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Rare Books and Special Collections Series
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Correspondence

The Correspondence series contains various letters dated between 1965 and 1998. Letters in the Recording Secretary's files include information about annual passwords.

Insurance records

Series consists chiefly of financial ledgers with details about insurance policyholders and payments. Contains records related to both adult and juvenile policies, ordered chronologically. Earliest ledger dates from 1939. Series also contains miscellaneous files including insurance premium payments receipts from 2006-2007, monthly reports from 2005 and 2006, and correspondence regarding insurance.

Library

Series consists of books, maps, and ephemera relating to Scottish culture, dance, arts, culture, and cooking, collected by the association for their library or produced by the Sons of Scotland.

Membership

This series contains material representing a core activity of the fraternal association: member recruitment and management. Welcome packages, membership cards, member records, and recruitment manuals and documentation are featured significantly in this series. Recruitment was often conducted by volunteers during Highland Games, golf tournaments, and folk festivals, and at malls, banquets, and pub nights.

Minutes

Series consists of minute books from various Montreal camps and committees, including the Carrick-Deeside Camp, McKenzie (MacKenzie) Camp, Mount Stephen Camp, Past Grand Chief Association, Social Committee, and the Montreal District Committee.

Publications

Series consists of publications produced by the Sons of Scotland, including a Montreal district newsletter and multiple issues of The Scotian magazine.

Administration

Series consists of administrative documents, including treasury receipts, by-laws, information sheets for the Centre, records related to building renovation, and financial records.

Minutes

Series consists of minute books for meetings held between 1991 and 2010.

Artifacts and activities

This series consists chiefly of artifacts used or created by the Sons of Scotland Benevolent Association at the Scottish Centre in Verdun. The artifacts include commemorative plaques, badges, and sash pins worn by members and officers during meetings and functions, a gavel, a trophy, and framed photograph of Queen Elizabeth II. Some of the artifacts are related to administrative activities, including two embossing machines and blank letterhead and stationery.There is also some textual ephemera representing social activities of the Scottish Centre, such as a list of Christmas carols.

Food research files

This series contains research files compiled by Armstrong during the course of her food research. The files primarily represent multiple visits to Quebec towns and regions. The series is divided into two subseries: (1) Quebec regional food research and (2) Food research subject files. The files in the first subseries are composed primarily of ephemera and research notes collected or created during her travels in various Quebec regions during research food and foodways. These include brochures about and/or published in various regions in Quebec, largely related to agro-tourism; business cards and pamphlets from restaurants, bakeries, and food producers; correspondence with chefs and proprietors, often with recipes attached; clippings; and Armstrong's travel or itinerary notes. Some of the largest files are related to Charlevoix, the Eastern Townships, Lanaudière, and Île d'Orleans.The second subseries contains research materials, notes, correspondence, conference presentations, ephemeral publications, etc. on specific topics, such as "Maple Syrup Pie" and "Cheese" or from particular conferences or events (such as "Culinary Historians Conference, May 2009").

The series also contains a small amount of material pertaining to conferences attended and general cooking ephemera collected by Armstrong, such as loose recipes.

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