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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.

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.

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

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 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 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 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.

Material consists of 1 coloured photograph of Jimmy and Susan Lomax dressed as Mr. and Mrs. Claus, 1971.

Has a border of leaves, and a tree-bark design with birds in the background. Roman style.

File consists of correspondence between Waldon and Douglas G. Townsend, of Hamilton, regarding Mary Harriet Townsend. File includes newspaper clipping on the same subject.

Material consists of 1 audio recording on "A Religious Education," by Mr. Wilkenson.

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

File consists of correspondence between Waldon and Elma F. (Mrs. D.G.) Williams, of Aurora, Ontario about the Meharry family of Summerhill, the degrees granted by Wesleyan, about Mrs. Dingman and the College, and correspondence between Stanley Wickens and Mrs. Williams about their mothers' education at the College, including a letter from Wickens about the prizes and certificates his mother earned. File also includes a letter from Waldon to Wickens about the Wesleyan Ladies' College Alumnae Literary Club.

Material consists of 1 black and white photograph of Mrs. Eileen Carey, on the children's ward of St. Joseph's Villa for more than 20 years. Teachers were provided by the Hamilton Board of Education for more than 50 years, n.d.

File includes a letter from Waldon to Mrs. Wright, of Port Arthur, inquiring as to whether she has any material on Wesleyan Ladies' College.

File consists of a biographical sketch written by Louise E. Ramsay (Mrs. F. G.) Purchase, of Beamsville, about her mother, Janet T. Coatsworth Ramsay, who received her Mistress of English Literature degree (1875-1879), and correspondence between Waldon and Purchase.

File consists of correspondence between Waldon and Lillian M. (Mrs. L.C.) Harvey, of Brownsville, Ontario about her mother, Mrs. T.H. Follick of Hamilton.

File consists of correspondence between Waldon and Mrs. R.L. Charles, of Toronto, regarding Professor J.F. McLaughlin's teaching days at the Wesleyan Ladies' College; C.I.D. Moore and his sister, and the Alumnae Association.

File consists of correspondence between Waldon and Margaret (Mrs. W.S.) Dingman, of Toronto, regarding pupils at the College.

The material consists of one coloured photograph of long time Iroquoia Bruce Trail Volunteers (left to right), Carole Kavanaugh, Isabel Souter and June Hurd, at the "Mum Show" in October 2006.

The material consists of one coloured photograph of Iroquoia Bruce Trail Association Public Director Laurel Boatman, with volunteer Chris Gordon, at the "Mum Show" in October 2006.

The subfonds consists of records documenting the activities of the Municipal Chapter of the IODE, arranged in the following series: minute books; annual meeting minutes and reports; treasurer's book and reports; special committee reports; membership applications and other material; attendance records; war service records; photographs; scrapbooks; maps; books and pamphlets; correspondence; financial records; periodicals; awards and ephemera; and chapter histories.

Material consists of 1 audio recording on "The MacNab Circle," by speaker Murray Aikman.

Subseries contains photographs, negatives and a few contact sheets of musicians and bands, including but not limited to Altogether Morris, Paul Benedetti, Doug Fever, Jim Feeny Band, Junkhouse, Roadside Attraction and Tiny Bill Cody. There are also some textual documents such as photography work orders and publicity materials for specific musicians and bands.

Material consists of 1 black and white photograph of Harold Alkerton, who was the Santa Claus who visited Jimmy Lomax when he was in the hospital as a child. Photograph taken by the Hamilton Spectator, n.d.

Screw (propeller) yacht steamer measuring 68 x 10 x 3 feet, 29 tonnage, built in Toronto, Ontario in 1890 by Polson Iron Works for William Eli Sanford, a prominent Hamilton politician and businessman. There is little information pertaining to the vessel and its voyage history. The file contains ownership documents, a bill of sale, legal correspondence, a probate will for William Eli Sandford, as well as correspondence from Customs Canada, Collector’s Office, and the Department of Transport, Marine Services, to and from the Registrar of Shipping, Hamilton.

Material consists of 4 coloured photographs of the Nature Walkathon, [photographer unknown]. The photographs feature Club members Hazel Broker, Pat Barton, Peggy Macnab and Lois Evans.

Screw (propeller) steamer measuring 245 x 40 x 22 feet, 1,799 tonnage, built in 1903 in Greenock, Scotland by Grangemouth and Greenock Dockyard Company. The vessel had several owners and was captured by a submarine and sunk in April of 1917 during the First World War. The file contains a certificate of British Registry, ownership documents, as well as correspondence from the Customs House of Glasgow, Scotland to the Registrar of Shipping, Hamilton, Ontario.

Photograph by Jacques Tessier

Series consists of newspaper clippings from various newspapers including the Hamilton Spectator, the Globe and Mail, the Toronto Star, the Hamilton Mountain News, the Dundas Star Journal, the Stoney creek News and the Hamilton Journal, pertaining to Jimmy Lomax and his fundraising for Operation Santa Claus, as well as articles about his life, career and family, including the death of his son Ryan, from cancer in 1987.

