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Image of the Entrance to Westdale Secondary School.

Image of Teeswater, Ontario, along Main street.

Image of Main street, on labour day, in Winnipeg.

Image of Main street, on labour day, in Winnipeg.

Image of Main street, Winnipeg, looking north from Merchant's Bank.

Photograph by Bill Barrett, London.

The subfonds consists of minute books for meetings of the Malcolm Crerar Aviation Chapter of the IODE.

File consists of correspondence between Waldon and Mamie L. Cunningham, of Toronto, regarding her grandfather, Dr. Rice, principal of Wesleyan for many years, and Cunnigham's mother, Sarah Elizabeth Starr Rice, who graduated with an M.L.A. degree from Wesleyan in 1864 and was principal of the school from 1868-1873, and regarding Mrs. Griffith and some of the other pupils.

Series consists of Ivan Brookes’ unpublished manuscript for Hamilton Harbour 1826-1901. The manuscript includes maps, drawings, photographs, and chapters.

Series consist of one hand-drawn map of Italy that was drawn by Alexander Logie.

This subfonds consists of minute books, and a scrapbook from the Margaret Gage Burkholder Chapter of the IODE.

Material consists of 1 audio recording by Margaret Houghton during the Head-of-the-Lake Historical Society's Heritage Dinner.

Captioned by Hamilton Cotton Company: “Modern Swiss-made looms turn out millions of yards of cotton elastics and webbing for wearing apparel and industrial uses. Maria Drescher operates one of the new high-end looms in the Hamilton Cotton Company main plant at Hamilton.” Photograph by Tom Bochsler.

Captioned by the Hamilton Cotton Company: “Modern Swiss-made looms turn out millions of yards of cotton elastics and webbing for wearing apparel and industrial uses. Maria Drescher operates one of the new high-speed looms in the Hamilton Cotton Company’s main plant in Hamilton.” Photograph by Tom Bochsler

Material consists of 1 audio recording on "Dundurn," by speaker Marion MacRae.

Material consists of 1 audio recording on "Early Days of Hamilton Hydro," by speaker Mark Mindorff.

Series consists of different publicity and marketing documentation used by the Hamilton Poetry Centre to promote their organizational mandate. Items include copies of the Hamilton Poetry Centre’s published newsletter Iambus, 39 posters and flyers advertising poetry readings hosted by the Hamilton Poetry Centre, as well as ones co-sponsored or hosted by other community organizations such as the Hamilton Public Library, McMaster University and the Canada Council, 3 press releases regarding poetry readings, one dated June 1, 1987 and the other two are undated, as well as 7 different styles of letterhead for the organization.

Image of Marquis, Saskatchewan.

Subseries consists of a marriage contract between Captain William Logie and Anne Smith, who wed in Edinburgh, Scotland on March 8th, 1822.

Material consists of 1 black and white photograph of Nurse Mary Elizabeth Blackwood, also known as "Blackie," 1940s.

Screw (propeller) steamer measuring 63 x 10 x 3 feet, 27 tonnage, built in Hamilton, Ontario in 1893 by Thomas Larkin. There is little information pertaining to the ship and its voyage history. The file contains a builder’s certificate, a certificate of survey, ownership and ownership transfer documents, receipts, legal correspondence, and correspondence to and from the Department of Transport, Marine Services, and the National Revenue Canada, Customs and Excise Division to the Registrar of Shipping, Hamilton, regarding the existence and whereabouts of the vessel.

Screw (propeller) yacht measuring 35 x 7 x 3 feet, built in Hamilton, Ontario in 1905 by Thomas W. Jutten. There is little information pertaining to the ship and its voyage history. The file contains a builder’s certificate, a certificate of survey, a certificate of marking indicating the seaworthiness of the vessel, ownership documents, as well as correspondence to and from Customs Canada, the Department of Transport, Marine Services, the National Revenue Canada, Customs and Excise Division and from various individuals, to the Registrar of Shipping, regarding the existence and whereabouts of the vessel.

Twin-screw motor pleasure yacht measuring 60 x 12 x 6 feet, 24 tonnage, built in Hamilton, Ontario in 1921 by John and William Robertson and William Burnside. There is little information pertaining to the vessel and its voyage history. The file contains a builder’s certificate, a certificate of survey, registration documents, a surveyor’s report on crew space, as well as correspondence from the Department of Marine and Fisheries, J.H. Thomas, Surveyor of Shipping, Charles, H.O. Pook, owner of the vessel, and the Canadian Westinghouse Company Limited, to the Registrar of Shipping, Hamilton, regarding the existence and whereabouts of the vessel.

