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Item is a ticket for a mathematics class at the theological seminary of the Presbyterian Church of Nova Scotia, during the 1860-1861 session. The ticket certifies that James Baxter attended the class and is signed by Thomas McCulloch.

Letter from Mr. Lyall certifying that James Baxter attended Greek and Latin classes

MS-2-7, SF Box 13, Folder 4, Item 13
Item
December 18, 1863

Part of James Baxter fonds

Item is a letter written by Willam Lyall to certify that James Baxter attended senior Greek and Latin classes during the 1862-1863 session. The letter was written in Halifax on December 18, 1863.

Letter from Thomas McCulloch certifying that James Baxter attended Latin classes

MS-2-7, SF Box 13, Folder 4, Item 14
Item
March 3, 1864

Part of James Baxter fonds

Item is a letter written by Thomas McCulloch to certify that James Baxter attended Latin classes at the seminary in Truro during the past three sessions. The letter was written at Dalhousie College, Halifax, on March 3, 1864.

Letter from James Baxter to Dalhousie's President MacKenzie

MS-2-7, SF Box 13, Folder 4, Item 15
Item
November 2, 1917

Part of James Baxter fonds

Item is a letter written by James Baxter to President McKenzie (Arthur Stanley), written in Chatham on 2 November 1917 on letterhead from the Dominion of Canada Quarantine Station of the Public Health Branch of the Department of Agriculture. The letter refers to Baxter's attendance at both the Presbyterian seminary in Truro and Dalhousie College in Halifax in the 1850s and 1860s, and mentions enclosed course tickets and notebooks.

Harmony workbooks

MS-5-2, Box 1, Folders 1-5
File
[1906 - 1913]

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

File contains eleven harmony workbooks used by Ellen Ballon, including notes and exercises. Two books are labelled "Mr. Goldmark Harmony Book," in reference to her harmony teacher in New York, Rubin Goldmark. Another book includes an inserted repertoire list of piano compositions, composers, and times, presumably related to her piano lessons with Rafael Joseffy.

Blue horses and Class project

MS-3-1, OS Folder 301
File
July 1995 - August 31, 1995

Part of Neptune Theatre fonds

File contains annotated copies of the set designs for Neptune Theatre's school tour productions of "Blue Horses" and "Class Project," directed by Jennette White and designed by D'Arcy Morris-Poultney.

Morris-Poultney, D'Arcy

How to eat like a child and Perfect

MS-3-1, OS Folder 321
File
August 1997

Part of Neptune Theatre fonds

File contains designs for the set pieces and blocks used in Neptune Theatre's school tour productions of "How to Eat Like a Child" and "Perfect," directed by Jennette White and designed by D'Arcy Morris-Poultney.

Morris-Poultney, D'Arcy

Snowsuits, birthdays, and giants

MS-3-1, OS Folder 320
File
January 29, 1993 - February 12, 1993

Part of Neptune Theatre fonds

File contains annotated copies of set designs for Neptune Theatre's school production of "Snowsuits, Birthdays, and Giants," directed by Jennette White and designed by D. Dolliyer.

Dolliyer, D.

Andrew's tree and Two weeks, twice a year

MS-3-1, OS Folder 310
File
August 1990

Part of Neptune Theatre fonds

File contains set designs for Neptune Theatre's lunchtime productions of "Andrew's Tree" and "Two Weeks, Twice a Year," designed by J. Cooke. The file includes some original drawings and copies of the set designs for "Andrew's Tree."

Cooke, Jennifer

Technical University of Nova Scotia fonds

UA-10
Fonds
1906-1999

Fonds consists of the records of the Technical University of Nova Scotia, predominanty from its first 40 years as the Nova Scotia Technical College and from its final decade before amalgamation with Dalhousie University.

College governance is well documented through the minutes and correspondence of the Board of Governors and the Senate, and the President’s records.

The administration of technical education courses in communities throughout Nova Scotia, 1907-1947, is minutely detailed in the records of the Director of Technical Education, as well as through the series of beautiful glass plate negatives of Technical Education classes.

The Public Relations office created files, photographs, sound and video recordings of events, faculty, staff and students of TUNS.

