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              Forrest & Boal Fonds
              003.015.0001-0002 · Fonds

              Fonds consists of a volume of transcripts of oral histories from women whose husband and brother were in the Navy.

              Forrest, Rebecca
              Floyd Norman Vangen Fonds
              998.074, 000.001.0003-0005 · Fonds · 1940-1949; 1952-1956

              Fonds consists of photographs, photographs cut out of newspapers and magazines, a continuous certificate of discharge, a certificate as fourth class engineer, an identity certificate, and assorted correspondence related to the service of Floyd Norman Vangen dating from 1940 to 1949.

              Also includes a framed certificate of competency as second class engineer dated 1956 and, taped to the reverse side of the frame, a certificate of competency as third class engineer dated 1952.

              Also includes a souvenir photobook of travel from Prince Rupert, British Columbia to Skagway, Alaska, assorted black and white photographs, unidentified but probably also of the NorthWest coast, and several postcards.

              Vangen, Floyd Norman
              Eugene Plawski Fonds
              984.017.0001-0002 · Fonds · 1914-1947

              Fonds consists of the record of service for Captain Eugene Plawski dating from his time in cadet school in 1914 through to his service in World War II and including a list of his decorations.

              Also includes a newspaper clipping titled "Polish Naval Captain Starts Life Anew Here", dating from 1946/47.

              Plawski, Eugene
              Ernest Jowlett Fonds
              L352 · Fonds · [1944?]

              Fonds consists of two pages from a guest book of HMCS Prince David containing names of exiled Greek cabinet members, and others, on return to Greece. One signature belongs to G. Papandreou and is signed "Prime Minister of Greece".

              E.R. Nutter Fonds
              L454-L456, L1253, L1263, L1336 · Fonds · 1931-1940

              Fonds consists of documents relating to HMCS Skeena including A station card and a card containing the names of personnel from her maiden voyage from Portland, England to Esquimalt, British Columbia 25 June 1931 and a handmade booklet titled "Crossing the Line: HMCS Skeena: 4th February 1938" containing crossing the line ceremony procedures. The front cover is hand-drawn and E.R. Nutter's signature is on the front in green ink.

              Fonds also includes a magazine titled "Programme of the Coronation Review of the Fleet by His Majesty the King" dated 20 May 1937 and published under the authority of the Portsmouth Navy Week Committee, a programme for "The Royal Canadian Navy presents Meet the Navy" published by the Directorate of Special Services, and a March 1940 issue of "Bos'n's call" magazine published by HMS Naden.

              Nutter, E.R.
              E.H. Hades Fonds
              L3095 · Fonds · 1945

              Fonds consists of "The Naval Bulletin" issued by the naval intelligence division, naval staff, admiralty, for the information of HM men, dating to 30 March 1945.

              Royal Navy
              Edmund Rollo Mainguy Fonds
              L3342, 979.052-069 · Fonds · 1890-1960

              Fonds consists of books, pamphlets, documents, and newspaper clippings related generally to the history of the Royal Navy, the British Fleet, the Royal Canadian Navy, The Crow's Nest Officer's Club in St. John's Newfoundland, and the Falkland Islands, dating from the 1890s to the 1960s. Also includes a small page of sheet music consisting of scales for the cornet.

              L979.52
              Book titled “The British Fleet”, by CDR Charles N Robinson, RN. Published by George Bell and Sons, London, 1895. Book is a general history and explanation of the functions of the Royal Navy.

              L979.53
              Book titled “A Self-Instructor for Navigation and Nautical Astronomy for the Local Marine Board Examinations and for Use at Sea 3rd Edition”, by W.H. Rosser. Published by James Irmay and Son, London, 1876.

              L979.54
              Issue of “The Crow’s Nest” magazine/pamphlet. A short account of the seagoing officers club and the Newfoundland officers club, dated 1952.

              L979.55
              Issue of “The Atlantic Advocate” magazine dated to June, 1970. Contains an article on the old Crow’s Nest of St. John’s Newfoundland.

              L979.56
              Acco press binder containing loose leaf pages with histories of various Royal Canadian Navy ships.

