Archives Catalogue

Address to graduating class of 1925

MS-14-1, MS-14, Box 1, Folder 1
Item
1925

Item is a speech to the 1925 graduating class of Nova Scotia Agricultural College.

Addresses & speeches by Melville Cumming

Series
[1905?]-1957

Series contains speeches and addresses written and delivered by Dr. Melville Cumming at events between 1918-1957. Many of these occurred at the Nova Scotia Agricultural College to graduating students and commemorating NSAC's anniversary.

Our work and our needs : address delivered by President Forrest, of Dalhousie College, at the Convocation, 25th April, 1893

MS-1-Ref, Box 1, Folder 15
Item
1893

Part of Dalhousie University Reference Collection

Item consists of an offprint containing the text of a speech delivered by President John Forrest on April 25, 1893 at the Dalhousie College Convocation ceremonies.

Dalhousie University : the post-war years, 1945-1963 : President's Convocation address, May 16, 1963, and highlights of the development of the period, by Faculties

MS-1-Ref, Box 1, Folder 20, Item 2
Item
1963

Part of Dalhousie University Reference Collection

Item consists of the text of an address delivered by President Alexander Enoch Kerr at the May 6, 1963 Dalhousie University Convocation ceremonies, about Dalhousie's growth and development in the post-war years (coinciding with Kerr's tenure as President). Item also contains reports submitted by individual faculties about their developments under Kerr's presidency. Includes reports submitted by H.B.S. Cooke (Dean, Faculty of Arts), H.E. Read (Dean, Faculty of Law), C.B. Stewart (Dean, Faculty of Medicine), J.D. McLean (Dean, Faculty of Dentistry), W.R. Trost (Dean, Faculty of Graduate Studies), F.R. Hayes (Director, Institute of Oceanography), E.A. Electa MacLennan (Director, Faculty of Health Professions), J.G. Duff (Director, College of Pharmacy), Arthur H. Shears (Director) and Robert M. MacDonald (Dean-elect, School of Physiotherapy), Guy Henson (Director, Institute of Public Affairs), J.P. Wilkinson (University Librarian), K.D. Gowie (Director, Physical Education), and Bruce G. Irwin (Director, Alumni Association).

The President's Address : Convocation, May 16, 1939, Dalhousie University

MS-1-Ref, Box 1, Folder 18, Item 9
Item
[1939]

Part of Dalhousie University Reference Collection

Item consists of a facsimile of the text of an address delivered by President Carleton Stanley at May 16, 1939 Dalhousie University Convocation ceremonies.

Convocation address delivered by Carleton Stanley at the Special Convocation ceremonies at a reunion event August 17, 1938

MS-1-Ref, Box 1, Folder 18, Item 8
Item
[1938]

Part of Dalhousie University Reference Collection

Item consists of a facsimile of the text of an address delivered by President Carleton Stanley at a Special Convocation ceremony at a Dalhousie University Reunion event, August 17, 1938. Item originally appeared in Volume 2, Number 1 of the Second Series of The Alumni News, pages 9 and 16.

Recent physical development : Convocation address by Prof. A.S. Mackenzie, Ph.D

MS-1-Ref, Box 1, Folder 17
Item
September 1905

Part of Dalhousie University Reference Collection

Item consists of an offprint containing the text of a speech delivered by President Arthur Stanley Mackenzie at the September 1905 Dalhousie University Convocation ceremonies.

Tom Traves speeches at conferences, convocations and meetings

UA-3, Box 508, Folder 2
File
1995

Part of President’s Office fonds

File contains speeches delivered by Tom Traves in the first few months of his term as President of Dalhousie University, Summer-Fall 1995.

October 1995 Convocation installation address

UA-3, Box 508, Folder 2, Item 5
Item
October 1995

Part of President’s Office fonds

Item consists of a Convocation/installation speech delivered by Tom Traves in October 1995.

Opening remarks at the Fall 1995 commencement ceremonies

UA-3, Box 508, Folder 2, Item 7
Item
[1995]

Part of President’s Office fonds

Item consists of a draft of the welcoming address delivered by Tom Traves, likely at the Fall 1995 Dalhousie convocation ceremonies.

