Fonds consists of material accumulated and kept by Ross Dixon relating to his entrepreneurial interests, career, and personal life, and to the philanthropic activities of Ross and Doris Dixon. The material documents some aspects of his personal interests and childhood, his early career, and his career in industrial relations at Uniroyal Canada (formerly the Dominion Rubber Company).

A significant portion of the fonds relates to the businesses he formed outside of his professional career, the Westmount Construction Company and Westmont Enterprises Limited, for the period from the late 1940s to the early 1970s. These records document trends in suburban home-building and design during that time and include a large number of architectural drawings.

The fonds is not comprehensive, lacking documentation relating to the formation and administration of the Westmount Construction Company and Westmont Enterprises Limited and containing only a small amount of material relating the other area of his entrepreneurial activities, investment and financial services.

Fonds includes correspondence, newspaper clippings, advertising material, architectural drawings, legal documents, photographs, accounting records, reports, handwritten notes, certificates, speeches, company publications, minutes, financial statements, ephemera, and other material.

Series consists of material relating to the philanthropic activities of Ross and Doris Dixon, and in particular their charitiable giving to the Big Brothers Association of Kitchener-Waterloo, the University of Waterloo and Wilfrid Laurier University, and other charities and organizations in the Kitchener-Waterloo region and in Hamilton. Includes some material relating to the Ross and Doris Dixon Charitable Foundation and student awards and scholarships provided by the Dixons.

Series includes correspondence and thank-you letters, certificates and plaques, newspaper clippings, statements of contributions, award applications and agreements, donation appeals and other material from charities, financial statements and committee and annual reports of charities, photographs, etc.

File consists of thank-you cards and letters for Ross and Doris Dixon from award and scholarship recipients at the University of Waterloo, Wilfrid Laurier University, and other organizations.

File consists of thank-you cards and letters for Ross and Doris Dixon from award and scholarship recipients at the University of Waterloo, Wilfrid Laurier University, and other organizations.

File consists of correspondence and other material relating to Ross and Doris Dixon's philanthropy toward the McMaster University.

File consists of material relating to Ross and Doris Dixon's philanthropy toward the University of Waterloo and in particular, the Ross and Doris Dixon Award in Applied Health Science, the Ross and Doris Dixon Student Athlete Award, and the Waterloo Region Entrance Scholarship.

Includes correspondence (some faxes), statements of contributions, draft terms of reference for awards, copies of students' applications, award agreements, the University's endowment policy and endowment funds reports, promotional material from the University, etc.

File consists of a photograph of Ross and Doris Dixon with Wilfrid Laurier University president Dr. Bob Rosehart.

File consists of material relating to the Mayor's Advisory Council for Kitchener Seniors and its Salute to Seniors awards. Dixon was an honouree. Includes a letter, the program from the award ceremony, a pin, a certificate, a ribbon, and a photograph of Dixon with Mayor Carl Zehr. Program is annotated by Dixon: "Note!! Keep this document!!"

File consists of material relating to Ross and Doris Dixon's philanthropy toward Wilfrid Laurier University. Includes correspondence (some faxes), endowment funds reports, promotional material from the University, newspaper clippings, etc.File also includes photographs of award recipients.

Series consists of material, much of it personal or biographical, accumulated and kept by Ross Dixon and documenting his activities and interests outside of his career and businesses. Includes material relating to Dixon's time as a student at Hillfield School (later Hillfield Strathallan College), his involvement in the Toronto Skating Club and planning skating carnivals, his wedding to Doris McRae Whiting, their cottage at Paradise Lake, his role in the Belmont Business Association, his political interests, honours he received, etc.

Series includes correspondence, newspaper clippings, handwritten notes, agreements, photographs, biographies, certificates, honourary degrees, personal documents, agendas and minutes, a scrapbook, and other material.

Series consists of videocassettes relating to Ross Dixon and Ross Dixon Financial Services.

File consists of material relating to Ross and Doris Dixon's philanthropy toward Wilfrid Laurier University, the University of Waterloo, Hillfield Strathallan College, and other organizations, and in particular contains thank-you letters and cards from award and scholarship recipients. Includes correspondence, cards, and promotional material from the schools and other organizations. File also includes some unrelated personal correspondence.

File consists of material relating to Ross and Doris Dixon's philanthropy toward Wilfrid Laurier University. Includes correspondence (some faxes), endowment funds reports, promotional material from the University, newspaper clippings, etc.File also includes photographs of award recipients.

File consists of a videocassette.

