File contains 8 books authored or co-authored by Wilson, including:
F 665.1.1 The Futures of Family
F 665.1.2 The Family - Canadian edition
F 665.1.3 Women, Families and Work - 3rd edition
F 665.1.4 Sociology: An Introduction - 1st Canadian edition
F 665.1.5 Choices and Chances: Sociology for Everyday Life - 2nd edition
F 665.1.6 Next of Kin: An International Reader on Changing Families
F 665.1.7 Small World: International Readings in Sociology, 1994
F 665.1.8 Small World: International Readings in Sociology, 1997

Photograph of older man and young girl, sitting at a table playing cards, and illustration of Super Sensitive film box and informational pamphlet. Text contains consumer information.

Photograph of older man and young girl, sitting at a table playing cards, and illustration of Super Sensitive film box and informational pamphlet. Text contains consumer information.

Photograph of man and young woman standing on a hill with a dog (collie), with illustration of Verichrome film box. Text contains handwritten personal note and additional information.

Photograph of baby sitting in a high chair, about to feed a cracker to a white dog standing with its front paws over the chair’s arm, with illustration of Verichrome film box. Text contains handwritten personal note and consumer information.

Photograph of woman and two children sitting at a table, looking at a birthday cake, with illustrations of Super Sensitive film box and informational pamphlet. Text contains consumer information.

Four photographs of a young boy and girl walking through grass, a young girl hugging a dog, four young men and women standing along a wall, and a young child pulling on a sock, with illustrations of couple holding a camera, a Verichrome film box, and the camera being advertised. Text contains captions for each photograph and consumer information.

Photographs of young girl standing at a fence gate, of a woman and two children sitting on a beach, and a young couple in bathing suits standing at the top of a slide, with illustrations of a woman holding a camera, a Verichrome film box, and the camera being advertised. Text contains captions for each photograph and consumer information.

Photographs of four young men and women in bathing suits, a young boy holding a dog, and a woman and young girl walking through the surf; illustrations of a young couple using a camera, a Verichrome film box and the camera being advertised. Text contains captions for each photograph and consumer information.

Photographs of young couple lying in the grass, a young girl looking out from a window, and a woman and two children sitting on the edge of something; illustrations of a woman holding a camera, a Verichrome film box and the camera being advertised. Text contains captions for each photograph and consumer information.

Four photographs showing progression of children and adults climbing over wooden fence, and illustration of Verichrome film box. Text contains captions for each photograph and consumer information - describes use of film to capture sequences of action.

Photograph of man pulling cart with woman inside, photograph of man with boy sitting on fence, photograph of couple with two children standing at fence, and illustration of Verichrome film box. Text contains consumer information - describes affordability of cameras and film.

Photographs show a man and woman and two young girls spending time outside, and one photograph also shows two cows; illustration is of Verichrome film box. Text contains captions for each photograph and consumer information.

Photographs show two adults petting a puppy, two young girls playing with a ball in the water, and a boy playing with a dog; illustration is of Verichrome film box. Text contains captions for each photograph and consumer information.

Four photographs of adults and children in a rowboat and riding a horse, and illustration of Verichrome film box. Text contains captions for each snapshot and consumer information.

Four photographs of adults and children relaxing outdoors and riding a horse, and illustration of Verichrome film box. Text contains captions for each photograph and consumer information.

Item consists of a poster featuring an image of a family sitting outside under a tree. The father plays with the daughter while the mother holds a camera. Beneath reads "Le Kodak Conserve l'Histoire".

Four photographs of adults and children sailing, playing with a dog, and standing at a fence, and illustration of Verichrome film box. Text contains captions for each photograph and consumer information.

Four photographs of adults and children sailing, playing with a dog, and standing at a fence, and illustration of Verichrome film box. Text contains captions for each photograph and consumer information.

Three photographs of snapshots with adults and children in a canoe, playing baseball, and holding a net, and one photograph of a kitten, with illustration of Verichrome film box. Text contains captions for each photograph and consumer information.

