Fonds contains records of Thomas Baker McQuesten, as well as records of other members of the McQuesten family.
Records of Thomas Baker McQuesten include private correspondence referring to family matters, the condition of the western front in World War I, the conferring of an honorary Doctorate of Laws on McQuesten by McMaster University in 1944, Ottawa River pollution in 1945, internal politics in the Ontario Parks Association, and the installation of a carillon at Niagara Falls. Also included are records of the Niagara Falls Bridge Commission, including correspondence, memoranda, and reports received while McQuesten was Chairman of that Commission. Also included are records of Thomas Baker, McQuesten's maternal grandfather, including a marriage certificate, a certificate of appointment as Commander of the fleet of the British Navy in 1870, and specification of the boat St. Lawrence, of which Baker was second in command in 1815. Miscellaneous materials are also included in the records of Thomas B. McQuesten, including documents relating to the Niagara Parks Commission, the Board of Parks Management of Hamilton, records relating to McQuesten's law practice in Hamilton, as well as photographs (of Thomas B. McQuesten, group photos including Thomas B. McQuesten, and photos of a building), and newspaper clippings containing obituaries of Thomas B. McQuesten and information regarding the family residence in Hamilton.
Records of other members of the McQuesten family include published material and correspondence relating to the Presbyterian Church in Canada, including sermons and orders of service. Also included are materials relating to activities at the University of Toronto while members of the McQuesten family were students at that school. Records also include correspondence among members of Thomas Baker McQuesten's immediate family, and photographs (mostly unidentified). Correspondence of Thomas Baker McQuesten's brother, Calvin Baker McQuesten, is also included, and refers to missionary activities of the Presbyterian Church. Records also include correspondence of and relating to McQuesten family ancestors living in the United States and Britain, and some notes for sermons.
Fonds contains the following series: MCQUESTEN FAMILY PAPERS: Published Material And Correspondence, Presbyterian Church, 1837-1920 (Series A- I); Published Material, University Of Toronto, 1894-1904 (Series A-II); Correspondence Concerning T.B. McQuesten, 1858-1925 (Series A-IIIa); Correspondence, Calvin Baker McQuesten, 1893-1931 (Series A-IIIb); Correspondence, McQuesten Family, 1843- 1957 (Series A- IV); Correspondence, Thomas Baker McQuesten, 1895-1933 (Series A-V); Correspondence, McQuesten Family Pioneers, 1835-1931 (Series A- VI); Miscellaneous, Notes For Sermons. THOMAS BAKER MCQUESTEN PAPERS: Private Correspondence, 1909-1948, N.D (Series B- I); Private Correspondence, 1948- 1949 (Series B- Ia); Niagara Falls Bridge Commission, 1943-1947 (Series B-II); Personal, Biographical Memoranda, 1943- 1946 (Series B-IIIa); Personal, Family Papers Relating To Thomas Baker, 1809- 1948 (Series B-IIIb); Miscellaneous, 1870, 1920-1947 (Series B-IV); Pictures And Newsclippings, 1948, 1967-1968, N.D. (Series B-V).
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