Fonds consists of administrative and departmental documents pertaining to the University libraries, including records created and collected by Dalhousie prior to the existence of a university library. Records dating prior to the existence of the Killam Library are maintained in a series called Dalhousie College and University Library Early Records.
File contains nine construction drawings for a house designed by Drew Sperry on Pauls Point Road in Hackett's Cove, Halifax Regional Municipality. Drawing types include a site plan; floor and foundation plans; electrical and plumbing plans; sections; and elevations.
File contains tech schedules; production correspondence; an annotated job description for a production manager; a projected budget; and two copies of the stage plan (Scène du Liverpool Astor).
File contains five presentation drawings mounted on foam core for a two-unit set of flats on Celtic Drive, Dartmouth. Drawings include elevations, site plan, main and upper floor plans.
Fonds contains architectural drawings created by Drew Sperry as a student at Nova Scotia Technical College and later as a certified architect. His student work comprises presentation drawings, while the designs for his own home in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, and two other residential commissions include both presentation and construction drawings. There are two folders of textual records, which comprise a transcript of an interview with Drew and Sheila Sperry, real estate appraisals of their Dartmouth residence, and early budget breakdowns from Sperry's architectural practice.
File contains architectural drawings for the National Research Council Laboratory and for the Institute for Marine Biosciences on Oxford Street in Halifax, Nova Scotia. The 1949 drawings, produced by Leslie Fairn and C. Gustave Brault, include plot plans; footings; floor plans; interior room and finish schedules; sections and details; and plumbing, heating and electrical plans. The 1964 and 1979 drawings are for additions and extensions, and were produced by Duffus, Romans, Kundzins and Rounsefell Ltd. The file also includes a set of drawings printed at reduced scale for a submission by Lydon Lynch issued September 2002 for a National Research Council New Industry Partnership Facility Institute for Marine Biosciences.
File contains a construction package set of drawings for a 2002 addition to the original Student Union Building at Dalhousie University. The drawings were produced by Fowler Bauld and Mitchell, Campbell Comeau Engineering and Morris & Richard Consulting Engineers. The file includes a listing of set ID numbers and notes from Facilities Management.
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 four sets of drawings produced by Chebucto Engineering, Donald T. Matheson Engineering, Brandys McBride Richardson Engineering, and W. Roberts Engineering. Drawings include site plans, sections, electrical and floor plans.
Fonds contains minutes of the Dalhousie Association of Graduate Studies as well as photographs, correspondence and other records relating to the establishment and management of the first purpose-built graduate student social facility (the Grad House).
File contains five presentation drawings, nine construction drawings, and three concept plans for a later addition to a house designed by Drew Sperry on Pauls Point Road in Hackett's Cove, Halifax Regional Municipality. Drawing types include site plans; floor plans; elevations and sections; foundation plans; electrical and plumbing plans.
Subseries comprises records created or collected by the Office of the Architect and Facilities Management at Dalhousie University related to the design and architectural revisions to the Technical University of Nova Scotia, later the Sexton Campus.
Box contains shop drawings and plans for the Life Sciences Centre at Dalhousie University. Drawings include plans for sprinklers, metal components, mechanical components, structural concrete, and greenhouse additions. Plans include spec IDs 74-77.
File comprises a set of marked-up floor plans for the Killam Library's space program plan, including bar charts for the Macdonald Library to Killam Library renovation move.
File contains floor plans, sections and elevations for the corridor link between and renovations to the houses at 6206, 6214 and 6220 University Avenue.
File contains a set of construction drawings by architects John Preston and Associates for an 84-bed residence on South Street, later named Eliza Ritchie Hall.
File contains a 1962 site plan and drawings for a dining hall, gymnasium, and women's residence. There are also 1985 drawings for renovations to the women's residence.
File contains architectural drawings from the refurbishment of the Forrest Building at Dalhousie University, including deconstruction plans. The drawings were produced by Duffus, Romans, Kundzins, Rounsefell Ltd. The file includes a page of 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.
