Archives Catalogue

Photograph of the Nova Scotia Technical College

PC1, Box 36, Folder 6, Item 3
Item
[after 1909]

Part of Dalhousie University Photograph Collection

Item is a photograph of the Nova Scotia Technical College building, now known as the Ralph M. Medjuck Building of Architecture and Planning or the H Building at Dalhousie University.

Photograph of an architecture drawing class

PC1, Box 36, Folder 9, Item 1
Item
[between 1919 and 1920]

Part of Dalhousie University Photograph Collection

Item is a photograph of an architecture drawing class at the Nova Scotia Technical College, taught by S. H. Case. The photograph shows students working at tables.

Climo's Studio

Photographs of models of proposed Dalhousie buildings

PC1, Box 42, Folder 33
File
[196-?]

Part of Dalhousie University Photograph Collection

File contains photographs of models of proposed buildings for Dalhousie Univeristy, including the Izaak Killam Memorial Library, the Life Sciences Centre, the Physical Sciences Centre, and the Dental Building. The photographs have captions attached to them.

Wamboldt-Waterfield Photography Limited

Photograph of a model of the Killam Memorial Library

PC1, Box 42, Folder 33, Item 1
Item
[196-?]

Part of Dalhousie University Photograph Collection

Item is a photograph of the architect's model of the Izaak Killam Memorial Library at Dalhousie University.

Photograph of a preliminary model of the proposed Dental Building

PC1, Box 42, Folder 33, Items 18-24
Item
[196-?]

Part of Dalhousie University Photograph Collection

File contains seven copies of a photograph of a model of a proposed Dental Building for Dalhousie University. A caption attached to the photograph says: "Preliminary model of the proposed Dental Building, to cost about $13,000,000. It will help to alleviate the critical shortage of dentists in the region."

Photograph of a model of the proposed Life Sciences Centre

PC1, Box 42, Folder 33, Items 2-4
Item
[196-?]

Part of Dalhousie University Photograph Collection

File contains three copies of a photograph of a model of the proposed Life Sciences Centre at Dalhousie University. A caption attached to the photograph says: "Model of the proposed Life Sciences Centre. The centre, to cost between $18 million and $19 million, will contain teaching and research facilities for biology, marine sciences and psychology."

Photograph of a model of the proposed Physical Sciences Centre

PC1, Box 42, Folder 33, Items 5-17
Item
[196-?]

Part of Dalhousie University Photograph Collection

File contains 13 copies of a photograph of a model of the proposed Physical Sciences Centre at Dalhousie University. A caption attached to the photograph says: "Model of the proposed Physical Sciences Centre, which will cost about $14,000,000. The Centre will hold teaching and research facilities for physics, earth sciences, chemistry, geology and mathematics."

Drawing of the Student Union Building

PC1, Box 43, Folder 21, Item 2
Item
[196-?]

Part of Dalhousie University Photograph Collection

Item is a drawing of the Student Union Building at Dalhousie University by C. D. Davison & Co. Architects.

Building plan

PC2, Box 277, Folder 14
File
1898

Part of Waldren Studios Photograph Collection

Architectural drawing for a large public building. Inscribed: "No.11 Front Elevation Scale 10 feet to an inch"

Building plan

PC2, Box 277, Folder 15
File
1898

Part of Waldren Studios Photograph Collection

Architectural drawing for an unidentified commercial building. The dimensions of the windows are annotated, and the words: "cornice stone" are written at the lower edge of the roof

J. W. Cumming Manufacturing Co. Ltd. - Buildings

PC2, Box 295, Folder 23
File
1934

Part of Waldren Studios Photograph Collection

Copy photo of a blueprint of a series of buildings belonging to the J. W. Cumming Manufacturing Company Limited, drawn by L. E. Smith in 1920. The various departments are identified on the roofs of the buildings. In the foreground is a Canadian national freight shed and railway vehicles. In the background are a river and hills. Envelope annotated: "Used in 'Busy East' article Sept.-Oct. 1934". Print copy is available: PC-2-334-36

