Thunder Bay Historical Museum Society
Index of Personal Papers


List of Fonds, D




A 26
De La Ronde Family fonds

1666, 1763-1840, predominant 1950-1965
7 cm. of textual records (includes some photocopies)

Biographical Sketch
The information in this collection on the de la Ronde family was collected for the most part by Mrs. Ida Schneider who had hopes of claiming the supposed de la Ronde fortune. The collection outlines the family's lineage possibly as far back as 1506. Of local importance, Louis Denis de la Ronde was a clerk and trader for the North West Co. (1818-1821) and the Hudson's Bay Co. (1821-1868) in the Lake Nipigon area. Louis Denis proved to be a survivor during the reorganization of the fur trade in these years.

Scope and Content
Series A 26/1/1-16 - Research files - 7cm. 1666-[1965]
Sixteen files of Mrs. Ida Schneider compiled during her researches into the history of the De La Ronde Family:
1) Letters regarding the claims of the family plus notes made by Mrs. Schneider and Dr. Elizabeth Arthur.
2) Photographs relating to the de la Ronde family
3) Early family history 1666-1827 including copies of documents: 1666 census of Canada, will of Louise Charier de Lotbiniere, correspondence between Laronde Thibandiere and the French government, 1779-1783.
4) Documents relating to Louise King, including marriage certificate (July 1800), her petition as widow of Louis Denis de la Ronde for a land grant in compensation for her husband's services to the Crown, 1818-1824.
5) Documents relating to Charles Francois Denis de la Ronde, 1763-1840, including a transcript of his will (1840), birth and baptism records (1763), and other legal papers. Also includes Mrs. Schneider's notes relating to the Laronde house in Penetanguishene.
6) Documents relating to Louis de la Ronde of Lake Nipigon, including a copy of his will (1860) and notes.
7) Mrs. Schneider's correspondence with Montreal Archives.
8) Correspondence with Miss Rose Gualtieri, a Montreal lawyer who helped with the research.
9) Correspondence with the Dept. of Northern Affairs, 1962-1963.
10) Report entitled "H.B.C. post on Lake Nipigon" prepared by Hudson's Bay Co. researchers and correspondence concerning the location of Lake Nipissing post.
11) Copy of Bigsby's By Shoe and Canoe, concerning Laronde post near Parry Sound and correspondence with editor of the Canadian Geographic Journal.
12) Copy of letter regarding errors in Fanteaux's book Les Chevaliers de Saint-Louis en Canada.
13) Correspondence regarding family history, primarily revealing family suspicions that they had been cheated out of a fortune than any genuine historical research.
14) Correspondence with descendants of the de la Ronde family and with Rose Gualtieri, 1954, 1963-1964.
15) Research of E. Bacon Vaughan, genealogist including correspondence with family descendants.
16) Transcripts of items from National Archives of Canada including lists of Indian trade passes (1783) and the 1837 accounts with Charles Laronde.

Additional Information
Custodial History - Mrs. Ida Schneider turned over these records to Dr. Elizabeth Arthur, professor of history at Lakehead University who later deposited them with the Thunder Bay Historical Museum Society. A number of the documents are from various Provincial and National archives (indicated on documents).
Finding Aids - See Elizabeth Arthur, "The de Larondes of Lake Nipigon", TBHMS Papers and Records, IX (1981), 31-48.

A 56
George S. Dennis fonds

1940-1960
90 min. video tape

Biographical Sketch
George S. Dennis, a former CPR employee, collects things relating to the era when steam was used for locomotives on Canadian railways.

Scope and Content
Series A 56/1/1 - videotape
A compilation video tape entitled "When Steam was King". Includes amateur films by George Dennis taken during the 1940s and 1950s. Shows the various types of locomotives, cars, stations, towns and people who served on the line. Some are in colour while others are in black and white and the video tape is narrated by George S. Dennis. The films were transferred to video tape in 1988.

Additional Information
Copy/Repository - The original films are in the possession of George Dennis.

