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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.

Clippings, March-December 1939

Newspaper and magazine clippings from British and Canadian news outlets, most discussing the Canadian Manufacturering Association delegation to the UK in August 1939, the political events leading to the outbreak of World War II, and Canada's role in manufacturing arms for Britain's defense.

Winslow-Spragge, Edward, 1886-1953

Wartime pamphlets, 1915-1942

Booklets containing published speeches, reports, articles, and one menu related to the two World Wars and Canadian Manufacturing, predominantly the Second World War.

Winslow-Spragge, Edward, 1886-1953

Correspondence - Ingersoll-Rand, war work, 1940

Edward S. Winslow correspondence and drafts regarding Winslow's involvement in the Canadian Manufacturer's Association, Ingersoll-Rand's wartime contracts with the Canadian and British governments, as well as reports from meetings with officials. Includes information about a St. Lawrence waterway project, as well as information about corporate taxation and other related legislation.

Winslow-Spragge, Edward, 1886-1953

Correspondence - Ingersoll-Rand, war work, Feb-Sept 1941

Edward S. Winslow correspondence and drafts regarding Winslow's involvement in the Canadian Manufacturer's Association and Ingersoll-Rand's wartime contracts with the Canadian and British governments. Includes discussions of pay rates and labour conditions, a CMA survey about Canadian industrial capacity, and several letters expressing frustration with the Canadian government's lack of organization and support for Canadian manufacturers.

Winslow-Spragge, Edward, 1886-1953

Correspondence - Ingersoll-Rand, war work, Feb 1942-Feb 1953

Edward S. Winslow correspondence and newspaper clippings regarding the Canadian Manufacturer's Association and Ingersoll-Rand's wartime contracts with the Canadian and British governments. Includes Winslow's resignation letter from Ingersoll-Rand following health issues, material related to a volunteer position he took with the Canadian Wartime Bureau of Technical Personnel, congratulations from when he was awarded the OBE, and an obituary.

Winslow-Spragge, Edward, 1886-1953

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