Item is a photograph of Hon. E. N. Rhodes, the premier of Nova Scotia, speaking at the laying of the cornerstone of the public archives building. The photograph shows Rhodes holding a piece of paper, standing on a stage, and speaking to the guests.
Item is a photograph of Hon. E. N. Rhodes speaking to guests at the laying of the cornerstone of the public archives building. The photograph was taken from the side of the stage where Rhodes is standing and rows of guests can be seen.
Item is a photograph of Archbishop Worrell and Hon. E. N. Rhodes at the laying of the cornerstone of the public archives building. Worrell is standing with an arm raised while Rhodes is picking up the trowel to lay the cornerstone.
Item is a photograph of Hon. E. N. Rhodes addressing guests at the laying of the cornerstone of the public archives building. Dr. A. S. MacKenzie and Archbishop Worrell are sitting to his right.
Item is a photograph of Hon. William Phillips chatting with a guest at the laying of the cornerstone of the public archives building. He is wearing a top hat.
File contains potential site plans for Dalhousie University's Studley campus as well as landscape plans indicating actual plantings. There is also one drawing of a unrealized medical school site plan.
Item is a photograph of several men standing on a stage during an invocation at the laying of the cornerstone of the public archives building. The photograph shows G. Fred Pearson; Hon. V. Massey; Hon. W. Phillips; Hon. C. H. Cahan; Sir Cyril Fuller; A. R. Cobb; J. C. Webster; Chief Justice Harris; J. McG. Stewart; and Flag Lt. Eveleigh standing in two rows on the stage with their heads bowed.
File contains ground and second floor plans created by Andrew Cobb for a building (never constructed) for Dalhousie College to be located opposite the Macdonald Library. File also contains basement, ground, second and third floor plans for a new arts building, along with an elevation and site plan showing the building located across from the Archives.
File contains photographs taken at the laying of the cornerstone of the public archives building on August 29, 1929. The photographs show Hon. E. N. Rhodes; Arthur S. MacKenzie; Rear Admiral Sir Cyril Fuller; Hon J. C. Tory; Archbishop Worrell; J. McG. Stewart; Flag Lt. Eveleigh; and Lt. Col. Almon participating in the ceremony in front of a crowd of guests.
Item is a photograph of Hon. W. Phillips and Hon. V. Massey at the laying of the cornerstone of the public archives building. They are standing together and wearing top hats.
Item is a photograph of Archbishop Worrell giving an invocation at the laying of the cornerstone of the public archives building. The photograph shows Rear Admiral Sir Cyril Fuller; Hon. J. C. Lory; Hon. E. N. Rhodes; Archbishop Worrell; J. McG. Stewart; Flag Lt. Eveleigh; Lt. Col. Almon; and President A. S. MacKenzie standing in two rows on a stage in front of guests.
Item is a photograph of Hon. E. N. Rhodes addressing guests at the laying of the cornerstone of the public archives building. A. S. MacKenzie and Archbishop Worrell are sitting to his right.
Item is an unsigned drawing labelled "Dal Arts / 282" showing a cross section of staircases and including measurements for treads, and ceiling heights. It's part of a series of drawings made by Andrew Cobb for an arts building at Dalhousie that was planned but never built.
File contains a letter and circular sent from Harriet Taber Richardson, Secretary of the Associates of Port Royal, to the Essex Institute in 1930. The letter requests the Institute's support of the reconstruction of the Habitation.
Item consists of negatives and proofs of photographs of the Nova Scotia Public Archives Building, now known as the Chase Building at Dalhousie University.
Item is a post card featuring a photograph of the Nova Scotia Public Archives Building, now known as the Chase Building at Dalhousie University. The post card was published by Valentine-Black Co. Ltd. of Toronto.
File contains construction blueprints for the Studley Campus gymnasium, which was designed by architect Andrew Cobb and built by MacDonald Construction in 1932. Drawings include floor plans; elevations; footing plans; cross sections; and details for windows, cornices and other elements. The plans, which are labelled with job number U-311, are signed off by [W. Thompson?], Secretary of the Board of Governors.
Item is a photograph of the University Club at Dalhousie University, previously known as the Arts Building, then the Law Building. The photograph is a side view of the building.
Item is an aerial photograph of Dalhousie University's Studley Campus, including Shirreff Hall, King's College, the Provincial Archives (Chase Building), Science Building (Chemistry Building), Arts Building (University Club), and Macdonald Library (Macdonald Building).