A 45
Keith Denis Collection

1861-1977
45 cm of textual records

Biographical Sketch
Keith Denis (1909-1979) was a President of the Thunder Bay Historical Society from 1961-1969 and a long-time collector of historical information and writer of history. He worked at the Workman's Compensation Board in his later years but also worked on construction and mining projects and as a salesman. He was a noted naturalist and conservationist and served as President of the Northwestern Ontario Conservation Federation. He was a member of the Junior Chamber of Commerce, the Lakehead Philatelic Society, the National Exhibition Centre and managed the Port Arthur Tourist Bureau.

Scope and Content
The Keith Denis Collection is composed of six series dealing with his interests in Thunder Bay's history, in particular its 19th century history. Contains mainly research files, ephemera, publications, and some of the records of his business from 1937-1944 selling orange juice.
Series A 45/1/1-2 - Personal Papers - 1cm. - 1947-1956
1) Letter from Stephen Leacock
2) Misc. cards, dues book and license
Series A 45/2/1-27 - Research files - 15cm. - compiled 1959-1979
Files containing research correspondence, photocopies of records and books, maps, clippings and historical notes on the following subjects:
1) Silver Islet Harbour: history and origin, 1881
2) Hymers village: origin and history, 1880-1955
3) First grain elevator at the Lakehead, 1884
4) Memoirs of railroading by Angus Bell
5) Port Arthur, Duluth and Western Railway: history from 1889
6) Parkerville: origin and history, 1820-1900
7) Mining and roads in Ontario, 1874
8) Franchere's voyage, the Fort William segment
9) The French regime at Thunder Bay, 1656-1761
10) L. Agassiz's Lake Superior Trip, 1849
11) A.M. Weber's Rainy River Trip, 1892 dealing with the boundaries of the Thunder Bay District 1787-1869
12) Duncan Mine history, 1867 including Slate River and the Thunder Bay Silver mine, 1866
13) Chippewa vocabulary, pioneer crafts, and the fur trade and Fort William, 1816
14) Fort William: Journal of Transactions and Occurrences, 1823-1824
15) James Clouston, 1820; Hudson's Bay Co., 1670-1870; Erlandson, 1820-40; Robertson's letters, 1817-22; biographies c.1700-1800
16) Exploration expedition, 1820; Nipigon mission, 1904; St. Peter's River expedition, 1823, Sir John Richardson, 1848
17) Pigeon River Lumber, 1900
18) Hargrave correspondence, 1820, Hudson's Bay Co., c.1800
19) Shipwrecks and shipping history, 1856-1957
20) Exploring Quetico by car and canoe, 1957; the artist's trail, K. Kidd, 1956
21) Excepts from historical diaries
22) Land formations and mining, Wye level; Paper on the history of gold, 1866-1930
23) Port Arthur, Duluth and Western Rwy history, 1870-1900
24) Poems; Mackenzie's mill; Eva Lake; Lac des Milles history, 1800
25) Fort William history
26) Parkerville history
27) Nouvelle mission, letters
Series A 45/3/1 - Business records - Orange Juice Sales - 7cm. - 1937-1944
Statements (1937-1940), legal documents, accounting documents, notes and correspondence
Series A 45/4/1-13 - Misc. Papers - 12cm. - 1880-1977
1) Newspaper clippings on mining in Ontario, 1934-1935
2) Newspaper clippings on Thunder Bay history, 1955-1963
3) Letterhead, 1880
4) Annual reports of Chamber of Commerce, 1927-1939 and Port Arthur General Hospital, 1955
5) Menus, Prince Arthur Hotel, 1950-1951
6) Tourist information
7) Programs, 1935-1944
8) Newsletters and bulletins
9) Cards
10) Political leaflets, 1914
11) Tickets: lottery and admission
12) Reports and surveys on Sibley School, 1944 and a Survey of Historical Sites, ca.1960
13) Booklet on how to judge character from physical features
Series A 45/5/1 - Publications and Reports - 9cm. - 1914-1970
Includes New Ontario: Thunder Bay Nipigon and St. Joe Rwy c.1900; Municipal Statistics, 1914 (Ont. Dept. of Agriculture); Northern Development, 1914 (Legislative Assembly of Ont.); The Iron Ranges, 1925 (Port Arthur); Steam and Electric Railways, 1936-37 (Dept. of Transport); Official Weekly Road Bulletin on Ont., 1941; Steep Rock Echo, March 1957 and Nov. 1959; Abitibi Woodlands Laboratory, 1961; Camp Owakonze Ltd. 1965 Advance Canoe Trip to Hudson's Bay; Annual Report of the Gen. Manager, 1968 (Northern Ontario Development Council); Check List of Vascular Plants of Southwest Thunder Bay District by H. Walker, 1968; Design for Development. Northwestern Ontario Region, 1970 (Government of Ontario); The Slate River Islands by Timmermann, Snider and Euler, 1974; Quetico Park: Report of the Quetico Advisory Committee, 1970; Map of N. Ont.; N.W. Ontario Development Council Five-Year Program, Feb. 1969; natural history map of Black Bay area; map of Ont. Provincial parks, c.1970 (Dept. of Lands and Forests); Why Not Now? The Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Seaway... by Frank Keefer, Port Arthur, 1927 (The Canadian Deep Waterways Assoc.) 24pp.
Series A 45/6/1 - Documents - 1cm. - 1861-1915
Receipts, cheques, letters and statements collected by Denis relating to Treaty Money to Indians in the 1860s and local history.

