The poem now commonly known as “The Night Before Christmas” was originally published anonymously in 1823 by the Troy Sentinel (New York). It has been integral in the formation of the modern North American vision of Christmas; in particular, the appearance and role of St. Nick or Santa Claus.
Aaron Burr Jr. was a Revolutionary War soldier, lawyer, businessman, United States Senator, and third Vice-President of the United States. The Aaron Burr Papers: 1757-1834 includes Correspondence and Public Papers; Orderly Books and European Journal; and Legal Papers.
Finding aids are key to finding the documents you need in archival collections. Listed below are new finding aids, usually included as PDFs in the catalogue records of The Loyalist Collection, which have been developed recently by UNB Archives & Special Collections.
Visit the Collection’s Black History Guide for primary sources related to Black History in the Atlantic World and the African Diaspora.
For documents specifically related to the history of enslaved people and slavery in what became the Maritime Provinces of Canada, see…
This guide provides a sample of the wide variety of materials in The Loyalist Collection relating to the islands making up the West Indies, today referred to as the Caribbean, and specifically the British island colonies, with an overview of what they contain and how to search them. The material provides a window into this region during the 18th and early 19th centuries, and its place in the wider British Atlantic World.