Materials related to military operations of the 1812-era, research of the late Dr. Frederick C. Drake, of the History Department at Brock University. Original folder titles, pertaining to an institutions call numbers, were retained and appear in parenthesis after the given folder title. The folders were placed into the Series and/or Sub-series which coincided with its original title. Folder titles contain the title of the material as well as the institution from which it derived in order for proper accreditation to be given, before materials are used and/or cited in a publication. Folders titled “Individual or Family Papers” contain numerous different collections of letters from the Institution marked on the folder. When the bulk of the materials belong to one collection it is noted in the finding aid. All publications which the University did not hold were placed in series IV. If the University had access to the publications they were removed from the collection and noted in the separated materials category with their call numbers. Fonds is comprised of the following series: Series I, National Archives of Canada British Military and Naval Records, “C-series”, 1767-1870 Sub-series A: War Office Records and Reports, 1806-1813, 1826-1835, 1862, 1865 Series II, United States Archival Records, 1801-1994 (non-inclusive) Sub-series A. Cincinnati Historical Society, 1811-1815, 1879, 1904, 1982-1983 Sub-series B. Duke University, 1803-1812, 1976 Sub-series C. Library of Congress, 1809-1815, 1872, 1875-1878 Sub-series D. National Archives of the United States, Correspondence of the Navy, 1798-1886 Sub-series E. Truman Smith (WHIG politician), 1831-1883, 1969, 1971, 1974, 1980 (non-inclusive) Sub-series F. University of Michigan, 1813-1815, 1983, n.d. Sub-series G. Virginia,1793-1886, n.d. Series III, International Archives, 1804, 1809, 1811-1815, 1833, 1961, 1965, 1970-1971 Series IV, Print Sources, 1823, 1814, 1930-1960 (non-inclusive) Series V, Realia, 1812 Series VI, Microfilm, c. 1800, 1950-1970 (non-inclusive)
