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Materials include:
1) Transcription by Lois Foster of an interview from the Daily Intelligencer of 21 November 1903 with Arthur McGinnis, Moira Lodge historian, on 'The Fraternal Societies of Belleville', focusing on the Freemasons
2) Biographical information compiled by the Historical Committee [of Hastings County Historical Society?] in 1982, and introduction to Betsy Boyce's book 'The Accidental Prime Minister', 2000
3) Newspaper clippings relating to Mackenzie Bowell, 1982-2005
4) Correspondence, research materials and speech by Gerry Boyce in relation to the Ontario Heritage Foundation plaque on Mackenzie Bowell's former home at 194 William Street, Belleville, 1982-1984
5) Print of a drawing of Glanmore and the fountain in front of the house by Phillipa Faulkner, 1984
6) Poster 'Beautiful City, Belleville, Ontario' by Terri L. Horricks for the Canadian Mental Health Association, 2006

Two of the photographs show a Shell-sponsored baseball team, two show an H.J. McFarland truck (Gibson went on to work for McFarland).

Scrapbooks of newspaper clippings compiled by Joyce Keller from Belleville, Ontario newspapers on topics relating to Canada's centennial celebrations, chiefly in 1967 but with some earlier and later clippings.

Four printed honour rolls listing World War Two veterans from the following institutions and companies:
1) Belleville Collegiate and Vocational School: c.1,100 names
2) Canadian Industrial Alcohol Company [Corby's Distillery, Corbyville]: 23 names and 19 photographs
3) College Street School [Trenton]: c.340 names
4) Corbin Lock Company [Belleville]: 71 names

A reproduced map detailing advance electoral polling stations within the City of Belleville. The map includes Bayview Mall, Fire Dept Training Office and St. Mark's United Church as stations, wards and boundaries.

An aerial photograph of Napanee (Map # 49C4709/70). Map includes: Napanee River and Village in the Townships of South & North Fredericksburg. A small part of Ernestown & Camden Townships. Concession 1 to 5 of Richmond Township, Deseronto and Hay Bay Circa 1970. Scale: 1:2,000.

Map includes Trans-Northern Pipeline and Trans Canada Pipeline and the Hydro Lines. Donated by Walter I. Watson, P. L. S.

Belleville, Map # 78-4413-24 showing areas of; North East Belleville, Alemite Park on South West corner of map, Moira Secondary School near South East corner of map and Leeming Farm on 3rd Concession Road at North side of map. Published by the Ministry of Natural Resources. Surveyed by Walter I. Watson, P.L.S. Circa 1970.

These volumes were compiled by the Historic Structures Committee of the Hastings County Historical Society in 1978 and 1983. They contain photographs and descriptions of some of the older buildings in Belleville, Ontario.

Grand Trunk Railway and Canadian National Railway materials collected by Cleland James Allison and Tom Allison, including: Grand Trunk Railway Employees' Timetable 41 for Belleville and Montreal divisions, April 1922 Canadian National Railways Conductors' and Brakemen's seniority list, January 1940 Memorandum to C. J. Allison commending him for detecting a broken truck in Gananoque, 1 September 1944 Railway Operating Rules, 1916, 1929, 1951, 1962
*Texts of four talks on railway history given by Tom Allison, 1990-2005

Scrapbooks created by members of the Belleville, Ontario, Chapters of the Beta Sigma Phi sorority, documenting the groups' activities and press coverage.

Bay of Quinte Area Council
1) Memory Book, 1973
2) File including minutes and notes, 1981-2000

Scrapbooks are included for the following Chapters:
Alpha Lambda
3) 1975-1976
4) 1978-1979

Gamma Mu
5) 1961-1965
6) 1966-1967
7) 1967-1968
8) 1969-1970
9) 1970-1971
10) 1971-1972
11) 1980-1981
12) 1981-1982
13) 1988-1989
14) 1989-1990
15) 1991-1992
16) 1992-1993
17) 1994-1995

Preceptor Alpha Beta
18) 1978-1981
19) 1981-1982
20) 1982-1984
21) 1984-1985
22) 1986-1987
23) 1987-1988
24) 1991-1992

Xi Alpha Mu
25) 1959-1967
26) 1977-1980
27) 1980-1981
28) 1981-1982
29) 1983-1984
30) 1986-1987
31) 1991-1992
31a) 1993-1994 (this volume transferred from Belleville Public Library in April 2019)
32) 1996-1997

Xi Beta Zeta
33) 1972-1974
34) 1975-1976
35) 1976-1977
36) 1977-1978
37) 1978-1979
38) 1979-1980
39) 1980-1981
40) 1981-1982
41) 1983-1984
42) 1984-1985
43) 1986-1987
44) 1987-1988
45) 1988-1989
46) 1989-1990
47) 1990-1991
48) 1991-1992
49) 1992-1993
50) 1993-1994
51) 1995-1996
52) 1997-1998

One file of loose items.
Poster celebrating 50 years of Beta Sigma Phi, prepared by Gwen Aubin, 1981.
Poster with titles of officers of Beta Sigma Phi Chapters, c.1980.

