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C. Wayne Hall fonds
CA BU MG052 · Fonds · 1931-1932

-Diplomas: B.A. 1931 and M.A. 1932
-Report card sheet
-Tag: Bishop's University Players, The Little Theatre, No.19, Ottawa
-Photograph/postcard of an unidentified dramatic production. 1929
-Prize books bearing crest of Bishop's University

Hall, C. Wayne
Cutter family fonds
CA BCHS BCHS511 · Fonds · [ca. 1860-1920]

The fonds consists of primary and secondary source documents relating to the Cutter family from Sutton.

Aeneas McMaster fonds
CA ETRC P094 · Fonds · 1873-1888

The fonds contains source material mainly on railway development and settlement in Clinton, Hampden, Ditton, and Marston townships in Compton County and around Lake Megantic from 1873 to 1888 and on the role of the Glasgow Canadian Land and Trust Company, managed at the time by Aeneas McMaster. The fonds consists of letters sent to McMaster from 1873 to 1888 by businessmen and shopkeepers, municipal councillors or mayors, employees of the Glasgow Canadian Land and Trust Company, men in search of work, and settlers and includes a proposal for building a mill; letters signed by McMaster; and a few other documents. The fonds is comprised of the following series: Railway Companies (1876-1888), Settlement (1873-1876), Municipal Affairs (1873-1881), Miscellaneous Documents (1875-1881) and Correspondance (1876-1882).

McMaster, Aeneas
Wright Gibson fonds
CA ETRC P084 · Fonds · 1922-1965

The fonds contains source material on the general situation at Sherbrooke High School from 1932 to 1943; participation by students from the Sherbrooke region in McGill University's music examinations, and their results, from 1935 to 1965; Wright Gibson's education; and the awards he received. The fonds is comprised of the following series: Sherbrooke High School (1932-[196-?]), Sherbrooke Local Centre. Conservatorium of Music of McGill University (1935-1965), Schubert Club of Sherbrooke ([193-?]-[195-?]), Diplomas, Certificates and Awards (1922-1965), and Miscellaneous Documents ([195?]-1965).

Gibson, Wright, 1904-1977
Frank Grundy fonds
CA ETRC P074 · Fonds · [1916?]-[193-?]

The fonds contains source material on the amicable relationship which existed between Frank Grundy and James McConnell, an American pilot during the First World War in France. It consists of two letters from James McConnell addressed to Frank Grundy shortly before McConnell's death ([1916?], 1917), a letter from Edmund I.C. Genet to Frank Grundy recounting the events preceding McConnell's death (1917), a transcription of an excerpt of this final publication under the title "La mort de Mac Connell (sic)" ([1917?]), two newspaper clippings in memory of James McConnell (1929, [193-?]), a postcard with an illustration of "la tombe d'un Aviateur Américain (Sergent Pilote) Sam Mac Connelle (sic)" [...] ([193-?]), and a photograph of James McConnell ([1916?]).

Grundy, Frank, b. 1836
Hyatt family fonds
CA ETRC P004 · Fonds · 1789-1991; predominant 1789-1832

The fonds contains source material on the settlement of the Hyatt family, and more specifically Gilbert Hyatt, in the Township of Ascot between 1789 and 1832. It is also of value as a source of information on the genealogy of the Canfield and the Hyatt families. The fonds consists mainly of original 19th-century documents, but also includes reference materials gathered by donor Glenn C. Taylor in the 1980s and the 1990s. It is comprised of the following series: Notarial and Judicial Documents (1796-1832), Parliamentary Documents (1789-1800), Correspondence ([182-]-1830), Transcriptions (1991), Biographical and Genealogical Documents ([198-]-1991), Press Clippings ([190-]-1953), Photographs ([187-?]-[1991?]), and Miscellaneous Documents (1797-1828).

Hyatt (family)
Helen S. Armitage fonds
CA ETRC P039 · Fonds · [1908?]-1949

The fonds contains very limited source material on the life of Helen S. Armitage and James Potter Keough, a Sherbrooke artist. It is comprised of two series: Letters from James Potter Keough (1941-1949) and Class Photographs ([1908?]-1912).

