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Student years at Brentwood College and McGill

This series consists of correspondence with Robertson’s family, addressed to his father and family, dealing with daily school activities and athletic accomplishments; as well, several letters, postcards, artifacts, and photos document Robertson’s educational and travel experiences in Switzerland, 1925-1926 (Container 4, File 89). Also included are Rhodes scholarship nomination letters, written by Brentwood College and St. Michael’s School teachers, praising Robertson’s academic ability, athletic prowess, and natural leadership skills. Although he applied, he did not receive this scholarship. Robertson’s early leadership potential manifested itself in his appointment as head prefect at St. Michael’s School and as head boy during his time at Brentwood College. This series also includes photos of tennis and rugby sports teams, medals, and school crests, 1929-1931 (Container 4, File 90).

During his last two years at McGill, H. Rocke Robertson received the distinction of being the top medical student, which is documented through newspaper clippings, 1935-1936 (Container 1, File 2). Also included in the series are mock menus reflecting the comedic efforts of medical students, 1935-1936 (Container 1, File 2). Several artifacts, including McGill crests and tennis crests, 1930-1935 (Container 7, File 144) reflect Robertson’s scholarly and athletic achievements at McGill.

Food price records

The series contains 12 account books and notebooks in which Julian Armstrong tracked information about food pricing and origins for 7-10 different supermarkets and around 40 different food products, from meat to vegetables, between 1979 to 1995. Supermarkets include Axep, Bonichoix, IGA, Metro, Provigo, Richelieu, A & P, Dominion, Hypermarché, and Steinberg.
Volumes are dated:
July 1969-November 1970
November 1970-December 1972
January 1973-April 1975
April 1975-December 1976
December 1976-June 1978
February 1979-April 1981
April 1981-June 1983
July 1983-September 1985
September 1985-January 1988
January 1988-June 1990
June 1990-October 1992
November 1992-April 1995

Scripts & Performance Pieces

This series consists of scripts written by Endre Farkas for plays that were performed live. These scripts include The Haunted House, Murders, A Minute to Go, The Heart of the Matter, Midnight Jazzing, I Love You Je T’aime, The Every Day, No More Easy Love Poems, Voices, Time, and Circus of Words.

Library

Series consists of books, maps, and ephemera relating to Scottish culture, dance, arts, culture, and cooking, collected by the association for their library or produced by the Sons of Scotland.

Subject files

Series contains a 5 subject files relating to specific projects or organizations, including the Bewick Society, a bookbinding project of bookbinder Joanne Sonnischen, the publication of a Thomas Bewick bibliography by the University of California Los Angeles, a talk on Bewick given by Gordon Williams, and events related to Bewick held at the Grolier Club in New York.

Clippings

The Clippings Series contains articles and clippings from newspapers, magazines and journals that pertain to people, music, and specific periods of Schloss’s life. Items are arranged topically.

Background Information

This series consists of background information about Sonde and biographical sketches of its members.

Communications

The communications series chiefly reflects the public role of Somerville as an ethicist and researcher through a mixture of personal/professional correspondence, often with colleagues, invitations to events and greeting cards.

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