Collection contains research notes, correspondence, newspaper clippings, photographs of trains, and rough drafts of books written by Ralph Beaumont. Negatives of some pictures in Rare Book Room file cabinet. Research notes include Walkerton, Teeswater, Elora, Toronto-Bolton-Orangeville, Orangeville-Owen Sound, and Toronto-Streetsville-Orangeville branches; Peel vignettes. Also includes files concerning Rockwood Academy, correspondence from Yosef Drenters, and history of the Millcroft Inn
Contains Negatives located in negative file. Articles (some photocopied) concerning the career of R.S. McLaughlin and his residence "Parkwood" in Oshawa, Ont. Also includes 7 photographs of R.S. McLaughlin, family and company members; material related to the opening of McLaughlin Library in 1968; original brass name plate to accompany portrait hanging in McLaughlin Library.
Fonds contains "Send out the army and the navy: the diary of Lieutenant William Joseph O'Brien (#89078) of the Canadian Field Artillery, Canadian Expeditionary Force, March 17, 1915 to May 9, 1919" by W. H. O'Brien, editor. File includes a biography and picture of W. J. O'Brien (Appendix A and B), and an article entitled "Trial by fire: CFA in W.W.I.", which mentions Colonel George Drew, reprinted from the Royal Military College newspaper "The Arch" (Appendix C); handwritten notes by the donor regarding the above addenda
Fonds includes journals, scrapbooks, account books, financial records, mortgages, legal documents, and correspondence related to the David Allan and Nathaniel Higinbotham families. Materials related to other Guelph-area individuals, including David Kennedy, are also included.
Allan, DavidThe collection consists of correspondence, sketches, art supply receipts, artifacts (including an autographed Wayne Gretzky New York Rangers jersey), photographs, clippings, scrapbooks, contracts, financial documents, activism work, exhibition catalogues, insurance policy information, completed artwork, scrapbooks, design submissions, administrative documents, and memorabilia. The fonds has personal items as well as items related to the operation of Mill Studios (formerly Ken Danby Studios) and items found when he acquired the Armstrong Mill Property.
Danby, KenCollection contains the diaries of William E. Ricker. Handwritten. Photocopies Includes daily diaries, bird notes and journals, trip logs and notes, and reminiscences. Books 1 and 2 also contain his bird journals, Dec. 1923-June 1924; book 26 also has reminiscences written in the early 1990's on selected topics. Biography and obituary of W.E. Ricker (in "FishBytes", Sept./Oct. 2001) in box 1.
Photographs, and other mementoes pasted on cardboard pages, many with broken corners, spine of album also broken. Cover includes name of Florence Gulston, presumably the collector of the photographs which include pictures of Mr. and Mrs. A. Gulston, Admiral Makaroff, Captain Glossop, Captain Vassilief and others.
Map showing route of Imperial Traction Co. in red with handwritten legend on printed map with linen backing.
Typescript.