Personal business, 1938-1939 : U-V.
- SCA369-GA427-8-354
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- 1938-1939
Part of Sims Family collection.
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Personal business, 1938-1939 : U-V.
Part of Sims Family collection.
Sims family
Part of Forbes family fonds.
Letters and postcards from Betty and Peg Forbes to their parents, Millicent Lyall Forbes and George Alex Forbes. Also includes drawings as well as letters to the Easter Bunny and Santa Claus written by Betty Forbes and Peg Forbes.
Part of Maines Pincock Family fonds.
Maines Pincock Family
Correspondence with the Ontario Agricultural College.
Part of Sims Family collection.
Correspondence concerning soil samples and pest remedies, as well as handwritten notes by Harvey Sims about chemicals and types of pests. Includes two letters from A.H. Tomlinson, Associate Professor in the Department of Horticulture, one of which is accompanied by a list of ornamental flowering shrubs and a list of deciduous trees, and both of which have pencilled checkmarks, presumably made by Harvey.
Sims family
Correspondence with E.D. Smith and Sons.
Part of Sims Family collection.
Correspondence from and to Harvey J. Sims and Arthur Gilbey, Nursery Sales Manager, Nursery Stock, at E.D. Smith and Sons, Winona, Ontario.
Sims family
Personal business, 1938-1939 : H.
Part of Sims Family collection.
Sims family
Personal business, 1938-1939 : N.
Part of Sims Family collection.
Sims family
Personal business, 1938-1939 : Y.
Part of Sims Family collection.
Sims family
Minister of Transport, Ottawa : C.D. Howe.
File consists of correspondence to and from P.P. Adams, C.D. Howe, Minister of Transport and others concerning the effect of the proposed dam and flooding on CPR tracks.
Grand River Conservation Commission
Correspondence : Beatrice Post Candler and Jenny Pincock.
Part of Maines Pincock Family fonds.
Maines Pincock Family
Part of Maines Pincock Family fonds.
Maines Pincock Family
Correspondence to Dorothy Etta Russell from Jennie Russell.
Part of Schantz Russell family fonds.
8 letters.
Date and Place from: January 1, 1928 Highgate [Ontario] To Russell, Dorothy Etta, 1900-2005 From Russell, Jennie, 1877-1948 Attachments: No envelope.
Date and Place from: December 10, 1933 Highgate [Ontario] To Russell, Dorothy Etta, 1900-2005 From Russell, Jennie, 1877-1948 Attachments: No envelope.
Date and Place from: December 17, 1933 Highgate [Ontario] To Russell, Dorothy Etta, 1900-2005 From Russell, Jennie, 1877-1948 Attachments: No envelope.
Date and Place from: January 25, 1934 Highgate [Ontario] To Russell, Dorothy Etta, 1900-2005 From Russell, Jennie, 1877-1948 Attachments: No envelope.
Date and Place from: [193-] Highgate [Ontario] To Russell, Dorothy Etta, 1900-2005 From Russell, Jennie, 1877-1948 Notes: No envelope. Dated "Easter Sunday", with no year or specific date.
Date and Place from: [193-] Highgate [Ontario] To Russell, Dorothy Etta, 1900-2005 From Russell, Jennie, 1877-1948 Attachments: No envelope.
Date and Place from: [193-] Highgate [Ontario] To Russell, Dorothy Etta, 1900-2005 From Russell, Jennie, 1877-1948 Attachments: No envelope.
Date and Place from: December 2, [193-] Highgate [Ontario] To Russell, Dorothy Etta, 1900-2005 From Russell, Jennie, 1877-1948 Attachments: No envelope.
Schantz Russell Family
Correspondence received, 1930-1939
Ca. 11 pieces of correspondence.
Montgomery, Frances Kathleen
Part of Sims Family collection.
Correspondents include P.H. Roos about Harvey's investments; Newton W. Rowell in 1931 congratulating Harvey on his re-election as a bencher; also George Royle and "Lady Royle" May 23, 1928 and April 25, 1928 about arriving for a visit.
Sims family
Correspondence with the Dominion of Canada Department of Agriculture.
Part of Sims Family collection.
