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File consists of one voucher register for The Kaufman Rubber Company, Ltd. The register does not list vouchers, but was used for listing cutting room scrap percents for various types of fabric. Inside the front cover is pasted a list of standard calendered stocks. Note that calendered stock are fabrics that have a rubber sheet pressed into them.

File consists of the uniform accounting manual for the rubber industry, published by the Rubber Manufacturers Association. The manual was published in 1934 and gives information on costing, sales and expense for the rubber industry. Inset into the book are:

1. Standard costs for the rubber manufacturing industry: a supplement to the uniform accounting manual for the rubber manufacturing industry;
2. two tss. of Report for the Canadian Rubber Footwear Manufacturers re. cost by Jenkins and Hardy. One report has minutes from the Canadian Rubber Footwear Manufacturers meeting inset;
3. a costing memorandum;
4. The Rubber Association of American accounting department report on costing methods for manufacture of footwear;
5. correspondence from the Deputy Minister of Munitions and Supply regarding sub-contracted prices;
6. two Kaufman Rubber memorandums;
7. one advertisement for "Simplified Cost Records for Rubber Manufacture."

File consists of one catalogue for Kaufman's waterproof footwear and Foamtread house shoes for 1958-1959.

File consists of two metal key tags. Both read "return to Kaufman Rubber Co. Kitchener Ontario." The tags are attached to a piece of paper that reads "58 Austin or? from my key ring." One tag is stamped on the back "GO" and the other "GMC5."

File consists of one red duotang with an illustration of a man in a rubber rain suit, a truck and a man working on a building advertising "Kaufman Industrial Clothing & Footwear."

File consists of clippings from company magazines, a certificate and a short biography on Gary Peysar.

File consists of a summary for factory overhead expenses for Kaufman Footwear

File consists of documentation on the DESMA injection molding unit prepared by Gary Peysar.

File consists of correspondence between Gary Peysar and other employees and departments at Kaufman Footwear

File consists of one diagram by Gary Peysar outlining a conversion for a Jenkins valve.

File consists of four clippings about Kaufman Footwear

File consists of information on trade categories and grades for various positions at Kaufman Footwear

File consists of documentation prepared for the Department of Co-ordination and Placement at the University of Waterloo by Jack Frost on calender roll grinding.

File consists of one time sheet for Gary Peysar for the year 2000.

File consists of one Sorel catalogue for winter 1997.

File consists of shutdown repair lists for summer 1985, summer 1990 and Christmas 1998.

File consists of salary information for positions at Kaufman Footwear

File consists of one (typed, 11 pp.) history of the rubber industry and rubber manufacturing at Kaufman. Prepared by C.W. Fowler and W.H. Bechtel.

File consists of a blank preventative maintenance form for machinery at Kaufman Footwear

File consists of photographs of employees and events at Kaufman Footwear Includes four images of Gary Peysar, and one of employees at a retirement party ca. 1960:

• Peysar, Gary
• Kraft, Lorne
• Muller, Harold
• Hummel, George
• Arvid, Bill
• Bunch, Norman
• Phelan, Tom
• Rausch, Raimund
• Voisin, Bill
• Oh, Eddy

File consists of a list of ongoing maintenance projects.

File consists of minutes for the September 30, 1999 joint health and safety committee.

File consists of one middle management bonus plan for the years 1982-1991.

File consists of one joke about the creation of the boss.

File consists of a memorandum prepared by Gary Peysar regarding the maintenance working conditions during the Christmas shutdown.

File consists of a maintenance report on heating boilers at the Glasgow

File consists of a list of goals for the maintenance department of Kaufman Footwear for the year 1998.

File consists of one machinery inventory list created by Gary Peysar before Kaufman Footwear went bankrupt.

File consists of diagrams for various machinery at Kaufman Footwear.

File consists of one account by Gary Peysar of a layoffs incident in the shop.

File consists of brief stories (typed, 17 pp.) as written by Gary Peysar detailing his time working at Kaufman Footwear

File consists of one camcorder videocassette.

File consists of two job fact sheets filled out by Gary Peysar relating to his job as plant maintenance supervisor at Kaufman Footwear

File consists of job evaluation schedules for various positions at Kaufman Footwear

File consists of materials relating to the Barwell extruder. Includes a user manual, a write up on how to fix a problem, and information on an upgrade that was done to the machine.

Accrual consists of materials created and accumulated by Gary Peysar during his time working for Kaufman Footwear Includes ephemera, clippings, photographs, and documentation.

Packages of snapshots and negatives, mostly unidentified. Includes some snapshots identified as taken for issues of The Footprint.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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

Loose untitled catalogues.

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

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

One pamphlet outlining the first pension plan for Kaufman employees.

One pamphlet with manuscript changes.

Employee pamphlets related to a hospital and surgical plan and a pension plan.

Three catalogues containing advertising directed at retailers.

Three catalogues containing advertising directed at retailers.

Retailer advertising catalogues related to Sorel footwear.

One videocassette containing: "Mill rooms, take off (cutting), shoe lines, raincoat/truck flap".

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Working files created during the writing and publication of Kaufman Footwear's in-house newsletter The Footprint.

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

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.

Package of snapshots and negatives

One photograph of Lester B. Pearson and A.R. Kaufman.

File consists of additional information on the steam engine contributed by Gerhard Peysar, December 2014.

One modern print of unidentified machinery: steam engine?

One envelope of photographs and negatives, developed for "Mr. Pequenat."

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".

One envelope of photographs and negatives.

Two mounted photographs, one of the chimney from the roof and one of the roof taken from the top of the chimney.

Five mounted photographs, one exterior and four interior views taken during construction.

Typescript (original) recording week by week the progress of construction on the 1925 addition designed by Albert Kahn. The last leaf is a summary of costs, signed C. Pequenat.

Typescript (original), recording week by week the progress of construction on the 1920-1921 addition designed by Albert Kahn.

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.

Four snapshots of a truck bed decorated as a parade float advertising "Life Buoy"; two snapshots of a sign erected over King St. near the factory :"Welcome Home".

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

Snapshot of an employee at work.

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.

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.

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.

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".

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

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,.

Contains material relating to the Centenary Committee's research on creating Kaufman Footwear archives. Includes newsletters, flyers, newspaper clippings, correspondence to and from committee members, memoranda, notes, and articles. Includes 1 photograph.

Contains material relating to the framing of sales posters. Includes receipts, invoices, and memoranda.

Contains material relating to Kaufman Footwear's involvement in the Kitchener Downtown Mural Programme. Includes the artist Monte Wright's description of the Kaufman Footwear mural, memoranda, correspondence, newspaper clippings, newsletters, and potential mural artist Nicholas Rees' curriculum vitae. Includes three photographs in colour of the mural, taken by K-W Record.