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Scrapbook of Edward Winslow

File contains a green clothbound scrapbook about the life of Edward Winslow-Spragge (born E. S. Winslow). Contains mostly clippings as well as also invitations, cards, a confirmation certificate, letters, a telegram, photos of Edward, his friends, and wife, and mementos including a hand painted calendar and bookmark.

Baby book of Lois Sybil Harrington

File contains a baby book covering the life of Lois Sybil Harrington from her birth on February 15, 1889, through approximately 1900, with the later addition of her wedding announcement from 1912. Her mother, Anna Dawson Harrinton, filled out approximately half of the pages of a ruled softbound notebook with descriptions of Lois's infancy and childhood, and also inserted photographs, locks of hair, drawings, and pasted in and loose clippings. Several black and white photographs depict Lois and her siblings, parents, and grandmother, Margaret Dawson. There are as also some newspaper clippings and a piano recital programme.

Harrington, Anna Dawson, 1851-1917

Diary of W. G. M. Byers, honeymoon trip abroad, 1911-1912

File contains a small black bound travel diary with the cover title: “My trip abroad”. Diary contains accounts of the couple’s honeymoon. Includes their wedding announcement and clipping as well as some photographs and a postcard of the steamer R.M.S. Adriatic. Also included is a letter pasted in from Maude Abbott to Dr. Byers, dated November 24, 1911.

Correspondence: Kenelm and Hugh Winslow to Edward P. and Sarah Winslow, 1915-1917

Copied and original correspondence, typewritten and handwritten, mostly from Hugh Winslow and Kenelm Winslow to their parents (Edward P. Winslow and Sarah Windlow) and siblings (including Frances Winslow and Edward S. Winslow) detailing their experiences of fighting in World War I. Also includes some letters between other Winslow family members, and two photocopied poems (unattributed).

Winslow, Hugh

Correspondence - Munitions manufacture, 1907-1915

Correspondence of Rack-A-Rock Co., Sherbrooke, QC, including letters written by Edward S. Winslow, who was manager of the munitions department. Most of the letters are concerned with the manufacture of shells for World War I. Also includes a humorous menu for a company dinner, and the text of an address given by Edward S. Winslow.

Winslow-Spragge, Edward, 1886-1953

Correspondence - Ingersoll-Rand munitions manufacture, Jan 1916-Dec 1917

Correspondence addressed to and from Edward S. Winslow, regarding the World War I and the manufacturing of shells at the Sherbrooke factory of the Ingersoll-Rand Company, where Winslow was the Manager of the Munitions Department and later Assistant to the General Manager. The letters, circulars, and memos primarily concern price and production of shells, and discussions of the staffing of the factory, as well as the possibility of transitioning to the production of different kinds of munitions. Frequent correspondents include E. W. Gilman, General Manager, and George Doubleday, President of the Ingersoll-Rand Company. A few letters are from soldiers who were friends or former employees of Winslow. Includes a brief history of the Sherbrooke factory's munitions production written by Edward S. Winslow for the Historian's Office of the Imperial Munitions Board.

Winslow-Spragge, Edward, 1886-1953

Correspondence - Ingersoll-Rand munitions manufacture

Correspondence addressed to and from Edward S. Winslow, regarding the Sherbrooke factory of the Ingersoll-Rand Company, where Winslow was the Manager of the Munitions Department and Assistant to the General Manager, later the General Sales Manager. Letters, circulars, and memos discuss the transition of the factory from primarily manufacturing 8-inch to 6-inch shells, as well issues related to the end of the war, such as staffing cuts and returning to the manufacture of drilling equipment. Include clippings of articles about Canada's munitions manufacturing during the war, and about Canada's economic state at the end of the war. Includes a copy of the text of an address given by Edward S. Winslow.

Winslow-Spragge, Edward, 1886-1953

Correspondence - Ingersoll-Rand, 1921-1926

Correspondence, mostly addressed to and from Edward S. Winslow, regarding the sales department of the Ingersoll-Rand Company, where Winslow was the General Sales Manager. Letters, reports, and memos discuss sales activities throughout Canada (especially BC; Colbalt and Welland, Ontario; Winnipeg, Manitoba; Sydney, Nova Scotia; and Newfoundland) and staffing, including hiring, salaries, and expenses. Includes material related to a film called "The Story of Compressed Air" and a related presentation that Edward S. Winslow made to the Mining Institute. Also includes some letters from Dick Williams and Tim Truran working on a colonial industrial project in the Gold Coast Colony (present day Ghana) and a salesman working in South Africa.

Winslow-Spragge, Edward, 1886-1953

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