Contains material created or collected by Jenny Pincock and probably retrieved from her cabin at Tea Lake. Includes one notebook with pencil attached containing diary notes from 1927 and from the summer of 1938, recording Jenny Pincock's thoughts and activities. This notebook has been used also to record notes of conversations with people and observations of their speech and appearance (including Tom Wattie and other rangers). Two other notebooks contain manuscript story drafts, one with title "When ducks fly north." Includes a 26 leaf manuscript draft of "When ducks fly north." Includes a number of manuscript and typescript poems, by Jenny Pincock and copies of poems by other authors, clippings, manuscript notes for story ideas, etc. Includes clippings about Algonquin Park and on other topics.

Contains material collected by Jenny Pincock relating to Canadian art and artists. Includes clippings, correspondence, manuscript notes, a printed pamphlet on Morris dancing literature.

Consists primarily of clippings from the Kitchener-Waterloo Record relating to Homer Watson, his sister Phoebe Watson, and concerning his house at Doon.

Contains material relating to the library of the radiant healing centre. Includes a fragile school exercise book containing circulation records for books from 1928 to 1977. Also contains an manuscript list of books, with title "Library of Psychic research, formed Feb. 4, 1929, 47 Church St., St. Catharines, Ont." Contains manuscript notes, invoices, etc. relating to book purchases.

Contains material collected by Jenny Pincock relating to Lily Dale and other spiritualist organizations. Includes clippings, correspondence, manuscript notes and book lists, ephemera and printed pamphlets.

Image of Phoebe Watson and Jenny Pincock standing arm in arm in a garden.

File consists of one séance notebook with handwritten notes.

• Date and Place from 1945 October 4 Toronto, Ont. To Pincock, Jenny From Ghent, Mildred Attachments Envelope, with stamp. Notes ALs
• Date and Place from 1945 August 28 Paris, France To Pincock, Jenny From Saint-Clair, Simone Notes TLs
• Date and Place from 1945 July 27 Oise, France To Pincock, Jenny From Zolsdorska, Anna-Helina Attachments Envelope, with stamp Notes ALs Rec'd. 27 March 1946
• Date and Place from 1945 November 29 Oise, France To Pincock, Jenny From Zolsdorska, Anna-Halina Notes ALs Rec'd. 27 March 1946
• Date and Place from 1945 November 6 Madoc, Ont. To Watson, Phoebe From Pincock, Jenny Notes TLs
• Date and Place from 1945 March 2 Toronto, Ont. To Pincock, Jenny From Ghent, Mildred Notes TLs .This letter was attached to a copy of Progression (May 1935) which contained clippings mss, etc.
• Date and Place from 1945 October 16 Paris, France To Pincock, Jenny From Saint-Clair, Simone Notes TLs, rec'd 3 May 1946
• Date and Place from 1945 December 1 [Paris, France ?] To Pincock, Jenny From Saint-Clair, Simone Notes TLs, rec'd 3 May 1946

Contains one typescript leaf with title: "Numerology reading [for Jenny Pincock] from Mrs Jessie Perry, at Lily Dale, Summer 1930," with two scraps of manuscript notes attached.

Contains material relating to the Church of Divine revelation in St. Catharines, Ontario, Rev. F.J.T. Maines, Minister and to its Radiant Healing Centre. Includes ephemera, printed "form of service", manuscript and typsecript notes (in more than one hand), drafts prepared for forms and literature distribution.

Manuscript an typescript poems and one letter to the editor, copied by the Rev. Thomas Voaden, St. Catharines, Ont.

This folder actually contains material on a variety of topics and probably belonged to F.J.T. Maines. Includes two envelopes of material dating from 1915-1916. These include manuscript material: untitled sermon (?) on loyalty and war, 7 leaves; a hymn with music; a second untitled ms. sermon, 4 p.; manuscript notes on "Christian brotherhood". Includes ephemera and pamphlets produced for troops "On Active Service." Includes clippings relating to the war, to politics, and to topics of interest to F.J.T. Maines. A third gathering of material dates from 1931- 1939 and consists of clippings on topics such as world politics, Grey Owl, Niagara Falls, hawks, liquor legislation, poems, letters to the editor, etc.

Clippings dating from 1928 to 1953 on a variety of topics, probably belonging to Minnie Maines. Includes clippings relating to artists, authors and other prominent figures, to the Y.M.C.A., Y.W.C.A., copies of "The Homemaker" column., and clippings relating to World War II. Includes an undated booklet on Astronomy by Prof. C.A. Chant " covering the requirements in badges for Trail Rangers and Tuxis boys, Canadian Standard Efficiency Training," and a 1953 booklist from the London Spiritualist Alliance.

