Booklet produced for the unveiling of the Dr. James Bertram Collip Reflective Garden on 16 October 2021.

Items relating to the life of Lester David Riggs.

1) Certificates:

• License to practice medicine in California, 1914
• License to practice medicine in Arizona, 1916
• License to practice medicine in New Mexico, 1918
• License to practice medicine in New York, 1918
• Appointment as First Lieutenant in the United States Army Medical Corps, 1918
• License to practice medicine in Wyoming, 1920
• Membership of the Associate of Military Surgeons, 1920
• Licentiate from the Post Graduate Course in Pulmonary Tuberculosis, 1925
• Licentiate as Fellow of the American College of Physicians, 1929
• Certificate in Internal Medicine, 1937

2) Other materials

• Two photographs of Lester D. Riggs in army uniform
• 'Symptoms and Treatment of Tuberculosis' paper by Lester D. Riggs, c. 1926
• 'Chronic Diseases Found in Association with Pulmonary Tuberculosis: Their Influence on Prognosis and Treatment' paper by Lester D. Riggs, 2 December 1926
• 'Tuberculous Activity Following Tonsillectomy' paper by Lester D. Riggs, 25 May 1928
• 'Definite Terminal Signs in Pulmonary Tuberculosis' paper by Lester D. Riggs, c.1928
• 'Artificial Pneumothorax and Tuberculosis' paper by Lester D. Riggs, 26 March 1929
• Copy of letter of recommendation from George H. Kress, 15 May 1929
• Printed program for the Convocation of the American College of Physicians, 1 May 1935
• List of books [possibly owned by Lester D. Riggs]
• Biography of Dr. Lester David Riggs

3) Journal of 'Artificial Pneumothorax Notes', including names of patients, 1929-1930

File of materials relating to the installation of an Ontario Heritage Trust plaque outside the Belleville Public Library in Belleville, Ontario, to commemorate the insulin-related work of James Bertram Collip. Includes:

1. 14 colour photographs of the Dr. James B. Collip Day event held at City Hall, Belleville, 20 November 2012
2. two letters concerning the plaque, 2013-2024
3. 34 colour photographs taken by the Ontario Heritage Trust of the plaque during its manufacturing process, 2014
4. one newspaper cutting about the plaque unveiling ceremony, 19 June 2014
5. 38 colour photographs taken on the day of the plaque's unveiling, 19 June 2014

This series is composed of the following textual records and graphic materials created during the life of Dr. Lester David Riggs:

• University Medical College of Kansas records ca. 1900-1904
• Cards, Business Cards, Invitations
• Letters, and Correspondence
• Newspaper Clippings
• Photographs and Postcards
• Receipts, and Tickets ca. 1902-1904
• Records and Photographs of Mrs. Lester Riggs, Bertha
• Obituary Notice and other related documents dating from 1963-1986

Notes taken by Lois Wishart during her time as a nursing student at McGill University.

This file contains a clipping about Dr. Austin Smith, a Detroit man who was well known in Belleville, Ontario.

The fonds consists of Dr. Van Arsdale Blakslee's personal and medical business receipts between the years of 1915 and 1940. There are receipts for medical supplies, tax receipts, and personal receipts such as household bills and car repairs. Many of the medical supply invoices are for products shipped by mail from Toronto or Montreal. Some of these companies in Toronto include: J.F Hartz Co. Limited, Ingram Bell, Ethical Drug Products Limited, and from Montreal Frank W. Horner Limited, Manufacturing Chemists. The majority of the receipts are from local businesses in Belleville and surrounding areas such as: F.W Jeffery Harware Merchant, Midland, Ontario, F.S Anderson Co. Genuine Scranton Coal, W.H Lattimer Druggist Belleville, Sprague the Cleaner, Greenleaf's Garage Machine Shop Foundry Electrical Contractors, R. Oliphant Son Butchers, McLaughlin Motor Car Company, Quinte Bicycle Store, The Belleville Pharmacy, E.D Finkle Electrical Contractor, J.S McKeown The Prescription Druggist, Porter, Butler and Payne Barristers, Solicitors Notaries Public etc. The Belleville Vulcanizing Co. J.T Warren Chevrolet Garage, Ed. F. Dickens Son Bakers and Confectioners, Smith Hardware, Chas J. Symons Gents Furnishings, Hats Caps, A.B Liddle Tailoring, Cleaning, Pressing, Repairing and many more. There are also household bills from the Belleville Gas Department, Belleville Water Works Department, Bell Telephone, Hydro Electric Power Commission and tax receipts from various years.

File contains three programs for the First, Second and Third Annual W.C.T.U. County Conventions, 1910, 1911 & 1912. Also a copy of a newspaper article from 1956 about the 47th Annual County Convention held in Trenton.

File contains original handwritten Annual Reports for the W.C.T.U.: Belleville "Y.W.C.T.U." from 1907 through to 1922, prepared by Miss Maud Reeves, Belleville

File contains various materials pertaining to the W.C.T.U. Belleville "Y's" including a folder with copies of the "Union Battle Hymn", handwritten notes on parlor meetings. An original copy, dated Oct 1, 1907, of The Canadian White Ribbon Tidings referencing the "Busy Belleville Y's". A copy of typed address, titled "Why we need new members for the W.C.T.U. & Y's", prepared by Miss Maud Reeves of the Belleville "Y" for the 1923 Convention at Picton.

The file contains a writing by Diane Sule titled Women's Christian Association of Belleville, (125th Anniversary of the founding of the WCA).