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642-648 Talbot Street, St. Thomas
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Don Cosens Collection
- Description Level
- Item
- GMD
- graphic material
- Date Range
- August 4, 1963
- Accession Number
- 2018-58
- Storage Location
- M5 S1 Sh5 B3 F47 9
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Don Cosens Collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Accession Number
- 2018-58
- Storage Room
- Archives 4th Floor Storage Room
- Storage Location
- M5 S1 Sh5 B3 F47 9
- GMD
- graphic material
- Date Range
- August 4, 1963
- Series
- Don Cosens Collection - Carolyn Curtis records series
- Physical Description
- 1 photogaph : b&w ; 20.5 x 25.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- A photograph showing 642-646 Talbot Street, photographed on August 4, 1963. Dr. James D. Curtis operated his medical practice in this block.
- Website / Street View Notes
- link shows a more contemporary view provided by Google Maps streetview. Accessed on May 6, 2021.
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Artwork - "Country Road" by Carolyn Curtis
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Don Cosens Collection
- Description Level
- Item
- GMD
- graphic material
- Date Range
- 1941
- Accession Number
- 2018-58
- Storage Location
- M5 S1 Sh7 B8 2
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Don Cosens Collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Accession Number
- 2018-58
- Storage Room
- Archives 4th Floor Storage Room
- Storage Location
- M5 S1 Sh7 B8 2
- GMD
- graphic material
- Date Range
- 1941
- Series
- Don Cosens Collection - Carolyn Curtis records series
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sep ; 15 x 20.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- A framed sketch by Carolyn Curtis titled "Country Road'.
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The Boy Scouts Association Charter - First Port Stanley Scout Group
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Don Cosens Collection
- Description Level
- Item
- GMD
- textual records
- Date Range
- February 6, 1946
- Accession Number
- 2018-58
- Storage Location
- M5 S1 Sh7 B8 3
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Don Cosens Collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Accession Number
- 2018-58
- Storage Room
- Archives 4th Floor Storage Room
- Storage Location
- M5 S1 Sh7 B8 3
- GMD
- textual records
- Date Range
- February 6, 1946
- Series
- Don Cosens Collection - Carolyn Curtis records series
- Physical Description
- 0.1 cm of textual records
- Scope and Content
- A charter permitting the Boy Scouts Associatioin to conduct the First Port Stanley Scout Group, granted to Christ Church in Port Stanley, Ontario, dated February 6, 1946.
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Carolyn Curtis records series
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Don Cosens Collection
- Description Level
- Series
- GMD
- textual records
- Date Range
- 1873-2014
- Accession Number
- 2018-58
- Storage Location
- M5 S1 Sh7 B3
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Don Cosens Collection
- Description Level
- Series
- Accession Number
- 2018-58
- Storage Room
- Archives 4th Floor Storage Room
- Storage Location
- M5 S1 Sh7 B3
- GMD
- textual records
- Date Range
- 1873-2014
- Series
- Don Cosens Collection - Carolyn Curtis records series
- Physical Description
- 190 greeting cards
- 1 volume
- 4 pages
- 0.4 cm of textual records
- History / Biographical
- Caroyln Curtis was a local artist reknowned for her water colour works, and for paintings and etchings of historic buildings in and around St Thomas. She was born in St. Thomas, Ontario in 1903 to James D. Curtis and Dora Ferguson Curtis. She attended Wellington Street Public School and the St. Thomas Collegiate Institute, from which she graduated in 1922. She graduated from Alma College in household science in 1924, and then enrolled at the Ontario College of Art in Toronto, Ontario, graduating in Commercial Art four years later.
After graduation, Carolyn taught handicrafts at various organizations including the YWCA, Girl Guide camps, and at Alma College. During the Second World War, she accepted work inscribing honour rolls and lettering for government issued documents. For many years, she also inscribed the names of Alma College graduates in script on their diplomas. She eventually developed an interest in black and white etchings and water colours, and pursued additional training. These styles became her signature work, and her greeting cards featuring her artwork became collectors' items.
Curtis died in 1995. Her work can be found in the Canada Council Art Bank in Ottawa, at the St. Thomas-Elgin Public Art Centre and in many private homes.
Information summarized from the St. Thomas-Elgin Public Art Centre's biography of Curtis.
- Scope and Content
- Series contains records collected and retained by local artist Carolyn Curtis. Includes a scrapbook, personal report cards, family ephemera including death announcements and confirmation cards. Series has an emphasis on greeting cards collected by Carolyn Curtis, many from prominent artists that feature their artistic work.
- Name Access
- Curtis, Carolyn
- Website / Street View Notes
- link directs to the St. Thomas Public Art Centre's website, which includes a biography of Carolyn Curtis.
