Archive Record
Metadata
Accession # |
A2007.62 |
Title |
Beatty Bros., Fergus, Series 03, Correspondence and history files: Subseries 1F, Correspondence and subject files by Wm. McD. Tait, 1912-1952. |
Date |
1912-1952 |
Description |
Beatty Bros., Fergus, Series 03, Correspondence and history files: Subseries 1F, Correspondence and subject files by Wm. McD. Tait, 1912-1952. The files below lack file numbers and are labeled in the handwriting of Wm. McD. Tait. They contain research notes and typewritten drafts, written on recycled half-sheets of Beatty paper. The files report on the history of the Beatty stores in towns and villages and usually include information relating to store employees, as well as the products sold. Files 1-17 concern companies which were purchased by Beatty Bros., or with which they were otherwise involved: - file 1: 1900 Washer Co., Binghampton, NY, 1922-1942. [MU 677] - file 2: Buckeye [empty]. [MU 677] - file 3: Cameron & Dunn [hay tools, Strathroy], 1908. [MU 677] - file 4: Canadian Die Casters [empty], [MU 677] - file 5: Cowan & Co., Gananoque [wringer manufacturers], 1942-1943. [MU 677] - file 6: R. Dillon & Sons, Oshawa, [hay tools? Manure carriers?], 1919-1943. [MU 677] - file 7: Emerson[?] & Co. [empty]. [MU 677] - file 8: Goold Shapley & Muir, Brantford, [pumps, windmills], 1934. [MU 677] - file 8A: Goold Shapley & Muir Co. Ltd: 29 blueprint illustrations of pumps, cement mixers, tanks, feed hoist, grinders; numbered 1-63; some missing; some illustrations not numbered. [MU 677] - file 9: Louden Machinery Co., Fairfield, Iowa [purchased by Beatty Bros, 1930?], 1930-1943. [MU 677] - file 10: James Provan Co., Oshawa (1848-1926) [hay tools], 1926-1941. [MU 677] - file 11: Spencer Foundry Co. Ltd., Penetanguishene [bought by Beatty Bros.], May 1944. [MU 677] - file 12: Penetang copy [Spencer Division, "Beatty Penetang plant has played big part of Canada?s war contribution", 8 May 1945], 1945. [MU 677] - file 13: The James Stewart Manufacturing Co., Woodstock [correspondence to George Beatty; includes history of company], 1952. [MU 677] - file 14: Superior Barn Equipment Co., Fergus, 1915-1943. [MU 677] - file 15: Tolton Bros., Guelph [hay tools], 1909. [MU 677] - file 16: Whitman & Barnes Manufacturing Co. Ltd., Ste. Catharines [hay tools], 1906-1942. [MU 677] - file 17: Wortman & Ward Manufacturing Co. of London, Ontario, 1912-1943. [MU 677] - file 17a: [Found loose] Copy of Richards Wilcox property description and deed, 4 4/5 acres, County of Middlesex, part of Block "B", Registered Plan No.437. [MU 677] The following files contain history of the Division, Branch or store. - file 18: Employment records [includes dates and data for opening and closing of Beatty appliance stores, 1942; "Long-Time Service" - human interest stories of employees; list of employees from Chelsea Green who visited Fergus, 20 June 1949; list of employees with 25 year continuous service, 1949; employees on salary, Beatty Bros. Jubilee year, 1934; Beatty salesmen, 1943; 1934-1949. [MU 677] - file 19: Opening and closing and stores and branches and personnel [includes Historical sketch of Beatty Bros., 1942], 1942. [MU 678] - file 20: [History] Alberta Division, January 1944, 1928-1944. [MU 678] - file 21: [History] Australia , 1931-1937. [MU 678] - file 22: [History] Belleville, Ontario, 1934-1942. [MU 678] - file 23: [History] Brantford, Ontario, 1929-1945. [MU 678] - file 24: [History: British Isles] London England Branch, Tenbury, [photos removed], 1919-1948. [MU 678] - file 25: [History: British Isles] Old Country - Appliance Division, 1918-1944. [MU 678] - file 26: [History] Chatham, Ontario, 1930-1942. [MU 678] - file 27: [History] Cornwall, Ontario, 1929-1944. [MU 678] - file 28: [History] Edmonton branch, March 1944 [includes publication "Edmonton Past and Present: A Brief History" by W. Everard Edmunds, 1943; "The Peace River Country, Canada", Dept of the Interior, 1930], 1917-1944. [MU 678] - file 29: [History] Fergus, Ontario, 1930-1942. [MU 678] - file 30: [History] Galt, Ontario, 1928-1945. [MU 678] - file 31: [History] Hamilton, Ontario [includes booklet of carbon copies of "Shop Letter" [internal memos?] 