Series includes various election advertisements and materials for Port Hope. a) Urban Preliminary List of Electors, including Town of Port Hope, 1972 b) 'A Proposal for a New Regional Municipality- The Great Pine Ridge'j c) Christine Stewart, House of Commons Report, 1991 d) Joan Frederickson, Town Council election, 1975 e) 'Elect Rod Stewart, Deputy Reeve, 1985 f) Vote and Elect Wilf Day' g) Elect Stewart Strathy, Reeve', 1985 'h) Vote John Gimblett for Council, Town of Port Hope' i) 'Vote Cyril (Bus) Hewson for Mayor, Town of Port Hope, j) George K. Humphreys, Trustee, Town of Port Hope and Hope Township

File consists of invoices from J. B. Trayes for auditing expenses submitted by candidates Lewis Ross and Col. Arthur T. H. Williams for the 1882 Election. The invoices are addressed to George C. Ward.

File consists of a letter from the Legislative Assembly, Clerk of Chancery to George C. Ward, Returning Officer, Durham East Riding, 1879.

File consists of statement of disbursements for Lewis Ross, Reform Candidate for the 1882 Federal Election. Invoices are made out to Lewis Ross, Seth Smith agent for Lewis Ross or to the Reform Association or East Durham Reform Association. There are also invoices for various Port Hope businesses: Daily & Weekly Guide Steam Printing and Publishing House, G. Wilson & Sons in the Sculthorpe Building; The Port Hope Gas Light Co; J. Craick & Co. Dry Goods; Dominion Telegraph Co; George Cochrane; J. T. George Furniture; Frank C. Lidelle; Hewson & Co. Livery and Boarding; Thomas H. Goheen, Livery Keeper; The Weekly News - Printing.

File consists of invoices for the expenses for the Liberal Conservation Association Candidate, Col. Arthur T. H. Williams for the 1882 federal election. Invoices include: Music Hall Rental; Duncan Chisholm, Barrister & Attorney at Law; Millbrook Store; Robert Hutchison Inn, Cavan; The Mail Printing Company, Toronto; The Daily & Weekly Guide Steam Printing & Publishing House, G. Wilson & Sons; Charles Reynolds, Furniture and Upholstery, Undertaking, etc.; Levi Reynolds; Port Hope Times Steam Printing, J. B. Trayes; Dominion Telegraph; G. N. W. Telegraph, Bethany; William Vance, Millbrook; Jacob Atkins; H. A. Ward; W. J. Beatty; T. M. Ward. Detailed statement of expenses included. George C. Ward, Returning Officer.

File consists of a detailed expense list for Seth S. Smith during the 1875 federal election. Smith was the candidate for the Reform Party.

File consists of a letter to the Rev. C. H. Boulden, Rector, St. Mark's Church, Port Hope from the Right Honourable Vincent Massey, 5 Feb 1952. The letter is in response to a letter of congratulations received by Vincent Massey from the congregation of St. Mark's Church. Signed by Vincent Massey. This letter is reproduced on page 89 of "Time Was." Details for the reproduction are written on the back of the letter. Also, "Ceremony of the Trooping of the Colour by the Governor-General's Foot Guards" 1 Jul 1954.

Item is a poem to encourage votes for Francis Burton, c. 1850.

File consists of one (1) black and white poster of the "Fathers of Confederation." It includes: Hewitt Bernard, W.A. Henry, E. Palmer, W.H. Steeves, Chas. Fisher, Edward Whelan, G. Coles, J.H. Gray, F.B.T. Carter, A. Shea, J.C. Chapais, E.B. Chandler, S.L. Tilley, Adams G. Archibald, Alex Campbell, John A. Macdonald, H.L. Langevin, Geo. E. Cartier, E.P. Tache, Geo. Brown, A.T. Galt, Jas. Cockburn, Oliver Mowat, T.H. Haviland, P. Mitchell, R.B. Dickey, Chas. Tupper, J.H. Gray, W.H. Pope, A.A. Macdonald, J.M. Johnson, Wm. McDougall, J. McCully, T. D'Arcy McGee.

This fonds consists of correspondence, notes, speeches, articles, printed material and newspaper clippings. The correspondence is mainly with members of the Feminist Party of Canada (FPC). The remaining correspondence regards the publication of an article. The notes, printed material and newspaper clippings are also related to women and politics. There is a copy of the draft and also a copy of the completed article entitled "Feminist Politics: The Feminist Party of Canada".

Although the papers of this fonds do not reflect all of the professional activities of Dr. Zaborszky, they attest to her research achievements in the area of women and politics, and also to her personal involvement in the FPC.