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Cheque Presentation - Dr. James D. Curtis
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Don Cosens Collection
- Description Level
- Item
- GMD
- graphic material
- Date Range
- ca. 1965
- Accession Number
- 2018-58
- Storage Location
- M5 S1 Sh5 B3 F47 8
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Don Cosens Collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Accession Number
- 2018-58
- Storage Room
- Archives 4th Floor Storage Room
- Storage Location
- M5 S1 Sh5 B3 F47 8
- GMD
- graphic material
- Date Range
- ca. 1965
- Series
- Don Cosens Collection - Carolyn Curtis records series
- Physical Description
- 1 photogaph : b&w ; 20.5 x 25.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- A photograph of Dr. James D. Curtis being presented with a cheque by Harry Gordon.
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Christmas Greeting Cards from the Anderson Family
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Don Cosens Collection
- Description Level
- File
- GMD
- textual records
- Date Range
- ca. 1980s
- Accession Number
- 2018-58
- Storage Location
- M5 S1 Sh7 B3 F11
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Don Cosens Collection
- Description Level
- File
- Accession Number
- 2018-58
- Storage Room
- Archives 4th Floor Storage Room
- Storage Location
- M5 S1 Sh7 B3 F11
- GMD
- textual records
- Date Range
- ca. 1980s
- Series
- Don Cosens Collection - Carolyn Curtis records series
- Physical Description
- 26 cards
- History / Biographical
- Caroyln Curtis was a local artist reknowned for her water colour works, and for paintings and etchings of historic buildings in and around St Thomas. She was born in St. Thomas, Ontario in 1903 to James D. Curtis and Dora Ferguson Curtis. She attended Wellington Street Public School and the St. Thomas Collegiate Institute, from which she graduated in 1922. She graduated from Alma College in household science in 1924, and then enrolled at the Ontario College of Art in Toronto, Ontario, graduating in Commercial Art four years later.
After graduation, Carolyn taught handicrafts at various organizations including the YWCA, Girl Guide camps, and at Alma College. During the Second World War, she accepted work inscribing honour rolls and lettering for government issued documents. For many years, she also inscribed the names of Alma College graduates in script on their diplomas. She eventually developed an interest in black and white etchings and water colours, and pursued additional training. These styles became her signature work, and her greeting cards featuring her artwork became collectors' items.
Curtis died in 1995. Her work can be found in the Canada Council Art Bank in Ottawa, at the St. Thomas-Elgin Public Art Centre and in many private homes.
Information summarized from the St. Thomas-Elgin Public Art Centre's biography of Curtis.
- Scope and Content
- File contains Christmas greeting cards sent to and retained by Carolyn Curtis from members of the Anderson family. Greeting cards contain prints of sketches and artworks featuring local and regional scenes including the following:
- -Curling game; Canada and United States vs. Scotland, 1884
- -Late Autumn in Caledon, Ontario (William St. Thomas Smith Artwork)
- -Port Stanley, Upper Canada (Captain John H. Caddy watercolour)
- -Canadian Autumn (William St. Thomas Smith Artwork)
- -Autumn Scene, Ontario (William St. Thomas Smith Artwork)
- -St. Monans, Scottish Port (William St. Thomas Smith Artwork)
- -Port Stanley, Lake Erie (William St. Thomas Smith watercolour)
- -Elgin County Court House
- -Croquet Lawn, Hellmuth Ladies College, London, Ontario, 1872
- -The Cheap Excursion "One Fare to Port and Back", 1872
- -Fingal Foundry - Elgin County's Vehicular Giant, 1877
- -London, Canada West, 1860
- -Great Western Railway Otter Creek Bridge, 1875
- -Fraser House and Main Beach, Port Stanley, 1877
- -Invererie Heights, Port Stanley, 1877, Lookout Tower and Incline Railway
- -London, Ontario Markey Place, Looking to the City Hall, 1875
- -Tecumseh House and Great Western Railroad Station, London, Ontario, 1875
- -Ancient Mound Builder's Fort, in the County of Elgin, Ontario
- -Richmond Street, London, Ontairo, 1880
- -Tecumseh Park, London, Ontario - Professional Ball Game, Chicago Mutuals vs. Tecumseh Club, 1879
- -St. Thomas, from Kettle Creek Bridge, 1878
- -St. George Street Bridge, St. Thomas, 1875
- -Richmond Street, Opposite St. Paul's Cathedral, Reception of the Governor General, London, Ontario, 1872
- Name Access
- Curtis, Carolyn
- Anderson Company Limited
- Anderson Department Store
- Website / Street View Notes
- link directs to the St. Thomas Public Art Centre's website, which includes a biography of Carolyn Curtis.
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Christmas Greeting Cards from the Cardiff Family
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Don Cosens Collection
- Description Level
- File
- GMD
- textual records
- Date Range
- 1960s
- Accession Number
- 2018-58
- Storage Location
- M5 S1 Sh7 B3 F13
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Don Cosens Collection
- Description Level
- File
- Accession Number
- 2018-58
- Storage Room
- Archives 4th Floor Storage Room
- Storage Location
- M5 S1 Sh7 B3 F13
- GMD
- textual records
- Date Range
- 1960s
- Series
- Don Cosens Collection - Carolyn Curtis records series
- Physical Description
- 14 cards
- History / Biographical
- Caroyln Curtis was a local artist reknowned for her water colour works, and for paintings and etchings of historic buildings in and around St Thomas. She was born in St. Thomas, Ontario in 1903 to James D. Curtis and Dora Ferguson Curtis. She attended Wellington Street Public School and the St. Thomas Collegiate Institute, from which she graduated in 1922. She graduated from Alma College in household science in 1924, and then enrolled at the Ontario College of Art in Toronto, Ontario, graduating in Commercial Art four years later.
