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The fonds consists of fifteen letters received and sent by John McDonald between 1816 and 1845, and a miscellaneous group of documents. One letter, from his brother Charles, is dated prior to McDonald's arrival in Canada; the remainder are from the period 1834-1845. Seven letters written by McDonald to his wife during the month of April 1839 give an account of the parliamentary session he was then attending in Toronto; among the topics are the Union and Clergy Reserve deabates, the Durham Report, school legislation and a Governement House dinner. A further letter to Mrs. McDonald (Dec. 14, 1839) refers to the sitting at which the Legislative Council (with McDonald in the Chair) voted approval of Union. There are two letters from political associates, Charles Bockus, M.L.A. for Prince Edward and James Morris, M.L.C., and two concerned with St. Lawrence Canal business. Finally, there is a cicular to shareholders in a steamship enterprise and a letter from McDonald's nephew, J.B. Baker, concerning the great fire of May 28, 1845, at Quebec. Also included is a writ of summons to the Legislative Council, to John McDonald, signed by Lord Sydenham and Thomas Amiot (June 9, 1841), and a four page holograph memorandum by Herbert Stone McDonald, describing a visit to a fortune-teller near Farmersville, Leeds County (Dec. 6, 1860).

Draft manuscripts of two texts on mathematics (1930s) both on the topic of synthetic solid geometry.

Fonds consists of a videocasettes, DVDs and original 8 mm films of numerous Queen's student activities and events, including football games, reunions, and initiations which took place between 1960 and 1967; gold satin jacket with Science '64 crest on it and a piece of the McGill Goal post from the Nov.11, 1961 game (McGill 15 Queen's 7 is written in marker on the post); photographs from Queen's University "Tricolor '62", University scenes and athletic events; clippings relating to Queen's University, including the 1963 visit to campus by Prime Minister John Diefenbaker, as well as an incident involving the theft of a Toronto policeman's hat; "Movies by John MacLatchy: 'Queen's 1960-61'; 'Queen's 1961-62'; 'Queen's 1962-63'; 'Queen's 1963-64'; 'Queen's 2009: 45th Reunion'; 'Queen's Pillar of Wisdom'.

Letter, photograph and obituary.

Correspondence and document appointing him to the Legislative Council, 1841 June 9.

Fonds consists of correspondence, business records, bonds, stocks and memoranda. Also includes the marriage certificate of John Macaulay and Sarah Phillis Young, 1853 and the prayer book of Robert Macaulay, father of John Macaulay, with manuscript additions giving information on births, marriages and deaths in the Kingston area.

Ledgers.

The fonds consists of correspondence, subject files, broadcast transcripts, financial records and reports illustrating many aspects of McDougall's professional life. In particular McDougall's teaching career is particularly well documented as well as his interest in public affairs. There is also a significant amount of material which reflects McDougall's writing process and products.

Fonds consist of an album depicting the life of a student at Queen's University at Kingston, in general, and that of a medical student in particular, during his time, not only in Kingston, but as a resident in New York City.

The fonds consists predominantly of land agreement, sale, assignment and lease documents for lots and parcels within Frontenac County and the City of Kingston from 1801to 1864. There is also a limited amount of correspondence with John Macaulay and Thomas Kirkpatrick regarding various estates, business papers, legal documents pertaining to a number of estates, shares for a variety of companies, in particluar trust and insurance companies, a letterbook (1839-1846) and two small account books (1836-1846).