Nova Scotia Agricultural College reference resources
- Series
- 1830-2008
Part of Nova Scotia Agricultural College archival reference collection
Nova Scotia Agricultural College reference resources
Part of Nova Scotia Agricultural College archival reference collection
Public Policing in Nova Scotia
Part of Richard Apostle fonds
Business archives of Oland and Son Limited
Part of Oland and Son fonds
Series contains records created by Oland and Son Limited between 1867 and 1989. Series also contains records created by Oland and Son Limited that deal with subsidiary companies such as A. Keith and Son Limited and Oland's Brewery Limited. Series is broken into 13 Sub-Series: Administrative, Beer Production, Blueprints and Maps, Brewing and Industry Associations, Company History, Correspondence, Financial, Labour and Employee Relations, Legal, Marketing and Advertising, Photographs, Public Relations, and Sales Department.
Administrative Sub-Series contains records created by the executives of the company or created for the company by business partners and subsidiaries. Sub-Series includes annual reports, director's reports, various operational and business reports, meeting minutes, surveys, proposals, and memorandums. Records in the Administrative Sub-Series may deal with A. Keith and Son Limited, Oland's Brewery Limited, or other subsidiaries of Oland and Son Limited. Beer Production Sub-Series contains records created by the production and bottling departments. Sub-Series includes brew books, yeast books and logs, production reports and inventories, statistical reports, bottling reports, logs, and reports on beer production. Reports in the Beer Production Sub-Series may deal with A. Keith and Son Limited and Oland's Brewery Limited.
Blueprints and Maps Sub-Series contains designs of factory equipment and buildings, and maps outlining proposed developments or land holdings. Blueprints were primarily created by the company that manufactures the equipment or the contractor working on construction projects.
Brewing and Industry Associations Sub-Series contains records generated through Oland and Son's affiliation with various brewing and industry associations including the Brewers Association of Canada, Dominion Brewing Association, and Nova Scotia Brewers Institute. Sub-Series contains industry and market reports, meeting minutes, training manuals, publications, and correspondence. Correspondence with brewing associations is also filed in the Correspondence Sub-Series.
Company History Sub-Series contains materials relating to the general history of Oland and Son and its affiliated companies. Sub-Series includes scrapbooks and written transcriptions of the history of Oland and Son.
Correspondence Sub-Series contains correspondence between Oland and Son Limited and its affiliaited companies or its business partners. Correspondence is wide ranging and deals with company management, finances, production, sales, marketing and advertising, public relations, and the general activities of the company. Correspondents include Oland and Son's barristers and solicitors, contractors, consultants, government departments, sales agents, manufacturers, charities, and other groups who corresponded with the company. Sub-Series also contains personal correspondence of Robert T. Merchant, R.D. Mussett, and Bruce Oland. Correspondence is generally filed by the name of the correspondent, except where the original file was labelled by subject.
Financial Sub-Series contains financial records created by or for Oland and Son Limited. Sub-Series contains financial statements, cost statements, general ledgers, journals of production costs, comparative balance sheets, statements of investments, and other records documenting the financial position of the company. Financial records dealing jointly with Oland and Son Limited and some or all of its affiliated companies are also included. Sub-Series also contains financial records created by brewing companies acquired by Oland and Son or the Oland Family, including the Halifax Breweries and Army and Navy Brewery.
Labour and Employee Relations Sub-Series contains records involving labour management and negotiations, personnel management, hiring, and the company pension plan. Sub-Series contains meeting minutes, correspondence, reports, labour agreements, pension plans, valuations of pension plans, lists of employees, and other records involving the workforce of Oland and Son. Sub-Series may also contain records relating to the workforce of subsidiary companies.
Legal Sub-Series contains legal agreements, deeds, statements, resolutions, and other legal records created by or for Oland and Son Limited. Sub-Series contains the bound sale agreement between Oland and Son and John Labatt Limited.
Marketing and Advertising Sub-Series contains records from the Sales Department involving the marketing and advertising operations of the company. Many records deal jointly with Oland and Son Limited and its subsidiaries, including A. Keith and Son, Oland's Brewer's Grain and Yeast, and Oland's Brewery Limited. Sub-Series also contains materials relating to the marketing of the Bluenose II. Sub-Series contains marketing reports, budget proposals, advertising proofs, advertising contracts, schedules, advertising copy, and memorandums and correspondence regarding the marketing activities of the company.
Photographs Sub-Series contains photographs of factory equipment, sponsored sports teams and events, delivery trucks, company employees, and the general activities of the company.
Public Relations Sub-Series contains records relating to Oland and Son's public relations activities, including charitable donations, sponsored sports teams, and tours and receptions at the breweries. Sub-Series also contains "What's Brewing at Oland's," a bi-monthly publication produced by the company for its employees and their families.
