Printed Christmas card from William Lyon Mackenzie King presumably received by Harvey J. Sims, monogrammed on the front, with an engraved picture of Laurier House and greetings for 1924-1925 inside: "With the Season's Greetings, W.L. Mackenzie King."

Typewritten letter from William Lyon Mackenzie King to Harvey J. Sims dated January 25, 1924, regarding arrangements for a forthcoming visit to Ottawa by Harvey and his wife Florence.
Salutation: "My dear Peter" [typewritten]; Signature: "Believe me, as always, dear Peter, very sincerely yours. [Typewritten] Billy [handwritten]"

Handwritten letter from William Lyon Mackenzie King to Harvey J. Sims dated January 20, 1924 regarding arrangements for a visit to Ottawa by Harvey and his wife Florence.
Salutation: "My dear Peter"; Signature: "Yours ever sincerely, Billy."

Monogrammed card from Laurier House, Ottawa sent as a Christmas card from William Lyon Mackenzie King to Harvey J. Sims, undated, inscribed inside in Mackenzie King's handwriting: "With the season's Greetings, W.L. Mackenzie King." Printed inside is King's favourite portrait of Isabel King (painted by J.W.L. Forster in 1905).

Handwritten letter from William Lyon Mackenzie King to Harvey J. Sims dated December 23, 1923, thanking him for his generous birthday gift, thanking him for "devout friendship … begotten of a love that even David might have envied." He presses Harvey to visit and to bring Florence; also Madge and Minnie Gibson. He closes by saying that he has had a wonderful year, and that "of the Conferences, I have a lot to tell you. So come soon."

Handwritten letter from William Lyon Mackenzie King to Harvey J. Sims dated January 2, 1923, thanking him for a gift for Laurier House and discussing the delay in reconstruction at Laurier House and the reconvening of Parliament on January 31, 1923. King also speaks of his "deeply valued friendship" with Harvey Sims.
Salutation: "My dear Peter"; Signature: "Ever your true friend, Billy K."

My dear Peter,
Your wonderful gift has kept me more or less at bay for the past ten days. I have hardly known how to acknowledge it, not having words [wherewith?] to express my appreciation of your great generosity. I am still at a loss and shall have to ask you to accept the will for the deed. It will be a great happiness to do as you suggest, to purchase for Laurier House something of which I may be in need to put the finishing touch required and to be a reminder through the years of your kindness. The bookshelves and library equipment which has made my present house the joy it has been in that respect, and which were the fruit of your previous gift, I am moving, in fact, out to Kingsmere, so summer and winter alike I shall be surrounded by evidences of your benevolence. I had expected to be in Laurier House by this time, but it has taken longer than anticipated to complete the work of reconstruction. It is going to be worth all the delay, however, and I shall look forward with delight to having you as a [first?] guest whenever you can come. I shall be able now to look after Florence's comfort as well, so do bring her with you when you are this way on some future occasion. Your generous gift enabled me to do a little better by some of my friends at this Xmas season than I would otherwise have felt I could. It came at a moment I was debating what I should send to May and the two young lads at Denver, and permitted me to make without thought of sacrifice what I was anxious to send. I must thank you therefore in more than a two fold sense for your goodness as well as your generosity.
I am very very busy as you can well imagine. Parliament re-assembling on January 31 and three of the ministers still overseas and two or more hors de combat. I may put your gift into riding or boxing lessons. A health investment is the best possible for my job.
I hope you all had a happy Xmas and I think, dear Peter, that this New Year will be the best you have ever known. My grateful thanks for your deeply valued friendship goes with my best of wishes to you and to all near and dear to you.
Ever your true friend,
Billy K.

Typewritten letter marked (confidential) from William Lyon Mackenzie King to Harvey J. Sims dated September 11, 1907, accompanied by a carbon copy of a letter from John A. Lang to A.B. Aylesworth; together with a letter from Peter H. Sims to Harvey dated October 1, 1907 commenting on Mackenzie King's proposals.

Handwritten telegram from William Lyon Mackenzie King to Mr. and Mrs. Harvey James Sims in Berlin, Ont. on October 29, 1902, sending congratulations on their wedding day.
Salutation: none; Signature: W.L. Mackenzie King.

Includes correspondence to and from Harvey J. Sims concerning placing his son at a law firm, also a letter from Florence M. Austin, Nov. 30, 1938, Dousman, Wis., on the genealogy of the Cook family and their mutual relationship.

Includes invitation to the Cook family reunion, correspondence about peafowl and other wild stock available, and a postcard showing Hialeah Park Race Track, Florida.

