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Wolfville, Kings County, N.S.

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Wolfville Presbyterian Church

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Collection: Elizabeth McWhinnie
Description: 1 postcard : b&w ; 8.5 x 13.5cm. – Taken by Edson Graham, photographer. Postcard shows the Wolfville Presbyterian Church from the front. A tree appears on each outer edge of the image. This church became the United Church of Canada in 1925.
Accession Number: 2011.065-WHI/013
Creator: Graham, Edson, 1869-1956
Type: postcard

Emmerson Memorial Library

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Collection: Elizabeth McWhinnie
Description: 1 postcard : b&w ; 8.5 x 13.5cm. – Taken by Edson Graham, photographer. Postcard shows Emmerson Memorial Library (Now Emmerson Hall). Grounds immediately surrounding building are not landscaped. One large bare tree is immediately to the left of the building. An apple orchard is visible in the background.
Accession Number: 2011.065-WHI/015
Creator: Graham, Edson, 1869-1956

Ladies' Residence

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Collection: Elizabeth McWhinnie
Description: 1 postcard : b&w ; 8.5 x 13.5cm. – Taken by Edson Graham, photographer. Postcard shows the Ladies Residence (later named Whitman House) at Acadia University, Wolfville. Building is surrounded by apple trees. A house is visible in the left of the image in the background.
Accession Number: 2011.065-WHI/017
Creator: Graham, Edson, 1869-1956
Type: postcard

Rhodes Hall

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Collection: Elizabeth McWhinnie
Description: 1 postcard : b&w ; 8.5 x 13.5cm. – Taken by Edson Graham, photographer. Postcard shows Rhodes Hall at Acadia University in Wolfville. Bare trees are visible in the background, and Chipman Hall, which burned in 1914, is visible behind Rhodes Hall.
Accession Number: 2011.065-WHI/016
Creator: Graham, Edson, 1869-1956
Type: postcard

Wolfville post office

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Collection: Elizabeth McWhinnie
Description: 1 postcard : b&w ; 8.5 x 13.5cm. – Taken by Edson Graham, photographer. Postcard shows the Wolfville post office from the front. Apple trees and a few houses are visible behind the post office.
Accession Number: 2011.065-WHI/012
Creator: Graham, Edson, 1869-1956
Type: postcard

Acadia College

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Collection: Aretus C. and Bessie G. Anderson
Description: A.L.Hardy, Kentville N.S. - 1 photograph : b&w, nit. : 11.5cm x 19cm, in frame 14.5cm x 22cm. - Photo shows Acadia's College Hall taken from across the street. Tops of campus buildings are visible behind College Hall, and houses can be seen to the right. Inscription in ink on frame reads "Acadia College". "171" written in white on photograph. Stamp on back reads…
Accession Number: 2004.013-AND/015
Type: photograph

Stairwell in Seminary

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Collection: Amy Knight Prescott
Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 5.8 x 8.5cm.
Accession Number: 1980.003-PRE/010

Two men sitting on steps

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Collection: Amy Knight Prescott
Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 6.1 x 8.6cm. Two men sitting on the front steps of a house.
Accession Number: 1980.003-PRE/007

Record of sunshine

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Collection: Wolfville Meteorological Station
Description: Record of sunshine from January 1913 to December 1915. Includes the times of the sunshine and total hours of sunshine.
Accession Number: 1900.382-WMS/056
Type: textual record

Wind records

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Collection: Wolfville Meteorological Station
Description: A record book of the Wolfville Meteorological Station's wind records from 1933-1934. Wind record book 1900.382/54 o/s indicates that the observer was H.G. Perry, presumably Horace Greely. He was an Acadia graduate of 1903 and later a prominent Acadia Biology Professor, from 1919-1944, and Senior Dean of Arts and Sciences, from 1923-1944 (The Acadia Record 1838-1953). He officially retired…
Accession Number: 1900.382-WMS/055
Type: textual record

Original record of synoptic observations

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Collection: Wolfville Meteorological Station
Description: An original record of synoptic observations taken in Wolfville from February 1 to February 27, 1949. Includes data on sea level pressure, dew, cloud, wind direction, wind speed, visibility, weather, dry bulb temperature and total amount of precipitation.
Accession Number: 1900.382-WMS/145
Type: textual record

Meteorological observations

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Collection: Wolfville Meteorological Station
Description: A record book of meteorological observations from April to October 1910. Includes data on temperature, barometric pressure, humidity, vapour, weather, wind, clouds, rain and snow. Record books issued by the Department of Marine and Fisheries. Dominion of Canada.
Accession Number: 1900.382-WMS/001
Type: textual record

