Economic Development - ETRC

Economic 

Development 

FINDING AID 

Eastern Townships Resource Centre • 2013 

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Economic Development 

Finding Aid 

Table of Contents 

George Frederick Bowen fonds P005............................................................3 

Paul Desruisseaux fonds P012.......................................................................5 

James Miller fonds P069...............................................................................17 

Edward Hale fonds P072..............................................................................20 

James H. Smith fonds P132..........................................................................21 

Albert Carlos Skinner fonds P136...............................................................23 

Skinner Family fonds P162..........................................................................27 

Elvyn M. Baldwn Family fonds P173..........................................................31 

Homer L. Flannery fonds P184....................................................................75 

ETRC Textual Records Collection: Economy P997/004...........................76 

The production of this finding aid has been made possible through funding from the Bélanger- 

Gardner Foundation. 

George Frederick Bowen 

Classification System P005 

P005/001 Plan Division Register ([ca 1860]) 

P005/002 Miscellaneous Documents (1875-1895) 

P005 

George Frederick Bowen fonds. - ca. 1860-1896. - 7 textual records. - 40 plans. 

Biographical sketch: 

Born in Quebec City on 19 March 1811, George Frederick Bowen was the son of Edward Bowen, politician and Chief Justice, and Eliza 

Davidson. In 1843, he married Eliza Jessie Wyatt. They had seven children. Bowen studied law in Quebec and was admitted to the Bar 

in 1832. In 1835, he opened a law practice in Sherbrooke. From 1844 to 1887, he was Sheriff of the District of St. Francis. From 1887 to 

1898, he was Prothonotary of the District, jointly with Hubert C. Cabana. Other positions he held include Justice of the Peace, Chairman 

of Quarter Sessions and Commissioner in Bankruptcy. As well, Bowen was Mayor of Sherbrooke from 1852 to 1854, worked with a 

number of Sherbrooke-area associations, and pursued a military career. George Frederick Bowen died in Sherbrooke on 26 April 1898. 

Scope and content: 

The fonds contains source material on the granting of lands in the Eastern Townships in the 19th century. The fonds is comprised of the 

following series: Plan Division Register (ca. 1860) and Miscellaneous Documents (1875-1895). 

Notes: 

Title based on contents of fonds. 

Moisture has started to appear on the Plan Division Register, and the binding is in bad shape. 

The documents are in English. 

Researchers may also consult archives of the Bowen family at the Centre de l’Estrie of the Archives nationales du Québec in Sherbrooke. 

P005/001 

Plan Division Register. - [ca 1860]. - 40 plans. 


The series consists of a register of plans of many townships (Ascot, Auckland, Barford, Barnston, Bolton, Brome, Brompton, 

Chester, Clifton, Clinton, Compton, Ditton, Dudswell, Eaton, Ely, Farnham, Granby, Hatley, Hereford, Kingsey, Lingwick, 

Melbourne, Milton, Newport Orford, Potton, Roxton, Shefford, Shipton, Stoke, Stukely, Tingwick, Warwick, Weedon, Westbury, 

Wickham, Windsor, Wolfestown) from approximately 1860, The plans in the register indicate range numbers, lots, and in some 

cases, owners’ names. The plans shows the divisions of lots and ranges of various locations in the Eastern Townships, some include 

names of settlers. 

Notes: 

Title is based on contents of series. 

The register is very fragile and the binding is broken. 


P005/002 

Miscellaneous Documents. - 1875-1895. - 7 textual records. 


The series contains source material on the activities of George Frederick Bowen from 1875 to 1895. It contains information on 

Bowen’s business life mainly regarding land. It is comprised of correspondence, and a deed of sale. 

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Paul Desruisseux 


P012/001 La Tribune Ltd ([195-]-1970) 

P012/001/001 CHLT-TV (1951-1953) 

P012/001/002 Miscellaneous Documents ([195-]-[196-]) 

P012/001/003 (1970) 

P012/002 Senate (1966-1980) 

P012/002/001 Speeches (1966-1980) 

P012/002/002 Information for Senators ([196-?]) 

P012/002/003 Inflation ([1973?]) 

P012/002/004 Federal Transfers ([1978?]) 

P012/002/005 Housing ([197-]) 

P012/002/006 Textile Industry (1980) 

P012/002/007 Miscellaneous Documents 

P012/003 University of Sherbrooke (1955-1884) 

P012/003/001 Annual Reports (1959-1984) 

P012/003/002 General Library (1965-1975) 

P012/003/003 Office of Research and Bursaries (1976) 

P012/003/004 Art Gallery (1967) 

P012/003/005 Convocation (1964) 

P012/003/006 Miscellaneous Documents (1955-1980) 

P012/004 Civil Code (1928) 

P012/005 Canadian Association for Retarded Children (1967-1969) 

P012/006 Kennedy Foundation (1965-1969) 

P012/006/001 Kennedy International Awards (1968) 

P012/006/002 Gala Sherbrookois (1965) 

P012/006/003 Miscellaneous Documents (1965-1969) 

P012/007 Press Clippings 

P012/007/001 Economy (1956-1981) 

P012/007/002 Journalism ([195-?]-[195-?]) 

P012/007/003 Politics (1957-1980) 

P012/008 Photographs (1962-[197-?]) 

P012/009 Miscellaneous Documents (1928-1983) 

George Frederick Bowen fonds, P005/001 

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P012 

Paul Desruisseaux fonds. - 1928-1984. - 0.45 m of textual records and other documents. 


Lawyer, businessman, and public figure Paul Desruisseaux was born in Sherbrooke on 1 May 1905 to Geoffrey Desruisseaux and Sarah 

Gauthier. In 1945, he married Céline Duchesne. They had four children. Paul Desruisseaux studied at the École du Sacré-Coeur and the 

Séminaire St-Charles-Borromée in Sherbrooke, the law school of Université de Montréal, the Babson Institute, and Harvard University. 

In 1934, he was admitted to the Quebec Bar. The following year, he opened an office in Sherbrooke and practised law there until 1961. 

Desruisseaux was also a businessman who founded and managed many companies. In 1955, he and Alphée Gauthier bought La Tribune 

Ltée, which owned La Tribune newspaper, radio stations CHLT and CKTS, and CHLT television station. In 1966, after many strikes and 

conflicts, La Tribune Ltee was sold to Québec Télémédia Inc. The same year, Desruisseaux was appointed to the Senate by Governor- 

General Georges Vanier at the request of Prime Minister Lester B. Pearson. Paul Desruisseaux sat on the boards of many humanitarian 

organizations such as the Canadian Red Cross Society in Sherbrooke and the Canadian Association for Retarded Children. In 1964, 

Desruisseaux was awarded an honorary doctorate of law by Université de Sherbrooke. Paul Desruisseaux died in 1982, two years after 

retiring from the Senate, following a lengthy illness. 


The fonds contains source material on Paul Desruisseaux’s career as a lawyer, senator, businessman, and humanitarian from 1950 to 

1980 and on his wife Céline’s volunteer activities. It consists of documentary materials of various kinds, including correspondence, 

statistics, declarations, speeches, financial statements, press clippings, publications, subject files, annual reports, press releases and 

photographs. It is comprised of the following series: La Tribune Ltée ([195-]-1970), Senate (1966-1980), Université de Sherbrooke 

(1955-1984), Civil Code (1928), Canadian Association for Retarded Children (1967-1969), Kennedy Foundation (1965-1969), Press 

Clippings (Economy, Politics, Journalism ([195-?]-1981), Photographs (1962-[197-?]), and Miscellaneous Documents (1928-1983). 

Notes: 


The fonds also contains 9 photographs, 3 prints and 1 map. 

The documents were donated in 1983 by Céline Desruisseaux, wife of Paul Desruisseaux. 

The documents are in English and in French. 

P012/001 

La Tribune Ltee. - [195-]-1970. - 0.03 m of textual records. 


The series contains source material on Paul Desruisseax’s involvement with La Tribune Ltee from approximately the 1950s to 1970. 

It contains the following files: CHLT-TV (1951-1953), Miscellaneous Documents ([195-]-[196-]), and 60th Anniversary (1970). 

Notes: 


The documents are in French and English. 

P012/001/001 

CHLT-TV. - 1951-1953. - 0.01 m of textual records. 


The file contains source material on Desruisseaux’s involvement with CHLT-TV from 1951 to 1953. It includes 

information on the history of La Tribune, and the development of beginnings of CHLT-TV in Sherbrooke. It 

contains an historical sketch, a report on the City of Sherbrooke, and correspondence. 

Notes: 

Title is based on contents of file. 


P012/001/002 

Miscellaneous Documents. - [195-]-[196-]. - 0.01 m of textual records. 

Paul Desruisseux fonds P012/001/001 


The file contains source material on CHLT-TV and La Tribune from approximately the 1950s and 1960s. It 

contains an advertisement for CHLT-TV, code of contact for publicity and journalism, salary statistics for 

media work, statistics of the employees of La Tribune Ltee, a declaration of the president of La Tribune Ltee, 

and a financial statement for the year end 1964 for Telegram & Publishing Co., Ltd. 

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P012/001/003 

60th Anniversary. - 1970. - 1 textual record. 


The file contains a copy of the 60th anniversary edition of La Tribune from 1970. 

Notes: 


The document is in French. 

P012/002 

Senate. - 1966-1980. - 0.07 m of textual records. 


The series contains source material on Paul Desruisseaux’s involvement with the Senate of Canada from 1966 to 1980. It contains 

the following files: Speeches (1966-1980), Information for Senators ([196-?]), Inflation ([1973?]), Federal Transfers [1978?], 

Housing ([197-]), Textile Industry (1980), and Miscellaneous Documents (1970-1980). 

Notes: 


The documents are in French. 

P012/002/001 

Speeches. - 196-1980. - 0.04 m of textual records. 


The file contains source material on the speeches and debates of the Senate of Canada from 1966 to 1980. It 

contains transcripts and details of the debates. 

Notes: 



P012/002/002 

Information for the Senators. - [196-?]. - 0.02 m of textual records. 


The file contains source material on the Senate of Canada from approximately the 1960s. It contains a document 

entitled, “Information Prepared for Members of the Senate of Canada”. It contains information on officers and 

chiefs of principal branches, customs and practices, indemnity, allowances and benefits, and services of the 

senate. 

Notes: 


The documents are in English and French. 

P012/002/003 

Inflation. - [1973?]. - 0.01 m of textual records. 


The file contains source material on inflation produced by the liberal caucus from approximately 1973. It 

contains a report on inflation. 

Notes: 



Paul Desruisseaux fonds P012/001/002 

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P012/002/004 

Federal Transfers. - [1978?]. - 1 textual record. 


The file contains a document on federal transfers to the province of Quebec from the liberal caucus of Quebec 

from approximately 1978. 

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P012/002/005 

Housing. - [197-]. - 1 textual record. 


The file contains a report on Canadian housing statistics from approximately the 1970s. 

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P012/002/006 

Textile Industry. - 1980. - 7 textual records. 


The file contains source material on the textile industry in Canada from 1980. It contains newspaper clippings, 

correspondence, and a study of the Canadian Textile Industry . 

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P012/002/007 



The file contains various information relating to the Senate of Canada from 1970 to 1980. It contains 

correspondence about the Tariff Board Act, letterhead for the Senate, a notice for a science lecture, an appendix 

listing the senators, the committees, and other employees of the senate, and statistics on food prices. 

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P012/003 

University of Sherbrooke. - 1955-1984. - 0.04 m of textual records. 


The series contains source material on the Desruisseax’s involvement with the University of Sherbrooke from 1955 to 1984. It 

contains the following files: Annual Reports (1959-1984), General Library (1965-1975), Office of Research and Bursaries, Art 

Gallery (1967), Convocation (1964), and Miscellaneous Documents (1955-1980). 

Notes: 



P012/003/001 

Annual Reports. - 1959-1984. - 0.04 m of textual records. 


The file contains source material on the University of Sherbrooke from 1959 to 1984. It contains annual reports. 

Notes: 



P012/003/002 

General Library. - 1965-1975. - 0.02 m of textual records. 


The file contains source material on the University of Sherbrooke general library from 1965 to 1975. It contains 

a bibliography of resources around the national identity of French Canada, an alphabetical list of periodicals, 

users’ guides, and a bibliography of resources on the fine arts in Quebec. 

Notes: 



P012/003/003 

Office of Research and Bursaries. - 1976. - 0.01 m of textual records. 


The file contains source material on the office of research and bursaries of the University of Sherbrooke from 

1976. It contains directories of bursaries and scholarships for advanced studies, and an application form. 

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P012/003/004 

Art Gallery. - 1967. - 20 textual records. 


The file contains source material on the University of Sherbrooke Art Gallery from1967. It contains artist 

names and piece information for artworks in the collection, newspaper clippings about openings and works of 

art, a notebook and lists of contact information for various people, press releases regarding a grant received, a 

receipt for artwork, a message to the members, and a blank loaning of artwork form. 

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P012/003/005 

Convocation. - 1964. - 2 textual records. 


The file contains source material on the University of Sherbrooke’s convocation from 1964. It contains the 

programme, and notes on the proceedings. 

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P012/003/006 

Miscellaneous Documents. - 1955-1980. - 0.08 m of textual records. 


The file contains source material on the University of Sherbrooke from 1955 to 1980. It contains a telephone 

directory, an alumni journal and a report on the comité de révision des structures, an annual report for the 

centre de recherche en aménagement régional, a student produced journal, an agenda, a booklet listing the coop 

programs, directories for the faculty of commerce, an historical sketch of the University of Sherbrooke, the 

constitution of the general association of students of the University of Sherbrooke, and a working document on 

the academic structures of the University of Sherbrooke. 

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P012/004 

Civil Code. - 1928. - 1 textual record. 


The series contains a book of the civil code of Quebec from 1928. 

Notes: 


The binding of the book is broken. 


P012/005 

Association for Retarded Children. - 1967-1969. - 9 textual records. 


The series contains source material on the Canadian Association for Retarded Children from 1967 to 1969. It contains a brochure 

for the Montreal branch, handwritten notes, contact information for members of the Committee for the Galaxie Internationale for 

the Mentally Retarded, a report on recent developments, a meeting notice, minutes, a programme, and correspondence. 

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P012/006 

Kennedy Foundation. - 1965-1969. - 0.02 m of textual records. 


The series contains source material on the Kennedy Foundation from 1965 to 1969. It is comprised of the following files: Kennedy 

International Awards(1968), Gala Sherbrookois (1965), and Miscellaneous Documents (1965-1969). 

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P012/006/001 

Kennedy International Awards. - 1968. - 10 textual records. 


The file contains source material on the Kennedy International Awards from 1968. It contains information 

on the award that the Canadian Association for Retarded Children won. It is comprised of correspondence, 

programs, and newspaper clippings. 

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P012/006/002 

Gala Sherbrookois. - 1965. - 55 textual records. 


The file contains source material on the Sherbrookois Gala for the Canadian John F. Kennedy ‘Memorial 

Evening for the Mentally Retarded from 1965. It contains information on the gala evening, and primarily 

information on ‘Les Feux Follets’. It contains invitations, programmes, and newspaper clippings. 

P012/006/003 



The file contains source material on the Kennedy foundation from 1965 to 1969. It includes information 

primarily on those involved in the foundation including Mrs. Joseph P. Kennedy . It is comprised of newspaper 

clippings. 

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P012/007 

Press Clippings. - [195-?]-1981. - 0.03 m of textual records. 


The series contains source material on Paul Desruisseaux’s business life. It is comprised of the following files: Economy (1956- 

1981), Journalism ([195-?]), and Politics (1957-1980). 

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P012/007/001 

Economy. - 1956-1981. - 0.005 m of textual records. 


The file contains press clippings and other publicity on the economy from 1956 to 1981. It contains various 

clippings regarding the state of the economy and business on various locations in North America and elsewhere 

with many on the Sherbrooke area. 

Notes: 



P012/007/002 

Journalism. - [195-]. - 0.01 m of textual records. 


The file contains source material on journalism and publicity primarily in the Eastern Townships from 

approximately the 1970s. It contains a copy of “La Radio Diffusion” by Alphonse Ouimet, articles on new 

ways to publicize, and the state of advertisement and journalism at the time. 

Notes: 



P012/007/003 

Politics. - 1957-1980. - 0.015 m of textual records. 


The file contains source material on the state of politics in Sherbrooke, Quebec, and Canada from 1957 to 1980. 

It contains newspaper clippings primarily about separatism in Quebec. 

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P012/008 

Photographs. - 1962-[197-?]. - 6 photographs. 


The series contains photographs of a maquette for the Desruisseaux’s home in Knowlton, as well as photographs of a Catholic event 

in Sherbrooke. from approximately the 1960s to the 1970s. 

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P012/009 

Miscellaneous Documents. - 1928-1983. - 0.09 m of textual records. 


The series contains source material on various topics pertaining to the activities of Paul Desruisseaux. It includes, business cards, 

brochures for various organizations, a résumé of Paul Desruisseaux, confederate states dollars, extracts of British North America 

Act, a commemorative book given to new Canadians, correspondence, a yearbook from Babson Institute, finances for La Presse a 

programme, a yearbook of the Duquesne Club, a commemorative 100th anniversary paper for the Séminaire St-Charles Borromée, 

and the charter and list of members of the Mount Royal Club. 

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Maquette of Desruisseaux’s home, Paul Desruisseux fonds P012/008 

Paul Desruisseux fonds P012/001/002 

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P069/001 Miller Brothers Ledger (1858-1859) 

P069/002 James Miller & co. Publicity 

P069/003 Wilfrid Laurier Correspondence (1902,1908) 

P069/004 Financial Statement (1892) 

James Miller 

P069 

James Miller fonds. - 1858-1908. - 0.03 m of textual records. 


James Miller was born in Richmond on 24 May 1834. He married Mary Selina Reid in Melbourne on 21 September 1860. They had 

two children. He spent almost all his life in Ulverton in the Township of Durham. From the end of the 1850s to the 1890s, James Miller 

was a storekeeper, probably associated with his two brothers, Robert (1832) and William Scott (1835). In 1910, he was postmaster in 

Ulverton. 


The fonds contains source material on the commercial activities of James Miller at the beginning and at the end of his career. Moreover, 

it gives insight into his friendship with Wilfrid Laurier, Prime Minister of Canada from 1896 to 1911. The fonds consists of the 

following series: Miller Brothers Ledger (1858-1859), James Miller & Co. Publicity (1899), Wilfrid Laurier Correspondence (1902, 

1908), and Financial Statement (1892). 

Notes: 


A document affected by mould was kept within the fonds until processing (1994). That document, not related to James Miller, was 

transferred to the ET Collection. The documents which remain in the fonds have not been treated. 

The fonds was donated in 1978 by W.H. Cripps of North Hatley. 


P069/001 

Miller Brothers Ledger. - 1858-1859. - 0.04 m of textual records. 


The series contains source material on the business of the Miller Brothers and James Miller in Ulverton from 1858 to 1859. It 

contains information on customer information, finances, and products It contains a ledger from the Miller Brothers. 

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P069/002 

James Miller & Co. Publicity. - 1899. - 1 textual record. 


