The fonds consists of correspondence and news clippings mainly concerning H.J. Symington's retirement as president of Trans-Canada Air Lines, as a director of Canadian National Railways and as Chairman of the Board of Price Brothers and Company Limited. Also includes correspondence from Symington to Fay Christie during their courtship (1908-1910), a press release about Symington handwritten by Louis St-Laurent, and a certificate signed by King George VI. The proceedings and arrangements for the funeral of William Lyon Mackenzie King and lifetime gold passes for CN Rail and Trans-Canada Air Lines are also included. This fonds contains the following series: Correspondence (1908-1965), Subject Files (1925-1965), and Photographs (1948-1962).
Fonds consists of correspondence, notes, typescripts and material relating to his book "Queen's, Queen's, Queen's" (1977); research files and background material for various articles that appeared in the 'Flashback' column of the "Alumni Review", and in 'The Passing Show' column in "The Kingston Whig-Standard" (1986-1989).
The fonds consists of correspondence from various members of the family, land grants, deeds, mortgages, stocks, wills, probates, power of attorney, financial records and a copy of the Herchmer Family Tree. Most of the material relates to Johan Jost Herkimer; his son Lawrence Herchmer; Lawrence's son, the Reverend Willam Macaulay Herchmer and his wife Frances and his son Col. William Macaulay Herchmer of the North-West Mounted Police.
Fonds consists of research notes, drafts, final typescript, and sound recordings relating to Dr. Neatby's work ("'to strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield': Queen's University Volume I, 1841-1917") on the offlcial history of Queen's Universty at Kingston.
Fonds consists of numerous photographs: albumen, carte de visite, and portraits of various Reesor or Fowler family members, though predominantly the subject matter of the photographs is Hilda Reesor. The photographs reflect a range of photographers, from Toronto to Kingston. Also contains a small amount of correspondence and numerous Christmas cards to Hilda Reesor.
Fonds consists of correspondence (a letter making reference to the flu epidemic in 1918); printed material; and memorabilia including Queen's jackets, a tam, and a book marker with the Queen's crest which was distributed to University students by the Imperial Tobacco Company, manufacturer of Player's "MILD"; the graduation diplomas, from Queen's University at Kingston, of Ann Elizabeth Hill (McJanet) and David John McJanet.
