Includes correspondence, handwritten notes and sketches, graphs, charted designs in colour, 3. col. snapshots.
*NB photograph processing.

Clipping of Globe and Mail article "Chiropody Offers An Interesting Professional Future" by Pearl McCarthy about English-Canadian chiropodist Irene Randolph.

McCormack Eric. "All Hits, No Errors". Review of Rat Palms, by David Homel. Books in Canada 21, no. 3 (April 1992): 36.

Material relating to the planning and preparation of Ratz family reunions including handwritten genealogy notes, invitations, correspondence, poems, bank passbooks, ledgers and receipts.

Personal material relating to the life of Emma Louise Ratz including a record of driver re-examination, receipts and an account book.

Obituary for Ruth E. Ratz written by Lilian I. Coburn.

Materials related to the “RBC Taylor Prize. Recognizing Excellence. Awards ceremony & luncheon. A celebration of 16 awardings.” Includes speeches, travel information, program for the event, related correspondence, guidelines for the jury, flight information for English, and notes on books.

Material relating to readings given by Rienzi Crusz, by hismself and with others. Contains clippings, ephemera, ms. notes. Contents overlap with material in other files, eg. Speeches and presentations.

One tract: "Reasons why Alcohol is Dangerous as a Medicine" by Mrs. Martha M. (Meir) Allen.

File consists of one receipt, in French, for work performed by an enslaved Black female named Maria on a chain gang in New Orleans in 1825. Translation reads "Wages for negress on the chain: The city treasury will pay to Mr. D. Fitch the sum of 11 piastre and 50 cents for forty six days of work by his negress Maria, employed by the public works from August 9 to October 3." The document is signed by David Fitch and Precend Lament [?] and is dated at New Orleans, Oct. 3, 1825.

Attached to the receipt is what appears to be a clipping from the vendor catalogue which listed the item for sale. It reads:
"174. NEGRO CHAIN GANG LABOR RECEIPT. Printed document, in French, signed, one page, oblong small quarto. Nouvelle-Orleans, 1825. Interesting if not gruesome document. Receipt for labor in the chain gang performed by a negress."

Four receipts issued to Cameron Hill while he was temporarily stationed on the Isle of Man with leave to Bournemouth, England between May 11, 1945 and May 31, 1945.

Two of the receipts are from James Lay & Co. Limited, a clothier located in Douglas, the capital town of the Isle of Man for the purchase of a pair of pajamas and two suits. One receipt is for Cameron's tab at the Officer's Mess, R.C.A.F. Station in the town of Bournemouth dated May 29, 1945. One receipt is possibly for a hotel room or a similar accommodation also dated May 29, 1945.

File consists of a recital programme for a recital in aid of the home for incurable children.

Materials related to the building of 178 Claremont Avenue. Includes invoices and cheques with local companies for ironwork, shutters, roofing, fuel, landscaping, and heating.
File arrived in archives with handwritten note by donor that read: “Reconciled invoices and cancelled cheques (W. G. Reive) related to building Reive home 178 Claremont Ave., Kitchener.”

File consists of material relating to the 1961 conference of the Ontario Recreation Association, which took place in Hamilton, Ontario. Gordon Couling participated as a resource person in one of the conference discussions. Includes incoming and outgoing correspondence and memoranda, papers prepared by the Ontario Recreation Association, handwritten notes, and a conference program.

W.H. Kaufman's file relating to his work with the Canadian Red Cross Society. File contains correspondence from the Red Cross thanking Mr. Kaufman for his contributions in several areas, including serving as Chairman of the Building Committee for the new national headquarters in Ottawa. Includes a package of ephemera relating to the opening of the headquarters on Aug. 31, 1987. Some correspondence informs him of awards presented in recognition of his service.

Materials related to the "Regional Government in International Affairs Conference," organized by Munk-Gordon Arctic Security Program, at the University of Toronto in Ontario, Canada. Includes partial speaker tracking and program of the event.

Clipping of Toronto Telegram article "Her Laughter Lives On" by Judith Robinson about Canadian doctor Minerva Reid following Reid's death.

