Items are photographs and a newspaper clipping from the Truro Daily News of Longley House. This residence was on the Blanchard property when it was purchased by the College in 1886. It was used as the residence for college principals on the campus of the Nova Scotia Agricultural College. The reverse has in handwriting: "the first house built for college president, at top of hill on College Road, right hand side going up".
Items is a page with two photographs of Cumming Hall and general view of the grounds and buildings of the Nova Scotia Agricultural College. There is the addition to the back of Cumming Hall and Collins Horticulture which were renovated and built in 1913. Longley house can be seen in the background, which was removed in 1957. The page may have been removed from the Annual report of the Secretary of Agriculture.
File contains photographs of Nova Scotia Agricultural College buildings, such as Cumming Hall, Longley House, the Horticultural Building, Trueman House, barns, gardens, and grounds in 1957.
Item is a photograph of students of the 1957 advanced farm diploma class of the Nova Scotia Agricultural College. There are 6 men in suit jackets facing the camera.
File contains 2 photographs of what appears to be College Royal or the Winter Fair at the Nova Scotia Agricultural College. The photographs showcase exhibition skills of showmanship and judging of cattle.
Item is a black and white photograph of the famous Ayrshire Cow "Annie Laurie", twice winner of first prize in milk test Guelph Ontario, owned by the [Nova Scotia] Agricultural College, Truro, Nova Scotia (45 x 52 cm). No date.
File contains photographs and negatives depicting of drainage work being done, presumably at the Nova Scotia Agricultural College. Featured are people working in the drainage ditches, equipment used, and vehicles.
Item is a photograph of student bed pushers at the Nova Scotia Agricultural College. It was a publicity stunt during College Royal to promote the swine industry.
Fonds contains correspondence from Dr. Frederick Waldemar (Waldo) Walsh to Dr. A. H. Harrington, regarding the Fruit and Vegetable Marketing Co-operative Organization in Nova Scotia in 1963. There are two series, one for certificates of Dr. Walsh, and another series for photographs taken at different events such as 4H events, Department of Nova Scotia Agriculture and Marketing conferences, retirement gatherings, and schools, while Walsh was a professor of Animal Husbandry [at the Nova Scotia Agricultural College] and sheep and swine promoter. Photos were taken and collected between 1910-1963.
Fonds contains records created and collected by Harry Brown related to sheep in Nova Scotia and Canada. There are two series', one in the Canadian Co-operative Wool Growers Limited, and the second includes records related to the exhibition and breeding of sheep, and Nova Scotia Sheep Breeders Association records. Records are meeting minutes, financial records, correspondence, and memorandums.
Item is a photograph of Kenneth Cox. In 1937, Dr. Cox moved to Truro, Nova Scotia, where he accepted an appointment as Provincial Agronomist and Professor of Agronomy at the Nova Scotia Agricultural College. These two roles were continued until 1946. In 1941 he was also appointed Vice-Principal of the College and Farm Director. He held the position of Nova Scotia Agricultural College principal from 1946 - 1964.
File contains five b&w reproductions of photographs of past principals of Nova Scotia Agricultural College from 1905 to 1964. Included are: Melville Cumming – 1905 to 1927 ; John Main Trueman – 1927 to 1936 ; Leslie C. Harlow – 1940 to 1941 ; C. Eric Boulden – 1941 to 1946 ; Kenneth Cox – 1946 to 1964.
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 .