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Robert Findlay

  • CA CAC 3
  • Fonds
  • 1891-1927

Architectural drawings, photographs and professional correspondence documenting the architectural practice of the Montreal architect Robert Findlay (1859-1951) are found in the CAC archives.

Le fonds de -la CAC réunit des dessins architecturaux, des photographies et de la correspondance professionnelle témoignant des activités de l'architecte montréalais Robert Findlay (1859-1951).

File list:
"Architectural Drawings, 1891-1927, 204 drawings." Twenty-five projects, primarily for domestic architecture in Montreal as well as summer residences in the country surrounding Montreal, are found in the archive. Also included are designs for Calvary Church in Westmount.
"Photographs, 1900-17, 86 photographs." The archive contains photographs documenting finished exteriors and interiors of eighteen projects, mainly domestic architecture. In addition, there are photographs of Calvary Church, Westmount Public Library and the Sun Life Assurance Co. building.
"Professional Correspondence, 1900, 6 cm." Correspondence and specifications regarding the design and execution of the R. W. Reford house and the stables for the F. W. Molson house, both located in Montreal, are included in the archive.

"Dessins architecturaux, 1891-1927, 204 dessins." Vingt-cinq projets, surtout d'architecture domestique à Montréal, de même que des résidences d'été construites dans les environs de Montréal. Le fonds comprend également les plans de l'église Calvary à Westmount.
"Photographies, 1900-1917, 86 photos." Le fonds contient des photos représentant la finition extérieure et intérieure de 18 projets, surtout d'architecture domestique. On y trouve également des photos de l'église Calvary, de la Bibliothèque municipale de Westmount et du siège social de la Sun Life.
"Correspondance professionnelle, 1900, 6 cm." La correspondance et le cahier des charges de la maison R.W. Reford et des écuries de la maison F.W. Molson, toutes les deux situées à Montréal.

Findlay, Robert, 1859-1951

J.T. Donald & Co. Ltd. Fonds

  • CA MUA MG1003
  • Fonds
  • 1888-1958

The project files which occupy most of the archives of J.T. Donald and Co. fall into two series: ordinary business and special assignments. Both series contain the firms report's, and correspondence. Special assignments were largely connected with wartime armaments production. A few files concern work for the Imperial Munitions Board in World War I, but most consist of reports for the Chemical and Explosives Branch of the Department of Munitions and Supply, 1939-1948. Ordinary projects involve consultation for food, pulp and paper, petroleum, and chemical manufacturies, as well as for some government departments, 1888-1940. Outgoing correspondence from 1881 to 1909 is contained in letterbooks. A file of legal documents, 1924-1946, refer to claims against the company, agreements, and partnerships. Also included are an undated notebook on chemical analysis, and scrapbooks and files of newsclippings of professional interest (e.g. reports of explosions caused by oil and gas) covering the period 1916-1958. There are also reports on mining and energy sources prepared by Donald alone and also in partnership with J.H. Ross for various private and government bodies.

J.T. Donald & Co. Ltd.

John Bonsall Porter Fonds

  • CA MUA MG1011
  • Fonds
  • 1892; 1907-1908; 1927-1928

These scattered items of correspondence deal with Porter's resignation from the Cincinnati, Hamilton and Dayton Railroad Co. (1892), stock purchases (1907) and other financial matters (1927-1928).

Porter, J. B. (John Bonsall), 1861-1944

Montreal Board of Trade Fonds

  • CA MUA MG1009
  • Fonds
  • 1822-1952

Consists of microfilm of originals, located at Library and Archives Canada. The records of the Board of Trade fall into two series. Administrative records comprise the register of the Committee of Trade, 1822-1842; followed by the minutes of the Board, 1842-1952; reports of general meetings, 1842-1951; and annual meetings, 1876-1879; and council annual reports, 1886-1931. Correspondence consists of letterbooks, 1870-1920, and the correspondence files of the Committee of Trade, 1822-1842. A review of the activities of the Board from 1950 is also included.

Montreal Board of Trade

Earl Francis Beach Fonds

  • CA MUA MG1018
  • Fonds
  • 1962-1969

These papers concern the work of the committees on which Beach served from 1962 to 1969, and contain correspondence, memoranda, proposals, and reports, mostly for the Academic Policy Committee and the University Libraries Committee.

