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A Salute to the Class of 1939 [moving images]

This recording contains a video which contains a celebration of the 50th anniversary of the graduating class of 1939. This recording includes a slide show of photographs and videos of the Mount and Halifax in the late 30s as well as an interview with Dr. Florence Wall, a Mount Alumni and previously the Chair of the Board of Mount Saint Vincent University. Dr. Wall is interviewed by Mary Kelly (Graduating class of 1979). In this interview Dr. Wall and Mary Kelly discuss the Mount in 1939, the Sisters of Charity, and a number of items of cultural significance such as; Ben's Donuts, the Green Lantern (Halifax restaurant), prefab housing in Halifax, Simpsons (women's clothing store), Birney Street cars, Marcus shows and dances, the Lord Nelson ballroom and reception room, Orpheus theater (movie theater), the Dominion grocery store (first grocery store in Halifax) and the Knights of Columbus hut. Photographs of all of these cultural events and items are shown in this video. This recording additionally shows newsclippings from 1939 which tells the history of the beginning of WWII. Along with these newsclippings is a radio show called "For Women Only" hosted by Vita Moore [sp?]. This radio show discusses the first day of spring. This recording additionally includes video clips of the royal visit from George VI and Queen Elizabeth in June 1939. The salute to the class of 1939 ends at 00:45:52. From 00:47:47 is a recording on preventing unionization. This video is made by the National Film Board of Canada and is titled "Who Wants Unions"

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Afternoon Convocation 2001 [moving images]

This recording contains the presentation of the Alumnae Award for Teaching to Judith Scrimger, the Award for Research Excellence to Dr. Fred Harrington and the Award for Instructional Leadership to Dr. Elizabeth Bowering. The Award for Instructional Leadership was created in 2001. This ceremony recording additionally contains the conferring of an Honourary degree to Beverly Mascoll who was absent from the ceremony. Formal closing was given by Mary Louise Brink, Chancellor of the University and Congregational Leader of Sisters of Charity.

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Alumnae Special

This series consists of video recordings of interviews with Mount Saint Vincent University alumnae discussing their educations, careers, and personal experiences; hosted by Dilly MacFarlane.

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Alumnae Special - Evelyn Mccall [moving images]

This recording contains an alumnae special interview by Dilly MacFarlane with Evelyn Mccall, MSVUA alumnae (Bachelor of Public Administration) and figure skater. MacFarlane and Mccall discuss figure skating and her son, professional skater Rob Mccall. This recording additionally contains a recording of what seems to be the majority of a lecture on parenting and child development. This recording additionally contains what appear to be commercials and/or public service announcements. This recording also contains a segment of a professor discussing a homework assignment with his students.

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Alumnae special [moving images]

This recording contains an collection of episodes of the Alumnae Special with Dilly MacFarlane. The first episode includes guests Renata Usmiani [sp?] (founding Artistic Director of the Mount Playhouse), Claudette Sapp (actor and alumnae) and Frances Cody (administrator of the Playhouse and Conference officer) who discuss the Mount Playhouse. The next episode includes guest; Leslie MacDonald (Publicity Chair), Clifford Eyland (Decor Desig) and Anne Marie MacDonald (Food Coordinator) who discuss the alumnae Jubilee Gala. Next is an episode titled "Alumnae in Action, Student Liason" with guests; Sheila Penderwedge, Alice Mackechen [sp?] and Karen Stone who are all MSVU alumni. There is also an episode titled "The Performing Arts" with guest Barry Dunn (MSVU alumni) as well as an episode titled "The Diamond Jubilee" with Dr. Irene McQuillan Murphy. This recording additionally contains an episode with Shelly Adamson (Mount Saint Vincent Business Society Co-President). As well as an episode with Marc Neima on the production of "A Chorus Line" and an episode with Cheryl Gaudet on music and the program Mountreach.

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Alumnae special [moving images]

This recording contains an collection of episodes of the Alumnae Special with Dilly MacFarlane. The first episode is with Peggy Fraiser and they discuss a program to promote museum studies at the Mount. There is additionally an episode with Shirley Baker, the alumna and Executive Director of the Kiwanis Music Festival as well as an episode with Carol Goodwin Watt, MSVU Grounds-Kepper. This recording additionally contains an episode with Heather Watts, Alumna and Local Historian as well as an episode on Alumnae in the performing arts with Mary Reynolds. There is also an episode with Sherry Leger, the Alumnae Cruise Coordinator and another with Claudette Sapp on her volunteer work at the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia. There is additionally an episode on the Classical Ballet Academy with Valerie Burkimsher.

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[Alumnae Special] Art Gallery: "In Her Place" [moving image]

This recording contains a special episode of the Alumnae Special, hosted by Dilly MacFarlane which includes an interview between Mary Sparling, the Director of the Mount Saint Vincent Art Gallery and Diane O'Neil who curated the exhibit "In her Place" which traces history of art through images of women from 1600 onward. In this interview Sparling and O'Neil discuss creating the exhibit from 00:00:00 to 00:29:58. From 00:30:47 to 00:35:16 appears to only the audio of a lecture on economic nationalism and politics. The video is blank from 00:35:16 to 00:44:14.

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