Correspondence from Harvey Sims' old friend Fred C. Burden, also a friend of Adam Strohm, from whom there are several letters mixed in this file. Places written from range from Detroit, Michigan, where Fred lived for some time, to California.

Correspondents include the Canadian Legion, Canadian Kennel Club, A. Chappell concerning Chicopee Heights, Ernest and Alice Chadwick, Hector Charlesworth, Chicopee Tennis Club, Chicopee Ski Club, and E.H. Coleman.

One letter from William Daum Euler, Minister of National Revenue, Canada, dated Jan. 12, 1928.

Correspondents include C.E. Fischer offering an income plan, Forsey Page enclosing a letter from Bruce C. Matson, who photographed the Sims property in 1933, W. Sherwood Fox, and T.H. Noble.

Correspondents include the Hon. Mr. Justice Godfrey, Supreme Court of Ontario, V. Evan Gray, Ainslie W. Greene, and Norman S. Gurd.

Correspondents include Lieut. L.K. Harrison (Director of Music, Royal Canadian Regiment), Sir A. Wilson Hungerford, Belfast (fellow bowler), Elizabeth M. Harper (Fellow of the Royal Empire Society and Men of the Trees), Homer Heard (to and from concerning work done at Chicopee), Allison Heasley, and "Harry."

Correspondents include Bob Kay and L. Keyzer. Bob Kay, an old friend of Harvey Sims, lived in Hartford, CT and Florida, and was acquainted with Harvey's sister Rella and her husband John Ross Stewart. The correspondence concerns mostly the scrapbooks about curling and football that Kay had assembled and their eventual disposition.
Postcard in this file: "RMS Ausonia, White Star Line" from L. Keyzer, a fellow Rotarian, postmarked Brussels.

Correspondents include J.M. Laing of the Mutual Life Assurance Co. about an investment plan, A.A. Langford of the Provincial Lawn Bowling Association accepting an invitation, and Law Society of Upper Canada circular correspondence that includes the voting results for benchers (Harvey Sims is third on the list of 61). File also contains a letter from Thomas W. Leak looking for work as a gardener, and a partial letter from Mrs. B. Lord.

Correspondents include Donald J. MacDonald from London, Ontario, Minnie O'Hara Maines on behalf of the Local Council of Women of Kitchener, and M.P. Johnson, secretary, on behalf Albert Edward Matthews, Lieutenant-Governor of Ontario, all addressing Harvey as Col. Sims and thanking him for his hospitality. Arthur R. Mortimer, Dept. of National Defence, responds to Harvey's letter of congratulations on his promotion. Violet Martin from Kennebunk Beach, Maine, regrets not being able to meet at Regina as her husband has cancer, and Harvey asks Bruce Matson in 1933 about obtaining prints of the photographs the latter took of Chicopee, some of which were published.

Letter from "Maude" dated Toronto, January 18, 1940 to Harvey J. Sims with information taken from The Wissler Family Record concerning the Robertson-Sims genealogy, and confusion caused by Harvey's grandmother having been married twice.

Three letters from Henry Nyberg from his home in Kalkesta, Sweden, where he had retired. His letters to Harvey discuss old times and memories, but also concern the preparations being made in Sweden for a possible war, disbelief that war will actually be declared, and in 1941 he remarks that he made the wrong prediction about people coming to their senses.

Letters (approximately 16) between members of the Arthur Forbes Nicol and Harvey J. Sims families from 1928 to 1941. Harvey J. Sim's wife Florence Katherine Roos and Arthur F. Nicol's wife Florence Helen Kempt were first cousins: their mothers were sisters Elizabeth and Margaret Davidson. Letters concern mutual interests, politics and family.

Includes several letters from Violet Patton, a lawn bowling connection from Belfast, who includes clippings and photographs of her children; a letter from James K. Pickett in 1930 concerning a Metropolitan Life policy; one from C.D. Pequegnat calling for a meeting on Dec. 5, 1933 of the shareholders of the Waterloo County Grand River Parks Co. Ltd., to discuss creating Cressman's Woods as a permanent Waterloo County Park. One letter from William Philip of the Grand River Conservation Commission is present but torn into several pieces.

Correspondents include P.H. Roos about Harvey's investments; Newton W. Rowell in 1931 congratulating Harvey on his re-election as a bencher; also George Royle and "Lady Royle" May 23, 1928 and April 25, 1928 about arriving for a visit.

Includes one letter from H.M. Snyder (furniture manufacturer) in 1941 about their mutual stays in hospital and state of health; a letter from Harvey to Dan Shantz in 1930 about the need for more snow fencing on the road past Chicopee, and correspondence with Titus Shantz about his dog licences.

