Correspondence from K.L. Porcher, Headmistress of Headington School for Girls, Oxford. The letter Irene Hancock attended the school from 1915-1917 and was prefect and head girl. Porcher also indicates that Irene studied under a kindergarten teacher and has practical experience working in a home.

Correspondence from the National Union of Societies for Equal Citizenship. The letter is addressed to Irene Hancock and signed by members of the society, wishing her a happy and successful future. Accompanying is a clipping discusses Irene stepping down from her position as General Secretary of the organization and a party held in her honour on the occasion.

Correspondence from J.C. Mulliner, house mistress of Portsmouth High School for Girls. The letter indicates that Irene Hancock was a pupil in the boarding house and that Mulliner recommends her for any position having to do with the house care of children.

Correspondence from F. de G. Merrifield. The letter indicates that Merrifield read an article in The Woman's Leader about Irene stepping down as General Secretary for the National Union Societies for Equal Citizenship and wishes her the best of luck with her holiday, and her intention to become a barrister.

Correspondence from Elizabeth Macadam. The letter indicates that Elizabeth will miss Irene and her organization skills at the National Union of Societies for Equal Citizenship and wishes her a relaxing holiday.

Correspondence from Sylvia Anthony. The letter sends best wishes and thanks to Irene for her work as General Secretary of the National Union of Societies for Equal Citizenship. It also mentions her upcoming trip to Vienna and Sylvia's current travels in the Dolomite Mountain range.

Letter sent out by the eleven resigning members of the executive of the National Union of Societies for Equal Citizenship explaining the reasoning as to why the members stepped down.

Correspondence from Hester S. Hughes. The letter states that Hester will miss Irene at the National Union of Societies for Equal Citizenship and wishes her luck in her future.

Correspondence from Eva Marian Hubback. Letter indicates that Irene Hancock will be stepping down from her position as General Secretary with the National Union of Societies for Equal Citizenship, of which Hubback was Chairman of Parliamentary Committee at the time.

correspondence from Eva Marian Hubback. Letter states that Mrs. Horton has been hired by the National Union of Societies for Equal Citizenship at a salary of 250

Correspondence from Constance Hoster, owner of Mrs. Hoster's Typewriting, Shorthand and Translation Offices stating that Irene Hancock took a six month course in secretarial training and recommending her for a position.

Correspondence from Constance Hoster, owner of Mrs. Hoster's Typewriting, Shorthand and Translation Offices stating that Irene Hancock took a six month course in secretarial training and recommending her for a position.

Correspondence from Irene Hancock to Ray Strachey, largely discussing the health of, and plans for, Barbara. Irene indicates that Barbara does not want to stay in Vienna but that she may again change her mind on this. As well, Irene states that Barbara has been unwell for the week and suspects that she may be anemic.

Correspondence from Daniel Claus to Captain Matthews. The letter is regarding the capture of Peter Hansen and his servant as members of the rebellion by the Mohawk nation to be used to gather intelligence. The letter also mentions a contract for fresh meat, and that members of the village had been unwell. At this time Claus had been appointed deputy agent of the Six Nations in Canada under Frederick Haldimand.

Two items of correspondence from Emily Bax to a Mrs. Milner Wood of Woodman's Point on the St. John's River, dated June 3, 1938 and May 16, 1939. Topics discussed include Emily Bax's book, the World's Fair, the King's speech, and her daily life and plans.

Three items of correspondence addressed to George Charles Williamson. The first is from Charles Walter Berry (of Berry Bros. & Rudd Wine and Spirit Merchants) and discusses Charles sending a bottle of Tokay for Williamson's wife and the fact that Charles read Williamson's article "Behind my Library Door" in the Spectator. The second and third are from the same unknown correspondent and mentions an article on wine and Monastic cellars.

One blank notebook with inset and tipped in items of correspondence from Frances Jeanette Clark to Margaret Hill.

Letter to Sir Oswald Stoll from Cyril Joad regarding Stoll's book "The Grand Survival" dated February 16, 1928 and addressed to Stroll at Hampstead in London, England.

Contains one ts. item of correspondence from Carl F. Klinck to McNeill regarding Klinck's visit to McNeill and their discussion of William Wilfred Campbell. Letter is dated August 20, 1931.

Contains one typed item of correspondence from McNeill to the Editor of )The Times about a monument to Sir Walter Scott located in Edinburgh. Letter is dated August 4, 1931.

Contains one typed item of correspondence from McNeill to The Mail & Empire regarding an article on Sir Roger Casement. Letter is dated February 23, 1931.

