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Item is a notebook used by Lucius O’Brien to record sales of his paintings year by year between 1882 and 1895, including names of purchasers and prices paid, both privately and at exhibitions. Notes in the journal also include income from art lessons. Beginning at the back of the journal on inverted pages (p. 94–[126]) are checklists of names of members of the Ontario Society of Artists and their addresses; with household and other notes.
Extracts from catalogues of art dealers and exhibitors and other material pasted into the journal include items from the Art Association of Montreal; Jno. B. Hall, M.D., Toronto; Thomas McLean’s Gallery in Haymarket, London; Matthews Brothers, Toronto; Dolman & Son Picture Frame Makers &c., London; W. Scott & Sons, Montreal; and the Palette Club, Toronto. Some leaves of pasted items have become detached.
Enclosures (loose) consist of a drawing of a sailing vessel, signed by the artist and dated 1882 (1 leaf); and a letter (1883) from J. Nathan, Burlington Gallery, London (1 leaf).

Item is a diploma from the Toronto Conservatory of Music (founded 1886) with decorative borders in musical designs and the inscription "A. H. Howard Inv et Del." Issued 3 June 1910 and signed by the founder of the Conservatory, Edward Fisher. Exhibited in Ontario Society of Artists: 100 Years at the Art Gallery of Ontario, 1972.

File contains a copy of a graphic fictional work, Madame est servie (Paris: H. Simonis Empis, [1897]) (unpaged), by Albert Guillaume (1873-1942).

Item is a copy of Hokusai by C.J. Holmes (London: Unicorn Press, 1899) inscribed "A. Lismer," with pen sketches by Lismer on the title page and back endpaper.

File contains drawings of trees and other subjects.

Item is a sketchbook of drawings chiefly of plants and flowers, with Ontario houses and townscapes of St Davids, Port Dalhousie and St Catharines and other subjects.Item title from cover. Study collection book no. 5, with artist's name inscribed on front endpaper. 2 drawings are on loose tracing paper sheets.

Item is a sketchbook of drawings of plants and flowers, landscapes, Ontario country houses, a Cooksville storefront and other subjects.Item title from cover. Study collection book no. 6, with artist's signature on front endpaper.

Item is a sketchbook of drawings of flowering plants.Item title from cover. Study collection book no. 17, with the artist's signature on front endpaper.

Item is a journal used as an album containing drawings of Toronto area landscapes and interiors, human figures and other subjects.

Item is a sketchbook of drawings of book plate designs and other subjects.Item title supplied from content. Study collection book no. 14, with artist's name inscribed on front endpaper. Some drawings are loose.