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Thomas Beamish Akins

This distinguished lawyer, historian and bibliophile made an outstanding contribution to the early development of archives in Canada. Convinced of the need to preserve and catalogue government documents, he agreed to become commissioner of public records for Nova Scotia in 1857, 15 years before the appointment of the first Dominion Archivist. Over the next 34 years, he set up one of Canada’s earliest and finest documentary collections. The additional legacy of his own impressive accumulation of printed materials has enriched the libraries of both the Legislature and Public Archives of Nova Scotia.

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Thomas Beamish Akins

Cet illustre avocat, historien et bibliophile fit une remarquable contribution au développement des archives canadiennes. Convaincu de la nécessité de sauvegarder et de cataloguer les documents du gouvernement, il accepta, en 1857, le poste de commissaire des archives publiques en Nouvelle-Écosse, 15 ans avant la nomination du premier archiviste fédéral. Pendant 34 ans, il rassembla l’un des plus anciens et superbes ensembles de documents au pays. Le legs de son imposante collection personnelle d’imprimés vint enrichir les bibliothèques de l’Assemblée et des Archives publiques de la Nouvelle-Écosse.

Location: 6016 University Avenue (corner of University Avenue and Robie Street), Halifax
Emplacement : 6016, avenue University (angle de l'avenue University et de la rue Robie), Halifax
Coordinates · Coordonnées: 44.637770, -63.586055
Source: Parks Canada – Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada commemorative plaques (Directory of Federal Heritage Designations)
Licence · Permission: Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada
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