The Knowlton Conference was an annual gathering of Christian workers during the summer. The first Conference was held August 11, 1902 at Knowlton. In 1932, the Conference ended due to financial difficulties.
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The fonds consists of primary source information relating to the Knowlton Conference Association, including a scrapbook-style binder containing administrative and communication documents, and a collection of glass positives depicting the Knowlton Conference activities through the years.
Acc. number: 81-55.
Donor: Gordon Capel.
Acc. number: 85-35.
Donor: Kenneth Sheltus.
Revision: August 2022 and March 2023.
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The series consists of primary source textual records relating to the administrative and communication department of the Knowlton Conference Association. The documents are partially glued in a scrapbook-type binder titled "Knowlton Conference Literature".
The series has not yet been described by item.
Acc. number: 81-55.
Donor: Gordon Capel.
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The file contains primary source documents that were inserted but not glued in the binder (D2), consisting of promotional documents about membership subscriptions, signed by Edgar T. Capel, General Superintendent.
Acc. number: 81-55.
Donor: Gordon Capel.
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The file contains primary souce documents relating to the administrative and communication department of the Knowlton Conference Association, including correspondence, annual reports, commercial pamphlets announcing and promoting regular and special activities. The binder was probably kept by Edgar T. Capel, who was the General Superintendent.
The documents are partially glued inside a scrapbook-type binder.
Acc. number: 81-55.
Donor: Gordon Capel.
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The series consists of photographs depicting the Knowlton Conference Associations activities through the years.
Acc. number: 85-35.
Donor: Kenneth Sheltus.
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The sub-series consists of glass positive plates showcasing the Knowlton Conference Association activities.
Acc. number: 85-35.
Donor: Kenneth Sheltus.
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The file contains photographs of outside activities at the site of the Knowlton Conference Association.
Acc. number: 85-35.
Donor: Kenneth Sheltus.
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Picture of a man standing and holding a mug at the Knowlton Conference.
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Picture of a man and a woman playing tennis at the Knowlton Conference.
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Picture of a man hitting a tennis ball at the Knowlton Conference.
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Picture of men, women, and children canoeing and playing in the lake at the Knowlton Conference.
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Picture of three boys sitting on rocks by the shore.
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Picture of cows eating grass in a field.
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Picture of women, in a field, talking and possibly holding a camera, with horse and carriages in the backdrop.
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Picture of a group in nature.
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Picture of a large group with trees in the scenery.
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Picture of two women and a man seated and leaning on a canoe on a lake.
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Picture of a group on a veranda.
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Picture of grass, a lake, and trees.
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Picture of an outdoor group.
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Picture of two women smiling, standing on rocks and a man holding onto a canoe by the shore.
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Picture of a group on a wooden platform.
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Picture of men and women standing and spectating in a line while others are playing tennis.
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Picture of men, women, and children canoeing, and a child standing in the water.
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Picture of men and women standing on rocks by the waterfront.
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Picture of a group taken outside of a house.
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Picture of people in canoes on the lake.
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Picture of a group of men and women lying down and sitting on grass.
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Picture of a group of men and women sitting and lying down on grass.
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Picture of two men standing side-by-side in nature.
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Picture of four women standing side-by-side in the lake with water up to their calves.
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Picture of people in a horse and carriage pulled by horses.
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Picture of a group of women gathered, walking in a field.
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Picture of an outdoor group in front of a house.
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Picture of multiple men sitting and standing in a horse and carriage.
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Picture of two men practicing throwing bouncing rocks in the water.
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The file contains photographs of outside activities at the site of the Knowlton Conference Association.
Acc. number: 85-35.
Donor: Kenneth Sheltus.
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Picture of a man and a woman standing and holding the British flag and the letters 'St. Giles'.
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Picture of a group in a landscape of trees.
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Picture of a group of men and women who are dressed in swimming clothes.
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Picture of a group of one woman standing and holding an umbrella, two men standing and three women sitting on a wooden bench.
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Picture of a group of men and women sitting and standing by the water.
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Picture of one woman sitting on a rocking chair near a table with books and a woman sitting on an outdoor sofa, on a veranda, at the Foster cottage.
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Picture of men and women sitting on a rock they refer to as "the Rock".
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Picture of men and women sitting at the lakefront on the rocks.
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Picture of a group outside of a building at the Muskoka Conference in Ontario, 1924.
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The file contains photographs of outside activities at the site of the Knowlton Conference Association.
Acc. number: 85-35.
Donor: Kenneth Sheltus.
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Picture of the printings of a tune named: "The Rose of No Man's Land". The tune honors Knowlton Grove.
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Picture of Brome [?] lake with a chain of mountains in the distance and a cloudy sky.
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Picture of a group of men and women. The man standing in the center is holding a book, and the woman to his left is holding a bell.
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Picture of a young boy feeding ice cream to an infant.
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Picture of a man bent over with a cup in hand.
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Picture of two men going down a water slide into a lake.
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Picture of two women playing tennis on an outdoor tennis court.
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Picture of men and women in a canoe with a landscape of mountains in the backdrop.
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Picture of people sitting on the rocks near the water.
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Picture of a group sitting on a bench, the ground or standing.
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The file contains photographs of outside activities at the site of the Knowlton Conference Association.
Acc. number: 85-35.
Donor: Kenneth Sheltus.
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Picture of a group on a hay filled wagon pulled by a horse.
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Picture of a group of people wearing "MacVicar" ribbons.
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Picture of men, women, and children walking down a dirt road surrounded by trees.
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Picture of young men and women in nature. One young man is holding a camera.
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Picture of a group in front of a large bush.