This folder contains a prepared report of the history of the refinery operations of the St. Lawrence Sugar Refining Company (later St. Lawrence Sugar Refineries Co., Ltd.) from 1879-1932. The majority of the information contained within the report concerns the state of sugar markets, the technical and scientific processes used by the refineries as well as the development of the physical grounds of the refinery. Includes table of contents, index and a map of the refinery buildings.
This diary contains an account of the European tour taken by J.W. McConnell’s father-in-law, Reverend Thomas Griffith in 1887. Rev. Griffith’s descriptions cover the ocean crossing on the Dominion as well as travels in Preston, Ulverston, Glasgow and Edinburgh, Brussels, Cologne, Paris and then again London.
Copy of letter from the Monck Municipal Council to John McConnell, John Wilson McConnell’s father, on his resignation from the Monck Municipal Council before he moved the family to Toronto, 01 May 1893.
This journal contains descriptions by Lily M. Griffith of her oceanic voyage to England as well as her stay in London with her sister Agnes in 1900. The journal also includes fake accounts of wages, filled out in jest in Lily Griffith’s name as well as papers of discharge.
This bundle contains miscellaneous correspondence from friends and business associates dated from 1898-1901 as well as one letter from Rev. Thomas Griffith, J.W. McConnell’s father-in-law, to his daughters Agnes and Lily, McConnell’s future wife.
This bundle contains correspondence from J.W. McConnell to Lily Griffith during their courtship. Correspondence directly after McConnell’s first marriage proposal to Griffith is included (September 6, 1902) as well as the illness and death of McConnell’s sister Susan (December 1902). The correspondence also reflects McConnell’s travels in Canada and the United States promoting the stock and products of the Standard Chemical Company and other ventures.
