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Dalhousie University Faculty of Agriculture reference collection

  • UA-48-REF
  • Collection
  • 2012-2023
Collection contains textual material about Dalhousie University's Faculty of Agriculture from the time of their creation when the Nova Scotia Agricultural College and Dalhousie University merged in 2012. Series include strategic plans, academic calendars, and events on the Dalhousie University Faculty of Agriculture campus..

Dalhousie University. Faculty of Agriculture

Written account of Henry Ford's donation to the Nova Scotia Agricultural College

File contains an account, unsigned but believed to have been written by Dr. Melville Cumming, in regards to the donation of a tractor by Henry Ford to the Nova Scotia Agricultural College in 1917. Mr Ford had previously met then Premier the Honorable George H Murray and was introduced to Melville Cumming, Secretary for Agriculture and Principal of NSAC (1905-1927). There are annotations on the first page "Thanks very much - Len" and on the second page "He was here I understand on a trout fishing exhibition (expedition?)."

Correspondence to Melville Cumming from the Office of the Commissioner for Works and Mines Nova Scotia

Item is correspondence from the Office of the Commissioner for Works and Mines Nova Scotia (E. H. Armstrong) to Melville Cumming, dated 5 November, 1913. It references an enclosed contract (two copies) for signature by W.K. Murray - contractor, in regards to the construction of the headhouse to the greenhouse.

Records related to the finale event to celebrate the Nova Scotia Agricultural College's centennial anniversary

File contains ephemera from the finale event for the Nova Scotia Agricultural College's centennial anniversary held February 14, 2006. The event was held at the upper foyer in Cumming Hall at 2 pm.

Included are invitations and a booklet for the event.

Dr. Bernie MacDonald, Acting President of NSAC was to do the welcome, the presentation of the time capsule was done by Dean Emeritus Dale Ells, Mary McPhee, President NSAC Students' Union, and Bernie MacDonald, Acting President of NSAC. Presenting the NSAC centennial CD - A Family Portrait was Jim Goit, Executive Director of Development and External relations.

There are 5 greeting cards that feature black and white photographs, each of a different landmark on campus. They are blank inside with a written description and "NSAC celebrates 100 years and growing in 2005": They are:
1. NSAC Cox Institute - a close up of the stone sign and word Institute with spring/summer floral landscaping in front.
2. West-facing stacked windows, MacRae Library
3. Water fountain, bird bath, in memory of Harold and Dorothy McKean, Alumni Gardens
4. Circular cobblestone patio, Alumni Gardens
5. The impost of the entrance arch, Cumming Hall

Also included are a temporary tattoo and a fridge magnet as well as the 2005 NSAC graduate class composite.

Records related to the launch of the commemorative postage stamp for The Nova Scotia Agricultural College's centennial anniversary

File contains invitations both from the Nova Scotia Agricultural College (3 copies) and from Canada Post to the launch of the Commemorative stamp for the Nova Scotia Agricultural College's centennial anniversary February 14, 2006. The event was held at the Alumni Theatre in Cumming Hall at 10 am. Dr, Garth Coffin, past principal was the Master of ceremonies and current president T. Philip Hicks unveiled the stamp along with The Honourable Robert Thibault and Mr. Wayne Quinn, Regional General Manager - Atlantic Canada Post. Also included in the file are two Official first day overs compliments of Canada Post Corporation, they feature the stamp issued.

Correspondence re: the Nova Scotia Agricultural College's centennial anniversary in 2005

File contains correspondence regarding the Nova Scotia Agricultural College's centennial anniversary in 2005. There are letters written to the NSAC by Sharon McLean, Commissioner of the Village of Bible Hill, Chris d'Entremont, Minister of the Nova Scotia Department of Agriculture and Fisheries, R.J. (Dick/Richard) Huggard, Class of 1956, Chair of the NSAC Foundation, Ton Traves, President and Co-Chancellor of Dalhousie University, and the NSAC Students' Union. Also included was a template of Canada Posts invitation to a new stamp unveiling.

Report of the Committee to study the Farm Courses of the Nova Scotia Agricultural College / Kenneth Cox, and other related records

File contains a final draft titled "Report of the Committee to study the Farm Courses of the Nova Scotia Agricultural College", by Mr. Kenneth Cox in 1960. Also included are a draft copy, meeting minutes, correspondence, farm class tour survey, recommendations, and other related materials.

Cox, Kenneth

Nova Scotia Agricultural College fonds

  • UA-43
  • Fonds
  • 1885-2012
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.