File consists of material relating to nuclear power and nuclear waste. Includes newspaper clippings (some photocopied); correspondence (some photocopied); draft correspondence; notes; pages photocopied from books, newsletters, and reports about nuclear power; material produced by Ontario Hydro; material produced by independent political candidates; and other material. Includes correspondence between Godfrey and Ontario Premier William Davis.

File consists of material relating to toxic wastes and water pollution, and in particular the disposal of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs). Includes newspaper clippings; a report to an environmental assessment board regarding the burning of PCBs in Mississauga; a letter to Godfrey from Jim Bradley, Ontario Minister of the Environment; and a newsletter from the Liberal Caucus (Ontario) regarding pollution in Lake Simcoe.

Materials related to the event “Remembering Jim Coutts : an evening to honour Jim Coutts, his political life and his contribution to the Liberal legacy” (May 21, 2014). Includes poster and invitation list for the event.

Issue of the “Report of inaugural assembly (Ottawa, March 19th, 1930) : citizenship and politics by Rt. Hon. W. L. Mackenzie King, M.P., Prime Minister of Canada. Hints on organization” issued by the Twentieth Century Liberal Association of Canada (March 19, 1930).
The Twentieth Century Liberal Association of Canada was created by Liberal Canadians born in the 20th Century. The Association’s inaugural banquet and assembly took place on March 19, 1930, with the participation of Hon. W. L. Mackenzie King.

File consists of one brochure for the Jumbo monument in St. Thomas, Ontario.

File consists of research notes created and accumulated by Barbara Smucker while researching for White Mist. Includes clippings, photocopies, ephemera, and manuscript notes.

Materials related to the promotion of book Return from Erebus. Includes poster of event “Read by the sea: bringing Canada’s finest writers to Nova Scotia’s North shore” (July 21, 2012); poster for “Reading series at St. Jerome’s presents Julia McCarthy” (March 8, 2012); poster for “Saint Mary’s University English Department Gallery Reading series” (November 16, [2012?]) and poster “Joi D’ vivre: a feast for the senses” (January 21, 2009). Also contains bookmarks about the book.

File consists of seventeen reviews of White Mist by Barbara Smucker.

File consists of seven reviews of Jacob's Little Giant.

File consists of three reviews of Garth and the Mermaid.

File consists of six reviews of Incredible Jumbo.

File consists of 68 reviews of Underground to Canada by Barbara Smucker as well as two on the film adaptation of the book.

File consists of 16 reviews of Amish Adventure.

Clipping of The Globe and Mail column "A Gallery of Women" about Canadian Bertha Reynolds, chief of the attendance department of the Toronto Board of Education.

U.S. Department of Agriculture U.S. Food Administration United States Food Leaflet No. 18: Rice. This leaflet gives information on how to cook rice, and recipes for its use.

Farmers' Bulletin 1195 United States Department of Agriculture: Rice as Food. This bulletin gives information on how rice is grown and processed, how to cook it (including recipes and what to do with leftovers) and information on wild rice.

Clipping from unidentified publication of short article "Mystery Writer Dies at 82" about the death of mystery writer and playwright Mary Roberts Rinehart.

File consists of business cards for Rittinger and Motz and their newspapers including the Berliner Journal and Canadischer Kolonist. Also includes personal business cards for W.J. Motz and John P. Becker and JAC Eisenhardt who were agents.

File consists of buiness envelopes for Rittinger and Motz (both as publishers and proprietors) as well as from the Berliner Journal, Combined German Newspapers, the Kitchener-Waterloo Records and combinations of other newspapers they owned and ran. Also includes one envelope from John P. Becker, agent to Rittinger and Motz.

Report cards for Florence Roos dated June 1890 and June 1891 from Rolleston House, Toronto, signed by Mrs. Neville.

Clippings from various publications about American political figure and former first lady of the United States Eleanor Roosevelt. File also includes the program from a February 28, 1949 event at the Winnipeg Civic Auditorium at which Roosevelt gave the address "The Accomplishments and Failures of the United Nations".

Clipping of The Globe and Mail column "A Gallery of Women" about Mrs. Kenneth R. Rose, president of the Dominion Council of the Woman's Association of the United Church of Canada.