Screw (propeller) pleasure steamer measuring 105 x 20 feet, 150 tonnage, built in Toronto, Ontario in 1884 by Melanchthon Simpson for the Hamilton Steamboat Company Limited. The Mazeppa was a passenger boat that served the area around Hamilton Bay. The file contains ownership and registration documents as well as correspondence from the Hamilton Steamboat Company, Customs Canada, Collectors Office, the Toronto Ferry Company Limited, the Department of Marine and Fisheries, the Department of Transport, Marine Services, National Revenue Canada, Customs and Excise Division, as well as from various individuals, to the Registrar of Shipping, Hamilton, regarding the existence and whereabouts of the vessel.

The material consists of various military records and correspondence pertaining mostly to members of the McAfee family, particularly Angus, Daniel and Samuel. There is also some later correspondence from Nathaniel Hughson McAfee regarding the records of his family members.

File consists of images of McLaren Motor Sales Limited 70 John Street North location and used car department and General Motors factory branch at 175 King Street West.

Subfonds consists of textual records mostly pertaining to Dr. Calvin McQuesten and his son, lawyer Isaac Baldwin McQuesten, arranged in the following series: business transactions, legal records and correspondence.

File consists of photographs of product displays from Meakins & Sons Ltd., 125 Wellington Street North, Hamilton.

Series contains local newspaper articles that feature the Hamilton Poetry Centre and local poets, as well as one copy of the New Hamilton Weekly Magazine (December 17, 1990 issue).

Material consists of 1 incomplete audio recording of a unspecified meeting.

Series consists of the meeting minutes of the Hamilton Poetry Centre Executive.

This series contains bound books of the Hamilton Cricket Club. Bound books include materials such as newspaper clippings, memo, meeting minutes and rosters. This series also contains loose papers and materials related Hamilton Cricket Club meetings. For preservation purposes, material is encapsulated.

Colourized Image of Melrose United Church.

Material consists of one mounted coloured photograph of the members of the writing team for the Birds of Hamilton and the Surrounding Areas publication, [photographer unknown]. The back of the photograph contains the names of the individuals in the group.

Series consists of membership applications and other material related to Municipal Chapter membership, including correspondence and secretary's reports.

Series consists of Jerseys, Admission Tickets, Programs, "Roller Fever" Book and a Steel City Tankgirls Pin.

This collection principally consists of early to mid-20th century postcards collected by Michael Johnstone on the Bank of Hamilton and its expansion from Hamilton to western Canada. Examples include: the Bank of Hamilton building in downtown Hamilton, Bank of Hamilton branches in rural towns of Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba, and Bank of Hamilton Seasonal greetings. Furthermore, collection contains non-postcard ephemera related to the bank, including advertisements for the bank’s savings account, a notepad and 1890’s Bank of Hamilton passbook.

The fonds is composed of materials from lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ+) organizations in Hamilton and its surrounding areas founded from the 1970’s to the 1990’s. Textual materials include agendas, meeting minutes, reports, financial statements, notes, correspondence, newspaper clippings, newsletters, pamphlets, information sheets, flyers, magazines, newspapers, programme books, booklets, directories, bibliographies, and articles. The fonds also consists of other materials such as t-shirts, buttons, a plaque, photographs, posters, artwork, audio cassette tapes, DVDS, floppy disks and VHS tapes.
Contains series and subseries:
Series 1 – Hamilton AIDS Network for Dialogue and Support (HANDS)
Series 2 – Hamilton-McMaster LGBTQ+ Groups
Series 3 – Hamilton United Gay Societies (HUGS)
Subseries 3.1 – Administrative files
Subseries 3.2 – Sub-organizations and associated groups and events
Subseries 3.3 – Lesbian/Gayline
Subseries 3.4 – Gay Phoenix/The Phoenix
Series 4 – Hamilton Gay and Lesbian Alliance (HGALA)
Series 5 – Coalition for Lesbian and Gay Rights in Ontario (CLGRO)
Series 6 – Hamilton Pride
Series 7 – Associated Organizations and Events
Series 8 – Resources and Subject files
Series 9 – Publications
Subseries 9.1 – Hamilton
Subseries 9.2 – South/South Western Ontario
Subseries 9.3 – Ontario
Subseries 9.4 – Outside of Ontario and across Canada
Subseries 9.5 – International
Series 10 – Artifacts
Series 11 – Photographs
Subseries 11.1 – HUGS/HGALA Honour Roll Dinners
Subseries 11.2 – Pride
Subseries 11.3 – Festival ‘91
Subseries 11.4 – HUGS Social Events
Subseries 11.5 – Meetings and Locations
Subseries 11.6 – Events and People
Subseries 11.7 – Negatives and slides
Series 12 – Posters and oversized materials
Series 13 – Audio-visual materials

