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1845, 1848 (Production)
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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.
Portée et contenu
Series consists of an advertisement for a Mechanics’ Ball to take place January 17, 1845 from the members of the Managing Committee of the Hamilton and Gore Mechanics’ Institute. There is also an announcement of lectures dated November 1848, that lists the dates and topics of each lecture, as well as the designated speaker. The topics include, but are not limited to, Mechanics’ Institutes, the influence of art and science on the wealth and character of the nation, longevity, the natural history of man, ornamental gardening, social economics, and the best way to supply towns with water. The lectures were held in the evenings at 7:30pm in the reading rooms and hall of the Institute. Members and their families were admitted free of charge, admission was charged for non-members and ladies were free.