Clippings relating to E.J. Pratt.

This scrapbook contains only seven pages of clippings pasted in, with annotations by Minnie Maines. Topics include spiritualism in general and the Church of Divine Revelation in particular, and especially the activities of the Rev. F.J.T. Maines. A number of loose clippings were found inserted into this book as well.

File consists of one séance notebook with handwritten notes by Minnie O'Hara Maines. This séance appears to be an attempt to contact Fred Maines by Minnie, her daughter Colleen and Colleen's husband Earl.

• Date and Place from 1946 February 8 Toronto, Ont To Pincock, Jenny From Ghent, Mildred Attachments Envelope, with stamp. Notes TLs
• Date and Place from 1946 July 22 Lily Dale, N.Y. To Pincock, Jenny From Humphrey, Esther Attachments Envelope, with stamp. Notes ALs
• Date and Place from 1946 August 27 Toronto, Ont. To Pincock, Jenny From Roberts, Lady Joan Notes TLs; woocut letterhead of a fly-fisherman
• Date and Place from 1946 March 7 Paris, France To Pincock, Jenny From Zolsdorska, Anne-Helina Notes ALs, Recd. 27 March 1946
• Date and Place from 1946 June 14 Paris, France To Pincock, Jenny From Zolsdorska, Anna-Helina Notes ALs Recd. 27 March 1946
• Date and Place from 1946 February 15 London, England To Pincock, Jenny From Phillimore, Mercy Notes TLs
• Date and Place from 1946 January 6 Paris, France To Pincock, Jenny From Saint-Clair, Simone Attachments Envelope, with stamp. Notes TLs, rec'd 3 May 1946

This scrapbook contains many loose clippings, ephemera. correspondence, manuscript material, and photographs. The clippings are mostly from the Galt Reporter and the St Catharines Standard.

Clippings and ephemera relating to music, including notices of performances or talks by Jenny Pincock or her students. Ephemera includes announcements of recitals given by Jenny O'Hara in Madoc in 1910 and 1912.

Clippings on a variety of topics, including war, nature, spiritualism, music, politics.

Contains ms. and ts. notes, ephemera and clippings. Ephemera includes an advertisement for "Eckel's Standard trumpets."

• Date and Place from 1928 October 13 New York, USA To Maines, Minnie From Florence Compton Attachments Envelope, no stamp with newspaper clipping regarding Compton inside. Includes a photograph (probably of Florence Compton). Notes ALs
• Date and Place from 1928 October 14 Baltimore, Maryland To Maines, Minnie From Belle Crusa Attachments Envelope, no stamp. Includes photograph of "Katie King, the Spirit". Notes ALs
• Date and Place from 1928 July 10 London, England To Pincock, Jenny From Saunders, R.H. Attachments Includes notes on a sitting. Envelope, with stamp. Notes ALs
• Date and Place from 1928 August 2 London, England To Pincock, Jenny From Saunders, R.H. Attachments Envelope, with stamp. Notes ALs
• Date and Place from 1928 June 29 Victoria, England To Pincock, Jenny From Sharp, T.S. Attachments Envelope, with stamps. Notes ALs
• Date and Place from 1928 August 24 Victoria, England To Pincock, Jenny From Sharp, T.S. Attachments Envelope, with stamp Notes ALs
• Date and Place from 1928 October 15 Victoria, England To Pincock, Jenny From Sharp, T.S. Attachments Envelope, no stamp. Receipt for 1 dollar donation. Includes notes about a guild. Notes ALs
• Date and Place from 1927 October 20 [St. Catharines, Ont.] To Everybody From Pincock, Jenny Notes ALs, from four sisters, n.b. re: E.J. Pratt
• Date and Place from 1927 September 26 St. Catharines, Ont. To Maines, Minnie From Pincock, Jenny Notes ALs, re: first seance. In envelope labelled "First, and only, seance with Newton, Sep. 1927. Very precious. Keep."
• Date and Place from 1929 May 17 New York, USA To Maines, Rev. Fred J.T. From Schulte's Book Store Attachments Envelope, with stamp. Includes a list of books in stock Notes : TLs
• Date and Place from 1927 February 13 To Cartheuser, William From Fletcher, Anna Louise Notes TL copy: "A copy of Mrs. Fletcher's letter to William."
• Date and Place from 1928 October 16 St. Catharine's, Ont. To Gildner, Colleen (Maines) From Pincock, Jenny Notes ALs
• Date and Place from 1928 May 16 London, England To Pincock, Newton From Sharp, T.S. Attachments Includes packet of info. materials. Envelope, with stamps. Notes ALs
• Date and Place from 1928 May 25 London, England To Pincock, Jenny From Saunders, R.H. Attachments Includes notes on a sitting. Envelope, with stamp Notes ALs

File consists of seven items of correspondence addressed to Minnie, Fred, and Colleen Maines from Dr. Tehyi Hsieh. The relationship between the Maines family and Dr. Hsieh is unknown however Dr. Hsieh was a lecturer and director of the Chinese Service Bureau in Boston.