Letters from Harvey J. Sims to horticulturists at the Department of Agriculture Central Experimental Farm in Ottawa, with replies from M.B. Davis, Dominion Horticulturist, T.F. Ritchie, Chief Assistant, and R.W. Oliver, Assistant (ornamental horticulture) as well as to Leonard S. McLaine at the Destructive Pest and Insect Advisory Board. The correspondence relates primarily to Harvey's collection of shrubs and trees, and his pursuit of adding more species to his collection. He mentions that he has collected 76 of the 82 native trees listed in Forest trees of Ontario, also that he has between 500 and 600 different varieties of trees and shrubs. He requests specimens for testing hardiness, also sends an unknown specimen for identification, and requests information on permits necessary to import nursery specimens from the Arnold Arboretum in Jamaica Plains, New York.
Sims family
Personal business, 1938-1939 : A.
Part of Sims Family collection.
Sims family
Personal business, 1938-1939 : B.
Part of Sims Family collection.
Sims family
Personal business, 1938-1939 : C.
Part of Sims Family collection.
Sims family
Personal business, 1938-1939 : E-F.
Part of Sims Family collection.
Sims family
Personal business, 1938-1939 : W.
Part of Sims Family collection.
Sims family
Correspondence with the Forestry Branch, Department of Lands and Forests, Ontario.
Part of Sims Family collection.
Correspondence from and to Harvey J. Sims and the Ontario Department of Lands and Forests, Forestry Branch concerning applications for forest trees from Government nurseries. Includes letters between Harvey and F.S. Newman, Head Forester at the St. Williams Government Nursery, lists of trees and shrubs, and application forms for government nursery stock. Also includes correspondence between Harvey and A.H. Richardson, also a clipping and letter describing the 1928 tree planting done at Chicopee by the Boy Scouts and Rotarians.
Sims family
Personal business, 1938-1939 : I-J.
Part of Sims Family collection.
Sims family
Personal business, 1938-1939 : K.
Part of Sims Family collection.
Sims family
Personal business, 1938-1939 : M.
Part of Sims Family collection.
Sims family
Personal business, 1938-1939 : O.
Part of Sims Family collection.
Sims family
Part of Bertram R. Davis collection.
File consists of one item of correspondence from Rev. H. Fulford Williams.
Davis, Bertram R.
Three pieces of personal correspondence from Emma Kaufman to her sister Edna and others. Also includes three reports relating to activities of the Tokyo Young Women's Christian Association (Y.W.C.A.), one by Emma Kaufman, one unattributed with typescript notes on a lecture, and one providing details of a ceremony honouring Emma Kaufman held June 24, 1939. Also contains the annual report of the Tokyo Y.W.C.A. for 1939, a report included in the "World's Y.W.C.A. Monthly Oct. 1939," and clippings. The letter dated May 6, 1939 is headed "Confidential" and describes conditions in Shanghai and Nanking (Nanjing) in China as witnessed by and reported to Emma Kaufman.
Augustine, Ham, Kaufman family
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.
Part of Sims Family collection.
Letter from "Maude" dated Toronto, January 18, 1940 to Harvey J. Sims with information taken from The Wissler Family Record concerning the Robertson-Sims genealogy, and confusion caused by Harvey's grandmother having been married twice.
Sims family
Part of Sims Family collection.
Carbon typescript transcription of a diary by J. Ross Stewart of a trip on the Mauritania to the Carribbean.
Sims family
Part of Forbes family fonds.
Letters and postcards from Betty and Peg Forbes to their parents, Millicent Lyall Forbes and George Alexander Forbes, during their time as students at Bishop Strachan School in Toronto, Ontario.
Letter to Edward Bechler from Oscar Coderre.
Part of Bechler family fonds.
Letter from Oscar Coderre, Department of the Secretary of State, to Edward Bechler regarding his naturalization. Letter was accompanied by a certificate of naturalization not included in the file.
Part of Forbes family fonds.
Letters from Betty and Peg Forbes to their mother, Millicent Lyall Forbes, during their time as students at Bishop Strachan School in Toronto, Ontario.
Correspondence with nurseries and seed houses.
Part of Sims Family collection.
Correspondence from and to Harvey J. Sims and various nurseries and seed and plant suppliers relating to plants, trees, and shrubs for his property. Includes catalogues, lists and invoices. Suppliers include The Brampton Nursery, Cedarvale Tree Experts, Depuys and Ferguson (Montreal), Dominion Seed House, Endean Nurseries (Richmond Hill), Herbst Brothers (New York). More suppliers can be found in Series 8, Harvey J. Sims : Personal Business.
Sims family
Part of Schantz Russell family fonds.
Correspondence related to the Shantz family reunion in 1940.