A selection of student records is available in the series of records from the Registrar’s Office; however access is restricted to protect privacy.

The development of the TUNS campus is well documented through construction photographs, aerial photographs, historical overviews, and files on land acquisition and renovations to historic buildings.

Technical University of Nova Scotia

International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local 625 fonds

MS-9-55
Fonds
Bulk, 1970-1998

This fonds consists of records that document the administrative and operational activities of IBEW Local 625. As the union which represents inside electrical workers across mainland Nova Scotia, Local 625 engages in a variety of activities which are represented in this fonds; these include employer negotiation, grievance administration, dues remittance, pension fund administration, labour advocacy, workers' training and education, strike coordination, recreational events, and membership advocacy. The records in this fonds were created by the union's office staff, business managers, executive board, elected officials, Board of Trustees, membership, and business associates.

International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local 625 (Halifax).

Maritime School of Social Work fonds

UA-22
Fonds
1922 - 2010

Fonds comprises records that document the administrative and operational activities of the Maritime School of Social Work. Record types include correspondence; committee minutes; financial records; reports; statistics; program information; course materials; examination records; newspaper clippings; memorabilia; and photographs.

Dalhousie University. Faculty of Health. School of Social Work

Carleton Stanley's address at the 1932 Haliburton Club Dinner, King's College

UA-3, Box 102, Folder 2, Item 21
Item
3 May 1932

Part of President’s Office fonds

Item consists of a typescript copy of a speech delivered by Carleton Stanley at the Haliburton Club at King's College on May 3, 1932, discussing what makes Dalhousie's education different.

Carleton Stanley's address to the Teachers' Institute, Fredericton, N.B.

UA-3, Box 102, Folder 2, Item 24
Item
29 June 1932

Part of President’s Office fonds

Item consists of an annotated typescript of an address delivered by Carleton Stanley to the Teachers' Institute in Fredericton, New Brunswick, on June 29, 1932, about the relation between secondary schools and colleges.

Carleton Stanley's submission to the Kentville Advertiser about the establishment of a new junior high school

UA-3, Box 102, Folder 2, Item 74
Item
12 January 1934

Part of President’s Office fonds

Item consists of a typescript copy of an article prepared by Carleton Stanley about the creation of a new junior high school in Kentville, Nova Scotia, dated January 12, 1934, and submitted for inclusion in the January 25, 1934 issue of the Kentville Advertiser.

Photocopies of school attendance registers

UA-26, Box 43, Folder 4
File
1890-1951

Part of Institute of Public Affairs fonds

File contains facsimiles of Africville students' register of attendance, general register, and summary statistics, containing data between 1890 and 1951.

Notes by John Geoffrey Adshead regarding the The Dalhousie Course of First Year Mathematics

MS-2-521, Box 1, Folder 2
File
1939

Part of Charles Walmsley fonds

Katherine McLaren's transcripts of her MEd research interviews with Dr. H.P. Moffat, Isabel Wallace, and Gladys McKinnon

MS-2-766, SF Box 101, Folder 24
Item
1980

Item is an interview transcript from Katherine McLaren's MEd thesis, The proper education for all classes: compulsory schooling and reform in Nova Scotia, 1890-1930.

McLaren, Katherine

Records relating to the history of the Nova Scotia Agricultural College and agriculture in Nova Scotia

Subseries
1904-[2004]

Part of Nova Scotia Agricultural College fonds

Subseries contains records created by the Nova Scotia Agricultural College, records about the NSAC, and records pertaining to agriculture in Nova Scotia. Included are documents on educational resources, correspondence, memos, newspapers, clippings of articles, newsletters, new building plans, speech notes, a bound copy of "The history of the NSAC", agricultural education plans in the province, and the 75th anniversary committee file.

The curriculum and the rural schools of Nova Scotia / Alexander Laidlaw

UA-43, Box 2, Folder 7
File
1942

Part of Nova Scotia Agricultural College fonds

Report of the Committee to Consider the teaching of agriculture in rural schools, produced by or for the Nova Scotia Farmers’ Association

UA-43, Box 1, Folder 7
File
[19-?]

