The fonds contains secondary source information regarding the Allard family, including a document regarding marriages in Brome County, specifically the Allard family marriages.
The fonds contain source material mainly on the activities of Allen Martin from 1960s to 1990s when he was a member of the liberal party and a board or committee member in different organizations in the counties of Megantic and Compton. The fonds consists of a variety of documents such as correspondence, reports, notices of meetings, agendas, minutes, newsletters, programmes, letters of invitations, maps, photographs, instructions for organizing elections, lists of party members and donations and so on when he was involved in different activities including the elections, referendum, Canada Day celebrations, a dispute in dismissing a school bus driver and other community events. The fonds is comprised of the following series: Quebec Referendum in 1980, Quebec Liberal Party (1979-1985) , Canada Day (1977-1989), Dismissal of School Bus Driver (1976-1977), Megantic-Compton Cemetery and Church Association (1995-2000), Société d'Histoire et du Patrimoine du Haut-Saint-François (1996-2000) and Miscellaneous Correspondence (1967-1991), Map and Photograph (1911, 1941).
Martin, John AllenAcademic gown, hood, 2 caps, 2 blazers with Bishop's crest; Scrapbook containing clippings, programmes and various pieces of Bishop's memorabilia; BU diploma, B.A. 1929, Teacher's Certificate and Testimonial upon retirement; Photographs: Women's Basketball team, 1926-1927, 1927-1928, 1929-1930, Woman Students' Association 1929-1930.
Jackson, Alma OlgaThe fonds contains primary source information regarding Almas A. Knowlton.
Knowlton, Almas A.The fonds contains source material on the personal life and the missionary work of Reverend Ammi J. Parker from the 1820s to 1978. It consists of biographical sketches, memoirs, correspondence, an account book, subscriptions, lists of burials and settlers, reports, historical sketches, sermons, speeches, transcriptions of some documents by Douglas Walkington, and press clippings. The fonds includes the following series: Personal Life ([1829?]-1978), and Missionary Work ([182-?]-[187-?]).
Parker, Ammi J., 1802-1877The fonds consists of a copy of a letter from Samuel Willard, with reference to settlement in the Township of Ely, dated August 16, 1801 at Stukely.
Lay, AmosThe fonds consists of a Deed from James Cochrane to Amos R. Sweet, for thirty-one acres and buildings theron, from the Township of Brome, dated February 7, 1852, at Brome, a Deed from William Patten to Amos R. Sweet and Gardner Henry Sweet, from the Township of Brome, dated February 7, 1852, at Brome and a Sheriff's Sale to Amos R. Sweet and Gardner H. Sweet, from the Township of Brome, dated January 18, 1856.
Sweet, Amos R.The fonds contains primary and secondary source information on the personal and political lives of Andrew Ross McMaster from 1912 to 1937, around 1983, and in 2005. It consists largely of scrapbooks containing correspondence and newspaper clippings. It also consists of a manuscript on the McMaster family history by Helen McMaster Paulin, written around 1983. The fonds is comprised of the following series: Professional Life (1912-1937, 2005), Personal Life ([1983?]).
McMaster, Andrew R.The fonds contains source material on urban development of the city of Sherbrooke and on flooding in the area during the latter part of the 19th century and the early 20th century. It consists of 13 individual photographs, a postcard and an album containing 25 photos. The contents of the album include seven photographs taken in Cape Breton and at the Chicago World's Fair. Three of the album's photos were taken by George Johnston and one by Wilbur Burton Finley, both turn-of-the-century Sherbrooke photographers. In the collection as a whole are found views of the Magog and Saint Francis rivers; Dufferin, Lansdowne, Grand Forks and Fairmount streets; bridges; a power station; factories such as the Paton and Jenckes; University of Bishop's College; panoramas of Sherbrooke; an aerial view of Sherbrooke; and flooding in downtown Sherbrooke.
Sangster, Andrew, 1868-1936The fonds contains source material on the Angus House, also known as the East Angus Hotel, from 1890 to 1896. It consists of a ledger book and a photograph.
