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.

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.

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.

Photographs from World War Two, Philip Etters identification cards, literature on the navy and military, correspondances with the Canadian Merchant Navy Veterans Association, newspaper articles, newspapers from World War Two, House of Commons releases, the journal "The Red Duster".

The fonds consists of 10 boxes of textual and graphic material about the Hutton-Ponton family. The fonds is organized chronologically by the following categories: Military and Civilian. The fonds consists of the following categories:
Boxes 1-3 files 1-26 (1879-1916 15th Battalion Argyll Light Infantry- correspondence: telegrams, financial/inspection reports, inventory lists, medal applications, order books, sergeant's mess meeting minutes, service rolls and how the infantry was named)
Boxes 3-5 files 27-46 (1896-1903 Belleville Rifle Range, 1896-1900 Bicycle Corps, 1900 Canadian Patriotic Fund, Deseronto Militia Company, Militia Headquarters-Ottawa: 1895-1906 discharge and pension documents, 49th Hastings Rifles Battalion order book, 1879-1917 infantry tests and military schools: applications, notebook of notes about Toronto School of Musketry, invitations to various events, letters, documents, militia orders and newspaper articles)
Box 5 files 46-53 (empty envelopes, documents about Queen Victoria's Jubilee, The Red Cross: booklet, The School for the Deaf: letters, the South African War: letters, applications and militia orders, World War 1 and "Wrinkles": letters and wall posters, pamphlets and newspaper clippings)
Box 6 files 54-64 (family papers: certificates, letters, notebook, family history:Hutton/Putton house, wills, estate matters and journal/travel/address book)
Boxes 6-7 files 65-76 (family accounts from 1869-1903)
Box 7 files 77-90A (Belleville Industrial Committee: minutes from meetings, letters, newspaper clippings and various documents about opening different factories in Belleville)
Boxes 7-8 files 91-101-2 (Land and Estate Papers: grants, deeds of land and mortgages and sale of part of a cricket field)
Box 9 files 102-106 (Legal papers: daily journal and legal documents)
Boxes 9-10 files 107-112-4 (Programs and invitations to various programs and events)
Box 10 files 113-117-2 (misc correspondence and newspaper clippings: letters, certificate, and notes)
Box 10 files 118-127 (misc business and other items: reports, letterheads, advertisements, postcards and brochures)
3 red books (The Quarterly Militia List:1897-1900)
small reddish brown book (Infantry Drill by Authority-1889)
2nd larger reddish brown book (Field Artillery Training-1914)
greyish book (The Militia Lists-1886)

Series consists of a Roll of Honour marking the contributions made by the students and staff of Port Hope High School during both World War I and World War II, 1914-1945. The Roll of Honour contains the following inscription: "For King and Country: Members of Port Hope High School who have volunteered for active service with Canada's Fighting Forces." It has been made into two (2) large cardboard pages because of the amount of names entered.

Series consists of various records documenting "war work" undertaken by the students of Port Hope High School, 1939-1945. It includes: small ledger noting "cash receipts," listing of contributions (i.e. funds raised, items knitted and sewn to be sent overseas, and material donations), "Financial Statement of War Work Display," handwritten note, and newspaper clippings.

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.

The fonds consists of military records related to Ex-Major R.D. Montgomery, as well as a copy of “Deeds That Stirred The Empire” reprinted by “The Daily Chronicle”, during WWI. A letter from the Royal Canadian Military Institute explaining the records is also included.

This fonds consists of four diaries (January 1938 - December 1944) and 143 photographs (1936-1955) created by or featuring Robert G. Freeman, known as Bert Freeman, from Teeswater, Bruce County, Ontario.

The majority of photographs appear to have been taken from 1939-1944 and many feature Bert as a Flight Officer in his military uniform.

The entries in his diaries reflect his attendance and activities at Westervelt College, London, news of friends, social events and recreational activities (including movies, skating, fishing, dancing at dance hall at Wonderland & Springbank Rds., London, and time with friends), church attendance, work at Empire Life, London, Ontario (until early April 1940), bookeeping and work for his father at the Superior Food Store in Teeswater, and flying lessons / night aviation courses in 1939. WWII is mentioned in some of his entries. After enlisting, his entries include notes about flying, training and social activities. Notes are also made concerning his hospital stay for Spinal Meningitis in 1943.

Fonds consists of 102 colour slides taken between 1964-1968 of NATO aircraft and the airbases where RCAF 1 Wing was stationed in Marville, France, and Lahr, Germany. Fonds also consists of 7 crests owned by Roger Beebe during the course of his RCAF career. Slides and crests are arranged in a numeric order established in the initial inventory.

Fonds consists primarily of letters from Roland James Saundercook, a Canadian soldier fighting overseas, home to his immediate family in Collin's Bay, Ontario, dating between 1942 and 1945. Other letters present include from people overseas who had known Roland James Saundercook and wanted to send condolences to his family, and letters from family friends on the same topic dated 1945. Also present is Saundercook's flying log book and other military records, land records and a photograph of the Saundercook home in Collin's Bay, official military correspondence about his disappearance and his parents subsequent attempt to locate him, and a photograph album of early carte-de-visites, unidentified.

Fonds consists of the following series: World War 2 Military training materials. These items Ron used as an instructor during World War 2.

Fonds consist of textual records.

File contains two film reels of the 2nd Battalion, Sault Ste. Marie and Sudbury Regiment (Reserve) in training at Minnow Lake in Sudbury, Ontario.

Item is an insignia patch from the "Sea Cadet Regatta, 1945, Port Hope", round in shape. - the patch belonged to Harold Wakely when he was a member of the Sea Cadets. - the felt patch consists of 2 parts, the outer part is of a white colour with a garland of gold coloured leaves on the outer edge. - -The inner circle is sewn to the outer piece along the edge. The blue lettering is on a white background. In the centre are crossed paddles, boxing gloves, the letter "W" in a box and two hands in a hand shake position at the top. All in the same blue at the lettering.

Item is a Royal Canadian Naval Volunteer Reserve 'Seamanship Pocket Manual', issued in 1944.

Item is a programme for the "Service of Remembrance" held by the 5th Canadian Armoured Division under Brigadier I.S. Johnston, C.B.E., D.S.O., 11 Nov 1945. The programme contains the list of hymns, quotes, and lines of scripture to be read during the service.

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/.