Meteorological observations

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Collection: Wolfville Meteorological Station
Description: A record book of Wolfville Meteorological Station's weather readings from 1934-1935. Includes station pressure, temperature
and humidity and extremes of temperature. Record book issued by Department of Marine, Canada. Meteorological Service of Canada – Head Office, Toronto, Ont.
Accession Number: 1900.382-WMS/035
Type: textual record

Shoreline, dykes, aboiteaux and placement of dyke walls and aboiteaux

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Collection: Sherman Bleakney
Description: Three base maps of the dykes, aboiteaux and shoreline from Wolfville to Grand Pre from 1760 - 1973 altered by Sherman Bleakney. Bleakney has indicated, in colour, the system of dyke walls from 1760-1950. Probably compiled by Sherman between 1994 and 1997.
Accession Number: 2004.039-BLE/004
Creator: Bleakney, John Sherman, 1928-2019
Type: map

Locations of clam shells in the Wolfville harbour

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Collection: Sherman Bleakney
Description: Overlay sketches of the Wolfville harbour region in 1959 and 1973, taken from an aerial photograph, that indicate where 750 year old clams were located.
Accession Number: 2004.039-BLE/007
Creator: Bleakney, John Sherman, 1928-2019
Type: textual record

Break in the Wolfville Dyke

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Collection: Sherman Bleakney
Description: Three black and white photographs of the Wolfville Dyke. First photo shows a break in the Wolfville Dyke in 1931. Second photo shows the road to Wolfville Light flooded in 1931. The third photo is of the flooded road to the Government Wharf in Wolfville in 1913.
Accession Number: 2004.039-BLE/016
Creator: Graham, Edson, 1869-1956
Type: photograph

Scrapbook of poetry

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Collection: Minnie Blanche Bishop
Description: Poetry scrapbook ; typescript, handwritten. Assembled after 1886. Note glued to cover says, "Memorabilia of Miss Blanche Bishop, M.A. loaned to ACADIA UNIVERSITY LIBRARY by Miss Lilian Bishop Not to be taken from the Library". Written on spine "B's verse Scrap Book" and "Lilian E. Bishop, Greenwich, N.S." Includes clippings and typescript poems glued onto pages…
Accession Number: 1925.001-BIS/001
Creator: Bishop, Minnie Blanche, 1864-1917
Type: textual record

Scrapbook of prose

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Collection: Minnie Blanche Bishop
Description: Prose scrapbook ; typescript, handwritten. Note glued to cover says, "MEMORABILIA of Miss Blanche Bishop, M.A. loaned to ACADIA UNIVERSITY LIBRARY by Miss Lilian Bishop Not to be taken from the Library". Written on spine "B's Prose Scrap Book" and "Lilian E. Bishop, Greenwich, N.S." Includes clippings of published essays and articles glued onto and loosely…
Accession Number: 1925.001-BIS/002
Creator: Bishop, Minnie Blanche, 1864-1917
Type: textual record

Tabernacle Sewing Club record book

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Collection: Acadia University. Young Women's Christian Association
Description: Record book, includes minutes and constitution.
Accession Number: 1900.373-YWC/003
Creator: Acadia University. Young Women's Christian Association
Type: textual record

Membership card

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Collection: Acadia University. Young Women's Christian Association
Description: Membership card, includes Association objectives.
Accession Number: 1900.373-YWC/004
Creator: Acadia University. Young Women's Christian Association
Type: textual record

Association News Committee record book

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Collection: Acadia University. Young Women's Christian Association
Description: Record book includes list of books in the library and clippings about the Association.
Accession Number: 1900.373-YWC/002
Creator: Acadia University. Young Women's Christian Association
Type: textual record

Photograph album

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Collection: Ruby M. Thompson
Description: Photos of Acadia University individuals and buildings. Some photographs may be earlier than 1927.
Accession Number: 1993.001-THO/007
Type: textual record

Photo album

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Collection: Eva Bessie Lockhart
Description: Photo album of the Class of 1916 at Acadia University as well as friends and family.
Accession Number: 1969.002-LOC/022
Creator: Lockhart, Eva Bessie, 1890-1985
Type: album

Photo album

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Collection: Eva Bessie Lockhart
Description: Photo album of Acadia University, includes notations.
Accession Number: 1969.002-LOC/021
Creator: Lockhart, Eva Bessie, 1890-1985
Type: album

Diary and scrapbook

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Collection: Sophie Mackay Freeman
Description: Writings, letters, programs, souvenirs, calling cards, pressed flowers, and memoirs of her time at the Acadia Ladies' Seminary and in Wolfville.
Accession Number: 2014.003-FRE/001
Creator: Freeman, Sophie Mackay, fl. 1915
Type: album

