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Melbourne
CA ETRC P997-001-02-008 · File · 1936
Part of Eastern Townships Resource Centre Textual Records collection

The file contains primary source information relating to land in the Township of Melbourne in 1936. It consists of a deed documenting a sale of rights by A.G. Stalker and Arthur Castonguay (Windsor Paper Mill) to Dallas Grant (Canada Paper Company) dated December 4, 1936, for several lots in ranges 5, 6, and 7 in the Township of Melbourne.

Hydroelectric power plant
CA SHC F033-S002-D001 · File · 1952
Part of Fonds Belding-Corticelli

File presents Belding-Corticelli's opinion on the matter of the sale of the Town of Coaticook's hydroelectric power plant to Southern Canada Power in 1952. It consists of correspondence between the Coaticook office and the head office in Montreal.

Municipal arena
CA SHC F033-S002-D005 · File · 1967-1971
Part of Fonds Belding-Corticelli

File presents Belding-Corticelli's contribution to the construction of a muncipal area in Coaticook from 1967 to 1971. It consists largely of correspondence between Belding-Corticelli and the Town of Coaticook but also includes a few budgets and newspaper clippings. The file is also a source of some informtion on the sale of the Border Arena in Rock Island.

Immoveable property
CA SHC F033-S002-D006 · File · 1957-1984
Part of Fonds Belding-Corticelli

File presents information on the properties owned by Belding-Corticelli in Coaticook from 1957 to 1984. It consists of a correspondence regarding the possible sale of the Cutting Street plant and land rented from the Town of Coaticook, as well as lot descriptions and a plan.

Industry and commerce
CA SHC C032-S002-D007 · File · 1934-[195-?]
Part of Collection Société d’histoire de Coaticook

File contains images of businesses and industries in Coaticook from 1934 to about the 1950s. It consists of photographs of the the employees of Penman’s, the employees of Belding-Corticelli, and a photograph of the interior of an unidentified factory.

Municipal relations
CA SHC F033-S002-D003 · File · 1945-1974
Part of Fonds Belding-Corticelli

File presents the relationship between Belding-Corticelli and the Town of Coaticook from 1945 to 1974. It consists of correspondence regarding damage caused to the plant's building during explosive blasts during dam operations, town referendums concerning taxes and municipal works and noise complaints from residents against the plant, as well as a speech made by a Belding-Corticelli manager to Coaticook's mayor and councillors.

Curtis Ross
CA ETRC P260-001-001 · File · [ca. 1920s], 1942
Part of Alberta Everett collection

The file contains primary source information on Curtis Ross from about the 1920s to 1942. It consists of a Certificate of Honour from the Government of the Dominion of Canada for investing in the Second Victory loan, accompanied by a 1923 Canadian two dollar bill. It also consists of two black and white photographs: one of Curtis Ross and one of his blacksmith shop in Bulwer.

Mining
CA ETRC P006-005-002 · File · 1888-1910
Part of Minnie Hallowell Bowen fonds

The file contains primary source information on Cecil H. Bowen's involvement in mining from 1888 to 1910 in Newfoundland, Brazil and the Eastern Townships. It consists of correspondence, prospectuses, accounts, sample analyses, geological reports, and accounts related to the Standard Pyrites Company, which operated a limestone and slate mine in Newfoundland in the 1890s and 1900s. It also includes the rules and regulations of the Pilley's Island (Newfoundland) Board of Health, of which C.H. Bowen was Chairman, correspondence and a travel visa regarding the operation of the Barcellos Gold Mines Ltd. in Brazil from 1889 to 1892 and correspondence and a map related to Cecil's mining rights in the Eastern Townships, particularly in the area of South Ham.
The Pyrites Company was a mining venture Cecil H. Bowen pursued with his brother, Francis (aka Frank) Arthur Bowen.

CA SHC F033-S002-D004 · File · 1955-1969
Part of Fonds Belding-Corticelli

File presents Belding-Corticelli's interest in the replacement of the Child Street retaining wall in Coaticook from 1955 to 1969. It consists of correspondence between Belding-Coricelli's managers, expressing concern over the state of the retaining wall, and the muncipality, as well as newspaper clippings.

CA ETRC P232-003-072 · File · 1967-1969
Part of Société d'histoire et du patrimoine du Haut-St-François collection

The file contains source material on historical research of various subjects from 1967 to 1969. It consists of the following research documents: Au Township D’Eaton, Notre-Dame-du-Saint-Rosaire de Sawyerville, Messire A. E. Dufresne et Les Anglo-Protestants, La Mine de Chesham, Avenement des Chemins de Fer dans Les Townships, Quelques Sources de Renseignements en Histoire Regionale et en Genealogie.

Workforce
CA SHC F033-S001-D002 · File · 1953-1972
Part of Fonds Belding-Corticelli

File presents information on the employees and work hours of Belding-Corticelli in Coaticook in 1953 and 1972. It consists of a list of permit and a list of foremen and department heads.

CA SHC F033-S002-D002 · File · 1965-1977
Part of Fonds Belding-Corticelli

File illustrates the establishment of a direct alarm from the Belding-Corticelli plant in Coaticook to the town's emergency services department and subsequent fees for this service from 1965 to 1977. It consists of correspondance between Belding-Corticelli and the Town of Coaticook.

Commerce and industries
CA SHC C032-S001-D006 · File · 1875-2014
Part of Collection Société d’histoire de Coaticook

File presents information on the economic history of the Coaticook region from 1875 to 2014. It consists of an account book for James Williamson for R.C. Baldwin’s store (1875), an invoice from Charles H. Bryan (freight delivery) for Belding-Corticelli (1917), a poster for J. H. Knapp’s ambulance and funeral service and a wedding book printed to J. H. Knapp ([192-?]), a flyer for Georges Vaillancourt's store (date unknown), three promotional posters for Cercle de Couture Pfaff, Felix I. Lajoie (Coton Wabasso) and J. B. Dionne (dates unknown), two wallpaper sample catalogues from W. E. Dionne & Fils (dates unknown), a programme for the Penman's employee picnic held at Jacques-Cartier Park (22 August 1953), a promotional brochure for Massey-Harris owned by Kenneth Walker (1953), a poster for Fernand Riendeau's ambulance service (ca. 1955), an article “Scientific fish culture in Quebec since 1945” by Louis-Roch Séguin (1957), an article “Étude d’un important projet pour la promotion touristique de la Station Piscicole du Lac Lyster” (1957), a brochure “Eastern Townships Fish Hatchery/Station piscicole des Cantons de l’Est” (1958), a brochure for Camping Piskiart at Lake Lyster (1960s), a ribbon from the Penman's employee picnic held at Crystal Beach in Magog (26 August 1961), two flyers for the Marché Suprême Benoit (1963) and Coaticook Pharmacy, a promotional poster for Michael Élias & Co. (ca. 1964), an article “Trout rearing with the minimum of fresh make-up water possible/Élévage de truites avec le minimum d’eau fraîche de compensation possible” by Louis-Roch Séguin, Benoit Dion and Raymond Charbonneau (1978), a commemorative photo album and medallion celebrating Niedner's 100 years in Coaticook (2014), a profile of H.L. Boisvert mill in "Le Meunier" (1990), and a cabinetry catalogue from Cabico (2014).