Item is a photograph of a group of men and boys standing in the foreground of the area destroyed by the fire of April 19, 1874, in New Glasgow. Two horse-drawn carriages are visible at the edge of the group. Negative also available: PC-2-317-19
Item is a certificate by William Wilfred Sullivan, Notary Public, on behalf of George Stewart appointing Reverend John Moffatt as executor of the estate of the Reverend George W. Stewart, Charlottetown, P.E.I.
View of New Glasgow after the fire of April 19, 1874. One complete block has been destroyed down to the foundations, along with portions of two others. Print copy also available: PC-2-334-5
A group of men, women and children, wearing hats and caps, standing in the foreground in front of the area destroyed in New Glasgow by the fire of April 19, 1874. A fire-carriage is in the centre of the group
A group of men and boys, wearing hats and caps, standing in the foreground in front of the area destroyed in New Glasgow by the fire of April 19, 1874. Two horse-drawn carriages are visible at the edge of the group. Print copy also available: PC-2-334-6
Wooden buildings with two kilns belonging to Trenton Glass Works. Homes are visible across a field in the background. Negative is available: PC-2-318-70
Three-masted sailing ship "Steinvora", built at the Carmichael yard, registered in Pictou, docked in a community with scattered buildings ashore, and a small paddle boat beside it. Negative is available: PC-2-317-28
Item is one handwritten letter (1875) from Henry Wadsworth Longfellow to William Dummer Northend in Salem, Massachusetts regarding the possibility of finding subscribers in Boston and Cambridge for an unnamed cause.
Three-masted sailing ship "Steinvora", built at the Carmichael yard, registered in Pictou, docked in a community with scattered buildings ashore, and a small paddle boat beside it. Print copy is available: PC-2-334-18
The item consists of the academic calendar for the 1875-1876 session of Dalhousie College and University, including courses of study for BA and Honours degrees, examination papers, fees and scholarship opportunities for the Faculty of Arts. The calendar also contains lists of the members of Senate, the Board of Governors, professors, current students and graduates. There is also information about the Alumni Association, the library, and expectations for student conduct and attendance.
File contains two indentures evidencing the sale of lands in Pictou County. The first indenture (dated 1875) records a land sale from Robert Moran to John Ives Meagher. The second indenture (dated 1876) records a sale from Alexander and Sarah A. McKenzie to John Ives Meagher.
Three-masted sailing ship "Steinvora", built at the Carmichael yard, registered in Pictou, docked in a community with scattered buildings ashore, and a small paddle boat beside it. Negative is available: PC-2-317-27
Three-masted sailing ship "Steinvora", built at the Carmichael yard, registered in Pictou, docked in a community with scattered buildings ashore, and a small paddle boat beside it. Print copy is available: PC-2-334-19
Fonds contains photocopies of G.W. McQueen's letters to his mother and sister while he was attending Dalhousie University; G.W. McQueen's annotated textbook, Introduction to Anglo-Saxon (1875); and G.W. McQueen's notebooks from Professor Lawson's junior chemistry class (1876-1877) and Professor Lyall's psychology class (1877).
Item consists of the academic calendar for the 1876-1877 session of Dalhousie College and University, including courses of study for a BA, examination papers, fees and scholarship opportunities. The calendar also contains lists of the members of Senate, the Board of Governors, professors, current students and graduates. There is also information about the Alumni Association, the library and gym, and expectations for student conduct and attendance. There is a preliminary note drawing attention to the fact that, "in consequence of the Act passed by the Legislature last Session, providing for the creation of a new Examination and Degree-Conferring Body to be called "The University of Halifax," the Curriculum as set forth in this Calendar may hereafter be modified.
Item is a photograph of the faculty of Dalhousie University in 1876. The photograph consists of portraits of Prof. De Mille; Prof. Lyall; Prof. Johnson; Prof. Ross; Prof. Macdonald; Prof Liechti; and Prof. Lawson arranged on a background of branches.
File contains G.W. McQueen's notebooks for Professor George Lawson's junior psychology class (1876-1877) and Reverend Professor William Lyall's chemistry class (1877).
