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ROYAL CALEDONIAN CURLING CLUB, Canadian Branch MG 28, I 229 Finding Aid No. 1854

TABLE OF CONTENTS

HISTORIAN'S FILES - Annual ...... 4

HISTORIAN'S FILES - Canadian Branch Records ...... 5

HISTORIAN'S FILES - Clubs ...... 6

HISTORIAN'S FILES - Associations ...... 8

HISTORIAN'S FILES - Trophies and Competitions ...... 8

HISTORIAN'S FILES - General Subject Files ...... 10

HISTORIAN'S FILES - Printed Matter ...... 11 ROYAL CALEDONIAN CURLING CLUB, Canadian Branch

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Vol. File Subject Date

1 1 Minutebook 1852-1889 2 1 Minutebook 1889-1906 3 1 Minutebook 1906-1916 4 1 Minutebook 1916-1923 5 1 Minutebook 1923-1934 6 1 Minutebook 1934-1943 7 1 Minutebook 1943-1955 8 1 Minutebook 1955-1962

9 1 Minutebook - Granite Curling Association 1924-1941 9 2 Minutebook - Granite Curling Association 1931-1950

10 1 Letterbook 1852-1854 1856-1869 11 1 Letterbook 1869-1880 12 1 Letterbook 1880-1894

13 1 Ladies Curling Association. Minutebook 1901-1914 13 2 Ladies Curling Association. Minutebook 1915-1924 13 3 Ladies Curling Association. Minutebook 1924-1930 13 4 Ladies Curling Association. Minutebook 1931-1935 2 ROYAL CALEDONIAN CURLING CLUB, Canadian Branch MG 28, I 229 Vol. File Subject Date

13 5 Ladies Curling Association. Minutebook 1935-1947 13 6 Ladies Curling Association. Minutebook 1947-1956 13 7 Ladies Curling Association. Minutebook 1956-1957 13 8 Ladies Curling Association. Minutes 1957-1959

14 1 Ladies Curling Association. Minutes 1960-1961 14 2 Ladies Curling Association. Minutes 1962 14 3 Ladies Curling Association. Minutes 1963-1964 14 4 Ladies Curling Association. Minutes Oct. 1964- Apr. 1967 14 5 Ladies Curling Association. Minutes Nov. 1967- May 1970 14 6 Ladies Curling Association. Minutes Oct. 1971- Apr. 1972 14 7 Ladies Curling Association. Minutes Apr. 1972- Oct. 1972 14 8 Ladies Curling Association. Minutes Oct. 1972- Apr. 1973 14 9 Ladies Curling Association. Minutes May-Oct. 1973 14 10 Ladies Curling Association. Minutes Jan.-May 1974 14 11 Ladies Curling Association. Minutes May-Oct. 1974 14 12 Ladies Curling Association. Minutes Jan.-Oct. 1975 14 13 Ladies Curling Association. Minutes May 1976 - May 1977 14 14 Ladies Curling Association. Miscellaneous Minutes n.d., 1956-1963 14 15 Ladies Curling Association. Cashbook 1919-1930 14 16 Ladies Curling Association. Cashbook 1931-1957 MG 28, I 229 ROYAL CALEDONIAN CURLING CLUB, Canadian Branch 3 Vol. File Subject Date

14 17 Ladies Curling Association. Cashbook 1957-1965 14 18 Ladies Curling Association. Bonspiel Cashbook 1907-1916 14 19 Ladies Curling Association. Matchbook 1924-1943

