Hello all,

I am posting the following request on behalf of Glen Phillips, a researcher and friend.  He is specifically looking for records from the Mississauga area, but is interested in knowing about other areas as well.  Many of you have benefitted from Glen's past research.  He is the author of a guide to Canadian photographers among other publications.  Please contact him directly at [log in to unmask]  Thanks, Brian Masschaele.

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From: "Glen Phillips" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: June 16, 2001 8:01 PM
Subject: archival holdings re. Mississauga and area


Hello:

I am about to undertake PhD studies on the relationship between drink
culture and temperance reform in nineteenth-century Ontario, and was
wondering if you could be of some help with respect to archival
sources. Does your archives possess collections which concern the
manufacture and/or sale and purchase of any type of beverage alcohol
and which concern the temperance movement in all its manifestations?
For instance:

1) brewing industry records
2) distilling industry records
3) wine-making industry records
4) liquor retailing records (general store day books, invoices, etc.)
5) farmers' papers that might show grain sales to breweries,
distilleries
6) personal papers that show regular purchases of beverage alcohol for
home consumption
7) personal diaries with notable references to drinking practices
8) temperance lodge/society minute books and other papers
9) manuscripts relating to local-option prohibitory laws, such as the
Dunkin Act and Canada Temperance Act (familiarly known as the Scott
Act)
10) temperance broadsides, manuals, scrapbooks
11) civil and court records relating to prohibition, public
drunkenness, excise tax infractions, etc.

I know this might be a rather tall order, but any help that you can
provide will be greatly appreciated. My goal is to develop a
province-wide context, and your part of Ontario is an important region
to include.

Thank you very much for your time and consideration.

Sincerely,

Glen C. Phillips


P.S. I'm in Ontario for a two-month holiday, and, since I currently
reside in the British Isles, it would be quite practical for me to get
a headstart on the research while I'm here. Essentially, I'm trying to
plan a research trip around the province for late June/early July.
Looking forward to hearing from you.