Photographs featured in the Bishop's University yearbook of 1950
Morrison, Alex J.- Memoir: In Tribute to Life. 57pp.
- Essays: In Search of Meaning. Read before the Active Chapter of the Alpha Delta Phi Fraternity on October 31, 1946.
- Poetry and Prose, Read before the Active .... February 21, 1950.
- Untitled essay on the Kirke brothers
The fonds contains primary and secondary source information regarding the Traver (or Travers) family, including many legal official documents relating to the lots 813-814, 817-818-819, and 821-822 of range 7 of Potton Townships, owned by the Traver family for more than a century, genealogical information, some documents about Ernest Bradley, married with Millie [?] Traver, and a Raw Milk Permit plaque.
The fonds contains items which give evidence of Bishop‟s student life, primarily for the years 1948-1951 (Jean [McLachlan] Hayden, BA 1951 and Robert S. Hayden, BA 1951), but includes also a photograph of the Mitre Staff, 1909-1910, showing Ralph Henry Hayden (father of Robert S. Hayden, BA 1951).
Specifically, the fonds contains:
Clothing bearing Bishop‟s crest or other university identification:
- purple and white wool cardigan (Jean Hayden)
- purple “screech” jacket (Robert S. Hayden)
- 1st year football jersey (Robert S. Hayden)
- Masters degree hood (Ralph Henry Hayden)
- Hand-knitted tie (with original pattern) bearing the Bishop‟s crest (knitted by Jean Hayden for Robert Hayden)
Printed textual items:
- newspaper clippings
- Masters diploma Ralph Henry Hayden, 1921
- Tickets to Convocation June 21st, 1951 3 copies
- Invitation Card: Annual Convocation Dance, June 21st, 1951
- Schedule Card: Annual Convocation, June 21st, 1951
- Dramatic Society programme: Two One Act Plays and a Duologue (The Little Red Schoolhouse, Here We Are, Ways and Means)
- Athletic Dinner programmes, 1949 and 1950
- Awards Banquet programme, 1951
- Convocation Programme, 1951
- The Mitre, Vol.57, No.3, 1950
- Prospectus, Bishop‟s University c. 1952 - “Achievements and Opportunities” A Report from the Principal of Bishop‟s University. 1957
Manuscript textual items:
- letter dated November 21st, 1951 from G. Basil Jones to Robert S. Hayden while the latter was attending the general Theological Seminary in New York City
Photographs:
- The Mitre Staff, 1909-1910 (Ralph Henry Hayden)
- 27 photographs showing sporting events and student life on campus
Miscellaneous Items:
- 2 Bishop‟s pennants, felt, approximately 29” long
- letter “B”, felt, “Football „50”, 5 ½ “ x 7”
Fonds includes:
- Constitution for Canterbury Clubs, with suggested by-laws and student program, annotated. "The aim of the Canterbury Club is to serve the Mission of Christianity in higher education by fostering among the students of this institution a better undertsanding of the Faith and Practice of the Episcopal Church and loyalty to its corporate life Pro Christo per Ecclesiam", etc.
- examination questionnaires
- newspaper clippings (includes Montreal Star account of an a tragic traffic accident which took the life of Graham Knight, 20, a "prominent Bishop's student" being a member of the football team and editor of The Mitre. Dated August 26, 1949)
- The Athletic Dinner, 1948. Program and menu.
- receipt: $2.00 for the Bishop's University Extension Fund. March 3, 1948;
- small "Bishop's Football" pin;
- an unidentified felt badge;
The fonds contains source material on Church management, the congregation's affairs and the Church's women's organizations for Ulverton United Church from 1837 to 1995. It consists mainly of minutes, annual reports, registers of baptisms, marriages, and burials, account books, and correspondence. It is also a source of information on the South Durham Methodist Church and the Lisgar Methodist Church, as well as includes annual reports for the Ulverton-South Durham Pastoral Charge. The fonds is comprised of the following series: Church Boards (1879-1977), Buildings and Property (1842, 1965-1976), Financial Resources (1958-1977), Annual Reports (1930-1982, 1995), Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials (1837-1925, 1963), Orders of Service ([1949?]), Funds (1962-1968), Membership (1837-1884, 1917-1920), Historical (1942-1967), Organizations ([after 1925]-1992).
Ulverton United Church (Ulverton, Que.)The fonds constitutes a rich source of information on several aspects of Canadian education, foreign affairs and politics.
MacDermot, Terence William LeightonFonds contains: photographs of events at Bishop's University during the early 1950's and one felt pennant featuring the Bishop's crest.
Anderson, BruceThe 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. 1868Collection illustrates some of the activities of Dr. Raoul Laurence during his time as mayor from 1950 to 1953. It consists of photographs including Raoul Laurence performing various mayoral duties, and includes, among others, a banquet hosted by the Emerald Guild of Coaticook, a retirement party for J.-W. Thériault, the launch of the Lions Club's White Cane campaign, and a special train tour by the Canadian National.
Laurence, Dr. RaoulCollection presents parade floats from the St-Jean-Baptiste Day parade in Coaticook from 1952 to 1953. It consists of reproduced photographs.
The fond contains information for the Way's Mills Women's institute from 1914-1955. It consist of Minutes, Financial records,Treasures reports, programs and correspondence.
Ce fonds fournit de l'information sur la fondation, l'histoire et la gestion financière de la desserte. Il nous renseigne également sur la construction projetée d'une chapelle ainsi que sur la fréquence des missions. Il contient de la correspondance, des notes historiques et une requête.
UntitledCe fonds fournit de l'information sur l'histoire de la desserte. Il contient de la correspondance, des statistiques et un cahier de chroniques.
