Image of two children, possibly Don and Lydon Gross, holding hands and looking toward the camera as an adult wearing a hat and suit looks on from behind them with a lawnmower. The children have ropes around their torsos, held by the adult, and are positioned to pull the lawnmower like they are animals.

Photographs of members of the extended Schantz family and friends. Includes primarily studio portraits, with some tintypes.

Upper body studio portrait of unidentified teenager, seen looking off camera, seated with left arm propped on chair armrest and table open on table at side.

A user manual for national cash register class 300.

One upper body studio portrait of Melvina Dorthula Flagler, later in life, seen looking at camera.

Pen drawing featuring the lines of the poem titled, My Symphony by William Ellery Channing as well as flower and butterfly motifs. The creator of this drawing changed the order of some of the lines in the original poem titled, My Symphony by William Ellery Channing.

One full body studio portrait of broadway actor Goodwal Dickerman.

A small box containing a number of ephemeral items and keepsakes, including the following: Salvation Army ribbon, small paper doll of a Japanese figure dressed in silk kimono, small bonnet printed on cloth, flannelette needle case, two hand-made concert programmes made of birch-bark, key on a red cord, small hand-made inscribed valentine, one Christian Endeavour folder of "Prayer Meeting Topics for 1895-96" with active member pledge card signed by Florence, and small bits of ribbon.

3 letters.

Date and Place from: [193-] Kitchener [Ontario] To Russell, Dorothy Etta, 1900-2005 From Schantz, Sophie Emma, 1869-1958 Attachments: No envelope. Letter is incomplete, the beginning is missing.

Date and Place from: August 7, [1927] Kitchener [Ontario] To Russell, Dorothy Etta, 1900-2005 From Schantz, Sophie Emma, 1869-1958 Attachments: No envelope.

Date and Place from: August 26, 1931 Kitchener [Ontario] To Russell, Dorothy Etta, 1900 From Schantz, Sophie Emma, 1869-1958 Attachments: No envelope.

A certificate awarded by the Ontario Department of Education to Dorothy E. White on July 18, 1918 showing her successful completion in June 1919 of the examination requirements for entrance into normal schools and faculties of education. The certificate displays the subjects under examination and is stamped "Passed." It is signed by R.W. Anglin, Registrar of the Ontario Department of Education.

An invitation to an autumn party at Morton Park, the home of Orpheus Moyer Schantz.

One piece of correspondence Dorothy Etta Russell from Bessie, Guelph, Ont. Includes stamped envelope.

1 advertisement post card.

Date and Place from: March 29, 1927 Chicago [Illinois] To Russell, Dorothy Etta, 1900-2005 From Schantz Tours Travel Advisers Attachments: No envelope, post card is stamped. This is an advertisement for Schantz Tours.

An entrance certificate awarded by the Ontario Department of Education to Dorothy Etta Russell (nee White) in Berlin, Ontario on July 18, 1916 upon her completion with honours of the requirements for entrance to a collegiate institute, high school or continuation school. The certificate is signed on behalf of the Entrance Board by D. Forsyth, chairman, and F.W. Sheppard, Secretary.

One upper body studio portrait of Jeremiah Eby. Identification from album.

Black ink drawing of a couple seated close together by Orpheus Moyer Schantz captioned "The last day of summer" of a despondent looking couple.

Two empty suspender boxes with colour illustrations on the lids.

Pen drawing featuring the lines of the poem titled, A Slumber Song as well as butterfly and 16 point compass rose motifs. The drawing also includes a monogram possibly made by combining the letters F, A, C, S and the date October 5, 1902.

The poem featured in the drawing was originally titled, Sleep Sweet and was written by Ellen M. Huntington Gates. The creator of this drawing changed the title and a few words in the lines of the original poem titled, Sleep Sweet by Ellen M. Huntington Gates.

One piece of correspondence from Jean Braithwaite, a friend of Florence, written after Florence's death.

