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Audio-visual Materials

Series consists of audio-visual materials such as audio cassettes, DVDs, VHS, and floppy disks. Audio cassette tapes are mostly from the Hamilton United Gay Societies (HUGS). DVDs and VHS tapes are mostly recorded segments of Toronto Pride and news coverage of LGBTQ+ issues from CHCH, CHTV and Cable 14. Some VHS tapes were of Hamilton United Gay Societies (HUGS) events.

Archives Disc 1

Videoclip of interviews with people about AIDS and the segment 'Someone To Talk To' on Cable 14 with the topic of sexual orientation, homosexuality, and AIDS. In this clip is also the coverage of Toronto Pride 1991 from City Pulse Tonight and CBC News. Last clip is on AIDS and interview with Kevin Bishop of Hamilton AIDS Network.

Archives Disc 4

Segment with The Redemporist Father Matthew G. Meehan. Special guests Sister Carol King with the Sisters of St. Joseph in Hamilton and Most Reverend Anthony Tonnos, Bishop of Hamilton. Coverage of Toronto Pride Day with CityPulse.

Bryan Mercer

A two hour interview with Bryan Mercer on Hamilton Gay Life from 1969 to 1980. Included in the video were Michael Johnstone, Anne Hill and Mary Cahill (behind the camera).

Churches

This series contains postcards with images of the various church buildings found in Hamilton. Examples include the Centenary Church and St. Mary’s Cathedral.

Administrative Records

Series consists of administrative records including information on the history of the Board of Trade, the Constitution and Act to Incorporate the Board of Trade of the City of Hamilton, acts and petitions, revised constitution and by-laws, member ship lists, a membership application and fee schedule, a freight rate and operations log, meeting minutes and agendas for the Board of Directors, annual reports, records for the Ancaster and Dundas divisions of the Chamber of Commerce, as well as the Constitution and Bylaws of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce.

Committees

Series consists of records of meeting minutes for the Executive Committee, as well as meeting minutes for various committees. Earlier committees included ones concerning agriculture, exports, taxation, public safety, retail, finance, street naming and numbering, elections and city planning among others. Modern committees included the Agenda for Action, the Ambassador Committee, the Business Development Committee, the Civic Centre Arena Project, the Community Based Employment Adjustment Committee, the Education and Skills Training Subcommittee, the Federal/Provincial Affairs Committee, the Finance and Taxation Committee, the Foreign Trade Subcommittee, the General Committee, the Hamilton Harbour Remedial Action Plan Committee, the Hamilton Harbour Task Force, the Hospitality Committee, the Human Resources Committee, the Industrial Liaison and Zoning Committee, Publicity Committee, REACH (Regional Employment and Adjustment Committee of Hamilton-Wentworth), the Small Business Subcommittee, Tourism and Conventions Development Task Force, and the Transportation Committee. Some of the minutes have incomplete years. This series also contains two photographs from the file on the Transportation Services Committee pertaining to the Instaglide, which was a train model for rapid transit from the Instaglide Transportation Corporation.

Correspondence

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.

Programs and Events

Series consists of records pertaining to various programs and events held by the Chamber of Commerce including a beauty contest, breakfasts, luncheons and dinners, Career Day, Corporate Challenge, seminars, speakers, sporting events and tours.

Centennial Projects

Series consists of records pertaining to the Hamilton Chamber of Commerce Centennial in 1945, the city of Hamilton Centennial in 1946, and the Canadian Centennial in 1967.

Awards and Recognition

Series consists of award certificates received by the Hamilton Chamber of Commerce from the Canadian Chamber of Commerce and the region of Hamilton-Wentworth, as well as records on the Hamilton Chamber of Commerce Convention Ambassador Awards. The series includes 2 contact sheets of the convention including images of award recipients and various tables, as well as a photograph of the award recipients for the year 1990.

Photograph

Series consists of a photograph of the 1938-1939 Hamilton Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors Young Men’s Section. The names of the men are added under the inset of their image. The photo has been encapsulated.

