Extracts of letters from Hopkins to Robert Bridges regarding the work of Robert Louis Stevenson and the nature of a gentleman. These letters were copied by Mrs. Manley Hopkins.
Holograph letter dated July 25, 1840 donating first books to Queen's College Library, typescripts of letters, 1807 and 1840. Transcript of article published in London Free Press, 29 Oct. 1948 describing Mitchell's life and career.
Original letters, along with typed transcripts and 'Douglas Library Notes' dealing with same, of John Wilson to James M. O'Leary about Grosse Ile, the epidemic of 1847 and Irish immigration to Canada.
Correspondence concerning his resignation from Queen's University, Kingston, Ont., over his views on Annexation of Canada to the United States. Also contains copies of letters/essays Allen wrote on annexation for the newspapers.
Collection contains three letters (2 holographic, 1 typed) and an article entitled "The People of Nova Scotia" from the Novascotian written by Joseph Howe, Secretary of the State for the Provinces.
Letters to Dr. F.M. Goodfellow, Westport, referring to her books and identifying the real persons on whom her books were based. The books were: A Winter of content (Abington, New York, 1922 and 1924), Isles of Eden (Minton, Balch, New York, 1924) and We build (Linden, Baltimore, 1937).