Sir James Dunn Building

References

Photographs

Dalhousie University Photograph Collection

• Dunn Building. c1975. PC1, 2.2.
• Sir James Dunn Building - Physics department. 1962. PC1, 31.34.
• Sir James Dunn Building Opening Ceremony. [October 1960]. PC1, 31.28.
• Sir James Dunn Science building - corner stone laying. 1958. PC1, 3.10.
• Sir James Dunn Science building - corner stone laying. October 1958. PC1, 2.18.
• Sir James Dunn Science building construction. September 1959. PC1, 2.17.
• Sir James Dunn Science Building exterior. November 1980. PC1, 31.29.

Pharos Yearbook

• [Dunn Building]. Pharos. 1989, p. 242.

PR Photos

• "A Whole Lot Is Better Than Half..." [Sir James Dunn Building Parking Lot Construction Shot] [newspaper clipping]. September 25, 1991. Sir James Dunn Building [file], Item 6.
• (M)ain (E)ntrance - Dunn Building [copy 1]. n.d. Sir James Dunn Building [file], Item 18.
• (M)ain (E)ntrance - Dunn Building [copy 2]. n.d. Sir James Dunn Building [file], Item 42.
• (Sir James Dunn Building - Perimeter Drainage System Repair - 1). September 25, 1975. Sir James Dunn Building [file], Item 8.
• (Sir James Dunn Building - Perimeter Drainage System Repair - 2). September 25, 1975. Sir James Dunn Building [file], Item 12.
• (Sir James Dunn Building - Perimeter Drainage System Repair - 3 - Front-End Loader). September 25, 1975. Sir James Dunn Building [file], Item 13.
• (Sir James Dunn Building - Perimeter Drainage System Repair - 4). September 25, 1975. Sir James Dunn Building [file], Item 14.
• (Sir James Dunn Building - Perimeter Drainage System Repair) [newspaper clipping]. [October 3, 1975]. Sir James Dunn Building [file], Item 9.
• [Dunn Bldg] [copy 1]. [1980]. Dalhousie Gymnasium [file], Item 1.
• [Dunn Building Planetarium]. January 18, 1979. Sir James Dunn Building [file], Item 19.
• [Repairing the drainage lines in the Dunn parking lot]. [April 1984]. Sir James Dunn Building [file], Item 43.
• [Sir James Dunn Building - Cornerstone] [copy 1]. n.d. Sir James Dunn Building [file], Item 17.
• [Sir James Dunn Building - Cornerstone] [copy 2]. n.d. Sir James Dunn Building [file], Item 20.
• [Sir James Dunn Building - Cornerstone] [copy 3]. n.d. Sir James Dunn Building [file], Item 21.
• [Sir James Dunn Building - Exterior - Front Entrance - 1] [5" X 7"]. n.d. Sir James Dunn Building [file], Item 1.
• [Sir James Dunn Building - Exterior - Front Entrance - 1] [8.5" X 11"]. n.d. Sir James Dunn Building [file], Item 16.
• [Sir James Dunn Building - Exterior - Front Entrance - 1] [facsimile]. n.d. Sir James Dunn Building [file], Item 15.
• [Sir James Dunn Building - Exterior - Front Entrance - 2]. n.d. Sir James Dunn Building [file], Item 2.
• [Sir James Dunn Building - Exterior - Front Entrance - 3]. November 26, 1980. Sir James Dunn Building [file], Item 10.
• [Sir James Dunn Building Parking Lot Construction Shot] [reproduction of newspaper graphic]. September 25, 1991. Sir James Dunn Building [file], Item 5.
• [Sir James Dunn Building Parking Lot Construction Shot]. September 25, 1991. Sir James Dunn Building [file], Item 4.
• A view of the Sir James Dunn Science Building as it nears completion. [1960]. Sir James Dunn Building [file], Item 29.
• Alumni Day... [helium liquifier shown to tour group of Dalhousie alumni families] [newspaper clipping]. n.d. Sir James Dunn Building [file], Item 23.
• Classroom Construction - Sir James Dunn Bldg [-] Physics. [c1958-1960]. Sir James Dunn Building [file], Item 36.
• Construction in Sir James Dunn Bldg [-] Physics [Men's Washroom]. [c1958-1960]. Sir James Dunn Building [file], Item 32.
• Construction in the Sir James Dunn Bldg [-] Physics [Construction Materials and Equipment]. [c1958-1960]. Sir James Dunn Building [file], Item 35.
• Construction in the Sir James Dunn Bldg [-] Physics [Painters]. [c1958-1960]. Sir James Dunn Building [file], Item 34.
• Construction on Sir James Dunn Bldg [-] Physics. [c1958-1960]. Sir James Dunn Building [file], Item 31.
• Dunn Bldg [copy 2]. 1980. Dalhousie Gymnasium [file], Item 2.
• Dunn Buildg. Tour (Physics). October 28, 1975. Sir James Dunn Building [file], Item 7.
• Physics Department - Sir James Dunn Bldg [Unfinished Room and Ceiling]. [c1958-1960]. Sir James Dunn Building [file], Item 40.
• Physics Department, Sir James Dunn Bldg [-] Classroom construction. [c1958-1960]. Sir James Dunn Building [file], Item 41.
• Physics Department, Sir James Dunn Bldg [Hallway]. [c1958-1960]. Sir James Dunn Building [file], Item 39.
• Physics Department-Sir James Dunn Bldg [-] Classroom. [c1958-1960]. Sir James Dunn Building [file], Item 38.
• Physics Dept - construction in Sir James Dunn Bldg. [c1958-1960]. Sir James Dunn Building [file], Item 33.
• Physics Dept.-Sir James Dunn Bldg construction. [c1958-1960]. Sir James Dunn Building [file], Item 37.
• Sir James Dunn Science Building - Main Entrance nears completion [1]. n.d. Sir James Dunn Building [file], Item 24.
• Sir James Dunn Science Building - Main Entrance nears completion [2]. June 13, 1960. Sir James Dunn Building [file], Item 25.
• Sir James Dunn Science Building -- view of the main entrance under construction. [1960]. Sir James Dunn Building [file], Item 28.
• Sir James Dunn Science Building (South Wing - Loading Zone). n.d. Sir James Dunn Building [file], Item 27.
• Sir James Dunn Science Building nears completion as seen from the University of King's College. n.d. Sir James Dunn Building [file], Item 22.
• View of the Sir James Dunn Science Building on the South Side. n.d. Sir James Dunn Building [file], Item 26.

