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Records created and collected by Peter Hamilton related to sheep and wool
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(1924-2017)
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Peter Hamilton was Registrar of Nova Scotia Agricultural College from 1974-1984. Born 23 July 1924 in Truro, Nova Scotia, he graduated from NSAC's diploma program in 1944. He earned his BSc in Animal Science in 1947 from Macdonald College at the University of Guelph, and in 1952 graduated from University of Maine with an MSc. He started his professional life as an agricultural representative in Hants County and in poultry extension in Eastern Nova Scotia. He also hosted CBC Radio's Country Calendar (later Country Canada) for four years before taking up a professorial appointment at Macdonald College. He returned to Nova Scotia to teach chemistry and animal science at NSAC and in 1974 was appointed College Registrar. Hamilton was inducted into the Dalhousie Heritage Society and recognized at the Faculty of Agriculture Scholarship Banquet for his legacy gift, which established the PY Hamilton Scholarships. He died on 29 January 2017.
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Series contains records created and collected by Peter Hamilton relating to sheep and wool. These include records on breeding, businesses, management, wool gathering, and carcasses.
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