Archives Permanent Collection

Definition


The entire body of archival records that have been acquired and selected for permanent retention by the Dalhousie University Archives.

Introduction


The Archives Permanent Collection includes selected archival records of Dalhousie University and archival records related to current and former Dalhousie faculty, Nova Scotia performing arts, literature, business, labour, medicine, shipping, and other areas of study. The collection includes physical records, digitized records, and digital archives.

The Archives Permanent Collection is broadly organized into fifteen "thematic" groups:

Manuscript group

Description

Manuscript group

Description

UA

University archives

MS-2

Personal papers

MS-3

Theatre

MS-4

Business

MS-5

Music

MS-6

William Inglis Morse Collection

MS-7

Kipling Collection

MS-8

Shipping

MS-9

Labour unions

MS-10

Labour activists

MS-11

Citizen action groups

MS-12

British shipping records

MS-13

Medicine

MS-14

Agriculture

MS-15

Nova Scotia LGBT Seniors Archive

Related terms


Acquisition

Archival record

Archival value

Collection ID

Reference code

Selection

Learning resources


The Archives Collection Guide provides general information about the Archives Permanent Collection.

See the Introduction to Dalhousie University Archives learning module for more information.

Dalhousie Libraries' documentation


See the University Archives Procedure Manual.