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Accession # |
A2008.93 |
Title |
Materials related to the Campbell and Richardson families of Fergus, ca. 1865-1968. |
Date |
1865-1968 |
Description |
Materials related to the Campbell and Richardson families of Fergus. David Campbell, Hugh Campbell and Mrs. J.W. Richardson (nee Margaret A. Campbell), were all children of David Campbell (1819-1908) and his wife Margaret Robertson (1833-1902). SERIES 1: Campbell, Richardson, and Fessant families, ca.1886-1908. File 1: School book, in memoriam cards, and obituary, ca. 1886-1908. - item 1: Penmanship notebook; begins "Friendship / 'Show Me' says a forcible writer..."; ca.1886. - item 2: In memoriam card: Sarah Fessant, wife of Captain A.G. Midford, died Wingham, 31 Aug. 1891. - item 3: In memoriam card: Susie [nee Richardson], the wife of James Johnston, died Guelph, 16 Feb. 1899; sister of Mr. I.W. Richardson, Fergus. - item 4: Obituary, David Campbell, died 21 Feb. 1908, buried Belsyde Cemetery, Fergus; married Margaret Robertson 1862; father of John in Indiana; Hugh, deceased; David of Oklahoma; Mrs. J.W. Richardson. SERIES 2: DAVID CAMPBELL (1869-1946), 1929, 1945. File 1: Application for Non-immigrant Visa [to USA] - ph 29279: Portrait, David Campbell, 1945. Includes letter to "Dear Friend Dave" from Grace of Ponca City, Okla., 10 March 1929. - ph 29280: Postcard, addressed to Dave Campbell, Ponca City, Okla. SERIES 3: HUGH CAMPBELL (1868[?]-1897), 1897-1898. File 1: Hugh Campbell, 1897-1898. [Hugh Campbell travelled from Fergus to Denver, Colorado, in aid of his health; he died there 03 Dec. 1897]. - item 1: Postcard, to John W. Richardson, Fergus, from H. R. Campbell, Chicago, 5 July 1897. - item 2: Postcard, to David Campbell, Elora, from Hugh, Chicago, 05 July 1897 - item 3: Postcard to Mr. J. W. Richardson, Fergus, Dear Jack, from Hugh, 1 July 1897. - item 4: Postcard to Sister, Mrs. J. W. Richardson, Fergus, from Brother, Hugh, Omaha, 7 July 1897. - item 5: Postcard, to Mr. J.W. Richardson, Fergus, from H.R. Campbell, 8 July 1897. - item 6: Postcard to Sister, Mrs. J.W. Richardson, Fergus, from Brother Hugh, Denver [CO], 11 Sept. 1897. - item 7: Postcard to J.W. Richardson, Fergus, Dear Jack, from Hugh, Villa Park, Col., 18 Sept. 1897. - item 8: Postcard, to Sister, Mrs. J.W. Richardson, Fergus, from Brother, Hugh, Villa Park, Colorado, 28 Sept. 1897. - item 9: Postcard to Mr. J.W. Richardson, Fergus, Dear Jack, from Hugh, Denver, 22 Oct. 1897. - item 10: Postcard to John W. Richardson, St. Andrew's St. Fergus, Dear Sister and Bro, from Bro Hugh, 15 Nov. 1897. - item 11: List, personal effects of Hugh R. Campbell [at his death, 3 Dec. 1897]. - item 12: Two invoices, nursing; [owing to Mina Bray; Charles Gough], Henri R. Foster, Notary Public, Denver, Colo., 4 Dec. 1897. - item 13: Letter to Mrs. J.W. Richardson, St. Andrews St., Fergus, from Chas. Gough, Denver, regarding her "brother's last sickness", 14 Dec. 1897; on back of envelope: "H.R. Campbell died in Denver Colorado, Dec. 3rd. Please forward death benefits [signed] Mrs. Margaret Richardson. - item 14: Letter to Mrs. Richardson, "about