Clipping of Independent Woman article "Little Anna Goes to Washington" by Karl Detzer about American public servant Anna Marie Rosenberg.

Reprint from volume 27 of The Manitoba Medical Review of the article "A Pioneer Woman Doctor of Western Canada" by M. Ellen Douglass about English-born Canadian doctor Charlotte Ross who was the first woman physician in Montreal and served the community of Whitemouth, Manitoba for more than 35 years.

Clipping of Swedish article and a typescript translation about Agda Rossel, Sweden's representative to the United Nations.

Contains Canadian Pacific ephemera from the steamship "Duchess of York" including passenger list and menu, as well as Rotary publications and correspondence relating to the Rotary International Convention, Vienna, 1931.

Material relating to Rotary International Convention, Vienna, 1931.

Material relating to two cruises, one in 1973 to the Pacific and one in 1976 to Scandinavia, Holland and Iceland.

Typescript letter from David Rotenberg to Elizabeth Long regarding a bust of Dr. Emily Stowe with an enclosed Toronto Star article titled "Bust sets committee on ear", and a carbon copy typescript response from Long in which she says she is pleased the bust "has been retained in the new city hall".

Clippings, ephemera and a photograph related to Canadian rug hooker Margaret Rowan and the Rittermere Farm Studio in Vineland, Ontario that she ran with her husband Ted. File also includes a typescript biography about Margaret Rowan and her mother, and a manuscript note from Margaret addressed to Mrs. Clarke about press clippings and the photograph.

Clipping of Globe and Mail article "Agnes Roy Appointed YW Head" about Canadian Agnes Roy's appointment as National YWCA executive director.

Clipping of Winnipeg Free Press article "Manitoba Novel" by Chris Vickers reviewing Gabrielle Roy's The Road Past Altamont and a short typescript biography about Roy's writing career and accolades.

A programme outlining the events and activities of the Royal Air Forces Ex-P.O.W. Association international reunion for kriegies held in London, England from May 13-16, 1977. The programme belonged to Cameron Hill who attended the reunion.

Also includes one press clipping from an unknown publication describing a dinner held during the reunion where attendees, including more than 300 Canadians, dined with Prince Philip, consort of Elizabeth II, Queen of Great Britain.

File consists of one piece of "ready money" advertisement for Royal Alexandra Theatre.

Material relating to Norman C. Schneider's involvement in the RCAF 404 Wing. Includes membership card, report to the members from the Building Committee dated 1967, correspondence to and from Norman C. Schneider and the 404 Wing concerning his position as Honorary Chairman of an air show held Sept. 3, 1962.

One clipping titled "Schneider pictures shown in New Dundee" regarding Norman C. Schneider's motion pictures of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth's visit to Kitchener, Ontario on June 16, 1939.

Two reception invitations addressed to Mr. N.C. Schneider and Mrs. N.C. Schneider related to King George VI and Queen Elizabeth visiting Kitchener, Ontario on June 16, 1939.

File consists of the official programme of the Royal Visit to Canada by their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York [George V and Queen Mary].

Manuscript note written by Elizabeth Long about English-Canadian performer Anna Russell's early years in Toronto with a small clipping pinned to the top from an October 1962 edition of the London Times Sunday Edition that reads: "Anna Russell (St. Martin's) is described as "the funniest woman in the world." And she very nearly is."

Clippings (original and photocopied) from various publications about Canadian feminist activist, Laura Sabia. File also includes a copy copy of the April 1966 edition of Women Speaking featuring the article "Canadians - Awake!" by Sabia and two typescripts, one not sourced and one on The St. Catharines Standard letterhead, with biographical facts about Sabia.

Clipping of undated Reader's Digest article "Colorado's Lady Dynamo" by Albert Q. Maisel about American Dr. Florence Sabin.

Excerpt from a Salvation Army publication that includes a letter from Norman C. Schneider on behalf of the Fund Raising executive about the Salvation Army Citadel Eventide Home.

File consists of three bookmarks advertising Glow's sapphic get together night. The event is billed as a casual get-together of queer women and transpeople.

Clipping of Halifax Chronicle-Herald article "Mark Anniversary of N.S. Author's Birth" about the life and career of Canadian author Margaret Marshall Saunders.

