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Hamilton (Ont.)

Hamilton Club fonds

Financial Material
Cash Books

Box 1
Dec. 1872 - May 31, 1884
June 1884 - July 31, 1889
Aug. 1, 1889 - May, 1894
June 1894 - Nov. 1898
Box 1A
Dec. 1898 - May 31, 1901
June 1, 1901 - Dec. 1, 1903
Box 1B
Dec. 1, 1903 - Dec. 31, 1903
Dec. 1, 1903 - Nov. 30, 1905
Box 1C
Dec. 1, 1905 - Nov. 30, 1907
Dec. 1, 1907 - Aug. 31, 1909
Box 1D
Sept. 1, 1909 - Nov. 30, 1910
Box 1E
Dec. 2, 1910 - Jan. 31, 1913
Box 1F
Feb. 1, 1913 - Mar. 16, 1915
Box 1G
Mar. 17, 1915 - June 9, 1917
Box 1H
June 10, 1917 - Nov. 29, 1919
Box 1I
Dec. 1, 1919 - Nov. 28, 1921
Box 1J
Nov. 28 , 1921 - Sept. 29, 1923
Box 1K
Oct. 1 , 1923 - July 29, 1925
Box 1L
July 30, 1925 - Mar. 29, 1927
Box 1M
Mar. 30, 1927 - Nov. 9, 1928
Box 1N
Nov. 9, 1928 - June 30, 1930
Box 1O
July 1, 1930 - Feb. 29, 1932
Box 1P
Mar. 1, 1932 - Jan. 31, 1934
Box 1Q
Feb. 1, 1934 - Jan. 31, 1937
Box 1R
Feb. 1, 1937 - Dec. 13, 1941
Box 1S
Dec. 13, 1941 - Aug. 9, 1945
Box 1T
Aug. 9, 1945 - Sept. 23, 1948
Box 1U
Sept. 23, 1948 - Nov. 30, 1951

Box 2
Aug. 31, 1932 - April 19, 1963 (listed by company)
Petty Cash
Dec. 1 , 1910 - Mar. 30, 1914
April 1, 1914 - Oct. 20, 1917
Oct. 22, 1917 - Oct. 21, 1922
Oct. 23, 1922 - Mar. 10, 1927
Mar. 8, 1927 - Oct. 15, 1930
Oct. 15, 1930 - Oct. 1, 1934
May 9, 1952 - Aug. 5, 1954
Room Rental Records
April 1912 - July 30, 1918
Aug. 8, 1918 - Jan. 30, 1946
Voucher Records
Box 2A
Dec. 1, 1910 - Aug. 1914
Box 2B
Aug. 1914 - July 31, 1919
Aug. 6, 1919 - Sept. 9, 1924
Box 2C
Sept. 9, 1924 - Dec. 27, 1930
Dec. 1930 - Dec. 1934
Box 2D
Jan. 1935 - Mar. 1945
Box 2E
April 1945 - Sept. 1953
Box 2F
Trial Balance of Accounts
Jan. 1910 - May 31, 1922
June 30, 1922 - July 31, 1934

Box 3
Ledger: Misc. Accounts
Aug. 31, 1873 - June 1, 1886
June 1, 1886 - Nov. 31, 1903
Nov. 30, 1903 - Dec. 1, 1910
Dec. 1, 1910 - Aug. 31, 1926
Nov. 30, 1926 - Nov. 30, 1936
Nov. 30, 1936 - Nov. 30, 1943
Nov. 30, 1943 - Nov. 30, 1948
Nov. 20, 1900 - Nov. 1903
Record of Club Employee Wages
Jan .1933 - June 1941, also includes Beverages: Sales And Purchases, Dec. 1, 1946 - April 1963
Sundries
Feb. 18, 1873 - May 31, 1887 Cost and Inventory of Food, Beverages and Cigars Note: These inventories are in Box 8.