Armitage, Helen S., b. 1894
Cochrane Cemetery fonds
CA ETRC P044 · Fonds · 1970-1985

The fonds contains source material on the history of the Cochrane Cemetery and on the work of the restoration committee. It consists of documentary materials of various kinds, including photographs, press clippings, minutes, financial statements, list of persons buried in the Cemetery, correspondence, and photocopies of deeds of sale dating from 1802, 1803, 1864, and 1919. These materials are all gathered into a report in nine parts (Our work, Summary, Numerical list, Mailing #1, Mailing #2, Mailing #3, Final Mailing, Minutes of meetings).

Cochrane Cemetery (Compton, Que.)
CA ETRC UC068 · Fonds · 1871-1917, [1977?]

The fonds contains source material on church management and membership, as well as the church property for the Lawrenceville Methodist Mission from 1871 to 1977. It consists of minutes, a cemetery catalogue, and a circuit register. The fonds is comprised of the following series: Church Boards (1884-1917), Buildings and Property ([1977?]), and Membership (1871-1905).

Lawrenceville Methodist Mission (Lawrenceville, Que.)
Philip Harry Scowen fonds
CA BU MG092 · Fonds · 1949-1986

Fonds (First accession) includes: Correspondence attesting to the many contributions, financial and otherwise, of Philip H. Scowen; 6 photographs, including Convocation, W.B. Scott (inscribed by Scott to Philip Scowen, 1961), sod-turning 1949; Citation for Philip Harry Scowen - conferment of DCL, May 27, 1961; newspaper clippings; 3 issues of The Campus (1949-1951); items of clothing including 4 ties and a purple and white frosh cap; 4 large Bishop's cheering signs (black paint on white cloth), including one which reads "Bishop's Conference Champs 54-55-56"; a white hard-hat featuring the Bishop's crest and Philip Scowen's name.

Second accession includes:

Dr. Philip Harry Scowen:
Sherbrooke Record, 1968
DCL recipient at Bishop's, 1961
50 years old, 1956
44 years old, 1950
32 years old, 1938 (photo by Notman)

Mrs. Eulah Ammis Reed Scowen:
Robin Watt portrait, 1962
50 years old, 1950

Philip Herbert Scowen:
Photographs:
40 years old, 1977
Bishop's University graduation 1959
undated photo by Nakash, close to Bishop's graduation
1958 May. Official opening of Queen Elizabeth Hotel with Guy Lombardo and Royal Canadians. Group photo: Philip Herbert Scowen, Judy Lebaron, Paul Turner, and one other unidentified person.
wedding photos, dancing: Mary Anne Winterer and Philip Herbert Scowen, male guests 1956
Trinity College School, 1953
15 years old, 1952
10 years old, Selwyn House School Boy Scouts photo, 1947
5 years old, 1942

*descriptive captions taken from style of the donor as attached to photographs

Philip Herbert Scowen:
Textual:
President of Athletics, 1959
Bishop's minor award, 1958
Westmount High School, 1955-1956
Bishop's University diploma B.A. 1959

Scowen, Philip Harry, 1906-1989
CA ETRC P250 · Fonds · [187-?]-1997

The fonds contains information on the social life, political, personal and professional life of the Reed and Scowen families in the North Hatley area from 1875 to 1997. It consists of:

  • 94 photographs (includes 1 tintype and 2 charcoal sketches) with views of North Hatley, Lake Massawippi, the Reed, Little, Thwaites, McKay, Bean, Scowen families;
  • elementary school certificate for Eulah Reed (1920); a eulogy for Eulah Reed Scowen (1993); an account book, 1969-1979; a letter from J.K. Miller to Herbert Scowen (1968);
  • letter by J.B. Reed (1913); a butter wrapper for J.B. Reed & Son; account and receipt books, J.B. Reed (1913-1949);
  • commemorative envelope for the Royal Visit (1939);
  • newspaper clippings on the social, political, economic, agricultural, and religious life of the region (ca. 1900-1940s);
  • a personal recollection titles 'Notes by Aunt Millie'
  • a telephone book for North Hatley, 1913
    The fonds is composed of the following series: James Bert Reed (1899-1949); Reed family (1899-1981); Little family (1875-1969); Scowen family (1913-1997); Thwaites family (1886-1890); Newspaper clippings (190-?)-(194-?); Photographs (188-?)-(197-?); North Hatley (1893-1994); Miscellaneous (1939-1989)
Fonds Yvette Rousseau
CA SHC F023 · Fonds · 1934 [reproduction]-2004

