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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.

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

Letter written by William Blair Bruce on Sept 30, 1886 about paying visitors to support an art union.

Letter together with envelope from Carl Benedicks to Bell Bruce Walkden (sister of Blair Bruce) August 5, 1937

Letter written by William Blair Bruce to his mother and father on December 12, 1897 concerning news of the day. Transcription copy with original.

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, possibly of Leila Lewis.

Series consists of textual documents of a legal nature, including property records, power of attorney records, estate papers, client files, marriage contracts, and cemetery deeds and burial plot payment receipts.

Series consists of documents of a legal nature including, property records, power of attorney records, estate papers, court documents and client files.

Leaves and branches up right side, butterfly on the lower left side, caterpillar on the lower right side, leaves in between.

Photograph by Walker Studio.

Subseries contains a photograph and negatives of the law office of Timely Disclosure.

Material consists of 1 audio recording (topic unknown), by speaker Larry Fletcher.

Screw (propeller) steamer built in St. Catharines, Ontario in 1872 by Melanchthon Simpson. There is little information pertaining to the ship and its voyage history. The file contains registration records and ownership certificates, a surveyor’s certificate, several declarations of joint owners, a steamboat inspector’s certificate, a few bills of sale, a wreck report, memorandums, receipts and telegraphs, as well as correspondence from Customs Canada, Collector’s Office, the National Revenue, Customs and Excise Division, the Department of Transport, Marine Services, legal correspondence, and correspondence from various individuals, to the Registrar of Shipping, Hamilton.

American steel screw (propeller) steamer built in River Rouge, Michigan in 1928 by the Great Lakes Engineering Works. It was originally a ferry boat called the Cadillac and it serviced the Detroit-Windsor route. It was used during the Second World War as an ice breaker. The vessel was then upgraded and modernized and used as a day boat until it was bought by the Hamilton Harbour Commission in 1952 to replace the Hamiltonian. It was renamed the Lady Hamilton and operated as a day passenger boat and pleasure cruising vessel out of Hamilton Harbour. The file contains a bill of sale, ship name change documentation, registration and ownership documents and transfers, telegraphs, a certificate of marking verifying it’s seaworthiness, as well as correspondence between the U.S. Department of Commerce, the Hamilton Harbour Commissions, and the Department of Transport, to the Registrar of Shipping, Hamilton.

Subseries contains photographs, negatives and contact sheets of individuals known and identified by Peter Stevens.

Photographer bottom right may read “Thompson Photo.”

Screw (propeller) steamer measuring 35 x 7 x 4 feet, 8 tonnage, built in Hamilton, Ontario in 1901 by John and William Robertson. There is little information pertaining to the ship and its voyage history. The file contains a builder’s certificate, a certificate of survey, and correspondence from the Department of Transport, the Department of Marine and Fisheries Canada, as well as from William LaFarelle, the ship’s owner, to and from the Registrar of Shipping Hamilton, regarding the existence of the vessel and it’s known whereabouts.

Subserie consists of records of the Junior Audubon Club, which was a club for children interested in nature and wildlife preservation. The material includes a record book consisting of the lists of schools and teachers involved in the Club, meeting minutes and bird club statistical records. In 1986, this club partnered with the Royal Botanical Gardens to form the Hamilton Junior Naturalists’ Club to instill in children a life-long appreciation and respect for the environment and the natural world. This subserie also includes photographs from the Junior Club program Worm Watch that took place at the Royal Botanical Gardens Nature Centre in 2000.

Photograph by Bill Barrett, London.

The material consists of one photograph of Julia Arthur on stage.

The material consists of one photograph of Julia Arthur in costume. The writing on the front says “To sister Flora with love from Julia.”

The material consists of one photograph of Julia Arthur in costume. Photograph taken by White Studio.

The material consists of one photograph of Julia Arthur posed and in costume for “A Lady of Quality."

The material consists of one photograph of Julia Arthur in costume. Photograph taken by White Studio.

The material consists of one photograph of Julia Arthur sitting in a chair reading.

The material consists of one photograph of Julia Arthur sitting at her writing desk reading a letter.

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

The series consists of twenty hand-written journals by Robert Livingstone describing his reflections on major events such as royal visits, the Depression, World War Two and the Korean War, as well as entries on the weather, work, home, leisure life and relationships with family and friends.

Material consists of 1 audio recording on "Old Movie Footage Commentary," by speaker John Best.

Material consists of 1 audio recording on "Colonel McQueen," by speaker Joe Chapman.

Material consists of 2 coloured photographs of Jimmy Lomax in a parade, n.d.

Material consists of 7 coloured photographs of Jimmy Lomax in a parade, n.d.

Material consists of 12 coloured photographs of Jimmy Lomax as Santa Claus, 1980s.

Material consists of 2 black and white contact sheets of various head shots of Jimmy Lomax as Santa Claus with the caption, "Bleached my own beard," n.d.

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

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

Material consists of 1 black and white photograph of Jimmy Lomax helping his son Ryan put on a cowboy boot. Photograph taken by the Hamilton Spectator, n.d.

Material consists of 2 coloured photographs of Jimmy Lomax as Santa Claus with his son, Ryan Lomax, n.d.

The material consists of 1 black and white photograph of Jerry Diamond and his musical entertainment troupe visiting a hospital, n.d.

The subfonds consists of minute books for meetings of the Jennie Herald Greening Junior Chapter of the IODE.

Material consists of 1 audio recording on "The Welland Canal," by speaker Janine Hendricks.

Photograph by Bill Barrett, London.

Twin screw (propeller) steamer measuring 67 x 15 x 5 feet, 66 tonnage, built in Grandes-Piles, Quebec in 1903 by William Ritchie. The vessel was bought by the Hamilton Ferry Company and used for ferry service around Hamilton. The vessel was dismantled in 1924. The file contains ownership documentation, a bill of sale, a certificate of inspection, legal documentation as well as correspondence from the Department of Marine and Fisheries Canada, the Department of Transport, and the Hamilton Ferry Company, to the Registrar of Shipping, Hamilton.

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

Screw (propeller) steamer yacht measuring 47 x 10 x 5 feet, 15.5 tonnage, built in Hamilton, Ontario in 1903 by John and William Robertson. There is little information pertaining to the ship and its voyage history. The file contains ownership documents and certificates, a mortgage certificate, a letter written by the ship builders certifying that they built the vessel, as well as correspondence from various individuals, the Department of Transport, Marine Services, National Revenue Canada, and Customs and Excise Office Division, to the Registrar of Shipping, Hamilton.