The collection is comprised of correspondence, articles, telegrams and official military documentation collected and received by Martha and George Lockyer from their son, Chris Railton Lockyer who died on active service (17 August 1917) in the Battle for Hill 70, near Vimy. The collection also includes a number of letters from Alec Lockyer to his parents and siblings. This material was organized by Don Lockyer into two named volumes "Far from Home" and "Somewhere in Europe". The volumes intersperse non-contemporaneous articles and materials framing and contextualizing this material within a larger narrative. Also included are some supplemental letters, photographs and a memorial marker for C.R. Lockyer.
Fonds consists of correspondence sent from Europe by Francis Edward Wootton to family during WWI, as well as field manuals and other handbooks for officers. Also includes letters to Ada Scharman (Mrs. Wootton) upon her move to New Zealand, and a box of assorted pins, buttons, shell casings, and a trench knife.
The fonds consists of correspondence, minutes, memoranda, curriculum material, research papers, manuscripts grant applications, research files and index cards, and clippings. These are records of Dr. Tulchinsky's professional life as a professor of History at Queen's University. Included here are some family and personal papers that outline his life outside of his involvement with Queen's. There is also a good deal of material relating to his involvement with and research interest in the Canadian Jewish Community and the Holocaust. The bulk of these records relate to Dr. Tulchinsky's teaching, research, and publications.
Fonds consists of research and subject files relating to Barriefield and Pittsburgh Township history, including original photographs and copies of photographs and other collected items. Also includes substantial record from Pittsburgh LACAC about historically designated buildings and other information relating to the architectural and historical significance of buildings.
