Fonds consists of index cards compiled by Dr. Alexander D. Campbell that list physicians who practiced in Upper Canada until the time of Confederation. Also included is a typed manuscript for a book written by Dr. Campbell that consists of biographical sketches of physicians in Waterloo County from 1824 to 1924.

The Dr. Alexander D. Campbell fonds was donated to the Archives of Ontario by Dr. Alexander D. Campbell in 1988.

Fonds consists of records created and accumulated by C.H. Sache in his capacity as Deputy Clerk of the Crown and Pleas, County Court Clerk and the Clerk of the 1st Division Court at Perth, which was part of Bathurst District (until 1850) in Upper Canada (now Ontario).

Fonds includes correspondence; account records and correspondence from the Commercial Bank in Kingston, Ontario; and records of receipts.

Fonds consists of records of the Canadian Yearly Meeting of the Society of Friends (Quakers), its constituent meetings, its standing committees, and other related bodies which entrusted their records to its care between 1955 and 1974. This includes records from the three Yearly Meetings that united in 1955 to become Canadian Yearly Meeting.

An inventory for the original records was prepared by the University of Western Ontario Regional History Collection in 1971, and reference codes were assigned. These reference codes are provided here in brackets next to the title, for the use of researchers who may wish to correlate published references to the microfilm and to the originals. In the University of Western Ontario reference codes, C identifies records of Conservative Friends, O identifies Orthodox records, and H identifies Genessee (Hicksite) records.

The fonds consists of materials created and received by the extended Van Wagner and Hamilton families living predominantly in the Hamilton and Toronto areas. The following description is organized according to the broad groups of records received. Peter Van Wagner's diaries cover the basic details of his daily life as a farmer in Wentworth County. Subjects include weather conditions, agricultural activities on the farm, and the care of livestock. Financial information, such as the price of land, sales of crops, and the family's financial situation are also covered. His interest in politics is also apparent, with occasional commentaries on current events, local politics, and opinions on government policies. The diaries also describe his relationships with family members and interactions with friends and neighbours. The Van Wagner Family correspondence consists of business and personal letters of Peter Van Wagner and his children. Peter Van Wagner's general correspondence includes letters to and from various correspondents (family, friends, and business contacts) ranging from the 1830s to 1890s. There are also numerous letters from Peter to his children Anna (Van Wagner) Hamilton (ca. 1885-1901); Mary (Van Wagner) Spohn (ca. 1870-1892); and Henry P. Van Wagner while he was at the School of Gunnery in Kingston (1879). There are also a large number of letters from Mary (Van Wagner) Spohn to her father, Peter (1850s - 1890s) including descriptions of her life in Texas. Finally, Henry P. Van Wagner's business and personal correspondence from the 1860s to the 1890s is also found. The Van Wagner letters include news about family and friends, details of daily life such as weather, health, farming etc. and information on business and financial dealings. The Van Wagner Family subject consists of a variety of textual materials retained by the Van Wagner extended family for their interest. Items include copies of news clippings from the Globe, Hamilton Spectator, and other newspapers (1830s - 1930s) mainly on local history and issues (including articles written by Peter Van Wagner); miscellaneous publications such as plant catalogues (1880s), pamphlets, and handbills (1850s - [190-?]); and machinery patents filed by Peter Van Wagner (1869 - 1873). Also included are legal documents such as wills and mortgages, as well as Henry P. Van Wagner's handwritten history of the Hamilton Field Battery. The Hamilton Family correspondence and subject files consists of personal and business correspondence of the Hamilton extended family as well as subject files relating to their various interests and activities. The correspondence consists of letters to Chester B. Hamilton Sr. (1860s - 1880s) and letters from his sisters to his wife, Anna (Van Wagner) Hamilton (1870s - 1880s). There is also miscellaneous Hamilton family correspondence from the 1870s to 1890s. Later correspondence includes letters to Myra Hamilton from the 1910s to the 1920s. Also found are letters to Montreal-based Champion Brown (an ancestor of Chester B. Hamilton) from his brother and sisters in the States, dating to the 1840s. The subject files include various legal documents (wills, land deeds etc.) from the 1820s to 1930s; news clippings from 1897 to the 1930s; Chester B. Hamilton Jr.'s patents (1915 - 1934); and some notes on family history. The early Van Wagner photographs consist of cartes de visites (ca. 1860s) and cabinet cards (ca. 1870s - 1880s) of various Van Wagner family members and friends. Photographs relating to Mary (Van Wagner) Spohn include photographs which are American in origin. Many but by no means all of the photographs are identified. There are also loose b/w prints including portraits and scenes of country life. Also found are two albums of amateur photography dating from around 1890 - 1910. The photographs are not identified, but depict life at the family farm in Stoney Creek. They include portraits, scenes of family life (at the beach, riding horses etc.), views of the countryside, and a few school scenes. Also included are some shots of women sketching, painting, and visiting with a few scenes relating to fruit farming. A watercolour of Edith Van Wagner as a young child is also included. The Hamilton family photographs include cabinet cards and other b/w prints showing the Hamilton family and their friends and relatives from the 1870s to 1880s. There are also miscellaneous family photographs (mainly portraits) from approximately 1870 to the 1920s. Not all of the photographs are identified. The miscellaneous images consist of a wide range of photographs of the Van Wagner and Hamilton extended families in different formats and sizes. Many of the photographs are unidentified. Most are portraits and country scenes. The daguerr갴ypes and ambrotypes are in somewhat poor condition. A leather-bound legal volume and recipe book, originally written in English chancery hand, dating to the early-17th century. Although highly difficult to read, especially due to the bleed-through of the iron gall ink from the opposite side of the pages, it appears to be of land indentures and conveyances. The later blank pages in the book were used, probably by members of the Hamilton family (the provenance of the volume has been lost to time) to copy a large number of recipes for foodstuff and household products.