After graduation, Carolyn taught handicrafts at various organizations including the YWCA, Girl Guide camps, and at Alma College. During the Second World War, she accepted work inscribing honour rolls and lettering for government issued documents. For many years, she also inscribed the names of Alma College graduates in script on their diplomas. She eventually developed an interest in black and white etchings and water colours, and pursued additional training. These styles became her signature work, and her greeting cards featuring her artwork became collectors' items.
Curtis died in 1995. Her work can be found in the Canada Council Art Bank in Ottawa, at the St. Thomas-Elgin Public Art Centre and in many private homes.
Information summarized from the St. Thomas-Elgin Public Art Centre's biography of Curtis.
- Scope and Content
- File contains Christmas greeting cards sent to and retained by Carolyn Curtis from the Cardiff family. The front of the cards feature artworks by artist Kathleen "Kay" Cardiff.
- Name Access
- Curtis, Carolyn
- Website / Street View Notes
- link directs to the St. Thomas Public Art Centre's website, which includes a biography of Carolyn Curtis.
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Christmas Greeting Cards sent to Carolyn Curtis from various artists
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Don Cosens Collection
- Description Level
- File
- GMD
- textual records
- Date Range
- 1926-1968
- Accession Number
- 2018-58
- Storage Location
- M5 S1 Sh7 B3 F15
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Don Cosens Collection
- Description Level
- File
- Accession Number
- 2018-58
- Storage Room
- Archives 4th Floor Storage Room
- Storage Location
- M5 S1 Sh7 B3 F15
- GMD
- textual records
- Date Range
- 1926-1968
- Series
- Don Cosens Collection - Carolyn Curtis records series
- Physical Description
- 39 cards
- History / Biographical
- Caroyln Curtis was a local artist reknowned for her water colour works, and for paintings and etchings of historic buildings in and around St Thomas. She was born in St. Thomas, Ontario in 1903 to James D. Curtis and Dora Ferguson Curtis. She attended Wellington Street Public School and the St. Thomas Collegiate Institute, from which she graduated in 1922. She graduated from Alma College in household science in 1924, and then enrolled at the Ontario College of Art in Toronto, Ontario, graduating in Commercial Art four years later.
After graduation, Carolyn taught handicrafts at various organizations including the YWCA, Girl Guide camps, and at Alma College. During the Second World War, she accepted work inscribing honour rolls and lettering for government issued documents. For many years, she also inscribed the names of Alma College graduates in script on their diplomas. She eventually developed an interest in black and white etchings and water colours, and pursued additional training. These styles became her signature work, and her greeting cards featuring her artwork became collectors' items.
Curtis died in 1995. Her work can be found in the Canada Council Art Bank in Ottawa, at the St. Thomas-Elgin Public Art Centre and in many private homes.
Information summarized from the St. Thomas-Elgin Public Art Centre's biography of Curtis.
- Scope and Content
- File contains Christmas greeting cards sent to and retained by Carolyn Curtis from various artists. Were included in a box labelled "Christmas Greeting Cards by Artist Friends". Includes cards from the following individuals and artists, many of the cards featuring prints and original handmade artworks:
- -Grace Hare (Grace Johnston)
- -Eve Knight
- -Helen Saunderson
- -Alice M. Hincks
- -Aleen Aked (calendarss)
- -Musa L. Cox (one cards contains a photograph of Cox at a piano)
- -Alex and Grace Tulloch
- -Dorothy Carswell
- -Phyl Moore (possibly abbreviated from Phyllis Moore)
- -Elizabath Lambe
- -Kay and Jerry Riddell
- -Elizabeth Hoey (formerly Elizabeth Wilkins, who taught art at Alma College in the 1950s)
- -Stewart and Eva Pearce
- -Two cards signed "Bea" with artist signature "BN"
- Name Access
- Curtis, Carolyn
- Website / Street View Notes
- link directs to the St. Thomas Public Art Centre's website, which includes a biography of Carolyn Curtis.
