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Scrapbook of British royal family.

A scrapbook containing press clippings and a photograph of the British royal family. The press clippings feature articles regarding King George V’s Silver Jubilee, the death of King George V, the activities of King Edward VIII, as well as the children Princess Elizabeth and Princess Margaret. One photograph features King George VI and Queen Elizabeth possibly taken during the 1939 royal tour of Canada. Also includes a map of lakes in Ontario and a photograph of Lady Agnew of Lochnaw an oil on canvas portrait of Gertrude Agnew, the wife of Sir Andrew Agnew, 9th Baronet completed by John Singer Sargent in 1892.

Forbes, Betty

Pollution reports (file 1 of 2).

File consists of material relating to the pollution of rivers in England and Wales, and mainly includes reports on biological surveys of rivers by Hynes and other researchers. Also present are some ms. field notes (summaries), maps, correspondence, a graph relating to the toxicity of DDT, a photograph of smelt specimen, and tables of data relating to a Kenyan rivers. Rivers and other bodies of water surveyed are:

  • River Lea (or Lee) (1952-1954);
  • River Dee (1938-1939, 1948-1950, 1955-1958);
  • River Penk and tributaries (1956-1960);
  • Great Ouse (1955-1959);
  • River Flit (1958);
  • Rivers Ouzel and Flit (1958);
  • River Kent (1960-1961);
  • Peakshole Water, Bradwell Brook, and River Noe (1955),
  • Chard Reservoir (1952), and
  • streams flowing into Rostherne Mere (1964).

The surveys were conducted at the request of various local government departments and committees, river boards, and chemical and paper companies.

Hynes, H.B.N.

Australia and Tasmania.

File consists of 17 maps of various locations in Australia and Tasmania, collected by Hynes in the process of his research. Scales vary. Maps published by government agencies, tourism agencies, and oil companies. Locations include:

  • Minnamurra Falls Reserve;
  • Western Australia;
  • South Australia;
  • New South Wales;
  • Wilson's Promontory National Park;
  • State Reserves & Conservation Areas (Tasmania);
  • Kangaroo Island;
  • Cooloola Coast;
  • Tasmania's Power in the mountains (Hydro-Electric Commission);
  • Sunshine Coast of Queensland;
  • Warragul, Victoria;
  • Tallangatta, Victoria/New South Wales;
  • Warburton, Victoria;
  • Wangaratta, Victoria;
  • Melbourne, Australia; and
  • Barinsdale, Victoria.

Hynes, H.B.N.

Map of Berlin.

One map of Berlin with smaller maps of various Olympic sites including the Olympic Village, Reich sports grounds, the marathon course, the regatta courses and a map of the plan for the winter games in Garmisch-Partenkirchen.

Dresdner Bank

Computing in Canada.

Slides featuring images of text and two maps used during a presentation likely titled, "Computing in Canada." The presentation appears to include an explanation of educational software and computer programs at secondary schools, community colleges, universities, and the University of Waterloo.

Cowan, Donald D.

University of Waterloo computing.

Slides featuring text about problems of training in practical areas and debugging processors. One slide features a map of Southwestern Ontario. The slides were likely used during a presentation about computing at the University of Waterloo.

Cowan, Donald D.

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