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Item is a map showing the northern and southern halves of Arthabaska County after the cadastre.

Typed manuscripts, author Cecil Meade:

• It Seems to me That Canada Should be a Republic
• The World as Home: Travel as Therapy
• Russian and Mongolian Adventure, 1981
• Tourist Touches the North Pole
• Micronesia
• Impressionette
• Third Class-Minus
• Songs of Spring - Waltz Song
• Scand - and
• China - Slow Boat
• Dark Dynamite
• Penny-poor Yet Worldly-Wise.

Fonds contains:

• Haight Ashbury Literary Journal, Vol.1, Nos. 2 and 3, 1980
• San Francisco's Appeal to Reason, Vol.1, No.1, 1982.
• Books: Almost Like Dancing, by Noni Howard, Sandy Florence, Sandra Sutherland, New World Press,
  San Francisco, 1975; The Politics of Separation, by Noni Howard, New World Press, Vancouver, 1974.
  Both copies inscribed by Noni Howard to Ralph Gustafson, North Hatley, 1976
• Publicity brochure for New World Press
• Award certificate for Artists Embassy International, Third Prize awarded in the Third International
  Dancing Poetry Contest to Noni Howard, 1996
• newspaper clipping, book announcement, and poetry (one signed copy)
• book: signed copy of Share My Fantasies, by Noni Howard, 1996.

Extracts from "Amateur Performance", an unpublished memoir by Anthony W. Preston, 12th Principal of Bishop's University, 1969-70. Typewritten.

The importance of these letters is that they give an insight into the life at Glenmere, Bolton Township in the 1930's when the estate was occupied summertimes, at least, by Kenneth Erskine and family. This property was the home of Colonel George Harold Baker, Member of Parliament for Brome before he went Overseas and was killed in 1916. His life is well documented in the Brome County histories but we do not learn he had three sisters, one of whom was, Harriet, who wrote these fifteen letters.

The letters are written from places in France as she spent most of the 1930's travelling in France or England, but they are filled with details of what she hoped would get done at Glenmere by her tenant and friend, Mr. Erskine. Kenneth Erskine was manager of the Bank of Montreal in Knowlton in 1920's but he probably had retired by 1930's and probably spent winters in south. This home of the Bakers on Baker's Pond was very dear to her because it had been her brother's home. Perhaps, she felt closer to him when in France as he was buried at Poperinghe near Ypres.

Col. Baker's cavalry horse, Morning Glory, is mentioned and some discussions about where it was buried when it died in 1937 at 26 years of age.

She mentions a few times meeting Col. W. Rhoades, a personal friend of her brother, who had served in the War with Col. Baker and was with him when he was killed. The 1939 and 1940 letters from Cannes tell how "the catastrophe has fallen... but there is a great sustaining force in the Unity of the Nation". The story went around here in Brome that she just got out of France in time before the Germans took over there in World War II.

The fonds contains primary and secondary souce information regarding the Knowlton Family. The fonds contains the following series: Ralph F. Knowlton (5 textual records); Knowlton Family Miscellaneous (1) (8 textual records); Knowlton Family Miscellaneous (2) (13 textual records); Knowlton Family Miscellaneous Photo (1 photograph); Knowlton's from Stukely (20 textual records); Knowlton's from Stukely Photo (1 photograph); Knowlton's from Knowlton (24 textual records); and Knowlton's from Knowlton Photos (2 photographs); Knowlton Family Photographs (ca. 2500 photographs).

The fonds contains primary source information regarding A.H. Armour & Co., including correspondence and a receipt.

The fonds consists of an account of Bell's activities, including dates of birth and death by W.K. Knowlton, dated January 6, 1813.

The fonds contains primary source information regarding Daniel Bigelow, including correspondence with Samuel Willard.The fonds consists of part of a letter from Samuel Willard regarding an estate (1796?) and a copy of a letter from S. Willard regarding an estate dated February 29, 1796 at Quebec.

The fonds consists of a receipt for £4 account for Miss Patterson's board, dated July 16, 1793 at Sans Bruit.

The fonds consists of a statement of account and receipt, dated February 9, 1790 at Boston.

The fonds consists of a complaint of Judah H. Crosby and evidence of witnesses before Samuel Willard, J.P., dated February 2, 1826 at Shefford.

The file consists of a statement by Ebenezer Dorman in dispute between Giles Jones and George Barnard dated 1804 at Ascott.

The fonds contains secondary source information regarding Thomas Douglass, consisting mainly of copies of correspondence.

The fonds consists of a letter from Miss Patterson regarding an obligation of Nicholas Austin dated February 5, 1801 at Farnham.

The fonds consists of three receipts for small amounts, dated 1814 and 1817, and a notice to the voters of St. Armand East.

The fonds consists of an Inventory of the property of the late Abram Goddard, with a memo of the date of birth, marriage and death of Mary Caroline Goddard, dated June, 1825.

The fonds consists of an agreement by the creditors of Samuel Willard dated May 24, 1826 at Montreal and a copy of a letter from Abijah Willard dated September 6, 1826 at Shefford.

The fonds contains primary source information regarding the Cornell family. The fonds contains the following series: Correspondence (1848-1871); Legal Papers (1809-1870); Accounts (1846-1851).

The fonds consists of a certificate from Samuel Willard that Isaac Heliker, who lost an arm in the War of 1812, and survived, dated November 4, 1825 at Shefford, an order to pay two small amounts dated April 25, 1826 at Shefford, instructions to Thomas Douglass to draw his pension and send it to Samuel Willard dated November 6, 1826 at Bolton, a quit claim to Elizabeth Hillaker, widow of Stephen P. Knowlton, as well as a family record of Isaac and Melinda Heliker, dated October 5, 1867 at Waterloo.

The fonds consists of an account of land surveyed by Capt. Holland, a bond to Joshua Willard of £50, as well as a newpaper article on Henry Augustus Prevost Holland, grandson of Major Samuel Holland, dated May 25, 1792.

The fonds consists of a record of court costs, dated September, 1791 at St. Albans as well as a letter from Samuel Willard concerning legal papers, dated September 25, 1798 at Sheldon.

The fonds contains primary and secondary source information regarding John McCorkill, including notarial copies of Deeds and a copy of an Inventory of Property.

The fonds contains primary source information regarding Rosewell Olcott, including a Bachelor's of Arts diploma, summons and agreements.

The fonds consists of an appointment as surgeon of His Majesty's Sloop Hunter, dated February 8, 1774, at London, a letter from Oliver Foulmon regarding navy affairs, torn, dated March 16, 1774, at London, a letter from his brother John regarding family news, dated May 28, 1775, at Hangheads, an Appointment as surgeon of His Majesty's Armed Ship the Lord Howe, on board His Majesty's Ship Isis, dated May 13, 1776, and a letter from his brother John regarding family news, dated August 27, 1776, at Hangheads.

The fonds consists of a marriage certificate of Michael Pearson and Mary Ann Townsend dated December 7, 1832 at St. Paul, Yamaska Mountain, a burial certificate of Dr. Michael Pearson dated May 31, 1837 and six letters between members of the Pearson and Townsend families, dated May 31, 1837.

The fonds contains a booklet entitled "A Sketch of the life of Captain John Savage, J.P., first settler in Shefford County, 1792.", as well as, "The early history of St. John's Church, West Shefford, Que., 1821-1921". M. O. Vaudry, M.A. Also, additional papers available on microfilm, BCHS Archives.