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Letter from the Art Gallery of Hamilton to Bell Bruce Walkden December 12, 1953 inviting her to the opening of the new gallery.

Photocopied letter from Richard Apted to Miss Farmer regarding the proposed plaque for William Bruce Memorial. Dated April 23, 1964.

Written by William Blair Bruce around 1886 proposing an art union.

Letter together with envelope from Carl Benedicks to Bell Bruce Walkden dated Sept 27, 1951

The material consists of one photograph portrait of the Lewis Family. Members are identified on reverse.

File consists of photographs of vehicles from Life Savers & Beech-Nut Sale Company Limited, located at 225 Sanford Ave S. Life Savers Limited first operated in Canada at Prescott, Ontario, in 1916. In 1932, Life Savers bought out the Beech-Nut company of Canada, and the two companies amalgamated and began production in Hamilton in 1932. The original factory was at the corner of Cumberland and Sanford Avenue. A new building was erected in 1951 and was the only Life Savers plant in Canada, which produced millions of boxes of candy annually. In 2004, after more than 80 years of candy-making history in Hamilton, production of the candy ended.

Series contains documentation, primarily correspondence addressed to Miss Hardy, Secretary of the Wesleyan Ladies' College Alumnae, pertaining to courses, essays, and alumnae activities. Much of the correspondence is conducted with Pastor J.H. Willey of University Avenue M.E. Church in Syracuse, N.Y. Correspondence between Hardy and cookbook author and cookery instructor Emma P. (Emma Pike) Ewing concerning home economics courses is accompanied by University programs and journal clippings. Series also contains essays on various subjects.

Material consists of 1 audio recording on "Archives Care," by speaker Linda Sutherland.

Photocopied list of paintings by William Blair Bruce presented to the City of Hamilton.

List of paintings offered for sale at Merritt Mallorys Art Gallery, 66 Grenville St.

Series consists of pamphlets containing program schedules for the Literary Club in connection with the Wesleyan Ladies' College.

Material consists of one coloured photograph entitled, “Little Friend,” Chipmunk, Hilton Falls, Ontario. Photograph taken by Club member Barry Cherriere, September 26, 1977.

Files consists of photographs of Lloyd's Glass Company at 380 King Street East.

Series consists of photographic prints made from negatives in the Superior Engravers collection for the Hamilton Public Library, Local History and Archives department. Series contains images of equipment, vehicles, buildings, products, displays and showrooms for various businesses in Hamilton and the surrounding area. Some of the businesses represented in the series include Firth Brothers Ltd., G.V. Clancy Limited, Consumers' Lumber Company, Hamilton Mill Stock & Metal Company, Hobbs Glass Limited, International Business Machine Co., Russell T. Kelley Limited, Mac's Garage, and White Motor Co. of Canada.

In the 1980s, it was discovered that some of the negatives in the Superior Engravers collection were nitrate. Series consists of prints made from nitrate negatives prior to their destruction. Images in this series depict industry in Hamilton and elsewhere in Ontario during the 1930s-1950s. Companies documented in the series include Wright Fruit Company; Hamilton Pure Milk Dairies; Crawford Cartage; Meaks and Sons Limited; Life Savers & Beech-Nut Sale Company Limited; McLaren Motor Sales; General Motors of Canada; Goodale Transport Limited; Lloyd's Glass Co.; and Shoe Clinic Ltd. Series includes images of equipment, vehicles and buildings; products and displays and showrooms; and office interiors.

The subfonds consists of textual records pertaining mostly to Alexander Logie and his law practice, arranged in the following series: Business transaction records, legal records, correspondence, household account books, maps and genealogical records

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

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

Material consists of 1 coloured photograph of Ryan Lomax and Santa (Jimmy Lomax), 1980s.

Material consists of 2 coloured photographs of Jimmy, Susan and Ryan Lomax, n.d.

Material consists of 1 coloured photograph of Jimmy, Susan and Ryan Lomax, with two unidentified individuals, n.d.

Material consists of 1 coloured photograph of Santa (Jimmy Lomax), and Susan Lomax, n.d.

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

Material consists of 1 coloured photograph of Susan Lomax in the hospital with her husband Jimmy Lomax (dressed as Santa), and her son Ryan Lomax (dressed as Santa Junior), December 6, 1980.

Material consists of 2 coloured photographs of Jimmy Lomax with Laura Louise and Gregory Lomax, 1980.

Material consists of 4 coloured photographs of Susan and Jimmy Lomax, 1980s.

Material consists of 2 coloured photographs of Jimmy and Ryan Lomax dressed as Santa Claus and Santa Junior, n.d.

Material consists of 1 black and white photograph of Jimmy Lomax as Santa Claus along with Susan Lomax and other unidentified individuals, n.d.

Material consists of 3 coloured photographs of Santa (Jimmy Lomax), Susan and Ryan Lomax, n.d.

Material consists of 1 coloured photograph of Jimmy Lomax as Santa, Susan and Ryan as Mrs. Claus and Santa Junior, n.d.

Material consists of 2 coloured photographs of Jimmy Lomax as Santa Claus, Susan and Ryan Lomax, and other unidentified individuals, n.d.

Material consists of 1 coloured photograph of Ryan and Susan Lomax and an unknown male, n.d.

Material consists of 1 coloured photograph of Santa (Jimmy Lomax), holding a baby with Ryan Lomax standing at his side, n.d.

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

Photograph by bob. brown studios.

The subfonds consists of minute books, which include meeting minutes and membership lists; by-laws and operational records; annual reports; correspondence; and scrapbooks.

Twin screw (propeller) steel steamer built in Glasgow, Scotland in 1888 by William Hamilton & Company. The boat was brought over and used as a pleasure cruise carrying about 114 passengers between Hamilton and Burlington, as well as Hamilton and Toronto. In 1928, the vessel was sold and became known as the Manasoo, and was used as a passenger ship in the Georgian Bay area where it sank shortly afterwards. The file contains registration and ownership documents, a certificate of marking verifying the seaworthiness of the vessel, a mortgage certificate, a transfer of registry, receipts and memorandums, as well as correspondence to and from the Canada Customs Collector’s Office, the Department of Marine and Fisheries, the Hamilton Steamboat Company, the Collingwood Shipbuilding Company Limited, the Owen Sound Transportation Company and the Canada Steamship Lines Limited, to the Registrar of Shipping, Hamilton.

Photograph by Nulty’s Studio

File consists of images of Mac's Garage located at 1068-1072 Barton Street East.

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.

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.

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