Schantz Russell Family
Correspondence to and from J.M. Murray.
Part of Ontario history collection.
File consists of eight items of correspondence between J.M. Murray and others. Correspondents include:
Part of Rieder and Anthes family fonds.
File consists of Paul Rieder's baptism certificate, a letter from Martha Rieder, and a letter from Talmon Henry Rieder.
Rieder and Anthes family
Correspondence with A.H. Richardson.
Part of Sims Family collection.
Correspondence from and to Harvey Sims and Arthur Herbert Richardson at the Ontario Department of Lands and Forest concerning reforestation efforts at Chicopee. In 1940, Harvey writes that he has more than 700 varieties of trees and shrubs, including all but 5 of the 82 native forest trees listed by J.H. White in Forest Trees of Ontario. In 1930, he writes that the Boy Scouts and Rotarians propose helping him plant 3500 more trees on Chicopee heights to complete the work started in 1929.
Sims family
Part of Bertram R. Davis collection.
File consists of three items of correspondence from J. de Sousa-Lead.
Davis, Bertram R.
One piece of personal correspondence from Emma Kaufman to her sister Edna (holograph). Also includes one report relating to activities of the Young Women's Christian Association (Y.W.C.A.) in Japan. Additionally contains a clipping with a photograph of Emma Kaufman aboard the "Nitta Maru" of the N.Y.K. line, crossing the Pacific ocean.
Augustine, Ham, Kaufman family
Part of Forbes family fonds.
Letters from Betty and Peg Forbes to their parents, Millicent Lyall Forbes and George Alexander Forbes, during their time as students at Bishop Strachan School in Toronto, Ontario.
Correspondence to Frank Schantz from Gerald O. Shantz.
Part of Schantz Russell family fonds.
1 letter.
Date and Place from: April 14, 1941 Jackson [Michigan] To Schantz, Frank, 1874-1962 From Shantz, Gerald O. Attachments: Contains an envelope with the stamp removed. Also contains a list of people wishing for information about a book on the Shantz family.
Schantz Russell Family
Stewart, Rella May to Harvey J. Sims.
Part of Sims Family collection.
Hartford, Conn.: family news.
Sims family
King, William Lyon Mackenzie to Harvey J. Sims.
Part of Sims Family collection.
Typewritten letter from William Lyon Mackenzie King to Harvey J. Sims, dated May 13, 1941, concerning Angus Macdonald who relayed a message from Harvey, also mentioning his own intention to visit Kitchener in the summer.
Salutation: "My dear Peter [handwritten]"; Signature: "With all good wishes, Yours affectionately, Billy [handwritten]."
Sims family
Part of Forbes family fonds.
Letters from Betty and Peg Forbes to their mother, Millicent Lyall Forbes, during their time as students at Bishops Strachan School in Toronto, Ontario.
Stewart, Rella May to Harvey J. Sims.
Part of Sims Family collection.
Hartford, Conn.: family news.
Sims family
Stewart, Rella May to Harvey J. Sims.
Part of Sims Family collection.
Hartford, Conn.
Sims family
King, William Lyon Mackenzie to Harvey J. Sims.
Part of Sims Family collection.
Typewritten letter marked "Personal" from William Lyon Mackenzie King to Harvey J. Sims dated September 12, 1941, thanking Harvey for his most recent welcome letter and his praise for King's "Mansion House" speech. He re-iterates his desire to visit Chicopee.
Salutation: "My dear Peter [handwritten]"; Signature: "Yours affectionately, Billy [handwritten]."
Sims family
King, William Lyon Mackenzie to Harvey J. Sims.
Part of Sims Family collection.
Typewritten letter marked "Personal" from William Lyon Mackenzie King to Harvey J. Sims dated September 26, 1941, thanking Mrs. Shannon Bowlby for sending photographs to him through Harvey. He expresses interest in visiting Chicopee but is having difficulty arranging it.
Salutation: "My dear Peter [handwritten]"; Signature: "All good wishes, Yours affectionately, Billy [handwritten]."
Includes handwritten correction.
Sims family
Patteson, Joan to Harvey J. Sims.
Part of Sims Family collection.
Letter from Joan Patteson to Harvey J. Sims dated November 12, 1941. She addresses Harvey as "Peter", and refers to Mackenzie King in her letter as "Rex", describing Mackenzie King's low spirits: "Now poor old Rex is facing a situation not too pleasant. He is tired... He is so alone our hearts ache for him. I need not tell you how I regard the gentleman in Toronto. I think it very bad if he accepts."
