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Greg Doran fonds
Fonds · 1975-1995

Fonds consists of documents from Greg Doran’s education in Peterborough beginning at St. Alphonsus in 1975-1983, followed by St. Peter’s High School 1983-1988, Trent University in 1988-1992, and Sir Sanford Fleming College from 1994-1995.

Greg Doran
CA ON00340 F1734 · Fonds · 1858-1993

Fonds consists of the following series: records, including marriages, 1901-1912, of Hastings Methodist Circuit (includes Hastings, Westwood, Bethany Church, and Bethel Church in West Seymour (now Campbellford)), 1891-1918; records of Roseneath Methodist Circuit (includes Roseneath, Bethany Church, Fenella, and Centenary Church in Alnwick Township), 1858-1924; recordsof Fenella Methodist Circuit, 1884 -1925; records, including marriages, 1893-1909, of Bethesda Presbyterian Church in Harwood, Haldimand Township, 1860-1914; records, including baptisms, 1916-1956, marriages, 1920-1956, and burials, 1919-1968, of Roseneath Pastoral Charge (includes Roseneath Methodist Circuit, Roseneath, Fenella, Bethany Church, and Centenary Church in Alnwick Township), 1897-1969; marriage records, 1913-1953, and circuit register, 1919-1947, of Hastings- Westwood Pastoral Charge (includes Hastings Methodist Circuit, Hastings, and Westwood); marriages, 1904-1942, of Gore's Landing Pastoral Charge (includes Bethesda Presbyterian Church, Gore's Landing, Plainville, and Bethesda North United Church in Harwood, Haldimand Township); records, including baptisms, 1915-1978, marriages, 1915-1985, and burials, 1957-1977, of Hastings-Roseneath Pastoral Charge (includes Hastings Methodist Circuit, Roseneath Pastoral Charge, Hastings-Westwood Pastoral Charge, Hastings (Trinity), and Roseneath), 1915-1986; records of Trinity United Church in Hastings, 1935-1974; records of Roseneath United Church (includes Roseneath Methodist), 1881-1993; records, including baptisms, 1860-1930, and marriages, 1968-1969, of Bethesda North United Church in Harwood, Haldimand Township (includes Bethesda Presbyterian Church in Harwood), 1860-1971; records of Centenary United Church in Alnwick Township (includes Centenary Methodist), 1904-1966; Board of Trustees minutes, 1885-1929, of Bethel United Church in West Seymour (now Campbellford; includes Bethel Methodist Church); records of Fenella United Church (includes Fenella Methodist Church), 1917-1970.

Hastings-Roseneath Pastoral Charge (Ont.)
CA ON00340 F2832 · Fonds · 1896-1987

Fonds consists of marriage register of Havelock Methodist Church, 1896-1914; and baptisms, 1942-1982, marriages, 1942-1987, burials, 1942-1977, of Havelock - Trent River Pastoral Charge

Havelock - Trent River Pastoral Charge (Ont.)
Howard T. Pammet fonds
CA ON00334 F1 · Fonds · 1849-1903

Papers of Howard T. Pammett (1909-1990), civil servant with the federal Department of Labor and local historian, consisting of correspondence with many people including Margaret Hennessy, 1984; C.K. Bottom, 1968-71; Peter McGillen, 1928-73; Eugene Forsey, 1969; Peterborough Examiner, 1945-53, chiefly with Robertson Davies; research notes and thesis while a student at Queen’s University, 1930-1935; some papers related to his travel and work with the Department of Labour, 1941-69; poetry and other literary works by Pammett; together with correspondence and research materials related to the local history of Peterborough, the Trent Canal, Irish emigration, the Grand Trunk Railway, the Peterborough Exhibition, Peterborough Collegiate and Vocational School, Ontario agriculture and the Kawarthas.
Peterborough history; post office; Peter Robinson Settlers; Queen's University; Canada Department of Labour; Robertson Davies correspondence; news clippings v 15. 1925-1980.

Pammet, Howard T.
J. J. Turner Company fonds
CA ON00334 F322 · Fonds · 1933, 1948-1970

Papers related to the operation of J. J. Turner and Company, a Peterborough based manufacturer, wholesaler and retailer of canvas products, flags and outdoor recreation. The papers are arranged in 43 files roughly organized around activities. File 1 is a 1933 catalogue, in very fine condition. The next few files relate to the work force at Turner’s. There is also research related to the centennial of St. Peter's High School, Peterborough, 1933-1970.

