- 1976-038/001/(1)
- File
- May 19, 1649
File consists of an oversize manuscript on vellum of the will of yeoman William Crissall [or Crysall] of Pentlow, Essex.
File consists of an oversize manuscript on vellum of the will of yeoman William Crissall [or Crysall] of Pentlow, Essex.
The Ecstasy of Rita Joe : silk screen poster
File consists of one theater poster for The Ecstasy of Rita Joe directed by George Bloomfield and Jack Shadbolt from November 23 to December 16, 1967, with the Playhouse Theater Company.
Robert Taylor : correspondence and papers 1875-1883
File consists of correspondence to Miss. Annie Hill and later Mrs. [Robert] Taylor. Letter content describes conditions of Winnipeg in the late 1800s, such as the weather, business, price of bread, real estate and journey to Winnipeg, as well the prospects out west and in Ontario. In one letter Robert Taylor asks Annie's father for permission to marry her, and in another letter he mentions a fight that broke out in which a miller working for Wadsworth was beaten. There is also a Dissolution and Partnership document involving and signed by Robert Taylor.
Taylor, Robert
Photocopied letters from Dennis T. Patrick Sears to Brendan K. Geoghegan
File consists of approximately 10 letters from Dennis T. Patrick Sears to Brendan K. Geoghegan. Letters are photocopies.
Sears, Dennis T. Patrick, 1925-1976
"Muskoka at Night" : manuscript by Wilson Pugsley MacDonald
File consists of a small black notebook containing a handwritten manuscript of Wilson Pugsley MacDonald's poem "Muskoka at Night".
MacDonald, Wilson Pugsley
Mid-Canada Development Conference : first session and tour 1969 : various press clippings
File consists of a scrapbook of xerox copies of newspaper clippings, July-November 1969, relating to the Mid-Canada Development Conference, Lakehead University, August 18-22, 1969.
Manuscript worksheets of Miriam Waddington's poem "Apollo Tree"
File contains 8 pages of handwritten manuscript draft worksheets for the poem "Apollo Tree".
Waddington, Miriam, 1917-2004
List of Livingston and similar names from 1871 Census of Ontario
Livingston, Edwin A., 1918-
Letters, drawings and photographs to H. H. Brown from Eugene A. Moxley
File consists of letters, drawings and photographs to H.H. Brown from Eugene A. Moxley that discuss plants in Ontario such as the marsh fern and polystichum lonchitis; a photograph of Frank Moxley in a corn field taken September 1947; a photograph of a barn that has the buildings numbered from 1-6 with an identification key written on the back; and a photograph of a fossil sent to H.H. Brown by Moxley.
Moxley, Eugene A.
Letter, card and photograph to Arthur and Florence Rosichan
File consists of one card and one letter dated March 15, 1976, to 'Arthur and Florence' [Rosichan] from Esther [Gentle] and Abe [Abraham Rattner], and one photograph (probably of Arthur and Florence).
Rattner, Abraham, 1895-1978
Letter written by Robert Creeley
File consists of one letter written by Robert Creeley containing two short paragraphs about poetry and language.
Creeley, Robert, 1926-2005
File consists of one medal in its case from L'Académie française. The white satin interior of the case has "Arthus Bertrand Paris" printed in the lower right corner.
Académie française
Kingston Preparative Meeting of Men Friends minute book
File consists of one bound volume, handwritten, for the Kingston Preparative Meeting of Men Friends from February 25, 1841 to October 10, 1867. A Preparative Meeting was used to prepare for the regional monthly meeting (best compared to a parish council) for the Religious Society of Friends.
Journal of Florence Alice Sitwell 1896
File consists of Alice Florence Sitwell's journal dated 1896. The journal is bound in delicate paper. The contents are typed and have been annotated.
Sitwell, Florence Alice
George Borrow : portion of "Penitence"
File consists of a handwritten portion of "Penitence".
Borrow, George
George Borrow : "Ms. of Little Engel"
File consists of a black leather-bound manuscript entitled "Ms. of Little Engel" handwritten by George Borrow.
Borrow, George
George Borrow : letters from Henrietta MacOubrey
File consists of two letters from George Borrow's stepdaughter, Henrietta MacOubrey, as well as an envelope containing a portrait of George Borrow and his autograph. The envelope is dated and has an inscription.
