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Archival description
George Cartwright collection
1911, 1980, 1990

Collection consists of photocopy of book entitled "Captain George Cartwright and his Labrador Journal" (1911); information about George Cartwright by David Wooley; typewritten copy of a poem by George Cartwright about Labrador; lecture given by G.M Story of the Newfoundland Historical Society entitled "Old Labrador-George Cartwright, 1738-1819" (1980); excerpt from "By Great Waters" called "Too many houses, too much smoke, too many people"; excerpts from Cartwright's journals concerning gardening (1776-1786); SUNDAY PRESS article entitled "Labrador native killed by smallpox on 1773 visit to England" (1990).

Cartwright, George
O`Brien, Monsignor Edward J.
Fonds · 1920-1963

Fonds consists of correspondence, receipts, invoices, telegrams, questionnaire results, petition, and newspaper clippings between 1920 and 1963. The correspondence is written to and by Father O'Brien during the years he served as a Missionary to the Innu in North West River and Davis Inlet regarding the establishment and maintenance of the Mission.

O'Brien, Monsignor Edward J.
Frank Saunders collection
CA NL0051 APL 101 · Collection · 1920, 1926, 1943, 1973, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1985

Collection consists of the following: A Victory Bond certificate belonging to Charles Decker, Fifth Victory Loan, October/November 1943, 1 page original; receipt from Labrador Craft Exhibition, Feb. 13, 1985; Annual Meteorological Summary: Goose Bay, Labrador, 1973, 1977, 1979; 2 X-ray film reference cards belonging to Mrs. Eliza Saunders, from the Newfoundland Tuberculosis Association; minutes from “Meeting of Lake Melville Seal Hunters,” Happy Valley, May 5, 1977; minutes from “Meeting of the Lake Melville Seal Hunters held in the Labrador Resources Advisory Council,” April 28, 1978; letter to Mike Parsons (May 10, 1978) from Bill Flowers (LRAC) concerning seal hunting; description of changes made to the “Seal Protection Regulations of the Fisheries Act”; “Recommendation for Amendment to Seal Regulation as they apply to the area of Lake Melville, west of Charley’s Point and Frenchman’s Point,” presented by Labrador Resources Advisory Council; 2 payroll change slips belonging to Gilbert Saunders, dated April 11 and April 25; memorandum to Gilbert Saunders from H. Asboe, Sept. 1, 1920; a letter to Mrs. Saunders from Walter Perrett, Jan. 26, 1926; extract from Moravian Records (marriage of Eliza Ann Broomfield to Gilbert Saunders); genealogy records of some members of the Broomfield, Carrie and Dicker families; and a license to operate a receiving equipment (Gilbert Saunders), 1943.

Frank Saunders
William Duncan Strong fonds
CA NL0051 PL28 · Fonds · 1927, 1928

Collection consists of William Duncan Strong's field notes, taken while on the Rawson-MacMillan field museum Expedition (1927-1928); extracts taken from Strong's field notes regarding toys and games research (1927-1928).

William Duncan Strong
Clarice Hopkins collection
CA NL0051 PL46 · Collection · 1929, 1933, 1956-1968, 1981

Collection consists of songs written by Clarice Hopkins entitled "Girls of Spotted Islands" (1929) and "Jack Holwell's Wedding" (1933) ; Girl Guide records from the 1st Cartwright Company of Girl Guides (1956-1968).

Clarice Hopkins
Walter Broomfield collection
Collection · Photocopied 1980 (originally created in 1932)

Collection consists of photocopied correspondence from Abram Broomfield to his brother Walter Broomfield in 1932.

Bloomfield, Walter
CA NL0051 PL33 · Collection · 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1970

Collection consists of Girl Guide company records for the company in Cartwright, Labrador (1938-1941); History of Girl Guiding in Happy Valley (1952-1969); Correspondence from Mary Evers-Swindell to Mrs. Sparshott regarding Girl Guides (1938); Newspaper article from the WEEKLY TELEGRAPH entitled "Good Work Against Heavy Odds" (1938).

Girl Guides of Canada, Newfoundland Council
The Cartwriter collection
CA NL0051 PL14 · Collection · 1939, 1940

Collection consists of: Vol. 4.2, Vol. 4.3, Vol. 4.4, Vol. 4.5, Vol. 4.6, Vol. 4.7, Vol. 4.8, Vol. 4.9, Vol. 4.10, Vol. 4.12 of the Cartwriter and special issue, April 13, 1940. The Cartwriter contains an editorial section and columns such as: Cook's Corner, Patter, News Summary, Social and Personal news, Announcements, Puzzle Corner and historical items. Contents covers the years from 1775-1940.

The Cartwriter
Quebec Airways collection
CA NL0051 PL 34 · Collection · 1939, 1940, 1980

Collection consists of an S.O.S message written by the Davidson, Cote & Fecteau party (1939); information regarding the S.O.S. message; newspaper clipping from THE COMPASS about the Quebec Airways crash entitled "Out of the Past" by Don Morris (1980); newspaper clipping enitled "Desperate Note Last Reminder of Tragedy" (date unknown); Three letters from the Deputy Minister of Transportation, V.I. Smart to Dr. O.D. Skelton about the crash of the Quebec Airways plane (1940).

Quebec Airways
S.B. Fequet & Son fonds
CA NL0051 PL20 · Fonds · 1940, 1951

Fonds consists of an envelope stamped with the S.B. Fequet & Son logo; receipt of sale to Donald Martin (1951); correspondence from S.B. Fequet & Son to: White Clothing Co. (1940), Imperial Tobacco Co. (1940), Harvey & Co. (1940), Saunders & Howell (1940), Great Eastern Oil (1940).

S.B. Fequet & Son