Turner, J.J. (John James)
J. Paul Rexe fonds
CA ON00334 F343 · Fonds · 1969-2006

Material contained in the Rexe fonds spans the years 1969 to 2005 with the bulk of material dating from 1979 to 1991. The collection contains materials pertaining to Rexe’s personal and professional matters, including material from his election campaigns beginning in the late 1970s to his work on Peterborough City Council 1980-87 and later 2003-06. The collection contains much correspondence, City Council memoranda and meeting agendas, planning documentation and reports, news clippings, personal notes, PCG reports and studies, court transcripts, legal invoices, and more.

The collection is organized into four series, Series B and C comprising the bulk of the collection.

Series A contains materials related to Rexe’s early teaching years and career(s) before re-entering politics in the 1980s.

Series B contains materials from his years on City Council 1980-87, and is the largest and most extensive part of the collection.

Series C gathers materials pertaining to his legal matters, particularly Kazowski vs. Rexe (see biographical note, below); and finally,

Series D contains materials from his later career(s), including his planning and consulting work (with Public Consulting Group, Inc.), his years teaching at Kenner Collegiate and Crestwood Secondary schools, his graduate work at Trent University, and his return to city politics in the early 2000s.

Rexe, J. Paul (John Paul)
Fonds · 1977-2015

Fonds is comprised of textual documents and photographs pertaining to Jamaican Self-Help (Peterborough). Included are student papers and Jamaican-generated research papers, mission statement, constitution and by-laws, manuals, tributes to John Ganley, Rosemary Ganley lectures, photographs, reports, policies, press clippings, research, correspondence, and papers relating to several partner developmental organizations.

Jamaican Self-Help (Peterborough)
John Quentin Brown fonds
Fonds · 1926-2005

Fonds includes letters between John Quentin Brown and family members and photographs primarily of Quentin and his immediate family. Also included is a copy of The Army’s Mister Brown: A Family Trilogy, 1941-1952.

John Quentin Brown
Journal of Canadian Studies
CA ON00333 87-005, 88-015, 91-006, 92-011, 95-017, 96-009, 97-008, 98-016, 01-008, 03-004, 03-011, 04-012, 05-011, 06-003, 07-003, 08-002, 10-005, 12-013 and 15-005. · Fonds · 1977-2014

This fonds consists of working papers, galley proofs and manuscripts of articles for the Journal of Canadian Studies.

Journal of Canadian Studies
Fonds · 2014-2015

Fonds consists of four boxes of correspondence and manuscripts related to the following issues of the Journal of Canadian Studies: Volume 48.2 (Spring 2014) located in Box 1 Folders 1-11; Volume 48.3 (Fall 2014) located in Box 2 Folders 1-11; Volume 49.1 (Winter 2015) located in Box 3 Folders 1-13; Volume 49.2 (Spring 2015) located in Box 4 Folders 1-8, Box 5 Folder 1-7; Volume 49.3 (Fall 2015) located in Box 6 Folder 1-12. Added to Box 6 in 2017, 4 files received from the office of Professor Bryan Palmer: rejected manuscripts, 1976-1977; papers accepted for publication, 1976-1977; general: correspondence, etc. 1969-1977; minutes, correspondence, etc. 1975-1977.

Journal of Canadian Studies
Joyce Anderson fonds
CA ON00333 14-004 · Fonds · 1851-1954

Fonds pertains to the Cairnduff family and McWilliams family of Nogie’s Creek, Ontario. Items include two photo albums, two Bibles, and a handwritten music book for violin. Also included are two envelopes, one containing postcards pertaining to Buckhorn and the surrounding area with postmarks dating from 1907 to 1949, collected by Clayton Grant, the other containing a newspaper clipping, photograph, and colour scripture book. Also included are two books: My Bookhouse Through Fairy Halls, and The Standard Horse and Stock Book.

