The drawings represent heritage buildings in many towns and regions in southern Ontario such as Adolphustown, Bath, Claireville, Cobourg, Cornwall, Grafton, Islington, Kingston, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Perth, Port Hope and Toronto. Two northern towns are represented by North Bay and Penetanguishene. The drawings represent a variety of structures from churches, clubs and rectories to commerical buildings, factories and mills. The material is organized alphabetically according to town or region.
Collections consists of Memorial Books relating to both Lorne and Edith Pierce; travel diaries; photographs; and a copy of Edith Chown Pierce's, "Canadian Glass: A Footnote to History". Nearly every Canadian literary figure of note for the period 1920 to 1960 is representedby at least some manuscript material in this collection. Among its many highlights the collection includes the letters and manuscripts of William Wilfred Campbell; Desertion in Canada by Major John Richardson; the original manuscript of William Kirby's novel, The Golden dog; manuscripts written and decorated by Wilson Macdonald; letters, manuscripts and memorabilia of Sir Charles G. D. Roberts; and the Marjorie Pickthall papers which include her diaries, letters manuscripts and sketches. Also represented are Raymond Knister, Duncan Campbell Scott, Archibald Lampman, Camille Roy, Stephen Leacock, Marius Barbeau,Audrey Alexandra Brown, Earle Birney, Katherine Hale, A. J. Pratt and Al Purdy. Some papers of artists J.E. H. Macdonald, A. Y. Jackson, C.W. Jefferys and Thoreau Macdonald are included in this collection.
Collection consists of correspondence from George Whalley to Cecilia Speight, clippings related to George Whalley, and off-prints of Whalley publications (many signed). Also includes family photographs.
Fonds consists of correspondence sent by William Peruniak to his mother during the Second World War and during his time as a student at Queen's University.
Collection consists of audio recordings from CBC, interviews with African writers, and other recordings related to African authors. Includes recordings of Chinua Achebe and Douglas Killam (an Achebe scholar).
1968-Digitized 1994 (originally created [ca. 1970])
Collection consists of x-ray films of people talking, produced for the study of speech pathology. Films were purchased by Munhall through the Speech Perception and Production Lab from various places, including the University of Laval.
Collection consists of eighty volumes, each composed of a guidebook and thirty slides. Together the sets depict many aspects of the political, economic, and cultural history of Canada. Produced by the National Museum of Man, National Museums of Canada and the National Film Board.