Beach, Earl Francis

William Massey Birks Fonds

  • CA MUA MG1019
  • Fonds
  • 1911-1948

Three scrapbooks document Birks' involvement with McGill, particularly with the Theological Colleges and the Faculty of Divinity. One contains newspaper clippings and correspondence (1912-1913) concerning the United College of Theology. The second scrapbook contains newspaper clippings and correspondence (1912-1948) on the establishment of the Faculty of Divinity at McGill. The third contains telegrams concerning the appointment of Sir Auckland Geddes as Principal in 1919, as well as newspaper clippings regarding the McGill Fund Campaign (1911) and the Patriotic Fund, (1914-1917). There is also correspondence about church matters and the Joint Theological Colleges and brief accounts of the establishment of the latter, correspondence, minutes, reports, reminiscences and notes document the establishment of the Faculty of Divinity in 1948. There is also a builder's contract and accounts for the Birks building on University Street and a draft fragment of a historical story or novel set in the 14th century about a Richard Birks.

Birks, William Massey, 1868-1950

Wilfrid Bovey Fonds

  • CA MUA MG1023
  • Fonds
  • 1903-1953

Bovey's papers document his involvement with a number of organizations, his political, literary, and military careers, and his travels. His files as president of the Canadian Handicrafts Guild, 1930-1936, include reports, correspondence and speeches, while those connected with the Canadian Legion Educational Services also include photographs and printed material, 1939-1946. The C.B.C. series comprises programmes, draft speeches and letters, 1936-1944. His political correspondents include St. Laurent and MacKenzie King, 1940-1944. Speeches made by Bovey before the Legislative Council, business and other groups discuss a wide range of political, social and educational issues are supplemented by clipping files on Québec politics. Bovey's literary ventures generated correspondence and book reviews, as well as manuscript poems, 1939-1941, n.d., while his World War I military service is the subject of a small file of correspondence, 1915-1953. Finally, Bovey assembled scrapbooks of photographs and souvenirs of his voyages between 1930 and 1939. For Bovey's files as director of Extra-Mural Relations and Extension at McGill, see McGill Administrative Records, Record Group 44.

Bovey, Wilfrid, 1882-1956

George Swan Challies Fonds

  • CA MUA MG1025
  • Fonds
  • 1946-1971

Challies' papers are related to his teaching career at McGill. They consist of two binders of lecture notes and one of case materials for his course in Civil Procedure (1946-1966), and a file of correspondence, course materials and examinations for his course in Engineering Law (1969-1971).

Challies, George Swan, 1910-

Archibald Duff Fonds

  • CA MUA MG1032
  • Fonds
  • 1876-1881

Apart from a printed copy of his LL.D. thesis on the idea of atonement amongst the ancient Hebrews, and a copy of examination questions in mathematics set by him, Duff's papers are almost entirely concerned with his application for the Bradford position in 1877. These comprise letters of recommendation from J. W. Dawson, Alexander Johnson (Vice-Dean of the Faculty of Arts), and two professors at Andover Theological Seminary, as well as copies of a letter from A.M. Fairbairn of Aberdeen, encouraging Duff to apply for the post. There is also a copy of Duff's letter to the secretary of the Congregational College in which he declines an offer of teaching work.

Duff, Archibald, 1845-1934

Peter Eakins Fonds

  • CA MUA MG1033
  • Fonds
  • 1932-1972

The bulk of Eakins' papers concern his work as a geologist and consultant for the mining industry. His Peruvian period is covered by correspondence, reports and newsletters on the San Jose prospect for the Cerro de Pasco Corporation, 1952-1956. His work with Mineral Management Ltd. (1956-1959) is documented by correspondence on mining investments and exploration. There are also files raised by Eakins for his reports on the Axel Heiberg Island project, 1962-1969 and Eakins' participation in the first Canadian workshop on "Education in the Earth Sciences" (Sudbury 1971), and the International Geological Conference of 1972. There is also correspondence, memoranda and notes relating to the history of geology at McGill and in Québec, and some correspondence with Geology Department staff members and students.

Eakins, P. R. (Peter Russell), 1927-1982

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