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Winslow-Spragge family

Sub-subseries consists of correspondence to and from Lois Winslow-Spragge, Anna Harrington, Eva Winslow, and Bernard J. Harrington, between 1898 and 1909; family history and genealogical notes accumulated by Lois Winslow-Spragge, between 1950 and 1969; typed copies of letters between Anna Dawson Harrington, B.J. Harrington, and their children: Eric, Edith, Clare, Ruth, Conrad, Bernard, Lois, Eva, and Will, dated between 1888 and 1912 and selected by Lois Winslow-Spragg; correspondence from Nora Burnwash, Letitia Wales, J.W. R. Meakin, Clare Harrington, Alice E. Johannsen, John Andreassen (archivist of McGill University, 1968-1977), Mrs. Eakins, Peter Eakins, Keith Crouch, Dr. Violet L. Coughlin, Edward E. Dawson, Crystall Dawson, the Executive Committee, Board of Governors, regarding Regulations governing the McGill University Archives, Susan Newton, between 1959 and 1977; essay about the Alaska Boundary Dispute, written by Alan Geldart, great-great-grandson of J.W. Dawson, March 1973; Eva Dawson family tree, 1973; newspaper clipping, March 1977; letters written to Edward Winslow-Spragge from Anna Harrington, 1915, and Mabel R. Wernecke, 1928; letters written to Alice Winslow from Anna Harrington, 1915, 1917; a copy of Lois Winslow-Spragge’s biographical text “My uncle, Dr. William Bell Dawson” (1959), along with handwritten notes about William Bell’s career, a ship named after him, and two poems that he wrote; several versions of a biographical sketch of Rankine Dawson written by Lois Winslow-Spragge, along with a letter to McGill University Archivist John Andreassen introducing the text, 1973; letters to Lois Winslow-Spragge from Anna Harrington, Conrad Harrington, Clare Harrington, between 1910 and 1917; fragment of a paper titled “Lois Sybil,” with a list of items, possibly in Margaret Mercer Dawson’s hand; notes, history and annual report of the Montreal Junior League Museum Program, recollections of the Redpath Museum by Anne V. Byers, pamphlets and other promotional material for Redpath Museum, 1933-1961; material on the founding and administration of the McGill University Museums Auxiliary, founded by Anne V. Byers for which she worked as a volunteer from 1960-1971. The file includes clippings of invitations to events, background informational document, typewritten reports, lists of Board members from 1963-1965, and a membership list dated 1965-1966; newspaper clippings and printed programs and other conference material for the Phoenix Festival in 1971, and the Phoenix Natural Science Association in 1981-1982; correspondence between Anne Byers and her children, 1968-1997, grandchildren, 1969-2001, sisters and friends, 1969-2000; correspondence and notes regarding Winslow family reunions, 1956, 1972, 1989; several typewritten reminiscences of Lois Winslow-Spragge of University Street, 1900; list of titles of 7 rock paintings by Lois Winslow-Spragge; one page from McGill Reporter of article with title, "Grand-daughter of former Principal -- Enjoys Art and Nature.", 1972; correspondence regarding Lois Winslow-Spragge's book on George Mercer Dawson, 1962-1977; correspondence between Geoffrey Leech and Lois Winslow-Spragge, 1961-1976; marriage certificate for Lois Sybil Harrington and Edward Winslow-Spragge, their birth certificates, as well as several other clippings and mementos from Lois’s life; obituaries of E. Winslow-Spragge as well as letters Anne received at the time of her father's death in 1953 and her mother, Lois's, death in 1978; correspondence regarding publication of Lois Winslow Spragge's book, 1963-1976; correspondence to Lois and Edward Winslow-Spragge from their children, 1902-1977 and grandchildren, 1962-1977; siblings, Clare Harrington, William Harrington and Bernard G. Harrington, 1909-1976; letters and newspaper clippings of Alice Winslow-Spragge Simons election campaign, 1961-1971; volunteer activities, Lois Winslow-Spragge, 1910-1965; family photos, 1889-1849; clippings and professional correspondence, Edward Winslow-Spragge, 1934-1950; correspondence, Edward Winslow-Spragge with McGill University, 1940-1941; letters and ephmera related to Edward Winslow-Spragge's work with the Canadian Manufacturing Association to England, 1939-1943; correspondence with colleagues and professional contacts related to Edward Winslow-Spragge's career with Canadian Ingersoll Rand, 1917-1924; maps of St. Lawrence River and Grenfell Mission, Labrador, 1907-1908; programmes and clippings from the rededication of St. Bride's Church in London, 1957; booklet for the memorial service for Sir William Dawson held at McGill, 1899; copy of Harrington family tree, recorded by Lois Winslow-Spragge, as well as correspondence, clippings, and photographs related to the Winslow-Spragge family and other Dawson descendents, 1894-1975; copy of letter from Lois Winslow-Sprague to Geoffrey Leech, 1964; letter and essay by Edward Winslow-Spragge, 1944, 1948; scrapbook about the life of Edward Winslow-Spragge, 1907-1943; a book of Lois and Edward Winslow-Spragged correspondence, published by their daughter, Anne Byers, in 2000; baby book of Lois Sybil Harrington, 1889-1900; diary of W. G. M. Byers' honeymoon trip abroad, 1911-1912; letters and postcards exchanged between Lois Harrington and Edward Winslow during their courtship, 1908-1912 and their marriage, 1913-1929, 1931-1932, and correspondence of Edward S. Winslow to his parents, 1915-1916.