One heads and shoulders portrait of (left to right) Melvina Dorthula Flagler, Ruth Schantz, and Carrie Flagler Schantz. Ruth in the middle with arms around her Melvina's neck.

Photograph of Nell Johnston Flagler and William B. Flagler, posed for the camera, seated on a bench on the side lawn of a residential home.

A print of a purple bouquet of flowers.

1 post card announcing that Dorothy Russell succeeded in an examination.

Date and Place from: December 10, 1943 Toronto [Ontario] To Russell, Dorothy Etta, 1900-2005 From St. John Ambulance Association Ontario Branch Attachments: No envelope, the post card is stamped. This is a Canada Post card announcing that Dorothy Russell succeeded in an examination.

Twenty-seven advertising cards primarily from American retailers, manufacturers and organizations, which apppear to have been distributed at the World's Columbian Exposition (Chicago World's Fair) in 1893 during the period in which Etta Lydia Mary White (nee Schantz) was residing in Chicago. The business interests and organizations represented include the following:

The Enterprise Manufacturing Company Pennsylvania, which includes a group of fifteen cards depicting selected scenes from the history of America since its inception and scenes from the Chicago World's Fair.

Fred Kaempfer, Taxidermist, Chicago, Illinois.

The A.B.Chase Piano Company, Norwalk, Ohio.

Jubilee Soap.

Kennedy & Co., Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania advertising Dr. Radcliffe's Great Remedy.

E. T. Mason, New York, New York promoting Sakai Dantsu Carpets.

The Starr Piano Company, Richmond, Indiana.

Estey Piano Company, New York, New York.

Wolfe's Schiedam Aromatic Schnapp's.

National Association of Women Stenographers.

Williams Sewing Machines [Canada].

Two lecture announcements for talks being given by Orpheus Moyer Schantz.

The register of visitors for the funeral of Mary Schantz (nee Moyer) who died January 28, 1935 in Kitchener, Ontario at the age of 94. Mary Schantz's funeral was held at the Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home in Kitchener, Ontario.

Several items found with Franklin Abram Schantz correspondence and business papers. Of note: a Joseph Hess, Temperance Revivalist pledge card, signed by Frank, instructions for the game of crokinole, Bird Migration Record sheets, and a 1911 news story from the London Free Press about Long Point Island.

Two pieces of correspondence to Dorothy Etta Russell from Nora Bricker, Didsbury, Alberta.

One head and shoulders portrait [Annie Nash Fry?] seen wearing glasses and looking slightly off-camera.

Ephemera and clippings belonging to Franklin Abram Schantz. Includes receipts, financial records, red cross pledge cards and a card regarding return of military clothes.

1 letter.

Date and Place from: March 6, 1927 Stratford [Ontario] To Russell, Dorothy Etta, 1900-2005 From Van Buskirk, Caroline Attachments: No envelope. Awai is the Hawaiian pseudonym for Flemming Clarke Russell as a guitar teacher.

Head and shoulders studio portrait of Angeline Fogel seen looking off camera. Fogel is wearing a lace collard top and a [charm?] choker.

A ms. list by Orpheus Moyer Schantz of the plants and animals in the Great Smoky Mountains.

A travel log written by Dorothy Russell detailing her and Helena Welch's trip to England, Yugoslavia, Greece, Turkey and Bulgaria in 1972.

Ten cards showing reproductions of works of art in black and white. The images are predominately religious in nature depicting the Madonna and scenes from the life of Christ.

One piece of correspondence from H.W. Brown, Kitchener & Waterloo Collegiate Institute.

Two pieces of correspondence to Dorothy Etta Russell from Vi Chapman, New Zealand. Includes stamped envelopes, photographs and a variety of postage stamps.

One studio portrait of Annie Nash Fry (wife of Samuel Fry) seen looking at camera. Annie is shown late in life wearing a bonnet which ties at her neck, and glasses. Also includes one print of the identical portrait with a poem. Item may be a funeral card. Identification from verso with birth date as 1819 and death as 1903. Identification is uncertain however, as a print with a poem about the woman identifies the woman as Nancy Fry (possibly familiar form of Anna).