Correspondence relates to Harvey J. Sims' activities as Colonel of the Scots Fusiliers.

Includes one letter dated Sept. 29, 1930 from S.C. Tweed in Waterloo, thanking Harvey for recommending Forsey Page as architect for a new school in Waterloo.
Includes eight letters from Lord Trenchard, Dancers Hill House, Barnet, Hertfordshire written between 1931 and 1937.

Correspondents include William Valores Uttley, January 7, 1932, asking Harvey J. Sims to pass the enclosed biographical sketches to Florence to proofread and add information. The sketches are of Harvey, William Roos, and Mrs. William Roos (nee Davidson). The Waterloo Grand River Parks Co. sends two sustaining membership cards for "Cressman's Woods"; Mrs. Wilson from Ingleside Villa, N.B. is a lawn bowling connection and Grainger Whitney sends a news clipping, a note, and a photograph of an unidentified house, possibly in Chicago.

Correspondence from and to Harvey J. Sims and various book dealers and publishers relating to Harvey's efforts to build his library collection: Albert Britnell Book Shop (Toronto), The Book Society, World Books, Old Authors Shop (Ottawa), The Narrator (January 1942), Toronto Book Fair, Creasser's Book Shop (Toronto), T. Eaton Co. and the John Hardwick Co. (The Book House for Children). Includes invoices, catalogues, book lists, reviews, periodical issues and ephemera.

Correspondence from and to Harvey J. Sims, Adam Strohm, Librarian at the Detroit Public Library, and Charles R, Sanderson, Chief Librarian of the Toronto Public Library, between 1927 and 1941, the latter two often enclosing each other's letters. Adam Strohm sometimes encloses letters from Fred Burden, a mutual friend of his and Harvey's. Harvey had initially approached Adam Strohm for advice about books for his library; this correspondence included Sanderson after 1927. As well as corresponding about books these three men developed a friendship demonstrated in their letters, writing about their visits, their travels, and their lives.

This letter relates to Margaret Schreiter's impending visit to Sydney and to the Triennial Convention of the Y.W.C.A. of Australia which will take place in Sydney during Margaret Schreiter's visit. Joyce McMillan asks that Margaret Schreiter contact her to let her know whether she will be attending this event. Joyce McMillan also mentions that the World President of the association, Hon. Miss Isabel Catto will be at this Convention.

In this letter Marjory Shantz expresses her appreciation for Margaret Schreiter's "untiring efforts on behalf of our campers" in her role as "Camp Mother" at Camp Tinawatawa on Paradise Lake.

In this letter Carolyn Morden expresses her gratitude for Margaret Schreiter's "splendid help at camp" in her role as "Camp Mother" at Camp Tinawatawa on Paradise Lake. She also refers to examples of the important contributions Margaret Schreiter made to the success of the camp.

Correspondence sent by Prime Minister Hon. William Lyon Mackenzie King to or related to Hon. Dr. James Horace King, M. D. and his first wife, Mrs. Nellie Mae King. All letters were attached to a scrapbook album at some point (possibly file 26).

Postcards and invitations to events received by Hon. Dr. James Horace King, M. D. and his first wife, Mrs. Nellie Mae King. All items were attached to a scrapbook album at some point. Original file folder contained a note that read: “JH King Invitations. Detailed list JHK scrapbook #2,” possibly referring to file 26.

Correspondence between various Ratz family members regarding family history and genealogy, and extended Ratz family offshots including the Harveys. Several letters are addressed to Herbert Charles Ratz, though a typed letter from Jacob Ratz (1828-1919) regarding his parents Valentine and Maria is included in file.

Fonds consists of materials created and accumulated by members of the Innis family including by Anne Innis Dagg, Donald Innis and Harold Innis. Includes essays, photographs, clippings, and materials relating to the Mary Quayle Innis Foundation.

File consists of 41 Christmas cards from friends and family.

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.

Telegram sent to an unknown correspondent stating that Irene Hancock left Canada on August 20, 1932 and is due to arrive in Waterloo, England on August 26, 1932.

File consists of 5 letters between John Walter, the Kitchener Daily Record and William Daum Euler regarding Walter's request for a public debate with Euler over capitalism and the economy following comments made by Euler about private profit at an address in London, Ontario.

Included in the file:

• John Walter to the Kitchener Daily Record Oct. 18, 1933 (2 copies);
• John Walter to William Daum Euler, Kitchener Oct. 21, 1933;
• William Daum Euler to John Walter, Kitchener Oct. 24, 1933;
• John Walter to William Daum Euler, Kitchener Oct. 28, 1933;
• William Daum Euler to John Walter, Kitchener Nov. 14, 1933;

Newspaper clippings and photocopies of early articles by Lydia Dotto published in different media. Some clippings are pasted on scrapbook pages. Media are The Edmonton Journal (1965-1968), The Carleton (1969-1970), Canadian Aviation Magazine (1971), and the Toronto Daily Star (1970-1971).

