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Financial records related to the Atwater Library and Computer Centre.

This file includes receipts, cheques, bank slips, balance sheets, income tax records, inventories, property evaluations, and other loose documents of a financial nature.  This file also includes bound lists of investments and an invoice book.

As the contents of these files reveal, Daniel Lacelle was heavily involved with the Mechanics’ Institute from the period of 1983 to 1988, most notably as the Secretary of the General Board of Management. He held the position of Honorary Secretary for the year of 1984 and Secretary for 1985 and 1986. In 1985 and 1986 he was also a member of the Finance Sub-committee. In 1987 and 1988 he remained an Officer on the board.
These files were given to the Atwater Library in 1997 by Lafleur Brown, his former employer. The contents of these files are very revealing of the activities of the Institute during this period, especially due to Mr. Lacelle’s legal expertise. He was very involved in several legal matters and retained paperwork documenting by-law changes, the activities surrounding the start-up of the Computer Centre, the process of applying for tax-exemption, and several hiring processes of staff members for the library. He also kept meeting minutes and Annual Reports, as well as handwritten notes taken during meetings. Some lists of members during this period can be found in these files. As well, copies of the 1845 Act of Incorporation and the original Deed of Sale for the property the Atwater Library presently owns are in these files.

Correspondence retained in the archives of the Atwater Library concerns a wide variety of topics.  The
original letter book of the Mechanics's Institute includes correspondence from 1841 to 1858.  Other
correspondence is from board members, library members, and the public at large.  It discusses lectures
at the library, hiring of personnel for the institute, proposed amalgamations between the Institute and
other institutions, legal matters, Annual General Meetings, and matters of general interest to the library
community.

The contents of this box were arranged at some earlier point in time to preserve early records generated through the creation of the Computer Centre at the Atwater Library. This includes hardware and software proposals, promotional materials, and course material for classes held in the Atwater Library Computer Centre.

The earliest catalogues for the Mechanics' Institute were published in book format; later lists of books are in document format.  A catalogue from the Hemmingford Institute, whose library was related to the Montreal Institute’s, is located here as well.

Records and receipts of donations to the Mechanics’ Institute of Montreal from 1968 to 1982.

Building records pertain entirely to the building at Atwater and Tupper; they include documents related
to the structure, electrical systems, security and community systems, proposed renovations, and related architectural drawings.

Building records pertain entirely to the building at Atwater and Tupper; they include documents related to the structure, electrical systems, security and community systems, and proposed renovations.

Records associated with the Board of Directors of the Atwater Library and Computer Centre including minutes, annual reports, and legal documents.