Picture of Forceville Communal Cemetery and Extension in Somme, France. A stamp on the verso of the photograph reads "Denhams, Albert. Somme."

Portrait of Francis McLennan, seated with a book open in front of him.

File contains notes about family history; correspondence to Isabella and Alice McLennan; obituaries and tributes; and correspondence and notices regarding Francis McLennan's death.

The series contains textual records spanning approximately 1802-1895, which reflect Frederick Griffin’s occupation as a lawyer, particularly his position as a solicitor for the Bank of Montreal and his role as counsel for the plaintiffs in Pierre v. Gabriel S. Chouteau and Mary Charlotte v. Gabriel Chouteau, as well as his role as founder of the Canadian Loan Company. Materials include incoming correspondence and draft responses; various financial and legal documents; legal research notes and drafts of legal documents; memoranda; meeting minutes; land and property documents and surveyors reports; newspaper clippings and ephemera; and other documents. Legal and financial documents include bank deposit receipts; property tax assessments and receipts; promissory notes; powers of attorney; copies of historical legal documents; summaries of evidence; depositions; questionnaires from Pierre v. Gabriel S. Chouteau and Mary Charlotte v. Gabriel Chouteau; a copy of a judgement; procès-verbaux; releases of dower; extracts of burials; and a declaration of Tiers-Saisis. Legal research notes and drafts of legal documents include notes on legal precedent and timelines of case histories and drafts of motions, deeds, petitions, charters, opinions, among other documents. Much of the correspondence in the fonds is related to Griffin’s position as solicitor for the Bank of Montreal. Notable correspondents include F.W. Primrose, E.H. King, Lewis T. Drummond, Richard Bladworth Angus, George O'kill Stuart, Hewitt Bernard, Frédéric-Eugène Globensky, David James Greenshields, Ogilvy Moffat, Robert LeMoine, John Greenshields, Hew Ramsay, William Walker, William Rhodes, Henry John Noad, Andrew Balfour, Charles R. Ogden, Timothy Tyrell, Benjamin Holmes, William Badgley, Stewart Derbishire, Alexander J.P. Garesche, Alexander P. Field, David N. Hall, Richard Alexander Tucker, the office of the Governor General, Christopher Dunkin, James Reid, Samuel Gale, Jacques Viger, George Moffatt, Henry Starnes, William Robb, Louis Andre Ducheny, August Belmont, Robert Milroy, and Georges-Barthélemi Faribault, among others.

File contains a draft of a short story about George Hardy.

File contains a typed copy of "History of the MacLeods" by Alexander Mackenzie and correspondence from Archibald Stewart to William Durie McLennan.

The series consists of photographs and textual records spanning the period 1850-1984, predominantly 1880-1960, relating to the McLennan family as arranged by Hugh McLennan (1927-2004). The series also comprises records related to Hugh McLennan's work as a camp counsellor north of Montreal during the early 1940s.

The series includes photographs; incoming and outgoing correspondence; genealogical and family information; diaries, including World War I diaries, and remembrances; newspaper clippings and ephemera; official documents, including wills and marriage certificates; obituaries and tributes; drafts of writings, research notes, and sketches; McLennan's coil-bound notebooks about canoe trips, a typescript of one of McLennan's camping journals and accompanying photographs; a letter to a family member regarding McLennan family genealogy; and photocopies of birth, marriage, and death notes in the family Bible. Family members prominently represented include Hugh McLennan (1825-1899), John Stewart McLennan (1853-1939), Francis McLennan (1857-1940), Bartlett McLennan (1868-1918), Isabella Christine McLennan (1870-1960), Hugh McLennan (1887-1915), and William McLennan (1856-1904).

File contains a copy of Hugh McLennan's will.

File contains a bound volume of Hugh McLennan's World War I letters given by Isabella Christine McLennan to William Durie McLennan in November 1935.

File contains personal correspondence from Hugh McLennan to Isabella Stewart McLennan; a 1875 diary; remembrances and recollections; marriage certificates for Hugh McLennan and Isabella Stewart and Mary Anne Stewart and Gavin Walker; copy of Hugh McLennan's will; privately printed monograph on Hugh McLennan and his family; and recollections of the S.S. Sardinian wreck.

File contains a typed copy of Hugh McLennan's World War I diary and correspondence from Hugh McLennan to his father and family from Europe.

Portrait of Hugh S. McLennan with a newspaper clipping on the back regarding his death.

File contains a draft of "In Another World."

File contains the publishing contract for "In Old France and New" between Harper & Brothers and William McLennan.

Picture of an unknown library with bookcase, chairs, and end tables.

