Item is a manuscript for a speech given by Chalmers Jack Mackenzie, engineer and research manager who received his engineering degree at Dalhousie and became an important figure in the post-war growth of Canadian science.
Fonds comprises records documenting Henry Hicks' political career and tenure as president of Dalhousie University, as well as his earlier studies at Oxford University and his military service in World War II. There are also records regarding his stamp collecting hobby, his community service, and his long involvement with associations such as the Rhodes Scholarship Committee. Record types include diaries and appointment books, correspondence, manuscripts, philatelic records, newspaper clippings and photographs.