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This bilingual (French/English) fonds contains financial records, daily journals, and a short family history created by Jules Robinet over more than six decades of business, family, and community life in Sandwich and Tecumseh. Since Robinet employed and/or entered business partnerships with many family members and neighbours, the records document intertwined elements of both his personal and professional activities. The journals in particular capture elements of daily life within a large Franco-Ontarian family during an eventful half-century of war and economic depression. Also included is a book of biographies about notable men in Essex County, inscribed by the author to Robinet, and a modern article about Robinet’s local significance as a winemaker and Francophone community figure.

The fonds contains the working papers and internal history of two landmark governmental studies related to health and education policy in Canada. Series I contains records relating to the federal Royal Commission on Health Services (“Hall Commission,” 1961-64) and includes briefs, transcripts of hearings, and draft reports. Series II contains records relating to the Provincial Committee on the Aims and Objectives of Education in the Schools of Ontario (“Hall-Dennis Commission,” 1965-68) and includes briefs, reports, research material, newspaper clippings documenting commission publicity, drafts and final reports.

This fonds contains 20 manuscript love letters written by modernist writer Katherine Mansfield to her lover Garnet Trowell, September-November 1908, and 1 letter from Mansfield’s close friend Ida Baker to Trowell. Mansfield’s letters are breathless and passionate, regretting their time apart and looking forward to a future together. These are the only Mansfield letters known to have survived from this period of her life.

This fonds contains administrative records of the Association Saint-Jean-Baptiste branches in Stoney Point and Windsor, Ontario, ca. 1914-1967. It also contains several commemorative booklets and a scrapbook of news clippings relating to the French language. It is arranged in six series: Series I (Administrative Records, 1915-1967) contains letters patent and membership lists; Series II (Minutes, 1914-1967) contains meeting minutes from Stoney Point and Windsor; Series III (Correspondence, 1948-1967) contains correspondence files from the Windsor branch that touch on matters including financial arrangements, events, and activities; Series IV (Newsletters, 1957-1961) contains copies of the Bulletin that was a precursor to the Le Rempart newspaper; Series V (Commemorative Booklets, 1958; 1962) contains two publications celebrating significant community events; Series VI (Scrapbook, 1918-1919) contains a scrapbook of French-language children’s columns from local newspaper La Défense.

This fonds contains photocopies and translations of primary and secondary sources, as well as a small body of original notes and research correspondence, accumulated or created by Michael Power in the later 20th century, in the course of preparing three books and an article on aspects of Assumption College history. Series I contains materials documenting the early history of Assumption College and the role of the Basilian Fathers therein, particularly correspondence but also financial records, legal documents and legislation, histories and biographies. Series II contains biographical information and a few photographs related to the winners of the annual Christian Culture Gold Medal awarded by Assumption College as part of its long-running Christian Culture speaker series. Series III contains research material gathered in preparation for a short article about Rev. E.C. LeBel, a former president of Assumption University and first president of the University of Windsor. Some material duplicates original documents found in other AC fonds; some material comes from other archives or published works. It has been retained for its research value as a curated collection.

The fonds consists of original Windsor Star editorial cartoons drawn by Mike Graston that reflect local, provincial, national, and international public affairs of the period 1981-2016. The images have been arranged by date of creation. Politics and politicians figure prominently, at all four levels.

Municipal topics include mayors and city councillors, elections, public utilities and infrastructure, local Canada-US border crossings, automakers and other major local employers, unions and strikes, strip clubs, casinos, the downtown core, and riverfront development plans.

Provincial topics include premiers and Windsor/Essex members of provincial parliament, party leaders, economic policies, education, health care, and elections.

National topics include prime ministers and Windsor/Essex members of parliament, party leaders, economic policies, taxation, national defence, elections, same-sex marriage, Quebec separatism, Western alienation, and many political scandals.

International issues include wars in Iraq, war in Afghanistan, school shootings, the British Royal Family, American presidential politics, and Canadian-American relations.

Social issues are a secondary focus, with recurring themes of technological change, demographic change in Canada, Western popular culture (including television, sports, music, and celebrities), Remembrance Day, public health, and the environment.

A small amount of biographical information about Mike Graston and past exhibits of his work is also included in a textual file.

