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Kaufman Footwear fonds : 2005 accrual.

Accrual consists of records retained by members of the Kaufman Family relating to Kaufman Footwear. Most files originated with A.R. Kaufman and include factory orders and memoranda, catalogues, material relating to shoe testing, material relating to the history of the company and photographs. Fonds contains clippings, correspondence, ephemera, publications, mss., newsletters, photographs, and videocassettes,.

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Administration

Administrative records including memoranda to employees and records related to the testing of footwea worn by express drivers and postmen.

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Kaufman Rubber Co. Ltd. : repairs to chimney.

One envelope of photographs taken during chimney repairs at the Kaufman Rubber Co. factory. Includes photos of Bill Latremoille, Bill Caklos and Boyd Latremoille of J. J. Salt, steeplejack contractor from Toronto, Ontario. Note on envelope: "Cost $900.00 including $125.00 for lightning rods".

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Vulcanizing department.

Contains one photograph of the vulcanizing department "showing one of the steam vulcanizers where rubber footwear is cured under pressure".

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William H. Kaufman Inc.

Pamphlet entitled "William H. Kaufman Inc." about the history of the company dating back to the founding of Kaufman Rubber Company by Jacob Kaufman in 1907. Includes portraits of Kaufman family members and historical photos from the factory.

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Display booth.

Photograph of a Kaufman Rubber Co. display booth at a trade fair featuring Life-Buoy rubber and outing shoes.

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Baseball, 1920's : Twin City soft ball champions, 1921.

Portrait of the Twin City soft ball champions from 1921. The team members are seen in uniforms with KR Co across the front and the two company officials are seen dressed suits and hats. Identified along the mount of the photograph are:

Back row (left to right): H. Young, Sec.-Treas.; O. Burghardt, R. F. and Mgr.; O. Toletski, 1st. B.; J. Frank, 2nd. B. ; C. Erdman, 3rd. B.; I. Weber, President.

Front row (left to right): W. Roehr, Pitcher; O. Hamel, Pitcher; E. Weber, L.F.; G. Musselman, Catcher; A. Levine, C.F.; G. Hainsworth, S.S.

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Baseball, 1920's : Kaufman Rubber Co. baseball team.

Group photograph of the Kaufman Rubber Co. baseball team posed for the camera while seated and standing behind a dugout building. The team members are seen in uniforms with KR Co across the front while others, possibly team managers or company officials are seen in suits and hats.

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Kaufman Rubber Co., Limited : office staff.

Kaufman Rubber Co. office staff posed for an "at work" photograph. A.R. Kaufman (standing second from left), Joseph M. Snyder (sitting in foreground), and Mr. Hill (sitting at left) are seen among a group of mostly women employees seated at desks and typewriters working.

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Kaufman Rubber Co. Ltd. : photograph album of construction of factory additions.

One photograph album containing images of the construction of one, and possibly two, additions to the Kaufman Rubber Co, factory.

Inserted in the album were two typescript logs: "Log of new building addition, 1925," and "Log of 1920-1921 new addition." It is not known whether or not the placement of these items in the album is significant.

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Stager, Art.

Image of Art Stager work on the factory line while smiling toward the camera.

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History

Clippings, correspondence and one photograph related to the history of the company including staffing changes and the use of heavy machinery.

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Management changes, Jan. 1, 1991.

One news clipping concerning changes in executive positions. File also includes a manuscript letter from Irving E. Weber to William Kaufman regarding Weber's retirement.

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Steam engine.

Clipping of the August 29, 1981 Kitchener-Waterloo Record article "Aging steamer keeps right on wheeling" concerning the history of the steam engine installed in the Kaufman factory in 1907. Article includes a photo of William Kaufman next to the flywheel of the engine.

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Kaufman Rubber Co. : history.

File contains correspondence, one photograph, clippings and photocopies relating to proposed publishing projects relating to Kaufman history.

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Kaufman Rubber Co. : history : 50th Anniversary, 1957.

File contains historical accounts of the history of the Kaufman Rubber Co. and of the rubber business in Kitchener. Includes correspondence, typescripts (originals and carbons), clippings and photocopies relating to the history of the Kaufman Rubber to 1957, its 50th anniversary.

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Kaufman Footwear Inc : 70th anniversary, 1907-1977 : a profile.

70th anniversary pamphlet featuring a reprint of a profile that originally appeared in the Blue Book of Canadian Business. Also in the file is a photocopied letter dated January 27, 1993 from S.I. Snyder, Vice President, Finance, to Bill Koene at Heritage Publishing about updates to the profile.

