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File consists of a photograph of a the home of Ross Dixon's family at 157 Aberdeen Avenue in Hamilton.

File consists of a photograph of Ross Dixon's home at 157 Aberdeen Avenue in Hamilton.

File consists of a videocassette containing television advertising for Ross Dixon Financial Services.

File consists of material compiled for delegates to a conference for Ross Dixon Finacial Services employees in 1998. Includes a conference program, biographies of guest speakers, presentation notes, etc.

File consists of material accumulated by Ross Dixon relating primarily to a conference for Ross Dixon Finacial Services employees in 1998. Includes conference agendas, typed and handwritten versions of a speech by Dixon, and ephemera.

File consists of house plans.

File consists of a guide to inventory policy prepared for the Dominion Rubber Company.

File consists of a paper compiled by G.A. Newman, Assistant Director, Export Division, Department of Trade and Commerce, Ottawa.

File consists of material relating to property in Walkerton, Ontario, owned by Dixon. He purchased property from Alberta Scott in 1969 and sold property to Decho Properties Ltd. in 1970; he also sold to Robert Foreman in 1972. File includes incoming and outgoing correspondence, deeds, agreements, tax notices and assessments, notices and by-laws for the Corporation of the Town of Walkerton, handwritten notes, etc. File also includes plans of subdivisions in Walkerton (duplicates are present).

File consists of a hard-cover accounting journal organized by construction job. Includes a cost analysis by job as well as journal entries relating to the Dixon's cottage at Paradise Lake.

File consists of accounting journal pages, organized with tabs by construction job.

File consists of accounting journal pages, organized with tabs by construction job.

File consists of accounting journal pages, organized with tabs by construction job.

Series consists of accounting records for the Westmount Construction Company, as well as for Westmont Enterprises Limited and its subsidiaries, from around 1952 to 1989. Also present are some accounting records for Ross Dixon Financial Services from around 1982 to 1989. Includes accounting journal pages, general ledger pages, and handwritten notes.

File consists of material relating to advertising for the Westmount Construction Co. and material for builders about advertising homes. Includes advertisements clipped from newspapers and magazines, sample advertisements, handwritten notes, and layout sketches for an advertisement for Jasco aluminum products (another subsidiary of Westmont Enterprises Limited).

File consists of publicity material relating to the centennial of Dominion Rubber. Includes a brochure featuring the Footwear Division, Merchants Rubber Factory (multiple copies), a program for a long service dinner, a song sheet, and two folders.

File consists of a scrapbook containing newspaper advertisements and clippings. Includes mainly advertisements for homes from the Westmount Construction Co. but also contains advertisements for products by subsidiaries of Westmont Enterprises Limited: Jasco, Altex, and Kool-Lite Awnings. Some advertisements are annotated and some are loose. Scrapbook also includes a leaflet, copy and a layout for a Jasco advertisement, and a drawing of a window.

File consists of a scrapbook containing newspaper advertisements. Includes mainly advertisements for homes from the Westmount Construction Co. but also contains loose advertisements in the front and back from other builders as well as for Jasco windows and doors. Some advertisements are annotated.

File consists of a sign advertising a house for sale in the Westmount area. Includes a photograph of the house with a handwritten description. File also includes a sign stating: "Sellers $195 fee only."

File consists of material relating to air conditioning. Includes brochures and catalogues as well as one piece of correspondence. File also includes brochures relating to water softening/conditioning.

File consists of plans for the Airewood model house by N.O. Hipel Ltd. (Preston, Ontario).

File consists of correspondence with and regarding the American Motors Corporation, accumulated by Dixon as Director of Industrial Relations.

File consists of a sign announcing the opening of the new Belmont Village franchise of Ross Dixon Financial Services, including a photograph of Dixon with J. 'Sandy' Matheson.

File consists of plans for an 11-unit apartment building at 45 Avondale Avenue South, Waterloo by Ray Haffner Construction Ltd. File also includes a leaf of typed information about the building and units (rental rates, expenses, amenities, etc.).

File consists of newspaper clippings about women entrepreneurs and a female hockey player and student at Appleby College in Oakville, and a faxed copy of a letter from Dixon to a contact at the college regarding a donation to a scholarship fund for the young woman.

File consists of newspaper clippings and handwritten notes relating to various household appliances and other items, probably in relation to sales.

File consists of material relating to Dixon's search for employment from 1944-1947. Includes incoming and outgoing correspondence regarding various opportunities, magazine and newspaper clippings (including help wanted ads and business ideas), a version of a resume, and handwritten notes (including a list of "job contacts").

