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Wallis family fonds
CA ON00333 14-001 · Fonds · 1774-1895

Fonds is comprised of three bound volumes of correspondence, sketches, paintings, diaries, receipts, newspaper clippings, deeds, baptismal and marriage records, family trees, and scrapbooks pertaining to the Wallis family. Included also are several documents pertaining to the Forbes family, related to the Wallis family through marriage. The Peterborough-born sculptress Katherine E. Wallis (1860-1957), whose papers are located in Trent University Archives, was a member of the Wallis family.
The volume spines are inscribed as follows:

  • Papers of Louisa Charles John Mary and Adah Wallis 1854-1882 (Vol. I);
  • Papers of Louisa Charles John Mary and Adah Wallis 1883-1895 (Vol. II);
  • Captain R.M. Forbes, R.N. 1774-1846 and Family.
Wallis (family)
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.
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.)
CA ON00154 2016.38.7 · 1940

Item is a 'Peterborough Normal School Year Book, 1940', signed by many of the students. The Year Book includes students from Port Hope, including Ruth Trott, I. Symons, E, Retallick, M. Douglas, and M. Dunbar.

Peterborough Normal School
Collins, Gammon fonds
CA ON00333 13-008 · Fonds · 1824-1952

Fonds consists of original letters, certificates, sketches and maps pertaining to the family of Thomas Alexander Stewart and Frances Stewart of Peterborough, Ontario and their descendents. Included are letters to Ellen Dunlop written by Frances Stewart, Catharine Parr Traill, Harriet Beaufort, and others. Also included are pieces of sheet music and music certificates of Alice Roger Collins; medical certificates of Doctor Thomas Hay; newspaper clippings related to Katherine E. Wallis; and a scrapbook of nineteenth-century ferns and mosses of the United Kingdom.

Collins Gammon (family)
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
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.)
Andrew Finnie II fonds
Fonds · ca. 1850s-ca. 1960s

Fonds is comprised of approximately 105 historical photographs, family genealogy documents, various company shares, wills, and land documents pertaining to the family of Andrew Finnie II (1820-1908), resident of South Monaghan Township and farmer from the 1850s onwards. The photographs pertain largely to descendants, some of whom moved to Manitoba and sent photographs of themselves to the home farm in South Monaghan; many fine examples of photographs taken by Peterborough photographers in the 19th century are included. This fonds also includes detailed genealogical information compiled by the donor about the people represented in the photographs; also included are the donor’s detailed descriptions of the textual documents.

Andrew II Finnie
Barrie’s Furriers fonds
CA ON00334 F324 · Fonds · 1844-1960

Deeds, blueprint, shareholder registers and other records, mortgages and supplementary letters patent relating to Barrie’s Limited, a furrier business based in Peterborough with branch offices in Saskatchewan.

A T1: Deeds, blueprints, shareholder registers and other records, mortages and supplementary letters patent relating to Barrie's Limited, a furrier business in Peterborough with branch offices in Saskatchewan. 1844-1960.)

D map drawer 4: Architect's plan of Barrie's Building, c. 1910; architect Bond and Smith Architects, Toronto; Floor plan for third floor)

Barrie, Thomas
Paul Delaney fonds
CA ON00333 01-015 & 13-002 · Fonds · 1964-1968

Fonds consists of two binders of Trent University memos,student directories, university brochures, opening ceremony invitations, etc., as well as letters from faculty addressed to Paul Delaney.

Delaney, Paul
Atwood family fonds
CA ON00333 14-011 · Fonds · 1865-1968

Fonds consists of photographs, correspondence, and miscellaneous documents pertaining to the Atwood family of Lakefield, Ontario. Also included are materials pertaining to Anne Atwood's family, the Traills; a sketch identified through an accompanying note as Ernest Shackleton; and correspondence between Edwin Guillet and explorer George M. Douglas.