This collection principally consists of early to mid-20th century postcards collected by Michael Johnstone depicting Hamilton, Hamilton citizens, and the Hamiltonian lifestyle at the time. Examples include: King street landscapes, Ellen Fairclough, Gage Park, the City Hospital, and New City Hall. Furthermore, collection contains non-postcard ephemera from the early 20th century such as photographs, Stereoscopic prints, an insurance policy, and a commemorative centennial coin.

Materials are organized into the following series:
Series 01: Motorways and waterways. – [ca. 1910-1915, 1960]
Series 02: Advertisements. – [ca. 1913]
Series 03: People. - [ca. 1901 - 1913, 1958 -1960]
Series 04: Parks and landscapes. - [ca.1907 - 1910, 1929, 1938 - 1940]
Series 05: Mountain Inclines. - [ca. 1903 -1910]
Series 06: Hospitals and Asylums. - [ca. 1906 - 1921]
Series 07: Streets and Streetcars. - [ca. 1900 - 1940]
Series 08: Hamilton Market. - [ca. 1910 - 1913]
Series 09: Churches. - [ca. 1906 – 1911, 1929]
Series 10: Railways and Train stations. - [ca. 1908-1920]
Series 11: Buildings. - [ca. 1905 - 1920, 1941,1955, 1960]
Series 12: Non-Postcard Materials. - (1906-1920, 1956)

Material consists of 1 audio recording on "The Hamilton Market," by speaker Michael Quigley.

This series contains postcards with military personnel as the topic of interest.

Series consists of three undated militia muster rolls including one for Captain Hatt’s Company of Volunteers of the 5th Lincoln and 2nd York Militia, which lists the names of the soldiers including Daniel McAfee and Sergeant Angus McAfee, a muster roll of Captain James Durand’s 2nd Flank Company of the 5th Lincoln Militia, which also lists Sergeant Angus McAfee and Daniel McAfee, and a roll call of Captain Andrew Kerby’s Company. There is also a partial pay list of the 5th Lincoln Militia dated December 25, 1812 to May 24, 1813, for Sergeants Angus McAfee and George Hughson, Regimental Orders from Fort Detroit dating from 1809, a Military Return for Lieutenant Robert Young’s Company, First Haldimand Militia dated June 4, 1841, detailing the number of men present on parade, absent with leave, absent without leave, and absent due to sickness, as well as a travel authorization pass for Angus McAfee, given at the police office in Montreal, Quebec, dated February 4, 1814.

Series consist of postcards that showcase Hamilton’s military history, in particular the 91st Highlanders, military parades throughout the city, and the armoury on James Street North.

Series consists of minute books for meetings of the Municipal Chapter, including subseries for house committee and property committee meetings, as well as a subseries for the Khaki Club, which documents the Municipal Chapter's contributions to the Khaki Club. Minute books are arranged by type of meeting, then chronologically by date of meeting.

Series consists of minute books for meetings of the Malcolm Crerar Aviation Chapter.

Series consists of minute books for meetings of the Emma Frances Pratt Chapter.

Series consists of a minute book, which includes a membership list, for the Admiral Percy W. Nelles Chapter.

Series consists of minutes books for meetings of the St. Cecilia Chapter.

Series consists of minute books for meetings of the 67th University Battery Chapter.

Series consists of minute books for meetings of the Princess Marina Chapter. A membership list is included with minute books.

Series consists of a minute book for meetings of the General Sir Archibald Wavell Chapter. Series includes membership book for the chapter.

Series consists of minute books, which include lists of executive officers, for the Heroes of Dieppe Chapter.