Anderson, Joyce
Karen Carter-Edwards fonds
Fonds · 1980-1987

Fonds consists primarily of research material for the book, Cornwall Electric: 100 Years of Service, published in 1987 by Karen Carter-Edwards. The records focus on Cornwall and the history and development of Cornwall Electric; they also cover broader issues such as the development of public education in Ontario, municipal ownership of public utilities, and the development of provincial policies related to public health in the areas of sanitation and fluoridation

Karen Carter-Edwards
Katharine Hooke fonds
Fonds · 1861-1934; 1999

Fonds consists of historical materials pertaining to the Lakefield, Ontario area: land records, a transcription of the Katchewanooka Herald (1855-1859), Strickland family genealogy, and a family Bible which belonged to Helen S. Wallis.

Hooke, Katharine, 1932-
Kathleen Bowley fonds
Fonds · 1943-2008

Fonds is comprised of photographs, letters, speeches, articles, newspaper clippings and historical research notes related to the life of Kathleen Richmond Barclay Bowley. Much of the fonds relates to Bowley’s interest and experience in the Women’s Royal Canadian Naval Service and her participation in the Canadian Federation of University Women (CFUW) Peterborough Club. Also included are dozens of Barclay family ancestral letters (description to be added at a later date).

Kathleen Bowley
CA ON00340 F1529 · Fonds · 1855-1956

Fonds consists of Quarterly Board minutes, 1855-1908, of Keene Methodist Circuit (includes Keene, Bethel Church in Otonabee Township, Zion Church in Otonabee Township, and earlier Allandale (now Lang)); financial records, 1888-1906, of Bethel Methodist Church, Otonabee Township; records of Keene Presbyterian Church, 1901-1926; annual reports, 1887-1929, of Keene Pastoral Charge (includes Keene Methodist Circuit, Keene, Bethel Church, and Zion Church); records of Bethel United Church (includes Bethel Methodist), 1895-1934; and financial records of Zion United Church (includes Zion Methodist), 1918-1956.

Keene Pastoral Charge (Ont.)
Kenneth Brown fonds
CA ON00333 12-010 · Fonds · 1906; 1925; 2012

Fonds is primarily comprised of copies of research material. Included are reproductions of genealogical materials related to the Brownscombe family of Peterborough, Ontario, beginning with William Brownscombe (1830-1893), a descendent of Kenneth Brown's wife, Kathleen Brownscombe. Also included is material related to the Haliburton Scout Reserve, the Canadian Canoe Company and the Wm. English Canoe Company.

Brown, Kenneth
CA ON00340 F2980 · Fonds · 1904-2014

Fonds consists of records, including marriages, 1907-1920, of Knox Presbyterian Church, Peterborough, 1904-1925, and records, including baptisms, 1913-2011, marriages, 1920-2011, and burials, 1926-2011, of Knox United Church, Peterborough (including Knox Presbyterian Church), 1925-2014.

Knox United Church (Peterborough, Ont.)
CA ON00333 12-004 · Collection · 2003-2012

Collection consists primarily of photocopies and emails with information pertaining to various aspects of Peterborough's history, from both the city and the county. Brief history of the town of Lakefield is also included.

Lakefield Heritage Research
Collection · ca. 1998-2002

Collection includes correspondence, email printouts, notes, photographs, research materials, and newspaper clippings. Much of this material pertains to research on the Traill family of Lakefield, Ontario.

Lakefield Heritage Research
CA ON00340 F1735 · Fonds · 1867-1938

Fonds consists of marriage register, 1896-1916, circuit register, 1884-1912, and Quarterly Board minutes, 1884-1912, of Lakefield Methodist Circuit (includes Lakefield and Young's Point; pre-1889, also included Selwyn and Bridgenorth); Class Book of Lakefield Methodist Church, 1878-1879; marriage register, 1867-1896, communion rolls and registers, 1867-1923, and Session minutes, 1880-1915, of Lakefield Presbyterian Church; communion roll, 1894-1915, of North Smith Presbyterian Church in Smith Township; circuit register, 1912-1930, of Regent Street United Church in Lakefield (also includes Young's Point and Lakefield Methodist Circuit); baptism register, 1895-1932, and communion roll and register, 1923-1932, of Knox United Church in Lakefield (also includes Lakefield Presbyterian Church); and marriage registers, 1896-1938, of Lakefield-Young's Point Pastoral Charge (includes Lakefield, Young's Point, Regent St. United Church, Knox United Church, Lakefield Methodist Circuit, and Lakefield Presbyterian Church).

Lakefield-Young's Point Pastoral Charge (Ont.)