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Nova Scotia artificial insemination industry collection

  • MS-14-17
  • Collection
  • 1846-1966
Collection contains records created by the early Artificial insemination industry in Nova Scotia, including original notebooks used by the first technician; also included were books on farming, shepherding, and the life of W.E. Gladstone.

Nova Scotia Association of Garden Clubs fonds

  • MS-14-50
  • Fonds
  • 1954-2015

Fonds contains Nova Scotia Association of Garden Clubs history updates from 1954 to 2014, and a NSAGC handbook. Also included are job advertisements,n organizational chart for the Horticulture and Biology Services Division of the Nova Scotia Department of Agriculture and Marketing, and 'Cultivating garden friends : history of gardening in Nova Scotia 1850-2000' by Barbara Morton published by the Nova Scotia Association of Gardening Clubs.

The Nova Scotia Association of Garden Clubs became an entity in 1954 as the result of the work of the Rural Beautification Project Committee. In 1944, the Rural Beautification Committee was appointed by the Honorable John A. MacDonald, minister of Agriculture, to come up with a plan for rural beautification projects. Mr. Nick Jankov, a Landscape Specialist, began working with the Agricultural Representatives, Women’s Institutes, Home and School Associations and Service Clubs, to begin formulating a long term plan for Rural Beautification around the province.

The Nova Scotia Association of Garden Clubs (NSAGC) is made up of garden clubs and horticultural societies from all areas of Nova Scotia. The NSAGC is the coordinating body for organized gardening groups in the province and is guided by an elected board of directors, whose members come from the different districts of Nova Scotia. The district representative, also known as the district director, serves as the link between the individual clubs and the NSAGC board.

The main objective of the NSAGC is to promote the general landscape beautification of the Province of Nova Scotia, by promoting community beautification and encouraging the formation of horticultural groups (garden clubs) which will procure interest in all phases of home gardening and ornamental horticulture in their areas.

Nova Scotia Blueberry Institute fonds

  • MS-14-35
  • Fonds
  • 1982-1998
Fonds contains records that were created by the Nova Scotia Blueberry Institute from 1982-1998. They include meeting minutes and proceedings of the annual and general meetings, annual reports, correspondence, and photographs.

Nova Scotia Blueberry Institute

Nova Scotia Department of Agriculture fonds

  • MS-14-21
  • Fonds
  • 1900-1998
Fonds contains some of the policies of Nova Scotia Department of Agriculture and Marketing in 1996, correspondence from department staff from 1907 and 1972. There are Nova Scotia Department of Agriculture and Marketing scrapbooks of clippings of agricultural activity in Nova Scotia from 1900 to 1949. Entries include pencil drawings of animals and plants, newspaper clippings, as well as agricultural events around Nova Scotia from the NS Dept. of Agriculture annual reports. Scrapbooks also include pictures of Nova Scotia Agricultural College buildings, animal breeds, and events on campus. There are also annual reports of various departments of the Nova Scotia Department of Agriculture, and transcripts for Garden Guide Radio from 1980-1998.

Nova Scotia Grain and Forage Commission fonds

  • MS-14-15
  • Fonds
  • 1976-1995
Fonds contains records created by the Nova Scotia Grain and Forage Commission. Records include the Nova Scotia Grain and Forage Commission Forage Centre Background and Specifics (1984-1994), "Start-up", an operational policy, financial records, meeting minutes, membership information, grain and grain industry development records, and correspondence, created between 1976-1995. The Commission underwent several name changes from 1977-1994: Provincial Grain Commission / Nova Scotia Grains Commission / Nova Scotia Grain Marketing Board / Grain and Forage Commission / Forage Council.

Nova Scotia Grain and Forage Commission

Nova Scotia Institute of Agrologists biography collection

  • MS-14-19
  • Collection
  • 1971
Collection contains materials created and collected by the Nova Scotia Institute of Agrologists. Series include biographies and photographs of notable Nova Scotia agrologists, many of whom were associated with the Nova Scotia Agricultural College or the Nova Scotia Department of Agriculture.

Nova Scotia Institute of Agrologists

Nova Scotia Poultry Association fonds

  • MS-14-11
  • Fonds
  • 1913-1938
Fonds consists of the constitution, by-laws, and the minutes of the annual meetings for the Nova Scotia Poultry Association from 1913-1938.

Nova Scotia Poultry Association

Nova Scotia Veterinary Medical Association Ladies auxiliary scrapbooks

  • MS-14-118, MS-14 Box 144, Folders 3 & 4
  • File
  • 1952-1984
File contains two scrapbooks, or memory books, created to reflect the activities of the Ladies Auxiliary to the Nova Scotia Veterinary Medical Association from 1952 to 1984. The auxiliary dismantled in the mid 1980s; former member Joan MacAulay created these scrap books in May of 2014 to acknowledge the work and friendship auxiliary members had.

Peers family fonds

  • MS-14-68
  • Fonds
  • 1898 - 1947
Fonds contains records that belonged to William Henry Peers and Daniel George Peers, including books related to agricultural equipment, guernsey cattle, and a soil test for their home in Head of Wallace bay (RR#1 Wallace Bridge).

