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This fonds consists of records of Laura Belle Hodgins who was Chair of the Kitchener, Ontario, Branch of the Women's Voluntary Services from 1942 to 1946; papers and legal documents of Stanley and Laura Belle Hodgins who bought Camp Wanapitei (a wilderness canoe tripping camp) in the mid-1950s; and correspondence, legal records, financial records, and camper, staff and program records of Camp Wanapitei under the directorship of Bruce Hodgins from 1960 to 1985.

This fonds consists of thesis research material relating to the role and image of wilderness and the aborigine in Ontario camps. It also contains various interviews with directors of Ontario camps, as well as information booklets and camp applications.

A reproduction (34 cm x 121 cm) of an original two-piece mural painted in 1941 by artist Frederick Hagan (1918-2003). The mural depicts various camp activities; reproductions were made in recognition of the camp's 100th anniversary celebrated in 2010.

This umbrella fonds brings together descriptions for 9 accessions of material from the Canadian Camping Association. Please see lower level descriptions for detailed collection descriptions.

This collection consists of sound and video recordings of Generals with camping personalities undertaken by other camping associates. This artificial collection was accumulated by Trent Archives and includes tape recordings found in other camping accessions. Also included are recordings of conference sessions and cassette tape recordings of sessions, addresses and keynote speeches given at the International Camping Congress held at Toronto, January 1983.

Fonds consists of records documenting the history and activities of Camp Tanamakoon. Records include song books, brochures, forms, camp activity resources, a large set of slides, photographs, videos, photo albums, scrapbooks, and uniforms. Fonds is arranged by format in five series: Textual materials, CDs and DVDs, photograph albums and scrapbooks, slides, and uniforms. See series and file descriptions for more information.

Fonds consists of Camp Tanamakoon correspondence, manuals, brochures, photographs, songs, and legal documents. Also included is research material for the book entitled Tanamakoon: Where We Will Never Grow Old by Catherine Ross.

This fonds consists of records of a Jewish Boy Scout Camp called Camp Tamarack. The fonds has minutes of the Tamarack Association, correspondence, form letters, bulletins, photographs, financial statements, inventories, accounts, reports, camp programmes, menus, brochures, insurance policies, construction proposals, Public Health Department licenses and reports, minutes of the Camp Services Co-operative and other information regarding school camping and the Boy Scouts of Canada.

Fonds consists of manuals, correspondence, surveys, minutes, reports, forms, financial statements, and programs pertaining to Camp Robin Hood.

Fonds consists of photographs and slides, staff manuals, outdoor education manuals, and resource material related to Camp Richildaca.

This addition to the fonds consists of 46 glass slides depicting a variety of camp scenes: people and activities, waterfront programme, visitors, sports day and other events. All of the slides were taken at Camp Pine Crest.

The fonds consists of minutes, 1941-1961; reports, 1940-1961; food costs sheets; clippings and brochures relating to Camp Pine Crest.

A collection of pamphlets pertaining to camps and camping

Fonds consists of administrative records and correspondence documenting Camp MI-A-KON-DA, mostly from the period when Catherine and George Ross were the owners of the camp (1979-1998). Records include staff and C.I.T. manuals, director's notes, registration information, publicity material, and staff recruitment material. Material relating to the 1979 and 1998 ownership transfers is included. Correspondence includes letters to and from parents, campers, staff, and camping associates.

This fonds consists of books, correspondence, invoices, receipts and legal papers relating to Camp Kawabi on Big Hawk Lake, Ontario.

Experiences at Camp Inawendawin. Also included are photographs, correspondence, programmes, a song book, and various camp brochures.

The fonds consists of minutes, reports, budgets, correspondence and other records relating to the administration of Camp Illahee.

File includes correspondence written by camp director, Mrs. Pickles; also camp form letters, applications, etc.

Fonds consists of four photocopied letters written by Professor Anne Innis (Dagg) in 1949 from Camp Tanamakoon to her mother. A further original letter was added in June 2004.

This fonds consists of documents and correspondence relating to the presentation of Trent University honorary degrees to Dr. J. Harry Ebbs and Mary Northway. The fonds also contains documents relating to Mary's death and her bequest of two million dollars to Trent University, various documents relating to Ontario camps and to the Brora Centre, and miscellaneous photographs.

The fonds consists of the personal records of Adele and Harry Ebbs relating to Camp Ahmek, Camp Wapameo, Algonquin Park Advisory Committee, Camp Tonakela (Madras, India) and camps in North Carolina, U.S.A. Also included are photographs as well as textual records which relate to the Ontario and Canadian Camping Associations.