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Photographs of an older 'Punch' Dickins, his family and friends.

Miscellaneous private items including tags, envelopes, etc.

Subseries consists of 98 issues from Old Sleuth Weekly.

Publisher: Arthur Westbrook

Date of First Issue (No. 1): Apr. 17, 1908 Date of Last Issue (No. 203): May 17, 1912

First in Collection (No. 1): Apr. 17, 1908 Last in Collection (No. 172): 1911

Old Sleuth Weekly follows a varied publication schedule: bi-monthly and weekly. The format is 8 x 11 inches with 32 pages. Issues cost 5 cents. Pictorial covers are coloured. All novels are signed by Old Sleuth; they consist primarily of detective stories reprinted from the OS Library, with some new stories.

Roger Pocock's pocket diaries, containing daily notes about his activities, from 1905, 1907 through 1917.

This series is composed of photographic items relating to members of the Frontiersmen operating out of, or relating to, members in countries outside of the major areas of operation for the Legion.

David McKnight's Small Presses individual files organized alphabetically from 1960 through 2010 (predominant: 1970-2010). File contents as above in 1-ii.

David McKnight’s Micro Presses individual files organized alphabetically in two folders, dating from ca. 1980-2010.

Contains correspondence to Robert Bell from William Armstrong. Correspondence contains personal communications regarding drawings and sketches. Correspondence sent from Toronto, Ontario to the Geological Survey headquarters in Montreal, Quebec. William Armstrong (1822-1914) immigrated to Canada from Ireland in 1851. He was a railway engineer and enjoyed painting and sketching. More information on William Armstrong can be found in the Canadian Encyclopaedia.

Contains correspondence to Robert Bell from Walton Haydon. Correspondence contains personal communications regarding specimen studies and finding survey work. Correspondence sent from Moose Factory, Ontario and East Selkirk, Manitoba to the Geological Survey headquarters in Montreal, Quebec. Dr. Walton Haydon entered the Hudson's Bay Company's service in 1877 and was an amateur collector of natural history. More information on Walton Haydon can be found in the HBC Archives.

Postcards in this series are distributed by Don Harmon, Box 490, Banff, Alberta. They are grouped according to their printing information.

The subseries includes souvenir postcards that were sold in booklets.

Subseries contains letters from Pocock or to him from various people. Primarily consists of letters between Pocock and Harwood Steele. Also includes letter from his sister Hilda Pocock to Flora Steele regarding Pocock's funeral. Subseries is arranged by correspondent chronologically.

Subseries consists of books written by Pocock. Only one book, Curly, is confirmed to be from Pocock's personal collection. Subseries is arranged chronologically.

Subseries consists of portrait photographs of Pocock and other family members. It is arranged chronologically.

Subseries contains photographs and a lithograph of British Columbia and the Rocky Mountains, though locations of photographs are largely unidentified . Photographs were likely either taken or collected by Pocock during his travels through British Columbia. Subseries is arranged according to the order that photographs were processed.

Subseries consists of photographs and a typewritten passage related to Pocock's journey from Fort Macleod, AB, to Mexico City. He set forth from Fort MacLeod on 28 June 1899 and arrived in Mexico City 21 January 1900. Photographs were likely collected by Pocock during his travels. Subseries is arranged chronologically according to order of location visited.

Subseries consists of photographs from Pocock's expedition with Oxford University to Spitzbergen, an island in northern Norway. This expedition took place in 1921 and is documented in Pocock's 1921 diaries. Subseries is arranged according to the order that photographs were processed.

Subseries contains illustrations by Ian Sheldon of butterflies from the Papilionidae family.

Subseries contains illustration by Ian Sheldon of moths from the Lasiocampinae family.

Subseries consists of illustrations by Ian Sheldon of moths from the Geometridae family.

Sub series consists of illustrations by Ian Sheldon of moths from the Hepialidae family.

Sub series consists of illustrations of beetles by Ian Sheldon from the Cucujidae family.

File consists of an illustration by Ian Sheldon of the beetles from the Curculionidae family.

Subseries consists of illustrations by Ian Sheldon of beetles from the Gyrinidae family.

