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Henry A. Waterman fonds
Fonds · 1852-1958, predominant 1898-1958
Fonds consists of personal and business correspondence, invitations, Christmas cards designed by Waterman, notebooks used to records the daily weather and also served as scrapbooks, transcripts of speeches given by Waterman; bills, receipts and clippings from his travels in Europe prior to World War I, and a memorial card for his great aunt.
Corning and Chipman Law Firm fonds
Fonds · 1853-1923, predominant 1890-1915
Fonds consists of abstract books which were used to record deed searches performed by the firm. Within the books are notes, letters, maps, sketches, deeds, mortgage papers, and documents, such as abstract titles, related to the deed searches. Included in this fonds are letters related to the firm and several regarding to the men's positions on Yarmouth Town Council.
Municipality of the District of Yarmouth fonds
Fonds · 1858-1953
Fonds consists of by-laws and regulations; articles of incorporation; correspondence; minutes and reports of the town council of the Town of Yarmouth; one supreme court judgement book; records regarding 1818 tax collection; notices; and voters lists.
W. Roy Cann Collection
Fonds · 1860-1947
Collection consists of the following: a scrapbook created in the mid-nineteenth century containing clippings pertaining to the Yarmouth area and the eastern United States during the American Civil War; a scrapbook of miscellaneous clippings from the later nineteenth century; photographs; correspondence; invitations; clippings regarding Yarmouth events.
George Killam fonds
Fonds · 1862-1879
Fonds consists of business correspondence, receipts, promissary notes, records regarding the settling of the estate of George Killam and a published copy of an address made by George Killam to "the electors of the County of Yarmouth."
Captain John Lovitt fonds
Fonds · 1862-1870
Fonds consists of correspondence from Lovitt's father and other business letters, as well as a newspaper advertisement from Lovitt's campaign for a seat in the House of Commons and Lovitt's funeral memorial.
William Rogers fonds
Fonds · 1863-1876
Fonds consists of an account book for the ship Chloe, which was built at Shelburne in 1872 by William J. Kelley. Rogers was principal share owner in conjunction with other Yarmouth merchants. The vessel was sold in 1876. Also included is the account book for the ship William and the brigantine W.A. Rogers, both of which Rogers was principal share owner. The William was built at Tusket in 1873 by George Ross. The W.A. Rogers was built circa 1863 and engaged in trading missions around the world.
Frank Goudey fonds
Fonds · 1863-1964
Fonds consists of an agreement for apprenticeship, letters of reference from employers, personal correspondence, U.S. Civil Service examination results, certificates of apprenticeship and discharge, appointment forms, school merit tokens and a certificate of competency as a Fourth Class Engineer.
Yarmouth Consolidated Memorial High School fonds
Fonds · 1864-1985
Fonds consists of school board annual records and circular (reports); banquet and graduation programs; 1929 Academy Review; 1931 editions of The Voice, the newsletter of the Yarmouth County Academy; entrance examinations; YCMHS yearbooks 1951-1985 (incomplete); and 1958-1969 class lists.
Alexander Lawson fonds
Fonds · 1864-1883
Fonds consists of an account book and correspondence received by Lawson from the head telegraph office and from local businesses upon his retirement from the Western Union Telegraph Office.