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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.

The Chronological Correspondence subseries contains 169 files of all correspondence sent out by the Human Rights Institute of Canada. Files are arranged chronologically. This subseries contains a variety of document types, predominately correspondence, along with memorandum, reports, submissions, proposals, and press releases sent as enclosures with correspondence. The specific topics this subseries covers are communications with Human Rights Institute of Canada members, conference and session planning, general activities of the Human Rights Institute of Canada, as well as Human Rights Institute of Canada stances and opinions on politics, social issues, and human rights at home and abroad.

The Failure of Justice – The Truth About Family Courts subseries contains 34 files discussing family court legislation and effectiveness and the family court cases of Marguerite Ritchie’s brother, Robert H. Ritchie. Files are arranged chronologically by case or research materials. This subseries contains a variety of document types including correspondence, memorandum, legal research, transcripts of telephone conversations and court proceedings, court documents, financial records, affidavits, and newspaper clippings. Specific topics in this subseries are the divorce, finances, family court, and child custody case Robert H. Ritchie and his wife Audrey Ritchie. A property dispute between Robert H. Ritchie and Patricia Bishop over a condominium and another against Huronia Trust for possible mishandling of investments is also included, as well as case studies of child custody and broader research about family court legislation and effectiveness, child support, adoption, domestic abuse, marriage counselling, capacity to marry, Ottawa Citizen articles on child custody, foster care, social services, and family court.

The Challenges to Injustice – Women – Application of the Merit Principle to Women in the Public Service of Canada subseries contains 7 files of research, drafts, and final version of Alexis Clark's report "The Application of the Merit Principle to Women in The Public Service: How Governments and Bureaucrats Manipulate Equality in the Public Service." Files are arranged by material type. This subseries contains a variety of document types including correspondence, research notes, background materials, memorandum, definitions, legislation, and papers.

The Addendums – Missing Women – The Truth About Women’s Appointments to the Senate – Persons Case II subseries contains 12 files discussing the Human Rights Institute of Canada conference “Reaching up: A Conference on Equity of Access to Power for Women” on Senate reform for Persons Case II. Files are arranged chronologically. This subseries contains a variety of document types including correspondence, Senate debates, newspaper clippings, memorandum, historical research, pamphlets, speeches, submissions and descriptions of Senate Committees, transcripts, lists of Senators and their biographies, House of Commons debates, legislation, conference planning materials, briefs, and tracking sheets for media contacts. The specific topics this subseries covers are Senate reform, Persons Case II, women in government and politics, and conferences held by the Human Rights Institute of Canada.

The Addendums - Women subseries contains 2 files discussing the status of women and women’s rights. Files are arranged by subject and type. This subseries contains a variety of document types including newspaper clippings, correspondence, memorandum, reports, legislation, booklets, Senate debates, and House of Commons debates. The specific topics this subseries covers are the status of women, the status of aboriginal women, funding for women’s organizations, pension equality, equal pay, the Royal Commission on the Status of Women, violence against women, female genital mutilation, honour killing, the Persons Case, and the beliefs of the the Famous Five on eugenics.

The Funding Requests for the Human Rights Institute of Canada subseries contains 30 files discussing funding applications for the Human Rights Institute of Canada and the projects the funding was used for. Files are arranged by funding source. This subseries contains a variety of document types including correspondence, conference planning, memorandum, grant applications, newspaper clippings, discussion papers, press releases, submissions, project proposals, and expenditures. The specific topics this subseries covers are research for grant and funding sources, applications for funding for Human Rights Institute of Canada projects, operating costs, government funding for women’s groups, municipal funding, funding from women’s organisations, and private organizations with grant funding. This subseries also includes files discussing the Human Rights Institute hiring employees, research conducted, and project and conference planning done with grant money.

The Government of Canada – Members of Parliament and their Interests subseries contains 42 files discussing the work and interests of Members of Parliament. Files are arranged by Member of Parliament. This subseries contains a variety of document types including correspondence, newspaper clippings, press releases, memorandum, speeches, newsletters, House of Commons debates, and notes. The specific topics this subseries covers are women’s rights, aboriginal women’s rights, multiculturalism, gun registries, bilingualism, Quebec sovereignty, partisan politics, the Famous Five, Persons Case II, Elijah Harper’s role in stopping the Meech Lake Accord, national unity, bilingualism, the New Brunswick Constitutional Amendment, and foreign policy in the Middle East and Israel.