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The Maclean, Sinclair family, acquired by Nova Scotia Archives in 1953, was described then as "the finest collection of original Gaelic material in Canada." It remains today as one of the country's most significant archival resources for the study of Gaelic literature, music, oral history, folklore and tradition; and the move to capture and preserve these fragile elements of Scottish cultural heritage, as it existed around the turn of the last century.
The items presented below have been selected as evidence of the role played by Alexander Maclean Sinclair in this cultural renaissance. His geographic location-perched on the remote eastern edge of North America between the New World and the Old — mirrored his pivotal role in communicating, sharing, publishing and promoting all things Gaelic.
Many of the cultural themes and trends captured in the image selection below are addressed in greater detail in Michael Linkletter's article, "The Alexander Maclean Sinclair Papers in Nova Scotia Archives ." For researchers interested in exploring this archival collection further, we've also provided a formal archival description, and a browsable list for that part of the holding containing Sinclair's personal correspondence.
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Letter from J. G. MacKinnon, Sydney
Date: 5 October 1903
Reference: MacLean, Sinclair family Nova Scotia Archives MG 1 volume 2660 number 17
Letter from Alex MacDonald, Antigonish, NS.
Date: 29 March 1899
Reference: MacLean, Sinclair family Nova Scotia Archives MG 1 volume 2660 number 23
Letter from R. M'Gillivray, Arisaig
Date: 4 March 1886
Reference: MacLean, Sinclair family Nova Scotia Archives MG 1 volume 2660 number 30
"Dhardaicheadh ar cis"
Reference: MacLean, Sinclair family Nova Scotia Archives MG 1 volume 2660 number 30b
Alexander Carmichael, Edinburgh to Rev. A. MacLean Sinclair, Belfast, PEI.
Date: 6 December 1898
Reference: MacLean, Sinclair family Nova Scotia Archives MG 1 volume 2660 number 54
Kegan Paul Trench Trubber and Co., Ltd., London, U.K. to Rev. A. MacLean Sinclair, PEI.
Date: 9 March 1895
Reference: MacLean, Sinclair family Nova Scotia Archives MG 1 volume 2660 number 85
Letter from Alex MacDonald, Antigonish
Date: 24 October 1900
Reference: MacLean, Sinclair family Nova Scotia Archives MG 1 volume 2660 number 88
Letter from Alex MacDonald, Antigonish
Date: 5 June 1902
Reference: MacLean, Sinclair family Nova Scotia Archives MG 1 volume 2660 number 88a
Letter from Alex MacDonald, Mabou Harbour Mouth
Date: 1 July 1902
Reference: MacLean, Sinclair family Nova Scotia Archives MG 1 volume 2660 number 89
Letter from Angus Cameron, St. Mary's, Richmond County
Date: 30 July 1902
Reference: MacLean, Sinclair family Nova Scotia Archives MG 1 volume 2660 number 94
Letter from M. McLeod, Englishtown, CB.
Date: 24 October 1902
Reference: MacLean, Sinclair family Nova Scotia Archives MG 1 volume 2660 number 98
Marbhrann
Reference: MacLean, Sinclair family Nova Scotia Archives MG 1 volume 2660 number 98a
Letter from D.J. McNeacail, Halifax
Date: 30 March 1905
Reference: MacLean, Sinclair family Nova Scotia Archives MG 1 volume 2660 number 103
Letter from J. MacKinnon, Sydney, Cape Breton
Date: 10 January 1902
Reference: MacLean, Sinclair family Nova Scotia Archives MG 1 volume 2660 number 104
Christmas card from D.C. Fraser
Reference: MacLean, Sinclair family Nova Scotia Archives MG 1 volume 2660 number 181