Includes related correspondence about publishing Dotto's articles in Canadian Aviation Magazine and correspondence congratulating Dotto for her articles.

Materials related to Lydia Dotto's books and publications. Includes newspaper clippings by and about Dotto from different media, book reviews, related correspondence.

Media are The Citizen (1978), Canadian Geographic (1988), The Prince George Citizen (1993), The Globe and Mail (1999), The Winnipeg Sun (1999), The Edmonton Journal (1999), The Toronto Star (1999), Canadian Space Gazette (1996), Publishers Weekly (1991), Kirkus Reviews (1990), Update (1993), and other unidentified and undated.

Books reviewed are:

• The Ozone War (1978),
• Thinking the unthinkable: civilization and rapid climate change (1988),
• The astronauts: Canada's voyageurs in space (1993),
• Storm warning: gambling with the climate of our planet (1999),
• Losing sleep: how your sleeping habits affect your life (1990),
• Blue Planet: a portrait of Earth (1991),
• Asleep in the fast lane: the impact of sleep on work (1990),
• Ethical choices and global climate warming (1993).

Materials related to Lydia Dotto's book Canada in space (1987). Includes newspaper clippings by and about Dotto from different media, press releases, book reviews, promotional events schedules and information, and related correspondence.

Media are Canadian Business (1986), content Magazine (1986), Dimensions (n.d.), Library Guild (n.d.), The Globe and Mail (1987), The Ottawa Citizen (1987), The Province (1987), The Charlatan from Carleton University (1987), Calgary Herald (1987), Quill & Quire (1987), Halifax Mail Star (n.d.), Financial Post (n.d.), _The Edmonton Journal) (1987), and other unidentified and undated.

Also includes a press release from TVOntario.

Materials related to Lydia Dotto's and Harold Schiff's book The Ozone War (1978). Includes correspondence, newspaper clippings by and about the book in different media, book reviews, press releases.

Media are Palo Alto Times (1979), American Meteorological Society (1979), Nature (1979), Family Focus (1978), The Ottawa Citizen (1978), New Scientist (1978), The Morning Call (1978), The Futurist (1980), The Toronto Star (1993), Peterborough Examiner (1990-1993), The New York Times (1990), Waterloo Chronicle (1990), Nuclear Journal of Canada (1988), The Daily Mercury (1990), London Free Press (1990), Ottawa Journal (1978), The Chronicle Review (1978), The Vancouver Sun (1978), Yorkgazette (n.d.), Washington Post (1978), Sunday Charleston (1978), Macon Telegraph & News (1978), South Bend Tribune (1978), and others unidentified and undated.

Includes a press release for Storm warning: gambling with the climate of our planet (1999) in the News from Doubleday (1999).

Personal correspondence sent and received by Bettie Bernice Wilson. Also contains a paper and metal badge included in one of the letters.

Promotional materials created by Louis Jacob Breithaupt's political campaign to ask for the vote of his constituents during the election for the North Waterloo Local Legislature on May 23, 1899. Includes a letter in English and German, a leaflet with a drawing of the Premier of Ontario (Hon. A. S. Hardy), and the envelope in which everything was enclosed.
Envelope is addressed to Conrad [Haerle?] Esquire, from Wellesley, Ontario.

Correspondence primarily between members of the Sommer family. Includes letters interspersed with details about family life such as Ulrich Sommer and his wife Gisela Sommer’s immigration to Canada with their two children Cornelius Sommer and Angelika Sommer in 1954. Also contains letters confirming Ulrich and Gisela Sommer passed an exam designed for new Canadians that was established by the Government of Ontario’s Department of Education Information Branch. Records include letters, greeting cards, postcards, children’s drawings, pamphlets, hand-drawn floor plans, wallpaper samples, a cross-stitch sampler, and photographs of family members.

Correspondence primarily between members of the Höpken and Sommer families. Includes several candid letters from Eduard Höpken that describe his experiences during and after World War II as well as the political climate in Germany during the 1950s. Of special interest is a family newsletter written on January 6, 1971 by Eduard and his wife Elisabeth Höpken that provides biographical information about their children including Gisela Sommer and her husband Ulrich Sommer, Johann Höpken, Walter Höpken, Karl Höpken, Wilhelm Höpken, and Peter Höpken. Records include letters and postcards.

