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File contains an early 20th century photograph with a partial view of the frame yard at the horticultural building of the Nova Scotia Agricultural College. A wooden shingled building and greenhouse can be seen in the background.

Photographs of Nova Scotia Agricultural College principals, faculty, staff, and students taken between approximately 1905-1999

UA-43, Box 1, Folder 18
File
1905-1999

Part of Nova Scotia Agricultural College fonds

Nova Scotia Agricultural College 'College royal' trophies, academic award plaques, and sports awards

UA-43, Museum, M29 and M13, Shelf 3-6, and M14, Shelf 3-5
File
[1905-2012]

Part of Nova Scotia Agricultural College fonds

File contains 38 Nova Scotia Agricultural College trophies and plaques that were awarded during College Royal, also known as the Winter Fair from approximately 1905 to 2012.

Cumming articles related to farming and agriculture

MS-14-1, MS-14, Box 1, Folder 19
File
[1905?]-[1927?]

Part of Melville Cumming fonds

File contains four articles by Melville Cumming on farming, farm life, and agriculture.

Nova Scotia Agricultural College campus buildings and landscapes photograph taken in the early 20th century

UA-43, PB Box 20, Folder 4
File
[1905?]-[1999?]

Part of Nova Scotia Agricultural College fonds

File contains an early 20th century photograph of the Nova Scotia Agricultural College campus. The view is towards Cumming Hall, the old water tower, several green houses, barns, house and the principals house are visible.

Nova Scotia Agricultural College students, principals, student life, buildings and campus photographs taken between 1905 and 1993

UA-43, PB Box 2, Folder 36
File
1905-1993

Part of Nova Scotia Agricultural College fonds

File contains 46 photographs of the Nova Scotia Agricultural College students, principals, student life, buildings and campus. The photographs include the NSAC hockey team, Aggies hockey team, horses, faculty, basketball team, classrooms, residence construction, farms and barns, convocation, campus buildings, NSAC principals.

The sheep industry in Nova Scotia

MS-14-1, MS-14, Box 1, Folder 50
File
Nov. 27, 1907

Part of Melville Cumming fonds

Photograph of the 1908 graduating class of the Nova Scotia Agricultural College

UA-43, OVR PB Box 8, Folder 10
File
1908

Part of Nova Scotia Agricultural College fonds

File contains a b&w photograph of Nova Scotia Agricultural College graduates in 1908.

Photograph of the Nova Scotia Agricultural College silo and first set of dairy barns ca. 1909

UA-43, PB Box 2, Folder 34
File
1909

Part of Nova Scotia Agricultural College fonds

Melville Cumming articles

MS-14-1, MS-14 OVR Box 2, Folder 18
File
1911 & 1927

Part of Melville Cumming fonds

File contains two articles written by Nova Scotia Agricultural College principal Melville Cumming, one from May 1911 published in MacDonald College Magazine, "The Nova Scotia Agricultural College, Truro, N.S.", and one from 1927 for "The Herald" entitled "The Nova Scotia Agricultural College".

Photograph of the 1911 short course participants at the Nova Scotia Agricultural College

UA-43, PB Box 10, Folder 7
File
1911

Part of Nova Scotia Agricultural College fonds

File contains a b&w group picture of the Nova Scotia Agricultural College students in aashort course in January, 1911.

Large horse barn photograph, original barns built in 1912 on the Nova Scotia Agricultural College campus

UA-43, PB Box 24; Folder 3
File
1912

Part of Nova Scotia Agricultural College fonds

Glenn Stephen Ells exams

MS-14-47, MS-14, Box 134, Folder 5
File
December 1913 - March 1915

File contains 25 exam papers likely taken by Glen Stephen Ells between the junior and senior year (1913-1915) for subjects associated with agriculture at the Nova Scotia Agricultural College. The exam papers are mostly typed and cover a range of topics from entomology, dairy, animal husbandry, commercial law, mathematics, and English literature. The exams are annotated and scribbled over and appear to mainly belong to one student Glen Stephen Ells. One exam paper in particular shows strategy planning for a hockey game on the reverse of which Ells was a team-member.

Ells, Glenn Stephens

Two 1915 Nova Scotia Agricultural College junior year English literature tests

UA-43, Box 1, Folder 30
File
1915

Part of Nova Scotia Agricultural College fonds

Photograph of the 1915 short course participants at the Nova Scotia Agricultural College

UA-43, PB Box 10, Folder 9
File
1915

Part of Nova Scotia Agricultural College fonds

File contains a b&w group picture of Nova Scotia Agricultural College students enrolled in a short course in January 5-15, 1915.

1915 tables of dates of sowing, plowing and working plans of vegetable plots for the Nova Scotia Agricultural College

UA-43, Box 4, Folder 20
File
1915

Part of Nova Scotia Agricultural College fonds

File contains tables of dates of sowing, plowing, and working plans of vegetables plots for the 1915 season on the Nova Scotia Agricultural College campus. Created by James Allan, Superintendent of Horticulture.

1915 exhibition vegetable plot plan at the Nova Scotia Agricultural College campus

UA-43, Box 4, Folder 17
File
1915

Part of Nova Scotia Agricultural College fonds

1915 graduating class of the Nova Scotia Agricultural College

UA-43, OVR PB Box 11, Folder 9
File
1915

Part of Nova Scotia Agricultural College fonds

File contains a photograph of Nova Scotia Agricultural College faculty and graduating students in 1915.

