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Books formerly owned by William Nisbet Ponton.

Research notes.

Records of Gerry Boyce's research on a number of published and unpublished subjects relating to the local history of Belleville and Hastings County. Research for published books include:

• Hutton of Hastings
• St. Andrew's Chronicles
• Eldorado: Ontario's First Gold Rush
• Sidney Township, 1790-1990
• Historic Hastings
• Belleville: Birth of a City
• Belleville: A Popular History
• Belleville City Hall

This series contains a range of materials covering local cultural, sporting and community activities, including theatre, heritage open days, 1978's Belleville Centennial events, Canada Day celebrations, local authors, the Belleville McFarlands and Belleville Bulls hockey teams.

This series contains Gerry Boyce's personal financial records and items reflecting his personal life, such as daily logs for the period 1955-1960 and awards for running. Includes a résumé from 2009.

Recording of Mia Anderson reading Margaret Atwood's poems, The Journals of Susanna Moodie.

Copy of Historic Hastings with Gerry Boyce's annotations about the sources of information in the text.

Records relating to Gerry Boyce's time as a Councillor for the City of Belleville in the 1990s, including campaign materials, reports, correspondence, clippings, and meeting minutes. The series also holds records relating to the political career of Egerton Boyce, Gerry's son, also a City of Belleville Councillor, and to political activities of Gerry and Bev Boyce from the 1970s to 1990s.

Recordings of Canadian poets reading their work, with sleeve notes by Robert McCormack. The poets included are:

1. Phyllis Webb
2. Earle Birney
3. John Newlove
4. Alfred [Al] Purdy
5. Irving Layton
6. Leonard Cohen
7. George Browning
8. Gwendolyn MacEwen