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Sample of short hand notes by President Thomas McCulloch

MS-2-40, SF Box 16, Folder 14, Item 2
Item
June 14, 1801 - June 18, 1801

Item is a single sheet of paper, folded to form four pages, excerpted from a diary or journal. The excerpt is a sample of shorthand notes taken by Thomas McCulloch relating to sermons. Language on the page is most likely Latin, except for the dates that McCulloch was recording.

Inaugural lecture delivered at the opening of the third summer session of the Medical Faculty of Dalhousie College and University

MS-1-Ref, Box 1, Folder 3
Item
April 11, 1870

Part of Dalhousie University Reference Collection

Item is an inaugural lecture delivered by chemistry professor George Lawson at the opening of the third summer session of Dalhousie College's medical faculty.

Lawson, George

William Young fonds

MS-2-81, SF Box 18, Folder 29
Fonds
1857-1870

Fonds consists of a book of literary quotations, a letter from Sir William Young to Judge Thompson and S.L. Shannon, a draft of a speech regarding Dalhousie College, a letter from William Young to his parents, and a letter to Charles Young from William.

Young, William, Sir

Alexander Howard MacKay's valedictory address delivered at 1873 spring convocation

MS-1-Ref, Box 1, Folder 7
File
April 30, 1873

Part of Dalhousie University Reference Collection

File contains the valedictory address delivered by Alexander Howard MacKay at convocation on April 30, 1873. The address was published in the Dalhousie Gazette, Vol. 5, No. 10 on May 3, 1873.

MacKay, Alexander Howard

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

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.

Charles Macdonald fonds

MS-2-42
Fonds
1857-1901

Fonds consists of handwritten and printed sermons and lectures and an open letter to the Chancellor of the University of Halifax (1877). It also includes a convocation address (1870) and the order of service for Macdonald's funeral (1901).

Macdonald, Charles

Addresses to Robert Murray in celebration of his jubilee as editor of The Presbyterian Witness

MS-2-58, SF Box 18, Folder 20
File
1905

File consists of addresses to Robert Murray in celebration of his jubilee as editor of The Presbyterian Witness.

Murray, Robert, Rev.

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.

Halifax Infirmary - Graduation Nurses of 1911 : [address]

MS-2-43, Box 1, Folder 3, Item 2
Item
October 4, 1911

Part of Arthur Stanley Mackenzie fonds

Item consists of a handwritten address delivered by Arthur Stanley MacKenzie to the graduating class of nurses at Halifax Infirmary, October 4, 1911.

Dalhousie Medical School - Students’ Dinner : [address]

MS-2-43, Box 1, Folder 3, Item 3
Item
January 18, 1912

Part of Arthur Stanley Mackenzie fonds

Item consists of an annotated manuscript of an address delivered by Arthur Stanley MacKenzie at the students' dinner for the Dalhousie Medical School, January 18, 1912.

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.

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.

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.

Commercial Club of Halifax luncheon : [address]

MS-2-43, Box 1, Folder 3, Item 10
Item
July 29, 1915

Part of Arthur Stanley Mackenzie fonds

Item consists of a handwritten address delivered by Arthur Stanley MacKenzie at the Commercial Club of Halifax luncheon on July 28, 1915.

James Baxter fonds

MS-2-7, SF Box 13, Folder 4
Fonds
1860-1864, 1917

Fonds consists of notes of lectures on logic delivered by James Ross at the Theological Seminary in Truro, Nova Scotia (1860-1861) and on Moral Philosophy at Dalhousie College (1863-1864), as well as certificates of attendance from the 1860s and a photograph of Thomas McCulloch and others.

Baxter, James, 1844

Research notes and draft speech for Munro Day, 1928

MS-2-43, Box 1, Folder 3, Item 12
Item
1928

Part of Arthur Stanley Mackenzie fonds

File contains handwritten research notes and a heavily annotated draft speech prepared by Arthur Stanley MacKenzie for a Munro Day speech in 1928.

Munro Day, March 9, 1928 : [offprint]

MS-2-43, Box 1, Folder 3, Item 13
Item
1928

Part of Arthur Stanley Mackenzie fonds

Item consists of an offprint from the July 1928 Dalhousie University Bulletin's Munro Day number, containing the text of a speech delivered by Arthur Stanley MacKenzie on the history of Munro Day on March 9, 1928.

The President's Address to the freshman class, Session 1931-32, Dalhousie University, September 24, 1931

MS-1-Ref, Box 1, Folder 18, Item 1
Item
1931 September 24

Part of Dalhousie University Reference Collection

Item consists of an offprint containing the text of an address delivered by President Carleton Stanley to the freshman class of Dalhousie University, September 24, 1931.