Company Promotions

This subseries contains records related to J.W. McConnell’s career between 1900-1930. The records in this subseries are scattered and do not necessarily reflect McConnell’s full role in the various companies he worked with during this period.

Material found in this subseries includes ledgers and record books of various companies in which McConnell was involved, personal ledgers used by McConnell for his finances, charter and minute extracts from the Standard Chemical Company, and financial and bank statements.

Education and awards

This sub-series documents Madeleine Parent's academic achievement, honorary doctorates, and recognitions. Materials include primary and secondary school certificates and report cards, and awards. There are also files with documentation on honorary doctorates Parent received from various Canadian universities. Awarding universities include Windsor University, Athabasca University, Carleton University, and Trent University. Moreover, there is a file on her nomination to the Canadian Labour Hall of Fame. It is important to note that only a photocopy exists for some certificates and awards.

Parent, Madeleine, 1918-2012

Correspondence

This subseries consists of correspondence to and from William Feindel on assorted topics. While there is correspondence arranged in other subseries, this subseries contains strictly correspondence files related to Feindel’s research and writings.

Feindel, William

Canadian Textile Council

This sub-series documents the Canadian Textile Council (CTC) / Conseil canadien du textile (CCT). Madeleine Parent and Robert Kent Rowley founded the CTC in 1952 to represent Canadian unions within the United Textile Workers of America (UTWA). After the 1952 Dominion Textile Company Limited strike and Parent and Rowley's dismissal from the UTWA, the CTC became a Canadian independent national trade union, later to become the Canadian Textile and Chemical Union (CTCU). Parent served as Secretary-Treasurer and Rowley as President. The CTC had offices in Valleyfield and Montreal in Quebec, and Welland and Brantford in Ontario.
Several materials detail the CTC's split from the UTWA. Records consist of correspondence, reports, press releases, financial statements, notes, legal documents, and collective agreements. Included are files regarding the CTC's national conventions, executive board meetings, and issues of the CTC's Bulletin from 1952 to 1974. Several files also contain information on specific Locals and include materials regarding labour organizing, disputes, and agreements.
There is overlap between this sub-series and the Canadian Textile and Chemical Union sub-series (C2). There are related materials on the CTC's union activities in the Dominion Textile Company Limited sub-series (C4), Woods Manufacturing Company, Limited sub-series (C5), Texpack Limited sub-series (C6), Harding Carpets Limited sub-series (C7), and Wabasso Cotton Company Limited sub-series (C8). There is also an overlap between this sub-series and the UTWA series (series B).

Parent, Madeleine, 1918-2012

Hospitals and health care

This subseries contains records related to J.W. McConnell and Lil McConnell’s participation in fundraising and philanthropy related to health care and hospitals, primarily between 1922 and 1965.

Material in this subseries includes reports, pamphlets and programmes, correspondence, and photographs.

Family papers

This sub-series includes various materials documenting Madeleine Parent's family and friends. Several documents relate to Parent's father, John B. Parent, such as his American citizenship, Michigan record of birth, and registration for American military service. Also included are documents related to the Hogue and Forest family. There are signed funeral guestbooks for Parent's mother, Rita Marie-Anne Hogue, and Parent's second husband, Robert Kent Rowley, and a file of sympathy letters and tributes for Rowley. There are also related materials to Rowley's death in the last series of this fonds, the Robert Kent Rowley papers (MG 4269 H).
Also documented are Parent's marriages, including her divorce from her first husband, Val Bjarnason, and marriage to her second husband, Rowley. Moreover, there is correspondence from Parent to Rowley, mostly from her trip to China in 1960. The sub-series also contains various membership cards and passports that belonged to Parent. There are photographs of Rowley's funeral, John B. Parent, portraits of Madeleine Parent, Parent's mother's family portrait (1899), and unidentified friends and family. Finally, this sub-series also contains a file of correspondence and four audio recordings related to Parent's retirement in 1983.