Fonds illustrates the professional and political life of Yvette Boucher Rousseau from 1934 to 2004. It consists of photographs, works by Rousseau, press clippings, programmes, and House of Commons, Senate, and National Assembly debates. While the majority of the material highlights Rousseau's career, it includes a few photographs from her childhood and biographical material from after her death in 1988. The fonds is composed of the following files: Biographies, Publications, Press clippings, Photographs, Parliamentary debates, and Prizes.

Rousseau, Yvette
Collection Bernard Marcoux
CA SHC C029 · Collection · 1893 [reproductions]-2018

Collection illustrates the architectural work of Ozias Leduc, sports in Coaticook, the Festival du Lait, and early inventors in Barnston. It consists of research, correspondence, and baseball score sheets. The collection is composed of the following files: Ozias Leduc, Coaticook Canadians baseball club, Local inventors, and Festival du Lait

Fonds Philibert Cloutier
CA SHC F037 · Fonds · 1938-1996

The fonds contains information on the profession, personal and military life of Philibert Cloutier from 1938 to 1996. It consists of the following series: Military life, Professional life, Personal life, and Photographs.

Cloutier, Philibert Joseph Louis (1919-2005)
CA SHC F008 · Fonds · 1930-2007

Fonds illustrates the lives of Wilbrod Labbé and Clara Girouard in Coaticook from 1930 to 2007. It consists largely of photographs, newspaper clippings. The fonds is composed of the following files: Clara Girouard Labbé, Wilbrod Labbé, Cercle de fermières de St-Edmond de Coaticook, and Photographs.

Labbé, Wilbrod
McLaughlin Family Fonds
CA BCHS BCHS757 · Fonds · [185?]-1978

The fonds contains primary and secondary source information regarding the McLaughlin families, who came to live in West Bolton and Knowlton, all descendants of James McLaughlin and Elizabeth Andrew, coming from Argyll, Scotland.

Williams family fonds
CA BCHS BCHS1028 · Fonds · [ca. 1860]-1973

The fonds contains primary and secondary source information regarding the Williams family. The fonds contains the following series: Williams - Marriage Invitation for the Wedding of Laura Pearle and Mr. Maurice Bartlett Williams (1919); William's of Frost Village and Knowlton; William's of Sweetsburg and East Farnham; William's of Shefford, Fulford and Foster; John Sewell Williams Pedigree Chart; William's of Foster; and Williams - Foster Post Office (approx. 32 textual records).

Hally Carrington Brent fonds
CA ETRC P181 · Fonds · 1797, [187-]-[199-]

The fonds contains source material on the life of Hally Carrington Brent and on tourism and summer residents of North Hatley and Lake Massawippi from 1902 to the 1960s. It consists of photographs and a hand-written partial manuscript of Brent's book "The North Hatley Story". The correspondence, written by Hally C. Brent and Duncan K. Brent relates events from North Hatley and includes interesting notes on the outbreak of World War I (WWI). The fonds is comprised of the following series: The North Hatley Story manuscript ([196-?]), The North Hatley Story photographs ([199-?], Newspaper clippings (1961-1979), Photographs ([187-]-1941), and Correspondence (1914-1927), Charest-de Lauzon-Bringier family history (1797, 1948).

Brent, Hally Carrington, 1879-1968
CA SHC F028 · Fonds · 1956-2005

Fonds presents information on the Canadian Celanese factory in Coaticook, particularly on the employees and the process of the factory’s closure, from 1956 to 2005. It consists of mainly of correspondence, employee lists, collective agreements, press clippings, and reproduced photographs. The fonds is composed of the following series: Le Syndicat des salariés de Celanese de Coaticook, Human resources, Closure of the Celanese, Procedures, Reunion of employees of the Coaticook Celanese, and History.

