A photograph of Mary Ham, Albert Jacob Augustine, and John Ross Augustine.

A photograph of Edna Louise Augustine and Mary Ham in front of the fireplace. The photograph was taken in the living room of the house at 22 Margaret Avenue, Kitchener.

A photograph of Mary Ham on the front steps of the house at 22 Margaret Avenue, Kitchener.

A photograph of Caroline Margaret Barbara Augustine and Mary Ham standing outside of the house at 25 Margaret Avenue in Kitchener. File also includes a paper with information identifying people in the photograph.

A photograph of Mary Ham, John Ross Augustine, and Caroline Margaret Barbara Augustine outside. File also includes a paper with information identifying people in the photograph.

A photograph of John Ross Augustine and Mary Ham standing outside of the house at 22 Margaret Avenue, Kitchener in the snow.

A photograph of Emma Kaufman holding her niece Mary Ham outside.

A portrait of Emma Kaufman standing in front of a tree. File also includes a paper with information identifying the person in the photograph.

A photograph of Mary Ham.

A photograph of a child in front of the house at 22 Margaret Avenue, Kitchener standing in the snow.

Letters received by Mary Ham from family and friends during her trip to Europe including Edna Louise Augustine, Emma Kaufman, Loraine Augustine and Grace Augustine, among others. From June to September in 1950, Mary travelled with her friend Marion Gellatly (nee Eckel) to the United Kingdom, Germany, Denmark, France, the Netherlands, and Sweden.

A brief account written by Mary Ham and her friend Marion Gellatly (nee Eckel) describing their trip to Europe during the summer of 1950. From June to September in 1950, Mary travelled with her friend Marion to the United Kingdom, Germany, Denmark, France, the Netherlands, and Sweden. The file also includes a copy of a photograph taken while Mary and Marion were aboard the ship that transported them to Europe and a copy of a photograph featuring Mary and Marion standing outside the Augustine family home located at 22 Margaret Ave in Kitchener, Ontario in 1948 or 1949.

Travel diary written by Mary Ham to record her experience travelling and working as a camp counselor in western Canada during the summer of 1949. Diary entries were written chronologically by date and describe Mary's experiences over the course of one day. The diary is incomplete as the entries end on August 11, 1949 while Mary is still in Alberta, Canada subsequently leaving no record of her travels to Vancouver, British Columbia and her passage home.

Letters received by Edna Louise Augustine and Emma Ratz Kaufman.

Studio portrait of Mary Ham at six years of age, seen smiling at camera.

Two photographs featuring members of the Augustine, Ham, Kaufman, and Breithaupt families at the Moon River cottage in Georgian Bay, Ontario. The cottage was owned by John Christian Breithaupt. File also includes a document written by Mary Ham identifying the location and most of the individuals seen in the photographs including Emma Ratz Kaufman, Edna Louise Augustine, and Mary Ham.

Snapshots of various members of the Augustine, Ham and Kaufman families. Many of the photographs have inscriptions on the verso identifying the names of family members in the photographs including: Mary Eidt Kaufman, Emma Ratz Kaufman, Edna Louise Augustine, Albert William Augustine, Mary Ham, Albert Jacob Augustine and, John Ross Augustine.

Copies of articles, notes, a press clipping, and a family tree relating to the history of the Breithaupt family and the relationships between people in several generations of the Breithaupt family.

An assortment of family histories and articles that document the Ratz family history and the relationships between people in several generations of the Ratz family.

An assortment of family histories and biographical notes as well as copies of photographs, maps, census records and press clippings related to the Ratz and Kaufman families in Canada.

An assortment of family histories and biographies, family trees, obituaries, correspondence, and articles as well as copies of photographs and press clippings that were likely compiled by Mary Ham to document the Kaufman family history and the relationships between people in several generations of the Kaufman family. The file also includes one portrait of Emma Ratz Kaufman likely taken in the late 1960s.