Subseries consists of illustrations by Ian Sheldon of true bugs from the Coreidae family, also known as leaf footed bugs.

Subseries consists of illustrations by Ian Sheldon of termites from the Rhinotermitidae family.

Subseries consists of illustrations by Ian Sheldon of ants from the Mutillidae family.

Subseries consists of illustrations by Ian Sheldon of wasps from the Sphecidae family.

Subseries consists of an illustration by Ian Sheldon of a wasp from the Crabronidae family.

Subseries consists of illustrations by Ian Sheldon of spiders from the Salticidae family.

Subseries consists of an illustration by Ian Sheldon of a spider from the Araneidae family.

A selection of published fiction and nonfiction books and writings from the personal collection of the McFadden family.

Reverend C.E. Thomson replaced Reverend John Smithurst at St. John’s Church in Elora, Canada West [later Ontario] after Smithurst’s dismissal by John Strachan, Bishop of Toronto. Thomson ministered in Elora from 1857-1877.

The documentation for this period of SBS's military career consists of items cross-referenced from other series listings within the holdings.

Subseries consists of 230 issues from New Nick Carter Weekly. folders containing the dime novels from this subseries are labelled simply, "Nick Carter Weekly", not "New NC Weekly".

Publisher: Street and Smith, New York

Date of First Issue (No. 1): Jan. 2, 1897
Date of Last Issue (No. 819): Sept. 7, 1912

First in Collection (No. 365): Dec. 26, 1903
Last in Collection (No. 801): May 4, 1912

New NC Weekly is a continuation of the NC Library and NC Weekly; it comprises nos. 8-42 and 321-819. The format is 7 x 10 ½ inches (nos. 8-42) and 8 x 11 inches (nos. 321-819), with 32 pages. Issues cost 5 cents. Pictorial covers are coloured. Continued by NC Stories.

The Coach House Press archive includes material related to the history of the Press and contains articles, news clippings, printed information and notes. Included are two ninety-minute audio cassette tapes of interviews with Stan Bevington and Victor Coleman and also of note, is a file related to a Coach House Press exhibition held at the Grolier Club in June/July 2010.

Research and reference files arranged alphabetically by subject, and consisting of a variety of information including articles, news clippings, brochures, newsletters, catalogs, research data, and related correspondence.

The New Wave Canada exhibition files include correspondence leading up to the issuing of the Library and Archives exhibit contract, including business correspondence, a draft exhibition proposal and drafts of the catalog, and cover proofs associated with the development and publishing of an exhibition catalogue and website. Two photographs related to the exhibition are also included with these files.

Contains correspondence to Robert Bell from A. MacDonald. Correspondence contains personal communications regarding missing items belonging to Dr. Bell. Correspondence sent from Parry Sound, Ontario to the Geological Survey headquarters in Montreal, Quebec.

Contains correspondence to Robert Bell from S. K. Parson. Correspondence contains personal communications regarding business, family, events in the area, and accounts. Correspondence sent from Moose Factory, Winnipeg, and Montreal to the Geological Survey headquarters in Montreal, Quebec.

Photographs of a younger 'Punch' Dickins, his family and friends.

Photo album capturing the personal life of 'Punch' Dickins.

Photographs of individuals and planes sent to 'Punch' Dickins by other individuals.

Various books about 'Punch' Dickins.

Envelopes and stamps commemorating Canadian aviators and aviation history.

Subseries consists of records created by or about Pocock pertaining to his travels, publishing activities, occupations, and interests. It includes publishing contracts for several of his books, his certificate of discharge from the NWMP, and his resume while living in Hollywood. Subseries is arranged chronologically.

Subseries consists of biographies or obituaries about Pocock and publications from or about the Legion of Frontiersmen. Many of these publications were written after Pocock's death and were likely not a part of his personal items.

Subseries consists of images used in Pocock's book Chorus to Adventurers, first published in 1931. Subseries is arranged according to the order that photographs were processed.

Materials related to agriculture and agri-business, particularly in the areas of field crops, horticulture, and poultry-raising, that have been collected by members of the McFadden family. These include various informational and instructional resources, as well as agricultural product catalogues and advertisements, government publications (primarily published by the Canada Department of Agriculture and the Manitoba Department of Agriculture), corporate records (primarily published by the CWB and other agri-business groups), and any other materials primarily related to agriculture and agri-business.

