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James Sydney Battis was born December 21, 1886 in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada to Levi and Eliza Battis. He married Jessie Gertrude (Scott) Battis and had 3 children: Margaret, Bill and George. He earned a living as a brakesman with the Intercolonial Railway (ICR) until October 1915, when he volunteered for service as a soldier in the First World War. He joined the Nova Scotia Highlanders, 85th Battalion of the Canadian Expeditionary Force with the rank of Private, left Halifax on the S.S. Olympic on October 13, 1916 and arrived in Liverpool, England on October 19, 1916. On February 10, 1917 his unit was sent to Boulogne, France. He was killed in action on June 19, 1917.

The Saint Mary's University Bookstore was formally established circa 1970. Prior to 1998 the Manager reported to the Vice-President Administration, after 1998 they reported to the Chief Financial Officer.

The Occupational Health and Safety Committee was established in 1989. A Safety Coordinator, who reports to the Vice-President Administration, has been on campus since 1992. Elaine McCullouch served as the Coordinator from 1992 to at least 1999.

The Office of Instructional Development was created in 1998 to provide administrative support to the Senate's Quality of Teaching Committee. The Director is responsible to the VIce-President Academic and Research. Margaret-Anne Bennett was the first director of the Office.

The Board of Studies existed between 1957 and 1964 under the Jesuit administration and was similar to the current Academic Senate. During the Jesuit administration, these existed a Senate and a Board of Studies. When the structure of the administration changed, the Board of Governors was created from the original Senate and the Board of Studies became the current Academic Senate; Known persons to have held the position of Chair: C.J. Fischer (1957-1960) and William A. Stewart (1960-1964); Known persons to have held the position of Secretary: Kevin Cleary (1962-1963).

The contents of the Rare Book Room at Saint Mary's University were transferred from the Bishop Burke Library to the Patrick Power Library in 1969. The material in the Rare Book Room became part of the University's Archival collection in 2002.

The Eastern Shore Tourist Association existed in the mid to late 20th century with the goal of promoting and increasing tourism on the Eastern Shore of Nova Scotia.

Florence Jane Day was born on July 7, 1883 at DeBaie’s Cove. Her parents were Thomas G. Day, who was a mariner at Ship Harbour, and Catherine Kerry (Day). She married Percy Palmer on May 30, 1916 at St. Mary’s Church in Halifax.

Reverend James MacLean was appointed Assistant of St. Peter's Parish in Cheticamp in August of 1943. In July of 1950, he became parish priest of St. George's Parish in Georgeville, and in April 1951, he moved to Holy Cross Parish in Pompquit. In September of 1951, Reverend MacLean began his career in the Navy as a Chaplin, from which he retired with the rank of Brigadier General. From 1975 to 1980, he was Parish priest of Saint Margaret's Parish in Grand Mira, and from 1980 to 1989, in Saint Mary's Parish in Sydney, Nova Scotia.

He died in January 2015.

Arthur Ferguson was born December 29, 1878. He was the son of farmer and fisherman, Joseph John A. Ferguson of Lower East Chezzetcook and his second wife Jane Margaret Conrod. Arthur also worked as a fisherman and was listed as living in East Chezzetcook with his mother in the 1911 census.