Archives Catalogue

Alexander Howard MacKay's valedictory address delivered at 1873 spring convocation

MS-1-Ref, Box 1, Folder 7
File
April 30, 1873

Part of Dalhousie University Reference Collection

File contains the valedictory address delivered by Alexander Howard MacKay at convocation on April 30, 1873. The address was published in the Dalhousie Gazette, Vol. 5, No. 10 on May 3, 1873.

MacKay, Alexander Howard

Margaret Jane (Mackenzie) Maclellan's records regarding her academic life

MS-2-762, Box 1, Folder 12
File
[ca. 1873]

Part of William Edward Maclellan and family fonds

File contains a Public Schools of Nova Scotia head master certificate, report cards, a letter sent to Margaret Jane, a poem titled "The Mother," newspaper clippings regarding Margaret Jane's death, and a photograph of Margaret Jane in which she appears to be between 20-30 years old.

Photographic collage of the Halifax Medical College faculty and class

PC1, Oversize Folder 20
File
[ca. 1874]

Part of Dalhousie University Photograph Collection

File contains a photographic collage of the Halifax Medical College faculty and class of 1874. The collage consists of photographs of the faculty and class arranged around a photograph of the Halifax Medical College. The people in the photographs are unidentified.

William Edward Maclellan's Nova Scotia public school teaching certificates

MS-2-762, Box 1, Folder 3
File
1870 - 1874

Part of William Edward Maclellan and family fonds

File contains first-, second- and third-class teaching certificates.

G.W. McQueen's annotated textbook

MS-2-594, SF Box 96, Folder 3
File
1875

Part of George William McQueen fonds

File contains G.W. McQueen's annotated textbook, Introduction to Anglo-Saxon.

Indentures collected by R. Graham Murray, 1831-1887

MS-2-693, Box 1, Folder 13
File
1831 - 1875

Part of R. Graham Murray fonds

File contains three indentures.

Composite photograph of the Dalhousie University faculty of 1876

PC1, Box 18, Folder 27
File
1876

Part of Dalhousie University Photograph Collection

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.

The Canadian parliamentary companion for 1877 / Charles H. Mackintosh : [book]

MS-2-615, Box 131, Folder 1
File
1877 - 1877

Part of Ronald St. John Macdonald fonds

G.W. McQueen's notebooks for chemistry (1876-1877) and psychology (1877)

MS-2-594, SF Box 96, Folder 2
File
1876 - 1877

Part of George William McQueen fonds

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).

Photograph of the first college hall of Acadia University

MS-2-749, Box 1, Folder 10
File
[after 1843] - [before 1877]

Part of Patricia Monk fonds

Inaugural addresses delivered by James DeMille during convocation at Dalhousie College

MS-1-Ref, Box 1, Folder 6
File
1873 and 1878

Part of Dalhousie University Reference Collection

File contains two inaugural addresses delivered by James DeMille at convocation ceremonies of Dalhousie College. The first inaugural address was delivered on November 4, 1873 and printed in Dalhousie Gazette, Vol. 6, No. 1 (November 15, 1873). The second inaugural address was delivered at convocation in 1878 and printed in Dalhousie Gazette, New series Vol. 4, No. 1 and No. 2 (November 23, 1878 and December 7, 1878).

De Mille, James, 1833–1880

Plan of Studley Estate, site of Dalhousie University

PC1, Box 31, Folder 26
File
1878

Part of Dalhousie University Photograph Collection

Item is a photocopy of a plan of the Studley Estate in Halifax, Nova Scotia. The plan was copied from Hopkins Atlas, published 1878.

Photograph of James De Mille's gravestone

MS-2-749, Box 1, Folder 4
File
[after 1880]

Part of Patricia Monk fonds

Letter from J.F. Black at Halifax Medical College to Frederick Warren Cox

MS-2-765, SF Box 102, Folder 16
File
1882

Part of Dr. Frederick Warren Cox fonds

Frederick Warren Cox's student record book from Halifax Medical College

MS-2-765, SF Box 102, Folder 17
File
[ca. 1882]

Part of Dr. Frederick Warren Cox fonds

Photograph of the Dalhousie College senior class of 1885

MS-2-43, PB Box 23, Folder 8
File
1885

Part of Arthur Stanley Mackenzie fonds

Item is a group photograph of the Dalhousie College senior class of 1885, including Margaret Florence Newcombe and Arthur Stanley MacKenzie.

