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File consists of a Town of Copper Cliff cash book for the Copper Cliff School Board.

Item is a workbook Karl Niemi used to learn cursive writing and math in grade three at South Side School in Copper Cliff, Ontario.

Item is Part A 2 of a grade eight social studies lesson plan consisting of nine sections that cover world geography. The nine sections include: "General Notes," "The Earth as a Whole," "How the Sun Lights and Heats the Earth," "The Atmosphere, Winds and Rain," "Weather and Climate," "The Ocean," "The Moon," "Eclipses" and "Migration." Tucked within the notebook is a newspaper clipping ("Underwater Photos and Surface Weatherdromes," The Star Weekly (Toronto, Ontario), October 15, 1949, p. 10.)

Item is one volume of a handwritten lesson plan about World History between 1800 and 1920. Topics include the unification of Germany, the rise of Nationalism, the relationship between "the Great Powers" (i.e. Russia, Italy, France and England), British colonization and growth, progress made in medicine since 1800, 19th century English Literature, Responsible Government in British North America (Canada pre-1867) and the basics of Socialism. World War I is featured in depth, including the causes of war, details of famous battles and the circumstances surrounding the signing of the Treaty of Versailles in 1919.

Item is volume one of a handwritten Canadian History Outline lesson plan. Subjects included in the lesson plan are: Indigenous pre-European contact and post-European contact, European explorers (including the Vikings), European settlement of North America, the Founding of New France, the Huron missions, the Hudson Bay Company, the Acadians, the Expulsion of the Acadians, the Quebec Act, the American Revolution and the United Empire Loyalists. Tucked within the notebook are three copies of a typed, sixty line Canadian History in verse, two typed copies of a Canadian History Review with forty-eight questions and answers, a typed poem in verse entitled "Wolfe" by Grade 8 student James Yeates in 1938, two hand drawn maps, various handwritten history notes and a newspaper clipping ("Historian Calls Cabot Follower, Not Finder," Globe and Mail, March 4, 1961, p. 9).

Item is one volume of a handwritten lesson plan on zoology, including scientific descriptions about fish, birds, amphibians, insects and small mammals. Details about the genetic make-up of these creatures and how they see, feel, breathe and move are explained. Notes are also given regarding the natural habitats of fish, insects or animals being described, along with a look at their life history (i.e. how they are born, how they spend their time and a typical death attributed to each creature). Hand drawn or traced diagrams are included throughout the item.

Item is one volume of a handwritten lesson plan about the French Revolution. The notes include information on the political atmosphere in the years leading up to the revolution, key individuals involved, the role of the monarchy and the Old Regime in the revolution and the formation of the National Assembly. Also included is a summary of the Napoleonic Era and the effect the French Revolution had on the rest of the world, focusing specifically on the unification of Italy.

One image of seven Capreol Public School teachers standing on the front step of the teachers' residence in Capreol, Ontario. In the back row, from left to right, are: Jean McKinnon, Gertrude Flavelle, Agnes Irvine and Forence Hampel. In the front row, from left to right, are: Madge Wallace, Irene Murphy and Lena Helferty.

File contains a photocopied, typed and handwritten 'Form of Agreement for Engagement of a Public School Teacher' between Chester Roy Judd (the teacher) and the Public School Board of the Town of Capreol, Ontario, contracting Judd as a teacher for Capreol Public School from September 7, 1926 to June 31, 1927.

One image of Central Public School on Elgin Street in Sudbury, Ontario.

Item is one volume of a handwritten geography lesson plan. Included are hand drawn maps of the continents, as well as maps of individual countries and geographic areas. Accompanying each map are notes describing the surface geography, the climate and the main industries of each area and how their location on the Earth affects those things. The final map is of "The World" with notes describing how the Earth spins on it's axis and affects the seasons, the time zones, the tides and the wind patterns. Tucked within the pages is a list of the occurrence of maps on the geography maps entrance exam, a point form outline of the geographic, political and economic make-up of Canada, a map of Canada and two copies of notes with information about Australia.

One image of C.R. Judd and his students in their classroom at Capreol Public School in Capreol, Ontario.

File contains "A Brief Survey of The History of The Capreol Public School" written by C.R. Judd, principal of Capreol Public School from 1926 to 1964. The 'brief survey' includes a handwritten timeline of events, a chronological list of the school teachers, a chronological list of school board members and trustees and a copy of a typed, annotated letter from Judd to Inspector of Public Schools L.L. Skuce regarding the history of Capreol Public School.

One image of Mrs. H. Kilpatrick's Kindergarten class performing for their mothers as the "Rhythm Band" at their annual Christmas Party. In the back row, from left to right, are Roy Hood, Catherine Cressey, Mitchell Wolrich, Patsy Ruddy, Ronny Bauslaugh and Bobby Savage. In the front row, from left to right, are Jane MacDowall, Fred Salsbury, Beverley McGinnis, Garry Martin, Deanna Strugness, Andy Grant and Scott Maitland.

One image of the Lansdowne Public School softball team, 1945 junior softball champions of the Association of Canadian Travellers (ACT) League, at a luncheon banquet hosted by the ACT for the winning teams. Front, left to right, are Wilf Kelly, Bill Smith, Bill Steele (Coach), Tony Sterebenk, Joe Pellesh and Syward Baker. Back row, left to right, are Joe Woitowich, Bill Kedey (Principal of Lansdowne Public School), Phil Danyluk, Jack Graham, Jack Smith, Ted Pylko, Johnny Kozlich, Walter Makarinsky, Pete Pellesh and Adam Borovich.

File contains an annotated typed letter from R.G. McDorman, Principal of the Sudbury Mining and Technical School, addressed to parents of students indicating times and locations for parent/teacher meetings to discuss their children's progress. A list of teachers names and classroom numbers is included.

Item is an annotated, handwritten carbon copy of a four page paper by Rose Cvitkovich regarding the history of the schools in Chelmsford, Ontario.