File contains business correspondence addressed to Frederick Griffin in his capacity as a lawyer and solicitor. Some correspondence is annotated in Griffin's hand with the date and details of receipt, draft responses, or other notes. Much of the correspondence is from the Bank of Montreal and notable correspondents include F.W. Primrose, E.H. King, Lewis T. Drummond, Richard Bladworth Angus, George O'kill Stuart, Hewitt Bernard, Frédéric-Eugène Globensky, David James Greenshields, Ogilvy Moffatt, Robert LeMoine, among others. File also contains financial and legal documents related to Griffin's work as solicitor and executor of estates, including bank deposit receipts; property tax assessments and receipts; promissory notes; powers of attorney assigned to Griffin by the St. Lawrence Inland Marine Assurance Company and the Bank of Montreal; bills of exchange and protests of bills of exchange; among other documents.

File contains personal correspondence to John Stewart McLennan from his brothers William, Francis, and Bartlett McLennan.

File contains correspondence to Marion and William McLennan from friends and family. The file also contains telegrams sent by William McLennan to Marion McLennan.

File contains McGill University's announcement of Isabella Christine McLennan's death and miscellaneous incoming correspondence to Isabella McLennan and Katharine McLennan.

File contains financial documents related to the account of Captain John H. Campbell, managed by John McLennan (1789-1866). Documents include an account balance sheet (addressed to Sir Peregrine Maitland), a statement of expenses and credits, and promissory notes and receipts of payments received.

File contains a draft of the novel "John McDonell of Scottos," later renamed "Spanish John," about the early life and adventures of John McDonell.

File contains a draft of the novel "John McDonell of Scottos," later renamed "Spanish John," about the early life and adventures of John McDonell.

File contains a notebook, presumably owned by John McLennan (1789-1866), containing account balance sheets of various individuals in Glengarry County, Ontario.

File contains correspondence between John Stewart McLennan and Principal Arthur Currie of McGill University regarding the establishment of a scholarship.

File contains financial documents primarily related to John McLeod, including promissory notes and receipts of payments received, account statements, and correspondence regarding monies owed. Other parties in these financial matters include George McBean, John McLennan, Thomas McPherson, John Anderson, Joseph Davidson, and the firm of Desrivieres, Blackwood & Co.

File contains research materials and notes on Louis Juchereau de Saint-Denis, including copies of archival documents, newspaper clippings, and research notes.

File contains copies of archival documents related to Louis Juchereau de Saint-Denis, as well as typed and handwritten monograph drafts.

File contains copies of archival documents related to Louis Juchereau de Saint-Denis.

File contains research materials and notes on Louis Juchereau de Saint-Denis, including genealogical information, copies of archival documents, and research notes.

The file contains legal documents related to King's Bench cases. Documents include extracts of the burials of Thomas Peck and Gabriel Christie and a declaration of Tiers-Saisis (garnishees) in a case between Ebenezer Baird and William Douglas.

Picture of building facade viewed through closed iron gate. Sign reading "Lamb's Cottage" is visible hanging from the gate.

File contains land sale agreements for properties in Glengarry County, Ontario. Parties to the agreements include Dougald Cameron and Allan Morrison; Michael Duncan and John and Mary Hart; Malcolm McKellep and William McLennan; Walter and Moses Sutherland and John McBean; and Samuel Falkner and James Falkner. Many of the documents are witnesses by conveyancer John McLennan (1789-1866).

File contains legal documents, incoming correspondence and draft responses, notes, and ephemera. Legal documents include a release of dower from Jane Eliza Bethune and Alexander Neil Bethune to his brother John Bethune; power of attorney from J. August Belmont to William Brown Junior; Cadastre Abrégé (land ownership list) for the Jenison (or Jennison) fief; draft of an "Abstract from the Books of the Bank of Montreal, exhibiting a general Statement of the affairs of that Institution on the 1st of February 1831, as required by the Act of the Provincial Parliament;" a legal notice issued to John Rose and Thomas Ryan by Griffin and [William F. Coffin?] regarding a legal case involving Edward Ellice, John Forsyth, William Forsyth Grant, and John Blackwood Forsyth; and a power of attorney from Edmond Goebel de Harrant to Frederick Griffin. Incoming correspondence is largely related to Bank of Montreal business. Correspondents include Louis Andre Ducheny, August Belmont, and Robert Milroy, Georges-Barthélemi Faribault, among others.

Picture of facade of a house.

Picture of a house with a man standing in the doorway.

Picture of Longueau British Cemetery from across the road.

Picture of Bartlett McLennan's grave from a distance, with bottom of memorial cross on the left side.

Picture of Longueau British Cemetery with memorial cross on the right.

Picture of Longueau British Cemetery, surrounded by a low wall.

Picture of a flowering plant with graves in the background.

Picture of the Longueau British Cemetery surrounded by a wood and wire fence. A sign on the right reads "Longueau Military Cemetery." A stamp of the back of the photograph reads "Canadian Official Photograph." Bartlett McLennan's grave is visible just right of centre.

Picture of a man standing beside a woman who is kneeling and laying flowers on the grave of Barlett McLennan.

Picture of the road towards Amiens, France, just taking in a corner of the British Cemetery.

Picture of Bartlett McLennan's grave with flowers.