Additional Information
Custodial History - Formerly catalogued into museum collection: 979.102.1-122; 980.27.3; 978.92.3; 975.91.2, 5; 977.55.1-2; and 982.45.6
Associated Material - See museum collections. Refer to donor file.

A 39
Andrew Dick Papers

1888-1905
6 cm of textual records

Biographical Sketch
Andrew Dick (1831-1917) probably lived on Caribou Island, near Rossport. He had at least ten children between 1863 and 1884 when his wife died. He possibly had six to eight more children by another marriage. Dick was a fisherman by trade and cared for the lighthouse at Point Porphyry.

Scope and Content
Series A 39/1/1-2 - Day Book
Day books or diaries of daily activities of Mr. Dick recounting events in his life such as fish catches, plantings, ships passings, temperatures and weather conditions. Two volumes.
1) 1888 to 1 Jan. 1895
2) 1899-1905

A 34
William Currie Dobie fonds

1889-1895
2 cm. of textual records

Biographical Sketch
W.C. Dobie (1839-1929) was federal fisheries inspector for Western Lake Superior region, police magistrate, and justice of the peace. He was born in Liverpool in 1839, came to York Township in Ontario in 1849 and grew up in Bruce Mines. In 1865 he married Sarah Dorothy Coatsworth of Missouri. She was daughter of J. Coatsworth, manager of the Montreal Mining and Lands Co. and postmaster at Bruce Mines, Ontario. Dobie came to Prince Arthur's Landing in 1872 to work as a bookkeeper for Thomas Marks and Co. and in 1884 formed a general store of his own in partnership with John Hasking. In 1887 he entered into partnership with George Marks and H.A. Wiley to form W.C. Dobie and Co. He then purchased the interests of his partners and, in 1894, disposed of his business to his son, J.C. Dobie, who amalgamated it with other businesses to form the Marks, Clavet and Dobie Co. William served on the Shuniah Council for five years before 1884 and was a member of the school board for 30 years. He was at one time Dominion Inspector of mines. He served as magistrate for 32 years from 1890 to 1922. His first wife died in 1879 and he remarried in 1887 or 1888 to Mary ? who left him shortly thereafter. Dobie died in 1929.

Scope and Content
Series A34/1/1 - Letterbook - 96p.
Letter press copy book of outgoing correspondence of W.C. Dobie. Most of the entries pertain to his activities as fishery overseer, but some are of a personal nature regarding politics and his attempts to get his estranged wife, Mary, to return to him.