File consists of architectural drawings prepared for the Westmount Construction Company. Includes mainly house plans but also some plans for an apartment building and several commercial buildings. Many of the drawings do not include the creator's name, but some were prepared by C.E. Voelker, N.O Hipel (Preston), J. Crebolder, and others. A small number of drawings were mass-produced (published in magazines).

Many drawings contain handwritten annotations; some are original plans and some are revisions to plans. The construction jobs for the Westmount Construction Company appear to have been classified as either "residential" or "miscellaneous" and in each category were generally assigned a Job # in chronological order. A log of jobs was kept and can be found in Series 4, File 250. There are duplicate drawings corresponding with many of the job numbers.

File consists of material relating to automation in the rubber industry. Includes a photoreproduction of an article on automation, typed extracts of an article, a memorandum and a letter to Dixon.

File consists of plans by the Westmount Construction Co. for the Avon model house (possibly Job 74). Verso of one drawing notes "Split, #119."

File consists of photographs of young people receiving awards sponsored by Ross and Doris Dixon. Includes group photographs, some [all?] of which are Junior Achievement Awards recipients, and photographs of Dr. Steven Brown (nephew of Dixon) with award recipients.

File consists of a photograph of a house with an awning.

File consists of brochures relating to bathroom fixtures and ceramic tile.

File consists of material relating to bathroom design. Includes brochures, magazine clippings, sketches, and one piece of correspondence. File also includes a photograph of a dining room with a glass table.

File consists of price lists of supplies from Beaver Lumber.

File consists of material relating to the Beechwood Park subdivision in Waterloo. Includes a newspaper clipping, a memorandum, information relating to restructions on residential lands, and a plan of the subdivision (plus a duplicate).

File consists of a photograph of pilot D. Fred Beemer standing in front of an airplane. Handwritten annotation partially visible on verso: " . . . died Nov. 4th."

File consists of material relating to Job #67-14, an office building on Belmont Avenue in Kitchener. Includes proposed, revised, and accepted architectural plans and drawings for the building as well as plans from previous jobs of a similar nature. Some plans contain handwritten annotations. File also contains some handwritten notes.

File consists of material relating to the costs for Job #124 (Belmont store no. 3). Includes handwritten notes and calculations, cost analysis summary charts, quotations, material lists and estimates, etc. File also includes some cost analysis and material lists relating to other jobs.

File consists of material relating to the Belmont Business Association, a zone change in the City of Kitchener, and the issue of parking in the Belmont neighbourhood. Includes memoranda and correspondence to members of the Association and to the mayor, handwritten and typed notes, surveys and their results, lists of businesses in the Belmont area, a list of aldermen for the City of Kitchener, an issue the Belmont News newsletter, information on the zoning categories in the City, etc.

File consists of material relating to the transfer of property forming parts of lot no. 4 on plan no. 343 (in the Belmont neighbourhood) for the City of Kitchener (in the Belmont neighbourhood). Includes deeds and correspondence.

File consists of a letter from the mayor of Kitchener to Dixon regarding his contribution to the Belmont Improvement Area, Board of Management Committee, and a lease between the City of Kitchener and the Board.

File consists of documents regarding land transactions concerning 681-683 Belmont Avenue and the severance of a lot. Includes deeds; architectural drawings and plans; correspondence; an application, notice, decision, and other documents from the Land Division Committee (Regional Municipality of Waterloo); minutes of a Land Division Committee meeting; etc.

File consists of material relating to the Belmont Business Association, a zone change in the City of Kitchener, and the issue of parking in the Belmont neighbourhood. Includes correspondence, reports, handwritten and typed notes, meeting agendas, various types of notices, survey data, etc. File also includes photographs documenting the parking situation.

File consists of building plans for Job #67-14, Belmont Shop, Kitchener, by the Westmount Construction Co. Drawn by "A-Plan."

File consists of newspaper clippings and a pamphlet regarding employee benefits in general and for salared employees at Uniroyal.

File consists of house plans published by Better Homes & Gardens. Designed by S. Harold. Annotation on top drawing: "Claremont."

File consists of a page from the Kitchener-Waterloo Record (D1, Monday, October 16, 2000) mounted on a plaque. The page contains an article about scholarships through the Big Brothers association and mentions Ross Dixon and the support of the Ross and Doris Dixon Foundation.

File consists of a certificate for Ross and Doris Dixon in recognition of their contribution.

File consists of material relating to Ross and Doris Dixon's philanthropy toward the Big Brothers Association of Kitchener-Waterloo and the Dixon Scholarship Award offered through the association. Includes correspondence (some from recipients of the scholarship); scholarship recipient profiles and unsigned copies of the terms of the Award; financial statements and president and committee reports of the association from the 1990s; newspaper clippings; copies of cheques; and flyers and other material from the association.

