This file contains the handwritten record of unit shares redeemed and/or distributed to and from members of the McConnell family and holding, foundation and trust interests such as the J.W. McConnell Foundation Inc. and Ashburton Holdings Limited.

This series contains personal and family records of the McConnells from 1898-ca1970.

Included in the records are copies of the McConnell family tree, household and property expenses (e.g. receipts and bills from landscaping companies, clothing and household furnishings retailers, employee pay stubs, and lists of household costs), a guestbook from Saran Chai, photographs of family vacations at Saran Chai and the McConnells’ Golden Wedding anniversary, individual portraits or scenes of J.W. and Lily McConnell and friends, films of McConnell family vacations in Canada and trip to England in the late 1930s), material from special events such as the wedding of Kathleen McConnell to Peter Laing, additional personal mementos such as passports and McConnell’s Hymnary, and Christmas cards.

This fonds contains records and supplementary material covering all three major aspects of the life of John Wilson McConnell: business and finance, social and philanthropic commitments, and family life. The records covering these subjects stem mainly from ca1898 to the time of McConnell’s death in 1963. Additional financial records exist past this date into the early 1970s due to the trusts administered by McConnell’s legacies. The nature of the records is reflected in the following series: 1) Correspondence; 2) Scrapbooks, Journals and Address books; 3) Personal and Family records; 4) Philanthropy; 5) High society; and 6) Business Commitments. The records in Series 4 and 5 are further subdivided into subseries: Philanthropy and Fundraising (Hospitals and Health Care; Higher Education; War Efforts); Business Commitments (Promotion; Commercial Trust Co.; Montreal Star; St. Lawrence Sugar Refineries; Property Holdings).

This file contains miscellaneous correspondence regarding the administration and dispersing of shares and funds to beneficiaries of the Family Trust as administered by the Commercial Trust Co. All correspondence arranged chronologically.

This file contains the auditors’ report of MCFT Holdings, Ltd. (formerly Montreal Star Holdings Limited) for 1974 as well as the annual summaries of the company for 1975 as presented to both the Canadian and Quebec governments. Also included in the file are additional correspondence and printed account reports of MCFT Holdings, Ltd. and its downsizing of holdings during the period of 1974-1977.

This item consists of the minutes of the general meetings and meetings of the Board of Directors for SLSR Holdings (formerly St. Lawrence Sugar Refineries, Ltd.) for 1971-1977.

This series contains records related to the various business ventures of J.W. McConnell.

The records are broken down into five subseries according to function: Company Promotions, 1900-1930; Commercial Trust, 1936-1972; Montreal Star, 1925-1971; St. Lawrence Sugar Refineries, 1912-1977; and Property Holdings (St. Lawrence Sugar Refineries), 1917-1962. Material found in this series includes ledgers, financial statements and reports, tax documents, meeting minutes, memos and correspondence.

This subseries contains records related to J.W. McConnell’s involvement in St. Lawrence sugar refineries between 1912 and 1977.

Material in this subseries includes federal and provincial income tax statements and annual statements, and minute books of the executive and general meetings.

This file contains correspondence to and from the Commercial Trust and later The McConnell Foundation regarding the legal transferring of the McConnell estate from one body to the other.