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Curtis Family Land Records - Lot 3, Concession 8, Township of Yarmouth
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Don Cosens Collection
- Description Level
- File
- GMD
- textual records
- Date Range
- 1873-1924
- Accession Number
- 2018-58
- Storage Location
- M21 26
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Don Cosens Collection
- Description Level
- File
- Accession Number
- 2018-58
- Storage Room
- Archives Storage Rm. 105
- Storage Location
- M21 26
- GMD
- textual records
- Date Range
- 1873-1924
- Series
- Don Cosens Collection - Carolyn Curtis records series
- Physical Description
- 0.3 cm of textual records
- History / Biographical
- Caroyln Curtis was a local artist reknowned for her water colour works, and for paintings and etchings of historic buildings in and around St Thomas. She was born in St. Thomas, Ontario in 1903 to James D. Curtis and Dora Ferguson Curtis. She attended Wellington Street Public School and the St. Thomas Collegiate Institute, from which she graduated in 1922. She graduated from Alma College in household science in 1924, and then enrolled at the Ontario College of Art in Toronto, Ontario, graduating in Commercial Art four years later.
After graduation, Carolyn taught handicrafts at various organizations including the YWCA, Girl Guide camps, and at Alma College. During the Second World War, she accepted work inscribing honour rolls and lettering for government issued documents. For many years, she also inscribed the names of Alma College graduates in script on their diplomas. She eventually developed an interest in black and white etchings and water colours, and pursued additional training. These styles became her signature work, and her greeting cards featuring her artwork became collectors' items.
Curtis died in 1995. Her work can be found in the Canada Council Art Bank in Ottawa, at the St. Thomas-Elgin Public Art Centre and in many private homes.
Information summarized from the St. Thomas-Elgin Public Art Centre's biography of Curtis.
- Scope and Content
- Land records regarding Lot 3, Concession 8, in the Township of Yarmouth. File includes the following items:
1. Deed, Margaret Davis (deemed to be of "unsound mind" and represented by Samuel Price) to Charles Ellwood, dated January 8, 1873, for the north half of Lot 3, Concession 8, in the Township of Yarmouth.
2. Mortgage, Charles Ellwood to John King, dated December 13, 1884, for the north half of Lot 3, Concession 8, in the Township of Yarmouth.
3. Conditions of Sale by Public Auction and Memo of Purchase, regarding Part of Block O in Lot 3, Concession 8, Township of Yarmouth within the City of St. Thomas, dated June 8, 1888 (The Elgin Loan and Savings Company vs. Charles Ellwood et al).
4. Deed, Joseph Cook to Samuel Day, for Lot 4, Block O in Lot 3, Concession 8, in the Township of Yarmouth within the City of St. Thomas, dated May 15, 1895.
5. Deed, Eliza Day et al to James D. Curtis, for Lot 4, Block O in Lot 3, Concession 8, in the Township of Yarmouth within the City of St. Thomas, dated August 6, 1910.
6. Mortgage, James D. Curtis et ux, to Eliza Day et al, for Lot 4, Block O in Lot 3, Concession 8, in the Township of Yarmouth within the City of St. Thomas, dated August 19, 1910.
7. Deed, The Trustees of the Centre Street Regular Baptist Church to James to Curtis and Dora Ferguson Curtis, for part of Lot 3 in Block O, on the west side of Southwick Street according to registered plan number 3 in the City of St. Thomas. Dated September 29, 1924.
- Name Access
- Curtis, Carolyn
- Website / Street View Notes
- link provides a contemporary view of this property, provided by Google Maps Street View. Accessed on March 30, 2021.
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Curtis Family Photographs
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Don Cosens Collection
- Description Level
- File
- GMD
- graphic material
- Date Range
- 1919-1965
- Accession Number
- 2018-58
- Storage Location
- M5 S1 Sh5 B3 F47
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Don Cosens Collection
- Description Level
- File
- Accession Number
- 2018-58
- Storage Room
- Archives 4th Floor Storage Room
- Storage Location
- M5 S1 Sh5 B3 F47
- GMD
- graphic material
- Date Range
- 1919-1965
- Series
- Don Cosens Collection - Carolyn Curtis records series
- Physical Description
- 9 photographs
- Scope and Content
- File contains photographs that belonged to Carolyn Curtis, which include images of her father, Dr. James D. Curtis. Item level description is available.
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Death Announcements and Memorials
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Don Cosens Collection
- Description Level
- File
- GMD
- textual records
- Date Range
- 1886-1930
- Accession Number
- 2018-58
- Storage Location
- M5 S1 Sh7 B3 F3
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Don Cosens Collection
- Description Level
- File
- Accession Number
- 2018-58
- Storage Room
- Archives 4th Floor Storage Room
- Storage Location
- M5 S1 Sh7 B3 F3
- GMD
- textual records
- Date Range
- 1886-1930
- Series
- Don Cosens Collection - Carolyn Curtis records series
- Physical Description
- 0.1 cm of textual records
- History / Biographical
- Caroyln Curtis was a local artist reknowned for her water colour works, and for paintings and etchings of historic buildings in and around St Thomas. She was born in St. Thomas, Ontario in 1903 to James D. Curtis and Dora Ferguson Curtis. She attended Wellington Street Public School and the St. Thomas Collegiate Institute, from which she graduated in 1922. She graduated from Alma College in household science in 1924, and then enrolled at the Ontario College of Art in Toronto, Ontario, graduating in Commercial Art four years later.