your brother's sickness" from Mrs. M. Bray, Denver, Colorado, 15 Dec. 1897. - item 15: Envelope, to Mrs. J.W. Richardson, Fergus, from J.W. Olinger, Undertaker and Embalmer, Denver, Colorado, Jan. 1898. - item 16: Mrs. J.W. Richardson, receipt re loan of Oct. 1897, Charles Turner, 19 March 1898. - item 17: Mrs. J.W. Richardson, receipt re nursing Hugh R. Campbell, Nov. and Dec. 1897, Chas. Gough, 19 March 1898. - item 18: Mrs. J.W. Richardson, receipt [re nursing?] Nov. and Dec. 1897, Mrs. Mina Bray, 20 March 1898. - item 19: Letter to Mrs. J.W. Richardson, Fergus, from M. Bray, Denver, Colo., 23 Nov. 1898. SERIES 4: THOMAS CAMPBELL RICHARDSON (1897-1976), 1917-1968. "Cam" Richardson was the son of John W. Richardson and his wife Margaret Ann (nee Campbell); he married Mary Pearl Mullen. File 1: Military Service, 1917-1919. Thomas Campbell Richardson enlisted 10 Oct. 1917 and served in Canada, England and France as a signaller with the 64th Field Battery of the Canadian Field Artillery. - item 1: Pass and Railroad Voucher [to] Brussels, Dec. [year]. - item 2: Certificate issued with war service badge, 29 Mar. 1919. - item 3: Envelope, Harry Lovelock, Toronto, "Badges, Regalia..." - item 4: Discharge certificate, 30 March 1919. - item 5: Record of Service, 25 Feb. 1927. File 2: Birth Certificate, Mary Pearl Mullen, born Fergus, 18 April 1894. File 3: 7-page description [by Cam Richardson], on letterhead "Fergus Fur Farms", of his experience with Joe [Howard] and Tom Halls when their plane crashed in Labrador, Feb. 1947; includes pamphlet "Cruises of the S.S. North Voyageur", Clarke Steamship Company, Montreal, to Newfoundland and Labrador, 1933. Includes photocopies of newspaper clippings on the mink farm (1933, 1964, 1968); the Richardson private airfield (1946, 1963); the plane crash (1947); and a visit to the "wilds of Labrador" by William Richardson (son of Cam Richardson) and Harris Steele (1948). File 4: Fergus Swimming Pool, Woman's Season Ticket, 1946, 1947, signed, Dorothy Anderson. [Dorothy Anderson (1928-2008) married William Richardson, son of Cam Richardson and his wife (nee Mary Pearl Mullen)]. SERIES 5: PHOTOGRAPHS, ca. 1899-1955. - ph 29281: Grandfather David Campbell; on his lap, infant Thomas Campbell Richardson, ca.1899. - ph 29282: Thomas Campbell Richardson, Redmond Richardson, ca.1900. - ph 29283: T. Campbell Richardson, Jack Richardson, Redmond Richardson, ca.1905. - ph 29284: Campbell Richardson in uniform, 1917. - ph 29285: Campbell Richardson in uniform, with signals insignia on sleeve, 1917. - ph 29286: Removed from leather wallet: [Mary Pearl Richardson, nee Mullen], ca.1917. - ph 29287: Removed from leather wallet: [Mary Pearl Richardson, nee Mullen], with dog, ca.1917. - ph 29288: Removed from leather wallet: Unidentified boys with cow, ca.1917. - ph 29289: Pearl Mullen Richardson with Flossie Borthwick West, Elora Gorge, 1918. - ph 29274: Panoramic photograph. 