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Zoology IV : Honours reading list

File contains the Zoology IV honours reading list for 1963 - 1964. The list is described as the basis for Hall's paper in the Kovalevsky medal issue of a journal in 2004.

Zoology III : Special project

File contains documents relating to the Zoology III special project done by Hall in 1962. The project is a paper titled "The Histology of the Skull Articulations of Notechis acutatus (the Tiger Snake) with a Preliminary Description of the Anatomy of the Skull".

Zoology III

File contains documents relating to the Zoology III course taken by Hall. Materials include a typed syllabus and instructions for the course.

Zoology II : Part 2

File contains documents relating to the second portion of the Zoology II course taken by Hall. Materials include typed and handwritten class notes and figures.

"W" correspondence

File contains correspondence related to persons or organizations associated with the letter "W". These include Wilfrid Laurier University, Professor Willmer at the Cambridge Philosophical Society, and George Washington University. Materials include a request for Hall to agree to be nominated to be a consultant for the appraisal of the MSc program in Integrative Biology at Wilfrid Laurier.

University of Calgary honorary degree

File contains documents relating to Hall's honorary degree received from the University of Calgary in 2014. Materials include a photograph of Hall in graduation robes, the 2014 convocation booklet and invitation for June 12, correspondence, a small news feature, and an outline for Hall's speech.

University of Calgary

File contains correspondence with the University of British Columbia regarding avian clavicles with Anthony P. Russell. Materials include photocopied notes.

University of British Columbia

File contains correspondence with the University of British Columbia regarding the appointment of the Director of the Peter Wall Institute for Advanced Studies. Materials include a description of the job and Hall's full CV.

"U" correspondence

File contains correspondence related to persons or organizations associated with the letter "U". These include various universities, such as Victoria and Western Australia, and the Dalhousie University Club. Materials include research quality assessments and letters regarding Hall's nomination for Dean of Science at the University of Victoria.

The University of New England

File contains documents relating to Hall's education at the University of New England. Materials include correspondence regarding Hall's degrees, including Doctor of Philosophy, and an abstract for and reports on Hall's Doctor of Science dissertation.

The Royal Society of Canada Fellow appointment

File contains documents relating to Hall's appointment as a fellow of the Royal Society of Canada in 1985. Materials include correspondence, administrative information regarding the Society, and a press release.

The Canada-Germany Science and Technology Cooperation project

File contains correspondence related to the Canada-Germany Science and Technology Cooperation project (CAN 01/104), which included studying salmon bone development with Eckhard Witten in Germany. Materials aside from correspondence include a description of project and expenses/purchase requisition forms.

"T" correspondence

File contains correspondence related to persons or organizations associated with the letter "S". These include Tom Traves, President of Dalhousie, Patrick P. L. Tam of the Children's Medical Research Institute (Australia) and Keith S. Thomson. Materials include Hall's biographical highlights, as well as order forms for animals (snapper turtles).

Student ratings of instruction (SRIs)

  • MS-2-799, Box 6, Folder 13
  • File
  • March 2006 - January 2007
  • Part of Brian Hall fonds

File contains student ratings of instruction (SRIs) for Hall's Biology 3050 class from March 2006 to January 2007. Materials include notes from students on what Hall did as a professor to facilitate their learning, how he hampered their learning, and additional comments.

Seminar notes

  • MS-2-799, Box 6, Folder 12
  • File
  • [after 1958], 1975 - 1990
  • Part of Brian Hall fonds

File contains notes from seminars that Hall has attended or spoken at. Materials include typed and handwritten notes, textbook pages, a presentation given to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) in 1990, a UCLA conference, figures, and reference lists.

"S" correspondence

File contains correspondence related to persons or organizations associated with the letter "S". These include the Social Science and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC), Samuel Scully of Dalhousie, Professor E. Storey of the University of Melbourne, and Bob Schaeffer of the American Museum of Natural History. Materials include information about Hall's nomination for the Vice-President Research at Dalhousie, as well as SSHRC grant information.

"R" correspondence

File contains correspondence related to persons or organizations associated with the letter "R". These include Kate Rawlinson of Dalhousie's Biology Department Olli Ronning of the University of Turku (Finland), and Dr. A. de Ricqles at the University of Paris. Materials include the renewal of Hall's postdoctoral fellowship at Dalhousie.