Box 4

ADMINISTRATIVE MATERIAL

House Committee Meeting Minutes
June 18, 1896 - Oct. 8, 1898
Jan. 25, 1933 - Jan. 22, 1946
Managing Committee Meeting Minutes
June 27, 1878 - Aug. 17, 1886 Also includes annual meeting minutes
June 18, 1878 - Aug. 17, 1886
Sept. 4, 1886 - May 31, 1892 Also includes annual meeting minutes
June 21, 1887 - June 16, 1891
Feb. 22, 1912 - Nov. 29, 1928
Jan. 2, 1929 - Dec. 7, 1937
Jan. 14, 1938 - Mar. 20, 1942
April 24, 1942 - Oct. 26, 1945
Nov. 30, 1945 - May 22, 1957
Note: for the remainder of the Administrative material see boxes 12-14.

MEMBERSHIP MATERIAL

Box 5
Visitors' Registers Note: The earliest registers, 1875 to 1914 are found in Box 15.
Mar. 21, 1916 - Oct. 23, 1918
Oct. 24, 1918 - Feb. 8, 1921
Feb. 8, 1921 - May 23,1923

Box 6
May 24, 1923 - Jan. 11, 1926
Jan. 11, 1926 - July 22, 1928
July 23, 1928 - Nov. 11, 1930
Nov. 12, 1930 - Nov. 27, 1933
Nov. 27, 1933 - Sept. 21,1936
Sept. 22, 1936 - April 21, 1939
April 21, 1939 - July 12, 1940
July 15, 1940 - Aug. 14, 1942

Box 7
Note: contents are listed below

Box 8
Box 8 Visitors' Registers (cont.)
Aug. 15, 1942 - Mar. 30,1944
Mar. 30, 1944 - Sept. 28, 1945
Sept. 28, 1945 - Jan. 17, 1947
Jan. 17, 1947 - May 27, 1948
Dec. 13, 1974 - Sept. 5, 1975
Sept. 5, 1975 - April 28, 1976
April 28, 1976 - Jan. 7, 1977
Jan. 7, 1977 - Sept. 21, 1977
Cost and Inventory of Food, Beverages and Cigars
July 1941 - Nov. 1942
Dec. 1946 - Nov. 1949
Dec. 1949 - Dec. 1957
Jan. 1958 - June 1973
Note: See also Boxes 11, 12, and 14
Box 7 Ballot Sheets
July 1888 - Dec. 16, 1903.
Slip-cased ledger located above Box 15.
Jan. 16, 1904 - Feb. 3, 1915.
Bound ledger titled "Scrap Book"
Feb. 17, 1915 - Jan. 18, 1933.
Bound ledger titled "Scrap Book"

Box 9
Ballot Sheets (cont.)
Feb. 15, 1933 - April 18, 195l.
Bound ledger titled "Scrap Book" Annual Fees
Mar. 31, 1912 - Aug. 31, 1914
Sept. 30, 1914 - Oct. 31, 1916
Nov. 31, 1916 - Oct. 31, 1918

Box 10
Annual Fees (cont.)
Jan. 31, 1919 - Nov. 3, 1921
Feb. 20, 1922 - Feb. 28, 1925
Mar. 31, 1925 - Mar. 31, 1928
Mar. 26, 1932 - Sept. 1935

Box 11
Annual Fees (cont.)
July 15, 1940 - Dec. 1, 1959
Also includes general expense details Dec. 1950 - Dec. 1961
June 28, 1946 - May 1947
Dec. 1, 1960 - Dec. 1, 1963
Also includes Westdale Laundry & Cleaners charges Feb. 3, 1969 - Jan. 27, 1970
July 31, 1960 - May 1964: Book 1, A--L, Book 2, M--Z

Box 11 Monthly Charges (includes Annual Fees)
1928 - Jan. 1, 1933
Jan. 31, 1933 - Nov. 1936
Dec. 1936 - Nov. 1945
Dec. 1945 - Sept. 30, 1947 Also includes annual fee records
Dec. 1947 - Dec. 1948
Dining, Beverage and Cigar Accounts
Dec. 31, 1949 - April 3, 1963
Billiards, Cigar, Cards and Liquer Fees
Box 11b Mar. 1, 1904 - Feb. 19, 1909
Box 11bMar. 1, 1909 - Nov. 30, 1909, also includes outstanding accounts
Dec. 31, 1909 - Mar. 31, 1912
Box 11cMay 1909 - Jan. 1, 1911
Member's Accounts
Box 11d Nov. 1905 - June 1908
Dec. 1, 1910 - Feb. 15, 1928
Feb. 22, 1928 - Dec. 31, 1948
Administrative Material (cont.)

