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.
Item consists of a facsimile clipping from the August 2, 1981 Toronto Star, titled "Beached! An Ark hits sinking sand", written by David Miller, about the closing of the New Alchemy Institute Ark in Spry Point, Prince Edward Island.
Fonds consists of two farm ledgers (1894-1936 and 1899-1906); one farm inventory (1899); one notebook containing estate inventories and administrative accounts (1837-1875); one notebook containing a weather diary (1949); and minutes from two Master of Rights Lodge meetings held in 1931.
File contains the "The School of Agriculture 1885 - 1905" by Harvey W. MacPhee ; 1985, "The Nova Scotia School of Horticulture 1894-1904" by Sean D. Smith ; 1987, and "Alexander Forrester and the Establishment of a Normal School" by Robert P Harvey ; 1989.
Collection contains textual records, reports, and photographs related to Canadian agriculture. Records relate to the development of agriculture in Canada, the banning of pesticides, the agricultural industry, exhibitions and garden clubs. Also included is a copy of the Ag-Dex transferred from the MacRae Archives.
Collection consists of guide notes to a 1940s radio broadcast about Canadian farm problems sponsored by the Canadian Association for Adult Education from Toronto. The guide notes were prepared by J.E. Lattimer, R. Summerby, Emile A. Lods, L.C. Raymond, J.N. Bird, E.W. Crampton, L.H. Hamilton and A.R. Ness.
Item consists of a typescript copy of Carleton Stanley's address at the annual meeting of the Nova Scotia Farmers' Association, at the Halifax Hotel, January 24, 1933, discussing the relation between economics and agriculture.
Item consists of a typescript of an address delivered by Carleton Stanley at a meeting of the Women's Institute in Truro, Nova Scotia, dated November 4, 1931. Includes discussions on agriculture, the machinery industry, and economics.
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.
Collection contains records related to sheep and wool breeding, genetics, carcass evaluation, wool specimens, and statistics of live stock and shorn wool.
File contains a report titled "Community development" by William Saxby Blair. Blair was the first supervisor of the Experimental Farm in Kentville, Nova Scotia from its creation in 1912 until his retirement in 1938.
Item is a photograph of companion crops in orchards at the Nova Scotia Agricultural College, or elsewhere in Nova Scotia in the early 20th century. Photograph is a reproduction of a glass slide that may have been taken by Nova Scotia Agricultural College professor Fred C. Sears, original R12.
Item is a photograph of companion crops in orchards at the Nova Scotia Agricultural College, or elsewhere in Nova Scotia in the early 20th century. Photograph is a reproduction of a glass slide that may have been taken by Nova Scotia Agricultural College professor Fred C. Sears, original R13.
Item is a photograph of companion crops in orchards at the Nova Scotia Agricultural College, or elsewhere in Nova Scotia in the early 20th century. Photograph is a reproduction of a glass slide that may have been taken by Nova Scotia Agricultural College professor Fred C. Sears, original R14.