Item consists of a facsimile of handwritten research notes drafted in 1953 by R.L. Dewis (and collected by Irving Deale), about the early history of the Mary Celeste (then known as the Amazon).
File contains a report of uncertain authorship. Report was submitted along with proposals from academic, industry, and government sources arguing for the location of an International Centre for Ocean Development on Canada's east coast.
File contains set designs for Neptune Theatre's production of "And when I wake," directed by David S. and designed by Andrew Murray. File includes one original drawing (of doors); other set designs are annotated copies.
File contains set designs for Neptune Theatre's lunchtime productions of "Andrew's Tree" and "Two Weeks, Twice a Year," designed by J. Cooke. The file includes some original drawings and copies of the set designs for "Andrew's Tree."
File contains the original set designs for Neptune Theatre's production of "Angels in America," directed by Linda Moore and designed by Brian Perchaluk. The play was presented in the Rebecca Cohn Auditorium.
File contains original and annotated copies of set and light plot designs for Neptune Theatre's studio production of "Anger in Ernest and Ernestine," directed by Leah Cherniak and designed by Nigel Scott.
Item is a clipping of a newspaper article by an unidentified author titled "Anil Elephant Drops Dead." The article is about the death of Balakrishnan, an elephant brought to East River, Nova Scotia by the Anil Canada Ltd. hardboard plant.
Item consists of a program created by Dalhousie Theatre Productions for the 1997 season production of George Orwell's Animal Farm. The production was directed by Patrick Christopher and features a cast and crew of Dalhousie University students. The program contains a list of the cast and crew, DTDP patrons, essays on the main themes of the play, and a director's note. The program contains a loose sheet of paper with a special effects attention notice and sponsor acknowledgement.
Item consists of an offprint from the Summer 1959 issue of the Dalhousie Review (pages [208]-218), containing the text of an address delivered by President Alexander Enoch Kerr about the the recent celebration of three different anniversaries related to the life and activities of John Calvin in Geneva, Switzerland in the sixteenth century.
Item is an announcement of a public lecture on January 6, 1936 sponsored by the Canadian Club, Dalhousie University and the National Council of Education, on the subject "On the World's Political Crisis."
Item is the 1992-1993 annual report from Halifax harbour Cleanup Inc. The report is an overview the company's activities related to a proposed sewage treatment plant near McNab's Island, including financial statements. The report is in the form of a large booklet and contains several illustrations.
Item consists of the Director's report (unattributed, likely Richard B. Goldbloom) of the research activities of the Atlantic Research Centre (ARCMR) in its third year of operation, July 1969 to June 1970. Item also includes a financial report.
File contains the International Centre for Ocean Development's annual reports for the years 1985/86, 1988/89, 1989/90, 1990/91. Reports outline financial information about the Centre, and provide updates on projects underway.
Item consists of the [August]1976 edition of Ansul (Volume 8, Number 2, with inked correction verso cover), the alumni newsletter for the Schulich School of Law at Dalhousie University. Includes the following articles: "How Canadian is Canadian Law?" by Ian Mac Leod, "Credit Cards and the Cardholder Problem Areas: An Examination and Analysis" by R.W. Leavens, "Deceptive Trade Practices" by Jane Rush, and "Personal Bankruptcy: a Consumer Protection" by J.R. Matheson.
Item consists of the January 13, 1976 edition of Ansul, the alumni newsletter for the Schulich School of Law at Dalhousie University. This issue contains biographical sketches of many renowned graduates of the School, including Emelyn MacKenzie, Vincent J. Pottier, F.W. Bissett, J.G. Hackett, Arthur W. MacLeod Rogers, J.F. MacNeill, N.A.M. MacKenzie, Donald McInnes, F.M. Covert, Ethel Macdonald Hamilton, Gordon S. Cowan, G.I. Smith, Arthur S. Pattillo, John Willis, R. Graham Murray, J.W.G. Macdougall, Leonard A. Kitz, Moffatt Hancock, Peter O Hearn, A.J. MacIntosh, J.W.E. Mingo, Denne Burchell, and J. Chisholm Lyons.
Item consists of the May 1976 edition of Ansul (Volume 8, Number 1), the alumni newsletter for the Schulich School of Law at Dalhousie University. Includes the following articles: "Abortion" by Donald MacDonald, and "Should Society Authorize Maintenance of Life by Artificial Means?"
File contains set designs for Neptune Theatre's production of "Anything Goes," directed by Linda Moore and designed by Robert Doyle. The file includes Doyle's original drawings and annotated copies. The file also includes a copy of the lighting design by Jeffrey Stewart.
Item consists of an update and an announcement in response to the betrayal by the President's office of the agreement made during April 13th movement, after the occupation of President Henry Hicks's office by members of the DNDY (Dalhousie New Democratic Youth) in protest against the Senate's adoption of the George Report, which contained procedures for the appointment of presidents, vice-presidents, deans, and associate deans.
File comprises a set of architectural plans for the Killam Library, undated and labelled 4B REV. Drawings include a site plan, south elevation, and complete set of floor plans. The basement and main floor plans indicate the square footage of each working area (e.g., mechanical, circulation, administration).
Item is a diary kept by Arthur H. Whitman that describes a trip to England between November, 30 1888 and January 17, 1889. The diary contains daily entries that describe Whitman's activities, church attendance, meals, business and social visits, and letters sent and received. Many entries describe his meetings about apples. The diary also records money received and paid.
