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Henry Davies Hicks fonds
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Henry Davies Hicks fonds

  • MS-2-511
  • Fonds
  • 1915 - 1990, predominant 1937-1986
Fonds comprises records documenting Henry Hicks' political career and tenure as president of Dalhousie University, as well as his earlier studies at Oxford University and his military service in World War II. There are also records regarding his stamp collecting hobby, his community service, and his long involvement with associations such as the Rhodes Scholarship Committee. Record types include diaries and appointment books, correspondence, manuscripts, philatelic records, newspaper clippings and photographs.

Hicks, Henry D.

Henry Hicks' personal records

Series consists of records created and collected by Henry Hicks that document his interests and activities outside of his professional political and university careers, including committee work, social engagements, community involvement and travel. There are also financial records and correspondence relating to his father's business and estate and two notebooks belonging to his wife Gene. Record types include calendars, meeting minutes, invitations, programs, cassette tapes and newspaper clippings.

Photographs of Henry Hicks

Series comprises photographs of Henry Hicks taken primarily during his years as a professional politician and university president, and includes both portraits and images of him with others at receptions, meetings, convocations ceremonies and other occasions. There are also some earlier family pictures and photographs taken during his time in the military.

Henry Hicks' political records

Series comprises records created and collected by Henry D. Hicks in the course of his political career as Liberal MLA and Premier of Nova Scotia, as well as his later role as a Canadian Senator. Record types include political speeches and proceedings, press releases, correspondence, notes, reports and newspaper clippings. Most of Hicks' own political speeches are found in the series "Addresses and press releases."

Henry Hicks' correspondence

Series comprises personal , professional and political correspondence of Henry Davies Hicks. Correspondence also appears in other series, including that regarding his stamp collecting activities, which is located in the series "Philately."

Henry Hicks' Dalhousie University records

Series comprises records created or collected by Henry Hicks in the course of his association and employment with Dalhousie University. Records types include correspondence and memoranda, newspaper clippings, reports, funding campaign materials, convocation programs, and staff lists.

Correspondence with Henry Davies Hicks regarding Guyana politics relating to Dalhousie University

File contains correspondence with Henry Davies Hicks regarding Guyana politics, human rights and proposed research, including an unsuccessful bid by the Lester Pearson Institute to conduct a CIDA project in partnership with the University of Guyana, as well as correspondence and newspaper clippings on the proposed revoking of the honorary degree granted to Guyanan dictator Forbes Burnham.

Correspondence regarding societies and associations to which Henry Hicks belonged

File contains correspondence, meeting minutes and annual reports regarding The Boy Scouts of Canada, Nova Scotia Barristers' Society, Canadian Professors for Peace in the Middle East, Bridgetown and Area Historical Society, The Donwood Institute, Kings Historical Society, Lester B. Pearson College of the Pacific and Music Royale.

Henry Hicks' philately records

Series comprises records created and collected by Henry Hicks in the course of his stamp collecting hobby. Records types include correspondence, notes, reports, catalogues, books and brochures.

Miscellaneous correspondence

File contains miscellaneous correspondence maintained by Henry Hicks' secretary in a single file. It includes correspondence regarding the nature of university students.

Manuscripts, reports and published works collected by Henry Hicks

Series contains materials, published and unpublished, created or collected by Henry Hicks in the course of his career as a politician and university administrator. Subject matters include politics, higher education policy and science. Record types include texts of addresses, student essays, offprints, pamphlets, books and manuscripts. A subseries contains manuscripts written by Henry Hicks.
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