Item consists of a facsimile of the text of an address delivered by President Carleton Stanley at a Special Convocation ceremony at a Dalhousie University Reunion event, August 17, 1938. Item originally appeared in Volume 2, Number 1 of the Second Series of The Alumni News, pages 9 and 16.
Item consists of research notes prepared by Fred Wien for Howard Clark in preparation for Clark's 1990 Treaty Day speech. Item also includes an early draft of the speech.
Item consists of an annotated manuscript of an address delivered by Arthur Stanley MacKenzie at the students' dinner for the Dalhousie Medical School, January 18, 1912.
Item consists of the text of an address delivered by President Alexander Enoch Kerr at the May 6, 1963 Dalhousie University Convocation ceremonies, about Dalhousie's growth and development in the post-war years (coinciding with Kerr's tenure as President). Item also contains reports submitted by individual faculties about their developments under Kerr's presidency. Includes reports submitted by H.B.S. Cooke (Dean, Faculty of Arts), H.E. Read (Dean, Faculty of Law), C.B. Stewart (Dean, Faculty of Medicine), J.D. McLean (Dean, Faculty of Dentistry), W.R. Trost (Dean, Faculty of Graduate Studies), F.R. Hayes (Director, Institute of Oceanography), E.A. Electa MacLennan (Director, Faculty of Health Professions), J.G. Duff (Director, College of Pharmacy), Arthur H. Shears (Director) and Robert M. MacDonald (Dean-elect, School of Physiotherapy), Guy Henson (Director, Institute of Public Affairs), J.P. Wilkinson (University Librarian), K.D. Gowie (Director, Physical Education), and Bruce G. Irwin (Director, Alumni Association).
Item is a copy of the address given by Tom Traves at the first convocation following the April 1 amalgamation of Dalhousie and the Technical University of Nova Scotia.
Item is a typed manuscript of the address given by Vincent MacDonald about the life and influence of Donald Alexander MacRae, on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of Dalhousie Law School, October 31, 1958.
Item contains the draft text of a speech delivered by Tom Traves on December 1st, 1995 at Anna Leonowens Gallery, about steps towards creation of a Metro Halifax University Consortium.
Item consists of an offprint containing the text of an address delivered on C.B.C. by President Alexander Enoch Kerr on Sunday, September 29th, 1946, discussing the importance of making available post-secondary education opportunities for service men and women returning from the Second World War.
Item is an honorary degree speech given by Estella Atekwana at the 2024 convocation ceremony for the Faculty of Science. Atekwana received a Doctor of Laws, honoris causa
Item is a manuscript for James Clark's presentation at a Dalhousie History Department seminar in March 1985. The text discusses Norman Jellings Symons, a professor of psychology at Dalhousie during the 1920s who studied, taught and published articles related to Freudian theory.
Item is the final manuscript copy of an address "prepared for delivery to the Canadian Association of Administrators of Labour Legislation at Halifax, September 9th, 1952."
Item consists of a handwritten address delivered by Arthur Stanley MacKenzie at the closing exercises for the graduates of the Halifax School for the Blind, June 9, 1913.
Item consists of the text of a speech delivered by Howard Clark on Treaty Day, October 1st, 1990, discussing relations with the Indigenous peoples of Nova Scotia while "the events at Oka, Quebec weigh very heavily, as they should and must, on the public consciousness."
Item is an inaugural lecture delivered by chemistry professor George Lawson at the opening of the third summer session of Dalhousie College's medical faculty.
Item consists of a draft of an address delivered by Barry Lesser at the ANnual General Meeting of the Canadian Association of Graduate Schools, in Winnipeg, November 3, 1989, that was collected by Howard Clark. Also includes a note of appreciation from Clark to Lesser, dated January 9, 1990.
Item consists of an annotated draft address delivered by Arthur Stanley MacKenzie at the Encoenia ceremonies at King's College, May 9, 1912, upon receiving a Doctor of Civil Law degree.
Item consists of an offprint from the July 1928 Dalhousie University Bulletin's Munro Day number, containing the text of a speech delivered by Arthur Stanley MacKenzie on the history of Munro Day on March 9, 1928.
Item consists of an article submitted by A.P. Reid to the Proceedings and Transactions of the Nova Scotian Institute of Natural Science (Vol. IV, Part II), read before the Institute on January 10th, 1876, titled "Natural History and the Fisheries".
Item consists of the text of a presentation to the Commission of Inquiry on Canadian University Education, delivered by Howard Clark and Denis Stairs on October 25, 1990.
Item is a page of notes prepared by Tom Traves to address incoming students at the Dalhousie University Fall orientation ceremonies, September 6, 1995.
Item consists of a handwritten address delivered by Arthur Stanley MacKenzie at the closing exercises for the graduating nurses at the Nova Scotia Hospital, July 4, 1913.
Item consists of a draft of the opening remarks delivered by Howard Clark at the Sustainable Development Conference, held at Dalhousie University, December 9, 1991.
Item consists of an offprint containing the text of a speech delivered by President John Forrest on April 25, 1893 at the Dalhousie College Convocation ceremonies.
Item consists of a facsimile of Dr. A.P. Reid's address before the Nova Scotian Institute of Science on January 19th, 1891, titled "Poverty Superseded: A New Political Economy", reproduced from the Gladwin Stationer and Bookmaker pamphlet of the same year.
Item consists of the text of a speech delivered by Howard Clark in July 1991, in response to the April 1991 Report of the Task Force on Ocean Studies at Dalhousie University.
Item is a typed copy of Carleton Stanley's address to the Rotary Club at a luncheon at the Lord Nelson Hotel on January 21, 1936. His subject was "that forgotten man — the Englishman."
Item is a manuscript copy of address by Carleton Stanley given at the Lord Nelson Hotel on January 21, 1935 in which he speaks about the importance of teaching poetry to children.
Item is a manuscript copy of Carleton Stanley's address introducing Lothar Richter at his first public lecture, held in the Chemistry Theatre on January 11, 1935. Appended are announcements and related correspondence regarding this and other lectures in the series.