University presidents

Carleton Stanley's submission to the 1934 New Year Edition of the Halifax Herald

UA-3, Box 102, Folder 2, Item 71
Item
December 1933

Item consists of a typescript copy of Carleton Stanley's submission for the 1934 New Year Edition of the Halifax Chronicle, dated December 20, 1933, addressing the perilous international political and economic situations after the cessation of payment of War Debts and the impending collapse of the Treaty of Versailles, as well as Canada getting its economic house in order. Item contains related correspondence.

Carleton Stanley's submission to the 1934 New Year Edition of the Sydney Post-Record

UA-3, Box 102, Folder 2, Item 70
Item
December 1933

Part of President’s Office fonds

Item consists of a typescript copy of Carleton Stanley's submission to the 1934 New Year Edition of the Sydney Post-Record, prepared in December 1933, discussing the importance of taking a "long-sighted view" of Cape Breton's economic future, rather than using "any temporary upturn in business conditions" as an indicator. Item contains related correspondence.

Carleton Stanley's submission to the Dalhousie Gazette about a Carnegie Corporation donation

UA-3, Box 102, Folder 2, Item 37
Item
29 November 1932

Part of President’s Office fonds

Item consists of an annotated typescript of Carleton Stanley's submission to the Dalhousie Gazette, dated November 29, 1932, praising students for their increased and sustained use of library facilities in response to forthcoming funding from the Carnegie Corporation. Also includes discussions around the use of the new gymnasium.

Carleton Stanley's submission to the Dalhousie Gazette about a new book club

UA-3, Box 102, Folder 2, Item 62
Item
7 October 1933

Part of President’s Office fonds

Item consists of a typescript copy of Carleton Stanley's submission to the October 7th, 1933 issue of the Dalhousie Gazette, outlining the creation of a new Book Club.

Carleton Stanley's submission to the Dalhousie Gazette about the passing of W.H. Chase

UA-3, Box 102, Folder 2, Item 67
Item
25 November 1933

Part of President’s Office fonds

Item consists of a typescript copy of Carleton Stanley's submission to the Dalhousie Gazette, dated November 25, 1933, discussing the passing of Mr. W.H. Chase, one of Dalhousie's Board of Governors.

Carleton Stanley's submission to the Dalhousie Gazette welcoming the 1933 freshman class

UA-3, Box 102, Folder 2, Item 57
Item
22 September 1933

Part of President’s Office fonds

Item consists of a typescript copy of Carleton Stanley's short submission to the Dalhousie Gazette, dated September 22, 1933, welcoming incoming students to Dalhousie University.

Carleton Stanley's submission to the Halifax Chronicle about the completion of registration at Dalhousie

UA-3, Box 102, Folder 2, Item 65
Item
October 1933

Part of President’s Office fonds

Item consists of a typescript copy of Carleton Stanley's submission to the Halifax Chronicle, dated October 16, 1933, outlining the completion of the registration process at Dalhousie University for the 1933-34 session, and a rejection of the rumours of a substantial drop in student registration. Item contains related correspondence.

Carleton Stanley's submission to the Halifax Herald about a new Carnegie Corporation endowment

UA-3, Box 102, Folder 2, Item 46
Item
23 January 1933

Part of President’s Office fonds

Item consists of a press release prepared by Carleton Stanley and submitted to the Halifax Herald and Halifax Chronicle on January 23, 1933, outlining the Carnegie Corporation's creation of a $125,000 endowment for Geology at Dalhousie, following up on several previous substantial monetary donations.

Carleton Stanley's submission to the Halifax Herald about Dalhousie scholarship interest from Pictou County students

UA-3, Box 102, Folder 2, Item 10
Item
23 November 1931

Part of President’s Office fonds

Item consists of a typescript copy of an article submitted to the Halifax Herald by Carleton Stanley about Pictou County interests in Dalhousie scholarships. Item also contains related correspondence.

Carleton Stanley's submission to the Halifax Mail about the fire-prevention protocols in the new Dalhousie gymnasium

UA-3, Box 102, Folder 2, Item 31
Item
17 October 1932

Part of President’s Office fonds

Item consists of a typescript copy of Carleton Stanley's submission to the Halifax Mail, dated October 17, 1932, discussing the fire-resistant nature of the new Dalhousie gymnasium construction. Also includes discussions of facilities and club use.

Carleton Stanley's submission to the Kentville Advertiser about the establishment of a new junior high school

UA-3, Box 102, Folder 2, Item 74
Item
12 January 1934

Part of President’s Office fonds

Item consists of a typescript copy of an article prepared by Carleton Stanley about the creation of a new junior high school in Kentville, Nova Scotia, dated January 12, 1934, and submitted for inclusion in the January 25, 1934 issue of the Kentville Advertiser.