Poem reads:

We meet, in thankfulness to-day,
For blessings showered on our way.
May all our hearts with love abound
As once again we gather round
The heartstone of Aunt Nancy.
Vineland, August 9th, 1905.

Several items found with Frank Schantz correspondence and business papers. Of note is an invitation and place card for a dinner in honour of Captain Roald Amundsen given by the Geographic Society of Chicago, Feb. 2, 1913.

Four printed cards with Biblical images and passages.

2 letters.

Date and Place from: July 14, 1972 Camberley [Surrey, England] To Russell, Dorothy Etta, 1900-2005 From Wendy Attachments: Contains an envelope with the stamp removed.

Date and Place from: January 12, 1974 Camberley [Surrey, England] To Russell, Dorothy Etta, 1900-2005 From Wendy Attachments: Contains an envelope with the stamp removed.

One full length studio portrait of Mable Grant seen standing in a long lace and velvet dress in front of lace curtains.

A luggage tag from Schantz tours, owned by Orpheus Moyer Schantz. The address on the tag reads "Frank Schantz 43 Schneider Ave. Kitchener, Ontario, Canada."

Transcriptions of letters sent by Orpheus Moyer Schantz to various family members between 1881 and 1951. The letters were transcribed by Harold Russell. Also includes an introductory article written by Harold Russel titled, “Affectionately Orpheus: Orpheus M. Schantz’s Letters Home.” The article provides biographical information about Orpheus Moyer Schantz.

2 letters.

Date and Place from: July 20, 1927 Chilliwack [British Columbia] To Russell, Dorothy Etta, 1900-2005 From White, Ella Attachments: No envelope.

Date and Place from: December 11, 1942 Chilliwack [British Columbia] To Russell, Dorothy Etta, 1900-2005 From White, Ella Attachments: Contains a stamped envelope. This letter describes how Ward White fractured his neck in an accident.

One upper body studio portrait, possibly of Faith Gribble. Photograph is in an embossed green enclosure with a purple interior and reads "With the Compliments of the Season."

One fold map of Chicago and suburbs, compliments of Cremin & Brenan real estate. The map has been marked with the location of Orpheus Moyer Schantz’s home in Morton Park and Cicero. Verso reads “Cremin & Brenan 142 Dearborn St., Cor. Madison Chicago. Real estate dealers in high class property, business and residence properties improved and unimproved in all parts of Chicago and suburbs.” Cover of map is signed by Orpheus Moyer Schantz, Worth Flagler Schantz and George D. Humbert.

One piece of correspondence in French addressed to Dorothy Etta White from M. Charlemagne, France. Includes envelope with stamp cut off, also a souvenir embroidery in a card.

An article written by Harold Russell titled, “Schantz Family of Berlin: The Children of Tobias and Mary Schantz.” The article provides biographical information about the children of Tobias and Mary Schantz including Orpheus Moyer Schantz, Etta Lydia Mary White (nee Schantz), Sophie Emma Schantz, Austin Tobias Schantz, Franklin Abram Schantz, Arthur Benjamin Schantz, Florence Annie Catherine Schantz, and Herbert Cecil Palmer Schantz.

Includes City of Kitchener Tax Demand dated 1958 and fire insurance policy documents dated 1962.

• Nine certificates issued to Etta Lydia Mary White (nee Schantz) and signed by her teacher, G.A. McIntyre attesting that she received no discredit marks for the period January-November 1879 while attending the Conestoga Public School. The certificates have printed images of birds on recto.
• Cards were found in the original envelope addressed by hand to Miss Etta Schantz, West Montrose, Ontario.

One upper body studio portrait of Joseph Hilborn looking off camera in partial profile.

A Christmas card in booklet form made by Etta Lydia Mary White (nee Schantz) for her future husband, Ward Malott White, in 1890. The card includes an poem and has plant material attached throughout.

