Fonds comprises The Leonard Foundation records regarding scholarships granted to Dalhousie University students between the 1940s and 1990s. Records include correspondence between the University Registrar's Office and The Leonard Foundation, application forms, committee reports and meeting minutes.
File contains reports regarding the years 1964, 1965, 1966, 1969, and 1971 to 1985. Some of the reports have handwritten annotations possibly written by Eric B. Mercer.
File contains correspondence between a succession of Trust Companies and the University Registrar's Office, including Colonel K.C. Laurie, Eric B. Mercer, the Toronto General Trusts Corporation, Canada Permanent Trust, and others.
File contains acknowledgements of application received from various persons including Colin Thomas Campbell, Karen Joyce Steeves, Deborah Lynn Campbell, Nacy Jeanne Quigg, Catherine Joyce Bartol, Helen Marie Greenough, Alan Bruce MacDonald, Ross Allister MacDonald, Janet Ann McMurtry, David Andrew Richardson, Andrea Kim Childerhose, Alexander Stephen MacLean, and others.
File contains application forms filled by various persons, including Joanne Charlton, Timothy MacLean Crooks, Kenda Joy Dalrymple, Beth Evelyn Hammond, and others. File includes three blank application forms and a blank form of application for renewal of the scholarship.
Fonds consists of notes of lectures on logic delivered by James Ross at the Theological Seminary in Truro, Nova Scotia (1860-1861) and on Moral Philosophy at Dalhousie College (1863-1864), as well as certificates of attendance from the 1860s and a photograph of Thomas McCulloch and others.
Item consists of a manuscript drafted by Allan Dunlop in December 1968 outlining problems faced by non-Halifax-based freshmen at Dalhousie University, particularly in regards to student housing at the time of an [earlier] "growing housing crisis in the city".
Item consists of an update and an announcement in response to the betrayal by the President's office of the agreement made during April 13th movement, after the occupation of President Henry Hicks's office by members of the DNDY (Dalhousie New Democratic Youth) in protest against the Senate's adoption of the George Report, which contained procedures for the appointment of presidents, vice-presidents, deans, and associate deans.
Item consists of a statement released by Dalhousie New Democratic Youth (DNDY) about 75 students taking control of President Henry Hicks's office in response to the desire to table the George Report (on university government structure) until September 1970, "so that all interested members of the university community could express their views".
Item consists of a brief released by the Dalhousie Student Union early on April 13, 1970, outlining the Dalhousie New Democratic Youth (DNDY) position on the powers and responsibilities of the Dalhousie Campus Police, released on the afternoon prior to a sit-in o President Henry Hicks's office undertaken by 75 Dalhousie students later that evening.
File contains two copies of the Gazette supplement about the April 1970 occupation of President Henry Hick's office by members of the DNDY (Dalhousie New Democratic Youth) in protest against the Senate's adoption of the George Report, which contained procedures for the appointment of presidents, vice-presidents, deans, and associate deans.
Item consists of the text of a report compiled by the Dalhousie Student Union in 1972 outlining student life at Dalhousie. The report was submitted to President W. Brian Smith, and the Task Force was chaired by D. Ray Pierce.
Item consists of handwritten notes compiled by Allan Dunlop related to incoming Dalhousie student reluctance to move into Dalhousie student housing due to a lack of information presented related to the facilities on offer.
Item is a scrapbook assembled by Ruth Marilyn (Goodman) Pink while she was a student at Dalhousie University. The scrapbook contains dance cards with attached pencils; schedules and memorabilia from freshman initiation; dinner napkins, place cards and menus; ticket stubs and programs from Dalhousie Glee Club and other events; small metal charms and other ephemera; and envelopes containing remnants of dried flowers. There are also photographs of Goodman's university friends; her room in Shirreff Hall; Dalhousie campus; and vacations.
File contains a scrapbook assembled by Ruth Marilyn (Goodman) Pink commemorating events from her graduation from Dalhousie University and a few years after. The scrapbook contains programs from Dalhousie Glee Club and other musical performances; a 1936 Dalhousie convocation program; congratulatory telegrams and greeting cards sent to Goodman; remnants of dried flowers; dance cards; place cards with attached pencils; menus; a Valentine card and other greeting cards. There are also photographs of Ruth Goodman; Rose Goodman; Jeanette Goodman; members of the Class of 1936; unidentified family and friends; White Point Beach; the Annapolis Valley; Pictou Lodge; and Sydney. A copy of Alice Simensky's obituary (1918-2015) is tucked into the back of the scrapbook.
Fonds contains diaries and account ledgers, correspondence and photographs belonging to Edward MacLatchy during his years as a law student at Dalhousie University and Harvard University (LLM, 1938).
Item is a copy of a composite photograph of Dalhousie University's women graduates of 1914, composed of individual student portraits arranged in a circle around the year (1914).
Item is a copy of a photograph of the 1912 Dalhousie University junior (mens) basketball team. The photograph is composed of two rows of individual portraits.
Item is a men's black-and-gold striped wool (basketball?) jersey with an Omicron Delta fraternity symbol on the front. It belonged to Harry Wendall Mahon.