A 16
James D. Doty fonds

1828-1838
6 cm of photocopies of textual records

Biographical Sketch
James D. Doty, politician and speculator was born in Salem, Washington County, New York in 1799 and died in Salt Lake City, Utah, in 1865. He began practicing law at Detroit, Michigan Territory in 1819 and in 1823 became a judge of the judicial district of Northern Michigan. He became Wisconsin's delegate to Congress in 1839 and served until 1841. After Wisconsin achieved statehood, Doty served as a representative in Congress from 1849 to 1853. He had much interest in the Indian tribes of the Michigan and Wisconsin areas.

Scope and Content
Series A 16/1/1-4 - Letters and manuscripts - 6cm. - 1828-1838
1) Doty's personal correspondence, 1829-1838 (93 fol.)
2) Collection of notes written by Doty on the history of the Indians of central America with comparative notes on the indigenous peoples of North America. Also included are notes on the development of the fur trade in the Michigan territory (47 fol), undated.
3) Notes for the preparation of an English/French/Indian dictionary. Includes single words and common phrases which would be used in connection with travels in the wilderness areas of Michigan Territory and the fur trade. Includes references to nine Indian languages. Table of contents. Undated (89 fol.).
4) Doty's Journal (pages 28-35, 54-83, 86-155) and Commonplace Book. Bound in spiral binder. Primarily concerns the Indian tribes of the Great Lakes area from Lake Superior to Lake Michigan, c.1828-1929.

Additional Information
Copy/Repository - Originals in Huntington Library, San Marino, California, HM 312-16.
Custodial History - Formerly catalogued into the museum collection, 972.122.225 and 972.78.97

A 14
Walter MacKay Draycott fonds

[1980-1985]
3 cm of textual records

Biographical Sketch
Mr. Walter MacKay Draycott was born 1883 in England and emigrated to Canada and Fort William in 1907. He left for Vancouver in 1912. Mr. Draycott died in Vancouver in 1989 or 1990.

Scope and Content
Series A 14/1/1 - Manuscript - 99 fol.
Manuscript of Walter MacKay Draycott written in the third person by Mr. Draycott himself using his memory and exerpts from his diary. Typed and edited by Mr. Robert Brown of North Vancouver, a member of the North Shore Historical Society, for possible publication. The manuscript concerns Mr. Draycott's early life to about the first World War. The manuscript is incomplete.

Additional Information
Copy/Repository - Original in possession of Mr. Robert Brown of North Vancouver.

A 55
G.R. Duncan fonds

1896-1965
58 cm of textual records

Biographical Sketch
Mr. G.R. Duncan was born in Ottawa on 7 Feb. 1878 and died around 1941 or 1942. He studied engineering at McGill University at the beginning of the twentieth century then moved to Fort William in order to direct the building of a plant for the Canada Iron Corporation. Duncan became involved with a real estate and insurance company and later purchased it calling it the G.R.Duncan and Company Limited. This company then went on to become an important business in Fort William and northern Ontario. Among its more famous business deals are the "Industrial Spur" a large block of land bounded by Mary, Sprague and Christine streets and Syndicate Avenue which developed into a large business area in Fort William and "Duncan's Union Centre", which is property bought from the Honorable Clifford Sifton. This property was between the two cities on May Street. His main interests in life were real estate developments, mining in northwestern Ontario and other parts of Canada, and industrial promotion in Fort William and Port Arthur.