Four photographs showing adults and children at various leisure activities: riding a bicycle, a baby in a playpen, adults at the beach, and a man and boy petting a cow, with illustration of Verichrome film box. Text contains captions for each photograph and consumer information.

Four photographs of adults and children engaged in various activities: playing with a dog, smiling, rowing a boat, and an illustration of a Verichrome film box. Text contains captions for each photograph and consumer information.

Four photographs of adults and children engaged in various activities, playing at the beach and sitting in a tree, and an illustration of a Verichrome film box. Text contains captions for each photograph and consumer information.

Four photographs of adults and children engaged in various activities, mostly playing at the beach, and an illustration of a Verichrome film box. Text contains captions for each photograph and consumer information.

Four photographs of adults and children engaged in various activities, playing at the beach and driving in a car, and an illustration of a Verichrome film box. Text contains captions for each photograph and consumer information.

Four photographs of adults and children engaged in various activities, sitting on rocks, playing at the beach, and playing with a dog, and an illustration of a Verichrome film box. Text contains captions for each photograph and consumer information.

Four photographs of adults and children engaged in various activities, posing with a dog and playing at the beach, and an illustration of a Verichrome film box. Text contains captions for each photograph and consumer information.

Four photographs of adults and children engaged in various activities: playing on the beach, petting a horse, and a portrait of a kitten, and an illustration of a Verichrome film box. Text contains captions for each photograph and consumer information.

Photograph of woman standing outside in snow, taking a photograph of children building a snowman. Text is minimal.

Illustration of woman photographing three children playing in a grassy yard, one pushing another on a swing. Text is minimal.

Illustration of woman photographing three children playing in a grassy yard, one pushing another on a swing. Text is minimal.

Brown paper cover, bound with brown string, embossed with word "photographs" in gold. Cover flaking. Black pages.

Themes include family and social snapshots. Many photographs are loose. Also includes some loose postcards. Some loose photographs and postcards have notations or messages with dates on their verso. Also contains a loose newspaper clipping, feature article titled: "A Half Forgotten Legend of the Genesee: How an Indian maid and her French lover leaped to their death in River's Bosom".

Dates include: January 1949, December 1952.

Item consists of brown, textured, hardcover, leather-bound album with decorative flower detailing on cover. Leather has worn off the spine. Pages are an off-white colour with decorative gold embossing and illustrative floral detail. Photographs slide in between two pieces of card that make each page and hold them in place.

Photographs are mostly portraits of one or two figures taken in studios across England, primarily around London, in towns and cities that include Brighton, Luton, Woburn, Tavistock, Bedford, Northampton and London. One photograph was made at J. C. Waler & Co. at 147 Yonge Street, Toronto.The address written inside the cover of the album is 61 High Street Ridgmont Bedford. Some notes and captions are written under and on the back of a few of the photographs in pencil and black ink. Inserted in the front page of the album are two loose pages with personal notes dated 1847 and 1881.

Studio names include: Chenhall & Son, The American Photo Co., W. Hall & Son, Powell Studios, T. Miller - Artist, Photo Artist - Lewes,

Names: W, M, Francis, T.G. Roberts The County Tea Exchange and Provision Warehouse [address was 45 & 46 High Street]

Item is a snapshot photograph with beveled edges of a group of five friends standing outside at a public building.

Item is a snapshot photograph showing women and children standing outside wearing swim suits.

Item is a snapshot photograph of a woman in fur coat and young man in sweater standing in the snow.

Item is a snapshot photograph of a woman in a hat and flowered dress helping a baby walk outside a row of townhouses.

Item is a photograph of two boys and one girl sitting with guitar on a bench outside infront of a house.

Item is a photograph of a man, woman and child in the water.

Item is a photograph of three children on a blanket. Inscription on verso reads, 'Edwd., Alfred, Patricial Orr, 1929'.

Various letters and parts of letters between members of the Orr family.

