For a two year period ending in the spring of 2000 Mr. Donald Smithies worked as a volunteer cataloguing this collection. His dedication and the quality of his work is sincerely appreciated. 

NOTE: This file box contains file folders and loose items from  museum records maintained by the late Jack Telgmann during his tour as curator of the Pump House Steam Museum, from about 1972 to 1984. The museum was operated during this period by the City of Kingston through a group known as the Frontenac Society of Model Engineers, which supplied much of the volunteer staff in the 1970s. Most items relate to the programs and events of the museum, which included the participation of the Steam Launch "Phoebe" in-water events. These water events became a succession of annual steam launch flotillas and races, organized by Jack and based on a race sponsored by the Kingston Whig Standard in the early 1970s.

We use a standard inventory control numbering system, usually called an accession number. When you find what you are looking for note the accession number so the material can be found.
 So what do the numbers mean? 
998.26.8.7 - 1998 is the year of the accession. 26 is the 26th collection that was acquired during 1998. The 8 is either the box or file folder in which the item can be found. And most unusual, the 7 represents the actual item. It is very seldom that we are able to catalogue at an item level - this due entirely to the hard work of Mr. Smithies. 

What follows is an Index of  File folders  for a Part 1 detailed Finding Aid and  for a Part 2 detailed Finding Aid. The details for Part One run from 1998.26.1 to 1998.26.16.  The details of each folder for Part Two run from 1998.26.17 to 1998.26.78.  

In using the following Index note the accession and then go to the Part 1 or Part 2 for Details. 

998.26.1 PUBLICITY (72-82)

998.26.2 PHOEBE COMES HOME 1979

998.26.3 PHOEBE CORRESPONDENCE 1979

998.26.4 FLOTILLA CARDS 1982

998.26.5 FLOTILLA ENTRANTS 1982

998.26.6 LETTERS FLOTILLA ’83

998.26.7 STEAMBOAT FLOTILLA , 1983

998.26.8 FLOTILLA ENTRANTS, 1983

998.26.9 FLOTILLA ’84 CORRESPONDENCE

998.26.10 FLOTILLA ’84 DETAILS, MAILING LIST

998.26.11 FLOTILLA ENTRANTS ’84

998.26.12 STEAMBOAT RACE, PUBLICITY & PICS, 1973 (1972-78)

998.26.13 G. S. R. PRESS MATERIAL, ’73

998.26.14 G. S. B. R. 1978

998.26.15 G. S. B. R. 1979

998.26.16 PUMP HOUSS NEWSPAPER REPORTS (ENVELOPE)

What follows is an Index of  File folders file 2 of 2. The details for each folder can be found at the Telgmann Two Finding Aid Page. 

998.26.17 STEAMBOAT RACE PROMOTION 1979

998.26.18 GREAT STEAMBOAT REGATTA 1980

998.26.19 G. S. B. REGATTACORRESPONDENCE 1980-81

998.26.20 ‘IRON HORSES’ 1981 EXHIBITION

998.26.21 RIDEAU 150 FLOTILLA 1982

998.26.22 MUSEUM GRANT $10,269

998.26.23 FOLDER LETTERS RECEIVED 1981

998.26.24 LETTERS 1982 PERSONAL

998.26.25 LETTERS RECEIVED 1982

998.26.26 SUMMER 1983

998.26.27 INTERNATIONAL STEAMBOAT FLOTILLA 1984

998.26.28 SUMMER 1984 PLANS EVENTS ETC.

998.26.29 CORRESPONDENCE 1983

998.26.30 CORRESPONDENCE 1984

998.26.31 INCOMPLETE PROJECTS

998.26.32 PUMP HOUSE RECORDS

998.26.33 BOARD OF MANAGEMENT P.H.S.M. 1985

998.26.34 PHSM F.S.M.E. DETAILS

998.26.35 UNPAID BILLS P.H.S.M

998.26.36 LYNN AND KYLA PUMPHOUSE STEAM MUSEUM

998.26.37 KODAK NEGS/PRINTS ENVELOPE CONTAINING PHOEBE NEGATIVES 

AND MODEL PICTURES, INCLUDES 12 NEGS 3" BY 4" AND 3 COLOUR STRIPS.

