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Hope McPhee's notebook from the first Roscoe Fillmore Memorial Picnic

MS-10-9, SF Box 5, Folder 1
Item
1978

Item is a 56-page Hilroy scribbler with an illustration of a camp site and "CAMP SITE" written on the cover. The notebook contains Hope McPhee's recollections of meeting Roscoe Fillmore and stories about his life and career as a horticulturalist and political activist. Notes are written in pencil.

McPhee, Hope

Lest we forget : recalling good old days -- and hopes not yet fulfilled / Loran Arthur DeWolfe

MS-14-133, Box 303, Folder 7
Item
1958

Item is a book called Lest we forget by Loran Arthur DeWolfe
It is a history and reminiscence of the Normal College, or Summer School of Rural Science, which ran in Truro 1909-1930 and 1940-1942

Letter from Lord Dalhousie to W. Smith

MS-2-69, SF Box 18, Folder 22
Item
1823

Item is a letter (1823) from Lord Dalhousie to W. Smith, requesting that two barrels of Pictou oatmeal be shipped to Quebec on the next available vessel as a sample of Smith's produce.

Smith, W., fl. 1823

Letter on mineral content in Ontario soils

MS-14-1, MS-14, Box 126, Folder 15, Item 2
Item
February 25, 1954

Part of Melville Cumming fonds

This item is a letter addressed to Dr. Cumming from W.L Hutcheon of the Ontario College of Agriculture, dated February 25, 1954.

Letter regarding soil surveys

MS-14-1, MS-14, Box 126, Folder 16, Item 1
Item
October 28, 1954

Part of Melville Cumming fonds

This item is a letter addressed to Dr. Cumming from W.L. Hutcheon of the Saskatchewan College of Agriculture, dated October 28, 1954.

Making and feeding grass and legume silage in Nova Scotia / J. E. Shuh

MS-14-10, Box 5, Folder 21, Item 1
Item
1949

Part of John Edward Shuh fonds

Melville Cumming article "The Nova Scotia Agricultural College"

MS-14-1, MS-14 OVR Box 2, Folder 18, Item 1
Item
1927

Part of Melville Cumming fonds

Item is an article written by Nova Scotia Agricultural College principal Melville Cumming for "The Herald" entitled "The Nova Scotia Agricultural College" from 1927.

Melville Cumming article "The Nova Scotia Agricultural College, Truro, N.S."

MS-14-1, MS-14 OVR Box 2, Folder 18, Item 2
Item
1927

Part of Melville Cumming fonds

Item is an article written by Nova Scotia Agricultural College principal Melville Cumming for MacDonald College Magazine entitled "The Nova Scotia Agricultural College, Truro, N.S.", from May 1911.

Memories : then and now : autobiographies of the class of '62 [1962] : a look at the past 42 years [Nova Scotia Agricultural College]

UA-43, Box 12, Folder 14
Item
[2004]

Part of Nova Scotia Agricultural College fonds

Item is a book titled Memories : then and now : autobiographies of the [Nova Scotia Agricultural College]class of '62 [1962] : a look at the past 42 years. It includes the memoirs of professor Ian Fraser, the reprint of the "Class of '62 pipe dream, 35 autobiographies, photographs, and an "In Memoriam" section.

Nappan campaign material related to the Sheep Producers' Association of Nova Scotia

MS-14-22, MS-14, Box 46, Folder 5
Item
[19-]

Part of Edith Zillig sheep and wool collection

No.10 - The farm program - 1941 / by J.E. Lattimer

MS-14-4, MS-14 Box 5, Folder 17, Item 10
Item
1941

Part of Canadian Farm Problems - radio broadcast guide notes collection

Item is radio report of the "Farm Planning Series," that focuses on the importance of farm program for farm management.

No.2 - What is a desirable combination of enterprises on the farm? by J.E. Lattimer

MS-14-4, MS-14 Box 5, Folder 17, Item 2
Item
1941

Part of Canadian Farm Problems - radio broadcast guide notes collection

Item is radio report focused on the differences between enterprises that are competitive vs those that are supplementary to farming.

No.3 - Why do some farmers pay while others do not? / by J.E. Lattimer

MS-14-4, MS-14 Box 5, Folder 17, Item 3
Item
1941

Part of Canadian Farm Problems - radio broadcast guide notes collection

Item is radio report of the "Farm Planning Series," that focuses on the enumeration and examination of factors that contribute to the production and income of farmers.

No.4 - What is the output per man in farming? / by J.E. Lattimer

MS-14-4, MS-14 Box 5, Folder 17, Item 4
Item
1941

Part of Canadian Farm Problems - radio broadcast guide notes collection

Item is radio report of the "Farm Planning Series," that focuses on the factors that contribute to Canadian farm production, such as crop varieties, livestock breeds, transportation and refrigeration, specialization, and mechanization.