Canadian Celanese. Coaticook
MacDonald Family
CA BCHS BCHS748 · Fonds · [1881-1915]

The fonds consists of primary and secondary source documents relating to Dr. Robert Tyre MacDonald of Sutton, consisting mostly of photographs of him at different moments in his adult life.

Robert Tyre MacDonald
Mizener family fonds
CA BCHS BCHS790 · Fonds · [186?]-1976

The fonds contains primary and secondary source information regarding the Mizener family, including Karl A. Mizener.

Pettes family fonds
CA BCHS BCHS290 · Fonds · 1783-[194?]

This fonds consists of primary and secondary source materials relating to the Pettes family, including family photographs.

Pettes Family
Malcolm Allan Turner fonds
CA BU MG126 · Fonds · 1919-1935
  • Bishop's Yearbook, 1933
  • diplomas - B.A. 1923, M.A. 1934
  • scrapbook: first part containing clippings (local), early 1900's; second part focusses on the activities of Malcolm Turner, primarily athletic, (Sherbrooke High School, Sherbrooke YMCA, Bishop's University including press clippings. Of particular interest: Service on the Occasion of Depositing the Colours of the 117th Eastern Townships Battalion in the Church of St. Peter, Sherbrooke, Quebec, 1919.
  • Awards Committee certifcate, 1929-30 to 1933-34. Basketball
  • Convocation programme 1934
  • menu - The Rugby Dinner 1932 - autographed
  • menu - Hockey and Basketball Dinner, 1935
  • photograph: Dunn Cup Road Race Champions Arts 1932. Nakash Studio, Sherbrooke
  • photograph: Malcolm A. Turner - road race candid
  • Artefacts: Medal. Lt.Governor Quebec Hon E.L. Patenaude / Trophy cup: St. Andrew's Y.P.S. Badminton 1932 won by Mac Turner
Malcolm Allan Turner
Thomas Patten fonds
CA BCHS BCHS098 · Fonds · 1837-1844

The fonds consists of legal transactions involving Thomas Patten, for parts of land in West Brome.

Patten, Thomas
Samuel Willard fonds
CA BCHS BCHS001 · Fonds · 1783-1899

The fonds consists of primary source information regarding Samuel Willard. The fonds contains the following series: Correspondence (1783-1870); Land Papers ([ca. 1786-1826]); Legal Papers (1789-1899); Notes and Memos ([ca. 1784-1898]); Journals, Diaries and Memo Books (1755-04-13 to 1861); Business Papers (1784-1843); and Commercial Exchanges (1784-1793).

Willard, Samuel
CA BCHS BCHS225 · Fonds · [1795-1932]

The fonds consists of primary source information regarding the McLoughlin and Willard families from the late 18th century to the mid 20th century. It is divided in four series:
1) Joseph Amos McLoughlin: The first series focuses on Joseph's personal, professional and legal endeavours throughout his life. There is an emphasis on his time as an Inspector of School for the District of Bedford (1870-1888).
2) Charlotte Elizabeth Willard: This second series focuses on Charlotte's personal and legal responsibilities as an estate executor. There is an emphasis on her extensive correspondence throughout her life with family and friends.
3) McLoughlin Willard families: The third series highlights the implications of both families mainly in correspondence in the early to mid 19th century and some photographs. There is also a significant amount of letters from the children of Joseph and Charlotte McLoughlin.
4) Family photographs, including John A. McLoughlin and Charlotte Willard portraits.

McLoughlin-Willard Family
Samuel Gale fonds
CA BCHS BCHS002 · Fonds · 1774-1903

The fonds consists of primary source information regarding Samuel Gale, including personal letters, list books and notes. The fonds contains the following series: Correspondence (1787-1840); Miscellaneous (1774-1903).

Gale, Samuel
Sisco Bros. fonds
CA BCHS BCHS235 · Fonds · 1892-1917

The fonds consists of primary source information regarding the Sisco Bros. business and legal activities in the Eastern Townships from 1892 to 1917. The fonds contains the following series and sub-series: 1) Business (1892-1902): Ottawa Hotel, Lake View House, Mansonville Hotel, Miscellaneous; and 2) Legal (1892-1917): Personal, Business, Successions and Estate.

Sisco Bros.