Collection consists of the personal diary of MacMartin describing his trip to Northern Ontario to conclude negotiations of Treaty No. 9 - The James Bay Treaty with Ojibway (Anishinaabe), Cree (including the Omushkegowuk) and other Indigenous Nations (Algonquin); plus various transcriptions and ancillary material.
The fonds consists of correspondence, material relating to Queen's University, to the ministry, and to the Presbyterian Church, sermons, speeches, scrapbooks, printed material and news clippings. Rev. Gordon was chaplain to the troops during the second Riel rebellion and some materials relate to this episode. The correspondence deals mainly with his position as principal, Queen's University.
The fonds consists of correspondence, business records and some personal papers. The material is divided into two parts relating to family and business. Included are a number of essays on various current social and religious topics.
Fonds consists of submissions and transcripts of interviews, received as a result of a request for stories, anecdotes, memories, and photographs, pertaining to William Allen ('Dollar Bill'); a compact disc of songs by the folk group 'Tanglefoot', including one track entitled 'Dollar Bill'.
The fonds consists of a set of diaries, virtually complete, spanning forty-seven years, sermons, essays, correspondence, and minutes of church meetings.
The fonds consists of forms, publicity releases, financial records, guides and minutes of Convention Committees relating to the 1968 National Liberal Party Convention. The material provides an invaluable glimpse into the working of a national political party leadership convention in general and the candidacy of a particular politician.
Fonds consists of a copy of "Robert Drummond: A Pioneer of the Rideau Waterway," a biographical article of Drummond, a lock builder on Rideau, and a shipbuilder in Kingston; and a copy of "125 Years of Physics at Queen's University, 1842-1967".