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The fonds consists of Taylor’s RCAF log book, a colour photographic portrait, and two copied documents. The documents are a 1953 Canadian Armed Forces Record of Service form and a chronology for Taylor’s RCAF service created with information from the log book.

The fonds consists of original letters written by Jeffrey Hale Supple and by the correspondents that his mother wrote to following his death. There are no outgoing letters written by Supple’s mother. There are also three photograph albums documenting Jeffrey Hale Supple’s career from 1928 to 1934, and one photograph album that may not have belonged to Supple, but which documents another Royal Air Force (RAF) service member’s experience while stationed in Baghdad from circa 1924 to 1926. Work of museum staff and volunteers have been included in the fonds, including photocopies and transcriptions of the letters, and supplementary research (mostly copied articles). The fonds has been arranged in five series: Original letters; Photocopies of letters; Transcriptions of letters; Supplementary Information; and, Photograph albums. Original letters were given sequential point numbers after the catalogue number 1967.1157, ranging from 1967.1157.1 to 1967.1157.131. The photocopies and transcriptions of the letters were given global catalogue numbers 1967.1157.200 and 1967.1157.300 respectively. The photograph albums were given global catalogue numbers 1967.1157.400, 1967.1157.500, 1967.1157.600, and 1967.1157.700, but were also designated with letters A-D. Individual photographs were then given a sequential number based on their placement in the album, such as, for example A-1 for the first photograph in Album A. The supplementary information was given global catalogue number 1967.1157.900. The number 1967.1157.800 was not used.

The Dr. F. W. Luney fonds consists of 14 series (and 2 subseries) of records chronicling his scholarly beginnings as a medical student at the University of Western Ontario, his appointment as Senior Pathologist at Victoria Hospital, and the extent of his professional career as Clinical Laboratory Chief at St. Joseph’s Hospital until his retirement in 1961. During his career, Dr. Luney would enlist in the Canadian Army Medical Services Division during WWI, establish a Clinical Pathology Laboratory at St. Joseph’s Hospital in 1928, conduct extensive research in blood transfusion techniques, direct the opening of the Blood Bank Department and St. Joseph’s Hospital in 1945, establish private consulting services for smaller hospitals in southern Ontario, and create the Dr. F. W. Luney Fund to raise funds for the Medical Library at St. Joseph’s Hospital. Records of note include: well-maintained, original photographs of Dr. Luney and fellow classmates posing with a cadaver; records created to document body parts and organs donated to Luney’s private “Museum”; personal notebooks outlining his medical training and professional experiences; a selection of diplomas and certificates; records of his $5,000 donation to the Medical Library at St. Joseph’s Hospital; photographs depicting the two-person multiple syringe apparatus he invented; notes from lectures and seminars that he gave on pathology and blood transfusion-related subjects; and a 60th anniversary portrait of Dr. F. W. Luney with his fellow 1914 graduates.

The fonds contains graphic and textual records related to J.J. Sebisty’s Second World War service. This includes three photograph albums, a log book, an air route book, a photo portrait, a discharge certificate, and a file of documents related to the investigation into Sebisty’s 1944 crash. It also includes the following artefacts: 3 service pins, RAF 110 squadron badge, and a heliograph. The records are arranged in rough chronological order.

Fonds consists of one photograph of Percy Zealand in uniform, c. 1914-1918. It also includes eight sketches created by Percy Zealand in art class, Port Hope High School, c. 1910.

The Benjamin and Mary Avery fonds contains textual records, photographs, maps and documentation mostly relating to Benjamin Avery’s accomplishments as a Forester and administrator. While some of the photographs depict his stay at Yale and his participation in sports, most are of meetings with administrators of different pulp and paper companies. The newspaper clippings and correspondence pay tribute and document his different roles and achievements in the sector of forestry.

Birth certificate, certificate of Naturalization, and US Army records with diaries documenting 5 years of Mr. Avery’s daily life offer insight into his private life.

The personal and public tributes after his death and the naming of the Benjamin F. Avery Physical Education building at Laurentian University are also well documented and outline his role and the recognition of his significant contribution to Forestry and the population of Northern Ontario.

Composé d’un certificat de baptême, de documents de l’armée canadienne, de photographies et cartes postales ainsi que de l’uniforme de l’armée canadienne, le fonds d’archives Élorie Trottier documente le temps qu’il a été aux services de l’armée canadienne, en Europe durant la Première Guerre Mondiale. En effet, les documents tels que ‘Canadian Pay Book’, ‘Dispersal Certificate’ et l’uniforme de l’Armée canadienne témoignent du temps qu’il a été aux services de l’Armée canadienne. Les photographies et cartes postales de soldats canadiens et de sites et scènes de la Première Guerre illustrent certains sites et évènements importants de cette guerre. Des articles parus dans les journaux locaux rapportent les souvenirs de guerre tel que racontés par Elorie Trottier. Des articles, photographies et graphiques documentent aussi le White Star Liner ‘Olympic’, navire jumeau du Titanic, qui a transporté les soldats durant la Première Guerre.

The Ottawa Valley Regiment Fonds contain material relating to the Ottawa Valley Regiment from the second half of the 18th century up until the late 20th century. The documents include copies of Militia General Orders from the late 1700s to the mid-1800s, officer lists, regimental returns, general correspondence and memorandum reports, maps, and newspaper and gazette excerpts.

The Brown Fonds contain material relating to Veterans Affairs Canada from 1939 to the late 1990s. The documents include notes, chapters, drafts, minutes, articles, correspondence, and memoranda reports pertaining to the Department of Pensions and National Health, which would split after the Second World War and become Health Canada and Veterans Affairs Canada.

Fonds contain material relating to operational military research from the second half of the 20th century. The documents are multi-disciplinary in nature, providing scientific, mathematical and historical perspectives of the same topic. Many documents originally come from the Public Records Office UK (PRO), now known as The National Archives (TNA). In such cases, original archival references will be provided, and potential researchers are encouraged to cite these whenever possible. For more information on these Fonds or on Ronnie Shephard, please visit http://lmharchive.ca/the-ronnie-shephard-fonds/.

Collection consists of photographs and textual records created by the RCAF in the process of inventorying its fleet of ground vehicles. The technical data sheets provide detailed descriptions of the make, model and specifications of the required parts for each vehicle, including engines, tires, and batteries. Additional equipment requirements are also noted on the sheets. The photographs show the different vehicles from 3/4 view of left and right sides. The vehicles are grouped by function (e.g. snow
removal, medical, tow trucks etc.) with each vehicle type having its own code within that class of vehicle and different models further coded (e.g. L20-D57-1705 - where L represents the function, 20 the number of variation, D57 the type and 1705 the specific vehicle model). Files were originally housed in binders but have now been moved to folders and boxed, each group being arranged alphabetically based on the original binder titles.

Fonds consists of photographs and textual records accumulated by Gordon Francis Hoffos during the course of his aviation career, but primarily covering the early years, from 1942 to 1959. The fonds is comprised of five files: GFH-001 Canadian Forces records; GFH-002 Clippings and ephemera; GFH-003 Correspondence; GFH-004 Loose photographs; and GFH-005 Photograph album.