Fonds consists of two copy photographs of Captain Rubidge, one in old age and one in youth wearing Royal Navy uniform; two photographs of a portrait of Captain Rubidge; and four typescript sheets of biographical information.
Rubidge, Charles, 1787-1873Fonds consists of two typescripts of diaries written by Captain Thomas G. Anderson. The first diary reminisces about his early life, covering the years from 1795 to 1800 (10 pages). The second diary was written while Captain Anderson was the visiting Superintendent of Indian Affairs at Cobourg, Canada West from September to December 1849. It includes an account of a journey to settle an Indian land claim on Lake Superior and Lake Huron (34 pages).
Anderson, Thomas G. (Thomas Gummersall), 1779-1875Fonds consists of notebooks belonging to Carrie Brady. The notebooks cover a wide range of subjects such as grammar, French, geography, mathematics and calligraphy.
Brady, Carrie, fl. 1877Fonds consists of a scrapbook created by Catharine Parr Traill.
Traill, Catharine Parr, 1802-1899Fonds consists of an account book which appears to have been that of Peterborough area shoe retailer, C.E. Smith Boots and Shoes. Loosely inserted in the book is a letter dated 1913 from Hastings written by J.F. McCarthy to C.E. Smith, esq., regarding an order for a pair of shoes. Several of the accounts itemized in the book are with shoe companies. Glued in the book is a "Bank of Montreal, Peterborough" bank slip.
C.E. Smith Boots and ShoesFonds consists of records and other material created and accumulated by Cecile G. Frost. Fonds includes correspondence, reports, notes and other records relating to the provincial election of 1937, federal election of 1940, Progressive Conservative party conventions of 1938 and 1942, Port Hope conference of 1942, meetings of the Dominion Conservative party in 1944 and 1946. It also includes material regarding the murder trial of John Schell, 1923-25 and to municipal and school board affairs, Lindsay, 1936-47.
Frost, Cecil G., 1897-1947Fonds consists of photographs of Central Public School, South Central Public School, as well as, teaching staff and pupils.
Central Public School (Peterborough, Ont.)Fonds consists of correspondence of Charles Latimer, David Ingar, Donald Sheridan and Richard Brazier, all of whom were sentenced to terms in Leavenworth prison for activities as members of the Industrial Workers of the World (Wobblys).
Latimer, Charles, fl. 1940Fonds consists of manuscripts of three poems by Wilson MacDonald: "The Song of the Undertow", "A Song to the Valiant", and "Graduation Day". There are ten pages of play titles with short critiques and names of publishers. Also included in the fonds are two letters from A. Maclaren giving lists of plays and authors, dated 1922 which are addressed to Vincent Massey.
Massey, Vincent, 1887-1967Fonds consists of 17 bound day books, journals and accounts of the Choate family general merchandising business, 1850-1910, at Warsaw, Canada West and Ontario; records of the Warsaw Division of the Sons of Temperance Fraternal Society, 1849-1858; a general record of registered letters, Warsaw post office, 1884-1889; and a family day book, a scrapbook of clippings, and photographs.
Choate, Thomas, 1809-1900Fonds consists of photocopies of records of Christ Church, Bobcaygeon, Ontario, including minute books, parish registers (baptisms, marriages, burials and confirmations), and a vestry book including both accounts and minutes. The photocopied records cover approximately a hundred-year span from 1865 to 1960. Genealogical resource.
Christ Church (Bobcaygeon, Ont.)Fonds consists of letters from F.A. Verner to C.J. Townsend relating to the disposition of his pictures and paintings. From the appearances in these papers, Verner's most-oft-painted subject was the Canadian bison.
Verner, F.A., 1836-1928Fonds consists of a complete set of the Wilderness Canoe Association periodical. The periodical was first named Beaverdamn (1974), then The Wilderness Canoeist (1975-1981), followed by Nastawgan (1982-current). Also included are miscellaneous records related to the Wilderness Canoe Association, i.e., membership list 1989, brochures, letterhead, by-laws, minutes of one meeting (2002), and 33 photo contact prints.
Muller, ClaireFonds consists of the records of the Cobourg Foundry. It includes journals, ledgers, correspondence, accounts, pay lists, bills, receipts, contracts and specifications of jobs done as kept by James Davidson, founder and machine shop operator. There is also some correspondence from A. Munson of Oil Springs, Canada West relating to the oil industry, as well as correspondence from Henry Fowlds with regards to work done and payment of accounts.
Cobourg FoundryFonds consists of a register of registered mail delivered to Cobourg Post Office between 1865 and 1868 showing where mail was mailed from, to whom it was addressed and the date it was delivered.
Cobourg Post OfficeFonds consists of original letters, certificates, sketches and maps pertaining to the family of Thomas Alexander Stewart and Frances Stewart of Peterborough, Ontario and their descendents. Included are letters to Ellen Dunlop written by Frances Stewart, Catharine Parr Traill, Harriet Beaufort, and others. Also included are pieces of sheet music and music certificates of Alice Roger Collins; medical certificates of Doctor Thomas Hay; newspaper clippings related to Katherine E. Wallis; and a scrapbook of nineteenth-century ferns and mosses of the United Kingdom.
Collins Gammon (family)Fonds consists of microfilm of typescript and manuscript forms of "The Aboriginal Remains of Victoria County" by Colonel George E. Laidlaw from June, 1912.
Laidlaw, George E. (George Edward), 1860-1927The collection consists of deeds, land grants, indentures, mortgages and writs relating to the Townships of Ops, Cavan, Manvers, Mariposa, Emily, Eldon, Cambray, Fenelon, Monaghan, Somerville, and the cities of Lindsay and Toronto.
Moore, R.I., ColonelFonds consists of briefs, correspondence, memoranda and responses generated by the Commission on Canadian Studies and its final reports "To Know Ourselves" and "Some Questions of Balance." Fonds is comprised of the following series: Briefs Response Files Individual Chapter Files Material unpublished in the reports Research material (clippings, correspondence, articles, reports, statistics) Material Relating to the Book and Periodical Development Council General Office Files of the Commission Correspondence Miscellaneous files
Commission on Canadian StudiesFonds consists of scrapbooks of newspaper clippings and handbooks of community services pertaining to the Community Counselling & Resource Centre of Peterborough, Ontario.
Community Counselling & Resource Centre (Peterborough, Ontario)