Correspondence primarily between Ulrich Sommer and Lina Neumeyer Raatz. Lina Neumeyer Raatz was Ulrich Sommer’s aunt and she lived in Germany. Includes letters interspersed with details about family life such as Lina’s death on January 21, 1969. Records include letters, postcards, poems, amateur drawings, and photographs of family members and friends.

Correspondence between various members of the Sommer family including letters that describe Cornelius Sommer’s European vacation and Angelika Sommer’s political involvement in Germany, her Marxist beliefs and her plans to pursue post-secondary education in Germany. Some letters also indicate that Angelika Sommer met and was dating Uwe Schriever, who later becomes her husband. Also includes greeting cards, postcards, a pamphlet, and photographs of Uwe Schriever, and the wedding of Friedemann and Petra (surnames unknown) in March 1970.

Correspondence primarily between members of the Sommer family and Isle Stein. Isle Stein was a friend of the Sommer family and she lived in Germany. Includes letters that discuss Angelika Sommer’s impending divorce from her husband Uwe Schriever. Records include letters, greeting cards, postcards, and photographs of Christmas decorations.

Correspondence primarily between members of the Sommer family. Includes letters describing Eduard and Elisabeth Höpken’s impending trip to Canada and letters discussing Ulrich Sommer’s adult adoption by a man named Friedrich Joachim who lived in Germany. Records include letters, greeting cards, postcards, floor plans, and a wedding invitation.

Correspondence primarily between members of the Sommer family and Isle Stein. Isle Stein was a friend of the Sommer family and she lived in Germany. Records include letters, a postcard and photographs of Isle Stein, her family, and the Sommer family.

Correspondence and clippings relating to an honourary membership in the Twin Cities Kiwanis Club awarded to A.R. Kaufman in July 15, 1969. Includes information about his efforts to secure land eventually used for "Kiwanis Park".

Correspondence and clippings relating to the K-W Junior Chamber of Commerce award for Citizen of the Year, awarded to A.R. Kaufman January 1965.

Correspondence and clippings relating to the election of A.R. Kaufman to the Waterloo County Hall of Fame, May 1, 1975.

Consists of a letter of appreciation from the Board to A.R. Kaufman on the occasion of the dissolution of the Board. The official seal of the Board was used for the last time on this letter.

One item of correspondence to Howard Luke from Ron Basford acknowledging receipt of a letter dated February 5, 1969 regarding the actions of two Royal Canadian Mounted Police officers who visited the Village Bistro and informing Luke that a report on the incident from the Solicitor General was requested.

At the time, Ron Basford was a Member of Parliament representing Vancouver Centre and Minister of Consumer and Corporate Affairs. Howard Luke was possibly an employee of the Village Bistro.

Correspondence sent and received by Andrew Telegdi while he served as President of the Federation of Students (now the Waterloo Undergraduate Student Association, or WUSA). Many of the letters are between Telegdi, students, and staff members at the University of Waterloo as well as politicians representing the municipal, provincial, and federal levels of Canadian government.

Material created or accumulated by Andrew Telegdi while he worked with Youth in Conflict with the Law to obtain a transportation allowance for employable welfare recipients under the General Welfare Assistance Act. Records include briefs submitted to the Social Assistance Review Committee of the Ministry of Community and Social Services in Ontario as well as correspondence, reports, and meeting minutes.

Material created or accumulated by Andrew Telegdi during the planning of Crime and Justice in the Community Week as well as Law Day in the Region of Waterloo over the course of multiple years including 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, and 1993. Records include media releases, itineraries, lists, advertisements, a button, and a photograph of Andrew Telegdi at an event during Crime and Justice in the Community Week in the Region of Waterloo in 1982. Also contains correspondence including a signed letter from Robert Stanley Welch, then Attorney General of Ontario and Deputy Premier, to Telegdi offering his congratulations on a successful Law Day in the Kitchener-Waterloo area in 1985.

Correspondence received by Andrew Telegdi while he worked with Youth in Conflict with the Law regarding the Youth in Conflict dinner, a speaking engagement, the program's eligibility to participate in the Ontario Government's Pay Equity Downpayment Program that provided downpayment funding of future pay equity adjustments to eligible female job classes, and other topics.

Material created or accumulated by Andrew Telegdi as a member of the Waterloo Federal Liberal Association. Records include a news release, a brochure, meeting notices and minutes, notes, invitations, and some copies of the association's newsletter. The file also contains correspondence including signed letters from David Peterson, then Member of Provincial Parliament and Frank Epp, then Member of Parliament.

