Fonds consists of records relating to the history, administration, and operations of Greb Industries Limited and its predecessors, the Greb Shoe Company Limited and the Berlin Shoe Manufacuring Company Limited, as well as its subsidiary companies. Includes letters patent and by-laws, minutes, financial statements, annual reports, correspondence and memoranda, legal documents, press clippings, newsletters, reports, presentations, advertisements, photographs, ephemera, and audio and video recordings.

File consists of a ledger (photocopy) kept by Charles Greb from 1884 to 1933, and material (photocopied) relating to Greb's hardware and hotel businesses in Zurich, Ontario where he lived before moving to Berlin (now Kitchener) in 1909. Includes a receipt to Greb from Charles Hartleib for the stock of the hardware store in Zurich, a press clipping about the history of the store, ms. notes, statements from the Waterloo Bond Corporation, and ts. notes by Charles E. Greb about the ledger.

These notes indicate that the ledger records transactions relating to the hardware store or the Huron Hotel (1884-1904); judgements made by Greb as a Justice of the Peace for Huron County (1906-1908); and transactions from building renovations, investments, loans, etc. (1909-1933).

File consists of a mounted aerial photograph of the Valentine and Martin Limited factory on Breithaupt Street in Kitchener.

File consists of an article clipped from a Berlin (now Kitchener) newspaper entitled, "A promising industry" with the subtitle "although in operation for only three months the Berlin Boot Company already employs 65 hands". A colour photocopy is also included.

Series consists of records relating to the book The Greb Story by Tom Briggs and Charles E. Greb (Kitchener: Grebco Holdings Inc., 2008), and in particular, files of supporting documentation corresponding to the endnotes in the book. Includes press clippings (some photocopied), agreements, reports, correspondence and memoranda, speeches, news releases, ephemera, a ledger, photocopied pages from company newsletters and employees association meeting minutes, and other material.

File also includes photographs used as illustrations in the book.

Series consists of material relating to the history of Greb Industries Limited and its predecessor, the Greb Shoe Company Limited. Includes press clippings, scrapbooks of press clippings, correspondence and memoranda, speeches, agreements and leases, advertising material, price lists, photographs, and other material. Material probably collected and compiled by Charles E. Greb.

File consists of material relating to the history, administration, and operations of Greb Industries and Greb Shoes. Includes sundry documents such as press clippings (some photocopies and print-outs from the World Wide Web), memoranda, leases, correspondence, reports, photocopied agreements, and ephemera.

Includes ts. notes from an interview with J.D. Campbell (vice president, marketing), American Standards Association specifications for protective occupational footwear (1943), and a letter regarding the War Expenditures Committee on Army Boot charges (1945), which mentions the Greb Shoe Company. The leases are for machinery leased by the Berlin Shoe Manufacturing Company Limited.

Series consists of records relating to the administration of Greb Industries Limited; its subsidiary companies, Valentine and Martin Limited and Greb Shoes Limited; and its predecessors, the Greb Shoe Company Limited and the Berlin Shoe Manufacturing Company Limited. Records relate to company management, accounting, personnel, operations, facilities, and the sale of Greb Industries Limited to Warrington Products Limited.

Includes financial statements, annual reports, correspondence, memoranda, ms. notebooks, reports, manuals, agreements, press clippings, and other material. Annual reports cover the period from 1967 to 1973. Financial statements are present for the Berlin Shoe Manufacturing Company Limited (1913-1915), Greb Shoe Company Limited (1916-1918, 1941, 1945-1948), Greb Industries Limited (1976), and Valentine and Martin Limited (1943-1951).

Photocopy of receipt to Charles Greb from Nelson [Gros?] of The Berlin Shoe Manufacturing Company Limited, showing the new address of factory at 47-49 Queen Street South in Berlin (now Kitchener).

File consists of a receipt to Charles Greb from Nelson [Gros?] of The Berlin Shoe Manufacturing Company Limited, showing the new address of factory at 47-49 Queen Street South in Berlin (now Kitchener).