Item consists of progress report of the research activities of the Atlantic Research Centre (ARCMR) on the Centre's research in its second year of operation, July 1968 to June 1969. Item also includes a financial report prepared by R.M. Walters.
Item consists of a facsimile of an article submitted by A.P. Reid to the April 1906 issue of the Maritime Medical News (Vol. XVIII, No. 4), titled "Atmospheric Humidity in Relation to Health". Item was also read at a meeting of the Canadian Medical Association in Halifax in August 1905.
Item is a copy of an address given by Tom Traves on behalf of the Association of Universities and Colleges in Canada with reference to Atlantic Canadian universities' research infrastructure and funding.
Item is a poster for Audio By Artists Festival 1985, held from March - April 1985. The Audio By Artists Festival 1985 was organized and administrated by David Craig, Andy Dowden, Paula Fairfield, Gordon Laurin, and Micah Lexier.
File contains material relating to the October 31, 1990 meeting of the Audit and Evaluation meeting. Discussed at the meeting were internal audits (including a report from the West Africa and Indian Ocean division of the International Centre for Ocean Development (ICOD)), an evaluation plan, the corporate plan, and banking information.
File contains a "Special Examination Report," along with Auditor's reports and financial statements (for the years 1988-1991), all produced by the Auditor General of Canada. File also contains covering correspondence.
Item is a photocopy of an unpublished typed manuscript, containing the following hand-printed text on the extant front page, beneath the table of contents: "AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF / HERBERT LESLIE STEWART / MA (Oxon), PhD, FRSC, FRSA / FIRST DRAFT / – INCOMPLETE and UNPOLISHED / at the time of his death in 1953."
File contains records related to the 1998 AIDS Awake the World event, including one red ribbon, handwritten notes regarding AIDS-AWAKE event planning, one card, 1998 event pamphlets and schedule, a list of participants, performer biographies, Safe Harbour Church and AIDS Coalition of Nova Scotia brochures, newspaper clippings, and correspondence.
File includes correspondence and agreements with publishers and magazines. Correspondents include Basic Books; Duke University Press; Future; GEO magazine; Interdisciplinary Science Reviews (regarding Borgese's "Mediterranean Project").
File contains correspondence between Elisabeth Mann Borgese and Alfredo Boucher, A. Bos, Nancy Barron, Robert Ballard, and Jeffrey Barton ("San Diego Law Review").
File contains background materials used at mettings of the International Ocean Institute (IOI) with the Department of Political Science at Dalhousie University, and with the UN (United Nations) University for Peace on the development of a Virtual University for the Ocean. The package includes a "Proposal for the Establishment of the IOI Virtual University" by Elisabeth Mann Borgese, along with letters of support for the venture, syllabi, and other reports and summaries.
File contains a background paper written by the International Ocean Institute (IOI). The physical file includes a 3.5 inch diskette with a Word Perfect 5.1 version of the file. Also included is a letter from Krishan Saigal explaining the contents of the disk.
Item is a clipping of a newspaper article by Barbara Hinds titled "Balakrishnan Dies Of Blood Infection At East River." The article was probably published in the Chronicle Herald or Mail Star in 1968. The article is about the death of Balakrishnan, an elephant brought to East River, Nova Scotia by the Anil Canada Ltd. hardboard plant. The article is accompanied by a photograph of Balakrishnan and his keeper, Sankunni.
Item consists of the text of Lord Beaverbrook's commencement address on the occasion of the laying of the cornerstone of the Sir James Dunn Science Building on October 29, 1958.
Item consists of biographical information, curriculum vitae, and canvas information related to the Black Wimmin: When And Where We Enter exhibition at Eye Level Gallery, September 1989.
Item consists of a typed draft manuscript written by Don Clairmont and Fred Wien in August 1976, titled "Blacks and Whites: The Nova Scotia Race Relations Experience".
"In this paper, we have outlined the establishment of race relations patterns in Nova Scotia and the characteristics, constraints and possibilities for change in several phases up to the present. Particularly since the end of the Second World War, the nature of the debate, the actors and the rules of the game have changed but basic patterns of inequality in the socio-economic realm persist. Although Nova Scotia has declared the decade between 1973-1983 as 'a decade for Action to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination' and its government is committed to 'a cultural mosaic that doesn't leave anyone out' it still looks like a long hard road before equality in the mosaic is achieved."
File contains set designs for Neptune Theatre's production of "Blood Relations, directed by S. Pollock and designed by P. Clark (set) and S.J. Degenstein (lighting).
Item is a typed minutes of a Board of Directors meeting held on April 24, 1975 at the Eye Level Gallery. Present members were: Mary Kenny, Hatti Prentise, Don Purdy, Ketiher Laws, Roger Savage, John Greer, Karl MacKeeman, Julia Schmitt Healy, and David Haigh. The main topics discussed at the meeting included upcoming exhibitions and resignations of members.
File contains meeting minutes and agenda for ICOD Board of Directors meeting held on June 24 - 25, 1991. File includes supporting documentation, such as: memos, financial documents, project proposals and summaries, statements, reports, and by-laws. Topics discussed include: ICOD Forum seeking sustainable development of the Oceans, selection of candidates for the position of President, Presentation by Mr. Jioji Kotobalavu, president's report, report of the executive committee, report of the audit and evaluation committee, financial report, four (4) project proposals, corporate plan and policy issues, election of committee members, and revisions of ICOD by-laws. File also contains a fax to "The Group of Fifteen" from the International Ocean Institute (IOI) on the implementation and ratification of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLoS).