Archives Catalogue

Meet of the Tandem Club on the Grand Parade in front of the old college : [print]

0000-091, Box 1, Folder 4, Item 1
Item
[1919?]

Part of Arthur Lismer's Dalhousie sketches

Item is a reproduction of an Arthur Lismer illustration (copied from an earlier lithograph by W. Eager) that was commissioned for One Hundred Years of Dalhousie, 1818–1918 (1920), and reproduced in D.C. Harvey, An Introduction to the History of Dalhousie University (1938).

Meet of the Tandem Club on the Grand Parade in front of the old college : [drawing]

0000-091, Box 1, Folder 4, Item 2
Item
[1919?]

Part of Arthur Lismer's Dalhousie sketches

Item is a pen and ink drawing by Lismer copied from an earlier lithograph by W. Eager and contains the Strathmore drawing board platemark in the bottom right corner. It was commissioned for One Hundred Years of Dalhousie, 1818–1918 (1920), and reproduced in D.C. Harvey, An Introduction to the History of Dalhousie University (1938).

Rev. Thomas McCulloch, D.D. First president, 1838–1843 : [print]

0000-091, Box 1, Folder 5, item 1
Item
[1919?]

Part of Arthur Lismer's Dalhousie sketches

Item is a reproduction of an Arthur Lismer illustration (based on an 1850 portrait by Daniel Munro) that was commissioned for One Hundred Years of Dalhousie, 1818–1918 (1920) and reproduced in D.C. Harvey, An Introduction to the History of Dalhousie (1838).

Rev. George Munro Grant, D.D. One of the Fathers of Reorganization in 1863 : [drawing]

0000-091, Box 1, Folder 6, Item 2
Item
[1919?]

Part of Arthur Lismer's Dalhousie sketches

Item is a portrait of George Munro Grant rendered off-centre in pen and ink on illustration board. Also within the folder is a label originally taped to the drawing that gives its title and "no. 8 —", probably referring to its suggested placement in the order of illustrations that appear in One Hundred Years of Dalhousie, 1818–1918 (1920), the publication for which it was commissioned. The image was reproduced in D.C. Harvey, An Introduction to the History of Dalhousie University (1938) and P.B. Waite, The Lives of Dalhousie University, Volume One, 1818–1925 (1994).

Rev. Allan Pallok, D.D. One of the Fathers of Reorganization in 1863 : [print]

0000-091, Box 1, Folder 7, Item 1
Item
[1919?]

Part of Arthur Lismer's Dalhousie sketches

Item is a reproduction of an Arthur Lismer illustration commissioned for One Hundred Years of Dalhousie, 1818–1918 (1920).

Rev. Allan Pollok, D.D. One of the Fathers of Reorganization in 1863 : [drawing]

0000-091, Box 1, Folder 7, Item 2
Item
[1919?]

Part of Arthur Lismer's Dalhousie sketches

Item is an Arthur Lismer portrait of Allan Pollock rendered in pen and ink on illustration board. Also within the folder is a label originally taped to the drawing that gives its title and "no. 9 —", probably referring to its suggested placement in the order of illustrations that appear in One Hundred Years of Dalhousie, 1818–1918 (1920), the publication for which it was commissioned.

Rev. James Ross, D.D. Second president, 1863–1885 : [print]

0000-091, Box 1, Folder 8, Item 1
Item
[1919?]

Part of Arthur Lismer's Dalhousie sketches

Item is a reproduction of an Arthur Lismer illustration commissioned for One Hundred Years of Dalhousie, 1818–1918 (1920) and reproduced in D.C. Harvey, An Introduction to the History of Dalhousie University (1938).

Rev. James Ross, D.D. Second president, 1863–1885 : [drawing]

0000-091, Box 1, Folder 8, Item 2
Item
[1919?]

Part of Arthur Lismer's Dalhousie sketches

Item is an Arthur Lismer portrait of James Ross rendered in pen and ink on illustration board. The drawing was commissioned for One Hundred Years of Dalhousie, 1818–1918 (1920) and reproduced in D.C. Harvey, An Introduction to the History of Dalhousie University (1938).

Charles Macdonald, M.A. Professor of mathematics, 1863–1901 : [print]

0000-091, Box 1, Folder 9, Item 1
Item
[1919?]

Part of Arthur Lismer's Dalhousie sketches

Item is a reproduction of an Arthur Lismer illustration commissioned for One Hundred Years of Dalhousie, 1818–1918 (1920) and reproduced in D.C. Harvey, An Introduction to the History of Dalhousie University (1938).

Charles Macdonald, M.A. Professor of mathematics, 1863–1901 : [drawing]

0000-091, Box 1, Folder 9, Item 2, Part 1
Part
[1919?]

Part of Arthur Lismer's Dalhousie sketches

Part is an Arthur Lismer portrait of Charles Macdonald rendered in pen and ink on illustration board commissioned for One Hundred Years of Dalhousie, 1818–1918 (1920) and reproduced in D.C. Harvey, An Introduction to the History of Dalhousie University (1938). On the reverse is an unfinished sketch of the same subject.

Unfinished Arthur Lismer portrait of Charles Macdonald : [drawing]

0000-091, Box 1, Folder 9, Item 2, Part 2
Part
[1919?]

Part of Arthur Lismer's Dalhousie sketches

Part is an unfinished sketch of Charles Macdonald, rendered in pen and ink on illustration board and effaced with a scribble. On the reverse is the finished portrait of Macdonald, commissioned for One Hundred Years of Dalhousie, 1818–1918 (1920).

Rev. George Munro Grant, D.D. One of the Fathers of Reorganization in 1863 : [print]

0000-092, Box 1, Folder 6, Item 1
Item
[1919?]

Part of Arthur Lismer's Dalhousie sketches

Item is a reproduction of an Arthur Lismer illustration commissioned for One Hundred Years of Dalhousie, 1818–1918 (1920) and reproduced in D.C. Harvey, An Introduction to the History of Dalhousie University (1938) and P.B. Waite, The Lives of Dalhousie University, Volume One, 1818–1925 (1994).

Rev. Thomas McCulloch, D.D. First president, 1838–1843 : [drawing]

0000-92, Box 1, Folder 5, Item 2
Item
[1919?]

Part of Arthur Lismer's Dalhousie sketches

Item is an Arthur Lismer portrait of Thomas McCulloch (based on an 1850 painting by Daniel Munro), rendered in pen and ink on paper and mounted on illustration board. Also within the folder is a partial label originally taped to the drawing that gives its title and "no. 7 —", probably referring to its suggested placement in the order of illustrations that appear in One Hundred Years of Dalhousie, 1818–1918 (1920), the publication for which it was commissioned. The image was reproduced in D.C. Harvey, An Introduction to the History of Dalhousie University (1938).

Plan du Port Royal dans l'Acadie, Appelle' Aujour d'par les Anglois Annapolis Royal by J.N. Bellin; Vol. 1, No.27

2011-006, Box 1, Folder 1
Item
1764

Part of David and Marilyn Janigan Map Collection

Plan de la Ville de Louisbourg dans l'Isle Royale by J.N. Bellin ; Vol. 1, No. 22

2011-006, Box 1, Folder 2
Item
1764

Part of David and Marilyn Janigan Map Collection

Map of the British and French plantations in North America

2011-006, Box 1, Folder 3
Item
[ca.1700]

Part of David and Marilyn Janigan Map Collection

Map of the City of Halifax

2011-006, Box 2, Folder 1
Item
[1800?]

Part of David and Marilyn Janigan Map Collection

Tierra Nueva

2011-006, Box 2, Folder 2
Item
1556

Part of David and Marilyn Janigan Map Collection

Nova Francia et Regiones Adjacentes

2011-006, Box 3, Folder 1
Item
[ca. 1630]

Part of David and Marilyn Janigan Map Collection

Carte Reduite Du Golphe De St. Laurent, Contenant l'Isle de Terre-Neuve et Partie de la Coste des Esquimaux, l'Isle Royale, l'Isle St. Jean et Celle d'Anticosti et ca.

2011-006, Oversized Folder 1
Item
1754

Part of David and Marilyn Janigan Map Collection

Le Isole di Terra Nuova e Capo Breton, Di Nuovo Projezione, by Antonio Zatta

2011-006, Oversized Folder 2
Item
1778

Part of David and Marilyn Janigan Map Collection

Drawing of sterling silver fish that adorn the base of the Dalhousie University mace

2017-003, SF Box 84, Folder 14, Item 1
Item
1949

Part of Drawings of the Dalhousie University mace

Item is a pencil drawing of the silver fish that adorn the base of the Dalhousie University mace. The drawing, by R.L. de C.H. Saunders, shows an orthographic projection and a bird's-eye view of the fish, which were added to the mace to recognize the primary source of the local economy. The bird's-eye view shows a seashell between the fish tails that was not incorporated into the mace when it was built by A.H. MacMillan.

Drawing of circular scene at the base of the Dalhousie University mace

2017-003, SF Box 84, Folder 14, Item 2
Item
1949

Part of Drawings of the Dalhousie University mace

Item is a pencil drawing by R.L. de C.H. Saunders that shows Saunders' design for a circular scene carved into the base of the Dalhousie University mace. The drawing shows the "deep gutter between sky and sea" and a sea nymph "calling across the waves toward the setting sun in representation of the impulse that led navigators to sail westward to our shores."

Drawing of the shaft of the Dalhousie University mace

2017-003, SF Box 84, Folder 14, Item 3
Item
1949

Part of Drawings of the Dalhousie University mace

Item is a pencil drawing by R.L. de C.H. Saunders. The drawing illustrates Saunders' design for the shaft of the Dalhousie University mace. The shaft was carved with a simple grooved pattern that symbolizes the "roots put down by the early settlers, and the tall trees that first met their gaze."

Conical projection drawing of the Dalhousie University mace

2017-003, SF Box 84, Folder 14, Item 4
Item
1949

Part of Drawings of the Dalhousie University mace

Item is a pencil drawing by R.L. de C.H. Saunders. The drawing is a conical projection of part of the Dalhousie University mace, possibly where the tree roots carved into the shaft meet the base of the mace.

Conical projection drawing of sugar or rock maple leaves carved into the head of the Dalhousie University mace

2017-003, SF Box 84, Folder 14, Item 5
Item
1949

Part of Drawings of the Dalhousie University mace

Item is a pencil drawing by R.L. de C.H. Saunders. The drawing is a conical projection of maple leaves that are carved into the head of the Dalhousie University mace. The drawing includes measurements and other notes written in pencil.

Drawing of circlet of mayflowers carved into the head of the Dalhousie University mace

2017-003, SF Box 84, Folder 14, Item 6
Item
1949

Part of Drawings of the Dalhousie University mace

Item is a pencil drawing by R.L. de C.H. Saunders. The drawing illustrates Saunders' design for a circlet of mayflowers that adorns the head of the Dalhousie University mace. The mayflowers symbolize the province and the "flowering new civilization therein which led to the establishment of the university."

Drawing of Scottish earl's coronet carved into the head of the Dalhousie University mace

2017-003, SF Box 84, Folder 14, Item 7
Item
1949

Part of Drawings of the Dalhousie University mace

Item is a pencil drawing by R.L. de C.H. Saunders. The drawing illustrates Saunders' design for the five-rayed Scottish earl's coronet that adorns the head of the Dalhousie University mace. The drawing includes measurements and other notes written in pencil. The coronet is included in the mace "in recognition of the University founder, the 9th Earl of Dalhousie." This part of the mace was carved into a piece of oak cut from the estate of the Earl of Dalhousie.

Drawing of the sterling silver Celtic cross that adorns the head of the Dalhousie University mace

2017-003, SF Box 84, Folder 14, Item 8
Item
1949

Part of Drawings of the Dalhousie University mace

Item is a pencil drawing by R.L. de C.H. Saunders. The drawing illustrates Saunders' design for the sterling silver Celtic cross that adorns the head of the Dalhousie University mace. The drawing includes measurements and other notes written in pencil. The Celtic cross is set atop the cap of the coronet that forms the uppermost part of the mace head.

Drawing of the sterling silver Celtic cross that adorns the head of the Dalhousie University mace

2017-003, SF Box 84, Folder 14, Item 9
Item
1949

Part of Drawings of the Dalhousie University mace

Item is a pencil drawing by R.L. de C.H. Saunders. The drawing illustrates Saunders' design for the sterling silver Celtic cross that adorns the head of the Dalhousie University mace. The drawing includes measurements other notes written in pencil. The Celtic cross is set atop the cap of the coronet that forms the uppermost part of the mace head. This drawing shows the University motto "Ora et Labora" and the five points of the coronet surrounding the Celtic cross.

Photograph of a portion of the castle the ruins at Drachenfels

MS--2-775, Box 11, Folder 33, Item 63
Item
[197-]

Part of Creelman Family fonds

Item is a photographic slide of a portion of the ruined castle Burg Drachenfels at Drachenfels ("Dragon's Rock"). It is taken from below.

Wanted : posters and theatre or music programs for the theatre archives in the Killam Library at Dalhousie University

MS-1-Ref, Box 2, Folder 33
File
[ca. 1970]

Part of Dalhousie University Reference Collection

File contains a poster that solicits posters and programs from Nova Scotia theatre and music organizations for the theatre archives at the Killam Library at Dalhousie University. Another version of this poster is discussed in Kathryn Harvey and Michael Moosberger's article, Theatre Archives' Outreach and Core Archival Functions, Archivaria 63 (Spring 2007): 35–54.