Box 12
Letter book, April 18, 1905 - Aug. 16, 1912
Letter book, Aug. 22, 1912 - Aug. 27 1920
Note: Additional letter books are in Boxes 13 and 16.
Membership records, 1912-1920
Electric Lamp Stock books, 21 Feb. 1940 - 1 Oct. 1947
Complaint Books
Feb. 14, 1889 - Jan. 5, 1894
Mar. 2, 1894 - Jan. 13, 1902
Jan. 20, 1902 - Aug. 14, 1902
Record of Daily Menus
July 2, 1909 - Dec. 29, 1910
Jan. 2, 1911 - June 29, 1911
Beverage Inventory
Jan. 1905 - Jan. 1906
Jan. 1906 - Dec. 1906
Jan. 1907 - Dec. 1907
Jan. 30, 1909 - Nov. 25, 1909
Nov. 1940 - Dec. 1946

Box 13
Letter book, Mar. 11, 1873 - 21 July, 1889
Letter book, July 17, 1889 - Mar. 17, 1898
Minutes of Annual Meeting
Dec. 18, 1900 - Jan. 31, 1912
Jan. 22, 1909 - Jan. 9, 1942
Jan. 8, 1943 - Feb. 11, 1976
Appraisal of Hamilton Club
April 11, 1914
Nov. 25, 1934
Jan. 26, 1971

Box 14
Dining Room Daily Records
June 20, 1916 - Nov. 21, 1917
Sept. 14, 1926 - June 15, 1928
Box 14b June 16, 1928 - Mar. 26, 1930
Box 14c Mar. 27, 1930 - Mar. 25, 1932
Box 14d Mar. 26, 1932 - April 30, 1932

Box 15
Visitors' Registers
July 3, 1875 - Feb. 1888
Feb. 14,1888 - Jan. 31, 1901
Feb. 1, 1901 - July 7, 1905
July 8, 1905 - June 14, 1909
June 14, 1909 - Aug. 19, 1911
July 31, 1914 - Mar. 21, 1916
Note: For later Visitors' Registers see Boxes 5-8.
Bar Accounts
April 1, 1899 - Feb. 1908
Nov. 1900 - Nov. 1903
Dec. 1900 - Dec. 1901
June 1906 - Feb. 1908
Feb. 1908 - Feb. 1909
Nov. 1900 - Nov. 1903
Sept. 1, 1910 - Nov. 1910
Steward's Accounts
July 1887 - May 1909
Merchandise Journal
Jan. 8, 1875 - Nov. 1889

CORRESPONDENCE

Box 16
Letter book, 23
Mar. 1898 - Oct. 8, 1901
Letter book, 13
Oct. 1901- Oct. 1904
Note: Letter books from 1873 to 1920 are found in Boxes 12 and 13.

Box 17
Correspondence, 1902 - 1906

Box 18
Correspondence, 1906

Box 19
Correspondence, 1907 - 1908

Box 20
Correspondence, 1911 - 1915

Box 21
Correspondence, 1912 - 1915

Box 22
Correspondence, 1912 - 1915
Correspondence, 1916 - 1924, A-G

Box 23
Correspondence, 1916 - 1924, H-Z

Box 24
Correspondence, 1920 - 1931

Box 25
Correspondence, 1936 - 1940

Box 26
Ledger Sheets, 1952, 1954 & 1960

Box 23
Magazine Correspondence, 1932, 1939

Box 27
Applications for Club Secretary, May 1932
Priviledged Guest Sheets
Members 1894-1895
Resignations and transfers, 1961-1962
Financial, 1961

Box 28
Correspondence, 1927-1934
Renewal and repairs files

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