Collection consists of photocopies of correspondence and research notes of William Bateson. Most of the originals are held in the UK at the Cambridge University Library and further copies reside at the John Innes Centre. They provided primary materials for "Treasure Your Exceptions. The Science and Life of William Bateson" (2008), which was coauthored by Alan Cock and Donald Forsdyke
Collection consists of nitrate negatives; and thumbnail prints of Vosper Family members including Dr. Louis Llewlyn, Charlotte Vosper; Kingston and district scenes; and the family cottage on Oak Lake, near Peterborough, Ontario; correspondence regarding the unveiling of the Sharpshooter's Monument in Ottawa, legal documents relating largely to James Agnew, Solicitor for the City of Kingston, early petition to the Mayor of the Town of Kingston, Ontario seeking remission of taxes, and a list of those cadets attending the first class at the Royal Military College, Kingston, Ontario, in 1876, as well as a list of "Officers on the R.M.C. College Staff from 1876 till present date - 1902."
Fonds consists of business ledgers from the Barker Grist and Saw Mill, General Store, and Funeral Home located in Arden, Kennebec Township, Ontario; land records relating to Joseph Barker; clippings of the Barker family including John B., W.O. Clark, and Frank Barker; photographs.
Collection consists of photocopy (2007) of the "Attestation Paper"; and photograph of Lieutenant John Arthur Dalton of Kingston; a press photograph ["Chicago Tribune"] of officials of the newly formed National Unity Party (a.k.a. Canadian Nazi Party) at a convention in Kingston, Ontario, held 2 July 1938, an article copied from the "Toronto Star" (4 July 1938), and a brief biographical sketch of Party leader Adrien Arcand.
Collection consists of records relating to the founding of the Toronto Stock Exchange by Herbert Mortimer and others; financial records; genealogical material pertaining to Herbert and other members the Mortimer Family; and early real estate maps of Durham (1882) and Port Arthur, Ontario (1887), "Railway Guide to Manitoba", issued by the provincial government (1887), and the City of Vancouver ('Canadian Pacific Town Site' - 1887).
Collection of various family papers from the Wardrope and Dyde family. Includes 3 type family "reminiscences" only two of which are dated (1903, 1924). Material includes information about arriving in Canada, family relationships and moves between cities and towns. One, dated 1903, is from Rev. S. Dyde.-Certificate of Division Registrar Respecting Registration of Birth for Dorothy Frances Dyde born December 22nd, 1905-Marriage certificate for W. Hobart Dyde & Frances Anna Fenwick dated October 5th, 1891-Letter from Shirley C. Spragge to Miss Dorothy Dyde thanking her gift of the genealogy of the Dyde family
This collection consists of correspondence and subject files. Almost all of the correspondence is from Lorne Pierce to his sister Sara Chester, but a few letters are from Edith Pierce to Sara Chester. The correspondence for 1943 contains an interesting letter in which Lorne Pierce describes Sir Charles G.D. Robert's funeral and his place in Canadian literary history. The subject files include press comments on Lorne Pierce's 25th anniversary with Ryerson, and articles on his retirement.
Collection consists of a series of "Manuals", in pamphlet form, for Sidewalk Superintendents, plus a pamphlet for the general public, on the operations and use of the new Toronto Subway, as published by the Toronto Transit Commission.
This collection is comprised of medals gathered from a number of various sources (many unknown). A number of the medals are those which were awarded by Queen's University for proficiency and/or excellence in a given area (Classics, Surgery, History, etc.). Many of these medals were made by Wyon of London.
The collection consists of postcards depicting scenes in Kingston, Napanee, Belleville, Brockville, Prescott and the Thousand Islands, as well as digital images of photographs of the Tannery staff, 1938, and the Kingston Penitentiary staff, ca. 1955.