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Beer family fonds

  • F0375
  • Fonds
  • 1914-1919

Fonds consists of correspondence between Captain James R. Allan and Vivien Beer of Strathroy, Ontario before Captain Allan, was killed; press clippings and photographs of Captain Allan and Private Walter Beer while serving in World War I and scenes of various members of the Beer family.

Beer (family)

Various photos : c.1915/16 - 1980s/90s

Items in this album include photographs of George Reid; his wife, Olive; his father, Edward; his children, friends and co-workers. These images document Reid's childhood, his military service, his work and his home life. Many photographs have descriptive captions.

Moore family files

Series consists of material that documents Moore's personal life and, in particular, his relationship to his family. It includes personal family correspondence and photographs from Moore's childhood onward, biographical material, financial records, legal records, material that documents his military service. There are successive copies of Moore's will, lists of the titles of books in his personal library, correspondence exchanged between Moore and his wife Darwina (Dilly) Moore and with other members of his family. It also contains a poster on which the Mavor family genealogy has been plotted, as compiled by Fergus W. Mavor Moore.

George Edmonton Arctic Reid fonds

  • F0566
  • Fonds
  • [ca. 1915]-2008

Fonds consists of textual records about the life of George E.A. Reid, including birth, baptismal, and death certificates, high school yearbooks, personal correspondence, and personal papers from throughout adolescence and adult life, as well as material relevant to his professional working life. The records also include information about his family, including the diary writings of his mother, Bessie Ellis Reid, and his wife, Olive Reid. Fonds also consists of correspondence sent between family members and received by family members. Also included are 12 large scrapbooks containing cards, photographs, newspaper clippings, and other material created by, collected and arranged by George E.A. Reid and family. Also included in the fonds are Reid's personal and family photographs and various forms of Reid's artwork and music, including drawings, sketches, paintings, graphic print artwork, and some original musical compositions. The fonds also contains 35mm and large-format colour transparencies taken by George E.A. Reid of the family and flower gardens, as well as a binder containing original animation cells from "Life with Cecil" (1960), a short film animated by Reid, and other artwork including hand-painted cartoon movie title stills, sketches on tracing paper, and other hand-drawn cartoons. Also, there are 18 8mm film reels of home movies and family trips, as well as 2 audio cassettes that include Dianne Reid's interview with George's older brother Ted, and a recorded musical collaboration between George E.A. Reid and his youngest daughter, Stephanie.

A book and pamphlet collected by George E. A. Reid through his schooling and work and donated with the fonds have been added to Special Collections, and are accessible through York University Libraries' catalogue.

Reid, George Edmonton Arctic, 1921-1977

Dorothy Stepler fonds

  • F0170
  • Fonds
  • 1915-1945

Fonds consists of diaries and approximately 150 letters of Gordon Stepler written during World War I and sent to his parents and sister. Also included are postcards, a discharge certificate, a photograph album and other photographs, a pay book, leave passes and other ephemera, as well as letters to Gordon Stepler's family from friends of Gordon Stepler and articles by Dorothy Stepler regarding her brother's participation in World War I, and pamphlets related to World War I and World War II.

Stepler, Dorothy

Photographs

Series consists of photographs in negative and print formats primarily pertaining to the personal life of George Reid and his family. Photographs in this series document Reid's childhood and adolescence in Shawville, Quebec; his service in the Canadian Forces during World War II; his marriage to Olive Wilson; their family life with children Peter, Dianne and Stephanie Reid; travel and family trips; social gatherings with family and art school friends; and work colleagues from Rous and Mann and C.F. Houghton. Also included in this series are early photographs of Reid's father, Edward Reid.

Series 2: Canadian missionaries in China

Series consists of Endicott’s detailed and extensive research files pertaining to his book James G. Endicott: Rebel Out of China (1980), as well as his work on the long-running China missionary projects of the University of Toronto-York University JCAPS and of the Canada China Program of the Canadian Council of Churches. These files include interview transcripts, annotated photocopies of archival records (consisting of correspondence, CIA and FBI security files, Canadian Peace Congress records, World Council of Peace records, Canadian government department records, etc.); articles, clippings, chronologies, personality files, graphic material, pamphlets, project outlines, manuscript drafts, correspondence, conference papers, etc.

160. Bruce Battalion Band Boys

Image of a group portrait of 16 men in uniform posing on a wooden riser outdoors. Annotation reads: "From Bandsman Peter McKivens, 160. Batt. England. London Ont. Canada. Sept 14/16 160. Bruce Battalion Band Boys, 160 Bruce County."

Robert Greer Allen fonds

  • F0611
  • Fonds
  • 1916-2001

Fonds consists of records created and maintained by Robert Greer Allen pertaining to his personal and professional activities, specifically his work as a producer and executive producer for programs on Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) radio and television from the 1940s to the late 1980s, his experience as a radio scriptwriter (working with wife Rita Greer Allen) in the 1940s, and his early life and childhood. These records include scripts, production materials, photographs, architectural drawings, personal and career memorabilia, correspondence, memoranda, day planners, research materials and administrative files.

Greer Allen, Robert, 1917-2005

Aplin family fonds

  • F0151
  • Fonds
  • 1916-2002

Fonds consists of letters written by Ted Aplin to his wife Elinor during his years of service with the R.C.A.F. including letters written while conducting relief work at the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp. It also contains copies of his birth certificate and passport, photographs of Aplin and his family, material that documents his political career in Scarborough, Ontario, a copy of his military service record, copies of articles written about Aplin before and after his death including obituaries and a transcript of his memorial service. It also contains material created and/or accumulated by his sons Nick and Frank in preparation for the 50th anniversary celebration of the liberation of Bergen-Belsen.

Aplin, Ted

James J. Morrison fonds

  • F0360
  • Fonds
  • [Photocopied 1973? (originally created 1916-1933)]

The fonds consists of correspondence, memoranda and notes, by James Morrison and others, concerning the activities of the UFO and the UFCC. There is also an unsigned biographical sketch of Morrison.

Morrison, James J., 1861-1936.

Memorabilia

Series consists of personal and professional memorabilia accumulated and maintained by Robert Greer Allen from his childhood to his retirement from the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) in 1990. These records include childhood photographs and a scrapbook, a short story published in a high school literary journal, his Trinity College yearbook, family artifacts, military manuals, a journal, broadcasting awards and other items pertaining to his career as a television producer, as well as items commemorating his retirement.

Shore family fonds

  • F0543
  • Fonds
  • 1916-1945

The fonds consists primarily of approximately 50 letters written to Mrs. Thomas Shore, and one to Jennie Shore. Most of the letters were written by Mrs. Shore's son Charles W. Shore, and about thirteen of these were sent to Mrs. Shore by her cousin, Andy Bach. There are also about a dozen letters of recommendations for Ivan Bradshaw Miles Barr.

Shore (family)

Postcard addressed to Rev. J.C. Cadot, Cape Croker, Ontario

Letter reads: London, Ont. Oct. 9, 1916 Dear Father I was just thinking about you to night so I thought I would send you this card I guess you must be wondering to see the bosy well I guess that all I can say for to night
I must send my best regards to everyone who see this card. Good Buy Hope I will see you again
From Pte. Wellington P.

Isadora Duncan collection

Isadora Duncan collection

  • F0194
  • Collection
  • 1917-1998

The collection consists of programmes, correspondence, articles and press clippings relating to the life and career of Isadora Duncan. Also included are research notes and interview transcripts used by Lillian Loewenthal in support of her book, The Search for Isadora Duncan (1993).

Duncan, Isadora, 1877-1927

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