Contains one typed item of correspondence from McNeill to the Editor of The Mail & Empire. The letter is titled "the rich blessings of the five year plan" and discusses the five year plan in Russia.

Correspondence primarily between members of the Sommer family. Includes letters interspersed with details about family life such as Ulrich Sommer and Cornelius Sommer’s studies in university, Angelika Sommer’s pending visit with her grandparents, and Lina Neumeyer Raatz’s declining health. Lina Neumeyer Raatz was Ulrich Sommer’s aunt and she lived in Germany. Also contains correspondence between the Sommer family and the Altenmueller family from Cooksville, Ontario. Records include letters, postcards, and pamphlets.

Correspondence primarily between members of the Sommer family. Of special interest is a letter written by Eduard Höpken on May 29, 1965 revealing that he was a dedicated member of the Social Democratic Party of Germany since 1930. Eduard claimed that he reinstated his support for the political party after 1945. In this letter, Eduard wrote about the development of laws to provide the state increased control during emergencies. Also contains correspondence between the Sommer family and Friederich Joachim. Friederich Joachim adopted Ulrich Sommer as an adult and he lived in Germany. Records include letters, post cards, birth announcements, and a funeral invitation.

Correspondence primarily between members of the Sommer family. Includes letters discussing Gallery House Sol, an art gallery opened by Ulrich Sommer on Saturday, July 21, 1962. The gallery was located inside Ulrich Sommer’s home at 45 Charles Street in Georgetown, Ontario. Records include letters, greeting cards, postcards, press clippings, children’s drawings, a matinee program and a photograph possibly of Elisabeth Höpken reading on a ship in 1961.

Correspondence primarily between members of the Sommer family. Includes letters describing Eduard and Elisabeth Höpken’s impending trip to Canada and letters discussing Ulrich Sommer’s adult adoption by a man named Friedrich Joachim who lived in Germany. Records include letters, greeting cards, postcards, floor plans, and a wedding invitation.

Correspondence primarily between the Sommer family and the Boden family. The Boden family lived in Bonn, Germany and included Annemarie Boden, Max Boden, Axel Boden and Sibylle Boden. Of special interest are letters commenting on social and political matters such as issues of ethnicity, Quebec separatism, and World War II. Records include letters, greeting cards, postcards, press clippings, a funeral invitation, and photographs of a family home and the University of Bonn in Germany.

Correspondence primarily between members of the Sommer family and Isle Stein. Isle Stein was a friend of the Sommer family and she lived in Germany. Records include letters, a postcard and photographs of Isle Stein, her family, and the Sommer family.

Correspondence primarily between members of the Sommer family. Includes letters interspersed with details about family life such as Ulrich Sommer and his wife Gisela Sommer’s immigration to Canada with their two children Cornelius Sommer and Angelika Sommer in 1954. Also contains letters confirming Ulrich and Gisela Sommer passed an exam designed for new Canadians that was established by the Government of Ontario’s Department of Education Information Branch. Records include letters, greeting cards, postcards, children’s drawings, pamphlets, hand-drawn floor plans, wallpaper samples, a cross-stitch sampler, and photographs of family members.

Correspondence primarily between members of the Sommer family and Wilhelm and Helga Höpken. Wilhelm and Helga Höpken are Gisela Sommer’s brother and sister-in-law. Of special interest is a programme for an exhibit presented by the University of Guelph from January 12, 2001 to March 17, 2001 titled, The John & Gisela Sommer Collection: 40 years of collections at Gallery House Sol. The exhibit featured 111 items, mostly books and prints, collected by Ulrich and Gisela Sommer for their art gallery, Gallery House Sol. All of the items featured in the exhibit were subsequently donated to the University of Guelph. Records include letters, greeting cards, post cards, a programme, press clippings and, photographs of family members, friends, plants, art, and animals.

Correspondence primarily between members of the Sommer family. Includes letters interspersed with details about family life such as information about Angelika Sommer’s partner Gunther (surname unknown) and Angelika’s concern for Isle Stein’s well-being. Isle Stein was a friend of the Sommer family and she lived in Germany. Records include letters, greeting cards, postcards, press clippings and, photographs of family members, flowers, buildings, Christmas decorations, and art.

Correspondence primarily between members of the Sommer family. Includes letters interspersed with details about family life such as Angelika Sommer’s training and participation in a local choir and Cornelius Sommer’s trip to Hamburg, Germany in 1993. Records include letters, greeting cards, postcards, press clippings, and photographs of family members, events, pets, and a choir.