J. W. Cumming Manufacturing Co. Ltd. - Buildings

PC2, Box 334, Folder 36
File
1934

Part of Waldren Studios Photograph Collection

Copy photo of a blueprint of a series of buildings belonging to the J. W. Cumming Manufacturing Company Limited, drawn by L. E. Smith in 1920. The various departments are identified on the roofs of the buildings. In the foreground is a Canadian national freight shed and railway vehicles. In the background are a river and hills. Envelope annotated: "Used in 'Busy East' article Sept.-Oct. 1934". Negative is available: PC-2-295-23

Campus planning study : Nova scotia Technical College / by Safei Hamed Architecture Plus

UA-10, Box 4, Folder 11
Item
1979

Part of Technical University of Nova Scotia fonds

Item consists of the final report of Safei Hamed, covering Architecture Plus's work on the campus planning study that was authorized on 31 July 1978.

Press release announcing the completion of a play sculpture at George Dixon Centre

UA-10, Box 81, Folder 3, Item 1
Item
29 October 1970

Part of Technical University of Nova Scotia fonds

Item is a press release announcing the completion of a play structure designed and built by nine fifth-year architecture students at NSTC.

Edited manuscript about NSTC fifth-year architecture student project

UA-10, Box 81, Folder 3, Item 2
Item
1970

Part of Technical University of Nova Scotia fonds

Item is an edited draft of a story written by George Dubé about the students' playground project in Halifax's north end.

Handwritten draft about fifth-year architecture students' George Dixon playground sculpture project

UA-10, Box 81, Folder 3, Item 3
Item
1970

Part of Technical University of Nova Scotia fonds

Item is a handwritten manuscript, possibly the draft for an article in the NSTC newsletter.

Nova Scotia Technical College newsletter, vol. IV, no. 11

UA-10, Box 81, Folder 3, Item 4
Item
November 1970

Part of Technical University of Nova Scotia fonds

Item is a newsletter featuring a story about architecture students designing a playground structure for the George Dixon Centre; notes on faculty; appointment notes, publication notes; and past and upcoming events.

Krumlov (tape 2)

UA-11 2015-008, Box 3, Video 45
Item
1994

Part of Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences fonds

Item is a video recording of candid footage of various landmarks around Český Krumlov, Czech Republic taken by Dalhousie University Professor Emeritus Peter Perina on a 1994 trip to the country.

Krumlov (tape 3)

UA-11 2015-008, Box 3, Video 46
Item
1994

Part of Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences fonds

Item is a video recording of candid footage of various landmarks around Český Krumlov, Czech Republic taken by Dalhousie University Professor Emeritus Peter Perina on a 1994 trip to the country.

Photographs of an unidentified early production by the Dalhousie Theatre Department

UA-11, Box 12, Folder 6
File
[196-?]

Part of Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences fonds

File contains seven photographs of what appears to be a classical play (possibly Euripide's Hecuba), as well as three photographs of what may be an early architectural balsa-wood model of the Dalhousie Arts Centre complex.

Prager quadriennale

UA-11, Box 3, Video 14
Item
June 1991

Part of Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences fonds

Item is a recording of the pieces and architecture from the 1991 Prague Quadrennial as well as candid footage taken from around Prague, Czech Republic by Dalhousie University Professor Emeritus Peter Perina.

Architectural plans for the Killam Library

UA-23, OS Box 17, Folder 2
File
[1969?]

Part of Dalhousie University Libraries fonds

File comprises a set of architectural plans for the Killam Library, undated and labelled 4B REV. Drawings include a site plan, south elevation, and complete set of floor plans. The basement and main floor plans indicate the square footage of each working area (e.g., mechanical, circulation, administration).

Presentation board featuring two photographs of the Killam Library building models in present and future campus settings

UA-23, OS Box 17, Folder 3
Item
[ca. 1969]

Part of Dalhousie University Libraries fonds

Item is a presentation board with two black-and-white mounted photographs of 4B revision models of the Killam Library building set in the present (ca. 1968) campus setting and in a future campus setting, which features a cluster of conceptualized buildings.