After graduation, Carolyn taught handicrafts at various organizations including the YWCA, Girl Guide camps, and at Alma College. During the Second World War, she accepted work inscribing honour rolls and lettering for government issued documents. For many years, she also inscribed the names of Alma College graduates in script on their diplomas. She eventually developed an interest in black and white etchings and water colours, and pursued additional training. These styles became her signature work, and her greeting cards featuring her artwork became collectors' items.
Curtis died in 1995. Her work can be found in the Canada Council Art Bank in Ottawa, at the St. Thomas-Elgin Public Art Centre and in many private homes.
Information summarized from the St. Thomas-Elgin Public Art Centre's biography of Curtis.
- Scope and Content
- File contains death announcement cards and memorials for the following individuals:
- -Mary Ferguson, daughter of James and Caroline Ferguson, died on September 15, 1886, aged 17.
- -James Ferguson, died April 2, 1923, in his 86th year.
- -Caroline Corneil, wife of James Ferguson, died on December 18, 1920, aged 81 years.
- -Nettie Ferguson, daughter of James and Caroline Ferguson, died October 9, 1930, in her 65th year.
- Name Access
- Curtis, Carolyn
- Website / Street View Notes
- link directs to the St. Thomas Public Art Centre's website, which includes a biography of Carolyn Curtis.
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Dr. James D. Curtis, Turning of Sod for Memorial Hospital
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Don Cosens Collection
- Description Level
- Item
- GMD
- graphic material
- Date Range
- 1923
- Accession Number
- 2018-58
- Storage Location
- M5 S1 Sh5 B3 F47 4
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Don Cosens Collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Accession Number
- 2018-58
- Storage Room
- Archives 4th Floor Storage Room
- Storage Location
- M5 S1 Sh5 B3 F47 4
- GMD
- graphic material
- Date Range
- 1923
- Series
- Don Cosens Collection - Carolyn Curtis records series
- Physical Description
- 1 photogaph : b&w ; 13 x 13.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- A photograph showing Dr. James D. Curtis turning the sod at a ceremony for the new Memorial Hospital in St. Thomas, Ontario, which was constructed 1923-1924.
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Greeting Cards - Best Wishes
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Don Cosens Collection
- Description Level
- File
- GMD
- textual records
- Date Range
- ca. 1950-1990
- Accession Number
- 2018-58
- Storage Location
- M5 S1 Sh7 B3 F7
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Don Cosens Collection
- Description Level
- File
- Accession Number
- 2018-58
- Storage Room
- Archives 4th Floor Storage Room
- Storage Location
- M5 S1 Sh7 B3 F7
- GMD
- textual records
- Date Range
- ca. 1950-1990
- Series
- Don Cosens Collection - Carolyn Curtis records series
- Physical Description
- 2 cards
- History / Biographical
- Caroyln Curtis was a local artist reknowned for her water colour works, and for paintings and etchings of historic buildings in and around St Thomas. She was born in St. Thomas, Ontario in 1903 to James D. Curtis and Dora Ferguson Curtis. She attended Wellington Street Public School and the St. Thomas Collegiate Institute, from which she graduated in 1922. She graduated from Alma College in household science in 1924, and then enrolled at the Ontario College of Art in Toronto, Ontario, graduating in Commercial Art four years later.
After graduation, Carolyn taught handicrafts at various organizations including the YWCA, Girl Guide camps, and at Alma College. During the Second World War, she accepted work inscribing honour rolls and lettering for government issued documents. For many years, she also inscribed the names of Alma College graduates in script on their diplomas. She eventually developed an interest in black and white etchings and water colours, and pursued additional training. These styles became her signature work, and her greeting cards featuring her artwork became collectors' items.
Curtis died in 1995. Her work can be found in the Canada Council Art Bank in Ottawa, at the St. Thomas-Elgin Public Art Centre and in many private homes.
Information summarized from the St. Thomas-Elgin Public Art Centre's biography of Curtis.
- Scope and Content
- File contains "best wishes" greeting cards sent to and collected by Carolyn Curtis, including a card with a racist depiction of black children with stereotypical language.
- Name Access
- Curtis, Carolyn
- Website / Street View Notes
- link directs to the St. Thomas Public Art Centre's website, which includes a biography of Carolyn Curtis.
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Greeting Cards - Birthday
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Don Cosens Collection
- Description Level
- File
- GMD
- textual records
- Date Range
- ca. 1950-1990
- Accession Number
- 2018-58
- Storage Location
- M5 S1 Sh7 B3 F6
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Don Cosens Collection
- Description Level
- File
- Accession Number
- 2018-58
- Storage Room
- Archives 4th Floor Storage Room
- Storage Location
- M5 S1 Sh7 B3 F6
- GMD
- textual records
- Date Range
- ca. 1950-1990
- Series
- Don Cosens Collection - Carolyn Curtis records series
- Physical Description
- 2 cards
- History / Biographical
- Caroyln Curtis was a local artist reknowned for her water colour works, and for paintings and etchings of historic buildings in and around St Thomas. She was born in St. Thomas, Ontario in 1903 to James D. Curtis and Dora Ferguson Curtis. She attended Wellington Street Public School and the St. Thomas Collegiate Institute, from which she graduated in 1922. She graduated from Alma College in household science in 1924, and then enrolled at the Ontario College of Art in Toronto, Ontario, graduating in Commercial Art four years later.