              L979.57.1-10
              Folder containing correspondence, notes, booklets, and newspaper clippings related to the Crow’s Nest Officer’s Club in St. John’s Newfoundland, and the Falkland Islands.

              L979.58.1
              Booklet providing “a short notice, historical and descriptive, in regard to the Falkland Islands” prepared on the occasion of the centenary of the colony in 1933 by J.M. Ellis, Colonial Secretary.

              L979.58.2-4
              Pamphlets relating to the history and scenery of the Falkland Islands.

              L979.59
              Pamphlet detailing the national ceremony of mourning by the people of Canada for his late majesty King George VI at the National War Memorial, Ottawa to be held on Friday 15 February 1952.

              L979.60
              Statement by Vice-Admiral H.S. Rayner to the Special Committee on Defence, dated 15 October 1963.

              L979.61.1-3
              Three Royal Canadian Navy documents, “A Brief History”, “The Royal Canadian Naval Reserve”, and “The Role of the Navy”.

              L979.62
              Magazine “HMCS Cornwallis” including descriptive illustrated magazine covering the Royal Canadian Navy training base at Cornwallis, Nova Scotia.

              L979.63
              Booklet designed for distribution to foreign visitors titled “Canadian Special Service Squadron European Cruise” describing the ships of the squadron, dated 1950.

              L979.64
              Issue of “The News Portsmouth Spithead Fleet Review” Magazine, souvenir edition, with the title “Nato ‘69”, dated May 1969.

              L979.65
              Pages 1 and 2 of “The Daily Telegraph”, containing articles on the declaration of World War Two, dated Monday 4 September 1939.

              L979.66
              Booklet titled “Damn the Torpedoes…?” by Lieutenant Colonel Wolfred Bovey, R.O, dated October 1939.

              L979.67
              Pamphlet titled “White Paper on Defence” published by the Department of National Defence, 1964.

              L979.68
              Newspaper clippings on various subjects regarding the integration of the Canadian Armed Forces.

              L979.69
              Biographical sketch of the late Rear-Admiral Walter Hose, C.B.E., R.C.N., extracted from the Canadian Encyclopedia.

              E.A. MacFayden Fonds
              L293, L477, L798, L1272, L1282, L1283, L1297, L3430 · Fonds · 1935-1948

              Fonds consists of documents and memorabilia collected during E.A. MacFayden's naval service ca. World War II.

              L293
              Pages 9-12 of The Toronto Star Weekly dating to Saturday, 2 October 1935 containing an article titled "The Sea Dogs" by Culver Jones.

              L477
              Eight tickets and 1 programme for dances held in Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia hosted by Gunners' Mates' Friendly Society in 1944 and 1945. (A list of dates and types of dances can be found in the documentation file).

              L798
              Invitation and menu for the pre-inaugural day banquet of the Ferry Service between Victoria and Vancouver, B.C. on 9 June 1960, addressed to Lieutenant MacFayden.

              L1272
              Guard book for returns containing miscellaneous papers on chemical warfare and air raid precautions.

              L1282
              Souvenir programme for Naval Air day, Royal Canadian Naval Air Section, Dartmouth, 21 July 1948.

              L1283
              Programme for the commemoration of the presentation of the King's Colours to the Royal Canadian Navy Pacific Command, Esquimalt, B.C., 30 May 1939.

              L1297
              Folder containing lecture notes, photographs, and graphs and charts relating to smoke screening.

              L3430
              Two documents from Instructional Production Section, HMS Excellent titled "Tactical Employment of a Naval Howitzer Battery" dated 2 June 1938 and "Stores and Accounts" dated 5 May 1944.

              Macfayden, Lieutenant E.A.
              Douglas Wright Fonds
              986.011.0001-0025 · Fonds · [194?]-[196?]

              Fonds consist of transparent photographs of World War 2 era vessels.

              Royal Canadian Navy
              Douglas Smith Fonds
              985.052.0001, 986.033.0001-0004 · Fonds · 1910-1972

              Fonds consists of a programme of the World War II Navy show "Meet the Navy" presented by the Royal Canadian Navy.

              Also includes four metal informational naval plaques. Including the laws of the navy, navy uniforms, a poem titled "A Matelot's Farewell to his Tot", and "up spirits" 1910 to 1972.