University News

• [Dunn excavation repairs]. University News. October 3, 1975, p. 5.

Publications

• President's Report. 1955-1959.

Books

• Waite, Peter B. The Lives of Dalhousie University. Vol. 2, Ch. 8. Montreal: McGill-Queen's University Press, 1998.

Dal News

• "Dal's unofficial swimming pool..repairing the drainage lines in the Dunn parking lot..." Dal News. April 5, 1984, p. 14.

Dalhousie Alumni News

• "High winds damage campus." Dalhousie Alumni News. April 1976, p. 1.

Dalhousie Gazette

• "Dunn building rises skyward." Dalhousie Gazette. October 22, 1958, p. 8.
• "For Posterity; list of items deposited in cornerstone of Sir James Dunn Science Building." Dalhousie Gazette. October 29, 1958, p. 6.
• "Honoured guests at Dal today." Dalhousie Gazette. October 31, 1957, p. 1.
• "Lady Dunn at Dal." Dalhousie Gazette. November 3, 1960, p. 1.
• "Lady Dunn, Beaverbrook to visit Dalhousie next week." Dalhousie Gazette. October 22, 1958, p. 1.
• "Sir James Dunn Day celebrated." Dalhousie Gazette. November 5, 1958, p. 1.
• "Studley campus explodes into growth." Dalhousie Gazette. October 7, 1959, p. 5.
• "Thank you, Lady Dunn." Dalhousie Gazette. October 27, 1960, p. 1.
• "The James Dunn Science Building; Programme for Special Convocation for the Laying of the Cornerstone." Dalhousie Gazette. October 29, 1958, p. 4-5.
• "Work begins on Science Building." Dalhousie Gazette. December 4, 1957, p. 5.
• [Construction, 1958]. Dalhousie Gazette. October 22, 1958, p. 4.
• [Lady Dunn lays cornerstone]. Dalhousie Gazette. November 5, 1958, p. 1.
• Campbell, D. G. "University housing and space shuffle." Dalhousie Gazette. October 14, 1982, p. 16.
• Hurley, Jim. "The Sir James Dunn Science Building; a scientific first for Dalhousie." Dalhousie Gazette. November 18, 1959, p. 5.
• Kerr, A.E. "A New Men's Residence." Dalhousie Gazette. March 19, 1958, p. 5.
• Lady Dunn turning first sod. Dalhousie Gazette. October 22, 1958, p. 4.

