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1855-1878 (Vervaardig)
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0.25 cm of textual material.
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The minute book dated 1839-1851, was found among the legal papers of Andrew Steven, first Treasurer of the Hamilton and Gore Mechanics' Institute, and donated to the Hamilton Public Library's Local History and Archives department on June 7, 1945, by W.G. Welby. The advertisement for the Mechanics' Ball was donated by Mrs. E.B. Thompson on January 22, 1965. The rest of the older material dating from 1845 to 1878, has unknown provenance. The material dating from 1944 to 1963 belonged to Dr. Freda F. Waldon, former Chief Librarian of the Hamilton Public Library. Upon receipt of some of the older loose-leaf material, former staff combined it together and processed it into a clipping file. Earlier staff, unaware of the archival principle of provenance, placed the volumes and the loose-leaf material all together, breaching this rule. Due to the nature of the material and the small amount, a decision was made by the archivist to keep it together and process it as a general collection on the Hamilton and Gore Mechanics’ Institute.
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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.