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Letter to Richard Pennington

Manuscript letter to Richard Pennington from Ruth Fritzsche, the daughter of Rainer Maria Rilke and Clara Westhoff. Thanks him for copies of the Rilke letters and notes that the 9 July 1907 was written to a Mrs. Schurgast. Accompanied by typescript English translation.

The family history of James McGill

File contains a typed manuscript of 'The Family History of James McGill, University Founder' by J. M. McGill as well as family trees and a sheet of transcript additions.

Interim Report of RDC Operations

Consists of Interim Report of RDC Operations, Toronto-London-Detroit-North Bay-Angliers-Montreal-Mont. Laurier: A review of traffic, operating and financial betterment achieved, related where applicable to previous application studies prepared by the Department of Research.

Canadian Pacific Railway Company

Letter from Hedvig Wahlgren

Typescript letter from Hedvig Heurlin-Wahlgren attesting to the supposed date of Item MSG 424-4, the letter from Rilke to Elfriede Nicolaus. Wahlgren translated the poems referenced in the letter with Elfriede. With accompanying English translation.

Typescript legal documents

File contains the typed copies of 3 legal documents involving James McGill and his family.

  • Deed of sale of a house and lot of ground situated in Saint Paul Street to Mr. John McGill (1792)
  • Deed of Conveyance from the Commissioners for the removing the old walls and fortifications of Montreal (1805)
  • Deed of sale - McGill to Hoyle, Henderson and Gibb (1808)

Lighthall, W. D. (William Douw), 1857-1954

A Sister's Appreciation

File contains a text "A sister's appreciation" written about Noel Noel-Buxton by Victoria Alexandrina de Bunsen (née Buxton), one of Buxton's younger sisters. It seems to have been written in celebration of Buxton after his death.

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