File consists of a set of mounted photographs presented to Ross and Doris Dixon in appreciation for their support of Camp McGovern (at the time, operated by Big Brothers of Kitchener-Waterloo in Hanover, Ontario).

File consists of material relating to Ross and Doris Dixon's philanthropy toward the University of Waterloo and in particular, the Ross and Doris Dixon Award in Applied Health Science, the Ross and Doris Dixon Student Athlete Award, and the Waterloo Region Entrance Scholarship.

Includes correspondence (some faxes), statements of contributions, draft terms of reference for awards, copies of students' applications, award agreements, the University's endowment policy and endowment funds reports, promotional material from the University, etc.

File consists of a snapshot of Doris Dixon.

File consists of thank-you cards and letters for Ross and Doris Dixon from award and scholarship recipients at the University of Waterloo, Wilfrid Laurier University, and other schools and organizations.

File consists of a plaque in appreciation for the Ross and Doris Dixon Charitable Foundation from the Circle of Care Campaign.

File consists of thank-you cards and letters for Ross and Doris Dixon from award and scholarship recipients at the University of Waterloo, Wilfrid Laurier University, and other schools and organizations.

File consists of promotional material from Hillfield Strathallan College (formerly Hillcrest Private School) in Hamilton, Ontario.

File consists of material relating to Dixon's involvment with the Board of Governers of Juniour Achievement of the Waterloo Region and his financial support of the organization. Includes correspondence (some copies, some faxes), minutes of Board of Governors' meetings, copies of cheques, and newspaper clippings.

File consists of a certificate for Ross and Doris Dixon in recognition of their generosity and acknolwedgement as special friends of the faculty.

File consists of a certificate from the University of Waterloo honouring Ross and Doris Dixon in The 1957 Society for their financial contributions to the university.

File consists of material relating to the philanthropy and charitable giving of Ross and Doris Dixon to various organizations and institutions, including local hospitals, galleries and symphonies, and food banks and other charities and foundations. Includes correspondence (mainly thank-you letters and donation appeals), promotional material from the organizations, newspaper clippings, handwritten notes by Dixon relating to his charitable givings, receipts, etc.

File consists of material relating to the philanthropy and charitable giving of Ross and Doris Dixon to various organizations and institutions, including local hospitals, galleries and symphonies, and food banks and other charities and foundations. Includes correspondence (mainly thank-you letters and donation appeals), promotional material from the organizations, newspaper clippings, handwritten notes by Dixon relating to his charitable givings, receipts, etc.

File consists of material relating to Ross and Doris Dixon's philanthropy toward the Big Brothers Association of Kitchener-Waterloo and the Dixon Scholarship Award offered through the association. Includes correspondence (some from recipients of the scholarship); scholarship recipient profiles and unsigned copies of the terms of the Award; financial statements and president and committee reports of the association from the 1990s; newspaper clippings; copies of cheques; and flyers and other material from the association.

File consists of correspondence between Dixon and politicians regarding matters of concern for Dixon, and in particular the financial situation of the province and nation. Includes a letter from Prime Minister Brian Mulroney and a letter to Premier William Davis, among others. File also includes handwritten notes and typed copies of a speech to the Premiers of the provinces by Y.V.T. [?].

File consists of material relating to Ross and Doris Dixon's philanthropy toward the University of Waterloo and various scholarships, bursaries, and funds they established or to which they contributed. Includes correspondence (some faxes), promotional material from the University of Waterloo Office of Development, copies of cheques, etc.

File consists of a typed poem written for Ross Dixon by Mildred Brown.

File consists of newspaper clippings about women entrepreneurs and a female hockey player and student at Appleby College in Oakville, and a faxed copy of a letter from Dixon to a contact at the college regarding a donation to a scholarship fund for the young woman.

Series consists of material documenting Ross Dixon's search for employment and his career up until the time he began working at the Dominion Rubber Company, and includes material from his time at Toronto Radio & Sports, Research Enterprises Limited, Otaco Limited, and other companies.

Series also includes material documenting his professional activities and associations from throughout his career, such as his involvement with the Industrial Accident Prevention Association, the Grand Valley Personnel Association, the Canadian Public Relations Society, and the Canadian Manufacturers' Association.

Series includes correspondence, newspaper clippings, forms, manuals, brochures, certificates, financial statements, agendas, handwritten notes, resumes, ephemera, and other material.

File consists of material accumulated by Dixon during his time at Otaco as well as material about Otaco and the Minnitoys division collected later. Includes correspondence, memoranda (among management as well as to company), draft memoranda, speeches and addresses prepared by Dixon, company notices, handwritten notes, newspaper clippings, company newsletters, brochures for Otaco and Minnitoys, and other material.