Student scrapbook

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Collection: Mamie Ingraham
Description: Scrapbook [1913?] compiled by Acadia Ladies' Seminary student Mamie Ingraham [Ingram?]. Includes photographs (unidentified), cards, postcards, drawings, mementos, and programs from her time at the Seminary. Includes Seminary yells.
Accession Number: 1984.005-ING/001
Creator: Ingraham, Mamie, fl. 1913
Type: album

Photo album

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Collection: Haley family
Description: Photograph album of Haley family and friends as well as students of the Acadia Ladies' Seminary and the area around Grand Pre. Some people are identified.
Accession Number: 1900.207-HAL/1
Creator: Haley, Marjorie King, b. 1894
Type: album

Student scrapbook

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Collection: Eldred E. Bridges
Description: Scrapbook (1920-1924) compiled by Acadia student Eldred E. Bridges. Includes programs, invitations, notations, one-year diary, registry cards, tickets, and related for the years she attended Acadia.
Accession Number: 1900.108-BRI/001
Creator: Bridges, Eldred E., b. 1904
Type: album

Acadia University. War Memorial Organ

Dates: 1957
Collection: Archival Catalogue
Type: archival description

Lillian Grant

Dates: 1916
Collection: Lillian Grant, Archival Catalogue
Type: archival description

John Frederic Herbin

Dates: 1849 to 1990 (year approximate)
Collection: John Frederic Herbin, Archival Catalogue
Type: archival description

Aretus C. and Bessie G. Anderson

Dates: 1901 to 1903
Collection: Aretus C. and Bessie G. Anderson, Archival Catalogue
Type: archival description

Acadia University. Graduate Studies Committee

Dates: 1948 to 1954
Collection: Archival Catalogue
Type: archival description

Amy Knight Prescott

Dates: 1921 (year approximate) to 1924 (year approximate)
Collection: Amy Knight Prescott, Archival Catalogue
Type: archival description

Sophie Mackay Freeman

Dates: 1914 to 1915
Collection: Sophie Mackay Freeman, Archival Catalogue
Type: archival description

Underwriters' Survey Bureau, Limited

Dates: 1924 to 1964
Collection: Archival Catalogue
Type: archival description

Westwood General Hospital Association

Dates: 1929 to 1935
Collection: Archival Catalogue
Type: archival description

Annie D. Robertson

Dates: 1882 to 1885
Collection: Archival Catalogue
Type: archival description

Town of Wolfville. Centennial Celebrations

Dates: Unknown year in the century of the 1900s, 1930
Collection: Archival Catalogue
Type: archival description

Ruby M. Thompson

Dates: Unknown year in the century of the 1900s to 1933
Collection: Ruby M. Thompson, Archival Catalogue
Type: archival description

Horton Collegiate Academy collection

Dates: 1829 (year approximate) to 1959
Collection: Horton Collegiate Academy, Archival Catalogue
Type: archival description

Grand Pre Marsh Body

Dates: 1923 to 2004
Collection: Grand Pre Marsh Body, Archival Catalogue
Type: archival description

Imperial Order Daughters of the Empire. Sir Robert Borden Chapter

Dates: 1915 to 2000
Collection: Archival Catalogue
Type: archival description

Acadia University. Department of Geology

Dates: 1838 to 1987
Collection: Archival Catalogue
Type: archival description

Acadia University. Associated Alumni of Acadia University

Dates: 1843 to 1999
Collection: Archival Catalogue
Type: archival description

Beverly Burlock

Dates: 1959 to 1962
Collection: Archival Catalogue
Type: archival description

Acadia University. Athenaeum Society

Dates: 1860 to 1977
Collection: Archival Catalogue
Type: archival description

William Parquet

Dates: 1989
Collection: Archival Catalogue
Type: archival description

Sherman Bleakney

Dates: 1945 to 2012
Collection: Sherman Bleakney, Archival Catalogue
Type: archival description

Jarold K. Zeman

Dates: 1900 to 2013
Collection: Archival Catalogue
Type: archival description

Annapolis Valley Image Collection

Dates: Unknown year in the century of the 1800s, Unknown year in the century of the 1900s, 1913 to 1924
Collection: Annapolis Valley Image Collection, Archival Catalogue
Type: archival description

Eldred E. Bridges

Dates: 1920 to 1924
Collection: Eldred E. Bridges, Archival Catalogue
Type: archival description

