Item is a reproduction of a pastel drawing of Thomas McCulloch, the first president of Dalhousie University. The drawing was produced by Munro of Pictou, Nova Scotia. The original drawing was created by Daniel Munro in 1850, after an older drawing hanging in Wellington Presbyterian Church in Glasgow, Scotland. The drawing was given to Dalhousie as a centennial gift by Isabella McCulloch in 1939.
Item is a sound recording by New Glasgow High School Bands made between July 25, 1980 and August 11, 1980. Item is one of five songs on this audio reel.
Item is a letter from W.E. Faulkner to his Aunt Jessie in Pictou, Nova Scotia. The letter makes reference to the mining strikes of the previous year, as well as correspondence with other family members in Moncton, New Brunswick, Boston, and Manila.
Item may have been a page in one of Thomas Head Raddall's photograph albums. The photographs are either duplicates of or related to materials found in Thomas Head Raddall's photograph album, 1917-1927. The top left and right photographs are duplicates, and were taken in North Sydney in January 1920. The top middle photograph is a duplicate, and was taken aboard the MMB in March 1920. The bottom right photograph is a duplicate, and was taken in Pictou in March 1920. The bottom centre and left photographs are not identified, though both likely feature Raddall.
Item is a glass plate of a drawing of Rev. Thomas McCulloch, D.D. The drawing by Arthur Lismer itself is based on a painting of McCulloch by Daniel Munro. The drawing was commissioned and used for history books on Dalhousie University, like One hundred years of Dalhousie 1818-1918 (1920), and Daniel Cobb Harvey's, An introduction to the history of Dalhousie (1938).
Item is a letter concerning Thomas McCulloch's donation of a North American insect specimen (from Nova Scotia) to the University of Edinburgh, via Professor Jameson, for the university's museum. The letter discusses Nova Scotia's Scottish connections, Presbyterian religion, the Pictou Academy, and the advocates for the conference of honorary degrees on the Honourable Sampson Salter Blowers, the Chief Justice of Nova Scotia; the Honourable James Stewart; and the Honourable Brenton Halyburton.
Item is a catalogue for an exhibition of paintings and drawings by J. Frederick McCulloch, presented at the Dalhousie art Gallery from April 1-20, 1975.
Catalogue contains images of McCullloch's work, an essay by Donald C. MacKay, and a list of artworks.
Item consists of a portrait photograph of Mr. Bentham standing between his two friends seated and unidentified, full pose, taken in August 1893 at Waldren Studios.
Item consists of a portrait photograph of Mr. George Brooks standing, leaning against an end-table, 3/4 pose, taken in December 1893 at Waldren Studios.
Item consists of a portrait photograph of Mr. Chisholm, seated on an end-table, leaning against a chair, full pose, taken in August 1893 at Waldren Studios.
Item consists of a portrait photograph of Bella Hamilton, seated "in Salvation Army uniform, including badge and bonnet", taken in September 1893 at Waldren Studios.
Item is a portrait photograph of J. F. Forbes wearing a winged collar and broad tie, seated in a wicker chair beside a table on which photos are lying, full pose.
Item is a portrait photograph of Mrs. Fraser's daughter standing in front of the faint image of an unknown individual whose hand has been scratched out, full pose.
Item is a portrait photograph J. S. Fraser's children seated on opposite arms of a love seat, each holding a toy, full pose. Children's names are noted as: "Jean and Stanley".
Item is a portrait photograph of W. A. Henry wearing knee-length pants and hat, standing with one hand in his pocket, full pose. Glass plate negative labelled as "pose #2".
Item is a portrait photograph of Warren Jones and an unknown individual. Jones is holding a blocked cap and seated on a love seat and the unknown individual is wearing a hat and seated on the arm, full pose.