Alexander Kerr's convocation speech, October 4, 1960

UA-3, Box 261, Folder 10, Item 1
Item
October 4, 1960

Part of President’s Office fonds

Item consists of a transcript of the remarks delivered by Alexander Enoch Kerr at the October 4th, 1960 Dalhousie Fall Convocation proceedings.

Alexander Kerr's convocation speech, October 4, 1960 : [annotated draft manuscript]

UA-3, Box 261, Folder 10, Item 2
Item
October 4, 1960

Part of President’s Office fonds

Item consists of an annotated draft of Alexander Enoch Kerr's speech to be delivered at the October 4, 1960 Dalhousie Fall Convocation ceremonies. Includes additions and elaborations in Kerr's hand to verso of several pages.

Nova Scotia Hospital : closing exercises, graduation of nurses : [address]

MS-2-43, Box 1, Folder 3, Item 9
Item
July 4, 1913

Part of Arthur Stanley Mackenzie fonds

Item consists of a handwritten address delivered by Arthur Stanley MacKenzie at the closing exercises for the graduating nurses at the Nova Scotia Hospital, July 4, 1913.

Halifax School for the Blind : closing exercises : [address]

MS-2-43, Box 1, Folder 3, Item 8
Item
June 9, 1913

Part of Arthur Stanley Mackenzie fonds

Item consists of a handwritten address delivered by Arthur Stanley MacKenzie at the closing exercises for the graduates of the Halifax School for the Blind, June 9, 1913.

Acadia University, 75th anniversary celebration : [addresses]

MS-2-43, Box 1, Folder 3, Item 7
Item
May 28, 1913

Part of Arthur Stanley Mackenzie fonds

Item consists of a handwritten addresses delivered by Arthur Stanley MacKenzie at the 75th anniversary celebration of Acadia University, as well as the Alumni Dinner, both on May 28, 1913.

King’s College Encoenia : [address]

MS-2-43, Box 1, Folder 3, Item 5
Item
May 9, 1912

Part of Arthur Stanley Mackenzie fonds

Item consists of an annotated draft address delivered by Arthur Stanley MacKenzie at the Encoenia ceremonies at King's College, May 9, 1912, upon receiving a Doctor of Civil Law degree.

Address to graduating class of Mount St. Vincent : [speech]

MS-2-171, Box 1, Folder 71
Item
[194-]

Part of Vincent C. MacDonald fonds

Item consists of a typed speech delivered by MacDonald to the graduating class at Mount Saint Vincent University, sometime in the early 1940s.

Nova Scotia Agricultural College convocation records

Subseries
1974, 1993-1995

Part of Nova Scotia Agricultural College fonds

Subseries contains files including speech notes, and audio recordings of the 1974, 1993-1995 graduation convocation ceremonies held at the Nova Scotia Agricultural College.

Nova Scotia Agricultural College records and photographs relating to special events, celebrations, and workshops from 1928-2005

UA-43
Series
1928-2006

Part of Nova Scotia Agricultural College fonds

Series contains photographs, documents, flyers, scripts, and audio recordings of special events, celebrations, and workshops at the Nova Scotia Agricultural College. Records relate to Founders day, anniversaries, exhibitions, dramas, open houses, commencements, etc. between 1928-2006.

Text of valedictory by Keith Russell for the May 1946 graduation commencement ceremony held at the Nova Scotia Agricultural College

UA-43, Box 1, Folder 16
File
May, 1946

Part of Nova Scotia Agricultural College fonds

Inaugural addresses delivered by James DeMille during convocation at Dalhousie College

MS-1-Ref, Box 1, Folder 6
File
1873 and 1878

Part of Dalhousie University Reference Collection

File contains two inaugural addresses delivered by James DeMille at convocation ceremonies of Dalhousie College. The first inaugural address was delivered on November 4, 1873 and printed in Dalhousie Gazette, Vol. 6, No. 1 (November 15, 1873). The second inaugural address was delivered at convocation in 1878 and printed in Dalhousie Gazette, New series Vol. 4, No. 1 and No. 2 (November 23, 1878 and December 7, 1878).

De Mille, James, 1833–1880

Convocation address — Henry Davies Hicks, CC, QC, Acadia University