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Russell family fonds
CA F805 · Fonds · 1851-2003

Fonds contains the farm diary of Robert Russell, dated 1876-1900, letters from and to the Russell Family, as well as photographs and genealogical records and research notes pertaining to the Russell Family.

Robert Turner fonds
CA F806 · Fonds · 1864-1865

Contains a handwritten ledger book.

James F. Miller fonds
CA F807 · Fonds · 1885-1887

Contains a handwritten manuscript accounts book of earnings and expenditures. Also includes note on the death of James Miller's mother, Christiana Miller, 1886; a list of horses driven in 1886; and recipes for linaments, rheumatic curse, condition powder, and hoof ointment.

McIntosh Nursery Co. fonds
CA F808 · Fonds · 1910-1912, 1955

Includes 2 handwritten book of orders for apples and other fruits, 1911-1912 and undated; black leather portfolio case with "McIntosh Nursery Co., Dundela, Ont." embossed on the cover and containing col. plates of several species of apples, some pears, cherries, plums, grapes, gooseberries, raspberries, strawberries, roses, shrubs, and trees (undated). Also includes "The McIntosh Red: a History and a Development" by Helen Parlow Matheson (typescript with manuscript changes, 113 leaves, 1955) and related correspondence (1954, 1961).

CA F81 · Fonds · 1870-1931, 1987-2009

The Colwill and Calvert collection contains correspondence, architectural drawings and plans, sketches, school writing books and grammar and poetry papers, drawing books, and diaries of the Colwill and Calvert family, including Fanny Colwill Calvert (1848-1936) of 68 Queen Street, Guelph, and her son, Guelph architect William Frye Colwill (1871-1928). Items include drawing books, 11 large plans of Guelph Collegiate, 3 large plans of Dominion Linen Manufacturing Company Factory, drawings of Rev. P. Jensen's cottage on Acton Island, Muskoka, front elevation of Stratford Public Library, a drawing of the verandah on the Colwill home (86 Liverpool St., Guelph) from 1908; 4 plans of the Holliday house in Guelph, a list of tenders received, a book of bylaws and rules for the Priory Club of Guelph (1893), an 1887 Latin course text, a photograph of the Royal Templar's Dramatic Club dated May 1, 1893, articles and newspaper clippings on W. Frye Colwill and Fanny Colwill Calvert (1987-2009).

The collection also contains original needlework made by Fanny and Minnie Colwill, including Battenberg lace, tatting, crochet edgings, hairpin lace, and Irish crochet. Some items are mounted on pink tissue sewn and glued onto cardboard as exhibition samples for display. A handwritten list of accounts for prizes won at fall fairs for Fanny’s needlework items from 1916-1917 and articles with pictures of lace examples from "Ontario Showcase" (Sept. 1979), "City & Country Home" (Summer 1983), "Antiques Showcase" (Feb. 1988), and Frederick Herrschner catalogue no. 10 (1910-1911), are also included.

Colwill Calvert, Fanny
George O'Connor fonds
CA F810 · Fonds · 1922-1935

Contains correspondence from George O'Connor to Irene Stark of Chillicothe, Ohio and Detroit, Michigan. File 1. Letters (10) and a telegram from George O'Connor writing from Sudbury, Rush Lake and White Owl Lake (plus 1 letter from Detroit), 1926-1935; 9 b&w photographs showing O'Connor with his dog team, carrying a pack, portaging his canoe, canoeing, his cabin, etc.; a hand-drawn map of the area near Stackpole and Genoa where he was prospecting in 1932; a large fold. col. map published by the Ontario Dept. of Mines (1932) of the Three Duck Lake area, on which O'Connor has written notes showing his camp on White Owl Lake, winter trail to Gogama, gold mines, etc. -- File 2. Other letters (28) written to Irene Stark from other of her friends, 1922-1933, including a b&w photo of her mother.

Una Golding fonds
CA F811 · Fonds · 1928-1933

Contains report cards belonging to Una Golding, including half-yearly reports for 1928, 1931, and 1933, and school year report for March 1933.

Michael Eagan fonds
CA F812 · Fonds · 1971-2017

The Michael Eagan fonds predominantly contains set and costume drawings, technical drawings, and painted set designs/maquettes/elevations for productions at various Canadian and international theatres. Some materials related to unproduced plays and a film are also included. Other materials include photographs, correspondence, house programs, reviews, clippings, and calendars and appointment books belonging to Michael Eagan.

Eagan, Michael
DNA Theatre fonds
CA F814 · Fonds · 1980-2014

Fonds contains textual, graphic, and audio-visual records related to DNA Theatre and Erik Littoja Hillar's career at the theatre.

DNA Theatre