This fonds consists primarily of historic postcards depicting landscapes, buildings, attractions, infrastructure, and vehicles in the region of Southwestern Ontario, with a particular focus on Windsor and Essex County. Many of the postcards are undated, but formats include hand-tinted Early Twentieth Century (ca. 1900-1914) and White Border (ca.1914-1932) styles, as well as Linen (ca.1933-early 1950s), Standard/Chrome (ca. mid-1950s-1970s), and Continental/Modern (ca. 1970s - present) styles. Also included are a small number of photographs and ephemera items including arrest warrants, tokens, medallions, patches, maps, brochures, tickets, and advertisements, all relating to local people, businesses, events, or locations.

The years 1900 to 1914 were a so-called Golden Age for postcards in North America, thanks to the popularity of photography and mass production techniques that made them an affordable collectible item. Views of all kinds were produced, including residential neighbourhoods, churches and civic buildings, commercial districts, industrial plants, bridges, and landscapes. From 1900 into the 1930s, many postcards were black-and-white photographs with colour added. In subsequent decades glossy colour photographs became the norm, and a narrower range of views were produced (often depicting popular tourist sites, where they were sold as souvenirs). By the 1970s most North American postcards shifted from the traditional small size (8.5 x 14cm) to the larger European (“Continental”) size (10 x 15.5cm) and continued to feature a small range of local tourist attractions. All of these trends are reflected in the postcards contained in this fonds.

This fonds consists of a materials supporting two self-guided walking tours that highlight historic architecture and institutions in the former Town of Sandwich (now a part of Windsor, Ontario). Both are undated and do not indicate who created or distributed them. The first is a bilingual brochure entitled “A Walk Through Old Sandwich – Windsor, Ontario,” and is geared toward adults, possibly ca. 1980s-1990s. The second is a stapled 81/2 x 11 package entitled “A Field Study of Early Sandwich,” possibly ca. 1970s-1980s. This one is designed for teachers leading students, and includes teaching objectives, methods and preparation, the tour stops and suitable questions for each, extended activities, and further references.

This fonds contains the newsletter of the Windsor Chapter of the Ontario Archaeological Society, 1977-2001. Editor Peter Reid, professor of physical anthropology at the University of Windsor, normally produced six issues per year of what he soon entitled The Squirrel County Gazette. The newsletter contains administrative matters pertaining to the Chapter, summaries of Chapter events and meetings, news about local excavations and findings, updates on the state of archaeology in Ontario, and news of interesting archaeological discoveries around the world.

This fonds consists of photocopies of the papers of Paul Martin Sr., one original manuscript letter, and cartoons depicting him. Martin’s papers encompass daily diaries, draft memoirs, interviews, speeches and broadcasts, news coverage, and a small amount of correspondence, notes, and ephemera. These cover his political and diplomatic career as a Member of Parliament, Cabinet minister for health and welfare and external affairs, and High Commissioner to the United Kingdom. The records thus reflect his direct experiences of public life as well as (in his memoir drafts and interviews) his reflections on these experiences.

Series 1: THE HON. PAUL MARTIN PAPERS contains records of the public service career and retirement projects of Paul Martin Sr. (1949-1980s). Subseries include:
A. The Diaries, 1974-1979;
B. A Carbon-Copy Transcript of the Norah Story (and Josephine Phelan) Interview of the Hon. Paul Martin, ca. 1968-1973;
C. The Member for Essex-East: A Study of the Career of Paul Martin, by Norah Story, 1975;
D. Different Edited Versions of A Very Public Life, vol. I, Far From Home, 1982-1983;
E. Different Edited Versions of A Very Public Life, vol. II, So Many Worlds, 1984-1985;
F. On Becoming Canada’s Foreign Minister (unpublished mss.), date unknown;
G. Speeches, Addresses, Broadcasts, Magazine Articles, Interviews, 1949-1974;
H. Newspaper Articles, 1928, 1957-1958, 1962, 1964, 1968-1971, 1973-1974, and 1983;
I. Selections from the Memoirs of Brooke Claxton; The Making of the United Nations, 1945-1946: A Memoir, by Escott Reid, 1947, 1958, 1970-1982, and undated;
J. Miscellaneous, various dates.

Series 2: CARTOONS contains 197 editorial cartoons featuring Paul Martin Sr. or issues in which he was involved, collected by him during the course of his career.