Sims family
Part of Forbes family fonds.
Letters from Betty and Peg Forbes to their parents, Millicent Lyall Forbes and George Alexander Forbes, during their time as students at Bishop Strachan School in Toronto, Ontario.
King, William Lyon Mackenzie to Harvey J. Sims.
Part of Sims Family collection.
Typewritten letter from William Lyon Mackenzie King to Harvey J. Sims dated December 23, 1941, concerning changed arrangements for Harvey to visit Ottawa, as King is unsure when he will be called to Washington by the President.
Salutation: "My dear Peter [handwritten]"; Signature: "Please let this letter bring to you anew my warmest and best of wishes for your seventieth birthday anniversary, and for Christmas day. Let it bring my best of wishes also to the boys, and my love to Madge and Minnie. Indeed, I send my love to you all [typewritten]. Yours affectionately, Billy [handwritten]."
Sims family
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.
Sims family
Part of Sims Family collection.
Correspondents include the Canadian Legion, Canadian Kennel Club, A. Chappell concerning Chicopee Heights, Ernest and Alice Chadwick, Hector Charlesworth, Chicopee Tennis Club, Chicopee Ski Club, and E.H. Coleman.
Sims family
Part of Sims Family collection.
Correspondents include the Hon. Mr. Justice Godfrey, Supreme Court of Ontario, V. Evan Gray, Ainslie W. Greene, and Norman S. Gurd.
Sims family
Part of Sims Family collection.
Correspondents include Bob Kay and L. Keyzer. Bob Kay, an old friend of Harvey Sims, lived in Hartford, CT and Florida, and was acquainted with Harvey's sister Rella and her husband John Ross Stewart. The correspondence concerns mostly the scrapbooks about curling and football that Kay had assembled and their eventual disposition.
Postcard in this file: "RMS Ausonia, White Star Line" from L. Keyzer, a fellow Rotarian, postmarked Brussels.
Sims family
C Miscellaneous (file 3 of 5).
Correspondence to or from:
International Press Bureau
Four pieces of personal correspondence one written to Emma Kaufman, and three written by Emma Kaufman. These three letters are written to friends in Japan and are dated Dec. 4, 5 and 7 respectively, and describe her efforts to gather material to send back with a Japanese friend on the Dec. 14th sailing of a ship from Los Angeles to Japan.
Augustine, Ham, Kaufman family
Motz, William John : partnership with William Daum Euler.
Part of Motz family fonds.
File consists of materials relating to the business partnership between W.J. Motz and W.D. Euler as well as materials created and accumulated by Euler. Includes shareholder information, clippings, legal documents, correspondence as well as materials about Euler including a statement regarding his will, and historical articles on Euler and the Record.
Motz Family
Nyberg, Henry, M.E. to Harvey J. Sims.
Part of Sims Family collection.
Three letters from Henry Nyberg from his home in Kalkesta, Sweden, where he had retired. His letters to Harvey discuss old times and memories, but also concern the preparations being made in Sweden for a possible war, disbelief that war will actually be declared, and in 1941 he remarks that he made the wrong prediction about people coming to their senses.
Sims family
Part of Sims Family collection.
Includes one letter from H.M. Snyder (furniture manufacturer) in 1941 about their mutual stays in hospital and state of health; a letter from Harvey to Dan Shantz in 1930 about the need for more snow fencing on the road past Chicopee, and correspondence with Titus Shantz about his dog licences.
Sims family
Part of Ivan W. Keffer fonds.
File consists of a scrapbook created by Keffer during the time he lived in Berlin and containing primarily newspaper clippings and personal correspondence. Clippings are mainly from German and American newspapers and relate to national and international news; some clippings also relate to the F.W. Woolworth Co. in Germany and in Canada and to personal interests (e.g. a Keffer reunion, a Berlin theatre performance the Keffers attended, etc.). The correspondence includes three letters each from Norman Schnieder and from Keffer's sister Ellie [last name unknown] as well as several letters from colleagues at Woolworth's and other friends. Some of the letters are addressed to Ivan and Mary Keffer and address the death in 1932 of Ivan Keffer's father.
The scrapbook also contains copies of several letters and a certificate from the National Socialist German Workers Party pertaining to the Woolworth Co. in Germany, several internal memoranda relating to the operation of the company, ephemera, and an inventory of Keffer's furniture and household items for customs purposes.
