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Contents include 19th century Christmas recipes for turkey, mincemeat pie, and cake. Also included is an 1891 quote from a letter written by Anna Leveridge to her mother in England in which she describes the Coe Hill Christmas social and the types of food that were available.

Contents include "Trent Archives in the Larger World;" a tribute to Peter Gzowski; and a note about the Frances Browne Stewart papers.

Contents focus on Cobourg, Ontario's Central Exhibition of 1878. Scans and excerpts from the "Prize List" are featured and commentary includes references to the September 2006 International Plowing Match and Rural Expo held near Peterborough in the town of Keene.

Contents include excerpts from the writings of Catharine Parr Traill, Susanna Moodie, Frances Stewart, and John Langton relating to water navigation in the Kawarthas during the nineteenth century. Also included are photographs of the steamer, "City of Peterborough," and advertisements offering transportation through the lakes on such boats as the Esturion, Ogemah, Manita, and Empress.

Contents explore the relationship between the naming of Haliburton, Ontario and the Honourable Judge Thomas Chandler Haliburton (1796-1865). Thomas Haliburton, an internationally-known author, was the creator of the fictitious character, Sam Slick.

Contents include excerpts pertaining to winter taken from nineteenth-century and early twentieth-century diaries and letters. Also included are images of photographs and Christmas cards from the same era.

Contents include a tribute to author, journalist, and broadcaster, Scott Young (1918-2005), and a feature on jet engine designer, Winnett Boyd of Bobcaygeon.

Contents include transcriptions and scanned images of a few important 18th century letters relating to British colonialism in North America, from The David Stirling Macmillan collection.

Contents include images of title pages of first edition books from The Michael Treadwell Special Collections and Rare Books Room. Included among others are title page images of Mark Twain's 1872 edition of Bleak House, and William Makepeace Thackeray's 1848 Vanity Fair: A Novel Without a Hero.

Contents include World War I Christmas letters from men and women serving overseas to their families in the Peterborough area.

Contents include comments on Trent's 40th anniversary, celebrated in October of this year. A scanned image of a page of the very first student register is included. This newsletter features nationally recognized naturalist and author, Doug Sadler, who lives in Peterborough and who has entrusted his papers to our care.

Contents include Richard B. Rogers and the Peterborough Lift Lock; W.T.C. Boyd Diaries; Overview of Archives and archival procedures.

The fonds consists of 6 oral history tapes on cassettes; photocopies and original drafts of interviews; and final transcripts of interviews by Jamie Benidickson on the subject of Leslie M. Frost. Interviewees include Malcolm Montgomery, Dorothy Swallow, Marjorie Porter, Jack and Eileen Beal, and Bill Leishman.

Fonds consists of records created and accumulated by the Trent University Archives. See box listing for more details.

File includes poetry and song lyrics written by Dr. Margaret Doxey and her colleagues at Trent University. Dr. Doxey's 1991 retirement is a predominant theme. Also included in this file is a poem by Dr. Margaret Doxey to Dr. Julian Blackburn (with reply) (1971); a letter and forwarded memo (W.P. Adams) from David [Gallop?] about Northern Studies (1979); and a poem from Joseph Wearing (with reply) (1991). The file also contains a small collection of records related to Joseph Wearing's 1997 retirement, including Dr. Doxey's speech and some poems, one of which is from 1973. Additionally, there are three programs for the Lady Eaton College Senior Common Room End of Year Dinner (1977, 1978, 1980) that feature David Gallop, Gordon Johnson, Bob Chambers, Roger Crowhurst, and Gordon Johnson.

Series consists of meeting minutes, annual reports, and promotional material for the Trent University Alumni Association. Series also includes some Alumni Council meeting minutes.