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Collection consists of published works including books, journals (articles excerpted from issues as well as runs of serials), Canadian and British government documents, almanacs, gazetteers, directories, newsletters, and newspapers that describe the social, economic, and legal factors influencing Jewish life in Canada (especially for the period prior to Confederation), the United States, the Caribbean, Europe, Australia and New Zealand. These works include bibliographies, biographies, commemorative publications, local histories and reproductions of primary documents that pertain to Jewish involvement in the trade of the British Empire, migration and settlement, professions such as medicine and education, and studies of the Jewish experience in Canadian and international communities from the 18th to the 20th centuries. Series S00251, Jewish manuscripts, contains original correspondence, financial and legal documents, and research notes by the Godfreys regarding Jewish families in Ontario, Quebec and the Maritimes that provides information regarding their involvement in economic, cultural and political affairs, including the fur trade. The series features 11 letters between John A. Macdonald and George Benjamin, who represented North Hastings as a Member of Parliament between 1856 and his retirement in 1863. Series S00252, Biographical research files, contains the research notes, correspondence, and copies of correspondence, abstracts of land titles and other instruments of ownership, property plans, and wills compiled by Sheldon and Judy Godfrey in preparation to write books on Canadian Jewish history and articles for the "Dictionary of Canadian Biography," as well as speeches to various historical and genealogical societies. The series was arranged by the Godfreys into sections using broad geographical areas (Upper Canada, Lower Canada, and the Maritimes), and then by the names of individuals and families. Series S00253 consists of unbound issues of 19th century newspapers, which contain advertisements and notices concerning Jewish businesses in various parts of Canada. Donation made in 2006 and 2007 expand the holdings for the books and archival series, and includes a wide range of British and Canadian documents that reflect the breadth of the Godfreys' collecting interests. The donation made in 2007 strengthened the collection's holdings of 18th and 19th-century newspapers from Canada (particularly Quebec, Montreal, and Toronto) and the United Kingdom, and added almanacs from New England.

File consists of an oversize manuscript on vellum of the will of yeoman William Crissall [or Crysall] of Pentlow, Essex.

Collection consists of small groups of documents and items acquired from a variety of sources that have enduring research value.

Series consists of individual letters written during the late modern period, which begins in the middle of the eighteenth century. This material was acquired from donors or antiquarian booksellers to support research and teaching by faculty and students at York University.

File consists of a petition made in September 1775 to the Council of Virginia from traders and others who suffered losses in the Indian War of 1763; and two letters to Michael Gratz regarding trade.

Series consists of correspondence, financial and legal documents, and other material gathered by Sheldon and Judy Godfrey as a research collection to support their work on Jewish families in Canada. The original documents are frequently supplemented by the Godfreys' research notes. Topics include the interconnected financial affairs of many of these families, particularly their involvement in the fur trade in Montreal and near the Straits of Michilimakinac, and their involvement in cultural and political affairs, such as the launch of the "National magazine" and the marketing of Gerald Hart's book, "The fall of New France," between its publication in 1888 and 1916. In addition to documentation on several families in Montreal, Quebec, Trois-Rivieres and Riviere-du-Loups, the series includes records of families and businesses in Toronto, including stationery and a small group of building permits issued by the city between 1899 and 1900. The series features correspondence between John A. Macdonald and George Benjamin (member of parliament for North Hastings) between 1857 and 1864 that offers private observations on political developments, and invitations and correspondence sent to Earl Rowe, Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, that provide a glimpse of Jewish activities in the province between 1964 and 1984.

The fonds consists of a leather bound handwritten collection of essays by Charles Nesbit, 'Lectures on logic,' delivered in April-August, 1791, presumably at Dickenson College, Carlisle, Pennsylvania.

Fonds consists of nine holograph notebooks created by Thomas Mossington (also spelled Mossenton) regarding the commission, construction, repair, provisioning, and staffing of Royal Navy and English merchant ships, including instructions, dimensions, and calculations for various parts of the vessels and pay records for shipyard work performed by Mossington and others. The notebooks also contain personal information, medical recipes, addresses, and a receipt from the Bank of Upper Canada.

File consists of a notebook containing handwritten notes, tables, and diagrams pertaining to shipbuilding, such as "Directions for making masts & yards." The notebook begins with accounting and price information for various types of ship repair, followed by detailed descriptions of shipbuilding processes with illustrations. Two loose pages provide prices for various parts of a ship, including the "Price of Masts and Bowsprits, from Quebec." The notebook also contains two untitled recipes, two cures for ague, and a "Certain Cure for Deafness."

File consists of a notebook containing tables listing measurements for various parts of a ship.

File consists of a notebook containing tables and notes regarding the types of timber used in ship construction.

File contains records on son of James Gilbert Lester; brother of Willia Hollis Lester.

File contains photographs of subject (b.1855-d.1925).

File contains photograph of subject (nee Hardy) , sister of Catharine Lester and sister of Ella Duncombe.

7 packages of notes

File includes original music with dedication to Rex Battle and his orchestra.

File contains records on subject [d. 1945].

File consists of a broken run of the newspaper, containing accounts of proceedings of the legislature, and notices regarding trade and merchant activity, including Benjamin and Moses Hart.

File consists of a notebook containing tables written in pencil and ink listing measurements for masts and bowsprits made from various types of North American pine. The inside front cover is inscribed, "Thomas Mossenton 1805."

File consists of a notebook. The front half of the volume records wages paid to shipyard workers beginning 14 July 1806. The second half of the notebook lists the types of timber used in ship construction with notes and tables related to shipbuilding. This part also includes records for shipping masts "On account of Robertson Forsyth & Co." through Moss Cove, Quebec. The notebook was used by Mossington while visiting Lower Canada to procures ships' masts.

File consists of a notebook. Inside the front cover bears the inscription, "Thos. Mossenton May 16 1816," and on the opposite page is written, "unfortunately broke." Mossington began writing in the volume with notes and numerical tables devoted to HMS "Cherub," a Cormorant-class sloop built in Dover in 1806. This section also includes: a note written at Woolwich in 1816 addressed from Thomas Shore to Henry Canham regarding the skills of an apprentice shipwright who had completed three-and-a-half years of service (the text was used more than once, as the names of both the apprentice and employer were crossed out and replaced with others); "A cure for the Ague given me by a gentleman in Canada"; and a list of English bishoprics copied from "Bell's Weekly Newspaper" of 21 Feb. 1813. The notebook was flipped and the section entitled "Shipping Book" begun, providing information about the shipment of masts and lumber, as well as a possible crew list.

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.

File consists of a notebook containing notes and diagrams relating to the construction, provisioning, and crewing of the ships HMS "Swift" (a Quail-class schooner built in 1817) and HMS "Redbreast" (a 12-gun brig built in 1805), created while Thomas Mossington worked at the Woolwich dockyard.

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.

The fonds documents John Tupper Saywell' university career as well as his research activities in the field of the Canadian political history. The fonds consists of his professorial files, 1969-1979; sound recordings and transcripts, 1935-1961; his photograph collection; research files, [198-]; and political cartoons, [183-]-1993.

File consists of notes and numerical tables relating to the construction of ships.

File consists of folder of correspondence.