Materials regarding the poultry marketing and sales industry in Western Canada, including meeting minutes, correspondence, reports, press releases, memos, newsletters, booklets, and pamphlets. The majority of materials were produced by the Manitoba Turkey Producers' Marketing Board in Manitoba, Canada, of which Donald J. McFadden served as a board member and Director.

Financial records and records of transactions made by members of the McFadden family, largely related to the family farm lands and businesses, including account statements, mortgages and loans, land sale and lease agreements, purchase offers, invoices and bills, void cheques, etc.

Subseries documents the journey of Pocock and Randle Cecil. Randle Cecil (1889 - 1917) was son of Lord Rupert Ernest William Gascoyne-Cecil, Bishop of Exeter, and in early 1913 Lord Gascoyne-Cecil asked Pocock to act as a guide and chaperon to Randle during an exploration of the Pacific North-West. They traveled mostly by horseback from Calgary, AB, to Red Bluff, CA, over the later half of 1913. Subseries contains photographs and postcards of the locations they visited, and perhaps intended to visit, as well as some people they met (mostly unidentified). It is arranged chronologically into three files: Images from unknown locations, Images from Alberta and British Columbia, and Images from Washington to California.

Subseries consists of illustrations by Ian Sheldon of moths from the Sphingidae family.

Subseries consists of illustrations by Ian Sheldon of moths from the Cossidae family.

Subseries consists of illustrations of beetles by Ian Sheldon from the Carabidae family.

Subseries consists of illustrations of beetles by Ian Sheldon from the Scarabaeidae family.

Subseries consists of illustrations by Ian Sheldon of beetles from the Elateridae family.

Subseries consists of illustrations by Ian Sheldon of cockroaches from the Ectobiidae family.

Subseries consists of an illustration by Ian Sheldon of a mayfly from the Ephemeridae family.

Subseries consists of an illustration by Ian Sheldon of a fly from the Asilidae family.

Postcards are all photographed and were either published or copyrighted by Byron Harmon, Banff, Canada.

The subseries includes souvenir postcards that were sold in envelope packages.

Photograph packages in this series are miniature-sized (6.9 x 4.5 cm) and feature original photography by Byron Harmon.

Photograph packages in this series are medium-sized (6.9 x 4.5 cm) and feature original photography by Byron Harmon.

Postcards in this series are copyrighted by Byron Harmon Photos, Banff, Alberta, Canada. They are grouped according to their printing information.

The subseries includes souvenir postcards that were sold in accordion folders.

Five miscellaneous letters and two printed prayer cards acquired with the Rev. John Smithurst Correspondence collection. Thirteen envelopes and enclosures addressed to Rev. Smithurst for which no matching letters are found in this collection.

Subseries consists of 6 issues from Nick Carter Weekly.

Publisher: Street and Smith, New York

Date of First Issue(No. 1): Jan. 2, 1897
Date of Last Issue (No. 819): Sept. 7, 1912

First in Collection (No. 231): Jun. 1, 1901
Last in Collection (No. 311): Dec. 13, 1902

Nick Carter Weekly is a continuation of the Nick Carter Library. Titles vary throughout this series, containing the NC Library, New NC Library, New NC Weekly, etc.--nos. 43-320 are Nick Carter Weekly. The format is 8 x 11 inches, with 32 pages. Issues cost 5 cents. Pictorial covers are coloured. Consists primarily of detective stories. Authors include Frederic Van Rensselaer Dey, plus various others. Reprints some stories from the NC Library but adds many more, including stories reprinted from the Old Cap. Collier Library.

Photographs of 'Punch' Dickins and others involved in historic aviation events.

Assorted landscape and aerial photographs.

Miscellaneous slips of paper and newspaper clippings from the private life of 'Punch' Dickins

Various photographs from 'Punch Dickins' days with Western Canada Airways.

Various photographs from 'Punch Dickins' days de Havilland.

Miscellaneous photographs of various personalities at various locations.