Series consists of the financial records of the College of the Disciples at St. Thomas.

Series consists of financial records of the St. Thomas branch of the Canadian Federation of University Women.

Fonds consists of photographs and videos documenting the history of the Ford St. Thomas Assembly Plant, ca. 1966-2003. Fonds is arranged into the following series:
-Photographs series, 1966-2003
-Video series, 1997-2000

This fonds consists of records created by the Freemasons St. David's Lodge No. 302, St. Thomas. The records have been divided into the following series:
-Minutes series, January 18, 1940-June 19, 2008.
-Membership and Attendance series, February 15, 1951- May 15, 2008.
-General History series, September 1998.

Fonds contains records created or collected by the Fritz family relating to Alma College. Includes personal records belonging to Betty Smith, a student from 1941-1945, and Mary Louise Fritz, a student from 1954-1955. Also includes a photograph album and photographic negatives compiled by Bernice Fritz (nee Eilber), who was a student from 1928-1930. Fonds also contains miscellaneous documents and ephemera relating to Alma College, ca. 1932-2015.

This fonds comprises records created and/or maintained by Garnet Trevithick during his time as teacher and principal at St. Thomas Collegiate Institute, and during his personal life. Fonds is divided into the following series:
-Personal records series, 1919-1993.
-Photographs series, ca. 1932-1989.
-General History series, 1965-1988.
-Publications series, 1991.

Series consists of documents relating to the history of the St. Thomas branch of the Canadian Federation of University Women.

Records relating to George Gray's life and career in St. Thomas. Fonds includes the following series:
-St. Thomas Collegiate Institute
-Parkside Collegiate Institute

Black and white negatives and prints of various Elgin County and St. Thomas scenes, including the Elgin County Courthouse, Old English Church, Cadet parades, Elgin County bridges, roads, and swimming holes.

This series is comprised of the records which document the incorporation of the Kiwanis Club of St. Thomas. Includes the following:
-Resolution for Incorporation, November 14, 1940.
-Memorandum of Agreement, February 10, 1941.
-Petition for Incorporation, April 17, 1941.
-Letters Patent, May 20, 1941.
The series also includes records relating to the general history of the Club, including written histories and newspaper clippings about the Club's activities and members.

This fonds contains records pertaining to The Imperial Order of the Daughters of the Empire (IODE), Centennial Chapter, St. Thomas, Ontario. Records include membership records, meeting minutes and reports, programs and services, and photographs.

Records are organized into the following series:
1) Meeting Minutes and Reports, 1982-1993
2) Membership, 1981-2012
3) Newsletters, 1998-2013
4) Programs and Services, 1995, 2000-2010
5) Photographs, 1981 – 2006
6) Scrapbook, 1981-1995

This fonds contains records pertaining to the Independent Order of Odd Fellows (IOOF) St. Thomas Lodge #32 (Elgin Lodge). Records include membership and financial records, historical documents, meeting minutes, bylaws, and facility records.

Records are organized into the following series:

1.Meeting Minutes, 1949-1993

2. By-Laws, 1922-1952
3. Membership Records, 1854-2000
4. Officers’ Roll Book 1926-2000
5. Financial Records, 1854-1997
6. Historical Documents, 1854-1878, 1978, 2000
7. Facility, 1951-1953
8. Cemetery, 1951-1979

Collection contains several thousand items, including correspondence, photographs, personnel records, financial records, subscription books, lease agreements, maps, plans and drawings from a number of railway companies that operated in Elgin County. This includes the Michigan Central Railroad, the London & Port Stanley Railway, the Pere Marquette Railway Company, the Grand Trunk Railway, the Wabash Railroad Company, Canada Southern, the Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Company, the Canadian National Railways, the Canadian Pacific Railway, and the Consolidated Rail Company (Conrail), as well as many of their subsidiary companies. There is a strong emphasis on the Michigan Central Railroad and the London and Port Stanley Railway.

The collection provides insight into the day-to-day interactions between local businesses, residents and the railway companies that were operating in Elgin County and increases our understanding of the county’s economic development over time. The collection documents changes in the county’s built environment as a result of the development of railway in the area, and illustrates the evolution of railway technology from early steam engines to electrified and high-speed rail.

