Alexander Lauder Hay was born in Scotland, circa 1887. He emigrated to Glace Bay, Nova Scotia in 1900. For several years Hay worked in local coal mines, before enrolling in a Pittsburg institute where he earned a degree in mining engineering. Hay returned to Nova Scotia and worked as a mining engineer for the British Empire Steel Corporation and Dominion Steel and Coal Company. He also wrote several books on mining. Hay died in 1939.
Published
Fonds consists of speeches on coal mining, mine safety, and the Fortress of Louisbourg.
Records were donated by Hay's daughter, Alice Townsend of Sydney.
Related materials can be found in the Beaton Institute's pamphlets and books.
A file list is available: MG 12.81 [http://beaton.cbu.ca/ATOM/MGS/12/MG12.81.pdf]