Digital Collections

A small selection of materials from Acadia’s Archives & Special Collections are available digitally. Please note that due to copyright restrictions and privacy considerations, most of our materials are not available online. Images on this site are provided for reference and research use only. If you wish to publish or use these images, including on social media, please see our Publication and Use policy.

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Mamie Ingraham
Mamie Ingraham was a student of the Acadia Ladies' Seminary circa 1913/1914.
Margaret Marshall Saunders
Margaret "Marshall" Saunders (1861-1947) was born in Milton, Nova Scotia. In 1882, she…
Marsters family
Records of the Marsters family of Hants County. Deeds, diaries, photographs, correspondence.
Minnie Blanche Bishop
Scrapbooks of Minnie Blanche Bishop's poetry and prose, likely compiled by Lilian E. Bishop.
North Mountain News
Combined newsletter for the communities of Harbourville, Black Rock/Canada Creek, and Burlington, NS
Orchardist's Notebook
This book contains notes from 1924 to 1926 in which an unidentified orchardist (or possibly…
Palmeter family
Records of the Palmeter family of Medford, Kings Co. Farming records, accounts, probate records.
Planter Notes
Newsletter about developments in Planter Studies from 1989-2002.
Port Williams News
Email newsletter about Port Williams, NS
Prat family
Talented artisan sisters from Wolfville, N.S. who founded a book bindery in New York, N.Y.
Proprietors of the Lower Dyke Common Field
In the early days and continuing into the 20th century, under the townships' Commissioners of…
Rebecca Ells family
Rebecca (nee Kinsman) Ells lived and worked on a farm in Port Williams with her sons Manning and…
Robbins Elliott
Acadia grad, Class of 1941. Correspondence and photographs from the Second World War.
Robie Tufts
Migratory bird officer for Nova Scotia from 1919 to 1947. Journals, publications.
Ronald and Vera Longley
The fonds consists of the personal, professional, and family records of Ronald S. Longley and Vera…
Ruby M. Thompson
Acadia grad, Class of 1926. Secretary to Acadia President and Registrar, then Acadia Registrar.
Samuel Elliott family
This digital collection consists of the records of Cora Burnaby Elliott (1880-1968), the daughter…
Service Employees International Union (SEIU). Collective Agreements
Collective Agreements between Acadia University and Service Employees International Union (SEIU)
Sheffield Mills survey and map
Detailed survey of land and a map of Knight's pond in Sheffield Mills.
Sherman and Nancy Bleakney
Acadia graduates: Classes of 1949 and 1951 (Sherman), Class of 1950 (Nancy). Acadia-related photos.
Sherman Bleakney
Dr. J. Sherman Bleakney graduated from Acadia with a B.Sc. (1949) and a M.Sc. (1951); he graduated…
Silas Tertius Rand
Silas Tertius Rand, 1810-1889, attended Horton Academy in Wolfville, N.S. and alternated between…
Sophie Mackay Freeman
Sophie Mackay Freeman, of Auburn, Kings Co., NS, graduated from Acadia Ladies Seminary in 1915. Her…
Special Collections - Books & Publications
Selection of digitized books from special collections