Series consists of a minute book for meetings of the Island of Malta Chapter.

Series consists of a minute book for meetings of the Fessenden Chapter held May 1900 to January 1902. The minute book contains correspondence pertaining to the chapter's request to become the Municipal Chapter of Hamilton.

Series consists of a minute book for meetings of the St. Elizabeth Chapter.

Series consists of minute books for meetings of the Paardeburg Chapter, containing information about the activities of the chapter, including photographs of an event at Civic Stadium, paperwork documenting the ceremonial presentation of the colours of the South African Boer War Veterans to the Paardeburg Chapter, and legal paperwork pertaining to the establishment of a bursary at McMaster University.

Series consists of minute books for meetings of the General Allenby Chapter. Minute books include a membership list and a chapter chronology.

Series consists of minute books for meetings of the Queen Elizabeth Chapter.

Series consists of minute books for meetings of the Princess Margaret Rose Chapter of the IODE.

Series consists of minute books for meetings of the Margaret Gage Burkholder Chapter of the IODE. Minute books include a list of regents and a chapter history.

Series consists of minute books for the meetings of the Wentworth Chapter (known as the Bertram Hooper Chapter prior to 1930).

Series consists of a minute book (1939-1944) and membership list for the Jennie Herald Greening Junior Chapter.

Series consists of minute books, which include agendas, meeting minutes, and membership lists for the Lucy Morrison Chapter of the IODE.

Series consists of minute books, which include a membership list for the Royal Hamilton Light Infantry Chapter.

Series consists of minute books for meetings of the Colonel James Chisholm Chapter.

Series consists of 13 volumes of minute books of the Ladies Benevolent Society. The minutes detail the transactions of Society business as well as the administration of the Aged Women’s Home, with some references to the Hamilton Orphan Asylum as well. Some of the minute books contain the names of the residents of the Aged Women’s Home and specific volumes detail the distribution of relief to individuals and families in various wards, which was provided by the Society over and above the operation of the residence. Some of the minute books are divided into two parts, the first being the minutes of the Ladies’ Benevolent Society or the Aged Women’s Home and then the volume is flipped upside down and the rest of the minute book details the distribution of relief given out to individuals and families in the community. These volumes record the ward number, the type of relief given such as food, wood, clothing, money, etc., as well as any general remarks.

Series consists of board meeting minutes and two minute books. Series also contains minutes from annual meetings and various committees including the executive committee, fundraising committee and planning and programming committee. Series also contains annual and committee reports.

This series contains meeting minutes of the Hamilton Cricket Club.

Material consists of 1 audio recording of an annual meeting (unspecified), by Miss Greenfield and Mr. S. Leslie.

Material consists of 1 audio recording on "Eaton's in Hamilton," by Miss Judith McErval.

Motorboat measuring 33 x 7 x 2 feet, 4.75 tonnage, built in Gravenhurst, Ontario by Ditchburn Boats Limited. There is little information pertaining to the vessel and its voyage history. The file contains ownership, transfers and registration documents, a certificate of survey, a builder’s certificate, telegraphs, legal correspondence, as well as correspondence from Ditchburn Boats Limited, the Department of Marine and Fisheries, National Revenue Canada, Customs and Excise Division and the Department of Transport, to the Registrar of Shipping, Hamilton.

Screw (propeller) steamer built in Yoker, Scotland in 1889 by Napier, Shanks and Bell. From 1889 to 1927 the Modjeska was operated by the Hamilton Steamship Lines as a freight and passenger ship between Hamilton and Toronto, including moonlight excursions. The ship was sold to the Owen Sound Transportation Company, re-built and re-named the Manitoulin where it plied the waters of Georgian Bay near Owen Sound and Collingwood, Ontario. The file contains ownership, registration and transfer documents, a certificate of survey, mortgage certificates, receipts, memorandums, a bond surety, as well as correspondence to and from the Registrar of Shipping, Hamilton from the Hamilton Steamboat Company, the Department of Marine and Fisheries, Customs Canada, and the Owen Sound Transportation Company Limited.

Image of various banks found in Moose Jaw, Manitoba.

This series consists of postcards of Hamilton motorways and waterways. Examples include images of the highway between Hamilton and Toronto.

Colourized image of a mountain driveway.

This series depicts postcards with images of the various Hamilton inclines, including the historic East end incline and James Street Inclines.