Archives Catalogue

Convocation Program - Fall, October 1-3, 2012

MS-1-Ref, Box 157, Folder 55
File
2012

Part of Dalhousie University convocation programs

Contains information on Conferring Honorary Degrees to: Dr. Robert Roberts; Mr. Peter MacKinnon; Lt.-Gen. Romeo Dallaire

Convocation Program - Spring, May 24-27; 30-31, 2011

MS-1-Ref, Box 156, Folder 50
File
2011

Part of Dalhousie University convocation programs

Convocation Program - Spring, May 22-30, 2012

MS-1-Ref, Box 150, Folder 66
File
2012

Part of Dalhousie University convocation programs

Contains information on Conferring Honorary Degrees to: Dr. Eugene Levy; Dr. John Elliot Dowling; Dr. Annette Verschuren; dr. Nancy Olivieri; Dr. Satya Nandan; Dr. A.L. Burton Conrod; Dr. Marcia Ann Boyd; Dr. James Gordon Duff; Dr. Dame Wendy Hall and Dr. Moh'd Shenhadeh

University of the Air

UA-46
Collection
1976 - 1983

Collection comprises digital video files of four teaching series produced for television in Atlantic Canada and hosted by Dalhousie University faculty, including: series one (The Oceans); series two (The Structure of Sound); series three (20th Century Latin America: Why Revolution?); and series four (Textiles: Their Development and Effects).

Dalhousie University. University of the Air

Funding appeals for School of Mines

UA-32, Box 4, Folder 2
File
1875-1911

Part of Dalhousie Alumni Association fonds

File contains printed appeals for funding Dalhousie College and correspondence, subscription cards and printed subscription lists for the School of Mines.

Faculty of Science fonds

UA-31
Fonds
1883-2016

Fonds contains records of the Faculty of Science at Dalhousie University, including records created in the Dean's Office and by the Department of Psychology, Department of Economics, Department of Chemistry, Department of Earth Sciences, and other units within the faculty.

Addresses by President Carleton Stanley

UA-3, Box 546, Folder 7
File
1938

Part of President’s Office fonds

File contains manuscript copies of Stanley's 1938 addresses at the closing exercises at New Glasgow High School and annual banquet of the Alumni Association of the Conservatory of Music; book suggestions for teenage boys; New Year 1938 musings; and a letter to a newspaper editor regarding the decline and fall of Classics in higher education.

Speech to Senate Caucus of Conservative Party

UA-3, Box 508, Folder 4, Item 3
Item
September 9, 1997

Part of President’s Office fonds

Item is a copy of a speech about universities and jobs given by Tom Traves to the Conservative Party Senate Caucus.

Umea University speech, October 10, 1997

UA-3, Box 508, Folder 4, Item 2
Item
1997

Part of President’s Office fonds

Item is a copy of Tom Traves' speech about higher education given at at Umea University, in Sweden.

Carleton Stanley's submission to the Kentville Advertiser about the establishment of a new junior high school

UA-3, Box 102, Folder 2, Item 74
Item
12 January 1934

Part of President’s Office fonds

Item consists of a typescript copy of an article prepared by Carleton Stanley about the creation of a new junior high school in Kentville, Nova Scotia, dated January 12, 1934, and submitted for inclusion in the January 25, 1934 issue of the Kentville Advertiser.

Excerpts from Carleton Stanley's address to the Ontario Educational Association

UA-3, Box 102, Folder 2, Item 52
Item
April 1933

Part of President’s Office fonds

Item consists of a typescript abridgement of the key points in Carleton Stanley's speech before the Ontario Educational Association, April 1933.

Carleton Stanley's address to the Ontario Educational Association

UA-3, Box 102, Folder 2, Item 51
Item
18 April 1933

Part of President’s Office fonds

Item consists of an annotated typescript of an address delivered by Carleton Stanley at the Ontario Educational Association meeting in Toronto on April 18, 1933, discussing Plato's interpretation of modern civilization, the unwillingness of many teachers to truly have freedom ("they are not free because they are willing robots, they do not have the initiative to assert themselves"), maintaining faith in reason, and the threat posed in all fields by the absence of considerations of impacts on civilization. The speech was delivered in this form twice in 1934 as well.

