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File contains a map printed on linen of South Africa and an accompanying poem by Rudyard Kipling entitled The Absent Minded Beggar which had been set to music by Arthur Sullivan.

File contains three original printed programs of the annual concerts of the Belleville Philharmonic Society, 1903 to 1905. Also present are printed sheets of music, and a printed primary examination of the Toronto Conservatory of Music.

File contains an Ontario Intelligencer article dated 20 March 1961 concerning Konrad Piwowarski, an artist and former Polish intelligence agent residing in Belleville, whose paintings were commissioned by a local church.

File contains several typescript and manuscript poems including “Chapleau Boys” which recounts shanty life in Renfrew County. Also present is a newspaper reprint of a poem entitled “The Maple and the Beaver,” by Charles Andrew Tupper which appeared in the Cobourg Sentinal-Star, 12 August 1964.

File contains two newspaper articles from The Intelligencer, 8 June 1966 announcing the Hastings Historical Society's acquisition and exhibition of Dr. A Paul's 350-piece collection of lighting devices at the Hastings County Museum.

File contains a printed programme of “Women's Parliament of Prophecy, A.D. 2901,” an all-female performance of a mock parliament in two acts, which took place at the Belleville Opera House in May, 1901.

File contains an article from The Intelligencer, 25 September 1968 profiling Miss Joy Nicholls, owner of the Quinte Bookshop, Bridge Street East, Belleville, which she had owned and operated for 35 years.

File contains a newspaper article concerning the election of officers in 1960 for the Belleville Branch of National Ballet of Canada. Includes a program for a National Ballet of Canada performance at Centennial Secondary School, Belleville on November 4 and 5th, 1968. Also present is a poster for a performance of a One Act Festival by the Eastern Ontario Drama League, November 14-16, 1968 at Centennial Secondary School, Bellevile.

File contains a printed excerpt from Legion magazine soliciting support for McCrae House, Guelph, the birthplace of Colonel John McCrae, author of In Flanders Fields. Also contains a typescript circular letter by C.L.C. Allinson, Guelph, concerning the appeal as it appeared in the Legion.

File contains a photocopied printed chapter entitled “A brief history of jazz,” from The Encyclopedia of Jazz, which outlines the history of the genre from ca. 1850 to 1955.

File contains a newspaper clipping concerning the seasonal opening of the Wellington Museum on June 6, 1968.

File contains newspaper articles concerning development, administration and expansion of the National Museums of Canada.

File contains a printed magazine article entitled “Money Museum in Michigan,” by James Keith, Lawyer Title News, April 1962 concerning the Money Museum established in 1960 by the National Bank of Detroit.

File contains a printed program for the official opening of the Marine Museum at South Bay, Prince Edward County, August 11, 1974.

File contains a newspaper article concerning the history and exhibits of the Bytown Museum in Ottawa.

File contains newspaper clippings regarding the opening of the Ameliasburgh Museum in Prince Edward County in 1968, and the relocation of a log cabin to the museum site in April, 1969.

File contains newspaper clippings regarding the history of the Barnum House Museum, near Grafton, Ontario. Also present is a printed information card regarding the history of Barnum House and its preservation as a museum.

File contains a newspaper article from The Intelligencer, 28 June 1968, concerning the filming of 'The End' a short production concerning World War II, which was shot in Campbellford, Ontario.

File contains a newspaper article concerning the release of the book, 'The Mosaic of Belleville', by Nick and Helma Mika on May 26, 1966. Also contains a typescript price list which appear to be related to reproductions of drawings and photographs.