This file contains 57 pages of handwritten notes by Dr. Melville Cummings with recordings from 1920-1926. These papers consist of notes from faculty meetings from 1920-1924, notes regarding 1925 Farm course, and notes on student;s behavior and performance and progress in debate. Pages of note include one piece of paper defining wealth, and another titled " “T___(?) year debate, Dec 18, 1925” City life vs. country life.
File contains records created by the Nova Scotia Agricultural College 75th Anniversary Committee. Records include committee minutes, correspondence, agenda, program, speech notes and cover the period from July 1979 – Feb. 1980.
Subseries contains periodicals, newsletters, style guides, directories and reports published by the Nova Scotia Agricultural College between 1830-2008.
File contains 38 Nova Scotia Agricultural College trophies and plaques that were awarded during College Royal, also known as the Winter Fair from approximately 1905 to 2012.
Series contains a record related to special events, celebrations, and workshops at Dalhousie University and the Faculty of Agriculture in Bible Hill, Nova Scotia. Records relate to anniversaries, exhibitions, community day, presidential installations, commencements, etc. from 2012 onward.
Fonds contains some of the policies of Nova Scotia Department of Agriculture and Marketing in 1996, correspondence from department staff from 1907 and 1972. There are Nova Scotia Department of Agriculture and Marketing scrapbooks of clippings of agricultural activity in Nova Scotia from 1900 to 1949. Entries include pencil drawings of animals and plants, newspaper clippings, as well as agricultural events around Nova Scotia from the NS Dept. of Agriculture annual reports. Scrapbooks also include pictures of Nova Scotia Agricultural College buildings, animal breeds, and events on campus. There are also annual reports of various departments of the Nova Scotia Department of Agriculture, and transcripts for Garden Guide Radio from 1980-2002.
Fonds consists of pamphlets, books and theses about grass and pastures, as well as records and teaching notes associated with a history of agriculture class taught by John Edward Shuh at the Nova Scotia Agricultural College in the early 1970s.
Series contains clothing with Nova Scotia Agricultural College insignia, awards given to students from the university, and other memorabilia and objects used on campus. They were created and or used on campus between 1905-2012.
Collection contains textual material about Dalhousie University's Faculty of Agriculture from the time of their creation when the Nova Scotia Agricultural College and Dalhousie University merged in 2012. Series include strategic plans, academic calendars, and events on the Dalhousie University Faculty of Agriculture campus..
Subseries contains handouts of events and activities, as well as an audio cassette tape relating to Open House events at the Nova Scotia Agricultural College from 1990 and 2000.
Collection contains materials related to agriculture, which includes related organizations, industries, education, machinery, research, products, livestock, harvesting, management, crops, etc. These were published between 1846-2007.
Fonds consists of one invoice and a book containing two pages of notes about agriculture written by Kenneth Cox. Also included is a text on live stock judging from 1917.
This item is a published report on the meeting minutes of the special committee appointed by the House of Commons to inquire into the agricultural conditions throughout Canada. Among the committee, was Melville Cumming who was attendee and provided evidence as capacity of Secretary of Agriculture.
Fonds contains photographs of Melville Cumming, as well as addresses, research articles/manuscripts, and letters related to agriculture in Nova Scotia written by Melville Cumming. Other material consists of records that were created while Dr. Cumming served as the first principal at the Nova Scotia Agricultural College from 1905-27. He was also an instructor animal husbandry, agronomy, bacteriology and public speaking, and also served as the Secretary of Agriculture for the province from 1907-25. Includes records from 1900-1970 comprised of photographs, certificates, articles, and speeches from the passing of Dr. Cumming.
Series contains Melville Cumming's records, reports, related to courses he taught at the NSAC, and unpublished articles and research notes related to farming and agriculture.
Series contains addresses, articles, and correspondence written by Nova Scotia Agricultural College principal Melville Cumming between about 1905-1927 related to agriculture in Nova Scotia.
Series contains speeches and addresses written and delivered by Dr. Melville Cumming at events between 1918-1957. Many of these occurred at the Nova Scotia Agricultural College to graduating students and commemorating NSAC's anniversary.
Fonds contains materials created and collected by Peter Sanger. Records consists of poetry books, photocopies of news articles, and correspondence. Fonds also contains archival artifacts.
File includes 2 postcards with a view of Bible Hill and Salmon River, Truro, N.S.. Including the Nova Scotia Agricultural College, one can see the top of Cumming Hall, the water tower, and electric wind mill generator. Presumably sent from NSAC students, post-dated 1912 & 1914, included as well is a reproduction of the postcard. One card was sent from Truro, Sept 13, 1912, from [Marg?] to Miss C. Maude Pines, Waterville, Kings Co. Nova Scotia. The other was sent from Nuttby, Sept 26, 1914 from [Eff?] to Miss Ruth E. Windrow, The Willows, New Ross, Lun [sp.] N.S.
File contains photographs of Mrs. Barrett's mother and father, who was the former NSAC caretaker Mr. and Mrs. James Galloway. There are also photographs of other buildings and structures on the Nova Scotia Agricultural College campus including those no longer standing, as well as Collins horticultural building, the old science building, the dairy building, and Harlow Institute as well as people working in the fields with agricultural equipment and animal assisted machinery.
File contains photographs of buildings and structures on the Nova Scotia Agricultural College campus including residences Trueman, Chapman, and Fraser House, the MacRae Library, crops and structures near the Horticultural Building.
File contains photographs of buildings on the Nova Scotia Agricultural College campus. Included are The MacRae Library with the NSAC Botanical Weed Garden out front, a postcard of the campus ca.1913, the Athletic Centre, Collins Horticulture building and header house, and the residences.
File contains photographs of buildings and structures on the Nova Scotia Agricultural College campus including Haley, the Dairy building, a BBQ on campus [195-?], extension engineering, residences, and the athletic centre [Langille].
