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Department of Justice
CA BI MG 21.14-A-1-2 · Item · May 31, 1949
Part of Wanda Robson & Viola Desmond Collection

Item is a typewritten copy of a letter from Viola Desmond to the federal Minister of Justice in Ottawa, Ontario explaining her 1946 arrest at the Roseland Theatre in New Glasgow, Nova Scotia and asking them to grant her a pardon, or, in her words, "vindicate [her] in the eyes of Society."

CA BI MG 21.14-A-1-4 · Item · October 17, 1949
Part of Wanda Robson & Viola Desmond Collection

Item is a letter from Viola Desmond to M.F. Gallagher, Director of Remission Service at the Department of Justice, in response to his letter on September 23, 1949. She declares that she did not wish for the Department of Justice to give her clemency, only to either uphold or discredit her 1946 arrest at the Roseland Theatre in New Glasgow, Nova Scotia.

CA BI MG 21.14-A-1-3 · Item · September 23, 1949
Part of Wanda Robson & Viola Desmond Collection

Item is a copy of a typewritten letter from M.F. Gallagher, Director of Remission Service at the Department of Justice, in response to a letter from Viola Desmond regarding her 1946 arrest at the Roseland Theatre in New Glasgow, Nova Scotia. He refers her to the Attorney General of Nova Scotia.

CA BI MG 21.14-A-1-7 · Item · March 3, 1950
Part of Wanda Robson & Viola Desmond Collection

Item is a copy of a typewritten letter from Viola Desmond to John A.Y. MacDonald, Deputy Attorney General of Nova Scotia, asking his department to investigate her 1946 arrest at the Roseland Theatre in New Glasgow, Nova Scotia and to confirm her claims that her human rights were violated.

Literary Activites Letter
CA BI SB1951-1960.3 · Part · 1951 - 1960
Part of Xavier College Scrapbook 1951 - 1960

Item is a letter about extra-curricular literary activities at Xavier Junior College, included activities in the letter are the College Newspaper the Junior Bi-Weekly and the College Yearbook.

MG 21.44-C-1 · Item · Digitized 2017 (originally created January 23, 1951)
Part of Basker Family of Mull River collection

Item is a digitized copy of a resolution given by the Warden and Councillors of the Municipality of the County of Inverness and sent to the Basker family upon the death of Ranald Basker, who served as a councillor for the municipality from 1934 to his death in 1950. It was signed by James MacDonnell, municipal clerk.

Rose Tompkins Guest Register
2017-023.01 · Item · 1957 - 1965

Item is a guest register for Rose Tompkins's farm house and cabins located in Margaree for the years 1957 - 1965.

Tompkins, Rose