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Records relating to the regional and national activities of the Nova Scotia and New Brunswick branches of the National Farm Radio Forum

Series contains records related to the operations of the Nova Scotia and New Brunswick Farm Radio Forum branches and their contributions to the the National Farm Radio Forum from 1937-65. Records include pamphlets, scripts, correspondence, memos, newsletters, guides, National Secretaries report, annual reports from Nova Scotia and New Brunswick regions, and minutes from the regional and national meetings and conferences.
Some of the records were created and collected by Longly and C.A. Douglas, as well as regional secretary Rosemary Campbell.
The National Farm Radio Forum was a national rural listening-discussion group project sponsored by the Canadian Association for Adult Education, the Canadian Federation of Agriculture and CBC. Initially, this program was a dramatized discussion of farm problems in wartime, arranged in cooperation with the Canadian Federation of Agriculture, and the Canadian Association for Adult Education. Eventually, it evolved into discussions by individuals from various communities across the country. The program was developed by Orville Shugg and Neil Morrison.

Frederick Waldemar Walsh photographs

Series contains Dr. Frederick Waldemar (Waldo) Walsh photographs from different events such as conferences, retirement gatherings, and schools taken and collected between 1910-1963. Other photographs were taken and collected by Waldo Walsh of Nova Scotia Boy's and Girls Clubs in the early 1920s when Walsh was a professor of Animal Husbandry [at the Nova Scotia Agricultural College] and sheep and swine promoter. Places include Mabou, Pictou county, Annapolis (Lawrencetown) and Yarmouth; Lottie Austin and some Beaton's and Rankins may be in the Mabou pictures .

Livestock reference resources

Series consists of reference material relating to Maritime livestock shows, sales, and auctions, as well as livestock in Canada and in India. Subseries include materials covering beef cattle, dairy cattle and dairy practice, horses, sheep and goat, and swine published between 1880-2007.

Fred Sears papers and correspondence

Series includes papers and correspondence to and from Fred Sears written between 1905-1907 while professor of horticulture at the Nova Scotia Agricultural College.

Historical records relating to the Nova Scotia Agriculture College between 1904 and 2010

Series contains records relating to the history of the Nova Scotia Agriculture College and its relationship with agriculture in Nova Scotia and across the world. This includes early drafts for a university motto and crest, past principal's signatures, and contributions to the provincial government between 1904-2010. Subseries' includes History of the Nova Scotia Agricultural College and agriculture in Nova Scotia. Record types found are textual files, reports, drawings, correspondence, books, and photographs.

Nova Scotia Agricultural College records and photographs relating to special events, celebrations, and workshops from 1928-2005

Series contains photographs, documents, flyers, scripts, and audio recordings of special events, celebrations, and workshops at the Nova Scotia Agricultural College. Records relate to Founders day, anniversaries, exhibitions, dramas, open houses, commencements, etc. between 1928-2006.

Records relating to the Nova Scotia Agricultural College library, the MacRae Library, and to the Agricola Archives, Museum, and Special Collections

Series contains records and artifacts that were created by the College library, from 1905-1983, and the MacRae Library, built on the Nova Scotia Agricultural College campus, between 1983-2012. Records also pertain to the Agricola Archives, Museum, and Special Collections which is housed in the MacRae Library building. Records include handbooks, archival exhibits held at the MacRae Library, photographs, and newspaper clippings.

Nova Scotia Agricultural College. MacRae Library

Garden guide radio transcripts

Series contains contains Garden Guide Radio transcripts from 1980-1998. Garden Guide Radio created / hosted by the Nova Scotia Department of Agriculture and Fisheries. It is unclear where it aired on, possibly CBC Radio. Files are arranged chronologically.

Gordon Kinsman's berry research records

Series contains papers, correspondence, newspaper clippings, reproductions of articles, photographs, and signs created and collected by Gordon Kinsman during his research of berries, specifically strawberries, the strawberry industry, berry box making, and blueberries in Nova Scotia between 1891 and 1993.
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