Archive Record
Metadata
Accession # |
A1999.59 |
Title |
Ivan J. French fonds, 1892-1999, part 2 of 3. |
Date |
1917-1999 |
Description |
IVAN J. FRENCH FONDS, 1892-1999, part 2 of 3. SERIES 1: MANUSCRIPT COLLECTION (continued) Subseries 4: PERSONAL, 1892-1976 [MU 359, MU 360] Music, 1925-1935 File 1 Agreement: E.M. Davidson, owner of the Club House, Indian Cliff Park, Elora, with the Elora Glen Orchestra re the furnishing of music for dances during the 1925 season. Signed for the Glen Orchestra: Ivan J. French, Wilford E. Grimes, Mabel R. Bell, F.G. Jones. Programme, Royal Alexandra Theatre, Toronto. The Dumbells Company Limited present "O-O, LA, LA!", commencing Sept 5, 1927. Pocket Diary, 1932, British American Oil Co. Ltd. Newspaper clipping at front lists members of the Indian Cliff Orchestra, naming Fred Feil, piano; Bob Gambrill, violin and piano; Herb Trask, violin and banjo; Ivan J. French, violin and saxophone; Jack Gordon, banjo and trumpet; Bill Arthur, drums and traps. Diary lists practices, CKCR, Kitchener, radio appearances, bowling dates. Programme, Elora Public Library Concert, Armoury Hall, May 3, 1935. Vimy trip, 1935-1936 File 2 Scrapbook containing correspondence with publishers, and clippings regarding trip to Britain and France, 1935-1936; includes clippings from Liberty (ca.1929-1936). File 3 "Day By Day" / July 10 - August 8, 1936 / A Picture and Diary / STORY / of a Trip to Vimy - and Back / by Ivan J. French. Scrapbook contains postcards, press clippings and photographs taken by the author. Includes jovial day by day diary by author. NOTE: ALL THE PHOTOGRAPHS AND POSTCARDS (APPROXIMATELY 100) HAVE BEEN ASSIGNED THE NUMBER PH 14425. MU 359. ph 14425 p. 11 / NA 4917:A band of street singers. Note all are veterans, London England, 1936. ph 14425 p. 33a / NA 4918: The Vimy Memorial, France, 1936. ph 14425 p. 33b / NA4919: King Edard and his party, at Vimy, France, 1936. ph 14425 p. 34 / NA 4920: Another view of the King and party, France, 1936. ph 14425 p. 35 / NA 4921: Aeroplane just before unveiling, France, 1936. ph 14425 p. 37 / NA 4922: Wreath from St. John's Church, Elora placed at Vimy Memorial, 26 July 1936. ph 14425 p. 49a / NA 4923: Canadian National War Memorial at Vimy Ridge, 1936. ph 14425 p. 49b / NA 4923: Canadian National War Memorial at Vimy Ridge, 1936. MU 359 -------------------------------------------------- MU 360 French Family, 1892-1976 Legal Documents and correspondence, 1917-1945 File 4 Executors of the late Josias French, Deed of Land [on Geddes Street, Elora] to John French, Nov. 1, 1917. William Keith et al., Deed of Land [N.E. half, Lot 16, Conc. 11, Twp. of Nichol] to John C. Mundell et al. [including Ivan J. French], July 11, 1927. John C. Mundell, manufacturer, Agreement with John French, gentleman, regarding water system, Sept.20, 1927. John French, retired farmer, Twp. of Nichol. Last Will and Testament, Sept. 5, 1934. Mary Mundell, widow, Frederick Fischer, undertaker, Lavinia Cullum, widow, Ivan J. French, merchant, Agreement with John French, gentleman and Robert Fasken, gentleman, regarding water rights, May 21, 1937. Regina Cora French, widow, and Ivan John French, merchant, Release regarding the estate of John French, retired farmer, deceased, Aug.4, 1942. Ivan J. French, Offer to Purchase from Miss Pauline Moore, property on the west side of