File consists of a small leather-bound binder of note paper containing ms. and ts. notes, probably belonging to Erwin C. Greb. Includes charts relating to the costs of producing footwear, including the materials, equipment, and overhead expenses. Also includes notes relating to inventory, a recipe for tan cleaner, etc.

File consists of the financial statements for the Berlin Shoe Manufacturing Company Limted for the years ending December 31, 1913 to 1915, and for the Greb Shoe Company Limited for the years ending December 31, 1916 to 1918. Statements prepared by Scully and Scully, accountants (Berlin/Kitchener, ON).

File consists of an agreement between H.D. McKellar (president) and Charles E. Greb Sr. (vice-president) regarding the transfer of shares of the Berlin Shoe Manufacturing Company Limited from the former to the latter as the company approached insolvency.

File consists of reports from The Mercantile Agency, R.G. Dun & Co. (Toronto, ON) about the Berlin Shoe Manufacturing Company Limited.

Photocopied reports from The Mercantile Agency, R.G. Dun & Co., Toronto,about the Berlin Shoe Manufacturing Company Limited.

File consists of a leather-bound notebook and 1915 calendar made by The Breithaupt Leather Co. Limited. Contains ms. notes and financial information. Most pages are blank.

File consists of an agreement (photocopy) between H.D. McKellar (president) and Charles E. Greb (vice-presdient) regarding the transfer of shares of the Berlin Shoe Manufacturing Company Limited as the company approached insolvency.

File consists of an agreement between the Berlin Shoe Manufacturing Company Limited and the Greb Shoe Company Limited regarding the sale of the former to the latter.

Series consists of records relating to the incorporation and administration of the Greb Shoe Company Limited. Includes letters patent; by-laws; minutes of meetings of the board of directors from the date of incorporation on June 9, 1916, to October 30, 1930; and agreements.

File consists of a leather-bound volume in which are pasted the letters patent and by-laws for the Greb Shoe Company Limited, created in 1916; special by-laws passed during the life of the company; and the acceptance by the Province of Ontario of the surrender of the company's letters patent in 1931. Volume also includes a register of shareholders.

File consists of a leather-bound volume in which are pasted the minutes of the Board of Directors of the Greb Shoe Company Limited from June 10, 1916 to October 30, 1930, and the acceptance by the Province of Ontario of the surrender of the company's letters patent in January, 1931. File also includes several loose proxy forms and two pieces of correspondence.

File consists of an agreement (photocopy) between the Berlin Shoe Manufacturing Company Limited and the Greb Shoe Company Limited regarding the sale of the former to the latter.

File consists of a leather-bound binder of note paper containing ms. and ts. notes. Includes charts relating to estimated and actual costs of producing footwear, including the materials and overhead expenses. Also includes notes relating to inventory and output, price lists, etc.

File consists of a report from The Bradstreet Company (Toronto, ON) about the Berlin Shoe Manufacturing Company Limited.

File consists of a report (photocopy) from The Bradstreet Company (Toronto, ON) about the Berlin Shoe Manufacturing Company Limited.

File consists of a 1939 group photograph of Greb Shoe Company employees, a photograph of an employees sports team (baseball?), and two snapshots of employees in a cafeteria and playing horseshoes outside a Greb plant. File also includes a modern reproduction of a group photograph of Greb Shoe Company employees, [ca. 1917?] standing outside of the Queen Street South location; reproduction is printed on cardstock and taped to a mat.

File consists of a ts. notice about the agreement whereby Erwin C. Greb purchased the controlling interest in the Greb Shoe Company held by Charles Greb for $10 000. Notice contains ms. notes.

File consists of a ts. notice (photocopy) about the agreement whereby Erwin C. Greb purchased the controlling interest in the Greb Shoe Company held by Charles Greb for $10 000. Notice contains ms. notes.

File consists of an agreement whereby Charles Greb was hired by the Greb Shoe Company Limited in an advisory capacity. The agreement was renewed in 1933.

File consists of an agreement (photocopy) whereby Charles Greb was hired by the Greb Shoe Company Limited in an advisory capacity. The agreement was renewed in 1933.

