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Dalhousie University Reference Collection File With digital objects
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Wanted : posters and theatre or music programs for the theatre archives in the Killam Library at Dalhousie University

File contains a poster that solicits posters and programs from Nova Scotia theatre and music organizations for the theatre archives at the Killam Library at Dalhousie University. Another version of this poster is discussed in Kathryn Harvey and Michael Moosberger's article, Theatre Archives' Outreach and Core Archival Functions, Archivaria 63 (Spring 2007): 35–54.

Dalhousie University : past, present, and the future

File contains two copies of a booklet called Dalhousie University, which was produced by the Dalhousie Million Committee as promotional literature supporting the university's 1920 Million Dollar Campaign. The booklet, subtitled "Dalhousie, past, present and the future," outlines the university's accomplishments and plans and spells out the financial costs of fulfilling its vision. The booklet's illustrations of historic and contemporary Dalhousie people and buildings were drawn by Arthur Lismer and commissioned for a commemorative history of of the university published the same year.

One copy of the booklet contains a newspaper clipping about Frank Darling.

Lyrics for college songs and yells

File contains two copies of a sheet of lyrics for school songs and "yells" (or cheers). Most of the cheers are for Dalhousie but the sheet also includes cheers for Pine Hill, Acadia, King's, and Mount Allison. The sheets were printed by Weeks Printing Co., Ltd. in Halifax.

Dalhousie Songs 1921

File contains two copies of a songbook published by MacNab Print for the students' council of Dalhousie University in 1921. The songs include songs about Dalhousie as well as other sing-along songs.

Lawson, George

File contains materials related to George Lawson, a professor at Dalhousie College. The material includes a photocopy of a short biography of Lawson from the January 3, 1903 issue of the Dalhousie Gazette; an obituary notice for Lawson from the Proceedings of the Nova Scotian Institute of Science, volume IX, session 1895-1896; a photocopy of a page from the Inaugural Lecture Delivered at the Opening of the Third Summer Session of the Medical Faculty of Dalhousie College and University on April 11, 1870 by Lawson; and a pamphlet of testimonials in favour of Lawson from 1874.

The vision of Dalhousie : [brochure]

File contains a brochure created in 1920 by the Dalhousie Campaign Committee. The brochure presents architect Andrew Cobb's campus master plan known as the "vision of Dalhousie." The brochure presents the original Dalhousie College building on Grand Parade as the "First Dalhousie" and the newly constructed Forrest Building as the "Second Dalhousie."