Scope and Content
The G.R. Duncan Papers are composed of nine series and include mostly records relating to Mr. Duncan's business interests in the fields of real estate and insurance. Also included are municipal records which related to Duncan's business interests, speeches which he gave at various venues and material relating to a number of organizations to which he belonged. The last series is a record from the G.R. Duncan Real Estate and Insurance Co. Ltd..
Series A 55/1/1-5 - Speeches - 1cm. - [1919]-1923
Five speeches delivered at various venues by G.R. Duncan on the subjects of 1) the vocation of real estate (1923), 2) a hunting trip in Northern Ontario (1919), 3) estates (nd.), 4) iron mining in the Northwest (1922), 5) properties and estates (1921)
Series A 55/2/1-6 - Municipal records - 13cm. - 1908-1923
Records created by or for the municipality of Fort William relating to matters of concern to G.R. Duncan, mostly assessments of real estate, industrial promotion, the disposal of lands, and the supplying of hydro-electric power. Includes
1) minutes of meetings of the special joint committee of the City Council, the Board of Trade and the Trades and Labour Council of Fort William (1921)
2) minutes and supporting material regarding special meetings of the City Council of Fort William and the Fort William Board of Trade regarding the Grand Trunk Pacific agreement (1921)
3) by-laws and agreements between the City of Port Arthur and Aimwell G. McIntyre (the Port Arthur Pulp and Paper Co.), 1916; the City of Fort William and the Mead Investment Co. (pulp and paper), 1920; and the City of Fort William and the C.P.R., 1908
4) memos regarding Fort William Street Railway by-laws (1909-1918); the contract between Great Lakes Paper Co. and the Hydro Electric Power Commission of Ontario (1919)
5) reports of Fort William and Port Arthur city departments - public utilities (P.A.), 1921-1922; Public utilities (F.W.), 1917; Fort William street railway, 1920; Fort William works committee, 1920; Fort William utilities committee, 1920; Fort William assessment commissioner and tax collector, 1920, 22, 23 (with supporting documentation)
6) other documents: report to the chairman and members of the Fort William Industrial Bureau (1912), presentation of the Western Terminal Elevator Co. to Fort William City Council regarding the elevator assessment, 1919
Series A 55/3/1 - Financial statements and annual reports - 9 cm. - 1913-1965
Financial and annual reports of businesses in which G.R.Duncan was involved. Includes the Fort William Commercial Chambers (1917-1924, incomplete), Y.M.C.A. of Fort William (1922), the Montreal Welland Land Co. (1922-1923), Thunder Bay Country Club (1921), the Kaministquia Power Co. (1920-1923), the Fort William Building and Realty Co., financial statements (1913,1930), annual reports 1913-1965 (incomplete).
Series A 55/4/1-3 - Records of organizations - 3 cm. - 1915-1923
The records of three organizations in which G.R. Duncan was involved. Includes
1) the Board of Grain Commissioners in which there is a list of the elevator capacities at Lakehead (1923), and a letter which discusses joint terminals at Fort William (1916) and a proposal for a grain marketing plan (1923).
2) The Board of Trade in which there is there is a synopsis of a railway interswitching problem (1921),financial statements (1920-1921), Presidents report for 1920, a report on Fort William companies exempt from taxation (1915), a membership list (1920), and an annual report from the president of the Port Arthur Board of Trade (1920).
3) the Canadian Club of Fort William in which there is an address by W.A.Dowler on the subject of Trade and Commerce (1922).
Series A 55/5/1 - Legal records - 8 cm. - 1897-1941
Deeds, agreements, mortgages, abstracts, certificates and correspondence relating to real estate and properties in which G.R.Duncan held an interest. Includes Duncan's Union Centre (1914-1922), Schreiber Gold Mines Ltd. (1932), McKellar farm property (1897-1902), the Copp Stove Site (1941), and agreements between the Hydro Electric Power Company of Ontario and both Great Lakes paper Co. (1923), and Nipigon Fibre and Paper Mills Ltd.
Series A 55/6/1 - Prospectuses - 6 cm. - 1917-1943
The prospectuses of various companies collected by G.R. Duncan. Includes the Canadian Car & Foundry Co., Marigold Mining Co., Twin City and Albany River Railway, Great Lakes Transportation Co., Mortgage Bonds, The Watchman Mining and Milling Co. (Dryden), W.N. McEachern and Sons (Toronto), City of Edmonton bonds, Drummond Investment Apartments (Montreal), Fort William Paper Co., Bay Sulphite Co., Midwest Dev. Co.(Fort William and Port Arthur),and the Oakcoal Company.
Series A 55/7/1-3 - Mining reports - 6 cm. - 1896-1915, 1960-1971
Mining reports from Mining companies in which G.R.Duncan held an interest. Includes
1)reports on the prospects and work completed on various mines including several B.C. gold mines, Shining Tree District iron properties(including map and correspondence), and the White Lily Mining Co. near Kawene (n.d.).
2) report and file of correspondence and legal papers regarding the Empress Gold mining Co. near Jackfish. Includes maps and various reports 1897-1909,1966,1970.
3) Records of the Czarina Gold Mines Co. including stock certificate, letter, report and minute book 1901-1942,1960-1971.
Series A 55/8/1 - Miscellaneous papers - 8 cm. - 1910-[1925]
Various clippings, speeches, notes, pamphlets and advertisements relating to industrial promotion, taxation, assessment and real estate in Fort William and elsewhere. Includes speeches by R.J. Manion; a list of local industries exempt from taxation; a report of a meeting to discuss building depression (1921); a speech by Harry James; Fort William City Treasurer on the city's finances (1920); report on the feasibility of building a trunkroad to Winnipeg (1919), and promotional literature.
Series A 55/9/1 - Real Estate Holdings Account Book - 4 cm. - 1910-1935
A bound volume describing the value, changes of ownership, tax status, legal status and size of real estate holdings by G.R.Duncan Real Estate and Insurance Co. and its customers. It is arranged alphabetically by owner or location, contains some legal agreements and maps, and deals largely in industrial land and waterfront property.