Small volume bound tete-beche meant to record bills payable and bills receivable. Included here is a record of the indebtedness of his brothers Arthur Benjamin Schantz and Austin Tobias Schantz in connection with their ranching and farming venture in Didsbury, Alberta, as well as a record and valuation of horses owned. Expected income from investments and securities is listed. One of two loose papers included is an invoice for a pistol purchased parcel post by Constable Clarke Russell, 1931.

One full body studio portrait of Leila Vera Hilborn as an infant. Hilborn is shown wearing a cap and gown, and laying on a fur rug.

A brochure from the Mountain View Hotel and Motor Lodge in Gatlingburg, Tennessee. The Motor Lodge was a stop on the Schantz tours trip to the Great Smoky Mountains and the original owner Andrew Huff helped to spearhead the movement to have the area made into a national park.

An article written by Harold Russell titled, “Dorothy Russell: A life in the Twentieth Century: It Was The Best Of Times, It Was The Worst Of Times, Dorothy and Clarke, 1923-1935.” The article provides biographical information about Dorothy Etta Russell (nee White) and her husband Clarke Russell.

Studio portrait of [Mary Harriet Gribble] with grandchildren Elsie Snider and Ralph Snider, the children of Faith Gribble and William Snider. Gribble is shown looking down at newborn Elsie, held on her lap, while Ralph, about three years of age, stands next to them, looking over shoulder off camera.

Eight pieces of correspondence to Dorothy Etta Russell from cousin Mabel (Mrs. W.H.) Copeland, postmarked Clear Lake, Iowa. Includes stamped envelopes.

2 letters.

Date and Place from: March 23, 1927 Stratford [Ontario] To Russell, Dorothy Etta, 1900-2005 From Woodsie Attachments: No envelope.

Date and Place from: April 20, 1927 Lyndhurst [Ontario] To Russell, Dorothy Etta, 1900-2005 From Woodsie Attachments: No envelope.

2 letters.

Date and Place from: August 2, 1927 Toronto [Ontario] To Russell, Dorothy Etta, 1900-2005 and Russell, Clarke, 1903-1954 From Russell, Audrey Attachments: No envelope.

Date and Place from: December, 1932 Toronto [Ontario] To Russell, Dorothy Etta, 1900-2005 and Russell, Clarke, 1903-1954 From Russell, Audrey Attachments: No envelope.

Five family greeting cards to and from Etta Lydia Mary White (nee Schantz).

Three identical group portraits of the attendees of the golden wedding anniversary of Benjamin Hunsperger and Esther Biehn Hunsperger. The Hunspergers were the parents of Ward Malott White's second wife Ella Amanda Hunsperger. They lived in Westcott Alta, near Didsbury.

An article written by Harold Russell titled, “Dorothy Russell: A life in the Twentieth Century: A Teacher in the Roaring Twenties.” The article provides biographical information about Dorothy Etta Russell (nee White), specifically describing her career as a teacher.

Journal recording receipts and expenditures, also listing securities held in safety deposit box dated 1907 with list laid in at p. 200 dated 1930. Other documents laid in include tax notices regarding various properties in Alberta and Manitoba, as well as federal income tax and local assessment forms dating 1912, 1924-1931. Property tax notices and income tax materials have been placed in an accompanying folder.

Two pieces of correspondence to Dorothy Etta Russell from Jim and Jean Cuthbertson, postmarked Kitchener, Ont. and St. Andrews, Scotland. Includes one stamped envelope, one air letter.

One full body studio portrait of Howard Hutchinson as a small child. Howard is shown standing against a small stool wearing a long dress.

Two new years cards from Orpheus Moyer Schantz. The front of the cards feature a photograph of Orpheus and the interior a photograph of the woods and a poem about new years.

One group portrait of some attendees of the golden wedding anniversary celebrations for Benjamin Hunsperger and Esther Biehn Hunsperger. The Hunspergers were the parents of Ward Malott White's second wife Ella Amanda Hunsperger. They lived in Westcott Alta, near Didsbury.

