This subseries includes material created and accumulated by Andrew Telegdi while he served two terms as the President of the Federation of Students (now the Waterloo Undergraduate Student Association). Records include correspondence, reports, photographs of several meetings, the Federation of Students information handbook from 1974, and election campaign items such as posters, pamphlets, and stickers.

This subseries includes material created and accumulated by Andrew Telegdi while he was an undergraduate student at the University of Waterloo. Records include Telegdi’s student identification card, coursework and exams, copies of periodicals and other publications focused on Canadian politics, a button from the Bombshelter Pub, and a theatre playbill.

This subseries includes material created or accumulated by Andrew Telegdi during his campaigns to be elected as a Councillor for the City of Waterloo in the 1980 and 1982 municipal elections. Telegdi did not win a seat on the City of Waterloo Council in either election. Records include correspondence, flyers, notes, a press release, an invitation, and other textual material.

This subseries includes material created or accumulated by Andrew Telegdi during his tenure as an Elected Alderman for the City of Waterloo between November 12, 1985 and November 13, 1988. The material reflects Telegdi’s efforts to represent the public and support the interests and operations of the municipality. Records include campaign material, a photograph, a plaque, buttons, reports, correspondence, business cards, and some files related to specific issues such as the portable living units for seniors (PLUS) project.

This subseries includes material created or accumulated by Andrew Telegdi during his tenure as an Elected Councillor for the City of Waterloo and the Regional Municipality of Waterloo between November 14, 1988 and November 11, 1991. The material reflects Telegdi’s efforts to represent the public and support the interests and operations of the municipality and region. Records include campaign material, correspondence, invitations, business cards, notes, programs, photographs, and some files related to specific issues such as water management in the region.

This subseries includes material created or accumulated by Andrew Telegdi during his tenure as an Elected Councillor for the City of Waterloo and Representative of the City of Waterloo to the council of the Regional Municipality of Waterloo between November 12, 1991 and 1993. The material reflects Telegdi’s efforts to represent the public and support the interests and operations of the municipality and region. Records include nomination and campaign items, correspondence, business cards, programs, and other textual material.

This subseries includes material created or accumulated by Andrew Telegdi during his tenure as a Member of Parliament, specifically throughout his first term of office held between October 25, 1993 and June 1, 1997. The material reflects Telegdi’s efforts to address issues raised by constituents and advance the priorities of the Liberal Party. Records include nomination and campaign material, correspondence, riding reports, news releases, speech transcripts, and several files related to specific local or national issues such as cooperative housing, crime prevention, post-secondary education funding, diplomatic relations, and the Quebec referendum of 1995.

This subseries includes material created or accumulated by Andrew Telegdi during his tenure as a Member of Parliament, specifically throughout his second term of office held between June 2, 1997 and November 26, 2000. The material reflects Telegdi’s efforts to address issues raised by constituents and advance the priorities of the Liberal Party. Records include nomination and campaign material, correspondence, riding reports, invitations, news releases, and several files related to specific local or national issues such as post-secondary education funding, diplomatic relations, revisions to the Bank Act, the denaturalization and deportation case against Helmut Oberlander, and compensation for victims who received contaminated blood in Canada during the 1970s and 1980s and later contracted either the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) or hepatitis C virus.

This subseries includes material created or accumulated by Andrew Telegdi during his tenure as a Member of Parliament, specifically throughout his third term of office held between November 27, 2000 and June 27, 2004. The material reflects Telegdi’s efforts to address issues raised by constituents and advance the priorities of the Liberal Party. Records include nomination and campaign material, correspondence, riding reports, invitations, and several files related to specific local or national issues such as amendments to citizenship and immigration legislation, the denaturalization and deportation case against Helmut Oberlander and Wasyl Odynsky, the legalization of same-sex marriage, Canada’s involvement in the Iraq War, and the development of First Nations governance legislation.

This subseries includes material created or accumulated by Andrew Telegdi during his tenure as a Member of Parliament, specifically throughout his fourth term of office held between June 28, 2004 and January 22, 2006. The material reflects Telegdi’s efforts to address issues raised by constituents and advance the priorities of the Liberal Party. Records include nomination and campaign material, correspondence, riding reports, invitations, and several files related to specific local or national issues such as amendments to citizenship and immigration legislation, the denaturalization and deportation case against Helmut Oberlander, the legalization of same-sex marriage, the citizenship of Canadian war brides and their children, security certificates, affordable housing, and the Canada-United States Safe Third Country Agreement.

This subseries includes material created or accumulated by Andrew Telegdi during his campaign to be elected as the Member of Parliament representing the Liberal Party in the riding of Kitchener-Waterloo in the 2008 Canadian federal election. Records include notes, speeches, election campaign material, calendars, and other textual items. Also includes records related to the judicial recount ordered in respect of the ballots cast in the electoral district of Kitchener-Waterloo.

This subseries includes material created or accumulated by Andrew Telegdi during his tenure as a Member of Parliament, specifically throughout his fifth term of office held between January 23, 2006 and October 13, 2008. The material reflects Telegdi’s efforts to address issues raised by constituents and advance the priorities of the Liberal Party. Records include nomination and campaign material, correspondence, riding reports, invitations, and several files related to specific local or national issues such as amendments to citizenship and immigration legislation, the denaturalization and deportation case against Helmut Oberlander, the Québécois nation motion, Canadian-Hungarian relations, the 2006 Lebanon War, Canada’s military involvement in Afghanistan, and the Canadian prison system.

This subseries includes material created or accumulated by Andrew Telegdi during his campaign to be elected as the Member of Parliament representing the Liberal Party in the riding of Kitchener-Waterloo in the 2011 Canadian federal election. Records include nomination and campaign material, an endorsement certificate, a report of the election results, and other textual material.

This subseries includes material created or accumulated by Andrew Telegdi during his campaign to be elected as a Regional Councillor for the Regional Municipality of Waterloo in the 2014 Waterloo Region municipal elections. Telegdi lost the election and did not win a seat on the Regional Municipality of Waterloo Council. Records include a nomination form, correspondence, invitations, speech transcripts, notes, and other textual material.