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Sims, Jemima to Harvey J. Sims.
Part of Sims Family collection.
Jemima is glad to hear the news that Harvey has decided to leave the hotel and get a room; also advice on emulating his father's path to success, also to learn German (includes envelope).
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Sims, Peter Harvey to Harvey J. Sims.
Part of Sims Family collection.
Toronto: advice about saving, not spending (includes envelope).
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Sims, Peter Harvey to Harvey J. Sims.
Part of Sims Family collection.
Toronto: nervousness concerning Harvey's arranged yachting trip with "the boys": "You are a daring venturesome boy with not any too much precaution or forethought" (includes envelope and enclosed letter from Mr. Ruby).
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Sims, Jemima to Harvey J. Sims.
Part of Sims Family collection.
On hearing a report that Harvey had been struck by a ball, Jemima advises him strongly to give up football as "beneath the dignity of a practicing [sic] barrister" (includes envelope).
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Sims, Jemima to Harvey J. Sims.
Part of Sims Family collection.
Five letters from Jemima Sims in Toronto to her son Harvey J. Sims.
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Sims, Peter Harvey to Harvey J. Sims.
Part of Sims Family collection.
Toronto: advice on beginning independent life (includes envelope).
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Sims, Peter Harvey to Harvey J. Sims.
Part of Sims Family collection.
New York (includes envelope).
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Sims, Peter Harvey to Harvey J. Sims.
Part of Sims Family collection.
St. John NB: "I saw the sea today for the first time" (includes envelope).
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Sims, Rella May to Harvey J. Sims.
Part of Sims Family collection.
Waterloo: letter addressed to Harvey in Forest, relaying all the family news, describing their mother's reaction to a newspaper report that Harvey had almost drowned (includes envelope).
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Sims, Harvey J. to Peter Harvey Sims
Part of Sims Family collection.
From Kettle Point: letter to Peter H. Sims.
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Sims, Peter Harvey to Harvey J. Sims.
Part of Sims Family collection.
Waterloo (includes envelope addressed to Forest, Ontario).
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Sims, Harvey J. : correspondence with Rella May Stewart and family.
Part of Sims Family collection.
Eleven letters to and from Harvey J. Sims and Rella May Stewart and family.
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Sims, Peter Harvey to Harvey J. Sims.
Part of Sims Family collection.
Waterloo.
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Sims, Harvey J. : football ephemera.
Part of Sims Family collection.
Membership cards signed by Harvey J. Sims for the Rangers Football Club dated 1890 and 1899, listing officers and executive, club grounds and colours. In 1890, Harvey J. Sims is listed as on the Committee of Management; in 1899, he is on the executive committee. The 1899 card includes the W.F.A (Western Football Association) schedule for the spring season. These cards are in addition to a copy of the Western Football Association Annual for 1900, edited by D. Forsyth, Secretary Western Football Association and printed in Berlin. This volume contains the constitution and rules, hints for referees and players, as well as detailed lists of champion teams from 1880 to 1899. The pages for 1900, printed in red, appear to have been pasted in at the front and end of the 1899.
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Sims, Peter Harvey to Harvey J. Sims.
Part of Sims Family collection.
Waterloo, Berlin: "Band and Fireman's Tournament," caution concerning conduct away from home.
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Sims, Peter Harvey : correspondence to his son Harvey J. Sims before 1900
Part of Sims Family collection.
Thirteen letters from Peter H. Sims to Harvey J. Sims written before 1900.
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Sims, Harvey J. to Jemima Sims.
Part of Sims Family collection.
From Waterloo: letter to M.J. Sims in Petoskey, Michigan (includes envelope).
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Sims, Harvey J. to Peter Harvey and Jemima Sims.
Part of Sims Family collection.
Two letters from Harvey J. Sims to his parents Peter H. and Jemima Sims.
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Part of Sims Family collection.
Wide range of ephemera retained by Harvey J. Sims between 1886 and 1912. Includes invitations to "at homes" and organized social events, dance cards, dinner menu, also a copy of the The Second Annual Meeting of the Ontario Associated Boards of Trade, Toronto, Feb. 22-23, 1912.
Some ephemera is associated with local clubs, most of which Harvey was a member: Berlin H.S. Musical and Literary Society, The Beavers' Club, Grand River Lodge, Bachelors of Berlin and Waterloo, The Berlin Club and Young Men of the Ark.
Includes an 1896 curling scorecard with heavily illustrated covers, advertising the Dominion Brewery, Toronto, and Harvey J.'s Trinity University convocation program, June 27, 1896.
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Sims, Peter Harvey : Salem Woolen Works advertisement.
Part of Sims Family collection.
Letter to Harvey J. Sims dated August 4, 1930 from John R. Connon of Elora, enclosing advertisements for what he describes as "relating to your father's unfortunate venture in the Salem Woollen Mill." Includes an original manuscript copy of an advertisement for the Sims Bros. Salem Woollen Works, and the advertisement as published in the Elora Observer, no. 39 Friday April 17, 1868.
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