One composite photograph captioned, "Members of the Twentieth General Conference of the Church of the United Brethren in Christ convened in York, Penn'a May 9th to 19th, 1889."

The photograph shows 33 members of the conference including: Dinius, W.O; Wood, C.L.; Wright, Milton; Becker, Henry J.; Kiracoff, C.H.; Dillon, William; Clay, William; Powell, A.B.; Kabrich, John M.; Geeslin, A.W.; Ensell, J.; Titus, W.S.; French, J.; Mahan, S.T.; Tharp, I.M.; McNew, Z.; Kenover, J.; Floyd, Halleck; Davis, Lewis; Barnaby, H.T.; Bennetz, A.; Bowles, G.A.; Nelson, J.K.; Livingston, S.L.; Bonewell, B.A.; Luce, N.R.; Miller, William; Spoonemore, J.P.; Knipple, W.W.; Alwood, J.K.

Bishop Milton Wright was the father of Orville and Wilbur Wright.

The photograph is mounted on a card advertising the need for agents in other conference groups.

Poems written and illustrated by Orpheus Moyer Schantz. Poems include: Salamander (ts. original with illustrations); The Brookfield zoo (ts. original); The woolly bear caterpillar (ts. original); March winds (ts. original); The thirteen-lined spermophile (ts. original); It may be (ts. original, illustrated); October idylls (ts. original on letterhead); The barn owl (ts. original); Shocking (ms., illustrated); Winter woods (ts. original); An exodus (ms.); The years are getting on (ms.); Bird stories in rhyme (ts. original); Sunday morning at the filling station (ts. with illustrations); Reminiscences of Kitchener (ts. original); If I were a gnarled old tree (ts. original with ms. note); Apricot blooms (ms. with illustrations).

An article written by Harold Russell titled, “Dorothy Russell: A life in the Twentieth Century: A Childhood in Berlin.” The article provides biographical information about Dorothy Etta Russell (nee White), specifically describing her childhood.

Clipboard containing invoices and receipts, including property taxes on 43 Schneider Ave., also on property in Manitoba. Invoices and receipts for services such as gas, coal and water are present and include an itemized invoice for wiring the house as well as an itemized list of fixtures. Also contains one piece of correspondence from T.[?]A. Murphy, Didsbury, Alberta, sent with interest and principal payment. Correspondence not indexed.

One piece of correspondence to Dorothy Etta White from Marguerite D., postmarked Inwood, Ont. Includes stamped envelope.

Sixteen printed promotion examinations issued by the County of Waterloo [School Board] containing questions on various subjects including English history, grammar and composition, geography, reading and literature, and arithmetic.

7 letters.

Date and Place from: June 1, [after 1924] Highgate [Ontario] To Russell, Dorothy Etta, 1900-2005 and Russell, Clarke, 1903-1954 From Russell, Jennie, 1877-1948 Attachments: No envelope.

Date and Place from: February 14, 1933 Highgate [Ontario] To Russell, Dorothy Etta, 1900-2005 and Russell, Clarke, 1903-1954 From Russell, Jennie, 1877-1948 Attachments: No envelope.

Date and Place from: April 2, 1933 Highgate [Ontario] To Russell, Dorothy Etta, 1900-2005 and Russell, Clarke, 1903-1954 From Russell, Jennie, 1877-1948 Attachments: No envelope.

Date and Place from: October 14, 1926 Highgate [Ontario] To Russell, Dorothy Etta, 1900-2005 and Russell, Clarke, 1903-1954 From Russell, Jennie, 1877-1948 Attachments: No envelope.

Date and Place from: February 22, 1927 Highgate [Ontario] To Russell, Dorothy Etta, 1900-2005 and Russell, Clarke, 1903-1954 From Russell, Jennie, 1877-1948 Attachments: No envelope.

Date and Place from: May 10, 1927 Highgate [Ontario] To Russell, Dorothy Etta, 1900-2005 and Russell, Clarke, 1903-1954 From Russell, Jennie, 1877-1948 Attachments: No envelope.

