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CA ON00126 F71 · Fonds · [19-?], 192-?]

Fonds consists of twelve postcards of Guelph. Included are postcards of Macdonald Hall, Machinery Hall, the C.P.R Depot, Park Avenue, and the Ontario Agricultural College where Fitz Henry attended classes.

Powell, Fitz-Henry Townshend Scudamore
Thomas McMaster fonds
CA ON00126 F68 · Fonds · [192-?] - [194-?]

Fonds consists of photographs created or accumulated by Thomas McMaster in the course of his travels throughout Canada, the United States, England, and Africa. Included are photographs of McMaster family members, landscapes likely of British Columbia and California, of travels to Africa and England visiting historic sites, buildings, and landmarks. Included are photographs of their home in Toronto. Many of the photographs include captions.

McMaster, Thomas
Collection · [197-?], predominant [191-?]

Collection consists of one postcard album and several loose postcards. The postcards offer a wide range of images covering various aspects of the city of Guelph and its history. Included are images of Park Ave, Paisley street, London road, main street, Eramora road, Bell Piano and Organ Company, the Opera House, and Jubilee Park. Images of the Speed River and various panoramic views of Guelph are also evident. There are also photographs taken by 19th photographers such as W. Marshall and T. Smith. The album includes approximately 40 pieces of paper ephemera.

David Bain
Valerie Jackson estate fonds
CA ON00126 F93 · Fonds · [19-?], [191-?] - [198-?]

Fonds consists of photographs, slides, textual records documenting the life of Valerie Jackson and family. This fonds is arranged into two series.

Jackson, Valerie
Leanna Neal fonds
CA ON00126 F62 · Fonds · [193-]-[199-]

Fonds consists of Guelph Little Theatre programme guides, photographs of theatre facilities, notes on the theatre's history, constitution and by-law records, president's reports, and reviews created and or accumulated by Leanna Neal during the course of her research activities into the theatre's history. Also included is an audio cassette and transcribed interview with Keith Slater.

Fonds is arranged by subject.

Neal, Leanna
Jean Eagles Watson fonds
CA ON00126 F88 · Fonds · [194-?] - [199-?]

The fonds consists of one scrapbook documenting Jean Eagles Watson’s activities in the Royal Canadian Air Force Women’s Division.

The scrapbook includes pages with captions on the top of the page that serves to organize the contents. The following is the order in which the captions to these pages are found: Farewell Gifts from G.G.H (1942) On leave Prior to Posting to RockCliffe, RockCliffe Ottawa Basic Training, No 1, T.T.S St. Thomas, Ontario (1945); No.4 Wireless School, Guelph Ontario (1945); 89 Entry A Flight I.G. Inspection; My Trip to Ward 300 Hospital St. Thomas (1943); Cards I received while in Ward 300; Hospital Staff 1944; 20th birthday (1944); and Odds and Ends.

There are photographs throughout the scrapbook some of which are captioned and or include the names of those pictured. Included are photographs of Jean Watson.

Jean Eagles Watson
CA ON00126 C36 · Collection · [192-?], [197-], [200-]

Collection consists of ceramic ornaments, souvenir tea cups, and plates related to the history of Guelph. A number of the objects contain the image of the Guelph (Carnegie) Public Library or of the City of Guelph’s original coat of arms with the latin inscription "Fides, Professio, Fidelitas". Other plates include the city’s current coat of arms recreated in the late 1970s. Included in this collection is a dollar coin created for Guelph's sesquicentennial in 1977.

Guelph Public Library Archives
Dennis Howard fonds
CA ON00126 F60 · Fonds · 1846-1918

Fonds consists of deeds, mortgages, letters, last wills and testaments, and abstracts many associated with Guelph residents including James Goldie. Included are deeds issued by the Canada Company, the City of Guelph, and the James Goldie Company Limited. Other records describe lots or pertain to water levels at the “People’s Mill” in Guelph. There is no further arrangement to these records.

Howard, Dennis
Elizabeth Watt fonds
CA ON00126 F82 · Fonds · 1875, 1886, 1889, 1903-1922

Fonds consists of records created and or acquired by Elizabeth Watt. Records include her will, statutory declarations, life insurance policies, school certificates for Daniel Watts, family history information, and materials pertaining to the financial disbursement of her estate.

Elizabeth Watt
CA ON00126 C39 · Collection · 1915, 1929, 1940, 1941

Collection consists of instruction manuals for aiming and firing, map reading, elementary drills, and a work focusing on infantry section leading. Many of the manuals contain illustrations and diagrams. These materials were used by Guelph's auxiliary police force during the Second World War.

CA ON00126 C9 · Collection · [1939?]-[1945?]

This collection consists of four scrapbooks containing newspaper clippings from various newspapers that document the participation of Guelph residents in World War II and other issues relating to the impact of the conflict on Guelph.

Thomas A. Keatinge fonds
CA ON00126 F65 · Fonds · [191-?] : predominant 1930-1950

Fonds consists of photographs created and or accumulated by Thomas A. Keatinge during the course of his activities as Manager of the Bond Hardware Company and his participation in the First War World. Included are photographs of his personal life and travels.

There is no further arrangement to these records.

Keatinge, Thomas A.
Dorothy Huck fonds
CA ON00126 F72 · Fonds · [194-?], 1951, 1959

Fonds consists of photographs, textual records and objects collected or accumulated by Dorothy Huck. Included are photographs of Dorothy Huck, and certificates from the Guelph Kiwanis Music Festival and the Stratford Music Festival, and a notebook marked Loretto Academy.

Huck, Dorothy
A. E. Byerly fonds
CA ON00126 F7 · Fonds · 1832-1961, predominant 1900-1950

The fonds consists of records generated, collected and maintained during the course of his work as a historian, a collector of historical records, and as a doctor. Also included are records related to his family.

The fonds is organized into five series.

Byerly, Alpheus E.
Presto Music Club fonds
CA ON00126 F29 · Fonds · [ca. 1900]-1964

This fonds consists of minutes, constitutions and by-laws, membership lists, contracts, financial statements and cash books, concert programs, flyers, scrapbooks, and correspondence created or accumulated by the Presto Music Club of Guelph. The records document the operation and development of the Club as well as its financial situation, promotional activities, and the concert performances that it hosted or delivered. The fonds is divided into three series.

Presto Music Club
Guelph Guardian fonds
CA ON00126 F54 · Fonds · 1959 - 1965

Fonds consists of newspaper editions created by the Guelph Guardian during the course of their journalistic activities.

Records are arranged by publication date.

Guelph Guardian fonds
CA ON00126 F81 · Fonds · [196-?] - 1971

The fonds of consists photographs and textual records created or accumulated by the Guelph Engineering Company during the course of their business activities. This fonds is arranged into three series.

Guelph Engineering Company
CA ON00126 C25 · Collection · 1967, 1969, predominant 1970-1975

Collection consists of photographs and corresponding textual records for an inventory of homes built in Guelph before 1927. The inventory was created and/or accumulated by Gordon Couling, an artist and architectural expert.

Records are arranged alphabetically into series by street name and then generally by street number, often with even numbered buildings filed separately from odd numbered buildings.

CA ON00126 F9 · Fonds · 1921-1979, predominant 1921-1948

The fonds consists of records generated by Austin and Joseph Duignan during the course of providing funeral services in Guelph. The records relate both to the operation of the funeral business and to the attainment of professional qualifications by Joseph Duignan. The fonds is organized into five series.

Duignan & Son Funeral Directors