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Frederic William Patterson
Collection · 1916-1971
The fonds consists of three series: 1. Acadia University Office of the President records, 2. Davison records, 3. Reference files.The first series consists of Patterson’s Office of the President records. The second series consists of material that was collected by his daughter, Enid Davison, and his son-in-law, Dr. J. Davison, after his death. The final series is reference material that was collected by Acadia University librarians and archivists after Patterson’s death. 1979.004
Thomas Trotter collection
Collection · [19--], 1901
The collection consists of personal records for Thomas Trotter during his time as President of Acadia College. 1985.006-TRO
Cochrane Shipbuilding Collection
Collection · 1927-1934
Company correspondence, shipping costs, invoices, supply lists and signage blueprints 2001.01.01
Eastern Shore Archives church records collection
Eastern Shore Archives church records collection
Collection · [ca. 1972-2002]
Collection consists of copies and transcriptions of records from various churches and parishes that were located on the Eastern Shore of Nova Scotia or which were used by Eastern Shore residents. The collection contains baptismal, marriage, burial, and confirmation records along with other church records, dating from 1752 to 1982. Some records are on microfilm or have been copied from microfilm, while others are typed or handwritten transcriptions of records. 2003.010, 2004.008, 2011.024
Rev. Raymond MacDonald Collection
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Collection consists of bagpipe music books of mainly Scottish and Irish tunes, audio recordings of pipe music, 1 video cassette of pipe music, a small selection of family history notes and 3 photographs of MacDonald's grandfather, piper, Stephen B. MacNeil. Also received was a set of Great Highland bagpipes that once belonged to MacNeil which were put on display in the Celtic Music Interpretive Centre's Tom Rankin Interactive Exhibit Room. Collection consists of four series: recorded music collected, family history notes, music books and sheet music, photographs 2007.48
Leslie Fairn collection
Collection · [19--], [1902]
Collection consists of architectural drawings for the biological building at Acadia University, and a residence for F.W. Wickwire Esq., Kentville, N.S., as well as photographs of Assembly Hall and College Hall, some taken by Amos Lawson Hardy. 2010.016-FAR, 2012.024-FAR
Eastern Shore Archives cemetery transcriptions collection
Eastern Shore Archives cemetery transcriptions collection
Collection · [ca. 1972]-[ca. 2002]
Collection consists of copies of transcriptions of headstone inscriptions from various cemeteries across the Eastern Shore of Nova Scotia. Records were created between about 1972 and about 2002. The transcriptions are handwritten, and most were created by genealogist Terrance Punch. Fonds also includes copies of cemetery records. Accession number 2003.010.
Eastern Shore Archives school returns collection
Eastern Shore Archives school returns collection
Collection · [ca. 1972]-[ca. 2002]
Collection consists of copies of half-yearly returns of schools along the Eastern Shore of Nova Scotia. The returns date from 1828 to 1839 and give information about the teachers and students at the schools, as well as giving a small amount of information about fee payments and the schools' general finances. Records were copied between about 1972 and about 2002. Accession number 2003.010.
Anna Barbara Webber postcard collection
Anna Barbara Webber postcard collection
Collection · 1905-1914, predominant 1906-1912
Collection consists of postcards accumulated by Anna Barbara Webber. Postcards date from 1905 to 1914, but predominantly from 1906 to 1912. Most postcards are addressed either to Anna Barbara or to her (then) future husband William Wilson Webber, although there are also some to other family members. Most of the postcards refer to events and activities on the Eastern Shore and in Dartmouth, where Anna Barbara lived during this time period. Postcards are each assigned an individual number from 1 to 696, and are arranged into five categories pertaining to their styles or types: postcards representing specific communities, landscape postcards, photograph postcards, greeting cards, and romance cards. Within each category, cards are arranged in order of their number. Accession number 2008.013.
National Air Photo Library collection
National Air Photo Library collection
Collection · 1931-1945
Collection consists of forty monochrome aerial photographs of the Eastern Shore taken between 1931 and 1945. Also includes seven corresponding flight maps. Photographs illustrate the landscapes and coastlines of various locations along the Eastern Shore as they were in 1931-1945. Areas covered by the aerial photographs within this collection include Owl's Head, Little Harbour, Clam Harbour, Burnt Point, Clam Bay, Lake Charlotte, Ship Harbour, Upper Lakeville, Oyster Pond, and the Jeddores. Accession number 2013.039