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Collection comprises 33 digital photographs and coloured prints of the interior and exterior of the 'Riverboat' house at 47 Bridge Street West and the property immediately behind it, when it was up for sale. The photographs were taken by Gerry Boyce and listed by Lois Foster.
1) North east room facing Bridge Street West
2) Front door and hall on the east side of the house accessed from the balcony
3) Dormer from the inside of the house and facing north to Bridge Street West
4) Dormer from the inside and facing east
5) Dormer facing south looking toward the carriage house
6) Stairway and dormer facing west
7) Hall door facing east and newel post of the stairway
8) Balcony on the north side of the house and on Bridge street west
9) Entrance from the balcony on the east side of the house
10) View of carriage house taken from south east corner of the balcony
11) The north and west side of 43 Bridge Street West
12) North side of house facing Bridge Street West
13) Under the balcony on the north east corner, "47 Bridge Street West"
14) Under the balcony on the east side
15) View of the carriage house from the window inside lower (ground) level
16) Fireplace on the lower (ground) level, west of the back door
17) The inside stone walls of a room in the main house at ground level
18) Utility room in the main house
19) Clawfoot bathtub in the main house
20) Kitchen in south west corner of the main floor of the house
21) Fireplace in lower level of house west of back (south) door
22) South side of house showing remains of bake oven connected to inside cooking fireplace
23) Kitchen in the carriage house
24) Bathroom in carriage house, showing height of old stone walls
25) Upstairs room in carriage house showing height of old stone walls
26) View from carriage house upstairs window, looking toward the south wall of main house
27) Walkway, from parking lot, along east side of carriage house
28) South wall of carriage house
29) Walkway along east side of carriage house
30) Remains of bake oven on south wall of main house
31) Walkway under balcony along east wall of main house
32) North side of the house on Bridge Street West
33) North side of the carriage house

Video footage and still images gathered for a documentary on the Belleville Christmas light display initiated by the Foster family after the death of Billy Foster and Art 'Sonny' Culloden on 24 December 1958. Includes the final documentary: In Thy Dark Streets Shineth by Sean Scally.

Two booklets on the history of Glanmore National Historic Site in Belleville, Ontario. One is called 'Glanmore' written by Sheila Chapline, written for the general public, the other is a compilation of information aimed at guides of the museum and includes information researched by Kerry Abel and Nick and Helma Mika.

Materials from Queen Victoria School in Belleville, Ontario.

Newspaper clippings compiled by Mary and Roger Greig, concerning properties in Belleville. Most are Intelligencer articles in a series called 'Our Architectural Heritage' by Lennie Williamson on particular houses. These include:
1) St. Agnes Manor, Bridge and Ann Streets, published 9 April 1964
2) George Bleecker house, 260 Dundas Street East, 16 April 1964
3) John Taylor house, 155 Dundas Street East, 23 April 1964
4) Chisholm-McDougall house, Dundas Street West, 30 April 1964
5) Chisholm-Zwick house, 153 Dundas Street West, 7 May 1964
6) McIntosh-McKenzie house, South Front Street, 14 May 1964
7) Simpson-Wallbridge house, Dundas and Front Streets, 21 May 1964
8) Neo-Classical house, 77½ South Church Street, 27 May 1964
9) Lynch house, 75 South Front Street, 4 June 1964
10) Hutton-Ponton house, Dundas Street West, 11 June 1964
11) Moodie Cottage, Sinclair and Bridge Streets, 18 June 1964
12) McNab-Yeomans house, Bridge Street West, 25 June 1964
13) Welbanks house, James Street, 2 July 1964
14) Animal Hospital (Maybee house), Dundas Street East, 9 July 1964
15) Canniff-Lazier house, Cannifton Road, 16 July 1964
16) Reynolds' Block, Front Street and Victoria Avenue, 23 July 1964
17) Turnbull-Campbell villa, Charlotte Street, 30 July 1964
18) Robertson house, 184 William Street, 6 August 1964
19) Murney-Faulkner [Falkiner] house, Bridge Street West, 13 August 1964
20) Springer-Burns residence, 103 Dundas Street East, 20 August 1964
21) St. Thomas Rectory, Bridge Street East, 27 August 1964
22) Scott (Bogart) house, Bridge Street East, 3 September 1964
23) Bellvue Terrace, Patterson Street, 10 September 1964
24) Phillips-Faulkner house, Bridge Street and Dufferin Avenue, 17 September 1964
25) City Hall, Front Street, 24 September 1964

File also includes "An Outline History of Belleville" by Gerald E. Boyce, published by the Hastings County Historical Society in 1962.

