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MacRae Library Bible Hill (N.S.) File
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Photograph of the 1945-1946 Nova Scotia Agricultural College hockey team

File contains a black-and-white mounted photograph of the 1945-1946 Nova Scotia Agricultural College hockey team, championship team of the Truro and district hockey league. Players; front row, left, Bob Doyle, Dave Gillespie, Vernon Reid, Gus Kinsman, Angie Gillis, Moe Kennie ; bck row, left, Hermie Fielding, Dan McFadden, Bud Elderkin, Vic Holms, Hugh MacLeod, Ray Kennedy, Jack Gammon, Wayne Parker (manager). Absent is Win Langille, coach and Ron Fielding, mascot.

Photographic negatives of the Nova Scotia Agricultural College August 1976 Open House

File contains negative photographs of the August 1976 Nova Scotia Agricultural College Open House. There are 4 sets of negatives, they include people sitting at tables outdoors around a field in 1970s era clothing, people watching a marching pipes and drum band, some of the photographs feature the campus barn and silos in background, one shows Clydesdale horses pulling a wagon with approx. 8 people seated.

Photographs and lists of names of the 1948 students enrolled of the Nova Scotia Agricultural College

File contains photographs and lists of students enrolled at the Nova Scotia Agricultural College in 1948. Depicted are classes for first year degree classes, second year degree classes, the groups were divided into those from Nova Scotia and those from the Maritimes, and those outside the Maritimes. Photos are numbered #1-#5, coordinating with pages #5-15 (some duplicates)

Photographs of a chicken barbeque on the Nova Scotia Agricultural College campus taken around 1950

File contains photographs of a chicken barbeque event on the Nova Scotia Agricultural College Campus. The first such event was held on July 2, 1951, followed by barbeques in 1952. 1953 and 1954 with 3000 to 5000 people in attendance. The barbeques were sponsored by the Nova Scotia Department of Agriculture and Marketing and the Nova Scotia Farmers' Association to promote the newly expanding broiler chicken industry.

Photographs of a Nova Scotia Agricultural College building prior to demolition taken February 14, 1977

File contains 4 negative prints of a Nova Scotia Agricultural College building prior to demolition, possibly the Principals house. The building was dormer roofed, 2 story (+ attic) building with 4 front bay windows, covered front stairs with veranda above, and side porch visible. Rear view has a lean-to porch and small side entry. The photograph is dated Feb 14, 1977.

Photographs of librarians, library staff, and the MacRae Library building on the Nova Scotia Agricultural College campus

File contains photographs of the interior and exterior of the Nova Scotia Agricultural College library that was built in 1982, and 1983 library staff and librarians. There are also portraits of past librarians and students.
From 1913-1939 the NSAC library collection was housed on bookshelves of a small room adjacent to the office of the Professor of English.
From 1939-1968 Principal Lyman Chapman improved the library arrangements by rearranging space previously occupied by the janitor’s quarters on the top floor of the administrative building, later named Cumming Hall; they provided tables, newspapers, magazines, books, reference books and textbooks.
Between 1968-1982 the library was housed in the Cox Institute, the library was given space to the west of the stairwell on the lower level. The library added a microfiche reader during this time.
In the 1980s a new building for library services became the first priority when the degree program was approved. Official opening of the new library was graduation day May 1983, and the library was named the MacRae library in 1990.

Photographs of Nova Scotia Agricultural College faculty, staff, students, buildings, events, and possibly participants of short courses

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.
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