1916 list of perennials grown at the Nova Scotia Agricultural College

UA-43, Box 4, Folder 19
File
1916

Part of Nova Scotia Agricultural College fonds

Photocopied 1916 newspaper article re. Nova Scotia government agricultural policy

UA-43, Box 2, Folder 20
File
1916

Part of Nova Scotia Agricultural College fonds

File contains a photocopy of a 9 June 1916 news item from The Pictou Advocate written by Robert H. MacKay, R. Henry Graham, and Robert M. MacGregor, "The Farmers Candidates," entitled "The Policy of the Government in Respect to AGRICULTURE is Centralized at the Provincial College and Farm at Truro."

Melville Cumming articles

MS-14-1, MS-14 OVR Box 1, Folder 11
File
1919-1926

Part of Melville Cumming fonds

File contains two articles written by Nova Scotia Agricultural College principal Melville Cumming on the Nova Scotia Department of Agriculture and an article prepared for MacDonald College Magazine.

Nova Scotia Agricultural College United Students Council 1922 to 1956 meeting minutes

UA-43, Box 2, Folder 12
File
1922–1956

Part of Nova Scotia Agricultural College fonds

The value of field and orchard crops in Nova Scotia 1923

MS-14-1, MS-14, Box 1, Folder 55
File
1923

Part of Melville Cumming fonds

This file contains 5 textual records, which consists of a research article, along with accompanying work which include newspaper article, research table, and correspondences. These records were written by Dr, Melville Cumming in 1923.

The value of field and orchard crops in Nova Scotia 1924

MS-14-1, MS-14, Box 1, Folder 56
File
1924

Part of Melville Cumming fonds

This file contains 4 textual records, which consists of a research article, along with accompanying work which include newspaper article, research table, and a correspondence. These records were written by Dr, Melville Cumming in 1924.

Photograph of attendees of the 1928 Canadian Society of Technical Agriculturists meeting

UA-43, AV8 Drawer 5, Folder 2
File
1928

Part of Nova Scotia Agricultural College fonds

Nova Scotia Agricultural College campus buildings and landscapes photographs taken in 1930 and 1946.

UA-43, PB Box 20, Folder 1
File
1930 & 1946

Part of Nova Scotia Agricultural College fonds

The foundation of Nova Scotia Agriculture College / by C.E. Thompson

UA-43, Box 3, Folder 6
File
1932-1933

Part of Nova Scotia Agricultural College fonds

1933 graduating class of the Nova Scotia Agricultural College

UA-43, OVR PB Box 10, Folder 16
File
1933

Part of Nova Scotia Agricultural College fonds

File contains a b&w photograph of 1933 Nova Scotia Agricultural College graduating class.

1936 graduating class of the Nova Scotia Agricultural College

UA-43, OVR PB Box 10, Folder 6
File
1936

Part of Nova Scotia Agricultural College fonds

File contains a b&w photograph of the 1936 graduating class of the Nova Scotia Agricultural College.

Photographs of Ayrshire field day [at the Nova Scotia Agricultural College] in 1948

UA-43, PB Box 23, Folder 24
File
1940 or 1948

Part of Nova Scotia Agricultural College fonds

File contains two photographs of the Ayrshire field day [at the Nova Scotia Agricultural College] in 1948, one photograph has inscribed on the back: "Micmac [sp?]" Shubenacadie, [sp?]

Meeting minutes, memorandums, and various records related to agricultural education

UA-43, Box 1, Folder 1
File
1942-1944

Part of Nova Scotia Agricultural College fonds

Poultry plucking machine patent

MS-14-43, MS-14, Box 134, Folder 3
File
1944

File contains a poultry plucking machine patent that was issued on July 4th, 1944 to Angus Edward Banting, Truro, NS. Banting signed all his rights, title and interest of the invention over to the Department of Agriculture and Marketing of the Province of Nova Scotia.

Banting, Angus

Text of valedictory by Keith Russell for the May 1946 graduation commencement ceremony held at the Nova Scotia Agricultural College

UA-43, Box 1, Folder 16
File
May, 1946

Part of Nova Scotia Agricultural College fonds

1947 advanced farm class of the Nova Scotia Agricultural College

UA-43, OVR PB Box 18, Folder 1
File
1947

Part of Nova Scotia Agricultural College fonds

File contains a b&w photograph of the Nova Scotia Agricultural College advanced farm class in 1947.

1948-1949 farm classes at the Nova Scotia Agricultural College

UA-43, PB Box 20, Folder 14, Items 1-4
File
1948-1949

Part of Nova Scotia Agricultural College fonds

File contains Nova Scotia Agricultural College farm class photos from 1948-1949. Photo taken outside of a wooden shingled building with pane windows. Photos have been cut and reattached as composites originally. Staples have been removed for preservation.

1948-1949 farm classes at the Nova Scotia Agricultural College

UA-43, PB Box 2, Folder 41, Items 1-2
File
1948-1949

Part of Nova Scotia Agricultural College fonds

File contains Nova Scotia Agricultural College farm class photos from 1948-1949. Photo taken outside of a wooden shingled building with pane windows. Photos have been cut and reattached as composites originally. Staples have been removed for preservation.

Nova Scotia Agricultural College E.S. Archibald Testimonial Scholarship 1950 correspondence and receipt