Item consists of a black and white photograph of a woman sitting beside a baby on some grass. Beside them is a wicker chair with a light coloured pillow and a wicker baby carriage. They appear to be sitting in the back yard of a home. There is an uneven white border surrounding the image. On the back of the photograph is handwritten "August 9th 1914".

File contains images of various anonymous individuals and families riding or posed around snowmobiles.

Item consists of a white card with gold letterpress at bottom edge, "Swithun King/ Barrie and/ Orillia". In the centre, a design with artist's palette and brushes contains the text "EXTRA/ FINISH". Photograph is a group portrait of a man and woman with 5 children. The woman stands at the back, holding the youngest child in what appears to be a velvet trimmed dress. Two girls are seated on chairs and the boy sits on the floor in front. A girl in tartan dress stands at the knees of the father on the left. Behind the group, a backdrop with leaves and a mirror. On verso, handwritten in pencil, "L-10.00".

Item is a cream coloured card with brown letterpress at bottom edge, "P. Doebereiner/ Caledonia". Photograph is a portrait of a woman (standing) with man in centre, seated and a young boy seated on a wicker chair on the left. The man wears a checker patterned vest. On verso, photographer's stamp with floral border and two cherubs holding up the text "P. DOEBEREINER/ Photographer/ CALEDONIA/ Ont." At the bottom edge, "Copies may be had at any time."

Item consists of a brown coloured cabinet with a cream coloured verso. Adhered to the recto is an image of a man, woman, and two young girls sitting in a cardboard prop of a late nineteenth-century automobile. An older woman leans against the hood of the vehicle. All are wearing hats. The backdrop to this studio setting features a landscape. Recto reads: "W. Lees / PHOTOGRAPHER (left) / 23 BATH ST. / PORTOBELLO. (right)" and the verso has "7.00" inscribed with graphite.