Material created or accumulated by Andrew Telegdi as a member of the Liberal Party of Canada (Ontario). The file contains items related to a number of the association's conventions including Focus on Canada Target 2000 held in 1982, the 1992 leadership convention, the 1998 biennial convention, and others. Records include reports, agendas, invitations, stickers, notices, and election material for Richard Thomas, Shelia Copps, John Sweeney, David Peterson, and James (Jim) R. Breithaupt. In addition, the file contains correspondence written to Telegdi including a signed letter from David Peterson, then Leader of the Opposition in the Ontario Legislature, a signed letter from Murray J. Elston, then interim leader of the Liberal Party in the Ontario Legislature, a signed letter from John Sweeney, then Member of Provincial Parliament, and a signed letter from Paul Martin, then Member of Parliament.

Material created or accumulated by Andrew Telegdi as a member of the Liberal Party of Canada. Records include items related to the association's activities and events such as the 2003 Leadership and Biennial Convention held between November 12-15, 2003 in Toronto, Ontario and the 2009 Leadership and Biennial Convention held between April 30 to May 3, 2009 in Vancouver, British Columbia. In addition, the file contains items from the National Liberal Women's Caucus and Equal Voice, a multi-partisan organization dedicated to electing and supporting women at all levels of political office. Records include invitations, correspondence, certificates, agendas, forms, a 2015 election handout titled, Stand with Justin Trudeau for LGBTQ2 Rights, and other textual material.

Material created or accumulated by Andrew Telegdi as a member of the Kitchener-Waterloo Federal Liberal Association. Records include a member identification card, meeting notices, and an invitation to a reception held by Shawky Fahel in 1994. Also includes a signed letter to Telegdi from Peter Lang, then Member of Parliament representing Kitchener, congratulating Telegdi on his election to the 1983 Kitchener Federal Liberal Association Executive.

Material created or accumulated by Andrew Telegdi as a member of the Kitchener-Waterloo Federal Liberal Association. Records include correspondence, news releases, tickets, a phone script, as well as meeting notices, agendas, and minutes. Also contains material related to the Canada 150 Planning Committee, invitations received by Telegdi or sent on his behalf for events he hosted for the association, and other textual material.

Material created or accumulated by Andrew Telegdi during his campaign to be elected as a Councillor representing the City of Waterloo in the municipal election held on November 8, 1982. Records include correspondence, flyers, notes, a contact sheet, an invitation to an all-candidates meeting, a press release, and other textual material.

Material created or accumulated by Andrew Telegdi during his campaign to be elected as a Councillor representing the City of Waterloo in the municipal election held on November 10, 1980. Records include flyers, correspondence, and a pamphlet titled, The Waterloo Trib.

Material created or accumulated by Andrew Telegdi during his tenure as an Elected Alderman representing the City of Waterloo related to the Portable Living Units for Seniors (PLUS) project proposed by the Ministry of Housing for municipalities in the province of Ontario. Records include reports, correspondence, notes, and other textual material.

Correspondence sent and received by Andrew Telegdi during his tenure as an Elected Alderman representing the City of Waterloo regarding bylaws, property development, parking, and other topics.

Material created or accumulated by Andrew Telegdi during his campaign to be elected as an Alderman representing the City of Waterloo in the municipal election held on November 12, 1985. Records include flyers, correspondence, news releases, press clippings, notes, and other textual material.

Material created or accumulated by Andrew Telegdi during his tenure as an Elected Alderman representing the City of Waterloo related to an agreement made between Canadian National Realty (CNR) and the City of Waterloo on November 4, 1985. The agreement involved a land exchange and a commitment by CNR to construct a building at the corner of Regina Street and William Street in Waterloo, Ontario to house the new city hall. However, Telegdi and others contested the land sale price and were concerned about the discovery of coal tar on the construction site and later in the regional water pumping station and wells. Records include correspondence, reports, and notes.

Correspondence sent and received by Andrew Telegdi during his tenure as an Elected Councillor representing the City of Waterloo and the Regional Municipality of Waterloo regarding a regional watering ban, water rates, Sunday shopping, and other topics.

Correspondence sent and received by Andrew Telegdi during his tenure as an Elected Councillor representing the City of Waterloo and Representative of the City to sit on the Council of the Regional Municipality of Waterloo regarding water and sewer charges, the Canadian Clay and Glass Gallery, pesticides, Planned Parenthood funding grants, and other topics.

Material created or accumulated by Andrew Telegdi during his tenure as an Elected Councillor representing the City of Waterloo and the Regional Municipality of Waterloo related to water management in the region. The material documents issues regarding water testing and quality management, consumption, supplies and shortages, rates and billing as well as lawn watering. Records include reports, correspondence, and other textual material.

