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Administrative Records

Items on school construction and renovations, historical notes, 1904 staff, photos and newspaper articles including Sir William MacDonald’s visit to the school in 1905.

Macdonald Consolidated School

Alumni

Archival items relating to the MCS Alumni. Letters, notices, membership lists, newspaper reports on reunions.

Macdonald Consolidated School

Correspondence

This series contains letters from E. Jacqueline Davis to her mother and “Vidy” concerning her experiences working as a nurse on a US Army camp on the island of Tinian in the Pacific Ocean near Japan. In these letters Jacqueline discusses her voyage across the Pacific to Tinian, developments during the final days of the war with Japan, what camp life is like, encounter the Japanese civilians and POW*, and events happening at home. Other textual documents in this series include a notice of a change of address for Jacqueline, programmes for church services on Tinian, a document detailing how to mail Christmas packages to soldiers overseas, a map of the Pacific islands, and a document outlining regulations for troop transport. There are also a few newspaper articles, which include several issues of “This Small World”, a newspaper published at the military camp Tinian which has articles on developments of war with Japan and in Europe as well as sports and other items of interest. There are a few other newspapers for enlisted personnel.

Correspondence

This series contains letters and correspondence pertaining to the Gorham family in Kings County. There are both personal and professional letters housed within it. The contents range in date from the 1800's to 1995.

Gorham family

Reunions

Letters, notices, reunion programs, listings of trustees, teachers, pupils, newspaper articles, school song of 1905, and 1929 “Rally of the Reunion” song.