Series consists of manuscript and typescript notes for and drafts of works of poetry, fiction and non-fiction by Jenny Pincock and others.

Image of log cabin situated behind several tall trees.

File consists of one séance notebook with handwritten notes by Minnie O'Hara Maines.

• Date and Place from 1947 June 11 Washington, Pa. To Pincock, Jenny From Humphrey, "Esther" Attachments Envelope, no stamp. Notes ALs
• Date and Place from 1947 May 11 Toronto, Ont. To Pincock, Jenny From Ghent, Mildred Attachments Envelope, with stamp Notes TLs
• Date and Place from 1947 April 14 Paris, France To Pincock, Jenny From Saint-Clair, Simone Notes TLs

Contains clippings relating to spiritualism.

Contains clippings and articles relating to spiritualism and other topics, including road and mall construction near the Maines home in Waterloo, Ont.

Percy Ghent's "Spotlight" column, Toronto Telegram. Topics include Algonquin Park, Jenny Pincock's pioneer cabin near Madoc Ont., Simone Saint-Clair (friend of Jenny Pincock).

Contains clippings relating to the history of Waterloo County, notably Homer Watson, Doon, the Waterloo County Centennial in 1952, the Conestoga Wagon, early architecture and homes, Mabel Dunham, and other clippings. Includes a copy of the Kitchener-Waterloo record special ossue "Kitchener's first 100 years," June 22, 1954.

One clipping regarding the death of Frederick J.T. Maines.

Contains notes for sermons, talks, etc. dating from 1932 (at Lily dale) to 1940; clippings, manuscript and typescript copies of poems and sayings, and one 1941 Year Book containing 5 p. manuscript notes.

Manuscript and typescript notes for and drafts of sermons, talks, etc. dating from 1931-1953, clippings regarding World War II, birding, manuscript and typescript copies of poems and sayings, and one 1941 Year Book containing 5 p. manuscript notes.

Contains a summary report of the activities and list of members of the Kitchener-Waterloo Centre of the Women's Voluntary Services, Department of National War Services, ca. 1946; Kitchener Y.M.C.A. Annual report, 1949; Waterloo Trust and Savings Company history by Edna Staebler; Conservation by the Grand Valley Conservation Authority, ca. 1946; two issues of Our Valley, 1957 and 1958, souvenir programme for "Stop and go : a musical revue," a wrap-up production of the Entertainment Committee of the Citizens Committee for Troops in Training, Toronto, 1946.

Contains circular letters, advertising, Oct. 14, 1944 issue of "The Bullet," bearing label "Y.M.C.A. Camp Borden," B.C. Camping Association "Source Book," March 29, 1941; policy book and General Secretary's job description for the K-W YWCA, 1946; pamphlet with title "Were you born in February?", 1909, undated ephemera.

Contains printed material: Bylaws of the United Empire Loyalists Association, Bay of Quinte Branch, 1958; programme for the Kitchener Centennial Musicale, 1954, in which Minnie Maines participated, K-W Y.W.C.A. directory of Board and Committee members, 1951; Dr. A.W. Chase's Calendar Almanac, 1949; Sept. 1950 issue of the YWCA Quarterly; Constitution of the K-W Y.M.C.A. Ladies' Auxilliary, 1953; A Private overture for the revival of Gospel dynamics, 1932; Kipling's message, 1918; The laws of lacrosse, undated; The laws of football, undated, Oct. 1967 issue of Unity. Also includes ephemera issued by the Methodist Church, International Nickel Co., Survival Foundation Inc., obituary leaflet for Mrs. J.H.R. Matteson, 1913 and advertising for Eckel's trumpets and cases.

• Date and Place from 1948 July 29 Foxboro, Ont. To Maines, Minnie From Aileen [Foxborough] Attachments Envelope, with stamp Notes ALs

File consists of a typescript essay (22 pp.) titled "a square look at the church" with manuscript corrections by Frederick J.T. Maines.

Contains biographical materials regarding Jenny Pincock, Minnie and Fred Maines, family and friends. Includes clippings of recitals, wedding invitations, reviews of concerts, letters of reference, etc.