The inauguration of Carleton W. Stanley as President of Dalhousie University : Programme of Ceremonies, Capitol Theatre, Halifax, Friday, October 9, 1931

MS-1-Ref, Box 1, Folder 18, Item 2
Item
1931

Part of Dalhousie University Reference Collection

Item consists of issue number 4 of the Dalhousie University Bulletin, a special inauguration number celebrating the appointment of Carleton Wellesley Stanley as the new President of Dalhousie University. Includes the text of speeches by The Right Honorable R.B. Bennett (Canadian Prime Minister, and Governor of Dalhousie), G. Fred Pearson (Chairman of the Board of Governors), A. Stanley Mackenzie (President Emeritus), and Carleton W. Stanley (newly-appointed President).

The President's Address at the opening of Session 1933-34, Dalhousie University, October 5, 1933

MS-1-Ref, Box 1, Folder 18, Item 6
Item
[1933]

Part of Dalhousie University Reference Collection

Item consists of a facsimile of the text of an address delivered by President Carleton Stanley at the opening of the 1933-1934 session at Dalhousie University, October 5, 1933.

The Method of the Common Law : [speech]

MS-2-171, Box 1, Folder 68
Item
29 January 1934

Part of Vincent C. MacDonald fonds

Item consists of a typed working draft of a speech delivered by MacDonald to the Kiwanis Club on January 29, 1934.

The Canadian Constitution Seventy Years After : [speech]

MS-2-171, Box 1, Folder 47
File
17 June 1937

Part of Vincent C. MacDonald fonds

File contains two copies of the speech, one of which is in abbreviated form. Handwritten note indicates that speech was given as an address to the Annual Conference of Canadian Passenger Association and Canadian Travelers Associations. Speech is typed and has annotations.

The President's Address at the opening of Session 1937-38, Dalhousie University, October 21, 1937

MS-1-Ref, Box 1, Folder 18, Item 7
Item
[1937]

Part of Dalhousie University Reference Collection

Item consists of a facsimile of the text of an address delivered by President Carleton Stanley at the opening of the 1937-1938 session at Dalhousie University, October 21, 1937.

The President's Address at the opening of Session 1938-39, Dalhousie University, October 4, 1938

MS-1-Ref, Box 1, Folder 18, Item 3
Item
1938 October 4

Part of Dalhousie University Reference Collection

Item consists of an offprint containing the text of an address delivered by President Carleton Stanley at the opening of the 1938-1939 session, Dalhousie University, October 4, 1938.

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.

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.

The President's Address at the opening of Session 1942-43, Dalhousie University, October 6, 1942

MS-1-Ref, Box 1, Folder 18, Item 4
Item
1942 October 6

Part of Dalhousie University Reference Collection

Item consists of an offprint containing the text of an address delivered by President Carleton Stanley at the opening of the 1942-1943 session, Dalhousie University, October 6, 1942.

The President's Address at the opening of Session 1944-45, Dalhousie University, October 5, 1944

MS-1-Ref, Box 1, Folder 18, Item 5
Item
1944 October 5

Part of Dalhousie University Reference Collection

Item consists of an offprint containing the text of an address delivered by President Carleton Stanley at the opening of the 1944-1945 session, Dalhousie University, October 5, 1944.

George F. Curtis fonds

MS-2-319, SF Box 37, Folder 7-8
Fonds
1936-1945

Fonds consists of a typescript of law lectures given by George F. Curtis at Dalhousie University in January 1939. Fonds also contains correspondence pertaining to meetings held in 1945 in the Maritimes and British Columbia to discuss the establishment of a world court for permanent peace.

Curtis, George F., OC, OBC, QC, 1906-2005

The inauguration of Alexander E. Kerr as President of Dalhousie University : programme of ceremonies, The Gymnasium, Tuesday, November 13, 1945

MS-1-Ref, Box 1, Folder 20, Item 1
Item
1945 November

Part of Dalhousie University Reference Collection

Item consists of a programme of events celebrating the inauguration of Alexander Enoch Kerr as the new President of Dalhousie University, November 13, 1945. Includes the text of speeches by D.L. Sutherland (President of the Council of the Students), Dean Vincent C. MacDonald (University Senate), George J. Trueman (Chairmain for the Central Advisory Committee on Education in the Maritime Provinces and Newfoundland), Lieutenant-Colonel K.C. Laurie (Chairman of the Board of Governors), and Alexander Kerr's inaugural address. Also includes a list of delegates from other institutions.

The Intangibles in War : [speech]

MS-2-171, Box 1, Folder 65
Item
[194-]

Part of Vincent C. MacDonald fonds

Item consists of annotated, typed notes for a speech given at the Halifax Rotary Club sometime during the Second World War.

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.

A National Asset : [speech]

MS-2-171, Box 1, Folder 52
File
1946

Part of Vincent C. MacDonald fonds

File contains of one typed copy of the speech with annotations, delivery to the Halifax Commercial Club in 1946. Also includes related clippings.

Education : an address delivered over CBC on Sunday, September 29th, 1946

MS-1-Ref, Box 1, Folder 20, Item 4
Item
1946 September 29

Part of Dalhousie University Reference Collection

Item consists of an offprint containing the text of an address delivered on C.B.C. by President Alexander Enoch Kerr on Sunday, September 29th, 1946, discussing the importance of making available post-secondary education opportunities for service men and women returning from the Second World War.

