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Accession

Samuel Rollin Hesson and family fonds [multiple media] (2003-01199-4)

Date(s)

1836-1939

Place of creation

Ontario

Extent

3.15 m of texual records.
26 photographs : b&w.
20 maps and plans.
10 view cards : col.; double sided; attached; in presentation folder; 10.0 x 14.6 cm (card size); 10.8 x 16.5 cm (folder size).
7 postal covers : postcards.
1 postal stationary item : postal card.
1 medal : tombac; circular shaped surmounted with royal crown; suspension wearing mode; encased; 45 mm., diam.
1 collage : black and white portrait silhouette; laid down on a light card (being white coloured enclosed by a hand drawn black ink border), and which, in turn, is top mounted to another light card (this being grey coloured also with a hand drawn black ink border); 13.2 x 5.8 cm. (primary support); 21.7 x 8.8 cm. (secondary support).

Language of material

English

Scope and content

The fonds consists of three sous-fonds: the Samuel Rollin Hesson sous-fonds, the Charles Ashton Hesson sous-fonds and the Hesson family sous-fonds. The fonds contains archival records that document the personal, financial, political, business and legal activities of Samuel Rollin Hesson, of Stratford, Ontario; the personal, financial, business, legal and research activities of his son, Charles Ashton Hesson, of St. Catharines, Ontario; and the personal and financial activities of the Hesson family of Stratford, Ontario. The fonds consists of textual documents, photographs, view cards in a presentation folder, an encased funerary medal for Sir John A. Macdonald, a silhouette portrait of Charles Ashton Hesson (1860-1936), cartographic documents, philatelic records, a newspaper and various other publications.

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Finding aid

Textual records MSS2341 90 (Electronic)
http://data2.archives.ca/pdf/pdf001/p000000877.pdf

Graphic (photo) List of photographs included in finding aid MSS2341 as well as in the accession file. MSS2341 90 (Paper)

Creator / Provenance

Hesson, Samuel Rollin (family)

Additional name(s)

Hesson, Samuel Rollin, d. 1915
Hesson, Samuel Rollin, m. 1915
Hesson, Charles Ashton
Hesson, Charles Ashton
Hesson family
Hesson (Famille)

Biography / Administrative history

Samuel Rollin Hesson was a Member of Parliament for North Perth, Ontario, from 1878 to 1891. A complete biographical notice is provided in the description of the Samuel Rollin Hesson sous-fonds.

Charles Ashton Hesson, son of Samuel Rollin Hesson, was a collector in the Internal Revenue Department in St. Catharines, Ontario. A complete biographical notice is provided in the description of the Charles Ashton Hesson sous-fonds.

The Hesson family of Stratford, Ontario, was headed by Samuel Rollin Hesson. A complete biographical description is provided in the description of the Hesson family sous-fonds.

Subject heading

1. Hesson, Samuel Rollin,
2. Hesson, Charles Ashton
3. Hesson family
4. Hesson (Famille)
5. Politicians
6. Canada
7. Hommes politiques

Source

Private

Related control no.

2003-01199-4

MIKAN no.

205780