Correspondence primarily between members of the Höpken and Sommer families. Includes several candid letters from Eduard Höpken that describe his experiences during and after World War II as well as the political climate in Germany during the 1950s. Of special interest is a family newsletter written on January 6, 1971 by Eduard and his wife Elisabeth Höpken that provides biographical information about their children including Gisela Sommer and her husband Ulrich Sommer, Johann Höpken, Walter Höpken, Karl Höpken, Wilhelm Höpken, and Peter Höpken. Records include letters and postcards.

Correspondence primarily between members of the Sommer family. Includes letters sent between Gisela Sommer and Ulrich Sommer that were written while Gisela visited her parents in Germany. Of special interest is a letter by Ulrich to Gisela that describes his experience attending Barker Fairley’s birthday celebration at University College in Toronto, Ontario on May 21, 1986. Records include letters, greeting cards, postcards, funeral invitations, and photographs of family members.

Correspondence primarily between members of the Sommer family. Includes letters interspersed with details about family life such as information related to Angelika Sommer’s partner Gunther (surname unknown) and Cornelius Sommer’s request to his grandmother, Elisabeth Höpken, for a loan of money to buy a house near Toronto, Ontario. Records include letters, greeting cards, and postcards.

Correspondence primarily between members of the Sommer family and Isle Stein. Includes letters indicating that Isle Stein moved from Essen, Germany to Reutlingen, Germany. Isle Stein was a friend of the Sommer family. Records include letters, greeting cards, postcards, and photographs of Christmas decorations, animals, buildings, and landscapes.

Correspondence primarily between members of the Sommer family. Includes letters sent between Gisela Sommer and Ulrich Sommer that were written while Gisela visited her parents in Germany. Of special interest are German press clippings about the development of the German Democratic Republic in the 1980s. Records include letters, greeting cards, and press clippings.

Correspondence primarily between members of the Sommer family. Includes letters sent between Gisela Sommer and Ulrich Sommer that were written while Gisela visited her parents in Germany. Also contains a copy of the last will and testament of Friederich Höpken. Friederich Höpken was Eduard Höpken’s brother and he lived in Brazil. Records include letters, greeting cards, and postcards.

Correspondence primarily between members of the Sommer family. Includes letters interspersed with details about family life such as Cornelius Sommer’s university graduation and his plans to open his own law firm as well as Angelika Sommer’s move to Hamburg, Germany. Also contains letters describing Isle Stein’s upcoming visit with Ulrich Sommer and Gisela Sommer in Canada. Records include letters, greeting cards, and postcards.

Correspondence primarily between members of the Sommer family. Includes letters interspersed with details about family life such as Eduard Höpken’s declining health and Angelika Sommer’s relationship with her parents and her husband Uwe Schriever. Records include letters and greeting cards.

Correspondence primarily between members of the Sommer family. Includes letters expressing concern for Angelika Sommer because she was increasingly committed to Communist ideologies and involved in politics in Germany during the 1970s. Records include letters, greeting cards, postcards, and a press clipping.

Correspondence primarily between members of the Sommer family and Isle Stein. Isle Stein was a friend of the Sommer family and she lived in Germany. Includes letters that discuss Angelika Sommer’s impending divorce from her husband Uwe Schriever. Records include letters, greeting cards, postcards, and photographs of Christmas decorations.

Correspondence between various members of the Sommer family including letters that describe Cornelius Sommer’s European vacation and Angelika Sommer’s political involvement in Germany, her Marxist beliefs and her plans to pursue post-secondary education in Germany. Some letters also indicate that Angelika Sommer met and was dating Uwe Schriever, who later becomes her husband. Also includes greeting cards, postcards, a pamphlet, and photographs of Uwe Schriever, and the wedding of Friedemann and Petra (surnames unknown) in March 1970.

Correspondence primarily between Ulrich Sommer and Lina Neumeyer Raatz. Lina Neumeyer Raatz was Ulrich Sommer’s aunt and she lived in Germany. Includes letters interspersed with details about family life such as Lina’s death on January 21, 1969. Records include letters, postcards, poems, amateur drawings, and photographs of family members and friends.

File consists of correspondence to and from Martha Louise Black and others. Includes correspondence to Elizabeth Smith Shortt and Christmas cards from the Blacks to others.