File consists of an agreement (photocopy) relating to the sale of the property and building at Mansion and Chestnut Streets in Kitchener to Erwin C. Greb by Gourlay & Fogelberg, Ltd. File also includes an ms. sketch of the property and a statement of adjustments (photocopies).

File consists of a statutory agreement and a notice regarding special by-law no. 6 (to change the number of directors) of the Greb Shoe Company Limited.

File consists of an agreement relating to the sale of the property and building at Mansion and Chestnut Streets in Kitchener to Erwin C. Greb by Gourlay & Fogelberg, Ltd. File also includes an ms. sketch of the property and a statement of adjustments.

File consists of a colour photocopy of an application by Erwin C. Greb and the Greb Shoe Company Limited for membership in the Shoe Manufacturers Association of Canada.

File consists of mounted photographs of the interior of the Greb Shoes factory, showing employees at work on footwear production lines. File also includes a photograph of Erwin Greb in the Greb Shoes office, adjoining the factory on Queen Street in Kitchener.

File consists of a statutory agreement and a notice (photocopies) regarding special by-law no. 6 (to change the number of directors) of the Greb Shoe Company Limited.

Series consists of photographs documenting significant events in the life of the Greb company, as well as production, employees, and facilities. Subjects include employees working, Quarter Century Club banquets, Greb plants and offices, a Hush Puppies World Conference, a building dedication, and employee group shots. Some of the photographs were most likely taken for public relations purposes.

File consists of incoming and outgoing correspondence of Erwin C. Greb with Bank of Toronto branch managers Thomas How and E.W. Lamprey regarding the finances of the Greb Shoe Company. Some letters are marked 'personal'.

File consists of incoming and outgoing correspondence (photocopies) of Erwin C. Greb with Bank of Toronto branch managers Thomas How and E.W. Lamprey regarding the finances of the Greb Shoe Company. Some letters are marked 'personal'.

File consists of portraits of senior managers and directors: Charles E. Greb, Harry Greb, Ross Hahn, Erwin C. Greb, Jack Campbell, Bill Moorby, Arnold C. Austen, and one unidentifed man. Some of the photographs were used in The Greb Story. File also includes a press clipping about the appointment of Peter B. Mason as a director of Greb Industries Limited.

File consists of photographs of footwear production, including photographs of employees on production lines, in warehousing facilities, and in offices.

File consists of material relating to the history of Greb Shoes, probably compiled during research for the book The Greb Story. Includes material relating to the formation of a senior executive group in 1968, the merger of Valentine and Martin Limited with Greb Shoes in 1950, and the property on Mansion Street in Kitchener. Includes memoranda from Harry D. Greb, company president; price lists for Greb and Valentine and Martin products (1949-1950); tax assessments and receipts (1927-1933); and a press release (1968).

File consists of two agreements (photocopies) relating to the re-organization of the Greb Shoe Company Limited, and the surrender of letters patent for the Greb Shoe Company Limited. In 1930, Erwin C. Greb issued a new charter to replace the 1916 charter.

File consists of two agreements relating to the re-organization of the Greb Shoe Company Limited, and the surrender of letters patent for the Greb Shoe Company Limited. In 1930, Erwin C. Greb issued a new charter to replace the 1916 charter.

File consists of photographs and one advertisment used as images in The Greb Story. Some photographs include ts. or ms. cutlines taped to the verso. Not all photographs and advertisements used in the book are present in the file. Duplicate photographs may be present.

File consists of letters and memoranda to employees from Erwin C. Greb regarding summer and Christmas vacations. File also includes a letter from the foremen to Greb on behalf of the employees, thanking him for a paid summer vacation.

File consists of letters and memoranda (photocopies) to employees from Erwin C. Greb regarding summer and Christmas vacations. File also includes a letter (photocopy) from the foremen to Greb on behalf of the employees, thanking him for a paid summer vacation.

File consists of a report on the Greb Shoe Company Limited from Dun & Bradstreet of Canada (Toronto, ON).

File consists of a report (photocopy) on the Greb Shoe Company Limited from Dun & Bradstreet of Canada (Toronto, ON).

