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"A Hodgepodge of Addresses"
https://heritagecollections.elgin.ca/link/archives181736
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- George Gray Collection
- Description Level
- File
- GMD
- textual records
- Accession Number
- 2017-16
- Storage Location
- M1 S2 Sh3 B6 F2
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- George Gray Collection
- Description Level
- File
- Accession Number
- 2017-16
- Storage Room
- Archives 4th Floor Storage Room
- Storage Location
- M1 S2 Sh3 B6 F2
- GMD
- textual records
- Physical Description
- 2 cm of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File contains excerpts from various speaches and writeups. None of the entries have lables telling their original source.
- Name Access
- St. Thomas (Ont.)
- St. Thomas Collegiate Institute
- Subject Access
- Correspondence
Airey Correspondence
https://heritagecollections.elgin.ca/link/archives168976
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- John Ker fonds
- Description Level
- File
- GMD
- textual records
- Date Range
- 1834-1857
- Accession Number
- 2012-13
- Storage Location
- W5 Sh3 B3 F9
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- John Ker fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Accession Number
- 2012-13
- Storage Room
- Archives Storage Rm. 110
- Storage Location
- W5 Sh3 B3 F9
- GMD
- textual records
- Date Range
- 1834-1857
- Physical Description
- 0.5 cm of textual records
- Scope and Content
- Copies and summaries of documents and letters which were sent or received by Richard Airey.
- Name Access
- Airey, Richard
- Subject Access
- History
- Correspondence
Airey Papers
https://heritagecollections.elgin.ca/link/archives168967
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- John Ker fonds
- Description Level
- File
- GMD
- textual records
- Date Range
- 1807-1875
- Accession Number
- 2012-13
- Storage Location
- W5 Sh3 B3 F1
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- John Ker fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Accession Number
- 2012-13
- Storage Room
- Archives Storage Rm. 110
- Storage Location
- W5 Sh3 B3 F1
- GMD
- textual records
- Date Range
- 1807-1875
- Physical Description
- 2.5 cm of textual records
- Scope and Content
- Copies and summaries of the "Papers of the Airey Family," dating from 1807 to 1875 and held by the Hereford County Record Office as part of the Garnons Collection.
- Name Access
- Talbot, Thomas
- Airey, Richard
- Subject Access
- Correspondence
Christmas Card to Russell Veitch and Family
https://heritagecollections.elgin.ca/link/archives206972
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Wallace and Veitch Family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- GMD
- textual records
- Date Range
- December 16, 1933
- Accession Number
- 2021-28
- Storage Location
- M1 S3 Sh6 B8 F1 9
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Wallace and Veitch Family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Accession Number
- 2021-28
- Storage Room
- Archives 4th Floor Storage Room
- Storage Location
- M1 S3 Sh6 B8 F1 9
- GMD
- textual records
- Date Range
- December 16, 1933
- Physical Description
- 1 Card
- Scope and Content
- Chrsitmas card addressed to Mr. Russell Veitch and family, from Aunt Sabell, 94 Curtis St., St. Thomas.
- Name Access
- St. Thomas (Ont.)
- Subject Access
- Christmas
- Correspondence
Correspondence and By-Law regarding the Smith Drain in Yarmouth Township
https://heritagecollections.elgin.ca/link/archives163484
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Ken Verrell Collection
- Description Level
- File
- GMD
- textual records
- Date Range
- 1931-1939
- Storage Location
- R4 S5 Sh2 B4 F23
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Ken Verrell Collection
- Description Level
- File
- File Number
- R4 S5 Sh2 B4 F23
- Storage Room
- Archives Storage Rm. 107
- Storage Location
- R4 S5 Sh2 B4 F23
- GMD
- textual records
- Date Range
- 1931-1939
- Physical Description
- 1 cm of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File contains a memo outlining the history of the Smith Drain in the context of the construction of the First Avenue subway, which involved a change of outlet for drain. The memo discusses its history beginning in 1905 and highlights relevant sections from various correspondence written between 1905-1910. Also contains correspondence dated March 1939 regarding who is responsible for the maintenance of the Smith Drain; provides a brief history of the drain and its diversion and maintenance throughout the years. File also contains a copy of Yarmouth Township By-Law No. 2384, likely used as reference.
- Name Access
- Michigan Central Railroad
- Michigan Central Railway
- St. Thomas (Ont.)