File contains drawings of additions and renovations to 6104 - 6112 University Avenue, which is now the site of the Kenneth Rowe Building. Drawings include foundation plan and details; plot plan; floor plans; elevations; sections and details.
File contains a basic site map of Dalhousie University drawn in ink on paper, wth overlay drawings on acetate showing building development from 1951 - 1977.
File contains plans for the third floor addition to the Pharmacy Building, known now as the Burbidge Building. Drawings include floor plans, sections, roof plan, mechanical and plumbing plans.
Subseries comprises records created or collected by the Office of the Architect and Facilities Management at Dalhousie University related to the design and layout of the Studley and Carleton Campuses. Records include topographical maps and layouts.
Item consists of an architectural plan outlining the New Alchemy Institute's Prince Edward Island Ark project, showing building designs and garden bed plot layout.
The fonds consists of architectural plans, Bass River picnic files, correspondence and invoices, counter books, customer and employee records, export papers, interest books, journals, ledgers, legal documents, merchandise invoices, photographs, printed materials, reports and shareholder papers, sales books/journals, sales invoice copy books, statement books, and stock inventories, spanning over 100 years from 1870 to 1975. These materials illustrate accounting methods, the production of and market for chairs, shipping processes, relationships with other companies and the community, etc. The majority of the fonds consists of correspondence and invoices, both to and from Dominion Chair, including orders for company goods, for factory equipment, and items to stock the general store. Together the items are useful in understanding the organizational structure, management, and operations of the Dominion Chair Company, and provide insight into business operations in Nova Scotia throughout the late 19th and 20th centuries.
File contains 8 construction drawings for a swimming pool and enclosure added to the family home designed by Drew Sperry on Cranston Avenue. Drawings include a site plan; floor plans; sections; elevations; concrete details; and foundation plans. File also includes a site plan copy and location certificate.
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.
Subfonds includes business correspondence, applications, financial statements, and paperwork relating to the Halifax restaurant, Henry House, including architectural plans for additions/alterations to the historic building.
File contains drawings by Dumaresq & Byrne Limited and D. J. Morris Engineering for Fenwick Place, including: area lighting plot plan; TV antenna, intercom and telephone system risers; electrical distribution schemes; and owner distribution system risers and details.
Series contains correspondence, drafts, lists, blueprints, specifications, and an affidavit relating to the patents for the directive antennas for microwaves developed by E.W. Guptill and W.H. Watson.
File contains 2 pages of blackline prints of working designs for a display unit and book cases for the planned Kipling Room in the Killam Library. The drawings include elevations and section details, are stamped "preliminary," numbered S-8 and S-8, and dated 31 March 1969. The Kipling Room ended up remaining in the O.E. Smith wing of the Macdonald Library; it is possible that these furniture plans were used instead for the Morse Room, which was located behind the MacMechan Auditorium.
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 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).
Box contains shop drawings and rebar schedules and plans for the Life Sciences Centre at Dalhousie University, including the biology, oceanography, and psychology departments. The box also contains files with tenders, contracts, specs, and other information about the Arts and Administration Building and Gerard Hall. The specs in the box include spec IDs 89 and 72.
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.
Item is a conceptual drawing of the Kipling Room as designed for the Killam Library. The Kipling Room ended up remaining in the O.E. Smith wing of the Macdonald Library; it is possible that this design was used instead for the Morse Room, which was located behind the MacMechan Auditorium.
File contains 14 hand-drawn and coloured design sketches of rooms or areas in the Killam Library, including: main lobby, south; main lobby, north; entrance lobby; circulation desk; corridor; auditorium; exhibition area; special collections; study carrel; administration area; reserve reading area; lounge; staff dining room; and staff lounge. Fabric, wallpaper, carpet and other textile swatches are adhered to the presentation board.
Item is a presentation board with three architectural drawings mounted vertically using red tape. The drawings are undated and marked as 4B REV, and represent the north, south and east elevations of the proposed Killam Library building.
Item includes architectural plans for proposed alterations and additions to the grounds, the basement (lounge) floor, the ground (restaurant) floor, the second (banquet) floor, and the third (apartment) floor of the existing building.
