This file contains the press release from St. Lawrence Sugar Refineries announcing that the company was no longer controlled by “German interests”.

This file contains a legal agreement between Sir Herbert Holt et al and J.W. McConnell dated 1917. The agreement is in regard to the release and discharge of payments made against a sale made by R.H. Barron in 1917.

This file contains a bound report of the Montreal Victory Loan Committee to the Minister of Finance in 1917. Also includes pictures of the Loan Committee and the Women’s Committee as well as summary reports by the fundraising teams throughout Montreal.

This scrapbook contains newspaper clippings on various articles of interest to McConnell. In the majority are articles dealing with the attempt of Canadian Light and Power to extend the franchise of Montreal Street Railway. Articles also focus on World War I and the Victory Loan campaign which was chaired in 1917 by McConnell.

This file contains a summary statement of the corporations tax of St. Lawrence Sugar Refineries due to the Ontario provincial government for 1917.

This file contains a copy of an address entitled ‘Sacrifice – The Price of Victory’ by Captain Frank Edwards of the Royal Fusiliers as delivered to the convention of Minnesota Bankers Association on July 28, 1918. The address was re-issued by the Director of Public Information, Ottawa.

This folder contains a letter of introduction and explanation as well as a memorandum concerning a post-war reconstruction scheme involving the International Corporation of Canada, a corporation created by Brigadier General Raymond Brutinel. Contains J.W. McConnell’s signature as a subscriber to the corporation.

Scene including John Wilson McConnell et al at a Montreal Victory Loan Parade.

Scene including crowd watching floats at a Montreal Victory Loan Parade.

Scene including crowd watching floats at a Montreal Victory Loan Parade.