Peter Hamilton fonds

  • MS-14-27
  • Fonds
  • 1892-2004
Fonds consists of objects, manuscripts, and published works that were collected by Peter Hamilton. Peter was a Nova Scotia Agricultural College alumni, NSAC faculty member, and Registrar of the Nova Scotia Agricultural College for 10 years. Included is a stethoscope that was used for cattle, a Nova Scotia Agricultural College mug, and a blue knit NSAC pullover sweater. The published books and booklets include topics such as livestock husbandry (swine, cattle, poultry), feeding, judging and general agriculture. Most of the publications are Canadian and US government documents, a few textbooks were also included.

Hamilton, Peter

Peter Sanger fonds

  • MS-14-25
  • Fonds
  • 1853-2009, bulk 1996-2009
Fonds contains materials created and collected by Peter Sanger. Records consists of poetry books, photocopies of news articles, and correspondence. Fonds also contains archival artifacts.

Sanger, Peter

Photograph of E. L. Eaton with his wooden chain display board

  • MS-14-69, PB Box 25, Folder 3, Items 1-3
  • File
  • 1983
File contains three photographs, two of E.L. Eaton with the wooden chains and board he carved and mounted and one close up photograph of the board with wooden chains. The photographs were taken in 1983 of the work done in 1981.

Photographic portrait of Lieut. Bertram Howard Landels

  • MS-14-52, AV9, Drawer 9, Folder 2
  • Item
  • [1918?]
Item is a portrait of Lieut. Bertram Howard Landels. Landels was a graduate of the Nova Scotia Agricultural College in 1909 and a member of staff from 1912 to 1915. Landels was killed while serving in the Canadian Expeditionary Force during the first World War, 1914-1918.

Landels, Bertram Howard

Poultry plucking machine patent

  • MS-14-43, MS-14, Box 134, Folder 3
  • File
  • 1944
File contains a poultry plucking machine patent that was issued on July 4th, 1944 to Angus Edward Banting, Truro, NS. Banting signed all his rights, title and interest of the invention over to the Department of Agriculture and Marketing of the Province of Nova Scotia.

Banting, Angus

Records related to terracing crops in Nova Scotia

  • MS-14-66, MS-14 Box 222, Folder 12
  • File
  • 1965-1968
File contains textual records related to terracing crops in Nova Scotia that were created and collected by E.A. Olafson, Chief Conservationist, Atlantic Region. Records include correspondence, reports and publications.

Richard Morton fonds

  • MS-14-36
  • Fonds
  • 1955 - 2011
Fonds is comprised of Richard (Dick) Morton’s Nova Scotia Agricultural College certificates; photographs (including the NSAC 1952 graduating class photo); a copy of The 50th anniversary of 4-H in Nova Scotia; newspaper clippings; a certificate of recognition and appreciation on Richard Morton’s retirement; Mr. Morton’s obituary; notes of condolence; two personal accounts from friends/colleagues, including Memories of Dick Morton, by Robert Murray, Class of 1952; and an untitled and anonymous poem dated 1978.

Morton, Richard

Robert A Murray fonds

  • MS-14-26
  • Fonds
  • 1868-2000
Fonds contains records created and collected by Robert Murray relating to the history of the berry varieties grown in Nova Scotia, primarily cranberries and strawberries. Series also include agricultural artifacts.

Murray, Robert

Rural Science School photograph

  • MS-14-55, PB Box 10, Folder 10
  • Item
  • 1909
Item is a photograph of the Rural Science School in Truro, Nova Scotia in July or August 1909.

Susan Horne's home economists in agriculture collection

  • MS-14-20
  • Collection
  • 1928-1989
Collection contains research materials gathered by Susan Horne who was head of the Home Economics / 4-H Branch of the Nova Scotia Department of Agriculture and Marketing. The records were used while she was writing "Home Economists in Agriculture 1913-1985."

Horne, Susan

The Council of Maritime Premiers fonds

  • MS-14-58
  • Fonds
  • 1981-1984
Fonds contains records created by The Council of Maritime Premiers regarding intergovernmental cooperation in the Maritimes and press communiques containing highlights from the CMP's sessions between 1981 and 1984.

Tractor and farm equipment manual collection

  • MS-14-51
  • Collection
  • [19-]
Collection contains tractor and farm equipment manuals that were collected and used by staff of the Nova Scotia Agricultural College for equipment used on the campus in the 20th Century. Included with the manuals were approximately 100 black and white photographs of fields and crops that need to be inventoried.

Western Kings Co Artificial Breeding Unit fonds

  • MS-14-23
  • Fonds
  • 1943-1949
Fonds contains records created by the Western Kings Artificial Breeding Unit of Aylesford, Nova Scotia. Records were created between 1943-1949 and include unit formation, meeting minutes, correspondence, and a ledger.

William Sullivan fonds

  • MS-14-12
  • Fonds
  • 1925-1929
Fonds contains pamphlets on alfalfa farming, correspondence to William Sullivan, and information about jersey cattle from Woodview Farms, Grayburn Farms, Elm Hill Farm, and Maxwelton Farm.

William Threlfall fonds

  • MS-14-33
  • Fonds
  • 1921-1984
Fonds contains records created by William Threlfall that pertain primarily to the diseases, virology, and parasitology of birds and waterfowl. Records are thesis, research notes, and articles.
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