This scrapbook contains memorabilia from Hugh Calverley's (and his family's) experiences during World War I. As a young man, Hugh joined the Signal Corps, both his training and battlefield experiences being described. "The scrapbook is a handmade affair with odd pages, odd paper, bits of...

  January 16, 1914,   The letterhead on the paper which Hugh Calverley used to write home to his mother on January 16, 1914. The ship depicted is the RMS Franconia.

  December 15, 1914,   A letter written to Mrs Calverley, Hugh's mother, by A.H. Young from Trinity College in Toronto.

  1946  A letter to Dr. Juliet Chisholm while she was in China, from Dr. Alan Brown at the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto. Reads: Hospital for Sick Children Toronto 2, Ontario September 23, 1946 Dr. Juliet Chisholm 370 Soochow Road Shanghai, China Dear Doctor Chisholm: I was extremely happy to...

  1946  A letter to the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration (UNRRA) Hunan Regional Office from Dr. Juliet Chisholm. The letter is sent to Mr. Luther T. Hoffman. (Page 1) Changsha, 15 June 1946. MEMORANDUM To: Mr. Luther T. Hoffman, Director, UNRRA Hunan Regional Office From: Dr. Juliet...

  1946  A letter typed by Juliet Chisholm to the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration Hunan Regional Office. (Page 2) Mr. Luther T. Hoffman, Director, 15 June 1946. UNRRA Hunan Regional Office. E. (continued) 2. Rats are abundant. 3. Bites by mosquitoes are not confined to sleeping...

  1946  A letter typed by Juliet Chisholm to the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration Hunan Regional Office. (Page 3) Mr. Luther T. Hoffman, Director, UNRRA Hunan Regional Office. 15 June 1946 G. Medical Supply Requirements for UNRRA Hunan Regional Office Personnel and Programme...

  1946  A letter typed by Juliet Chisholm to the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration Hunan Regional Office. (Page 4) Mr. Luther T. Hoffman, Director, UNRRA Hunan Regional Office. 15 June 1946. III. Programme Personnel Dr. P. Grubb, dentist arrived June 1946 and has not yet been...

  1994,   Letter from Bill Banting, son of Sir Frederick Banting, to "Friends of Diabetes Research". The text reads: Dear friend of Diabetes research, My father asked more of himself than others. Anxious to give his first year medical students a synopsis of the latest research, he thought his...

    Card sent from the Banting family to Edward Banting, Sir Frederick Banting's Nephew. The text reads: Edward We have moved again - now living 50 m. up the coast from Vancouver. Came here to work on an T.V. series and liked it so much we stayed. We wonder how things are with you and hope...

  Kurek, Dominik, Snail-mailman a fun musical challenge, "Snail-mailman a fun musical challenge," Oakville Beaver, 19 Nov 2010, p. 24  A Year with Frog and Toad