Archives Catalogue

Faculty of Dentistry Dental School expansion drawings

UA-9, OS Folder 40
File
1979

File contains mechanical and electrical drawings for the Dentistry School expansion.

UA-9, OS Folder 50
File
1969 - 1971

File contains drawings by Dumaresq & Byrne Limited and D. J. Morris Engineering for Fenwick Place, including: area lighting plot plan; TV antenna, intercom and telephone system risers; electrical distribution schemes; and owner distribution system risers and details.

First draft sketches for the Medical Science Building

UA-9, Box 1, Folder 14
File
May 1921 ; July 1, 1921

Part of Facilities Management

File contains Andrew Cobb's rough sketches drawn on pages from a foolscap notebook for the Medical Science Building, including rudimentary elevations and floorplans; a note regarding the necessity of provision for women's lockers and lavatories and the possibility of a medical library; and an overhead drawing of a teaching theatre. File also includes five sheets of 1/16" scale drawings that include basement, first and second floor plans, and longitudinal and cross sections. The pages are all marked: "Please return to A.S.M. (Arthur Stanley Mackenzie)," and the first floor plan also has a note reading: "On S.S. 'Virginian' / July 1st/21."

Full-scale detail drawings of external masonry elements for Dalhousie's Medical Science Laboratory

UA-9, OS Folder 24
File
Dec. 20, 1921

Part of Facilities Management

File contains seven sheets of FSD (full-scale detail) drawings of masonry for details such as cornices, pilaster boxes and string courses, window sills, and mouldings for the Medical Science Laboratory at Dalhousie University. There are also vestibule details, including the fanlight over the main entrance door. Drawings include elevations, plans and sections.

Full-scale detail drawings of external masonry window and door details for Public Health Clinic

UA-9, OS Folder 29
File
Dec. 20, 1921

Part of Facilities Management

File contains 15 sheets of exterior masonry detail drawings.

Furniture and fittings details for the Medical Science Building

UA-9, Box 1, Folder 13
File
1924 - 1963

Part of Facilities Management

File contains detailed drawings for furniture and fittings for the Medical Science Building, including cabinet tables for the bio-chemistry residents' room.

Gerard Hall architectural plans

UA-9, OS Folder 35
File
1966

Part of Facilities Management

File contains a set of architectural plans for Gerard Hall (originally the Halifax Infirmary and School of Nursing) produced by architects C.A. Fowler @ Co. and printed at reduced scale.

Gymnasium for Dalhousie University

UA-9, OS Folder 9
File
August 1931

Part of Facilities Management

File contains construction blueprints for the Studley Campus gymnasium, which was designed by architect Andrew Cobb and built by MacDonald Construction in 1932. Drawings include floor plans; elevations; footing plans; cross sections; and details for windows, cornices and other elements. The plans, which are labelled with job number U-311, are signed off by [W. Thompson?], Secretary of the Board of Governors.

Heating plans for the Sword and Anchor Inn and Sheet Anchor

MS-4-135, OS Folder 12
File
1970

Part of Oland and Son fonds

File contains two drawings of heating plans for inns in Chester, Nova Scotia. One drawing is for the Sword and Anchor Inn and the other is for the Sheet Anchor Inn. The drawings were produced by Emco Supply from Halifax, Nova Scotia. See MS-4-136, Box 98, Folder 9 for related records.

Henson College renovation plans

UA-9, OS Folder 61
File
1989

Part of Facilities Management

File contains site plans, foundation plan and details, floor plans, sections and electrical plans.

Historic buildings of Canada exhibition

UA-36, Box 1, Folder 43
File
1964-1966

Part of Dalhousie Art Gallery fonds

File consists of a records related to the exhibition 'Historic Buildings in Canada' organized by the National Gallery of Canada and presented at Dalhousie in March 1966.

Records consist of an exhibition catalogue, correspondence between Evelyn Holmes and the National Gallery of Canada, contractual documents, and a press release from the National Gallery regarding the exhibition.