File consists of material relating to Ross and Doris Dixon's philanthropy toward the Big Brothers Association of Kitchener-Waterloo and the Dixon Scholarship Award offered through the association. Includes scholarship recipient profiles and unsigned copies of the terms of the Award, annual reports of the Award, thank- you cards, etc.

File consists of biographical material relating to Dixon. Includes biographies, newspaper clippings, memoranda and correspondence, lists of organizational and committee memberships, portraits and photographs (some group photographs) of Dixon taken at various events and presentations, conference proceedings, a news release, and other material. One photo by Industrial Accident Prevention Association.

File consists of brochures and flyers for boating accessories and docks.

File consists of material relating to brick and stone work. Includes brochures, flyers, pricelists, and photographs.

File consists of brochures for vending machines.

File consists of brochures and pricelists relating to built-in applicances, including kitchen appliances and lighting.

File consists of architectural drawings for cupboards for Job 63 (Dr. & Mrs. G.F. Watson). Duplicate drawings are present.

File consists of business cards for Dixon from various positions throughout his career. Includes cards for Otaco Limited (Minnitoys Division), Toronto Radio & Sports, Westmont Enterprises Ltd., Dominion Rubber Company, Uniroyal, Ross Dixon Investments Inc., Ross Dixon & Associates, and Ross Dixon Financial Services. Duplicates are present. File also includes three business cards of other people.

File consists of a photograph of figure skaters on the ice standing and sitting around a table, as part of Cafe de la Glace, at the Toronto Skating Club Carnival, 1937.

File consists of a set of mounted photographs presented to Ross and Doris Dixon in appreciation for their support of Camp McGovern (at the time, operated by Big Brothers of Kitchener-Waterloo in Hanover, Ontario).

File consists of material relating to the Canada Health & Accident Assurance Company. Includes blank policies and insurance application forms.

File consists of material relating to the Canada Health & Accident Assurance Corporation (Waterloo, Ontario). Dixon was hired as executive assistant to the president of the company in 1952. Includes memoranda, job descriptions for various positions, organizational charts and staff lists, handwritten notes, overtime policies, manuals, posters, the financial statements for 1951, newsletters, etc.

File consists of material relating to Canadian First Financial Group. Includes two financial statements and an offer to purchase the company by Dundee Wealth Management Inc.

File consists of material related to the Canadian Kellogg Co., Engineers and Contractors, and their work for the Polymer Corporation Ltd. Includes correspondence (mainly carbon copies) and memoranda. Ross Dixon briefly held a position for the company as an office manager.

Series consists of material documenting Ross Dixon's search for employment and his career up until the time he began working at the Dominion Rubber Company, and includes material from his time at Toronto Radio & Sports, Research Enterprises Limited, Otaco Limited, and other companies.

Series also includes material documenting his professional activities and associations from throughout his career, such as his involvement with the Industrial Accident Prevention Association, the Grand Valley Personnel Association, the Canadian Public Relations Society, and the Canadian Manufacturers' Association.

Series includes correspondence, newspaper clippings, forms, manuals, brochures, certificates, financial statements, agendas, handwritten notes, resumes, ephemera, and other material.

Series consists of material documenting aspects of Ross Dixon's career at Uniroyal (formerly the Dominion Rubber Company), where he worked from 1947 until his retirement in 1977, as Manager and then Director of Industrial Relations. Material relates to industrial relations, employee relations, management, and workplace safety as well as political and economic issuse of interest to Dixon, and other aspects of his role in the company.

Series includes correspondence, newspaper clippings, magazine articles, speeches, company publications, employee newsletters, conference programs, leaflets and brochures, handwritten notes, forms, ephemera, and other material.

File consists of a cash book recording payroll information and other transactions for the Westmont Construction Co. [and possibly other businesses?].

File consists of accounting journal pages recording cash receipts and cheque disbursements for subsidiaries of Westmont Enterprises Limited, including the Westmount Construction Co. and Jasco.

File consists of accounting journal pages recording cash receipts and cheque disbursements for subsidiaries of Westmont Enterprises Limited, including the Westmount Construction Co. and Jasco.

File consists of accounting journal pages recording cash receipts and cheque disbursements for subsidiaries of Westmont Enterprises Limited, including the Westmount Construction Co. and Jasco.

File consists of accounting journal pages recording cash receipts and cheque disbursements for subsidiaries of Westmont Enterprises Limited, including the Westmount Construction Co. and Jasco.

