Title and statement of responsibility area
Title proper
Correspondence
General material designation
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Title statements of responsibility
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Series
Reference code
Edition area
Edition statement
Edition statement of responsibility
Class of material specific details area
Statement of scale (cartographic)
Statement of projection (cartographic)
Statement of coordinates (cartographic)
Statement of scale (architectural)
Issuing jurisdiction and denomination (philatelic)
Dates of creation area
Date(s)
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1845-1846; 1912-1961 (Creation)
Physical description area
Physical description
2 cm of textual material.
1 object.
Publisher's series area
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Archival description area
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Custodial history
The earlier material in the fonds was donated to the library by Dr. Johnston in 1971. In 1990, more material was transferred to the Hamilton Public Library upon request by Mr. Brian Henley, Head of the Special Collections Department (precursor to Local History & Archives), to the Executive Director of the Hamilton Chamber of Commerce, L. Lee Kirby, who agreed to the transfer of materials to the library through correspondence dated July 27, 1990.
Scope and content
Series consists of general correspondence and representative correspondence pertaining to the Hamilton Chamber of Commerce. Included in this series is an undated note from an individual who enclosed a Hamilton Chamber of Commerce medallion (no ribbon attached). The medallion is dated 1864 and the sender of the note felt the Chamber would like to have this item. The Chamber responded by letter dated 1955, thanking the sender.