No.5 - Cutting costs / by J.E. Lattimer

MS-14-4, MS-14 Box 5, Folder 17, Item 5
Item
1941

Part of Canadian Farm Problems - radio broadcast guide notes collection

Item is radio report of the "Farm Planning Series," that focuses on the balancing of prices and costs for farmers.

No.6 - Increasing returns / by J.E. Lattimer

MS-14-4, MS-14 Box 5, Folder 17, Item 6
Item
1941

Part of Canadian Farm Problems - radio broadcast guide notes collection

Item is radio report of the "Farm Planning Series," that focuses on whether farmers can adapt to new opportunities from changing consumer diets, interference with trade, and shifts in markets.

No.7 - Record of prices / by J.E. Lattimer

MS-14-4, MS-14 Box 5, Folder 17, Item 7
Item
1941

Part of Canadian Farm Problems - radio broadcast guide notes collection

No.8 - Wages / by J.E. Lattimer

MS-14-4, MS-14 Box 5, Folder 17, Item 8
Item
1941

Part of Canadian Farm Problems - radio broadcast guide notes collection

No.9 - Farm records and accounts / by J.E. Lattimer

MS-14-4, MS-14 Box 5, Folder 17, Item 9
Item
1941

Part of Canadian Farm Problems - radio broadcast guide notes collection

Item is radio report of the "Farm Planning Series," that focuses on the importance of record keeping of farm operations to budget farm expenditures.

Nova Scotia Agricultural College - field day Cumming Hall photograph

UA-43, PB Box 1, Folder 18, Item 40
Item
[1905?]-[1999?]

Part of Nova Scotia Agricultural College photograph and audio visual collection

Nova Scotia Agricultural College - Gram House (Home Ec) (principal’s house) photograph

UA-43, PB Box 1, Folder 18, Item 39
Item
[1905?]-[1979?]

Part of Nova Scotia Agricultural College photograph and audio visual collection

Nova Scotia Agricultural College at the corn competition at the Windsor Exhibition

UA-43, PB Box 1, Folder 18, Item 34
Item
[1905?]-[1999?

Part of Nova Scotia Agricultural College photograph and audio visual collection

Item is a photograph of the Nova Scotia Agricultural College at the corn competition at the Windsor Exhibition in the early to mid- 20th century.

Nova Scotia Agricultural College building - government experimental farm photograph

UA-43, PB Box 1, Folder 18, Item 38
Item
[1905?]-[1999?]

Part of Nova Scotia Agricultural College photograph and audio visual collection

Nova Scotia Agricultural College campus photograph taken ca. 1930

UA-43, PB Box 20, Folder 1, Item 1
Item
1930

Part of Nova Scotia Agricultural College photograph and audio visual collection

Nova Scotia Agricultural College class of 1944 lectureship Feb. 11, 1986 lecture "Foods of animal origin, cholesterol and health" by Germain J. Brisson.

UA-43, Box 1, Folder 31
Item
1986

Part of Nova Scotia Agricultural College fonds

Nova Scotia Agricultural College class of 1944 lectureship January 28, 1987 lecture "Directions for sustainable agriculture" by Freeman L. McEwen

UA-43-REF, Box 29, Folder 10
Item
January 28, 1987

Part of Nova Scotia Agricultural College fonds

Item is the program for the 2nd annual Nova Scotia Agricultural College class of 1944 lectureship "Directions for sustainable agriculture" by Freeman L. McEwen, Ph.D. Dean, Ontario Agricultural College. The lecture was held January 28, 1987 in Alumni Theatre, Cumming Hall.

Nova Scotia Agricultural College field day featuring Cumming Hall photograph

UA-43, PB Box 1, Folder 18, Item 37
Item
[1905?]-[1999?]

Part of Nova Scotia Agricultural College photograph and audio visual collection

Nova Scotia Agricultural College graduating class of 2012 time capsule

UA-43
Item
2012

Part of Nova Scotia Agricultural College fonds

Item 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.

Nova Scotia Agricultural College photograph of the flowerbeds near the original science building before 1946

UA-43, PB Box 20, Folder 1, Item 2
Item
[before 1946]

Part of Nova Scotia Agricultural College photograph and audio visual collection

Nova Scotia agriculture in 1923

MS-14-1, MS-14, Box 1, Folder 55, Item 2
Item
1923

Part of Melville Cumming fonds

This item is an article for the Herald & Chronicle

Nova Scotia Association of Garden Clubs history 2009- 2014

MS-14-50
Item
[2014?]