Geddes St, Lot 18, Nichol Twp., Aug.4 , 1944. Edmund Trask, Offer to Purchase from Ivan J. French, property [known as the Moore property] on the west side of Geddes St., Lot 18, Nichol Twp., Sept 7, 1944. Ivan J. French, hardware merchant, Agreement to sell his hardware business to Charles A. Burt, merchant, Nov. 26, 1945. Accounts, 1927-1946 File 5 Household Accounts, 1927-1944. Statement, June 24, 1927 of amount of contract, amt. paid, amt. payable [house renovation?]; statement, August 13, 1927 of amount of contract, amt. paid, balance [house renovation?]; chequebook with cheque stubs, Aug.27-Nov.22, 1927; invoices/statements 1937-1944 from: Fischer Coal Co; Bell Telephone; Elora Hydro-Electric Commission; Hydro-Electric Power Commission of Ontario (Elmira); Arnold Fuller/ W.J. Sheppard, Chevrolet and Olds Sales and Service, Elora; Elora Motors; Burts, The Departmental Store, Elora; G.A. Macdonald, Elora; Geo. Henderson, Elora; Correspondence with C.L. Jackson and V.H. Jackson (Pipe Organ Maintenance), Illinois/Los Angeles, Oct. 1945, regarding accounts. File 6 Notebook: Cash Paid Out, April 11, 1942 - Jan. 1943; includes medical expenses, and invoices from Fischer Brothers, for funerals of John French, April 1942 and Regina C. French, Aug. 1946. Certificates, 1893-1976 File 7 Marriage Certificate, Guelph, March 15, 1893: John French to Regina Cory Harper, both Twp. of Pilkington; Knox Church, Elora, Rev. J. McInnis, Minister, Communicant's Card, Mrs. John French. F File 8 Ivan J. French. High School Certificate, signed J.J. Craig/E.G. Wager, Fergus, Jul. 15, 1916; Canadian passport, issued June, 1936; Private Receiving Station [Radio] Licence, 30th Jan. 1942; Individual Liquor Permit 1946; Driver's licences, 1965-1976; business card, Ontario Securities Commission [undated]; envelope, A. Hobbs / Hardware Merchant / Elora, Ont; blank invoices Ivan J. French / General Hardware / Elora, Ontario; blank letterhead Ivan J. French / General Hardware / Elora, Ont.; blank letterhead Township of Nichol / Ivan J. French / Clerk and Collector; letterhead Ivan J. French / Elora, Ontario, Canada / The Stamp Market - Since 1949. Includes 1-page sheet, headed "Employment Record" and listing of dates, companies and places, 1922-1965, 13 March 1985 [found by Greg Oakes, in his office, added 26 Feb. 2007]. Family History, 1892-1967 File 9 Autograph book. Includes Regina C. Harper, Feb 1, 1892. File 10 The Browning Birthday Book. At front: Many Happy returns of the day [to Cora Ledingham, from] Auntie Mabel, May 18, 1912. Contains entries for Ivan J. French; also Mildred Ledingham with photo (September 22, 1919); Cora Ledingham with photo, May 18) etc; entries in various handwriting. Entry for "Mother", Feb. 22, points to Mrs. Wm. Ledingham, nee Sophia J. Creery. File 11 Lett's Pocket Diary and an Almanac for 1918 [in front: Ivan J. French, Salem P.O., Christmas 1917] daily notations January - April. File 12 Notebook, Harper-French family trees, correspondence [mainly 1925-1928]. Found within: Letter to Ivan J. French, signed Chas. E. Coughlin, Shrine of the Little Flower/Radio League of the Little Flower, April 1932. File 13 In Memoriam cards, 1900-1931 30 In memoriam cards, mainly Harper-French families. SEE INDEX OF FAMILY NAMES File 14 Newspaper Obituaries, ca.1920-ca.1940. Obituaries [and some marriage announcements], mainly