File consists of material relating to the Greb Shoe Company and Valentine and Martin Company prior to 1950. Includes press clippings (some photocopies), Christmas cards from Valentine and Martin, and an agreement between Charles E. Greb and Erwin C. Greb regarding the purchase of Valentine and Martin shares.

File consists of a cheque (photocopy) from Erwin C. Greb to J.B. Martin for $200 000 for the 1938 purchase of Valentine and Martin Limited, and a memorandum (photocopy) from Harry Greb to the customers of Valentine and Martin regarding the merger with the Greb Shoe Company in 1950.

File consists of two reports on Valentine and Martin Limited by Dun & Bradstreet of Canada (Toronto, ON).

File consists of a cheque from Erwin C. Greb to J.B. Martin for $200 000 for the 1938 purchase of Valentine and Martin Limited, and a memorandum from Harry Greb to the customers of Valentine and Martin regarding the merger with the Greb Shoe Company in 1950.

File consists of two reports (photocopies) on Valentine and Martin Limited by Dun & Bradstreet of Canada (Toronto, ON).

File consists of a mounted group photograph of the employees at the original Valentine and Martin Limited factory at Bridgeport and Regina Streets in Waterloo.

File consists of financial statements for the Greb Shoe Company Limited for the years ending December 31, 1941 and 1945-1948. Statements were prepared by Thorne, Mulholland, Howson & McPherson, chartered accountants (Toronto, ON).

Series consists of records relating to the Greb Shoe Quarter Century Club, the Greb Shoes Employees' Association, and the Valentine and Martin Employees' Association. Includes association constitutions, by-laws, meeting agendas and minutes, and financial statements; newspaper clippings; correspondence; membership rolls and rosters; ephemera; photographs; and other material.

File consists of material relating to the formation and operation of the Valentine and Martin Employees Association. Includes the constitution and by-laws, the mutual benefit policy and employment agreement, memoranda from management to the employees, and minutes of the provisional and advisory committees of the association from May, 1941 to August, 1943. The Valentine and Martin Employeees Association was merged with the Greb Shoes Employees Association when it was formed in 1952.

File consists of material relating to the formation and operation of the Valentine and Martin Employees Association. Includes the constitution and by-laws, the mutual benefit policy and employment agreement, memoranda from management to the employees, and minutes of the provisional and advisory committees of the association from May, 1941 to August, 1943. The Valentine and Martin Employeees Association was merged with the Greb Shoes Employees Association when it was formed in 1952.

File consists of financial statements for Valentine and Martin Limited for the years ending December 31, 1943-1950. Statements were prepared by Thorne, Mulholland, Howson & McPherson, chartered accountants (Toronto, ON). File also includes a statement of shareholders' assets and liabilties for January 2, 1951.

File consists of a portfolio of reproductions of the documents of surrender from World War II, presented by the National War Finance Committee to Greb Shoe Company Limited on the occasion of Canada's ninth victory loan.

File consists of carbon copies of lists of employees and their addresses compiled for inclusion in the Vernon city directories for Kitchener-Waterloo. Includes lists of employees at the Valentine and Martin factory at 300 Breithaupt Street for 1946, 1947, 1949, and 1950; and at the Greb Shoes factory at 72 St. Leger Street for 1953-1957, 1959, and [196-?]. File also includes blank forms from Vernon Directories Limited.

File consists of ts. and ms. production reports, including numbers for standard screw, welts, and stitchdown types of footwear. One report describes production for the Greb Shoe Company Limited from 1933 to 1948, and the other untitled report describes production from 1936 to 1949.

File consists of ts. and ms. production reports (photocopies), including numbers for standard screw, welts, and stitchdown types of footwear. One report describes production for the Greb Shoe Company Limited from 1933 to 1948, and the other untitled report describes production from 1936 to 1949.

File consists of material relating to the specifications for the construction of the Greb Shoe Company office building in Kitchener, Ontario. Includes a carbon copy of the ts. specifications supplied by Jenkins & Wright, architects (Kitchener, ON), and proposals and correspondence relating to the building contract.

File consists of a group photograph of Greb Shoes sales staff, as well as enlarged computer print-outs of the photograph (including one on photographic paper). Includes a print-out of e-mail correspondence between Charles E. Greb and Frank McFarlane attempting to identify the men in the photograph and ms. notes.