Fonds contains photographs of Melville Cumming, as well as addresses, research articles/manuscripts, and letters related to agriculture in Nova Scotia written by Melville Cumming. Other material consists of records that were created while Dr. Cumming served as the first principal at the Nova Scotia Agricultural College from 1905-27. He was also an instructor animal husbandry, agronomy, bacteriology and public speaking, and also served as the Secretary of Agriculture for the province from 1907-25. Includes records from 1900-1970 comprised of photographs, certificates, articles, and speeches from the passing of Dr. Cumming.
Item consists of an article submitted by A.P. Reid to the Proceedings and Transactions of the Nova Scotian Institute of Natural Science (Vol. IV, Part II), read before the Institute on January 10th, 1876, titled "Natural History and the Fisheries".
Item consists of the academic calendar for the 1877-1878 session of Dalhousie College and University, including the course of study for a BA, examination papers, fees and scholarship opportunities. The calendar also contains lists of the members of Senate, the Board of Governors, professors, current students and graduates. There is also information about the Alumni Association, the library and gym, and expectations for student conduct and attendance
MS-2-266, SF Box 31, Folder 14-15; SF Box 35, Folder 3-5
Fonds
1877-1937
Fonds comprises photocopies of MacDougall’s diary, reference letters, correspondence from the author Frederick William Wallace and MacDougall’s sister Alice, miscellaneous business papers, and photographs of MacDougall, other mariners, and shipping vessels.
Subseries consists of Ronald St. John Macdonald's items of interest collected throughout his life, including biographical materials, art pieces, newspaper clippings, periodicals, books, and other materials.
Fonds contains business, administrative and production records, including minutes, reports, agreements, photographs, employee seniority lists, accident reports, correspondence and other papers from the Nova Scotia Steel and Coal Company, Trenton Works, and Hawker Siddeley.
The fonds consists of correspondence, financial records, sales and shipping operations, and vessel papers which document the business's operation between 1943 and 1983. Also included in the fonds are the records of the Lunenburg branch plant of Booth Fisheries Canada Company, Lunenburg Outfitting Company's president Honourable William Duff and Wilfred E. Knickle. Types of records found in the fonds are correspondence, cash books, cheque registers, fish sales and shipment books.
Item is handwritten correspondence sent to Alexander Reid from J.G. MacGregor, dated May 27, 1877. Item discusses the promotion of Dr. H.A. Bayne, and reactions from some fellow medical education Commissioners.
Item consists of the academic calendar for the 1878-1879 session of Dalhousie College and University, including courses of study for a BA, examination papers, fees and scholarship opportunities. The calendar also contains lists of the members of Senate, the Board of Governors, professors, current students and graduates. There is also information about the Alumni Association, the library and gym, and expectations for student conduct and attendance. The calendar contains an opening note announcing the expansion of Dalhousie's course of scientific instruction and the purchase of new equipment for this purpose.
Fonds consists of ten notebooks, a file of correspondence, and photographs and negatives of landscapes, geological samples and group pictures taken in Europe and Canada. Many of the records were created during a geological survey of Canada undertaken by Frank Dawson Adams and W.A. Carlyle.
Fonds consists of Marsh's account book with the barque Vibilia and her owners (1869-1882) as well as pilot and customs papers. Also included is a charter contract for the Ellerslie (1886).
Item is a black-bordered letter written to [Maria?] Clarke from her cousin in Cornwallis, Nova Scotia relating the news of her sister's death and funeral.
Fonds comprises an early teaching contract (1878), handwritten notes on Nova Scotia high school curriculum revisions, and a published pamphlet of opinions on proposed provincial curriculum reform (ca. 1906).
Fonds contains business journals (1882-1933), ledgers (1879-1937), cash books (1908-1924), contracts, and building specifications and plans for Wm. Stairs, Son and Morrow, hardware merchants.
Item consists of the academic calendar for the 1879-1880 session of Dalhousie College and University, including courses of study, examination papers, fees and scholarship opportunities for the Faculties of Arts and the Department of Science. The calendar also contains Acts of Incorporation and Amendments, lists of the members of Senate, the Board of Governors, professors, current students and graduates. There is also information about the Alumni Association, the library and gym, and expectations for student conduct and attendance.
Item is a photograph of the south side of Granville Street in the 19th century. There are notes written in pen on the photograph with the names of the busnesses and their street numbers.