Sims, Harvey J. to Peter Harvey and Jemima Sims.
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- 1887-1891
Part of Sims Family collection.
Two letters from Harvey J. Sims to his parents Peter H. and Jemima Sims.
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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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Sims, Peter Harvey : Salem Woolen Works advertisement.
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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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Sims, Peter Harvey : correspondence to his son Harvey J. Sims before 1900
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Thirteen letters from Peter H. Sims to Harvey J. Sims written before 1900.
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Sims, Peter Harvey : correspondence to his son Harvey J. Sims, 1902-1910..
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Eight letters from Peter H. Sims to Harvey J. Sims written between 1902 and 1910.
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Sims, Peter Harvey and Jemima Sims to Harvey J. Sims.
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Correspondence from P.H. and Jemima Sims to their son Harvey J. Sims on a trip to England and Scotland from June to September 1912.
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Sims, Peter Harvey to Harvey J. Sims
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Letter from Peter H. Sims to his son Harvey J. Sims on March 3, 1812 from Mayagues [i.e., Mayagüez] (Puerto Rico). Peter H. Sims writes about his trip to Puerto Rico to assess risks on behalf of his company: he summarizes and comments on Puerto Rico's climate, landscape, history, people, American interest, Catholic Church, Spanish rule, agriculture, sugar cane production: "I thought I had retired from active work but I am at is as hard as ever and I enjoy it. I do not know if the trip will do the Co. any good. The conditions are all new to me."
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Sims, Jemima to Harvey J. Sims.
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Five letters from Jemima Sims in Toronto to her son Harvey J. Sims.
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Sims, Harvey J. : correspondence with Rella May Stewart and family.
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Eleven letters to and from Harvey J. Sims and Rella May Stewart and family.
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Sims, Harvey J. : correspondence from friends.
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Three letters from friends of Harvey J. Sims.
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Sims, William Harvey to Harvey J. Sims.
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Letter from William Harvey Sims dated April 7, [1930?], Toronto to his father Harvey J. Sims, concerning financial matters and his Osgoode Hall graduating banquet the night before.
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Sharpe, Nellie to Harvey J. Sims.
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Letter from Nellie Sharpe dated July 27, 1930, Winnipeg, Manitoba to her cousin Harvey J. Sims, conveying the news that their mutual uncle, William Andrew Sims, had died in New Westminster, B.C. on July 21 or 22. She says of him, "he was a harder man than your father [Peter H. Sims] or mine [James C. Sims], not the genial temperament they had."
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Correspondence to and from Harvey J. Sims (carbons), tenders, agreements, invoices and other material relating to work being planned and carried out at Chicopee, including landscape features, nursery stock, concrete bridge, bubbling tanks, dry stone walls, also to a Workmen's Compensation case. Correspondents include Ball Bros., Dunker Brothers, Herbert Johnston, Civil Engineer, Forsey Page & Steele, architects, Fess Oil Burners of Canada Ltd., Thomas Rennie, Ontario Agricultural College, Carl A. Borgstrom (of Wilson, Bunnell & Borgstrom Ltd., also of Lorne Park Nurseries) landscape architect.
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Correspondence to and from Harvey J. Sims (carbons), relating to ongoing work at Chicopee, such as the pergola, log cabin, frog fountains, plantings, trees, and shrubs, and problems with wiring for road lights and flood lights. Includes detailed lists of nursery stock. Correspondents include Carl A. Borgstrom, Ball Brothers, Lorne Park Nurseries, A.H. Tomlinson (Department of Horticulture, University of Guelph), and the Mattell & Bierwagen Electric Company.
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Correspondence to and from Harvey J. Sims and Carl A. Borgstrom of Carl Borgstrom & H.S.M. Carver, Landscape Architects and Town Planners, relating to nursery stock supplied through Lorne Park Nurseries. Includes a hand-drawn orchard plan.
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Correspondence with the Ontario Agricultural College.
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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.
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Correspondence to and from Harvey J. Sims and Carl A. Borgstrom, landscape architect mostly concerning trees and shrubs for Harvey's property.
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Correspondence with the Dominion of Canada Department of Agriculture.
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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.
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Correspondence relating to Chicopee: recommendation from William Rennie Seed Co., Nov. 1, 1928, that Harvey contact Arthur E.K. Bunnell of Wilson Bunnell & Borgstrom, Landscape Architects for designing his grounds, and Lt. Col. Sandford F. Smith "would be better to consult regarding your house."
Includes two letters from Forsey Page & Steele, December 14 and 29, regarding drawing up plans for the house, and one submission from Bell Telephone for supplying telephone service.
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Correspondence with Col. H.D. Smith.
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Correspondence from and to Harvey J. Sims and H.D. Smith, K.C., R.A. McLaren, and Charles C. Bell in Chatham, Ont. about sourcing and procuring seedlings of specific native trees and shrubs found at Rondeau Park and vicinity.