Additional materials received as 2018-137 in November 2018:

• Minutes of the Laureate Sigma Chapter, 1978-1984
• Minutes of the Laureate Alpha Eta Chapter, 1982-2011
• Minutes of Belleville City Council of Beta Sigma Phi, 2016
• Ten issues of 'The Torch' magazine, 1999-2018

Additional materials received as 2019-111 in November 2019. Members of this chapter included: Geraldine Bertin; Margaret Bowes; Janet Bowland; Donna Bruce; Patricia Clayton; Sharon Dracup; Phyllis Etter; Joyce Foster; Dianne Fritz; Susan Jordan; Patricia Meens; Shirley Newton; Lana Reid; Mary Rowland; Diane Turrall, Shirley Wasson.

1) Minutes of the Laureate Sigma Chapter, 1994-2013
2) Scrapbook of Laureate Sigma Chapter, 1996-1999
3) Photographs of the Laureate Sigma Chapter, c.1996-2010
4) Issue of 'The Torch' magazine, November 2000

Records of the Quinte Field Naturalists consisting of:

• books of meeting minutes
• newsletters
• newspaper clippings
• pamphlets
• financial statements, the organization's constitution
• breeding and nesting records, Christmas bird counts
• memos, letters
• obituaries of members
• an application for incorporation (stamped with date of incorporation - 22 Jan 1991 - by the Ministry of Consumer and Commercial Relations)
• membership records constitution, proposals, by-laws

Digitized videos of fires and other activities involving the Fire Department of Belleville, Ontario:

1. Chemical fire at Durabla Canada Limited, Belleville
2. Fire at 188 Dundas Street East, Belleville, 16 March 1991
3. Fire in the tower of City Hall, Belleville, 14 March 1993
4. Fire at the Canadian Tavern, Belleville, 2 August 1993
5. Fire at Holy Rosary Catholic School
6. Rum Runner fire, 11 October 1995
7. O.F.C. Certification
8. Belvedere Fire, 24 November 1994
9. 309 Front Street, Belleville (Ed Kafka law office)
10. Quinte Secondary School Computer lab, 18 April 1996
11. Quinte Exhibition, 29 August to 2 September 1996
12. Quinte Exhibition 1997 Fire Fighters Night
13. Belmont Restaurant fire, 5 May 1998
14. Fire at 171 University Avenue, Belleville, 13 July 1999
15. Fire at 37 Albion Street, Belleville
16. Fire at 39 Great St. James Street, Belleville, 1 January 1996
17. Fire at Journey's End warehouse, Belleville

Photograph of the former Galleons Restaurant at 135 North Front Street, closed for renovations, c.1992.

File of materials relating to parks in Belleville, Ontario:

• Report on proposed redevelopment of Corby Park, [1966]
• Correspondence concering Duff Park at Dundas Street West and Sidney Street in Belleville, 1970-1971, 2001
• News clipping from Belleville Intelligencer concerning the start of construction on the Quinte Sports Centre, 8 October 1976
• Registered plan of land at the corner of Front and Pinnacle Streets in Belleville, later known as Connor Park, 20 October 1976
• Memoranda about the designation of Corby Park, May 2007
• Invitation and program of events for dedication of the Hastings and Prince Edward Regiment Parkette at Dundas Street West/Bay Bridge Road intersection, 23 September 2017

File of materials relating to waterfront development:

• Final Report on Belleville's East Bayshore by the City of Belleville in partnership with the Waterfront Regeneration Trust, Environment Canada and Quinte Conservation, March 2003
• Belleville Waterfront Master Plan and Development Plan by Brook McIlroy Planning + Urban Design, May 2005
• Stage 1 Archaeological Assessment for the Belleville Waterfront Redevelopment Master Plan Class EA by Archeoworks Inc., October 2005
• The Belleville Waterfront Redevelopment Master Plan by Brook McIlroy Planning + Urban Design, November 2006