1928], 1926-1945. [MU 678] - file 32: [History] Hull, Quebec, 1946. [MU 678] - file 33: [History] Kingston, Ontario, 1929-1945. [MU 678] - file 34: [History] Kirkland Lake, Ontario, 1933-1939. [MU 678] - file 35: [History] Kitchener, Ontario, 1928-1945. [MU 678] - file 36: [History] London, Ontario [includes "Personnel Information [Sheet] Form for All Employees at a store or branch, includes Manager, Crew Captains, Salesmen, Special Men, Service Men, Credit Men, Collectors, and Office Staff (both girls and men) as well as the Office-Boy"], 1921-1945. [PERSONAL INFORMATION BANK: PLEASE CONSULT ARCHIVIST] [MU 678] - file 37: [History] Maritime Division [includes notebook of J.E.M Murray[?], writing about "Selling Home Appliances" - a talk regarding the profession of salesmanship], 1916-1944. [MU 678] - file 38: [History] Montreal Branch, June 1944 [includes list of employees; photo removed], 1935-1944. [MU 678] - file 39: [History] Montreal Division, June 1944 [photo removed; includes personnel cards, 1930-1944. [PERSONAL INFORMATION BANK: PLEASE CONSULT ARCHIVIST] [MU 678] - file 40: [History, Montreal division], [?]-1944. [MU 679] - file 41: [History, Montreal branch], [?]-1944. [MU 679] - file 42: [History] New Zealand / Australia [list of employees with Christian name and nickname], 1937-1940. [MU 679] - file 43: [History] Niagara Falls, Ontario, 1928-1945. [MU 679] - file 44: [History] Noranda, Ontario, 1935-1942. [MU 679] - file 45: [History] North Bay, Ontario, 1929-1942. [MU 679] - file 46: [History] Ontario branch [includes "Facts" [profiling Beatty salesmen, with sketch-portraits] 1921; includes lists of personnel; 1921-1944. [MU 679] - file 47: [History] Orillia branch, 1935-1942. [MU 679] - file 48: [History] Oshawa, Ontario, 1928-1945. [MU 679] - file 49: [History] Ottawa, Ontario, 1927-1945. [MU 679] - file 50: [History] Pacific Division [includes list of personnel], 1932-1942. [MU 679] - file 51: [History] Peterborough, Ontario, 1928-1945. [MU 679] - file 52: [History] Quebec Division, 1944 [includes personnel information], 1927-1944. [PERSONAL INFORMATION BANK: PLEASE CONSULT ARCHIVIST] [MU 679] - file 53: [History, Quebec division], 1931-1944. [MU 679] - file 54: [History] Saint John NB, branch, 1916-1944. [MU 679] - file 54a: Correspondence, Lorne Simpson, Beatty Bros., Fergus with Carl Ash, Beatty Bros., Saint John, New Brunswick, 1961 [Removed from binder marked "Rogues Gallery" on spine, and containing pen and ink drawings and some portraits found loose]. [MU 679] - file 55: [History] Sarnia, Ontario, 1930-1942. [MU 679] - file 56: [History] Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, 1929-1945. [MU 679] - file 57: [History] St. Thomas, Ontario, 1928-1945. [MU 679] - file 58: [History] St. Catharines, Ontario, 1928-1945. [MU 679] - file 59: [History] Stratford, Ontario, 1934-1942. [MU 679] - file 60: [History] Sudbury, Ontario, 1929-1945. [MU 679] - file 61: [History] Timmins, Ontario, 1930-1942. [MU 679] - file 62: [History] Toronto City [branch], July 1944 Includes program, picnic at Centre Island, Toronto, 8 Aug. 1935; includes list of Toronto employees; 1944. [PERSONAL INFORMATION BANK; PLEASE CONSULT ARCHIVIST.] [MU 679] - file 63: [History] Vancouver branch [photos removed], 1921-1947. [MU 680] - file 64: [History] Vernon branch [BC; includes Beatty Booster, 15 June 1936], 1935-1944. [MU 680] - file 65: [History] Windsor, Ontario, 1927-1945. [MU 680] - file 66: Winnipeg Branch, May 1944 [includes list of personnel], 1944. [MU 680] - file 66a: FOUND LOOSE; REMOVED TO OVERSIZED, FINE ART STORAGE Letters Patent, issued at Government House, Winnipeg, 12 November 1912. [MU 680] - file 67: [History] Winnipeg Division, May 1944, 1918-1944. [MU 680] - file 68: [History, Winnipeg, Edmonton, Saskatchewan branches], 1909-1944. [MU 680] - file 69: [History, Winnipeg , Manitoba, Saskatchewan branch], [?]