Postcard of University of King's College

MS-1-Ref, Box 221, Folder 14, Item 1
Item
[193-]

Part of Dalhousie University Reference Collection

Item is a photographic postcard showing the recently built University of King's College with immature trees planted in the foreground.

Postcard of the newly built Coburg Road entrance gateway to Studley Campus

MS-1-Ref, Box 221, Folder 14, Item 2
Item
[193-?]

Part of Dalhousie University Reference Collection

Item is a photographic postcard of the entrance to Dalhousie's Studley Campus.

Postcard of the orginal Nova Scotia Archives Building on Dalhousie University's Studley Campus

MS-1-Ref, Box 221, Folder 14, Item 3
Item
[193-]

Part of Dalhousie University Reference Collection

Item is a photographic postcard of the original Public Archives of Nova Scotia (now the Chase Building), built on Studley Campus in 1931 across from the University of King's College.

Photographic postcard of the Medical Sciences Laboratory at Dalhousie University

MS-1-Ref, Box 221, Folder 14, Item 4
Item
[193-]

Part of Dalhousie University Reference Collection

Item is a photographic postcard of the Medical Sciences Laboratory (now the Burbidge Building), built on the Carleton Campus in 1922.

Postcard of the Science Building on Dalhousie University's Studley Campus

MS-1-Ref, Box 221, Folder 14, Item 5
Item
[193-]

Part of Dalhousie University Reference Collection

Item is a photographic postcard showing the Science Building (now the Chemistry Building) built in 1915 on Dalhousie University's Studley Campus.

Postcard of the Forrest Building's main entrance on Dalhousie University's Carleton Campus

MS-1-Ref, Box 221, Folder 14, Item 6
Item
[193-]

Part of Dalhousie University Reference Collection

Item is a photographic postcard of the Forrest Building, which was built in 1887 as the "new" Dalhousie College, and renamed in 1919 after Dalhousie's third president, the Rev. John Forrest.

Postcard of the MacDonald Library Reading Room

MS-1-Ref, Box 221, Folder 14, Item 7
Item
[193-]

Part of Dalhousie University Reference Collection

Item is a photographic postcard of the MacDonald Library Reading Room.

Postcard of the Men's Common Room in the Arts Building at Dalhousie University

MS-1-Ref, Box 221, Folder 14, Item 8
Item
[193-]

Part of Dalhousie University Reference Collection

Item is a photographic postcard of the men's common room in the Arts Building (now the University Club), which was built in 1921 on Studley Campus as the Temporary Arts Building.

Postcard of Shirreff Hall Women's Residence at Dalhousie University

MS-1-Ref, Box 221, Folder 14, Item 9
Item
[193-]

Part of Dalhousie University Reference Collection

Item is a photographic postcard of the exterior of Shirreff Hall in the snow, which was built in 1922 on Dalhousie's Studley Campus.

Memorial Plaques/Class War Memorials - list

MS-1-Ref, Box 29, Folder 19
File

Part of Dalhousie University Reference Collection

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.

The Sir Charles Tupper Medical Building : [promotional card]

MS-1-Ref, Box 3, Folder 31, Item 1
Item
[ca. 1967]

Part of Dalhousie University Reference Collection

Item is a promotional card about the Sir Charles Tupper Medical Building at Dalhousie University. When the building open in 1967, it was the tallest building in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

Facsimile of the brass on the cornerstone of the original Dalhousie College

MS-1-Ref, Box 3, Folder 4
File
May 22, 1820

Part of Dalhousie University Reference Collection

Convocation invitation

MS-1-Ref, Box 6, Folder 16, Item 2
Item
1969

Part of Dalhousie University Reference Collection

Item consists of an invitation to the May 15th and 16th Dalhousie University Convocation event.

Photograph of a bust of Lord Dalhousie

MS-1-Ref, Box 79, Folder 23
File
1985

Part of Dalhousie University Reference Collection

File contains a photograph of a bust of Lord Dalhousie. The photograph was published in Volume 15, Issue 15 of Dal News (March 1985) as part of a column on Lord Dalhousie by Harry Bruce.

Photograph of Robert G. Merritt

MS-1-Ref, Box 88, Folder 15, Item 1
Item
1967-1974

Part of Dalhousie University Reference Collection

Item is a portrait photograph of Robert G. Merrit who was a Professor in the Department of English at Dalhousie University. The file contains two copies of this photo.

Wamboldt-Waterfield Photography Limited