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Printed Material

Series consists of early printed material, including an engraving, an advertisement, a theater hand-bill, a military report, and a circular letter, related to social, military, and religious activities in early French Canada.

Britain and Europe

This series includes several 18th and 19th century legal documents with the autographs of British and other European political, military, and literary figures. There are indentures, letters, envelopes with addresses and signatures, introduction cards, news clippings, and records signed by royal figures. Also included are records relating to the First and Second World Wars, and the signatures of Queen Victoria (1837-1901), Lady Nancy Astor, and Sir Winston Churchill.

Printed material

Series consists of newspaper clippings, books, pamphlets, articles, and other items relating to Rev. Thomas Crosby and missionary work.

William McLennan

The series contains photographs, textual records, and original artwork spanning the period 1710-1904, predominantly 1880-1903, related to the personal lives and interests of William McLennan and his family, including interests in family and Canadian history. Additionally, a sub-series contains records related to William McLennan’s work as a writer from the 1880s-1903.

Materials include full and partial drafts of published and unpublished articles, short stories, novels, and non-fiction works; research and reference materials; incoming and outgoing correspondence; legal and official documents; collected historical materials and documents; notes; sketches and a sketchbook; journals; newspaper clippings and ephemera; photographs; and other materials. Notable correspondents include Gustavus George Stuart, Marion Paterson McLennan, William Durie McLennan, Edward William Thomson, Pemberton Paterson, John Stewart McLennan, Francis McLennan, Bartlett McLennan, Neil Stewart, Hugh McLennan, William Kingsford, and the Royal Society of Canada, among others. Legal and official documents include copies of wills, notarial exams, and a certification of graduation.

Collected historical materials include ephemeral materials such as plates of historical figures and plans of famous battle locations, as well as tracings of famous Canadian autographs, bookplates, and reproductions of historical documents. Many of the original historical documents are related to the McLennan and Stewart families, including correspondence, business and financial documents, and ephemera related to Neil Stewart (1793-1881) and legal and financial documents related to John McLennan (1789-1866). The historical documents related to John McLennan are primarily agreements for land sales in Glengarry County, Ontario, where McLennan was a conveyancer. Other historical documents do not appear to have any particular connection to the McLennan family but may have been collected out of general historical interest. These documents include correspondence, loan agreements, commissions, land grants, letters patent, and a journal / memoranda book. While many of the documents relate to individuals of limited historical importance, others are related to more notable historical subjects including François Desjordy Moreau de Cabanac, Sir John Johnson, Joseph-Maurice Lamothe, Francis Baby, Jenkins Williams, Herman Witsius Ryland, Pierre-Amable De Bonne, John Mure, William Bacheler Coltman, John Stewart, John Gray, and Thomas Dunn.

Maps and Sketches

Series consists of a view of the French fort at Beausejour, a view of the Point of Beausejour and Pointe a Roger, a plan of the Baffle of St. Charles during the 1837 rebellion, and a plan of the Great Quebec Fire.

Books and miscellaneous records

This series contains books, newspapers, photographs and other records from Orr’s collection that relate to his interest in history. The news clippings relate to the two world wars, and several records relate to the military in Canada and in Vancouver. The series also contains two pieces of Japanese paper fire and bomb balloon that landed in BC during the Second World War.

American records

This series contains records that Orr gathered as part of his interest in history. It contains 18th and 19th century letters and documents of American politicians, army officers, secretaries of state and senators, and prominent individuals in the US. There are also autographed documents relating to the early Presidents of the United States and Vice Presidents, army generals, soldiers and war commanders; congressmen and senators; Governors of State; prominent businessmen; and literary figures Nathaniel Hawthorne, Alice Cary, and James Lothrop Motley, and John Kendrick Bangs. Notably, the series contains records with the autographs of Eleanor Roosevelt, Alfred A. Weinstein, Sidney Franklin, US Presidents John Quincy Adams, William Henry Harrison, and James Wilkinson.

