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Robert McConnell Hattie fonds
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- Textual record
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Fonds
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MS-2-174
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Physical description
22.25 cm of textual records
8 photographs
5 copper photogravure plates
8 photographs
5 copper photogravure plates
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Name of creator
(1876 - 1953)
Biographical history
Robert McConnell Hattie was born in 1876 in Westville, Nova Scotia. He moved to Halifax in 1893 to study at Dalhousie University, where he served as class secretary and graduated in 1897. Hattie, a journalist, was the life secretary of the Class of 1897, and president and editor of Imperial Publishing Company's Maritime Merchant and Industrial Advocate periodicals until his retirement in 1949. He was an active member of Halifax's Civic Improvement League and was involved with the Anti-Tuberculosis League and Citizens' Free Library Committee until his death in 1953.
Custodial history
Records were gifted to Dalhousie University Archives by Mary Jean Hattie in accession (2006-041) in 2006.
Scope and content
Fond consists of correspondence between R.M. Hattie and members of the Dalhousie Class of 1897 between 1893-1951, including newspaper clippings relating to classmates' lives and information regarding class reunions between 1897-1947.
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Language of material
- English
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English
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Restrictions on access
There are no access restrictions on these materials. All material are open for research.
Terms governing use, reproduction, and publication
Materials do not circulate and must be used in the Archives and Special Collections Reading Room. Materials may be under copyright. Contact departmental staff for guidance on reproduction.
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Further accruals are not expected.
General note
Preferred citation: [Identification of item], Robert McConnell Hattie, MS-2-174, Box [box number], Folder [folder number], Dalhousie University Archives, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.