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  • Promotional Advertisement for Lithographs by Hugh Johnston as a Memorial of the Wreck of the Steamer Victoria, on the River Thames near London, Canada, on the 24th of May 1881
    A small illustrated pamphlet advertising lithographs depicting the sinking of the steamship Victoria on the Deshkan Ziibi (Thames River) in 1881.
  • Agreement of the London Cricket Club to Rent Cricket Ground, June 1, 1842
    This document, showing the leasing of land by W. Thomas Rockey to the London Cricket Club, is perhaps the earliest evidence of cricket being played in London, Ontario. The exact location of the cricket ground mentioned in this document is unknown. The first recorded cricket match in London, between 16 senior officers of the 82nd Regiment of Foot and a civilian team from Woodstock, did not take place until 1846, at the Garrison Ground (now the site of Victoria Park). The Garrison Ground would be the site of all cricket matches in the city until the 1870s.
  • Menu for the Complementary Banquet Presented by City of London to the Seventh Fusiliers, 1885
    A pamphlet containing the menu and a list of toasts for a banquet presented by London's City Council to the 7th Battalion Fusiliers in 1885. The 7th Battalion Fusiliers were originally formed in 1866 as the 7th Battalion Infantry (Prince Arthur's Own) as part of the Non-Permanent Active Militia of the Canadian Militia. From April to July 1885, they were mobilized to repress the North West Rebellion led by Louis Riel. This banquet was held for them when they returned to London.
  • Promotional Advertisement for Miss Edna Porte, Elocutionist of London, c. 1900
    A small illustrated pamphlet featuring quotes from southern Ontario newspapers pertaining to performances by Edna Porte.
  • Menu and Program for Complementary Banquet to the Most Worship the Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Canada at the Tecumseh House, London, November 2, 1876
    A double-sided menu and program for a banquet held at the Tecumseh House hotel in London, Ontario.
  • Advertisement for Fraser House, Resort at Port Stanley, 1886
    A small illustrated pamphlet, printed in 1886, advertising Fraser House: a hotel in Port Stanley, Ontario.
  • Bill of Fare Sponsored by the Western Hotel for a Banquet to Launch the Great Western Railway, London, October 23, 1847
    The Great Western Railway was founded as the London & Gore Rail Road Company in 1834. Construction on its main line commenced in 1847, when a groundbreaking ceremony was held in London, Ontario, on October 23 of that year. This double-sided bill of fare lists the menu of the banquet held as part of this ceremony at the Western Hotel which welcomed around 120 attendees. In 1853, the L&G R.R.C. was renamed the Great Western Railway, and its main line, which then ran from Hamilton to London, opened for service in December, 1853. This line would be extended to Windsor the following year.
  • Tecumseh Baseball Club of London Minute Book, June 22, 1868 - May 1, 1872
    A handwritten volume containing the constitution and by-laws of the Tecumseh Baseball Club, along with meeting minutes from 1868 to 1872. Handwritten recipes for "Tomato Catsup" and "Fruit Sauce" can be found on the back cover.
  • Nominal Roll of Capt. Edward Allan Talbot's Company of the 4th Regiment of Middlesex Militia, June 4, 1830 and the Annual Return of Col. James Hamilton's Company, 1829.
    Handwritten documents which include a list of soldiers from Capt. Edward Allan Talbot's Company of the 4th Regiment of Middlesex Militia who were present at "General Training" on June 4th, 1830, and a report of the annual parade of the 4th Regiment at the Forks in 1829.
  • Correspondence and Accounts Relative to the London District Court House and Gaol, 1826-1828.
    A file containing correspondence, meeting minutes, and receipts pertaining to the construction of the first jail and courthouse in the District of London.
  • Poster Announcing the Political Views of L. Lawrason to the Electors of London, October 21, 1844
    A single-sided poster announcing the political views of Lawrence Lawrason ahead of the 1844 elections to the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada. The poster makes reference to a fire that destroyed many buildings in London, Ontario earlier that month.
  • Manuscript book of prayers, 15th century, circa A.D. 1450 : Rugby School Library : the gift of Matthew Holbeche Bloxam on his 78th birthday, 12th May 1883
    Book of hours, Use of Paris, manuscript in Latin, on vellum, single column, 17 lines, in black and red ink in a regular gothic bookhand, miniature of the Virgin and Child and one page with elaborate margins of floral decoration in gold, blue and green, numerous one and two-line initials, 19th century leather covered boards, [Paris], [c. 1450]
  • MS128 Western : German book of hours : manuscript
    Title derived by cataloguer. Copied after 1461. Binding dated 1637. A paragraph in French on front flyleaf accurately describing the manuscript, added at a later date. Provides instructions for using the Hours of the Virgin for the entire calendar year. It is empathically Dominican.