McCormack Eric. "Stranger than Fiction". Review of Savage Messiah, by Paul Kaihla and Ross Laver, and of Descent into Madness, by Vernon Frolick. Books in Canada 23, no. 2 (March 1994): 28-29.

U.S. Department of Agriculture U.S. Food Administration United States Food Leaflet No.15: Save Sugar. This leaflet gives information on how to save sugar, sugar substitutes, recipes for sweets that do not contain sugar, and how to follow the food pledge.

One small folded leaflet printed by the Virginia branch of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union with the short story "Saved by Song" which is noted as being a true story. The story is that of a young woman who had succumbed to a life of sin and was saved by hearing a hymn sung by members of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union.

Clipping of The Globe and Mail column "A Gallery of Women" about Canadian dermatologist Dr. Ricky Schachter who served as president of the medical staff of Women's College Hospital.

Twenty-seven letters received by Tobias Kolb Schantz and his wife Mary Schantz.

Date and Place from: June 13, 1899 Danville, Ill. To Schantz, Tobias Kolb, 1842-1925 and Schantz, Mary, 1840-1935 From Watt, Mary C. Notes: wedding invitation for Jessie Watt and Ela Bliss Moyer; includes envelope with stamp.

Date and Place from: July 12, 1896 Leamington, Ont. To Schantz, Tobias Kolb, 1842-1925 and Schantz, Mary, 1840-1935 From White, Ward Malott, 1870-1948.

Date and Place from: March 23, 1902 Didsbury, Alta. To Schantz, Tobias Kolb, 1842-1925 and Schantz, Mary, 1840-1935 From White, Ward Malott, 1870-1948.

Date and Place from: May 27, 1866 s.l. To Schantz, Tobias Kolb, 1842-1925 and Schantz, Mary, 1840-1935 From Shantz, Benjamin, 1811-1868.

Date and Place from: March 22, 1878 Hutchison Co., [D.T.?] To Schantz, Tobias Kolb, 1842-1925 and Schantz, Mary, 1840-1935 From Shantz, Christian, 1840- and Shantz, Mary Hutchinson.

Date and Place from: February 28, 1866 [Plattsville?] To Schantz, Tobias Kolb, 1842-1925 and Schantz, Mary, 1840-1935 From Shantz, Benjamin, 1811-1868.

Date and Place from: March 13, 1866 s.l. To Schantz, Tobias Kolb, 1842-1925 and Schantz, Mary, 1840-1935 From Shantz, Benjamin, 1811-1868.

Date and Place from: April 20, 1866 s.l. To Schantz, Tobias Kolb, 1842-1925 and Schantz, Mary, 1840-1935 From Shantz, Benjamin, 1811-1868.

Date and Place from: August 22, 1866 s.l. To Schantz, Tobias Kolb, 1842-1925 and Schantz, Mary, 1840-1935 From Shantz, Benjamin, 1811-1868.

Date and Place from: September 18, 1866 s.l. To Schantz, Tobias Kolb, 1842-1925 and Schantz, Mary, 1840-1935 From Shantz, Benjamin, 1811-1868 Notes: Partial letter, including prices of fruit, crops, lumber and describing wild game.

Date and Place from: October 17, 1866 s.l. To Schantz, Tobias Kolb, 1842-1925 and Schantz, Mary, 1840-1935 From Shantz, Benjamin, 1811-1868.

Date and Place from: January 24, 1867 s.l. To Schantz, Tobias Kolb, 1842-1925 and Schantz, Mary, 1840-1935 From Shantz, Benjamin, 1811-1868 Notes: Partial Letter.

Date and Place from: February 16, 1867 s.l. To Schantz, Tobias Kolb, 1842-1925 and Schantz, Mary, 1840-1935 From Shantz, Benjamin, 1811-1868.

Date and Place from: April 04, 1867 s.l. To Schantz, Tobias Kolb, 1842-1925 and Schantz, Mary, 1840-1935 From Shantz, Benjamin, 1811-1868 Notes: Describes life in the West, including the birth of his newest son, Isaac, his horses, the weather, the prices of food etc.

