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Letter from James Baxter to Dalhousie's President MacKenzie

Item is a letter written by James Baxter to President McKenzie (Arthur Stanley), written in Chatham on 2 November 1917 on letterhead from the Dominion of Canada Quarantine Station of the Public Health Branch of the Department of Agriculture. The letter refers to Baxter's attendance at both the Presbyterian seminary in Truro and Dalhousie College in Halifax in the 1850s and 1860s, and mentions enclosed course tickets and notebooks.

Photograph of workers at the Matheson Foundry

Item is a photograph of five men seated on a large steel pipe outside a shingled building, six men seated on planks in front, and one man seated centre front on the ground. All are wearing work clothes, including caps of soft hats. Annotated: "top - 2nd from left Charlie Fraser Twin of Mrs. L. G. Ferguson", "4th from left Alex MacGillivray", and: "Matheson Foundry."

Photograph of an unidentified person in the master control room at CKDU Radio

Item is a photograph of someone in the control room at CKDU Radio in Halifax, Nova Scotia. The photograph was taken by Tom Mooney for the Dalhousie University Photography Department. The photograph appeared in University News, Volume 6, Number 5, published on October 31, 1975. File also contains an index card with information about the photograph.

Mooney, Tom

Ruth Goodman's Dalhousie University student scrapbook

Item is a scrapbook assembled by Ruth Marilyn (Goodman) Pink while she was a student at Dalhousie University. The scrapbook contains dance cards with attached pencils; schedules and memorabilia from freshman initiation; dinner napkins, place cards and menus; ticket stubs and programs from Dalhousie Glee Club and other events; small metal charms and other ephemera; and envelopes containing remnants of dried flowers. There are also photographs of Goodman's university friends; her room in Shirreff Hall; Dalhousie campus; and vacations.

Ruth Goodman's Dalhousie University graduation scrapbook

File contains a scrapbook assembled by Ruth Marilyn (Goodman) Pink commemorating events from her graduation from Dalhousie University and a few years after. The scrapbook contains programs from Dalhousie Glee Club and other musical performances; a 1936 Dalhousie convocation program; congratulatory telegrams and greeting cards sent to Goodman; remnants of dried flowers; dance cards; place cards with attached pencils; menus; a Valentine card and other greeting cards. There are also photographs of Ruth Goodman; Rose Goodman; Jeanette Goodman; members of the Class of 1936; unidentified family and friends; White Point Beach; the Annapolis Valley; Pictou Lodge; and Sydney. A copy of Alice Simensky's obituary (1918-2015) is tucked into the back of the scrapbook.

MicMac woman struggles to maintain voice and truth : [newspaper clipping]

Item is a clipping of an article by Patricia Doyle about being a Mi'kmaw woman in the education system. The article appeared on page 7 of the January 1991 issue of "Pandora." An Eye Level Gallery advertisement for the exhibition "I loved the piece with the large type on the grass" and an advertisement for Swaha! Bodywork also appear on the page.

Alice in Wonderland

File contains set designs and one colour costume design for Neptune Theatre's production of "Alice in Wonderland, with designs by David B. Ingraham and Andrew Murray. The file includes original drawings and annotated copies.

Ingraham, David

Photograph of Archibald ("Grey Owl") Belaney holding a drum with James Espaniel and Gordon Longevin, all wearing Indigenous costume

Item, a photograph, has a stamp marking it copyright to the Province of Ontario Department of Lands & Forests on the reverse side. Grey Owl stands in the middle of the photograph, with James Espaniel on his left, and Gordon Longevin on his right. The date indicates this was near the beginning of Grey Owl's "Indian masquerade".

List of women graduates in the Faculty of Arts and Science up to 1900

Item is a typed list, created 7 January 1943, of Dalhousie women graduates in the Faculty of Arts and Science. The list is chronological and alphabetical and includes addresses, notes about name changes (i.e., marital status), family connections and academic honours and areas of study, and is annotated by hand to indicate those deceased.

List of women graduates in law

Item is a typed list of 15 women graduates in law, created on January 6, 1943, beginning with Frances Lilian Fish (1918) and ending with Maureen O'Mullin Allen (1941). The second page contains an identical list, created January 7, 1943, with an expanded title, that includes "from Dalhousie University."

List of women graduates in medicine from Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS

Item is an undated typed list of women graduates in medicine from Dalhousie University, beginning with Annie Isabella Hamilton (1894) and ending with Mary Wheeler MacIntyre (1939/1940). The list is chronological and includes 51 names with graduation dates, name changes (i.e., marital status) and addresses, some of which are amended by hand.

List of women graduates in dentistry

Item is a typed list of women graduates in dentistry, created on January 6, 1943. The list includes four names: Arabel Catherine MacKenzie (1919); Hazel Alice Thompson (1923); Mabel Angela St. John Magee (1924); and Roberta MacKenzie Forbes (1924). The second page contains an identical list, created January 7, 1943, with an expanded title, that includes "from Dalhousie University."

List of women graduates of Dalhousie up to 1900

Item is a typed list, created on January 7, 1943, of Dalhousie women graduates up to 1900, beginning with Margaret Florence Newcombe (1885) and ending with Elizabeth Helen Stewart (1900). There are 55 names on the list, which is annotated by hand with information about degrees granted, current occupations and addresses, and indicating those deceased. The second page contains handwritten notes about some of the graduates.

List of women who received honorary degrees of Doctor of Laws from Dalhousie

Item is a typed list, dated January 7, 1943, of Dalhousie women who received honorary LLDs: Eliza Ritchie (1927); Jemima MacKenzie (1940); and Edith MacGregor Read (1942). The first page is mistakenly titled "Honorary Degrees of Bachelor of Laws (Women). The second and third pages contain a biographical sketch of each recipient under a title corrected to read Honorary Degrees of Doctor of Laws (L.L.D.).

Correspondence between Helen Balcom, Dalhousie Alumni Secretary, and Bertha G. Oxner, Director of Women's Work at University of Saskatchewan

Item is a letter from Dalhousie Alumni Secretary, Helen Balcom, to Bertha Oxner at the University of Saskatchewan regarding the latter's written query about the history of early women graduates of Dalhousie University. Her letter makes reference to recently made lists, which are likely those listed elsewhere in this file (UA-32, Box 9, Folder 1, Items 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, and 9). Bertha Oxner's letter of response is also included.
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