15 1 Ladies Curling Association. Matchbook 1943-1966 15 2 Ladies Curling Association. Junior Members 1934-1954 15 3 Ladies Curling Association. Bonspiel Letterbook 1904-1912 15 4 Ladies Curling Association. Coronation Skips 1937-1946 15 5 Ladies Curling Association. Bonspiel Register 1909-1931 15 6 Ladies Curling Association. District 2. Business Girls Section. Part 1 1965-1977 15 7 Ladies Curling Association. District 2. Business Girls Section. Part 2 1965-1977 15 8 Ladies Curling Association. District 2. Business Girls Section. Part 3 1965-1977 15 9 Ladies Curling Association. District 2. Business Girls Section. Part 4 1965-1977 15 10 Ladies Curling Association. District 2. Business Girls Section. Part 5 1965-1977 15 11 Ladies Curling Association. 75th Anniversary (1979) Part 1 1954-1979 15 12 Ladies Curling Association. 75th Anniversary (1979) Part 2 1954-1979

16 1 Scrapbook. Ladies Curling Association 1959-1976 16 2 Scrapbook. Ladies' Branch Competition 1962-1965

17 1 Ladies Curling Association - List of club histories c.1985 17 2 Ladies Curling Association - club histories (Ontario - I) 1970s, 1980s 17 3 Ladies Curling Association - club histories (Ontario - II) 1970s, 1980s 17 4 Ladies Curling Association - club histories (Quebec - I) 1970s, 1980s 17 5 Howick Ladies Curling Club - History n.d., 1986 17 6 Ladies Curling Association - Club histories (Quebec II) 1970s, 1980s 17 7 Lachute Ladies Curling Club - History 1978 4 ROYAL CALEDONIAN CURLING CLUB, Canadian Branch MG 28, I 229 Vol. File Subject Date

17 8 Buckingham Ladies Curling Club - History, 1936-1978 c.1978 17 9 Lacolle Curling Club - History c.1983 17 10 Montreal Thistle Curling Club, and its Ladies Branch 1943, 1965, 1975-1979 17 11 Renfrew Curling Club 1874-1974 - History 1974 17 12 Highlights in The History of The Ladies Branch, Royal c.1962, 1981 Montreal Curling Club, 1894-1962, and clippings (1981) 17 13 Kingston Curling Club - 150th Anniversary Souvenir Book 1970 17 14 The St. George Club - Yearbook 1969 17 15 Lachine Curling Club, 1894-1969 - History 1969 17 16 Jones, Arnie The Turn of the Mill (history of Pointe Claire c.1970 Curling Club) 17 17 Riverfield Curling Club - 150th Anniversary - History 1975 17 18 Le Curling Club de Québec - 150ième anniversaire de fondation 1971 17 19 Rideau Curling Club - A Short History, by C.H. Little, and n.d., 1978, related material 1982

HISTORIAN'S FILES - Annual

18 1 Annual Files. Clippings, rules of the game, constitution 1960-1969 18 2 Annual Files. Correspondence and other material 1967-1973 18 3 Annual Files. Minutes and other material 1973-1974 18 4 Annual Files. Meetings, annual report and other material 1974-1975 18 5 Annual Files. Meetings, annual report and other material (1) 1975-1976 18 6 Annual Files. Annual report, meetings and other material (2) 1975-1976 18 7 Annual Files. Clippings 1975-1976 18 8 Annual Files. CCA rules; Canadian Branch of RCCC programme and 1976-1977 finances 18 9 Annual Files. Brier. Montreal 1977 MG 28, I 229 ROYAL CALEDONIAN CURLING CLUB, Canadian Branch 5 Vol. File Subject Date

18 10 Annual Files. Brier. Montreal 1977 18 11 Annual Files. Clippings 1976-1977 18 12 Annual Files. Meetings, annual report, etc. (1) 1976-1977 18 13 Annual Files. Meetings, annual report, etc. (2) 1976-1977

19 1 Annual Files. Clipping 1977-1978 19 2 Annual Files. Meetings, annual report, etc. 1977-1978 19 3 Annual Files. Clippings 1978-1979 19 4 Annual Files. Meetings, annual report, etc. 1978-1979 19 5 Annual Files. Meetings, annual report, etc. 1979-1980 19 6 Annual Files. Clippings 1979-1980 19 7 Annual Files. Meetings, annual report, etc. 1980-1981 19 8 Annual Files. Clippings 1980-1981