.A 60
Gertrude Dyke fonds

1920-1973
6.5 cm if textual records

Biographical Sketch
Gertrude Dyke was a prominent citizen of Port Arthur (where she was born) and had a great interest in local history. She published three historic booklets: "Historic Lakehead", "Historic Silver Islet", and "Historic Stories". She was the wife of John A. Dyke and daughter of Thomas A. Woodside.

Scope and Content
The Gertrude Dyke fonds includes speeches, addresses, manuscripts, correspondences and notes regarding the history of Northwestern Ontario including pioneer women, local churches, Silver Islet, and the Thunder Bay Historical Museum Society. All documents were produced in Thunder Bay and Fort William.
Series A 60/1/1 - Speeches and Addresses - .5 cm. - 1920-1960
Speeches and addresses given by Gertrude Dyke to Lakehead groups dealing with local history.
1) "Review of Papers Given at Meetings of the Thunder Bay Historical Society 1910 to 1926" at the Prince Arthur Hotel on local history between 1641 and 1740.
2) "Pioneer Women of Port Arthur" given to the Port Arthur Semi-Centennial (1956) dinner at the Prince Arthur Hotel.
Series A 60/2/1-13 - Manuscripts - 1.5 cm. - 1930-1973
Thirteen typewritten manuscripts by Gertrude Dyke all about local history, some of which became part of books "Historic Lakehead", and "Historic Silver Islet".
1) "You Remember When". 20 encapsulated events between 1890 and 1900.
2) "A History of Silver Islet". 14-page account of the Silver Islet story.
3) "A Glimpse in History". Notes from old records of School Section #1 Shuniah (1874-1884).
4) Lake Superior District United Church History". An 8-page synopsis of the history of Lakehead and its churches from 1641 to 1952.
5) "Copper Mining on Isle Royale". This covers the prehistoric mining and use of copper.
6) "The History of the United Church W.A. Nipigon". The history from 1893 to 1955.
7) An untitled manuscript dated 2 Mar. 1965, which deals with the local history from the Fur Trade to the first high school.
8) "Some History of Silver Islet". 8 more pages on this subject.
9) "History of the Women's Association of the United Church, Kakabeka Falls, Ontario, 1936-1956".
10) An untitled 5-page manuscript on the early history of Lakehead.
11) "A History of the First Church Woman's Association". 1 page about the history of the association between 1869 and 1945.
12) An untitled story of impromptu service on Silver Islet.
13) "The Story of Wayside-1912-1973". By R.Earl Buckley. The history of the East End Salvation Army-type operations by Wesley Church.
Series A 60/3/1-3 - Correspondence - .5 cm. - 1943-1968
General correspondence by Gertrude Dyke.
1) Letters concerning Women's rights.
2) Letters concerning Women's Association history.
3) Miscellaneous.
Series A 60/4/1-5 - Notes - 4 cm. - 1920-1960
Handwritten notes concerning local history that would eventually be used in "Historic Silver Islet" and "Historic Lakehead".
1) General local history.
2) History of local churches.
3) Typewritten and handwritten notes and agenda of various Women's Association in which Gertrude Dyke was involved.
5) Original notes of data used in compiling "Historic Lakehead".

