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===19th century=== The university opened in the Union Building in 1887.<ref name=Soucy&Pearce1993>{{cite book |author1-last=Soucy |author1-first=Donald |author2-first=Harold |author2-last=Pearse |title=The First Hundred Years: A History of the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design |place=Fredericton |publisher=University of New Brunswick |year=1993 |isbn=0-920114-27-X}}</ref>{{rp|2,12}} It was founded by [[Anna Leonowens]] (of ''[[Anna and the King of Siam (book)|Anna and the King of Siam]]'' fame).<ref name=Soucy&Pearce1993 />{{rp|3}}{{efn|Soucy & Pearce (1993) give four “initiators” in ch. 1: Anna Leonowens, a Mrs. Jeremiah Kenny (first name not known), Ella Almon Ritchie, and Alexander McKay. However, speaking of Anna Leonowens, “Most people agree that the Victoria School of Art and Design was her idea.” (p. 3)}} It was originally called the Victoria School of Art and Design to commemorate Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee. It moved to the Halifax Academy in 1890. From 1898 to 1910, [[Henry Mortikar Rosenberg]] was the principal.
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