A book of reports and accounts of The Governor And Company of Adventurers of England Trading Into Hudson's Bay.
Large bound daily diary; hand-written entries London to Calgary Two loose items placed in folder behind diary; list of payments
Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919Red leather-bound; notebook style; hand-written entries London, England
Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919A collection of documents relating to Alex J. Swan, a medical professional who lived in Binscarth, Manitoba who served as a Major in World War I. Includes certificates both medical and military, telegraphs, a letter to Mrs. Swan from her brother George who was also serving in WWI, and newspaper clippings from 1940 describing the wedding of other Swan family members.
General Correspondence – Letters sent to Sam Steele upon his return to England from the Boer War in South Africa; includes invitations, general congratulatory notes; and many inquiries from families of men enlisted in the Boer War. Handwritten; Typewritten.
Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919General Correspondence – Personal letters, re: various matters; received by Steele while living in Kensington, London, England. Handwritten; Typewritten.
Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919"In commemoration of the One Hundred and Eleventh Anniversary of the birth of Charles Dickens. Born February 7th." Dated Thursday, February 8, [1923], held at the Fort Garry Hotel in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Contains a menu, with each item accompanied by a related Dickens quote, and a programme that includes toasts, selected sketches, and songs. The last page is an illustration of No. 48, Doughty Street in London, "To be the fellowships Headquarters, Library, Museum and Picture Gallery."
Winnipeg Dickens FellowshipA souvenir menu for a Canadian Pacific Airlines flight for The Boy Scouts Association of Canada in July 1957. The flight route is listed as Vancouver, British Columbia to Edmonton, Alberta to London, England. On the cover of the menu is a colour photograph print of the Kicking Horse River. Inside the menu is an illustration of the globe with the Canadian Pacific Airline routes marked. The menu also includes a paragraph about the history and geographic details of Greenland. The menu listed for the flight consists of a Luncheon and a Jamboree Dinner. Throughout the menu pages, there are various signatures and handwritten notes. All of the names of the flight crew have also been written down.
Canadian Pacific AirlinesCheque book from the Bank of Montreal
Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919Canadian Training Division: Canadian Engineers Training Depot – l Correspondence Correspondence sent to and from SBS in his capacity as Major-General, C.B., M.V.O., Canadian Headquarters, Shorncliffe, England. The correspondence concerns criticisms of the Canadian Engineering Training Deport in England, and Steele’s suggestions to General Carson for strengthening the Depot. Includes correspondence with Brigadier-General Bethune Lindsay and others; some of the correspondence is marked private and confidential. Typewritten
Byng, Julian H.G., 1st Viscount Byng of Vimy, 1862-1935Canadian Training Division: Canadian Engineers Training Depot – l Correspondence Correspondence sent to and from SBS in his capacity as Major-General, C.B., M.V.O., Canadian Headquarters, Shorncliffe, England. The correspondence concerns criticisms of the Canadian Engineering Training Deport in England, and Steele’s suggestions to General Carson for strengthening the Depot and his disagreement with criticisms made by Brigadier-General Bethune Lindsay. Typewritten
Byng, Julian H.G., 1st Viscount Byng of Vimy, 1862-1935Canadian Training Division – General - Correspondence Correspondence sent to and from SBS in his capacity as Major-General, C.B., M.V.O., Canadian Headquarters, Shorncliffe, England. The correspondence and memoranda revolve around details of troop training and course planning. Typewritten
Carson, J.W., Sir Major GeneralCanadian Training Division – Reinforcements - Correspondence Correspondence sent to and from SBS in his capacity as Major-General, C.B., M.V.O., Canadian Headquarters, Shorncliffe, England. The correspondence revolves around Canadian Battalions and the subject of reinforcements for these troops from Canada. Correspondents include Steele, General J.W. Carson, General Sam Hughes; also includes correspondence with Lady Strathcona [Lord Strathcona's daughter], re: her financing of Canadian reinforcements. Typewritten
Carson, J.W., Sir Major GeneralKnighthood Congratulatory Notes and Correspondence Correspondence sent in response to Steele’s knighthood conferred upon him in the King’s honours list for 1918: “Knight Commander of the Most Distinguished order of Saint Michael and Saint George”. Includes many letters and copies of Steele’s response to correspondence received. Typewritten; handwritten
Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919Canadian Army Medical Service Reports Interim Report of Surgeon General G.C. Jones, Director Medical Services, Canadians in reply to the Report on the Canadian Army Medical Service by Colonel Herbert A. Bruce, Special Inspector General, Medical Services, Canadian Expeditionary Force. 61 pages. Includes explanatory note written by Harwood Steele [ca. 1969]. Typewritten; handwritten
Steele, HarwoodFrench and Belgian Troop Reports Reports on campaign operations in France and Belgium sent to SBS for his information; includes information on the Battles of St Eloi, The Somme, and Vimy Ridge; includes an explanatory note written by Harwood Steele [ca. 1969]. Typewritten
Ketchen, H.D.B.French Troops – Notes/Reports General Steele’s notes on the French Methods of Defence at Verdun. Handwritten; 4 pp.
Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919Ross Rifle Report Reports and related correspondence concerning the Ross Rifle and its application in the battlefield. Typewritten; handwritten
Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919Printed ephemera – Military Business Card – Nurse A. Feast Certf. Obstet. Soc. Of Lond.
Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919Letter prepared by J.S.O'Halloran, Secretary, Royal Colonial Institute, with added annotations by SBS, re: London visit.
Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919Includes a second post-script letter to Marie and an attached news clipping: "Strathcona's at the Fair".
Steele, Marie (de Lotbinière Harwood), 1859-1951Handwritten letter drafts written by Marie to Lord Strathcona and the Mount Royal G.C.M.G. requesting assistance with her family's move to South Africa.
Smith, Donald Alexander, Lord Strathcona, 1820-1914Handwritten letter from Mr. Maurice in London to Marie, accepting her invitation for dinner; the letter is dated March 8th, 1907.
Steele, Marie (de Lotbinière Harwood), 1859-1951Typewritten letter inviting Marie to attend a special event (a presentation from Princess Louise to the Canadian Forces in England);the letter is dated July 3, 1916.
Steele, Marie (de Lotbinière Harwood), 1859-1951Vaughn, L. Brent. Hill’s Vest-Pocket Latin-English and English- Latin Dictionary. Chicago: George M. Hill Co., 1900. (‘S.B. Steele, London, England” signed at beginning of the book)
Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919