File consists of various historical papers collected by Harold Reeve over the course of doing research for his publications. It includes original notes for advertisements in the Port Hope Evening Guide (from c. 1900s), copies of original survey documents from the Archives of Ontario; and - Port Hope Fire Department Pamphlet, East Durham Historical Society Pamphlet, Municipal Return for Hope Township (1905), Marriage Act (Daniel M. Arnot, 24 May 1905), Marriage Act (William Morrison, 7 Mar 1903), Marriage Act (Albert F. Cox, 4 Feb 1902), Marriage Act (S. A. Northcott, 31 Dec 1904).

Item is a 1st edition, 1901 copy of "Port Hope Historical Sketches" signed by the author W. Arnot Craick in 1963. Also included is a copy of the prospectus that was created about 1900 for advertising purposes.

Series consists of nine (9) publications related to the history of the Municipality of Port Hope, 1901-1984. It includes: (1) "Excerpts from the 'Grapevine'" by Miss Pearl Wilson; (2) "Notes on St. Mark's Church, Port Hope" by Agatha Simister (2 copies); (3) "Historic Port Hope, 1834-1984" Map; (4) "Port Hope Centennial and Old Boy's and Girl's Re-Union" Programme, 1934 (copy); (5) "Port Hope: A Brief History in Picture and Prose," by Geo. V. Strong; (6) "Picturesque Port Hope," by W. Williamson; (7) "The Ganaraska Review, Volume One Number 1, September 1988," by Port Hope Original Group. This series also includes a copy of "Picturesque Port Hope" and the "Port Hope Old Boys Re-Union Souvenir 1901" located in the Reading Room Reference Collection.

Collection includes published annual reports of Deseronto Methodist Church for 1902, 1912, 1923 and 1924; souvenir booklet of the Methodist Church, 1911-1912; typewritten history of the Deseronto United Church from the 1860s up to 1976 (apparently extracted from minutes of the Board); newspaper clippings relating to church members and ministers, 1960s; a few photographs of church members, 1960s; printed orders of service 1970s-1980.

The fonds consists of one minute book belonging to Woodstock C.O.C.F. Council No. 82 between the years 1902 and 1905.

The fonds consist of various materials related to the activities of the Admiral Vansittart Chapter of the IODE and is arranged into the following series and subseries:

Series 1: Administration
        Subseries A: Minute Books
        Subseries B: Annual Reports
        Subseries C: Financial Records
        Subseries D: Membership
        Subseries E: Constitution and History
Series 2: Citizenship Ceremonies
Series 3: Captain Andrew Drew Junior Chapter
Series 4: Sponsorship Programs
        Subseries A: Old Crow, Yukon
        Subseries B: Westwood High School, Stewart Town, Jamaica
Series 5:   Opportunity Shop
        Subseries A: Operations
        Subseries B: Finances
        Subseries C: Opportunity Tea and Coffee + One Party
                    Subseries D: Shop Schedules
Series 6: Special Events
        Subseries A: Meetings
        Subseries B: Anniversaries
        Subseries C: IODE Week
        Subseries D: Chapter Teas
        Subseries E; Honor Student Dinners
        Subseries F: Centennial Fashion Show
        Subseries G: Founders Day / Old St. Paul’s
        Subseries H: Scrapbooks
        Subseries I: Miscellaneous

The fonds consists of records related to The Kintore Women’s Institute and history of Kintore. It is arranged into 6 scrapbooks and 1 binder of the history of the Women’s Institute and history of Kintore.

The fonds consists of membership handbooks, receipts, a list of membership fees paid, a calendar of 1904 with corrections, and a minute book.

This collection consists of textbooks; correspondence; articles; pamphlets; newspaper articles; bulletins; guidebooks; booklets; registration forms; maps; master plans; inventories; indexes; publications; slides; reports; conference and symposium programmes; speaker biographies; mailing lists; business cards; hand-written notes; photocopied articles and appendices; presentations; and reference lists created by Canadian conference organizers and their participants with a focus on horticulture, landscape, garden history, and historical farms and museums.

This fonds consists of minute books and financial records created by the Colpoy's Bay Ladies' Aid Society, affiliated with the Colpoy's Bay United Church.

In particular, it consists of 12 volumes of minute books, with membership lists, spanning the periods: 1905-1910, 1916-1918, 1918-1922, 1920-1932, 1922-1923, 1924-1926, 1926-1928, 1932-1938, 1938-1943; 1943-1948, and 1948-1957. Minutes from 1912-191- are included in the back of the Minute Book of the Junior Epworth League of Colpoy's Bay.

The financial records consist of: a Ledger, 1932-1972, and the Ladies' Aid Parsonage Account Book, 1967-1969.

Fonds consists of 17 minute books of the Quinte Women's Institute and the group's Tweedsmuir history, which includes postcards, press clippings and photographs. Also included is a banner for the institute, history of the institute and files of loose papers for each minute book (letters, receipts, newspaper articles, reports, programmes and newsletters).

This fonds contains a variety of documents relating to the Belleville Fire Department which include official policies relating to health and safety, arbitration, indemnity agreements with surrounding communities, uniform specifications, certificates and cards, labour-related issues, scientific studies, records of the city of Belleville and the Belleville Professional Fire Fighters Association in addition to newspaper clippings related to the fire department dated from 1907 to 2001.

The fonds consists of following series and relate to history of the Oxford North Women’s Institute:

Series 1: Minutes (1907-2006)
Series 2: Tweedsmuir Scrapbooks (1910-2021)
Series 3: Programmes (1910-2018)
Series 4: Photographs ([before 1920], 2015)

Photographs document part of the life of King Township farmer Walter Archibald.

Fonds reflects the administration of the Royal Scarlet Chapter of the District of East Nipissing, particularly its meetings and membership. Fonds contains two minute books, an attendance book, and a membership roll book.

Fonds consists of papers and artifacts related to various Port Hope organizations, the Fulford Bros. Dry Goods Store, and the Downtown Revitalization "Norwich Plan," c1907-1975. For more detailed information, please refer to series-level descriptions.

Fonds consists of the operating papers of the Morrish Women's Institute, Hope Township, 1909-2010. It includes: three (3) Tweedsmuir Local History Books; Minute Books (100 years); Scrapbooks of Newspaper Clippings; Audio-visual Materials; 100th Anniversary Materials; Course Materials; Newsletters; History Books of the Federated Women's Institutes of Ontario (FWIO); Handbook for FWIO Branches; Miscellaneous Papers and Artifacts related to the Morrish Branch. See series-level descriptions for more detailed information.

Fonds consists of the papers and drawings of Mary Shane (nee Ferguson) from 1909-1960. They were created in multiple locations across Ontario, including: Perth, Mitchell, Brampton, Oakville, Bowmanville, and Port Hope. It has been arranged into five (5) series: (1) Art; (2) Clippings; (3) Correspondence; (4) Newspapers; (5) Publications.