Carleton Stanley's article submitted for the 1933 New Year Edition of the Halifax Herald

UA-3, Box 102, Folder 2, Item 39
Item
1932

Part of President’s Office fonds

Item consists of a typescript copy of Carleton Stanley's article submitted for the 1933 New Year Edition of the Halifax Herald, about educational reform in Nova Scotia's public schools. Item also contains related correspondence.

Carleton Stanley's address at the closing of the 1932 session at Halifax Academy

UA-3, Box 102, Folder 2, Item 27
Item
24 June 1932

Part of President’s Office fonds

Item consists of a typescript copy of Carleton Stanley's address delivered at the closing session of the 1931-32 school year at Halifax Academy discussing the growth of civilization throughout history and the role of the younger generations and the varied ways of learning (beyond books).

Correspondence between Jessie Lawson and Carleton Stanley about the New Brunswick Teachers Association meeting

UA-3, Box 102, Folder 2, Item 25
Item
June 1932

Part of President’s Office fonds

Item consists of correspondence between Jessie I. Lawson (of the Educational Review) and Carleton Stanley about Stanley's attendance at the New Brunswick Teachers' Association meeting in Fredericton in June 1932.

Carleton Stanley's address to the Teachers' Institute, Fredericton, N.B.

UA-3, Box 102, Folder 2, Item 24
Item
29 June 1932

Part of President’s Office fonds

Item consists of an annotated typescript of an address delivered by Carleton Stanley to the Teachers' Institute in Fredericton, New Brunswick, on June 29, 1932, about the relation between secondary schools and colleges.

Carleton Stanley's address at the 1932 Haliburton Club Dinner, King's College

UA-3, Box 102, Folder 2, Item 21
Item
3 May 1932

Part of President’s Office fonds

Item consists of a typescript copy of a speech delivered by Carleton Stanley at the Haliburton Club at King's College on May 3, 1932, discussing what makes Dalhousie's education different.

Correspondence and manuscript regarding an article by Carleton Stanley for The Halifax Chronicle / The Halifax Daily Star

UA-3-Box 102, Folder1, Item 66
Item
1936

Part of President’s Office fonds

Item is a manuscript copy of a 400-word article focused on adult education written by Carleton Stanley for the Halifax newspaper at the request of its editor for New Year's updates from the presidents of principal Nova Scotia universities.

Manuscript lecture on the nature and purpose of study and schooling

UA-3, Box 102, Folder 1, Item 74
Item
[19--]

Part of President’s Office fonds

Item is a manuscript copy of a speech probably delivered to secondary school students in Montreal.

Manuscript copy of a closing exercises address at Netherwood School for Girls

UA-3, Box 102, Folder 1, Item 73
Item
1937

Part of President’s Office fonds

Item is an address given by Carleton Stanley at the 1937 closing ceremonies of the Netherwood School for Girls in Rothesay, New Brunswick.

An appeal to the heads of the Maritime colleges

UA-3, Box 102, Folder 1, Item 68
Item
December 29/30, 1936

Part of President’s Office fonds

Item is a manuscript copy of an appeal made to the heads of the Maritime colleges to pay heed to the 1921 Learned-Sills Report, which called for a merger of Maritime universities at Halifax. A handwritten note on the first page indicates that the appeal "resulted in unanimous support of [sending?] an appeal to local governments [and] Med/Dental schools."

Manuscript copy of an untitled newspaper article about adult education at Dalhousie

UA-3, Box 102, Folder 1, Item 65
Item
1936

Part of President’s Office fonds

Item is a manuscript outlining Dalhousie's efforts in adult or continuing education, including the establishment of the Institute of Public Affairs. Attached is an enclosure letter from Carleton Stanley's secretary to the editor of the Glace Bay Gazette, which published the article.

President's remarks at meeting of the NS Union of Municipalities

UA-3, Box 102, Folder 1, Item 62
Item
1936

Part of President’s Office fonds

Item is a manuscript copy of a speech given by Carleton Stanley in Digby, Nova Scotia, on September 2, 1936. His address focuses on the intersection between municipal government and the universities, including the need for professional education.

