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Fonds is comprised of biographical information pertaining to Joyce C. Lewis, and research material pertaining to Irish immigrant Frances Stewart and to the nineteenth-century social history of Ontario. Items include correspondence, manuscripts and notes for speeches and articles, notes on various topics, research articles, typescripts and copies of historical letters, copy photographs, and slides. Also included are a number of original historical letters pertaining to the Stewart family and one original photograph of Harriet Beaufort. Unless otherwise noted, the research materials are primarily comprised of reproductions in the form of photocopies. Further Stewart family materials were received in December 2012 and added to Box 6.

Photograph of multiple 9 person rowing teams sitting in their rowing boats on the Otonabee River during the Head of the Trent Regatta held annually by Trent University. The teams are actively racing down the river in the photo.

Photograph of multiple students sitting along the Bata Library catwalk as they cheer on the rowers in their races during the annual Head of the Trent Regatta. Students can be seen bundled in sweaters sitting in between the flag poles that line the top of the catwalk.

Photograph of a 7x Trent men's rowing team loaded in their boat along a dock in the Otonabee River. The 7 men are in Trent jerseys looking up at their coach as they get ready to push off the dock. Another boat can be seen sitting behind them as they prepare for the Head of the Trent rowing Regatta.

Photograph of 2 young women wearing Trent Rowing jerseys and sitting along the docks of the Otonabee River with other families during the Head of the Trent Regatta. Other people getting ready to watch the races can be seen sitting on the dock across the river. The docks are likely down by the rowing club as the back of the Athletic Centre can be seen upstream.

This item is a poster asking people for donations of artifacts for the planned Victoria Museum in Peterborough, Ontario.

Fonds consists of binders, notebooks, and scrapbooks pertaining to the life and career of Gladys G. Stacey. Included are Stacey's manuscripts, published articles, paintings, and sketches. Also included are family genealogical records; photographs; newspaper clippings; copies of family diaries and diary pages; correspondence; articles by Frederick Stacey; financial records; military records of Stacey children; personal family documents (i.e. passport, birth and death certificates, diplomas, etc.). Included as well are publications containing information about the Stacey and Devlin families.

The Guillet papers are extraordinarily rich in photographs. Guillet (1898-1975) was born at Cobourg, Ontario and educated at the University of Toronto. He was the author of many books including Valley of the Trent, published in 1957. During the course of his research, Guillet collected photographs of local settlers and scenes, a few of which are reproduced here.