Abstract of title of Lot 20, Nelson Ave, Mills Estate, Hamilton and an indenture regarding a mortgage in Wentworth County. Includes records of mortgage payments made by W.J. Easterbrook and wife Mary.
The fonds consists of correspondence, written histories, a diary and personal papers. There are also a large number of photographs and two films. This material provides a documentary and pictorial record of the family of Dr. William Henry Rankin and the area around his summer home at Collins Bay. The textual material consists of letters, written histories of Collins Bay, a family tree for the Rankin family, a diary kept by Mr. Harold Clark while he was at Guelph Agricultural College and a few other miscellaneous items. The photographs consist primarily of scenic views and individuals photographed near the Rankin house in Collins Bay from the early part of the century until just after WWII. The moving image material documents Kingston area including the Thousand Islands, the building of the grain elevator near Kingston and some interesting shots of the Rideau Canal. There is also one medical film, likely made at the request of Dr. Rankin.
Correspondence, 1851-1856: some of the correspondence is between Smythe and his fiancee (and later wife) Ida Jones from Brockville. Ida was a known artist of the area and had some art displayed in exhibitions. diary, 1878, and legal documents, 1863-1878.
Fonds consists of t WMI's purpose, history, and activities, as documented through correspondence, agendas/minutes, and reports at all three levels - the Working Group, Leadership Council and Issue Groups; also, included is the final report, 'Searching for Gold', which was presented to the Mines Ministers Conference in Victoria, British Columbia, in September 1994.
Correspondence and other papers of James Wickens, British Army officer and emigrant, and member of the related Wickens, Fields and Darby families. Includes records of marriages and baptisms within said families.