Keffer, Ivan Wilbur
Burden, Fred C. to Harvey J. Sims.
Part of Sims Family collection.
Correspondence from Harvey Sims' old friend Fred C. Burden, also a friend of Adam Strohm, from whom there are several letters mixed in this file. Places written from range from Detroit, Michigan, where Fred lived for some time, to California.
Sims family
Part of Sims Family collection.
Correspondents include Lieut. L.K. Harrison (Director of Music, Royal Canadian Regiment), Sir A. Wilson Hungerford, Belfast (fellow bowler), Elizabeth M. Harper (Fellow of the Royal Empire Society and Men of the Trees), Homer Heard (to and from concerning work done at Chicopee), Allison Heasley, and "Harry."
Sims family
Part of Sims Family collection.
Includes several letters from Violet Patton, a lawn bowling connection from Belfast, who includes clippings and photographs of her children; a letter from James K. Pickett in 1930 concerning a Metropolitan Life policy; one from C.D. Pequegnat calling for a meeting on Dec. 5, 1933 of the shareholders of the Waterloo County Grand River Parks Co. Ltd., to discuss creating Cressman's Woods as a permanent Waterloo County Park. One letter from William Philip of the Grand River Conservation Commission is present but torn into several pieces.
Sims family
Part of Sims Family collection.
Correspondence to and from Harvey J. Sims and Carl A. Borgstrom, landscape architect mostly concerning trees and shrubs for Harvey's property.
Sims family
Correspondence with book dealers and publishers.
Part of Sims Family collection.
Correspondence from and to Harvey J. Sims and various book dealers and publishers relating to Harvey's efforts to build his library collection: Albert Britnell Book Shop (Toronto), The Book Society, World Books, Old Authors Shop (Ottawa), The Narrator (January 1942), Toronto Book Fair, Creasser's Book Shop (Toronto), T. Eaton Co. and the John Hardwick Co. (The Book House for Children). Includes invoices, catalogues, book lists, reviews, periodical issues and ephemera.
Sims family
Letter from Reverend Alfred H. Tyrer with birth control pamphlets.
Materials related to Reverend Alfred Henry Tyrer’s books and publications on birth control, sex education, and marriage life.
Includes pamphlets and order forms for Tyrer’s books Where did we come from, mother dear? (Marriage Welfare Bureau, 1939) and Sex, marriage and birth control (Marriage Welfare Bureau, 1936), and ephemera related to the books and the Marriage Welfare Bureau.
Also contains booklet Marriage welfare : some facts about birth-control by Reverend Alfred Henry Tyrer which acted as promotional material for the book Sex, marriage and birth control. Booklet includes sections: Birth-control, the population problem, definition of birth-control, birth control and war, mothers who die in child-birth, infant mortality, birth control vs. infanticide, birth-control vs. abortions, birth-control vs. degeneracy and disease, birth-control vs. prostitution, economics and birth-control, divorce, religion and birth-control, the present status of birth-control, a prairie marriage.
Materials were enclosed in an envelope sent from Ontario on July 10, 1941, and with a letter addressed to Steve E. Chorney from Ranfurly (Alberta) acting as an introduction to the publications and explaining their importance.
Tyrer, Alfred Henry
Part of Sims Family collection.
Correspondents include J.M. Laing of the Mutual Life Assurance Co. about an investment plan, A.A. Langford of the Provincial Lawn Bowling Association accepting an invitation, and Law Society of Upper Canada circular correspondence that includes the voting results for benchers (Harvey Sims is third on the list of 61). File also contains a letter from Thomas W. Leak looking for work as a gardener, and a partial letter from Mrs. B. Lord.
Sims family
Correspondence with the Niagara Parks Commission.
Part of Sims Family collection.
Correspondence from and to C. Ellison Kaumeyer, General Manager of the Niagara Parks Commission, and K.M. Broman, Superintendent of Arboriculture at the Niagara Parks Commission, relating to acquiring more specimens for Harvey J. Sims' collection of trees and shrubs, also requesting labels to be made for attaching to his specimens. Includes many lists annotated in pencil by Harvey, also many pencilled lists in his handwriting, as well as some mention of swans and ducks. Included in this folder are several letters to and from the Minister of Highways, T.B. McQuesten, regarding establishing a botanical garden in Hamilton.
Sims family
Correspondence with Adam Strohm and Charles R. Sanderson.
Part of Sims Family collection.
