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Fonds consists of a series scrapbooks containing press clippings describing the sexual abuse scandal involving the choirmaster and organist at St. George`s Cathedral, Kingston, Ontario, John Gallienne, and the subsequent legal proceedings.

Postcard album of picturesque European and wartime scenes predominantly written by Private J. H. Spring to his mother and father , Mr. and Mrs. H. S. Spring who lived at 60 Chatham Street in Kingston, Ontario, or to a Miss B. Hall of Kingston, Ontario. There are some postcards which are addressed to Hugh Spring from other overseas service members.

This fonds is comprised of is a personal diary kept on a daily basis that commences April 24th 1855 "continued from the other book" ( the other book is not present) aboard HM Steamer Rifleman at Corrientes. It runs to May 7th 1857 where it ends in mid page, with several blank pages remaining. Mackarsie describes the numerous comings and goings of senior officers, visiting officials, civilian visitors and his daily activities. The geographic range of the Ship seems to be along the east coast of South America, mainly in the River Plate estuary with side trips to Rio de Janeirio. The fonds also includes a log of approximately 50 pages, handwritten with entries made in 8 columns, for HMS Spy. The first entry is on Wednesday Sept 26th , 1849 and provides technical information pertaining to wind direction, latitude and longitude, times, and comments about daily sailing observations such as: "observed strange sail, made sail in chase, boarded the French barque Juste of Calais, 11 killed." The last entry for the log is Saturday December 29th of the same year. There are a number of Pay bills (Navy form 86) for Mackarsie also present. Interspersed with the journal, log and pay slips are other items of a more comtemporary vintage. There are several pages of hand written notes, which take the form of an article, speech or radio broadcast which outlines a brief provenance of the material as well as there interest in the historical study of the supression of the slave trade by the British Navy. Also of note is a rough geneaology of the Cock family (wife of Henry Herbert Mackarsie).

Fonds consists of a bound volume containing correspondence and circulars to "Respective Officers" stationed at Quebec and Kingston.

Item is a print volume of the Laws of Assiniboia, printed at the Office of the "Nor' Wester," Red River Settlement.

Collection consists of crests cut or torn from letterhead and cards. Includes some categories of crests, such as Military, Hotels, Birds and other groupings.

Item is a broadsheet of Hitler's speech before the Reichstag on 19 July 1940, as translated into English.

Fonds is predominantly comprised of programmes for a variety of theatrical productions staged by the Kinsmen Club of Kingston over a 45 year period (1946-1991). There are also rosters for the club (1947-1977), newsletters (1965-1969) and minutes from the Annual General and Executive meetings of 1970.

The collection consists of cartes de visite of seven individuals (presumably affiliated with Knox Collecge in Toronto). Includes images of Rev. William Cavan, Dr. John Taylor, Michael Willis, Robert Baldwin, Dr. Burns, Rev. Ph. Brooks and Alfred H. Dymond.

Item is a print copy of the By-Laws for Leeds and Grenville