Fonds consists of approximately 20,000 negatives documenting events and people in Kingston and district during the period from the late 1940's to the early 1960's. The fonds has very large sections devoted to Queen's University, Canadian Industries Limited, Fort Henry, and military establishments in Kingston. Also many significant national and international new events are covered.
The fonds consists of correspondence, writings, educational material, news clippings, photographs, and genealogical data relating to the Merkley family. Includes indentures, memorials and miscellaneous documents.
Correspondence, certificates, examinations and miscellaneous items pertaining to Dr. Lockhart, who attended the medical school at Queen's University, 1886-1890.
Daily journal describing George C. Ward's travels to England and subsequent six month stay, for the benefit of his health, as well as the expenses occurred on his journey.
The fonds consists of correspondence of Coote, 1935-1939, correspondence of H.B. Cowan, 1935-1938, press releases and speeches, 1935-1941, and files relating to the Canadian Chamber of Agriculture, including constitution and bylaws, 1935, and correspondence of the director, 1935-1938.
The collection consists of copied plans for Kingston town hall and Kingston market house as well as a house plan on St. Denis Street in Montreal for the Heirs Hunt. There is one original set of plans, attributed to George Browne, for the Bank of Montreal (Frontenac Club) on King Street, Kingston.
Fonds consists twenty-five volumes of correspondence, commissions, addresses, draft speeches and articles, poll books and accounts. Of particular note is a diary kept by George Brown's father, Peter Brown, recording a trip from Edinburgh to New York, 24 April to 30 June 1837, volume 12 and poll books for Kent and Lambton counties, 1851, volume 23.