After graduation, Carolyn taught handicrafts at various organizations including the YWCA, Girl Guide camps, and at Alma College. During the Second World War, she accepted work inscribing honour rolls and lettering for government issued documents. For many years, she also inscribed the names of Alma College graduates in script on their diplomas. She eventually developed an interest in black and white etchings and water colours, and pursued additional training. These styles became her signature work, and her greeting cards featuring her artwork became collectors' items.
Curtis died in 1995. Her work can be found in the Canada Council Art Bank in Ottawa, at the St. Thomas-Elgin Public Art Centre and in many private homes.
Information summarized from the St. Thomas-Elgin Public Art Centre's biography of Curtis.
- Scope and Content
- File contains birthday greeting cards sent to and collected by Carolyn Curtis, including a large format card that unfolds into a poster.
- Name Access
- Curtis, Carolyn
- Website / Street View Notes
- link directs to the St. Thomas Public Art Centre's website, which includes a biography of Carolyn Curtis.
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Greeting Cards - Christmas
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Don Cosens Collection
- Description Level
- File
- GMD
- textual records
- Date Range
- ca. 1950-1990
- Accession Number
- 2018-58
- Storage Location
- M5 S1 Sh7 B3 F4
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Don Cosens Collection
- Description Level
- File
- Accession Number
- 2018-58
- Storage Room
- Archives 4th Floor Storage Room
- Storage Location
- M5 S1 Sh7 B3 F4
- GMD
- textual records
- Date Range
- ca. 1950-1990
- Series
- Don Cosens Collection - Carolyn Curtis records series
- Physical Description
- 51 cards
- History / Biographical
- Caroyln Curtis was a local artist reknowned for her water colour works, and for paintings and etchings of historic buildings in and around St Thomas. She was born in St. Thomas, Ontario in 1903 to James D. Curtis and Dora Ferguson Curtis. She attended Wellington Street Public School and the St. Thomas Collegiate Institute, from which she graduated in 1922. She graduated from Alma College in household science in 1924, and then enrolled at the Ontario College of Art in Toronto, Ontario, graduating in Commercial Art four years later.
After graduation, Carolyn taught handicrafts at various organizations including the YWCA, Girl Guide camps, and at Alma College. During the Second World War, she accepted work inscribing honour rolls and lettering for government issued documents. For many years, she also inscribed the names of Alma College graduates in script on their diplomas. She eventually developed an interest in black and white etchings and water colours, and pursued additional training. These styles became her signature work, and her greeting cards featuring her artwork became collectors' items.
Curtis died in 1995. Her work can be found in the Canada Council Art Bank in Ottawa, at the St. Thomas-Elgin Public Art Centre and in many private homes.
Information summarized from the St. Thomas-Elgin Public Art Centre's biography of Curtis.
- Scope and Content
- File contains Christmas greeting cards sent to Carolyn Curtis by both local individuals and organizations.
- Name Access
- Curtis, Carolyn
- Website / Street View Notes
- link directs to the St. Thomas Public Art Centre's website, which includes a biography of Carolyn Curtis.
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Greeting Cards - Easter
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Don Cosens Collection
- Description Level
- File
- GMD
- textual records
- Date Range
- ca. 1950-1990
- Accession Number
- 2018-58
- Storage Location
- M5 S1 Sh7 B3 F5
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Don Cosens Collection
- Description Level
- File
- Accession Number
- 2018-58
- Storage Room
- Archives 4th Floor Storage Room
- Storage Location
- M5 S1 Sh7 B3 F5
- GMD
- textual records
- Date Range
- ca. 1950-1990
- Series
- Don Cosens Collection - Carolyn Curtis records series
- Physical Description
- 4 cards
- History / Biographical
- Caroyln Curtis was a local artist reknowned for her water colour works, and for paintings and etchings of historic buildings in and around St Thomas. She was born in St. Thomas, Ontario in 1903 to James D. Curtis and Dora Ferguson Curtis. She attended Wellington Street Public School and the St. Thomas Collegiate Institute, from which she graduated in 1922. She graduated from Alma College in household science in 1924, and then enrolled at the Ontario College of Art in Toronto, Ontario, graduating in Commercial Art four years later.
After graduation, Carolyn taught handicrafts at various organizations including the YWCA, Girl Guide camps, and at Alma College. During the Second World War, she accepted work inscribing honour rolls and lettering for government issued documents. For many years, she also inscribed the names of Alma College graduates in script on their diplomas. She eventually developed an interest in black and white etchings and water colours, and pursued additional training. These styles became her signature work, and her greeting cards featuring her artwork became collectors' items.