The place of the university in the community

UA-3, Box 102, Folder 1, Item 49
Item
[193-?]

Part of President’s Office fonds

Item is a manuscript copy of an article by Carleton Stanley.

Press release announcing extension lectures at Dalhousie University

UA-3, Box 102, Folder 1, Item 46
Item
November 1, 1935

Part of President’s Office fonds

Item is a press release sent to the Herald and the Chronicle newspapers.

Address on education by Carleton Stanley

UA-3, Box 102, Folder 1, Item 43
Item
1935

Part of President’s Office fonds

Item is manuscript copy of an address given by Carleton Stanley to teachers in Guysborough on September 26/27, 1935 and again in Bridgetown on October 25, 1935.

Notes used by president [at] Guysboro Teachers' Institute and Sherbrooke — Sept. 26 and 27

UA-3, Box 102, Folder 1, Item 41
Item
1935

Part of President’s Office fonds

Item is a manuscript copy of notes used by Carleton Stanley in his addresses to teachers in Gusyboro and Sherbrooke in September 1935.

Dalhousie University program details

UA-3, Box 102, Folder 1, Item 40
Item
1935

Part of President’s Office fonds

Item is a manuscript, plus correspondence, for an informational article outlining Dalhousie's programs of study, including costs and duration, for publication in New Brunswick's The Educational Review.

The schoolmaster

UA-3, Box 102, Folder 1, Item 36
Item
1934

Part of President’s Office fonds

Item is a manuscript copy of an address given by Carleton Stanley to students and parents at the Halifax Ladies College, Bloomfield School and schools in Glace Bay and Sydney in 1934, and again in 1935 in Truro, Nova Scotia.

Comments by outside educational experts which are relevant to the policies pursued in the Arts Faculty in Dalhousie, 1932-1935

UA-3, Box 102, Folder 1, Item 33
Item
June 1935

Part of President’s Office fonds

Item is a manuscript copy of numbered excerpts with explanatory notes signed by Carleton Stanley and given to Col. W.E. Thompson.

Honor courses : their basis and development

UA-3, Box 102, Folder 1, Item 27
Item
April 1935

Part of President’s Office fonds

Item is a manuscript copy of Carleton Stanley's address at an honor convocation at the University of Colorado granting a LittD on April 3, 1935.

Carleton Stanley's address at the Normal College, Truro

UA-3, Box 102, Folder 1, Item 26
Item
March 1935

Part of President’s Office fonds

Item is a manuscript copy of an address made by Carleton Stanley at the Normal College in Truro, on March 22, 1935. The focus of his address is on the value of teaching poetry to children.

President's address to Halifax teachers

UA-3, Box 102, Folder 1, Item 19
Item
1935

Part of President’s Office fonds

Item is a manuscript copy of address by Carleton Stanley given at the Lord Nelson Hotel on January 21, 1935 in which he speaks about the importance of teaching poetry to children.

The schoolmaster

UA-3, Box 102, Folder 1, Item 18
Item
January 1935

Part of President’s Office fonds

Item is a handwritten address about the university and its professoriate made by Carleton Stanley in Yarmouth in January 1935.

University material and university fees

UA-3, Box 102, Folder 1, Item 15
Item
December 1934

Part of President’s Office fonds

Item is a manuscript copy of Carleton Stanley's address or article about tuition fees across Canada and at Dalhousie University specifically.

University materials and university fees

UA-3, Box 102, Folder 1, Item 14
Item
December 1934

Part of President’s Office fonds

Item is an manuscript article about Dalhousie's tuition fees in relation to those elsewhere in Canada for publication in The Sydney Post Record, along with related correspondence.

Thinking our way out

UA-3, Box 102, Folder 1, Item 13
Item
December 1934

Part of President’s Office fonds

Item is a manuscript copy of Carleton Stanley's article about trends in education in the Maritimes for publication in The Halifax Herald, along with related correspondence.

Manuscript about Dalhousie's role in training thinkers and leaders

UA-3, Box 102, Folder 1, Item 12
Item
1934

Part of President’s Office fonds

Item is a manuscript written by Carleton Stanley for publication in The Saint John Telegraph-Journal, along with related correspondence.