Publicity

Series consists of an advertisement for a Mechanics’ Ball to take place January 17, 1845 from the members of the Managing Committee of the Hamilton and Gore Mechanics’ Institute. There is also an announcement of lectures dated November 1848, that lists the dates and topics of each lecture, as well as the designated speaker. The topics include, but are not limited to, Mechanics’ Institutes, the influence of art and science on the wealth and character of the nation, longevity, the natural history of man, ornamental gardening, social economics, and the best way to supply towns with water. The lectures were held in the evenings at 7:30pm in the reading rooms and hall of the Institute. Members and their families were admitted free of charge, admission was charged for non-members and ladies were free.

Freda F. Waldon Mechanics' Institute Research Materials

Series consists of the research materials of Dr. Freda F. Waldon, Chief Librarian of the Hamilton Public Library. Dr. Waldon and members of the library board were interested in researching the history of early libraries in Hamilton, and in particular, the Hamilton and Gore Mechanics’ Institute. They noticed there was a gap in the knowledge of the early libraries that existed before the establishment of the Hamilton Public Library in 1889. The series consists of Dr. Waldon’s correspondence to and from various individuals requesting assistance with her research. Her letter correspondence includes asking certain individuals about their recollections of the Mechanics’ Institute, including a plea to the editor of the Hamilton Spectator, to publish her request in the paper so that members of the community could provide information from their own personal experience, or as descendants of the original members of the Mechanics’ Institute. She was particularly interested in where the Institute was located, the reasons for the demise of the organization and what existed between the end of the Mechanics’ Institute and the establishment of the government-funded public library system. The series also contains Dr. Waldon’s handwritten and typewritten research notes about the history of the Mechanics’ Institute and early libraries. The series also consists of some of her published research including a letter she wrote that was printed in the Ontario Library Review entitled, “From Mechanics’ Institute to Cultural Centre,” dated Febrary, 1949, as well as an address she gave to the Head-of-the-Lake Historical Society, October 11, 1946 entitled, “Early Provision for Libraries in Hamilton.” The speech was later published in the Wentworth Bygones, From the Papers and Records of the Head-of-the-Lake Historical Society, Issue No. 4, 1963.

Media Coverage

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).

Current File

Series includes but is not limited to, correspondence and poems, and was possibly used to house all current papers before they were filed into other more specific subject files at a later date by members of the Hamilton Poetry Centre Executive.

Photographs

Series consists of one photograph of poet John Robert Colombo and the other is of poet John Newlove.

Hamilton and Gore Mechanics' Institute Collection

  • Arquivo
  • 1944-1963

The material in the collection consists of administrative records, including a meeting minute book containing the proceedings of the Managing Committee of the Hamilton and Gore Mechanics' Institute, a register recording the names of members and the books loaned by the Institute, rules and regulations of the Institute, memberships and subscriptions, lending cards, and an annual election card. There is also some publicity and newspaper clippings pertaining to the Institute and its events and holdings, as well as records created by Dr. Freda Farrell Waldon, former Chief Librarian of the Hamilton Public Library, who researched the history of the early libraries and mechanics' institutes. The records include correspondence, research notes and resources, as well some publications.

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Family Photographs and Paintings

Series consists of photographs of various members of the Lewis Family, including a family portrait, as well as photographs of Thomas and Ann Lewis, Eleanor Lewis, Flora Lewis and Julia Arthur. The series also contains 2 miniature framed paintings of Thomas and Eleanor Lewis, which are attributed to artist Hannah Rusk Kelly.

Julia Arthur

Subseries consists of various photographs of actress Julia Arthur posing in costume, acting on stage, as well as engaging in activities such as reading.

Book Manuscripts

Series consists of two original draft manuscripts written by Thomas McIlwraith. The first manuscript is for the "Birds of Ontario" [n.d.], which is a concise account of every species of bird known to have been found in Ontario, along with a description of the nests and eggs. The second manuscript is the "Birds Observed in the Vicinity of Hamilton" [1860].

