Fonds consists of: the correspondence and comments relating to Peter B. Waite's books "The Lives of Dalhousie University, Vol. 1 & 2", includes financial information relating to the publication; the interviews, analogues and correspondence relating to Peter B. Waite's book "The Lives of Dalhousie University, Vol.2" ; the research material for Peter B. Waite's "Lives of Dalhousie University, Vol.1.", including notes from the Dalhousie Gazette, President's reports, yearbooks, President's Office and departmental files and the private manuscripts of professors and administrators; photographs relating to Peter B. Waite's books "The Lives of Dalhousie University, Vols. 1 & 2"; the manuscripts of Peter B. Waite's "Lives of Dalhousie University, Volume Two, 1925-1980" , including the table of contents, preface and introduction; Chapters 1-12; and the appendices; general correspondence of Peter B. Waite, covering the period 1949 to 1980. Includes a few clippings; academic files of Peter B. Waite, including correspondence; reports; examination questions; Dalhousie University Faculty Council meeting documents and various committee documents.; Peter B. Waite's book manuscript for "CANADA 1874-1896: ARDUOUS DISTINY"; photographs of Dalhousie University; and a personal diaries collection for the period 1925-1963, thought to be his mothers.
Series consists of the research material for Peter B. Waite's "Lives of Dalhousie University, Vol.1. Includes notes from the Dalhousie Gazette, President's reports, yearbooks, President's Office and departmental files and the private manuscripts of professors and administrators. Also includes a 1906 Dalhousie College dance card and a Dalhousie University Concert and Sterroptican Views Card.
Series consists of photographs relating to Peter B. Waite's books "The Lives of Dalhousie University, Vols. 1 & 2". Includes most of the photographs included in the books.
Series consists of the typescripts of Peter B. Waite's "Lives of Dalhousie University, Volume Two, 1925-1980" . Includes the table of contents, preface and introduction; Chapters 1-12; and the appendices.
Series consists of the correspondence and comments relating to Peter B. Waite's books "The Lives of Dalhousie University, Vol. 1 & 2". Includes financial information relating to the publications.
Series consists of academic files of Peter B. Waite, including correspondence; reports; examination questions; Dalhousie University Faculty Council meeting documents and various committee meeting documents.
Series consists of Peter B. Waite's daily personal diaries collection covering the period 1925/1926, 1929, 1931-1933, 1938-1950, 1954, 1956, 1958, 1962-1963. The diaries may have been kept by his mother, Mary (Craig) Waite with descriptions about European trips and recipes.
File consists of two photographs of Donald Creighton, being awarded a Dalhousie University honorary degree File includes notes by Peter B. Waite, dated Jan. 12, 1972.
File consists of three photographs of the 1960 Dalhousie University Convocation. File includes a photograph of the the convocation parade, and two photographs of C. D. Howe, receiving his honorary degree.
File consists of six photographs of the Studley Campus, Dalhousie University. Includes two photographs of the Studley Campus, two photographs of the Arts and Administration Building; one photograph of Shirreff Hall, the women's residence; and an aerial photograph of the Studley Campus.
File includes letters between Peter B. Waite and Elizabeth Flinn, Dalhousie University Alumni Affairs; and, Denis Stairs, Dalhousie University Vice-President. The paper was written as an introduction for a pictorial book on Dalhousie University, done by the Alumni Office.
File consists of two typescripts of a lecture delivered by Peter B. Waite to the Symposium on the Nature of Evidence, February 9, 1953. File includes clippings.
File consists of two typescripts of lectures delivered by Peter B. Waite on the topic of capitalism. File includes a University of Toronto examination question, dated 1950.
Files consists of the typescript with hand-written corrections for "CANADA 1874-1896: ARDUOUS DISTINY" by Peter B. Waite. There are gaps in the pagination: pages 1-501 and page 751.
File consists of two copies of a photograph of the Forrest Building, Dalhousie College, selected for possible inclusion in the publication "The Lives of Dalhousie University" by Peter B. Waite.
File consists of correspondence between Peter B. Waite and Dalhousie University, concerning the agreement to write a history of Dalhousie University, and, correspondence from interested publishers. The file includes letters from W. Andrew MacKay and Howard Clark, Dalhousie University Presidents; Alisdair Sinclair and Dennis Stairs, Dalhousie University Vice-Presidents; University of Toronto University Press; and, McGill-Queen's University Press. Also included is the contract and financial compensation details for Peter B. Waite.
File includes the "Joint report of the Inter-University Committees in English and History, upon the proposed second year University credits at Nova Scotia Teachers College".
File consists of letters and reports regarding the 1985 International Summer Seminar in Canadian Studies, Canadian Studies Programme, hosted at Dalhousie University.
File consists of a two page letter from A. J. Tingley, Halifax, Nova Scotia, to, Peter B. Waite, plus a four page essay, regarding the history of mathematics at Dalhousie University. File includes a photocopied three page letter from Joseph Howe, on the topic of Dalhousie University, dated June 23, 1862.
File includes Peter B. Waite's research notes from the Gosse papers, regarding the title history for the property of Dalhousie University. File includes land sketches and a photocopy of a surveyor's plan.
File consists of Peter B. Waite's research notes taken from primary sources. File includes a photocopy of Rebecca Cohn's will; correspondence; and clippings.
File consists a photograph of watercolour of Halifax from Dartmouth Cove.. The photograph was selected for inclusion in the publication "The Lives of Dalhousie University, Vol. 1" by Peter B. Waite (end paper).
File consists of letters of Peter B. Waite regarding the Halifax Historic Landmarks Commission. Includes minutes of two meetings of City of Halifax, Advisory Committee on the Preservation of Historic Buildings.
File consists of letters of Peter B. Waite with the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) regarding the radio series "Symposium, 1962". File includes a partial typescript of one episode of the series.
File consists of letters between Peter B. Waite and John T. Saywell, The Canadian Historical Review, regarding the article of Peter B. Waites, "Edward Whelan reports from the Quebec Conference". File includes reference notes for the article.
