File contains copies of pages 238-261 from the G.T.R. Gazetteer and Business Directory.

File contains 2 business cards; 1) Glasgow Warehouse (Dry Goods, Carpets, Linoleum & House Furnishings), Belleville and 2) Oak Hall (Clothing), Front Street, Belleville

File contains a copy of By-Law No. 1092, Of the Corporation of the City of Belleville passed 18 May 1903, for the management and regulation of the Belleville Water Works.

This fonds contains one folder of real estate related material, a volume containing a ledger with the Association's rules and regulations, and two volumes of minute books.

Fonds consist of six ledger books and three folders of documents. The folders contain financial records, administrative records, and correspondence.

Book with handwritten notes about Belleville buildings and a newspaper article called "A particularly Canadian affliction: historical memory loss".

The file contains a copy of the Application of The Bell Telephone Company of Canada for an order under section 380 and all other relevant sections of the Railway Act, approving revisions of the Applicant's Tariffs for Exchange and Long Distance Services and Equipment.

The Belleville Chamber of Commerce fonds is composed of:

• one file of correspondence including a press release, a ballot for the election for the 1968 election
• one file containing two newsletters from 1956 and the last page of another newsletter from 1958.
• one file of industrial brochures and promotional material containing three brochures circa 1953.
• one file has annual reports from 1922, 1954, 1955, and 1956 in it, and a better service survey from 1953.
• one file contains three guides about Belleville from 1950, three information guides for visitors to Belleville from 1961.
• one file of directories and maps from 1949 to 1963.
• two files containing "The Highlands of Hastings" travel brochures from 1940 to 1967, and a Quinte Isle tourist directory.
• one file containing files from the "Jaycees," also known as the Belleville Junior Chamber of Commerce.
• one file of material from the Belleville Board of Trade for Hastings County period in the organizations history.
• one file containing ephemera pieces including a sign indicating membership and a menu.
• one file contains various newspaper clippings.

The file contains a complimentary notepad from the W.E. Lewis Sheet Metal and Heating, Belleville, Ontario.

The file contains:

1. A paper bag from C. Rathman & Son, Flour, Feed and Seed Merchants, 363 Front St. Belleville
2. A receipt dated November 21, 1920 received from Mr. Dafoe $35 for covered cutter from I.G. Willard
3. A receipt dated Feb. 6, 1934 from Rierdon Coal Co. Bridge St. received from M. Dafoe

File contains a typescript essay entitled "Deseronto and the Rathbun Company," by T. Dane Martin. File contents include a manuscript landing certificate issued by E.W. Rathbun & Co., Wholesale Lumber Dealers 22 October 1877, and a manuscript invoice issued 15 August 1895. Also present is a printed issue of Sylva : Lands and Forests Review, Vol. 12, no.6 (Nov-Dec, 1956) which includes a historical overview and photographs of the early lumber operations of Rathbun & Company

File contains copies of early documents pertaining to post offices:

• List of Post Offices which have been established in Canada, between the 1st January and 1st June 1861, inclusive.
• Post Office Operations updated 17 September 1855
• Annual Circular to Postmasters 1860
• Letter from Israel W. Powell Esq. to F.S. Walsh Esq. 17 November 1829

The file contains a newspaper article from The Community Press, Quinte Edition, dated 5 November 2004, titled "Cheese Factory fire lights up the night sky", about the fire that destroyed Harold Cheese Factory (1886-2004) in Rawdon Township.

This file contains an original receipt from The Eccles' Company of Belleville, dated 2 November 1891 delivered to W.C. Reid, Hillside Street, 2000 lbs of coal.

The file contains a photocopies of a newspaper article from the Standard, Montreal, dated 23 November 1946 titled "Ancient Art Dying Out" manufacturing the gold leaf used to make the names of law firms and banks stand out. Includes picture of three generations of Gee Family, George, William and William Jr. and Ella Wannamaker.

File contains a notification to Globe and Mail subscribers of the end of the postal strike 10 August 1968

The file contains a certificate 10 shares of common stock in the Wellington Marbelite Brick Company, dated 23 May 1930.

A mix of catalogues showcasing locks and associated building hardware for all the companies involved, but focusing on Corbin. Box of files includes inter company correspondence, newspaper clippings, log books, photographs and shares. A number of other books include a job book for cylinder keys, manufacturing order books and department specific log books. Two awards are also included, 1 for the efforts of a flood control team in 1981 and 1 safety award received in 1960. The fonds also includes a plastic Corbin sign and a key made at the plant.

The fonds contains the papers of John S. Turnbull of Belleville, Ontario. Enclosed in the first file is a description of the property of a Mr. Forrin; a notice instructing Mr. Turnbull to pay Mr. James Anderson eleven pounds, ten shillings by Mr. James Turnbull; and a description of the west side of Front Street. The second file consists of items relating to Turnbull's estate including a list of properties he owned, a list of personal effects, the last will and testament of Margaret Campbell, the first and final wills of John Turnbull, and documents pertaining to a dispute over his estate by his family after his death. The third file is composed of various real estate contracts, the fourth file consists of real estate deeds, while the fifth file is made up of real estate leases.

A plan of lot 40 on the west side of Front Street, Belleville, was also part of this collection but is kept separately.