Curtis died in 1995. Her work can be found in the Canada Council Art Bank in Ottawa, at the St. Thomas-Elgin Public Art Centre and in many private homes.
Information summarized from the St. Thomas-Elgin Public Art Centre's biography of Curtis.
- Scope and Content
- File contains Easter greeting cards sent to and collected by Carolyn Curtis.
- Name Access
- Curtis, Carolyn
- Website / Street View Notes
- link directs to the St. Thomas Public Art Centre's website, which includes a biography of Carolyn Curtis.
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Greeting Cards from Baillie Stephenson
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Don Cosens Collection
- Description Level
- File
- GMD
- textual records
- Date Range
- ca. 1950-1990
- Accession Number
- 2018-58
- Storage Location
- M5 S1 Sh7 B3 F9
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Don Cosens Collection
- Description Level
- File
- Accession Number
- 2018-58
- Storage Room
- Archives 4th Floor Storage Room
- Storage Location
- M5 S1 Sh7 B3 F9
- GMD
- textual records
- Date Range
- ca. 1950-1990
- Series
- Don Cosens Collection - Carolyn Curtis records series
- Physical Description
- 30 cards
- History / Biographical
- Caroyln Curtis was a local artist reknowned for her water colour works, and for paintings and etchings of historic buildings in and around St Thomas. She was born in St. Thomas, Ontario in 1903 to James D. Curtis and Dora Ferguson Curtis. She attended Wellington Street Public School and the St. Thomas Collegiate Institute, from which she graduated in 1922. She graduated from Alma College in household science in 1924, and then enrolled at the Ontario College of Art in Toronto, Ontario, graduating in Commercial Art four years later.
After graduation, Carolyn taught handicrafts at various organizations including the YWCA, Girl Guide camps, and at Alma College. During the Second World War, she accepted work inscribing honour rolls and lettering for government issued documents. For many years, she also inscribed the names of Alma College graduates in script on their diplomas. She eventually developed an interest in black and white etchings and water colours, and pursued additional training. These styles became her signature work, and her greeting cards featuring her artwork became collectors' items.
Curtis died in 1995. Her work can be found in the Canada Council Art Bank in Ottawa, at the St. Thomas-Elgin Public Art Centre and in many private homes.
Information summarized from the St. Thomas-Elgin Public Art Centre's biography of Curtis.
- Scope and Content
- File contains greeting cards sent to and retained by Carolyn Curtis from Baillie Stephenson, many featuring artwork by D.M. Stephenson and Baillie T. Stephenson.
- Name Access
- Curtis, Carolyn
- Website / Street View Notes
- link directs to the St. Thomas Public Art Centre's website, which includes a biography of Carolyn Curtis.
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Greeting Cards with Sketches by Carolyn Curtis
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Don Cosens Collection
- Description Level
- File
- GMD
- textual records
- Date Range
- ca. 1950-1990
- Accession Number
- 2018-58
- Storage Location
- M5 S1 Sh7 B3 F8
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Don Cosens Collection
- Description Level
- File
- Accession Number
- 2018-58
- Storage Room
- Archives 4th Floor Storage Room
- Storage Location
- M5 S1 Sh7 B3 F8
- GMD
- textual records
- Date Range
- ca. 1950-1990
- Series
- Don Cosens Collection - Carolyn Curtis records series
- Physical Description
- 2 cards
- History / Biographical
- Caroyln Curtis was a local artist reknowned for her water colour works, and for paintings and etchings of historic buildings in and around St Thomas. She was born in St. Thomas, Ontario in 1903 to James D. Curtis and Dora Ferguson Curtis. She attended Wellington Street Public School and the St. Thomas Collegiate Institute, from which she graduated in 1922. She graduated from Alma College in household science in 1924, and then enrolled at the Ontario College of Art in Toronto, Ontario, graduating in Commercial Art four years later.
After graduation, Carolyn taught handicrafts at various organizations including the YWCA, Girl Guide camps, and at Alma College. During the Second World War, she accepted work inscribing honour rolls and lettering for government issued documents. For many years, she also inscribed the names of Alma College graduates in script on their diplomas. She eventually developed an interest in black and white etchings and water colours, and pursued additional training. These styles became her signature work, and her greeting cards featuring her artwork became collectors' items.
Curtis died in 1995. Her work can be found in the Canada Council Art Bank in Ottawa, at the St. Thomas-Elgin Public Art Centre and in many private homes.
Information summarized from the St. Thomas-Elgin Public Art Centre's biography of Curtis.
- Scope and Content
- File contains greeting cards that feature sketches and drawings by Carolyn Curtis. Includes depictions of the Old St. Thomas Church, G.E. Steele Grocery store on Talbot Street, St. Thomas, Spohn's Flats, the agricultural display building at the Elgin County Pioneer Museum, Colonel Leslie Patterson House, Hepburn Park, The old St. Thomas Post Office, and Trinity Anglican Church. Some are signed and include messages from Carolyn Curtis.