Proposed floor plans for the Killam Library with coloured and numbered acetate overlays indicating activity zones or space usage

UA-23, OS Folder 1
File
[ca. 1969]

Part of Dalhousie University Libraries fonds

File comprises a set of plans for the second, third, fourth and fifth floors of the Killam Library, mounted on presentation board with acetate overlays indicating space usages by reference to an unknown key-plan that includes numbers 1-11.

Conceptual drawing of the proposed Kipling Room in the Killam Memorial Library building

UA-23, OS Folder 11
Item
[1969?]

Part of Dalhousie University Libraries fonds

Item is a conceptual drawing of the Kipling Room as designed for the Killam Library. The Kipling Room ended up remaining in the O.E. Smith wing of the Macdonald Library; it is possible that this design was used instead for the Morse Room, which was located behind the MacMechan Auditorium.

Proposed third floor plan for the Killam Library, showing seating and stack arrangements

UA-23, OS Folder 12
Item
[1969?]

Part of Dalhousie University Libraries fonds

Item is a plan showing a third floor layout of the Killam Library. The base plan includes the perimeter carrel seating and built-in seminar and office rooms; strips of paper illustrating the stack arrangement have been taped to this surface, and the plan is annotated by hand with the letters A, B, G and R.

Conceptual drawing of the Killam Library courtyard

UA-23, OS Folder 14
Item
[1968?]

Part of Dalhousie University Libraries fonds

Item is an undated conceptual drawing of the Killam Library courtyard, hand-coloured and mounted on a presentation board with red tape.

Architectural drawings of the north, south and east elevations of the Killam Library building

UA-23, OS Folder 15
Item
[1968?]

Part of Dalhousie University Libraries fonds

Item is a presentation board with three architectural drawings mounted vertically using red tape. The drawings are undated and marked as 4B REV, and represent the north, south and east elevations of the proposed Killam Library building.

Conceptual drawing of the south west elevation of the Killam Library building

UA-23, OS Folder 16
Item
[1968?]

Part of Dalhousie University Libraries fonds

Item is a conceptual drawing of the proposed Killam Library building mounted on board with red tape. The drawing is undated and marked as Job No 280.

Conceptual drawings of Killam Library interiors

UA-23, OS Folder 17
File
[1969?]

Part of Dalhousie University Libraries fonds

File contains 14 hand-drawn and coloured design sketches of rooms or areas in the Killam Library, including: main lobby, south; main lobby, north; entrance lobby; circulation desk; corridor; auditorium; exhibition area; special collections; study carrel; administration area; reserve reading area; lounge; staff dining room; and staff lounge. Fabric, wallpaper, carpet and other textile swatches are adhered to the presentation board.

Proposed floor plans for the Killam Library with coloured and numbered acetate overlays indicating different potential usage space

UA-23, OS Folder 18
File
[ca. 1969]

Part of Dalhousie University Libraries fonds

File comprises a set of plans for various floors of the Killam Library, mounted on presentation board with acetate overlays indicating space usages.

Proposed floor plans for the Killam Library indicating activity zones or space usage

UA-23, OS Folder 2
File
[ca. 1969]

Part of Dalhousie University Libraries fonds

Space program plans for Killam Library

UA-23, OS Folder 21
File
1989

Part of Dalhousie University Libraries fonds

File comprises a set of marked-up floor plans for the Killam Library's space program plan, including bar charts for the Macdonald Library to Killam Library renovation move.

Conceptual drawing of an aerial view of the proposed Killam Library on Dalhousie University's Studley Campus

UA-23, OS Folder 3
Item
1966

Part of Dalhousie University Libraries fonds

Item is an aerial-view drawing of the proposed Killam Library building on the Studley Campus, dated 1966 and signed by the artist (signature indecipherable).

Hand-coloured blackline print of a conceptual drawing of the south elevation of the Killam Library building

UA-23, OS Folder 5
Item
[ca. 1968]

Part of Dalhousie University Libraries fonds

Item is an undated blackline print of a drawing of the south elevation of the proposed Killam Library building, which is hand-coloured with pencil, pastels and gouache.