20 1 Annual Files. Meetings, annual report, etc. 1981-1982 20 2 Annual Files. Clippings 1981-1982 20 3 Annual Files. Meetings, annual report, etc. 1982-1983 20 4 Annual Files. Clippings 1982-1983 20 5 Annual Files. Meetings, annual report, etc. 1983-1984 20 6 Annual Files. Clippings 1983-1984

HISTORIAN'S FILES - Canadian Branch Records

20 7 Constitution n.d., 1853, 1907-1981 20 8 Account book 1857-1873 20 9 Circulars 1937-1956 6 ROYAL CALEDONIAN CURLING CLUB, Canadian Branch MG 28, I 229 Vol. File Subject Date

20 10 History of RCCC - CB n.d., 1952-1969 20 11 Historian's correspondence (H.H. Ward) 1954-1974 20 12 Executive Committee. Minutes, correspondence 1955-1956

21 1 Advisory Committee 1955-1956 21 2 Investigating Committee 1956 21 3 Central Ice Committee. Report 1961 21 4 "Pay as you play" curling 1961-1962 21 5 125th Anniversary Committee 1976 21 6 District 1. Minutes and related documents 1977-1981

HISTORIAN'S FILES - Clubs

21 7 Alexandria Curling Club (CC) 1979 21 8 Aubrey Curling Club. Aubrey, Que. 1952, 1984 21 9 Beauchateau Curling Club. Maple Grove, Que. 1957-1972 21 10 Carlton Heights CC Ottawa, Ont. 1983 21 11 City View CC Ottawa, Ont. n.d. 21 12 Cornwall CC 1964-1984 21 13 Governor General's CC 1970, 1982 21 14 Granite Curling Club of West Ottawa, Inc. 1982 21 15 Hadlow CC n.d. 21 16 Heather CC, Westmount n.d., 1937 21 17 Kingston CC 1977-1980 21 18 Lachine CC 1922, 1969 21 19 Lennoxville CC 1979-1980 21 20 Montreal Caledonian CC 1868-1980 MG 28, I 229 ROYAL CALEDONIAN CURLING CLUB, Canadian Branch 7 Vol. File Subject Date

21 21 Montreal Curling Club 1807-1907 1907 21 22 Montreal Thistle CC n.d., 1870 21 23 Montreal West CC 1965 21 24 Ormstown CC 1902, 1986 21 25 Ottawa CC 1976-1984 21 26 Ottawa Hunt and Golf Club 1968 21 27 Pembroke CC n.d., 1972-1974 21 28 Pointe Claire CC n.d., 1972 21 29 Quebec CC 1868-1971 21 30 Renfrew CC n.d., 1967 21 31 Riverfield CC n.d, 1974-1975 21 32 Royal Montreal Curling Club 1957-1982 21 33 Russell CC. Programme for opening of new building 1982 21 34 St. Jerome CC 1967 21 35 St. Lawrence CC n.d. 21 36 Ste Anne de Bellevue CC n.d., 1973 21 37 St. Lambert CC n.d., 1980 21 38 St. Lawrence CC - Ladies n.d., 1928-1930 21 39 Sherbrooke CC 1911-1980 21 40 Smith's Falls CC 1979 21 41 Three Rivers Curling Club. Minutebook 1875-1885 21 42 Vankleek Hill CC 1976 8 ROYAL CALEDONIAN CURLING CLUB, Canadian Branch MG 28, I 229 Vol. File Subject Date

HISTORIAN'S FILES - Associations

21 43 Curl Canada 1977-1979 21 44 Granite Curling Association n.d., 1933-1953 21 45 Ottawa Valley Curling Association 1963-1983 21 46 Province of Quebec Curlers Association 1956, 1975