- Name Access
- Curtis, Carolyn
- Website / Street View Notes
- link directs to the St. Thomas Public Art Centre's website, which includes a biography of Carolyn Curtis.
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Greeting Cards with William St. Thomas Smith Artwork
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Don Cosens Collection
- Description Level
- File
- GMD
- textual records
- Date Range
- ca. 1950-1990
- Accession Number
- 2018-58
- Storage Location
- M5 S1 Sh7 B3 F10
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Don Cosens Collection
- Description Level
- File
- Accession Number
- 2018-58
- Storage Room
- Archives 4th Floor Storage Room
- Storage Location
- M5 S1 Sh7 B3 F10
- GMD
- textual records
- Date Range
- ca. 1950-1990
- Series
- Don Cosens Collection - Carolyn Curtis records series
- Physical Description
- 22 cards
- History / Biographical
- Caroyln Curtis was a local artist reknowned for her water colour works, and for paintings and etchings of historic buildings in and around St Thomas. She was born in St. Thomas, Ontario in 1903 to James D. Curtis and Dora Ferguson Curtis. She attended Wellington Street Public School and the St. Thomas Collegiate Institute, from which she graduated in 1922. She graduated from Alma College in household science in 1924, and then enrolled at the Ontario College of Art in Toronto, Ontario, graduating in Commercial Art four years later.
After graduation, Carolyn taught handicrafts at various organizations including the YWCA, Girl Guide camps, and at Alma College. During the Second World War, she accepted work inscribing honour rolls and lettering for government issued documents. For many years, she also inscribed the names of Alma College graduates in script on their diplomas. She eventually developed an interest in black and white etchings and water colours, and pursued additional training. These styles became her signature work, and her greeting cards featuring her artwork became collectors' items.
Curtis died in 1995. Her work can be found in the Canada Council Art Bank in Ottawa, at the St. Thomas-Elgin Public Art Centre and in many private homes.
Information summarized from the St. Thomas-Elgin Public Art Centre's biography of Curtis.
- Scope and Content
- File contains greeting cards sent to and retained by Carolyn Curtis featuring prints of artwork by William St. Thomas Smith, many featuring local scenes, including Kettle Creek and Old St. Thomas Church.
- Name Access
- Curtis, Carolyn
- Website / Street View Notes
- link directs to the St. Thomas Public Art Centre's website, which includes a biography of Carolyn Curtis.
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Group Photograph - St. Thomas Collegiate Institute, Form 3, 1919
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Don Cosens Collection
- Description Level
- Item
- GMD
- graphic material
- Date Range
- October 1919
- Accession Number
- 2018-58
- Storage Location
- M5 S1 Sh5 B3 F47 1
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Don Cosens Collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Accession Number
- 2018-58
- Storage Room
- Archives 4th Floor Storage Room
- Storage Location
- M5 S1 Sh5 B3 F47 1
- GMD
- graphic material
- Date Range
- October 1919
- Series
- Don Cosens Collection - Carolyn Curtis records series
- Physical Description
- 1 photogaph : b&w ; 18 x 23 cm
- History / Biographical
- Caroyln Curtis was a local artist reknowned for her water colour works, and for paintings and etchings of historic buildings in and around St Thomas. She was born in St. Thomas, Ontario in 1903 to James D. Curtis and Dora Ferguson Curtis. She attended Wellington Street Public School and the St. Thomas Collegiate Institute, from which she graduated in 1922. She graduated from Alma College in household science in 1924, and then enrolled at the Ontario College of Art in Toronto, Ontario, graduating in Commercial Art four years later.
After graduation, Carolyn taught handicrafts at various organizations including the YWCA, Girl Guide camps, and at Alma College. During the Second World War, she accepted work inscribing honour rolls and lettering for government issued documents. For many years, she also inscribed the names of Alma College graduates in script on their diplomas. She eventually developed an interest in black and white etchings and water colours, and pursued additional training. These styles became her signature work, and her greeting cards featuring her artwork became collectors' items.
Curtis died in 1995. Her work can be found in the Canada Council Art Bank in Ottawa, at the St. Thomas-Elgin Public Art Centre and in many private homes.
Information summarized from the St. Thomas-Elgin Public Art Centre's biography of Curtis.
- Scope and Content
- A group photograph featuring a school group, Form III, dated October 1919. Carolyn Curtis identified the following individuals on the reverse of the photograph:
Top row, from left to right: Albert Foster, Frank Roulston, Harold Lumley, Henry Vair, Peter Fulton, Charles Cross, Herman Vincent, Fred Cassidy, Leman Wright and Allan Shannon.
Second row, from left to right: Donald Pressy, Robert Belbin, Charles Lay, James Morneau, Walter Tracy, Harold Slauston, Cyril Farley and Percy Chantler.
Bottom row, from left to right: Charles Law, Lillian Dowler, Charlotte Wilson, Dr. Voaden, Carolyn Curtis, Leora Tanner, and Donald McDonald.
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