998.26.38 MOVIE FILM STRIP IN SLIDE POCKET OF WOOD WAGON WHEELS

998.26.39 RAND-MCNALLY ROAD ATLAS 1976 IN PLASTC CASE

998.26.40 PRINT ENVELOPE JAPAN CAMERA WITH COLOUR PRINTS OF BOAT EVENT AND SIX PRINTS OF PUMP HOUSE STEAM MUSEUM STACK

998.26.41 FUNNEL MAGAZINE ISSUE 42 IN ENVELOPE

998.26.42 STEAMBOAT NEWS MAGAZINE ISSUE 16 JULY/AUG 87

998.26.43 FUNNEL MAGAZINE ISSUE 52 IN ENVELOPE

998.26.44 KINGSTON POWER SQUADRON 1987 MEMBERSHIP ROSTER

998.26.45 FUNNEL MAGAZINE ISSUE 46

998.26.46 STEAMBOAT NEWS NUMBER 22 JULY/AUG 1988

998.26.47 SEVERAL STEAM ENGINE PRINTS 4" BY4" IN ENVELOPE

998.26.48 PHOTO PRINT SS PAMELAINE

998.26.49 ENVELOPE ADDRESSED TO TELGMANN FROM ROLLY EVANS CONTAINING LETTER AND 3 COLOUR PRINTS

998.26.50 NOTES ON CHRISTMAS CARD TO J. TELGMANN FROM E.A.SMITH

998.26.51 LETTER TO J.TELGMANN FROM NORMA BOYCE WITH COPY OF LETTER BOYCE TO R.ALAN DOUGLAS, WINDSOR, ONT ATTACHED.

998.26.52 LETTER IN ENVELOPE TO J. TELGMANN FROM J. TELLER VAN VOAST OF 1983 ABOUT BOATNG EVENT THAT YEAR ENCLOSING DRAFT ADDRESS TO STEAMSHIP HISTORICAL SOCIETY AND SOME PHOTO PRINTS OF STEAMBOATS UNDER WAY.

998.26.53 PHOTOCOPY OF VAN VOAST DRAFT ADDRESS IN 11998.26.52.

998.26.54 SECOND COPY FUNNEL NO 46

998.26.55 KINGSTON POWER AND SAIL SQADRON ROSTER 1988

998.26.56 LETTER TO TELGMANN FROM D. CONROY IN NEW YORK ENCLOSING NEW YORK INLAND WATERWAYS MAP 1988

998.26.57 MEMBERSHIP LIST 1987 STEAMBOAT SOCIETY OF Great Britain AND SUPPLIERS DIRECTORY.

998.26.58 LIGHT STEAM POWER MAGAZINE VOL XIV NO 4

998.26.59 LIGHT STEAM POWER PERIODICAL VOL XVI NUMBERS 1-6 INCL.

998.26.60 LIGHT STEAM POWER PERIODICAL VOL XVII NO 1

998.26.61 STEAM YACHTS OF MUSKOKA, 2^ND EDITION WITH ENCLOSURE LETTER FROM H. SCOTT

998.26.62 PERIODICAL: LIVE STEAM, AUG 1979

998.26.63 PERIODICAL: MODELTEC, SEPT 1987

998.26.64 PHOTOCOPY OF PERIODICAL LIVE STEAM, MARCH 1985 WITH HIGHLIGHTED ARTICLE "LIVE SHIPS AND TALL SHIPS"

998.26.65 FINAL FLOTILLA NEWSLETTER MAY 1982 IN PLASTIC

998.26.66 PERIODICAL THE FUNNEL VOL 48

998.26.67 PAGE FROM JULY 1973 WHIG STANDARD WITH GREAT STEAMBOAT RACE ADS.

998.26.68 PERIODICAL, THE FUNNEL, NO 54

998.26.69 PERIODICAL, THE FUNNEL, NO 53

998.26.70 STEAM BOAT ASSOCIATION OF GB MEMBERS LIST 1988

998.26.71 PUBLICITY AND 3 PHOTOS OF THE STEAM CALLIOPE,1984

998.26.72 STEAMBOAT NEWS ISSUE 19 JAN/FEB 1988

998.26.73 PURCHASE AGREEMENT AND CORRESPONDENCE RE SISSONS TRIPLE STEAM ENGINE AND MERRYWEATHER BOILER BOUGHT 1980 IN ENVELOPE WITH FIVE COLOUR PHOTOS OF ENGINE.

998.26.74 A MEMOIR BY THE HON ELIJAH LEONARD, 51 PAGES AND 12 PAGE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF EMELINE LEONARD W/ COVERING LETTER FROM MARK SMITH, PRES LONDON AND MIDDLESEX HISTORICAL SOC.

998.26.75 BLACK AND WHITE PHOTO PRINTS 8" BY 10" – BY J.W. RUTTER, 4 OF STEAMSHIP COLUMBIA AND ONE OF STERNWHEELER BELLE OF LOUISVILLE IN ENVELOPE POSTDATED AUG 1979.

998.26.76 2 SMALL ENVELOPES OF PHOTO NEGS IN MANILLA ENVELOPE. NEGS INCLUDE MODEL OF PHOEBE, LAUNCH PHOEBE AND OTHER LAUNCHES IN VARIOUS LOCATIONS. CONTACT SHEETS *

998.26.77 TWO 3" BY 5" PHOTOS IN KODAK FOLDER , ONE OF WORKSHOP AND ONE OF STEAM LAUNCH LISA AN. (SIC)

998.26.78 PHSM NEWSLETTER FEB 1983 IN MANILLA ENVELOPE 
PHOEBE’S BOILER, 2 BLUEPRINTS AND ONE PHOTO PRINT OF, WITH THREE STAPLED PAGES FROM BURNS SUPPLY INC LISTING REPAIRS DONE JULY/AUG 1960.