A 49
John A. Dyke fonds

1876-1934
3 cm of textual records

Biographical Sketch
John A. Dyke, son of Rev. Joshua A. Dyke (mayor of Fort William in 1902 and 1903, Methodist minister and businessman), was a prominent Fort William lawyer in the firm of Dyke and Beeman and later on his own. He started practice in ca.1906 and retired in ca.1949. Died ca.1955. Married Gertrude (history writer).

Scope and Content
The John A. Dyke papers form three series including material of his own (speeches and addresses) and that he has collected from other sources.
Series A 49/1/1 - Notebook - 1 cm. - 1876-1881
One handwritten notebook produced by Sophy Fox, possibly of Chatham, containing notes on history, poetry, art, theatre and luminaries of the day in the fields of politics and literature. Book appears to have been started in 1876 and the last date mentioned is 1881. This seems to be a collection of notes kept by the author on her readings.
Series A 49/2/1 - Speeches and addresses - 3cm. - 1922-1934
Speeches and addresses delivered by John A. Dyke to various organizations at the Lakehead. Most often his topic was on the legal system in Canada.
1) "Twelve Men Good and True", delivered to the Scottish Rite and the Knights of Columbus, ca.1926-1927
2) "Bills of Exchange", delivered to Fort William's banking community at a meeting at the Kam Club, 26 Apr. 1922
3) Untitled address to the McKellar Hospital graduates, 30 May 1924
4) Untitled speech possibly to the Port Arthur Law Association, ca.1934, on the subject of abolishing Grand Juries.
5) Untitled speech on the 50th anniversary of the C.P.R.
6) Untitled speech dealing with the government's involvement in the selling of grain and its effect on farmers, ca.1930
7) "The Coronation", given in 1937 dealing with the history of the British monarchy
8) Untitled speech and original notes on the Times-Journal Christmas Cheer fund, given 17 Nov. 1936 to the Rotary Club
Series A 49/3/1 - Miscellany - 12 items - 1884-1934
1) Manuscript entitled "Hockey, King of Sports" by John A. Dyke, published in the Daily Times-Journal, Christmas 1927 (4 pages)
2) Letters: Judge Kenny to J.A. Dyke, 29 Dec. 1933, on Grand Juries; J.A. Dyke to Newton Edmeston, sheriff, Port Arthur Court House, Jan. 1934 with copy of oath delivered to Grand Juries.
3) Newspaper: Northern Messenger and Sabbath-School Companion, vol. xix, #10, 15 May 1884
4) Newsletter: "The Executor and trustee", #29, Jan. 1927
5) Shareholders' letter from British Canadian Mines Ltd, July 14, 1927
6) "A Kaministiquia Centennary" by Fred Fregeau, the text of a speech given in 1922 concerning the early fur trade in Fort William.
7-10) A fictional report entitled "British Museum, Dept. of Historical Research, London, England, January, Two Thousand and Nineteen", detailing life in c.1900 in Fort William. Original handwritten copy plus three variations.

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