Miscellaneous manuscripts and letters

Series consists of miscellaneous manuscripts and letters, including an original manuscript titled Ben Thomas: Confessions of an Old First Lieutenantof the last Century, a manuscript translation of Pliny’s Epistle to Fuseus by Thomas Brown, a 1774 letter to William Nesbit from John Knight in defence of an outstanding debt charged against him, and a letter by Ralph Wilson (recipient unknown).

Collectibles series

Series consists of cigarette card and autograph albums, a box of Chinese leaf paintings, a pair of ivory blades, and publications collected by members of the Warren Family.

Additional accrual for Sherrington Fonds

These were unprocessed records within the fonds that may have been a later accrual added by Dr. William C. Gibson. Contains correspondence copied from the Yale Medical Library. Also contains copies of Sherrington articles from the Journal of Physiology. Original correspondence between Carr E.R. Sherrington and William Gibson are also in this series.

Logan Family series

Series consists of certificates, diaries, correspondence, clippings, postcards, photographs, notes, manuscripts, publications, and deeds about various members of the Logan family. Series contains six subseries: Rev. John A. Logan, Harry T. Logan, John Elano Logan, Gwyneth N.L. Murray Logan, Logan Family History, and Miscellaneous subseries.

Marianne Belcher correspondence

Series consists of correspondence of Marianne Belcher, the mother of Edward Belcher, and is arranged in two sub-series: incoming correspondence and outgoing correspondence.

Correspondence

Series consists of letter to and from D.C. Coleman, a President of the Kettle Valley Railway Co. (KVRC), and Andrew McColloch, a General Superintendent (KVRC – Penticton, B.C.) concerning causes of derailments and construction of rail lines. Chinese labor and cabins are discussed in the letters between various employees of the Canadian Pacific Railway Co. (CPR). There is also Thomas Daly’s’ Letter Press Book, which pertains to the building of C.P.R. lines in the 1880s. Daly was a Division Superintendent during this time period.

Photographs and slides

Series consists of photographs of Hopkins, her friends and family, her home on Galiano Island, as well as two of her ancestors--Margaret Howe Montgomery (1807-1877) and James Hume Greenfield (c. 1830). The slides are primarily of Ms. Hopkins' artwork, dating 1974, 1978, 1981 and 1982.

Photographic series

Series consists of photographs relating to Lyle Creelman’s nursing activities, WHO and UNRRA experiences, and photographs of her family, colleagues and friends.

Frederick Griffin

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.

Family & Early Papers series

The series primarily consists of materials relating to members of the MacRae and MacKenzie families and some of Norman MacKenzie's early records. Box 78 includes the personal papers of MacKenzie's uncle, Dr. Archibald Oswald MacRae. It includes correspondence, manuscripts, clippings, notebooks and photographs. There is also genealogical information of both the MacRae and MacKenzie families, files referring to family members' estates, and MacKenzie's early educational and military certificates. In addition, box 79 contains correspondence, maps and miscellany from World War I, along with postcards from 1920's Geneva and notebooks from Dalhousie. It was kept as a distinct group by MacKenzie and placed with this MacRae during the processing of the papers.
Boxes 242 and 243 contain genealogy materials relating to the MacKenzie, MacRae, and Arthur families, along with MacKenzie's early journals and memorabilia from World War I. These materials date from the early nineteenth century through the late twentieth century. In addition to family photographs and original documents, there are detailed family trees, histories, and correspondence regarding genealogy. See Margaret MacKenzie's (néeThomas) sous-fonds for information regarding the Thomas family. In addition, a small amount of family history material collected after MacKenzie's death by his daughter is included.
(Formerly known as MacRae Family & Early Papers, the title of the series was changed in January 2017 to reflect the broader contents of the genealogical materials.)

Research Materials series

Series consists of files on floppy disks, letters, copies of archival records, copies of certificates, notes, newspaper clippings, transcriptions, photographs, and minutes, which relate to Humphries's research on Canadian munitions workers and miners.

Research

Series documents Thomas’ research into the folk songs and history of British Columbia. Material includes articles, lyrics, music sheets, photographs, and music catalogues. The series is arranged into the six following subseries: history, music, people, photographs, record catalogue, and song files.