MacOubrey, Henrietta
George Borrow : legal documents concerning Borrow's estates
File consists of a map and a large format pamphlet outlining the particulars of the Oulton Hall Estate in Lowestoft, Suffolk, in England from 1885; an indenture from 1810; a copy of George Borrow's will dated December 1, 1880; and documents relating to Borrow's estate.
George Borrow : holograph notes and fragments of verse
File consists of handwritten holograph notes and fragments of verse.
Borrow, George
George Borrow : correspondence between John Murray and Hubert Smith Stanier
File consists of bills of sale, two letters, and notes from John Murray regarding the sale of Borrow's works, including "Romano Lavo Lil", to Hubert Smith Stanier between 1907 and 1909.
George Borrow : cards prepared by Henrietta MacOubrey
File consists of a scrapbook (11cm x 16xcm) of corraline from [Y]armouth Beach, a Christmas card, and a lined paper with a handwritten note.
MacOubrey, Henrietta
George Borrow : anonymous story "Fridwidd and the dwarf"
File consists of a handwritten manuscript entitled "Fridwidd and the dwarf".
Frederick H. Evans : scrapbook of photographs and letters
File consists of a scrapbook of photographs of George Meredith (1828-1909) and letters by George Meredith, William M. Meredith, Frederick Hollyer and Amy Draper, 1894-1910.
Evans, Frederick H.
Francis Turner Palgrave : 1887 letter
File consists of one letter possibly referring to Dante's Divine Comedy, addressed to Reginald.
Palgrave, Francis Turner, 1824-1897
Federico Garcia Lorca's "Blood Wedding" translated by Roy Campbell
File consists of a notebook containing Roy Campbell's translation of Federico Garcia Lorca's play "Blood Wedding" (originally written in 1932).
Edith Sitwell letters to Mr. and Mrs. Austin Hinton
File consists of four letters from Edith Sitwell to Austin Hinton and his wife dated 1927. All letters concern arrangements for a lecture which Edith Sitwell gave in Newcastle in November 1927, at which time she was a house guest of the Hintons.
Sitwell, Edith, 1887-1964
File contains a 449 page handwritten bound volume entitled "The Souls of the Great Metropoles: Sociological Sketches", copyright Washington 1912 by E.B. Sorge.
Sorge, E.B.
Correspondence from Clement King Shorter to Herbert G. Wright 1922-1924
File consists of correspondence from Clement King Shorter to Herbert G. Wright discussing problems relating to the Norwich edition of the works of George Borrow.
Shorter, Clement King, 1857-1926
Correspondence from Clement King Shorter to Clement Scott 1890-1891
File consists of correspondence between Clement King Shorter and Clement Scott.
Shorter, Clement King, 1857-1926
Bio-bibliographical notes on Roy Campbell by John Gawsworth
Gawsworth, John, 1912-1970
Arthur S. Hamilton letter to the Brantford Historical Society 1952
File consists of a typescript carbon copy letter written by Arthur S. Hamilton to the editor of the Brantford Historical Society (Ontario), concerning the exploration of the Great Lakes (1669-1670) by the Sulpician missionaries, François Dollier de Casson (1636-1701) and René Bréhant de Galinée (d. 1678), as well as two maps sketched by Hamilton depicting the "Indian Village of Tanawawa" and "Wintering Place".
Hamilton, Arthur S.
File consists of one letter from Arthur Chute to William Arthur Deacon, dated October 1927, and a photocopy of a review of Arthur Chute's book Far Gold .
Chute, Arthur Hunt, 1890-1929
Album of miscellaneous British autographs and letters
File consists of an album of 79 miscellaneous British autographs and letters. It includes letters written to W.L. Courtney, J.M. Wilson and F. Max Muller. Persons represented include Sir Maziere Brady, R.G. Braybrooke, Sir Samuel E. Bridges, Sir John Burke, W.J. Courhope, E. Curtius, John Cam Hobhouse, Admiral J. Jervis, B. Jowett, C. Knight, A. Legros, Sir H.J.S. Maine, H.W. Massingham, Mowbray Morris, Mark Patison, Bonamy Price, E. Renan, A.H. Sayce, and W.A. Wright.