Parent, Madeleine, 1918-2012

Montreal Neurological Institute

This subseries contains materials related to the history of the Montreal Neurological Institute (MNI), the Neuro History Project, conferences and workshops held at the MNI, and publications on the history of the MNI that Feindel was writing.

Feindel, William

Other family members

Subseries consists of correspondence to Clare Harrington by various family members, between 1883 and 1966, including a letter from her Grandpa, Grandma and Aunt Eva Dawson, written from Paris in 1883; letters from Bernard James Harrington, 1884, between 1894 and 1898, 1902, 1903; Rankine Dawson, 1889; Anna Dawson Harrington, 1893, 1896, 1901, 1902, 1904, 1905, 1907; Lois Sybil Harrington, 1898; Conrad Dawson Harrington, 1903; Ruth Mina Harrington, 1906; Bernard Gibb Harrington, 1907, 1952; Jessie Soults, 1918; William Bell Dawson, 1935, 1938; Walter Vaughan, 1917; W. Shepherd, 1917; Kate Alexander, 1917; Edward P. Featherstonhaugh, 1917; Mary Sutherland, 1917; Lois McMurtry, 1917; Sarah B. Grier, 1917; Ethel Hurlbatt, 1917; Sophie Campbell, 1917; Rachel Skelton, 1917; Grace Fairley, 1917; Ethel H. Porter, 1917; E.V. Hancock, 1917; Phyllis Davis, 1952 and several undated letters from Rankine Dawson; Anna Dawson Harrington; Muriel Galt; Alice J. Turnham, with an attached list of material related to George M. Dawson, 1952, and Conrad Featherstonhaugh Harrington, 1966. It also includes photographs of Cristall Margaret Dawson, 1925 and her correspondence, 1939 and 1964; 4 letters to Conrad Harrington, written by his mother, Anna Dawson Harrington, between 1894 and 1914; 4 letters to Bernard Gibb Harrington, written by Lois Sybil Harrington in 1900; 2 newspaper clippings, 1923 and 1933 and 1 undated clipping about Harrington Air Service; 6 letters written to Eric Harrington from John William Dawson, 1883; Rankine Dawson, 1884; Bernard James Harrington, 1885; Ruth Mina Harrington, 1894 and Louisa G.F. Molson, 1894; numerous letters to William Harrington, between 1899 and 1916 and in 1927 from Anna Dawson Harrington, 1899, 1903, 1905, 1907, 1908, 1909, 1910, 1915, 1916; Bernard James Harrington, 1903, 1906; R.H. Coats, 1927 and 10 undated letters from Anna Dawson Harrington. It also includes letters from Clare Harrington to Phyllis Davis, 1952; letters from Bernard James Harrington to Edith Harrington, 1888; 28 letters from Anna Dawson Harrington to Ruth Harrington, between 1894 and 1912; 1 letter from Bernard James Harrington to Ruth Harrington, 1906; 1 letter to Miss Gibb from Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.), 1883; miscellaneous letters written and received by members of the Dawson-Harrington families, between 1892 and 1910, e. g. from Grandpapa William Dawson addressed to children; from Anna Harrington addressed to her daughters; from Bernard James Harrington, Clare Harrington, Lois Harrington addressed to family; 2 letters from Charlotte Harrington to Mary Louisa Harrington, between 1872 and 1873; 6 unidentified letters, between 1861 and 1884 and photocopies of receipts, deeds of gift, notes, and correspondence related to the donation of archival materials to McGill University, given by the Dawson family, between 1908 and 1963.

Canadian Textile and Chemical Union

This sub-series documents the Canadian Textile and Chemical Union (CTCU), which grew out of the Canadian Textile Council (CTC) founded by Madeleine Parent and Kent Rowley in 1952. The CTCU represented manufacturing and service workers and became affiliated with the Canadian Association of Industrial, Mechanical and Allied Workers (CAIMAW). In 1992 the CTCU merged with the Canadian Auto Workers (CAW) to become Local 40. However, there are no documents related to the merger in this sub-series. The CTCU was also a member of the national trade union center, founded by Parent and Rowley, the Confederation of Canadian Unions (CCU).
The sub-series consists of the CTCU's annual conventions, constitution and by-laws, and files relating to specific union disputes and agreements. There are related materials on the CTCU's union activities in the Artistic Woodwork Company Limited sub-series (C9) and the Puretex Knitting Limited sub-series (C10).

Parent, Madeleine, 1918-2012

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