- First Avenue
- Smith Drain
- Subject Access
- Correspondence
- Railways
- Related Material
- R4 S5 Sh2 B4 F17
Correspondence and memoradums regarding joint arrangements between the Michigan Central Railroad and other railway companies
https://heritagecollections.elgin.ca/link/archives162717
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Ken Verrell Collection
- Description Level
- File
- GMD
- textual records
- Date Range
- 1933
- Storage Location
- R4 S5 Sh2 B4 F21
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Ken Verrell Collection
- Description Level
- File
- File Number
- R4 S5 Sh2 B4 F21
- Storage Room
- Archives Storage Rm. 107
- Storage Location
- R4 S5 Sh2 B4 F21
- GMD
- textual records
- Date Range
- 1933
- Physical Description
- 0.2 cm of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File contains two copies of correspondence sent to Mr. H. Shearer in Detroit, Michigan with a report of proposed joint arrangements with the Pere Marquette Railway, the Wabash Railroad and the Toronto, Hamilton and Buffalo Railway. The letter concludes by stating that the Canadian National Railways and the Canadian Pacific Railway have not considered consolidation with the aforementioned railway lines. File also contains three memorandums (two copies of each), considering the question of taking over operations of each line.
- Name Access
- Michigan Central Railroad
- Michigan Central Railway
- Pere Marquette Railway
- Toronto, Hamilton and Buffalo Railway
- Wabash Railroad
- Subject Access
- Correspondence
- Railways
Correspondence - Cultivating land in Charing Cross, Kent County
https://heritagecollections.elgin.ca/link/archives162680
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Ken Verrell Collection
- Description Level
- File
- GMD
- textual records
- Date Range
- 1891-1896
- Storage Location
- R4 S5 Sh2 B4 F11
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Ken Verrell Collection
- Description Level
- File
- File Number
- R4 S5 Sh2 B4 F11
- Storage Room
- Archives Storage Rm. 107
- Storage Location
- R4 S5 Sh2 B4 F11
- GMD
- textual records
- Date Range
- 1891-1896
- Physical Description
- 0.2 cm of textual records 1 plan ; 20 x 37 cm
- Scope and Content
- Filed internally at the Michigan Central Railroad as File No. 2300, this file contains correspondence relating to Sidney White cultivating land owned by the Michigan Central Railroad in Charing Cross, Kent County. Includes a plan of the lots in question (Concession 11, Lots 24 and 25) as well as a list of individuals who have a lease to cultivate the railway company's land in Canada with the corresponding expiry dates.
- Subject Access
- Correspondence
Documents
Correspondence from Colonel Thomas Talbot to Leslie Patterson
https://heritagecollections.elgin.ca/link/archives172454
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Alison Pearce fonds
- Description Level
- File
- GMD
- textual records
- Date Range
- 1812-1960
- Accession Number
- 2017-06
- Storage Location
- C4 Sh4 B7 F12
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Alison Pearce fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Accession Number
- 2017-06
- Storage Room
- Archives Storage Rm. 105
- Storage Location
- C4 Sh4 B7 F12
- GMD
- textual records
- Date Range
- 1812-1960
- Physical Description
- 0.3 cm of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File contains the follow items:
- -Copies of letters sent by Colonel Thomas Talbot to Leslie Patterson and Joseph Patterson, 1812-1842.
- -Handwritten notes on Elgin County Pioneer Museum letterhead dated January 29, 1960, listing original letters of Colonel Thomas Talbot that were donated to the Archives of Ontario by John E. Pearce.
- -Typed transcriptions of letters created by Colonel Thomas Talbot, which were donated to the Archives of Ontario.
- Name Access
- Patterson (family)
- Talbot, Thomas
- Subject Access
- Correspondence
Correspondence from Coronation Trip
https://heritagecollections.elgin.ca/link/archives181719
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- George Gray Collection
- Description Level
- File
- GMD
- textual records
- Date Range
- April-June 1937
- Accession Number
- 2017-16
- Storage Location
- M1 S2 Sh3 B5 F1
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- George Gray Collection
- Description Level
- File
- Accession Number
- 2017-16
- Storage Room
- Archives 4th Floor Storage Room
- Storage Location
- M1 S2 Sh3 B5 F1
- GMD
- textual records
- Date Range
- April-June 1937
- Physical Description
- 4 cm of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File contains copies of the itinerary for Canadian Secondary School Students who travelled to England for the Coronation of King George. Also included is a diary written during that trip, with some photographs. Letters written by Gray's Jack while there, as well as the responses he received are included throughout the diry.