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Ephemera

A murals pamphlet, company stationary and an advertising ink blotter.

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Operations

Factory manager files consisting of memoranda and correspondence and reports regarding an undercover factory investigator.

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Test shoes : express drivers.

File consists of material relating to testing of footwear. Kaufman Footwear tested its shoes by having them worn by people in various occupations. This file contains the summary results of these tests from 1922 to 1948 for footwear worn by express drivers.

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A.R. Kaufman's orders.

Typescript (originals and carbons) factory memoranda from A.R. Kaufman to various employees from 1924 to 1958. These are typed on printed internal forms with title: "Kaufman Rubber Co. Ltd. / Memorandum / Manager's Office".

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Kaufman Rubber Co. : introduction to EDP.

Contains one informal photograph of Kaufman Rubber Co. Limited's introduction to electronic data processing. Identification on back of photograph. Left to right: IBM representative, Bernard Currie, C.E. Schlote. Includes note on verso of photograph : "IBM DP Publication library copy".

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Jobs Ontario training fund announcement.

Photographs and contact sheets of pictures taken for the announcement of the Jobs Ontario training fund for Kaufman Footwear. Includes correspondence to Phil Henly from Nancy Bennet.

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Video Recordings

VHS recordings of a Santa Claus parade, a milestone night and the Kaufman rubber footwear division.

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Footprint file.

File consists of matrial relating to content of The Footprint, including unsolicited testimonial letters. Includes correspondence, ephemera, clippings and snapshots.

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Filler.

File consists of material relating to content of The Footprint. Includes memoranda, clippings and ephemera.

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Next.

File consists of material relating to content of The Footprint. Includes correspondence, memoranda, clippings and ephemera.

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Winter.

File consists of material relating to content of The Footprint. Includes correspondence and ephemera.

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Footprints.

File consists of material relating to content of The Footprint. Includes correspondence, memoranda, clippings, ephemera and snapshots.

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Letters.

File consists of unsolicited testimonial letters about Sorel boots, intended for possible use in The Footprint. Includes snapshots.

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Current.

File consists of material relating to content of The Footprint. Includes correspondence, ephemera and snapshots.

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Newsletters.

Four single-sheet newsletters and bulletins, issued in-house at Kaufman Footwear.

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The Footprint.

56 issues of the Kaufman Footwear in-house newsletter, The Footprint distributed between 1980 (vol. 1, no. 1) to 1999, accompanied by a list and synopsis of each issue to 1996.

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Test shoes : postmen, obsolete.

File consists of material relating to testing of footwear. Kaufman Footwear tested its shoes by having them worn by people in various occupations. This file contains the summary results of these tests from 1922 to 1937 for footwear worn by postmen.

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Test shoes : postmen.

File consists of material relating to testing of footwear. Kaufman Footwear tested its shoes by having them worn by people in various occupations. This file contains the summary results of these tests from 1931 to 1961 for footwear worn by postmen. Includes receipts issued to individuals from 1942 to 1961.

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Factory manager's file

File belonging to I.K. Weber and then I.E. Weber, consisting primarily of factory memoranda issued between 1932 and 1965. Includes three letters containing the reports of an undercover investigator in the factory in 1965-1966

Weber, Irvin Edward

The shoemaking department.

Contains one photograph of the shoemaking department, with "a corner of the boot lasting section with boots under construction".

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Photographs : Album

Series consists of photographs originally contained in a photograph album created to demonstrate the activities of the Kaufman Rubber Co. Limited. It includes photographs of the general offices and production departments.

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Kaufman Footware[sic], 410 King St., Kitchener, On. / The Walter Fedy Partnership, Architects and Engineers.

Drawings, some undated and some dated 1995-06-08, scale differs:
Sheet [SK 1 or 2]: Second floor [unnumbered, undated].
Sheet [SK 3]: Third floor [unnumbered, undated].
Sheet [SK 4]: Second floor (with atrium)[unnumbered, undated].
Sheet [SK 5]: Third floor (with atrium), col. [unnumbered, undated]
Sheet SK 5: Third floor (with atrium), 1995-06-08.
Sheet [SK 6]: Desk layouts, col. [unnumbered, undated].
Sheet [SK 7]: Interior elevations [unnumbered, undated].
Sheet SK 7: Interior elevations, 1995-06-08.

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