Angus House (East Angus, Que.)The fonds contains primary source material on Angus Lodge, No. 83, from 1911 to 1964 in East Angus. It consists primarily of minutes, attendance registers, returns, membership dues, and an application book. The fonds is comprised of the following series: History (1962), Constituent Documents (1912-1960), Administration (1911-1962), Buildings & Property (1924), Finances (1925-1958), and Membership ([191-?]-1964)
Angus Lodge, No. 83, Freemasons (East Angus, Que.)The fonds contains source material on the architecture of the Eastern Townships, in particular Stanstead County. It also contains material on Edwin Bean, an ancestor of Gordon Lebaron who farmed in Hereford in the 19th century. The fonds includes files on the architecture of various buildings (houses, schools, churches, mills) and material related to various local subjects. The fonds consists of research notes, press clippings, photographs, and ledgers. The fonds is comprised of the following series: Manuscript Notes on Architecture ([197-?]), Architectural Files (1905-[197-?]), Universalist Church ([1933?]-1989), Stanstead ([1966?]-[197-?]), Diary and Account Books of Edwin Bean (1885-1897), and Miscellaneous Documents (1892-[1976?]). The last of these contains photographic prints (from a series called 'Bird's Eye Views') of Beebe, Coaticook, Lennoxville, Sherbrooke, and Waterloo in the 19th century.
LeBaron, Anna, 1908-2000The fonds contains source material on Annie Fergusson's family history, her grandfather Captain Josiah Brown having settled in Windsor in 1805. The documents trace the history of property and financial transactions and lawsuits involving various members of the Brown family who lived in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and later Windsor. The time span covered is the late 17th century to the early 20th century. Most of the records, however, relate to Captain Josiah Brown. The fonds is also of some value as a source of information on the settlement of Windsor, Stoke, and Shipton; and on the Reverend James Fergusson, a minister in Richmond and Windsor in the late 19th century. The fonds consists mainly of sales agreements, correspondence, wills, accounting records, promissory notes, estate inventories, summonses, legal documents, lists of titles, and biographical and genealogical notes. It is comprised of the following series: Charles Browne (1671), Gershom Browne (1682), John Browne (1721), Abigail Browne ([17-?]), Samuel Brown (1736), Lieut. Josiah Brown (1741-1769), Capt. Josiah Brown (1785-1814), Joseph and Josiah Brown Jr. (1807-1849), Emily Brown (1839,1848), Shepard Joseph Brown ([186-?]-1908), Rev. James and Annie Fergusson (1859-1953), and Miscellaneous Documents ([17-]-1902).
Fergusson, Annie, b. 1868The fonds contains primary and secondary source information regarding Anson Kemp, including summons, correspondence and appointments concerning Anson Kemp.
Kemp, AnsonExtracts from "Amateur Performance", an unpublished memoir by Anthony W. Preston, 12th Principal of Bishop's University, 1969-70. Typewritten.
Preston, Anthony W.The fonds contains primary and secondary source infromation regarding the Arms family, including various biographical and historical information regarding the family as well as correspondence with the BCHS.
The fonds contains primary and secondary source information regarding the Armstrong family, including correspondence and family genealogy as well as a photograph of Mrs. William Armstrong.
Photographs:
- Women's Basketball 1925-26, A. Caulfield, Coach
- Men's Basketball 1925-26, Sherbrooke City League Champions, A.E. Caulfield, Defence
- Snapshot: Athol Kenney and Arthur Caulfield in their study, October, 1925.
The fonds contains primary and secondary source information regarding the Arthur family, including correspondence from members of the Arthur family.
The collection contains source material on the history of the Bieber family and material on the Eastern Townships, Canada, England and the two world wars. It consists of four albums of postcards and seven scrapbooks containing press clippings, correspondence, photographs, booklets, greeting cards and recipes. Included among the scrapbooks is one complied by Arthur Bieber during his World War II (WWII) military service. Most of the postcards are from Europe, only a few relate to the Eastern Townships. Many were sent or received by Arthur H.H. Bieber and therefore constitute items of correspondence. The clippings in the scrapbooks are mainly related to the Eastern Townships, with some on other topics. The collection is comprised of the following series: Scrapbooks ([1914?]-1978), Postcards Albums ([190-?]-[194-?]), and Photographs ([189-?]-194-?]).