The series contains source material on James Miller & Co. in Ulverton from 1899. It contains an advertisement for the store 

notifying of a dissolution of partnership and the resulting sales in the store. 

Notes: 


The document is in English. 

P069/003 

Wilfrid Laurier Correspondence. - 1902, 1908. - 2 textual records. 


The series contains correspondence addressed to James Miller from Wilfrid Laurier from 1902 and 1908. The correspondence 

concerns Laurier’s response to Miller’s request that Laurier help him out with his brother if he is able and the other letter notes 

Laurier’s receipt of another letter from Miller and his well wishes for Miller. 

Advertisement for store closing sales, James Miller fonds P069/002 

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P069/004 

Financial Statement. - 1892. - 1 textual record. 


The series contains a financial statement regarding the collection of sums for the minister’s salary of the Ulverton Circuit, Quebec 

District, Montreal Conference of the Methodist Church from 1892. 

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P072 

Edward Hale fonds. - 1846. - 1 textual record. 

Edward Hale 


Politician and public figure, Edward Hale was born in Quebec City on 6 December 1800 or 1801 (depending on sources). He was the 

son of the Honourable John Hale, Member of the Legislative Council from 1808 to 1838, and Elizabeth Frances Amherst. Hale married 

Eliza Cecilia Bowen in Sherbrooke on 10 March 1831. They had seven children: Elizabeth Frances (1831), Edward John (1833), Eliza 

Sarah (1835), Mary (1837), Lucy Amherst (1839), Edward Chaloner (1844), and William Amherst (1847). Hale studied in a private 

school in Kensington, England during the 1810s. He returned to Quebec in 1820 and entered the office of the Committee of Audit as 

Secretary, a post he held for three years. From 1823 to 1828 he lived in India as private secretary to his uncle, Lord Amherst, who 

was then its governor general. In 1833 he bought property in the Township of Orford, where he settled with his family the following 

year. Hale was active mainly in the areas of economic development and politics. He owned several properties in the Townships and 

was involved in the development of railroads and local industry. From 1865 to 1875, he was President of the Mutual Fire Insurance 

Company of the Counties of Stanstead and Sherbrooke. Hale’s political activities included sitting on the Special Council of Lower 

Canada in 1839 and presided over the District Council of Sherbrooke in 1840. In 1841, he was elected to the Legislative Assembly of the 

Province of Canada to represent Sherbrooke, and held the seat until 1847. In 1867, he was named Member to the Legislative Council of 

the Province of Quebec for the Division of Wellington and held the seat until his death in 1875. Hale was also Chancellor of University 

of Bishop’s College from 1866 to 1875. He died in Quebec City on 26 April 1875. He is buried in Sherbrooke. 


The fonds contains source material on Edward Hale’s professional and family activities in May 1846. It consists of a single letter from 

Hale to his wife, dated from Montreal on 16 May 1846. In the letter, Hale mentions his children and writes of his daily activities and his 

meetings with friends and colleagues. He also mentions that he will soon bring home some paintings. 

Notes: 


The document is marked with fold marks and is stained in some places. 


Researchers may consult the archives of the Hale family at the McCord Museum in Montreal. The finding aid for these archives can be 

consulted in the Old Library in McGreer Hall of Bishop’s University. 

Researchers may also consult the Elizabeth Frances Hale fonds (P071), the Lawrence Ball collection (P024) and the Albert Gravel fonds 

(P064). 

Letter from Edward Hale to his wife, 1846, P072 

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P132/001 Personal Life (1907-1908) 

P132/002 Professional Life ([190-?]-1908) 

P132/002/001 Business correspondence (1905-1908) 

P132/002/002 Municipal Involvement (1908) 

P132/002/003 James H. Smith, Carriages, Farm Implements, Horse Furnishings & Cream Separators ([190-?]-1908) 

P132 

James H. Smith fonds. - [190-?]-1908. - 0.02 m of textual records. 


James Henry Smith is born on 14 November 1865 in Sutton. He is the son of Benjamin and Sarah Galusha Smith. He married Florence 

Maud Flannery on 10 August 1898 in Sutton. Throughout is professional life, he had been a tinsmith, a machinery merchant (carriages, 

sleighs, harnesses, farming implements, wagons, cream separators), and a maple sugar dealer in Sutton. He had also been involved in 

municipal politics as a member of the municipal Council of the village of Sutton. He died 15 May 1926 at 60 years of age. 


The fonds contains source material on James H. Smith’s professional activities as a machinery merchant, a maple sugar dealer, and his 

activities as a member of the municipal Council of the village of Sutton. The fonds consists mainly of correspondence, an obligation form, 

promotional material, invoices, Masonic meeting cards and a municipal financial statement. The fonds is comprised of the following 

series: Personal Life (1907-1908), and Professional Life ([190-?]-1908). 

Notes: 

Titled based on contents of fonds. 

Many documents are dirty. 

The documents were donated in 2001 by Egide Dandenault. 


James H. Smith 

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P132/002/001 

Business Correspondence. - 1905-1908. - 0.01 m of textual records. 


the file contains source material on James H. Smith’s business life from 1905 to 1908. It includes information 

on It is comprised of correspondence regarding money past due from the Eastern Townships Bank, a loan form, 

insurance, and products sent and received. 

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P132/002/002 

Municipal Involvement. - 1908. - 1 textual record. 


The file contains a financial statement for the village of Sutton where James H. Smith served as a member of 

Council from 1908. 

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P132/002/003 

Carriages, Harnesses, Farming Implements, Wagons, Cream Separators Publicity. - [190-?]-1908. - 2 textual 

records. 


The file contains source material on James H. Smith’s business Carriages, Harnesses, Farming Implements, 

Wagons, Cream Separators in Sutton from approximately the early 20th century. 

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P132/001 

Personal Life. - 1907-1908. - 5 textual records. 


The series contains source material on the personal life of James H. Smith from 1907 to 1908. It contains an annual report for the 

Methodist Church, Sutton Circuit, a letter from his brother Seymour Smith, and Freemason notices of meetings. 

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P132/002 

Professional Life. - [190-?]-1908. - 0.01 m of textual records. 


The series contains source material on the professional life of James H. Smith from 1905 to 1908. It is comprised of he following 

files: Business Correspondence (1905-1908), Municipal Involvement (1908), and Carriages, Harnesses, Farming Implements, 

Wagons, Cream Separators Publicity ([190-?]-1908). 

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P136/001 Civil Status (1964) 

P136/002 Anniversaries ([1949]-1961) 

P136/003 Family ([18--]-[195-]) 

P136/004 Jeweller (1954) 

P136/005 Mayor of Sherbrooke ([193-]-[195-]) 

P136/006 Diaries (1911-1912) 

P136/007 Correspondence (1932-1934) 

P136/008 Certificates (1960) 

Albert Carlos Skinner 

P136/009 Scrapbooks (1934-1954) 

P136 

Albert Carlos Skinner fonds. - [18--], 1912-1964. - 0.1 m of textual records. - 23 photographs. 


Albert Carlos Skinner was born in Waterloo on 26 November 1871. He is the son of Carlos Young Skinner and Emily Elliot. He moved 

to Sherbrooke with his parents in 1878. He married Margaret Cowan in 1899. He was the father of five children (three sons and two 

daughters). 

He was the President of the jewellery firm “A. C. Skinner Limited” in Sherbrooke until 1935, which was founded in Waterloo by his 

father in 1859. Albert C. Skinner began working with his father in 1898 and took over after his death in 1915. Albert C. Skinner’s sons, 

Carlos C. and Neil, took over the company in 1935 and changed its name to “Skinners Brothers”. In 1954, the company was sold to 

another jeweller of Sherbrooke, “Nadeau & fils”. 

In the 1920’s and 1930’s, Albert C. Skinner was involved in municipal politics. He was a member of the Sherbrooke City Council from 

1917 to 1926, and the Mayor from 1930 to 1932. Throughout his political life, he fostered the “bonne entente” between the Anglophones 

and the Francophones of the city to build up a strong community. 

He was a member of many organizations. He was a Mason and an Odd Fellow. At once, he had been the President of the Sherbrooke 

Board of Trade, Sherbrooke Library, Sherbrooke Rotary, and the Wales Home (Richmond). He also was a member of the Sherbrooke 

Snow Shoe Club, Sherbrooke Country Club, Sherbrooke Curling Club, St. George’s Club, Canadian Club. 

Albert C. Skinner died in August 1964 at 92 years old. 


The fonds contains source material on Albert C. Skinner and his family. It also contains information mostly on the current events of 

Sherbrooke from 1934 to 1954, but also of Canada. It consists mainly of a scrapbook, a diary, a guest book, a book of remembrance, 

correspondence, two addresses, photographs, press clippings. The fonds is comprised of the following nine files: Civil Status (1964), 

Anniversaries (1949, 1961), Family ([18--]-[195-]), Jeweller (1954), Mayor of Sherbrooke ([193-]-[195-]), Diaries (1911-1912), 

Correspondence (1932-1934), Certificates (1960), and Scrapbooks (1934-1954). 

Notes: 


There are 8 photographs glued in the scrapbook, 1 in the Book of Remembrance, and 4 photographs in the diary. 

The documents were donated in 2001 by Richard Callan, A. C. Skinner’s grandson. 


Researchers may also consult the Skinner family fonds (P162) and the Carlos Young Skinner file (P997/001.04/005). 

P136/001 

Civil Status. - 1964. - 8 textual records. 


The series contains source material on the death of Albert C. Skinner from 1964. It contains a remembrance book with details on 

the funeral, and several newspaper clippings illustrating his life and accomplishments. 

Notes: 



P136/002 

Anniversaries. - 1949, 1961. - 2 textual records. 

A.C. Skinner’s Wedding day, Albert Carlos Skinner fonds P136/003 


The series contains source material on the anniversaries of Albert C. Skinner from 1949 and 1961. It contains a guest book for the 

reception for Skinner on his 90th birthday, and a newspaper clipping detailing Skinner and his wife’s 50th wedding anniversary. 

Notes: 



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P136/003 

Family. - [18-]-[195-]. - 4 textual records. - 9 photographs. 


The series contains source material on the family of 

Albert C. Skinner from approximately the 19th century 

to the 1950s. It contains copies of records of births, and 

photographs of the family. 

Notes: 



P136/008 

Certificates. - 1960. - 1 textual record. 


The series is comprised of a certificate of honourary membership to Albert C. Skinner to the Rotary Club of Sherbrooke. 

Notes: 



P136/009 

Scrapbooks. - 1934-1954. - 0.03 m of textual records. - 10 photographs. 

P136/004 

Jeweller. - 1954. - 1 textual record. 


The series contains information on Albert C. Skinner’s 

professional life as a jeweller and the history of this 

business in his family. The series is comprised of a 

newspaper clipping. 

Notes: 



A.C. Skinner pictured second from left, Albert Carlos Skinner fonds 

P136/003 


The series contains source material on the life of Albert C. Skinner from 1934 

to 1954. It includes information on Skinner’s life but also items which Skinner 

thought to be of note, including a substantial amount of information on the war 

effort. It is comprised of a scrapbook which includes newspaper clippings, poems, 

several obituaries, greeting cards, invitations, and photographs. 

Notes: 



P136/005 

Mayor of Sherbrooke. - [193-]-[195-]. - 3 textual records. 


The series contains source material on Albert C. Skinner’s time served as Mayor of Sherbrooke from approximately the 1930s to 

the 1950s. It contains a transcript of a speech of Skinner’s when he finished his time as mayor, a poem entitled, “The Three Heroes 

of Quebec”, and a newspaper clipping with a photo of a reception honouring former mayors of Sherbrooke. 

Notes: 



A.C. Skinner, Albert Carlos Skinner fonds 

P136/003 

P136/006 

Diaries. - 1911-1912. - 1 textual record. - 4 photographs. 


The series contains source material on the daily life of Albert C. Skinner from 1911 to 1912. It contains a diary, and four photos 

of most likely his wife and daughters. 

Notes: 



P136/007 

Correspondence. - 1932-1934. - 3 textual records. 


The series contains correspondence of Albert C. Skinner from 1932 to 1934. It is comprised of a letter from J.R. Rosenbloom 

thanking Skinner for a gift, a letter from W.W. Lynch expressing his support for Skinner’s civic decisions including his attempts at 

town beautification, and Skinner’s response with information on a proposed park for along the banks of the Magog River. 

Notes: 



Albert Carlos Skinner fonds P136/009 

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Skinner Family 

Notes: 


The fonds was donated in 2001 by Richard Callan, Albert Carlos Skinner’s grandson. 


Researchers may also consult the Albert Carlos Skinner fonds (P136) and the Carlos 

Young Skinner file (P997/001.04/005). 


P162/001 Carlos Young Skinner (1880-1933) 

P162/002 Albert Carlos Skinner ([1920?]-1987) 

P162/003 Carlos C. Skinner ([1966]) 

P162/004 Lois Margaret (Skinner) Callan (1980-[199-?]) 

P162/005 Genealogy ([1857]-[199-?]) 

P162/001/001 Elliot Family ([1857]-[199-?]) 

P162/001/002 Cowen-Dunsmore Family ([after 1960]-[1977]) 

P162/001/003 Skinner-Callan Family ([1968?]-[1974?]) 

P162/001/004 Skinner Family (1915-[1967?]) 

P162/001/005 Bowen Family ([1933?]-[1980?]) 

P162 

Skinner family fonds. - [1857]-1880, 1915-[199-?]. - 0.05 m of textual records. 


With their establishment of the People’s Telephone Company and the A.C. Skinner Ltd. jewellery boutique, the Skinner family certainly 

made their mark on Sherbrooke’s history. Carlos Young Skinner (1835-1915) was the first member of the Skinner family to come to the 

Eastern Townships. Son of Nathan Skinner (1808-1882) and Emeline Ensign (1804-1884), Carlos was born in Albany, New York, but 

moved to Derby Center, Vermont while still young. At the age of twenty, he moved to Stanstead to learn the trade of watch making and 

later furthered his training in Lennoxville. When he was still only 24, in 1859, Carlos Y. Skinner moved to Waterloo, Quebec to open 

his own jewellery store. In 1860, he married Emily Elliot (1839-1913) and they had three children: Jennie (1861-1943), Nelson Webster 

(1869-1870), Albert Carlos (1871-1964). Emily Elliot was from Hatley and had been one of the first principals at the Dunham Ladies’ 

College, she was also an active member in the Women’s Christian Temperance Union. 

In 1878, Carlos Skinner moved his family to Sherbrooke to open his second jewellery store. Reportedly, Carlos was a man who enjoyed 

inventing things and it was not long before he had patented a few of his own telephone devices and became the Bell Telephone Company’s 

first representative in Sherbrooke. However, after a falling out with Bell, Carlos organized his own telephone company called first the 

Sherbrooke Telephone Association. Later, in 1896, a supplementary charter was issued, calling it the People’s Telephone Company and, 

finally, in 1912, was renamed the Eastern Townships Telephone Company with service that stretched all the way from Rock Island to 

Danville. After Carlos Skinner’s retirement from the presidency of the Eastern Townships Telephone Company, Sylvester Jencks, Jennie 

Skinner’s husband, was elected as president for a time and the title was later passed on to Albert Carlos Skinner. Carlos Skinner and his 

People’s Telephone Company have been credited with helping to regulate the price of telephone service in the Eastern Townships by 

creating competition for the region’s major provider, the Bell Telephone Company. 

With the telephone company occupying much of his time, Carlos Skinner sold his jewellery store to his son, Albert Carlos Skinner, who 

saw the store grow quite prosperous under his direction. Albert Skinner married Margaret Cowan in 1899 and they had five children: 

Ruth G. (b. 1900), Carlos C. (b. 1901), Lois M. (b. 1903), Neil A. (b. 1906), and Hugh S. (b. 1908). Later, Albert incorporated the 

business as A.C. Skinner Ltd. with two of his sons, Neil and Carlos C. in 1928. In 1935, Neil and Carlos C. would buy out their father’s 

interests in the store. Ten years later Carlos C. bought the family business from his brother and went into business with a Mr. Nadeau 

in 1954. 

P162/001 

Carlos Young Skinner. - 1880-1933. - 3 textual records. 


The series contains source material on the life of Carlos Young Skinner from 1880 

to 1933. It is comprised of a newspaper clippings detailing his life and funeral, an 

agreement, and a copy of, “The Story of the Eastern Townships Telephone Company 

and its Founder Carlos Skinner”, by Albert W. Reid. 

Notes: 



P162/002 

Albert Carlos Skinner. - 1920-1987. - 0.01 m of textual records. 


The series contains source material on the life of Albert Carlos Skinner from 1920 to 1987. It is comprised of newspaper clippings 

detailing the history of the Skinner family up to Albert Carlos Skinner, the beginnings of aviation in Sherbrooke, and early 

Sherbrooke. 

Notes: 



P162/003 

Carlos C. Skinner. - 1968. 


The series is comprised of a newspaper clipping detailing Carlos C. 

Skinner’s involvement with Skinner and Nadeau Incorporated from 1968. 

Notes: 



P162/004 

Lois Margaret Skinner Callan. - 1980-[199-?]. - 4 textual records. 


The series contains source material on Lois Margaret Callan’s life from 

approximately the 1980s to the 1990s. It is comprised of six poems by 

Callan, a letter to Hugh Skinner regarding research on former Sherbrooke 

mayors, and a letter with an attached eulogy for her mother. 

Carlos Young Skinner, Albert Carlos 

Skinner fonds P136/003 

The mark that the Skinner family left on the history of Sherbrooke has been commemorated in a historical mural, located on the corner 

of Frontenac and Dufferin Streets, depicting the storefronts of ‘Boutique Skinner’ and the People’s Telephone Company. 


The fonds contains source material on the genealogy of the Skinner family. It includes genealogical information on other families: 

Elliot, Callan, Bowen, Cowan, Dunsmore. The fonds consists mainly of genealogical records, poems, correspondence and a discharge 

for a deed of sale. The fonds consists of the following series: Carlos Young Skinner (1880-1933), Albert Carlos Skinner ([1920?]-1987), 

Carlos C. Skinner (1966), Lois Margaret (Skinner) Callan (1980-[199-?]), and Genealogy (1857-199-?]). 

Notes: 




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P162/005 

Genealogy. - 1857-[199-?]. - 0.03 m of textual records. 


The series contains source material on the genealogy of the Skinner family from 1857 to approximately the 1990s. It is comprised 

of the following files: Elliot Family, (1857-[199-?]), Cowan Dunsmole Family ([after 1960]-1977), Skinner Callan (1968-1974), 

Skinner Family (1915-1967), and Bowen Family (1980-1933). 

Notes: 



P162/005/005 

Bowen Family. - 1933-1980. - 10 textual records. 


The file contains source material on the Bowen family from 1933 to 1980. It contains several handwritten notes 

on family history, family trees, and written genealogies. 

Notes: 



P162/005/001 

Elliot Family. - 1857-[199-?]. - 0.01 m of textual records. 


The file contains source material on the Elliot family from 1857 to approximately the 1990s. It contains family 

trees of descendants of Ezekiel Elliot, hand written notes about gravestones of descendants and general family 

information, and correspondence. 