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Correspondence with Mr. Alfred Rehder.
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Correspondence from and to Harvey J. Sims and Alfred Rehder, Curator of the Herbarium at The Arnold Arboretum, Jamaica Plains, New York, attempting to identify specimens Harvey is sending.
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Correspondence with the Niagara Parks Commission.
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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.
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Reforestation correspondence concerning pests.
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Correspondence from and to Harvey J. Sims concerned with identifying and remedying pests attacking his tree and shrub specimens.
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Correspondence with A.H. Richardson.
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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.
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Correspondence with the Forestry Branch, Department of Lands and Forests, Ontario.
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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.
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Newman, F.S. Newman to Harvey J. Sims.
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Correspondence from F.S. Newman at the Department of Lands and Forests, Forestry Branch in St. Williams, Ontario to Harvey J. Sims regarding Harvey's requests for seedlings, also purchase orders made on his behalf from Herbst Brothers in New York. Includes lists and invoices, as well as a hand-drawn planting plan for evergreens at the south fence line of Chicopee.
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Correspondence with E.D. Smith and Sons.
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Correspondence from and to Harvey J. Sims and Arthur Gilbey, Nursery Sales Manager, Nursery Stock, at E.D. Smith and Sons, Winona, Ontario.
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Correspondence with nurseries and seed houses.
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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.
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Correspondence with J.H. White.
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Correspondence from and to Harvey J. Sims and J.H. White, University of Toronto, author of Forest Trees of Ontario. Includes pencil notes and lists by Harvey, information about Tree Tanglefoot and an envelope labelled "Address – Forest Trees" containing pencilled notes by Harvey for a speech about the importance of forest trees.
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Personal business, 1927-1928 : A.
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Personal business, 1927-1928 : B.
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Personal business, 1927-1928 : C.
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Personal business, 1927-1928 : H.
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Personal business, 1927-1928 : D.
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Personal business, 1927-1928 : G.
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Personal business, 1927-1928 : E-F.
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Personal business, 1927-1928 : I.
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Personal business, 1927-1928 : L.
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Personal business, 1927-1928 : N.
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Personal business, 1927-1928 : O.
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Personal business, 1927-1928 : J.
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Personal business, 1927-1928 : M.
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Personal business, 1927-1928 : K.
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Personal business, 1927-1928 : U-V-W.
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Personal business, 1927-1928 : R.
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Personal business, 1927-1928 : S.
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Personal business, 1927-1928 : P-Q.
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Personal business, 1927-1928 : T.
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Personal business, 1927-1928 : X-Y-Z.
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Personal business, 1930-1931 : C.
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Personal business, 1929-1930 : F, H, K.
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Personal business, 1930-1931 : A.
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Personal business, 1929-1930 : A.
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Personal business, 1930-1931 : D.
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Personal business, 1930-1931 : B.
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Personal business, 1930-1931 : G.
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Personal business, 1930-1931 : E.
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Personal business, 1930-1931 : F.
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Personal business, 1930-1931 : I-J.
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Personal business, 1930-1931 : K.
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Personal business, 1930-1931 : H.
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Personal business, 1930-1931 : R.
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Personal business, 1930-1931 : N.
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Personal business, 1930-1931 : O.
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Personal business, 1930-1931 : P-Q.
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Personal business, 1930-1931 : L.
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Personal business, 1930-1931 : M.
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Personal business, 1930-1931 : T.
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Personal business, 1930-1931 : U-V-W.
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Personal business, 1931-1932 : A.
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Personal business, 1930-1931 : S.
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Personal business, 1930-1931 : Y.
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Personal business, 1931-1932 : F.
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Personal business, 1931-1932 : C.
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Personal business, 1931-1932 : D-E.
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Personal business, 1931-1932 : H.
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Personal business, 1931-1932 : B.
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Personal business, 1931-1932 : G.
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Personal business, 1931-1932 : I-J.
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Personal business, 1931-1932 : M.
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Personal business, 1931-1932 : N.
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Personal business, 1931-1932 : P.
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Personal business, 1931-1932 : R.
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Personal business, 1931-1932 : K.
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Personal business, 1931-1932 : S.
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Personal business, 1933-1934 : B.
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Personal business, 1931-1932 : T.
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Personal business, 1931-1932 : W.
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Personal business, 1933-1934 : A.
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Personal business, 1933-1934 : C.
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Personal business, 1933-1934 : F.
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Personal business, 1933-1934 : H.
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Personal business, 1933-1934 : I-J.
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Personal business, 1933-1934 : G.
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Personal business, 1933-1934 : D-E.
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Personal business, 1933-1934 : M.
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Personal business, 1933-1934 : .R.
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Personal business, 1933-1934 : O.
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Personal business, 1933-1934 : K.
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Personal business, 1933-1934 : L.
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