Item is a presentation drawing created by Drew Sperry of the second floor plan of a proposed YMCA for Halifax, which was Sperry's terminal design project for his Bachelor of Architecture degree at the Nova Scotia Technical College.
File contains an electrostatic print set (Set A, No. 12) reproduced on polyester of Andrew R. Cobb's details of furnishings for the Science Building, dated July 28, 1914. There is also one page containing drawings of exterior details.
File comprises a complete set (Set A, No. 12) of Andrew R. Cobb's architectural plans for the Science Building, dated March 31, 1913 and signed on June 2, 1913 by building contractors Falconer & McDonald and G.S. Campbell, Chairman of the Board of Governors, Dalhousie College. Drawings include floor plans, exterior and interior elevations and sections; and exterior and interior details. Also included in the folder is a schedule of equipment dated July 28, 1914.
File comprises a set of electrostatic prints on polyester of Andrew R. Cobb's architectural plans for the Science Building, dated March 31, 1913 and signed on June 2, 1913 by building contractors Falconer & McDonald and G.S. Campbell, Chairman of the Board of Governors, Dalhousie College. Drawings include floor plans, exterior and interior elevations and sections; and exterior and interior details.
File comprises blueprints of Set A, No. 12, Andrew R. Cobb's architectural drawings for the Science Building, dated March 31, 1913. Drawings include floor plans, exterior and interior elevations and sections; and exterior and interior details. Also included is a sheet of 3/4" scale details of furnishings.
Subseries comprises records created or collected by the Office of the Architect and Facilities Management at Dalhousie University related to the design, construction and renovations/additions to the Science Building, now the Chemistry Building, the first building constructed on Studley Campus, started in 1912 and completed in 1915.
File contains three original floor plans (first, ground and basement) for a science block for Dalhousie University, by A.R. Cobb, architect, and F. Darling, consulting architect. "Proposals from Darling for a Science Building" is written at the top of the first floor plan. File also contains three sets of blueprints, marked A, B and C, which offer different layouts for the ground and first floors.
Fonds contains the business records of Robb Engineering Co. Ltd., including an engine record book (1893-1902); deeds, indentures and agreements (1879-1905); plans, catalogues and photographs (1890-1950); engines and boiler plans (1898-1956); engine and boiler specifications; patent records (1886-1923); engine and boiler registers; engine indexes (1893-1930); correspondence; and other records.
File contains floor and site plans and elevations for a 1975 renovation to Dalhousie's Studley Apartments at 1452 Le Marchant Street. File includes set ID arrangement details.
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.
Item is a blueprint of a reinforced concrete for a proposed mezzanine for Oland & Son. The drawing was produced by L. André Glen on March 6th, 1954, and was revised on March 22nd, 1952.
Subseries comprises records created or collected by the Office of the Architect and Facilities Management at Dalhousie University related to the design and construction of the Public Health Clinic, variously called the Public Health Centre and the Dalhousie Medical Clinic. The building was designed by Halifax architect Andrew Randall Cobb, built between 1922 and 1924. and renamed the Clinical Research Centre ca. 1967.
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."
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.
Item is a plan showing a third floor layout of the Killam Library. The base plan includes the perimeter carrel seating and built-in seminar and office rooms; strips of paper illustrating the stack arrangement have been taped to this surface, and the plan is annotated by hand with the letters A, B, G and R.
File contains two copies of a drawing of proposed modifications to the saloon and hold of the Bluenose II. The drawing was produced by Sparkman & Stephens, Inc. from New York City. The drawing shows a floor plan of the area as well as a side view of the rooms and stairs.
Item is a blueprint plan for a proposed heat trench on Forrest Campus (now Carleton Campus), Dalhousie University. The drawing is signed by HRT (Harold Theakston), University Engineer.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Item is site plan for King's College, including an administration building, library and garage. The plan, which was drawn by Dalhousie's university engineer, H.R. Theakston, shows the proposed college site as facing out towards what is now Coburg Street, and includes a new avenue.
Item is a site plan showing the location of trees, shrubs, and other plants planted on Dalhousie University's Studley Campus in 1919 and 1920. The drawing shows the location of the plants in relation to the Science Building (now the Chemistry Building), the Macdonald Memorial Library (now the Macdonald Building), and various pathways. All of the plants are labeled.
Item is a landscape planting plan showing the location and varieties of trees and shrubs planted on Dalhousie's Studley Campus in 1919. The drawing shows the landscaping in relation to the Science Building and the Macdonald Memorial Library.
Item is a site plan for the University of King's College, indicating sewer and gas lines, an oval driveway and a diagonal avenue originating from the corner of Oxford Street and Coburg Road. The plan is signed by H.R. Theakston, Dalhousie's university engineer.
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).
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.
File contains the interior plans for the new Nova Scotia Agricultural College library, it was later named the MacRae Library in 1990 after former principal Herbert MacRae. The plans detail the libraries interior layout, furniture design, and layout for furnishings for the lower and main levels. Plans were designed by Berardinelli Design Limited, Halifax, NS. "Set no. 2".
File is reproductions of the architectural plans for the Nova Scotia Agricultural College Horticultural building, August 2nd, 1912. Set A8. Scale 1/8":1'-0". Andrew R. Cobb - Arch - Halifax. 2 sheets. Handwritten in white ink in the lower right corner on sheet no. 1 is illegible. The horticultural building was later named Collins Horticulture Building.
Item is Set No.4 of the building / architectural plans for the Nova Scotia Agricultural College Head House (greenhouse) building architectural plans, October 1, 1913. Job No. B.19 by Andrew R. Cobb - Arch - Halifax. 5 sheets. Handwritten in ink in the upper left corner on sheet no. 1: "Please refer to the awarded contract dated November 5th, 1913 [sp] W.K. Murray?
Fonds contains textual material, photos, artifacts, slides, paintings, and a video cassette created by the School of Agriculture, the College of Agriculture, and the Nova Scotia Agricultural College, between 1892 and 2012. Series include records of an administrative nature, departments on campus, buildings, photographs, student and faculty records, events, curriculum, and the institutions history.
Subseries contains records pertaining to the facilities and infrastructure of the Nova Scotia Agricultural College, as well as construction and renovation of buildings on campus between 1912-1986. Record types include reports, designs, architectural plans and blueprints, and correspondence.
Series contains administrative records of the Nova Scotia Agricultural College between 1912-1997. Arranged into three subseries: annual reports, correspondence, and facilities and buildings records. Record types include correspondence, architectural drawings, and speeches.
File contains notes, correspondence, and plans for new construction at the Nova Scotia Agricultural College between 1947 and 1956. They pertain to the new science building (later named the Harlow Institute), dormitory (Trueman Hall), agricultural engineering building and various other buildings.
Item is a pencil drawing of the north elevation of the Macdonald Library's stack room. Labelled "A2," it is one of four extant drawings of exterior elevations showing window configurations and is signed in the bottom right corner by (Frank) Darling, the consulting architect.
Item is a presentation drawing created by Drew Sperry of the north elevation of a proposed YMCA for Halifax, which was Sperry's terminal design project for his Bachelor of Architecture degree at the Nova Scotia Technical College.