File is a time capsule created by the Class of 2012, the last class of the Nova Scotia Agricultural College before its merger with Dalhousie University. The capsule contains approximately 50 articles deposited by graduating students, including pictures, a bottle of wine made at the college, frosh beanies, written memories, a synopsis of NSAC and banquet programs. The project was initiated by Matthew Lawless, co-chair of the graduating class, Jonathan Waugh and Jessica Dowe, and the capsule was built by NSAC engineering technician Chris Nelson.
Series contains records, books, photographs, and a time of capsule, of past students and their involvement in a variety of activities at the Nova Scotia Agricultural College as well as updates and autobiographies after graduation. Subseries include athletic sporting events, student councils, and convocation events, employment statistics, etc., between 1905-2012.
Item is a photograph of a man standing in a greenhouse looking at the camera surrounded by lush foliage, ferns and flowers. Annotated on reverse: “G951, Vernon Heighton – NSAC 1942” .
Item is a photograph taken from level of the ping pong table at the Nova Scotia Agricultural College. It is an action view with a man at the other end of the table, ball in midair. Blurry image of opponents partial hand and ping pong paddle.
Item is a photograph of four men, two are playing ping pong , one is seated observing , and one is standing observing. The photograph was taken inside a room at the Nova Scotia Agricultural College.
Item is a photograph of 10 Nova Scotia Agricultural College students posed outdoors in front of Cumming Hall or the Science Building. They are dressed warmly. Annotated on reverse: “Back row – Left to Right Stuart Westcott, William Chaft, Charles Ash “Standing at back”. Front Row – Left to Right: David Milligan, Emerson Hennigar, Ronald Gillespie, Arthur Perlin, Augustine Joy, Vernon Heighton, Steven Tucker.
File contains 8 photographs of students from the classes of 1942 and 1943, and faculty or instructors, from the Nova Scotia Agricultural College. There are men on the steps of Cumming Hall or the Science Building (?), near wooden fenced enclosures, and wooden fences, as well as near a greenhouse on campus.
Item is a photograph of 5 men, students from the Nova Scotia Agricultural College in bowler hats on steps of Cumming Hall or Science Building (?). Annotated on reverse: Back row, L-R : Unnamed, “Milligan”; Centre: “Vernon Heighton” ; Front row, L-R : “William “Bill” Chaft ; Charles Ash”.
Item is a photograph of 7 men, Nova Scotia Agricultural College students. They are standing on a curb with a fence immediately behind them. There are power/telegraph poles and cleared fields visible into the distance behind. Rear of photo annotated : “1942 NSAC Left to Right Vernon Heighton ; Ronald Gillespie ; Augustine Joy ; William Chaft ; Arthur Chisolm sic [Chisholm] (1943 class) ; Emerson Hennigar ; Stuart Westcott”.
Item is a photograph of 11 Nova Scotia Agricultural College students posed outside Cumming Hall or Science Building (?). 6 at the rear, 5 in front, students dressed as for autumn or spring, no leaves on shrubs. Reverse of pic annotated “ 1942 NSAC” “Back row, Left to Right: Martin McKinnon (1941 Class) ; Stuart Westcott ; William Chaft ; Lily Cameron ; Augustine Joy ; Charles Ash” “Front Row, Left to Right : Vernon Heighton ; Arthur Perlin ; Emerson Hennigar ; Ronald Gillespie ; Steven Tucker”.
Item is a photograph of 8 Nova Scotia Agricultural College students. They are standing in a fenced enclosure with a pig. All are wearing bowler hats and looking at the pig, 2 men have pieces of wood in their hands, 4 men have books under their arms. Reverse of photo is annotated “Bowler Hats on sale at Youll’s Drygoods where [unintelligible] bowler hats on sale”.
File contains 46 photographs of the Nova Scotia Agricultural College students, principals, student life, buildings and campus. The photographs include the NSAC hockey team, Aggies hockey team, horses, faculty, basketball team, classrooms, residence construction, farms and barns, convocation, campus buildings, NSAC principals.
Item is a Nova Scotia Agricultural College winged patch. In the center of the patch it has the numbers '40', and the letter 'A' below. The NSAC badge belonged to Mr. Francis W. Lawrence, of Falmouth, NS. After graduating from NSAC in 1940, Francis went to war with the air force. He did not return. He had the rank of F/O - Flyer Officer, his trade was W/AG - Wireless Operator / Air Gunner. He was with the 162 SQDN RCAF. Mr. Lawrence was 25 years old and passed 6/13/1944.
File contains two? b&w photographs of the NSAC Winter Show, held 23 March 1944, and a farm meeting held at the Nova Scotia Agricultural College around 1943-1944.
File contains a b&w photograph titled "RCAF? NSAC 1943- meeting hen or new men NSAC 1943", perhaps a Royal Canadian Air Force event held at the Nova Scotia Agricultural College.
File contains a b&w photograph of Nova Scotia Farm Association meeting, held on January 16, 1944. Presumably held at the Nova Scotia Agricultural College. The Association changed its name to the Nova Scotia Federation of Agriculture in 1946.
File contains two? b&w photographs of the NSAC Winter Show, held 23 March 1944, and a farm meeting held at the Nova Scotia Agricultural College around 1943-1944.
File contains a photograph album of photographs taken at the Nova Scotia Agricultural College taken and collected by the donor Ed Munroe, [NSAC] class of 1941. There are 34 b&w photographs of student life on the NSAC campus, there are also and invitations to the 1940 and 1941 NSAC graduation dances.