'Q - S' miscellaneous correspondence

File contains correspondence with the "Quarterly Review of Biology," Joyce Rosner, Mr. Ronning, and Plenum Publishing Corporation (the latter referring to pictures for inclusion in "The Mines of Neptune").

Protocols

File contains documents related to protocols, primarily for laboratory animals, followed by Hall during his work. Materials include practical training certifications, filled out forms regarding laboratory animals, a notice of protocol expiry, protocol approval for skates, a project description, and animal counts.

Programmes and notices for Brian Hall's seminars

File contains programmes and notices for seminars given by Brian Hall. Materials include posters, booklets, and correspondence. The seminars range in location from Dalhousie to Germany.

Plant development

File is a textbook by Gary Hicks entitled “Plant development”, which was published in 1996 by Dalhousie University. Text and illustrations were by Gary Hicks, graphic design was by Rick Janson, and the cover design was by Ingrid Walker. Textbook contains an introduction, a sequence of class presentations, eleven chapters, and four appendices. Chapters include topics such as plant development, zygotic embryos, seed germination, leaf development, and cell differentiation.

Photograph of students in a biology lecture

File consists of two copies of a photograph of a biology lecture in 1948. The photograph was selected for inclusion in the publication "The Lives of Dalhousie University, Vol. 2" by Peter B. Waite (page 152).

Peter Thorogood

File contains correspondence related to the death of Peter Thorogood. Materials include letters and plans for a "Remembering Peter Thorogood" sessions and meetings to which Hall contributed.

"P" correspondence

File contains correspondence related to persons or organizations associated with the letter "P". These include Phenoscape, David Poswillo of Guy's Hospital (London), Alan Pike of the University of Aberdeen, and A.D. Packer of the University of Adelaide (South Australia). Materials include nominations for Richard Palmer (various), which Hall supported.

"O" correspondence

File contains correspondence related to persons or organizations associated with the letter "O". These include the Ontario Council of Graduate Studies, and Professor A. F. O'Farrell of the University of New England. Materials include discussions regarding sabbatical leave.

National Research Council grants, 1969-2016

File contains documents relating to Hall's National Research Council grants from 1969 to 2016. Materials include financial statements for years that grants were in use.

"N" correspondence

File contains correspondence related to persons or organizations associated with the letter "N". These include the editor-in-chief of NRC Research Press, Claus Nielsen of Acta Zoology, and Sydney Nade of the University of Oxford. Materials include figures with notes.

Media coverage, awards, and recognitions

File contains documents and photographs depicting Brian Hall in the media, including coverage, awards, and recognitions. Materials include documentation of Hall becoming a finalist for the Herzberg gold medal in 2002, a $50 000 award of excellence as runner up, Hall's election to American Academy of Arts and Science (where he was named as a foreign honorary member), and a NSERC "Tribute to research excellence" booklet.

Media coverage : 2005

File contains documents and photographs depicting Brian Hall in the media in 2005, including his Killam Prize win. Materials include magazines and booklets, correspondence, and newspaper articles.

Media coverage : 2001 - 2006

File contains documents and photographs depicting Brian Hall in the media from 2001 to 2006. Materials include correspondence, newspaper articles, a photograph of participants including Hall at a workshop for theoretical biology, and certificates from the Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology and the Natural Science and Engineering Research Council of Canada.

Media coverage : 1978 - 1999

  • MS-2-799, Box 4, Folder 8 ; Oversized Folder 1
  • File
  • 1978 - 1999
  • Part of Brian Hall fonds

File contains documents and photographs depicting Brian Hall in the media from 1978 to 1999. Materials include invitations, correspondence, and newspaper articles.

"M" correspondence

File contains correspondence related to persons or organizations associated with the letter "M". These include the University of Manitoba, a Moore and Moore study proposal, Paul Maderson of Brooklyn College, and J. Milaire at the University of Brussels. Materials include an SRCD study group proposal for exploring homology in developmental psychology.

Leslie E. Haley's records regarding the high school biology

File contains correspondence between Leslie E. Haley and the Canadian Teacher's Federation, Gordon Fraser, and Donald D. Betts. File also contains a teaching guider on Biology 421, 441, 521 and 541, and the Heffer catalogue 227: biological sciences.

"L" correspondence

File contains correspondence related to persons or organizations associated with the letter "L". These include Scott Lozanoff at the University of Hawai'i, Laura Frost at the University of Alberta, and Walter Landauer at the University College London. Materials include Dalhousie notices regarding taking inappropriate leaves.
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