Autographed print of Florence Marryat

MS-5-1, Box 3, Folder 4
File
1885

Part of John Daniel Logan fonds

File contains an autographed print of the British author and actress Florence Marryat from a performance at the Halifax Academy of Music.

Photograph of the original Dalhousie College Building

PC1, Box 29, Folder 28
File
[between 1824 and 1886]

Part of Dalhousie University Photograph Collection

File contains a photograph of the original Dalhousie College building on the Grand Parade.

Gauvin & Gentzel

Postcard of Victoria General Hospital (Provincial Government)

PC1, Box 61, Folder 164
File
[after 1887]

Part of Dalhousie University Photograph Collection

Photograph of Forrest Building, Dalhousie University

PC1, Box 61, Folder 200
File
[ca. 1887]

Part of Dalhousie University Photograph Collection

Two prints of the original Dalhousie College

MS-2-749, Box 1, Folder 5
File
[ca. 1820] - [ca. 1887]

Part of Patricia Monk fonds

Reproduction of a sketch of the original Dalhousie College

MS-2-749, Box 1, Folder 6
File
[ca. 1820] - [ca. 1887]

Part of Patricia Monk fonds

Postcard of Forrest Building (Law, Medicine, Dentistry)

PC1, Box 61, Folder 163
File
[after 1887]

Part of Dalhousie University Photograph Collection

Photograph of the class of 1887

PC1, Box 18, Folder 15
File
1887

Part of Dalhousie University Photograph Collection

Item is a group portrait of the Dalhousie University senior class of 1887. The photograph shows the students sitting or standing in three rows and wearing academic dress. Eliza Ritchie is second from left in second row.

Notman Studio

Exterior photographs of the Forrest Building

PC1, Box 19, Folder 11
File
[after 1887]

Part of Dalhousie University Photograph Collection

File contains photographs of the exterior of the Forrest Building at Dalhousie University. The photographs were taken at various different times during the building's history. Two of the photographs come from nitrate negatives that were scanned and destroyed.

Photographs of Dalhousie Football Team - 1886-1887

PC1, Box 24, Folder 15
File
1886 - 1887

Part of Dalhousie University Photograph Collection

File contains two photographs of the Dalhousie Football Team.

Programs from Orpheus Hall

MS-5-1, Box 4, Folder 3
File
1887

Part of John Daniel Logan fonds

File contains the program and texts from the songs of "The Flower Queen" or "The Coronation of the Rose: A Cantata in Two Acts" by George F. Root, which was presented at Orpheus Hall on September 13 and 14, 1887. The performances featured Miss. B. Lownds, Mr. King Pooley, Mr. C.J. Ross, Mr. J.R. Forbes, Miss. Taylor, Miss. E. Pickford, Miss. H. Gossip, Miss. E. Wier, Miss. B. Salter, Miss. M. Partridge, Miss. Forbes, Miss. G. Taylor, Miss. Ward, Miss. G. Smithers, and Miss. A. Nichols.

Photograph of Forrest Building

PC1, Box 59, Folder 41
File
1887

Part of Dalhousie University Photograph Collection

Photographs of Dalhousie College

PC1, Box 38, Folder 54
File
[between 1824 and 1887]

Part of Dalhousie University Photograph Collection

File contains photographs of the old Dalhousie College building, located on the Grand Parade in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

Photograph of the first academy residence of Acadia University

MS-2-749, Box 1, Folder 11
File
[after 1835] - [before 1887]

Part of Patricia Monk fonds

Bills of lading from Intercolonial Railway

MS-4-193, SF Box 46, Folder 6
File
1888

File contains bills of lading from the Intercolonial Railways Traffic Department in Saint John, New Brunswick.

Intercolonial Railway (Canada).

Composite photograph of Dalhousie University faculty

PC1, Box 18, Folder 28
File
[ca. 1889]

Part of Dalhousie University Photograph Collection

Item is a composite photograph of the faculty of Dalhousie University, possibly from 1889. The photograph consists of portraits of James Liechti, L.H.D. (Professor of Modern Languages, 1865-1906); Rev. William Lyall, LL.D. (Professor of Logic and Psychology 1863-90); Charles Macdonald, M.A. (Professor of Mathematics, 1863-1901); James Seth, M.A. (Professor of Philosophy, 1886-92); Rev. John Forrest, D.D. (Third President, 1885-1911); Archibald MacMechan, B.A., Ph.D., LL.D., F.R.S.C. (Professor of English, 1889-1932); John Johnson, M.A., LL.D. (Professor of Classics, 1863-94); W. J. Alexander, Ph.D. (Professor of English, 1884-1889); J. Gordon MacGregor, D.Sc., F.R.S. (Professor of Physics, 1879-1901); and George Lawson, Ph.D. (Professor of Chemistry, 1863-95) arranged in three rows on a plain background. The photograph was a gift from Dr. F. J. A. McKitrick on February 2, 1951. The item is a later copy of the original photograph.