Items are portraits, primarily of individuals but there are also a few of pairs and families
1 Cartes de Visite by Fowler & Co.
6 Cartes de Visite by Fowler & Oliver
11 Cartes de Visite by S. H. Ray
1 Cartes de Visite by Daniel Jones
1 Cartes de Visite by Hunter & Co.
1 Cartes de Visite by G. Villiers
1 Cartes de Visite by P. M. Laws
1 Cartes de Visite by Baldwin Chambers
1 Cartes de Visite by Howett & Co.
1 Cartes de Visite by Emily Stewart
1 Cartes de Visite by K. K. Hof-Atelier
1 Cartes de Visite by Cramb Brothers
1 Cartes de Visite by Epinal & Bruyeres
1 Cartes de Visite by B. F. Troxell
1 Cartes de Visite by L. H. Mandeville
1 Cartes de Visite by P. Dierlamm
1 Cartes de Visite by Turner
1 Cartes de Visite by F. Bedford
1 Cartes de Visite by Mundy & Williams
1 Cartes de Visite by Thomas & Orr
3 Cartes de Visite by J. Hugill
2 Cartes de Visite by Esson
4 Cartes de Visite by T. Gourley
1 Cartes de Visite by O. Monroe
2 Cartes de Visite by Milne
3 Cartes de Visite by W. E. Lindop
2 Cartes de Visite by Symonds
1 Cartes de Visite by R. H. Furman
1 Cartes de Visite by E. Williamson
1 Cartes de Visite by Jas. A. Brush
1 Cartes de Visite by David Campbell
1 Cartes de Visite by Stiff Bros.
3 Cartes de Visite by Frank Cooper
1 Cartes de Visite by G. W. Wilson
1 Cartes de Visite by A. M. Campbell
1 Cartes de Visite by A. Johnston
1 Cartes de Visite by C. H. Williamson
1 Cartes de Visite by W. H. Brewer
1 Cartes de Visite by T. Bennett
2 Cartes de Visite by Scott & Andrus
1 Cartes de Visite by Johnson
1 Cartes de Visite by Jas. Egan
1 Cartes de Visite by Mrs. Dr. J. Hitchcock
1 Cartes de Visite by Wm. Morris
1 Cartes de Visite by Elliot & Fry
2 Cartes de Visite by London Stereoscopic and Photographic Co.
1 Cartes de Visite by Pech & Wolf
3 Cartes de Visite by W. S. Gamsby
1 Cartes de Visite by Gamsby & Scott
1 Cartes de Visite by Foster
1 Cartes de Visite by A. W. Ferguson
1 Cartes de Visite by J. F. Aitken
1 Cartes de Visite by Real's Art Gallery
1 Cartes de Visite by Campbell
1 Cartes de Visite by R. A. Lewis
3 Cartes de Visite by Mora
1 Cartes de Visite by J. E. Mast
1 Cartes de Visite by Lew. E. Nabors
1 Cartes de Visite by Jabez Hughes
1 Cartes de Visite by C. H.Wright & Co.
1 Cartes de Visite by Landy
1 Cartes de Visite by Smith
1 Cartes de Visite by Anderson
1 Cartes de Visite by C. H. Jensen
1 Cartes de Visite by Macy
1 Cartes de Visite by Gurney & Son
1 Cartes de Visite by Gurney
1 Cartes de Visite by J. H. Griffiths
1 Cartes de Visite by E. Fehrenbach
1 Cartes de Visite by Batchelder & Co.
1 Cartes de Visite by A. W. Fraser
1 Cartes de Visite by Farmer Bros.
1 Cartes de Visite by Strong
1 Cartes de Visite by Brock & Co.
1 Cartes de Visite by Henderson
1 Cartes de Visite by Charles D. Fredericks & Co.
1 Cartes de Visite by J. Henry Hogg
1 Cartes de Visite by Howell
1 Cartes de Visite by J. Adams
1 Cartes de Visite by Hamilton
1 Cartes de Visite by Rockwood
1 Cartes de Visite by P. H. Green
1 Cartes de Visite by E. Williamson
1 Cartes de Visite by E. S. Haddock
1 Cartes de Visite by Frank Thomas
1 Cartes de Visite by Carl Kroh
1 Cartes de Visite by R. Ward
1 Cartes de Visite by C. F. Harriston
1 Cartes de Visite by Barry
1 Cartes de Visite by L. H. Mandeville
1 Cartes de Visite by W. S. Wheeler
1 Cartes de Visite by Franke & Kracher
68 Cartes de Visite by unidentified publishers

Items are dry plate negatives covering a wide variety of focuses, including group pictures, horses, buildings and railways

Fonds consists of books authored or co-authored by Wilson.

Item consists of two black and white photographs of a woman lifting a baby out of a wicker baby carriage. The woman and carriage are on a walkway to the front of a house. There are some flowers in the background. The carriage is posed diagonally, baby and woman are looking at each other. The photos appear to be developed and fixed improperly, as there are liquid markings and fingerprints on the prints. The two images are identical but flipped and cropped differently. One is lighter than the other. On the back of each photograph is handwritten in black pen "Baby Rer. 6 wks."

Item consists of two black and white photographs of a man and a woman with a baby. In each photograph, they hold the baby individually. They appear to be on the front porch of a brick house. The man is wearing a suit and the woman is wearing a long dark dress.

Photographic album containing images of a family including snapshots of recreational activities in various locations throughout Southern Ontario. Noted locations include: Uxbridge (Victory Day), Centre Island, High Park, and Oakville. Several images portray soldiers and one image has the caption "Victory Day, Uxbridge, Ont."

Item is a negative featuring an image of a family with two children outdoors cross country skiing.

Item is a negative featuring an image of a family with two children outdoors cross country skiing.

Item is a negative featuring an image of three women and a man sitting on the stairs of a front porch.

Item is a photograph of a man in uniform standing with a woman and two children arm in arm. Inscription on verso in pencil reads, 'Sept. '43'.

Item is a photograph of two women and a man sitting on rocks by a lake. Inscription on verso reads, 'Dr A. E. Orr, Constance Orr, Dorothy Orr, Point - Prim Light Aug 14th 1921'.

