This fond consists of genealogical files and photographs relating to various members of the family, including 'the seven MacKinnon brothers of Queen's'.
The material in the collection consists of twenty-one binders of material prepared for use by the official biographers of Mackenzie King. In addition to a chronological guide to King's career, two volumes of transcripts of Sir Robert Borden correspondence, there are eighteen binders of memoranda that were prepared by several well-known historians and researchers who were experts on the life and career of Mackenzie King, including James Eayrs, Frederick Gibson and A.W.A. Lane.
The fonds consists of correspondence largely pertaining to the Orange Order and the role of patronage in nineteenth century Canadian politics, bills and receipts, and miscellaneous material pertaining to the Orange Order and militia. Of particular note is correspondence relating to the expulsion of a Lodge member due to accusations of fraternization(1875), three letters (1877-1878) from and about a Canadian (Thomas Cooke) imprisoned in Michigan for rape of a native woman, and a document on the ranking of Militia Schools in Kingston from David Shaw. On the microfilm are scrapbooks containing clippings from 1895 - 1917, concerning the life and career of Bowell clipped from contemporary newspapers. One volume deals primarily with political cartoons during his prime ministership. The other volume contains biographical material.
This collection consists of two deposits of correspondence between Shane MacKay, Executive Editor of the Winnipeg Free Press and Grant Dexter, Editor Emeritus of the Free Press. During these years, Dexter was in the Parliamentary Press Gallery, analyzing the political situation for the Free Press. The correspondence contains comment on the policy of the Free Press, notes of confidential conversations with politicians and some background information on the reports that Dexter filed. Includes several obituaries and appreciations of Dexter from the Free Press.
The fonds consists of a correspondence, minutes, ledgers and other material relating to the operations of Machar Home, including architectural drawings of proposed alterations to Machar Home in 1939. The fonds contains the following series: Correspondence (1966-1991), Minutes (1932-1992), Financial Records (1974-1989), and Subject Files (1939-[199-?]).
The fonds consists of business records and photographs from MacGregor the Mover. Also included are some personal photos of William MacGregor, some of which document his tenure as Chair of the Public Utilities Commission in Kingston.
The fonds consists of correspondence, receipts, clippings and ephemera of F. Murray Macfarland, Janet Allen Macfarland, John F. Macfarland and Maxwell Theodore Macfarland. Includes a Queen's Student's Handbook 1916-1917, an alumni list for the Winnipeg Branch (1953), and a Veteran's list of Queen's students and Alumni who fought in the Second World War.