The Elmer Sopha fonds contains what is believed to be Sopha’s only remaining records. The fonds consists primarily of notes and transcripts of speeches delivered at various gatherings between 1965 and 1980, and also transcripts of daily radio commentaries aired at a local Sudbury station. The records also consist of transcripts of articles that Sopha wrote for journals and for weekly columns in the Northern Life newspaper, as well as correspondence consisting mainly of letters written by Sopha to members of the Provincial and Federal Legislatures, and their responding letters. These documents provide insight into the private and public life of Elmer Sopha, and they emphasize his opinions on a variety of subjects. The documents also attest to the fact that Sopha was a respected lawyer and a popular guest speaker at numerous gatherings throughout Ontario. His speeches offer a sense of how he positioned himself within the socio-political landscape of the time, both as a politician, and as an individual. The records of this fonds are a testimony to the dedication of Elmer Sopha to the cultural, economic and judicial concerns of Northern Ontario.

This fonds consists of daily appointments, calendars, correspondence, notes, reports, petitions, constituents' representations, documentation, press releases, newspaper clippings, and printed material. These records document the activities of Floyd Laughren as MPP for Nickel Belt, Deputy Leader and Health Critic for the Ontario New Democratic Party, and as Chair of the Standing Committee on Government Agencies (1996). It also contains files on the different municipalities of Nickel Belt. The subjects of the records concern: the economy of the region, labour issues, transportation, tourism, and hospital services.

The records for 1994 and 1998 give a detailed account of the last few years of the political life of Floyd Laughren. They provide insight into the various obligations and activities of a Member of Provincial Parliament. The documents also present information about the economic, political and social makeup of the Nickel Belt constituency.

The Graeme Mount fonds attests to Mount’s different activities and achievements as a professor in the Laurentian University history department, as a researcher, and as a member of the Laurentian Unviersity community. Many files concern his teaching activities: notes and texts for courses taught, field trips with students and colleagues, and travel logs are amongst the many teaching and research activities that are well documented. The fonds also contains many photographs taken on his travels. These include photos of a trip to South Korea in 1999 with Laurentian faculty members, as well as photos taken in Chile and published in one of his books. Finally the fonds contains many research notes including copies of Consulate correspondence (originally created 1910-1935) from the Department of State; files concerning the Ku Klux Klan; records from the closure of the Consular Agency in Sudbury as well as American Tourism via Sault Ste. Marie, World War I, economic matters and prohibition in the 1920's. Copies of archives from Monaco dating from 1838-1868 are also included.

Most of Mount’s articles, papers, and reports on Latin America’s politics are also contained in the fonds. Recent acquisitions include documents on the history of Northern Ontario, and 6 photographs recording when a CPR train derailed and freight cars fell in the Wanapitae River in 2013.

Consisting of correspondence, a scrapbook, clippings, photographs, and diplomas, the documents are all related to Grace Hartman’s public life and the years she served as a member of the City Council.

Researchers studying the politics of the region and the field of women's studies will find valuable documents in this fonds.

The records of the Walford-Nepahwin Neighbourhood Ratepayers Association fonds include: minutes, reports, maps, correspondence, pamphlets and newspaper clippings. The documents provide insight to the activities of this group from 1974 to 1996. The records show that through the years, the group has been active in: the preservation of the Lily Creek Conservation Area, bylaws regulating commercial land development and commercial signs, the disposal of hazardous wastes, recycling, the repercussions of a teachers' strike, and the controversial issue of slurry trucks and traffic safety.

This fonds consists of one scrapbook relating to the public life of Barbara Hanley. The scrapbook contains correspondence, telegrams, pictures, an article, and newspaper clippings. The correspondence, telegrams, and newspaper clippings primarily concern Barbara Hanley’s election as Mayor of Webbwood. The pictures consist of two photographs of Hanley and one group photograph. The article was written by Hanley on the subject of civic responsibility for a secondary school magazine. The newspaper clippings are from local and national papers.

The Bill Beaton fonds consists mostly of correspondence, reports, personnel files, speeches and documentation. They pertain to the mayoralty during the economic boom years (1939-1958) for the city of Sudbury . The speeches were given at local events and at CKSO radio on a weekly basis. The records provide insight to the structure of the education system and the infrastructure of the developing city. Within the documents of the fonds, there are 3 scrapbooks of newspaper clippings. This fonds also contains documentation on the community of Sudbury that includes: service clubs, education, Inco and the hiring of employees, W.E. Mason, and the city championships. The correspondence and the documentation files also reveal the political views of Bill Beaton on national and international issues. Specific topics regarding the debate over the Canadian flag, and World War II are well documented. Photographs of the Beaton family (originally created ca. 1916-1950) contained in the fonds are copies of the originals, which were kept by the family.

The fonds consists of a minute-book of the regular meetings of the Gowganda, Local 33, of the Socialist Party of Canada recorded between February 1911 and June 1927. There are no minutes recorded between February 1914 and June 1927. The first recorded meeting states: “Gowganda Local*33 of Socialist Party of Canada held an organization meeting in the Miners’ Union hall on February 19, 1909 when the following business was transacted”. The document, however, is dated Feb. 19, 1911.