Part of Nova Scotia Association of Garden Clubs fonds

Haskins, Arthur

NSAC Centennial exhibit opening speech notes by Dale Ells

UA-43, Box 2, Folder 22, Item 3
Item
2005

Part of Nova Scotia Agricultural College fonds

Item is a copy of the opening remarks of the exhibit “NSAC : 100 Years and Growing” by Dale Ells, exhibit Planning Committee. February 4, 2005. Discussing history, centennial, and museum exhibits.

NSAC Centennial stickers : “I’m a proud alum. NSAC 100 Years & Growing”

UA-43, Box 2, Folder 22, Item 1
Item
2005

Part of Nova Scotia Agricultural College fonds

Item is a Nova Scotia Agricultural College Centennial anniversary sticker : “I’m a proud alum. NSAC 100 Years & Growing”. Blue with image of Cumming Hall and cupola.

NSAC Centennial stickers exhibit opening program

UA-43, Box 2, Folder 22, Item 2
Item
2005

Part of Nova Scotia Agricultural College fonds

Item is the Nova Scotia Agricultural College centennial anniversary exhibit official opening program. “The Colchester Historical Society Museum salutes the Nova Scotia Agricultural College as it celebrates a century of service.” Has an insert which details some early and more recent NSAC yells.

Numbers of University Students Enrolled in Agricultural Chemistry, Biochemistry, Chemical Engineering, Food Chemistry and Honors Chemistry

MS-1-Ref, Box 135, Folder 3, Page 3
Item
1956 Dec

Part of Dalhousie University Reference Collection

Chemistry in Canada

Offshore sheep : Visiting the island flocks in southwest N.S. / Pam Pauley

MS-14-22, PB Box 3, Folder 15, Item 12
Item
1999

Part of Edith Zillig sheep and wool collection

Item is a newspaper article discussing the Purebred Sheep Breeders Association's visit to sheep islands in Yarmouth County, Nova Scotia.

One phase of a farmer's religion / [Melville Cumming]

MS-14-1, MS-14, Box 1, Folder 19, Item 3
Item
[1905?]-[1927?]

Part of Melville Cumming fonds

Orchards and trees - R1

MS-14-46, MS-14, AV8, Drawer 1, Folder 9, Item 1
Item
1998

Part of Nova Scotia Agricultural College fonds

Item is a photograph of orchards and trees 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 R1.

Orchards and trees - R2

MS-14-46, MS-14, AV8, Drawer 1, Folder 9, Item 2
Item
1998

Part of Nova Scotia Agricultural College fonds

Item is a photograph of orchards and trees 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 R2.

Orchards and trees - R3

MS-14-46, MS-14, AV8, Drawer 1, Folder 9, Item 3
Item
1998

Part of Nova Scotia Agricultural College fonds

Item is a photograph of orchards and trees 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 R3.

Orchards and trees - R4

MS-14-46, MS-14, AV8, Drawer 1, Folder 9, Item 4
Item
1998

Part of Nova Scotia Agricultural College fonds

Item is a photograph captioned "Apple at Halifax – from fountain(?)" 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 R4.

Orchards and trees - R5

MS-14-46, MS-14, AV8, Drawer 1, Folder 9, Item 5
Item
1998

Part of Nova Scotia Agricultural College fonds

Item is a photograph captioned "Dick Starr’s bull" 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 R5.

Photocopy of a newspaper article “Museum exhibition spans 100 years at NSAC – Number of events planned to celebrate NSAC’s centennial”

UA-43, Box 2, Folder 22, Item 6
Item
2005

Part of Nova Scotia Agricultural College fonds

Item is a newspaper clipping dated February 5, 2005 from the Truro Daily News captioned “Museum exhibition spans 100 years at NSAC – Number of events planned to celebrate NSAC’s centennial”.

Photocopy of a newspaper article “New index will help locate information about agricultural college”

UA-43, Box 2, Folder 22, Item 7
Item
2005

Part of Nova Scotia Agricultural College fonds

Item is a newspaper clipping dated February 5, 2005 from the Truro Daily News captioned “New index will help locate information about agricultural college”, regarding the index created by Janelle Brenton for Dale Ells' "An illustrated history of the Nova Scotia Agricultural College".

Photocopy of a newspaper article "Agricultural College builds on a future based on its past”

UA-43, Box 2, Folder 22, Item 8
Item
2005

Part of Nova Scotia Agricultural College fonds

Item is a newspaper clipping dated January 22, 2005, from the Colchester County News titled "Agricultural College builds on a future based on its past”. The article discusses buildings named after people who have been “at the helm of administering the Bible Hill college during the past century”.

Photograph of 5 men standing in front of a greenhouse in 1966, on the Nova Scotia Agricultural College campus