Fonds pertains to the life of Theodore Thorne Hamilton (1890-1959) and his extended family. The documents, comprised of original letters, vital statistic certificates, photographs, and postcards, are interleaved with detailed biographical information compiled by the donor, Mr. Jim Hamilton, a second cousin (twice removed) of Theodore Thorne Hamilton. Included are approximately 100 photographs pertaining to the Skeena River flood of 1936, approximately 30 early 20th-century Bobcaygeon area postcards, and two Bibles.
Hamilton (Theodore Thorne) familyFile consists of Prof. John Wadland’s subject file on theatre in western provinces. This file is comprised of newspaper clippings with topics including Edmonton theater expansion, Cold Comfort: little love, and Comanche Café,
File consists of Prof. John Wadland’s subject file on theatre in Toronto. This file includes newspaper clippings. Some topics within this file are the Elgin-Winter Graden, the Grassroots festival, and Toronto workshop productions,
File consists of Prof. John Wadland’s subject file on theatre in Stratford, Ontario. This file includes newspaper clippings with topics such as Brief Lives and its release at the Stratford theatre festival, the development of the Stratford festival, and character reviews following the performance of the festival plays
File consists of Prof. John Wadland’s subject file on Shaw theatre festival. Items in this file include newspaper clippings that cover topics such as the return of the Shaw festival from 1980, the resignations of Paxton Whitehead from Shaw festival director, and controversy over the festival tent layout amidst the expansion.
File consists of Prof. John Wadland’s subject file on Quebec theatre. This file includes newspaper clippings with topics that surround Lennoxville festival cancelations from 1981, critiques and opinion reviews on plays and playwrights, Montreal arts school program changes, and as well as articles written on Rene Levesque and his career as a playwright.
File consists of Prof. John Wadland’s subject file on Ontario theatre. This file includes newspaper clippings with topics such as the surge in popularity of Shakespear’s Hamlet, the increase in resignation at the National Arts Centre, receival of grants to arts theatres in Thunder Bay, and the pressing popularity of festivals in Ontario's small towns.