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).
Series illustrates the history of the activities, employees, and production at the Canadian Celanese in Coaticook from he 1940s to the 1980s. It consists of photographs (largely reproduced) and scrapbooks. The series is composed of the following files: Photo albums (reproductions), Photo albums (originals), Other photographs, and General documents.
Groupe de travailleurs de la firme Sleeper & Akhurst de Coaticook.
Gauche à droite : A. Bouchard, D. Moyle, J.-F. Meade et un travailleur. La construction du tunnel du barrage Belding. Au dos de la vanne fermant l'entrée du tunnel.
La construction du tunnel du barrage Belding. Endroit où le tunnel se sépare en deux pour être raccordé à chacune des deux turbines à l'intérieur de la centrale.
La construction du tunnel du barrage Belding. On installe les semelles de bois pour le coulage du ciment.
La construction du tunnel du barrage Belding. L'intérieur du tunnel à l'endroit où la canalisation se sépare en deux.
Construction du tunnel pour le barrage Belding. L'équipe de forage à l'intérieur du tunnel.
Construction d'un tunnel pour la central Belding. Puit d'évacuation du matériel excavé.
L'usine de la compagnie Belding-Corticelli sur la rue Child.
L'usine de la compagnie Penman's au nord sur la rue Michaud.
Series illustrates the process of the closure of the Canadian Celanese in Coaticook and the transfer of employees to the Waterville Celanese from 1984 to 2005. It consists of employee lists, correspondence, minutes, reports, notes and scrapbooks. The series is composed of the following files; Employee lists, Correspondence, Committee for the reclassification of the Celanese workforce, Notebooks (Michel Guimond), and Scrapbooks.
Series illustrates the labour relations between the Syndicat des salariés de Celanese de Coaticook and the Canadian Celanese of Coaticook from 1956 to 2000. It consists largely of collective agreements, credit union annual reports, and press clippings. The series is composed of the following files: Collective agreements, Credit union, Other documents, and Scrapbooks.
Item is a photograph of the employees of Penman's in Coaticook taken in June 1934.
Item is a photograph of the employees of Belding-Corticelli in Coaticook taken in 1938 on the occasion of the company's diamond jubilee.
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.
The item is a photograph of the recipients of security certificates at the Canadian Celanese in Coaticook in 1968. Pictured in the photograph are: Paul Pelletier, John Shay, Jacques Dassylva, Leo Dupont, Eugène Devost, Fernand Lebel, Alphonse Fournier, and Armand Roy.
The item is a photograph of the Celanese Christmas party with a view of the majorettes (Les Tourbillons de Coaticook) in the background in Coaticook in 1968.
The item is a photograph of the expansion of Canadian Celanese's factory in Coaticook in 1964.
The item is a photograph showing the weaving room at the Canadian Celanese plant in Coaticook from about the 1960s.
Series illustrates the organization of the reunion of former employees of the Canadian Celanese de Coaticook in 2005. It consists of correspondence, a guest book, a pin with the Celanese logo, rental agreements, and financial statements. The series consists of the following files: Organization, Rental agreements, and Financial Resources.
Series illustrates production procedures at the Canadian Celanese in Coaticook from 1973 to 1978. It consists of an instruction manual for textile machine setters, setting instructions for Draper looms, lists of abbrevations for production defects, and documents on a firefighter training day.
Series presents information on the personnel and human resources pertaining to Canadian Celanese in Coaticook from 1957 to 1983. It consists of time sheets, evaluation grids, a memo, and employee lists. The series is composed of the following files: Time sheets and Personnel.
File presents information on the production of potash. It consists of research articles.
Series presents some of the history of Belding-Corticelli in Coaticook from 1951 to 1995. It consists of a letter and book on the history of Belding-Corticelli from 1951, a humourous review of the Belding-Corticelli company and its operations probably produced in the 1980s, and two letters with a photograph regarding a Corticelli Spool Silk lapboard preserved in a London museum collection dated 1995.