Fonds consists of correspondence, to and from, his parents, his wife Elizabeth Tatchell, and numerous friends and colleagues; subject files; diaries; manuscripts; books and articles; addresses and lectures; records relating to his time as an Historical Officer in the Canadian Army during the Second World War, as a professor in the department of History at Queen's University at Kingston, and his Retirement Dinner in 1970 from Queen's; and photographs. There is also a very interesting series of letters relating to Captain John Hamilton Brown, as well as an armband of the Dutch Forces of the Interior.
The fonds consists of a letter (1947 Jan. 12), essays and addresses, and a catalogue of his personal sound recording collection, along with the sound recordings themselves. Note and delegate badge, with picture of his housekeeper. The slides depict views of Oxford, England, Western Canada schools, theatre, art, and lectures on Shakespeare.
Fonds consists of correspondence, including letters from artist Paul Smyth; writings; subject files; file series; photographs; and a copy of his "Conversations With My Cat". The material provides invaluable insights into the operation of the Bibliographic Society of Canada and the publication of the periodical, Canadian Notes and Queries. There are also extensive files relating to the Frontenac County History Committee illustrating the many problems of computing a county history as well as a collection of photographs and prints of prominent Canadians and politicians, Kingston area scenes, and Fort Henry.
The diary of William Fitzgerald starts with brief records of weather and a few daily events in January of 1892. It goes on to record many of the events that occurred in Mr. Fitzgerald's life in 1892 and 93. These include events in Camden East, Kingston,and Zion Church in Kingston. Much of the diary is taken up with recording events that happened while the author was employed as a cheese maker in Pittsburgh Township and it also records a visit the author made to Syracuse to look for work.
Fonds consists of correspondence; subject files, including those relating to the founding of the firm by Thomas Kirkpatrick in 1828, and its centenary celebrations, plus the life of long-time Kingston lawyer, Joseph Boomer Walkem; photographs; and a scrapbook of clippings relating to W.F. Nickle. Of particular interest are the files relating to the principalship of Queen's University in the 1930s. Also includes the official report from the Dominion Liberal Convention of 1893.
