The records in this accrual largely document the donor's journalistic and non-fiction writing during the 1980s and comprise editorial correspondence, research notes and secondary materials, annotated drafts and printer's proofs, and press releases and reviews for articles published in such magazines as Atlantic Insight, Audubon, Equinox, Harrowsmith and National Geographic. There are similar materials documenting Thurston's work on Tidal Life : A Natural History of the Bay of Fundy, as well as correspondence and administrative records documenting his work with the Writers Federation of Nova Scotia and various professional activities such as attending or organizing workshops and conferences.

The accrual also contains a small volume of materials from the late 1970s related to Thurston's activities as a poet, including some correspondence and administrative records related to the poetry journal, Germination, as well as his involvement with the Dirge Poets and their Merry Men, a performance group of poets and musicians.

Item is a scrapbook featuring invoices, receipts, and correspondence from various Port Hope businesses collected by Henry Goheen, 1895-1947. Businesses include: Farm Machinery and Merchandise Company; Cut Rate Watch Repair Company; The Daly Tea Co. Ltd.; G.N.Patterson; H.W.A. Zealand, V.S.; Walter J Crowhurst; Thos. Hayden & Son; B. Pennington & Son; Massey –Harris Co. Ltd.; W.E. Dillon Co. Ltd.; Thomas Garnett & Sons ; R.S. Brown; Municipality of Hope; Geo. T. Hancock; Alf. Outram Hardware; S.S. Dickinson, V.S.; H.C. Bonathan; Jas. R. Giffen; Inspector of Weights and Measures; M. Millward & Son; Traders Bank of Canada; Wm. G. Tippett; Port Hope Evening Guide; Port Hope Creamery; W. L. Allen & Co.; Leonard & Sons; Will Braund; W.J. McClung; Dr. E. Sheffield; Sid. S. Hawkins; John Curtis; H.B. Rosevear, Jeweler; A.M. Rush; Brown & Co.; R.K. Scott ; The Frost and Wood Co. Ltd.; J.L. Thompson; M. Millward & Son; McLaughlin Carriage Co.; O’Brien’s Carriage Works; Port Hope Preserving and Canning Co.; J.W. Davidson; David Maxwell & Sons; McCormick Harvesting Machine Co.; Jex and Smith, Funeral Directors; W.J. Thickson & Son. Scrapbook also includes a copy of the direction booklet for the McCormick Vertical Lift Mower, undated.

Series consists of two folders of textual records realting to:<br/>
(1) Anatomy Act misc records incl papers by IM Thompson on the supply of anatomical material 1949;<br/>
on the Anatomy Act 1958; by WJ Condo on Service after Death 1975 pub photos of graveside ceremony and monument<br/>
(2) incl lists of Anatomy staff 1884-1919;<br/>
copy of RB Mitchell's Manitoba Anatomists, Moore's "The anatomy depart" MMR Feb 1967 material on KL Moore and the sex of newborns, Persaud's Early Man anatomists Man Med 62: 160165 1992;<br/>
Persaud's "brief history of anatomy at UM" Anat Anz 1983: 153 3-31 with bios & photos;<br/>
procedures and notes from JA Paterson re Histology Prep Lab (198)<br>
Med I Practical Exams (1982)

Series consists of various artifacts related to Howard Jordan Public School, c. 1970-2009. It includes: (1) 50th Anniversary Guest Book; (2) "Howard Jordan Public School Celebration CD"; (3) Howard Jordan Public School Closing, 23 May 2009 (CD-ROM); (4) Howard Jordan Public School School Pin; (5) Howard Jordan Public School Track & Field Ribbons.

Series consists of various artifacts related to Howard Jordan Public School, c. 1970-2009. It includes: (1) 50th Anniversary Guest Book; (2) "HoJo Celebration CD"; (3) HJPS Closing, 23 May 2009 (CD-ROM); (4) HJPS School Pin; (5) HJPS Track & Field Ribbons.

Series consists of two (2) building plans: Original building blueprints dated 1958, and revised grounds plans from February 1993.

Series consists of two (2) building plans: Original building blueprints dated 1958, and revised grounds plans from February 1993.

Series consists of various newspaper clippings which mention Howard Jordan Public School.

Series consists of various newspaper clippings which mention Howard Jordan Public School.