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Records of the Women's Christian Association of Belleville, Ontario

  • CA ON00156 WCA
  • Fonds
  • 1874-2014

Reports, minutes, correspondence, press clippings and property records relating to the activities of the Women's Christian Association in Belleville, Ontario and their work in establishing the Belleville General Hospital and Home for the Aged and in administering both The Residence, later renamed The Gables, and the Tickell House, homes for older women.

Women's Christian Association

George Pearce research on J. B. Collip

  • CA ON00156 2013-16
  • Fonds
  • 1920-2012

The fonds comprises books, photos and research files about J.B. Collip, his discovery of insulin and the research George Pearce did on Collip. The fonds consists of the following series; printed books, George Pearce research files, letters, photos, newspapers articles and miscellaneous material.

Pearce, George

Grace B. Waters photograph albums

  • CA ON00156 GBW
  • Fonds
  • 1914-1946

The First World War photograph album contains about 164 black and white or sepia photographs, 1 cartoon entitled "The same old moon", 1 coloured pencil sketch of a nurse. The album is Kodak's "Gallia" model (32.5x26x2cm) in plain black, textured leatherette. The photographs vary greatly in size from 21 x 14.5 cm to 8.5 X5.9 cm. About 40 of the photographs are signed either "E.R. Owen" or "E.R.O.". The first photograph is marked in pencil, "Donor G.B.Waters". Many of the photographs depict the Duchess of Connaught Canadian Red Cross Hospital in Cliveden, England. Many images depict the hospital at the time of a visit by King George V and Queen Mary, a visit by Sir Robert Borden, and a visit by Winston Churchill. There are images of the hospital wards both indoors and out, the cafeteria, the linen supply, and many patients (a lot of the patients seem to be wearing special issue hospital shoes) and nurses. Subjects include: nurses of the Canadian Army Medical Corps; funerals; women ambulance drivers; trenches, military hospitals.

The second album dates from 1916 to 1921. Identified locations include: Athabaska Hall; Banff (Alberta); Red Deer; Lake St. Helena; Edmonton; Sylvan Lake; Mount Royal; Montreal (from M.G.H.); Fort William [Thunder Bay]; Lake of the Woods; Moose Jaw; Markerville; Innisfail; New York. There are several photographs of farm scenes and some of medical personnel in white coats, holding human bones.

The third album includes photographs taken at a graduation at McGill University in Montreal; scenes of Niagara Falls; photographs of cars; two photographs of hospital rooms.

This collection also includes an annual report for Kingston General Hospital, 1906; a brochure for Queen's University Hospital in Cairo, c.1915; five panoramic postcards of Le Tréport, France, c.1915; a letter from 'Elsa' of Dickson, Alberta to Ivy, Clifford and Lloyd, discussing her new job as head of a teacher training department in Ethiopia, dated 5 August 1946, and two sheets of song lyrics for the following songs:
Sheet 1
Cupid is the Captain of the Army
I've Said My Last Farewell
Those Songs My Mother Used to Sing
The Bull-Frog and the Coon
Poker Love
The Good Old U.S.A.
So Long Mary
The Tale of a Stroll
Lazy Moon

Sheet 2
Fishing
I Would Like to Marry You
As We Swing, Sweetheart
Drummer Song
Dear Old Johnstown
When I Rode on the Choo Choo Cars
I Fell in Love With Polly
Hey! Mister Joshua
Hiram Green, Good-Bye
It Makes Me Think of Home, Sweet, Home

Waters, Grace Brown

Records of Dr. Lester D. Riggs

  • CA ON00156 2018-018
  • Fonds
  • 1914-1930

Items relating to the life of Lester David Riggs.

1) Certificates:

  • License to practice medicine in California, 1914
  • License to practice medicine in Arizona, 1916
  • License to practice medicine in New Mexico, 1918
  • License to practice medicine in New York, 1918
  • Appointment as First Lieutenant in the United States Army Medical Corps, 1918
  • License to practice medicine in Wyoming, 1920
  • Membership of the Associate of Military Surgeons, 1920
  • Licentiate from the Post Graduate Course in Pulmonary Tuberculosis, 1925
  • Licentiate as Fellow of the American College of Physicians, 1929
  • Certificate in Internal Medicine, 1937

2) Other materials

  • Two photographs of Lester D. Riggs in army uniform
  • 'Symptoms and Treatment of Tuberculosis' paper by Lester D. Riggs, c. 1926
  • 'Chronic Diseases Found in Association with Pulmonary Tuberculosis: Their Influence on Prognosis and Treatment' paper by Lester D. Riggs, 2 December 1926
  • 'Tuberculous Activity Following Tonsillectomy' paper by Lester D. Riggs, 25 May 1928
  • 'Definite Terminal Signs in Pulmonary Tuberculosis' paper by Lester D. Riggs, c.1928
  • 'Artificial Pneumothorax and Tuberculosis' paper by Lester D. Riggs, 26 March 1929
  • Copy of letter of recommendation from George H. Kress, 15 May 1929
  • Printed program for the Convocation of the American College of Physicians, 1 May 1935
  • List of books [possibly owned by Lester D. Riggs]
  • Biography of Dr. Lester David Riggs

3) Journal of 'Artificial Pneumothorax Notes', including names of patients, 1929-1930

Riggs, Lester David

Philip Etter records

  • CA ON00156 2012-12
  • Fonds
  • 1935-2012

Photographs from World War Two, Philip Etter's identification cards, literature on the navy and military, correspondence with the Canadian Merchant Navy Veterans Association, newspaper articles, newspapers from World War Two, House of Commons releases, the journal "The Red Duster".

Etter, Philip Herbert

Dr. Blakslee receipts

  • Fonds
  • 1915-1940

The fonds consists of Dr. Van Arsdale Blakslee's personal and medical business receipts between the years of 1915 and 1940. There are receipts for medical supplies, tax receipts, and personal receipts such as household bills and car repairs. Many of the medical supply invoices are for products shipped by mail from Toronto or Montreal. Some of these companies in Toronto include: J.F Hartz Co. Limited, Ingram Bell, Ethical Drug Products Limited, and from Montreal Frank W. Horner Limited, Manufacturing Chemists. The majority of the receipts are from local businesses in Belleville and surrounding areas such as: F.W Jeffery Harware Merchant, Midland, Ontario, F.S Anderson Co. Genuine Scranton Coal, W.H Lattimer Druggist Belleville, Sprague the Cleaner, Greenleaf's Garage Machine Shop Foundry Electrical Contractors, R. Oliphant Son Butchers, McLaughlin Motor Car Company, Quinte Bicycle Store, The Belleville Pharmacy, E.D Finkle Electrical Contractor, J.S McKeown The Prescription Druggist, Porter, Butler and Payne Barristers, Solicitors Notaries Public etc. The Belleville Vulcanizing Co. J.T Warren Chevrolet Garage, Ed. F. Dickens Son Bakers and Confectioners, Smith Hardware, Chas J. Symons Gents Furnishings, Hats Caps, A.B Liddle Tailoring, Cleaning, Pressing, Repairing and many more. There are also household bills from the Belleville Gas Department, Belleville Water Works Department, Bell Telephone, Hydro Electric Power Commission and tax receipts from various years.

Blakslee, Van Arsdale