Notes: 



P162/005/002 

Cowan Dunsmole Family. - [after 1960]-1972. - 10 textual records. 


The file contains source material on the history of the Cowan Dunsmole families from the 1960s and 1970s. It 

is comprised of handwritten notes, family trees, a family project for a sociology class on the Duncan and Tanner 

families, and correspondence. 

Notes: 



P162/005/003 

Skinner Callan Family. - 1968-1974. - 6 textual records. 


The file contains source material on the history of the Skinner Callan families from 1968 to 1974. It contains 

correspondence, a greeting card, and family trees. 

Notes: 



P162/005/004 

Skinner Family. - 1915-1967. - 8 textual records. 


The file contains source material on the history of the Skinner family from 1915 to 1967. It contains family 

trees of various descendants, a written history of the family’s descendants, and handwritten notes on the family 

history. 


Notes: 



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Elvyn M. Baldwin Family 

P173/001.09/003 Layworker Log Book (1977-1978) 

P173/001.09/004 Land Transactions (1955-1995) 

P173/001.10 Eunice Ruth Baldwin (1939-1949, 1968-1974) 

P173/001.10/001 Correspondence (1939-1949, 1968-1974) 

P173/001.11 Alice Lill Baldwin (1935, 1942-1949) 

P173/001.11/001 Correspondence (1935, 1942-1949) 


P173/001 Baldwin Family (1844-2000) 

P173/001.01 John Percival Baldwin (1844-[19--], 1967) 

P173/001.01/001 Inventory of Estate and Succession (1889, 1892) 

P173/001.01/002 Land transactions (1844-[19--],1967) 

P173/001.02 Willis Keith Baldwin (1877-1941) 

P173/001.02/001 Correspondence (1899, 1912-1935) 

P173/001.02/002 Land transactions (1877-1935) 

P173/001.02/003 Death and estate (1935-1941) 

P173/001.02/004 Political life (1917) 

P173/001.02/005 Financial ledgers ([19--], 1902-1905) 

P173/001.03 Lill Mead Ferrin Baldwin ([188-?], 1902, 1918-1937) 

P173/001.03/001 Correspondence ([188-?], 1902, 1918-1935) 

P173/001.03/002 Travel ([1930]-1931) 

P173/001.03/003 Death and Estate (1935-1937) 

P173/001.04 Harold Ferrin Baldwin (1904-1989) 

P173/001.04/001 Personal Correspondence (1904-1974) 

P173/001.04/002 Business Correspondence (1920-1974) 

P173/001.04/003 Politics (1925-1929) 

P173/001.04/004 Land Transactions (1913-1966, 1989) 

P173/001.04/005 Personal Diaries (1923-1925) 

P173/001.04/006 Education (1959) 

P173/001.04/007 Certificates of Membership (1927) 

P173/001.04/008 Travel (1940) 

P173/001.04/009 Church involvement ([after 1925]-1945) 

P173/001.04/010 Stanstead Historical Society (1946-1949, 1973) 

P173/001.05 Mead Haskell Baldwin (1895, 1912-1921) 

P173/001.05/001 Correspondence (1912-1921) 

P173/001.05/002 Education and Employment (1913-1915) 

P173/001.05/003 Legal Documents (1895, 1917, 1933) 

P173/001.06 Ruth Stevens May Baldwin (1908-1970) 


P173/001.06/002 Essays ([191-?]) 

P173/001.06/003 Employment (1913) 

P173/001.07 Ruby May Baldwin (1929-1950, 1972-1973, 1993) 

P173/001.07/001 Correspondence (1929-1950, 1972-1973, 1993) 

P173/001.08 W. Keith Baldwin (1940-1950, 1959-1974) 

P173/001.08/001 Personal Correspondence (1940-1950, 1968-1974) 

P173/001.08/002 Business Correspondence ([1959-1962]. -Photocopied 1997) 

P173/001.08/003 Legal Documents (1945) 

P173/001.09 Elvyn Mead Baldwin (1938-2000) 

P173/001.09/001 Personal Correspondence (1938-2000) 

P173/001.09/002 Business Correspondence (1951-1952, 1974-1985) 

P173/001.12 Harold Richard Baldwin (1946-1949) 


P173/001.13 Lester Stevens Baldwin (1946-1949, 1974) 

P173/001.13/001 Correspondence (1946-1949, 1974) 

P173/001.14 I. Ross Corey (1948-1952) 

P173/001.15 Erline Jane Ross Baldwin (1960-1978, 1990-1993) 

P173/001.16 Eva Baldwin (1975-1980, 1990) 

P173/001.17 Louise Baldwin (1972-1993) 

P173/001.18 Mead Baldwin (1974) 

P173/001.19 Miscellaneous Baldwin family (1940-1941, 1984, 1990) 

P173/002 May Family (1863-[199-?]) 

P173/002.01 Sylvester May (1865) 

P173/002.02 Darius May (1874-1894) 

P173/002.03 Lyman May (1863-1885) 

P173/002.04 Amanda Melvina May (1864-1885) 

P173/002.05 Laura Fernand May (1910-[1936]) 

P173/002.06 Emma Jane Stevens May ([1870?]-1891) 

P173/002.07 Rose May (1911-[1914], 1938-1961) 

P173/002.08 Maud May Hall (1944-1945) 

P173/002.09 Julian May (1909-1915) 

P173/002.10 Clara May Cooke (1909-1962) 

P173/002.11 Miscellaneous May family (1874-[199-?]) 

P173/003 Other correspondence ([18--]-1958) 

P173/003.01 Cora Lovell Dilley (1913-1917, 1947-1958) 

P173/003.02 Kate E. Ferrin (1889-1897, 1939) 

P173/003.03 Mary Ann Baker Thomas (1954) 

P173/003.04 J. E. Gilbert Family (1910-1918) 

P173/003.05 Leta Ellis (1930) 

P173/003.06 Robert Spendlove ([18--]) 

P173/003.07 C.M. Ferrin (1862-1864) 

P173/004 Genealogy (1832-1999) 

P173/004.01 William Lovell genealogy ([198-?]-[1996?]) 

P173/004.02 Roderick Ross genealogy (1982) 

P173/004.03 Hanson genealogy ([198-?]) 

P173/004.04 John Corliss genealogy (1995) 

P173/004.05 Sylvester Cleveland genealogy ([195-?]-[1982?]) 

P173/004.06 Levi Drew genealogy (1986) 

P173/004.07 Fletcher genealogy ([1926?]-[1955?], 1995-1998) 

P173/004.08 Ferrin and Tabor genealogy ([19--], [1926?]- [1955?]1936, [196-?]-1962) 

P173/004.09 Buckland genealogy (1932, 1938) 

P173/004.10 Belknap genealogy (1978) 

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P173/004.11 Baldwin genealogy (1832-1999) 

P173/004.12 May genealogy (1668, 1853-1982) 

P173/004.13 Miscellaneous genealogical notes (1946-1992) 

P173/005 Photographs ([186-?]-1995) 

P173/005.01 May Family ([189-?]-1969) 

P173/005.01/001 Group Photographs ([190-?]-1969) 

P173/005.01/002 Darius May ([190-?]-1913) 

P173/005.01/003 Rose May ([189-?]-1958) 

P173/005.01/004 Julian May ([189-?]-194-?]) 

P173/005.01/005 John May ([1907?]-[194-?]) 

P173/005.01/006 Clara May Cooke ([190-?]-[194-?]) 

P173/005.01/007 Fred May ([192-?]-1959) 

P173/005.01/008 Ruth May Baldwin ([190-?]-[196-?]) 

P173/005.01/009 Marjorie May Hall (1919) 

P173/005.01/010 Irene May Drew ([192-?]-[194-?]) 

P173/005.01/011 Cecil May ([194-?]-1943) 

P173/005.01/012 Laura Fernand May ([193-?]) 

P173/006/012 Young Women’s Christian Temperance Union of Baldwin’s Mills (1893-1896, [198-?]) 

P173/006/013 Big Jack (Walter) Garland ([199-?]) 

P173/006/014 Education in Barnston (1842-1869, 1937-1955) 

P173/006/015 Stanstead County Agricultural Society (1962-1964) 

P173/006/016 Land documents and maps (1859-1998) 

P173/006/017 Newspaper clippings ([191-?]-1999) 

P173/006/018 Stanstead Journal excerpts ([198-?]) 

P173/006/019 Notes from Jenny Cushing’s clipbooks ([1996?]) 

P173/006/020 Miscellaneous documents (1936, 1978, [198-?]) 

P173/006/021 Chemin Allard (1996-1998) 

P173/005.02 Baldwin Family ([186-?]-[196-?]) 

P173/005.02/001 Group and Album Photographs ([186-?]-1951) 

P173/005.02/002 Eugene A. Baldwin ([189-?]) 

P173/005.02/003 Albert Edson Baldwin ([188-?]) 

P173/005.02/004 Jeanette Baker Baldwin ([186-?]) 

P173/005.02/005 W.K. Baldwin ([189-?]-[193-?]) 

P173/005.02/006 Lill Ferrin Baldwin ([189-?]-[192-?]) 

P173/005.02/007 Mead Haskell Baldwin ([1892?]-[191-?]) 

P173/005.02/008 Harold Ferrin Baldwin ([after 1886]-[196-?]) 

P173/005.02/009 Ruby May Baldwin ([1921?]-[1927?]) 

P173/005.02/010 Willis Keith Baldwin ([1922?]-[194-?]) 

P173/005.02/011 Elvyn Mead Baldwin ([1925?]-[1951?]) 

P173/005.02/012 Eunice Ruth Baldwin ([1926?]) 

P173/005.02/013 Alice Lill Baldwin ([1929?], 1948) 

P173/005.02/014 Harold Richard Baldwin ([1931?]) 

P173/005.02/015 Lester Stevens Baldwin ([1933?]) 

P173/005.03 Ferrin Family ([1854]-[ca. 1900]) 

P173/005.04 Buildings, landscapes and animals ([ca. 1900]-[195-?], 1982-1995) 

P173/005.05 Other Photographs ([188-?]-[198-?]) 

P173/005.05/001 Mamie Baker Thomas ([189-?]-[1903?]) 

P173/005.05/002 Sam and Liz Munro ([191-?]-1969) 

P173/005.05/003 Margaret Sutton ([188-?]-[191-?]) 

P173/005.05/004 Other people ([188-?]-1968) 

P173/005.05/005 Unidentified people ([188-?]-[198-?]) 

Baldwin’s Mills, Elvyn M. Baldwin family 

fonds P173/005.04 

P173/006 Subject files and historical research (1842-2002) 

P173/006/001 Barnston Cemeteries (1888, [1997?]) 

P173/006/002 Association des propriétaires au Lac Lyster (1997) 

P173/006/003 Baldwin’s Mills recreation ([196-?]-[198-?]) 

P173/006/004 Pinnacle Holdings Inc. (1994-2002) 

P173/006/005 Barnston Roads (1931) 

P173/006/006 Égouts Lac Lyster (1993-1994) 

P173/006/007 Stanstead County histories (1942-1997) 

P173/006/008 Cheese factories (1890) 

P173/006/009 List of electors (1938-1939) 

P173/006/010 Lake Lyster (1957-1976) 

P173/006/011 Churches (1896-1989) 

Elvyn M. Baldwin family fonds P173/005.02/001 

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P173 

Elvyn M. Baldwin family fonds. - copied 1832-2002. - 0.74 m of textual records and other documents. 


The family of Levi Baldwin immigrated to Canada from Connecticut, USA, in 1799. They settled in Barnston Township where he was 

a farmer. Levi Baldwin (d. 1843) was first married to Experience Goff (d. 1815) and, second, to Abigail Mills (d. 1830). The children 

by his first marriage were: Huldah, Lotes, Richard, Deborah and Patience. The children by his second marriage were: Elizabeth, John 

Percival and Huldah. John Percival Baldwin married Jeanette Baker and they settled near the outlet of Lake Lyster. He became a very 

successful businessman, having established a sawmill on the Lake. John’s youngest son was Willis Keith (W. K.) Baldwin, who married 

Lill Ferrin from Holland, Vermont. In his lifetime, W. K. was well-regarded and successful in business as wells as politics. While many 

of the descendants of W. K. and Lill have left, a number still remain in Baldwin’s Mills and in the Townships. 

The family of Hezikiah May (1775-1857) immigrated to Canada from Vermont, USA, in 1806. The settled in Stanstead Township where 

he was a farmer. Hezikiah was married to Sarah (Sally) Hayes (1784-1871) and they had eleven children together: Electa, Sylvester, 

Hannah, Willard, Lyman, Lorenzo, Ruby, Louisa, James, Mary Ann and Maria. Sylvester May moved from Stanstead Township to 

Barnston Township, near Lake Lyster. Sylvester’s oldest son, Darius, also a farmer, married Emma Stevens. One of their daughters, 

Ruth, married Harold Baldwin, which is how the Baldwins and Mays are related. 


The fonds contains primary source information on the family life; social, religious and economic activities; and education of various 

members of the Baldwin family, May family and other relatives and friends during the 19th and 20th centuries. It also contains historical 

information on the Stanstead County and Barnston Township areas, as well as genealogy. The majority of the records were produced 

in the Eastern Townships, many come from the New England states as well as across Canada and worldwide. It consists primarily of 

personal and business correspondence, postcards and photographs, maps, historical notes and family history. The fonds is comprised of 

the following series: Baldwin family (1844-2000), May family (1863-[199-?]), Other Correspondence ([18--]-1958), Genealogy (1832- 

1999), Photographs ([186-?]-1995) and Subject Files and Historical Research (1842-2002). 

Notes: 

Title based on request of the donor. 

The fonds also contains 582 photographs, 584 postcards, 4 drawings and 27 maps. Included among the photographs are 2 ambrotypes, 2 

daguerrotypes, 3 polyester negatives, 4 cellulose acetate negatives, 36 tintypes and 23 cellulose nitrate negatives. 

The documents were donated by Eva Baldwin Morton and Louise Baldwin in 2008. 

Correspondence written by one individual to another individual who both appear in the classification system has been organized with 

the author of the correspondence. Envelopes have been preserved only when they contained pertinent information on the author or on 

the date of the letter. 


P173/001 

Baldwin family. - 1844-2000. - 0.41 m of textual records and other documents. 


The series contains primary source information on the family life; social, religious and economic activities; and education of 

various members of the Baldwin family. It consists primarily of personal and business correspondence, postcards and photographs. 

The series is comprised of the following sub-series: John Percival Baldwin (1844-[19--], 1967), Willis Keith Baldwin (1877-1941), 

Lill Mead Ferrin Baldwin ([188-?], 1902, 1918-1935), Harold Ferrin Baldwin (1904-1974, 1989), Mead Haskell Baldwin (1895- 

1921), Ruth Stevens May Baldwin ([1909]-1970), Ruby May Baldwin (1929-1950, 1972-1973, 1993), W. Keith Baldwin (1940- 

1950, 1959-1974), Elvyn Mead Baldwin (1938-2000), Eunice Ruth Baldwin (1939-1949, 1968-1974), Alice Lill Baldwin (1935, 

1942-1949), Harold Richard Baldwin (1946-1949), Lester Stevens Baldwin (1946-1949, 1974), I. Ross Corey (1948-1952), I. Ross 

Corey (1948-1952), Erline Jane Ross Baldwin (1960-1978, 1990-1993), Eva Baldwin (1975-1980, 1990), Louise Baldwin (1972- 

1993), Mead Baldwin (1974) and Miscellaneous Baldwin family (1941, 1984, 1990). 

Notes: 

Title based on contents of series. 

The series also contains 28 photographs, 501 postcards and 4 drawings. 

Most of the documents are in English, some are in French. 

P173/001.01 

John Percival Baldwin. - 1844-[19--], 1967. - 7 textual records. 

Edson, Eugene Arthur, Leslie Percival and Willis Keith. John Percival Baldwin died 8 August 1892 in Baldwin’s Mills. 


The subseries contains primary source information on the life of John Percival Baldwin from 1874 to the beginning of the 20th 

century. It consists of land deeds and an Estate and Succession for J. P. Baldwin. The subseries is comprised of the following 

files: Inventory of Estate and Successsion (1889-1892) and Land transactions (1844-[19--], 1967). 

Notes: 

Title based on contents of subseries. 


P173/001.01/001 

Inventory of Estate and Succession. - 1889-1892. - 1 textual record. 


The file consists of the inventory of the Estate and Succession of the late John Percival Baldwin, dated 11 

October 1892. 

Notes: 

Title based on contents of file. 


P173/001.01/002 

Land transactions. - 1844-[19--],1967. - 6 textual records. 


The file consists of land transactions and other documents regarding the sale or purchase of land by John 

Percival Baldwin in the Township of Barnston from 1844 into the 20th century. 

Notes: 


Some documents are torn and exhibit evidence of residual adhesives. 

A torn document was placed in a protective sleeve. 


P173/001.02 

Willis Keith Baldwin. - 1877-1941. - 0.06 m of textual records. - 2 postcards. 


Willis Keith Baldwin, better known as simply W. K., was born 17 March 1857 in Barnston and was the youngest son of John 

Percival Baldwin and Jeanette Baker. W. K. was educated at Stanstead Weslyan College and appointed Justice of the Peace 

in 1913. Included among his numerous business and political activities, he succeeded his father as owner of the Baldwin 

family’s mills, was a director of both the Canadian Crocker Wheeler Company and Southern Canada Power, contributed 

funds to construct roads in the Townships of Barnston and Stanstead, and was an extensive land owner throughout the Eastern 

Townships and Vermont. He also was elected as a Member of Parliament as a Liberal from 1917 to 1930, when he retired 

from politics. W. K. Baldwin married Lill Mead Ferrin (1859-1935), of Holland, Vermont, 17 March 1881. They had two 

children: Harold Ferrin and Mead Haskell. W. K. Baldwin was murdered at his general store by Kenneth Brown, on 18 April 

1935. They are both buried at Lakeview Cemetery in Baldwin’s Mills. 


The subseries contains primary source information on the life of Willis Keith Baldwin from 1877 to 1941. It consists of 

correspondence, a Last Will and Testament, land deeds, ledgers and newspaper clippings. The subseries is comprised of the 

following files: Correspondence (1899, 1912-1932), Land transactions (1877-1935), Death and estate (1935-1941), Political 

life (1917) and Financial ledgers ([19--], 1902-1905). 

Notes: 




John Percival Baldwin was born 28 October 1822 in Barnston, Quebec. He was the son of Levi Baldwin and Abigail Mills. 

John moved from Barnston to a spot on Lake Lyster where he established a grist mill, the location that would eventually 

become Baldwin’s Mills. In 1847, John married Mary Jeanette (or Jenett) Baker and they had four children together: John 

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P173/001.02/001 

Correspondence. - 1899, 1912-1935. - 0.01 m of textual records. - 2 postcards. 


The file consists of correspondence, written by or addressed to W. K. Baldwin from 1899 to 1935. It contains 

mostly letters from W. K. to Harold, his son, discussing business-related subjects and W. K.’s vacation 

experiences. It also includes postcard correspondence to his younger son, Mead. Other correspondence 

included in the file was sent to W. K. during his time as a Member of Parliament. 