Dalhousie News

• "A Whole Lot Is Better Than Half..." Dalhousie News. September 25, 1991, p. 11.
• "Architecture and SUB undergo major reconstruction." Dalhousie News. June 12, 2002, p. 3.

Dalhousie University Scrapbooks

• Dalhousie University Scrapbooks [newspaper clippings from across Canada pertaining to Dalhousie]. c1924-1959. 13 boxes of bound scrapbooks.

University News

• "...repairs to the perimeter drainage system around...the Sir James Dunn Science Building..." University News. October 3, 1975, p. 5.
• "Dunn heating hookup repaired." University News. January 17, 1980, p. 3.
• "Observatory built by physics." University News. September 5, 1975, p. 21.
• "Other Dalhousie buildings, facilities honour benefactors, valued faculty." University News Rink Supplement. November, 1982, p. 2.
• Sir James Dunn Science Building. University News. November 15, 1979, p. 4.
• Slopek, Gina Wilkins. "Grand opening for 2500 stars." University News. January 18, 1979, p. 1.
• Wilkins Slopek, Gina. "Grand opening for 2500 stars." University News. January 18, 1979, p. 1-2.
• Wilkins, Gina. "Dalhousie has enough space, say consultants, needs rearranging." University News. June 1982, p. 1.

Textual Records

Board of Governors Minutes 1945-1967

• Building, Dunn -- Contracts with architects and associate architects for the Science Centre and Men's Residence. BoG Minutes. September 19, 1957. MS-1-1, A-14, p. 99.
• Building, Dunn, Sir James, Science -- Buildings and Grounds Committee -- Annual report. BoG Minutes. May 14, 1959. MS-1-1, A-14, p. 260.
• Building, Sir James Dunn Science -- Architects' plans for new Science Building. BoG Minutes. August 22, 1957. MS-1-1, A-14, p. 92.
• Building, Sir James Dunn Science -- Call for tenders and conditions for submitting tenders for the excavation and foundation of. BoG Minutes. March 4, 1958. MS-1-1, A-14, p. 149.
• Building, Sir James Dunn Science -- Contract with Foundation Maritimes Limited for construction of. BoG Minutes. August 20, 1958. MS-1-1, A-14, p. 189.
• Building, Sir James Dunn Science -- Cornerstone to be laid on October 29, 1958. BoG Minutes. December 12, 1957. MS-1-1, A-14, p. 119.
• Building, Sir James Dunn Science -- Opening ceremonies. BoG Minutes. October 12, 1960. MS-1-1, A-15, p. 136.
• Building, Sir James Dunn Science -- Sprinklers not recommended. BoG Minutes. April 9, 1958. MS-1-1, A-14, p. 154.
• Building, Sir James Dunn Science -- Stone for. BoG Minutes. April 9, 1958. MS-1-1, A-14, p. 153.
• Building, Sir James Dunn Science -- Tender from Cameron Contracting Limited for excavation and foundation accepted. BoG Minutes. April 9, 1958. MS-1-1, A-14, p. 153.
• Building, Sir James Dunn Science -- Tenders received and considered. BoG Minutes. MS- 1-1, A-14, p. 187.
• Building, Sir James Dunn Science -- Travel expenses for distinguished visitors on the opening of approved. BoG Minutes. April 2, 1960. MS-1-1, A-15, p. 74.
• Building, Sir James Dunn, Science -- Buildings and Grounds Committee -- Report on Sir James Dunn Science Building and new Men's Residence. BoG Minutes. December 3, 1958. MS-1-1, A-14, p. 221.
• Buildings, Proposed -- New construction required. BoG Minutes. MS-1-1, A-14, p. 30.

PR Photos

• Dalhousie University [-] Halifax[,] Nova Scotia [-] Special Convocation For The Opening Of The Sir James Dunn Science Building [programme]. Halifax, NS: Dalhousie University, October 29, 1960. 9 pgs. Sir James Dunn Building [file], Item 3.
• Dunn Bldge... [3" X 5" index card describing article and photos regarding repairs done in the vicinity of the titular subject]. September 1975. Sir James Dunn Building [file], Item 11.

Reference Files

• Beaverbrook, Lord - Address at special convocation for the laying of the corner stone of the Sir James Dunn Science Building. October 29, 1958. MS-1-Ref, 1.23.
• Sir James Dunn Science Building - Official Opening Program. October 29, 1960. MS-1- Ref, 3.1.