Carleton Stanley's "Toast to Canada" address to the North British Society

UA-3, Box 102, Folder 2, Item 12
Item
30 November 1931

Part of President’s Office fonds

Item consists of a typescript copy of an address delivered by Carleton Stanley to the North British Society on November 30, 1931. Includes discussions related to free speech, independence, and personal security in Canada.

Carleton Stanley's unpublished editorial commentary about the most recent issue of the Dalhousie Review

UA-3, Box 102, Folder 2, Item 66
Item
13 October 1933

Part of President’s Office fonds

Item consists of a typescript copy of Carleton Stanley's editorial submission to the Halifax Herald -- "but not published to date" -- dated October 13, 1933, discussing the most recent issue of the Dalhousie Review.

Change or decay? Carleton Stanley's address before the Empire Club of Canada

UA-3, Box 102, Folder 2, Item 66
Item
9 November 1933

Part of President’s Office fonds

Item consists of an annotated typescript copy of Carleton Stanley's address before the Empire Club of Canada in Toronto, delivered November 9, 1933, under the title "Change or Decay?" The speech discusses the notion of fundamental social ideas that are consistent across the country, the difficulties faced under parliamentary governments to ensure such consistency, and the problems inherent in the present economic system.

This speech later appeared in an amended form in the January 1934 number of the Dalhousie Review.

Clippings of newspaper articles written or collected by Melville Cumming

Series
1924-1969

Part of Melville Cumming fonds

Series contains reproductions and original newspaper clippings either written or collected by Melville Cumming between 1924-1969.

Copy of letter from Budge Wilson to Tom Traves regarding retirement as Dalhousie University President

MS-2-650.2015-036, Box 78, Folder 22
File
July 13, 2014

Part of Budge Wilson fonds

Correspondence between Carleton Stanley's office and the Saint John Telegraph-Journal

UA-3, Box 102, Folder 2, Item 72
Item
December 1933

Part of President’s Office fonds

Item consists of correspondence between Carleton Stanley and the Saint John Telegraph-Journal from December 1933 about the President's inability to supply an editorial to the Christmas Edition of the Telegraph-Journal this year.

Correspondence between Fred Wigmore and Carleton Stanley

UA-3, Box 102, Folder 2, Item 18
Item
20 February 1932

Part of President’s Office fonds

Item consists of handwritten correspondence sent by Fred Wigmore, editor of the Dalhousie Yearbook, to Carleton Stanley discussing the theme of the 1932 Dalhousie Yearbook of "Pilgrim's Progress".

Correspondence between Jessie Lawson and Carleton Stanley about the New Brunswick Teachers Association meeting

UA-3, Box 102, Folder 2, Item 25
Item
June 1932

Part of President’s Office fonds

Item consists of correspondence between Jessie I. Lawson (of the Educational Review) and Carleton Stanley about Stanley's attendance at the New Brunswick Teachers' Association meeting in Fredericton in June 1932.

Cumming in group photo

MS-14-1, PB Box 9, Folder 4, Item 10
Item
[19-]

Part of Melville Cumming fonds

This item is a black and white of Dr. Cumming with a priest and 3 other gentlemen, potentially on the steps of Cumming Hall. Photo was taken by Slaunwhite.

Cumming in Miami, Florida

MS-14-1, PB Box 9, Folder 4, Item 5
Item
[19-]

Part of Melville Cumming fonds

This item is a black and white of photograph, with a stamp on back saying "Miami News Services. Hamilton Wright Jr. – Executive Editor. City Hall, Miami, Florida. Phone 3-4431, Cable. Hamwright. ‘Feature News from a Feature City’. This photograph released to you GRATIS on behalf of the city of Miami, Fla. for editorial use only. Do not use for advertising purposes without written permission"

Dalhousie University : the post-war years, 1945-1963 : President's Convocation address, May 16, 1963, and highlights of the development of the period, by Faculties

MS-1-Ref, Box 1, Folder 20, Item 2
Item
1963

Part of Dalhousie University Reference Collection

Item consists of the text of an address delivered by President Alexander Enoch Kerr at the May 6, 1963 Dalhousie University Convocation ceremonies, about Dalhousie's growth and development in the post-war years (coinciding with Kerr's tenure as President). Item also contains reports submitted by individual faculties about their developments under Kerr's presidency. Includes reports submitted by H.B.S. Cooke (Dean, Faculty of Arts), H.E. Read (Dean, Faculty of Law), C.B. Stewart (Dean, Faculty of Medicine), J.D. McLean (Dean, Faculty of Dentistry), W.R. Trost (Dean, Faculty of Graduate Studies), F.R. Hayes (Director, Institute of Oceanography), E.A. Electa MacLennan (Director, Faculty of Health Professions), J.G. Duff (Director, College of Pharmacy), Arthur H. Shears (Director) and Robert M. MacDonald (Dean-elect, School of Physiotherapy), Guy Henson (Director, Institute of Public Affairs), J.P. Wilkinson (University Librarian), K.D. Gowie (Director, Physical Education), and Bruce G. Irwin (Director, Alumni Association).