Notes: 


Much of the correspondence sent by W. K. Baldwin was written on the verso side of correspondence recieved 

by W. K. In these cases, correspondence has been arranged by the side written by W. K. 


P173/001.02/002 

Land transactions. - 1877-1935. - 0.03 m of textual records. 


The file consists of land transactions and other documents regarding the sale or purchase of land by W. K. 

Baldwin in Stanstead County as well as in the State of Vermont from 1877 to 1935. 

Notes: 



P173/001.02/003 

Death and estate. - 1935-1941. - 0.01 textual records. 


The file contains primary source information on the death and estate of W. K. Baldwin from 1935 to 1941. It 

consists of a will, probate court records appointing Harold F. Baldwin as the executor of the estate, a coroner’s 

report, burial record and correspondence from 1935 to 1941. 

Notes: 



P173/001.02/004 

Political life. - 1917. - 3 textual records. 


The file contains a letter of testimony, signed by W. K. Baldwin and W. L. Shurtleff, and two newspaper articles 

about the 1917 campaign for election as a Member of Parliament. 

Notes: 



P173/001.02/005 

Financial ledgers. - [19--], 1902-1905, 1930. - 0.01 m of textual records. 


The file consists of a ‘Grocery Want Book’ from W. K. Baldwin’s general store in Baldwin’s Mills, from the 

20th century; W. K.’s bank ledger from the Rock Island branch of the Eastern Townships Bank from 1902 to 

1905; and a financial statement for 1930. 

Notes: 



P173/001.03 

Lill Mead Ferrin Baldwin. - [188-?], 1902, 1918-1937. - 0.02 m of textual records. 


Lill Mead Ferrin, the daughter of Martin C. Ferrin (1816-1892) and Sarah Mead (1828-1870), was born 13 October 1859 

in Holland, Vermont. She married Willis K. Baldwin 17 March 1881, which took place in Holland. Subsequently, Lill 

moved to Baldwin’s Mills where she and W. K. had two sons: Mead Haskell and Harold Ferrin. Later in life, Lill traveled 

extensively in the United States, Canada and the Caribbean, both with her husband as well as on her own. Lill died 20 April 

1935 in Richmond, Virginia, while traveling south, just a day after her husband’s murder in Baldwin’s Mills. She is buried at 

Lakeview Cemetery in Baldwin’s Mills. 


The subseries contains primary source information on the life of Lill Ferrin Baldwin from the 1880s to 1937. It consists 

mainly of correspondence and travel documents. The subseries is comprised of the following files: Correspondence ([188-?], 

1902, 1918-1935), Travel ([1930]-1931) and Death and estate (1935-1937). 

Notes: 



P173/001.03/001 

Correspondence. - [188-?], 1902, 1918-1935. - 0.02 m of textual records. 


The file consists of correspondence sent and correspondence sent by Lill Ferrin Baldwin from the 1880s to 

1935. The majority of correspondence sent by Lill was to her son, Harold, and family during her travels. 

Among the correspondence she received are letters from: S. M. Davis, Caroline B. Ferrin, Adelle Baldwin, 

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Belle Wilcox, Mary Annette Thomas, Carrie F. Young, Kate Ferrin, Margaret C. Sutton, Erma LeVan, and 

Mabel A. Harland. 

Notes: 


Envelopes have been preserved only when they contained pertinent information on the author or on the date 

of the letter. 


P173/001.03/002 

Travel. - [1930]-1931. - 3 textual records. 


The file consists of documents regarding some of Lill Ferrin Baldwin’s travel destinations from 1930 to 1931. 

Included among the documents is an itinerary for a trip in Florida, a letter regarding rates and accomodation 

at the Potton Springs Hotel and a passenger list for a cruise from Los Angeles to Hawaii, on which Lill was a 

passenger. 

Notes: 



P173/001.03/003 

Death and estate. - 1935-1937. - 7 textual records. 


The file contains primary source information on the death and estate of Lill Mead Ferrin Baldwin from 1935 to 

1937. It consists of a list of funeral expenses, a death record, and certificates of payment of accession duties. 

Notes: 



P173/001.04 

Harold Ferrin Baldwin. - 1904-1974, 1989. - 0.17 m of textual records. - 46 postcards. - 7 photographs. 


Harold Ferrin Baldwin was born 9 July 1886 in Baldwin’s Mills, the eldest son of Willis K. Baldwin and Lill M. Ferrin. He 

pursued post-secondary studies at McGill University in Montreal and graduated in 1909. He also traveled extensively during 

his early adulthood. Harold married Ruth S. May, also of Baldwin’s Mills, 26 January 1921. He and Ruth had seven children: 

Ruby May, Willis Keith, Elvyn Mead, Eunice Ruth Alice Lill, Harold Richard and Lester Stevens. 

Harold F. Baldwin passed away 2 April 1975 while in California and was buried at the Lakeview Cemetery in Baldwin’s Mills. 


The subseries contains primary source material on the personal and professional life of Harold F. Baldwin from 1904 to 1974. 

It consists mainly of correspondence, personal diaries and land deeds. The series is composed of the following files: Personal 

correspondence (1904-1974), Business correspondence (1920-1974), Politics (1925-1929), Land Transactions (1913-1966, 

1989) and Personal Diaries (1923-1925), Parents’ estate (1935-1938). 

Notes: 


Most of the documents are in English, a few are in French. 

P173/001.04/001 

Personal Correspondence. - 1904-1974. - 0.11 m of textual records. - 5 photographs. - 46 postcards. 


The file contains information on the family, peronsal life and social activities of Harold F. Baldwin from 

1904 to 1974. It largely consists of correspondence written to Harold during his lifetime from friends and 

non-immediate family members about various topics, including travel, politics, family history and day-to-day 

events. It also includes numerous sympathy cards to Harold’s family after his parents’ deaths, as well as a few 

photographs and postcards. Among the authors of the correspondence to Harold are: F. D. Gilbert, H. (?) Miller, 

Margaret Sutton, Carrie F. Young, Kate Ferrin, Liz and Sam Munro, Robert Haskell, Tina Edwards, Helen F. 

Flint, George Rusby, Mabel A. Harland, Belle Wilcox, Charlie Williams, Josephine Bissonnet, S. M. Davis, 

Minnie S. Mitchell, Anne Lee, Erma LeVan, Hattie Kilburn, Myron Fox, Nell Chatterton (?), Gwendolyn Lane, 

Marion Carter, Angeline May, John May, George Baldwin, Irwin Fowler, Mrs. E. Coburn, Henrietta Banting, 

Leonard Auger, Mamie Howard, Herbert Karns, Graham Barr, F. N. Molyneux, Arthur Hawkes, Caroline 

B. Ferrin, Edith May, Perry Haskell, Roland Racicot, John T. Hackett, Ross Corey, Irma McPhail, Eugene 

Baldwin, Myra Paulson, R. J. Meekren, Harry A. Haskell, Ralph Wentworth, George Wormsley, Myrtie Putnam 

and Roseline Jackson. It also includes letters written by Harold to his father, W. K. Baldwin; his brother, Mead 

H. Baldwin; and his wife, Ruth S. May. 

Notes: 



P173/001.04/002 

Business correspondence. - 1920-1974. - 0.02 m of textual records. 


The file contains primary source material on the business life of Harold F. Baldwin from 1920 to 1974. 

It consists of correspondence both written by and addressed to Harold and cover topics such as property 

agreements, logging, road construction in Barnston, United Church affairs, the Pinnacle Holdings Inc., mining 

interests and the sale of maple syrup. Among the authors of the correspondence addressed to Harold are: Rev. 

H. Mick, John Colby, E. Astbury, A. J. Bissonnet, Agnes Telfer, Tom Barbour, Alexander Langlois, Charles 

Howard, Roland Racicot, H. Carson, C. B. Newsome, A. T. Jones, Florence Nelson Cann and J. MacKay. 

Notes: 


The documents are in English, a few are in French. 

P173/001.04/003 

Politics. - 1925-1929. - 2 textual records. 


The file contains primary source material on the political activities of Harold F. Baldwin from 1925 to 1929. It 

consists of a letter attesting that Harold is qualified to be the Justice of the Peace for the St. Francis District in 

1925 and a letter from the Stanstead County Liberal Association in 1929. 

Notes: 


One document is in English, the other in French. 

P173/001.04/004 

Land transactions. - 1913-1966, 1989. - 0.01 m of textual records. 


The file contains primary source material on the land transactions and property holdings of Harold F. Baldwin 

from 1913 to 1966. It consists largely of deeds of sale and other property agreements involving Harold from 

locations including Barnston Township, Stanstead Township, the Province of Alberta and the State of Vermont. 

Notes: 



P173/001.04/005 

Personal diaries. - 1923-1925. - 0.01 m of textual records. 


The file contains primary source information on the personal life Harold F. Baldwin from 1923 to 1925. It 

consists of two personal diaries written by Harold in 1923 and in 1925. 

Notes: 



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P173/001.04/006 

Education. - 1959. - 3 textual records. 


The file contains primary source information on the 50th McGill class reunion of Harold F. Baldwin in 1959. 

It consists of a letter confirming Harold’s presence at the reunion, a list of 1907 McGill Freshmen along with 

some biographical information and a list of those who attended the 1959 reunion. 

Notes: 



P173/001.04/007 

Certificates of membership. - 1927. - 1 textual record. 


The file contains primary source information on the life of Harold F. Baldwin from 1927. It consists of Harold’s 

certificate of membership to the Independent Order of Foresters, dated 1927. 

Notes: 



P173/001.04/008 

Travel. - 1940. - 1 textual record. - 2 photographs. 


The file contains primary source information on Harold F. Baldwin’s travels in 1940. It consists of an application 

for a nonimmigrant visa to the United States by Harold, dated 1940, and includes a photograph of Harold as 

well as Ruth May Baldwin. 

Notes: 



P173/001.04/009 

Church involvement. - [after 1925]-1945. - 0.005 m of textual records. 


The file contains primary source information on Harold Baldwin’s involvement in the Baldwin’s Mills United 

Church as member of the church board and Home Missions Committee. It consists largely of correspondence 

with Rev. H. A. Carson regarding summer student preachers for Baldwin’s Mills United Church and Heathton 

United Church. It also includes letters by A. T. Jones and Rev. H. Mick. 

Notes: 



P173/001.04/010 

Stanstead Historical Society. - 1946-1949, 1973. - 0.01 m of textual records. 


The file contains primary source information on Harold Baldwin’s involvement in the Stanstead Historical 

Society from 1946 to 1949. It consists of correspondence from John T. Hackett, a newspaper article on an 

address to the Society given by Harold, drafts of minutes and lists of officers. 

Notes: 



P173/001.05 

Mead Haskell Baldwin. - 1895-1936. - 9 textual records. - 38 postcards. 


Mead Haskell Baldwin was born 28 September 1891 in Baldwin’s Mills, the youngest son of Willis K. Baldwin and Lill M. 

Ferrin. By the early 1910s, he had moved to the United States to study and work as a book-keeper. Mead served as a soldier 

with the American Expeditionary Force in World War I. He never married. 

Mead Baldwin passed away in Baldwin’s Mills 17 February 1921 and was buried at the Lakeview Cemetery in Baldwin’s 

Mills. 


The subseries contains primary source information on the personal life and education of Mead H. Baldwin from 1912 to 1936. 

It consists of correspondence and postcard correspondence. The subseries is comprised of the following files: Correspondence 

(1912-1921), Education and Employment (1913-1915) and Legal documents (1895-1936). 

Notes: 



P173/001.05/001 

Correspondence. - 1912-1921. - 2 

textual records. - 38 postcards. 


The file contains primary source 

information on the personal life 

of Mead H. Baldwin from 1912 to 

1921. It consists of a letter from 

Mead to his father, W. K. Baldwin, 

acknowledging the burning of the 

saw mill in Baldwin’s Mills; a 

postcard from Mead to his mother, Elvyn M. Baldwin Family fonds P173/005.02/001 

Lill Ferrin Baldwin, after his arrival i n 

France with the A. E. F. and a letter to Mead from Ina Getty. Also included among the postcard correspondence 

are a number of postcards addressed to Mead. Four of the authors to Mead were George Carpenter, Wright A. 

Parsons, Kathleen and Eugene A. Baldwin. 

Notes: 



P173/001.05/002 

Education and employment. - 1913-1915. - 2 textual records. 


The file contains primary source material on the education and employment of Mead H. Baldwin from 1913 

to 1915. It consists of two letters of recommendation; one from the Eastman National Business College in 

Poughkeepsie, New York and one from the Brown Brothers Mercantile Company in Minneapolis, Minnesota. 

Notes: 



P173/001.05/003 

Legal documents. - 1895-1936. - 5 textual records. 


The file contains primary source information on Mead H. Baldwin’s legal affairs and death from 1895 to 1936. 

It consists of correspondence, a summons and complaint regarding the estate of Stephen Mead and Mead 

Baldwin’s implications therein, and a death certificate. 

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Notes: 



P173/001.06 

Ruth Stevens May Baldwin. - 1908-1970. - 0.04 m of textual records. - 6 photographs. - 361 postcards. 


Ruth Stevens May was born 11 August 1890 in Baldwin’s Mills, the second youngest daughter of Darius May and Emma J. 

Stevens. As a young woman, Ruth was a teacher in Barnston and also worked as dressmaker. She married Harold F. Baldwin 

on 26 January 1921 and they had seven children together: Ruby May, Willis Keith, Elvyn Mead, Eunice Ruth, Alice Lill, 

Harold Richard and Lester Stevens. 

Ruth died 28 September 1971 and was buried at the Lakeview Cemetery in Baldwin’s Mills. 


The subseries contains primary source information on the personal and professional life of Ruth S. May Baldwin from 1908 

to 1970. It consists of correspondence, essays, postcard correspondence and a teaching contract. The subseries is comprised 

of the following files: Correspondence ([1909]-1970), Essays ([19-?]) and Employment (1913). 

Notes: 



P173/001.06/001 

Correspondence. - 1908-1970. - 0.04 m of textual records. - 6 photographs. - 361 postcards. 


The file contains primary source material on the personal life of Ruth S. May Baldwin from 1908 to 1970. It 

consists of mainly of correspondence addressed to Ruth, which include subjects such as day-to-day activities, 

family information and health reports. Among the authors of the correspondence are: Ida Gibbons, Marion 

Carter, Earle G. Dale, Mollie Pocock, Effie Pocock, Addie Lovell, Artie Lovell, Cynthia Redrup, Nellie Smith, 

Kathleen McLaren, Jennie Cushing, Winnifred Dean Searles, Mary Haskell, Eva Boyd, Bessie Boyd, George 

J. May, Addie G. Sehaff, Gertude Barnes, Alex Adamson, Albert Nicholas, and Cora Spafford. The file also 

contains a few postcards written by Ruth to her sister, Rose, and a letter to her husband, Harold Baldwin. 

Notes: 



P173/001.06/002 

Essays. - [19-?]. - 2 textual records. 


The file contains primary source material on the activities of Ruth S. May Baldwin. It consists of two essays, 

probably written around the 1910s, titled “Resovled that Woman’s influence for good is greater than a Man’s” 

and “Bible Texts that have helped me”. 

Notes: 



P173/001.06/003 

Employment. - 1913. - 1 textual record. 


The file contains primary source information on the professional life of Ruth S. May Baldwin from 1913. It 

consists of one teaching contract for Ruth May in the Township of Barnston. 

Notes: 



P173/001.07 

Ruby May Baldwin. - 1929-1950, 1972-1973, 1993. - 0.02 m of textual records. - 6 postcards. 


Ruby May Baldwin was born 21 October 1921 in Baldwin’s Mills, the eldest daughter of Harold F. Baldwin and Ruth S. May. 

In adolescence, she studied at the Feller Institute, a private boarding school in Grande Ligne, Quebec. Ruby pursued postsecondary 

education at MacDonald Teacher’s College and at the McGill University School for Teachers. She married Roland 

Racicot and they had at least two children together: Peter and Sharon. 


The subseries contains primary source information on the personal and educational life of Ruby May Baldwin from 1929 

to 1993. It consists of correspondence and postcards. The subseries of comprised of the following series: Correspondence 

(1929-1950, 1972-1973, 1993). 

Notes: 

Title based on the contents of the subseries. 


P173/001.07/001 

Correspondence. - 1929-195-, 1972-1973, 1993. - 0.02 m of textual records. - 6 postcards. 


The file contains primary source information on the personal life and education of Ruby M. Baldwin from 1929 

to 1993. It consists mainly of correspondence written by Ruby to her mother, Ruth May Baldwin, during her 

time away at school and from the early years of her marriage. The file also includes a few letters written by 

Roland Racicot and Peter Racicot as well as one letter from Liz Munro to Ruby. 

Notes: 



P173/001.08 

W. Keith Baldwin. - 1940-1950, 1959-1974. - 0.005 m of textual records. - 4 postcards. 


Willis Keith Baldwin, known more commonly as Keith, was born 27 December 1922 in Baldwin’s Mills, the eldest son 

of Harold F. Baldwin and Ruth S. May. He attended high school at Stanstead College, a private boys school in Stanstead, 

Quebec, which he graduated from in 1940. Eventually Kieth became a metallurgical engineer and moved to Lennoxville with 

his wife, Evelyn. 


The sub-series contains primary source information on the personal and educational life of W. Keith Baldwin from 1940 to 1974. 

It consists of correspondence and postcards. The sub-series is comprised of the following series: Personal correspondence 

(1940-1950, 1968-1974), Business correspondence (1959-1962) and Legal documents (1945). 

Notes: 



P173/001.08/001 

Personal correspondence. - 1940-1950, 1968-1974. - 0.005 m of textual records. - 4 postcards. 


The file contains primary source information on the personal life and education of W. Keith Baldwin from 

1940 to 1974. In consists of correspondence written by Keith to his parents, Harold F. Baldwin and Ruth S. 

May, during his time at school and while he was living in Montreal. It also contains a few letters to his father 

regarding business affairs and a letter written by his wife, Evelyn. 

Notes: 



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P173/001.08/002 

Legal documents. - 1945-1997. - 3 textual records. 


The file contains primary source material on the legal affairs of W. Keith Baldwin from 1945 to 1997. It 

consists of a marriage contract between W. Keith Baldwin and Evelyn M. Rowe from 1945, correspondence 

and court judgements regarding water rights and the Baldwin property. 

Notes: 



P173/001.09 

Elvyn Mead Baldwin. - 1938-2000. - 0.07 m of textual records. - 19 postcards. 


Elvyn Mead Baldwin was born 12 May 1925 in Baldwin’s Mills, one of the four sons of Harold F. Baldwin and Ruth S. May. 

During his adolescence, Elvyn attended Stanstead College (in Stanstead, Quebec) and the Feller Institute (in Grande Ligne, 

Quebec), both boarding schools. During World War II, in about 1943, joined the Royal Canadian Navy, in which he served 

until around 1945. During his service, Elvyn was stationed on the HMCS Cornwallis, the HMCS Hochelaga II, the HMCS 

Donnacona and the HMCS St. Hyacinthe. After his time in the RCN, Elvyn pursued post-secondary studies at McDonald 

College in Montreal. 

