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Collection contains historical material pertaining to the history of Elgin County, which was collected by Don Cosens throughout his lifetime. Material includes photographs, postcards, business records, records from local families and individuals, ephemera, land records, estate records, scrapbooks, newspapers and newspaper clippings, fire insurance plans, art and reference material and books. The collection also contains material that reflects Don Cosen's personal involvement in a number of local organizations, as well as personal photographs.

The collection is arranged into the following series:

•Photographs series
•Postcards series
•William Hendershott series
•Cameron Family Records series
•Paddon Family Records series
•David Fleming Hunter Records series
•Wallace Verne Ferris Records series
•St. Thomas Jumbo Centennial Committee series
•St. Thomas Collegiate Institute Reunion series
•Edna Bennett series
•Estates Files series
•Land Records series
•Municipal World Inc. series
•Reference files series
•Scrapbook series
•Carolyn Curtis Records series
•Directories and Gazetteers series
•Elgin County Local History series
•Ephemera series
•Fire Insurance Plans series

The fonds consists of records created, collected and maintained by the Pilot Club of St. Thomas, 1958-2017. The fonds is arranged in the following series:
-Object (gavel), 1958
-Minutes, 1966-2016
-Membership, ca. 1966-2006
-Newsletters, 1966-2014
-Programs, 1966-1983
-Financial records, 1966-2017
-Publications, ca. 1980-2011
-Photographs, ca. 1980-2007

Records relating to the history of West Elgin. Included are:

• Church deeds from the area
• Account books for businesses and municipalities
  -Daily registers for schools in Aldborough Township
  -Land study plans and maps from the area
  -Photographs of local sports teams, families, buildings and events
  -Personal correspondence such as wedding and party invitations
  -Municipality records and repots for towns and villages in the area

Records relating to George Gray's life and career in St. Thomas. Fonds includes the following series:
-St. Thomas Collegiate Institute
-Parkside Collegiate Institute

This fonds consists of the records generated by Ned Sparks and his family ([18--?]-1969), detailing his family history, life, and professional career. The majority of the records pertain to his childhood and family in St. Thomas, Ontario, as well as to his later professional career as a film star, comedian, and performer. Much of the records are believe to have been compiled by his sister, Gladys Sparkman.

The fonds is arranged into four series, including: postcards, publications, correspondence, and newspaper clippings.
-Photographs, ca. 1860-ca. 1975
-Correspondence, 1904-1998
-Postcards, 1905-1928
-Newspaper clippings, 1936-1938

Fonds consists of records created or collected by Alison Pearce, mostly during her genealogical research project on the Pearce family, which informed the publication "The Pearces of Little Ireland". Includes records and photographs related the Pearce, Backus, Storey, Patterson and Goddard families of Elgin County. Fonds is arranged into the following series:</p>

1. Pearce Family genealogy series
2. Pearce Family financial records series
3. Pearce Family legal documents series
4. John E. Pearce Provincial Park series
5. Correspondence series
6. Photographs series
7. Publications series
8. Miscellaneous records series

Collection is comprised of research material accumulated or created by Murray VanZanten during the course of his research into early financial institutions in St. Thomas and Elgin County. The records were collected and compiled ca. 2008-2010, and organized according to either general information about all the financial institutions in St. Thomas and Elgin County, or divided into subject files about each individual bank. The individual banks are:
-The Bank of the County of Elgin
-The Star Loan Company
-The Southwestern Farmers' and Mechanics' Savings and Loan Society
-The Southern Loan & Savings Company

Fonds consists of records created, collected and maintained by the Elgin-St. Thomas Archives Association, including general planning records, minutes of meetings, membership information, correspondence, event records and financial records.
Fonds is organized into the following series:

-General planning, 1999-2001
-Minutes, 1999-2011
-Membership, 1999-2011
-Correspondence, 1999-2011
-Event records, 2002-2011
-Financial records, 1998-2013

Fonds consists of a photograph album, possibly kept by Mrs. George Wegg Sr. or Mr. George Wegg Jr., both of St. Thomas. The album contains 95 photos, predominantly featuring members of the Wegg and Marlatt families as well as friends and others.

Collection consists of photographs, newspapers and other documents collected by Maggie Moore, predominantly relating to Shedden, Ontario.

Fonds consists of photographs, newspaper clippings and other records documenting the history of the St. Thomas plant of Canadian Timken Limited. Fonds is arranged into the following series:
-Newsletters series, 1989-1992
-Newspaper Clippings series, 1963-2016
-Photographs series, 1946-2004
-Special Events series, 1946-[ca. 2000]

Fonds consists of records created and maintained by the Elgin County Archives and is arranged into the following series:
-Accession Records series, 2001-2017
-Researcher Records series, 2004-2018

Fonds also contains digitized material related to commemorations of the fiftieth and sixtieth anniversaries of Vimy Ridge in 1967 and 1977.

Fonds consists of photographs and videos documenting the history of the Ford St. Thomas Assembly Plant, ca. 1966-2003. Fonds is arranged into the following series:
-Photographs series, 1966-2003
-Video series, 1997-2000

Fonds consists of over 550 photographs documenting staff, products, operations, equipment and facilities of Elgin Handles Limited, St. Thomas.

Fonds consists of minute books and meeting plans created and maintained by the Sparta Sorosis Women's Institute, as well as digital versions of the photographs contained within the Tweedsmuir History books compiled by the branch.

Fonds consists of various records created, collected and maintained for reference by the Bayham Women's Institute. Fonds is arranged into the following series: 1. Tweedsmuir History 2. Minutes

Fonds consists of studio portrait photographs collected by Sarah Morrow Carroll, ca. 1875-1905. Many of the subjects are unidentified but are likely members of the Campbell or Carroll families.

Fonds consists of records relating to student life at Central Elgin Collegiate Institute, including yearbooks, programs and a student directory, some of which were once in the possession of former principal G.W. Trevithick.

Fonds is arranged into the following series:
-Yearbooks series, 1960-1984
-Student Directory series, 1964

Fonds consists of design proposals and architectural drawings created by Catharine Spratley of various parks and other locations in the St. Thomas area. Also included are documents relating to her career and company, Catharine Spratley Landscape Designs.

Fonds consists of records created and maintained by the St. Thomas branch of the Canadian Federation of University Women. Fonds is arranged into the following series:
-Rules and Regulations series
-Membership and Attendance series
-Minutes series
-Annual Reports series
-General History series
-Correspondence series
-Financial Records series
-Programming series
-Special Interest Groups series
-Projects series
-Subject Files series
-Newspaper Clippings series