- Name Access
- St. Thomas (Ont.)
- St. Thomas Collegiate Institute
- Subject Access
- Schools
- Correspondence
- Diaries
Correspondence - Hotel accommodations for J.A. Machan, Division Freight Agent, St. Thomas, Ontario
https://heritagecollections.elgin.ca/link/archives162716
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Ken Verrell Collection
- Description Level
- File
- GMD
- textual records
- Date Range
- 1950-1957
- Storage Location
- R4 S5 Sh2 B4 F20
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Ken Verrell Collection
- Description Level
- File
- File Number
- R4 S5 Sh2 B4 F20
- Storage Room
- Archives Storage Rm. 107
- Storage Location
- R4 S5 Sh2 B4 F20
- GMD
- textual records
- Date Range
- 1950-1957
- Physical Description
- 0.3 cm of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File contains correspondence received by Mr. J.A. Machan, Division Freight Agent, New York Central Railway, St. Thomas, from staff at the Royal York Hotel in Toronto, Ontario. Correspondence is to confirm reservations for accommodations from 1950-1957, likely while Machan was traveling for business commitments. All letters are typed on Canadian Pacific Hotels letterhead, branded with the Royal York Hotel logo.
- Subject Access
- Correspondence
- Railways
Correspondence - Interchange Tracks at Charing Cross, Kent County
https://heritagecollections.elgin.ca/link/archives162702
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Ken Verrell Collection
- Description Level
- File
- GMD
- textual records
- Date Range
- 1908-1924
- Storage Location
- R4 S5 Sh2 B4 F12
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Ken Verrell Collection
- Description Level
- File
- File Number
- R4 S5 Sh2 B4 F12
- Storage Room
- Archives Storage Rm. 107
- Storage Location
- R4 S5 Sh2 B4 F12
- GMD
- textual records
- Date Range
- 1908-1924
- Physical Description
- 0.2 cm of textual records
- Scope and Content
- Filed internally at the Michigan Central Railroad as File No. 10402, this file contains correspondence regarding the handling of cars as well as changing trolley wire at the interchange tracks at Charing Crossing, in Kent County.
- Subject Access
- Correspondence
- Railways
Correspondence - laying additional track on Noble Manufacturing Company property in St. Thomas, Ontario
https://heritagecollections.elgin.ca/link/archives162696
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Ken Verrell Collection
- Description Level
- File
- GMD
- textual records
- Date Range
- 1912-1913
- Storage Location
- R4 S5 Sh2 B4 F7
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Ken Verrell Collection
- Description Level
- File
- File Number
- R4 S5 Sh2 B4 F7
- Storage Room
- Archives Storage Rm. 107
- Storage Location
- R4 S5 Sh2 B4 F7
- GMD
- textual records
- Date Range
- 1912-1913
- Physical Description
- 0.1 cm of textual records
- History / Biographical
- The subject property discussed in the correspondence was located at 606-610 Talbot Street in St. Thomas, Ontario. The building was constructed in 1913 for the Noble Manufacturing Co. Ltd., biscuit makers. It was taken over in 1916 by Nobility Chocolates Ltd., and was was vacant from 1923 to 1926. In 1927, the Ross Leaf Tobacco Co. Ltd. moved its business into the building for a short time, as it was taken over in late 1927 by the Sutherland Press Ltd., Frederick W. Sutherland, president. Loder Sutherland was the last business that occupied this building, according to the St. Thomas city directories. It is listed in the 1992/93 Directory, but then listed as vacant in the 1994/95 Directory. In 2017, the building was demolished.
- Scope and Content
- File contains correspondence regarding an application which requests permission from the Railway Board to install a Hayes Derail on the spur track that serves the Noble Manufacturing Company, located on Talbot Street, St. Thomas, Ontario. File also contains three track track orders that details the length of track laid on the property, and a detailing of the m aterial and cost required.
