Fonds consists of contracts regarding post and mail operations in the County of Frontenac between Loughborough to Lake Opinicon on behalf of Her Majesty Queen Victoria's mails, complete with wax seals.
The fonds consists of correspondence between Hazel (Summers) Kompass and Professor Richard Plant (Queen's Drama Department) and speeches discussing the life and career of George Horatio Summers and the Summer Theatre at Burlington, Ontario.
Aerial photographs, (prints & negatives) of Kingston and vicinity as well as Royal visit of 1939, Red Cross nurses, Kingston Collegiate Vocational Institute under construction, Canadian Steamship Lines Grain elevators, Westport, Keyes Supply and scenic shots of the Thousand Islands. The film reel begins with footage of cherry blossoms and then moves on to the 1930 Air Meet held in Kingston. The air show contains scenes of an autogyro, and flour bombing runs on a Model T clad in plywood to resemble a moving tank.
The collection consists of material relating to Mary Macdonald, daughter of Sir John A. Macdonald, 1911-1988. Includes an autograph album, photograph of Mary Macdonald, issue of the Times containing the death of Lady Macdonald, September 7, 1920 and notes by Margaret Cohoe. Typescript of A Trilogy: I. Mary Macdonald. II. Sarah Hannah Coward (Mrs. Charles Clarke) and III. St. Aubyns, Hove. Also includes a photograph of Mary Macdonald (1929).
The fonds consists of correspondence relating to his work as translator of Canadian literature. Includes correspondence with many Canadian publishers such as Oberon Press and McClelland and Stewart. Letters from Gabrielle Roy, Tennesse Williams and Ralph Gustafson are also included in the collection. Unpublished manuscripts and all books translated by David Lobdell.