The collection also includes personal records belonging to Ken Verrell, reflecting his role in various local organizations and his interest in railway history.

The collection is arranged into the following series:
-Photographs series
-Postcards series
-Michigan Central Railroad Records series
-Canada Southern Railway Records series
-Pere Marquette Railway Records series
-Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Records series
-London and Port Stanley Railway Records series
-Grand Trunk Railway Records series
-Wabash Railroad Records series
-Canadian Pacific Railway Records series
-Canadian National Railways Records series
-Conrail Records series
-Miscellaneous Railways Records series
-General Railway History series
-St. Thomas Railway History series
-Labour Unions Records series
-Elgin Photographic Heritage Society Records series
-Elgin County History series
-St. Thomas History series
-Personal Records and Memberships series
-Miscellaneous Records series
-Newspaper Clippings series
-Audio-Visual series

Records created and/or maintained by the Kiwanis Club of St. Thomas. Records have been divided into the following series:

1. Special Events, 1931-2000
2. Historical records, 1940-1990
3. By-laws, 1941-2001
4. Financial records, 1941-2004
5. Reports, 1944-2003
6. General correspondence, 1947-2001
7. Newsletters, 1948-2004
8. Membership records, 1949-2009.
9. Minutes, 1952-2004
10. Clubs, 1962-1966
11. Service Projects, 1970-2001

Series contains miscellaneous records collected by Ken Verrell regarding railway history in St. Thomas, Ontario.

Colour slides, ca. 1968-ca. 1986, showing Norfolk & Western, Canada Southern, Chesapeake & Ohio, and miscellaneous other railway cars, infrastructure and staff, most from St. Thomas and area, along with jpg/tiff format image files digitized from the original slides on a series of dvds.
Slides relate to the following subjects (from donor-supplied image folder labels):
Caso Canadian Assigned Locomotives
Caso Car Dept Employees
Caso CNCP Era
Caso Local Trains
Caso Loco Shop Detroit Switchers
Caso Loco Shop Employees
Caso Misc Employees
Caso Passenger [Trains]
Caso Run Though Trains
Caso St Thomas Loco Shop
Caso Train Trips
Caso Waycars and Misc
Caso Wrecks
Caso Trackage
[Chessie] Derailments
NW Wreck Simcoe [June 1975]
CO/CHESSIE: St. Thomas area; CASO: early years
CO/CHESSIE: St. Thomas area; CASO: later years
NORFOLK & WESTERN RR: St. Thomas area

Fonds consists of correspondence received by Robert MacKenzie, primarily in response to an ad for farm labourers/managers which was posted in the Sunday Post (Scotland) on his behalf by John McGregor on February 13th, 1949. The original ad read:

"Here's A Chance! I am an emigrant who has been in Canada only a few weeks. A new store for feeding stuffs opened here the other day. They gave a free dance and 80 prizes. While I was at the dance I was approached by a farmer. He asked if I knew a young couple experienced in farming. He has two farms and would like to find a fully experienced young couple to run an 83-acre one. The farmer's name is -Robert Mackenzie, Edgeware Road, St Thomas, Ont., Canada -John McGregor, Dutton, Ontario."

The McRae Family fonds contains records and photographs of the McRae, Cook, Matheson, Hodges, Gray and McKenzie families, which was maintained by Mary Belle Cook (nee McRae). These families were originally from Scotland and settled in the West Lorne, Aylmer and St. Thomas areas. The fonds is arranged into the following series:

Family Insurance Documnents series
Land Records series
Memorials and Obituaries series
Personal Records series
Photographs series

Series consists of membership lists, applications and other documents relating to the membership of the St. Thomas branch of the Canadian Federation of University Women.

This series is comprised of the following;
-Evening Music Club membership, 1949-1950.
-‘Refillable Compact Binder No. 406’ (club membership), 1951-1952.
-‘Chapman’s Ontario “Regulation” Note Book’ (club membership), 1940-1946.