Archives Catalogue

Item consists of handwritten correspondence sent by Herman Melville to Archibald MacMechan, dated December 5, 1889. Digital object also contains a transcription, as well as related typed correspondence from 1906 sent to MacMechan by Robert McAlarney (of the New York Evening Post).

Correspondence between Alexander Graham Bell and A. MacMechan

MS-2-82, Box 4, Folder 69
Item
October 19, 1921

Part of Archibald MacMechan fonds

Item consists of autographed correspondence sent from Alexander Graham Bell to Archibald MacMechan, dated October 19, 1921, discussing research MacMechan had undertaken on Robert Burns.

Photograph of the 1950 senior degree class, advanced farm class of the Nova Scotia Agricultural College

UA-43, PB Box 34, Folder 2, Item 2
Item
1950

Part of Nova Scotia Agricultural College photograph and audio visual collection

Photograph of the 1950 senior degree class and advanced farm class of the Nova Scotia Agricultural College

UA-43, PB Box 40, Folder 18
Item
1950

Part of Nova Scotia Agricultural College photograph and audio visual collection

Photograph of the 1950 senior degree and advance farm classes of the Nova Scotia Agricultural College

UA-43, AV8 Drawer 6, Folder 10
Item
1950

Part of Nova Scotia Agricultural College photograph and audio visual collection

Breaking barriers : report of the task force on access for Black and Native People

UA-22, Box 406, Folder 10
Item
1989

Part of Maritime School of Social Work fonds

File contains a report presented to Howard C. Clark. The report led to the formation of the Indigenous Blacks & Mi'kmaq (IB&M) Initiative at the Schulich School of Law in 1989. The initiative was launched to increase representation of Indigenous Blacks and Mi'kmaq in the legal profession in order to reduce discrimination.

Photograph of the 1949 senior degree class, advanced farm class of the Nova Scotia Agricultural College

UA-43, PB Box 34, Folder 2, Item 3
Item
1949

Part of Nova Scotia Agricultural College photograph and audio visual collection

Photograph of the 1949 senior degree and advance farm classes of the Nova Scotia Agricultural College

UA-43, AV8 Drawer 4, Folder 1
Item
1949

Part of Nova Scotia Agricultural College photograph and audio visual collection

100 years of Scotsburn : A century of growth and innovation / Jennifer MacLennan

MS-14-REF, Box 20, Folders 3-5
Item
2000

Part of Agricultural archives reference collection

Item is Published in Scotsburn, Nova Scotia by Scotsburn Co-operatve Services Limited, 2000. First Edition. Printed by Advocate Printing & Publishing Company Limited, Pictou, Nova Scotia.

Pp. [i]-v,(1),1-130. With 146 monochrome photos as well as other illustrations in the text. 8vo (218 x 214 mm), photo-illustrated tan & white matte card covers, with light brown lettering to spine.

Jennifer MacLennan grew up in Pictou County. There is a photo of her on page 129.

A centennial history of the Pictou County agricultural / dairy company.
Foreword by Jim Burrows, the then chairman.
Introduction.
1. How It All Began : The Early 1900s.
2. The Near Demise of the Creamery.
3. Triumphs and Tribulations - 1910-1929.
4. A Changing Environment - 1910-1929.
5. Growth through Purchases and Mergers - 1950-1969.
6. Memories of Pictou County Dairy.
7. Expanding the Market - The 1970s.
8. Keeping the Pace - The 1980s.
9. Celebrating the Good Times - The 1990s.
10. Directors since 1900.
11. Making It Work.
12. One Good Turn Deserves Another.
13. Branch Locations and Operational Activities.
14. A Symbol of Quality and Freshness.
15. Product Innovations and Scotsburn 'Firsts.'
16. The Dairy Diary.
17. The Scotsburn Clubs.
18. The Evolution of the Scotsburn Float.
19. Corporate Sponsorships.
20. A Family Affair.
21. A Letter from the Author.
On the inside rear cover is the 40-line poem "Forefathers' Dreams' by Thelma J. Casey, a Scotsburn employee.