The collection consists of a copy of "Notices of the Rideau Canal" (1832) signed by Esther March By, a letter to Col. John By (8 Apr. 1833), a history of "Col. By and the Rideau Canal" produced on the centenary of the Canal (1932), an address from a Rotary luncheon in Gananoque on "The Rideau Canal System" (1943) by Charles E. Kidd, and clippings relating to the canal.
Collection consists of: Plan of the Works at Kingston Mills – 22 Jan. 1831; Survey of Brewers Upper Mill and Round Tail being the first plan of the series of the Survey of the Cataraqui Creek – 22 Jan. 1831; the Woodwork of the Face Sluices Jones Falls & Kingston Mills; Plan of Section of Waste (water?) Gate, Brewers Mills; Plan of Section of Face Sluices Jones Falls & Kingston Mills; Report of the State of the Works at Brewers Upper Mills; Report of the State of the Works at Kingston Mills; and, Plan showing the waters through which the Route of the Rideau Canal will pass. Also includes photographic copies from drawings held at the Archives of Ontario.
All maps signed by Colonel John By, one map signed by Burrowes (though likely responsible for all drawings).
Fonds consists of constitutions and by-laws; minutes; correspondence; e-letters; subject files; newsletters; Association and related publications; maps and trail descriptions; commentary to accompany a slide show introducing the Association to various audiences; 35 mm slides; clippings pertaining to the Rideau Trail Association and its Chapters or Clubs, including Kingston, Ottawa, and Central (Perth), Ontario.
This fonds consists of an account book relating to the financial affairs of the R.M. Ford Tannery, located in Kingston, Ont. (1871-1877); and a record of investment dividends (1933-1938).
Ontario's first macadamized road. This album is comprised of photographs taken in the 1910's of work being done on Highway #2, also known as Kingston Road or York Road.
The fonds consists of correspondence, minutes of meetings, publications, accounts, lists of tunes in the band's repertory, lists of band supplies ordered, annual reports, membership lists and accounts of specific band activities. Several detailed histories of the organization were written over the years and these have been included in the fonds.
The fonds consists of the personal records of the Kingston-based journalist and author Robert A. O'Brien (1915-2000). It contains his published and unpublished writings in various genres including journalism, criticism, scholarly work, fiction. In addition to his reviews, articles, and stories - and the notes and other research he compiled in the writing of these works - the fonds also includes speeches and radio scripts which he wrote. In addition to his writings, the fonds contains records of his personal life, including documents relating to his family life and finances, his service in the Canadian Army (1941-1953), and his post-secondary education. This fonds contains the following series: Personal documents (1878-1998), L.H. Irving correspondence and other material (1885-1951), Notebooks (1952-1997), Army (1930-1960), University records (1934-1956), Thesis - Literary Dandyism (1952-1971), Writing and research (1939-1994), and Radio (1974-1980).
