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Photographs of chief librarian B.S. Sodhi and Peter Sanger at the 1987 Nova Scotia Agricultural C...

Photographs of chief librarian B.S. Sodhi and Peter Sanger at the 1987 Nova Scotia Agricultural College Open House

Item is a handmade photo spread (construction paper ) of photocopied pictures of (1) Mr B.S. Sodhi – Chief Librarian – MacRae Library, and (2) Professor Peter Sanger, professor and acting archivist of the Nova Scotia Agricultural College, taken from NSAC yearbooks over the years and during Open House in 1987.
The Right Honourable George Ramsay. Ninth Earl of Dalhousie. Founder of Dalhousie College : [draw...

The Right Honourable George Ramsay. Ninth Earl of Dalhousie. Founder of Dalhousie College : [drawing]

Item is a portrait of Lord Dalhousie copied from an earlier painting; the decorative border framing the drawing is partially rendered on paper and affixed to the illustration board. The drawing was commissioned for One Hundred Years of Dalhousie, 1818–1918 (1920), and reproduced in D.C. Harvey, An Introduction to the History of Dalhousie University (1938).
James DeMille, M.A. Professor of English, 1865–1880 : [drawing]

James DeMille, M.A. Professor of English, 1865–1880 : [drawing]

Item is a portrait of James DeMille rendered in pen and ink on illustration board. Also within the folder is a label originally taped to the drawing that gives its title and "no. 13 —", probably referring to its suggested placement in the order of illustrations that appear in One Hundred Years of Dalhousie, 1818–1918 (1920), for which it was commissioned. The image was reproduced in D.C. Harvey, An Introduction to the History of Dalhousie University (1938).
George Lawson, F.R.S.C. Professor of chemistry, 1863–1895 : [drawing]

George Lawson, F.R.S.C. Professor of chemistry, 1863–1895 : [drawing]

Part is an Arthur Lismer portrait of George Lawson rendered off-centre in pen and ink on illustration board and commissioned for One Hundred Years of Dalhousie, 1818–1918 (1920). The image was reproduced in D.C. Harvey, An Introduction to the History of Dalhousie University (1938). On the reverse is an unfinished sketch of George Lawson.
George Munro. The great benfactor of Dalhousie : [drawing]

George Munro. The great benfactor of Dalhousie : [drawing]

Item is an Arthur Lismer portrait of George Munro rendered in pen and ink on illustration board and commissioned for One Hundred Years of Dalhousie, 1818–1918 (1920). The image was reproduced in D.C. Harvey, An Introduction to the History of Dalhousie University (1938) and P.B. Waite, The Lives of Dalhousie University, Volume One, 1818–1925 (1994).
Richard Chapman Weldon, LL.D. Dean of the Law School, 1883–1914 : [drawing]

Richard Chapman Weldon, LL.D. Dean of the Law School, 1883–1914 : [drawing]

Item is an Arthur Lismer portrait of Richard Weldon rendered in pen and ink on illustration board; the top right corner of the reverse side contains the date-received stamp from the printer's engraving department—Mar 27 1920—and there are faint marks of erased notes on the front. Also within the folder is a label originally taped to the drawing that gives its title and "No 18—", probably referring to its suggested placement in the order of illustrations that appear in One Hundred Years of Dalhousie, 1818–1918 (1920), for which it was commissioned. The image was reproduced in D.C. Harvey, An Introduction to the History of Dalhousie University (1938).
Sir William Young, Kt. Chairman of the Board of Governors, 1848–1885 : [drawing]

Sir William Young, Kt. Chairman of the Board of Governors, 1848–1885 : [drawing]

Item is an Arthur Lismer portrait of William Young (based on an 1878 painting by Alfred T. Barrett) rendered in pen and ink on illustration board; the top left corner has the Strathmore drawing board platemark. Also within the folder is a label originally taped to the drawing that gives its title and "No 19—", probably referring to its suggested placement in the order of illustrations that appear in One Hundred Years of Dalhousie, 1818–1918 (1920), for which it was commissioned. The image was reproduced again in D.C. Harvey, An Introduction to the History of Dalhousie University (1938).
Forrest Building. The second Dalhousie. Erected 1887 : [drawing]

Forrest Building. The second Dalhousie. Erected 1887 : [drawing]

Item is an Arthur Lismer illustration of Dalhousie University's Forrest Building rendered in pen and ink on illustration board; the bottom left corner has the Strathmore drawing board platemark. The image was commissioned for One Hundred Years of Dalhousie, 1818–1918 (1920) and reproduced in D.C. Harvey, An Introduction to the History of Dalhousie University (1938) and P.B. Waite, Lives of Dalhousie University, Volume One, 1818–1925 (1994). P.B Waite's accompanying caption—"A Lismer sketch of Dalhousie College as it looked in 1900. Note the growth of the trees since 1887"—suggests that the sketch was made at least in part from observation.
The original Dalhousie College, 1820–1887. Situated on the Grand Parade : [drawing]

The original Dalhousie College, 1820–1887. Situated on the Grand Parade : [drawing]

Item is a drawing by Arthur Lismer based on an earlier illustration of Dalhousie College; the figures in the foreground are believed to depict his wife, Esther, and his friend and fellow painter, A.Y. Jackson. The image was commissioned for One hundred years of Dalhousie, 1818-1918 (1920), and was reproduced in D.C. Harvey, An Introduction to the History of Dalhousie University (1938) and G. Kelley, Arthur Lismer, Nova Scotia, 1916–1919 (1982).
The Macdonald Memorial Library. Erected at Studley, 1914 : [drawing]

The Macdonald Memorial Library. Erected at Studley, 1914 : [drawing]

Item is an Arthur Lismer illustration of Dalhousie University's Macdonald Memorial Library rendered in pen and ink on illustration board, commissioned for One Hundred Years at Dalhousie, 1818–1918 (1920) and reproduced in G. Kelly, Arthur Lismer: Nova Scotia, 1916–1919 (1982) and P.B. Waite, The Lives of Dalhousie University, Volume One, 1818–1925 (1994). Note the artist's initials in the bottom right corner of the main frame.
The main reading room of the Macdonald Memorial Library : [drawing]

The main reading room of the Macdonald Memorial Library : [drawing]

Part is an original Arthur Lismer illustration of the main reading room of Dalhousie's Macdonald Memorial Library rendered in pen and ink on illustration board with the Strathmore drawing board platemark in the top right corner. The drawing was commissioned for One Hundred Years of Dalhousie, 1818–1918 (1920). On the reverse is an unfinished sketch of the reading room.
Unfinished Arthur Lismer sketch of the main reading room of the Macdonald Memorial Library commis...

Unfinished Arthur Lismer sketch of the main reading room of the Macdonald Memorial Library commissioned for One hundred years of Dalhousie, 1818–1918 : [drawing]

Part is an unfinished Arthur Lismer illustration of the main reading room of Dalhousie's Macdonald Memorial Library rendered in pen and ink on illustration board with the Strathmore drawing board platemark in the top left corner. Written below the sketch in pencil are the words "Library Interior" and "extend." The image was reproduced in P.B. Waite, The Lives of Dalhousie University, Volume One, 1815–1925 (1994). On the reverse is the completed sketch reproduced in One Hundred Years of Dalhousie, 1818–1918 (1920).
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