File consists of newspaper and newsletter clippings relating to Ross Dixon, his career, his activities, and his philanthropy. Some are photocopies.

File consists of the honorary degrees from Wilfrid Laurier University granted to Ross Dixon and Doris Dixon. Degrees are mounted in gold-covered portfolios and include the citation presented with the degree.

File consists of newspaper clippings relating to Ross Dixon Financial Services and Ross Dixon Inc. Includes articles, editorials, and advertisements (some photocopies, some duplicates).

File consists of material relating to Canadian First Financial Group. Includes two financial statements and an offer to purchase the company by Dundee Wealth Management Inc.

Series consists of photographs, including portraits and snapshots, accumulated and kept by Ross Dixon. Includes photographs of Ross and Doris Dixon, relatives of the Dixons, Ross as a child, and houses in the Westmount neighbourhood; and photographs taken at events such as an award ceremony, a Uniroyal conference, and other company events; as well as other subjects.

File consists of documents kept by Dixon. Includes ephemera, handwritten notes, a newspaper clipping, speeches, correspondence, etc.

File consists of material relating to the convocation at Wilfrid Laurier University on June 7, 2002, at which Ross and Doris Dixon received honorary degrees. Includes correspondence, newspaper clippings, print-outs from the World Wide Web, typed and handwritten versions of the speech given by Ross Dixon at the ceremony, a biography of Dixon, ephemera, etc.

File consists of photographs of Ross Dixon and Doris Dixon taken at a Wilfrid Laurier University convocation ceremony [possibly in 2002 when they received honorary degrees] as well as photographs taken at other events held by the university, including a Laurier Society dinner. Includes one photocopy of a photograph.

File consists of material relating to the Grand Valley Human Resources Professionals Association, formerly the K-W Personnel Association, of which Dixon served as president (1952). Includes correspondence, flyers, a membership directory, chapter by-laws, and one set of mintues from the Conestoga College of Applied Arts & Technology Personnel Program Advisory Committee, of which Dixon was a member.

Series consists of material relating to Ross Dixon Financial Services from the late 1980s to 2002.

In 1977 Ross Dixon became a local agent for a trust company and soon established Ross Dixon and Associates. [At some point in the 1980s, Ross Dixon Investments Inc. also existed.] He then sold a majority of his shares to a holding company and formed Ross Dixon Financial Services. In 1992, the holding company Canadian First Financial Group was formed and included Ross Dixon Financial Services among its subsidiaries In 2002, Dundee Wealth Management Inc. purchased all of the assets of this company.

The series is not comprehensive, but contains a small amount of material relating to ownership and administration of Ross Dixon Financial Services, the operation of franchises, and a 1998 employee conference. Includes reports, clippings, correspondence, photographs, leaflets, conference agendas and programs, handwritten notes, a speech, ephemera, and other material.

File consists of a snapshot of Ross and Doris Dixon at the Westmount Golf & Country Club, and a snapshot of the gardens at the Club.

File consists of material relating primarily to the property and mortages involved in Lot 15, Parts 3 and 4 of Plan 1436 in the City of Waterloo, addresses 26A and 26 B Amos Avenue. The lots were sold by Russ Howald Construction to Ross Dixon and Westmont Enterprises Limited, and in turn to Grand River Developments Ltd. Includes architectural drawings and plans, agreements and mortgage documents, mortgage statements, correspondence, inovoices, financial statements, handwritten notes, and other material.

File consists of material relating to the acquisition of Hewmac Financial Corporation Ltd. by Canadian First Financial Corporation Ltd. (of which Ross Dixon Financial Services was a subsidiary), the removal of private company restrictions from Ross Dixon Inc., the amalgamation of Ross Dixon Inc. and Ross Dixon Franchisee Holdings Limited, and other other business relating to these companies. Includes memoranda, correspondence, notices of meetings, shareholder resolutions, newspaper clippings, a summary of agreement, a presentation, a report, a news release, etc.

File consists of a plaque in appreciation to Ross and Doris Dixon for their sponsorship of a house.

File consists of a book published by Hillfield Strathalln College, formerly Hillcrest Private School, in Hamilton, Ontario, about the school's history. Information about Dixon can be found on pages 39-40.

Series consists of material accumulated by Ross Dixon relating to the activities of Westmont Enterprises Limited, a holding company that Ross Dixon formed ca. 1953 for the Westmount Construction Company and other subsidiary companies as well as rental properties. One of these subidiary companies was Jasco, a manufacturer of aluminum windows and doors in Baden, Ontario.

