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 item consists of a detailed listing of the descendants of John McConnell and Margaret Anne Wilson. Covers four generations (1834-1977) of descendants of the seven children of John and Ana McConnell (John Wilson McConnell being the youngest).

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 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 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 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 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 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.

This file contains the 1975 financial statements of the California Trust, administered by the Commercial Trust Co.