|
Buildings
Home
About
the Project
Chronology
Building
Index
Contact
Us

Tupper
Medical Building, n.d.

Tupper
Building Opening, July 1967
|
Sir Charles Tupper Medical Building
|
| Address: 5850 College St.
|
| Start Date: July 29, 1965
| Completion Date: 1967
|
| Architect: J. Philip Dumaresq; Affleck, Desbarats
| Renovation Date(s): 1999; 2003-2004;
2005
|
| Contractor: Kenney Construction Company, Limited
|
References
Photographs
Dalhousie Gazette
- "Medicine offers great challenge" [drawing]. Dalhousie Gazette. March 15, 1966, p. 2.
Dalhousie University Photograph Collection
- Sir Charles Tupper Medical Building - J. Philip Dumaresq & Associates, Architects.
November 1980. PC1, 2.16.
- Sir Charles Tupper Medical Building construction. n.d. PC1, 2.14.
- Sir Charles Tupper Medical Building floor plans and elevations. n.d. PC1, 2.13.
- Sir Charles Tupper Medical Building open house - Morley Bleviss explains the
complexities of the electron microscope. April 1968. PC1, 2.15.
- Sir Charles Tupper Medical Building open house - pharmacology laboratory - fraction
collector. April 1968. PC1, 33.15.
- Tupper Building - Nobel Prize Display. 1976. PC1, 2.2.
- Tupper Building - Steam Room. 1979. PC1, 2.2.
- Tupper Building opening convocation. July 1967. PC1, 32.18.
- Tupper Building. c1970-1979. PC1, 2.2.
Pharos Yearbook
- [Tupper Building]. Pharos. 1986, p. 210-211.
PR Photos
- [Dalhousie Medical and Dental Library] [inverse black & whote photo]. n.d. Medical &
Dental Library [file], Item 1.
- [Sir Charles Tupper Building -] Game. n.d. [Sir Charles Tupper Medical Building] [file], Item
2.
- [Sir Charles Tupper Medical Building - Plaza and Front Entrance]. n.d. [Sir Charles Tupper
Medical Building] [file], Item 4.
- [Sir Charles Tupper Medical Building - View of Plaza and Street from Front Entrance]. n.d.
[Sir Charles Tupper Medical Building] [file], Item 3.
- [W.K. Kellogg Health Sciences Library] [copy 1]. n.d. Health Sciences Library [file], Item 1.
- [W.K. Kellogg Health Sciences Library] [copy 2]. n.d. Health Sciences Library [file], Item 2.
- [W.K. Kellogg Health Sciences Library] [copy 3]. n.d. Health Sciences Library [file], Item 3.
- Dalhousie University [-] Sir Charles Tupper Medical Building and Link and part of Clinical
Research Centre. 1976. [Sir Charles Tupper Medical Building] [file], Item 6.
- Sir Charles Tupper Bldg. April 3, 1973. [Sir Charles Tupper Medical Building] [file], Item 1.
- Sir Charles Tupper Medical Building. October 15, 1975. [Sir Charles Tupper Medical
Building] [file], Item 5.
- The Official Opening of the Sir Charles Tupper Building [-] Left to Right: Premier Stanfield
and Prime Minister Pearson. [1967]. Sir James Dunn Building [file], Item 30.
- Tupper Medical Building. n.d. [Sir Charles Tupper Medical Building] [file], Item 8.
Publications
- Years of Growth and Change: Dalhousie University 1963-64 to 1975-76: The President's
Report.
Dalhousie Alumni News
- "High winds damage campus." Dalhousie Alumni News. April 1976, p. 1.
Dalhousie Gazette
- "Architects' plans for new Med school near completion - construction within a year?"
Dalhousie Gazette. March 20, 1963, p. 7.
- "Bldg. begins." Dalhousie Gazette. January 8, 1964, p. 1.
- "Chicken Little? Damage caused to the entrance of Tupper Bldg." Dalhousie Gazette.
March 18, 1976, p. 1.
- "Dal sets $16,000,000 as campaign target; plans include new Med building." Dalhousie
Gazette. October 3, 1962, p. 1.
- "Dalhousie to spend $16-million on building program." Dalhousie Gazette. March 19, 1965,
p. 7.
- "Dean Stewart won't be alone on 15th floor." Dalhousie Gazette. November 3, 1966, p. 1.
- "Residence expansion slated for next spring says Kerr." Dalhousie Gazette. December
12, 1962, p. 1.
- "University expansion - six projects considered; Chemistry finalized." Dalhousie Gazette.
September 28, 1964, p. 1.
- "Year of the pilgrimage in review." Dalhousie Gazette. March 15, 1966, second section,
p. 1.
- Irving, Ruth Ann. "Our expanding campus: today and tomorrow." Dalhousie Gazette.
November 10, 1960, p. 3.
