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Fonds consists of records created and maintained by William McLandress in the course of operating a stock merchant business in Dutton and West Lorne, Ontario. Includes warehouse books, order books, a correspondence copy book and a cash book.

File consists of a press release concerning the purchase of Muirheads by Grand & Toy, an OfficeMax company.

File consists of Muirheads' correspondence including a memo and a fax.

One memo dated May 18, 1972 and sent by W.C. Muirhead [Bill Muirhead] concerning the sale of Muirhead Stations Limited to Alan Querney. This memo, while not addressed, was most likely sent to the employees of Muirhead Stations Limited at the time of purchase.

One photocopy of a fax, dated December 4, 1991, to Wendy Watson of MCTV from Alan Querney of Muirheads. Attached to the fax are photocopies of a newspaper clipping ("Scottish Sailor opened store 100 years ago" by Harold Carmichael, The Sudbury Star, October 30, 1991) and two photocopies of sections in books regarding the history of Muirheads ("Muirhead Stationers Inc." in The Sudbury Region by Richard P. Baine, 1969, p. 147; and "The first 75 years : a headline history of Sudbury, Canada" by Charles Dorian, 1958, p26-27).

File consists of a two-page typed, annotated history of Muirhead Stationers Limited. This history was most likely written by an employee at Muirhead Stationers.

File consists of two photocopied clippings of articles; "Good display plus power of promotion sells complete office installations" by Phyllis Mitchell in the June 1962 Canadian Stationer & Office Equipment Deal p. 10-11 & 30 and "Muirheads a Family Affair Plus" by John Sturtridge in the May 1993 The Downtowner Herald p. 10

File consists of a colour, one page computer printout Grand Opening invitation for Querney's Office Plus. The date of the Grand Opening was listed as Thursday, October 21 2010 from 3 to 7pm at 67 Elm Street, Sudbury, Ontario. RSVP's requested prior to the event.

Collection consists of nine Boyd family photograph albums, 14 glass plate negatives, and several strip negatives. The images depict the lives and activities of the Boyd family of Bobcaygeon, Ontario, and include lumbering scenes, Trent Canal steamboats, buffalo/Hereford animals, and travel excursions. Also included are three "Gypsy" photographs (Peterborough, 1909), and photographs of winter sporting activities. Several photographs depict family members; many are unidentified. Also included in this collection are copies of the wills of WT.C. Boyd and Mossom Boyd.

Fonds consists of business papers from the stewardship of W.H. Wilkison 1865-1868, and from the stewardship of Alfred Knight 1893-1901. The papers from the intervening years are missing. The correspondence relates to the management of Cartwright property in the county, as well as a few other business ventures. There are also a large quantity of land instruments (deeds, mortgages) connected to the same properties. Fonds is comprised of the following series: Letters from Richard Cartwright to W.H. Wilkison, 1865-1867 Letters from Richard Cartwright to W.H. Wilkison, Jan.-May, 1868 Letters from Richard Cartwright to W.H. Wilkison, May.-Dec., 1868 Letters from Richard Cartwright to Alfred Knight, Dec. 1893 - Dec. 1894 Letters from Richard Cartwright to Alfred Knight, 1895, 1896 Letters from Richard Cartwright to Alfred Knight, 1897 - April, 1901 Land instruments

Fonds consists of the political and business papers of John Stevenson, arranged into the following series: Political correspondence, including patronage issues, appointments and strategies. Business papers, including economic ventures, land dealings, lumbering, milling, railways and Richmond Road Company. Items concerning role as Justice of the Peace in Napanee. Fonds consists of the following series: Political correspondence, 1851-1882 Business papers, 1851-1884 Justice of the Peace, 1847-1865

This fonds consists of correspondence, press releases, a written history and newspaper clippings.

Series consists of records of the office supplies and furniture store Querney's Office Plus in Sudbury, Ontario.

Series consists of two photocopied pages of the Sudbury and District Chamber of Commerce April 29, 1998 Business Excellence Awards brochure (pages include the title page and the page listing the Querney Family as recipients of the President's Award). Series also includes a typed, annotated, one page Curriculum Vitae of Alan Arthur Querney.

Fonds contains the legal and financial records of Medonte Mountain Resorts Limited.

Fonds is arranged in the following series:

Administrative and Legal Records
Maps
Photographs

Fonds consists of one price list for O'Flynn Cash Grocery.

This fonds consists of 5 record books kept by Robert B. Hillmer concerning his watchmaking and jewellery business. In the books, Mr. Hillmer recorded watch inventories (1899), as well as job numbers, client name, work requested and price. Item List: Watch Repair Book 1910 - 1913; Watch Repair Book 1924 - 1934; Watch Repair Book 1936 - 1954; Watch Repair Record book, 1913 - 1924; and Watch Repair Record book 1898-1910. The fonds also includes a Grand Chapter Royal Arch Masons of Canada certificate appointing Robert Benjamin Hillmer to the office of Grand Superintendent of Huron District No. 6, February 28, 1918.

The fonds consist of a wide spectrum of documents that relate to the reconstruction of Vansittart Avenue and the formation, and subsequent activities of, the Vansittart Area Association Inc. Records range from the local, provincial and national level and include such topics as the road width, provincial government subsidy, street parking and lighting, tree preservation along the street and flower planting in the boulevard in Vansittart Park. The fonds also touches on the Association’s input into the possibility of a truck by-pass in Woodstock, the creation of the Oxford County Official Plan (specifically the section on historical buildings and sites), the selling of St. Joseph’s Academy building on Vansittart Avenue to Timard Properties, train noise within city limits, and the condition of 53 Vansittart Avenue. Materials included within the fonds include correspondence, newspaper clippings, agendas, and reports as well as maps and drawings.

The fonds consists of various materials relating to the life of Joseph W. Boyle as well as the repatriation of his body to Woodstock in 1983 from Hampton Hills, England. Such materials include:

Miscellaneous information:

• Oxford Historical Society Newsletters re. Joe Boyle
• Correspondence
• Russian Decorations
• Outline for Military Funeral Procession for Joe Boyle in Woodstock – 1983.

Newspaper articles:

• life of Joe Boyle (Klondike days and military career during WWI)
• Joe Boyle Repatriation Committee / Repatriation of Joe Boyle’s body to Woodstock

Photographs and Negatives:

• Joe Boyle (throughout his lifetime including years in the Klondike, military career, etc)
• Yukon Trip – 1976. (Len Taylor, Ruth Taylor, Ed Bennett, Lee Bennett and Flora Boyle Frisch)
• Flora Boyle Frisch (daughter of Joe Boyle) – 1982.
• Hampton Hill, England gravesite – 1982.
• Joe Boyle Monument, Woodstock. – [198-].
• Joe Boyle Repatriation – 1983.
• Joe Boyle Day, Woodstock – 1983.

Beta Video:

• Joe Boyle Day 1983 and Flora Bole Frisch Interview Cassettes:
• Dawson City: Land of the Midnight Sun produced by Miriam Evans & Cathy Jones-Gates,
  manufactured by Finley-Holiday Film Corp. – nd.
• Flo Whyard on “Morning Side” on CBC. – nd. (name Martha Black is also written on the cassette)
• Interview with Len W. “Red” Taylor by Kathie Richards, recorded at Woodstock, ON. – 25 September 1985.
• Interview with Ed Bennett on Klondike Joe Boyle by Kathie Richards. – 10 May 1985.