Correspondence from and to Harvey J. Sims, Adam Strohm, Librarian at the Detroit Public Library, and Charles R, Sanderson, Chief Librarian of the Toronto Public Library, between 1927 and 1941, the latter two often enclosing each other's letters. Adam Strohm sometimes encloses letters from Fred Burden, a mutual friend of his and Harvey's. Harvey had initially approached Adam Strohm for advice about books for his library; this correspondence included Sanderson after 1927. As well as corresponding about books these three men developed a friendship demonstrated in their letters, writing about their visits, their travels, and their lives.
Sims family
Correspondence from John Gartshore Martin : [1941?]-1943.
Correspondence from John Gartshore Martin to his mother and father. Most correspondence was written between June and December, 1943, while John was at a transit camp in Windsor, Nova Scotia, waiting to be sent overseas. Also present is an earlier letter from John during his studies at the University of Toronto. File includes 3 telegrams and 15 letters, most of which include the original evelope and stamp.
Martin, John Gartshore
Ghent, Mildred : correspondence received, 1941.
Part of Maines Pincock Family fonds.
Nine pieces of correspondence from Jenny Pincock to Mildred and Percy Ghent. Topics include Edna Breithaupt and Wakunda, going for tea with Phoebe Watson, art, writing, plans, etc. Includes poetry. She adds a note in one letter asking to be an adopted aunt to Nancy and Arthur, "Aunt Jane, Janet or Helena," and thereafter signs the letters "Jenny Secunda," "Aunt Janet Secunda," and simply "Secunda." "Mr. and Mrs. Ghent" are addressed as "Mildred" or "Dear Inspiration Family." The letters are written from 65 Heins Ave. in Kitchener and from Madoc.
Maines Pincock Family
Part of Maines Pincock Family fonds.
Maines Pincock Family
Part of Sims Family collection.
Letter from Jimmy Boyd (Dr. James Boyd) dated February 10, 1942 in England to Kenneth Sims, describing life in the hospital he is at and asking that any overdue accounts be collected for him.
Sims family
Part of Sims Family collection.
Letter from 2nd Lieut. J.H. Luxton, Scots Fusiliers of Canada, dated March 13, 1942, Kitchener to Major J.K. Sims on behalf of "D" Company in appreciation of his leadership. He attaches a list of signatures of the men in the company who had paraded together for the last time as a group, and of whom half of those eligible had offered their names for immediate enlistment.
Sims family
Sims, Harvey J. to William Lyon Mackenzie King.
Part of Sims Family collection.
Typewritten letter, green carbon copy, from Harvey J. Sims to William Lyon Mackenzie King dated May 11, 1942, asking on behalf of Louis Lang that King use his influence to "induce" the American Ambassador from Russia to speak at the Canadian Manufacturers Association Annual Meeting in Toronto. Further, Harvey explains that Louis Lang is a close personal friend and that if Mr. Litvinoff cannot speak, King could perhaps suggest someone who would. This letter is accompanied by a carbon copy of Louis Lang's letter to Mackenzie King on the same subject, dated May 9, 1942.
Salutation: "My dear Billy" ; Signature: "Yours most sincerely."
Sims family
King, William Lyon Mackenzie to Harvey J. Sims.
Part of Sims Family collection.
Typewritten letter marked "Personal" from William Lyon Mackenzie King to Harvey J. Sims dated May 12, 1942, concerning the opening of "the great Dam on the Grand River, which has recently been completed," and the impossibility of his being able to attend. He explains that although he has had many invitations and honours, he does not "feel at liberty to make any engagement which might take me from Ottawa at a time when I might be most needed." King has also received Harvey's letter of May 11 and replies that he would not approach Mr. Litvinoff about an engagement in Canada, as he had already indicated to King that he would not travel here again for the coming year.
Salutation: "My dear Peter [typewritten]"; Signature: "With all good wishes, Yours affectionately, Billy [handwritten]."
Includes handwritten corrections.
Sims family
Philip, William to Harvey J. Sims.
Part of Sims Family collection.
Handwritten letter from William Philip, President of the Grand River Conservation Commission, Galt, to Harvey J. Sims, dated May 16, 1942, in response to the news that Mackenzie King cannot attend the opening of the dam: "It would be unkind to urge him further, when his letter indicates how sincerely he is concentrating on his heavy task. The letter gives a sidelight on his earnestness. The pity is that we do not support more fully, with our sympathy, one who in these dark hours, is carrying our country's load."