Atwood (family)
CA ON00340 F1496 · Fonds · 1875-1968

Fonds consists of records, including marriages, 1897-1917, of Coe Hill Methodist Mission Circuit (includes Coe Hill, Faraday, Glen Alda, Ormsby, The Ridge, Nugent's Church in Wollaston Township, Salem Church in Wollaston Township, Clydesdale Presbyterian Church), 1885-1918; marriage register, 1897-1909, of St. Ola Methodist Mission (includes St. Ola, Cashel (Township), Greenbush, Pineview, and Gilmour); records, including baptisms, 1897-1918, of Thanet Presbyterian Pastoral Charge (includes Thanet, Coe Hill, Ormsby, The Ridge), 1895-1918; baptism register of Chandos Presbyterian Pastoral Charge (includes Chandos, Clydesdale), 1906-1916; minutes of congregational meetings of Zion Presbyterian Church in The Ridge, 1875-1904, 1907, and 1910; records of Clydesdale Presbyterian Church, 1890-1901; records, including baptisms, 1913-1967, marriages, 1909-1965, and burials, 1913-1968, of St. Ola Pastoral Charge (includes St. Ola Methodist Mission, St. Ola, Gilmour, Greenbush, Cashel (Township), Pine View, Ormsby, and Gunter), 1891-1968; records, including baptisms, 1910-1966, marriages, 1910-1962, burials, 1910-1962, of Coe Hill Pastoral Charge (includes Coe Hill Methodist Circuit, Coe Hill, Clydesdale, Faraday, Glen Alda, Ormsby, The Ridge), 1910-1966; Woman's Association minutes of St. Ola United Church, 1935-1959; Woman's Association minutes of Coe Hill United Church, 1954-1961; records of Ormsby United Church, 1953-1966; congregational minutes of Glen Alda United Church, 1959-1966.

Coe Hill-St. Ola-The Ridge Pastoral Charge (Ont.)
Betty Lynn Schwab fonds.
Fonds · 1965-1969

Fonds is comprised of audio tapes, scrapbooks and photographs related to Betty Lynn Viney’s experience as a student at Trent University from 1965 to 1969.

Betty Lynn Schwab
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)
Leggott family fonds
Fonds · 1863-1980

Fonds consists of correspondence, legal and financial documents, newspaper clippings, photographs and memorabilia relating to the Leggott family of Lakefield, Ontario.

Leggott (family)
CA ON00340 F1554 · Fonds · 1858-1984

Fonds consists of baptisms, 1858-1925, marriages, 1834-1925, Session minutes, 1858-1871, and Board of Managers minutes, 1858-1887, of St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Peterborough; and baptisms, 1925-1962, marriages, 1925-1984, and Board of Managers minutes, 1925-1935, of St. Andrew's United Church.

St. Andrew's United Church (Peterborough, Ont.)
CA ON00340 F1580 · Fonds · 1868-1984

Fonds consists of records, including marriages, 1896-1919, of Warsaw Methodist Circuit (includes Warsaw Wesleyan Methodist Circuit, Warsaw, Zion Church in Dummer Township, Bethel Church in Dummer Township, and Carmel Church in Clarina (formerly Stony Lake)), 1868-1919; Woman's Missionary Society minutes, 1905-1922, and financial records, 1893-1894, of Warsaw Methodist Church; records, including baptisms, 1915-1963, marriages, 1919-1963, 1975, burials, 1913-1964, of Warsaw Pastoral Charge (includes Warsaw Methodist Circuit, Warsaw, Zion Church in Dummer Township, Bethel Church in Dummer Township, and Carmel Church in Clarina), 1899-1984; records of Warsaw United Church (includes Warsaw Methodist Church), 1903-1961, and Sunday School records of Carmel United Church, 1930-1941.

Warsaw 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.)
Caldwell family fonds
Fonds · 1860-1987

Fonds consists of journals and photographs dated 1860-1908 pertaining to Hugh Caldwell Sr. of Chandos Township, Peterborough County, and his son Hugh Caldwell Jr. The journals were received in original format and as digital scans. Also included are a small number of family records dating to 1987.

Caldwell family