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Series consists of all known surviving documentary evidence of the early Shunk and Keffer clans of Vaughan Township, Ontario. The series illustrates the role of the Keffers and Shunks in the Sherwood Grange (No. 205), as well as depicting the social and economic role of this type of organization in mid-19th century Vaughan.

Series consists of records relating to Janet Berton’s involvement with several community projects within Vaughan. Records include working files associated with various festivals in the area and committee work, as well as charity organizations. Series also consists of several historic items including ledger books from Shaw’s Hardware.

Series consists of draft motions, resolutions, minutes, calculations, along with occasional petitions, correspondence of Council and the electorate and other sundry documentation created by Council in the preparation of the official minutes and by-laws.
These records help to delineate Council’s functions, organization, activities and illuminate the origin, development and evolution of municipal policy in its most unrefined form. This series also provides evidence that failed to appear in the somewhat sanitized documents of final entry generated by Council such as minutes and September. The function of the Council as an early Court of Revision is chronicled here as well. (From 1850-1859, the Court of Revision was referred to as the Court of Appeal).

Series consists of records which represent the continuing ordinances passed by Council to deal with internal management of the municipality’s civic administration and political offices and to exercise its powers in the realm of local regulatory functions.
As the By-Laws represent the final decisions of Council on all matters brought before it, they provide an excellent source of evidence vis-a-vis the functions and activities of the Council as well as the civic administration. In addition, the series offers information relating to all manner of topical subjects and local personalities.

Series consists of volumes recording the deliberations and decisions of the City of Vaughan Council and its predecessor bodies (Vaughan Township Council and Town of Vaughan Council) in its role as the municipality’s governing body. Records provide information as to annual Council membership, municipal appointments, as well as reports of standing committees, special committees, departments and deputations, motions and resolutions.
In terms of evidential and informational value, this series, along with the Council Committee Agendas and Minutes and By-Law series ranks as the most significant in the City of Vaughan Council fonds. It most thoroughly evidences activities, functions and policies of Vaughan’s municipal government from its inception to the advent of regional government. Additionally, the development of the community can in large measure be traced through this series, as can a litany of diverse subjects, such as the impact wrought by certain individuals on the area’s economic development. It is of note that agendas to the minutes first make their appearance in 1967.

Series consists of formal written requests of supplicants to the municipal authority, requesting on the basis of specified legal entitlements, some dispensation such as redress of grievance, provision of particular services and so forth.

Series consists of published printed matter attributable to the Council of the County of York. They were used by Vaughan Township Council as a reference tool in its official relations with the said higher jurisdiction. The informational content of these records includes officers and committees appointed by Council, Council deliberations and decisions, in addition to abstracts of accounts for County roads, schools, reports to committees to Council, petitions received by Council, resolutions of the latter and so forth.
Due to the paucity of surviving records, this series represents ipso facto a random sample, and as such assists in illuminating somewhat the functions and activities of the County Council and the nature of Vaughan’s relationship therewith.

Series consists of images of the Yukon including the gold rush and Dawson City, Pierre as a child, and Pierre working his first job in Middle Dominion, Pierre at work in various offices, publicity photos, book tours and signings, and personal photos of Pierre at home in Kleinburg.

Series consists of awards (figures and statues) and Pierre’s clothing including honourary robes, suite jackets and shirts, bow ties, cummerbunds, and his famous top hat.

Series consists of photograhs depicting the people and places of early Vaughan as well as the post offices throughout Vaughan Township (Norberta wrote a book Chatting About the Post Offices of Vaughan Township, Ontario, published 1983), Norberta was also a long-time journalist with the Woodbridge and Vaughan News and thus some of the photos she used in her articles can also be found in this series.

Series consists of images from WWI in which Addision Alexander and his brother Ross, both served. Many photos depict other men from Vaughan, Ontario who also joined the war. Includes some excellent scenes of camp life and the destruction wrought by the war in France.

Series consists of the personal records of both Pierre and Janet Berton such as correspondence, articles (written by and about the couple), drafts, invitations, photographs, calendars and daily planners.

Series consists of correspondence, party lists and invitations to social events, fan mail, articles written by and about Pierre Berton, and newspaper clippings.

Series consists of records (minutes, reports, conference proceedings, guidelines, legislation, discussion papers, etc) relating to the preservation of built heritage in Vaughan and throughout Ontario and Canada. Of particular note is the extensive list of files relating to heritage structures throughout Vaughan which originated with Janet’s participation in Heritage Vaughan.

Series consists of correspondence, notes, minutes, and reports from Janet’s attendance at the many conferences, events, and meetings held by the CFUW across Canada. Also includes extensive history on the CFUW due to the creation of two history books. Also includes an extensive collection of records on the rights of women during the 60s and 70s.

Series consists of records relating to Janet Berton’s charity work in the Vaughan area. These include committee meeting minutes, newsletters, and correspondence from the various organizations. Series has been organized into two subseries, Dellcrest and Other Charities. Title based on content of series.

Series consists of lists of appellants, correspondence, oaths/declarations of office of Court members, applications for adjustment of property taxes and minutes of the meetings of the Court of Revision including decisions rendered on specific properties. These records document Vaughan Township Council’s assumption of the role of a Court of Revision to adjudicate in the matter of appeals against the assessment rolls of Vaughan Township between 1955 and 1964. From 1965-1970, the records chronicle the transfer of this role to the York County Council. Certain early Court of revision records may be found in Series I.

Series consists of various awards and honourary degrees Pierre received throughout his lifetime.

Series consists of records of the deliberations and decisions of the Town and City of Vaughan Council Committee. These records consist of notices of meetings and agendas, minutes, working notes, staff reports and related correspondence for Council appointed Committees such as Property Standards Committee, Planning Committee, Committee of Adjustment and so forth.