The fonds consists of research notes, drafts of some publications, lecture notes, and related material representing Dr. Spencer's academic and other research work and interests from 1960 to 1998. There is extensive correspondence related to his professional duties as well as to his external affiliations, in addition to reviews of papers and reports regarding topics in biochemistry and the funding of graduate studies programmes. Included in the collection are lab notes, photographs, photographic negatives, transparencies and notebooks.
The fonds consists of manuscripts of public lectures given by Professor MacKerras including "The Theatre", "The Great Orator", and the "The Indo-Europeans"; a small notebook detailing the accounts of the Colonial Committee; a notice in the Queen's College Journal regarding the sale of Professor MacKerras' private library after his death; and obiturary notices.
The collection was brought together from several family branches related to the Griers, particularly from that of the Cartwright family branch. The collection is comprised of additional material from the Addison, Butler, Farrell-Purnell, Matheson, Stevenson, Stewart,and Dobbs families. Included in the collection are correspondence, journals, photographs, accounts and mementos of Brigadier-General George Strachan Cartwright, as well as photographs and a commonplace book of Anne Leman Purnell and Harriet Dobbs Cartwright. Among the photographs are images of Aden, Yemen, Delhi, India and Niagara Falls from the 1890s.
This album, which has been dismantled and individually sleeved, conatins scenes of Kingston and surrounding area. Includes photos of Murney Tower, Fort Henry fortifications, Cedar Island, City Park (canons and Sir John A. Macdonald statue), Kingston Mills, Kingston shipyard, the blockhouse at the end of Sydenham Street (aka Rooney Castle) and various waterways around Kingston.
The fonds consists of photocopies of correspondence relating primarily to analyses of events in Canada. Includes letters from W.L. Mackenzie King and Robert L. Borden.
Fonds consists of two albums containign historic and contemporary photographs of the Research Division of Ontario Hydro, plus John Gifford's retirement party.