22 1 Province of Quebec School Curling Association 1968-1978 22 2 Quebec Curling Federation 1976-1980 22 3 Quebec Curling Federation 1977 22 4 Québec. Comité des Championnats Provinciaux de Curling 1983 22 5 Royal Caledonian Curling Club n.d., 1958 22 6 Royal Caledonian Curling Club. Correspondence 1977-1978 22 7 Royal Caledonian Curling Club. Canadian Branch. Notes on 1953-1967 formation (1852), etc. 22 8 RCCC - CB. Pamphlet and related material 1967, 1977

HISTORIAN'S FILES - Trophies and Competitions

22 9 Trophies. General history n.d, 1955-1967 22 10 Various championships. Programmes and other printed matter 1959-1979 22 11 Birks Trophy n.d., 1926-1929 22 12 Brier n.d., 1957-1978 22 13 Brier. Memorabilia 1977 22 14 British Consols 1977 MG 28, I 229 ROYAL CALEDONIAN CURLING CLUB, Canadian Branch 9 Vol. File Subject Date

22 15 Canadian Championships 1965 22 16 Currier Trophy n.d., 1978, 1983 22 17 Edinburgh Trophy n.d., 1970 22 18 Fourteenth U.S. Men's National Curling Championship 1970 22 19 Gordon International Medal 1938-1984 22 20 Governor-General's Trophy n.d., 1911-1973 22 21 Governor-General's Trophy 1976-1984 22 22 Governor-General's - Medals 1977 22 23 Greater Montreal Bonspiel 1967 22 24 Lady Gilmour Trophy n.d., 1971 22 25 Lord Elgin Trophy 1961-1974 22 26 McLellan Cup 1977-1978 22 27 Montreal Amateur Athletic Association Trophy n.d. 22 28 Pat Lid Trophy n.d. 22 29 Quebec CC Challenge Cups n.d., 1874-1968 22 30 Quebec International Bonspiel n.d., 1925 22 31 Royal Victoria Jubilee Trophy 1956-1968 22 32 Scotch Cup 1971 22 33 Scots Curlers - tours of Canada 1957-1982 22 34 2nd Canadian Curling Championship for the Deaf 1980 22 35 Senior's Competition Trophy 1958 22 36 World Curling Championship 1968-1970 10 ROYAL CALEDONIAN CURLING CLUB, Canadian Branch MG 28, I 229 Vol. File Subject Date

HISTORIAN'S FILES - General Subject Files

22 37 "Bonspiel". Origin of word 1961 22 38 Curling stones and irons. Historical 1900-1979 22 39 Dyde, Col. John. President of Canadian Branch (1877-1886) 1876-1887, 1982 22 40 Fergus CC and Wally Charron Medal 1938, 1980 22 41 Fraser Highlanders and curling n.d., 1957, 1977 22 42 Grand Match. Scotland 1935, 1979 22 43 Hamilton, Lord Frederic. Excerpt from The Days before Yesterday n.d. re curling 22 44 Historian's general correspondence and memoranda. 1975-1984 R.W. Johnston 22 45 "How the OCA [Ontario Curling Association] nearly never was," [c.1976] by Lachlan MacTavish 22 46 Johnston, Mary Alice. "A History of Curling Canada" [1977] 22 47 Long sliders 1972 22 48 MacKay, Bill 1977 22 49 Miscellaneous. H.H. Ward and others n.d., 1962- 1971 22 50 Olympic Curling 1931-1932, 1958 22 51 One hundred year old clubs n.d., 1956-1969 22 52 Ontario Curling Association. Annual meeting, etc. n.d., 1981 22 53 Professionalism 1964-1965 22 54 Simpson, Wayne 1980 22 55 Ward, Allen (son of H.H. Ward) 1976-1977 22 56 Ward, H.H. - collection of curling papers 1973-1977 MG 28, I 229 ROYAL CALEDONIAN CURLING CLUB, Canadian Branch 11 Vol. File Subject Date