- Purcell, Dave. "Wind storm damages Tupper Bldg." Dalhousie Gazette. March 18, 1976, p.
1.
- Steuter, Erin. "The debt." Dalhousie Gazette. January 24, 1985, p. 3.
Dalhousie News
- "Architecture and SUB undergo major reconstruction." Dalhousie News. June 12, 2002,
p. 3.
- "Soggy Kellogg Library journals drying out." Dalhousie News. April 5, 1995, p. 3.
- "Tupper bldg gets $8M toward facelift." Dalhousie News. July 3, 1991, p. 1.
- "Tupper bldg gets facelift." Dalhousie News. June 5, 1991, p. 3.
- "Tupper building gets $8M toward facelift." Dalhousie News. July 3, 1991, p. 1.
- Clark, Howard. "Campus plan is a major responsibility." Dalhousie News. December 5,
1990, p. 4.
University News
- "A walking tour of Dalhousie" [aerial photos]. University News. Special Orientation
Edition. September 1977, p. 4-5.
- "A walking tour of Dalhousie." University News. September 1977, p. 4-5.
- "Other Dalhousie buildings, facilities honour benefactors, valued faculty." University
News. Rink Supplement. November, 1982, p. 2.
- [Tupper at night]. University News. May 1976, p. 9.
- [Tupper Building]. University News. November 15, 1979, p. 4.
- Green, Roselle. "Planner, innovator, builder, evaluator" [Dean C.B. Stewart]. University
News. April 14, 1977, p. 16-17.
- Kerr, Cathy. "Forrest to get facelift, house health professions." University News. April 1,
1982, p. 1.
- Wilkins, Gina. "Floods, minor mishaps; maintenance crews quick off the mark." University
News. January 8, 1981, p. 1.
Textual Records
Board of Governors Minutes 1945-1967
- Building, Tupper, Sir Charles, Medical Building -- Announcement of assistance from
Health Resources Fund toward total cost of building. BoG Minutes. February 27, 1967.
MS-1-1, A-19, p. 131.
- Building, Tupper, Sir Charles, Medical Building -- Approval of overall plans and design
presented by Mr. Dumaresq and tenders for. BoG Minutes. November 18, 1964. MS-1-1,
A-17, p. 152.
- Building, Tupper, Sir Charles, Medical Building -- Architect Philip Dumaresq appointed for
preparation of plans and construction of. BoG Minutes. October 18, 1961. MS-1-1, A-16,
p. 31.
- Building, Tupper, Sir Charles, Medical Building -- Costs, financing and construction
schedule. BoG Minutes. June 17, 1966. MS-1-1, A-18, p. 120.
- Building, Tupper, Sir Charles, Medical Building -- Financing and construction costs. BoG
Minutes. January 13, 1967. MS-1-1, A-19, p. 79.
- Building, Tupper, Sir Charles, Medical Building -- Financing and construction costs. BoG
Minutes. January 27, 1967.
- Building, Tupper, Sir Charles, Medical Building -- Fires during construction period and fire
insurance. BoG Minutes. June 16, 1967. MS-1-1, A-19, p. 191.
- Building, Tupper, Sir Charles, Medical Building -- Memorandum on plans for new building
and remodelling and extension of present buildings. BoG Minutes. March 14, 1962.
- Building, Tupper, Sir Charles, Medical Building -- Memorandum prepared by Senate
describing teaching and research facilities in, and Board's approval of averall plan. BoG
Minutes. November 10, 1964. MS-1-1, A-17, p. 141.
- Building, Tupper, Sir Charles, Medical Building -- Signing of construction contract with
Kenney Construction Company Limited approved. BoG Minutes. September 23, 1965. MS-
1-1, A-18, p. 12.
- Building, Tupper, Sir Charles, Medical Building -- Sources of funds from which the
balance of costs for the Building including equipment an dfurnishings may be obtained.
BoG Minutes. November 25, 1966. MS-1-1, A-19, p. 57.
- Building, Tupper, Sir Charles, Medical Building -- Tender for awarded to Kenney
Construction Company Limited and to Pyramid Structural Concrete for the stone. BoG
Minutes. July 26, 1965. MS-1-1, A-18, p. 2.
- Buildings, Proposed -- New construction required. BoG Minutes. MS-1-1, A-14, p. 30.
Reference Files
- Convocation programs - Special convocation for the opening of the
Sir Charles Tupper Medical Building. July 14, 1967. MS-1-Ref, 6.11.
- Libraries - Kellogg - History. 1967. MS-1-Ref, 91.41.
- Sir Charles Tupper Medical Building - Centennial Presentation. July
14, 1967. MS-1-Ref, 3.31.
- Sir Charles Tupper Medical Building - Official Opening [press kit].
July 14, 1967. MS-1- Ref, 24.12.
|