American state universities

UA-3, Box 102, Folder 1, Item 11
Item
November 2, 1934

Part of President’s Office fonds

Item is a transcript of an address made by Carleton Stanley to a meeting of American state university presidents in Washington, DC.

Carleton Stanley's letter to the Halifax Herald regarding the state of Halifax schools

UA-3, Box 102, Folder 1, Item 1
Item
[193?]

Part of President’s Office fonds

Item is a handwritten draft of a letter or article intended for the Halifax Herald about the dire state of Halifax public schools.

Photocopies of school attendance registers

UA-26, Box 43, Folder 4
File
1890-1951

Part of Institute of Public Affairs fonds

File contains facsimiles of Africville students' register of attendance, general register, and summary statistics, containing data between 1890 and 1951.

Graham Royal Commission Report and the future of Halifax-Dartmouth

UA-26, Box 38, Folder 10
File
1975

Part of Institute of Public Affairs fonds

File contains a draft manuscript of a statement given at session four (of nine), delivered by Dr. Tom Parker, entitled "The Royal Commission Report: What it means for the teacher". File also contains a program of the sessions.

Breaking barriers : report of the task force on access for Black and Native People

UA-22, Box 406, Folder 10
Item
1989

Part of Maritime School of Social Work fonds

File contains a report presented to Howard C. Clark. The report led to the formation of the Indigenous Blacks & Mi'kmaq (IB&M) Initiative at the Schulich School of Law in 1989. The initiative was launched to increase representation of Indigenous Blacks and Mi'kmaq in the legal profession in order to reduce discrimination.

Maritime School of Social Work fonds

UA-22
Fonds
1922 - 2010

Fonds comprises records that document the administrative and operational activities of the Maritime School of Social Work. Record types include correspondence; committee minutes; financial records; reports; statistics; program information; course materials; examination records; newspaper clippings; memorabilia; and photographs.

Dalhousie University. Faculty of Health. School of Social Work

Dalhousie University Faculty of Medicine fonds

UA-12
Fonds
1863-1992, bulk 1950s-1970s

The fonds consists of records that document the administrative and operational activities of the Faculty of Medicine. These include general correspondence, minutes (faculty and departmental), financial records, reports, statistics, administrative relationships, program information, course materials, examination records, newspaper clippings, memorabilia, photographs as well as provide evidence of relationships with outside organizations.

Principally, the material is composed of records from the Dean's Office of the Faculty of Medicine. To facilitate access to the collection the materials have been organized into 17 different series.

Dalhousie University. Faculty of Medicine

T five design 81

UA-10, Box 4, Folder 10
Item
1981

Part of Technical University of Nova Scotia fonds

Item is a comb-bound program for the design of a new school of architecture created for a TUNs studio class by students Bill Chandler; Steve Smith; Mike Kravosky; Ross Shephard; Gaye Kapkin; Mike Lordly; Roger Schilf; Ron Fougere; Strat Barrett,; Kevin Sullivan; Jonathon Cohn; Dean Gale; Greg Becigneul; and Colin Goff. The cover is initialled by the studio faculty.

Technical University of Nova Scotia fonds

UA-10
Fonds
1906-1999

Fonds consists of the records of the Technical University of Nova Scotia, predominanty from its first 40 years as the Nova Scotia Technical College and from its final decade before amalgamation with Dalhousie University.

College governance is well documented through the minutes and correspondence of the Board of Governors and the Senate, and the President’s records.

The administration of technical education courses in communities throughout Nova Scotia, 1907-1947, is minutely detailed in the records of the Director of Technical Education, as well as through the series of beautiful glass plate negatives of Technical Education classes.

The Public Relations office created files, photographs, sound and video recordings of events, faculty, staff and students of TUNS.

A selection of student records is available in the series of records from the Registrar’s Office; however access is restricted to protect privacy.

The development of the TUNS campus is well documented through construction photographs, aerial photographs, historical overviews, and files on land acquisition and renovations to historic buildings.

Technical University of Nova Scotia