The fonds consists of records created and accumulated in the course of the Montreal Dental Club's activities from 1897 until 1997 and contains administrative files, 1897-1994; minutes, 1897-1994; correspondence, 1930-1995; financial reports/books, 1897-1909, 1934-1947, 1973-1979; scrapbooks and news clippings, 1888-1963; newsletters, 1961-1981; Fall Clinic records, 1938-1939, 1964-1977; copies of the club's journal, Insight, 1989-1995; four histories of the Montreal Dental Club and the McGill Dental School, 1897-1947, 1946-1997, 1997; and four photos and negatives of a club dinner dance. In addition, the fonds includes undated miscellaneous scientific papers.

The collection documents the involvement of McGill faculty, students, alumni, and staff during the Second World War. It contains information on 5568 men and women on active service, including 295 women. It also provides information on the 298 dead, 52 prisoners of war, and 629 recipients of medals.

The greater portion consists of folders, index cards, newspaper clippings, correspondence, and photographs of individual soldiers and civilians. Index cards, documents and photographs were created and accumulated by Fetherstonhaugh and placed in alphabetical order within specific categories. The collection contains four distinct series: index cards; textual documents, including newspaper clippings; correspondence and articles arranged by subject; and photographs. The first series contains subseries reflecting Fetherstonhaugh’s original subdivision categories.

The index cards are arranged in the following groupings:

-Subversive activities
-Killed
-Prisoners of war
-University staff
-Macdonald College
-Army course
-COTC
-US
-General list A-H
-General list I-Mc
-General list M-Z
-Returned from active service
-Photos in extension file
-Photos on loan
-Women
-Civil

Other files in the collection include correspondence and newspaper clippings arranged by particular subjects; correspondence and newspaper clippings concerning the McGill War Memorial Campaign, 1947-1949; Fetherstonhaugh's account book of income and expenditures, and some vouchers, 1942-1946; McGill News articles, 1942-1946; correspondence, memoranda, invoices, reviews, and newspaper clippings, 1947-1948, concerning the book McGill University at War, 1914-1918; 1939-1945.

The fonds documents the client files (approximately 1976-2000), administrative records (approximately 1976-2000) and computer backup tapes (approximately 1989-1998) of McGill Systems Incorporated (MSI).

Description forthcoming.
Please contact McGill University Archives for further information: 514-398-4711 or refdesk.archives@mcgill.ca

The Lyman-Scrimger Family Fonds consists of the papers of the Lyman, Scrimger and Johnston Families. Reverend John Scrimger's daughter married Walter Ernest Lyman and their daughter, Elizabeth, in turn married Wyatt Galt Johnston. Elizabeth's sister is Mary Minta Turnor.

The Lyman-Scrimger papers largely consist of approximately 42 cm of photographs. Two albums contain family portraits, while two others assembled by Albert Clarence Lyman (B.A., 1878) and Walter E. Lyman (B.A., 1881) also include pictures of McGill classmates. The large collection of unbound photographs contain a number of views of Western Canada taken ca. 1900, Montreal scenes, and travel snapshots taken in Europe (ca. 1905-1910). Two scrapbooks compiled by the Reverend John Scrimger contain newsclippings, poems, cards, letters, photographs, and memorabilia of a family or sentimental nature. The reminder of the papers consists of newsclippings, programmes and so forth related to members of the family as well as a few scattered items of correspondence, probably collected by Mrs. Walter Lyman.

The Johnston Family papers comprise Wyatt Galt Johnston’s laundry lists and grocery accounts, ca. 1899; a letter to Elizabeth Johnston from her mother in Lennoxville, 1906; H. Wyatt Johnston’s school reports, 1907-1911; and letters of sympathy and memorial cards sent to H. Wyatt Johnston on the death of his mother Elizabeth Johnston, 1943 and his aunt Mary Tunor, 1945.

Mary Minta Turnor’s papers consists of correspondence, largely with members of her family in the Eastern Townships on domestic news. A few photographs of houses and pets, as well as some recipes, are also included.

