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Toronto: congratulating Harvey on finally getting his own room and on being appointed as secretary of the Berlin Board of Trade, advice about making the most of the opportunity: "Aim high, do your duty and you will get there. Do not neglect your reading: There is nothing more necessary in a young man, than that he read best current literature of the day and also the biographies of the world's great and good men."

Sims family

Sims, Peter Harvey to Harvey J. Sims.

SCA369-GA427-3-95-8
Item
August 29, 1898

Part of Sims Family collection.

Toronto: advice about saving, not spending (includes envelope).

Sims family

Sims, Peter Harvey to Harvey J. Sims.

SCA369-GA427-3-95-6
Item
June 29, 1896

Part of Sims Family collection.

Toronto: advice on beginning independent life (includes envelope).

Sims family

Sims, Peter Harvey to Harvey J. Sims.

SCA369-GA427-3-95-4
Item
September 9, 1895

Part of Sims Family collection.

St. John NB: "I saw the sea today for the first time" (includes envelope).

Sims family

Sims, Peter Harvey to Harvey J. Sims.

SCA369-GA427-3-95-5
Item
September 18, 1895

Part of Sims Family collection.

New York (includes envelope).

Sims family

Sims, Peter Harvey to Harvey J. Sims.

SCA369-GA427-3-95-7
Item
July 18, 1898

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).

Sims family

Sims, Peter Harvey to Harvey J. Sims.

SCA369-GA427-3-95-2
Item
September 10, 1890

Part of Sims Family collection.

Waterloo.

Sims family

Sims, Peter Harvey to Harvey J. Sims.

SCA369-GA427-3-95-1
Item
July 19, 1888

Part of Sims Family collection.

Waterloo, Berlin: "Band and Fireman's Tournament," caution concerning conduct away from home.

Sims family

Sims, Peter Harvey : correspondence to his son Harvey J. Sims before 1900

SCA369-GA427-3-95
File
1888-1899

Part of Sims Family collection.

Thirteen letters from Peter H. Sims to Harvey J. Sims written before 1900.

Sims family

Sims, Harvey James to Florence Sims.

SCA369-GA427-3-83
File
July 25, 1906

Part of Sims Family collection.

Photographic postcard from Harvey J. Sims postmarked Berlin, Ont., July 25 1906: "Old Opera House, London, Canada". Handwritten message: "We won our first two games. Am just going out with Buck & Harry Pope – Sam, Irvin Woelfle. Tell Mrs Woelfle they are all well at home. Love to all including Kenneth, Harvey."

Sims family

Sims, Peter Harvey : Salem Woolen Works advertisement.

SCA369-GA427-1-44
File
1868-1930

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.

Sims family

Sims, Harvey J. to Peter Harvey Sims