Archives Catalogue

Vegetation inventory of McNabs Island, Lawlors Island and Devils Island : [draft manuscript]

MS-2-789, Box 33, Folder 2
File
1985

File contains a draft manuscript compiled for Nova Scotia Department of Lands and Forests, Parks and Recreation Division, gathering information on the flora of three islands in Halifax Harbour. Marked in Freedman's hand as being "Anon (1985)".

Vegetation and phytogeography of Sable Island, Nova Scotia : [manuscript and other materials]

MS-2-789, Box 25, Folder 9
File
1982-1985

Part of Bill Freedman fonds

File contains the manuscript by Freedman, with P.M. Catling and Z.Lucas, for Proceedings of the Nova Scotian Institute of Science, volume 34, parts 3-4. File also contains the draft manuscript entitled "The vegetation of Sable Island", as well as correspondence and photo negatives.

The decorative fruit and flower arrangements

UA-36, Box 23, Folder 65
File
1979 - 1980

Part of Dalhousie Art Gallery fonds

File consists of records related to the planning of an exhibition entitled "The Decorative Fruit and Flower Arrangements," prepared by the Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation at Carnegie-Mellon University of Pittsburgh. The exhibition was presented at the Dalhousie Art Gallery from May 31 to July 8, 1979.

Records consist of correspondence, newspaper clippings, insurance files, a loan agreement, and other administrative documents. Also includes a brochure for the Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation (travel shows) and a pamphlet for the Decorative Fruit and Flower Arrangements.

Rhododendrons of Sikkim-Himalaya

UA-36, Box 23, Folder 68
File
1978 - 1979

Part of Dalhousie Art Gallery fonds

File consists of records related to the Nova Scotia Rhododendrons Botanical show "Rhododendrons of Sikkim-Himalaya," presented at the Dalhousie Art Gallery from May 31 to July 8, 1979.

Records consist mainly of correspondence between the Dalhousie Art Gallery and the National Library of Canada regarding a loan of a copy of an illustrated rare book called "Rhododendrons of Sikkim-Himalaya" by Joeseph Dalton Hooker (1849).

Plant diversity meeting summary

UA-43, Box 5, Folder 7
File
1987

Part of Nova Scotia Agricultural College fonds

File contains a meeting summary between staff of the Nova Scotia Agricultural College, Nova Scotia Museum, and Ross Farm Museum held at the Nova Scotia Museum in Halifax, Nova Scotia, on 17 June 1987. The meeting was about how to identify and understand historical crop varieties and educate the public about changes in plant material and the important of genetic diversity.

Plant development

MS-2-828, SF Box 113, Folder 7
File
1996

Part of Gary Hicks fonds

File is a textbook by Gary Hicks entitled “Plant development”, which was published in 1996 by Dalhousie University. Text and illustrations were by Gary Hicks, graphic design was by Rick Janson, and the cover design was by Ingrid Walker. Textbook contains an introduction, a sequence of class presentations, eleven chapters, and four appendices. Chapters include topics such as plant development, zygotic embryos, seed germination, leaf development, and cell differentiation.

Photographs of vegetation in barrens and bogs of Nova Scotia

MS-2-789, Box 16, Folder 6
File
1989-2002

Part of Bill Freedman fonds

File contains 22 photographs taken by Bill Freedman between 1989 and 2001. Photographs show vegetation at the Murchyville bog (near Moose River, Nova Scotia), a Christmas tree lot in Lunenburg County, the barrens at Polly Cove (Halifax County), and examples of the endangered Geum peckii on Brier Island (Digby County).

Photographs of the flora, fauna, and buildings on Sable Island, Nova Scotia

MS-2-789, Box 12, Folder 10
File
1981-1982

Part of Bill Freedman fonds

File contains 77 photographs taken by Bill Freedman at Sable Island, Nova Scotia, over several visits between 1981 and 1982. Photographs show vegetation, brackish ponds, aerial surveys, wild horses, as well as some of the researchers. File also includes 3 transparencies.

Photographs of leaf damage cause by accidental emission of acidic particulates from the Tufts Cove generating station, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia

MS-2-789, Box 16, Folder 4
File
1989

Part of Bill Freedman fonds

File contains 28 photographs taken by Bill Freedman near the Tufts Cove Generating Station, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, in August 1989. Photographs show damage to vegetation (Red oak, pumpkin, cucumber, and tomato) potentially caused by the accidental emission of acidic particulates from the generating station.