File contains presentation drawings created by Andrew Cobb for an arts building commissioned by the Board of Governors as part of their building plans during the late 1920s/early 1930s, which also included a gymnasium, power plant, men's dormitory, and extensions to the Science Building and Shirreff Hall. The planned site for the building, which was cancelled due to financial restraints, was adjacent to the temporary arts building, which had been built in 1921 to house the law school. The drawings are all marked "282," which presumably was Cobb's job number for the project.
File contains ground and second floor plans created by Andrew Cobb for a building (never constructed) for Dalhousie College to be located opposite the Macdonald Library. File also contains basement, ground, second and third floor plans for a new arts building, along with an elevation and site plan showing the building located across from the Archives.
File contains architectural drawings for the National Research Council Laboratory and for the Institute for Marine Biosciences on Oxford Street in Halifax, Nova Scotia. The 1949 drawings, produced by Leslie Fairn and C. Gustave Brault, include plot plans; footings; floor plans; interior room and finish schedules; sections and details; and plumbing, heating and electrical plans. The 1964 and 1979 drawings are for additions and extensions, and were produced by Duffus, Romans, Kundzins and Rounsefell Ltd. The file also includes a set of drawings printed at reduced scale for a submission by Lydon Lynch issued September 2002 for a National Research Council New Industry Partnership Facility Institute for Marine Biosciences.
File contains a construction package set of drawings for a 2002 addition to the original Student Union Building at Dalhousie University. The drawings were produced by Fowler Bauld and Mitchell, Campbell Comeau Engineering and Morris & Richard Consulting Engineers. The file includes a listing of set ID numbers and notes from Facilities Management.
File contains a set of architectural plans for Gerard Hall (originally the Halifax Infirmary and School of Nursing) produced by architects C.A. Fowler @ Co. and printed at reduced scale.
File contains architectural drawings for revisions to the "O" Building (Annex) at the Technical University of Nova Scotia, which were produced by the Campus Design Centre. Drawings include floor plans, sections, plumbing, and details.
Series contains administrative records of the Nova Scotia Agricultural College between 1912-1997. Series is arranged into three subseries: annual reports, correspondence, and facilities and buildings records. Record types include correspondence, architectural drawings, and speeches.
Subseries contains records pertaining to the facilities and infrastructure of the Nova Scotia Agricultural College, as well as construction and renovation of buildings on campus between 1912-1986. Record types include reports, designs, architectural plans and blueprints, and correspondence.
Item is a newspaper clipping dated January 22, 2005, from the Colchester County News titled "Agricultural College builds on a future based on its past”. The article discusses buildings named after people who have been “at the helm of administering the Bible Hill college during the past century”.
File contains 36 colour matte photographs of the Nova Scotia Agricultural College campus, buildings, animals, activities, students, staff, faculty and principals. Pictures were taken by Albert Aucoin of Truro in 1980.
File contains 46 photographs of the Nova Scotia Agricultural College students, principals, student life, buildings and campus. The photographs include the NSAC hockey team, Aggies hockey team, horses, faculty, basketball team, classrooms, residence construction, farms and barns, convocation, campus buildings, NSAC principals.
Subseries contains a collection of photographs used in the "An apple a day" exhibit held at the MacRae Library in 1998, highlighting the photographic glass slides found on campus that were believed to be taken by Fred Sears. Dr. Alex Georgallas was the acting archivist and curated the exhibit of prints of the Fred Sears glass slides. Most of the photographs center around apples and orchard practices and buildings of the Nova Scotia Agricultural College. Notes on some of the sleeves of the negatives suggest that they date from the period 1906/7. It seems likely that they are connected with courses taught by Fred C. Sears at the NSAC during this period.
Subseries consists of photographs, slides, paintings, and VHS film cassettes that were taken at the Nova Scotia Agricultural College between 1905-2015. These depict students, faculty, staff, buildings, sports and events like convocation, and other campus activities.
File contains photographs of Nova Scotia Agricultural College students and faculty. Photographs were taken within buildings (laboratories, barns, library, machinery shed, and mess hall), and outdoors on campus at various spaces including farm yard, residences, and fields. These were taken approximately in the 1960's and 1970's
File contains photographs of the Nova Scotia Agricultural College. Depicted are groups of people on campus, in front of buildings, and various events such as the signing of the agreement between NSAC and Dalhousie University granting joint degrees, and what could possibly be the Winter Fair (College Royal) in front of the pavilion that was on campus.
File contains photographs of the Nova Scotia Agricultural College. Depicted are groups of faculty, staff, students on campus, what could possibly be the Winter Fair (College Royal), judging, various animals and buildings on campus, classroom settings and the "Bed races" where students raced hogs to promote the industry.
Item consists of two copies of a pamphlet about the new Life Sciences Centre at Dalhousie Univeristy. The pamphlet outlines the departments and facilities in the building.
File contains one photograph of the Collin's Horticulture building at the Nova Scotia Agricultural College with the old science building in the background. The science building burned down in 1947.
File contains 16 colour photographic prints of the construction of the Nova Scotia Agricultural College Library, later named the MacRae Library. The photographs were taken in February of 1982. Also includes photographs of the NSAC campus.
File contains 24 colour photographic prints of the construction of the Nova Scotia Agricultural College Library, later named the MacRae Library, the photographs were taken in March 25, 1982. Photos 21-24 are of damage to an unknown building.
File contains 13 colour photographic prints of the construction of the Nova Scotia Agricultural College Library (later named the MacRae Library) in May 24, 1982.
File contains 3 colour photographic prints of the construction of the Nova Scotia Agricultural College Library (later named the MacRae Library) in May 6, 1982.
File contains 8 colour photographic prints of the construction of the Nova Scotia Agricultural College Library (later named the MacRae Library) in June 4, 1982.
File contains 11 colour photographic prints of the construction of the Nova Scotia Agricultural College Library (later named the MacRae Library) in June 23, 1982.
File contains 1 colour photographic print of the construction of the Nova Scotia Agricultural College Library (later named the MacRae Library) in April 6, 1982.
File contains 11 colour photographic prints of the construction of the Nova Scotia Agricultural College Library (later named the MacRae Library) in the fall of 1982.
