This fonds is comprised of correspondence, notes, publications and documentation which reflect the activities of the Low Income Needs Coalition. The records predominantly reflect three main accomplishments or undertakings of the Coalition over the years: opposition to Workfare; the return of the National Child Benefit Supplement to local families on welfare; and the activities of the Direct Action Working Group which assisted and advised individuals in understanding, or registering complaint regarding, the receipt of assistance benefits. Includes photographs of the Queen's Park Riot in June 2000, and LINC demonstrations and awareness campaigns in the City of Kingston as well as display and promotional material for the Coalition.
Fonds consists of records organized into eleven series: personal papers, 1910-1975; Canadian Jewish Congress, 1914-1917; Jewish Colonization Association, 1891-1950; history, 1829-1968; articles, n.d., 1921-1966; research material and subject files, n.d., 1920-1975; demographic studies, 1851-1971; scrapbooks, and newspaper clippings, n.d., 1926-1966.
The fonds consists mainly of material relating to Louis Flynn's involvement with the local heritage community during his time as president of the Kingston Historical Society. There are many talks, speeches and articles pertaining to Kingston and the surrounding area which he created and recieved while fulfilling this capacity as president. Also included is a small amount of personal material relating to the advertisement of his book 'Built on a Rock: The Story of the Roman Catholic Church in Kingston 1826-1976,' and records pertaining to the Bail Assessment Committee which he helped found and served on for a number of years.
The fonds consists of seven documents detailing the land transactions of Louis Dion dit Dumontier. Also includes details of the original transfer of records, and an item listing.
This collection is comprised of memorabilia from the Science Formal of 1974. The theme of the formal was "Lothlorian" from Lord of the Rings. The collection includes drawings of designs and plans for the set-up of the formal, two batik flags which were used as decoration, and a beer stein and set of matches which were made specifically for the formal.
The fonds consist of correspondence, diaries, prose, sermons, research notes, articles and commentaries, material relating to associations, clubs and organizations, personal materials, scrapbooks, photographs and news clippings. Also includes photographs of the Pierce family and of persons connected with literature and the arts primarily in Canada.
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.
