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This collection of photographs consists of 2 tintypes (one woman is identified as Mrs E.R. Young; 2 photographs of lumbering operations at Lake of Bays including a photograph of an alligator machine; one ambrotype of a young boy and 1 daguerreotype of two adults with a child.

This item is a scrapbook containing assorted clippings from between 1827 and 1844. Many of the clippings are about temperance and religious matters. The scrapbook is made from a copy of the Appendix to the Journal of Assembly, Upper Canada, Session 1839-40, Vol. 1, Part 2.

This fonds consists of letters from a servant girl, Isabella Brownlie in Otonabee to her brother Claud in Scotland. After 1845, the letters are from Isabella and her husband James Miller. The fonds also contains two photographs, one of Isabella's brother, Claud Brownlie, with his wife, Elizabeth [Kendrick], and the second of Claud Brownlie alone, as well as a diploma for Thomas Menzies Miller, 1891.

This item is an ambrotype of an unidentified woman.

This fonds consists of day books, account books, miscellaneous invoices, and photographs relating to the John Bee family who operated a saw mill near Port Hope in the 1850's.

This photograph shows William Brownscombe at his potters wheel shaping a large stone jug with a narrow neck. Another jug stands on a shelf to his left.

The photograph is by A.R. Capon of steam engine no. 26, from the Canadian National Railway

This fonds contains a black and white photograph of Cyris T. Throop and a ticket to the Port Hope Skating Rink with Charles Throop as the manager.

This addition to the fonds consists of 10 letters (some fragments) written by Frances Stewart to her granddaughter and relatives in England, concerning her pioneer life in the Peterborough area. There is also one photograph of Harriet as young child which was photographed in London, England (biographical information is written on the back of the photograph).

File consists of a photograph of a group of individuals, including P. Gaudear, Joe, [Aubrise?], Barrow, Cameron, Dick, [Hallire?], Heath, Old Gaudear, G.A. Stewart, [Jarle?] Gaudear, H.L. Stewart, and Cooke.

This fonds consists a diary (1863-1864) of M.A. Farrar and 12 drawings, etchings, watercolours and sketches by M.A. Farrar, genealogical information re the Farrar family, and photographs of Farrar and family members.

This fonds consists of four Peterborough residences of which two are framed. One of the photographs is of the Haultain home from approximately 1880 and another is of Maplehurst.

This fonds consists of a family photograph album inscribed "Presented to Miss Neads by the Presbyterian Church, Bowmanville for services rendered as organist, August 9, 1876". It contains photographs of people who are mostly unidentified and one tintype. Also included and wrapped separately on the shelf is the Neads Family Bible which contains genealogical information on the Neads family.

This fonds consists of photographs of individual members of the Port Hope Fortieth Regiment from approximately 1885.

File consists of opera programmes, listing "Miss Beverley Robinson" as one of the performers, 1885 and 1886. Also enclosed with one of the programmes is an unidentified photo of a woman [possibly Augusta Robinson]. A press notice in this folder indicates that "Miss Beverley Robinson" is "Miss Augusta Beverley Robinson", [Stewart Bagnani's mother], daughter of the Hon. John Beverley Robinson, and granddaughter of Sir John Beverley Robinson.

The fonds consists of one photograph depicting the Davidson family having a picnic at a residence in Brighton, Ontario in the late 19th century.

This fonds consists of diaries written by W.J. Standen concerning life on his farm near Barrie, Ontario. The fonds also contains a photocopy of the Standen family history, a portrait of Standen and a portrait of Standen with his family.

Fonds is comprised of three bound volumes of correspondence, sketches, paintings, diaries, receipts, newspaper clippings, deeds, baptismal and marriage records, family trees, and scrapbooks pertaining to the Wallis family. Included also are several documents pertaining to the Forbes family, related to the Wallis family through marriage. The Peterborough-born sculptress Katherine E. Wallis (1860-1957), whose papers are located in Trent University Archives, was a member of the Wallis family.
The volume spines are inscribed as follows:

• Papers of Louisa Charles John Mary and Adah Wallis 1854-1882 (Vol. I) (Located in Box 1);
• Papers of Louisa Charles John Mary and Adah Wallis 1883-1895 (Vol. II) (Located in Box 2);
• Captain R.M. Forbes, R.N. 1774-1846 and Family (Located in Box 3).
  Fonds is also comprised of typed transcriptions of some of the items; these are located as received within the volumes.

File includes the following photographs and drawings:

• 1: Cabinet card of Major General Sir Isaac Brock
• 2: “Bonair", St. Peter's Port, Guernsey, C.I., ancestral home of the Brock family (original and photographic reproduction)
• 3: Photographic reproduction of sketch and layout of original "Brockland Cottage", Rice Lake
• 4: Harriet Catherine Brock (photographic reproduction of a framed photograph)
• 5: Harriet Catherine Brock, with biographical sketch by Miss Pengelley
• 6: Sketch (original) of Corville, France, by Miss Brock
• 7-10: Four items - floral picture: poem by Miss Brock; Miss Pengelley's comments on the poem (in original note and in photographic reproduction of note)
• 11: Photograph of pencil sketch of Catherine Mary Lamport, wife of Commodore John Pengelley (great grandmother of Miss Pengelley)
• 12: Commodore John Pengelley (xerox of miniature photograph - 2 copies) - (great grandfather of Miss Pengelley) [missing – envelope empty]
• 13: Copy of photo of Commander (Captain) Robert Lamport Pengelley, with biographical sketch (2 copies)
• 14: Certificate showing an engraving (1823) of Daniel De Lisle Brock

File consists of photographs, primarily cartes-de-visite and cabinet cards, which include the following inscriptions on the back:

• Roux
• Clara [Kanltain?], 78
• Mrs. Hay, nee Roux
• Mrs. Thérèse [Allard?] wife of Emile Roux, April 4, 1862 (written in French)
• Emile Roux, April 4, 1862 (written in French)
• Uncle Emile A. Roux
• Grandpapa Roux
• Hora
• To dear Mother, with the compliments of the original. Xmas 1897
• Harrie
• Uncle John and Aunt Lizzie Hay
• Lieut Stanley Arred, 20th Reg.
• Grand Pa Roux

File also includes a photograph sent to Mr. Thom Hay with a list of names of the people on the postcard:

• 1 Lena
• 2 Hora
• 3 Jaeh
• 4 Harry Wilcoxeu
• 5 Aunt Charlotte
• 6 Kathleen
• 7 Owen Wilcoxeu
• 8 Sally
• 9 Harrie (Jaeh’s wife)