An assortment of family trees, obituaries, correspondence, articles, and one journal as well as copies of photographs that were likely compiled by Mary Ham to document the Augustine family history and the relationships between people in several generations of the Augustine family.

An assortment of family histories and biographies, family trees, obituaries, and correspondence, as well as copies of photographs and press clippings that were compiled by Mary Ham to document the Augustine family history.

An assortment of invitations, press clippings, programmes, articles, correspondence, a magazine and photographs related to the personal and professional life of James Milton Ham.

Postcard a photograph of Edna Louise Augustine and her husband Albert William Augustine aboard a ship to Europe in 1930. This postcard was likely sent by Albert William Augustine to his granddaughter Mary Martha Ham in 1970. File also includes a document written by Mary Caroline Ham describing the provenance of the postcard.

Message reads: Dear Mary Martha. "This is taken aboard ship 1930 - 40 years ago - best to you all. Grandad A."

A snapshot of four women standing in front of a stone wall in an unidentified Middle Eastern country.

Left to right: Louise Breithaupt, Edna Augustine, Emma R. Kaufman, and Mary Kaufman.

A snapshot featuring members of the Augustine, Ham, Kaufman families standing on a dock at John C. Breithaupt's cottage in Georgian Bay, Ontario.

Back row, left to right: Ruth Mary Hagmeier, Mrs. T.H. Reiger, Elspeth (Mrs. J.E.) Breithaupt, Emma R. Kaufman, Edna (Mrs. A.W.) Augustine, Albert Jacob Augustine.

Front row, left to right: Mary Ham, John Ross Augustine.

A group portrait of approximately 36 students and their teachers in grades 7 and 8c from Suddaby School in Kitchener, Ontario. The students and teachers are posed on the front steps of the school.

Some of the students in the photograph have been identified including:

• Charles Greb (third row, first from the left)
• Mary Ham (second row, sixth from the left)
• Miss Knechtel (second row, eleventh from the left)
• Marion Eckel Gellatlyl (third row, fifth from the left)
• Ruth Mary Hatton (third row, sixth from the left)
• Ruth Bean (third row, ninth from the left)
• John Whalley (fourth row, fourth from the left)

An 18 page typescript diary titled, Go west young lady, go west written by Mary Ham with entries from July 9 to August 11, 1949 detailing the events of a summer trip from Port McNicol, Ontario to the Canadian west including Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta.

Biographical material relating to Emma Kaufman, including clippings and a biographical synopsis (typescript, carbon) by Edna Augustine.

Four pieces of personal correspondence one written to Emma Kaufman, and three written by Emma Kaufman. These three letters are written to friends in Japan and are dated Dec. 4, 5 and 7 respectively, and describe her efforts to gather material to send back with a Japanese friend on the Dec. 14th sailing of a ship from Los Angeles to Japan.

One piece of personal correspondence from Emma Kaufman to her sister Edna (holograph). Also includes one report relating to activities of the Young Women's Christian Association (Y.W.C.A.) in Japan. Additionally contains a clipping with a photograph of Emma Kaufman aboard the "Nitta Maru" of the N.Y.K. line, crossing the Pacific ocean.

Three pieces of personal correspondence from Emma Kaufman to her sister Edna and others. Also includes three reports relating to activities of the Tokyo Young Women's Christian Association (Y.W.C.A.), one by Emma Kaufman, one unattributed with typescript notes on a lecture, and one providing details of a ceremony honouring Emma Kaufman held June 24, 1939. Also contains the annual report of the Tokyo Y.W.C.A. for 1939, a report included in the "World's Y.W.C.A. Monthly Oct. 1939," and clippings. The letter dated May 6, 1939 is headed "Confidential" and describes conditions in Shanghai and Nanking (Nanjing) in China as witnessed by and reported to Emma Kaufman.