Interview with Sheila and Drew Sperry

MS-2-835, Box 1, Folder 11
File
1972, 2015

Part of Drew Sperry fonds

File also contains a budget overview of Drew Sperry's first few years of practice.

J. W. Cumming Manufacturing Co. Ltd. - Buildings

PC2, Box 334, Folder 36
File
1934

Part of Waldren Studios Photograph Collection

Copy photo of a blueprint of a series of buildings belonging to the J. W. Cumming Manufacturing Company Limited, drawn by L. E. Smith in 1920. The various departments are identified on the roofs of the buildings. In the foreground is a Canadian national freight shed and railway vehicles. In the background are a river and hills. Envelope annotated: "Used in 'Busy East' article Sept.-Oct. 1934". Negative is available: PC-2-295-23

J. W. Cumming Manufacturing Co. Ltd. - Buildings

PC2, Box 295, Folder 23
File
1934

Part of Waldren Studios Photograph Collection

Copy photo of a blueprint of a series of buildings belonging to the J. W. Cumming Manufacturing Company Limited, drawn by L. E. Smith in 1920. The various departments are identified on the roofs of the buildings. In the foreground is a Canadian national freight shed and railway vehicles. In the background are a river and hills. Envelope annotated: "Used in 'Busy East' article Sept.-Oct. 1934". Print copy is available: PC-2-334-36

MacDonald Library bookcase details

UA-9, OS Folder 28
File
1915 ; 1958

Part of Facilities Management

File contains full-scale and 3/4-scale shelving detail drawings; details for a chimney-top rain shield; and a leaded letters template for the O.E. Smith Wing addition built in 1956.

Macdonald Memorial Library building drawings

UA-9, OS Folder 2
File
February 1913

Part of Facilities Management

File contains three drawings of the Macdonald Memorial Library, including an elevation and ground and first floor plans.

Macdonald Memorial Library construction and heating and ventilation blueprints

UA-9, Box 1, Folder 3
File
Dec 20, 1913

Part of Facilities Management

File contains two complete sets of construction blueprints for the Macdonald Memorial Library (now the Macdonald Building) at Dalhousie University, which was designed by Halifax architect Andrew R. Cobb with consulting architect Frank Darling of Toronto. One set was reproduced from the set of 16 original sheets signed by G.S. Campbell, Chairman of the Board of Governors, and building contractors A.D. Falconer and D. McDonald, all but three of which (nos. 8, 12 and 14) are located in UA-9, Box 1, Folder 1. The other blueprints are marked "set no. 4" and were reproduced before/without the approval signatures. There is also an incomplete set of diazo prints (purple ink on cream paper), as well as a complete set of heating and ventilating blueprints produced by MacMullen, Riley & Durley, Consulting Engineers, and signed by G.S. Campbell and A.D. Falconer and D. McDonald.

Macdonald Memorial Library construction blueprints

UA-9, OS Folder 6
File
1921

Part of Facilities Management

File contains detailed construction drawings for the Macdonald Memorial Library, primarily for the deck framing.

Macdonald Memorial Library construction drawings

UA-9, Box 1, Folder 1
File
1913 - 1920, predominant 1913

Part of Facilities Management

File contains construction drawings for the Macdonald Memorial Library (now the Macdonald Building) at Dalhousie University, which was designed by Halifax architect Andrew R. Cobb with consulting architect Frank Darling of Toronto. The bulk of the drawings are part of an original set of 16 sheets dated Dec. 20, 1913 that contain the approval signatures of G.S. Campbell, Chairman of the Board of Governors, and building contractors A.D. Falconer and D. McDonald. Sheets 8, 12 and 14 are missing, but are extant as blueprints in Box 1, Folder 2. File also contains a 1914 drawing showing revised window details and a sheet no. 6 from a 1920 alteration to the library. Drawing types include floor plans, elevations, sections and details.

Macdonald Memorial Library construction drawings

UA-9, Box 1, Folder 21
File
1913 - 1920, predominant 1913

Part of Facilities Management

File contains an electrostatic print set reproduced on polyester of Sheet Nos. 1-16 of Andrew Cobb's construction drawings for the Macdonald Library, as well as a sheet of window details dated June 23, 1914 and one sheet of drawings of additions and alterations dated May 1, 1920.

