Digital Collections

Selections from the Esther Clark Wright Archives and the Vaughan Memorial Library's Special Collections. Please note: These images are provided for reference and research use only. If you wish to publish or use these images, please fill out the Request Permission to Publish form
Planter Notes
Newsletter about developments in Planter Studies from 1989-2002.
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
Starr family (part 2)
Family from Cornwallis, Kings County. Correspondence regarding apple farming.
Stephen March
19th century Baptist minister. Correspondence, diary, essay, hymns, notes, speeches.
The Axe (Acadia Yearbook)
The Canard Fruit Company Limited
In 1911, the Canard Fruit Co. Limited formed with the objective of buying, packing and selling…
Township of Cornwallis
In 1759, the Governor of Nova Scotia was empowered to give land grants to New England settlers…
Township of Horton
In 1759/1760, the Township of Horton was bordered by the Gaspereau and Habitant Rivers and included…
Township of Parrsboro
The Township of Parrsboro Record Book is a handwritten volume of births, deaths, and marriages,…
William Inglis Morse
Horton and Acadia grad, class of 1897. Philanthropist and writer. Maps, watercolours, manuscripts.