On 8 September 1951, Elvyn married Erline Jane Ross and together they had four children: Eva, Mead, Louise, Allen and Paul. 

Elvyn passed away 11 June 2008 in Baldwin’s Mills and is buried at the Lakeview Cemetery. 


The subseries contains primary source information on the personal and professional life and property holdings of Elvyn M. 

Baldwin from 1938 to 2000. It consists mainly of correspondence, postcards, a log book and deeds of sale. The subseries is 

composed of the following files: Personal correspondence (1938-2000), Business correspondence (1951-1952, 1974-1985), 

Layworker log book (1977-1978) and Land transactions (1955-1995). 

Notes: 


The documents are mainly in English, a few are in French. 

P173/001.09/001 

Personal correspondence. - 1938-2000. - 0.05 m of textual records. - 19 postcards. 


The file contains primary source information on the personal and naval life and education of Elvyn M. Baldwin 

from 1938 to 2000. It consists of correspondence written by Elvyn to his parents, Harold F. Baldwin and Ruth 

S. May, during his time at school, while he was in the Royal Canadian Navy and during their trips abroad. It 

also includes correspondence received by Elvyn from the following people: Linda Baldwin, Leonard C. Ham, 

Earl Fletcher, Pearl Stevens Farman, Lyla and MacLeod and Ross Corey as well as from a number of Elvyn’s 

grandchildren. Among the correspondence is a business card for Eugene O. Baldwin, which was enclosed in 

a letter. 

Notes: 



P173/001.09/002 

Business correspondence. - 1951-1952, 1974-1985. - 8 textual records. 


The file contains primary source information on the business and professional activities of Elvyn M. Baldwin 

from 1951 to 1985. Among the correspondence, there are letters received from: E. J. Astbury, L. Lapointe, 

Mackenzie Paige, Dr. Shurtleff, Brian Mulroney and Kathleen Lesley. 

Notes: 



P173/001.09/003 

Layworker log book. - 1977-1978. - 0.005 m of textual records. 


The file contains primary source information on Elvyn M. Baldwin’s time as layworker for the United Church 

from 1977 to 1978. It consists of a log book. 

Notes: 



P173/001.09/004 

Land transactions. - 1955-1995. - 0.02 m of textual records. 


The file contains primary source material on the land transactions and property of Elvyn M. Baldwin from 1955 

to 1995. It consists primarily of deeds of sale, correspondence and plans. 

Notes: 


Most of the documents are in 

English, a few are in French. 

P173/001.10 

Eunice Ruth Baldwin. - 1939-1949, 1968-1974. 

- 0.02 m of textual records. - 2 postcards. 


Eunice Ruth Baldwin was born 13 March 1926 

in Baldwin’s Mills to Harold F. Baldwin and 

Ruth S. May. During her adolescence, Eunice 

attended the Feller Institute, a co-educational 

boarding school in Grand Ligne, Quebec. 

Later, she went on to pursue post-secondary 

studies in Montreal. 


The subseries contains primary source information on the personal life of Eunice R. Baldwin from 1939 to 1974. It consists 

solely of correspondence. The subseries is composed of the following file: Correspondence (1939-1949, 1968-1974). 

Notes: 



P173/001.10/001 

Correspondence. - 1939-1949, 1968-1974. - 0.02 m of textual records. - 2 postcards. 


The file contains primary source information on personal life, day-to-day activities and eduction of Eunice R. 

Baldwin from 1939 to 1974. It consists of correspondence, mainly written by Eunice to her parents during her 

time away at school but also includes some written to her siblings. 

Notes: 



Elvyn M. Baldwin Family fonds P173/005.02/001 

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P173/001.11 

Alice Lill Baldwin. - 1935, 1942-1949. - 0.01 m of textual records. - 1 postcard. 


Alice Lill Baldwin was born 7 January 1928 in Baldwin’s Mills and was the youngest daughter of Harold F. Baldwin and Ruth 

S. May. In adolescence, she attended Stanstead College, in Stanstead, Quebec. 

The 15 May 1948, Alice married I. Ross Corey and together they had 4 children. She and two of her sons died in a tragic car 

accident the 9 Nov 1971 in Esterhazy, Saskatchewan. Alice is buried at the Lakeview Cemetery in Baldwin’s Mills. 


The subseries contains primary source information on the personal life and education of Alice L. Baldwin from 1935 to 1949. 

It consists of correspondence. The subseries is comprised of one file: Correspondence (1935, 1942-1949). 

Notes: 

Title based on contents subseries. 


P173/001.11/001 

Correspondence. - 1935, 1942-1949. - 0.01 m of textual records. - 1 postcard. 


The file contains primary source material on the personal life and education of Alice L. Baldwin from 1935 to 

1949. In consists of correspondence primarily written by Alice to her parents, Harold F. Baldwin and Ruth S. 

May during her time away at school and while she was living in Montreal. It also includes a postcard she wrote 

to her sister, Eunice, and a letter of thanks to Alice from the Canadian Red Cross Society. 

Notes: 



P173/001.12 

Harold Richard Baldwin. - 1946-1949. - 0.01 m of textual records. 

Administrative history: 

Harold Richard Baldwin, known more commonly as Dick, was born 30 September 1931, the second youngest son of Harold 

F. Baldwin and Ruth S. May. He studied Stanstead College, a private boarding school located in Stanstead, Quebec, and 

pursued post-secondary studies at Mount Allison Academy in Sackville, New Brunswick. Dick died in 1993 and is buried at 

the Lakeview Cemetery in Baldwin’s Mills. 


The subseries contains primary source information on the personal life and education of Harold Richard Baldwin from 1946 

to 1949. It consists of correspondence. The subseries is comprised of one file: Correspondence (1946-1949). 

Notes: 



P173/001.12/001 

Correspondence. - 1946-1949. - 0.01 m of textual records. 


The file contains primary source information on the personal life and education of Harold Richard “Dick” 

Baldwin from 1946 to 1949. In consists of correspondence written by Dick to his parents, Harold F. Baldwin 

and Ruth May Baldwin. 

Notes: 



P173/001.13 

Lester Stevens Baldwin. - 1946-1949, 1974. - 13 textual records. 


Lester Stevens Baldwin was born 9 October 1933, the youngest son of Harold F. Baldwin and Ruth S. May. He attended 

Stanstead College, a private boarding school in Stanstead, Quebec. 


The subseries contains primary source information on the personal life and education of Lester S. Baldwin from 1946 to 1974. 

It consists of correspondence. The subseries is comprised of one file: Correspondence (1946-1949, 1974). 

Notes: 



P173/001.13/001 

Correspondence. - 1946-1949, 1974. - 13 textual records. 


The file contains primary source information on the personal life and education of Lester S. Baldwin from 1946 

to 1974. It consists of correspondence from Lester to his partents, Harold F. Baldwin and Ruth May Baldwin, 

and mainly describe his experiences while away at school. 

Notes: 



P173/001.14 

I. Ross Corey. - 1948-1952. - 6 textual records. 


Irving Ross Corey married Alice Baldwin in 1948. Around 1950, he and Alice moved from Montreal to Kimberly, British 

Columbia. Ross died in 2001 and is buried at the Lakeview Cemetery in Baldwin’s Mills. 


The subseries contains primary source information on the personal life of Ross Corey from 1948 to 1952. In consists of 

correspondence written by Ross to his parents-in-law, Harold F. Baldwin and Ruth May Baldwin, discussing work, school and 

family topics. 

Notes: 



P173/001.15 

E. Jane Ross Baldwin. - 1960-1978, 1990-1993. - 4 textual records. - 2 postcards. 


Erline Jane Ross, known as Jane, was born 9 November 1924. As a young woman, Jane taught at the school house in 

Baldwin’s Mills and boarded at the house of Harold F. Baldwin. On 8 September 1951, she married Elvyn Baldwin and they 

had five children together: Eva, Mead, Louise, Allen and Paul. Jane died 15 November 2001 and is buried at the Lakeview 

Cemetery in Baldwin’s Mills. 


The subseries consists of primary source information on the personal life of E. Jane Ross Baldwin from 1960 to 1993. It 

consists of correspondence received by Jane from a variety of individuals, including Barbara Constable, Ruth Law and Ruby 

Donaghy. 

Notes: 



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P173/001.16 

Eva Baldwin. - 1975-1980, 1990. - 4 textual records. 


Eva Baldwin is the oldest child of Elvyn Baldwin and Jane Ross. She is a graduate of Bishop’s University. Eva married Bill 

Morton and they have three children: Rose, Jane-Anne and Ian. 


The subseries contains primary source information on the life of Eva Baldwin from 1975 to 1990. It consists of two letters 

addressed to Eva, a thank-you note written by Eva to her father, Elvyn Baldwin, and a newspaper clipping. 

Notes: 



P173/001.17 

Louise Baldwin. - 1972-1993. - 0.01 m of textual records and other documents. 


Louise Baldwin is the youngest daughter of Elvyn Baldwin and Jane Ross. She traveled extensively during her early adulthood. 

Louise married Brant LeBaron. 


The subseries contains primary source information on the personal life and travels 

of Louise Baldwin from 1972 to 1993. It consists mainly of correspondence 

written by Louise to her parents, Elvyn Baldwin and Jane Ross Baldwin; to her 

siblings; and to her aunt, Eunice Baldwin. 

Notes: 


The sub-series also contains 19 postcards, 15 photographs and 4 drawings. 


P173/001.18 

Mead Baldwin. - 1974. - 2 textual records. 


Mead Baldwin is the oldest son and the third of five children of Elvyn Baldwin 

and Jane Ross. He married Joyce Hamilton. He is a minister in the United Church 

of Canada. 


The subseries contains primary source information on the professional life of Mead 

Baldwin in 1974. It consists of a thank-you letter to Mead, from Don Chamberlain 

and Mead’s business card as a reverend for the United Church of Canada. 

Notes: 



P173/001.19 

Miscellaneous Baldwin family. - 1941, 1984, 1990. - 3 textual records. 


The subseries contains a land deed from Richard E. Baldwin to Carroll E. Smith, dated 1940; a letter addressed to Earl 

Baldwin, dated 1941; a postcard addressed to Paul Baldwin, dated 1990; and a wedding program for the marriage of Judy 

Baldwin to John Morel, dated 1984. 

Notes: 



Elvyn M. Baldwin family fonds 

P173/005/001 

P173/002 

May family. - 1863-[199-?]. - 0.10 m of textual records. - 45 postcards. 


The series contains primary source material on travel, family life, social activities, religion, agriculture, maple sugaring, leisure and 

politics from 1863 to 1962. It consists of correspondence, a business card, the lyrics of a song and a funeral service program. It 

also contains photocopies of the following: the portion of a land transaction between Darius May and Everett Sutton; the newpaper 

obituary for Darius May, a receipt for to the purchase of a lot in the Baldwin’s Mills cemetery by John P. Baldwin; the baptism and 

membership of Ruth May in the Baldwin’s Mills Baptist Church; and the membership of Edith Hard May in the Baldwin’s Mills 

Baptist Church. The series of comprised of the following sub-series: Sylvester May (1865), Darius May (1880-1894), Lyman 

May (1863-1885), Amanda Melvina May (1864-1885), Laura Fernand May (1910-[1936]), Emma Jane Stevens May ([1870?]- 

1891), Rose May ([1914], 1938-1961), Maud May Hall (1944-1945), Julian May (1909-1915), Clara May Cooke (1909-1962) and 

Miscellaneous May family (1874-[199-?]). 

P173/002.01 

Sylvester May. - 1865. - 1 textual record. 


Sylvester May was the eldest son of Hezekiah May and Sarah (Sally) Hayes. Born April 1808, Sylvester moved from Stanstead 

Township to Barnston Township, in 1832 where he purchased a farm near Lake Lyster. He was first married to Almeda Marsh 

(1813-1842) and together they had at least two children: Amanda Melvina (1837-1900) and Sophia (1841-1842). After the 

death of Almeda, Sylvester married Eunice Bean (1813-1852) on the 6 June 1843. Together they had at least five children: 

Darius (1843-1913), Lyman Albert (ca. 1844-1923), Wilber (1846-1852), Caroline S. (b. 1848) and an unknown child (born 

and died in 1845). Lastly, he married Sarah Wadleigh (1812-1902) on 11 October 1853 and they had at least one child: Ida 

(1855-1925). While an obituary for Sylvester states that he had ten children, it appears that there is only record of eight. 

Sylvester May died 5 September 1901 and is buried at the Lakeview Cemetery in Baldwin’s Mills. 


The subseries contains one letter addressed to Sylvester May, dated 1865, in which he is appointed school manager for his 

district. 

Notes: 



P173/002.02 

Darius May. - 1874-1894. - 4 textual records. 


Darius May, the son of Sylvester May and Eunice Bean, was born in 1843 in Baldwin’s Mills. Darius married Emma Jane 

Stevens on 3 July 1872; together they had ten children: Maud Ella (1874-1947), Wilbur Lyman (1875-1946), Rose Nettie 

(1877-1961), Julian Sylvester (1881-1956), John Vining (1882-1971), Ida/Ada S. (1884-1885), Clara Emma (1886-1968), 

Fred Nason (1887-1955), Ruth Stevens (1890-1971) and Irene S. (1892-1893). During his lifetime, Darius was a farmer in 

Baldwin’s Mills and owned what was known as the ‘May Farm’. 

Darius died 4 December 1913 and is buried in the Lakeview Cemetery in Baldwin’s Mills. 


The subseries contains four letters addressed to Darius May; one concerning a teacher in Baldwin’s Mills, another about 

travelling, one about the sale of some land and the last is regarding his involvement in the local church. 

Notes: 



P173/002.03 

Lyman May. - 1863-1885. - 0.02 m of textual records. 


Lyman May, the son of Sylvester May and Eunice Bean, was born about 1844 in Baldwin’s Mills. In 1863, Lyman left 

Baldwin’s Mills and moved to Lynn, Massachusetts in search of paid work. After first arriving, he worked in a shoe factory 

but then moved on to find work as a peddler. Later on, Lyman was operate a store where he sold glass- and plate-ware, stoves 

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and other home furnishings. 

On 14 June 1871, Lyman married Laura W. Fernand in Lynn, Massachusetts. They had at least four children: Frank Fernand 

(b. 1873), Cora (b. 1874), Phillip (b. 1877) and Rachel Sylvester (b. 1884). Lyman died 14 November 1925 in Massachusetts. 


The subseries contains correspondence written by Lyman May after he had moved to Lynn, Massachusetts, to his father and 

brother in Baldwin’s Mills from 1863 to 1885. For the most part, the letters discuss Lyman’s experiences moving from the 

country to the city, work, religion, family and politics. It also contains a wedding invitation to the marriage of Lyman and 

Laura Fernand. 

Notes: 



P173/002.04 

Amanda Melvina May. - 1864-1885. - 0.02 m of textual records. 


Amanda Melvina May, most often known as simply Melvina, was born in 1837, the daughter of Sylvester May and Almeda 

Marsh, in Baldwin’s Mills. Melvina moved to Boston for a time and finally settled Lynn, Massachusetts in 1864 where she 

worked as a seamstress and dressmaker. On 11 July 1865, she married Hollis Taylor, who had also moved from Stanstead 

County to Lynn. Although they never had any of their own children, Hollis had a son, Julian, from a previous marriage. 

Melvina died in 1900 in Lynn, Massachusetts. 


The subseries consists of correspondence written by Amanda Melvina May from Lynn, Massachusetts from 1864 to 1885. The 

letters are addressed to her family, mostly to her brother, Darius, and to her father, Sylvester, in Baldwin’s Mills. They include 

discussions of topics such as family, religion, work and leisure. 

Notes: 



P173/002.05 

Laura Fernand May. - 1910-[1936]. - 0.015 m of textual records. - 13 postcards. 


The daughter of Alfred and Mary Fernand, Laura Fernand was born about 1849 in Quincy, Massachusetts. On 14 June 1871, 

she married Lyman May in Lynn, Massachusetts. Together they had at least four children: Frank Fernand (b. 1873), Cora (b. 

1874), Phillip (b. 1877) and Rachel Sylvester (b. 1884). 


The subseries consists of correspondence addressed to and written by Laura Fernand May from 1910 to 1936. The letters 

written by Laura largely discuss topics such as family, health, politics, travel and maple sugar. 

Notes: 



P173/002.06 

Emma Jane Stevens May. - [1870?]-1891. - 0.01 m of textual records. 


Emma Jane Stevens, born 29 December 1852 in Lynn, Massachusetts, was the second eldest daughter of Nason Stevens and 

Susannah Marsh. Between 1857 and 1859, the Stevens family moved from the United States to Barnston, Quebec. Emma had 

six sisters and two brothers: Clara, Rosa, Alice, Alma, Ida, Jennie, Nason and Freddie. 

On 3 July 1872, Emma married Darius May. They had ten children: Maud Ella (1874-1947), Wilbur Lyman (1875-1946), 

Rose Nettie (1877-1961), Julian Sylvester (1881-1956), John Vining (1882-1971), Ida/Ada S. (1884-1885), Clara Emma 

(1886-1968), Fred Nason (1887-1955), Ruth Stevens (1890-1971) and Irene S. (1892-1893). 

Emma died on 14 May 1894 and is buried in the Lakeview Cemetery in Baldwin’s Mills. 


The subseries largely contains personal correspondence to Emma Jane (Stevens) May by the following authors: Clara Stevens, 

Chandler Brown, Rosa Stevens LeJoyce, Alma Stevens, Alice Stevens, Clara Parnell and Hollis N. Stevens. It also contains 

the lyrics to a song titled “Gospel Train” and two letters by Emma: one to her sister, Clara and the other to her niece and 

nephew. 

Notes: 



P173/002.07 

Rose May. - 1911-[1914], 1938-1961. - 0.02 m of textual records. - 3 postcards. 


Rose May was the third oldest child of Darius May and Emma Stevens, born 31 July 1877 in Baldwin’s Mills. As a young 

woman she was a member of the Young Women’s Christian Temperance Association and the Barnston Baptist Church. Rose 

never married and lived at the May farm until her father’s death in 1913. After this, she moved into her brother, John’s, home 

which was adjacent to the family farm. She never married. Rose died 23 March 1867. She is buried at the Lakeview Cemetery 

in Baldwin’s Mills. 


The subseries constists largely of personal correspondence to Rose May from about 1914 to 1961. Among the correspondence 

received were letters from Nellie Smith, Cora Spafford(?), Winnifred Roast, Mrs. J. L. Barley, Phoebe Walford, Maude 

Simpson, Clare Wiggett, Ida Gibbons, Angeline May, Liz and Sam Munro, Peter Racicot, Joyce Philbrick and Lillian Ellison. 

The subseries also contains a few letters that Rose wrote to her sister, Ruth May Baldwin; a memorial donation made in the 

name of Rose; a copy of Rose’s baptimal record from Barnston Baptist Church and some funeral arrangements for Rose’s 

estate. 

Notes: 



P173/002.08 

Maud May Hall. - 1920, 1944-1945. - 3 textual records. 