- Subject Access
- Correspondence
- Railways
- Related Material
- R4 S5 Sh2 B4 F10
Correspondence, Malahide House Public Visits
https://heritagecollections.elgin.ca/link/archives168962
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- John Ker fonds
- Description Level
- File
- GMD
- textual records
- Date Range
- 1976-1983
- Accession Number
- 2012-13
- Storage Location
- W5 Sh3 B2 F8
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- John Ker fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Accession Number
- 2012-13
- Storage Room
- Archives Storage Rm. 110
- Storage Location
- W5 Sh3 B2 F8
- GMD
- textual records
- Date Range
- 1976-1983
- Physical Description
- 1 cm of textual records
- Scope and Content
- Letters, cards and forms relating to public visits to Malahide House from 1976-1983.
- Name Access
- Ker, John S.
- Talbot Estate
- Malahide
- Subject Access
- Historic Sites
- Correspondence
Correspondence received by the Michigan Central Railroad from Municipalities
https://heritagecollections.elgin.ca/link/archives162749
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Ken Verrell Collection
- Description Level
- File
- GMD
- textual records
- Date Range
- 1898-1955
- Storage Location
- R4 S5 Sh2 B5 F4
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Ken Verrell Collection
- Description Level
- File
- File Number
- R4 S5 Sh2 B5 F3
- Storage Room
- Archives Storage Rm. 107
- Storage Location
- R4 S5 Sh2 B5 F4
- GMD
- textual records
- Date Range
- 1898-1955
- Physical Description
- 2.5 cm of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File contains correspondence received by the Michigan Central Railroad from various municipalities, townships and counties throughout southwestern Ontario, including Elgin County, the City of St. Thomas and the Elgin County Gaol. Correspondence discusses a number of topics, including taxes and properties.
- Name Access
- Michigan Central Railroad
- Michigan Central Railway
- Subject Access
- Correspondence
- Railways
- Government
Correspondence received from government agencies
https://heritagecollections.elgin.ca/link/archives162720
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Ken Verrell Collection
- Description Level
- File
- GMD
- textual records
- Date Range
- 1909-1954
- Storage Location
- R4 S5 Sh2 B5 F1
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Ken Verrell Collection
- Description Level
- File
- File Number
- R4 S5 Sh2 B5 F1
- Storage Room
- Archives Storage Rm. 107
- Storage Location
- R4 S5 Sh2 B5 F1
- GMD
- textual records
- Date Range
- 1909-1954
- Physical Description
- 1.0 cm of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File contains correspondence received by the the Michigan Central Railroad in St. Thomas, Ontario, from various government agencies including the Canadian Customs Department, the Hydro-Electric Power Commision of Ontario, the Department of the Interior (Immigration), the Department of Railways and Canals, the Department of Agriculture, the Minister of Labour, the U.S. Department of Labor, the United States Customs Service, the Workmen's Compensation Board, the Ontario Department of Lands, Forest and Mines, the Department of Immigration and Colonization, the Office of the Inspector of Taxation, the Department of Public Highways, Ontario Department of Labour - Steam Boiler Branch, the Weights and Measure Inspection Service - Trade and Commerce Canada, the Department of Indian Affairs, the Canadian Department of National Revenue, and the Department of Reconstruction and Supply.
- Name Access
- Michigan Central Railroad
- Michigan Central Railway
- Subject Access
- Correspondence
- Railways
- Government
Correspondence received from the Pere Marquette Railway
https://heritagecollections.elgin.ca/link/archives162713
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Ken Verrell Collection
- Description Level
- File
- GMD
- textual records
- Date Range
- 1913-1946
- Storage Location
- R4 S5 Sh2 B4 F18
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Ken Verrell Collection
- Description Level
- File
- File Number
- R4 S5 Sh2 B4 F18
- Storage Room
- Archives Storage Rm. 107
- Storage Location
- R4 S5 Sh2 B4 F18
- GMD
- textual records
- Date Range
- 1913-1946
- Physical Description
- 1 cm of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File contains correspondence received by the Michigan Central Railroad headquarters in St. Thomas, from the Pere Marquette Railway. Correspondence refers to technical issues regarding shared lines, financial, shared resources and also addresses complaints about employees.
- Name Access
- Michigan Central Railroad
- Michigan Central Railway
- St. Thomas (Ont.)
