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Colourized Image of the Hamilton Market.

Colourized image of the Hamilton Terminal Station.

Colourized image of Terminal station with portion of Bennett's theatre appearing behind.

Photo of the Art Gallery of Hamilton.

Picture of New City Hall Hamilton.

Image of the Hamilton Armoury.

Image of the Wentworth Arms Hotel.

Image of the Wentworth Arms Hotel.

This series contains non-postcard material donated alongside the postcard collection. Such material includes commemorative items such as the Centennial coin, as well as historical ephemera such as bus tickets issued by Canada SS. Lines Ltd.

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)

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.

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.

Series consists of records pertaining to business transactions, including mortgage documents, a debenture register containing debentures issued by the Township of Barton to various individuals and organizations, promissory notes, receipts and statements of costs, accounts and payments, authorizations of payments and non-payments, bonds, bank drafts and cheques, copyright and patent documents, statements and agreements on partnerships, as well as tenders and agreements for work and renovations.

Subseries consists of legal documents relating to two family estates; the Grierson family estate and the estate of Mary Wallace. Documents in the Grierson file include correspondence and estate papers such as deeds, mortgage sales and payments, power of attorney records and two fire insurance polies. The Mary Wallace file contains some letter correspondence from the law firm Chisholm, McQuesten & Welby to Kate Millar, regarding a watch that was bequeathed to her by her friend, Mary Wallace.

The material consists of a minute book recording the meetings of the Ancient Order of United Workmen, Lodge No.49 of Hamilton, Ontario, dated December 1901 to June 1910. The minutes detail the administration of the Lodge through officer duties, applications for membership, beneficiary disbursements, donations to various charities and hospitals, and accounts of members visiting their sick and injured brothers.

Subseries consists of correspondence between the Women’s Wentworth Historical Society and the Niagara Parks Commission regarding the maintenance and upkeep of the house and grounds, the restoration of the property, the refurnishing of the rooms in the house, progress updates from the Furnishings Committee, furniture repairs, museum programming and project recommendations, plans for the official opening of the restored site, staff and volunteer training, media for the opening event, appreciation for the work done by members of the Women’s Wentworth Historical Society on the restoration project, requests for lists of items on loan to the site, purchases and acquisitions of articles for the house, comments about the 1977 fire at the house, management of the house and site, staffing levels, and the cataloguing of items in the collection. There are also a few photocopies of architectural diagrams.

Subseries consists of correspondence pertaining to Society business and administration, the awarding of prizes to various individuals for historical research, and for essays written by students on historical topics, correspondence with other historical societies regarding membership dues, as well as correspondence pertaining to meeting announcements and funding grants.

Subseries consists of correspondence to and from members of the Wentworth Historical Society, and various individuals and government officials such as the Minister of Militia and Defense, regarding the construction of monuments in Stoney Creek and at Burlington Heights in honour of the soldiers who fought and died during the War of 1812. The letters mention the importance of preserving the battlefield and other locations of importance during the war, the proposed site locations for the memorials, as well as requests for grant money to help build the memorial monuments. There is also some correspondence regarding the dispute between the Wentworth Historical Society and the Women’s Wentworth Historical Society over the location of one of the proposed monument sites.

Subseries consists of correspondence, notes and a historical sketch pertaining to the French explorer, René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle and his arrival at Burlington Bay on September 21, 1669, as well as a reprint of a 1669 map outlining his probable route to the Indigenous village Tinawatawa titled, “La Salle’s probable route to Tinawatawa, September 19 to 24, 1669.” The historical sketch was written by Edwin Kirwan Martin, a lawyer and historian with a thorough knowledge of Burlington Bay and the surrounding area. His studies of the Attawandaron people [Neutral Confederacy], and La Salle’s exploration of the area were prepared for the Wentworth Historical Society, of which he was an active member, in preparation for the unveiling of the monument to La Salle, which was presented by the Wentworth Historical Society on June 9, 1923.

Subseries consists of records pertaining to the lawsuit over the proceeds of money raised by former members of the Wentworth Historical Society Ladies’ Committee during the Military Encampment event held in 1895, the interest accrued on the amount of money in the bank account, and who owns it. There is also a deed of land situate in the Township of Saltfleet owned by Sara Calder for the future site of the memorial tower monument.