HISTORIAN'S FILES - Printed Matter

22 57 Canadian Curler's Manual; or an Account of Curling, 1840 as Practised in Canada... (facsimile) 22 58 Chambers Edinburgh Journal. Extract re RCCC (photocopies) 1845 22 59 Annuals of Penicuik: Being a History of The Parish and of 1891 The Village (Scotland) - excerpts re curling (photocopy) 22 60 Ste Anne de Bellevue Curling Club. The Curlers' Song Book 1929 22 61 Curling: The Roaring' Game in the Chateauguay Valley (Huntingdon 1931 Curling Club) - facsimile 22 62 The Scottish Curlers' Visit to the Canadian Branch of the RCCC 1938 22 63 Farewell Luncheon to the Scottish Curlers. Montreal 1949

23 1 Curlers Abroad: Scottish Team in Canada (1949), Canadian Team 1950 in Scotland (1950) 23 2 Curling, by A.E. Smaill, Ottawa. Instructional booklet c.1954 23 3 Macdonald Tobacco Inc. Curling at a Glance / Curling en bref c.1963 23 4 How to Start a Curling Club, by Ray Meddaugh (Wisconsin) 1965 23 5 The Curler: Canada's National Curling Magazine 1967-1968 23 6 Grand National Curling Club of America. Annual for 1970-1973 1973 23 7 Otterburg's First Annual Cashspiel 1976 23 8 Curl Canada. Curling Year 1976 23 9 Gouvernement du Québec. Curling. Collection Grand Soleil 1976-1977 23 10 Introduction to Curling, by André Emond 1977 23 11 Brier '77 Bites: Cookbook 1977 23 12 Canadian Curling Oct. 1978 23 13 International Curling Map: A Pictorial Map by Robin Welsh, 1979 Secretary, RCCC 23 14 Canada / Kanada. Commemorative Booklet for Candian Junior 1980 Men's Team 12 ROYAL CALEDONIAN CURLING CLUB, Canadian Branch MG 28, I 229 Vol. File Subject Date

23 15 Curling Canada 1982-1983 23 16 RCCC. Annual 1974-1975 23 17 RCCC. Annual 1975-1976 23 18 RCCC. Annual 1976-1977 23 19 RCCC. Annual 1977-1978 23 20 RCCC. Annual 1978-1979

24 1 RCCC. Annual 1979-1980 24 2 RCCC. Annual 1980-1981 24 3 RCCC. Annual 1981-1982 24 4 RCCC. Annual 1982-1983 24 5 RCCC. Annual 1983-1984 24 6 RCCC. Annual 1984-1985 24 7 RCCC. Constitutions and Rules n.d., 1971-1978 24 8 Manitoba Curling Association. Yearbook 1976 24 9 Ontario Curling Association. Constitution, By-Laws and Rules 1961 of the Game 24 10 OCA. Annual 1909 24 11 OCA. Annual 1975 24 12 OCA. Annual 1976

25 1 OCA. Annual 1977 25 2 OCA. Annual 1978 25 3 OCA. Annual 1979 25 4 OCA. Annual 1980 25 5 OCA. Member Club Directory 1981-1982 MG 28, I 229 ROYAL CALEDONIAN CURLING CLUB, Canadian Branch 13 Vol. File Subject Date

25 6 Province of Quebec Curlers Association. 1960-1963 International Curling Magazine 25 7 Province of Quebec Curlers Association. 1964-1967 International Curling Magazine 25 8 International Curling Federation. Official Handbook 1974-1975 25 9 Canadian Curling Association. Rulebooks and Handbooks n.d., 1973-1979 25 10 Dominion Curling Association. [Annual report] 1955 25 11 DCA. [Annual report] 1956 25 12 DCA. [Annual report] 1957 25 13 DCA. [Annual report] 1959 25 14 DCA. [Annual report] 1960 25 15 DCA. [Annual report] 1961 25 16 DCA. [Annual report] 1962 25 17 DCA. Annual report 1963 25 18 DCA. Annual report 1964 25 19 DCA. Annual report 1965 25 20 DCA. Annual report 1966 25 21 DCA. Annual report 1967