Macdonald Memorial Library stack room floor plans and elevations

UA-9, Box 1, Folder 2
File
1913

Part of Facilities Management

File contains a floor plan and exterior elevations for the MacDonald Library stacks, which show three different window styles for the east facing wall. There are also some early floor plans for the library indicating room appointments and elevations of bookshelves. Drawings are by both Andrew Cobb and Frank Darling.

Massey medals 1970

UA-36, Box 3, Folder 10
File
1971

Part of Dalhousie Art Gallery fonds

File consists of records relating to the exhibition 'Massey Medals for Architecture 1970', organized and circulated by the National Gallery of Canada. The exhibition was presented at Dalhousie Art Gallery from November 1-30, 1971.

Records consist of a condition report, exhibition agreement contract, descriptive exhibition text and packing lists, correspondence with the National Gallery, handwritten notes, and a press release from the Royal Architecture Institute of Canada (RAIC) regarding the finalists and winning entries for the Massey Medals Awards Competition.

Medical Library floorplans

UA-9, Box 1, Folder 15
File
1937 - 1939

Part of Facilities Management

File contains basement and first floor plans stamped by the Library Bureau for a medical library at Dalhousie University. File also contains a technical drawing of a magazine storage rack for the medical-dental library, which were submitted by the Steel Equipment Company, Ottawa, ON.

National Research Council building architectural plans

UA-9, Oversize Folder 33
File
1949 - 2002

Part of Facilities Management

File contains architectural drawings for the National Research Council Laboratory and for the Institute for Marine Biosciences on Oxford Street in Halifax, Nova Scotia. The 1949 drawings, produced by Leslie Fairn and C. Gustave Brault, include plot plans; footings; floor plans; interior room and finish schedules; sections and details; and plumbing, heating and electrical plans. The 1964 and 1979 drawings are for additions and extensions, and were produced by Duffus, Romans, Kundzins and Rounsefell Ltd. The file also includes a set of drawings printed at reduced scale for a submission by Lydon Lynch issued September 2002 for a National Research Council New Industry Partnership Facility Institute for Marine Biosciences.

Nener residence

MS-2-835, OS Folder 3
File
2006

Part of Drew Sperry fonds

File contains nine construction drawings for a house designed by Drew Sperry on Pauls Point Road in Hackett's Cove, Halifax Regional Municipality. Drawing types include a site plan; floor and foundation plans; electrical and plumbing plans; sections; and elevations.

Nova Scotia Technical College extensions and alternations "C" Building

UA-9, OS Folder 63
File
1967

Part of Facilities Management

File contains drawings by Napier and Napier for a 1967 renovations to Building C, including site plans, floor plans, elevations and sections, electrical plans, and steel framing schedule and details.

Nova Scotia Technical College extensions and alternations "D" Building

UA-9, OS Folder 63
File
1975 - 1976

Part of Facilities Management

File contains drawings for a 1975-76 renovation to Building D, including site plan revisions, plumbing, plans and sections, and basement floor plan.

'O' Building (Annex) revision drawings

UA-9, OS Folder 44
File
1986

Part of Facilities Management

File contains architectural drawings for revisions to the "O" Building (Annex) at the Technical University of Nova Scotia, which were produced by the Campus Design Centre. Drawings include floor plans, sections, plumbing, and details.

Peter Green Hall revisions or issues drawings

UA-9, OS Folder 42
File
1966 - 2000

Part of Facilities Management

File contains drawings for Peter Green Hall, labelled "Married Students Housing for Hfx Student Housing Society" on the earlier drawings. Drawings include floor plans, mechanical plans, details and specifications (1967, 1994 and 2000) and new metal siding details and elevations (1985).

Photographic reproductions of Andrew Cobb drawings of the Macdonald Memorial Library

UA-9, Box 1, Folder 5
File
1913

Part of Facilities Management

File contains two photographic reproductions of Andrew Cobb's drawings of the Macdonald Memorial Library.

