File contains tables of dates of sowing, plowing, and working plans of vegetables plots for the 1915 season on the Nova Scotia Agricultural College campus. Created by James Allan, Superintendent of Horticulture.
File contains a yearbook once belonging to Paul Myrlyn Tracey during his attendance at the Nova Scotia Agricultural College, with back pages having signatures of classmates.
Item is "A boy from Cherry Hill" by Garth Coffin, former principal of the Nova Scotia Agricultural College, Truro, Nova Scotia. A Boy From Cherry Hill is a story of a lad who grew up in a warm and loving family on a small farm in Prince Edward Island, Canada. It recounts his experiences and highlights his good fortune through receiving the Eaton Agricultural Scholarship, attending university in both Canada and the U.S. and successful pursuit of a series of career opportunities leading back to the Nova Scotia Agricultural College (NSAC) where his university studies began. Along the way, the memoir that spans eight decades includes international work and personal interests of the boy from Cherry Hill.
Item is a brochure titled "A brief history of Nova Scotia Agricultural College", no date. The forward is written by William A. Jenkins, NSAC principal between 1964-1972. The brochure is 17 pages, illustrated, some colour. Text by W.J. Hawkins ; art direction by Thomas J. Fennell, Nova Scotia Information Service ; photographs by Sherman Hines. A Brief History . . . by W. J. Hawkins ; '-Memories – class of ’62 [does that mean the autobiographies were printed in – 2004?] ; Installation – President Florizone (Dal)
File contains the lyrics for A family portrait by Barry Stagg, written to commemorate Nova Scotia Agricultural College's centennial anniversary in 2006.
Series contains speeches and addresses written and delivered by Dr. Melville Cumming at events between 1918-1957. Many of these occurred at the Nova Scotia Agricultural College to graduating students and commemorating NSAC's anniversary.
Collection contains materials related to agriculture, which includes related organizations, industries, education, machinery, research, products, livestock, harvesting, management, crops, etc. These were published between 1846-2007.
Collection contains correspondence and an article, some are from Nova Scotia Agricultural College principals, or faculty, topics cover early education, the Canadian fruit trade, and trotting.
This file contains 4 individually unrelated papers, 3 of which are titled “Livestock”, “Crop Production”, and "Farm and Crop Areas and Number of Farms.”
File contains the first term examination for the 'agronomy' course, senior class, dated January 27, 1938, and the examination for the 'animal husbandry' course dated October 14th, 1937. Both we administered by Dr. Stan Curtis at the Nova Scotia Agricultural College.
Collection contains records for Icelandic sheep in Nova Scotia, presented by Anne Bishop April 11, 2010 to the Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the NS Icelandic Memorial Society.
Series contains addresses, articles, and correspondence written by Nova Scotia Agricultural College principal Melville Cumming between about 1905-1927 related to agriculture in Nova Scotia.
File consists if four artifacts created to commemorate the Nova Scotia Agricultural College's 100th anniversary and the postage stamp that was created.
Collection consists of records with information about individual co-operatives and credit unions in Atlantic Canada, as well as documents from larger region-wide co-operative organizations. There is also a large section of general co-op literature about co-operation as a social movement, in Canada and around the world. There are published books, serials, brochures, reports, photographs and slides, maps, audio and visual material, and artifacts. The age of the materials ranges from the early 1900s up to 2002, the majority spans from the 1950s to the 1990s.
Collection consists of material related to farm and rural life in Atlantic Canada. Including historical accounts of farm life and agricultural management in Atlantic Canada. Series include graphic materials, maps, surveys, and sketches of farms in Nova Scotia, and reports and diaries related to farm and rural life in Atlantic Canada. Series are arranged alphabetically and range between 1851-2004.
File contains 7 photographs of C.A. Douglas' retirement. They are all stamped "Photo by Pridham Studio, Truro, N.S.". Charles Douglas was Deputy Minister of the Nova Scotia Department of Agriculture and Marketing. Douglas also served as Assistant Agricultural Representative in Pictou, Agricultural Representative in Hants County, Assistant Director and, later, Director of Extension, and as Director of Livestock. Was inducted into the Agricultural Hall of Fame in 1979. https://www.dal.ca/diff/aahf/inductees/charles-douglas.html
File contains 2 audio compact discs and 2 CD-ROMs used in the finale event for the Nova Scotia Agricultural College's centennial anniversary held February 14, 2006. The event was held at the upper foyer in Cumming Hall at 2 pm.
