Letter from William Francis Ganong (1864-1941) to James Hannay, dated 12 April 1891, marking the controversy, which lasted until Hannay's death, over the location of Fort La Tour, the early fort built by the French at the mouth of the St. John River.
This fonds consists of an account book of personal and family expenses, 1847-1885, belonging to Dr. William Brydone Jack. There are also photostatic copies of a letter from Dr. Jack to Benjamin R. Stevenson, Surveyor General of New Brunswick concerning measurement of the meridian line through Fredericton, 14 October 1874. There is also a copy of a certificate of appreciation from the University of New Brunswick on his retirement in 1885.
This fonds contains personal correspondence between William Brydone Jack and his wives, Marian Ellen Peters and Caroline Disbrowe. In letters to Marian Jack mentions his astronomical work with Drs. J.B. Toldervy and James Robb. Also included are newspaper clippings and a sketchbook belonging to Blanche Jack, Dr. William Brydone Jack's daughter.
The fonds consists of typescripts of addresses and lectures, including a series of lectures on astronomy for the general public, correspondence, handwritten essays, genealogical notes, and photographs. The correspondence includes letters relating to the establishment of the observatory in Fredericton, and the determination of Fredericton's longitude. Genealogy includes birth dates of Jack family members and Disbrow family history. Photographs include Caroline Disbrow Jack, William Brydone Jack, a group photo that is possibly of staff of UNB or King's College (no date), and a University of New Brunswick building.
This fonds consists of a return of scholars for 1850-1851 kept by Lemuel Fillmore. Return includes the number and names of students and is further broken down into number each of boys and girls, ages, and number of days present in the school year.
This collection consists of a scrapbook that contains a wide variety of items including receipts for locally purchased medicines, articles on Western Canada, socialism in England and gardening
Items are a number of receipts with dates falling between 1949 and 1950. Included are the following: two receipts for water bills; one receipt for an Everyready Battery from Perry Electric and Supply Co.; a car insurance receipt for the Chevy; a lawn swing bill delivered by the Canadian Buffalo Sled Co. Ltd.; a receipt from Alden Hicks for pressing 16 tons of hay; two receipts from Perry Electric and Supply Co. for repairs to the Philco radio; a property tax receipt for 53 Lansdowne Street; one coupon for a pen from Federal Pen in Trois-Riviere, Quebec; and a news clipping about Dr. George J. Trueman, former president of Mount Allison University.
