Nova Scotia Archives

The archives acquires, preserves and makes available the province's documentary heritage – recorded information of provincial significance created or accumulated by government and the private sector over the last 300 years.

Thomas Beamish Akins, a lawyer, historian, archivist, and author, was appointed Nova Scotia's first Commissioner of Public Records from 1857 until his death in 1891.

The Chase Building, designed by Andrew R. Cobb, still exists and is now home to the Math department of Dalhousie University.

[citation needed] The Nova Scotia Archives continues to digitize large parts of its collections for viewing on their website.

Their website contains approximately 70 virtual exhibits and databases, and features thousands of archival photos and documents.

Thomas Beamish Akins (1809-1891), first Provincial Archivist of Nova Scotia.
The first purpose-built archives was located in the Chase Building, an Italianate structure on the campus of Dalhousie University
Entrance to the new archives building on Robie Street