Collection search - Mossom Boyd & Company fonds [multiple media]

Received in 1950, 1970 and 1972 from Sheila Boyd of Bobcaygeon Ontario and in 1975 from Howard T. Pammett of Peterborough, Ontario.

Many of the materials in this fonds were acquired from Sheila Boyd and the Boyd estate, through Howard T. Pammett, civil servant and historian, who had been doing research on Mossom Boyd & Co. as early as 1950. Mr. Pammett's writing and research materials on the region of Ontario that includes Emily Township, County of Victoria, Ontario; the Kawartha Lakes; and the Trent-Otanabee Waterway will be of interest to anyone seeking information on the historical context of Mossom Boyd & Co. The research materials include many photographs donated by Mr. Pammett to the National Archives.

The papers came to the archives in four separate accessions and consequently the arrangement is irregular. The major activities of the company and family have been grouped into separate series. There is, however, a considerable amount of cross-series material with correspondence and accounting records found in some series which relate to other series.

Copies of photographs, postcards, stereographs: The originals were borrowed from Sheila Boyd, Bobcaygeon, Ontario, through Howard T. Pammett, of Ottawa and Peterborough, Ontario. The exceptions is the copy of one photograph, ca. 1900, depicting the SS Calumet at Fenelon Dock (accession 1966-034 NPC), which Pammet may have had in his possession for a longer period of time.

One photograph, ca. 1990, depicting a mill, probably belonging to the Boyd family, Geneva Bay, Vancouver Island, B.C. (accession 1968-124 NPC): Copy negative available: PA-74565., Copies of two postcards and 17 photographs, ca. 1904 (accession 1964-010 NPC): Copy negatives available: C-10235 to C-10253., 27 photographs, ca. 1900-ca. 1910 (accessions 1950-086 to 1950-112 NPC): Copy negatives are available for the majority of these: C-3735 to C-3738, C-5264 to C-5269, C-5271, C-5282 to C-5284, C-6769, C-6771, C-8577, C-10061, C-12599, C-23307 to C-23309. See accession records, or the list in the accession file for 1950-086 NPC., Four photographs, ca. 1900-ca. 1910 (NPC accessions 1951-010 to 1951-012, 1951-025): Some copy negatives available: C-23305, C-23306.

Copper printing plates for an article by Prof. Spillman, "Breeding the horns of cattle", 1917: Transferred to the Museum of Science and Technology, 3 May 1988. The National Archives had acquired the plates with the 369 photographs, 105 stereoviews and 75 postcards, n.d. (accession 1970-217 NPC)., Published materials, principally government publications, books, catalogues, book catalogues, booklets, copies of legislative acts and bills, reports and proceedings from various associations: Transferred to the Public Archives Library, 15 September 1972., Many published materials from Boyd House: Donated to the Library of Trent University, Peterborough, Ontario, ca. 1970., Many newspapers from Boyd House: Donated to Ontario provincial archives, ca. 1970., Some Boyd family papers: Trent University Archives, Peterborough, Ontario., Newspapers: Transferred to the National Library.