

Collection consists of last will and testament of William Brown Sr.; : a photocopy of William Brown Sr.'s account with Hudson's Bay Company; and sales receipts from S.B. Fequet and Hudson's Bay Company.

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)