Photographs of Dalplex, the Life Sciences Centre, and other Dalhousie buildings

UA-9, Box 4
File
[ca. 1976-1988]

Part of Facilities Management

Box contains prints, slides, negatives, and proof sheets of photographs of Dalplex construction; Dalplex roof; aerial photographs of Studley Campus; signage on Studley Campus; the Life Sciences Centre; the Forrest Building; houses on Henry Street; and other buildings. Box also contains an entry for the 1980 Canadian Consulting Engineering Awards by R.L. Booth of Carruthers & Wallace Limited and a presentation about stainless steel meniscus roofs. The photographs are stored in binders.

Photographs of James G. Sykes

PC1, Box 13, Folder 34
File

Part of Dalhousie University Photograph Collection

File contains fours photographs and negatives of James G. Sykes and the Nova Scotia Association of Architects.

Photographs of Killam Memorial Library model

PC1, Box 19, Folder 13
File
[19--]

Part of Dalhousie University Photograph Collection

File contains five photographs of models of the Killam Memorial Library.

Photographs of models of proposed Dalhousie buildings

PC1, Box 42, Folder 33
File
[196-?]

Part of Dalhousie University Photograph Collection

File contains photographs of models of proposed buildings for Dalhousie Univeristy, including the Izaak Killam Memorial Library, the Life Sciences Centre, the Physical Sciences Centre, and the Dental Building. The photographs have captions attached to them.

Wamboldt-Waterfield Photography Limited

Photographs of old Lunenburg houses and barns in winter

MS-2-825, Box 12, Folder 3
File
[198-?]

Part of Marq de Villiers fonds

Photographs of South Carolina taken in the course of research for Blood Traitors

MS-2-825, Box 11, Folder 11
File
[199-?]

Part of Marq de Villiers fonds

File contains photographs of lanes and pre-revolutionary Charleston architecture; the countryside near Charleston; the Town of Ninety-Six; "up country"; 69 Fox Street; St George's Church, London, UK; and Mahone Bay, Nova Scotia.

Photographs of the Killam Memorial Library construction

PC1, Box 19, Folder 4
File
1968-1969

Part of Dalhousie University Photograph Collection

File contains photographs of the construction of the Killam Memorial Library at Dalhousie University in 1968 and 1969. The photographs show the construction site from different perspectives at different stages in the construction. Many of the photographs are stamped with "Fraser-Brace Maritimes Limited," the name of a construction company. The photographs were taken by Maurice Crosby Photography Ltd. and Wamboldt-Waterfield Photography Limited.

Photographs of the Killam Memorial Library exterior

PC1, Box 19, Folder 3
File
[ca. 1970]

Part of Dalhousie University Photograph Collection

File contains photographs, negatives, proof sheets, and drawings of the exterior of the Killam Memorial Library. The photographs also show groups of people sitting or walking on the courtyard in front of the building.

Photographs of the Killam Memorial Library interior

PC1, Box 19, Folder 2
File
[ca. 1970]

Part of Dalhousie University Photograph Collection

File contains six photographs of the interior of the Killam Memorial Library. The photographs show a room with a book shelf, a room with a piano and tables, a small auditorium, a sitting area, card catalogues, and display cases.

Photographs of the Technical University of Nova Scotia

PC1, Box 36, Folder 6
File

Part of Dalhousie University Photograph Collection

File contains photographs of buildings at Dalhousie University's Sexton Campus, previously known as the Nova Scotia Technical College and the Technical University of Nova Scotia (TUNS). The photographs show the Ralph M. Medjuck Building of Architecture and Planning or H Building; the G. H. Murray Building or G Building; the F. H. Sexton Memorial Gymnasium; students in a classroom; and other photographs from around the campus.