Date and Place from: September 23, 1867 Longlane, Dallas County, Mo. U.S.A. To Schantz, Tobias Kolb, 1842-1925 and Schantz, Mary, 1840-1935 From Shantz, Benjamin, 1811-1868 Notes: Writes about being settled in their new place, as they moved from Montgomery County to Dallas County, Mo.

Date and Place from: February 06, 1868 Longlane, Dallas County, Mo. To Schantz, Tobias Kolb, 1842-1925 and Schantz, Mary, 1840-1935 From Shantz, Benjamin, 1811-1868 Notes: Writes that he has not sold his place in Montgomery Co., has not received any money from Canada and has fallen on hard times. He has been digging a well for water, and feed is scarce.

Date and Place from: March 29, 1868 [Dallas Co., Mo.?] To Schantz, Tobias Kolb, 1842-1925 and Schantz, Mary, 1840-1935.

Date and Place from: May 31, 1868 Longlane,[Dallas Co., Mo.] To Schantz, Tobias Kolb, 1842-1925 and Schantz, Mary, 1840-1935 From Shantz, Benjamin, 1811-1868 Attachments: Slip of paper, short note included with letter. Notes: Note included which describes locusts.

Date and Place from: July 20, 1868 [Longlane, Dallas Co., Mo.?] To Schantz, Tobias Kolb, 1842-1925 and Schantz, Mary, 1840-1935 From Shantz, Benjamin, 1811-1868 Notes: Letter Written By Menno S. Shantz for Benjamin Shantz.

Date and Place from: March 19, 1876 [Scotland?], Bonhomme Co., Dakotah To Schantz, Tobias Kolb, 1842-1925 and Schantz, Mary, 1840-1935 From Shantz, Christian, 1840- and Shantz, Mary Hutchinson Notes: Writes about the move to Dakota.

Date and Place from: May 08, 1875 Lebanon To Schantz, Tobias Kolb, 1842-1925 and Schantz, Mary, 1840-1935 From Shantz, Sarah Notes: Letter telling of her marriage to a Mr. Henry Snyder, their plans to visit people in Port Elgin after the wedding. Describes her wedding dress and says "I will send you a piece of my wedding dress."

Date and Place from: March 17, 1890 Bloomingdale To Schantz, Tobias Kolb, 1842-1925 and Schantz, Mary, 1840-1935 From Snyder, Lydia.

Date and Place from: September 12, 1866 Hawkesville To Schantz, Tobias Kolb, 1842-1925 and Schantz, Mary, 1840-1935 From Tropp, H. Notes: Signature illegible.

Date and Place from: March 14, 1871 Breslau To Schantz, Tobias Kolb, 1842-1925 and Schantz, Mary, 1840-1935 From Shantz, Josiah Kolb, 1834- and Shantz, Anna Notes: Note included, initialled by Josiah.

Date and Place from: May 20, 1866 Wellsville To Schantz, Tobias Kolb, 1842-1925 and Schantz, Mary, 1840-1935 From Unknown? Notes: Partial letter, no closing.

Date and Place from: Dec. 26, 1901 Oshkosh, Wis. To Schantz, Mary, 1840-1935 and Schantz, Tobias Kolb, 1842-1925 From Soper, Benjamin Hutchinson Notes: Marriage announcement of Lucia Moore and Homer LeRoy Schantz, includes envelope with stamp.

Date and Place from: March 29, 1868 [Longlane, Dallas Co., Mo.?] To Schantz, Tobias Kolb, 1842-1925 and Schantz, Mary, 1840-1935 From Shantz, Benjamin, 1811-1868.

Clippings relating to the sale of the Schneider Corporation to Smithfield. Includes material about Maple Leaf and about plants undergoing sale and re-structuring. Includes background material on McCain dated 1994.

Clippings relating to the various bids for the Schneider Corporation, including Maple Leaf's.

Three clippings regarding the Schneider Male Choir. One about the 1965 trip to Bermuda and two about the death of choir director Paul Berg.

Programs.

Records related to the Schneider Male Chorus. Includes a constitution, clippings, and ephemera.