Maud Ella May was born 19 February 1874, the eldest daughter of Darius May and Emma Stevens. She married Edwin 

Charles Hall in 1898 and later moved to Rock Island. They had four children: Edwin, Ernest, Marjorie and Joseph. Maud 

May Hall died 18 April 1947 and is buried at the Crystal Lake Cemetery in Stanstead. 


The subseries contains two letters written by Maud to her sister, Rose May, from 1944 to 1945 largely discussing family topics 

and one addressed to Ed and Maud, dated 1920. 

Notes: 



P173/002.09 

Julian May. - 1910-1915. - 2 textual records. - 23 postcards. 


Julian May, the second eldest son of Darius May and Emma Stevens was born 24 May 1880. He suffered from scarlet fever 

as a child, which resulted a severe loss of hearing. Julian went west as a young man but later returned to live with his sister, 

Rose May, and work for Harold Baldwin. Julian also traveled quite a bit during his life to various spots in North America. He 

never married. Julian died 13 March 1956 and is buried at the Lakeview Cemetery in Baldwin’s Mills. 


The subseries consists of letters and postcard correspondence written by Julian May to his sister, Ruth May Baldwin, from 

1910 to 1915. The correspondence largely discuss Julian’s travel and family topics. 

Notes: 



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P173/002.10 

Clara May Cooke. - 1909-1962. - 0.01 m of textual records. - 4 postcards. 


One of Darius May and Emma Stevens’ ten children, Clara May was born 14 February 1886 in Baldwin’s Mills. She moved 

to Montreal and married Fred Cooke, a widower, in 1927. The couple never had any children. Clara died 11 July 1968 and is 

buried in Lakeview Cemetery in Baldwin’s Mills. 


The subseries consists of personal correspondence written by Clara May Cooke from 1909 to 1962. It includes letters and 

postcards written to her sisters, Rose and Ruth, and to her neice, Alice. 

Notes: 



P173/002.11 

Miscellaneous May family. - 1874-[199-?]. - 9 textual records. 


The subseries contains a variety of documents regarding members of the May family and their relatives from 1874 to the 1990s. 

In consists of a business letter regarding the purchase of fruit, a letter to Sylvester May from Hollis Taylor, the funeral service 

program for Fred Cooke, a certificate of church membership for Edith Ward May and Ruth May and a newspaper obituary and 

rememberance for the deaths of Cecil May and Loretta Almeda Markwell May. It also contains photocopies of the following: 

the portion of a land transaction between Darius May and Everett Sutton; the newpaper obituary for Darius May, a receipt for 

to the purchase of a lot in the Baldwin’s Mills cemetery 

by John P. Baldwin; the baptism and membership of 

Ruth May in the Baldwin’s Mills Baptist Church; and 

the membership of Edith Hard May in the Baldwin’s 

Mills Baptist Church. 

Notes: 



P173/003 

Other Correspondence. - [18--]-1958. - 0.03 m of textual 

records. - 39 postcards. 


The series contains source material on work, education, Elvyn M. Baldwin Family fonds P173/005/001 

sickness, economic challenges and family life from 1889 to 1958. It consists of correspondence from various individuals who were 

close to the Baldwins or Mays but who were not related to them or the family connection is distant. The series is comprised of the 

following sub-series: Cora Lovell Dilley (1913-1917, 1947-1958), Kate E. Ferrin (1889-1897), Mary Ann Baker Thomas (1954), 

J. E. Gilbert family (1910-1918), Leta Ellis (1930), Robert Spendlove ([18--]) and C.M. Ferrin (1862-1864). 

Notes: 



P173/003.01 

Cora Lovell Dilley. - 1910-1917, 1947-1958. - 0.015 m of textual records. - 39 postcards. 


Cora Lovell was born in 1893 to Hazen I. Lovell and Adelaide May. She grew up in the Coaticook area and attended school 

with Ruth May as well as being cousins. In October 1912, along with her parents and siblings (Martin, Artemissa or ‘Artie’, 

Alta, John and Allen) moved to Glendale, California. As a young woman, Cora worked as a telephone operator and, possibly, 

as a secretary in an office. Around 1916, she married Paul Dilley and they had two children together: Pauline and John. 


The subuseries consists of correspondence written by Cora Lovell Dilley to Ruth May Baldwin from 1910 to 1958. The letters 

and postcards contain information on Cora’s move from Coaticook to California, on family, on work and leisure activities as 

well as on romantic relationships. 

Notes: 



P173/003.02 

Kate E. Ferrin. - 1889-1897. - 3 textual records. 


Kate E. Ferrin was the born in about 1875 in Holland, Vermont, the daughter of Elvyn A. Ferrin and Antha Kidder. Kate’s 

father, Elvyn, was Lill Ferrin Baldwin’s brother, making Kate Lill’s niece. She has a sister named Edith. Kate attended Derby 

Academy. 


The subseries consists of three documents regarding the life of Kate Ferrin from 1889 to 1897. It is comprised of two letters 

by Kate and a program for the commencement exercises at Derby Academy. 

Notes: 



P173/003.03 

Mary Ann Baker Thomas. - 1954. - 3 textual records. 


Mary Ann was a daugher of John and Jane Baker. Mary Ann, a.k.a. Mamie, and her twin sister were born in Blanchard, 

Wisconsin in 1874. Around 1894, Mamie married Howard Thomas, a banker in Blanchard and in 1895, they had a son, Foster 

Keith. Mary Ann Baker may be related to the Baldwins through Mary Jeanette Baker, wife of John Percival Baldwin. 


The subseries consists of personal correspondence by Mary Ann (Mamie) Baker Thomas from 1954, which are largely about 

the illness of her husband, Howard Thomas. 

Notes: 



P173/003.04 

J. E. Gilbert family. - 1910-1918. - 0.01 m of textual records. 


The subseries consists of personal correspondence addressed to the J. Edwin Gilbert family from 1910 to 1918. The majority 

of the correspondence are letters of sympathy over the passing of Flanders Gilbert in 1911. 

Notes: 



P173/003.05 

Leta Ellis. - 1930. - 1 textual record. 


The subseries consists of a letter by Leta Ellis to her mother, Delia, dated 13 January 1930. 

Notes: 



P173/003.06 

Robert Spendlove. - [18--]. - 3 textual records. 


Robert Spendlove was born 29 July 1817. He lived in Hatley. 

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The subseries contains of information on Robert Spendlove. It consists of a property tax assessment for Robert Spendlove 

from the Township of Hatley; a list of land owners, including Robert, with their corresponding lots; and a list of birth dates 

for Robert Spendlove and his siblings. 

Notes: 

Title based on the contents of subseries. 


P173/003.07 

C.M. Ferrin. - 1862-1864. 

Notes: 



P173/004 

Genealogy. - 1832-1999. - 0.1 m of textual records. - 6 photographs: col. 


The series consists of genealogy research, including family trees, research notes, newspaper clippings and other documents, on 

various families with connections to the Baldwin family and/or the Stanstead County area. It is comprised of the following files: 

William Lovell genealogy ([198-?]-[1996?]), Roderick Ross genealogy (1982), Hanson genealogy ([198-?]), John Corliss genealogy 

(1995), Sylvester Cleveland genealogy ([195-?]-[1982?]), Levia Drew genealogy (1986), Fletcher genealogy ([1926?],1933, 

[1955?],1995-1998), Ferrin and Tabor genealogy (1936, [196-?]-1962), Buckland genealogy (1938), Belknap genealogy (1978), 

Baldwin genealogy (1832-1999), May genealogy (1668, 1853-1982) and Miscellaneous genealogical notes (1946-1992). 

Notes: 


Most of the documents are in English, one is in French. 

P173/004.01 

William Lovell genealogy. - [198-?]-[1996?]. - 2 textual records. 


The sub-series contains information on the genealogy of William Lovell, born in 1790, and his wife, Mary Hanson. It consists 

of a letter probably written by Ella Baldwin and a family tree. 

Notes: 

Title based on contents of sub-series. 


P173/004.02 

Roderick Ross genealogy. - 1982. - 1 textual record. 


The subseries contains information on the genealogy of the family of Roderick Ross, born in 1822, and his wife, Jane Byers, 

who lived in Leeds, Quebec. It consists of a family tree by Glenna Ross. 

Notes: 



P173/004.03 

Hanson genealogy. - [198-?]. - 1 textual record. 


The subseries contains information on the genealogy of the Hanson family in Barnston, Quebec. It consists of vital statistics 

from the 1850s to 1905. 

Notes: 



P173/004.04 

John Corliss genealogy. - 1995. - 1 textual record. 


The subseries contains information on the genealogy of the family of John Corliss, born 1787, and his wife, Sally Heath, in 

Bickford Corner and Heathton, Quebec. It consists of a family tree by Francois Gloutnay. 

Notes: 



P173/004.05 

Sylvester Cleveland genealogy. - [195-?]-[1982?]. - 0.03 m of textual records. 


The subseries contains information on of the genealogy of the family of Sylvester Cleveland and his wife, Relief Converse, in 

Barnston Township, Quebec. It consists of a compilation of genealogical sketches and family trees. 

Notes: 

Title based on the contents of subseries. 


P173/004.06 

Levi Drew genealogy. - 1986. - 1 textual record. 


The subseries contains information on the genealogy of the family of John Drew, born 1845, and his wife, Sarah Bickford. It 

consists of a family tree and vital statistics complied by Lyman May, with additional notes by Riley H. Drew. 

Notes: 



P173/004.07 

Fletcher genealogy. - [1926?],1933, [1955?],1995-1998. - 7 textual records. 


The sub-series contains primary source information on the genealogy of the Fletcher family, who are connected to the Hall and 

Baldwin families of Barnston from 1830s to 1998. It consists of correspondence between Elvyn Baldwin and Earl Fletcher 

regarding the Fletcher genealogy, research notes and a newspaper clipping. 

Notes: 



P173/004.08 

Ferrin and Tabor genealogy. - 1936, [196-?]-1962. - 6 textual records. 


The sub-series contains information on the genealogy of Ferrin and Tabor families from the 1700s to the 1900s. It consists of 

correspondence from Walter Stulz, Austin Foster and Harold Baldwin; research on the Meads, Ferrins and Tabors of Holland, 

Vermont; as well as a presentation given by Harold Baldwin to the Orleans County Historical Society on Horace A. W. Tabor. 

Notes: 



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P173/004.09 

Buckland genealogy. - 1938. - 1 textual record. 


The subseries contains information on the family tree of the William Buckland family. It consists of a photocopy of research 

compiled by Wilhemia Elsie Buckland from 1938. 

Notes: 



P173/004.10 

Belknap genealogy. - 1978. - 0,01 m of textual records. 


The subseries contains information on the Belknap family. It consists of a photocopy of a history of W. S. Belknap and the 

fishery at Baldwin’s Mills and a family research compiled by Merrick Belknap. 

Notes: 



P173/004.11 

Baldwin genealogy. - 1832-1999. - 0.03 m of textual records. - 2 

photographs: col. 


The subseries contains information on the history of the Baldwin 

family from the 1800s to 1999. It consists largely of research 

notes, correspondence, family trees and marriage certificates. It 

also contains two photographs of tomb stones. 

Notes: 



P173/004.12 


May genealogy. - 1668, 1853-1982. - 0.03 m of textual records. - 4 photographs: col. 


The subseries contains information on the family history of the May family from the 1660s to 1982. It consists of newspaper 

clibbings, a copy of Elisha May’s will, marriage certificates, family trees and correspondence. It also contains four photographs 

of tomb stones. 

Notes: 



P173/004.13 

Miscellaneous genealogical notes. - 1946-1992. - 12 textual records. 


The file contains source information on the genealogy of various families from 1946 to 1992. It consists of hand-written notes 

and newspaper obituaries. 

Notes: 



P173/005 

Photographs. - [186?]-1995. - 544 photographs: 520 b&w and 24 col. 


The series contains photographs of people, animals, landscapes and buildings taken between approximately the 1860s and the 

1980s. The series consists of the following subseries: May family ([189-?]-1969); Baldwin family ([186-?]-[196-?]); Ferrin family 

([1854]-[ca. 1900]); Buildings, landscapes and animals ([ca. 1900]-[195-?]) and Other Photographs ([188-?]-[198-?]). 

Notes: 


Included among the photographs are 2 ambrotypes, 2 daguerrotypes, 3 polyester negatives, 4 cellulose acetate negatives, 36 tintypes 

and 23 cellulose nitrate negatives. 

P173/005.01 

May family. - [189-?]-1969. - 122 photographs: 120 b&w and 2 col. 


The subseries contains photographs depicting members of the May family and other individuals from the 1890s to 1969. The 

subseries consists of the following files: Group Photographs ([190-?]-1969), Darius May ([190-?]-1913), Rose May ([189- 

?]-1958), Julian May ([189-?]-194-?]), John May ([190-?]-[194-?]), Clara May Cooke ([190-?]-[194-?]), Fred May ([192-?]- 

1959), Ruth May Baldwin ([190-?]-[196-?]), Marjorie May (1919), Irene May Drew ([192-?]-[194-?]), Cecil May ([194-?]) 

and Laura Fernald May ([191-?]). 

Notes: 


Included among the photographs are 15 cellulose nitrate negatives. 

P173/005.01/001 

Group photographs. - [190-?]-[1969]. - 53 photographs: 51 b&w and 2 col. 


The file consists of group photographs of the members of the May family and include other individuals, 

largely taken at the May family farm, between about 1900 and 1969. May family members included in the 

photographs are: Fred May, Ruth May, Angeline May, Edith Ward May, Mildred Martin May, Wilbur May, 

Lyman May, Maud May, Julian May, Clara May, John May, Rose May, Irene May, Ella May, Fred Cooke 

(Clara May’s husband), Ward May, Cecil May, Gordon Drew, Marjorie May and David May. Other individuals 

included in the photographs are: Vivian Stephens Carleton, Fred Stevens, Hattie Gilbert, Mary Horn, Ida Horn 

Gibbons, Will Horn, Mildren Searles, Emma Stevens, Liz Munro, Minnie Donaldson, John Donaldson and 

Ella Donaldson. Some subjects depicted in the photographs are farming scenes, boating, hunting and leisure 

activites. 

Notes: 


Included among the photographs are 13 cellulose nitrate negatives. 

P173/005.01/002 

Darius May. - [190-?]-1913. - 4 photographs: b&w. 


The file consists of photographs of Darius May between about 1900 and 1913. In two photographs, Darius is 

pictured with Irene and Ella May, Darius’ grandchildren. 

Notes: 


P173/005.01/003 

Rose May. - [189-?]-1958. - 11 photographs: b&w. 


The files consists of photographs of Rose May between the 1890s and 1958. Among the photographs are two 

studio portraits and other photographs also picture Fred Stevens, Liz Munro, Angeline May and Ruby or Keith 

Baldwin. 

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Notes: 


P173/005.01/004 

Julian May. - [189-?]-[194-?]. - 10 photographs: b&w. 


The file consists of photographs of Julian May, including many where he is with animals, from the 1890s to the 

1940s. Among the photographs are two studio portaits and one photograph of Julian with his sister, Rose May. 

Notes: 


Included among the photographs is 1 cellulose nitrate negative. 

P173/005.01/005 

John May. - [1907?]-[194-?]. - 6 photographs: b&w. 


The son of Darius May and Emma Stevens, John May was born 9 February 1882 in Baldwin’s Mills. He 

married Edith Ward 31 December 1907. They had four children together: Irene, Ella, Ward and David. After 

Edith’s death in 1940, John married Minnie Dresser, a widow, 23 May 1942. John inherited the May farm after 

his father’s death in 1913 and rented it for a short time. In 1931, his daughter, Irene, and her husband, Gordon 

Drew, moved onto the farm. It was sold from the family from 1934 until 1948, when Elvyn Baldwin purchased 

the farm. 

John died 18 February 1971 in Coaticook. 


The file consists of photographs of John May from 1907 to about the 1940s. Included are two photographs 

of John with his wife, Edith Ward; two photographs of their children Irene, Ella, Ward and David; and one 

photograph of John with horses. 

Notes: 


P173/005.01/006 

Clara May Cooke. - [190-?]-[194-?]). - 11 photographs: b&w. 


The file consists of photographs of Clara May from the early 1900s to about the 1940s. Included among the 

photographs are a number from Clara’s wedding to Fred Cooke in 1927 as well as a photograph that pictures 

Liz Munro. 

Notes: 


P173/005.01/007 

Fred May. - [192-?]-1959. - 9 photographs: b&w. 


The son of Darius May and Emma Stevens, Fred Nason May was born 28 September 1887 in Baldwin’s Mills. 

He married Bernice Wheeler 15 September 1910 in Holland, Vermont. They had one son, named Morris 

Nelson May. During their marriage, Fred lived and worked in Holland. After their divorce in 1922, Fred 

moved to Rock Island and worked at the Butterfield Union Twist Drill Company. He remarried 9 March 1930 

to Angéline Marie Françoise Guillou and they had one child, named Lyman Albert May. 

Fred May died 1 May 1955 in Stanstead. 


The file consists of photographs of Fred May from about the 1920s to 1959. Included are two photographs of 

John with his second wife, Angeline Guillou; two photographs of their son, Lyman; and one photograph with 

Sam Munro. 

P173/005.01/008 

Ruth May Baldwin. - [190-?]-[196-?]. - 10 photographs: b&w. 


The file consists of photographs of Ruth May Baldwin from about the early 1900s to the 1960s. Included are 

a photograph of Ruth’s son, Keith, and a few portrait photographs of Ruth. 

Notes: 


Included among the photographs is 1 cellulose nitrate negative. 

P173/005.01/009 

Marjorie May Hall. - 1919. - 1 photograph: b&w. 


Marjorie May Hall was born the 3 July 1903 in Stanstead, the daughter of Edwin Hall and Maud May. She was 

married to Sumner Davis. 


The file consists of a photograph of a sixteen-year-old Majorie May, daughter of Maud May and Edwin Hall, 

in 1919. 

Notes: 


P173/005.01/010 

Irene May Drew. - [192-?]-[194-?]. - 4 photographs: b&w. 


Irene May was born 21 September 1908, the daughter of John V. May and Edith Ward. She married Gordon 

Drew. In 1948, the moved onto Irene’s father’s farm in Coaticook. After Gordon retired in 1973, they lived 

with Ella (Irene’s sister) in Coaticook and later moved to Stanstead. 


The file consists of photographs of Irene May from about the 1920s to about the 1940s. Included are a studio 

photograph of Irene as a child; a photograph of Irene and her husband, Gordon Drew; and two Christmas cards 

of their children. 

Notes: 


P173/005.01/011 

Cecil May. - (194-?])-1943. - 2 photographs: b&w. 


Cecil Wilson May was the son of Wilber May and Mildred Martin and was born 3 February 1903 in Baldwin’s 

Mills. He married Loretta Almeda Markwell and they lived in Cecil’s parents’ farmhouse for their entire 

marriage. 

Cecil May died 7 August 1971 when his tractor unexpectedly moved forward on an incline and ran over him. 


The file consists of a photograph of Cecil May, son of Wilber May and Mildred Martin, pictured with an 

airplane from about the 1940s and another of Cecil, Ruby, Charlie and Janie with a car from 1943. 

