Cameron, Alan Emerson
Mining engineer
1890-1977

Dr. Cameron joined the Department of Mining Engineering in 1914,
departing in 1937 to become Deputy Minister of Mines for Nova
Scotia.  In 1947 he became President of the Nova Scotia Technical
College, from which he retired in 1957. His scholarly and
professional pursuits involved him in the areas of mining
engineering and metallurgy throughout Canada, especially in the
Northwest Territories.

Multiple media, [1910?]-1977, 1.38 m

Personal affairs, [1910?]-1977
Includes certificates; clippings; correspondence; financial 
statements; income tax returns; memoirs.

Photographs, 1911-1960
Images depicting Dr. Cameron’s career, from early field 
trips in northern Alberta and the Northwest Territories to 
professional associations and formal occasions later in Nova 
Scotia  (ca. 1460 photographs).

Professional activities, 1911-1969
Diaries and notebooks recording the results of geological or 
topographical investigations; reports on economics, 
education, labour, resources; speeches and lecture notes.

Published guide and descriptive inventory
Access: Open
See also: Department of Mining, Metallurgical and Petroleum
Engineering