Sims family
Sims, Harvey J. to William Lyon Mackenzie King.
Part of Sims Family collection.
Typewritten carbon letter from Harvey J. Sims to William Lyon Mackenzie King, recommending Charles Henry, a junior solicitor in his office, "for appointment as a non-commissioned officer in the Royal Canadian navy."
Sims family
Part of Forbes family fonds.
Letters from Betty and Peg Forbes to their mother, Millicent Lyall Forbes, during their time as students at Bishop Strachan School in Toronto, Ontario.
Correspondence to Dorothy Etta Russell from Ella White.
Part of Schantz Russell family fonds.
2 letters.
Date and Place from: July 20, 1927 Chilliwack [British Columbia] To Russell, Dorothy Etta, 1900-2005 From White, Ella Attachments: No envelope.
Date and Place from: December 11, 1942 Chilliwack [British Columbia] To Russell, Dorothy Etta, 1900-2005 From White, Ella Attachments: Contains a stamped envelope. This letter describes how Ward White fractured his neck in an accident.
Schantz Russell Family
Part of Forbes family fonds.
Letters from Betty and Peg Forbes to their parents, Millicent Lyall Forbes and George Alexander Forbes, during their time as students at Bishop Strachan School in Toronto, Ontario.
King, William Lyon Mackenzie to Arthur King.
Typewritten letter from William Lyon Mackenzie King to his nephew Arthur King on December 22, 1942. Arthur has apparently had pneumonia and King offers recovery advice, including a check-up by Arthur’s uncle Dr. Harold Wookey. King includes detailed suggestions for a proposed overnight stay at Laurier House on an unspecified date. King sends Christmas wishes through Arthur to Arthur’s fiancée Kathleen Thomas and to Mr. and Mrs. Rean (Arthur's brother Lyon’s in-laws) in Toronto.
King describes in detail the portrait he has had taken by Yousef Karsh as a Christmas gift to all family members, “which has a very special interest.” King describes the location of the portrait as the library at Laurier House, describes the significance of the table and the significance of some of the objects placed on it. He adds “there are other features of special interest of which I shall have to tell you at some future time.” King enlarges on his reasons for self-documentation at this particular time: “One can never say how long one may continue to be in office. This picture, being taken at a time of war, and signed by myself while in office as Prime Minister, will make it, I am sure, an acceptable gift to you.”
Salutation: “My Dear Arthur” [handwritten]; Signature: “With lots of love, Yours affectionately, Uncle Willie" [handwritten].
Includes handwritten corrections.
King, William Lyon Mackenzie
King, William Lyon Mackenzie to Kathleen Thomas.
Engraved calling card: "Mr. W.L. Mackenzie King, Laurier House, Ottawa, Canada," inscribed in King's handwriting to Miss Kathleen M. Thomas on December 24, 1942: "So many thanks for your beautiful card of Christmas greetings. My very best of wishes to you for the New Year. So kind of you to have had me in your thoughts at this season. Again, my very best of wishes to you. WLMK 24-Dec-42."
King, William Lyon Mackenzie
Part of Sims Family collection.
Correspondence relates to Harvey J. Sims' activities as Colonel of the Scots Fusiliers.
Sims family
Personal business, 1940-1942 : A.
Part of Sims Family collection.
Sims family
Personal business, 1940-1942 : T.
Part of Sims Family collection.
Sims family
Personal business, 1940-1942 : W.
Part of Sims Family collection.
Sims family
C Miscellaneous (file 1 of 5).
Correspondence to or from:
International Press Bureau
Part of Maines Pincock Family fonds.
Maines Pincock Family
Personal business, 1940-1942 : B.
Part of Sims Family collection.
Sims family
Personal business, 1940-1942 : E-F.
Part of Sims Family collection.
Sims family
Personal business, 1940-1942 : G-H.
Part of Sims Family collection.
Sims family
Personal business, 1940-1942 : I-J.
Part of Sims Family collection.
Sims family
Personal business, 1940-1942 : K-L.
Part of Sims Family collection.
Sims family
C Miscellaneous (file 5 of 5).
Correspondence to or from:
International Press Bureau
Personal business, 1940-1942 : D.
Part of Sims Family collection.
Sims family
Personal business, 1940-1942 : P-Q-R.
Part of Sims Family collection.
Sims family
Personal business, 1940-1942 : S.
Part of Sims Family collection.
Sims family