Correspondence between Robert Bell and George Lawson

MS-2-381, SF Box 40, Folder 17
File
1861-1889

File contains correspondence between Robert Bell and professor George Lawson, Dalhousie College, Halifax, Nova Scotia.

Bell, Robert, 1841-1917

Plumber's estimate for installation of fixtures and plumbing at St. Patrick's Girls School and architect's notes regarding alterations

MS-2-23, SF Box 16, Folder 2
File
[188-?]

File consists of a plumber's estimate for installation of fixtures and plumbing at St. Patrick's Girls School and Dumaresq's notes regarding alterations, probably for the same project.

Dumaresq, James Charles Philip, 1844-1906

Reproductions of photographs of Halifax

MS-2-130, Box 8, Folder 24
File
1801-1890

Part of Barbara Hinds fonds

File contains reproductions of five historical photographs of the Victoria General Hospital and Halifax.

Photograph of Halifax Medical College students, 1889-1890

PC1, Box 64, Folder 25
File
[1889-1890]

Part of Dalhousie University Photograph Collection

Portrait of Charles E. Puttner

PC1, Box 61, Folder 221
File
[ca. 1890]

Part of Dalhousie University Photograph Collection

Photographic collage of the Dalhousie College arts faculty and class of 1891

PC1, Oversize Folder 36
File
1891

Part of Dalhousie University Photograph Collection

File contains a photographic collage of the Dalhousie College Arts Faculty and Class of 1891. The collage consists of portraits of faculty members and students arranged in several rows, with the faculty portraits in the centre. The rectangular, circular, or oval portraits are mounted on a painted background. The faculty portraits include John Forrest, J. Liechti, John Johnson, William Lyall, Archibald MacMechan, James De Mille, Charles Macdonald, George Lawson, and others.

Notman Studio

Invitation to Munro Day Celebration

MS-1-Ref, Box 29, Folder 29
File
1891

Part of Dalhousie University Reference Collection

Item is an invitation to the 1891 Munro Day celebrations at Dalhousie University belonging to Mr. and Mrs. Campbell.

Photograph of John Pryor

MS-2-749, Box 1, Folder 9
File
[after 1805] - [before 1892]

Part of Patricia Monk fonds

Composite photograph of the Dalhousie University faculty and senior class in law of 1891-1892

PC1, Box 29, Folder 10
File
[between 1891 and 1892]

Part of Dalhousie University Photograph Collection

File contains a composite photograph of the Dalhousie University law faculty and class of 1891-1892. The photograph consists of portraits of the faculty and students arranged on a background that resembles lace.

Gauvin & Gentzel

Photograph of S.G. Tobin : Class of 1893

PC1, Box 12, Folder 30
File
1893

Part of Dalhousie University Photograph Collection

Item is a graduation portrait of S.G. Tobin, class of 1893.

Photographs of Dalhousie Football Teams - 1893

PC1, Box 24, Folder 16
File
1893

Part of Dalhousie University Photograph Collection

File contains two photographs of two 1893 Dalhousie Football Teams.

Dalhousie College library catalogue

UA-23, Box 203
File
[ca. 1893]

Part of Dalhousie University Libraries fonds

File contains a library catalogue from Dalhousie College. The last half of the catalogue pages are blank.

Dalhousie Football Team - 1893

PC1, Box 78, Folder 34
File
1893

Part of Dalhousie University Photograph Collection

Front row (on the floor): A.S. Barnstead; W.J. Pickering; A.D. Archibald
Sitting: W.E. Thompson; E.S. Harding; R. H. Graham; G.S. Gordon (Captain); R. McIlreith
First Row Standing: G.S. Shaw; D.McRae; D.K. Grant; D. Finlayson; G.H. Maxwell
Last Row: J.W. Logan; D.G. MacKay; F.C. Harvey; L. McLean; H.V. Bigelow

Photographs of Dalhousie Football Team - 1894