Fonds predominantly consists of records that document the business history of the Parker family over the 70 year period that they were actively involved in the life of the town of Stirling. The fonds includes some of the records of Parker's Mill and Tavern as well as the source documents involved in the civil cases that were the responsibility of Francis Borland Parker as the Clerk of the County and Justice of the Peace. There is also material having to do with various family and individual estates that were handled by the Parkers in their capacities as community members of good standing. Also included is material specifically dealing with the accounts of the School Board for Stirling as F. B. Parker served as the Board's treasurer for in 1895. The material has been divided into two series: Estate information and Correspondence and receipts. There is also an additional accrual of material from Mabel and Emily Parker, including student notebooks and diploma from Mabel's time at Queen's and cookbooks from Emily; testimonials and certificates relating to Mabel Parker having completed courses and examinations at both the Provincial School of Pedagogy and Queen's University at Kingston; and the "Marriage Certificate" of Mabel Parker and Arthur E. Ross.
The fonds consists of correspondence, legal documents, business records and miscellaneous records of James and John Parrot and other members of a United Empire Loyalist family. Of historical interest are an estimate of Lieutenant Parrot's losses in the American Revolution, statements of accounts with local businessmen, an inventory of farm and house, and agreements between a teacher and the parents of students
The fonds consists of correspondence; subject files; financial and legal records; minutes; reports; speeches and addresses; family genealogy records; photographs, posters; and clippings; much of it relating to a number of cultural and artistic groups in Kingston and around Ontario, including the Domino and Grand Theatres (Kingston), Kingston Regional Arts Counci, Agnese Etherington Arts Centre Tour Committee, Theatre Ontario, and the International Amateur Theatre Association. There is also a sound recording of an interview between Bill Luxton and Rich Little pertaining to the Eastern Ontario Drama Festival.
The collection consists of photographs, including albumen prints and cabinet cards, and albums; a minute book of the Kingston Racing Association (1882), and an illuminated parchment being a 'Resolution of Appreciation' to J.B. Carruthers from the City of Kingston (1888); correspondence; and a scrapbook, all of which relate in large measure to either the Carruthers or Beeman families.
The fonds consists of scrapbooks on Montreal Star TV and radio columns, Canadian Radio and television commission minutes and reports, especially dealing with northern broadcasting. Correspondence, memoranda, speeches and reports include those by Harry J. Boyle, Pierre Juneau, Douglas Ward and John Grierson. Subject files cover such topics as the Fowler Commission and committee on broadcasting and controversial television programmes such as 'This Hour Has Seven Days.'
Fonds consists of diaries and journals; published and unpublished poetry, short stories, and columns in The Kingston Whig-Standard; records relating to income from writing; portfolios of published work; and copies of publications containing her poetry, articles, and photographs.
The collection consists of statistical data, photographs, clippings and correspondence relating to the sport of ice hockey in North America. Includes statistics on individuals, teams and leagues covering most of the twentieth century, correspondence with National Hockey League franchises, as well as amateur and semi-professional hockey leagues, and press releases, media guides and rosters for the World Hockey Association, University hockey leagues and amateur associations.