Item is a photograph of three women sitting in lawn chairs.

Item is a portrait of woman in hat holding baby. Inscription in black ink on back of mount reads, 'Florence L. Clary Nu Orr, Leslie Clary 1901'

Notes on family history. Four pages of notes inscribed in black ink. Titled "The Hugeoueth[?] Family". Other family names mentioned include LeBlanc, Henry IV, Doolittle, Osbourne and others.

1 photo album, with a blue cover and a gold border. Stereocards focus predominantly on groups, events and some are jokes

File contains handmade, vernacular stereoscopic slides, one that depicts trees beside a river and another that shows a family at a party, sitting outside.

First scene of printed slide shows people gathered around a cross, in front of mountains and there is a building nearby, possibly a church. The second shows three figures in a jungle crossing using a downed tree. The third shows a family of three walking towards a building. The fourth shows a city, siting on the water, with mountains in the background.

Glossy gsp with white borders. Man and women depicted sitting in a car white two children run towards it. The setting is a tree-lined grassy field. Recto inscription in ink, bottom left: "Vauxhall B Viva 2" Verso inscriptionsin pencil: cropping marks; top right: "55/mm-april"; centre: "20 picas"; bottom left: "'65 Vauxhall Viva deLuxe"; bottom right: "120, "37.5%," "5546," "$10."

Item is an albumen print mounted on a mat board with gold edges. Depicts an extended family sitting on the lawn in front of a house with white siding, porch and bay window. They include three children, one dog, three, men, four women. Verso top right in pencil: "J."

green-grey cardboard mount, captions recto and verso: "Authorized Ansco Color Finisher; Insist on Ariston Color Prints." Depicts four females, one a young girl, in an outdoor portrait.

borderless print mounted on black mat board. Depicts family gathered around car on side of dirt road. Recto caption, bottom left, in white: "The Joys of Motoring"

Item consists of photographs of the Fulton and McKane families, the dog dot, and a wedding cake.

One displays a family of people outside in front of a building with numerous trees. The other shows two boys, one is standing and the other is sitting, one wears glasses, the other does not.

Items depict cities and towns and people engaging in activities, such as resting, picking flowers and hunting. Each picture is titled and titles correspond with the name of a poem printed on the back of each image.

Four photographs of adults and children engaged in various activities, swimming in a pool and a lake, and a dog standing on top of a rock, and an illustration of a Verichrome film box. Text contains captions for each photograph and consumer information.

Four photographs of adults and children engaged in various activities, at the beach and lying in the grass, and an illustration of a Verichrome film box. Text contains captions for each photograph and consumer information.

Photograph of woman and boy riding horses down a path, with illustrations of 2 cameras being advertised. Text contains consumer information.

Photograph of young girl standing on raft or dock, surrounded by water. Text contains handwritten personal note and additional information.

Photograph of man and young woman standing on a hill with a dog (collie), with illustration of Verichrome film box. Text contains handwritten personal note and additional information.

Photograph of young family standing under trees, with illustration of Verichrome film box. Text contains handwritten personal note and consumer information.

Two photographs of a couple, one with a little boy riding a bicycle, with a photograph of the camera being advertised. Text contains consumer information.

Photograph of woman and two children sitting at a table, looking at a birthday cake, with illustrations of Super Sensitive film box and informational pamphlet. Text contains consumer information.

Photographs of a man pushing a young girl on a swing, and a man and young girl petting a dog, with illustrations of a woman holding a camera and a Verichrome film box. Text contains consumer information.

Photograph of woman with a basket talking to man and photograph of woman filming a young boy washing a dog in a metal tub, with photograph of camera being advertised. Text contains consumer information.

Photograph of woman with a basket talking to man and photograph of woman filming a young boy washing a dog in a metal tub, with photograph of camera being advertised. Text contains consumer information.

Photograph of young girl sitting next to a decorated Christmas tree, holding a toy telephone and smiling, with 4 illustrations of the cameras being advertised. Text contains descriptions of the cameras.