Nova Scotia Archives

African Nova Scotian Teaching and Learning

Memo from Peggy Poirier to Pullen

Detailing a phone call giving permission from the Premier of Nova Scotia to purchase William Hall's medals.

Date: August 5, 1966

Reference Rear Admiral Hugh F. Pullen Nova Scotia Archives 2023-020/001-33

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  • Why do you think the document was written



  • Who do you think received the document?



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  • What information do you think this document provides? What do you think it tells us about the past?



  • How do you think the document reflects the attitudes and values of the time period in which it was written?



  • What impact do you think the document had at the time it was written?



    • Do you think those were different impacts for different people?



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