Subseries consists of letter correspondence regarding the site of the Stoney Creek Battlefield monument, reports and finances, government grant funding, member resignations, meeting attendance, and bank correspondence regarding the inactive status of the account.

Subseries consists of 2 original newspaper clippings [newspaper and date unknown], pertaining to items discussed at an annual meeting.

File consists of correspondence between Waldon and Professor R.C. Archibald of Mount Allison Memorial Library, Sackville, New Brunswick, concerning the closing of Wesleyan Ladies' College, the first principal, degrees given, the Alumnae Association, the first woman to receive a bachelor's degree, the music library at Mount Allison, the first graduate, Burlington Ladies' Academy and Woodstock College.

File consists of correspondence between Waldon and Annie E. Barker, of Toronto, concerning the Act of Incorporation; the time that Annie and her sister, Rose, spent at Wesleyan Ladies’ College and Victoria University; the death of Florence E. Hall; Rose’s medal; Dr. Burns; Wesleyan’s location; the Burlington Academy; and pupils at the Wesleyan Ladies' College. Two newspaper clippings are included with the correspondence.

File consists of a letter from Elsie Pomeroy to George Laidler of Hamilton, inquiring about material on Mary Electa Adams and Wesleyan, and correspondence between Waldon and Pomeroy.

File consists of correspondence between Waldon and Rev. F. Louis Barber of Victoria University, Toronto, regarding Victoria University’s holdings.

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

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.

Series includes materials related to concerts and entertainment at Wesleyan Ladies' College, often in partnership with the Conservatory of Music, such as concert tickets and programs, invitations to conversaziones and at-homes, and announcements for Senior Literary Society meetings.

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.

Series consists of reports produced by the Hamilton Chamber of Commerce including the Access to Capital by Small Business, a Board of Trade Report, Comments on Bill 208, Economic Reports, an Executive Summary, Government Reports, Hamilton Chamber of Commerce reports on various issues, a report to the Board of Directors, as well as Noise Control By-Law Reports.

Series consists of a published program commemorating the Wentworth Pioneer and Historical Society’s first outing on the Stoney Creek battleground, and the 76th anniversary of the Battle of Stoney Creek, dated June 5, 1889. There are also 2 programs on the consecration of the Stoney Creek battlefield burial plot at Smith’s Knoll, dated May 3, 1908, a document detailing the inscriptions on the monuments at Stoney Creek Battlefield, including on the tower, the bronze tablets, as well as the memorial cairn at Smith’s Knoll, dated 1951, an invitation to the unveiling of a monument in the former military burial grounds on British Ordinance Lands at Burlington Heights near the High Level Bridge (now part of Hamilton Cemetery), dated June 20, 1926, and two copies of a program for the unveiling of a monument to René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle. The series also consists of 2 tickets to a luncheon at Dundurn Park hosted by the Society, dated June 6, 1900.

Series consists of 3 pure (99.9%), silver commemorative medals of the Battle of Stoney Creek. Two identical medals have an inscription on the front reading, “Battlefield Memorial, Stoney Creek, Canada” and an inscription on the reverse reading, “Dedicated to the brave men who fought and fell in the Battle of Stoney Creek, June 6, 1813,” and manufactured in 1963. The third medal has an inscription on the front reading, “The Battle of Stoney Creek 1813” along the top, and “Mary Gage tended the wounded on both sides” along the bottom. The inscription on the reverse reads, “The Battle of Stoney Creek, a small Canadian unit attacked a much larger American force by night routing them completely and capturing two American generals, June 6, 1813,” dated 1963 and manufactured by the Wellings Manufacturing Company Limited, Toronto. There is also a receipt from the company which includes a serial number, dated June 4, 1963.

Series consists of a number of notices to Society members of upcoming meetings, as well as invitations to various events hosted by the Society, including a ball, causeries, luncheons, bridge parties, outings, tours of Battlefield House, and lectures, addresses and presentations on various history-related topics. There is also an invitation requesting members attend the unveiling of the tower monument commemorating the Battle of Stoney Creek during the War of 1812, dated June 6, 1913. The invitation announces that Her Majesty Queen Mary, would do the honours remotely by electricity over a telegraph cable.