Series consists of newspaper clippings from various newspapers including the Hamilton Spectator, the Weekly Banner and the Weekly Times, pertaining to the Hamilton and Gore Mechanics’ Institute, including the announcement of a concert taking place, the announcement of the Eighth Annual Festival in support of the Institute and which featured speakers, musical performances, and Shakespearean readings, an article review on the Mechanics’ Institute Festival and the highlights of the event, a few articles on lecture reviews hosted by the Institute, an article announcing an upcoming lecture, as well as a few lists of book titles added to the collection.

Series consists of newspaper clippings from various newspapers including the Hamilton Spectator, the Hamilton Herald, the West Hamilton Journal, the Dundas Star Journal, the Ancaster News, the Hamilton Mountain News, the Canadian Economist Free Trade Journal and the Liverpool Standard, pertaining to the Hamilton Chamber of Commerce. The articles cover Chamber events, the state of the Hamilton economy and Hamilton businesses, and business in general, including taxes, imports and exports, transportation, elections, unemployment, labour strikes, as well as government legislation affecting business. The series includes a scrapbook of clippings from the early 1900s, which is wrapped due to the fragile nature of the material. The articles pertain to the Board of Trade and its reorganization, announcements regarding events, and the work of the Board of Trade in the community.

Material consists of a video recording of Newsroom 11's coverage of the Dundurn Party and the Mayor's Swim.

Series consists of photographs and negatives of non-human subjects. Examples include but are not limited to, a camera, cats, gloves, the Gore Park Queen Victoria sculpture and a stereo walkman.

Presumably, Burlington Beach Canal

Series consists of a notice advertising a buffet supper to mark the closing of the canteen, dated November 16, 1945, a retail bulletin from the Wartime Prices and Trade Board outlining the maximum price for various retail items, dated August 16, 1943, as well as an undated leaflet from the Red Cross of a poem entitled, “Don’t Forget To Smile,” written by J.I. Schell, Barlochan, Muskoka, reminding volunteers to be happy and cheerful when they knit for the soldiers bravely fighting overseas.

Screw (propeller) steamer measuring 56 x 11 x 5 feet, 32 tonnage, built in 1896 in Hamilton, Ontario by Melanchthon Simpson. There is little information pertaining to the vessel and its voyage history. The file contains a builder’s certificate, a certificate of survey, ownership documents, a certificate of marking verifying it’s seaworthiness, receipts, telegrams and memorandums, legal correspondence, and correspondence from Killey-Beckett Engine Company Limited, Customs Canada, and the Department of Transport, to the Registrar of Shipping, Hamilton.

File consists of photographs of office interiors for Hamilton area businesses.

Series consists of correspondence between Opera Hamilton and potential visiting artists, as well as Boris Brott, performance feedback forms, notes of thanks, an overview of Opera Hamilton’ productions, program addendums from sponsors, typed reviews of performances, show tickets and a study guide. The series also includes Season Guides and Show Programs dating from 1979-2012. Series also consists of video recording of live broadcasts of Opera Hamilton performances on CHCH channel 11, as well as audio recording of performances and rehearsals.

Material consists of 1 black and white photograph of Jimmy Lomax surrounded by the toys and gifts collected from Operation Sant Claus, n.d.

Material consists of 4 coloured photographs of Jimmy and Susan Lomax at an Operation Santa Claus fundraiser, November 1980.

Material consists of 19 coloured photographs of an Operation Santa Claus fundraiser featuring the honourable Lincoln M. Alexander, Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, November 1986.

Material consists of 7 coloured photographs of volunteers at a fundraiser for Operation Santa Claus, 1980s.

Material consists of 3 coloured photographs of Jimmy Lomax at a fundraiser for Operation Santa Claus, n.d.

Material consists of 6 coloured photographs of an Operation Santa Claus fundraiser, n.d.

Material consists of 5 coloured photographs of an Operation Santa Claus fundraiser, n.d.

Material consists of 2 black and white photographs of a hockey game fundraiser for Jimmy Lomax's Operation Santa Claus, n.d. Photographs taken by Randolph Rhodes.

Material consists of 1 black and white photograph with the caption, "Jimmy Lomax displays some of the gifts from Empress Farah." Photograph taken by the Hamilton Spectator, December 23, 1976.

Material consists of 1 coloured photograph of the Darts Invaders, a darts game charity team fundraising for Jimmy Lomax's Operation Santa Claus, n.d.

Material consists of 4 black and white photographs of an Operation Santa Claus fundraiser, n.d.

Material consists of 1 coloured photograph of Jimmy Lomax at a fundraiser for Operation Santa Claus, n.d.

Material consists of 1 black and white photograph of Jimmy Lomax riding with the participants of the Ladies' Great Ride for Cancer. Photograph taken by Randolph Rhodes, 1980s.

Material consists of 2 coloured photographs of Santa's Garage Sale, a fundraiser for Operation Santa Claus, 1980s.

Material consists of 6 coloured photographs of Santa's Garage Sale, a fundraiser for Operation Santa Claus, n.d.