File contains 3 pages of blueline prints of floor plans for a library at Dalhousie University, drawn by C.D. Davison & Company, the architectural firm that designed Dalhousie's Student Union Building in 1967. Undated and stamped "preliminary," the plans indicate a library with three floors. The drawings for floors 2 and 3 are annotated with potential seating and/or stack capacity for social sciences, humanities, rare books, graduate students, research and audio visual users, as well as conceptual drawings of study carrels and audio visual booths.
File contains photographs of the interior of the Killam Memorial Library. The photographs show various rooms in the library and students or staff working.
File contains three versions of elevations of the Macdonald Library building shown adjacent to the Science Building, which was completed one year prior to the library.
File contains two complete sets of construction blueprints for the Macdonald Memorial Library (now the Macdonald Building) at Dalhousie University, which was designed by Halifax architect Andrew R. Cobb with consulting architect Frank Darling of Toronto. One set was reproduced from the set of 16 original sheets signed by G.S. Campbell, Chairman of the Board of Governors, and building contractors A.D. Falconer and D. McDonald, all but three of which (nos. 8, 12 and 14) are located in UA-9, Box 1, Folder 1. The other blueprints are marked "set no. 4" and were reproduced before/without the approval signatures. There is also an incomplete set of diazo prints (purple ink on cream paper), as well as a complete set of heating and ventilating blueprints produced by MacMullen, Riley & Durley, Consulting Engineers, and signed by G.S. Campbell and A.D. Falconer and D. McDonald.
File contains construction drawings for the Macdonald Memorial Library (now the Macdonald Building) at Dalhousie University, which was designed by Halifax architect Andrew R. Cobb with consulting architect Frank Darling of Toronto. The bulk of the drawings are part of an original set of 16 sheets dated Dec. 20, 1913 that contain the approval signatures of G.S. Campbell, Chairman of the Board of Governors, and building contractors A.D. Falconer and D. McDonald. Sheets 8, 12 and 14 are missing, but are extant as blueprints in Box 1, Folder 2. File also contains a 1914 drawing showing revised window details and a sheet no. 6 from a 1920 alteration to the library. Drawing types include floor plans, elevations, sections and details.
File contains a floor plan and exterior elevations for the MacDonald Library stacks, which show three different window styles for the east facing wall. There are also some early floor plans for the library indicating room appointments and elevations of bookshelves. Drawings are by both Andrew Cobb and Frank Darling.
File contains full-scale and 3/4-scale shelving detail drawings; details for a chimney-top rain shield; and a leaded letters template for the O.E. Smith Wing addition built in 1956.
File contains two photographic prints and seven photographic negatives that show show damage to buildings at Dalhousie University from the Halifax Explosion.
File contains the heating plan for the Macdonald Library stack room and second floor, drawn by architect Andrew R. Cobb and Chris Harrington, heating engineer.
File contains photographs taken in the University Club at Dalhousie University, previously known as the Arts Building and the Law Building. The photographs show the library in the Law Building and the men's common room in the Arts Building.
File contains a blueprint set of eight sheets of drawings of alterations and additions to the Macdonald Library and nine drawings from 1955, both by architect Leslie Fairn.
File contains fourteen pages of correspondence between Thomas H. Raddall and Liverpool Library Association dating from 1954 to 1955, relating to the DeWolfe Library.
File is a photograph of a white and green house which housed the Medical-Dental Library during the construction of the Tupper Building and the W.K. Kellogg Health Sciences Library.
File is a photograph of the Cataloging Office of the Medical-Dental Library in the 5963 College Street building during the construction of the Tupper Building and the W.K. Kellogg Health Sciences Library.
File is a photograph of Marnie Lee in the book processing office on the second floor of the 5963 College Street building which housed the Medical-Dental Library during the construction of the Tupper Building and the W.K. Kellogg Health Sciences Library.
File is a photograph of Anita Watson and Monty Day with patron from the landing of the second floor of the Medical-Dental Library. The library was housed in 5963 College Street during the construction of the Tupper Building between 1965-1967.
File is a photograph of public services office on the main floor of the Medical-Dental Library which was housed in 5963 College Street during the construction of the Tupper Building between 1965-1967.
File is a photograph of the Medical-Dental Library reference collection when it was housed at 5963 College Street. This was a temporary location for the library during the construction of the Tupper Building and the W.K. Kellogg Health Science Library.
File contains photographs of staff of the Killam Library at Dalhousie University; exhibits and displays of material from Special Collections; equipment used at the library; and other subjects related to the Killam Library and Special Collections. The photographs show Bonnie Boyd; Olga Martell; Pat Hamilton; Grace Tratt; Paddy Burt; Philipp Schmidt-Schlegel; Friedrich W. Gaede; Gayle Garlock; Donald Betts; Mrs. Cook; Jim Campbell; Ann Oxley; Mr. and Mrs. Will R. Bird; Janet Hathaway; Ritch Jamieson; John P. Wilkinson; Mary Lynn Pottie; Charles Armour; Thomas Lackey; and other unidentified people.
File is a photograph of Gloria Hardy working kardex in the Serials Office on the main floor of the 5963 College Street building. The building housed the Medical-Dental Library during the construction of the Tupper Building and the W.K. Kellogg Health Sciences Library.
File is a photograph of the mail room in the Medical-Dental Library which was housed in 5963 College Street during the construction of the Tupper Building between 1965-1967.
File is a photograph of Ruth Cordy and Anita Watson, library staff, in the Cataloging Office on the second floor of the 5963 College Street building. The building housed the Medical-Dental Library during the construction of the Tupper Building and the W.K. Kellogg Health Sciences Library.
File is a photograph of the cataloging office on the second floor of the Medical-Dental Library which was housed in 5963 College Street during the construction of the Tupper Building between 1965-1967.
File is a photograph of the Reference Collection housed in the 5963 College Street building during the construction of the Tupper Building and the W.K. Kellogg Health Sciences Library.
File is a photograph of book stacks on the second floor of the Medical-Dental Library which was housed in 5963 College Street during the construction of the Tupper Building between 1965-1967.
File is a photograph of journal stacks stored in the link between the house and the garage of the 5963 College Street building. The Medical-Dental Library which was housed in 5963 College Street during the construction of the Tupper Building between 1965-1967.
File is a photograph of the Medical-Dental Library reference collection when it was housed at 5963 College Street. This was a temporary location for the library during the construction of the Tupper Building and the W.K. Kellogg Health Science Library.