Material created or accumulated by Andrew Telegdi during his campaign to be elected as a Councillor representing the City of Waterloo and the Regional Municipality of Waterloo in the municipal election held on November 12, 1991. Records include flyers, speaking notes, correspondence, a questionnaire, notes, letters of congratulations received by Telegdi after he was elected, and other textual material.

Material created or accumulated by Andrew Telegdi during his campaign to be elected as a Regional Councillor in the Regional Municipality of Waterloo in the Waterloo Region municipal elections held on October 27, 2014. Records include invitations, notes, speech transcripts, research material about the regional budget and Light Rail Transit (LRT) construction, a flyer, a business card, a biographical sketch of Telegdi, and other textual material. Also contains correspondence including a letter to Telegdi from Michael Harris, then Member of Provincial Parliament, thanking Telegdi for running in the 2014 municipal elections.

Correspondence sent and received by Andrew Telegdi during his campaign to be nominated as the Member of Provincial Parliament candidate representing the Liberal Party in the riding of Waterloo North in the 1990 Ontario general election. The correspondence is primarily written between Telegdi and members of the public and includes numerous letters of assistance written by Telegdi to solicit support for his nomination. Also includes one letter of congratulations received by Telegdi after he was nominated on August 8, 1990.

Two photographs featuring Andrew Telegdi, Sharon Hayes, and John English at an unknown event possibly taken in 1996. All three individuals are alumni of the University of Waterloo and served as Members of Parliament during their career. Also includes two photographs of Andrew Telegdi and Stanley Knowles, a Canadian parliamentarian, at an unknown event possibly taken in 1996.

In addition, the file contains a signed letter from Andrew Telegdi to Susan Mavor, then Head, Special Collections & Archives at the University of Waterloo donating the photographs to the department.

A program for Hilde Maria English’s memorial service held on July 9, 2006 at the Centre for International Governance Innovation in Waterloo, Ontario. The program includes a list of participants and outlines the order of the service. The service included prayers, musical performances, and tributes. The Master of Ceremony was the Honourable Justice Patrick Flynn. Andrew Telegdi delivered a eulogy for Hilde English during the memorial service. The file also includes draft copies of Telegdi’s eulogy for Hilde English, handwritten notes, and related correspondence. Andrew Telegdi was close friends with Hilde English and her husband John English.

Material created or accumulated by Andrew Telegdi during his post-political career related to citizenship and immigration issues including the denaturalization and deportation case against Helmut Oberlander, a suspected war criminal. Records include a newspaper article, notes, and a summary of reasons for judgment in the 2009 case between Helmut Oberlander and the Attorney General of Canada from the Federal Court of Appeal.

The file also contains a list of members of the Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration in 2010, press releases from the Canadian Council of Refugees regarding proposed reforms to the refugee system and related legislation, and a copy of remarks made by Jason Kenney, Minister of Citizenship, Immigration, and Multiculturalism, on reforms to the Canadian refugee system. In addition, the file includes related correspondence and a speech transcript prepared by Telegdi.

Material created or accumulated by Andrew Telegdi during his post-political career related to crime prevention in the Region of Waterloo. Records include agendas, minutes, notes, and related material from the Waterloo Region Crime Prevention Council and the Crime Prevention Council of Waterloo Region Alumni Group. Andrew Telegdi was a member of the Crime Prevention Council of Waterloo Region Alumni Group. In addition, the file contains a flyer advertising a day of national remembrance and action on violence against women as well as material related to the Canadian firearms registry including a statement from the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police.

Material accumulated by Andrew Telegdi during his post-political career related to the Grand Valley Institution for Women in Kitchener, Ontario. Records include an overview of the correctional, mental health, reintegration, educational, and other programs at the facility.

In addition, the file contains program statistics and an anonymous letter from a federally sentenced women about the intrusive nature of prison searches. Moreover, the file contains a list of issues at the facility written by an unknown individual that notably asserts Indigenous inmates are over-represented in the general population and maximum secure unit and that certain behaviours are more strictly enforced with Indigenous inmates causing them to be frequently segregated.

Correspondence sent and received by Andrew Telegdi during his post-political career related to community events, personal donations, and other topics.

Material accumulated by Andrew Telegdi related to the Kitchener-Waterloo Multicultural Centre’s equity and inclusion fundraising dinner held in his honour. Telegdi previously served as the President of the Kitchener-Waterloo Multicultural Centre and the dinner honoured his extensive contribution to the organization and the local community. The dinner was held on November 29, 2012 at Bingemans Conference Centre in Kitchener, Ontario. Records include a flyer invitation, itinerary, a guestbook, pin, program, and related correspondence including a letter from Justin Trudeau extending his congratulations to Telegdi. The file also contains a photograph of Telegdi and three unidentified individuals at an unknown event.