Series consists mainly of material relating to the advertising and sale of real estate in Kitchener and Waterloo, as well as the surrounding region; and real estate and rental properties mainly in the Belmont neighbourhood. Series includes correspondence, deeds and mortgages, agreements, photographs, architectural drawings, handwritten notes, invoices, and other material.

File consists of a certificate for outstanding volunteer presented to Ross Dixon by MPP Elizabeth Witmer.

File consists of material relating to franchises and staff of Ross Dixon Financial Services. Includes photocopied and faxed lists of franchise locations, staff, and their contact information.

File consists of a page from the Kitchener-Waterloo Record (D1, Monday, October 16, 2000) mounted on a plaque. The page contains an article about scholarships through the Big Brothers association and mentions Ross Dixon and the support of the Ross and Doris Dixon Foundation.

File consists of an advertisement from the National Citizens' Coalition clipped from the newspaper.

File consists of typed and handwritten resumes created by Dixon.

File consists of newspaper clippings relating to federal and provincial government policy and typed excerpts from a speech by Bora Laskin.

File consists of an employee manual. Contains handwritten annotations (editing).

File consists of material relating to the National House Builders Association. Includes a handbook and warranty certificates for new home owners. File also includes letterhead for Westmont Enterprises Limited.

File consists of house plans.

File consists of three pencil drawings of houses by Frank Adams, del., for the Westmount Construction Co.

File consists of house plans.

File consists of house plans by N.O. Hipel Ltd. (Presten) for the Westmount Construction Co.

File consists of house plans by the Westmount Construction Co. Duplicates present.

File consists of house plans.

File consists of house plans by the Westmount Construction Co.

File consists of house plans by the Westmount Construction Co.

File consists of house plans by the Westmount Construction Co.

File consists of house plans by the Westmount Construction Co. Duplicates present.

File consists of house plans by C.E. Voelker.

File consists of house plans by the Westmount Construction Co.

File consists of house plans by the Westmount Construction Co. and Eamon Crowley & Associates, Building Designers (Toronto, Ontario). Drawn by E.A.P. Design no. 63-200.

File consists of two sets of house plans by the Westmount Construction Co. One set labelled "office copy." Duplicates present.

File consists of house plans by the Westmount Construction Co.

File consists of house plans by the Westmount Construction Co.

File consists of house plans by the Westmount Construction Co.

File consists of house plans by the Westmount Construction Co.

File consists of house plans by the Westmount Construction Co.

File consists of house plans for Job 69 by the Westmount Construction Co.

File consists of house plans by the Westmount Construction Co.

File consists of house plans by the Westmount Construction Co.

File consists of house plans by the Westmount Construction Co.

File consists of house plans by the Westmount Construction Co.

File consists of house plans by the Westmount Construction Co.

File consists of house plans by the Westmount Construction Co. Drawings marked "void" in bottom right corner.

File consists of house plans by the Westmount Construction Co.

File consists of house plans by the Westmount Construction Co.

File consists of two sets of house plans by the Westmount Construction Co.

File consists of house plans by the Westmount Construction Co.

File consists of house plans by the Westmount Construction Co.

File consists of building plans for Metcalf Interiors.

File consists of plans for the Avon model house by the Westmount Construction Co. Duplicates present.

File consists of house plans by the Westmount Construction Co.

File consists of a set of reproduced house plans (most likely ordered by the Westmount Construction Co.). Basic desgin by Edward R. Tyler. Rudolph A. Matern, Architect (New York, NY).

File consists of house plans by C.E. Voelker (Waterloo, Ontario). Labelled "office copy."

File consists of house plans.

File consists of a photograph of the house at 92 Noecker Street in Waterloo.

File consists of a photograph of a house for sale on Cornell Street [in Cambridge?]. Verso of the backing for the photograph contains a description of another house for sale in the Bridgeport area of Waterloo.

File consists of a photograph of a house for sale on Glasgow Road in Kitchener. Verso of backing for photograph contains information about office hours.

File consists of a handwritten description of a house for sale in the Lakeshore Village area of Waterloo. Verso of page contains description of house for sale in Victoria Park area of Kitchener.

File consists of a photograph of an income property for sale in Guelph. Verso of the backing for the photograph contains a description of a house for sale in the Stanley Park area of Kitchener.

File consists of photographs relating to Ross Dixon Financial Servcies. Includes several portraits of Ross Dixon, snapshots of renovations and the opening of a franchise, snapshots of Ross and Doris Dixon presented with an award and a painting, snapshots of Dixon giving a speech, etc.