Collection includes: 1) File of copies of newspaper articles on Frank Morse Robb and copy of the patent for his electronic wave organ. Also includes research notes on the William Finkle Machine business at 393 Sidney Street in Belleville (Bristol Aircraft Products during the Second World War) and an article from 'Remember When' on the Argue family home at 338 Charles Street. 2) File of research notes on Belleville buildings constructed by City Hall builder John Forin, c.1988-1898 3) Copy of paper by Gerry Boyce on 'Conflict and Cooperation: The Cemeteries of Belleville, Ontario', 2003 4) Copy of article by Peter Meehan 'The East Hastings By-Election of 1936 and the Ontario Separate School Tax Question', published in 'Historical Studies' 68, 2002 5) Electronic files of research notes on buildings in east Belleville 6) Electronic files of research notes on buildings in west Belleville
One framed and four unframed honour rolls from the Second World War, recording the names of members of St. Andrew's Presbyterian who served in the armed forces.
Two plans of Belleville (east and west) showing zoning categories for properties in the city, with lists of zoning by-law numbers and dates since 1977.
Photographs taken during the construction of the Community Archives space inside the Belleville Public Library building. Include photographs of the former location of the Community Archives at 154 Cannifton Road, Cannifton, and the physical move of archival materials and shelving from the old building to the new facility.
Community Archives of Belleville and Hastings County
Digital photographs recording events organized by or otherwise involving the Hastings County Historical Society, the Community Archives of Belleville and other local heritage organizations. The photographs are arranged in folders with the following titles:
Three registers of Harbour Dues paid by ships offloading cargo at the Port of Belleville between 21 September 1939 and 5 December 1946. The registers record the date; the name of the ship; the quantity and nature of the cargo; the recipient; the dues owing and the date they were paid. Entries are signed by the harbour master: Joseph Waddell until 5 October 1945 and George Oliver Tice after that date.
Research notes on architectural styles and photographic slides of Belleville homes and other buildings prepared for a Hastings County Board of Education project and proposed video by Catherine Milne, Instructional Media Developer of the Hastings County Board of Education's Instructional Media Centre and Bill Piton, a teacher.
Slides made by Rudolf Donninger during his time in Belleville, Ontario, working at Northern Electric. They include photographs of buildings in Belleville, rural scenes, cars, a parade and the Belleville Fair in 1970, winter scenes, Ottawa and Kingston views, and aircraft at the Trenton Air Show.
Correspondence files and final report for the City of Belleville Cultural Master Plan, funded by the City of Belleville, the Quinte Arts Council, and the Ontario Ministry of Culture and Communications.
Sixty black and white negatives taken of photographs of Mayors of the City of Belleville. These images were used for the Mayors' Gallery on the fourth floor of City Hall.
Digital photographs of the Climate Strike events in Belleville and Quinte West on 20 and 27 September 2019. The photographs were taken by Kristen Parks, the organizer of the events.