Two recital announcements, one grade report from the Toronto Conservatory of music for a pupil.

Contents:

• Galt YMCA Circus Program 1928
• F.T. Maines: correspondence & ephemera regarding subscription to "light".
• Minnie Maines: Kitchener-Waterloo Philharmonic Choir ephemera.
• Minnie Maines: membership cards and receipts: K-W YMCA and YWCA.
  5: Minnie Maines: household receipts and ephemera.

Copies of lists on envelopes on which contents of collection were originally described by S. MacKinnon and S. McMullin.

File consists of a log maintained by Minnie O'Hara Maines of who she sent copies of Jenny O'Hara Pincock's book Trails of Truth to. Also includes a note from friends of Jenny's with addresses of some of her friends.

• Date and Place from 1949 November 2 Toronto, Ont To Maines, Minnie From T.H. Best Printing Co. Attachments Envelope, with stamp. Notes TLs
• Date and Place from 1949 June 10 Toronto, Ont. To Maines, Minnie From Ghent, Mildred Attachments Envelope, with stamp Notes TLs
• Date and Place from 1949 June 20 Toronto, Ont. To Maines, Minnie From Hunter Rose Co. Ltd. Notes TLs
• Date and Place from 1949 December 7 Toronto, Ont. To Maines, Minnie From Hunter Rose Co. Ltd. Notes TLs
• Date and Place from 1949 June 8 Toronto, Ont. To Maines, Minnie From Ryerson Press Attachments Envelope, no stamp. Notes TLs
• Date and Place from 1949 June 16 Toronto, Ont. To Maines, Minnie From University of Toronto Press Notes TLs
• Date and Place from 1949 June 14 Waterloo, Ont. To MacMillan Co. From Maines, Minnie Attachments Includes notes re: Hidden Springs

Notes and poems; items issued by the K-W Christian Business Men's Committee ca. 1948; an assortment of printed ephemera regarding dreams, sign language, a 1887 Rand-Mcnally railroad map of Canada, the U.S. and Mexico; 1909 Railway Lands Branch, Department of the Interior Map of Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta showing lands finally disposed of; a partial book on the Boers in South Africa, 1899; The Voyageur, a broadside poem by Walter Stewart Stinson, 1929 by the Moreau Studio; stories from magazines, ca. 1935.

Blank letterhead for The Church of Divine Revelation and for the Local Council of Women of Kitchener.

One story (typescript, original, 11 leaves), by Jenny Pincock under the name Jane Lear. Note in file: "the prose form of "Hidden Springs."

Poem, two drafts with corrections (typescript, original, 2 p.), signed "Secunda".

One story (typescript, original, incomplete, 7 leaves), by Jenny Pincock under the name Jane O'Hara.

Two poems (typescript, original, 1 p.), initialled by Jenny Pincock.

One poem (typescript, original, 10 leaves), initialled by Jenny Pincock.

Poem (manuscript, original, 1 p.), signed by Jenny Pincock, dated Sept. 17, 1943.

One folder of mixed typescript and manuscript material, ca. 75 pages, by Jenny O'Hara Pincock, some fiction, some poetry, written under various names. This material seems to be largely concerned with an account of James O'Hara and other pioneers, as well as stories about pioneers. Titles include "Dunkie spoke to the owl," and "Hidden Spring."

• Date and Place from 1950 October 6 Ottawa, Ont. To Maines, Minnie From Canadian Bibliographic Centre Attachments Envelope, no stamp. Notes TL. No letter. The Canadian Catalogue (Part III), 1950, feat. Jenny O'Hara Pincock's "Hidden Springs".
• Date and Place from 1950 October 2 Toronto, Ont. To Maines, Minnie From Roberts, Lady Joan Attachments Envelope, with stamps. Notes ALs
• Date and Place from 1950 August 3 Port Elqui, Ont. To Maines, Minnie From Schreiter, Margaret Attachments Envelope, with stamps. Notes ALs

Mixed typescript and manuscript material, ca. 17 pages of prose fiction, by Jenny O'Hara Pincock with title "When the latch hangs low." [Fictional account of James O'Hara, great-gandfather?]

Mixed typescript and manuscript material, ca. 30 pages by Jenny O'Hara Pincock with title "Hidden Springs" [Poetical account of James O'Hara, great-grandfather?]

Mixed ts. and manuscript drafts, ca. 58 pages by Jenny O'Hara Pincock with title "Hidden Springs" [Account of James O'Hara, great-grandfather?]