The Nova Scotia Labour Relations Board : [speech]

MS-2-171, Box 1, Folder 53
Item
2 September 1947

Part of Vincent C. MacDonald fonds

Item consists of one typed copy of the speech with annotations. Address was intended for the Halifax Rotary Club.

Statement made by Dalhousie University to Halifax City Council, March 1948

UA-3, Box 487, Folder 3, Item 5
Item
March 1948

Part of President’s Office fonds

Item consists of the text of a statement made by a senior official at Dalhousie University before the Halifax City Council in March 1948, regarding initial proposals around rezoning and development of Morris Street (presently University Avenue) from Robie Street to the Studley Quad.

"The suggestion that I have been authorized to convey to you is that you make a zoning regulation that will restrict new building along the Morris Street boulevard from Robie Street to the Studley Gates to buildings having to do university activities, scientific research, public health and kindred purposes."

The significance of the Reformed Church tradition for modern education

MS-1-Ref, Box 1, Folder 20, Item 5
Item
1948

Part of Dalhousie University Reference Collection

Item consists of an offprint containing the text of an address delivered by President Alexander Enoch Kerr to the Annual Meeting of the Western Section of the Alliance of Reformed Churches, held in 1948 in Buck Hill Falls, Pennsylvania, about the integration of Reformed Church/Calvinist principles into modern educational methods.

Byron Ulric Hatfield Photograph Collection

MS-2-781
Collection
[before 1949]

Collection contains seventy-seven glass plate lantern slides created by Byron Ulric Hatfield in Nova Scotia during the early twentieth century. Hatfield took photographs of coastal landscapes, churches and other buildings, and people working and in social settings. He also photographed published illustrations of Acadian life, including several illustrations of scenes from Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's epic poem "Evangeline: A Tale of Acadie." Hatfield developed his own photographs and created "magic lantern" slides to use in an illustrated lecture titled "The Land of Evangeline: The Land of Romance, Legend, and Picturesque Beauty." He gave lectures in various locations throughout the eastern United States.

Hatfield, Byron Ulric

Tribute to the late H.A. Flemming : [manuscript]

MS-2-153, Box 1, Folder 3, Item 2
Item
1950

Part of Alexander E. Kerr fonds

Item consists of a short address delivered by Alexander Kerr about the passing of Horace Alexander Flemming.

The future of the individual : the Samuel N. Robertson Memorial Lecture

MS-1-Ref, Box 1, Folder 20, Item 7
Item
[1950]

Part of Dalhousie University Reference Collection

Item consists of an offprint from Volume 30, Number 2 of the Dalhousie Review (1950), containing the text of the first Samuel Napier Robertson Memorial Lecture, delivered by President Alexander Enoch Kerr.

Opening of Halifax Memorial Library November 12, 1951 : [draft speech, annotations]

MS-2-171, Box 1, Folder 57, Item 3
Item
12 November 1951

Part of Vincent C. MacDonald fonds

Item consists of a draft of the speech with inked corrections.

Opening of Halifax Memorial Library November 12, 1951 : [final speech]

MS-2-171, Box 1, Folder 57, Item 2
Item
12 November 1951

Part of Vincent C. MacDonald fonds

Item consists of the final draft of the speech.

Opening of Halifax Memorial Library November 12, 1951 : [draft speech]

MS-2-171, Box 1, Folder 57, Item 1
Item
12 November 1951

Part of Vincent C. MacDonald fonds

Item consists of a draft copy of the speech annotated in pencil.

Government and the Law : [draft annotated speech]

MS-2-171, Box 1, Folder 58, Item 1
Item
9 September 1952

Part of Vincent C. MacDonald fonds

Item consists of a typed, annotated, draft speech delivered by MacDonald, "Prepared for delivery to the Canadian Association of
Administrators of Labour Legislation at Halifax, September 9th, 1952."

Government and the Law : [final speech]

MS-2-171, Box 1, Folder 58, Item 2
Item
9 September 1952

Part of Vincent C. MacDonald fonds

Item consists of the final typed speech delivered by MacDonald, "Prepared for delivery to the Canadian Association of Administrators of Labour Legislation at Halifax, September 9th, 1952."

Donald Alexander MacRae : [speech]

MS-2-171, Box 1, Folder 61
Item
31 October 1958

Part of Vincent C. MacDonald fonds

Item consists of a typed version of the speech delivered by MacDonald about the life and influence of Donald Alexander MacRae, on the Seventy-Fifth Anniversary of Dalhousie Law School, October 31, 1958.

Anniversaries in Geneva, 1959

MS-1-Ref, Box 1, Folder 20, Item 6
Item
1959

Part of Dalhousie University Reference Collection

Item consists of an offprint from the Summer 1959 issue of the Dalhousie Review (pages [208]-218), containing the text of an address delivered by President Alexander Enoch Kerr about the the recent celebration of three different anniversaries related to the life and activities of John Calvin in Geneva, Switzerland in the sixteenth century.

The outlook for universities : [manuscript]