The fonds consists of correspondence, drafts of published works, articles, addresses, pamphlets and notes relating to the history of Kingston, transcripts of addresses and broadcasts of Leonard W. Brockington, 1936-1965, and offprints and news clippings relating to Canadian publishing. Correspondence relates to the Bibliographical Society of Canada, Bliss Carman and Canadian literature. Correspondents include Nathan Cohen, E.J. Pratt, Lady Tweedsmuir and C.B. Sissons. Includes research notes on Bliss Carman. The Gundy papers contain a great deal of valuable information concerning Canadian publishing, Canadian literacy developments and Canadian libraries over a period of almost forty years.
This fonds contains a small number of family photographs and newspaper clippings, a certificate of recognition regarding the building of Beth Israel Synagogue on Queen Street, Kingston as well as a list of seat holders at said synagogue, a memo from the employees of the Oberndorffer Cigar Factory on Simon Oberndorffer's retirement as well as an Oddfellows certificate.
Byer's Cancer Cure advertising pamphlet. Published in Markham, Ontario, in 1899 by Daniel Byer outlining causes of cancer as well as testimonials from "patients who have been cured."
The fonds is predominantly comprised of photographs of Sunny Acres Nursery and members of the Paterson family. There is material and photographs from or about each immediate family member: James (father), Edith (mother), Helen (sister), Rowan (sister), and William. As the longest living member of the family William Paterson was the holder of the family archives.There is a small amount of material relating to horticulture and the business of the Nursery.
The fonds consists of both incoming and outgoing family correspondence predominantly between the Hurst sisters, Deirdre, Phyllis and Muriel (Murra), and their mother, Edith a Beckett Hurst. The letters detail both the personal and professional lives of these women early in their lives, focussing on the period before the sisters were married. The material provides rare insight into an artistic and cultural milieu as seen and experienced by independent women in the 1930's. The fonds also contains a number of photographs of Phyllis and Deirdre in particular, as well as a number of subject files pertaining to the Chekov Studio and Dartington School.
The fonds consists of correspondence; notes; photographs and scrapbooks, many having to do with Hambleton's great love for the outdoors; and obituary material.
The fonds consists of minutes of directors and shareholders and financial records of various corporate structures, including dividend lists, 1940-1957 and 1963-1973 (with some gaps in the series).