Contents: 4. p. ts., prose fiction by Jenny O'Hara Pincock ["Jane Lear"] with title "The right wrong trail."

Contents: 2 p. ts., prose by Jenny O'Hara Pincock with title "Tom Thompson, 1877-1917."

Contents: 4 p. ts., autobiographical, untitled prose by Jenny O'Hara Pincock.

Contents: 3 p. ts. pages, drafts of prose and poetry by Jenny O'Hara Pincock.

Contents: 2 p. ts., prose by Jenny O'Hara Pincock with title "What going to church meant to us."

Contents: 2 p. ts., prose by Jenny O'Hara Pincock with title "Life in these United States."

Mixed ts. and manuscript poetry drafts, ca. 15 pages by Jenny O'Hara Pincock, written under various pseudonyms.

• Date and Place from 1950 February 14 Toronto, Ont. To Maines, Minnie From Hunter Rose Co. Ltd. Attachments Envelope, no stamp. Notes TLs. Letter mentions an enclosure of sample pages, which are not present.
• Date and Place from 1950 April 20 Toronto, Ont. To Maines, Minnie From Hunter Rose Co. Ltd. Attachments Envelope, with stamp. Notes TLs
• Date and Place from 1950 April 28 Toronto, Ont. To Maines, Minnie From Hunter Rose Co. Ltd. Attachments Envelope, with stamp. Includes a "Straight Bill of Lading" from the Canadian Pacific Railway Company. Notes TLs
• Date and Place from 1950 February 15 [Waterloo, Ont] To Hunter Rose Co. Ltd. From Maines, Minnie Notes AL. (draft)
• Date and Place from 1950 April 19 Flushing, N.Y. Airport To Maines, Minnie And Fred From Vanderwater, Gena Notes PCs. Printed postcard (with stamp) "Commemorating the first jetmail flown in a jet transport designed for airline routes. This postcard was carried in the Avro Jetliner between Toronto and New York, April 1950, in about half the time taken by present-day aircraft flying over the same route."

Contents: 3 p. ts. draft prose by Jenny O'Hara Pincock with title "Phoebe Watson."

One folder marked "Up North Mss's" containing mixed ts. and manuscript material, ca. 56 pages of poetry prose fiction, by Jenny O'Hara Pincock, from her "Little Lone Cabin" series.

One folder of mixed ts. and manuscript material, ca. 39 pages of prose fiction, by Jenny O'Hara Pincock. Titles include "Windego Trail" and "Algonquin ranger tells a tale."

Ms. accounts by participants of a seance which took place in June 1930. Writers include Jenny Pincock and Minnie Maines.

Nine letters, 1928-1933, some addressed to Jenny Pincock, one to Mrs. Maines, and an unsigned draft.

Cards advertising speakers at the Church of Divine Revelation.

Two snapshots.

Ts. carbon notes of two sittings, recorded by Jenny Pincock, and one loose draft page. One is Jan. 27, 1930; the other Aug. 16, 1932 at Lily Dale, N.Y.

Contents: includes inserted material: correspondence, ephemera, seance transcripts, mss., described separately.

• Date and Place from 1950 July Lily Dale, N.Y. To Maines, Minnie From Brewen, Marion (Librarian) Attachments Envelope, with stamp. Notes ALs
• Date and Place from 1950 July 10 Memphis, Tenn. To Maines, Minnie From Lear, Grace and Russel Attachments Envelope, with stamps. Notes ALs
• Date and Place from 1950 July 14 Claresholm, Alb. To Maines, Minnie From O'Hara, Stanley Notes ALs
• Date and Place from 1950 July 2 Paris, France To Maines, Minnie From Saint-Clair, Simone Attachments Envelope, with stamp Notes TLs
• Date and Place from 1950 July 3 St. Catharines, Ont. To Maines, Minnie From Warren, Jessie Subject Re: donation of 2 copies of "Trails of Truth"
• Date and Place from 1950 July 20 Ottawa, Ont. To Alexander,Mrs. W.P.J. From Lunn, Jean (Chief Bibliographer) Attachments Includes: Canadian Catalogue. Envelope, no stamp.
• Date and Place from 1950 July [Waterloo, Ont.] To Lunn, Chief Bibliographer, P.A.C. From Alexander, Mrs. W.P.J. Notes [draft]

One story (ts., original, 34 leaves, with corrections), by Jenny Pincock. Includes music inserted in pencil.

Contents: duotang containing eighteen poems (ts., original, 22 leaves), each initialled by Jenny Pincock.

Three poems (ts., original, 2 p.), initialled by Jenny Pincock.

Two poems (ts., original, 1 p.), signed "Secunda".