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Bruce Snowdon's Cottage, Sally's Pond

The part consists of a sketch showing Bruce Snowdon's cottage on Sally's Pond. Trees surround the cottage. The pond and the hills surrounding it can be seen in the background.

Snowdon, Doris, 1897-1996

Still Life / Self Portrait

The part consists of a still-life sketch showing what appears to be a purse sitting on a reflective surface with a pair of gloves resting on top of it. An ashtray can be seen to the right, the smoke of a lit cigarette rising from it. Other items can be seen on the table, including what appears to be jewelry.

Snowdon, Doris, 1897-1996

Northeast from Swimming Beach, Sally's Pond

The part consists of a sketch showing the view from the swimming beach on Sally's Pond. Cottages belonging to (left to right) the Crandalls, Crandalls, and McMillans are visible across the pond among the hills.

Snowdon, Doris, 1897-1996

Snowdon Cottage, Sally’s Pond

The part consists of a sketch showing the Snowdons' cottage on Sally's Pond. Trees and a lawn flank the driveway. The roof of another small building is partially visible at the end of the driveway. The hills surrounding Sally's Pond are visible in the background.

Snowdon, Doris, 1897-1996

From Snowdon Property, Looking West, Sally’s Pond

The part consists of a sketch showing the natural scenery around Sally's Pond. Six trees are visible in the foreground, including five birches. Sally's Pond and the surrounding hills are visible in the background.

Snowdon, Doris, 1897-1996

North End, Sally's Pond

The part consists of a sketch showing the natural scenery around Sally's Pond. A road with an open gate is visible in the foreground. Trees and foliage are visible in the centre. Sally's Pond and the surrounding hills are visible in the background.

Snowdon, Doris, 1897-1996

Bringing in the green feed

Item consists of photograph of Ellis Waldron bringing in the green feed, included in the photograph are Mark, Jean and Hollis Cairns, likely taken in East Clifton in the late 1930s.

The Eastern Townships of Quebec: a good place to live and play

Item is a pamphlet published by the Eastern Townships Associated Boards of Trade and Eastern Townships Settlement Society advertising "The Eastern Townships of Quebec: A Good Place to Live and Play." The pamphlet discusses the region's topography, climate, agriculture, settlement opportunities, mining, cities and towns, tourist attractions, and transportation and markets. It dates from around 1947.

Train wreck between Waterloo and Warden

Item is a photograph of a train wreck between Waterloo and Warden in 1879. The caption reads: "Wreck between Waterloo & Warden 1879. Engine former C.V. 'Governor Payne', Joseph Clark, 1849-50. Passumpsic, 'Orleans'. Operated in mixed, Sorel to Sutton. S.E.R. train carrying load of granite for the construction of Col. A.B. Foster's home at Waterloo;-- C.W. Foster, gave the signal 'all clear' when the mixed was on the right of way. This event ended his railway career. Engr. John Daly, killed."

Major C.W. Hewson

Item is a photograph of Major C.W. Hewson at a wash basin in a military camp, tents visible in the background, probably taken around 1915.

Interview with Teddy Green

Item is an interview of Edward "Teddy" Green about his experience working at the Eustis copper mines by W. Gillies Ross in October 1965. Included in the interview are the subjects of mining accidents, working conditions, mining methods, use of communication in the mines, entertainment and leisure, WWI and marriage, and Black people from North Carolina working in the mines.

Green, Edward Colston (1895-1972)

Interview with Arthur Speid, part A

Item is the first part of a recorded conversation with Arthur T. Speid with Dr. J.D. Jefferis, Arnold Banfill, and Arthur Motyer, recorded 19 February 1966 in Lennoxville. The interview focuses on Arthur Speid's experiences as a student at Bishop's College School and Bishop's University in the 1890s. Among the subjects covered are the campus buildings, food strikes, the golf course (links), athletics, drama, school subjects, women at Bishop's, and various professors, principals, and headmasters including Henry de Beltgens Gibbins, Thomas B. Waitt, James P. Whitney, Francis J.B. Allnatt, Richard A. Parrock, Gilbert B. Jones, Arthur H. McGreer, and Robert N. Hudspeth. It also includes more general discussion of Lennoxville.

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