64th O.S. Baty. [Overseas Field Battery], C.F.A., Guelph, Ont., 31 Jan. 1918. Identified: Jack Milligan Sr., Simeon Holman, Cam[pbell] Richardson; those three men were drafted under the Military Service Act, 1917, copies of which appear in Series 4, file 1; Photo: L. O'Keefe, Guelph, Ont. [ ART H ]; photocopy with identification stored in stacks as ph 29274. Digital images filed on DVD A2008.151. - ph 29290: Copy print, Mary Pearl Richardson (nee Mullen; Mrs. Thomas Campbell Richardson) with children John Harrison Richardson, Thomas William Richardson, Margaret Isabel Richardson, ca.1920. - ph 29291: Bill and Harrison Richardson. Photo: Booth, Fergus, ca.1920. - ph 29292: Copy print, colour on paper. Four rows of employees (mainly women), standing and seated in front of Savage Shoes Ltd., Fergus, May 1955. UNIDENTIFIED PRINTS - ph 29293: Carte-de-visite. Infant in baptismal gown[?]. Photo: P.C. Noble, Fergus, 1867-1883. - ph 29294: Child wearing tartan kilt. Photo: Connon, Elora, 1865-1899. - ph 29295: Cabinet card. Two young women. Photo: W.F. Johnson, Fergus, 1883-1886. - ph 29296: Woman wearing fur collar; on reverse: "Wishing Lillian[?] / Lilles[?] Campbell a very bright and happy Xmas 23 Dec. '97". Photo: MZE Zurbrigg, Wingham. - ph 29297: Man and woman. Photo: Hattle, Arthur, 1900. - ph 29298: E.J. Caldwell, D.W. Broadfoot in Billy Jackson's [horse drawn cart]. - ph 29299: Four related images, man, women near streetcar or street railway interurban coach; thought to be Riverside Park, Guelph, ca.1920. |
Creator \ Maker |
O'Keefe [PHOTOGRAPHER] |
Creator \ Maker |
Booth [PHOTOGRAPHER] Noble, P. C. [PHOTOGRAPHER] Connon [PHOTOGRAPHER] Johnson, W. F. [PHOTOGRAPHER] Zurbrigg [PHOTOGRAPHER] Hattle [PHOTOGRAPHER] |
Item Name |
Notebook Memorial Card Obituary Visa Prints Postcard List Invoice Correspondence Envelope Receipt Certificate Ticket |
Person \ Organization |
Belsyde Cemetery Canadian Field Artillery 64th Field Battery Fergus Fur Farms Clarke Steamship Company Fergus Swimming Pool Savage Shoes Limited Toronto Suburban Railway Guelph Radial Railway Campbell, David Robertson, Margaret Campbell, Margaret Fessant, Sarah Midford, Sarah Richardson, Susie Johnston, Susan Richardson, I. W. Campbell, Hugh R. Richardson, John W. Richardson, Jack Bray, Mina Gough, Charles Foster, Henri R. Richardson, Margaret Olinger, J. W. Turner, Charles Richardson, Thomas Campbell Richardson, Cam Mullen, Mary Pearl Richardson, William Steele, Harris Anderson, Dorothy Alice Richardson, Dorothy Richardson, Redmond Richardson, Jack Richardson, Pearl Mullen West, Flossie Borthwick Milligan, Jack (Sr.) Holman, Simeon Richardson, Mary Pearl Richardson, John Harrison Richardson, Thomas William Richardson, Margaret Isabel Richardson, Bill Caldwell, E. J. Broadfoot, D. W. Jackson, Billy Jackson, William (Mrs.) |
Place |
Fergus Wingham Guelph Oklahoma Indiana Denver Colorado Chicago Omaha Villa Park Toronto Labrador Elora Gorge Arthur |
Subject |
Education Railroad Transportation Medical |
Photo, Map # |
ph 29274 ph 29279 - ph 29299 ph 29280 ph 29281 ph 29282 ph 29283 ph 29284 ph 29285 ph 29286 ph 29287 ph 29288 ph 29289 ph 29290 ph 29291 ph 29292 ph 29293 ph 29294 ph 29295 ph 29296 ph 29297 ph 29298 ph 29299 |
Year Range from |
1865 |
Year Range to |
1968 |
Accession # |
A2008.93 |
Containers |
ART - H MU 868 STACKS FAS-75 |