Fonds consists of correspondence, reports, minutes, and newsletters from Kingston Yacht Club, Agnes Etherington Gallery Association, Kingston Symphony Association, Grand Theatre Board, Art Collection Society of Kingston, Cataraqui Golf & Country Club, Kingston Arts Council, Limestone Cat Club, Kingston Community Council and Sydenham Street United Church.
The fonds consists of material predominantly from the period 1960-2000. They are a record of Dr. Angus' many and varied interests over the years and include her work as a playwrite, historian, architectural preservationist and genealogist. Apart from the genealogical material there are no personal papers here. Included with this fonds is a very nearly complete set of the minutes of Kingston LACAC meetings as well as the records of many other committees that Dr. Angus served on over the years. There are scripts of the many drama productions, particularly radio plays, that she wrote and worked on, records of special events and particularly the various heritage projects she was involved with along with subject files and genealogical files that she used to support her work. Many of these files contain photographs. There is also a large series of photographs, particularly slides, of historic buildings. While these photographs are of buildings in many parts of Canada, the United States and the United Kingdom, the vast majority of them are of Kingston buildings and scenes.
Fonds consists of an unpblished work by David Rigsby entitled, "Coal"; a Certificate of Appreciation to David Rigsby, from the Queen's Alumni Association folliwng the completion of his Presidency in 1971; photographs of the Science '38 Formal, held at Grant Hall, and the 1987 Distinguished Service Award recipients, including Dorothy (Manderson) Rigsby.
Diary of a young woman touring the Thousand Islands for the month of August 1883 starting in Hartford, Connecticut on August 1st, 1883 and ending in Montreal on September 1st, 1883. The author spends much of the diary remarking on the beauty of the scenery, the quality of the food and variations in the weather. She recounts day excursions on both American and Canadian islands and towns and mentions Clayton, Alexandria Bay, Gananoque, Brown's Bay, Hay's Island, Whitney Point, Guernsey Point, and Stave, Bluff and Skinner islands. She is traveling with the Redfield family (Mr. and Mrs. Redfield and their children George and Henry) and the "Professor". They encounter a Dr. Norris who is known to the family. When they arrive in Montreal they stay at the Windsor Hotel, which is greatly admired.
There is an additional three page entry at the end of the diary describing a trip to the White Mountains in New Hampshire in September of 1885.
Fonds consists of correspondence, subject files, financial records (1972-86) minutes (1972-2009), reports, Annual General Meeting booklets, annual "Heritage Award booklets, talks, notices, publications, photographs, printed material, newsletters (1973-2012), copies of the Kingston Cablenet production, "Kingston: Appreciate This City. Episode II: Kingston the capital"; as well as correspondence, minutes, publications, photographs, and correspondence from the Ontario Royal Commission on Electric Power Planning to which the Foundation presented a brief. The fonds also includes mounted photographs from the 'Decline and Fall' Exhibition.
The fonds consists of correspondence, minutes, typescripts of books, essays, galley proofs, news clippings, broadcast scripts, subject files, lectures, photographs and sound recordings. Dr. Whalley is the author of several books and many essays and articles. Most are represented here by working drafts, final copies and many by the final published version. Correspondence dealing with each topic and publication is also included. Another aspect of Dr. Whalley's career, broadcasting, is well represented in the papers. Dr. Whalley authored many scripts for radio and television. Drafts of scripts, revisions and correspondence with producers follow each work through from inception to reviews. There is also documentation of the 1939 Cambridge polar expedition as well as some personal material documenting Whalley's relationship with his family. The fonds was arranged by the donor into the following series: Books; Essays and articles; Broadcasts; Poetry and early imaginative writing; Professional papers, reports; Professional correspondence; and Personal material.
The fonds consists of textual records documenting Ristvedt's involvement in a number of arts and local environmental organizations over the years as well as a small number of records pertaining to her practice. The fonds is comprised of seven series: Friends of the Salmon River; Royal Canadian Academy of Arts; Local/ Regional Organizing; Kingston Artists' Association Inc. (K.A.A.I.); National Arts Service Organization (NASO); Teaching; and, Personal.