One piece of personal correspondence from Emma Kaufman to her sister Edna. Also includes one report relating to activities of the Tokyo Young Women's Christian Association (Y.W.C.A.) by Emma Kaufman and a report by Margaret Hockin on the ceremonies relating to the 25th anniversary of Emma Kaufman's arrival in Japan. Additionally contains a leaflet memorializing Hedwig Dora Hobrecker, a pamphlet on the Airindan Settlement in Nippori, Arakawa Ku, Tokyo, Japan and an annual report of the Tokyo Y.W.C.A. for 1938.

A photograph of Emma Kaufman receiving the International Co-operation Year medal from His Eminence, Cardinal Leger at the University of Montreal on March 7, 1965. Also includes a photo mat and brief typed overview of Emma Kaufman's work in Japan.

Full body portrait of an unidentified woman, possibly Mary Eidt Kaufman.

A portrait of an unidentified Japanese couple.

One item of personal correspondence from Emma Kaufman to her mother Mary Kaufman dated January 1, 1937. Also includes four reports relating to the activities of the Tokyo Young Women's Christian Association (Y.W.C.A.). One report was written by Lena M. Ferrar and is dated to February 12, 1937. One report was written by Kato San's on the trip to Belgium, Holland, and France between May 18 and June 2, 1937. Two reports were written by Emma Kaufman; dated May 6, 1937 and September 19, 1937. The report by Emma Kaufman dated Sept. 19, 1937 discusses mobilization in Japan.

Snapshot of Mary Kaufman seated on a chair in the middle of a yard, hands in lap and looking at camera.

Seven snapshots featuring Emma Kaufman and other individuals.

Six snapshots of Emma Kaufman and other individuals that were likely taken in the 1960's.

Two snapshots of Emma Kaufman standing outside of her Rosehill Ave. home in Toronto taken in the 1950's.

Four snapshots of Emma Kaufman from the 1940's taken in Japan, Geneva and Toronto.

Two snapshots of a group of individuals taken during a meeting of the presidents and general secretaries of the Tokyo Young Women's Christian Association (Y.W.C.A.) in May 1940.

Full body portrait of Taka Kato seen in Japanese dress, seated and looking at camera.

Photograph of Emma Kaufman and [Taka Kato] seated at a large fireplace, waiting for an iron kettle to boil, at the Young Women's Christian Association (Y.W.C.A.) Recreation House.

A photograph of Emma Kaufman's dining room in her home in Sadowara-cho, Japan.

One photograph featuring the interior of the Tokyo Young Women's Christian Association (Y.W.C.A.) and two photographs of stage events.

Six pieces of personal correspondence from Emma Kaufman to her mother Mary Kaufman, brother A.R. Kaufman and sister Edna (holograph, typescript, and carbons), one of which discusses the situation in Shanghai, China and another the situation in Formosa.

Also includes six reports relating to activities of the Tokyo Young Women's Christian Association (Y.W.C.A.), three by Emma Kaufman, two by Margaret Hockin and one unsigned. Also contains a typed transcript with title, "The psychology of Christian personality" by Ernest M. Ligon.

Photograph of Emma Kaufman and Taka Kato seated in front of a Christmas tree during staff celebrations of Emma Kaufman's twenty five years in Japan. A large bonsai tree and a framed portrait of Mary Kaufman are visible in frame.

Two photographs of camp activities at Nojiri Camp. Both photographs have inscriptions on the verso likely written by Emma Kaufman.

A group portrait of staff of the Tokyo Young Women's Christian Association (Y.W.C.A.) and Tokyo Board at a luncheon held on January 14, 1930. Inscription on the verso of the photograph likely written by Emma Kaufman.

A photograph of a presentation of flowers to Mrs. Mata, of the Young Women's Christian Association (Y.W.C.A.) during the Tokyo Y.W.C.A.'s 25th anniversary. The photograph may also include Miss Caroline MacDonald and Miss Michi Kawai.

A photograph of the Tokyo Young Women's Christian Association (Y.W.C.A.) membership banquet held on February 11, 1931. Inscription on verso likely written by Emma Kaufman.

