File UA-9, Box 1, Folder 1 - Macdonald Memorial Library construction drawings

Library for Dalhousie University : second floor plan Library for Dalhousie University : south elevation Library for Dalhousie University : west elevation Library for Dalhousie : plan and section of main entrance

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Macdonald Memorial Library construction drawings

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  • Architectural drawing

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UA-9, Box 1, Folder 1

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  • 1913 - 1920, predominant 1913 (Creation)

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15 architectural drawings : ink on waxed linen ; 50 x 37 cm

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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.

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Accession 2006-029

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Sheets contain the signatures of G.S. Campbell, Chairman of the Board of Governors, and building contractors A.D. Falconer and D. McDonald.

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