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Acacia Villa School

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This collection of records concerning the Acacia Villa School is selected from the papers of Mortimer V. Marshall.

Acacia Villa School was founded in July 1852 as a private school for boys. Originally named the Lower Horton Seminary, it was located at Horton Landing (now Hortonville), Kings County, NS. By about the 1905-1906 school term, the school permitted girls to attend classes. Acacia Villa School closed in [late May] 1920. Today none of the original buildings remain standing, but the Wolfville Historical Society has erected a monument on the grounds of the former school.

In 1963, Mortimer Villiers Marshall researched and wrote A Short History of Acacia Villa School. It was published and distributed through an agreement with the Acadia University Institute. A taped interview at Accession 1981.012 also includes a brief description of this research. While conducting his research, Marshall collected school programs, calendars, photographs, artefacts and other materials relating to the Acacia Villa School; these form the basis of this collection.
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Acacia Villa School Room Mates of Room No. 8

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Dates: 1898
Collection: Acacia Villa School
Description: 1 photograph : sepia toned ; 11.5 x 9 cm mounted on cardboard 16 x 13.5 cm. Item is a photograph of four men who were roommates at the Acacia Villa School. Front of picture is labeled with the names of the individuals: Neakston, Verge, Nichols, and Newcombe.
Accession Number: 1982.008-MAR/6/5

Acacia Villa School Staff

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Dates: 1910 to 1911
Collection: Acacia Villa School
Description: 1 photograph : sepia toned ; 16 x 21.5 cm mounted on cardboard 24.5 x 30 cm. Item is a photograph of the staff of the Acacia Villa School (four men and two woman): Principal A. H. Patterson, R. A. Patterson, Mr. Spinar? Mr. Frank Patterson, Mrs. A. H. Patterson, Miss Edith Woodman. Photograph by A. L. Hardy.
Accession Number: 1982.008-MAR/6/17

Acacia Villa School Staff

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Dates: 1912
Collection: Acacia Villa School
Description: 1 photograph : sepia toned ; 20.5 x 16 cm mounted on cardboard 29.5 X 24.5 cm. Item is a photograph of the staff of the Acacia Villa School (five men and one woman). Back row: Arthur Patterson, J. C. Crowe, McInnes. Front Row: Mrs. Arthur Patterson, Charles Dugas, Flossie Palmeter. Back of cardboard reads: "Gift of J.C. Crowe." Photograph by A. L. Hardy.
Accession Number: 1982.008-MAR/6/21

Acacia Villa School Students and Staff

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Dates: 1912
Collection: Acacia Villa School
Description: 1 photograph : sepia toned ; 25. 5 x 20 cm mounted on cardboard 34 x 29. 5 cm. Item is a photograph of students and staff at the Acacia Villa School. Names of staff and students are written on the back of the photo.
Accession Number: 1982.008-MAR/6/22

Acacia Villa School Students and Staff

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Dates: 1909 to 1910
Collection: Acacia Villa School
Description: 1 photograph : sepia toned ; 24.5 x 19.5 cm mounted on cardboard 35 x 30 cm. Item is a photograph of students and staff at the Acacia Villa School. Second row from left: 1st Ralph Woodman, 2nd Arthur Woodman, 6th Lawrence Firth, 7th Charlie Firth, 9th Charlie Gregg, 10th Frank Woodman.
Accession Number: 1982.008-MAR/6/12

Acacia Villa School Students and Staff

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Collection: Acacia Villa School
Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 11 x 15 cm. Item is a reproduction of a photograph of the Acacia Villa School students and staff in 1899. Back of photograph reads: "1899 From Henry C. Ritchie R.D.2. Scotia N.Y."
Accession Number: 1982.008-MAR/6/28/1

Acacia Villa School students and staff

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Dates: 1910 (year uncertain)
Collection: Acacia Villa School
Description: 1 photograph : sepia toned ; 20.5 x 15.5 cm mounted on cardboard 33 x 25 cm. Item is a photograph of the Acacia Villa School class accompanied by teachers and taken beside one of the buildings on the Acacia Villa School grounds.
Accession Number: 1982.008-MAR/6/14

Acacia Villa School Students and Staff

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Collection: Acacia Villa School
Description: 1 photograph : sepia toned ; 24 x 18 cm mounted on cardboard 35.5 x 27.5 cm. Item is a photograph of the Acacia Villa students and staff.
Accession Number: 1982.008-MAR/6/7

Acacia Villa School Students and Staff

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Dates: 1918 to 1919
Collection: Acacia Villa School
Description: 1 photograph : sepia toned ; 24.5 x 19.5 cm mounted on cardboard 35 x 29.5 cm. Item is a photograph of students and staff at the Acacia Villa School.
Accession Number: 1982.008-MAR/6/24

Acacia Villa School Students and Staff

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Dates: 1897
Collection: Acacia Villa School
Description: 2 photographs : sepia toned ; 24. 5 x 18.5 cm mounted on cardboard 34.5 x 29.5 cm and 24.5 x 19 cm mounted on cardboard 36 x 29.5 cm. Items are two copies of a photograph of the students and staff of the Acacia Villa School.
Accession Number: 1982.008-MAR/6/4

Acacia Villa School Students and Staff

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Dates: 1910 to 1911
Collection: Acacia Villa School
Description: 1 photograph : sepia tones ; 24.5 x 19 cm mounted on cardboard 34 x 29.5 cm. Item is a photograph of students and staff at the Acacia Villa School. Front row 5th Henry Watson, second row 9th Leon Prince, third row : 1st - 9th: Frank Patterson, Arthur Patterson, Miss Fultin, Edith Woodman Crawford, Louise Bowser Dennison, Mrs. Lena Curry Graham, Dorthy Watson, ? Spencer, Reg Patterson.
Accession Number: 1982.008-MAR/6/18

Acacia Villa School Students and Staff

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Collection: Acacia Villa School
Description: 1 photograph : sepia toned ; 24.5 cm x 18.5 cm mounted on cardboard 35 x 29.5 cm. Item is a photograph of the students and staff at the Acacia Villa School.
Accession Number: 1982.008-MAR/6/8

Acacia Villa School Students and Staff

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Dates: 1900 (year approximate)
Collection: Acacia Villa School
Description: 1 photograph : sepia toned ; 24.5 x 18.5 cm mounted on cardboard 35 x 29.5 cm. Item is a photograph of the students and staff at the Acacia Villa School.
Accession Number: 1982.008-MAR/6/6

Acacia Villa School Students and Staff

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Dates: 1894
Collection: Acacia Villa School
Description: 1 photograph : sepia toned ; 21 x 13.5 mounted on cardboard 34.5 x 27.5 cm. Item is a photograph of the students and staff of the Acacia Villa School taken inside of one of the school buildings. Inscribed on cardboard: "Acacia Villa School, Horton Landing. Jan 10, 1894 Fred Alvallace."
Accession Number: 1982.008-MAR/6/1

Acacia Villa School Students and Staff

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Dates: 1904 to 1905
Collection: Acacia Villa School
Description: 2 photographs : sepia toned ; 25 x 19.5 cm mounted on cardboard 34.5 cm x 27.5 cm and 25 x 19.5 cm mounted on cardboard 36.5 x 30.5 cm. Items are two copies of a photograph of the Acacia Villa School students and staff. Back of larger photograph reads: "Gift of Nita (Patterson) Hubley." Smaller copy has names of individuals in the photograph written on the back.
Accession Number: 1982.008-MAR/6/9