Diary describes the daily life of Sir John A. Macdonald, his family and political events. The diary contains entries for the years 1867-1872, 1875 and 1883. The diary begins just four days after Confederation, when John A. Macdonald became Canada's first Prime Minister.
This fonds consists of material relating to the Rev. Alice Armstrong Huff, the first female graduate of Queen's Theological College, included a videotaped interview conducted by Susan O'Keefe, 26 and 27 June 1992;520::Student essay, photographs, clippings, correspondence relating to Rev. Huff, 1940-1992; copy of Rev. Huff's Queen's Theological College Convocation Address, 12 May 1993;essay written by Rev. Alice Armstrong Huff, 1992.
This collection is comprised of papers related to Sir Francis Bond Head. Sir Francis Bond Head (1793-1875) was an English soldier, traveller and author born to James Roper Head of Kent. He was a soldier from 1811-1825 and even served in the campaign of 1815, present at the Battle of Waterloo. He was knighted in 1835 and created a Baronet in the following year. In 1835, he was appointed the Lieutenant-Governor of Upper Canada, and had to deal with the rebellion of 1837 led by William Lyon Mackenzie. In response to the rebellion, Britain replaced Bond Head with Lord Durham as Lieutenant-Governor. Bond Head returned to England and never held any office for the rest of his life. Thereafter, he devoted himself to writing, chiefly for the Quarterly Review. Includes: certificate indicating that Head had visited Niagara Falls in1836, and photograph of Head at age of 80.
The fonds consists of photographs, taken during her days as a student at Queen's University at Kingston, including the Alma Mater Society Election Day parade, the Pajama parade, a football game at the old Richardson Stadium, and several campus buildings.
Photocopies of typescripts of correspondence between Sylvester and William Howard Lawton (his brother). These letters were written by Sylvester from Fort Henry prior to his execution in January, 1839.