Date and Place from: July 7, 1927 Highgate [Ontario] To Russell, Dorothy Etta, 1900-2005 and Russell, Clarke, 1903-1954 From Russell, Jennie, 1877-1948 Attachments: No envelope.

Twelve printed examinations issued by the Education Department of the Province of Ontario in various subjects including spelling, geography, arithmetic, composition and English literature in accordance with the program of studies required for admission to high schools.

Three identical group portraits of the attendees of the golden wedding anniversary of Benjamin Hunsperger and Esther Biehn Hunsperger. The Hunspergers were the parents of Ward Malott White's second wife Ella Amanda Hunsperger. They lived in Westcott Alta, near Didsbury.

Contains correspondence, reports, amd othe records relating to Franklin Abram Schantz's investments in ventures such as Loblaw's, Simpson's, Equitable Life, Nova Scotia Power and Light, Interprovincial Pipeline Co. etc., and includes a brochure regarding War Savings Stamps for 1919. Correspondence not indexed.

15 letters.

Date and Place from: December 1, 1929 Kitchener [Ontario] To Russell, Dorothy Etta, 1900-2005 and Russell, Clarke, 1903-1954 From Schantz, Florence Annie Catherine, 1879-1938 Attachments: No envelope.

Date and Place from: December 25, 1929 Kitchener [Ontario] To Russell, Dorothy Etta, 1900-2005 and Russell, Clarke, 1903-1954 From Schantz, Florence Annie Catherine, 1879-1938 Attachments: No envelope. Includes lists of gifts received for Christmas, and other details about Christmas day.

Date and Place from: January 16, 1930 Kitchener [Ontario] To Russell, Dorothy Etta, 1900-2005 and Russell, Clarke, 1903-1954 From Schantz, Florence Annie Catherine, 1879-1938 Attachments: No envelope.

Date and Place from: January 28, 1930 Kitchener [Ontario] To Russell, Dorothy Etta, 1900-2005 and Russell, Clarke, 1903-1954 From Schantz, Florence Annie Catherine, 1879-1938 Attachments: No envelope.

Date and Place from: March 26, 1930 Kitchener [Ontario] To Russell, Dorothy Etta, 1900-2005 and Russell, Clarke, 1903-1954 From Schantz, Florence Annie Catherine, 1879-1938 Attachments: No envelope.

Date and Place from: April 1, 1930 Kitchener [Ontario] To Russell, Dorothy Etta, 1900-2005 and Russell, Clarke, 1903-1954 From Schantz, Florence Annie Catherine, 1879-1938 Attachments: No envelope.

Date and Place from: July 9, 1930 Kitchener [Ontario] To Russell, Dorothy Etta, 1900-2005 and Russell, Clarke, 1903-1954 From Schantz, Florence Annie Catherine, 1879-1938 Attachments: No envelope. Includes a note from Sophie in the body of the letter. Additional signatories: Schantz, Sophie Emma, 1869-1958.

Date and Place from: September 18, 1930 Kitchener [Ontario] To Russell, Dorothy Etta, 1900-2005 and Russell, Clarke, 1903-1954 From Schantz, Florence Annie Catherine, 1879-1938 Attachments: No envelope.

Date and Place from: November 20, 1930 Kitchener [Ontario] To Russell, Dorothy Etta, 1900-2005 and Russell, Clarke, 1903-1954 From Schantz, Florence Annie Catherine, 1879-1938 Attachments: No envelope.

Date and Place from: August 6, 1931 Kitchener [Ontario] To Russell, Dorothy Etta, 1900-2005 and Russell, Clarke, 1903-1954 From Schantz, Florence Annie Catherine, 1879-1938 Attachments: No envelope. Includes two newspaper clippings. The newspaper clippings announce a wedding between Lorene Schantz and Melvin J. Bickle, and some bowling scores, and are not mentioned in the letter.

