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File contains a teaching contract between Samuel G. Brown and the Public School Board of the Village of Watford, signed July 25, 1891.

File contains six fire insurance policies held by the Watford Public School trustees between 1870 and 1891 (to expire 1894).

File contains a teaching contract between Edith Tripp and the Public School Board of the Village of Watford, signed January 1, 1892.

File contains a Kindergarten Certificate dated 25 July 1892, awarding Florence Mabel Funnell the qualification of Director in Kindergarten Schools.

File also contains a letter from the donor, which includes biographical information about Florence Mabel Funnell.

File contains a teaching contract between Mabel Nixon and the Public School Board of the Village of Watford, signed December 16, 1893.

File contains three certificates issued to Frank Sampson:

1) A Certificate of Merit issued by the City of Toronto Public Schools in June 1892, for proficiency in the combined examination of public school pupils;
2) A certificate from the Collegiate Institutes and High Schools of Ontario, issued in July 1893, certifying that Frank Sampson had passed the entrance exam; and
3) A certificate issued by the Trustees of the Collegiate Institutes of the City of Toronto on 20 July 1893, awarding Frank Sampson a scholarship for two years of free study.

File contains two teaching contracts between Emily A. Hawken and the Public School Board of the Village of Watford, signed January 1, 1891 and December 16, 1893.

File contains the published judgement of a court case involving a dispute over the erection of a new public school in the town of Fort William. The defendants (the school trustees) lost their case.

File contains 46 circular cards, each with a picture or design sewn on, produced by Eleanor Savage as a student Kindergartener.

File contains two hardcover notebooks containing classroom notes on Froebel's method, both dated September 1894.

File contains papers related to the construction of a new, brick school building after the original Watford Public School building was destroyed by fire in 1894. Records include correspondence with manufacturers and merchants regarding the sale of school desks, heating equipment, and building supplies and tenders for excavation, drains, brickwork, cut stone work, tinsmith work, and carpentry work.

Series contains two books of classroom notes and two sets of sample cards produced by Eleanor Lyman Savage (1866-1961) as a student Kindergartener in 1894.

File contains 23 9"x9" cards, each with patterns made of cut paper pasted on it, created by Eleanor Savage as a student Kindergartener.

File contains a small "Honor Pupils" certificate issued June 14, 1895.

File contains 3 workbooks belonging to Jas McNiece, a student at Ottawa Normal School. Workbooks cover the following subjects: zoology, agriculture, history of education, school organization, music, reading, writing, and algebra.

File contains a copy of the Public School Drawing Book belonging to Edna Stratton.

File contains a letter to a public school trustee of the Township of Marlborough applying to a teaching position. The trustee's response was written on the reverse of the page.

Subseries contains teaching applications submitted to the trustees of the Watford Public School in 1874 and 1883.

File contains a monthly report card for Agnes Bell, detailing the grades received at the Elora Public School as a pupil in the Senior III class, from January-May 1897.

File contains 11 pieces of correspondence received or sent out by the trustees of Watford Public School between 1872 and 1897.

File contains cone copy of the Public School Drawing Course belonging to Mary Klinck, a pupil in S. S. No. 6 Markham.

File contains two bookkeeping workbooks belonging to Leonna Brewster, a pupil at Hespeter Public School.

File contains reports submitted to the Watford Public School trustees by Public School Inspector Charles A. Barnes.

File includes reports for 1878, 1882, 1883, 1887, 1888, 1890, 1892, 1897, and 1898.

File contains a teaching contract between Carrie Adolph and the Public School Board of the Village of Watford, signed August 10, 1898.

File contains a teaching contract between M. A. North and the Public School Board of the Village of Watford, signed August 10, 1898.

File contains a hardcover notebook containing graph paper with geometric drawings.

File contains a handwritten teaching contract between James E. Burchell and the Public School Trustees of School Section Number Three in the Township of Marlborough, signed October 16, 1899.

File contains a handwritten contract between the trustees of the Watford Public School and Thomas Malone for janitorial services in 1900. Duties included general care of the school and its grounds, removing snow and ice during the winter, and ensuring an adequate supply of wood and attending to the school's furnace.

Subseries contains examples of compositions produced by pupils at Oshawa High School.

File contains a composition written by V. Melissa Thomas as a Form IV pupil at Oshawa High School.

File contains a copy of the Public School Drawing Book completed by Lee Stratton.

File contains a number of school accounts submitted to the trustees of the Watford Public School Board between 1874 and 1900. These accounts are related to a variety of matters, including janitorial services; firewood; window glass; repairing clocks, desks, windows, and pumps; stovepipes; stationery; chalk; printing; lumber; plastering; hardware; planting trees; telegrams; supply teaching; and accommodations for board meetings.

File contains an accordion book with increasingly complex designs cut from glossy paper pasted onto the pages. The book also contains a note from Isabel Harris to George Tait dated December 14, 1956, discussing kindergarten training and the method of cutting used to make the designs.

File contains an accordion book with increasingly complex designs and patterns sewn into the pages, created by Isabel Harris as a student Kindergartener.

File contains one hardcover book with increasingly complex designs drawn on graph paper, created by Isabel Harris while she was a student Kindergartener.

File contains reports submitted to the Watford Public School trustees by teachers and principals. These reports contained information regarding pupil enrollments, attendance, the state of school property, and materials or equipment required by the school.

The reports in this file were written in 1874, 1885, 1888, 1890, and 1903. One additional report is undated.

File contains 4 workbooks belonging to Kenneth F. French. Workbooks include two copy books, and exercise and practice book, and the Public School Drawing Course.

File contains a certificate issued July 14, 1906, certifying that John L. Sharp had passed the entrance examination to enroll in a collegiate institute, high school, or continuation school.

File contains survey responses from schools regarding the approved textbooks used in Ontario schools in 1906.

File contains a copy of the 1906 edition of Froebel's Mother Play and Nursery Songs.

Series contains three books produced by Isabel Harris as a student Kindergartener in London, Ontario during the 1901-1902 academic year. Series also contains a copy of the 1906 edition of Froebel's "Mother Play and Nursery Songs."

Series contains books of sample work created by Alma Harvey as a student Kindergartener in Hamilton, Ontario in 1909.

File contains an accordion book with increasingly complex patterns cut from paper pasted onto the pages, created by Alma Harvey as a student Kindegarterner in 1909.

File contains an accordion book with increasingly complex patterns woven in glossy paper pasted onto the pages.

File contains a hardcover notebook containing classroom notes and diagrams about Froebel's method. Photocopies made at later date have been tucked in the front cover.

File contains an accordion book with increasingly complex designs sewn into the pages with coloured thread, created by Alma Harvey as a student Kindergartener.

File contains a book with hand-sewn binding, containing paper folded into increasingly complex patterns pasted onto the pages.

Subseries contains examination papers written by pupils.

Files contain graded high school examination papers written by Norman Found circa 1910. These papers cover all subjects and Forms.

File contains a teaching contract between Flora Josephine Green and the Public School Trustees of Section No. 29 York, signhed September 29, 1910.