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First floor, library building

Item is a first floor plan of the Macdonald Library indicating lecture rooms and sizes and showing the upper part of the future stacks room. There are also two inset sketches of lecture room layouts, one to seat 45 and the other to seat 110; a list of subjects with corresponding professors' initials; and a note indicating the present use of second and third floors by Arts classes. The reverse side has red pencil or charcoal lines marking the walls and is marked "L46" in the lower right corner.

Arts building for Dalhousie University : basement plan

Item is sheet no. 1 of an original set of ten construction drawings of Dalhousie's arts building (now the University Club), which was built on Studley Campus in 1921. The basement plan was drawn by A.M.K, traced by P.K.A. and checked by A.R.C. (Andrew R. Cobb).

Arts building for Dalhousie University : south elevation

Item is sheet no. 6 of an original set of ten construction drawings of Dalhousie's arts building (now the University Club), which was built on Studley Campus in 1921. The south elevation was drawn by A.M.K, traced by P.K.A. and checked by A.R.C. (Andrew R. Cobb).

Arts building for Dalhousie University : west elevation

Item is sheet no. 7 of an original set of ten construction drawings of Dalhousie's arts building (now the University Club), which was built on Studley Campus in 1921. The west elevation was drawn by A.M.K, traced by P.K.A. and checked by A.R.C. (Andrew R. Cobb).

Third floor plan

Item is a 1929 presentation drawing by architect Andrew Cobb of the third floor plan for an arts building at Dalhousie that was planned but never built. This version includes a drafting room and lecture hall both open to the roof, four smaller lecture rooms, five studies and a small library/office.

Third floor plan

Item is a 1932 presentation drawing by architect Andrew Cobb of the third floor plan for an arts building at Dalhousie that was planned but never built. This version includes an arts room open to the roof, five lecture rooms, five studies and a professors' office.

South elevation

Item is a presentation drawing by Andrew Cobb of the south elevation of an arts building at Dalhousie that was planned but never built.

Library for Dalhousie University : east elevation

Item is sheet no. 5 of 16 construction drawings of the Macdonald Memorial Library (now the Macdonald Building) at Dalhousie University. The drawing is of the east elevation and 3/4" scale details of roof vents and copper hopper heads, and has the (approval?) signatures of G.S. Campbell, Chairman of the Board of Governors, and building contractors A.D. Falconer and D. McDonald.

Library for Dalhousie University : north elevation

Item is sheet no. 7 of 16 construction drawings of the MacDonald Memorial Library (now the MacDonald Building) at Dalhousie University. The drawing is of the north elevation and has the (approval?) signatures of G.S. Campbell, Chairman of the Board of Governors, and building contractors A.D. Falconer and D. McDonald.

Library for Dalhousie : 1/4 inch scale details of hall and vestibule

Item is sheet no. 11 of 16 construction drawings for the Macdonald Memorial Library (now the Macdonald Building) at Dalhousie University. The drawings are of 1/4" scale hall and vestibule details and include elevations, a floor plan and a 3/4" scale detail of brick wainscoting. The sheet contains the (approval?) signatures of G.S. Campbell, Chairman of the Board of Governors, and building contractors A.D. Falconer and D. McDonald.

East elevation : stack room, Dalhousie University (A1)

Item is a pencil drawing of the east elevation of the Macdonald Library's stack room. Labelled "A1," it is one of four extant drawings showing different window configurations for the east facing wall and was probably drawn by Frank Darling, the consulting architect. The plan is also labelled L.13 in the bottom right corner.

Ground floor, library building

Item is a ground floor plan of the Macdonald Library indicating men and women's reading rooms; cataloguing and accession rooms; librarians' offices; future reading rooms additions and the lower floor of the future stacks room. There are also inset sketches of reading room layouts with desks and capacity calculations.

Arts building for Dalhousie University : east elevation

Item is sheet no. 8 of an original set of ten construction drawings of Dalhousie's arts building (now the University Club), which was built on Studley Campus in 1921. The east elevation was drawn by A.M.K, traced by P.K.A. and checked by A.R.C. (Andrew R. Cobb).

Building for Dalhousie College / Andrew R. Cobb, architect ; Frank Darling, cons'l't'g arch't

Item is a sheet with two drawings of the second floor of a building designed to serve as office and lecture spaces before being converted to a law library and eventually a university museum. One plan shows the space partitioned into a lecture hall, faculty room and offices to serve current needs; in the second it is laid out as a law library. There is also a small inset aerial perspective of the new (temporary) Arts Building in relation to the Science Building and Macdonald Library.

Ground floor plan

Item is a 1930 presentation drawing by architect Andrew Cobb of the first floor plan for an arts building at Dalhousie that was planned but never built. This version includes a women's cloakroom, five lecture rooms, a faculty room and two studies.

Second floor plan

Item is a 1932 presentation drawing by architect Andrew Cobb of the second floor plan for an arts building at Dalhousie that was planned but never built. This version includes seven lecture rooms, a dean's office and five studies.

Fourth floor plan

Item is a 1930 presentation drawing by architect Andrew Cobb of the fourth floor plan for an arts building at Dalhousie that was planned but never built. This version includes the upper part of the third-floor lecture and arts rooms, two laboratories, six studies and an undesignated room. A note on the plans indicates that the corridor to the studies was waiting for the steel trusses design.

Fourth floor plan

Item is a 1932 presentation drawing by architect Andrew Cobb of the fourth floor plan for an arts building at Dalhousie that was planned but never built. This version includes the upper part of a third-floor lecture hall, two laboratories and six studies.

