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File contains correspondence from the Public Archives of Canada (Ottawa) dated 1969 and addressed to Mary G. Plumpton, Curator, Hastings County Historical Society giving information for Robert Read, M.P. Senator. Tanner, distiller and farmer in Belleville. Director Grand Junction Railway; elected Legislative Council for Quinte Division. Elected House of Commons for Hastings East. Called to the Senate 1871.

File contains a typescript transcript of an entry for Alexander Robertson, Belleville, from A Cyclopaedia of Canadian Biography. Robertson served as mayor of Belleville in 1870 and in 1878-1879, and as an MPP for West Hastings from 1878, resigning his seat to run for federal office in 1882.

File contains four original documents from the Clerks Office, Village of Trenton, with the names and dates of appointments of the local Reeve. (Archibald Thomson 1855; William Shea 1863 & 1865; James Cumming 1871).

File contains a petition to the Municipal Council of the County of Hastings; for the process of incorporating the village.

File contains a newspaper article regarding Quinte District Catholic electors' perspectives on Dr. Hope, of the Baldwin-LaFontaine Party, and Robert Read, his opponent in the United Canadas election.

File contains printed copy of "House of Commons Debates" fourth session - tenth Parliament, speech of Mr. W.B. Northrup, M.P. on G.T.R. -- Belleville & North Hastings Railway; Ottawa, Monday, February 10, 1908.

File contains a printed booklet entitled Federal Elections 1908 for Conservative Scrutineers and Workers. The booklet provides guidelines for the conduct of polls and includes a ballot sample.

File contains a copy of pages 74-84, from Fred Landon's book; Canada's Part In Freeing The Slave, c. 1919.

File contains a newspaper article concerning the history of leadership conventions in Canada, which were introduced by the Liberal Party in 1919.

File contains a printed issue of the Bulletin of the Departments of History and Political and Economic Science, Queen's University, No. 46 (November, 1923). The issue is devoted to an essay entitled “Pioneer Problems in Upper Canada,” by R.W. Cumberland, concerning political unrest in Upper Canada leading to the Rebellion of 1837.

File contains several copies of development plans, along with two newspaper articles from the Intelligencer dated 28 January 1969 detailing the proposed building of an international airport and casino in Belleville area.

File contains a typescript essay by Fred Williams (5-Sept-1936), regarding the funeral of Charles, Duke of Richmond, Lennox and Aubigny - Governor General.

File contains a newspaper clipping regarding the naming of George LeClerc as President of the Thurlow Liberal Association on 29 March 1957.

File contains a newspaper clipping of an article dated; October 2, 1959. This article is about the Social Credit Party of Canada, that was organized by a Belleville, Ontario man.

This file contains a Globe and Mail article dated March 18th, 1959; about the death of Sidney Earle Smith, and his contribution to Canadian Society.

File contains a number of newspaper articles about the Trenton Town Council. There are many articles discussing local politics, and politicians, such as; Former Trenton Mayor Ross Burtt, and others.

File contains a newspaper advertisement dated 21 November 1961, announcing the candidacy of Benjamin Safe, Chairman of Public Works, for the office of Mayor of Belleville, and announcement on 1 December 1961 of Mr. Safe's withdrawal from the mayoralty contest due to illness.

File contains a typescript list of manuscript groups in the holdings of the Douglas Library Archives, Queen's University, which involve correspondence and papers of prominent Canadian political figures ca. 1775-1931. Also present is a typescript letter from E.C.Beer, Douglas Library Archivist to Gerald E. Boyce, 21 January 1965, concerning the list of holdings.