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Deseronto Archives photographic collection

  • Collection
  • 1860-

The photographs are arranged by subject matter and cover activities in and around the town of Deseronto, Ontario. The majority date from the late nineteenth century and many depict the lumber-related industries of the Rathbun Company in Deseronto. There are also photographs of school groups, churches, railways, First World War airfields and portraits of Deseronto citizens.

Marston Minerals of Tweed collection

  • CA ON00156 2023-094
  • Collection
  • 1943-1945

Newspaper clippings and photographs relating to the Marston mica mine in Tweed, Ontario.

Deseronto Archives subject files

  • CA ON00156 DA SF
  • Collection
  • 1881-2007

A series of files originally maintained as vertical files in the Deseronto Archives, covering a wide range of topics related to the history of Deseronto, Ontario, and the surrounding area.

Deseronto Archives

Digital copies of materials from Quinte West Public Library

  • 2023-057
  • Collection
  • 1867-1925

Materials donated are:

  1. 1867 map of Trenton, showing lots
  2. Trenton assessment rolls for 1884 and 1918
  3. Fire insurance map of Trenton, 1924

Materials loaned for scanning are:

  1. Map of Trenton, 1913
  2. Map of Trenton, 1917
  3. Panoramic view of Frankford, c. 1925
  4. Group of Trenton soldiers, c.1915

Redi-Heat collection

  • CA ON00156 2018-099
  • Collection
  • 1938-1946

Collection consists of two items:

  • Digital copy of a photograph of the Redi-Heat building on Mill and Water streets in Deseronto, taken by Frederick Harold Ball in 1938
  • Financial statements for the Redi-Heat Electrical Appliance Company, 1946, prepared by W. S. Stone, Chartered Accountant, of Belleville, Ontario

Ball, Frederick Harold

Bill Stovin collection

  • CA ON00156 2010-44
  • Collection
  • 1897-2010

Collection of materials from Bill Stovin, including:

  • Prize list and ticket for Bay of Quinte Exhibition, 1897 [damaged by 'Ponton fire' in July 1954]
  • Itinerary for train journey to Quebec City and hotel receipt, May 1946
  • Letter from Belleville Chamber of Comerce about a reception at the Hotel Quinte, 27 March 1947
  • Booklet of Rules and Regulations for No. 418 (Belleville) Wing R.C.A.F. Association, c.1950
  • Pocket calendar with birthstones and wedding anniversaries from Paul Mercier, jeweller for 1952
  • Kiwanis Club of Belleville bulletins for:
    • 27 April 1956 [top half only]
    • 14 March 1959
    • 18 July 1959
  • Photocopies of photographs relating to CJBQ staff, 1950s
  • Booklet about Canadian Forces Base Trenton, c.1974
  • Photocopy of press clipping about a plaque to Horice Stovin at the Delta Bessborough Hotel, 11 December 2000
  • Letter to Phil & Helen Flagler from Bill Stovin, 10 March 2001
  • Letter to Phil from Stovin, 25 August 2008
  • Undated letter from Stovin to Phil
  • Printed email correspondence between Stovin, Gerry Boyce, Phil Flagler, and Shelley Wildgen about memories of CJBQ, 2010

Oversized items:

  • 2 drawings by W. B. Mac of Belleville Sales & Advertising Club members, 1950s: Ted Schwab; Len Smith; Bill Stovin; Bill Riley, Ben Yanover; Brian Humphreys; Frank Murray; Phil Flagler; Ralph Plumpton; Fred Maund

Stovin, William Horace 'Bill'

Correspondence of the Little and King families of Milltown

  • CA ON00156 2023-12
  • Collection
  • 1907-2001

Letters written by members of the Little and King families of Tyendinaga Township and Fulton, New York. Includes some family history information, a postcard of Stirling and a photograph of Edith Roulston, taken in 1960.