Sales Department Sub-Series contains records created by the Sales Department. Sub-Series includes sales reports, sales analyses, expense reports, market studies, memorandums and correspondence regarding sales and packaging materials, samples of sales orders, monthly sales reports sent to various brewing associations and government liquor commissions, and customer complaints about beer and bottle quality. Some sales reports deal jointly with products created by Oland and Son and A. Keith and Son.
Charles Bruce's unpublished works
Part of Charles Bruce fonds
K.G.T. Webster's research materials and incomplete manuscript
Part of K.G.T. Webster fonds
Dawson Geological Club Annual Symposiums
Part of Dawson Geology Society fonds
Part of Dalhousie Art Gallery fonds
Series contains exhibition files created by the Dalhousie Art Gallery. Exhibition files contain administrative records that document the planning and promotion of exhibitions presented at the Dalhousie Art Gallery from its inception in 1953 to the present day. Some known exhibitions do not have corresponding exhibition files, but the series provides a comprehensive record of the gallery's exhibitions.
Activities documented in exhibition files vary, but typically include transportation and insurance of exhibited works of art, compensation and accommodations for artists or curators, preparation of promotional material and exhibition catalogues, organization of public events, and coordination of touring exhibitions. Exhibition files may include correspondence, insurance documents, contracts, invoices, invitations, interdepartmental memos, floor plans, lists of artworks, handling instructions, condition reports, photographs, newspaper clippings, reviews, and other material.
Part of Dalhousie Art Gallery fonds
Part of Dalhousie Art Gallery fonds
Records related to agricultural conferences held on the Nova Scotia Agricultural College campus
Part of Nova Scotia Agricultural College archival reference collection
Staff and student directories of the Nova Scotia Agricultural College
Part of Nova Scotia Agricultural College archival reference collection
Photographs collected by D.C. Mackay
Part of D.C. Mackay fonds
Nova Scotia Department of Agriculture departmental annual reports
Miscellaneous manuscripts, essays and notes
Part of Catherine Banks fonds
Part of Catherine Banks fonds
Part of Paul Cram fonds
Nova Scotia Agricultural College artifacts
The annual Atlantic University Geological Conferences
Part of Dawson Geology Society fonds
Correspondence related to the Dawson Club
Part of Dawson Geology Society fonds
Administrative records of the Dawson Club
Part of Dawson Geology Society fonds
Agricultural reference resources
Part of Vincent C. MacDonald fonds
Vincent MacDonald's speeches and addresses
Part of Vincent C. MacDonald fonds
Vincent MacDonald's correspondence
Part of Vincent C. MacDonald fonds
Vincent MacDonald's offprints, manuscripts and notes
Part of Vincent C. MacDonald fonds
Eric Mills' correspondence and administrative papers
Part of Eric Mills fonds
Ronald St. John Macdonald’s personal records
Part of Ronald St. John Macdonald fonds
Indices of dispensing clerks, pharmastist, pharmacies and associations
Part of J. Gordon Duff fonds
Photographs from Irwin Cameron Mackie
Part of Irwin Cameron Mackie Fonds
Part of Ecology Action Centre fonds
Oral history research notebooks
Part of James H. Morrison fonds
Personal Papers of Samuel Ernest Sprott
Part of Samuel Ernest Sprott fonds
Part of Samuel Ernest Sprott fonds
Andrew Merkel's correspondence
Part of Andrew Merkel fonds
Photographs of Andrew Merkel's colleagues
Part of Andrew Merkel fonds
Andrew Merkel's manuscripts and notebooks
Part of Andrew Merkel fonds
Part of James H. Morrison fonds
Part of James H. Morrison fonds
Series contains textual records, photographs and maps related to James Morrison's thesis. James Morrison's graduate thesis "Jos Plateau Societies: Internal Change and External Influences, 1800-1935", a thesis in the Department of History, submitted to the Faculty of Arts in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy of the University of Ibadan. The records relating to James Morrison's thesis span 1973-1976.
Series consists of three subseries: Catalogue cards, Research notes related to the Jos Plateau, and Maps related to the Jos Plateau.
Nova Scotia Voluntary Economic Planning meetings reports
Part of Walter V. Grant fonds
Government documents and reports related to agriculture
Records related to Melville Cumming's research
Part of Melville Cumming fonds
Photographs of Melville Cumming
Part of Melville Cumming fonds
Melville Cumming's records, reports, and articles related to farming and agriculture
Part of Melville Cumming fonds
Board of Governors Convocations
Minutes of the Dawson Geology Club
Part of Dawson Geology Society fonds
Clippings of newspaper articles written or collected by Melville Cumming
Part of Melville Cumming fonds