26 1 OCA. Annual report 1968 26 2 Canadian Curling Association. Annual report 1969 26 3 CCA. [Annual report] 1970 26 4 CCA. Annual report 1980 26 5 CCA. Annual report 1981 26 6 CCA. Annual report 1982 26 7 CCA. Annual report 1983 26 8 Canadian Curling Association. Annual report 1984 14 ROYAL CALEDONIAN CURLING CLUB, Canadian Branch MG 28, I 229 Vol. File Subject Date

27 1 Scrapbook of newspaper clippings (available on microfilm) 1929-1948

28 1 Club Records. Vouchers, cash account, etc. 1887-1888 28 2 Club Records. Correspondence, vouchers, treasurer's statement, etc. 1888-1889 28 3 Club Records. Correspondence, vouchers, treasurer's statement, etc. 1889-1890 28 4 Club Records. Treasurer's statement, vouchers, etc. 1890-1891 28 5 Club Records. Correspondence, vouchers, treasurer's statement, etc. 1891-1892 28 6 Club Records. Correspondence, vouchers, secretary's report, financial 1892-1894 records, etc. 28 7 Club Records. Correspondence, vouchers, match results, secretary's 1893-1895 report, financial records, etc. 28 8 Club Records. Correspondence, vouchers, match results, secretary's 1895-1896 report, financial records, etc. 28 9 Club Records. Correspondence, vouchers, match results, secretary's 1896-1897 report, treasurer's statement, etc. 28 10 Club Records. Correspondence, vouchers, match results, annual report, 1897-1898 financial records, etc. 28 11 Club Records. Correspondence, vouchers, match results, annual report 1898-1899 28 12 Club Records. Correspondence, reports, match results 1906-1911 28 13 Branch. Tankard and Governor General's Cup Bonspiel. Ontario 1889-1890 Group's motion censuring Candian Branch's management (file originally titled "Another Ottawa Row") 28 14 Governor General's Prize for Stone Playing Curlers. 1890 Controversy. Correspondence 28 15 Ontario Branch of RCCC. Correspondence from J.S. Russell, Secretary 1889-1890 28 16 Ladies Curling Association. Minutes May-Oct. 1977 28 17 Ladies Curling Association. Minutes 1978 28 18 Ladies Curling Association. Minutes 1979 28 19 Ladies Curling Association. Minutes 1980 MG 28, I 229 ROYAL CALEDONIAN CURLING CLUB, Canadian Branch 15 Vol. File Subject Date

29 1 Ladies Curling Association. Scrapbook 1965-1967, 1973 29 2 Ladies Curling Association. Scrapbook 1965-1968 29 3 Newspaper clippings and pamphlets 1967, 1973

30 1 Correspondence - R.W. Johnston 1984-1985 30 2 Correspondence - R.W. Johnston 1985-1986 30 3 Correspondence and miscellaneous - R.W. Johnston 1986-1987 30 4 Correspondence and miscellaneous - R.W. Johnston 1987-1988 30 5 Correspondence - R.W. Johnston 1988-1989 30 6 Circulars, minutes, publicity material, financial statement, council 1984-1985 members 30 7 Circulars, minutes, publicity material, financial statement, council 1985-1986 members 30 8 Circulars, minutes, publicity material, financial statement, council 1986-1987 members 30 9 Circulars, minutes, publicity material, financial statement, council 1987-1988 members 30 10 Circulars, minutes, publicity material, financial statement, council 1988-1989 members 30 11 Canadian Branch - Annual Report 1984-1985 30 12 Canadian Branch - Annual Report 1985-1986 30 13 Canadian Branch - Annual Report 1986-1987 30 14 Canadian Branch - Annual Report 1987-1988 30 15 Canadian Branch - Annual Report 1988-1989 30 16 Annual of the Royal Caledonian Curling Club (photocopied excerpts) 1984-1985 to 1988-1989 30 17 Curling Fact Books 1984-1985, 1987-1988