Fonds MS-2-43 - Arthur Stanley Mackenzie fonds

Portrait of Arthur Stanley MacKenzie Drawing of Arthur Stanley MacKenzie Newspaper clipping of a portrait of Arthur Stanley MacKenzie Photograph of Prof. H.A. Bumstead in his room making vacuum to split atoms and A.S. MacKenzie mea... Photograph of Arthur Stanley MacKenzie Photograph of Arthur Stanley MacKenzie Photograph of Arthur Stanley MacKenzie Photograph of Arthur Stanley MacKenzie Photograph of Arthur Stanley MacKenzie Photograph of Arthur Stanley MacKenzie Photograph of Arthur Stanley MacKenzie Photograph of Arthur Stanley MacKenzie Photograph of Arthur Stanley MacKenzie Photograph of Arthur Stanley MacKenzie Photograph of two unidentified people by an arch Photograph of Arthur Stanley MacKenzie in the Cavendish Laboratory at Cambridge University Photograph of Arthur Stanley MacKenzie in the Cavendish Laboratory at Cambridge University Photograph of a drawing of Mrs. George S. Campbell Photograph of a painting of George Ramsay, 9th Earl of Dalhousie Postcard with a photograph of attendees at a Dalhousie University reunion Postcard with a photograph of a procession at a Dalhousie University reunion Postcard with a photograph of stone tablets and a model of Dalhousie College Photograph of A.S. MacKenzie and Mr. Campbell at the laying of the cornerstone for the science bu... Photograph of A. S. MacKenzie, the Duke of Connaught, and Mr. Campbell at the laying of the corne... Photograph of the Dalhousie College senior class of 1885 Aerial photograph of Studley Campus Photograph of students from the Halifax Ladies College Sketch from Live and Fancy Photograph of the Prince of Wales at the cornerstone laying of Shirreff Hall Photograph of J. Gordon MacGregor Photograph of a painting of A. S. MacKenzie as a scientist Photograph of a painting of A. S. MacKenzie as president of Dalhousie Photograph of a painting of Walter Murray Photograph of a painting of James Thomson Photograph of Arthur Stanley MacKenzie and other unidentified people on a cruise ship Photograph of Arthur Stanley MacKenzie and three unidentified people on a cruise ship Photograph of Arthur Stanley MacKenzie and two unidentified people on a cruise ship Photograph of Harris Brown in Garden House Photograph of Harris Brown sitting by a fireplace Photograph of J. W. Logan, Mrs. McCulloch, and A. S. MacKenzie on the front steps of the Forrest ... Photograph of A. S. MacKenzie and others on the front steps of the Forrest Building Photograph of A.S. MacKenzie on the front steps of the Forrest Building Photograph of the unveiling of plaques for Dalhousie's three first presidents Photograph of the unveiling of the Halifax and Castine monument Photograph of the Halifax and Castine monument Photograph of an alumni procession Photograph of an alumni procession Photograph of a group of people standing next to the Halifax Castine monument Photograph of a convocation procession Photograph of a procession across Studley campus
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Arthur Stanley Mackenzie fonds

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MS-2-43

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  • 1881-1949, 1971 (Creation)

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1.3 m of textual records (10 boxes) [10 boxes] . - 3 photographs

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(1865-1938)

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Arthur Stanley MacKenzie was an important figure in education in Nova Scotia for over forty years. He was born in Pictou on 20 September 1865, the son of George Augustus and Catherine Denoon Mackenzie. He was educated in public schools in Pictou, New Glasgow and Halifax before studying at Dalhousie, where he won the George Munro Bursary and exhibition and the Sir William Young gold medal and honours in mathematics and mathematical physics. He received his doctorate from Johns Hopkins University in 1894. In 1895 MacKenzie married Mary Lewis Taylor, of Indianapolis, who died one year later. MacKenzie subsequently raised their daughter, Marjorie, on his own.

MacKenzie taught at Yarmouth Seminary from 1885-1887. He was hired as a tutor in mathematics and physics at Dalhousie from 1887-1889 and then spent two years at Johns Hopkins as a scholar and teaching fellow. From 1891-1905 he taught physics at Bryn Mawr College and then returned to Dalhousie University as George Munro professor of physics. He was appointed university president in 1911, a position he held until his retirement in 1931.

MacKenzie was widely recognized for his research contributions. He was a member of the Nova Scotia Institute of Science, the American Physical Society, and the National Research Council of Canada. He was a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and of the Royal Society of Canada. He took an active role in his community, serving as president of both Ashburn Golf Club and the Halifax Curling Club. Arthur Stanley Mackenzie died in Halifax on 2 October 1938.

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In 1976 W.J. Archibald donated published articles and correspondence with colleagues and organizations. Marjorie King donated additional papers and diaries in the 1980s. In 1990 those of Mackenzie's papers stored at Dalhousie's physics department were transferred by Professor Bridget Trim.

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Fonds consists of correspondence (1885-1936), publications (1894-1927), addresses (1889-1921), unpublished documents (1881-1923), including unpublished articles, a large number of lecture notes (1881-1923), research notes (1887-n.d.) and lab books (1887-1909). Other course materials include course examination papers written and collected by Dr. MacKenzie. Other materials in this fonds pertaining to Dr. MacKenzie’s personal life include his diaries (1883-1909), honours, pictures and memorabilia (1938-1949).

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