Fonds consists of the organizational and functional records of the Ontario Forest Industries Association (OFIA) including minutes of meetings, correspondence, manager's reports, president's reports, annual reports, briefs, and photographs. Some of the correspondence pertains to OFIA Workmen's Compensation. Also included are briefs submitted to the Ontario Royal Commission on Forestry, 1946.

Fonds includes records related to associations which combined offices with the OFIA over time including meeting minutes and annual reports of the Northwestern Ontario Timber Operators (1943-1971) and the Pulpwood Salvage Association (1947-1956). The donation also includes photographs pertaining to the Canadian Lumbermen's Association. These depict lumber camps, equipment, personnel, and meetings. Some of these photographs include captions identifying specific subjects and events.

Fonds has been arranged into 6 series.

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Fonds consists of correspondence, speeches, minutes, reports, journals, draft manuscripts, press clippings and other records related to Kel Crossley's activities as an educator, educational administrator, consultant, software developer and private citizen in Ontario in the 20th and 21st centuries.

The records are arranged into eight series. The arrangement is roughly chronogical.

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Fonds consists of research material collected and used by Vera C. Pletsch while writing her two books: Not Wanted in the Classroom, a history of the origins of special education in Ontario, which was based on her thesis of the same topic, and Not Just the Strap, a history of discipline in Ontario's classrooms.

Research material includes both annotated photocopies and original records. Types of records include newspaper clippings, journal articles, correspondence, interview transcripts, meeting minutes and reports.

Included amongst the records related to Not Wanted in the Classroom is material about the community of Kirkland Lake, in particular about Donald Frisby, an early proponent of special education. The widow of Mr. Frisby gave Vera Pletsch the records her husband had accumulated to aid in her research. Included is correspondence (primarily with the provincial government), memos, reports, meeting minutes and records relating to the Ontario Association for Retarded Children.

Photographs depict staff and students at schools around Ontario. Audio cassettes are interviews about special education and discipline in the classroom.

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Fonds consists of the records of the Association of Library Boards of Ontario, which were primarily collected by or acquired from the Association's presidents and treasurers.

These files contain mainly executive agendas, minutes, membership lists, and correspondence covering a wide array of administrative and lobbying issues. The donation also consists of several “special issues” files documenting the Association's actions in response to federal and provincial legislation affecting libraries.

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Fonds consists of correspondence, exhibition brochures, agendas, minutes of meetings, newspaper clippings, grant applications, photographs and other material related to Ian Trowell's work in founding and developing the Upper Canada Centre for the Visual Arts. It also includes material related to his tenure as President of the Ontario Society of Artists.

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Fonds consists of a minutebook of the shareholders and Management Committee of the Steamboat Europa. Shareholders' meetings contain names of members of the Management Committee. Management Committee minutes relate to: the purchase of insurance, the maintenance of accounts, and the operation of the steamer (including routes travelled by the steamer with steamer lines such as Great Western Steamers and Royal Mail Steamers). Minutes also discuss the storage of the steamer, and its auction in 1857.