This collection consists of:

• family photographs
• postcards
• Chrsitmas cards
• Valentine card
• deeds and mortgages for a property in Tyendinaga Township on the north side of lot 6 in the first concession
• Shredded Wheat cereal box cards (see http://rolandanderson.se/injun-uity_cards.php)
• Imperial Oil Limited History of Canada portfolios
• plate depicting Shannonville United Church
• Hastings County Historical Society banner

Comprises:

1. Certified copy of the Voters' List for Belleville, 1918 (poor condition)
2. Copies of Belleville Profile publication, produced by the Industrial Development Department/Economic Development Department, 1988-1996, 1999-2004, 2009
3. Photographs and negatives of buildings and events in Belleville, including some by Rick Roluf and aerial views by Richard Lumbers, 1988-1991
4. CD-ROMs with various photographic/documentary collections, 2002-c.2010:
   1. Quinte Economic Development Commission video by Floating Point, "We Mean Business", 2002
   2. Quinte Region Volume 1 and 2, 220 photographs by Crombie McNeill, 2002
   3. Downtown Belleville Master Plan, produced by Office for Urbanism, 4 PDF files, 2006
   4. Belleville Photos (unknown photographer), "First Impressions" 110 downtown views, taken in July and August 2006
   5. 247 photographs taken at Kellogg's groundbreaking, 27 October 2006
   6. 400 aerial photographs of Belleville, taken by Darko Zeljkovic in September 2007
   7. 50 photographs by Michael J. Brethour, 2007
   8. Slideshow of construction of the hydroelectric plant on the McLeod Dam in Belleville, photographs by Allen Montgomery, production by Doug Knutson, 2008
   9. Photos of visit by Kunpo delegation from Korea, taken by Euntaek Oh, 10-11 July 2008
   10. Belleville Christmas Tree photo by Gerry Fraiberg, December 2008: shared online at https://www.flickr.com/photos/cabhc/53300566346
5. Collection of video tapes:
   1. VHS video The Choice Location, c.1990
   2. Sketches of Our Town VHS video, 1992 (available online at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i2ApuMb7864)
   3. VHS video: Quinte We Mean Business, c.1999
   4. VHS video: The City of Belleville: Where Industry Comes to Grow, 1999 (by Keepsake Productions)
6. Minutes of the City of Belleville's Economic Development Committee, 2000-2002

Five files of newspaper clippings, Belleville Collegiate Institute and Vocational School yearbooks and ephemeral materials.

The collection contains materials relating to property on lot 26, concession 7 of Thurlow Township, Ontario first owned by John Latta:

• History of the house compiled for the Plainfield Women's Institute Tweedsmuir History by Maude Harrison in 1976
• WIll of Francis Van de Bogart, made 26 Feb 1825
• House and farm leases, and quit claims c.1898-1912 for Lot 26, Concession 7
• Agreement and sale of land documents c.1872-1932
• Deeds and policies c.1874-1932
• Mortgage and accompanying documents c.1901
• Mortgages and agreements survey plan for lot 25
• Fire insurance policies c.1901
• Discharge of mortgage document c.1872
• Legal documents for Thurlow Township lots c.1880-1964
• Mortgages and deeds from Thurlow Township c.1876-1931
• High Court Justice documents c.1872-1886
• Commissioner of Agriculture loans and receipts and statements ca. 1940's
• An original deed from June 22, 1820
• Bound volumes of The Windsor Magazine, June-November 1911 and June-November 1915

Collection comprises: three postcards with aerial views of Victoria Park in Belleville, Ontario, taken by Richard Lumbers; order of service for Remembrance Day ceremony in Belleville on 11 November 2019.

Collection comprises:

1. Yachting on Belleville Waters by the Bay of Quinte Yacht Club, 1977
2. What's Happening in Belleville and District, publication of the Belleville and District Chamber of Commerce, July - August 1978
3. Belleville Centennial Souvenir Guide, 1978
4. Belleville, Ontario, brochure published by the Belleville and District Chamber of Commerce, 1978
5. The Quinte Advertiser Entertainer newspaper, 21 March 1979
6. Floor plan of Bridge Street United Church, 2009

Three plans of Belleville northeast industrial park area, 1968-1994
File of newspaper clippings about famous Belleville residents, 1994-200