Dalhousie University Bulletin: Inauguration number

MS-1-Ref, Box 13, Folder 5, Item 2
Item
October 1931

Part of Dalhousie University Reference Collection

Item consists of two copies of the Dalhousie University Bulletin, Inauguration Number (#4), dated October 1931, from the inauguration of Carleton W. Stanley as president of Dalhousie University. The bulletin contains the program of the event, a photograph of Stanley, transcriptions of addresses given at the event, and a list of delegates from other universities.

Dr. Nicholson H.& S. Pine Hill College

MS-4-250, Box 33, Folder 30
File
15 Sep. 1970

Part of Wamboldt-Waterfield Photographic Collection

Drawing of James Ross

PC1, Box 29, Folder 20
File
[19--]

Part of Dalhousie University Photograph Collection

Item is a charcoal drawing of James Ross, the second Principal of Dalhousie College. The drawing is by Allen.

E.B. Rogers's article about the William Inglis Morse Collection

UA-3, Box 102, Folder 2, Item 44
Item
23 January 1933

Part of President’s Office fonds

Item consists of Carleton Stanley's typescript copy of an article written by E.B. Rogers (at the behest of C.L. Bennet) submitted to the Halifax Chronicle, discussing a substantial donation of a "valuable collection of books" by William Inglis Morse, which would make up the basis of the William Inglis Morse Collection at the Dalhousie Library. Article is dated January 23, 1933.

Education : an address delivered over CBC on Sunday, September 29th, 1946

MS-1-Ref, Box 1, Folder 20, Item 4
Item
1946 September 29

Part of Dalhousie University Reference Collection

Item consists of an offprint containing the text of an address delivered on C.B.C. by President Alexander Enoch Kerr on Sunday, September 29th, 1946, discussing the importance of making available post-secondary education opportunities for service men and women returning from the Second World War.

Eirene M. Walker's article about the William Inglis Morse Collection

UA-3, Box 102, Folder 2, Item 45
Item
23 January 1933

Part of President’s Office fonds

Item consists of Carleton Stanley's typescript copy of an article by Eirene M. Walker (written at the behest of C.L. Bennet) about a donation of "an interesting and valuable collection of books and maps" by William Inglis Morse, making up the basis of the "William Inglis Morse Collection". Article was submitted to the Halifax Herald, dated January 23, 1933.

Excerpts from Carleton Stanley's address to the Ontario Educational Association

UA-3, Box 102, Folder 2, Item 52
Item
April 1933

Part of President’s Office fonds

Item consists of a typescript abridgement of the key points in Carleton Stanley's speech before the Ontario Educational Association, April 1933.

Henry Davies Hicks fonds

MS-2-511
Fonds
1915 - 1990, predominant 1937-1986

Fonds comprises records documenting Henry Hicks' political career and tenure as president of Dalhousie University, as well as his earlier studies at Oxford University and his military service in World War II. There are also records regarding his stamp collecting hobby, his community service, and his long involvement with associations such as the Rhodes Scholarship Committee. Record types include diaries and appointment books, correspondence, manuscripts, philatelic records, newspaper clippings and photographs.

Hicks, Henry D.

In Memoriam of Melville Cumming

Series
1969-1970

Part of Melville Cumming fonds

Series contains reports, speeches, and programs commemorating the life of Melville Cumming.

Invitation to a luncheon in honor of Norman A.M. MacKenzie

MS-2-185, SF Box 27, Folder 48, Item 2
Item
September 3, 1976

Part of Norman Archibald MacRae MacKenzie papers

Item is an invitation to a luncheon held on Friday, September 3, 1976 in Cecil Green Park in Vancouver, British Columbia. The card was included in a scrapbook of material about a bust of Norman A.M. MacKenzie at the University of British Columbia.

