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File consists of draft versions of "The Great Farini" by Shane Peacock, 1994-1995. It includes: First draft (795 pp), Second Draft (645 pp) and selected bibliography (30 pp).

Series consists of newspaper clippings and information on the Molson's Mill Art School, c1955-1981. It includes a type-written excerpt from "The Barley and the Stream" by Merrill Denison (1955). Articles were clipped out of the Port Hope Evening Guide by N. Tom Long.

Donated to the Port Hope Archives by B. Loucks, 2015. Donor is the grand-daughter of Josephine Stuart-Grant.

File consists of an art folder and watercolours by Henrietta Haultain in 1914. First painting dated Sep 1914 "The little white house in the first valley of Monkey Mt. Port Hope" and "The view from the top of the hill, Monkey Mountain Oct. 22nd 1914." This image appears to show Trinity College School.

File consists of documents related to the American Wind Symphony Orchestra event held during Port Hope Sesquicentennial celebrations, 1984. It includes: Posters; Correspondence; Meeting Agendas; Itineraries; Media Coverage.

Item is a framed print from the Douglas R. Greer Collection entitled: "The Sasquatch: Pintail & Widgeoncollar Models," 1996. Includes the following caption: "The Sasquatch is a streamer fly named by North American aboriginals after the legendary BIGFOOT bushman of the Canadian Rockies, and YETI, the Abominable Snowman of the Himalayas. It's notable that aboriginals were tying flies 1000 years ago. Streamer flies are usually imitators of baitfish minnows, many of which were designed to use the feathers of the African Marabou in successfully substituting dyed Canadian turkey."

File consists of associated documentation related to the Douglas R. Greer Fly-Fishing Print Collection, c1996-2012. It includes: copies of prints from the original calendar and the Greer Collection, articles written about / by Douglas R. Greer, two (2) informational plaques for display with the prints, two (2) photographs, correspondence, and a copy of Douglas R. Greer's Tool Maker's History essay.

Item is a framed print from the Douglas R. Greer Collection entitled: "The Roe Blue & Roe Purple," 1996. Includes the following caption: The Roe Blue & Roe Purple wet-fly trout patterns are attributed to Bill Monaghan, a fly-tyer on the River Roe at the town of Linavady, Northern Ireland. These attractive designs were originally created as salmon flies using goat hair dyed purple and blue, now superseded by seal hair and smaller hooks. Until the mid-1990s, fly-fishing in North America was generally synonymous with wet-flies. But as fishing flourished, trout became increasingly selective, which spurred the creation of sophisticated nymph patterns emulating the actual stages of underwater life, plus many accurate imitations of emerging adult insects."

Item is a framed print from the Douglas R. Greer Collection entitled: "Hatching Caddis," 1996. Includes the following caption: "There are more than 2000 species of Caddisflies, (some species are known as sedge-flies), comprising an ever-present fertility for fly-casters on Ontario trout streams such as the Ganaraska and the Grand. Caddisflies represent an astonishing 50 per cent of the Grand River's invertebrates, and unlike Ontario's Mayflies - which live for only a day - the Caddisfly's productive life-cycle can last for a month or more."

File consists of the Port Hope & District Horticultural Society Yearbooks, 2000-2006.

Fonds consists of materials created by the Capitol Theatre Foundation over the course of renovations of the historic movie theatre, in Port Hope, 1992-2004.

File consists of papers relating to the creation of the bronze bust of William Furby, 1984. The bust was at the Port Hope Public Library until 2007 when it was moved to Furby House Books on Walton Street.

Item is a painting by Canadian actor and artist Robert Imbert Orchard (1909-1991). Oil, unframed painting. Written on verso: "Painted by Robert Imbert Orchard when a student in J. W. Beatty's class at Corbett's Mill, Port Hope. The "Julia B. Merrill" ship painted in Port Hope harbour 1928. She was afterwards burnt at Sunnyside August 1931 to amuse the public. One of the last lake schooners had been a rum runner, then was carrying coal." Orchard would have been 19 years of age when he painted this. He had returned to Port Hope for a visit in the summer of 1928, which coincided with the fire of 1928 at Trinity College School.

Series consists of six (6) items from the Art Gallery of Northumberland. (1) Art Gallery of Northumberland Advance Schedule of Exhibitions - September 1990-April 1991) (2) Art Gallery of Northumberland Trash and Treasures Sale (9 May ?) advertisement (3) Invitation to attend the opening of "The Romantic Landscape Now" exhibit at the Northumberland Gallery (4) Northumberland Art Gallery Newsletter featuring articles on The Heritage Amateur Radio Club, Selections from the Permanent Collection, Joseph Thomas Rolph, Lectures, Docent News, Cobourg Waterfront Festival of Arts, Crafts and Music, Waterfront Festival Poster, Studio '87 Summer Art Workshops for Children, Summer Art Workshops for Adults, 10th Annual Regional Juried Exhibition, Art News, new board trustees, lapsed members, prominent citizens, car raffle, volunteer appreciation supper and bus trip to Montreal (5) Newsletter from the Art Gallery of Northumberland featuring the following articles: Exhibitions, The Harbours of Cobourg and Port Hope, The Buildings of Cobourg and Port Hope, Northumberland Community Collects, Activities at the Gallery, Gallery News, Cultural Centre, Artist News and members. (6) A Newsletter from the Art Gallery of Northumberland featuring the following articles: Exhibitions, From the Curators Desk, Activities at the Gallery, Gallery News, Board of Trustees, Little Shop of Horrors, New faces at the Gallery, Volunteer Alert, artist news and members. There is also an insert titled Perceptions of Moms in the Workplace.