Hand-coloured blackline print of a conceptual drawing of the south elevation of the Killam Library building

UA-23, OS Folder 6
Item
[ca. 1968]

Part of Dalhousie University Libraries fonds

Item is an undated blackline print, hand-coloured in pencil, of a drawing of the south elevation of the proposed Killam Library building. The drawing is marked 4B REV (revision) and illustrates two alternate facades, A and B. Folder also contains an early drawing of the exterior in relation to the other buildings on campus.

Working drawings of furnishings for Killam Library

UA-23, OS Folder 7
File
1968

Part of Dalhousie University Libraries fonds

File contains 11 pages of blueline prints of hand-drawn working designs for Killam Library furnishings, labelled F-100 though F-110, which include initial and revised plans (elevations and section drawings) for: cataloguer and bibliographer's work units; card catalogue units; consultation tables; newspaper storage units; display cases; atlas stands; file tubs; and dictionary stands. Annotations with dates include revisions based on requests by librarians.

Working drawings of central display unit and book display case for the proposed Kipling Room in the Killam Library

UA-23, OS Folder 8
File
31 March 1969

Part of Dalhousie University Libraries fonds

File contains 2 pages of blackline prints of working designs for a display unit and book cases for the planned Kipling Room in the Killam Library. The drawings include elevations and section details, are stamped "preliminary," numbered S-8 and S-8, and dated 31 March 1969. The Kipling Room ended up remaining in the O.E. Smith wing of the Macdonald Library; it is possible that these furniture plans were used instead for the Morse Room, which was located behind the MacMechan Auditorium.

Preliminary floor plans for a library at Dalhousie University

UA-23, OS Folder 9
File
[196-]

Part of Dalhousie University Libraries fonds

File contains 3 pages of blueline prints of floor plans for a library at Dalhousie University, drawn by C.D. Davison & Company, the architectural firm that designed Dalhousie's Student Union Building in 1967. Undated and stamped "preliminary," the plans indicate a library with three floors. The drawings for floors 2 and 3 are annotated with potential seating and/or stack capacity for social sciences, humanities, rare books, graduate students, research and audio visual users, as well as conceptual drawings of study carrels and audio visual booths.

A development plan, Dalhousie University : student project at the School of Architecture, Nova Scotia Technical College, Halifax, N.S. : [pamphlet]

UA-3, Box 487, Folder 3, Item 7
Item
June 1965

Part of President’s Office fonds

Item consists of a pamphlet offprint of an article by Douglas Shadbolt titled "A development plan, Dalhousie University : Student project at the School of Architecture, Nova Scotia Technical College, Halifax, N.S.", which appeared the June 1965 issue of the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada Journal (RAIC), pages 49-52. Also includes a "with the compliments of Douglas Shadbolt" insert laid in.

Historic buildings of Canada exhibition

UA-36, Box 1, Folder 43
File
1964-1966

Part of Dalhousie Art Gallery fonds

File consists of a records related to the exhibition 'Historic Buildings in Canada' organized by the National Gallery of Canada and presented at Dalhousie in March 1966.

Records consist of an exhibition catalogue, correspondence between Evelyn Holmes and the National Gallery of Canada, contractual documents, and a press release from the National Gallery regarding the exhibition.

Massey medals 1970

UA-36, Box 3, Folder 10
File
1971

Part of Dalhousie Art Gallery fonds

File consists of records relating to the exhibition 'Massey Medals for Architecture 1970', organized and circulated by the National Gallery of Canada. The exhibition was presented at Dalhousie Art Gallery from November 1-30, 1971.

Records consist of a condition report, exhibition agreement contract, descriptive exhibition text and packing lists, correspondence with the National Gallery, handwritten notes, and a press release from the Royal Architecture Institute of Canada (RAIC) regarding the finalists and winning entries for the Massey Medals Awards Competition.