Kerr, Alexander - Programs and speeches

MS-1-Ref, Box 1, Folder 20
File
1945-1963

Part of Dalhousie University Reference Collection

File includes a program for the Inauguration of Alexander E. Kerr as President of Dalhousie University (November 13, 1945); "Education" (delivered on CBC September 29, 1946); "The Significance of the Reformed Church Tradition for Modern Education" (1948); and other addresses delivered during his Kerr's tenure.

Knowledge in a vacuum : Carleton Stanley's address at Queen's University

UA-3, Box 102, Folder 2, Item 43
Item
9 January 1933

Part of President’s Office fonds

Item consists of a typescript copy of Carleton Stanley's address to Queen's University on January 9, 1933, under the title "Knowledge in a Vacuum", discussing Keynesian economics and the tumultuous situation since the Treaty of Versailles.

Letter from Frank Cyril James to Ellen Ballon

MS-5-2, Box 1, Folder 15, Item 2
Item
March 23, 1954

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

Letter from Frank Cyril James to Ellen Ballon

MS-5-2, Box 1, Folder 15, Item 1
Item
October 26, 1952

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

Letter from the University of British Columbia Alumni Association

MS-2-185, SF Box 27, Folder 48, Item 5
Item
June 21, 1976

Part of Norman Archibald MacRae MacKenzie papers

Item is a letter from the University of British Columbia Alumni Association. The letter includes information about Norman MacKenzie and the Norman MacKenzie Centre for Fine Arts. The letter was included in a scrapbook of material about a bust of Norman A.M. MacKenzie at the University of British Columbia.

Letters concerning Dr. Cumming

MS-14-1, MS-14, Box 126, Folder 10
File
1900-1909

Part of Melville Cumming fonds

This file contains a 2 letters, a reference letter and a general correspondence.

Library building for Dalhousie University

UA-9, Box 1, Folder 2, Item 6
Item
March 15, 1913

Part of Facilities Management

Item is a first floor plan of the Macdonald Library as suggested (and perhaps drawn) by Arthur Stanley MacKenzie, who was president of Dalhousie from 1911-1931.

Melville Cumming

MS-14-1, PB Box 9, Folder 4, Item 6
Item
[19-]

Part of Melville Cumming fonds

This item is a black and white of photograph taken by Sponagle, Truro, NS.

Melville Cumming

MS-14-1, PB Box 9, Folder 4, Item 8
Item
[19-]

Part of Melville Cumming fonds

This item is a black and white of photograph taken by Climo, Halifax

Melville Cumming

MS-14-1, PB Box 9, Folder 4, Item 9
Item
[19-]

Part of Melville Cumming fonds

This item is a black and white of photograph taken by Climo, Halifax

Melville Cumming

MS-14-1, PB Box 9, Folder 4, Item 2
Item
[19-]

Part of Melville Cumming fonds

This item is black and white portrait taken by the Sponagle Studios, Truro, N.S.

Melville Cumming

MS-14-1, PB Box 9, Folder 4, Item 4
Item
[19-]

Part of Melville Cumming fonds

This item is black and white portrait taken by Climo, Halifax

Melville Cumming group photograph

MS-14-1, PB-OVR Box 10, Folder 5, A25-26
File
1923

Part of Melville Cumming fonds

This file contains 1 photograph of Melville Cumming in a group photo taken at the Truro Golf Club. Taken by Sponagle, Truro, on July 30th, 1923.

Melville Cumming photographs

MS-14-1, PB Box 9, Folder 4
File
[19-]

Part of Melville Cumming fonds

This file contains photographs of Dr.Melville Cumming during different periods of his life.

Melville Cumming age 27 years

MS-14-1, PB Box 9, Folder 4, Item 7
Item
June 1903

Part of Melville Cumming fonds

This item is a black and white of photograph taken by Hurndall, Guelph

Melville Cumming fonds

MS-14-1
Fonds
[1876?]-1970

Fonds contains photographs of Melville Cumming, as well as addresses, research articles/manuscripts, and letters related to agriculture in Nova Scotia written by Melville Cumming. Other material consists of records that were created while Dr. Cumming served as the first principal at the Nova Scotia Agricultural College from 1905-27. He was also an instructor animal husbandry, agronomy, bacteriology and public speaking, and also served as the Secretary of Agriculture for the province from 1907-25. Includes records from 1900-1970 comprised of photographs, certificates, articles, and speeches from the passing of Dr. Cumming.

Cumming, Melville

Melville Cumming's certificates

Series
1942-1957

Part of Melville Cumming fonds

Series contains 4 certificates presented to Melville Cummings as recognition of membership of various institutions.

Melville Cumming's correspondence

Series
1900-1960

Part of Melville Cumming fonds

Series contains correspondence written by or to Dr. Melville Cumming between 1900-1960.

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