-1944. [MU 680] - file 70: [History] Woodstock, Ontario, 1934-1946. [MU 680] The following files contain correspondence with individuals named regarding the stores with which they were associated: [MU 680] - file 71: Willard K. Bell [The Trois Rivieres store; Quebec City store, et al], 1942. [MU 680] - file 72: O.B. Brown [relates to the history of the Quebec Division / zone], 1942-1943. [MU 680] - file 73: Heon [Mr. C.E. Heon, Sherbrooke, Quebec, store], 1942. [MU 680] - file 74: The Rev. Hiram Hull, 105 East Ave. S., Hamilton, 1943. [MU 680] - file 75: The Rev. R.S.E. Large, Islington ["We are writing the history of the Beatty business and the Beatty family - we would like all the human interest stories we can get about Mr. and Mrs. George Beatty, the late Milton Beatty, and W.G. Beatty" 20 Oct. 1942. [MU 680] - file 76: W.J. Martin, Montreal / Winnipeg, 1942. [MU 680] - file 77: H.R. Murphy [Vancouver branch], 1942. [MU 680] - file 78: Achille Renaud, Montreal, 1942. [MU 680] - file 79: Herve Paul Renaud, Montreal branch manager, 1918-1942], 1942. [MU 680] - file 80: Rief [C.M. Rief, Duncan Rief, Quebec Division; includes Beatty Booster, 1 April 1930; 1942. [MU 680] - file 81: Ruppel [C.G. Ruppel, Montreal branch, Quebec Division], 1942. [MU 680] - file 82: Smith [L. L. Smith, Manager, Montreal branch 1934-1942], 1942. [MU 680] - file 83: Smith [Willard Lynd Smith, Montreal branch 1925-1941], 1943. [MU 680] - file 84: Thompson [J.M. Thompson, Winnipeg branch / New Zealand], 1942. [MU 680] - file 85: Walbridge [Alexander Solomon Walbridge, Branch and Div. Manager, Montreal, 1916-1939], 1942. [MU 680] |
Creator \ Maker |
Beatty Brothers [MAKER] |
Creator \ Maker |
Edmunds, W. Everard [Author] Tait, William McD. [MAKER] Murray, J. E. M. [MAKER] |
Item Name |
Correspondence |
Person \ Organization |
Beatty Brothers 1900 Washer Company Cameron and Dunn Canadian Die Casters Cowan and Company R. Dillon and Sons Emerson Goold, Shapley and Muir Company Louden Machinery Company of Canada Limited James Provan Company Spencer Foundry Company Limited James Stewart Manufacturing Company Limited Superior Barn Equipment Company Limited Tolton Brothers Whitman and Barnes Manufacturing Company Limited Wortman and Ward Edmunds, W. Everard Tait, William McD. Murray, J. E. M. Bell, Willard K. Brown, O. B. (Mr.) Heon, Mr. C. E. Hull, Hiram (Rev.) Large, R. S. E. (Rev.) Martin, W. J. Murphy, H. R. Renaud, Achille Renaud, Herve Paul Rief, C. M. Rief, Duncan Ruppel, C. G. Smith, L. L. Smith, Willard Lynd Thompson, J. M. Walbridge, Alexander Solomon |
Place |
Fergus Binghamton Strathroy Gananoque Oshawa Brantford Fairfield Iowa Penetang Woodstock Guelph St. Catharines Chelsea Green Alberta Australia Belleville British Isles London Tenbury Wells Chatham Cornwall Edmonton Galt Hamilton Hull Quebec Kingston Kirkland Lake Kitchener Maritimes Montreal New Zealand Niagara Falls Noranda North Bay Orillia Oshawa Ottawa Peterborough Saint John New Brunswick Sarnia Sault Ste. Marie St. Thomas St. Catharines Stratford Sudbury Timmins Toronto Vancouver Vernon Windsor Winnipeg Saskatchewan Woodstock Trois Rivieres Sherbrooke Centre Island |
Subject |
History Manufacturing And Trades |
Year Range from |
1912 |
Year Range to |
1952 |
Accession # |
A2007.62 |
Containers |
MU 677 MU 678 MU 679 MU 680 |