Correspondence between Michael Bird and others. Correspondents include Stan K. Johanneson; Nany-Lou Patterson; Rt. Rev. Gerald O’Keefe, Bishop, Diocese of Davenport; Rt. Rev. Monseigneur M.J. Dingman; Monseigneur Meinberg; Rev. Mather; Robert F. Kennedy; Dr. Roberts (Parsons College); Julian Blackwell (Blackwells Booksellers); Selective Services Board; Institute for Freedom in the Church; Sister Mary Barbara (Mount Mercy College); Wyn Rees (Renison University College); Senator Jack Miller. Topics of correspondence include interfaith prayer services; Vietnam War peace; ecumenical questions; Indigenous poverty; the civil rights movement; establishing a college in Tama-Toledo; teaching requests; and and anti-ballistic missiles.

Correspondence between Michael Bird and others including publishers, colleagues, museums and more relating to the research, writing, and publication of his work “Canadian Country Furniture.”

Correspondence between Michael Bird and Mihailo Markovic, a professor in the Department of Philosophy at University of Michigan. The correspondence pertains to thoughts on Marxism.

File consists of correspondence from Donald Innis to Anne Innis Dagg. Also includes a small amount of correspondence signed from Donald's wife Wendy and children.

File consists of biographical information on the life of Mary Quayle Innis. Includes correspondence to researchers from both Anne Innis Dagg and Mary Cates as well as a draft article by David Burns.

Fonds consists of materials created and accumulated by members of the Innis family including by Anne Innis Dagg, Donald Innis and Harold Innis. Includes essays, photographs, clippings, and materials relating to the Mary Quayle Innis Foundation.

One handwritten letter from Robert Southey addressed to a William Webb of Dublin. The letter was sent from Keswick and is dated November 8, 1826. Also includes an etching of Southey.

File consists of 41 pieces of correspondence.

File consists of 28 pieces of correspondence to and from R.N. McCollum.

File consists of 33 pieces of correspondence from writers with last names beginning with the letters "O" to "Y" to other receipients.

File consists of 44 pieces of correspondence from writers with last names beginning with the letters "B" to "M" to other recipients.

Series consists of 174 pieces of correspondence to and from writers other than John D. Detwiler.

File consists of 1 piece of correspondence.

File consists of 1 piece of correspondence.

File consists of 4 pieces of correspondence.

File consists of 28 pieces of undated correspondence.

Series consists of approximately 2600 pieces of correspondence to and from Dr. J.D. Detwiler. Correspondents include many names prominent in science, conservation and public life, including William A. Albrecht, Ian McT. Cowan, L.A. DeWolfe, J.R. Dymond, Archibald Gowanlock Huntsman , W.W. Judd, Fred Landon, Robert F. Legget, Harrison F. Lewis, Georges Maheux, K.W. Neatby, Ernest C. Oberholtzer, Edward G. Pleva, Dana Porter, D.S. Rawson, A.H. Richardson, R. Omar Rilett, William Rowan, Jacques Rousseau (1905-1970), E.S. Russenholt, T.M. Sonneborn, Robert J.C. Stead, Hugh Templin, Ross B. Willis.

File consists of Glow administrative records including correspondence, materials from FEDS, and guidelines on trans* inclusivity.

Three pieces of correspondence, eight "Notice of Action", Notice of Motion & drafts, newspaper clippings.

21 pieces of correspondence. Includes "Notice of action for libel. William Lorne Hutton vs. Le Syndicate d'Oeuvres Sociales and Charles Gautier," Feb. 19, 1937. Includes a ts. (carbon) by Charles Gautier, "Trial of Miss Palmer," Nov. 12, 1936, and ms. notes.

Twelve pieces of correspondence with , one typescript, one printed item 1 p. ms. notes.

Ten pieces of correspondence between Myrtle B. Rogers and F.W. Wegenast, typescripts of three lectures by Marshall J. Gauvin and five printed items.

Seven pieces of correspondence and two printed items.

Three pieces of correspondence and twelve printed items.

Two pieces of correspondence between Dorothea Palmer and F.W. Wegenast about the disposition of the bag which had been entered as an exhibit. Also includes Dun & Bradstreet reports on Dorothea Palmer and F.G. Ferguson.

Eight pieces of correspondence, 3 pamphlets and ms. notes.

Six pieces of correspondence, printed items.

a) Correspondence: 1 letter from John Fagan to A.W. Beament May, 27, 1937, re transcript.
b) Document: "In the Supreme Court of Ontario, Rex. v. Dorothea Palmer : notice of motion, May 26, 1937."

