- MG 530
- Fonds
- 1862-1864
Photostats of documents relating to the Grand Trunk Railway with a hand written list of the documents included in the folder.
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Photostats of documents relating to the Grand Trunk Railway with a hand written list of the documents included in the folder.
This fonds consists of a single handwritten diary containing detailed, daily entries from the date of Lynn’s departure from Belleville on 23 October 1899, until his return home and a ceremony with the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York on 11 October 1901, in Toronto. The entries provide detail of Lynn’s voyage; his immediate call to the front upon his arrival in Cape Town, and all aspects of his service and battles.
Lynn, Edison Franklin
Mary Taylor Postcard Collection
403 English postcards, dating primarily from 1903-1905, in the original postcard album. Most of the postcards were sent [presumably] by members of the Bramford family and are stamped and annotated. Included are several series, such as "Daddy," "Please, Miss, Give Me Heaven," "The Anchor's Weigh'd," "The Sailor's Lass," artist Parsons Norman, etc.
Taylor, Mary Bramford, 188?-1955
Roger Walls Photograph Collection
Portraits and activities of a homesteading family, believed to be from near Springwater, Saskatchewan. Images include breaking the sod; travel with horse and buggy; threshing; and various portraits of family members.
Walls, Roger (collector)
The fonds consist of twelve (13) colour prints taken by Sheila Burnford. The images include views of Inuit camp life and travel on the sea ice in spring time (May - June).
Burnford, Sheila, 1918-1984
This fonds contains personal correspondence, travel diaries, lecture and research notes, seminar presentations, Jaques' undergraduate note books, personal reminiscences, and files relating to the activities of the Canadian Hemophilia Society and the Anglican Church of Canada.
Jaques, Louis Barker, 1911-1997 (Professor of Physiology)
This fonds contains two black and white photo albums which hold ~100 photographs, of which about 30 are of U of S student life in the 1918-1920 era. The rest are of White Rock area in BC as well as one full album of photographs from travel in Europe.
Williamson, Lillian A.
This fonds documents Allan Gonor’s active engagement with the people he met and the cultures he experienced. His was a curiosity borne of genuine interest, which manifested itself not only in his work as a physician, but also in his avocation: art; and in the numerous films and photographs he took. These document the local communities in and near North Battleford, Saskatchewan; including Hutterite colonies and First Nations reserves; as well as countries around the world. It documents his life and career, his interest in indigenous art and culture, and reflects his friendships with a wide variety of artists and writers, as well as the numerous individuals he met.
Gonor, Allan
This fonds consists of 649 photographic images created by Leslie Earl McWilliams. Subject matter is primarily agricultural activities, family members, Moose Jaw buildings, and the family farm. A number of the images related to Scottish pipe and drum bands. The fonds also includes images of Claybank Brick Plant and associated clay deposits and a variety of travel photos including British Columbia, northern Saskatchewan and Churchill, Manitoba.
McWilliams Family
Fonds consists of the professional papers of Manitoba multi-media artist, Don Proch. Included are: a chronologically arranged series of drawings and sketches (1963-1986); small qualities of business correspondence (1971-1988) and financial records (1973-1986); photographs and slides depicting works of art by Proch, as well as travel shots; and publications, news clippings, and promotional material relating to the artist and his work.
Proch, Don
This fonds contains many of the medals, awards and certificates earned by Andrusyshen throughout his lifetime; glimpses into his non-academic life, including family photographs, ephemera relating to his candidacy as an Independent candidate, portraits, travel documents, etc. Importantly, it contains the extensive background research, notes, and photocopies compiled by June Dutka for her book on Andrusyshen, The Grace of Passing.
Andrusyshen, Henry
This collection contains research notes, diaries, and printed material dealing with entomology (in particular, the study of midges), bonsai, and the classification of birds. The photographic material includes subjects relating to Saunder's research; views from his extensive travels (including Egypt [1932]; Ceylon [1932]; Brazil [1923]; Hong Kong and the Far East [1932]; and North America, particularly Emma Lake [1939-1943].
Saunders, Leslie Gale
Helen Shirriff Alexander fonds
This fonds contains a bound typescript copy of Helen's memoirs, The Unforgotten Years. These memoirs document the Shirriff and Alexander families, and are particularly descriptive of life in Western Canada between the 1860s and 1932.
Alexander, Helen Emmeline (nee Shirriff)
Dr. Andrew Everett Porter Collection
This collection consists primarily of correspondence, notes, clippings and photographs. It includes material of other Porter family members.
Porter, Andrew Everett
: This fonds contains the personal records of an extended family, including photographs, correspondence, and diaries. It documents their interests, careers, and family life predominantly two generations – the Ratcliffes and McConnells. The first accrual documents the interests, careers and family of John and Doreen McConnell and their daughter, Mary Ann. It includes materials related to McConnell’s work in communications, his work for the Canadian and Saskatchewan governments, together with materials relating to his interest in the environment and social and international development issues. It also includes materials relating to his wife, Doreen, who predeceased him. The second accrual adds the records of Doreen’s parents, the Ratcliffes, which includes documents related to their personal life and interests, Elma’s travel, James’ World War I service, and family life.
McConnell, John James