File consists of photographs of the offices and factories of Greb Industries Limited. Includes photographs of the Winnipeg plant, the Breithaupt Street plant, and several unidentified plants and office buildings. File also includes a photograph of Harry Greb with a model of the Ardelt Avenue complex.

File consists of a group photograph of six men and four women.

File consists of a mounted group photograph of eight unidentified men, seven of whom are wearing factory overcoats.

Series consists of company newsletters, produced and distributed for internal communications and publicity purposes. The Cobbler, published by the Greb Shoes Employees' Association, was begun in 1952. It was replaced with the Greb Newshound in 1962, and was published until [ca. 1971?]. In 1978, a new company newsletter, Greb Footnotes, was launched. Series may not include a complete run of any one publication, and some issues may be missing.

File consists of material relating to the formation and operation of the Greb Shoes Employees' Association. Includes a petition requesting to organize the GSEA, memoranda from management to employees, the association constitution, notices and agendas for meetings, minutes of meetings from March 1952 to January 1958, financial statements, and membership rosters from 1952 to 1957.

File consists of material relating to the formation and operation of the Greb Shoes Employees' Association. Includes a petition requesting to organize the GSEA, memoranda from management to employees, the association constitution, notices and agendas for meetings, minutes of meetings from March 1952 to January 1958, financial statements, and membership rosters from 1952 to 1957.

File consists of five issues of the newsletter The Cobbler, published by the Greb Shoe Employees' Association. Includes vol. 1, no. 1-5.

File consists of material relating to the formation and operation of the Greb Shoes Employees' Association. Includes a petition requesting to organize the GSEA, memoranda from management to employees, the association constitution, notices and agendas for meetings, minutes of meetings from March 1952 to January 1958, financial statements, and membership rosters from 1952 to 1957.

File consists of a photocopy of the column "Management's Ramblings", by Harry Greb, from the August, 1952, issue of Greb's employee newsletter The Cobbler.

Series consists of material relating to the sales, marketing, and advertising of Greb Shoes and its various brands, including Hush Puppies, Bauer, Mohicans, Ramblers, and Cat Treads. Includes magazine and newspaper advertisements, fliers, point-of-purchase advertisements, advertisements for Greb retailers and sales staff, speeches given at a sales meeting, a marketing case study, and other advertising material.

File consists of ten issues of the newsletter The Cobbler, published by the Greb Shoe Employees' Association. Includes vol. 2, no. 1/2, 3-6, 7/8, 9-12.

File consists of material relating to Greb Shoes during the 1950s. Includes press clippings (some photocopies and reprints), memoranda to Canada West Shoe Manufacturing Company customers, and a photograph.

File consists of a colour photocopy of two pages from the minutes of the October 7, 1953 meeting of the Greb Shoes Employees' Association.

File consists of a colour photocopy of a page from the December 1953 issues of the employee newsletter The Cobbler, containing a Christmas greeting from president Harry Greb.

File consists of three pages (photocopies) clipped from the April, 1953 issue of Shoe & Leather Journal containing advertisements for Greb retail customers, and correspondence (photocopied) among Charles E. Greb, Ross E. Hahn (assistant General Manager) and the Vylyt Corporation (New York, NY) regarding the use of Vylyt soles for Greb footwear.

File consists of three pages clipped from the April, 1953 issue of Shoe & Leather Journal containing advertisements for Greb retailers.

File consists of material (photocopied) relating to the Greb Shoe Quarter Century Club, including the launch of the club in 1953, annual banquets, and the chapters in Winnipeg and Trois-Rivieres. Includes press clippings (some photocopies), news releases, programs from annual banquets, and correspondence, including a letter to Harry Greb from L.O. Breithaupt, Lieutenant Governor of Ontario.

Includes two photographs, one of long service members Frederick and Milt Daub and employee Walter Daub; and one of the head table at the inaugeral banquet.

File consists of the membership roll of the Greb Shoe Quarter Century Club. Includes descriptions of annual meetings and lists of new members for each year from 1953 to 1976.