Layout of shrubbery, Studley campus

UA-9 OS Folder 19, Item 7
Item
Nov. 19, 1929

Part of Facilities Management

Item is a landscaping plan showing the location of numbered shrubbery plantings on Dalhousie's Studley Campus in 1929 in relation to the gymnasium, arts building, science building, and library.

Macdonald Memorial Library construction drawings

UA-9, Box 1, Folder 1
File
1913 - 1920, predominant 1913

Part of Facilities Management

File contains construction drawings for the Macdonald Memorial Library (now the Macdonald Building) at Dalhousie University, which was designed by Halifax architect Andrew R. Cobb with consulting architect Frank Darling of Toronto. The bulk of the drawings are part of an original set of 16 sheets dated Dec. 20, 1913 that contain the approval signatures of G.S. Campbell, Chairman of the Board of Governors, and building contractors A.D. Falconer and D. McDonald. Sheets 8, 12 and 14 are missing, but are extant as blueprints in Box 1, Folder 2. File also contains a 1914 drawing showing revised window details and a sheet no. 6 from a 1920 alteration to the library. Drawing types include floor plans, elevations, sections and details.

Library for Dalhousie University : basement plan

UA-9, Box 1, Folder 1, Item 1
Item
December 20, 1913

Part of Facilities Management

Item is sheet no. 1 of 16 construction drawings for the Macdonald Memorial Library (now the Macdonald Building) at Dalhousie University. It is a basement plan with a 1/2" = 1'0" scale detail of first floor beams and slab and has the (approval?) signatures of G.S. Campbell, Chairman of the Board of Governors, and building contractors A.D. Falconer and D. McDonald.

Library for Dalhousie : 1/4 inch scale details of hall and vestibule

UA-9, Box 1, Folder 1, Item 10
Item
December 20, 1913

Part of Facilities Management

Item is sheet no. 11 of 16 construction drawings for the Macdonald Memorial Library (now the Macdonald Building) at Dalhousie University. The drawings are of 1/4" scale hall and vestibule details and include elevations, a floor plan and a 3/4" scale detail of brick wainscoting. The sheet contains the (approval?) signatures of G.S. Campbell, Chairman of the Board of Governors, and building contractors A.D. Falconer and D. McDonald.

Library for Dalhousie : three quarter inch scale detail of window over entrance

UA-9, Box 1, Folder 1, Item 11
Item
December 20, 1913

Part of Facilities Management

Item is sheet no. 13 of 16 construction drawings for the Macdonald Memorial Library (now the Macdonald Building) at Dalhousie University. The drawings are of the front entrance and include an elevation, section and plan, and the sheet contains the (approval?) signatures of G.S. Campbell, Chairman of the Board of Governors, and building contractors A.D. Falconer and D. McDonald.

Library for Dalhousie : plan and section of main entrance

UA-9, Box 1, Folder 1, Item 12
Item
December 20, 1913

Part of Facilities Management

Item is sheet no. 15 of 16 construction drawings of the Macdonald Memorial Library (now the Macdonald Building) at Dalhousie University and includes a plan and section of the main entrance. The sheet contains the (approval?) signatures of G.S. Campbell, Chairman of the Board of Governors, and building contractors A.D. Falconer and D. McDonald.

Library for Dalhousie University : detail of reading room windows

UA-9, Box 1, Folder 1, Item 13
Item
December 20, 1913

Part of Facilities Management

Item is sheet no. 16 of 16 construction drawings of the Macdonald Memorial Library (now the Macdonald Building) at Dalhousie University and includes 3/4" scale details of windows, both sections and elevations. The sheet contains the (approval?) signatures of G.S. Campbell, Chairman of the Board of Governors, and building contractors A.D. Falconer and D. McDonald.

Macdonald Library revised entrance window details

UA-9, Box 1, Folder 1, Item 14
Item
June 23, 1914

Part of Facilities Management

Item is an unnumbered sheet containing construction drawings of exterior and interior half elevations of the entrance windows of the Macdonald Memorial Library (now the Macdonald Building) at Dalhousie University. The "detail has precedence over sheets nos. 12 & 13 of original drawings."

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