The collection consists of both Leal's own photographs and those he collected. There is a large number of portrait photographs which are arranged by surname but are undated. There are also a number of personal photographs which are listed by date (1937-1953) and topic and include such subject matter as the royal visit of King George to Kingston in 1939, some World War II activities, social events of the Canadian Locomotive company as well as collected photographs of air races, 1928-1930. There are also a number of commercial business photographs.
Collection consists of correspondence, published and manuscript poetry, and photographs relating to Bliss Carman, Charles G.D. Roberts, Kate Eastman, Lorne Pierce, and Dr. Ernest Fewster and his wife, Grace E. Smith.
Collection consists of memorabilia relating to various family members' time at Queen's University, with the majority of items from Margaret Purcell Arts'30 and her husband Charles Green Science ' 31. This includes photographs around Queen's campus and Kingston, and the diplomas and convocation hoods for Margaret Purcell Green and Charles Stanley Green.
The collection consists of research material, possibly collected by Mr. Gerald Boyce, relating to Ku Klux Klan activities in Belleville and Kingston, Ontario. Includes notes of an interview with Mrs. Everett Bell from March 1966, a copy of a letter from Mrs. Bell to Gerald Boyce, and copies of an article from The Observer (15 Dec. 1965) titled "The KKK: How the Klan came to Canada."
The collection consists of annotated typescripts surrounding the commemoration of Col. Alexander Macphail, as well as correspondence and clippings about Prof. Macphail.
Collection consists of playbills from theatrical productions in Great Britain, including "Woodcock's Little Game" at Government House (1879), "Whiteoaks" by Mazo de le Roche at The Playhouse (ca. 1928), a reproduction of a ticket and playbill from M'lle Jenny Lind's First Grand Concert in 1851 (ca. 1975), and a Grand Opera House Programme from Toronto (1894).
C ollection consists of correspondence; subject files including promotional material, and dance cards; photographs of various family members, the orchestra, and two female vocalists; and a scrapbook containing clippings and photographs relating largely to Jack Telgmann and members of his orchestra.
The collection was brought together from several family branches related to the Griers, particularly from that of the Cartwright family branch. The collection is comprised of additional material from the Addison, Butler, Farrell-Purnell, Matheson, Stevenson, Stewart,and Dobbs families. Included in the collection are correspondence, journals, photographs, accounts and mementos of Brigadier-General George Strachan Cartwright, as well as photographs and a commonplace book of Anne Leman Purnell and Harriet Dobbs Cartwright. Among the photographs are images of Aden, Yemen, Delhi, India and Niagara Falls from the 1890s.
Collection of letters from the library of Sir Arthur Doughty, including letters from Sir James Kempt, Lord Dufferin, Lord Durham and E.A. Meredith. Includes several documents relating to Halifax, N.S. Letters to and from Henry Youle Hind, artist and geologist. Samples of Upper Canadian currency, including a note from the Accommodation Bank in Kingston, and Confederate currency from the American Civil War, with a fragment of the Rebel Flag flown over Richmond, VA.