Series includes hand-painted posters used to advertise movies at the Capitol Theatre, Port Hope.

Series consists of various research materials compiled by S. Peacock in the process of publishing "The Great Farini," 1996. It includes: (1) Illustrated News London; (2) Farini & Lulu; (3) Farini and others - various publications; (4) Copy - Clements, A. J. "The Kalahari and its Lost City" 1967; (5) Accounts of Human Cannon Ball and copies from books, regarding Farini and Lulu, Niagara Falls; (6) Non Farini clippings, accounts of other acts; (7) Circus Animal acts - dogs, elephants, horses; (8) Farini at Niagara Falls; (9) Krao - curious acts, c. 1887 "the missing link"; (10) Miscellaneous copies from "clipper"; (11) Correspondence - re Farini & Krao; (12) Correspondence to Dr. Gordon Brown & note; (13) London Variety Halls, copies and notes; (14) Dr. G. Brown's rough notes - Farini, Krao; (15) Miscellaneous Papers with Farini references; (16) Bannerline periodical, 1968-69, non inclusive; (17) Elnimo; (18) Farini Research Tapes; (19) Krao,Circus advertising; (20) "Freakshows" - modes of exhibiting human curiosities for profit and Exhibiting People with Mental retardation for amusement and profit, 1850-1940, by Robert Bogdan; (21) "Life as a Boy" William Hung, Archives of Ontario; (22) Miscellaneous Papers "The Review" 1979, Barnum and circus information, correspondence.

Series consists of research notes compiled by S. Peacock during the publication of "The Great Farini," 1996. It has been arranged into forty-seven (47) files: (1) Early years: ca. 1859-1960s, miscellaneous note; (2) Niagara Falls; (3) Blondin; (4) New York "Clipper" notes and articles, 1857-1897; (5) Farini's childhood and youth - Lockport, New York; Hope township, Bowmanville; (6) Published short biographies; (7) Autobiography; (8) North American Circus days 1860-1862; (9) North American Circus days 1863-65; (10) North American Circus days 1872-79; (11) North American Circus days 1880-89; (12) North American Circus days 1860-90, miscellaneous; (13) British Showman days, 1866-1898; (14) British Showman days, 1865-69; (15) British Showman days, 1866-98, miscellaneous; (16) British Showman days, 1870s; (17) British Showman days, later days; (18) Inventions, includes Knapp roller boat, patent copies; (19) Kalahari Desert Expedition; (20) Lulu - Louis Farini, aka Sam Wasgott, El Nino and Lu Farini; (21) Farini and the American Civil War; (22) Farini's Stilt Walk at Niagara Falls, 1864; (23) Toronto, 1899-1910; (24) Personal Correspondence, 1879-1927, copies of letters and postcards to and from Farini, his wife, son, brother, niece; (25) Farini's land ownership information, Hope Township, Port Hope, London, Toronto, Dresden, etc; (26) Farini's Art; (27) Farini's poetry, short stories, essays & others, writings; (28) Farini's history of World War I; (29) "How to Grow Begonias"; (30) Anna Muller Farini's diary, 1917; (31) Anna Muller Farini's translation; (32) Record copy of Anna Muller Farini's photo album; (33) stock and investments; (34) Farini's death; Krao's death, interview notes; (35) 1945 Estate sale; (36-37) Genealogy, Farini, Hunt, Soper and Marsh; (38) Farini's sons; (39) Alice Carpenter Farini; (40) Mary Osborne; (41) Chronology, 1762-1995; (42) Correspondence to research institutions by other researchers before Shane Peacock; (43) Inventory and notes of Farini Papers at Archives of Ontario; (44) Bibliographic sources - British; (45) Scattered Bibliographic information; (46) Record copies of photographs; (47) Photocopies of images and information from books, sources listed.

Collection consists of five (5) copies of the "Our Commander March" Sheet Music written by J.W. Chadwick, 1916. The March was dedicated to Lieut-Col. R.W. Smart of the 139th Battalion, Port Hope; and published by Empire Music and Travel Club Ltd., 26 College Street, Toronto.

File consists of one (1) copy of "Richard Outram: Essays on His Works," edited by Ingrid Ruthig. Outram's biography on p. 207 features direct references to the history of his family and life in Port Hope, ON.