- Pere Marquette Railway
- Subject Access
- Correspondence
- Railways
Correspondence received from the Rodney Horticultural Society
https://heritagecollections.elgin.ca/link/archives162718
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Ken Verrell Collection
- Description Level
- File
- GMD
- textual records
- Date Range
- 1920-1931
- Storage Location
- R4 S5 Sh2 B4 F22
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Ken Verrell Collection
- Description Level
- File
- File Number
- R4 S5 Sh2 B4 F22
- Storage Room
- Archives Storage Rm. 107
- Storage Location
- R4 S5 Sh2 B4 F22
- GMD
- textual records
- Date Range
- 1920-1931
- Physical Description
- 0.2 cm of textual records
- Scope and Content
- Filed internally by the Michigan Central Railroad as File No. 12359, this file contains correpondence received by the Michigan Central Railroad headquarters in St. Thomas, Ontario, from the Rodney Horticultural Society. Most of the correspondence is between Mr. D.H. Donahue, Division Superintendent, and Bessie McGugan or Margaret Bisnett, secreteries from the Rodney Horticultural Society. The letters mostly discuss maintenance of the park and gardens near the Michigan Central Railroad station in Rodney.
- Name Access
- Michigan Central Railroad
- Michigan Central Railway
- Rodney Horticultural Society
- Rodney (Ont.)
- Subject Access
- Correspondence
- Railways
Correspondence received from the Toronto, Hamilton and Buffalo Railway
https://heritagecollections.elgin.ca/link/archives162715
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Ken Verrell Collection
- Description Level
- File
- GMD
- textual records
- Date Range
- 1909-1960
- Storage Location
- R4 S5 Sh2 B4 F19
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Ken Verrell Collection
- Description Level
- File
- File Number
- R4 S5 Sh2 B4 F19
- Storage Room
- Archives Storage Rm. 107
- Storage Location
- R4 S5 Sh2 B4 F19
- GMD
- textual records
- Date Range
- 1909-1960
- Physical Description
- 2 cm of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File contains correspondence received by the Michigan Central Railroad headquarters in St. Thomas, from the Toronto, Hamilton and Buffalo Railway. Correspondence refers to maintenance and extensions of shared crossings, orders, agreements, and other miscellaneous issues.
- Name Access
- Michigan Central Railroad
- Michigan Central Railway
- Toronto, Hamilton and Buffalo Railway
- Subject Access
- Correspondence
- Railways
Correspondence regarding allegations against a Pere Marquette Railway employee
https://heritagecollections.elgin.ca/link/archives162706
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Ken Verrell Collection
- Description Level
- File
- GMD
- textual records
- Date Range
- December 1920
- Storage Location
- R4 S5 Sh2 B4 F2
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Ken Verrell Collection
- Description Level
- File
- File Number
- R4 S5 Sh2 B4 F2
- Storage Room
- Archives Storage Rm. 107
- Storage Location
- R4 S5 Sh2 B4 F2
- GMD
- textual records
- Date Range
- December 1920
- Physical Description
- 0.1 cm of textual records
- Scope and Content
- Filed internally at the Michigan Central Railroad as File No. 7501, this file contains correspondence regarding allegations that John Donoff, a track labourer employed by the Pere Marquette Railway, was occupying a bunk house at Victoria Yards and was using a speeder on the main railway tracks to travel to work without authorization. Includes a letter from the C.A. McCaulley, a sergeant at the St. Thomas Police Department.
- Name Access
- Michigan Central Railroad
- Michigan Central Railway
- Pere Marquette Railway
- St. Thomas Police Department
- Subject Access
- Correspondence
- Railways
Correspondence regarding a proposed agreement for the Michigan Central Railroad to consolidate with the London and Port Stanley Railway
https://heritagecollections.elgin.ca/link/archives162731
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Ken Verrell Collection
- Description Level
- File
- GMD
- textual records
- Date Range
- 1929-1932
- Storage Location
- R4 S5 Sh2 B5 F2
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Ken Verrell Collection
- Description Level
- File
- File Number
- R4 S5 Sh2 B5 F2
- Storage Room
- Archives Storage Rm. 107
- Storage Location
- R4 S5 Sh2 B5 F2
- GMD
- textual records
- Date Range
- 1929-1932
- Physical Description
- 6.0 cm of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File contains internal correspondence regarding a possible strategy for the Michigan Central Railroad to consolidate its operations with the London and Port Stanley Railway. Many letters include attached newspaper articles about the London and Port Stanley Railway, as well as reports that analyze the London and Port Stanley Railway's business operations. Includes a report outlining the history of the London and Port Stanley Railway, as well as statements from 1929 outlining their operating expenses and earnings, assets and liabilities, and an auditor's report. This is contrasted with a comparative report on the Michigan Central Railroad.
- Subject Access
- Correspondence
- Railways