Bieber, Arthur H.H.Material pertaining to drama at Bishop's University, and includes lecture notes, dramatic production scripts and notes, programmes, pamphlets, clippings, correspondence (invitations and cards) photographs, magnetic tapes, and sound recordings. Received previously in 1992 and also included in the fonds a special file pertaining to the official opening of Centennial Theatre; videotape of the construction of Centennial Theatre and of the first major play produced in the new theatre, in March 1967 - The Knight of the Burning Pestle - by Beaumont and Fletcher.
Motyer, ArthurThe fonds contains source material on the work and social life of Arthur Virgin from 1914 to 1967. It is also of value as a source of information on Eastern Townshippers who fought in World War I and 117th Battalion. Among the correspondence are postcards from Russell Chapman, Howard Honeyman, and W. Percy Adams who served during WWI. The fonds is comprised of the following series: Diaries (1932-1967), Correspondence ([1913?]-[1921?]), Newspapers and Press Clippings ([191-?]-[192-?]), Photographs and Postcards ([191-?]-195-?]), and Miscellaneous Documents ([1912?]-1965?]).
Virgin, Arthur, b. 1877The fonds consists of an order to Abijah Willard for $5.75 dated March 30, 1833 at Shefford, as well as an order to pay Dr. Sewell Foster fifty dollars in neat stock dated October 22, 1838 at Stukely.
Newton, ArtimasThe fonds consists of an agreement by Joseph Morse to build a barn dated December 3, 1808 at Stukely.
Stevens, ArtimasThe fonds contains source material on a series of arts festivals held at Bishop's University during the 1970's, specifically Festival '70 and Festival '71. Included are programmes, announcements, correspondence, and newspaper clippings, in addition to handmade posters bearing the signatures of various prominent Canadian authors, poets, artists, etc.
The fonds consists of a primary and secondary source documents relating to Asa Belknap Foster. They include complimentary pass on the South Eastern Railway dated July 9, 1873 as well as a magazine article relating to the presentation of a painting of the Hon. A.B. Foster, and incidents in his early railroad career, dated December 1945. The photographs consists of a portrait of Asa B. Foster and two small pictures of his house in Waterloo, named Maplewood.
Foster, Asa BelknapThe fonds contains source material on Church management and the congregation's affairs for the Asbestos United Church in the 1960s and on the church membership from 1927 to 1972. It also provides information on the Asbestos-Danville Pastoral Charge from 1961 to 1965. It consists of minutes, a membership register, an historical sketch, a cookbook, and photographs. The fonds is comprised of the following series: Church Boards (1961-1970), Membership (1927-1972), Historical (1933), Organizations (1951), and Photographs ([193-?]).
Asbestos United Church (Asbestos, Que.)The fonds contains primary source material on the Ascot Masonic Lodge, No. 30 from 1805 to 2003. It consists of minutes of meetings, letters of correspondence, membership lists, membership applications and semi-annual returns. The fonds is comprised of the following series: History ([1917], 1950-1978), Constituent Documents (1926-1958), Administration (1887-2003), Finances ([188-?], 1901-1994), Membership (1805-1819, 1867-1992) and Photos ([194-?]).
Ascot Masonic Lodge, No. 30, Freemasons (Lennoxville, Que.)The fonds contains source material on the organization and the activities of the Ascot Women's Institute from 1936 to 1990. It consists of minutes, annual reports from the committees on Citizenship and Legislation, Education, Cultural Activities, and Health and Welfare. Note that press clippings have been added to the minute books. The fonds is comprised of the following series: Minutes (1973-1990), Annual Reports (1936-1987), and History of Ascot (1949).
Ascot Women's Institute (Ascot, Que.)The fonds contains primary and secondary source information regarding the Atwell family, including information on the death of Volney Gilmore Atwell as well as a photograph of Volney G. Atwell's Saw Mill in Mansonville.