Material relating to the fountain erected as a memorial to J.M. and Helena Schneider by their children in 1964 at Rockway Gardens, Kitchener, Ont. Includes correspondence regarding Niagara Fountains, costs and maintenance, clippings, blueprints, and the original typescript dedication by given by Norman C. Schneider on September 27, 1964.

Typescript speech by Rev. Paul Zacharias and clippings related to dedication of the Schneider Memorial Fountain at Rockway Gardens on September 27, 1964.

Clipping about the family name "Schneider".

Memorial card for Anna Elizabeth Schneider, 1832-1904.

Clipping of article from the March 19, 1971 edition of the Kitchener-Waterloo Record by Lloyd Bibby titled "City pupils turn farm teachers".

Clippings regarding Betty Schneider.

• "Betty's a Woman of Many Firsts" (ill.) by Joan Carter from Page 29 of the Saturday, September 23, 1967 edition of the Kitchener-Waterloo Record;
• June 18, 1968 clipping, in German, from Koln Express with a bio about Schneider;
• Page 9 and 10 from the Wednesday, November 16, 1983 edition of the Waterloo Chornicle of unknown significance.

Clipping of an obituary for Charles Alexander Schneider from the June 25, 1945 edition of the Kitchener-Waterloo Record.

One undated clipping regarding the August 30, 1983 wedding of Christopher Schneider and Susan Joanne Proctor.

Obituary of Dave Schneider, Norman C. Schneider's cousin, dated February 5, 1968.

Memorial volume from the Schreiter Sandrock Funeral Home regarding Ella Schneider, who was born March 18, 1890 and died November 4, 1959.

Clippings from the Kitchener-Waterloo Record regarding Ethel Schneider's work with the Red Cross Society titled "Mrs.Norman C. Schneider receives award of merit," (May 25, 1944) and "Red Cross honors 40 year veteran" (undated).

Newspaper clipping (ill.) from the February 20, 1959 edition of the Kitchener-Waterloo Record titled "Mrs. Norman Schneider honored" regarding the naming of Ethel Schneider as Woman of the Year by the K-W Quota Club.

Clippings of obituaries dated September 26, 1988 regarding the death of Ethel Schneider.

Clipping (ill.) from the February 26, 1985 edition of the Kitchener-Waterloo Record about Ethel Schneider titled "A devoted life: Red Cross to honor woman for 60 years of service," by Sheila Hannon.

Two certificates. One from St. John Ambulance (1917) and another from I.O.D.E. (1956).

Ethel Schneider's driver's license.

Card addressed to Ethel Schneider and signed by the 1948 Executive of the Kitchener Branch of the Red Cross Society.

Clippings about and a keepsake book from Frederick H. and Ella Schneider’s wedding on May 12, 1914.

Clippings concerning a party held for F.H. Schneider in honour of his 50th anniversary in the meat industry.

Obituary clippings dated November 10, 1967 and funeral ephemera regarding Frederick H. Schneider. Includes memorial tribute by Rev. Paul Zacharias and one issue of the Dutch Girl News v. 10, no. 28 (Dec. 1967) containing a memorial tribute to Frederick by Norman C. Schneider.

Fred P. Schneider's business card as Chairman of the Board, J.M. Schneider Ltd.

Clipping of article from the January 7, 1974 edition of the Kitchener-Waterloo Record by Marilyn Anderson titled "Schneider quits airport body but denies conflict of interest".

Clipping of article published in the March 25, 1971 edition of the Kitchener-Waterloo Record regarding re-zoning of former Frederick Schneider estate titled "Apartment density: Thomson haunted by 1970 statement".

Wedding photograph of (left to right) Robyn and Greg Schneider, Ethel Schneider, Norman C. Schneider. File includes newspaper clipping.

Obituary for Helena Schneider from the November 3, 1944 edition of the Kitchener-Waterloo Record titled: "Mrs. Schneider, 85, passes away, wife of pioneer".

Book issued to skiiers by the Kitzbühel Skischule containing photographs of ski runs, to be stamped and authorized as completed by the skiier.

First J.M. Schneider Limited pay stub for Herb Schneider dated Apr. 25, 1942 for $16.22 for a 54.5 hour week.

1956 YMCA brochure with Herbert J. Schneider and family on the cover picture.