Series consists of a few legal documents and correspondence pertaining to the lawsuit filed by the Women’s Wentworth Historical Society against the Wentworth Historical Society for the money held in a bank account by the latter. The money was originally raised by members of the Ladies’ Committee of the Wentworth Historical Society, some of whom separated from the Society and established their own historical organization after a dispute over where to locate historical monuments honouring the dead from the War of 1812, and over where to build the public museum. This series also includes a petition to the Attorney General of Ontario requesting that control of Battlefield Park be vested with the government, and not with a historical society, specifically the Women’s Wentworth Historical Society, dated April 1916.

Series consists of various types of correspondence including general correspondence, correspondence regarding the construction and maintenance of battlefield monuments, correspondence and notes regarding Indigenous peoples such as the Attawandaron people [Neutral Confederacy], and the location of an Indigenous village called Tinawatawa, as well as correspondence, notes and a map pertaining to French explorer René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de la Salle, who landed in the Burlington Bay area in the 17th century.

Material consists of 9 black and white photographs of Santa Claus [Vleic?] Wirtz, at the CWI children's party, 1955.

Material consists of 1 black and white photograph of children in the hospital. Writing on reverse side says, "Mrs. Grafton's entertainers - Sunshine Variety Troupe - Mrs. Dutton - Head Nurse, Joanne [Absolam?], Wayne McGuire out front, Christmas 1959."

Material consists of 2 black and white photographs of Santa visiting children in the hospital, Christmas 1962.

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.

The material consists of 1 coloured photograph of Jimmy Lomax as a teenager playing Santa Claus for a few children, 1961.

The material consists of 3 black and white photographs of Jimmy Lomax as Santa Claus holding a baby, 1965.

Material consists of 4 coloured photographs of Jimmy Lomax dressed as Santa Claus and making a Santa visit, 1967.

Material consists of 2 black and white photographs of Jimmy Lomax as Santa Claus, with Harold Alkerton (also dressed as Santa), who played Santa Claus and visited Jimmy in the hospital when he was a boy, 1968.

Material consists of 3 coloured photographs of Jimmy Lomax as Santa Claus visiting children, 1968.

Material consists of 11 black and white photographs of Jimmy Lomax as Santa Claus at Santa's Castle at the Centre, 1968.

Material consists of 4 coloured photographs of Jimmy Lomax as Santa Claus posing with various individuals at Santa's Workshop, December 1969.

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.

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

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

Material consists of 1 coloured photograph of Ryan Lomax dressed as Santa and sitting on a sofa, 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 1 coloured photograph of Santa (Jimmy Lomax), with Minnie Mouse. Caption reads, "Minnie Mouse tells Santa, that he'll vacation at Disney World in Florida," Hamilton Spectator photograph and caption taken by Bob Chambers, December 24, 1980.

Material consists of 8 coloured photographs of Jimmy Lomax as Santa Claus making a Santa visit, 1969. Some photographs have writing on the reverse side identifying individuals.

Material consists of 3 coloured photographs of Jimmy Lomax as Santa Claus visiting a family, 1980s. Individuals are unidentified.

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

Material consists of 4 coloured photographs of Jimmy Lomax as Santa Claus making a Santa visit, n.d.

Material consists of 6 coloured photographs of Jimmy Lomax as Santa, Susan and Ryan Lomax, and Santa's Elves, at the St. Peter's Centre, 1979.

Material consists of 1 coloured photograph of Jimmy Lomax as Santa Claus visiting a child (Silas), at the Robert Mac Home, 1970s.

Material consists of 2 coloured photographs of Jimmy, Susan and Ryan Lomax dressed as Mr. and Mrs. Claus and Santa's Helper, visiting patients in the hospital, n.d.

Material consists of 8 coloured photographs of Jimmy, Susan and Ryan Lomax dressed as Santa Claus, Mrs. Claus and Santa Junior, making a holiday visit to a nursing home, n.d.

