 The Archives of Richard C. Weldon: A GuideCollection Number: MS-2-126Collection Level DescriptionTitle:
Richard C. Weldon fonds Dates:
1864-1890 Extent:
8 cm of textual records Biographical SketchEducated at Mount Allison and Yale Universities, Richard C. Weldon, QC and PhD, was the first full-time instructor of Common
Law in Canada, founder of Dalhousie's Law School and its first Dean of Law (1883-1914). He also served as a Member of Parliament
(1887-1896) for the Conservatives.
He was born on January 19, 1849 in Sussex, NB and died on 26 Nov 1925 in Halifax, NS. He had five children (one of whom was
named Richard) with his first wife Sarah Maria Tuttle (married in 1877). Just over a year after her death in 1892, he married
Louisa Frances Hare with whom he had seven children.
Bibliography"Descendants of
John WHELDON 1732 - 1821
and
Ann Dale 1732 - 1781
and
Elizabeth Emerson 1739 - 1823
of
Yorkshire, England & Nova Scotia/New Brunswick, Canada
Fifth Generation". Available at http://www3.telus.net/chignecto/weldon/aqwg16.htm#2963 Return to the Table of ContentsCustodial HistoryWith the exception of the textbook (donated in 1985 by Prof. James A. MacDougall), the papers were acquired by the Dalhousie
Archives in August 1971. Their previous ownership is unknown.
Return to the Table of ContentsAccrualsNo further accruals are expected. Return to the Table of ContentsScope and ContentThe fonds consists primarily of correspondence from the period during which Weldon was a Member of Parliament, and includes
personal and business letters. There are also telegrams, bills, invoices, and a geometry textbook from Weldon's studies at
Mount Allison.
Return to the Table of Contents ArrangementFiles are ordered chronologically. Return to the Table of ContentsRelated MaterialThe Francis B.A. Chipman fonds (MS-2-582) contains notes from lectures on shipping given by Weldon during his time teaching
in the Dalhousie Law School.
See also the records of the Dalhousie Faculty of Law (UA 13). Return to the Table of ContentsAccess RestrictionsAll records are open Return to the Table of ContentsPreferred Citation[Identification of item], Richard C. Weldon fonds, MS-2-126, Box [box number], Folder [folder number], Dalhousie University
Archives and Special Collections, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
Return to the Table of ContentsFile Level Descriptions Dates:
1864-1890 Folder - 1.12
Textbook - Analytical Geometry & Calculus
1864
Likely used as a text in one of his courses at Mount Allison University.
Folder -
1.13
Correspondence
1883
Folder - 1.9
Bills and Invoices
1890
Folder - 1.2
Correspondence - Adams-Carling
1890
Folder - 1.1
Correspondence - Chapman, R.
1890
Addressed "My dear cousin."
Folder -
1.3
Correspondence - Clark-Gross
1890
Folder -
1.4
Correspondence - Hare-Peck
1890
Folder - 1.5
Correspondence - Pottinger
1890
Folder -
1.6
Correspondence - Price-Weldon
1890
Folder - 1.11
Correspondence - Weldon, Maria
1890
Folder - 1.7
Correspondence - Wells - Wilbur
1890
Folder - 1.10
Correspondence and petition
1890, n.d.
Includes a letter written by a child (signed Richard Weldon) to a friend named Joe (n.d.); letter to John A. MacDonald from
A.E. Killam and J. M. Steeves (1890); petition to fill the position of Post-Mistress/Post-Master with Enoch Steeves (1890)
- 16 signatories.
Folder -
1.8
Telegrams
1890
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