Nova Scotia Agricultural College

Certificate of incorporation and correspondence

File contains records relating to the 1986-1987 concert season of the Halifax Camerata Singers, including their certificate of incorporation (January 14, 1987) and a letter from Wayne Cahill (organist and choral director of the Bedford United Baptist Church) to the artistic director Jeff Joudrey regarding a supply organist.

Alfred Dickie fonds

  • MS-4-64
  • Fonds
  • 1857-1937, predominate 1890-1927

This fonds consists of records which document the personal and business activities and interests of Alfred Dickie and, to a lesser extent, those of his immediate family and employees. Although the records span Dickie’s lifetime, few relate to his childhood, education, or final two years of life. Some items, in particular those concerning his export lumber business or his travels, derive from various places in North and South America, the Caribbean, Europe, and South Africa, though by far the majority are found to be located within Nova Scotia.

The fonds includes correspondence, business and administrative records, speeches, photographs, legal documents, and plans, among other materials. Records are chiefly in English, although a very small portion are in French, Norwegian, Finnish, Spanish, and Italian.

Dickie, Alfred

James E. Dickie and Company fonds

  • MS-4-63
  • Fonds
  • 1855-1901, 1924
Fonds comprises documents illustrating the business interests of James Edward Dickie and his family. The majority of records date from James E. Dickie and his son Edwin's ownership of the Stewiacke general store, there is a single letter-book dated 1924, during which time James R. Fulton managed the store. Records fall into three main categories: business records related to companies owned by the Dickies; personal and business correspondence; and personal records of the Dickie family.

James E. Dickie and Company

Archibald Woodbury McLelan fonds

  • MS-2-87, SF Box 18, Folders 32-33
  • Fonds
  • 1865-1869
Fonds comprises business correspondence, bills of lading, receipts, and miscellaneous papers connected to McLelan's shipping business.

McLelan, Archibald Woodbury, 1824-1890

Business correspondence and balance sheet of Captain Alfred Gould

  • MS-2-86, SF Box 18, Folder 31
  • File
  • 1885, 1899
File consists of business and professional correspondence from various writers, including Captain Stewart Gould (some photocopies). There is also a balance sheet (ca. 1881-1888) showing loans, payments, and ships' earnings.

Gould, Alfred, Captain, 1841-1896

Business correspondence of John M. Blaikie

  • MS-2-85, SF Box 18, Folder 30
  • File
  • 1860-1902
File consists of correspondence regarding Blaikie's mercantile and shipbuilding businesses.

Blaikie, John M., 1837-1929

Letter from James Baxter to Dalhousie's President MacKenzie

Item is a letter written by James Baxter to President McKenzie (Arthur Stanley), written in Chatham on 2 November 1917 on letterhead from the Dominion of Canada Quarantine Station of the Public Health Branch of the Department of Agriculture. The letter refers to Baxter's attendance at both the Presbyterian seminary in Truro and Dalhousie College in Halifax in the 1850s and 1860s, and mentions enclosed course tickets and notebooks.

Janet M. Eaton fonds

  • MS-2-699
  • Fonds
  • [ca. 1980] - [ca. 1989]
Fonds consists of Janet M. Eaton's materials regarding her professional involvement with the Canadian Association for Adult Education and the Continuous Learning Association of Nova Scotia. Fonds includes meeting minutes, reports, correspondence, conference programmes, and other textual records.

Eaton, Janet

Captain Isaac Rayne and family fonds

  • MS-2-657
  • Fonds
  • 1799 - 1932
Fonds consists of primarily of Captain Isaac Rayne and Captain's George Rayne's personal records regarding their private life, including two locks of Captain George Rayne's hair, correspondence, receipts of payments, family records, and others textual records. Fonds also contains personal records of Robert W. Rayne and others family members.

Rayne, Isaac

Correspondence with the Institute for Early Childhood Education and Developmental Services

  • MS-2-650.1998-086, Box 21, Folder 27
  • File
  • July 21, 1998 - November 11, 1998
  • Part of Budge Wilson fonds

File contains correspondence from, and copies of Budge Wilson's correspondence to, the Institute for Early Childhood Education and Developmental Services (IECEDS) in Truro, Nova Scotia regarding Wilson's guest speech at their convocation. The file also contains a copy of a newspaper clipping with the Fall graduates, a copy of the convocation program, and Brenda Putnam's introductory speech for Wilson.

Correspondence related to the University of Ibadan and James Morrison

File contains a record of correspondence that detail James and Sheila Morrison's life in Nigeria from 1969 to 1975. The file consists of correspondence mainly concerning James Morrison's academic life at University of Ibadan. The correspondence includes applications for employment positions and articles, as well as personal letters. The file contains over 100 letters with different correspondents, including many from universities across Canada.
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