Print of a pen-and-ink drawing of the Corbin Lock Company buildings on Coleman Street in Belleville, Ontario.

Photographs of paintings, newspaper clippings, correspondence and research notes relating to the book 'Manly Edward MacDonald (1889-1971): Interpreter of Old Ontario' (2010) by Charles Beale, with a copy of the book.

Detailed listing provided by Charles Beale:

Box # 1: Photos of Manly MacDonald Paintings taken by Clark Cunningham and Hollis Arnold, 1910 onward. * From Binder # 1 (Some images are missing)

File 001 - 048
File 049 - 084
File 100 - 196
File 197 - 276
File 277 - 356
File 357 - 424

Binder # 2/As Per Binder # 1/ - Paintings, Sketches, Photos, Catalogues

File 429 - 500
File 501 - 556
File 557 - 618
File 621 - 700
File 198 - 341 Enlarged Photos

Binder # 3/As Per Binders # 1 & 2 - Family Photos

File 701 - 748
File 749 - 800
File Enlarged Photos with Assorted Numbering
File Photo Shoot Folder, Revue Design, Belleville Ontario, 2009

Box # 2: Newspaper Clippings, Magazines Re: Manly MacDonald

File A - General Information
File B - 1910s
File C - 1920s
File D - 1930s
File E - 1940s
File F - 1950s
File G - 1960s
File H - 1970s
File I - 1980s
File J - 1990s
File K - 2000s
File L - Undated 1900 forward
Correspondence

1. To and From Hollis Arnold

2. To and From Charles Beale

3. Charles Beale To and From Duncan & Barbara MacDonald

4. General Correspondence To and From Interested Parties Concerning Manly MacDonald and the Book - Interpreter of Old Ontario: (alphabetical by last name)

File A - D

Box # 3: Correspondence

File E - J
File K - M
File N - Q
File R - T
File U - Z

Hollis Arnold ‘Mock-Up’ to the Launch of Manly E. MacDonald - Interpreter of Old Ontario

1. Hollis Arnold ‘Mock-Up’

2. a) Transfer of Material from Rosemary Brander, Daughter of Hollis Arnold to Charles Beale, January 2007

b) License from the Manly MacDonald Family to Charles Beale, May, 2007

c) Notes To and From Brant Cowie, President of Revue Design, Belleville, Ontario (Producers of Interpreter of Old Ontario)

d) Friesen Canada Contract to Publish Interpreter of Old Ontario, 2010

3. Official Launch of Manly E. MacDonald - Interpreter of Old Ontario, September, 2010 + Speech by Charles Beale

4. Sampling of Appraisals of Manly MacDonald Paintings by Charles Beale (alphabetical by last name)

1. Series of PDF files summarizing activities of the Belleville Art Association in the following years:
   1. 1958-1979
   2. 1980-1999
   3. 2000-2009
   4. 2010-2015
   5. 2016-2018
   6. 2019-2023
   7. Appendix: PDF of 49 images of the Gallery pages of the Intelligencer newspaper, 2003-2023

2. Paper and audio-visual files:
   1. BAA: Historical Facts
   2. Newspaper clippings, 1967-1979
   3. Newspaper clippings, 1980-1989
   4. Newspaper clippings, 1990-1999
   5. Newspaper clippings, 2000-2009
   6. Newspaper clippings, 2010-2019
   7. "Artists Choice" selection of 35mm slides and written commentary from local visual artists, produced by the Hastings County Board of Education, 1988
   8. DVD version of "Artists Choice", produced in 2008

Letter from Marjorie Van Damme to the Hastings County Historical Association listing items that she donated to Glanmore National Historic Site. Includes the Shannonville P.O. history card. 2 pages.

File contains letters regarding the official opening of the Hastings County Museum in 1961, several invitations to the opening, and a newspaper article discussing the opening. There are two booklets listing artists in Hasting and Prince Edward County, a handout from the Hastings County Museum with directions to Glanmore, and a poster from 1975 promoting a talk by Mary Beacock Fryer (author of Loyalist Spy). There is also an itinerary from 1961 for a trip to Upper Canada Village. There is also a pamphlet about Glanmore.

This file contains a photocopy of 2 articles pertaining to the Choristers of Christ Church in Belleville, Ontario regarding the Canadian premiere of "The Children of the Chapel" a two act opera composed by Sir Sidney Nicholson. Choral group directed by George N. Maybee with dramatic direction by D.C. MacKenzie Hume.

Minutes, photographs, newspaper cuttings of the Belleville Weavers and Spinners Guild.

The file contains two papers on the history of the public library in Belleville. The first on titled "From Mechanics' Institute to Corby Public Library; The Development of library service in Belleville, 1851-1908", was prepared by Elizabeth Mitchell, Information Services Librarian, Belleville Public Library (date unknown). The second one titled "The Belleville Public Library; A History of Service" was prepared by Leona Hendry, Chief Librarian and presented March 17, 1992 at the Hastings County Historical Society.

Two items:

1. Seven South Hastings Uniform Promotion Examinations paper for entrance to fourth class, set in 1892, 1894, 1902
2. Program for Grand Military Concert at the Carman Opera House, 3 March 1908