  • Photograph of a page of the Ethiopian manuscriptEthiopian manuscript
    A religious text, possibly Coptic, from Abyssinia. Possibly includes some early neumatic notation. More information to come after the resource is catalogued.
  • Thumbnail image of manuscriptMS114 Buck: mini antiphoner, Cardinal deChanac: manuscript
    Owned by Cardinal deChanac. Leather bound with clasp. Double-sided, with neumes and Latin words in black and red ink, initials in red ink. First initial decorated with blue, black, red and gold ink. Neumes in black ink, on a four-line staff in red, with interlinear words. Hand written notes in French on front and back pages. Page numbering in light pencil. Stored in book shaped padded clamshell.
  • Au bon coin : vaudeville en un acte : manuscript
    Manuscript, in an unidentified hand, of an early version of the play La fiancée du bon coin, by Eugène Labiche and Marc-Michel, with a folded wrapper annotated by Labiche. "Manuscrit de copiste d'une première version, portant sur la couverture le cachet du Bureau central des Copies dramatiques Enouf, soigneusement établi, avec les noms et didascalies soulignés à l'encre rouge, et l'emplacement des couplets réservé ; intitulé Au bon coin, il donne un texte différent du texte définitif, avec une petite addition marginale par Labiche (p. 37) ; le feuillet d'enveloppe est annoté par Labiche : ± La fiancée du bon coin (1er manuscrit de Marc-Michel) »."--Provided by vendor. Includes small marginal notation by Labiche on page 37.
  • Lettres et souvenirs d'EugeÌ€ne Labiche
    "Leveaux renvoit aux lettres nombreuses de Labiche, inclus dans ces notices, partiellement avec ses réponses. En 42 passages chronologiques Leveaux décrit le developpement privat et professionnel de l'amitié avec Labiche, en commencent avec le voyage commun jusqu'a la Sicilie en 1834, leurs fascination par le theatre et le developpement de leurs liaisons familiales."--Bookseller's description. Manuscript, in Leveaux's hand.
  • Cover of a diary from 1886Diary of Lucy Harris, 1886
    A handwritten diary kept by Lucy Harris in 1886, in London, Ontario.  Lucy (Ronalds) Harris (1845-1901) married George Becher Harris in 1867. Her diaries cover daily life in the Harris family of London, Ontario.
  • Cover of a diary dated 1885Diary of Lucy Harris, 1885
    A handwritten diary kept by Lucy Harris in 1885, in London, Ontario.  Lucy (Ronalds) Harris (1845-1901) married George Becher Harris in 1867. Her diaries cover daily life in the Harris family of London, Ontario.
  • Cover of a diary dated 1884Diary of Lucy Harris, 1884
    A handwritten diary kept by Lucy Harris in 1884, in London, Ontario.  Lucy (Ronalds) Harris (1845-1901) married George Becher Harris in 1867. Her diaries cover daily life in the Harris family of London, Ontario.
  • Cover of a diary dated 1883Diary of Lucy Harris, 1883
    A handwritten diary kept by Lucy Harris in 1883, in London, Ontario.  Lucy (Ronalds) Harris (1845-1901) married George Becher Harris in 1867. Her diaries cover daily life in the Harris family of London, Ontario.
  • MS011 Western : Persian manuscript
    Devised title based on vendor's description. Copied by the scribe Ahmadallah, known as Hakim. "Masnavi [Sufi Poetry]...Persian manuscript on paper, 650 pp., text written horizontally in two columns of 17 lines to the page in small nast'aliq script in black ink, and approximately 32 lines written diagonally in inner borders of each page, catchwords written in outer borders, inner and outer borders ruled in blue, red and gold, significant verses picked out in red ink throughout, text interspersed with illuminated corner-pieces decorated with floral motifs in colours and gold, one double page of illumination in colours and gold at the beginning incorporating the opening verses of the poem (torn at inner margin just into illumination), text interspersed with other illuminated pages throughout, seal impression of "Nur Muhammad" at end, some marginal water-staining and a few repairs to edges, contemporary calf, gilt, lower joint cracked, 8vo (219 x 125mm.), Kashmir, 5th Jumada al-Thani, A.H. 1243 / [24th December 1827]." --Provided by vendor.
  • The Christmas Echo, December 1920
    The annual Christmas edition of the newspaper The London Echo, published by A. Talbot & Co. in London, Ontario.
  • The Christmas Echo, December 1918
    The annual Christmas edition of the newspaper The London Echo, published by A. Talbot & Co. in London, Ontario.
  • The Christmas Echo, December 1916
    The annual Christmas edition of the newspaper The London Echo, published by A. Talbot & Co. in London, Ontario.