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Sous-fonds consists of a manuscript for Notes on Moliere and history of French drama.

Sous-fonds consists of typescripts for the following poems: Beggared heart; The cave painters; Dahlias; Landscape; Parable; Pressed on sand; Restricted; and The sea-shell.

Sous-fonds consists of a holograph, autographed poem: As I rode from Chicago in a night of black rain.

Business papers and land documents relating to the Brannigan family.

This sous-fonds is a modest record of a the typical pioneer success story, following the fortunes of a son of an illiterate Irish immigrant to some financial success and civic respect in Kingston's early years. Although not documenting William's many careers as butcher, alderman, contractor or family man, the financial papers reflect his affairs in connection with his properties, his debtors, his stocks, his estate and the estate of his second wife, Amelia.

Forms part of : Kirkpatrick-Nickle legal collection. Rafting, ship-building and forwarding, Garden Island, Ont. Correspondence, financial records and legal documents of the Calvin family deposited in their lawyers' vault. A considerable amount of the material relates to the settling of the estate of D.D. Calvin, the founder of the company.

The land papers in this sous-fonds trace the changes in ownership of various lots, often from the original Crown grants. The business papers reflect interest rates, rents, assessments and taxes, school tuition, wages paid for work on the farm and the clearing of land. The prices of various household commodities, receipts for carding and fulling, invoices for spinning and weaving, and for tailoring, give interesting information about household life during the main span of years covered, 1832 to 1874.

This sous-fonds consists of records which reflect the business operations, minutes and accounts of Janney Aircraft and Boats Limited, as well as some of the more personal papers pertaining to land and loan agreements of Janney and his wife Ellen.

This sous-fonds includes records which reflect the life of a young man of means: bills for clothing, books, cigars, hotels, pool and billiards.There are also records that pertain to his financial dealings regarding the properties that he owned in Kingston (including a floor plan for a house on William Street) and the Chancery case in which he was a defendent. There are a number of documents pertaining to properties in and around Kingston, including Lot 24 of the City of Kingston. There is also correspondence with the Hospital Superintendent which documents the personal hospital-patient relationships that occured in that era.

The sous-fonds is predominantly comprised of land documents, insurance and correspondence relating to Lot 107 in the town of Kingston; the property was infromally known as the Rocheleau property. There is also a large amount of material pertaining to the Kingston Brewery and Distillery, particulary financial statements,accounts, credit documents and bills payable and receivable. There is also a small amount of miscellaneous business correspondence pertaining to Morton's other business ventures.