Mississauga Library System

Local Archives:
CLARKSON

1. Notes on the history of Clarkson, typescript, 11 p.
2. Settlement of Clarkson, typescript, 1 p.
3. Well-known residents of Clarkson, typescript, 1 p.
4. The history of Church Services, Clarkson, by J. Barnett, typescript, 9 p.
5. The Wreck, an episode from the diary of Margaret Ross, 1908, typescript, 2 p.
6. Clarkson United Church calendars, 1948-1954, 5 items
7. Clarkson - Lorne Park Area Past and Present, by Bernice Millard, 7 p.
8. Clarkson Village - Shopping and Community Guide, n.d.
9. Clarkson Community Cook Book
10. Clarkson's Corners - The Village Newspaper, Vol. 1, No. 1, Fall 1983
11. Clarkson's Corners, Vol. 3, No. 1, Spring 1985 [This item is missing.]
12. Clarkson's Corners, Vol. 3, No. 2, Summer 1985
13. Clarkson's Corners, Vol. 3, No. 3, August 1985
14. Clarkson's Corners, Vol. 3, No. 4, November 1985
15. Early History [of] Toronto Township and Clarkson Area, manuscript, 2 p., from the collection of John Barnett, Esq.
16. Growth of Inaccurate Historical Information, manuscript, 2 p., from the collection of John Barnett, Esq.
17. Upper Canada Land, Mercantile and General Advertiser, August 12, 1835, manuscript, from the collection of John Barnett, Esq.
18. Residents of Clarkson in 1867, manuscript, from the collection of John Barnett, Esq.
19. A small community grave ground one hundred and twenty years old, reprinted from Ontario Historical Society Papers and Records (Toronto, 1945) Vol. XXXVII
20. An early red school house and its century-old record book, by John Barnett, Ontario History, Vol. XLVIII (1956), No. 1
21. Letter to Mr. Barnett from L. R. Brown, May 22, 1964
22. Clarkson Community Centre Fall and Winter Programme 1948-49 - Crafts and Gym Class
23. Clarkson - A Heritage Tour, 2 brochures
24. Notes on Clarkson, by B. E. Barnett, November 13, 1968-March 17, 1969, typescript, 4 p.
25. Western Ontario History Nuggets No. 8 - Recent Trails in Local History, by Major John Barnett, 1945
26. Ontario and the First World War, p. 114-117 (CAN R 971.303 ONT)
27. Cards listing sources of information on Clarkson
28. Local press clippings on Clarkson, 1939-1954
29. Biographies of early settlers in the Township of Toronto - Colonel William Thompson
30. The Whiteoaks Area salutes Canada's Centennial Year, booklet
31. "Power plant plans rile Mississauga". Toronto Star, March 14, 2001
32. Clarkson : corner of commerce in our City. Mississauga Business Times, May 2004
33. Peer’s Pond, Clarkson [photograph] [This item is missing.]
34. … And so they called it Clarkson. Mississauga News, May 24, 1967
35. 61,500 barrels of oil daily processed at Clarkson Refinery. May, 1965 (source not known)
36. Clarkson refinery. Two page typescript with brief history of the refinery, probably a press release, and chronology from 1943 to 1959.
37. The story of Clarkson refinery. Source not known, no date.
38. Refinery village: in Marigold Village, 50 B-A employees at Clarkson Refinery find a solution to their housing problems. Commentator, no date.
39. Clarkson lost its apostrophe one day in 1955. The Booster, February 15, 2006.
40. The church that sounded like a railway station. The Booster, May 24, 2006
41. Original and typed copy of letter from Annie M. Hall, former principal, Clarkson Public School, to Evelyn Crickmore, dated October 25, 1966
42. Letter dated June 14, 1963 with typed copy – Azellus Denis, Postmaster General, Ottawa to Reeve Robert W. Speck re Clarkson Post Office.
43. A taxi kept Clarkson and Lorne Park from going to war. The Booster, May 31, 2006.
44. Toronto and Hamilton fought for the right to Clarkson. The Booster, December 6, 2006
45. 1807 or 1808? Turns out, it doesn’t really matter. The Booster, December 19, 2007
46. Package of publicity for Clarkson Bicentennial: four bookmarks and two brochures
47. Five post offices all in a row. The Booster, June 11, 2008
48. Petro-Canada celebrates another milestone. Mississauga Business Times, May 2008
49. 2008: a year of celebration . Join the party as Clarkson turns 200, Saturday, June 21. Poster
50. Bungalow folks cling to lake lots: blue-collar retirees in small 1950s homes resisting gold rush in Clarkson real estate. Toronto Star, August 8, 2008
51. In the spirit of the season [school days at Clarkson Public School, SS # 6]. The Booster, December 17, 2008
52. Based on a true story [robbery at the former Bank of Montreal, Clarkson, in 1929. The building later became Doug Auld's Butcher Shop.] The Booster, July 1, 2009
53. The power plant: a different point of view; a letter to the Editor, The Booster, June 24, 2009
54. The power plant debate, continued … a letter to the Editor, The Booster, July 1, 2009
55. The racquetball court oath [a group of businessmen who opposed the establishment of the British American refinery in Clarkson, in 1941]. The Booster, June 24, 2009
56. Doug Auld & Son Butchers. LPSS Matters, vol. 3, issue 4, October 2003. [Lorne Park Secondary School Alumni Newsletter]
57. Generating opposition: residents - and politicians - sick of breathing in pollutants keep push on against natural gas plant. Toronto Star, September 5, 2009
58. Residents take power plant fight to Queen's Park. Mississauga News, September 25, 2009
59. Rabid monkey terrorizes Clarkson. The Booster, October 7, 2009
60. Trees in Clarkson get 'stay of execution' from city. Mississauga News, July 18, 2014
61. Overgrown trees in Clarkson will be replaced. Mississauga News, July 17, 2014
62. Clarkson once the 'Strawberry capital of Ontario'. Mississauga News, August 9, 2018
63. Memories of smells, silence and subtext at Clarkson's PPG plant. Mississauga News, October 4, 2018
64. Residents upset over Southdown Road pollution. Mississauga News, February 21, 2019
65. Clarkson cable TV. Mississauga News, May 9, 2019
66. Clarkson: the village in the city: a heritage tour [brochure]. Heritage Mississauga, [2019]