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 photographs taken during the construction and cornerstone laying of the Arts & Administration Building, now known as the Henry Hicks Academic Administration Building, at Dalhousie University.
File contains one photograph of the Dalhousie Memorial Arena under construction in the summer of 1950. Photograph taken by Wamboldt-Waterfield Photography Limited.
File contains photographs of the Henry Hicks Academic Administration Building (formerly the Arts & Administration Building) and other buildings on Dalhousie University's Studley Campus.
File contains a blueprint set of eight sheets of drawings of alterations and additions to the Macdonald Library and nine drawings from 1955, both by architect Leslie Fairn.