North elevation

Item is one of two drawings by Andrew Cobb of the north elevation of an arts building for Dalhousie University that was never built.

Ground floor plan

Item is a 1929 presentation drawing by architect Andrew Cobb of the ground floor plan for an arts building at Dalhousie that was planned but never built. This version includes a women's cloakroom, three lecture rooms, a general office, offices for the registrar, secretary and president, and a business office, including a mimeograph room.

Third floor plan

Item is a 1929 presentation drawing by architect Andrew Cobb of the third floor plan for an arts building at Dalhousie that was planned but never built. This version includes drafting and lecture rooms open to the roof, offices and a library, four other lecture rooms, six studies and a storeroom.

Library for Dalhousie University : west elevation

Item is sheet no. 6 of 16 construction drawings of the Macdonald Memorial Library (now the Macdonald Building) at Dalhousie University, as well as 3/4" scale details of the Reading Room mantels and fireplaces. The drawing has the (approval?) signatures of G.S. Campbell, Chairman of the Board of Governors, and building contractors A.D. Falconer and D. McDonald.

Library for Dalhousie : longitudinal section looking south

Item is sheet no. 10 of 16 construction drawings for the Macdonald Memorial Library (now the MacDonald Building) at Dalhousie University. The drawing is a longitudinal section looking south and has the (approval?) signatures of G.S. Campbell, Chairman of the Board of Governors, and building contractors A.D. Falconer and D. McDonald.

Macdonald Library revised entrance window details

Item is an unnumbered sheet containing construction drawings of exterior and interior half elevations of the entrance windows of the Macdonald Memorial Library (now the Macdonald Building) at Dalhousie University. The "detail has precedence over sheets nos. 12 & 13 of original drawings."

North elevation (A2)

Item is a pencil drawing of the north elevation of the Macdonald Library's stack room. Labelled "A2," it is one of four extant drawings of exterior elevations showing window configurations and is signed in the bottom right corner by (Frank) Darling, the consulting architect.

East elevation : Dalhousie Library stack (B)

Item is a pencil drawing of the east elevation of the Macdonald Library's stack room. Labelled "B," it is one of four extant drawings showing different window configurations for the east facing wall and was probably drawn by Frank Darling, the consulting architect.

East elevation : Dalhousie Library stack rm. (B2)

Item is a pencil drawing of the east elevation of the Macdonald Library's stack room. Labelled "B2," it is one of four extant drawings showing different window configurations for the east facing wall and is signed by (Frank) Darling, the consulting architect.

Arts building for Dalhousie University : first floor plan

Item is sheet no. 2 of an original set of ten construction drawings of Dalhousie's arts building (now the University Club), which was built on Studley Campus in 1921. The first floor plan plan was drawn by A.M.K, traced by P.K.A. and checked by A.R.C. (Andrew R. Cobb).

Arts building for Dalhousie University : second floor plan

Item is sheet no. 3 of an original set of ten construction drawings of Dalhousie's arts building (now the University Club), which was built on Studley Campus in 1921. The second floor plan was drawn by A.M.K, traced by P.K.A. and checked by A.R.C. (Andrew R. Cobb).

Arts building for Dalhousie University : cross section

Item is sheet no. 9 of an original set of ten construction drawings of Dalhousie's arts building (now the University Club), which was built on Studley Campus in 1921. The cross section was drawn by A.M.K, traced by A.M.K. and checked by A.R.C. (Andrew R. Cobb).

Basement plan

Item is a 1932 presentation drawing by architect Andrew Cobb of the basement plan for an arts building at Dalhousie that was planned but never built.

Ground floor plan

Item is a 1932 presentation drawing by architect Andrew Cobb of the first floor plan for an arts building at Dalhousie that was planned but never built. This version includes a women's cloakroom, four lecture rooms, a faculty room and small study.

Second floor plan

Item is a 1932 presentation drawing by architect Andrew Cobb of the second floor plan for an arts building at Dalhousie that was planned but never built. This version includes a general office, business office, offices for the registrar, president and secretary, a vault, three lecture rooms, and five studies.

Third floor plan

Item is a 1930 presentation drawing by architect Andrew Cobb of the third floor plan for an arts building at Dalhousie that was planned but never built. This version includes a large arts room and lecture hall both open to the roof, four small lecture rooms and five studies.

Second floor plan

Item is a 1929 presentation drawing by architect Andrew Cobb of the second floor plan for an arts building at Dalhousie that was planned but never built. This version includes five lecture rooms, seven studies and a faculty room.

Library for Dalhousie University : south elevation

Item is sheet no. 4 of 16 construction drawings for the Macdonald Memorial Library (now the Macdonald Building) at Dalhousie University. The drawing is of the south elevation and has the (approval?) signatures of G.S. Campbell, Chairman of the Board of Governors, and building contractors A.D. Falconer and D. McDonald.

Library for Dalhousie University : longitudinal section looking north

Item is sheet no. 9 of 16 construction drawings for the Macdonald Memorial Library (now the MacDonald Building) at Dalhousie University. The drawing is a longitudinal section looking north with a 1/2" scale detail of a concrete beam and has the (approval?) signatures of G.S. Campbell, Chairman of the Board of Governors, and building contractors A.D. Falconer and D. McDonald.

Library for Dalhousie : plan and section of main entrance

Item is sheet no. 15 of 16 construction drawings of the Macdonald Memorial Library (now the Macdonald Building) at Dalhousie University and includes a plan and section of the main entrance. The sheet contains the (approval?) signatures of G.S. Campbell, Chairman of the Board of Governors, and building contractors A.D. Falconer and D. McDonald.
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