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Correspondence and other material

Series forms part of Helen Creighton fonds and consists of correspondence received by Creighton primarily from the 1930s to the late 1980s, including letters from colleagues and collaborators, folk singers and musicians, informants, employers, publishers, some letters from friends, family and admirers, and a small portion of copies of outgoing correspondence. Series also contains scrapbooks assembled by Creighton and others, which include newspaper clippings, articles, programs and other ephemera concerning her career, ca. 1918-1986; her field journals and notebooks which contain daily descriptions of collecting trips, [193-?]-1960; transcripts of folk music and folk tale recordings; sheet music, 1885-1924; lyrics; personal diaries, ca. 1937-1962; draft manuscripts of books including <i>Songs and Ballads of Nova Scotia, Traditional Songs from Nova Scotia, Bluenose Ghosts</i>, and her autobiography <i>A Life in Folklore</i> ; published and unpublished articles, short stories, songs, and poems by Creighton and other writers; research notes; newspaper clippings; contracts and royalty statements; lectures; broadcast scripts; reports; file cards; biographies of informants; index to songs and singers; certificates; and ephemera such as programs, brochures, and posters. Under the general subject of Maritime folklore and history, aspects of Creighton's work include folk songs, supernatural beliefs and superstitions, dances, games, cures, proverbs, and children's folklore. Series also contains records relating to Creighton's personal activities and her involvement with the Canadian Authors' Association, CBC, and other organizations.

Traditional songs from New Glasgow

  • CA NSHDA MS-2-353, SF Box 38, Folder 1
  • Item
  • [ca. 1975]

File contains five traditional songs sung to Edward Charles Feltmate during his childhood in New Glasgow, Nova Scotia.

Feltmate, Charles, fl. 1975

Canadian Federation of University Women - Guelph financial records

This series consists of financial records of the Canadian Federation of University Women - Guelph. The various records document budgeting matters, including revenue and expenditures, accounts, and donations.

Records consist of cashbooks, account books, receipts, chequebooks, correspondence, and notes.

These records are arranged by subject and then by year.

Canadian Federation of University Women - Guelph correspondence files

This series consists of incoming and outgoing correspondence relating to Canadian Federation of University Women - Guelph activities nationally, as well as locally. The series also contains President's correspondence pertaining to human rights campaigns that the CFUW was involved in over time.

These record have been arranged chronologically by year.

Matthew-Wells Company fonds

  • ON00126 F56
  • Fonds
  • [193-?] - [196-?]

This fonds consists of photographs and textual records created and or received by the Matthew Wells Company in Guelph, Ontario during the course of their business activities. The photographs include aerial shots of the plant in Guelph and of one based in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island. There is also a photograph of the plant’s employees, a woman’s sport team and of the company’s products such as bottles of jams and jellies likely used for promotional or advertisement purposes. The textual components consist of the company’s stationary, examples of labels for use on their products, payment vouchers and a booklet entitled, NPPA Sponsored Fundamental Research Unraveling the Mysteries of Pickling, 70 Years of Progress: The Pickle Fair. There is no further arrangement to these records

Guelph Curling Club historical records

Series consists of historical files collected and maintained by the Guelph Curling Club. Included are newspaper clippings and photographs of club events and activities and a draft copy of the publication Guelph Curling Club 150 Years 1838-1988. The slides are entitled Curling on the Speed River at Allan's Dam, Guelph and are reproductions of paintings by Evan MacDonald. These records document the history of the club.

Guelph Curling Club directories

Series consists of club directories. These records document the rules governing the club and details the codes of conduct for its membership. The directories also include calendars of events and lists of members including committee and exective members. Series also contains a copy of the club's 150th anniversary directory. These records document the club's communications with its membership.

Records are arranged chronologically by year

Reference Letters

Series consists of two handwritten reference letters; one for Anna Koivula (Kantokoski/Koski) and one for her daughter Ann Chisholm (Ann Eva Kantokoski/Koski). The reference letter for Anna Koivula (born 1903) was written by Lydia Lofman, a pharmacist's wife, in Lapua Finland, dated May 1, 1921, regarding work in a kitchen, while the reference letter for Ann Chisholm (nee Koski, born 1924) was written by Mrs. J. Ferrier from Sudbury, Ontario, dated June 14, 1942 concerning her job doing housework.

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