File consists of two copies of a page reprinted from the February 28, 1953 Kitchener-Waterloo Record containing articles about and photographs of the launch of the Greb Shoe Quarter Century Club.

File consists of material relating to the Greb Shoe Quarter Century Club, including the launch of the club in 1953, annual banquets, and the chapters in Winnipeg and Trois-Rivieres. Includes press clippings (some photocopies), news releases, programs from annual banquets, and correspondence, including a letter to Harry Greb from L.O. Breithaupt, Lieutenant Governor of Ontario.

Includes two photographs, one of long service members Frederick and Milt Daub and employee Walter Daub; and one of the head table at the inaugeral banquet.

File consists of colour photocopies of pages from the minutes of meetings of the Greb Shoes Employees Association on September 29 and December 15, 1954, January 24 and March 21, 1955. Pages contain references to the closure of the Mansion Street plant, the company's competitive position, and reduced work weeks for employees.

File consists of a colour photocopy of a page from the minutes of the February 3, 1954 meeting of the Greb Shoes Employees Association.

File consists of a colour photocopy of a page from the minutes of the April 14, 1954 meeting of the Greb Shoes Employees Association.

File consists of eight issues of the newsletter The Cobbler, published by the Greb Shoe Employees' Association. Includes January, April, May, June, July, September, and December 1955, and April 1956.

File consists of photocopies of the column "Management's Ramblings" by Charles E. Greb from the May, June, July, and September 1955 issues of the employee newsletter The Cobbler, as well as the Greb's Christmas greeting from the December 1955 issue. In the columns, Greb discusses changes to the company and production.

File consists of a photocopy of a the minutes of the November 14, 1956 meeting of the Greb Shoes Employees Association.

File consists of three film reels containing television commercials for men's and ladies' Hush Puppies and Greb Cat Treads and Kodiak work boots. The commercials have been converted to a DVD which is also found in the file.

Series consists of sound and video recordings, including audio cassettes and reels, film reels, and a DVD. Subjects include conferences; television commercials; and a retirement dinner on February 7, 1975, given in honour of Harry D. Greb, Arthur C. Greb, Ross E. Hahn, and John D. Campbell.

File consists of monthly ms. reports containing information about the number of salaried and hourly employees, hours worked, wages earned, and the number of working days.

File consists of a letter (photocopy) to Charles E. Greb from barristers Pitblado, Hoskin, & Co. (Winnipeg, MB) regarding the purchase price paid by Greb Industries for the assests of the Canada West Shoe Manufacturing Company Limited and Calumet Shoe Company Limited.

File consists of a photostat copy of a letter to Charles E. Greb from barristers Pitblado, Hoskin, & Co. (Winnipeg, MB) regarding the purchase price paid by Greb Industries for the assests of the Canada West Shoe Manufacturing Company Limited and Calumet Shoe Company Limited.

File consists of photographs taken at various conferences and events. Includes photographs of men (including Charles E. Greb and Jack Campbell) standing and sitting around a table, photographs of unidentified men seated at a table at a dinner event, and photographs taken during the 1974 Hush Puppies World Conference.

File consists of photographs taken at Quarter Century Club banquets in Kitchener and Trois-Rivieres. Includes photographs of club members receiving a gift, and group portraits. Some photographs include Harry Greb and Arthur C. Greb. Duplicate photographs are present.

File consists of press clippings and other material relating to Greb Industries and Greb Shoes during the 1960s, and Charles E. Greb's tenure as manager of the Winnipeg plant. Includes news releases, correspondence, footwear price lists, product tags, a memorandum to retail customers, ts. speeches by Charles E. Greb and J.D. Campbell (vice-president, marketing), and other documents.

Press clippings also relate to local history and news in Kitchener-Waterloo, the death of politician Maitland Steinkopf (also founder of Canada West Shoe Manufacturing Company), and GGD advertising agency (used by Greb). Photographs are of men and women wearing Greb footwear, Hush Puppies displays, an unidentified event attended by Harry and Arthur Greb, and Charles E. Greb awarding Best in Show at the K-W Kennel Club.