Notes: 


Notes: 


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P173/005.01/012 

Laura Fernand May. - [193-?]. - 1 photograph: b&w. 


The file consists of a photograph of Laura Fernand May, wife of Lyman May, pictured at Lake Lyster in about 

the 1930s. 

Notes: 


P173/005.02 

Baldwin family. - [186-?]-[196-?]. - 134 photographs: b&w. 


The subseries contains photographs of members of the Baldwin family taken between the 1860s and the 1960s. The subseries 

consists of the following files: Group and Album Photographs ([186-?]-1951), Eugene A. Baldwin ([189-?]), Albert Edson 

Baldwin ([188-?]), Jeanette Baker Baldwin ([186-?]), W.K. Baldwin ([189-?]-[193-?]), Lill Ferrin Baldwin ([189-?]-[192- 

?]), Mead Haskell Baldwin ([1892?]-[191-?]), Harold Ferrin Baldwin ([after 1886]-[196-?]), Ruby May Baldwin ([1921?]- 

[1927?]), Willis Keith Baldwin ([1922?]-[194-?]), Elvyn Mead Baldwin ([1925?]-[1951?]), Eunice Ruth Baldwin ([1926?]), 

Alice Lill Baldwin ([1929?], 1948), Harold Richard Baldwin ([1931?]) and Lester Stevens Baldwin ([1933?]). 

Notes: 


Included among the photographs is 1 tintype and 1 cellulose acetate negative. Also included is 1 photograph album. 

P173/005.02/001 

Group and album photographs. - [186-?]-1951. - 88 photographs: b&w. 


The file consists of group photographs and photograph albums largely picturing members of the Baldwin 

family from around the 1860s to 1951. Included among them are photographs of Willis Keith Baldwin, Lill F. 

Baldwin, Percival A. Baldwin, Clara May Cooke, Fred Cooke, Harold F. Baldwin, Mead H. Baldwin, Ruth May 

Baldwin, Ruby Baldwin, W. Keith Baldwin, Elvyn M. Baldwin, Eunice R. Baldwin, Alice L. Baldwin, Harold 

Richard Baldwin, Lester S. Baldwin, Jane Ross, Laura May, Bertha Drew, Olive Drew, Mona Racicot, Roland 

Peter Racicot, Peter Racicot, Liz Munro, Rose May and Miss Wiggett. The black, bound album includes 

photographs of B. P. Shilbury (?), Nancy Miles May, Richard Baldwin, Thomas Baldwin, Wright Baldwin, 

Hiram Baldwin, Walter Baldwin, Lewis Baldwin, May Thomas Baldwin, Issac Baldwin, Helen Bacon Baldwin, 

Ezra Baldwin, Phoebe Joyce Baldwin, Huldah Baldwin Tabor, Betsey Baldwin Tabor, Melvina May Taylor, 

Hollis Taylor, Richard Tabor, Judson Baldwin, Ida Baldwin Welch, Lawrence Welch, George Baldwin and Mrs. 

Charles Lovell as well as a number of unidentified photographs. 

Notes: 


Included among the photographs is 1 tintype and 1 cellulose acetate negative. Also included is 1 photograph 

album. 

P173/005.02/002 

Eugene Arthur Baldwin. - [189-?]. - 1 photograph: b&w. 


Born 14 May 1853 in Barnston, Eugene Arthur Baldwin was the son of John Percival Baldwin and Mary 

Jeanette Baker. He marred Lennie Adele Wilcox 25 December 1872. They had three children together: Percival 

Arthur, Pardon Wilcox and Blanche Jeanett. 

Eugene died 30 November 1916 in Stanstead County. 


The file consists of a studio portrait photograph of Eugene A. Baldwin, son of John P. Baldwin and Jeanette 

Baker, in about the 1890s. 

P173/005.02/003 

Albert Edson Baldwin. - [188-?]. - 1 photograph: b&w. 


The file consists of a studio portrait photograph of Albert Edson Baldwin, son of John Edson Baldwin and 

Corrilla Cleveland, as a teenager around the 1880s. 

Notes: 


P173/005.02/004 

Jeanette Baker Baldwin. - [186-?]. - 1 photograph: b&w. 


The file consists of a portrait photograph of Jeanette Baker Baldwin, wife of John Percival Baldwin, taken in 

approximately in the 1860s. 

Notes: 


P173/005.02/005 

W. K. Baldwin. - [189-?]-[193-?]. - 6 photographs: b&w. 


The file consists of portrait photographs of Willis Keith Baldwin, son of John Percival Baldwin and Jeanette 

Baker, as an adult, from about the 1890s to the 1930s. 

Notes: 


P173/005.02/006 

Lill Ferrin Baldwin. - [189-?]-[192-?]. - 3 photographs: b&w. 


The file consists of portrait photographs of Lill Ferrin Baldwin, wife of Willis Keith Baldwin, including one of 

Lill photographed with her son, Mead, between the 1890s and 1920s. 

Notes: 


P173/005.02/007 

Mead Haskell Baldwin. - [1892?]-[191-?]. - 6 photographs: b&w. 


The file consists of portrait photographs of Mead Haskell Baldwin, son of Willis Keith Baldwin and Lill Ferrin, 

including one photograph of Mead with his mother, Lill, from about 1892 to the 1910s. 

Notes: 


P173/005.02/008 

Harold Ferrin Baldwin. - [after 1886]-[196-?]. - 9 photographs: b&w. 


The file consists of photographs, largely portrait photographs along with one photograph that appeared in a 

newspaper article, of Harold Ferrin Baldwin taken between 1886 and the 1960s. 

Notes: 


Notes: 


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P173/005.02/009 

Ruby May Baldwin. - [1921?]-[1927?]. - 3 photographs: b&w. 


The file consists of photographs of Ruby May 

Baldwin as a child, including one photograph with 

her father, Harold F. Baldwin, taken between about 

1921 and 1927. 

Notes: 


P173/005.02/010 

Willis Keith Baldwin. - [1922?]-[194-?]. - 5 

photographs: b&w. 


The file consists of photographs of Willis Keith 

Baldwin, known as Keith, between about 1922 and 

the 1940s. 

Notes: 


P173/005.02/011 


Elvyn Mead Baldwin. - [1925?]-[1951?]. - 6 photographs: b&w. 


The file consists of photographs of Elvyn M. Baldwin taken between about 1925 and 1951. Included among 

the photographs is one of Elvyn among the crew of the HMCS Lauzon and three of Elvyn and his wife, Jane 

Ross, from their wedding day. 

Notes: 


P173/005.02/012 

Eunice Ruth Baldwin. - [1926?]. - 1 photograph: b&w. 


The file consists of a portrait photograph of Eunice Ruth Baldwin, taken in about 1926. 

Notes: 


P173/005.02/013 

Alice Lill Baldwin. - [1929?], 1948. - 2 photographs: b&w. 


Alice Lill Baldwin was born 7 January 1928 in Baldwin’s Mills and was the youngest daughter of Harold F. 

Baldwin and Ruth S. May. In adolescence, she attended Stanstead College, in Stanstead, Quebec. 

The 15 May 1948, Alice married I. Ross Corey and together they had 3 children: Christopher, Kathleen and 

Neil. She and two of her sons, Christopher and Neil, died in a tragic car accident 8 Nov 1971 in Esterhazy, 

Saskatchewan. Alice is buried at the Lakeview Cemetery in Baldwin’s Mills. 


The file consists of a photograph of Alice Lill Baldwin as a toddler in front of Lake Lyster and a photograph 

of her with her husband, I. Ross Corey, on their wedding day. The photographs were taken in about 1929 and 

in 1948. 

Notes: 


P173/005.02/014 

Harold Richard Baldwin. - [1931?]. - 1 photograph: b&w. 


The file consists of a photograph of Harlold Richard Baldwin, known as Dick, as a child around 1931. 

Notes: 


P173/005.02/015 

Lester Stevens Baldwin. - [1933?]. - 1 photograph: b&w. 


The file consists of a photograph of Lester Stevens Baldwin as a child taken about 1933. 

Notes: 


P173/005.03 

Ferrin family photographs. - [1854]-[ca. 1900]. - 84 photographs: b&w. 


The subseries consists of portrait photographs of members of the Ferrin family, as well as a number of other individuals 

and some unidentified photographs. Shown in the photographs are: Jonathan Ferrin, Micah Ferrin, Lucinda Ferrin, Martin 

C. Ferrin, Sarah Mead Ferrin, Ella Augusta Ferrin, Lill Mead Ferrin, Sarah Haskell Ferrin, Elvyn Augustus Ferrin, Carrie 

FerrinYoung, Jennie Macrae McLauncy, Leois Ferrin Macrae, Ellen Alton Ferrin, John Tabor, Hannah Ferrin Tabor, Henry 

Tabor, Susan Mead Gilman, Marshal French, Lill Mead Jeffreys, Captain Jeffreys, Stephen Mead, Constance, Anna L. Mead, 

Joshua Roberts Mead, Polly Elliot Ferrin, Sophrona Ferrin, Moses Ferrin, Dr. Nathaniel Ladd, Abagail Mead Ladd, Nellie 

Mead, Edith Ferrin Williams, Samuel Bartlett, Chester M. Ferrin, Moses Ellis, Emily Ferrin Ellis, Bertie Ellis, Grace Gilman, 

Hannah Meeker, Reverend Griswald, Ebenezer Ferrin, Ora Ferrin, Mr. Fisk, Mary Danforth, Sarah Reed, unknown Coburn, 

Mary Pratt, Viola Herm, Charles Piper, Henry Piper, Ada Pratt, Loretta Gould, Rose Stubbard, Cornelia Robinson, Ferrin 

Harland, Albert Harland, Irene Harland, Antha Kidder Ferrin, Kate E. Ferrin, James Young, Marjorie Young and Alsey Young. 

Notes: 


Included among the photographs are 2 ambrotypes, 2 daguerrotypes and 33 tintypes. The subseries also includes 2 photograph 

albums. 

P173/005.04 

Buildings, landscapes and animals. - [ca. 1900]-[195-?], 1982-1995. - 111 photographs: 91 b&w and 20 col. 


The subseries consists of photographs of landscapes, buildings and animals. Included among the building photographs are: 

Baldwin’s Mills Baptist Church, Barnston United Church and parsonage, MacDonald College in Montreal, and the Baldwin’s 

Mills school house. Included among the landscape photographs are: Baldwin’s Mills, the Pinnacle Mountain, Lake Lyster as 

well as photographs from trips and from an agricultural exposition. Included among the animal photographs are dogs, cats, 

cows, deer and a bear. The subseries also includes many unidentified photographs. 

Notes: 


Included among the photographs are 8 cellulose nitrate negatives, 3 acetate negatives and 2 polyester negatives. 

P173/005.05 

Other Photographs. - [188-?]-[198-?]. - 93 photographs: 91 b&w and 2 col. 


The subseries contains photographs of people with unknown or indirect connections to the May, Baldwin and Ferrin families 

as well as unidentified photographs. The subseries consists of the following files: Mamie Baker Thomas ([189-?]-[1903?]), 

Sam and Liz Munro ([191-?]-1969), Margaret Sutton ([188-?]-[191-?]), Other people ([188-?]-1956) and Unidentified people 

([188-?]-[198-?]). 

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Notes: 


Included among the photographs are 2 tintypes and 1 polyester negative. 

P173/005.05/001 

Mamie Baker Thomas and Myra Baker Paulson. - [189-?]-[1903?]. - 10 photographs: b&w. 


Mary Ann and Myra Baker were the twin daughers of John and Jane Baker. Mary Ann, a.k.a. Mamie, and 

her twin sister were born in Blanchard, Wisconsin in 1874. Around 1894, Mamie married Howard Thomas, 

a banker in Blanchard and in 1895, they had a son, Foster Keith. Myra Baker married Martin Paulson, of 

Evansville, Wisconsin, around 1898. They had two children together, Thelma and John. Mary Ann and Myra 

Baker may be related to the Baldwins through Mary Jeanette Baker, wife of John Percival Baldwin. 


The file consists of photographs, mostly studio portaits, of Mamie Baker Thomas, Myra Baker Paulson, 

Foster Keith Thomas, Thelma Paulson and Harold F. Baldwin, as well as a few building photographs, taken 

approximately between the 1890s and 1903. 

Notes: 


P173/005.05/002 

Sam and Liz Munro. - [191-?]-1969. - 4 photographs: b&w. 


The file consists of outdoor photographs of Sam and/or Liz Munro taken between approximately the 1910s and 

1969. Included among the photographs is one of Liz Munro with Rose May. 

Notes: 


P173/005.05/003 

Margaret Sutton. - [188-?]-[191-?]. - 6 photographs: b&w. 


The file consists of photographs of Margaret Sutton between approximately the 1880s and the 1910s. Included 

among the photographs is one of Margaret in a nurse’s uniform, a few studio portraits and a few taken outdoors. 

Notes: 


P173/005.05/004 

Other people. - [188-?]-1968. - 33 photographs: b&w. 


The file consists of photographs of the following people: Mrs. Gladwin, Louise Draper, Harold Draper, Mildred 

Draper, Pauline Dilley, Warren H. Rummey, Peter Racicot, Myrtie Bell Hartwell Rummey, Raymond Rummey, 

Perry Haskell, Henry A. Haskell, Esther Williams Stevens, Eva Boyd, Minnie Hyles(?), Betty May Ladd, 

Gerald Gibbons; Janet, Charles, Priscilla and Laurel Park; John, Bertha and Carol Gibbons; Charles, Mona, 

Jamie, Wardie Bachelder; and Bernie, Rosie and George; Jim Crook; Rufus A. Baldwin and Wright Allison 

Baldwin; and a 1923 group photograph of Dr. Ball, Mr. Curtis, Col. Nelson, Mr. Telford, Mr. Thompson, Mr. 

McIntosh, Mr. Carson, Mr. Davis, L. Webster, A. Dawson, Mr. McFadyen, Mr. Stevens, Dr. Reed, Mr. Mick 

and Mr. Duboyce; and a photograph identified as the Ross wedding anniversary. It also includes two school 

photos of the Baldwin’s Mills school and other that is unidentified. The following individuals are identified: 

Ruth May, N. Washburn, Nelson Washburn, Loretta Markell, Annie Hammon, Stanley Lyon, Myrtie Washburn, 

Grace Washburn, Viola Washburn, Ethel Markwell, Evelyn Washburn, Dermont Markwell, Blanche Sullivan, 

Doris Markwell, Maurice Hebert, Iris Champagne, Lester Baldwin, Velda Lyons-Patterson, Mrs. Gallup, 

Roland Blake, Kevin Belknap and Marjorie Belknap. 

Notes: 



P173/005.05/005 

Unidentified people. - [188-?]-[198-?]. - 40 photographs: 38 b&w and 2 col. 


The file consists of unidentified photographs taken between approximately the 1880s and the 1980s, which 

includes a number of studio portraits and outdoor photographs. 

Notes: 


Included among the photographs are 2 tintypes and 1 35 mm negative. 

P173/006 

Subject files and historical research. - 1842-2002. - 0,1 m of textual records. - 4 photographs. - Ca. 27 maps. 


The series largely contains primary source information on the history of Barnston Township and Baldwin’s Mills areas. It consists 

primarily of historical write-ups and notes, land records, maps, minutes and by-laws. The series is made up of the following files: 

Barnston Cemeteries (1888, [1997?]), Association des propriétaires au Lac Lyster (1997), Baldwin’s Mills recreation ([196-?]-[198- 

?]), Pinnacle Holdings Inc. (1994-2002), Barnston Roads (1931), Égouts Lac Lyster (1993-1994), Stanstead County histories (1942- 

1997), Cheese factories (1890), List of electors (1938-1939), Lake Lyster (1957-1976), Churches (1896-1989), Young Women’s 

Christian Temperance Union of Baldwin’s Mills (1893-1896, [198-?]), Big Jack (Walter) Garland ([199-?]), Education in Barnston 

(1842-1869, 1937-1955), Stanstead County Agricultural Society (1962-1964), Land documents and maps (1859-1998), Newspaper 

clippings ([191-?]-1999), Stanstead Journal excerpts ([198-?]), Notes from Jenny Cushing’s clipbooks ([1996?]), Miscellaneous 

documents (1936, 1978, [198-?]) and Chemin Allard (1996-1998). 

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Notes: 


Most of the documents are in English, some are in French. 

P173/006/001 

Barnston Cemeteries. - 1888, [1997?]. - 5 textual records. 


The file consists of two receipts for cemetery lots at the Baldwin’s Mills Cemetery for W. K. Baldwin and 

John P. Baldwin from 1888 and correspondence and a financial report from the Barnston Heritage Cemetery 

Association from about 1997. 

Notes: 



P173/006/002 

Associaiton des proprietaires au Lac Lyster. - 1997. - 1 textual record. 


The file consists of a summary of work accomplished by the Association des proprietaires au Lac Lyster from 

1996-1997. 

Notes: 



P173/006/003 

Baldwin’s Mills recreation. - [196-?]-[198-?]. - 6 textual records. 


The file contains primary source information on recreation in the Baldwin’s Mills area from about the 1960s 

to about the 1980s. It consists of a flyer for a camping lodge on Lake Lyster; the rules and regulations for the 

Pinnacle Resort Community Property Owners Association; a membership card for the Pinnacle Club and a map 

of its boundries; and the by-laws and charter for the Baldwin Recreation Centre. 

Notes: 



P173/006/004 

Pinnacle Holdings Inc. - 1994-2002. - 1 textual record. 


The file consists of a letter to Linda Baldwin regarding donation of land by Pinnacle Holdings Inc. from 1997. 

Notes: 



P173/006/005 

Barnston roads. - 1931. - 1 textual record. 


The file consists of a list of subscribers for the extension of a government road to Charles Morin’s in Barnston 

Township fro 1931. 

Notes: 



P173/006/006 

Égouts Lac Lyster. - 1993-1994. - 4 textual records. 


The file consists of correspondence and surverys regarding water quality, erosion and sewers around Lake 

Lyster from 1993 to 1994. 

Notes: 



P173/006/007 

Stanstead County histories. - 1942-1997. - 0.02 m of textual records. 


The file consists of historical notes written by Elvyn M. Baldwin; general historical notes; a history of the stores 

and businesses in Baldwin’s Mill; history of Barnston and historical notes on Barston by Sarah Buckland; a 

speech on the history of Stanstead County given by Dr. Shurtleff; correspondence; a history of the Pinnacle 

Belle; a transcript of letter by Charles W. Belknap on Baldwin’s Mills; a collection of historical notes on the 

Baldwin genealogy and regional history, probaby written by Harold F. Baldwin; and a copy of a newspaper 

article on Dixville history. 

Notes: 


Some textual records are very brittle. 


P173/006/008 

Cheese factories. - 1890. - 1 textual record. 


The file consists of excerpts from the Stanstead Journal regarding cheese factory operations around Barnston 

in 1890. 

Notes: 



P173/006/009 

List of electors. - 1938-1939. - 2 textual records. 


The file consists of two list of electors for Baldwin’s Mills and Barnston, including names, professions and 

range numbers. 

Notes: 



P173/006/010 

Lake Lyster. - 1957-1976. - 3 textual records. 