Material relating to an editorial which appeared in L'Unité, March 31, 1937. Includes 11 pieces of correspondence, one ms. and 2 ts. copies of the editorial and one issue of New Frontier containing a piece about L'Unité.

Correspondence to and from W.L. Hutton, Medical Officer of Health, Brantford, Ont. and President, Eugenics Society of Canada, F.W. Wegenast, and others, mostly regarding books and printed material.

7 pieces of correspondence and transcripts of documents relating to birth control in Holland. Correspondents include Mary Hawkins, Birth Control Society of Hamilton; and others.

15 pieces of correspondence and correspondence copies to and from F.W. Wegenast, mostly relating to borrowed or acquired books and printed material. Correspondents include Mary Hawkins, Birth Control Society of Hamilton. Also includes one unsigned, undated document: Information and complaint on oath of Constable Emile Martel.

5 pieces of correspondence and newspaper clippings relating to French Canadians. Includes an item from the Totonto Star Nov. 19, 1936 by Claude Dubuc, "The Grievances of Quebec : a memorandum from the Economic Chambers of of Quebec to the Ontario Boards of Trade." Includes correspondence with Claude Dubuc.

16 pieces of correspondence to and from John L. Fagan, short-hand reporter, relating to trial transcripts. Correspondents include F.W. Wegenast and A.W. Beament.

141 pieces of correspondence including originals, carbon copies, telegrams and attachments.

Correspondence, telegraphs and typescript documents of and related to the notice of appeal issued by C. R. Magone, solicitor to the Attorney General for Ontario including copies of the notice of appeal, a list of particulars of the grounds of appeal, notes by F. W. Wegenast, and telegraphs sent before and after the hearing of the appeal on June 1, 1937 by people including [James] Bright, A.R. Kaufman, Wegenast. Of note is correspondence to and from Kaufman and Wegenast following the end of the trial in March 1937 about the possibility of an appeal based on the appointment of Paul LeDuc as the new Attorney General, and a telegraph from A. R. Kaufman to Dorothea Palmer congratulating her on the dismissal of the appeal and advising to "not grant newspaper interviews."

Documents and published poems written by William Wilfred Campbell, dating to the late 19th century. Some of the poems are autographed while others have written annotations and corrections. Also a letter by J.S. McCuaig, dated May 17, 1886, about a request for the Crown's recognition of John A. Macdonald. The letter came with attached resolutions about a meeting of the Liberal Conservative Association at Town Hall Cherry Valley in 1886. Photocopy of pamphlet titled “The Dominion Campaign!: Sir John Macdonald on the Questions at Issue Before the People: The Premier's Great Speech Before the Workingmen of Toronto”.

Correspondence:
1. to My Dear Sir from J. S. McCuaig re recognition by Crown of Sir John A. Macdonald. May 17, 1886

Poems:
2. Untitled [part of "The Last Ride"]
3. "An August Reverie"
4. "The Children of the Light"
5. "A Day in June" [autographed]
6. "The Dread Voyage"
7. "Life"
8. "The Were-Wolves"[autographed, unpublished?]
9. "Winter"
10. "The Cloud Maiden" [autographed], 1892

Published material:
11. "Premonitions"
12. "The Dead Leader", June 10, 1891

Leaflet:
13. Resolutions [Came attached to correspondence 1]

Pamphlet:
14. "The Dominion Campaign. Sir John MacDonald on the Question at Issue before the People. The Premier's Great Speech before the Working men of Toronto"

File consists of nine items of correspondence and four greeting cards to and from Isabel Mackay. Correspondents include:

• Brady, W.J. - McClelland and Stewart Ltd. (July 5, 1921);
• Brock, Mrs. (n.d.);
• Bliss, Carmen (November 17, 1926);
• Johnson, Pauline [December 11, 1912];
• MacTavish, Newton;
• Moore, Leonard - Christy & Moore Ltd. (June 25, 1928);
• Roberts, Charles (December 31, 1926);
• Robinson, Edgar - Vancouver Public Library (November 26, 1926); and
• Willison, Marjory (December 8, 1929).

Correspondence between various Ratz family members regarding family history and genealogy, and extended Ratz family offshots including the Harveys. Several letters are addressed to Herbert Charles Ratz, though a typed letter from Jacob Ratz (1828-1919) regarding his parents Valentine and Maria is included in file.

A series of letters from National Manufacturing Co. regarding heading boards.

Correspondence regarding mortgage payments and the sale of Ratz Brothers and Dr. Ferguson real estate.