Two photographs of two different couples in 18th-century costume likely taken at the Tokyo Young Women's Christian Association (Y.W.C.A.). Both photographs contain inscriptions on the verso.

Photograph postcard of Caroline MacDonald in Japanese dress, seen standing with Hirooka Asako at the 1912 YWCA Summer Conference.

Photographs of Emma Kaufman and her sister Edna in rickshaws operated by local drivers.

Postcard photograph of Emma Kaufman (right) and Miss Kawai in Japanese dress outdoors at Elgin House during the Young Women's Christian Association (Y.W.C.A.) conference in June 1916.

Six postcards from Japan and Switzerland.

A typed first-hand account of the earthquake on September 1, 1923 as experienced in Karuizawa, Japan. The account is dated to September 9, 1923 or 1939 and was written by an unknown author. Also contains reports of the destruction in Tokyo and Yokohama in Japan.

Seven postcards featuring various facilities and properties of the Tokyo Young Women's Christian Association (Y.W.C.A.).

Postcard featuring a Japanese woman in traditional dress sent to Emma Kaufman by Mary Eleanor (surname unknown), likely her niece Mary Eleanor Kaufman Merritt.

Message reads: Nov. 23. Dear Aunt Emma - Received your card. This week is out + I don't see my way clear until after Christmas. I apologize for seeming so ungrateful. I'm really not, but these next weeks are so full of activities. If I may, perhaps in January. Love Mary Eleanor.

Birthday cards sent to Emma Kaufman on the occasion of her 85th birthday.

Birthday cards sent to Emma Kaufman on the occasion of her 85th birthday.

Letters solicited for a presentation at a "pre-birthday party" held on May 18, 1966 at Covenant College in Toronto, Ontario. Contains 18 letters and notes written between April 27, 1966 and May 9 ,1966 to Emma Kaufman.

Letters solicited for presentation at a"pre-birthday party" held on May 18, 1966 at Covenant College in Toronto, Ontario. Contains 57 letters, telegrams and notes written between May 10, 1966 and May 18, 1966 to Emma Kaufman. One letter has a photograph pasted-on of a party held in Emma Kaufman's home in Tokyo, Japan on March 19, 1937.

Material relating to a "pre-birthday party" held for Emma Kaufman at Covenant College in Toronto, Ontario. Contains an invitation, guest-book sheets, regrets list, snapshots, photographs, and party ephemera.

Correspondence and other items dated to 1966. Includes two letters to Emma Kaufman from Elizabeth Long of the National Council of Women of Canada, and one reply, concerning the Lady Aberdeen Library.

Press clippings relating to honours and awards presented to Emma Kaufman. Also contains an account of Emma Kaufman's role at the 60th Anniversary of the Tokyo Young Women's Christian Association (Y.W.C.A.).

A typed document outlining the personal history of Emma R. Kaufman dated to January 1957. Also includes other typed articles and biographies related to the life of Emma R. Kaufman.

Additionally contains published items related to Emma R. Kaufman including:

• Emma R. Kaufman ... : a tribute to her life and work. Published: Toronto, Ont. : YWCA of Canada. [19--]

• Emma R. Kaufman and the Tokyo YWCA by Taka Kato. Published: Tokyo, Japan : Tokyo YWCA. 1963.

• The journal. Toronto : Young Women's Christian Association of Canada. February 1963.

• A book written in Japanese with the following inscription on the flyleaf : June 5th, 1982 / In memory of the visit of / the YWCA tour / members from / Osaka, Japan / and in appreciation for / your gracious hospitality. / Akiko Omikawa

Postcard photograph showing Mary and Jacob Kaufman seated in two rickshaws operated by local drivers.

Studio portrait of Jacob Kaufman and Mary Eidt Kaufman possibly taken to record their marriage in 1877. Jacob is seen standing next to a seated Mary, his hand on the back of her chair.

A portrait of Jacob Kaufman.