The file consists of correspondence regarding the name of Lake Lyster and the consideration of other names 

such as Lake Lester. 

Notes: 



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P173/006/011 

Religion. - 1890-1989. - 0.02 m of textual records. - 4 photographs. 


The file contains primary source information on Protestant churches in Barnston Township from 1896 to 1989. 

It consists of two copies of burial records for Lewis S. Pond and Avilla (Lee) Pond Brady from the Coaticook 

Methodist Circuit; the location of the Methodist cemetery in Barnston; a paper on Methodism in Barnston 

P173/006/014 

Education in Barnston. - 1842-1869, 1937-1955. - 8 textual records. 


The file consists of a photocopy of the Barnston school minute book from 1842 to 1869, a financial statement 

for the Protestant School Corporation of Barnston from 1937, correspondence regarding the transport of school 

children, a notice of meeting for the Barnston Protestant School Board and an examination of the lot boundary 

lines for the Way’s Mills school house, dated 1954. 

Notes: 



P173/006/015 

Stanstead County Agricultural Society. - 1962-1964. - 6 textual records. 


The file contains information on the Stanstead County Agricultural Society and the Ayer’s Cliff fair from 1962 

to 1964. It consists of a proposed budget, correspondence and notices of meetings. 

Notes: 



P173/006/016 

Land documents and maps. - 1859-1998. - 0.02 m of textual records. - Ca. 27 maps. 


Township; notes on family church attendance written by Elvyn M. Baldwin; a list of Methodist churches in the 

Montreal Conference; a newspaper clipping and pamphlet from the centennial anniversary of the Baldwin’s 

Mills United Church; a lot plan of Barnston Methodist Church; a property report for the Barntson Methodist 

Church; a Treasurer’s book for the Baldwin’s Mills Baptist Church; a copy of the a baptismal record for Clara 

Emma May and a reticification to the register for members of the May family, photograph copies of a portion of 

the Baldwin’s Mills Baptist Church minute book; a program from the Coaticook Baptist Church and one from 

the United and Baptist Church of Baldwin’s Mills; and a Baldwin’s Mills Baptist Church envelope. 

Notes: 



P173/006/012 

Young Women’s Christian Temperance Union of Baldwin’s Mills. - 1893-1896, [198-?]. - 0,01 m of textual 

records. 


The file contains primary source information of the organization and activities of the Young Women’s Christian 

Temperance Union of Baldwin’s Mills from 1893 to 1896. It consists of a minuted book, two histories of the 

organization and a transcript of the minute book. 

Notes: 



P173/006/013 

Big Jack (Walter) Garland. - [199-?]. - 1 textual record: photocopy. 


The file consits of a photocopied article on Big Jack (Walter) Garland, who lived in Baldwin’s Mills. 

Notes: 




The file contains primary source information on land transcations and topography for the Eastern Townships 

and Vermont from 1859 to the 1998. It consists of the following land deeds and transactions: Levi Masher to 

Caswell French, Alexander Rea to Malcolm Nicholson, Geo. R. Caswell Lumber Company to Wilbur Wallace, 

Edward Byrne to Fredrick W. Rowe, Fred Caswell and Dudley W. Davis to Henry W. Derrick, Marshall Ames 

and Flora Tabor Ames to Geo. T. Ames, a copy deed of sale between Edward W. Gray and Robert Murrough 

and Robert Lester, and a compilation of all land transactions from the Coaticook Registry Office relating to a 

group of lots in Barnston Township. It also includes maps; some including lot and range numbers, buildings, 

owners and business names; of the area around Lake Lyster and Stanstead. 

Notes: 


Most of the documents are in English, a few are in French. 

P173/006/017 

Newspaper clippings. - [191-?]-1999. - 10 textual records. 


The file consists of newspaper articles on two Baldwin family reunions, W. K. Baldwin’s business success in 

Baldwin’s Mills, a the section “Bits of Nostalgia” from The Record with a note on the Baldwin’s Mills Dairy, 

an article titled “The Three Sherbrookes” by Bertha Weston Price, the death of Alice Baldwin and her two sons, 

the murder of W. K. Baldwin, the death of Lill Baldwin and the death of Harold F. Baldwin from about the 

1910s to 1999. 

Notes: 


For preservation reasons, the documents are photocopies of the original newspaper articles. 


P173/006/018 

Stanstead Journal excerpts. - [198-?]. - 0.01 m of textual records. 


The file consists of a photocopy of notes on the Barnston and Baldwin’s Mills areas by Merrick Belknap taken 

from the Stanstead Journal from about 1885 to 1907 and handwritten notes from the Stanstead Journal on the 

same subjects from the 1850s to the 1890s by Elvyn M. Baldwin. 

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Notes: 



P173/006/019 

Notes from Jenny Cushing’s clipbook. - [1996?]. - 1 textual record. 


The file consists of hand-written notes, probably written by Elvyn Baldwin, identified as having been copied 

from the clipbooks of Jenny Cushing. 

Notes: 



P173/006/020 

Miscellaneous documents. - 1936, 1978, [198-?]. - 5 textual records. 


The file consists of a banquet program, given in honour of Dr. W. L. Shurtleff, in 1936; a Valentine’s Day poem 

from ‘Jeanette and Ted’, dated 1978; and hand-written historical notes by Elvyn M. Baldwin, from about the 

1980s. 

Notes: 


Three of the documents are in English, one is in English and French. 

P173/006/021 

Chemin Allard. - 1996-1998. - 11 textual records 


The file contains primary source information on the proposal to turn Chemin Allard, in Baldwin’s Mills, into 

a ‘chemin de tolerance’ from 1996 to 1998. It consists of correspondence, lot plans, agendas, a budget, and a 

cadastral report. 

Notes: 



Homer L. Flannery 

P184 

Homer L. Flannery fonds. - 1908. - 0.01 m of textual records. 


Homer L. Flannery was born in November 1874. He was the proprietor of the business H.L. Flannery, Groceries, Fruit, Confectionary, 

Crockery and Glassware, located in Sutton, Quebec. 


The fonds contains source material on H.L. Flannery’s business from 1908. It consists of notices of overdue taxes, correspondence, 

and an invoice. The fonds is comprised of the following series: Personal Correspondence (1908) and Business Correspondence (1908). 

Notes: 


Transferred from the John H. Smith fonds (P132), 8 September 

2011. 


P184/001 

Business Correspondence. - 1908. - 5 textual records. 


The series contains the business correspondence of 

Homer L. Flannery from 1908. It contains receipts, 

invoices, and notices of overdue taxes. 

Notes: 



P184/002 

Personal Correspondence. - 1908. - 1 textual record. 


The series contains a letter from O. Flannery to Homer 

Flannery and his sister from 1908. It contains information 

on his daily life. 

Notes: 



Homer L. Flannery fonds, P184/001 

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P997/004 

Economy. - 1830-1987. - 0.69 m of textual records. - 4 photographs: b&w; 2 reproductions and 2 laser photocopies. - 2 architectural 

drawings. 


The series contains source material on the economy in the Eastern Townships from 1830 to 1987. It is comprised of the following 

subseries: Agriculture (1836-1967), Mining (1861-1864), Industry (photocopied 1983), Businesses (1830-1956), Banking (1865-1987), 

and Insurance (1907-1924). 

Notes: 



P997/004.01 

Agriculture. - 1836-1967. - 0.25 m of textual records. - 2 architectural drawings. 


The subseries contains source material on the development of agriculture in the Eastern Townships from 1836 to 1926. It is comprised 

of the following files: Farmers’ Diaries (1836-[1909 photocopied 1983?]), Farmers’ Account Books (1868-1926), and Fairs (1893-1983). 

Notes: 

Title is based on contents of subseries. 


ETRC Textual Records 

collection: Economy 

P997/004.01/001 

Farmers’ Diaries. - 1836-[1909 photocopied 1983?]. - 0.06 m of textual records. 


The file consists of four diaries: one diary of a farmer from Lacolle, dated 

1836-1839, divided up into three booklets; a photocopy of “The Farm Journal 

of P.H. Gosse from the Season of 1837”; “The Farmers’ Manual and Complete 

Accountant”, edited and compiled by J.L. Nichols and Co., dated 1895, filled out 

by Bonn Little ca. 1903, North Hatley; and Mr. Dufy’s diary covering the years 

1903-1909. The file provides information on the development of agriculture in the 

Eastern Townships. Many details are provided on the following subjects: weather 

forecasting, cattle breeding, transportation, health, and cultural and political events 

such as the Rebellion of 1837. The farmers’ manual contains general information 

on farming accountancy and records of production. 

Notes: 


The Dufy diary cover is detached from the book. The farmers’ manual has lost its 

cover. 


Mr. Gosse’s journal is located at the National Archives of Canada in Ottawa. 

P997/004.01/002 

Farmers’ Account Books. - 1868-1926. - 0.01 m of textual records. 


ETRC Textual Records collection P997/004.01/003 

The file consists of what appeared to be a farmer’s account book, bearing the words Stanstead and Sherbrooke Mutual, which belonged 

to Thomas P. Davis. The file provides information on receipts for arrears and for assessments. 

Notes: 



P997/004.01/003 

Fairs. - 1893-1983. - 0.18 m of textual records. - 2 architectural drawings. 


The file consists of four booklets titled “Prize Lists for the Richmond 

County Agricultural Society Annual Fair”, dated respectively 1960, 

1964, 1966, 1967; prize cards, from 1893-1914, of the Danville Union 

Agricultural Society, the Richmond County Agricultural Society and the 

Eastern Townships Agriculture Society; and a poster of the 62nd Annual 

Farmers’ Exhibition, organized by the Stanstead County Agricultural 

Society in Ayer’s Cliff, from 28 to 29 August 1907. The file provides 

information on the setting up of agricultural fairs. It contains the names of 

the Richmond County Agricultural Society’s members, the departmental 

committees and the rules and regulations and judging programmes of the 

fairs. It also contains architectural drawings for a multifunctional building 

for the Exposition Sherbrooke Fair, dated 23 March 1983. 

Notes: 


The documents are in English, except some booklets which are bilingual: 

French and English, and the architectural drawings, which are in French. 

P997/004.02 

Mining. - 1861-1864. - 0.05 m of textual records. 


The subseries contains source material on the mining in the Eastern 

Townships from 1861 to 1864. It contains the following file: Ascot 

Mining (1861-1864). 

Notes: 



P997/004.02/001 

Ascot Mining. - 1861-1864. - 0.05 m of textual records. 


The file contains the ledger of Thomas McCaw, a Montreal businessman and principal owner of the Ascot Mines (also called the Haskell 

Hill Mining works). It provides information on the accountancy of the Ascot Mines. 

Notes: 


Accompanying material: The file also contains a bibliography on Thomas McCaw and on the Ascot Mining and Smelting Co. done by 

Geraldine Lane of Lennoxville, in 1980. 


P997/004.03 

Industry. - [photocopied 198-?]. - 0.02 m of textual records. 



The subseries contains source material on the development of industries in the Eastern Townships copied approximately in the 1980s. It is 

comprised of the following files: Sherbrooke Cotton Factory ([photocopied 198-?]), and Magog Manufacturing Company ([photocopied 

1983]). 

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Notes: 



P997/004.03/001 

Sherbrooke Cotton Factory. - [photocopied 198-?]. - 4 textual records. 


The file consists of photocopies of the Register Book of Shareholders found in the Bishop’s University Trustees Minute Book dated 1867- 

1875; an act to incorporate the Sherbrooke Cotton Factory dated 29 March 1845; and photocopies of documents about the Sherbrooke 

Cotton Factory Co. The file provides information on the constitution of the Sherbrooke Cotton Factory, giving the origin of its creation, 

its act of incorporation and the names of the shareholders. 

Notes: 



The documents on the Sherbrooke Cotton Factory Co. are extracts from publications entitled Sherbrooke by Louis-Philippe Demers and 

Alphabet of First Things in Canada, by George Johnson. 

P997/004.03/002 

Magog Manufacturing Company. - [photocopied 1983]. - 0.02 m of textual records. 


The file consists of a photocopy of one minute book of the Magog Manufacturing Company from 30 July 1845 to 19 March 1856. The 

file provides information on the constitution of the company, names of the shareholders, the minutes of regular and annual meetings and 

the development of manufacturing in the Eastern Townships. 

Notes: 



P997/004.04 

Businesses. - 1830-[1938?]. - 0.29 m of textual records. - Photographs: b&w; 2 reproductions and 2 laser photocopies. 


The subseries contains source material on business in the Eastern Townships from 1830 to 1956. It is comprised of the following files: 

Joseph Edwin George General Store (1900-1913), Boynton Store (1830), Megantic General Store (1893-1897), J. Selby (1862-1864), 

John McCammon General Store (1890-[1938?]), Gleason’s Shorthand and Business College (1913), F.T. Ansell Drugstore (1913-1956), 

and Charmeuse Hosiery ([19-]). 

Notes: 



P997/004.04/001 

Joseph Edwin George General Store. - 1900-1913. - 0.01 m of textual records. 


The file consists of two ledgers from the Joseph Edwin George General Store in Inverness: one sale book dating from 19 December 1902 

to 27 January 1917 and one balance account book dating from December 1900 to May 1912. 

Notes: 


Some pages are coming apart from the ledger. 


P997/004.04/002 

Boynton Store. - 1830. - 0.05 m of textual records. 


The file consists of a ledger dating from July 1830 to April 1833. The file provides information on Boynton’s business and customers’ 

habits, containing data such as prices, quantities and customers’ names. 

Notes: 

Source of supplied title proper: Title is based on contents of file. 

The cover has been removed from the ledger. The book has been damaged by water. To be handled with great care. 


P997/004.04/003 

Megantic General Store. - 1893-1897. - 0.06 m of textual records. 


The file consists of three account books dated 1893, 1893-1894, and 1895-1897. It provides information on the purchasing habits of 

villagers purchasing at the Megantic General Store and also data on products, price lists and quantities. 

Notes: 


Some of the pages of the account book dated 1895-1897 are torn (pp.49-52; 81; 139; 167; 175-180). 


P997/004.04/004 

J. Selby. - 1862-1864. - 0.04 m of textual records. 


The file consists of Mr. Selby’s daily account book in Dunham, dated from 1863 to 1864. It provides information on the purchasing 

habits and the names of the clients. 

Notes: 



P997/004.04/005 

John McCammon General Store. - 1890-[1938?]. - 0.05 m of textual records. - 4 photographs: b&w ; 2 reproductions and 2 laser 

photocopies. 


The file consists of Mr. John McCammon daily account book in Inverness, dated from 1890 to 1892, 2 photographs of the general 

store, and 2 photographs of John McCammon’s family (children and grandchildren) in the late 1930’s. It provides information on the 

purchasing habits, the names of the clients and John McCammon’s family members. 

Notes: 


The account book was rebound. 

The account book has been damaged by water. 

The documents were donated in 2005 by Thomas McCammon, John McCammon’s grandson. 


P997/004.04/006 

Gleason’s Shorthand and Business College . - 1913. - 4 textual records. 


The file contains primary source material on Gleason’s Shorthand and Business College, located in Sherbrooke in 1913. It consists of a 

school catalogue, a list of graduates, their place of employment and a list of school fees. 

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P997/004.04/007 

F. T. Ansell Drugstore. - 1913-1956. - 0.02 m of textual records. 


The file consists of an account ledger for Frederick T. Ansell’s drugstore in Sherbrooke, from 1913 to 1956. The ledger contains 

information about clients’ account dues. 

Notes: 



P997/004.04/008 

Charmeuse Hosiery. - [19-]. - 1 textual record. 


The file consists of a blank receipt page from Charmeuse Hosiery Mill Enrg. from the 20th century. 

Notes: 


Document was donated by Francois Godbout in 2012. 


P997/004.05 

Banking. - 1865-1987. - 0.05 m of textual records. 


The subseries contains source material on banking in the 

Eastern Townships from 1865 to 1987. It is comprised 

of the following files: Casco National Bank (1865), 

Sherbrooke Trust Company (1929-1987), and Eastern 

Townships Bank (1878-[1912?]). 

Notes: 



P997/004.05/001 

Casco National Bank. - 1865. - 1 textual record. 


The file consists of a promissory note issued by Alexander ETRC Textual Records collection P997/004.04/006 

Tilloch Galt in Lennoxville for the amount of $3000, dated 5 April 1865, and paid out by the Casco National Bank in Portland. 

Notes: 



P997/004.05/002 

Sherbrooke Trust Company. - 1929-1987. - 0.05 m of textual records. 


The file contains the 1929 charter of the Sherbrooke Trust Company; the company’s annual reports for 1957, 1961, 1964, 1965, 1966, 

1967, 1968, 1969, 1976, 1977, 1982, 1984, 1985; and annual reports of the Trust Général du Canada for 1972 and 1976 and of Trust co 

General for 1987. 

Notes: 


Most of the documents are bilingual: French and English; some are in English only. 

P997/004.05/003 

Eastern Townships Bank. - 1878-[1912?]. - 5 textual records. 


The file contains two certificates of shares and a balance report issued by the Eastern Townships Bank to Isabella Slack and Mrs. J. A. 

Slack from 1878 to 1890. It also contains a brochure advertising the numerous branches of the bank, and a book of the annual reports 

and charters dating from 1859 to 1912. 

Notes: 


The documents were transferred from the Bishop’s University Art Collection. 


P997/004.06 

Insurance. - 1907-1924. - 3 textual records. 


The subseries contains source material on 

insurance companies in the Eastern Townships 

from 1907 to 1924. It is comprised of the 

following files: Metropolitan Life Insurance 

(1924), and Mississiquoi and Rouville Mutual 

Fire Insurance (1907-1910). 

Notes: 


The documents are English. 

P997/004.06/001 

Metropolitan Life Insurance Company. - 1924. - 

2 textual records. 


The file consists of a receipt and an insurance 

policy issued by the Metropolitan Life Insurance 

Company, located at 1 Madison Avenue, New 

York, dated 6 June 1924, in the name of Antonio 

Tremblay for the amount of $1000. The file 

provides information on a personal insurance 

policy and its procedures. 

Notes: 



P997/004.06/002 

Missisquoi and Rouville Mutual Fire Insurance. 

- 1907-1910. - 1 textual record. 


The file consists of one insurance policy issued 

by the Missisquoi and Mutual Fire Insurance 

Co., Freligsburgh, to Reverend Frederick Miller 

(Sycamore, Illinois), dated 8 November 1907, for 

a property located in Hatley, Stanstead County, 

for the amount of $1000. 

Notes: 




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P997/001.04/005 

Carlos Young Skinner. - Photocopied [1976?]. - 2 textual records. 


The file consists of a photocopy of a clipping entitled Late Carlos Skinner to be honoured by Bell Pioneers and a photocopy of a letter 

written by Emily Elliott Skinner in Sherbrooke, dated 1910, to her son Albert Carlos Skinner. The file gives information on the settlement 

of the Elliott family, who came from New Hampshire in 1800. Carlos Young Skinner was the husband of Emily Elliott Skinner. He was 

the founder of the People’s Telephone Company, which later became the Eastern Townships Telephone Company. 

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