Title and statement of responsibility area
Title proper
Alexander Ross fonds
General material designation
- Textual record
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Level of description
Fonds
Repository
Reference code
MS-2-231, SF Box 31, Folders 4-11; SF Box 33, Folders 3-26
Edition area
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Class of material specific details area
Statement of scale (cartographic)
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Issuing jurisdiction and denomination (philatelic)
Dates of creation area
Date(s)
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1831-1938 (Creation)
Physical description area
Physical description
8 cm of textual records (31 folders)
Publisher's series area
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Archival description area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Alexander Ross was born in 1843 in Scotsburn, Pictou County, to Hugh Ross and Barbara McLeod. He was an early graduate of Dalhousie College (BA, 1867), and went on to teach in schools around Nova Scotia, as well as serving as principal of Dalhousie High School in New Brunswick. He died in Halifax in 1942.
Custodial history
Custodial history unknown.
Scope and content
Fonds comprises family correspondence (including that of his father, Hugh Ross), matriculation records, testimonial letters, personal account books, a diary, school inspectors' reports and other papers and bonds.
Notes area
Physical condition
Immediate source of acquisition
Arrangement
Language of material
- English
Script of material
Language and script note
English.
Location of originals
Availability of other formats
Restrictions on access
There are no access restrictions on these materials. All materials are open for research.
Terms governing use, reproduction, and publication
Materials do not circulate and must be used in the Archives and Special Collections Reading Room. Materials may be under copyright. Contact departmental staff for guidance on reproduction.
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Finding aid
Associated materials
Accruals
No further accruals expected.
General note
Preferred citation: [Identification of item], Alexander Ross fonds, MS-2-231, Box [box number], Folder [folder number], Dalhousie University Archives, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.