Date and Place from: September 14, 1931 Kitchener [Ontario] To Russell, Dorothy Etta, 1900-2005 and Russell, Clarke, 1903-1954 From Schantz, Florence Annie Catherine, 1879-1938 Attachments: No envelope. Includes four newspaper clippings. The newspaper clippings include two about local visitors, one about G.F. Bannerman, and one about Archbishop Stringer.

Date and Place from: February 10, 1933 Kitchener [Ontario] To Russell, Dorothy Etta, 1900-2005 and Russell, Clarke, 1903-1954 From Schantz, Florence Annie Catherine, 1879-1938 Attachments: No envelope.

Date and Place from: June 9, 1933 Kitchener [Ontario] To Russell, Dorothy Etta, 1900-2005 and Russell, Clarke, 1903-1954 From Schantz, Florence Annie Catherine, 1879-1938 Attachments: No envelope.

Date and Place from: August 26, 1926 Kitchener [Ontario] To Russell, Dorothy Etta, 1900-2005 and Russell, Clarke, 1903-1954 From Schantz, Florence Annie Catherine, 1879-1938 Attachments: No envelope.

Date and Place from: December 26, 1928 Kitchener [Ontario] To Russell, Dorothy Etta, 1900-2005 and Russell, Clarke, 1903-1954 From Schantz, Florence Annie Catherine, 1879-1938 Attachments: No envelope.

A poster advertising a lecture on birds with motion pictures being given by the Illinois Audubon Society, of which Orpheus Moyer Schantz was president.

One piece of correspondence from Edythe Dewar, Milton.

An article written by Harold Russell titled, “Dorothy's 1926 Diary.” The article provides a description of some diary entries made by Dorothy Etta Russell (nee White) in 1926.

One upper body studio portrait of Clyde Entrekin Moyer seen in partial profile.

Photographs created and accumulated by the Schantz Russell family. Includes one photograph of Tobias Schantz.

Photograph of Dorothy Russell seated on grass in Victoria Park framed by bushes and a canopy of trees. Bear cages and a wood bridge are visible in background.

Photographs created and accumulated by Dorothy Russell. Includes photographs of friends, groups, Victoria park and self portraits.

Material created or accumulated by various members of the Schantz-Moyer family including Arthur Benjamin Schantz, Abraham Nash Moyer, Jesse Gross Moyer, Austin Tobias Schantz and Tobias Moyer. Includes property records, ephemera, and Abraham Moyer's 1889 travel album.

22 coloured illustrations of flowers, animals, children, and sentimental scenes. Most of the prints are Chicago Tribune Art supplements.

Head and shoulders studio portrait of unidentified teenager, dressed in suit, seen looking slightly off camera.

Material created and accumulated by Dorothy Etta Russell (nee White) during her education, both elementary and high school and during teacher's college. Includes primarily notebooks.

A ribbon from the 1935 Schantz family reunion.

An indenture dated December 31, 1853 at Waterloo between Christian Schantz and Abraham Weber for 1200 pounds for 195 acres of land in the lower block of Waterloo Township. Also includes a short history by Harold Russell about the lands in Kitchener-Waterloo owned by the Schantz family.

Daily diary kept by Arthur B. Schantz during the first three days (March 31-April 2, 1896) of a trip from Berlin, Ont. to Brandon, Man.

Material created and accumulated by Orpheus Moyer Schantz and his family, including his wife Carrie Schantz. Includes material relating to the Great Smoky Mountains, correspondence, clippings, greeting cards, poetry, material relating to Orpheus' lecture and tour guide work, and other ephemera. Also includes 5 drawings, 1 painting, 20 photographs, 1 map, 1 luggage tag.

Image of an unidentified man sailing on a body of water with a rocky, tree lined shoreline visible in background.

Image of Don and Lyndon Gross standing in front of a snowman on a residential street. Snowshoes and a toboggan are positioned at the base of the snowman.

A brochure with information on using the Kombi camera.

Photograph of Victoria Park lake taken near Roos Island bridge. An adult and child are visible canoeing in the background, as are others seated with their backs to the camera, on the bridge near Water Street kiosk.