Document Stand

An image of a wooden stand. Inside the frame there are rolled up papers.
Document stand in the Eldon House Library

Country of Origin: Canada
Year: ca. 1870s
Materials: Wood 

This piece is a document folder. It was used by the Harris men for their work. Unlike the document box which could contain smaller flat, papers this stand was meant to hold large rolled pieces of paper. The early generations of Harris men were involved in hydrography (the study of waterway maps), and real estate law. There would have been a number of maps in the house, and this stand was meant to keep everything organized. It was also portable, and could be transported between work and home, or further on quite easily.

We acknowledge that we are on the traditional lands of the Anishinaabek, Haudenosaunee, Lūnaapéewak and Attawandaron. We honour and respect the history, languages and culture of the diverse Indigenous people who call this territory home.

We acknowledge all the treaties that are specific to this area: the Two Row Wampum Belt Treaty of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy/Silver Covenant Chain; the Beaver Hunting Grounds of the Haudenosaunee NANFAN Treaty of 1701; the McKee Treaty of 1790, the London Township Treaty of 1796, the Huron Tract Treaty of 1827, with the Anishinaabeg, and the Dish with One Spoon Covenant Wampum of the Anishnaabek and Haudenosaunee.

The three Indigenous Nations that are neighbours to London are the Chippewas of the Thames First Nation; Oneida Nation of the Thames; and the Munsee-Delaware Nation who all continue to live as sovereign Nations with individual and unique languages, cultures, and customs.