Material consists of 9 coloured photographs of Ryan and Susan Lomax helping Santa (Jimmy Lomax), during a Santa visit to the Child Development Centre, n.d.

Material consists of 5 coloured photographs of Jimmy Lomax as Santa Claus making Santa visits to various institutions, n.d.

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

Material consists of 5 coloured photographs of a Santa Shower fundraiser held by Beach residents for Jimmy Lomax's Operation Santa Claus, November 1979.

Material consists of 1 coloured photograph with the caption, "Sherri and Darlene, Lomax Toy Run, Darlene's Father's Bike, September 11, 1988."

Material consists of 11 coloured photographs of the Burlington Wind Riders Motorcycle Touring Club's 7th Annual Toy Ride in support of Jimmy Lomax's Operation Santa Claus, September 1988.

Material consists of 14 coloured photographs of the Burlington Wind Riders Motorcycle Touring Club Toy Ride for Operation Santa Claus, 1980s.

Material consists of 13 coloured photographs of Operation Santa Claus Toy Ride, n.d.

Material consist of 13 coloured photographs of Operation Santa Claus Toy Ride, n.d.

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 6 coloured photographs of Stevie Townsend with Susan, Ryan and Jimmy Lomax, Christmas 1980.

Material consists of 6 coloured photographs of Jimmy Lomax as Santa attending Stevie Townsend's birthday party, n.d.

Material consists of 4 coloured photographs of Stevie Townsend and Santa (Jimmy Lomax), n.d.

Material consists of 4 coloured photographs of Jimmy Lomax with Santa and elves Elaine Statt and Jackie Burns, n.d.

Material consists of 1 coloured photograph of Santa Brad, Jimmy Lomax and John Turner, n.d.

Material consists of 1 black and white photograph of Jimmy Lomax as Santa with 3 unidentified women, n.d.

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

Material consists of 2 coloured photographs of Jimmy Lomax receiving the Ontario Medal for Good Citizenship, 1980.

Material consists of 1 coloured photograph of Premier William (Bill) Davis presenting Jimmy Lomax with the certificate and medal for Good Citizenship, 1980. Photograph is signed, "Best Wishes Jack, Bill Davis."

Material consists of 2 coloured photographs of Jimmy Lomax along with other individuals receiving the Ontario Medal for Good Citizenship, 1980.

Material consists of 16 coloured photographs of Jimmy Lomax being presented with the Distinguished Citizen of the Year Award for 1980. The award was presented January 5, 1981.

Material consists of 1 black and white photograph of Jimmy Lomax receiving Hamilton's Distinguished Citizen of the Year Award from Mayor Bill Powell, alongside his wife, Susan Lomax, January 5, 1981.

Material consists of 1 coloured photograph with inscription, "Joey Stewart (Prednisone Kid), on a trip he won through "Help a child smile," October 23, 1988."

Material consists of 1 coloured photograph of an unidentified man dressed as Santa Claus, n.d.

Material consists of 10 coloured photographs of a Santa visit with unidentified Santa Claus, children and staff, n.d.

Series consists of publicity for fundraisers for Operation Santa Claus such as flyers, newspaper advertisement inserts, and general notices. The series also consists of magazine publications featuring biographical information on Jimmy, as well as publicity for Operation Santa Claus. The magazines include Stelco Flashes, Hamilton Magazine, Hamilton Cue Magazine, the Downtown Hamilton Promenade Review, Reader’s Digest and the 50th Anniversary publication for Local 1005. This series also consists of a business card belonging to Jimmy Lomax.

Drawing of an owl in a tree. Signature of the artist: Daniel V.

Drawing of Santa in his sleigh with his reindeer.

Painting of Santa Claus leaning against an open mailbox full of presents. Signature of artist inscribed on the painting canvas: R.J. Hamilton, 84.

Series consists of a box of penny postcards from McIlwraith's merchant coal business. The postcards detail messages regarding his business affairs.

Material consists of 1 audio recording of a discussion on local history (no topic identified).

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

Material consists of 1 audio recording of the Head-of-the-Lake Historical Society's general meeting.