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William Stewart and family fonds [multiple media]

Hierarchical level:

Fonds

Date:

[ca. 1795-1981].

Reference:

R3792-0-2-E, MG24-D101

Type of material:

Textual material, Photographs, Architectural and technical drawings, Maps and cartographic material

Found in:

Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

100340

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William Stewart and family fonds
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Fonds includes:

22 lower level description(s)
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Date(s):

[ca. 1795-1981].

Place of creation:

Ontario

Extent:

73 cm of textual records.
1 microfilm reel positive.
171 photographs : 20 col.
12 maps
1 technical drawing

Language of material:

English

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William Stewart and family fonds [textual record, graphic material, cartographic material]

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Fonds consists of correspondence of William Stewart and family, 1811-1973; letterbooks of William Stewart's outgoing letters, 1846-1856 and microfilm, 1834-1846 (see below); business papers, 1829-1934; estate papers, n.d., 1795-1938; subject files including reports, newspaper clipping book, genealogical charts and notes, 1841-1981. Microfilmed material consists of a letterbook of William Stewart from 11 August 1834 to 2 November 1846 with an index at the beginning; as well as four letters, 1841-1844, at the end of the letterbook. Microfilmed material is located on microfilm reel M-5510.

Fonds also includes a variety of photographs. Subjects include: Egypt and India; Anthracite, Banff, Kananaskis Falls, Castle Mountain and Silver City, Alberta; musical group "The Elastic Band"; students and faculty of Bishop Ridley College, St. Catharines. Also included are many portraits by Canadian photographers, including J. Inglis, W. Notman and Sons, J.E. Livernois, E.Spencer, S.J. Dixon, G.F. Maitland and Josiah Bruce & Company. Photo of Shelia Stewart and negatives of Appin Place.

Fonds consists of maps pertaining to the Anthracite and Cascade coal mines in Alberta and the proposed Georgian Bay Ship Canal. Also included are maps of Ottawa and Yorkshire (England), and a technical drawing of a certain type of furnace.

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Stewart, William, 1803-1856 (family)

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Stewart, William, 1803-1856 (family) : William Stewart (1803-1856) was born at Bracadale, Minginish, Isle of Skye, Scotland. He immigrated to Canada with his family in 1816. They settled and farmed in Lancaster Township, Glengarry County, where William completed his education under an army doctor named Roderick Macleod. In 1838, he returned to Skye and married Catherine Stewart, the daughter of his first cousin.

After their marriage, the couple moved to Bytown, where William was engaged in running and supplying timber shanties, land speculation, farming and various community activites. He was also interested in the development of the Georgian Bay Canal. The promotion of the canal was later taken up by William's son, McLeod (1847-1926), in the form of the Montreal, Ottawa and Georgian Bay Canal Company. McLeod and his brother John (1851-1893) extended the family business interests into the West when they became involved in the Alberta-based Canadian Anthracite Coal Company.

William Stewart divided his time between his business, community activities, and politics. He was one of the original Bytown Councillors, 1828, and served as an M.L.A. for Russell County, 1843-1844, and for Bytown, 1844-1847. William's brother Neil (1793-1881) and son, McLeod, both upheld the tradition of political activity; the former served as M.L.A. for the County of Prescott, 1844-1847, and the latter held the office of Mayor of Ottawa, 1887-1888. The Stewarts were also strong supporters of the Presbyterian church; William was the founder of Stewarton Presbyterian Church, which later merged with St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Ottawa.

Williamina (Mina) Stewart (1879-1930) and Sheila Stewart (1894-1973) were daughters of McLeod Stewart. Mina Stewart was well known in Ottawa as a Sunday school teacher for the Chinese community and as a violin teacher. She was involved in several social service organizations such as the Canadian Women's Club and the IODE, and spent one summer as a volunteer with the Grenfell Association in Labrador. Sheila Stewart worked for the War Time Prices and Trade Board as a librarian. She was also active in church activities, and in the Women's Canadian Historical Society of Ottawa. Although a Conservative by political inclination, Sheila was a friend of W.L. Mackenzie King.

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Textual records (Electronic) The finding aid provides a list of authors, recipients and subjects for the correspondence and a list of file titles for the remainder of the records. The microfilm reel numbers are identified for each file. Two appendices provide lists and accession numbers for maps and books transferred to other divisions. The finding aid is also found at the beginning of microfilm reel H-1304. The addendum to the finding aid which lists textual material donated in 2003 is available in electronic format. MSS1348 (90: Open)
http://data2.archives.ca/pdf/pdf001/p000002564.pdf

Cartographic material; architectural, technical drawing (Paper) Please consult lower level descriptions. Finding aid consists of an itemized listing. 81202/2512. Finding aid is available in the main reference room. (90: Open)

(Electronic) All or some of the documents described have been digitized and are available at the following address: (90: Open)
http://heritage.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.lac_mikan_100340

(Electronic) Les documents décrits ont été complètement ou en partie numérisés et sont disponibles à l'adresse suivante : (90: Open)
http://heritage.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.lac_mikan_100340?usrlang=fr

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General note:

Received in 1981 from Mr. John Burns. Furthur accrual received in 2003 from Mrs. Judith Burns of Perth, Ontario

Availability of other formats note:

Microfilm reels H-1304 to H-1308 cover volumes 1-7 as listed in the finding aid.

Related material:

Further material relating to the family of McLeod Stewart can be found in MG 27, II H 21.

Container note(s):

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9 : 2003-0140 accession - 1 b&w photo and 2 negatives.
Subject heading:

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Stewart family, 1811-1921 Stewart Mcleod, [1811-1921]

Business enterprises - Ontario, 1911-1921 Neil Stewart, [1811-1921]

Ontario - Genealogy, 1841-1981 Montreal, Ottawa and Georgian Bay Canal Company, 1829-1934

Pacifism, 1939-1974 Canadian Anthracite Coal Company, 1829-1934

Education - Ontario, 1841-1981 Common Schools, 1841-1981

Ontario - Politics and government, 1811-1922 Linnie Stewart, 1883-1927

Business enterprises - Ontario, 1811-1934 St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church Old Men's Home and House Missionary Society, 1833-1927

Legal documents, 1795-1938 Lieutenant - Colonel John Macpherson, 1857

Stovin family, 1795-1938

Burns family, 1795-1938

Pacifists - Canada, 1939-1974

Veterans Canada
Source:

Private

Related control no.:

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1982-035 NPC
2004-00256-5

Former archival reference no.:

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MG24-D101
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Textual records

[Consultation90 Open]

Volume [MG24 D 101] 1--8

[Consultation 90 Open]

Finding aid box [FA 1348] 111

[Consultation 10 Closed]

Microfilm reel H-1304--H-1308

[Consultation 90 Open]

Textual records: microform

[Consultation90 Open]

Microfilm reel M-5510

[Consultation 90 Open]

Graphic (photo)

[Consultation90 Open]

Volume [R3792] 9

[Consultation 90 Open]

Architectural: technical drawings

[Consultation90 Open]

Cartographic material

[Consultation90 Open]

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Textual records: The originals, transcripts and photocopies were withdrawn from circulation in 1983. Researchers must use microfilm. Consult finding aid MSS1348 for reel numbers. Originals available for materials donated in 2003 (volume 8).
Cartographic material, technical drawing: No restrictions. Credit Library and Archives Canada.
Photographic material : no restrictions. Credit Library and Archives Canada / copy #

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