Fonds consists of records created and collected by the Jamaica Agricultural Society. Records include publications, program outlines, meeting descriptions, serials, and booklets. Materials are related to JAS operations, bylaws, finances, proceedings of seminars, the history of agriculture in Jamaica, and development of better agricultural practices.
Fonds contains records that belonged to William Henry Peers and Daniel George Peers, including books related to agricultural equipment, guernsey cattle, and a soil test for their home in Head of Wallace bay (RR#1 Wallace Bridge).
File contains three photographs, two of E.L. Eaton with the wooden chains and board he carved and mounted and one close up photograph of the board with wooden chains. The photographs were taken in 1983 of the work done in 1981.
Collection contains correspondence and an article, some are from Nova Scotia Agricultural College principals, or faculty, topics cover early education, the Canadian fruit trade, and trotting.
Collection contains textual records, reports, and photographs related to Canadian agriculture. Topics include the development of agriculture in Canada, the banning of pesticides, the agricultural industry, exhibitions and garden clubs.
File contains photographs of the 1938 South Side Baddeck, etc. Garden Club Show, 1938, "Club work". People and individuals are depicted in front of tables of fruits and vegetables and plants on exhibit. Also featured are groups of people in a field where they appear to be showing cattle, beef or dairy.
Item is a photograph of barley grown on the farm of Alex McKay, esq. Lyons Brook, Pictou, Co. 1923. May have belonged to W.A. McKay (dairying) who graduated from the Nova Scotia Agricultural College in 1914. McKay. Depicted is Barley from a part of a field to which Malagash [Nova Scotia] potash land salt was applied and from a part of the same field with the same treatment except no Malagash potash land salt was applied.
Collection consists of material related to farm and rural life in Atlantic Canada. Including historical accounts of farm life and agricultural management in Atlantic Canada. Series include graphic materials, maps, surveys, and sketches of farms in Nova Scotia, and reports and diaries related to farm and rural life in Atlantic Canada. Series are arranged alphabetically and range between 1851-2004.
File contains a photograph of the Nova Scotia Agricultural College graduating class of 1950 reuniting in 1980 and an NSAC faculty group photograph around 1970.
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.
Series contains photographs, documents, flyers, scripts, and audio recordings of special events, celebrations, and workshops at the Nova Scotia Agricultural College. Records relate to Founders day, anniversaries, exhibitions, dramas, open houses, commencements, etc. between 1928-2006.
File is a time capsule created by the Class of 2012, the last class of the Nova Scotia Agricultural College before its merger with Dalhousie University. The capsule contains approximately 50 articles deposited by graduating students, including pictures, a bottle of wine made at the college, frosh beanies, written memories, a synopsis of NSAC and banquet programs. The project was initiated by Matthew Lawless, co-chair of the graduating class, Jonathan Waugh and Jessica Dowe, and the capsule was built by NSAC engineering technician Chris Nelson.
Subseries contains records relating to students athletics at the Nova Scotia Agricultural College. Included is a photograph of the 1945-1946 Nova Scotia Agricultural College hockey team and a photocopy of a newspaper article including the same photo and a caption with regard to a reunion of the Truro and District Hockey League that took place May 9, 1992 [?] at Keddy's.
Fonds contains textual material, photos, artifacts, slides, paintings, and a video cassette created by the School of Agriculture, the College of Agriculture, and the Nova Scotia Agricultural College, between 1892 and 2012. Series include records of an administrative nature, departments on campus, buildings, photographs, student and faculty records, events, curriculum, and the institutions history.
Series contains minutes, financial records, correspondence, student lists, reports, banquet programs, and newspaper clippings from the Nova Scotia Agricultural College Alumni Association from 1905-1983.
File contains the digital scans of 7 pages from Vernon Kelly's photograph album. Mr. Kelly graduated from NSAC in 1965; the sheets contain photographs of himself and life on the Nova Scotia Agricultural College campus .
File contains one photograph of the Collin's Horticulture building at the Nova Scotia Agricultural College with the old science building in the background. The science building burned down in 1947.
File contains 2 audio compact discs and 2 CD-ROMs used in the finale event for the Nova Scotia Agricultural College's centennial anniversary held February 14, 2006. The event was held at the upper foyer in Cumming Hall at 2 pm.
File contains textual and graphic records related to the Nova Scotia Agricultural College centennial anniversary exhibit at the Colchester Historical Museum and materials related to other activities associated with the centennial celebrations from 2005.
File contains the interior plans for the new Nova Scotia Agricultural College library, it was later named the MacRae Library in 1990 after former principal Herbert MacRae. The plans detail the libraries interior layout, furniture design, and layout for furnishings for the lower and main levels. Plans were designed by Berardinelli Design Limited, Halifax, NS. "Set no. 2".
