File contains a reprint of a newspaper article in the Truro Daily News on Feb. 15, 1965. The original article was titled "Opening of Provincial Agricultural College: at Bible Hill, Truro, NS Tuesday, Feb. 14, 1905".
File contains correspondence to Peter Hamilton, registrar of the Nova Scotia Agricultural College, from R.B. Hutt, producer of CBC's Land & Sea. Dated Feb. 28, 1980 ; includes response, March 19, 1980.
Item is a brochure titled "A brief history of Nova Scotia Agricultural College", no date. The forward is written by William A. Jenkins, NSAC principal between 1964-1972. The brochure is 17 pages, illustrated, some colour. Text by W.J. Hawkins ; art direction by Thomas J. Fennell, Nova Scotia Information Service ; photographs by Sherman Hines. A Brief History . . . by W. J. Hawkins ; '-Memories – class of ’62 [does that mean the autobiographies were printed in – 2004?] ; Installation – President Florizone (Dal)
File contains a final draft titled "Report of the Committee to study the Farm Courses of the Nova Scotia Agricultural College", by Mr. Kenneth Cox in 1960. Also included are a draft copy, meeting minutes, correspondence, farm class tour survey, recommendations, and other related materials.
Item is a book titled Memories : then and now : autobiographies of the [Nova Scotia Agricultural College]class of '62 [1962] : a look at the past 42 years. It includes the memoirs of professor Ian Fraser, the reprint of the "Class of '62 pip dream, 35 autobiographies, photographs, and an "In Memoriam" section.
File contains two crests designed for the Nova Scotia Agricultural College by Doug Edit. Correspondence regarding NSAC crests from Doug Edit to Tom Smith in 1995. And a document titled "Mens agitat molem", it explains the motto for the Nova Scotia Agricultural College.
File contains the contract for the extension construction on Cumming Hall, the administration and classroom building on the Nova Scotia Agricultural College campus to be completed on or by November 24, 1912. The contract describes the work to be done, and the materials to be used in the additions and alterations to Agricultural College from the drawings and superintendence of Andrew R. Cobb, Architect, Halifax, N.S. “Set no. 5”.
File contains hand-written summaries of the animal herds at Nova Scotia Agricultural College [ca. 1900] to 1965. Records describe breeds of cattle: Guernsey, Jersey, Ayrshires, Herefords, and Holsteins; breeds of sheep: Scottish Blackface, Shropshire, and Hampshire; and horses: light horses, and Clydesdales. These descriptions include when and how many were purchased, herd book and individual animals name and numbers, and stud book records. The summaries also include details of two disease events that affected herd-wide health including 'Bovine Tuberculosis' and 'contagious abortion'. Mention is made of the conferring of a 'Superior Breeding Certificate' on Farm Superintendent, Archibald MacMillan. The summaries also make mention of the Nova Scotia Animal Breeders Coop Ltd with reference specifically to dairy cattle.
File contains correspondence and a document regarding the construction of the headhouse to greenhouse at the Nova Scotia Agricultural College in November 1913.
Item is correspondence to Melville Cumming from Murray (contractor) regarding their offer to build the headhouse, dated November 4, 1913. Attached is a document prepared by M. Cumming entitled "Changes in Specifications for Headhouse to Greenhouse for Agricultural College".
Item is correspondence from the Office of the Commissioner for Works and Mines Nova Scotia (E. H. Armstrong) to Melville Cumming, dated 5 November, 1913. It references an enclosed contract (two copies) for signature by W.K. Murray - contractor, in regards to the construction of the headhouse to the greenhouse.
File contains notes, correspondence, and plans for new construction at the Nova Scotia Agricultural College between 1947 and 1956. They pertain to the new science building (later named the Harlow Institute), dormitory (Trueman Hall), agricultural engineering building and various other buildings.
File contains a report titled "Community development" by William Saxby Blair. Blair was the first supervisor of the Experimental Farm in Kentville, Nova Scotia from its creation in 1912 until his retirement in 1938.
File contains a photocopy of a 9 June 1916 news item from The Pictou Advocate written by Robert H. MacKay, R. Henry Graham, and Robert M. MacGregor, "The Farmers Candidates," entitled "The Policy of the Government in Respect to AGRICULTURE is Centralized at the Provincial College and Farm at Truro."
File contains an account, unsigned but believed to have been written by Dr. Melville Cumming, in regards to the donation of a tractor by Henry Ford to the Nova Scotia Agricultural College in 1917. Mr Ford had previously met then Premier the Honorable George H Murray and was introduced to Melville Cumming, Secretary for Agriculture and Principal of NSAC (1905-1927). There are annotations on the first page "Thanks very much - Len" and on the second page "He was here I understand on a trout fishing exhibition (expedition?)."