Canadian provinces and politics

This series consists of correspondence Orr had with premiers of other provinces and mayors, as well as early 19th century records relating to the Canadian political landscape. There are records concerning the early Prime Ministers of Canada: John A. Macdonald, Sir John Joseph Caldwell Abbott, William Lyon Mackenzie King, and Sir Robert Laird Borden. Later records are documents of Orr’s with autographs of prominent MLAs and MPs, Canadian politicians and lawyers, businessmen, soldiers and officers.

Bibliographies

Series consists primarily of the handwritten or typed bibliography of Le Fanu’s works as composed by Roy Stokes. The bibliography covers Le Fanu’s works published during his lifetime and after his death. The series also includes photocopies of various book chapters and articles written by other authors that Roy Stokes used during his research process.

Sheridan Le Fanu, Joseph Thomas

Correspondence

Series consists of letters of correspondence, where the bulk of the records are typed transcription copies of letters by, for, or about Le Fanu during his lifetime. These copies were received by Roy Stokes from possibly the Archive Centre at Kings College in Cambridge, UK, but that is unconfirmed. There are uncorrected copies as well as copies that have notes and annotations by Roy Stokes. The series also includes four original letters to, from, or about Le Fanu as well as correspondence between Roy Stokes and various institutions and people, notably William Le Fanu, a direct descendant of Le Fanu.

Sheridan Le Fanu, Joseph Thomas

Moe Family Papers series

Series documents Moe's family history and includes legal records, correspondence, songbooks and other publications, an autograph book, and photographs. Materials in this series were originally known as the Moe Family Papers Collection.

Clearwater Timber Company records

Series consists of a volume of land statistics, correspondence, photographs, press clippings financial summaries, maps, and promotional materials (internal and external to the company) for both Clearwater Timber Company and its successor, Potlatch Forests Incorporated (PFI).

Alexander Brymer Belcher correspondence

Series consists of correspondence of Edward Belcher’s brother Alexander Brymer Belcher of London, England and is arranged in two sub-series: incoming correspondence and outgoing correspondence.

Diaries and other Compilations series

Series consists of extracts from letters, manuscript notes, diaries, notebooks, and manuscripts compiled by various members of the Warren family. In addition, the series includes bound sketches by Henry Warrenne (contained within the binding is a clasp knife that belonged to Warrenne).

Lady Diana Belcher correspondence

Series consists of correspondence received by Edward Belcher’s wife, Lady Diana (nee Jolliffe), including letters regarding her social and charitable activities. Includes letters received from F. Beaufort, Susan D. Durant, W. Forsyth, John Gibson, Helena F. Martin, F.L. McClintock, and [James Prior].

Brymer Belcher records

Series consists of a document regarding the organisation of The Victoria Society, a society established in England to provide employment for impoverished women. The document lists Reverend Brymer Belcher, Edward
Belcher’s nephew, as President of the society.

Photographs

Series is composed of photographs of William Hale White, William and Mary White, Molly Hale White, and William Hale White's cottage at Groomsbridge.

John Trutch records

Series consists of diaries, correspondence, and financial records of John Trutch, and is arranged into the following sub-series: diaries, incoming correspondence, outgoing correspondence, miscellaneous letters and fragments of correspondence, and financial records.

Sir Joseph William Trutch records

Series consists of records of or pertaining to Sir Joseph William Trutch, including correspondence, legal documents, reports by Trutch, and biographical material. Series is arranged into the following sub-series: incoming correspondence, outgoing correspondence, reports, legal documents, and memorabilia concerning the death of Sir Joseph William Trutch.

Charlotte E.C. Morgan-Kelly records

Series consists of material relating to the Trutch family history, created or accumulated by Charlotte E.C. Morgan-Kelly, and is arranged into the following sub-series: correspondence, miscellaneous textual records and photograph, and envelopes .

Correspondence

Series consists of letters and fragments of letters from various members of the family, most letters being either to or from Charlotte H. Trutch. Correspondence provides insight into many personal matters of the family.

Personal & Family Records

Series contains miscellaneous documents, diaries, and photographs related to McAlpine's personal life and those of her extended family and friends.

Hugh McLennan (1927-2004) files

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).

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