Needham Throop collection

  • CA ON00156 2017-38
  • Collection
  • 1955-1998

Reports and publications relating to Northern Electric and their Belleville operation. Includes:

  • 'Northern News', 14 Mar 1955
  • Résumé for W. J. Needham Throop, 1965
  • 'Look What's Going On in Belleville' publication, 26 October 1970
  • 'Look What's Going On in Belleville' publication, 25 January 1971
  • 'Northern Electric now...and the future' publication, 1974
  • Proposal for Business Systems to assume responsibility for the office service function, 1980
  • Suggestion Plan Manual for the Subscriber Switching Division, 28 January 1983
  • Certificate of membership in the Telephone Pioneers of America for W. J. Needham Throop
  • Nortel Belleville 50th Anniversary publication, 1997

Other items:

  • Four postcards of the Ontario School for the Deaf; Front Street and United Empire Loyalists monument; Bay Bridge; Moira River, c.1940s
  • Belleville McFarlands decal, 1959
  • Promotional card for Dixie Inn Barbeque on Bridge Street West in Belleville, owned by George A. De Vuyst, c.1959
  • Belleville-Trenton directory published by F & N Directories, 1962-1963

Throop, (William James) Needham

Papers relating to Thomas Kelso's property at 161 George Street, Belleville

  • CA ON00156 2019-061
  • Collection
  • 1873-2019

Receipts and certificates addressed to Thomas Kelso from suppliers and contractors involved in building his property at 161 George Street, Belleville, Ontario. The work was carried out between 1873 and 1876 under the direction of John D. Evans, architect. This collection also includes notes on the Kelso/Roberts family tree, compiled by Trudi and Bob Banting, with reproduction photographs of family members.

The material has been arranged into the following files:
1) Invoices and receipts relating to the construction of 161 George Street, Belleville, 1873-1876
2) Contractor's certificates relating to the construction of 161 George Street signed by John D. Evans, architect, 1873-1875
3) Summary of expenses relating to the construction of the house at 161 George Street, c.1875; calculation of simple and compound interest, 1869-1882; bill for pine lumber from the Rathbun Company, 1888; specifications for construction work for the Sodus Point & Southern Rail Road, not dated
4) Legal papers relating to costs incurred by the Grand Junction Railway in 1877; a case against Henry Covert involving Kelso and Pitceathly in 1879; a report into the condition and affairs of the Union Mutual Life Insurance Company of Maine, 1884
5) Abstracts of title for lots 4 and 5, east side of George Street, Belleville, 1950; newspaper clipping announcing the designation of 161 George Street, Belleville, 1986
6) Reproduction photographs of 161 George Street and Kelso/Roberts family members, c.2019

Kelso, Thomas

'Souvenir of Belleville' postcard set and loose postcards

  • CA ON00156 2017-61
  • Collection
  • c.1935

Six loose coloured postcards showing:

  • Front Street, Belleville, Ontario
  • Aerial View of R.C.A.F. Station, looking South, near Belleville, Ontario
  • Moira River, Belleville, Ontario
  • General Hospital, Belleville, Ontario
  • Albert College, Belleville, Ontario
  • Dominion Entomological Building, Belleville, Ont.

    A fold-out 'Souvenir of Belleville' set of postcards produced by Valentine-Black Ltd., Toronto. They depict:

  • Post Office, Quinte Hotel, Churches, Armouries, Belleville, Ontario
  • Church of St. Michael the Archangel (R.C.)
  • St. Thomas' Church (Anglican) Belleville, Ontario
  • Bridge Street United Church, Belleville, Ontario
  • Front Street looking North, Belleville, Ontario
  • Front Street, Belleville, Ont. looking North
  • Moira River looking North from Victoria Park, Belleville, Ontario
  • Bridge St., bridge over Moira River, Belleville, Ontario
  • Main bldgs., Belleville General Hospital
  • Hotel Quinte, Belleville, Ontario
  • High School, Belleville, Ontario
  • Albert College, Belleville, Ontario
  • Main bldg., Ontario School for the Deaf, Belleville, Ont., Canada
  • Club House, Quinte Golf and Country Club, Belleville, Ont., Canada
  • The Armouries, Belleville, Ont., Canada
  • War Memorial, Belleville, Ont., Canada