Hamilton Poetry Centre fonds

Hamilton Poetry Centre fonds

  • CA ON00131 00962
  • Arquivo
  • 1983-2003

The material in the fonds consists of predominantly textual documents covering the daily operation and activities of the Hamilton Poetry Centre during the 1980s and 1990s. The fonds also consists of audio cassette tapes of recordings of poetry and author readings, as well as photographs.

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Correspondence

Series consists of letters of appreciation from various organizations, agencies and individuals such as hospitals, nursing homes, shelters and grateful parents, for Jimmy Lomax’s Santa visits and his distribution of toys and items from Operation Santa Claus, letters of donation, Christmas and thank you cards, as well as letters to Santa. Many of the letters mention and appreciate Jimmy’s kindness and generosity towards the less fortunate in society. Some of the cards and letters were also addressed to the Lomax family, including his wife Susan, and his son Ryan, for their part in Operation Santa Claus role-playing as Mrs. Claus and Santa Junior.

Photographs

Series consists of photographs of Jimmy Lomax, his wife Susan and his son, Ryan, as well as various individuals and events pertaining to the fundraising of his Operation Santa Claus project. This series begins with some historical photographs of hospital visits undertaken by previous individuals who played Santa Claus from the 1930s to the 1950s. This series on photographs also includes a few images of Harold Alkerton who was Jimmy Lomax’s Santa when Lomax was sick in the hospital as a child. Alkerton was the person who inspired Jimmy to play the role of Santa himself to other unfortunate children and adults. The photographs in this series also highlight the beginning of Lomax’s role as Santa Claus, Lomax family members, the Lomax family trip to Disney World, which they were awarded by the Hamilton business community, Santa visits to families, organizations and institutions, Operation Santa Claus fundraisers such as garage sales, picnics, toy rides, among others, as well as work parties, Jimmy Lomax on parade, the Santa Van and photographs of his awards and recognition. This series also includes a file of photographs with little archival context and unidentified individuals.

Historical Hospital Santa Visit

Material consists of one black and white photograph of a historical hospital visit with the following writing, "Ted Eager, Hugo as Santa, Fred Johnson, Christmas 1935."

Dr. Nix

Material consists of 2 black and white photographs of Santa Claus visiting a child in the hospital, 1936.

Mary Elizabeth Blackwood

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

The Beginning of Santa Claus

Material consists of 7 black and white photographs of Jimmy Lomax as a teenager playing Santa for various individuals, 1957-1958.

The Beginning of Santa Claus

Material consists of 1 black and white photograph of Jimmy Lomax as a teenager playing Santa Claus for two unidentified women, 1959.

The Beginning of Santa Claus

The material consists of 1 coloured photograph of Jimmy Lomax as Santa Claus posing with Santa's elf and a small child, 1967.

The Beginning of Santa Claus

Material consists of 1 black and white photograph of Jimmy Lomax dressed as Santa Claus with two unidentified individuals, 1969.

Lomax Family

Material consists of 1 coloured photograph of Santa Claus (Jimmy Lomax), Ryan Lomax and an unidentified boy, n.d.

Jimmy Lomax

Material consists of 3 coloured photographs of Jimmy Lomax surrounded by toys, n.d.

Lomax Family

Material consists of 2 coloured photographs of Santa (Jimmy Lomax), and son Ryan Lomax, n.d.

Jimmy and Ryan Lomax

Material consists of 2 black and white contact sheets of Santa (Jimmy Lomax), and his son Ryan, n.d.

Santa Visits to Families

Material consists of 1 coloured photograph of Melanie Chojaz and Santa (Jimmy Lomax), Christmas, 1977. Writing on reverse says, "the late Melanie Chojaz (aged one year), in who's name the shower got started."

Santa Visits to Families

Material consists of 7 coloured photographs of Jimmy Lomax as Santa Claus making a Santa visit, 1979. Individuals are unidentified.

Santa Visits to Families

Material consists of 2 coloured photographs of Jimmy Lomax as Santa visiting the Mays house, 1981.

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