Carmita Bernice Robinson

Dates: 1939 to 1943
Collection: Archival Catalogue
Type: archival description

Humanities Association of Canada. Wolfville Branch

Dates: 1958 to 1977
Collection: Archival Catalogue
Type: archival description

James and Enid Davison

Dates: 1934 to 2004
Collection: Archival Catalogue
Type: archival description

Canadian Federation of University Women. Wolfville Club

Dates: 1938 to 2014
Collection: Archival Catalogue
Type: archival description

Acadia University. Young Women's Christian Association

Dates: 1909 to 1919
Collection: Acadia University. Young Women's Christian Association, Archival Catalogue
Type: archival description

Acadia University. Young Men's Christian Association

Dates: 1889 to 1922
Collection: Acadia University. Young Men's Christian Association, Archival Catalogue
Type: archival description

Acadia University. Senate

Dates: 1882 to 2022
Collection: Archival Catalogue
Type: archival description

Ronald and Vera Longley

Dates: 1911 to 1969
Collection: Ronald and Vera Longley, Archival Catalogue
Type: archival description

Acadia University. Student Christian Movement

Dates: 1926 to 1974
Collection: Archival Catalogue
Type: archival description

Carolyn Alexander Currie

Dates: 1911 to 1965
Collection: Archival Catalogue
Type: archival description

Acadia University. Department of Physical Education and Recreation

Dates: 1919 to 1969
Collection: Archival Catalogue
Type: archival description

Acadia University. Department of History and Classics

Dates: 2001
Collection: Archival Catalogue
Type: archival description

Acadia University. School of Music

Dates: 1914 to 1996
Collection: Archival Catalogue
Type: archival description

Mamie Ingraham

Dates: 1913 (year uncertain)
Collection: Mamie Ingraham, Archival Catalogue
Type: archival description

Acadia Ladies' Seminary

Dates: 1867 to 1945
Collection: Acadia Ladies' Seminary, Archival Catalogue
Type: archival description

Acadia University. School of Nutrition and Home Economics

Dates: 1929 to 2002
Collection: Archival Catalogue
Type: archival description

Willow Bank Cemetery

Dates: 1880 to 1987
Collection: Archival Catalogue
Type: archival description

Acadia University. Class of 1924 Album

Dates: 1920 to 1924
Collection: Acadia University. Class of 1924 Album, Archival Catalogue
Type: archival description

Corporation of the Eastern Kings Memorial Hospital

Dates: 1930 to 1996
Collection: Archival Catalogue
Type: archival description

Women's Auxiliary of Eastern Kings Memorial Hospital

Dates: 1941 (year uncertain) to 2004
Collection: Archival Catalogue
Type: archival description

Joyce Duncanson

Dates: 1937 to 1939
Collection: Joyce Duncanson, Archival Catalogue
Type: archival description

Elizabeth McWhinnie

Dates: 1913 to 1922
Collection: Elizabeth McWhinnie, Archival Catalogue
Type: archival description

Township of Horton

Dates: 1760 to Unknown year in the century of the 1900s
Collection: Township of Horton, Archival Catalogue
Type: archival description

Wolfville Players

Dates: 1937 to 1963
Collection: Archival Catalogue
Type: archival description

Ronald B. Mitton

Dates: 1944
Collection: Archival Catalogue
Type: archival description

Wolfville Meteorological Station

Dates: Unknown year in the century of the 1900s to 1949
Collection: Archival Catalogue, Wolfville Meteorological Station
Type: archival description

Acadia University Centennial

Dates: 1937 to 1938
Collection: Archival Catalogue
Type: archival description

Wolfville Area Inter-Church Council

Dates: 1971 to 2006
Collection: Archival Catalogue
Type: archival description

Acadia University. Alpha Delta Club

Dates: 1945 to 1970
Collection: Archival Catalogue
Type: archival description

Acadia University. Alpha Psi Omega Honor Drama Fraternity. Delta Cast

Dates: 1930 to 1953
Collection: Archival Catalogue
Type: archival description

Acadia University Amateur Radio Club

Dates: 1978 to 1979
Collection: Archival Catalogue
Type: archival description

Acadia Amateur Athletic Association

Dates: 1898 to 1936
Collection: Archival Catalogue
Creator: Acadia Amateur Athletic Association
Type: archival description

Leslie Fairn

Dates: Unknown year in the century of the 1900s, 1902 (year approximate)
Collection: Archival Catalogue
Type: archival description

Beatrice Arlene Beers

Dates: 1933 to 1939
Collection: Archival Catalogue
Type: archival description

Acadia College Jubilee, 1888

Dates: 1888
Collection: Archival Catalogue
Type: archival description