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Archival description
Series · 1985
Part of Elgin Historical Show fonds

Series contains bound final reports for the 1985 International Plowing Match which was held in Elgin County and includes reports from various committees as well as statements of receipts and expenditures. Series also contains loose papers including correspondence, a budget, site map, and copies of a report produced by Don Williams that was submitted to the final report. Includes an annotated photocopy of participants contributing to the Antique and Historical section of the plowing match.

Series · 1979-1989
Part of Elgin Historical Show fonds

Series contains records created by various members of the Kettle Creek Pioneers throughout the administration of the club and planning of the Elgin Historical Show. Includes handwritten notes regarding event planning, reports for the 1985 plowing match and for the 10th anniversary event in 1988, correspondence, membership lists, as well as notes and materials created and gathered by the secretary.

Correspondence series
Series · 1979-1991
Part of Elgin Historical Show fonds

Series contains letters received by the Kettle Valley Pioneers as well as copies of various correspondence sent by them regarding promotional strategies and materials, funding through the Community Action Fund, as well as the Elgin Historical Show committee’s attendance at the Antique Power Association’s annual meeting for antique clubs throughout Southwestern Ontario. Correspondence is arranged chronologically according to the dates of creation.

Elgin Historical Show fonds
Fonds · 1970-2010

The fonds contains records created by the Kettle Valley Pioneers, largely reflecting the planning process of the annual Elgin Historical Show. Includes meeting minutes and attendance records from the Kettle Valley Pioneers. The fonds also contains correspondence, bulletins published by the Kettle Valley Pioneers, publicity and advertising materials, and scrapbooks. The fonds is arranged into the following series:
-Scrapbooks series, 1970-2005.
-Elgin Historical Show Materials series, 1979-1988.
-Administrative Records series, 1979-1989.
-Correspondence series, 1979-1991.
-Newsletters series, 1982-1996.
-Minutes series, 1979-2010.
-Attendance records series, 1984-2001.
-1985 IPM series, 1985.
-Publicity and Advertising series, 1991-1998.

Kettle Valley Pioneers
Series · 1979-1988
Part of Elgin Historical Show fonds

Series contains various notes and correspondence, a bank deposit slip, a show exhibitor ribbon and an original draft of a report written by Don Williams. Order was imposed to gather together loose papers that were found randomly throughout the records which all relate to the Elgin Historical Show but were not part of a distinct series in the original order.

Minutes series
Series · 1979-2010
Part of Elgin Historical Show fonds

Series contains meeting minute books created by the Kettle Valley Pioneers. Some meeting minute books also contain loose papers including handwritten notes and correspondence. The minutes are arranged chronologically.

Newsletters series
Series · 1982-1996
Part of Elgin Historical Show fonds

Series contains copies of the official newsletter published by the Kettle Valley Pioneers that reports important updates for the club and Elgin Historical Show. The bulletin was originally titled “Kettle Creek Bulletin”. The title was changed to “Kettle Valley News” in January, 1993.

Series · 1991-1998
Part of Elgin Historical Show fonds

Series contains records relating to publicity and advertising for the Elgin Historical Show event including receipts for advertisement fees, brochures featuring the Elgin Historical Show, newspaper clippings, Kettle Valley Pioneers safety rules and advertisements for the Elgin Historical Show. This series is arranged in an imposed chronological order.

Scrapbooks series
Series · 1970-2005
Part of Elgin Historical Show fonds

This series contains four scrapbooks that exhibit the history of the Elgin Historical Show:
-Scrapbook, 1979-2005.
-Scrapbook, 1979-1990.
-Scrapbook, 1991-1998.
-Scrapbook, 1999-2005.

Scrapbooks include newspaper clippings, promotional posters, photographs, bulletins, obituaries, thank you notes and other correspondence. Three of the scrapbooks are bound and have metal plaques on the interior of the front cover for each year of the Elgin Historical Show, from 1979-2005, inclusive. The contents of the fourth scrapbook were originally held together in a binder with loose papers in plastic sleeves. There is also a collection of newspaper clippings, posters, programs, and photographs that were collected as materials to add to the scrapbooks but were never used. These were organized into four separate files, as indicated in the file list below:
-Scrapbook Materials - Various records, 1970-1994.
-Scrapbook Materials - Promotional Posters, 1979-1997.
-Scrapbook Materials - Newspaper Clippings, 1983-1996.
-Scrapbook Materials - Photographs, ca. 1985-1999.