The fonds consists of correspondence, records related to the lumbering business, the settlement of his estate and the provisions made for the care and education of his daughters.
Fonds consists of correspondence and other material relating to several family members from Portsmouth, Ontario, who fought with the Canadian Expeditionary Force during World War One.
Land indenture made October 17, 1828 between Lewis James Robins and William Joseph Robins pertianing to land in Prince Edward County on the Penisula of Point Traverse. witnessed by Robert C. Cassady and PhilipWenz.
This fonds consists of correspondence, subject files and material relating to Dr. Berry's academic career in geology, specifically in the area of mineralogy.
The fonds consists of correspondence to, and from, several Canadian Prime Ministers, British political figures and Canadian writers, a series of reports and articles on both medical and political subjects authored by Dr. Bruce and others, radio broadcasts and speeches, newspaper clippings, and a genealogical chart.
The fonds consists of correspondence, speeches, news clippings and photographs highlighting key points of James McCann's political career. Includes letters from William Lyon Mackenzie King, Louis St-Laurent, Field Marshall Smuts and various other public figures.
The fonds consists of correspondence, legal documents, war medals, photographs, two copies of the Holy Bible and a certificate signed by Winston Churchill with reference to the fact that Lt. R.C. McIntyre,16th Br., C.E.F., was mentioned in a dispatch from Field Marshall Sir Douglas Haig.
Fonds consists of a series scrapbooks containing press clippings describing the sexual abuse scandal involving the choirmaster and organist at St. George`s Cathedral, Kingston, Ontario, John Gallienne, and the subsequent legal proceedings.
Postcard album of picturesque European and wartime scenes predominantly written by Private J. H. Spring to his mother and father , Mr. and Mrs. H. S. Spring who lived at 60 Chatham Street in Kingston, Ontario, or to a Miss B. Hall of Kingston, Ontario. There are some postcards which are addressed to Hugh Spring from other overseas service members.
This fonds is comprised of is a personal diary kept on a daily basis that commences April 24th 1855 "continued from the other book" ( the other book is not present) aboard HM Steamer Rifleman at Corrientes. It runs to May 7th 1857 where it ends in mid page, with several blank pages remaining. Mackarsie describes the numerous comings and goings of senior officers, visiting officials, civilian visitors and his daily activities. The geographic range of the Ship seems to be along the east coast of South America, mainly in the River Plate estuary with side trips to Rio de Janeirio. The fonds also includes a log of approximately 50 pages, handwritten with entries made in 8 columns, for HMS Spy. The first entry is on Wednesday Sept 26th , 1849 and provides technical information pertaining to wind direction, latitude and longitude, times, and comments about daily sailing observations such as: "observed strange sail, made sail in chase, boarded the French barque Juste of Calais, 11 killed." The last entry for the log is Saturday December 29th of the same year. There are a number of Pay bills (Navy form 86) for Mackarsie also present. Interspersed with the journal, log and pay slips are other items of a more comtemporary vintage. There are several pages of hand written notes, which take the form of an article, speech or radio broadcast which outlines a brief provenance of the material as well as there interest in the historical study of the supression of the slave trade by the British Navy. Also of note is a rough geneaology of the Cock family (wife of Henry Herbert Mackarsie).