Harper-French families. SEE INDEX OF FAMILY NAMES File 15 Correspondence, 1920-1967: Christmas card signed "Grandma Harper"; envelope with two unidentified photographs, addressed to Ivan J. French, Salem "for passing the exam", signed Verna and Ollie; two Christmas cards to Ivan [French] signed Auntie Verna and Uncle Ollie; Christmas card signed Mr. and Mrs. Oliver A. Harper, Winnipeg; envelope dated Winnipeg Dec. 20, 1920 addressed to Mr. and Mrs. John French, Salem; Address from neighbours, with clippings, Feb 22, 1922, includes clippings on Salem School Concert and Horse Judging Contest; invitation to Graduating Class 1926, 1927 [from] Alma Ledingham; thank-you card dated Akron, Ohio 1933 from Mrs. J.P. Drake and family, Akron, Ohio to Mr. and Mrs. John French, Elora; copies of letter June 3, 1935, signed Mary Harper, outlining "division I would like made of my few things, after I am done with them", includes clipping reporting a family reunion for Mr. and Mrs. Josias French; letter from Marshall Tremayne Griffin dated Toronto, Oct. 28, 1959 to Ivan French regarding the Griffin cemetery family plot in Elora and that his sister Cecil is not well (the second Mrs. Josias French, Sophia Anne Griffin, was the sister of House of Industry Keeper William Griffin - Marshall's father; copies of letters dated August 1966, 1967 from Ivan J. French on letterhead "The Stamp Market - Since 1949", to "Auntie" [Eva Harper] in Atlantic City. File 16 Newspaper series "Economics for Everybody", January 1935, with articles entitled Stock Taking; Value and Price; Credit Controls; and Wages at a Profit? |
Creator \ Maker |
French, Ivan J. [compiler] |
Item Name |
Record Group Genealogy |
Person \ Organization |
Armstrong Arthur, Bill Bell Telephone Company of Canada Limited Bell, Mabel R. Boyd Boyle Bricker, Gordon Bryant Burkholder Burns Burt, Charles Burt, Charles Cook Craig Creery, Sophia J. Cromar Cullum Cullum, Lavinia Cunningham Davidson Davidson, E. M. Elora Motors Fasken, James Fasken, Robert Federal Fire Insurance Company of Canada Feil, Fred Fischer Coal Company Fischer, Frederick Ford French, Ezra French, Ivan J. French, Ivan J. French, Ivan J. French, John French, Josias Fuller, Arnold Gambrill, Bob George Henderson Gordon, Jack Gray Griffin (Mrs.) Grimes, Wilford E. Grimshaw Hall Halls Harper Hobbs Hardware Company Hobbs, Augustus Howard Husson Johnson Jones, F. G. Keith, William Knox Presbyterian Church Kraft Ledingham, Hannah Elizabeth Alma Lillies Little Long MacDonald, G. A. Marriott's Hotel Marshall May McDonald McQueen McWilliams Moore, Pauline Mundell, John C. Mutual Life Assurance Company of Canada Naftel, L. J. R. Oakman Ontario Securities Commission Progresive Conservative Association Prudential Insurance Company of America Pulkinghorn Richardson Robertson Rumble Rutherford Scroggie Sheldon Short Shuttleworth Smith St. John's Church Stamp Market Stockdale Thomas, Norman Thompson Township of Nichol Trask, Edmund Trask, Herb Vickery W. J. Sheppard Wellington Fire Insurance Company Wilson |
Place |
Elora Meaford Nichol Twp. Pilkington Twp. Salem Vimy Ridge |
Subject |
Commercial Education Family Life Fire Genealogy Medical Military World War I |
Photo, Map # |
ph 14425 ph 14425 - ph 14478 |
Year Range from |
1917 |
Year Range to |
1999 |
Accession # |
A1999.59 |
Containers |
MU 357 MU 358 MU 359 MU 360 |