UntitledThe fonds contains primary source information on the theatre productions of the Brae Manor Players in Knowlton and North Hatley from 1939 to 1955. If consists of programmes.
Brae Manor PlayersDiplomas:
E.W. Smith, Bishop's B.A. 1919; Board of Notaries, Province of Quebec, 1928.
E.N. Smith, Bishop's B.A. 1955.
Photographs: Bishop's Hockey Team, 1918-1919; Bishop's University Gaiters, 1952, 1953 and 1954.
The fonds consists of primary source documents relating to the Sutton Farm Forum Association, a non-profit organization aimed to propose forum meetings and conferences about the agricultural world, for the farm owners of the Sutton region. The first board of directors included Maurice D. Hastings, Chairman; Lynn Reid, Vice-Chairman; G. F. Knights, Secretary-Treasurer; and Herbert McElroy, Secretary Assistant.
2 large scrapbooks containing primarily newspaper clippings and texts of speeches from John Bassett's career. Vol 1 (1936-1947); Vol 2 (1948-1957).
Bassett, JohnThe fonds consists of primary and secondary source information regarding the Taber family, including the East Farnham's families of: Joseph Taber (1806-1873) and Deborah P. Hoskins (1808-1888), and Rev. Curtis Phelps Taber (1837-1925) and Ruth England (1836-1922). There are also information about Georgia Taber Muirhead (1873-1921) and Mary Taber McCutcheon (1900-1983). The photographs concern East Farnham families, including Charles Taber, Curtis Phelps Taber and his grand-son Curtis Penn Taber, and Joseph Taber and his wife Deborah Hoskins and their children. The photo album probably belonged to Eli Hoskins Taber's family (1842-1878), who became a famous photographer, along with his older brother Abner Bedee Taber (1832-1866), even though their career ended too soon.
The fonds contains primary and secondary source information concerning the Achilles family, including correspondence from Walter B. Smith to Mr. Shuffelt and from Michel Sarrazin to Mr. Smith. The fonds also contains an extrait from the Early Settlers of Brome County, P.Q., detailing the life of Charles Baum Achilles (1790-1835[?]) dated July 28, 1958, as well as brief genealogies of the Achilles family.
Collection presents sports and culture in Coaticook and St-Herménégilde from about the 1910s to the 1950s. It consists the following items:
-photo, Chevaliers de Colomb in front of St-Jean-l’Évangeliste church, [195-?]
-photo, unidentified anniversary, [195-?]
-photo, softball team, St-Herménégilde, [191-?]
-photo, construction of a church, possibly in St-Herménégilde, [191-]
-photo, « Drame Claude Bardane », Magog, 1930
-photo, excursion to St-Herménégilde, [1935?]
-photo, group with priest, possibly at St-Herménégilde, Ernest Lemieux identified in photo, [1935?]
-three photos, unidentified groups
-postcard, Couvent de la Présentation de Marie, Coaticook
Collection illustrates some of the organizations in Coaticook from around the 1950s. It consists of photographs showing an unidentified group at the Meadon baseball stadium, an initiation for the Knights of Columbus (Chevaliers de Colomb), and of the Amicale à Sacré-Coeur de Coaticook.
The collection contains primary and secondary source information on the creative life of Helen M. (née Webster) Emery, the community of Hatley (village), and organizations in the area from 1888 to 1959. It consists of scrapbooks containing newspaper clippings, largely pertaining to the Hatley village area, as well as original poetry by Helen M. Emery. The scrapbooks were compiled by Helen M. Emery and continued by her daughter, Sadie (née Emery) Webster, following her death in 1923.
Emery, Helen M.The fonds contains primary source information on the Copping, Boyce, and Mason families in Rawdon, Sand Hill, and Milby from around the 1870s to the 1950s. It consists primarily of photographs, but also includes obituaries, a programme, and a painting. The fonds is comprised of the following files: Copping family ([188-?]-1929), Boyce family ([188-?]-[195-]), Mason family ([187-?]-[190-?]), Milby views ([189-?]-[193-?]), and Miscellaneous ([188-?]-[192-?]).
The collection contains source material on travel in the Province of Quebec. It consists of a train ticket from Marieville to Drummondville and Canadian Pacific Railway travel brochures in Quebec featuring the Laurentian Mountain District, Fishing and Shooting and Transatlantic Services, and a scrapbook. The compiler of the scrapbook is unknown and consists of theatre programmes, newspaper and magazine clippings, greeting cards, and two water colours, largely from Europe. It also includes references to a Gottinger Corps as well as documents pertaining to the death of Bishop Williams. The collection is comprised of the following series: Train Ticket ([188-?]), Travel Brochures ([191-?] -[195-?]), and Scrapbook (1876-1901).
Collection contains photographs from around the 1950s. Among the identified photographs are a group of school children from St. Barthelémy in Ayer's Cliff and Marguerite Mongeau at the time of her communion. Among the unidentified photographs are a studio portrait from a double wedding and a theatre production.
Collection illustrates the evolution of the Lebel store and the P.T. Legaré store in Coaticook from around the 1920s to the 1950s. It consists of photographs.
La collection renferme des numéros du journal hebdomadaire local Coaticook Observer et parle des gens et des événements qui ont marqué le quotidien de Coaticook et de la région. On y retrouve des numéros épars et des séries complètes du Coaticook Observer de 1870 à 1937. La collection se divise en deux séries : Numéros épars et Séries complètes ou partielles.
The fonds contains primary and secondary source information regarding the Freligh family.
Freligh FamilyThe fonds consists of primary and secondary source information regarding the Prime family, particularly the two brothers Benjamin Worcester Prime and Thomas Merrell Prime who owned Prime Tavern. The photographs also includes pictures of the Prime Tavern and of Dr. Thomas Merrell Prime Jr.
Prime Family