File consists of accounting journal pages recording cash receipts and cheque disbursements for subsidiaries of Westmont Enterprises Limited, including the Westmount Construction Co. and Jasco.

File consists of accounting journal pages recording cash receipts and cheque disbursements for subsidiaries of Westmont Enterprises Limited, including the Westmount Construction Co.

File consists of accounting journal pages recording cash receipts and cheque disbursements for subsidiaries of Westmont Enterprises Limited, including the Westmount Construction Co.

File consists of accounting journal pages recording cash receipts and cheque disbursements for subsidiaries of Westmont Enterprises Limited, including the Westmount Construction Co.

File consists of accounting journal pages recording cash receipts and cheque disbursements for subsidiaries of Westmont Enterprises Limited, including the Westmount Construction Co.

File consists of accounting journal pages recording cash receipts and cheque disbursements for subsidiaries of Westmont Enterprises Limited, including the Westmount Construction Co.

File consists of accounting journal pages recording cash receipts and cheque disbursements for subsidiaries of Westmont Enterprises Limited, including the Westmount Construction Co.

File consists of accounting journal pages recording cash receipts and cheque disbursements for subsidiaries of Westmont Enterprises Limited, including the Westmount Construction Co.

File consists of accounting journal pages recording cash receipts and cheque disbursements for subsidiaries of Westmont Enterprises Limited, including the Westmount Construction Co.

File consists of accounting journal pages recording cash receipts and cheque disbursements for subsidiaries of Westmont Enterprises Limited, including the Westmount Construction Co.

File consists of accounting journal pages recording cash receipts and cheque disbursements for subsidiaries of Westmont Enterprises Limited, including the Westmount Construction Co.

File consists of accounting journal pages recording cash receipts and disbursements for subsidiaries of Westmont Enterprises Limited, including the Westmount Construction Co.

File consists of accounting journal pages recording cash receipts and disbursements for subsidiaries of Westmont Enterprises Limited, including the Westmount Construction Co.

File consists of accounting journal pages recording cash receipts and disbursements for subsidiaries of Westmont Enterprises Limited, including the Westmount Construction Co.

File consists of accounting journal pages recording cash receipts and disbursements for subsidiaries of Westmont Enterprises Limited, including the Westmount Construction Co. File also includes handwritten notes and calculations.

File consists of accounting journal pages recording cash receipts and disbursements for subsidiaries of Westmont Enterprises Limited, including the Westmount Construction Co. File also includes handwritten notes and calculations.

File consists of accounting journal pages recording cash receipts and disbursements for subsidiaries of Westmont Enterprises Limited, including the Westmount Construction Co. File also includes handwritten notes and calculations.

File consists of accounting journal pages recording cash receipts and disbursements for subsidiaries of Westmont Enterprises Limited, including the Westmount Construction Co. File also includes handwritten notes and calculations.

File consists of accounting journal pages recording cash receipts and disbursements for subsidiaries of Westmont Enterprises Limited, including the Westmount Construction Co. and Ross Dixon & Associates.

File consists of accounting journal pages recording cash receipts and disbursements for subsidiaries of Westmont Enterprises Limited, including the Westmount Construction Co. and Ross Dixon & Associates. File also includes handwritten notes and calculations.

File consists of accounting journal pages recording cash receipts and disbursements for subsidiaries of Westmont Enterprises Limited, including the Westmount Construction Co. and Ross Dixon & Associates. File also includes handwritten notes and calculations.

File consists of accounting journal pages recording cash receipts and disbursements for subsidiaries of Westmont Enterprises Limited, including the Westmount Construction Co. and Ross Dixon & Associates. File also includes handwritten notes and calculations.

File consists of accounting journal pages recording cash receipts and disbursements for subsidiaries of Westmont Enterprises Limited, including the Westmount Construction Co. and Ross Dixon & Associates. File also includes handwritten notes and calculations.

File consists of accounting journal pages recording cash receipts and disbursements for subsidiaries of Westmont Enterprises Limited, including the Westmount Construction Co. and Ross Dixon & Associates. File also includes handwritten notes and calculations.

File consists of accounting journal pages recording cash receipts and disbursements for subsidiaries of Westmont Enterprises Limited, including the Westmount Construction Co. and Ross Dixon & Associates.

File consists of accounting journal pages recording cash receipts and disbursements for subsidiaries of Westmont Enterprises Limited, including the Westmount Construction Co. and Ross Dixon & Associates. File also includes handwritten notes and calculations.

File consists of accounting journal pages recording cash receipts and disbursements for Ross Dixon Investments Inc.

File consists of accounting journal pages recording cash receipts and disbursements for Ross Dixon Investments Inc.