Archives and Special Collections
Services
- Loans (music scores and spoken word recordings only)
- Photocopying
- Scanning - We can scan items from our holdings for a fee. Contact us for more information
- Reference services
- Reserves - Researchers engaged in extended work may place materials on reserve and be assigned a private research carrel
Hours and Contact Information
5th Floor, Killam Memorial Library
6225 University Avenue
PO Box 15000
Dalhousie University
Halifax, Nova Scotia
Canada B3H 4R2
Maps to Killam Library
Contact Information
- Email: duasc@dal.ca
- Reference Desk: (902) 494-3615
- University Archivist: (902) 494-5176
- Special Collections Librarian: (902) 494-8803
Academic Year Hours
- Monday - Thursday: 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.
- Friday: 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
- Saturday: 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
- Sunday: 2:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Summer Hours
- Monday - Friday: 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
- Guide to Major Collections
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We've prepared a guide to our major special collections.
- Finding Aids
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Browse our finding aids to find more information about the Libraries' archival materials.
- Subject Guides
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We've created a number of subject guides to help you navigate our collections:
News
Featured Collection
Ellen Ballon fonds (MS-5-2)
Ellen Ballon was a Canadian pianist who started performing at the age of five. Ballon's fonds contains correspondence, musical scores (piano and orchestral), photographs, programs, and other materials that document her impressive career as an international performing musician.