Hannah Harrison collection

  • CA ON00156 2018-006
  • Collection
  • c.1900-1970

Collection comprises:

  • album with 128 photographs of family scenes taken by Hannah Harrison of 64 Emily Street, Belleville, Ontario
  • mounted photograph of the house at 64 Emily Street, c.1900
  • photograph of six young women in naval costumes (Hannah Harrison bottom right), c. 1910
  • Methodist Church annual ticket for 1902-1903 in the name of Hannah Harrison
  • Canadian National Railways passes for David Harrison, blacksmith, 1935-1942
  • 'Happy Birthday Sweetheart' card addressed to Hannah Harrison, 1939
  • Wharf Street Debating Club membership card in the name of D. Harrison, 1941
  • photographs of Hannah Harrison holding a baby, c.1970.

Harrison, Hannah Mary

Memorial (Hume) Arena materials

  • CA ON00156 2018-053
  • Collection
  • 1959-2004

Three registration certificates for the refrigeration plant at the Hume Arena in Belleville, Ontario: 1959, 1969, 1970.
Newspaper clippings: Benzie Sangma article 'Memorial Arena memories' published 4 October 2003 and article from 'Hockey Reporter' Fall 2004 edition on historic Ontario arenas, including the Memorial Arena in Belleville.

Lazier family photographs

  • CA ON00156 2021-077
  • Collection
  • 1870-1975

Tintypes and photographs taken or collected by members of the Lazier family of Belleville, Ontario. There are 10 tintypes, all showing groups of two or more young men. The other photographs were taken in Belleville between 1900 and 1975.

Lazier, Alford Foster

Items transferred from the Belleville Intelligencer

  • CA ON00156 2021-075
  • Collection
  • 1903-2017

Collection of materials comprising:

  1. Photograph of Intelligencer press room, 1903
  2. Framed and mounted front page of the Daily Ontario for 28 April 1924 (with Gwen Lazier story)
  3. Belleville Diesel Electric O.H.A. Senior Hockey Club programme, 1949-1950 (donated by Harm Bisschop)
  4. Framed aerial photograph of Belleville by Richard Lumbers, June 1965
  5. Printing proof for front page of The Intelligencer of 14 June 1977
  6. Quinte Air Show calendar, 2017

Intelligencer

Nick and Helma Mika collection

  • CA ON00156 MG 1
  • Collection
  • 1850-1999

The collection reflects the publishing interests of Nick and Helma Mika. It comprises four main series: photographic files, reference files, printing process files and other materials. The collection is strong in local history materials, particularly relating to the history of the United Empire Loyalists, railways, and the city of Belleville.

Mika, Helma

Scrapbook commemorating the official opening of Glanmore

  • CA ON00156 2007-27
  • Collection
  • July 1973

Scrapbook pages with 20 colour photographs of the opening of Glanmore on 7 July 1973, with subsequent newspaper reports on the occasion, invitations and commemorative booklet.

Decoration Day leaflet and Corby Distillery photographs

  • CA ON00156 2021-052
  • Collection
  • 1921, c.1990
  1. Order of Service for 'Decoration Day' at the Armouries in Belleville, 21 August 1921
  2. Six colour photographs of buildings at the former Corby Distilleries site in Corbyville, c.1990

Kellaway, Don

Violet Elliott collection

  • CA ON00156 2020-072
  • Collection
  • 1915-1932

Materials collected by Violet Elliot:

  1. Postcard of the House of Refuge in Belleville. 1915
  2. Township of Thurlow Auditor's Report for 1932
  3. Two blotters advertising Leslie's Shoes in Belleville, c.1930

Elliott, Violet Pearl

Floyd Marlin collection

  • CA ON00156 DA FM
  • Collection
  • 1890-1970

Notes on Deseronto’s history and a number of postcards and photographs. Includes a collection of 43 calendars from firms in Napanee, Newburgh and Selby from 1941-1970.

Marlin, Floyd

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