Part of Nova Scotia Agricultural College fonds

UA-43, Box 1, Folder 29
File
Sept. 1940

Part of Nova Scotia Agricultural College fonds

Agricultural education in Nova Scotia by F.E. Scammell, April 1970 report to Nova Scotia Agricultural College Professor Peter Ross

UA-43, Box 3, Folder 2
File
April 1970

Part of Nova Scotia Agricultural College fonds

Nova Scotia Agricultural College departmental annual reports

Subseries
1913-1996

Part of Nova Scotia Agricultural College fonds

Subseries contains annual reports of Nova Scotia Agricultural College departments, including engineering, grounds/gardens divisions, and Department of Plant Science between 1913-1996.

Rural education

MS-14-1, MS-14, Box 1, Folder 47
File
[19-]

Part of Melville Cumming fonds

Recording of an interview with Marion Dodds

MS-2-130, Box 12, Folder 7, Item 3
Item
[ca.1961]

Part of Barbara Hinds fonds

Item is a recording of Barbara Hinds' interview with Marion Dodds, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Sam Dodds. Marion tells Hinds about her school in George River.

Recordings from Cape Dorset and Frobisher Bay

MS-2-130, Box 15, Folder 7
File
[ca. 1960]

Part of Barbara Hinds fonds

File contains two reel-to reel tapes containing recordings of Barbara Hinds talking about the history of the church in Cape Dorset; a grade 2 reading lesson at a school in Frobisher Bay; students singing God Save the Queen; and Barbara Hinds interviewing Gordon Goward, a teacher in Frobisher Bay.

Notes for an address given at Education Canada Symposium, Vancouver, BC

MS-2-511, Box 14, Folder 28
File
1980-1981

Part of Henry Davies Hicks fonds

File includes correspondence, a symposium brochure and program.

Brian Hall fonds

MS-2-799
Fonds
[after 1958], 1965 - 2016

Fonds contains materials documenting Brian Hall's research and teaching. Records include awards and notices of awards, correspondence, lecture and class notes, grant information, early zoology schoolwork, publication information, media coverage, seminar materials, photographs, and a reference card system.

Hall, Brian

Florida International University lectures

MS-2-799, Box 4, Folder 3
File
[after 1968]

Part of Brian Hall fonds

File contains documents relating to Hall's lectures for Florida International University. Materials include overviews of each lecture and a reading list.

The University of New England

MS-2-799, Box 4, Folder 14
File
1963 - 1978

Part of Brian Hall fonds

File contains documents relating to Hall's education at the University of New England. Materials include correspondence regarding Hall's degrees, including Doctor of Philosophy, and an abstract for and reports on Hall's Doctor of Science dissertation.

Zoology II : Protochordates and vertebrates

MS-2-799, Box 4, Folder 15
File
1961

Part of Brian Hall fonds

File contains documents relating to the Zoology II : Protochordates and vertebrates course taken by Hall. Materials include handwritten class notes and figures.

Zoology II : Part 2

MS-2-799, Box 4, Folder 16
File
1961

Part of Brian Hall fonds

File contains documents relating to the second portion of the Zoology II course taken by Hall. Materials include typed and handwritten class notes and figures.

Zoology III

MS-2-799, Box 4, Folder 17
File
c. 1961 - 1963

Part of Brian Hall fonds

File contains documents relating to the Zoology III course taken by Hall. Materials include a typed syllabus and instructions for the course.

Zoology III : Special project

MS-2-799, Box 4, Folder 18
File
October 1962

Part of Brian Hall fonds

File contains documents relating to the Zoology III special project done by Hall in 1962. The project is a paper titled "The Histology of the Skull Articulations of Notechis acutatus (the Tiger Snake) with a Preliminary Description of the Anatomy of the Skull".

Zoology IV : Honours reading list

MS-2-799, Box 4, Folder 19
File
1963 - 1964

Part of Brian Hall fonds

File contains the Zoology IV honours reading list for 1963 - 1964. The list is described as the basis for Hall's paper in the Kovalevsky medal issue of a journal in 2004.

Ronald St. John Macdonald's notes about teaching international law at Dalhousie University