This fonds consists of Ashley's student notes for McGiII courses in English, Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics, and Spanish, radio scripts, theatre programs, clippings and photographs all reflecting Ashley's active participation in campus life. Of particular interest are Ashley's notes annotated with drawings and draft articles commenting on life at McGill.

The fonds consists of photographs, documents, graphic materials, and moving images relevant to the Lemon, Scott and Philips families. The scope predominantly covers the personal and professional lives of the Philips and Scott families from 1905 to 1950s, their time at McGill University and the Scott’s Presbyterian Mission to China. The textual documents consist of travel diaries, biographical publications, genealogical research and evidence, personal ephemera often accompanied by relevant newspaper articles, and correspondence, much of which was during the periods of the Boer War, WWI and WWII. There is graphical content significant to McGill University Medical School and the University of Dalhousie. Similarly, the collection contains graphical, published material and objects related to McGill University, it’s Medical School for men, the School of Occupational Therapy, and McGill’s relation to women students in the 1900-1950s. The photographs, which include some by Notman, comprise the bulk of the collection have significant informational, evidential, associational and artefactual value. The photos span from the 1840s-1990s (predominantly between 1905 and 1940s) capturing the daily life of these families, their association with McGill and their travels across Europe, Africa, Asia and the Middle East.

The Fond is comprised of three Sous Fonds: Lemon, Scott and Philips.

Philips (ca 1838-1960s)
This sous fonds predominantly covers the personal life of the Philips family after the marriage of Dorothy Anne Scott to JR Philips. Additionally it covers: the professional life of JR Philips at Philips Cables and OMEA, Nancy Philips’ school days and her time at McGill University, Jack Philips and his service in the Boer War and WWI, biographical texts both written and transcribed by Nancy Philips, and considerable genealogical research into the combined family histories of the Philips, Scott and Lemon families. This fonds consists primarily of photographic records.

Scott (ca 1850-1930)
This sous fond covers the personal and professional lives of the Scott family. A large portion covers the medical training of both Dr. William J. Scott’s and Alfreda Lee Jowsey, and their time as missionaries in China just after the Boxer Rebellion. Fred A. Scott is also heavily featured, mainly his time training with the R.C.A.F and while fighting in WWII. Records for Dorothy Anne Scott and her mother Alfreda are the predominant portion of the collection, displaying a vibrant picture of their lives in Montreal and of their travels.

Lemon (ca 1960-1990)
This sous fonds is primarily records of the family life of Nancy Philips and Robert Lemon. Also featured are numerous slides related to Robert’s work in ornithology. Most records related to Nancy Philips are in the Philips sous fonds.

"Architectural Drawings, n.d., 3 drawings." An elevation of an entrance gate for the Mount Royal Cemetery, a perspective of the Church of St. James the Apostle and a proposal for an exhibition building, all in Montreal, comprise the CAC's holdings of the work of Lawford and Nelson.
"Photographs, n.d., 1 photograph." The archive contains a photograph of an entrance gate for the Mount Royal Cemetery.

"Dessins architecturaux, s.d., 3 dessins." Là CAC possède le dessin d'une élévation de la grille d'entrée du cimetière du Mont-Royal, une perspective de l'église St. James the Apostle et un projet de Palais des expositions, tous à Montréal.
"Photographie, s.d., 1 photo." Le fonds contient une photo de la grille d'entrée du cimetière du Mont-Royal.

The collection documents the life of Katsuji Nakashima since his arrival in Canada in 1909. The material consists of a personal handwritten journal written on rice paper in ancient Japanese; a Dominion of Canada certificate of Naturalization issued in 1919; a passport issued by the Imperial Japanese Government (1921); invitations, bills and other ephemeral items (ca. 1910-1945); military photographs; an Internment Camp Ration Book; and other personal documents reflecting the civilian and military activities of Katsuji Nakashima. The collection also contains personal belongings such as Buddhist prayer items.

The collection contains the Holmes Gold Medal, photographs, certificates, a poem, letters, newspaper clippings and memoirs.