Preliminary floor plans for a library at Dalhousie University

UA-23, OS Folder 9
File
[196-]

Part of Dalhousie University Libraries fonds

File contains 3 pages of blueline prints of floor plans for a library at Dalhousie University, drawn by C.D. Davison & Company, the architectural firm that designed Dalhousie's Student Union Building in 1967. Undated and stamped "preliminary," the plans indicate a library with three floors. The drawings for floors 2 and 3 are annotated with potential seating and/or stack capacity for social sciences, humanities, rare books, graduate students, research and audio visual users, as well as conceptual drawings of study carrels and audio visual booths.

Preliminary sketches of the Archive (Chase) Building

UA-9, Box 1, Folder 12
File
March 14, 1929

Part of Facilities Management

File contains blueprint floor plans for the Archives Building (now the Chase Building) at Dalhousie University, which was designed by Andrew Cobb and completed in 1930.

Presentation drawings for a proposed arts building at Dalhousie University

UA-9, OS Folder 1
File
1929 - 1932

Part of Facilities Management

File contains presentation drawings created by Andrew Cobb for an arts building commissioned by the Board of Governors as part of their building plans during the late 1920s/early 1930s, which also included a gymnasium, power plant, men's dormitory, and extensions to the Science Building and Shirreff Hall. The planned site for the building, which was cancelled due to financial restraints, was adjacent to the temporary arts building, which had been built in 1921 to house the law school. The drawings are all marked "282," which presumably was Cobb's job number for the project.

Presentation drawings for a proposed extension to the Science Building

UA-9, OS Folder 14
File
1932

Part of Facilities Management

File contains four copies of Andrew R. Cobb's drawings for an extension to the Science Building, which was commissioned by the Board of Governors as part of their building plans during the late 1920s/early 1930s, which also included an Arts Building, gymnasium, power plant, men's dormitory, and extension to Shirreff Hall. The drawings includes basement, ground and second floor plans, and north and west elevations. One copy is in pencil on tissue, two copies are blueprint and one is an electrostatic print set reproduced on polyester.

Proposed floor plans for the Killam Library indicating activity zones or space usage

UA-23, OS Folder 2
File
[ca. 1969]

Part of Dalhousie University Libraries fonds

Proposed floor plans for the Killam Library with coloured and numbered acetate overlays indicating activity zones or space usage

UA-23, OS Folder 1
File
[ca. 1969]

Part of Dalhousie University Libraries fonds

File comprises a set of plans for the second, third, fourth and fifth floors of the Killam Library, mounted on presentation board with acetate overlays indicating space usages by reference to an unknown key-plan that includes numbers 1-11.

Proposed floor plans for the Killam Library with coloured and numbered acetate overlays indicating different potential usage space

UA-23, OS Folder 18
File
[ca. 1969]

Part of Dalhousie University Libraries fonds

File comprises a set of plans for various floors of the Killam Library, mounted on presentation board with acetate overlays indicating space usages.

Public Health Centre for Dalhousie University

UA-9, OS Folder 16
File
December 1921

Part of Facilities Management

File contains a set of construction drawings by Andrew R. Cobb for Dalhousie's Public Health Centre. Labelled Job No. K144, Sheet Nos. 1-12, the drawings include a footings and drainage plan; floor plans; roof plan; wiring plans; and elevations. There is also a front elevation titled "Dalhousie Medical Clinic -- Completed Scheme."

Public Health Centre for Dalhousie University

UA-9, OS Folder 18
File
December 1921

Part of Facilities Management

File contains an electrostatic print set reproduced on polyester of construction drawings by Andrew R. Cobb for Dalhousie's Public Health Centre. Labelled Job No. K144, Sheet Nos. 1-13, the drawings include a footings and drainage plan; floor plans; roof plan; wiring plans; and elevations.

Renovations and extensions to 6152 Coburg Road

UA-9, OS Folder 54
File
1967-1980

Part of Facilities Management

File contains copies of drawings for 6152 Coburg Road, including 1967-68 plans for renovations and extensions to the building when it served as the Nova Scotia College of Art, and 1980 renovation plans when the building was occupied by Dalhousie University School of Management. All three sets of drawings were produced by C.A. Fowler Bauld & Mitchell Ltd. File also contains a list of set ID arrangement details.

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