The Archives of Pictou Literary and Scientific Society: A Guide
Collection Number: MS-2-62Fonds-level description created and electronic version prepared by Laurena Fredette, August 2006
Fonds Level Description
Title: Pictou Literary and Scientific Society fonds
Dates: 1828-1861
Extent: 7.5 cm of textual records
The Pictou Literary and Scientific Society was established by a group of local residents on 8 December 1834 at the Pictou Academy in Pictou, Nova Scotia. The society was established to improve the membership’s knowledge of science and literature through weekly lectures and discussions. The officers of the society, as stated in the "Rules of the Pictou Literary and Scientific Society" published in 1836, included a president, two vice-presidents, a secretary and treasurer, and a four person management committee. The society’s lectures covered a range of topics, with the exception of religion and politics, which reflected the knowledge and interest of the membership. Among the notable speakers welcomed by the society were Dr. Thomas McCulloch and a young William Dawson. The society held its last meeting on 12 April 1855 due to lagging interest.
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Patterson, George. “From the Financial Crisis of 1825-6 to the Division of the County 1826-36.”History of the County of Pictou. Montreal, PQ: Dawson Brothers, 1877. 10 July 2006 Available: http://www.rootsweb.com/~nspictou/onlinebooks.
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This fonds was donated to the Dalhousie University Library by Dr. J.D. Logan and Dr. H.F. Munro who acquired the materials from friends. Before being given to Dr. Logan, the manuscript "Memorial in behalf of the Literary and Philosophical Institution of Pictou" was in the custody of the Scammell family. The fonds was accessioned by the Dalhousie University Archives in 1970.
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This fonds consists of materials related to the Pictou Literary and Scientific Society and includes four volumes of documents containing the Society’s rules, minutes, and journal.
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[Identification of item], Pictou Literary and Scientific Society fonds, MS-2-62, Box [box number], Folder [folder number], Dalhousie University Archives and Special Collections, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
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