Correspondence regarding mortgage payments and the sale of Ratz Brothers real estate.

Correspondence regarding the sale and distribution of Ratz Brothers estate assets.

One item of correspondence from Mark Bolender to his parents Doris and Gordon while he was a student at Hillcrest School in Jos, Nigeria. The letter makes mention of thieves stealing blankets, costumes and alarm clocks from the school.

178 items of correspondence primarily from the Bolender family living in Nigeria to family and friends in Canada, as well as a few items addressed to the Bolenders.

Consists of a single holograph letter from Patrick Foley to G.S. Payson dated April 23, 1898 and addressed to Boston, Massachusetts. The contents of the letter focuses on Nathaniel Hawthorne's book, "Doctor Grimshawe's Secret".

Correspondence and clippings regarding negotiations between the FAUW and the University of Waterloo regarding the representation of librarians by the FAUW in keepig with article 12.2(a) of the FAUW Memorandum of Agreement. Of note are memos exchanged by Fred McCrourt, FAUW president, and Jim Kalbfleisch, Vice-President Academic & Provost, regarding two November meetings between the negotiating teams, subsequent communications related to the outcome and disagreement about whether negotiations had, in fact, concluded.

Correspondence and reference documents related to the representation of librarians by the FAUW, including an attempt to restart negotiations in keeping with article 12.2(a) of the FAUW MOA. Other topics include the representation of librarians at the FAUW board meetings, a document titled "Librarians and FAUW: a Brief History of Events concerning Representation" prepared by Anne Fullerton; a letter to Waterloo president David Johnston from CAUT president Victor M. Catano outlining concerns regarding the replacement of retiring University Librarian [Murray Shepherd] with a staff appointment; and a printed web list of LAUW members from 2001.

Correspondence addressed to Hervey Bowman in Leipzig and London. Correspondence not indexed.

Mimeograph[?] copies of letters sent by Hervey Bowman to E.P. Clement and to R.Y. Fish, President of the North Waterloo Liberal Association (the latter 17 p. long), re his application to be appointed Berlin Collector of Customs. Correspondence not indexed.

Correspondence from the Department of the Interior, Technical Branch, addressed to A.M. Bowman, Dominion Land Surveyor, in answer to his queries regarding interpretation of the instruction manual for filling out returns, as well as one draft letter in his hand. The geographical area in question is not mentioned but is probably the Township of Gladman[sp?], Nippissing, as a survey crew for this area is listed in SCA274-GA417-2-17 Notebook, for the fall of 1890.)

One item of correspondence from D. L. [Daniel Lewis] Bowman to his cousin Simon Bowman. The letter is dated and addressed September 10, 1889 Berlin [Kitchener]. The letter discuss family members, including D's wife and two children recently being unwell as well as the weather and the hope for more rain. D teases Simon about becoming a "Yankee" and moving to "Pensyltucky" [a portmonteau of Pennsylvania and Kentucky] and mentions that he will be going to Toronto for the Toronto Industrial Exhibition [now the Canadian National Exhibition]. The letter also discusses D selling a property of Simon's referred to as "Mt. Zion."

One item of correspondence from Maria and John Gerrie to her father Samuel B. Bowman and sister Nancy Bowman. The letter is dated and addressed July 2, 1878, Hamilton. In the letter Maria discusses recent Dominion Day celebrations in Toronto and taking the boat from Hamilton to their. She also mentions strawberry picking, friends visiting and that she is planning on going to the Mechanic's Institute Library. She also entreats her father to come visit her soon by taking the Great Western and Hamilton line.

One item of correspondence from Maria Gerrie to her father Samuel B. Bauman and brother-in-law Allan Bowman (husband of sister Nancy). The letter is dated and addressed March 18, 1878, Hamilton. In the letter Maria mentions that she has recently married John Gerrie and that they have just moved from Stratford to Hamilton. She also describes their new home in detail and compares it to the previous one.

One item of correspondence from Joseph Bowman to his father Samuel B. Bowman and his sisters. The letter is dated and addressed December 9, 1870, Berlin [Kitchener]. In the letter Joseph discusses that he has married Nancy [Huber] and that he has been unwell. He discusses life on their farm including harvesting apples, potatoes and pumpkins keeping livestock, and dealing with pests. He also mentions that he is currently fixing their stable which he believes to be the oldest in Waterloo Township. As well, Joseph discusses the recent death of Joseph E. Erb without a will and that Joseph owed him $1200.