Photographs recording a trip to Japan taken by Jacob and Mary Kaufman and their daughter Edna Louise Augustine, accompanying their other daughter Emma Ratz Kaufman who was returning to Japan to work with the Young Women

Snapshots, one taken in Toronto, Ontario and the rest in Japan, of Emma Kaufman's friends, associates and events.

A photograph of Emma Kaufman receiving the International Co-operation Year medal from His Eminence, Cardinal Leger at the University of Montreal on March 7, 1965. Also includes a photo mat and brief typed overview of Emma Kaufman's work in Japan.

A portrait of Emma Ratz Kaufman. Also includes a small poster advertisement from the Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre presenting, Nihon Buyo No Yube: An Evening of Japanese Dancing. On the reverse side of poster is Emma R. Kaufman's handwriting and a note written by Mary C. Ham, 19 November, 2001: "The 88th birthday is the important one in Japan, unlike the 80th or 90th in the West."

A portrait of Emma Ratz Kaufman.

A portrait of Emma Ratz Kaufman. In the photograph, Emma is wearing a brooch from the Young Women

Head and shoulders portrait of Emma Ratz Kaufman. In the photograph, Emma is wearing a brooch from the Young Women’s Christian Association in Japan in recognition of 30 years of service.

A head and shoulders portrait of Emma Ratz Kaufman.

Full body portrait of Emma Ratz Kaufman standing with a bouquet of flowers and seen in partial profile looking off camera.

Photograph album containing snapshots taken at Emma Kaufman's cottage in Haliburton, Ontario between 1942-1968. Inserted in the album is a hand-made "newsletter" by Patty Augustine concerning activities at the cottage in the summer of 1965. Identifications appear throughout and include:

• Charlotte Adams
• Mateo Ando
• Mrs. Aspinwall
• Albert William Augustine
• Barbie Augustine
• Edna Augustine
• Keith Augustine
• Patty-Anne Augustine
• Gerhard A. Baum
• Elinor Black
• Mr. and Mrs. Cary
• Connie Chappell
• Stella Cheng
• David Chu
• Grace Chu
• Samuel Chu
• Dorothy Cleveland
• Bruce Coates
• Donald Coates
• Donna Coates
• Ella Cook
• Milton Cook
• Mrs. Hans de Does
• Dr. and Mrs. Duncan
• Mary Dingman
• Evelyn Fox
• Ella Grott
• Mr. and Mrs. Kau
• Reiko Kawano
• Taye Shidachi Kiachi
• P. Haga
• Michiko Hasegawa
• Phyllis Haslam
• Yoshio Hikida
• Eleanor Hinder
• Jean Hutchinson
• Hide Hyodo
• Arthur Jorgensen
• Lona Jorgensen
• Julia Matouskova
• Aiko Murakami
• Michael Murakami
• Ian Paisley
• Mae Paisley
• Marnie Paisley
• Pennie Paisley
• Kay Phelps
• Mary Phelps
• Sidney Phelps
• Ward Phelps
• Florence Rawlinson
• Anna Rice
• Eric Roeder
• Lucille Roeder
• Sanda Roeder
• Winnifred Ross
• Gertrude Rutherford
• Luella Ruterhford
• Sumi Sasaki
• Chizuko Shimano
• Tsune Shirai
• Ryrie Smith
• Sachi Takimoto
• W. Thomas
• Yuriko Toriumi
• Ernest Trueman
• Louise Trueman
• Ruth F. Woodsmall
• Hiro Yamanaka
• Margaret Yamanaka
• Masako Yamanaka
• Mr. and Mrs. Young

Snapshots taken during a party held for Emma Kaufman in Japan.

Photograph of Emma Kaufman (at right) smiling and shaking hands with Margaret Heilig, Executive Direction of the Hamilton Young Women's Christian Association next to fusuma painted with a water-themed Japanese landscape donated by Kaufman.

