The fonds consists of correspondence, drafts of published works, articles, addresses, pamphlets and notes relating to the history of Kingston, transcripts of addresses and broadcasts of Leonard W. Brockington, 1936-1965, and offprints and news clippings relating to Canadian publishing. Correspondence relates to the Bibliographical Society of Canada, Bliss Carman and Canadian literature. Correspondents include Nathan Cohen, E.J. Pratt, Lady Tweedsmuir and C.B. Sissons. Includes research notes on Bliss Carman. The Gundy papers contain a great deal of valuable information concerning Canadian publishing, Canadian literacy developments and Canadian libraries over a period of almost forty years.
The fonds consists of a complete, and an incomplete typescript, with marginalia, of Mr. Sturgess' memoirs of growing up in Kingston, Ontario. Entitled, 'My Life Story', it contains chapters on 'My Life in the North End'; 'Gone But Not Forgotten', which is dedicated 'to the parents of us kids born in the 30s, 40s, and 50s'; 'Hotels in Kingston 1950, 60 & 70s'; and 'My Career in the Canadian Navy'.
The fonds consists of correspondence to, and from, several Canadian Prime Ministers, British political figures and Canadian writers, a series of reports and articles on both medical and political subjects authored by Dr. Bruce and others, radio broadcasts and speeches, newspaper clippings, and a genealogical chart.
The fonds consists of correspondence, scrapbooks, news clippings, transcripts of local diaries, and alphabetical family and genealogical files. These genealogical files, which relate mainly to Bay of Quinte and Loyalist families, contain correspondence, research from printed sources, newspaper clippings and some photographs. Also included is a set of ordnance survey maps of Kingston and area dated 1869.
The fonds consists of project work, technical papers, subject files and reference material on underground transmission cable systems, design and installation. Includes St. Lawrence River cable crossing.
The fonds consists of correspondence, maps, clippings and photographs. The material documents the lives and careers of Herbert Horace Roberts and his wife, Margaret (Harrison) Roberts.
The fonds consists of correspondence and news clippings mainly concerning H.J. Symington's retirement as president of Trans-Canada Air Lines, as a director of Canadian National Railways and as Chairman of the Board of Price Brothers and Company Limited. Also includes correspondence from Symington to Fay Christie during their courtship (1908-1910), a press release about Symington handwritten by Louis St-Laurent, and a certificate signed by King George VI. The proceedings and arrangements for the funeral of William Lyon Mackenzie King and lifetime gold passes for CN Rail and Trans-Canada Air Lines are also included. This fonds contains the following series: Correspondence (1908-1965), Subject Files (1925-1965), and Photographs (1948-1962).
Fonds consists of correspondence, notes, typescripts and material relating to his book "Queen's, Queen's, Queen's" (1977); research files and background material for various articles that appeared in the 'Flashback' column of the "Alumni Review", and in 'The Passing Show' column in "The Kingston Whig-Standard" (1986-1989).
