Fonds contains 10 watercolour renderings of "Maison dite de Robespierre," which was built in 1762 and demolished in 1909, and an unidentified English Gothic building, perhaps a guild hall or a town hall. There is a pen and ink drawing of an elevation of the façade of an English Gothic church. In addition, there are unsigned survey drawings of the Redpath Library of McGill University, depicting the building after the construction of the second extension designed by Percy Erskine Nobbs (1875-1964) in 1921. The Redpath Library was designed in 1891 by Andrew Thomas Taylor (1850-1937) and George William Hamilton Gordon (approximately 1854-1906).
Le fonds contient notamment des aquarelles de la «Maison dite de Robespierre», qui a été construite en 1762 et démolie en 1909, ainsi que d'un immeuble de style gothique anglais, peut-être une maison de corporation ou un hôtel de ville. Il y a un dessin au trait de la façade d'une église de style gothique anglais. En outre, il y a des dessins d'arpentage non signés de la bibliothèque Redpath de l'Université McGill représentant l'immeuble après la construction de la deuxième annexe dessinée par Percy Erskine Nobbs (1875-1964) en 1921. Le plan initial de la bibliothèque Redpath a été conçu en 1891 par Andrew Thomas Taylor (1850-1937) et George William Hamilton (circa 1854-1906).
"Architectural Drawings, 1910-1, 21 drawings." The drawings document, through plans and elevations, Painter's addition to Windsor Station in Montreal. Also included are copies of plans for the original building constructed between 1880 and 1890.
"Dessins architecturaux, 1910-1911, 21 dessins." Les dessins rendent compte, par des plans et des élévations, de l'annexe conçue par Painter à la gare Windsor de Montréal. Signalons également des copies des plans de l'immeuble original construit entre 1880 et 1890.
The company's records contain administrative, financial and publicity material. The administrative series comprises the minutes of the directors from 1929 to 1955 and of the executive committee from 1949 to 1956. An engagement book records contracts between the company and its employees, 1902-1906. Henry Morgan's business correspondence covers the period 1847-1850, and includes a few personal letters to his brother James. Financial records cover both internal operations and stock transactions. The former are documented by an account book, 1845-1848; ledgers, 1870-1889; and diaries, 1884, 1936; the latter by lists of stock holders, 1954-1960; and records of transfers of Morgan's common stock, 1954-1961. Also included are files of invoices, receipts and cheques, 1846-1852. Publicity materials largely centre around anniversaries. Scrapbooks of newspaper clippings, other printed materials and photographs cover the years 1936-1945, culminating in the company's centennial, for which a typescript history was prepared.
Collection consists of a manuscript petition in French written on behalf of Jean Baptiste Lepine for a ferry from Rivière des Prairies to the river end of Île Jésus, dated 12 April 1809. The petition is signed with his mark. The petition also includes the signatures or marks of a number of other signatories, including Jacob Oldham, Roderick Mackenzie, and Simon Fraser. On verso is a docket title and information in English about reciept of the petition and a note that the request was granted.
Collection consists of an illustrated manuscript containing a map and brief guidebook to Paris landmarks, created by Nicole Allardet probably during the 1940s or 1950s. The item is inscribed to Vivienne Horne. A folded booklet on heavy grey paper, the guidebook contains twelve panels, ten of which feature a gouache illustrated vignette of a Paris landmark and a short handwritten description in white. The landmarks include the Jardin du Luxembourg, Opera House, Eiffel Tower, the river Seine, the Bois de Vincennes, Notre-Dame de Paris, the Jardin des Tuileries, the Champs-Élysées, Montmartre, and the Luxor Obelisk in the Place de la Concorde. In the centermost two panels is a simple map of Paris showing the landmarks depicted.