Photograph of a group of women taken outdoors at a tourist location in Kyoto, Japan that includes Edna Louise Augustine (standing, second from right), Lottie Pequenat (1st on the right) and Eleanor W. Copland (seated 5th from left). Kazuo Kokura Photo Service (Kyoto, Japan) enclosure is signed by women presumably in photo:

• Florence W. Curtis
• Henrietta Gibson
• Lila M. Sadler
• Frances J.H. Hug[illegible]
• Eleanor W. Copland
• Eleanor M. Connor
• Olga H. [Hungsburg?]
• [illegible] P. [Jallott?]
• Lottie Pequegnat
• Gladdys Van [Kink?]
• Leona D. Andrew
• Helene N. Bronson
• Eleanor W. Copeland

A snapshot of Edna Louise Augustine (nee Kaufman) and Sara Breithaupt (Mrs. L.O. Breithaupt) during a trip to England.

Group portrait of Edna Louise Augustine (nee Kaufman) and Albert William Augustine along with their wedding party on their wedding day on August 22, 1918. They were married at Zion Evangelical Church in Kitchener, Ontario. The group is seen in formal dress wearing boutonnieres and holding bouquets of flowers.

Left to right: Louis O. Breithaupt (1st cousin), Walter T. Barrie (friend), Edward J. Breithaupt (1st cousin), Albert William Augustine, Helen Kaufman (flower girl, daughter of Jean and Alvin R. Kaufman), Edna Louise Kaufman, Laurine C. Augustine (sister of Albert William Augustine), unidentified bridesmaid (likely Eloise Noecker).

Group portrait of Edna Louise Augustine (nee Kaufman) and Albert William Augustine along with their wedding party on their wedding day on August 22, 1918. They were married at Zion Evangelical Church in Kitchener, Ontario. The group is seen in formal dress wearing boutonnieres and holding bouquets of flowers.

Left to right: Louis O. Breithaupt (1st cousin), Walter T. Barrie (friend), Edward J. Breithaupt (1st cousin), Albert William Augustine, Helen Kaufman (flower girl, daughter of Jean and Alvin R. Kaufman), Edna Louise Kaufman, Laurine C. Augustine (sister of Albert William Augustine), unidentified bridesmaid (likely Eloise Noecker).

A portrait of Edna Louise Augustine (nee Kaufman) on August 22, 1918 her wedding day.

A portrait of Edna Louise Augustine (nee Kaufman).

Head and shoulders studio portrait of Edna Louise Augustine seen in partial profile.

Head and shoulder studio portrait of Edna Louise Augustine seen looking at camera.

Full body studio portrait of Peter Stace Ham (b. March 22, 1957) as an infant seen seated with legs at side and looking off camera.

Studio portrait of Mary Martha Ham, age 1 year. Mary Martha Ham is the daughter of Mary Ham and James Milton Ham. Mary Martha Ham was born on December 20, 1958.

Head and shoulders portrait of James Milton Ham seen looking off camera and dressed in uniform.

A portrait of James Milton Ham.

A portrait of Mary Ham, her husband James Milton Ham, their three children and dog taken in their backyard of their home at 135 Glencairn Avenue, Toronto, Ontario.

Left to right: James Milton Ham, Mary Martha Ham (December 20, 1958-) Peter Stace Ham (March 22, 1957-), Mary Ham, Jane Elizabeth Ham (March 15, 1962), Jock (the dog).

Snapshot taken during a Breithaupt family gathering.

Back row, left to right: Milton Cook (family friend), Mary Caroline Augustine, Ella Cook (wife of Milton Cook), Marion Augustine (wife of Lee Augustine who was a second cousin of Albert William Augustine), J.C. Breithaupt (brother of Caroline Barbara Augustine), Albert William Augustine.

Front row, left to right, Laurine Catharine Augustine (daughter of Caroline Barbara Augustine), Edna Louise Kaufman (Augustine), Frieda Breithaupt (daughter of J.C. Breithaupt), Caroline Barbara Breithaupt (Augustine), Carrie Breithaupt (wife of J.C. Breithaupt).

A portrait of Mary Caroline Augustine taken June 4, 1955 on her wedding day. Mary married James Milton Ham.