A letter sent to Andrew Telegdi from Paul Martin welcoming Telegdi to his new role as Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister with special emphasis on Aboriginal Affairs. In the letter, Paul Martin outlined the core principles and priorities of the government and expectations for Parliamentary Secretaries including Telegdi. Also includes a photograph of Paul Martin and possibly Andrew Telegdi standing and holding Indigenous objects during an unknown event. In addition, the file includes a green presentation folder issued by House of Commons.

Correspondence sent and received by Andrew Telegdi during his appointment as the Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister with special emphasis on Aboriginal Affairs. The correspondence documents a variety of topics including a meeting regarding Bowater Inc.’s investment in two First Nation joint venture sawmills in Thunder Bay, Ontario and Maniwaki, Quebec, the Perimeter Institute’s international summer school program for high school students and related efforts to enroll two students from Indigenous communities in Canada in the program, and more.

Material created or accumulated by Andrew Telegdi during his appointment as the Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister with special emphasis on Aboriginal Affairs related to the Canada-Aboriginal Peoples Roundtable. Records include itineraries, Telegdi’s speaking notes, and related correspondence.

Letters of congratulations sent to Andrew Telegdi following his appointment as the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Citizenship and Immigration.

Material created or accumulated by Andrew Telegdi during his appointment as the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Citizenship and Immigration related to Telegdi’s efforts to help Akatiu Somogyi and his family reclaim financial assets that were seized by the Canadian government during the Second World War. Records include correspondence between Telegdi and many government offices, officials, and fellow politicians including Shelia Copps, Jean Chrétien, and Herb Gray.

Material created or accumulated by Andrew Telegdi during his appointment as the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Citizenship and Immigration related to Bill C-63 Citizenship of Canada Act. The material documents the opinions of some members of the public and their recommendations to make additional changes to Bill C-63. The material also highlights Telegdi’s efforts to change a word in the Citizenship Oath. Records include correspondence, and a report.

Material created or accumulated by Andrew Telegdi during his appointment as the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Citizenship and Immigration related to Bill C-16 Citizenship of Canada Act. The material documents Telegdi’s work initially supporting the new bill as well as his later concerns regarding section 17 and 18 of Bill C-16. Many of the documents highlight Telegdi’s efforts to implement changes to section 17 and 18 and solicit support from fellow politicians and members of the public. Also includes correspondence from members of the public, copies of Telegdi’s official resignation letter submitted to Jean Chrétien, Prime Minister of Canada, and related material. Records include correspondence from individuals and associations, new releases, speech transcripts and notes, reports, copies of an opinion article written by Telegdi for the Toronto Star, and other textual material.

Material created or accumulated by Andrew Telegdi during his appointment as the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Citizenship and Immigration related to immigration to Canada. Records includes correspondence from individuals writing about the immigration system and refugee status cases, legislative reviews, a sample of the head tax tool kit distributed to help protesters refuting the Right of Landing Fee as well as background information on immigration policies and news releases issued by the Canadian government concerning policy reforms. Also includes a report titled, Building a Strong Foundation for the 21st Century written by the Calgary Immigrant Aid Society, and other textual material.

Correspondence sent and received by Andrew Telegdi during his appointment as the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Citizenship and Immigration primarily between Telegdi and members of the public and fellow politicians including Lucienne Robillard, Elinor Caplan, and Jean Chrétien. The correspondence documents a variety of topics including deportation cases, immigration and refugee policy, Bill C-479 Recognition of Crimes Against Humanity Act, fiscal and educational support for Kosovar refugees in Kitchener-Waterloo, amnesty for Fujianese women and children, and more.

Material created or accumulated by Andrew Telegdi during his appointment as the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Citizenship and Immigration related to the planning of two scheduled visits for John Manley, Minister of Industry, to the Kitchener-Waterloo area. Records include correspondence and draft itineraries.

Correspondence received by Andrew Telegdi during his tenure as a Member of Parliament primarily from constituents about the Ontario-B.C. twinned riding program, small businesses, Helmut Oberlander, and other topics. Also includes a signed letter from Jean Chrétien, Prime Minister of Canada, regarding the Senate of Canada's expense allowance increase.

Material accumulated by Andrew Telegdi during his tenure as a Member of Parliament related to the legalization of medically assisted dying in Canada. The material primarily documents the opinions of a member of the public. Records consist of an essay and correspondence including a letter to Telegdi from Elizabeth Witmer, Member of Provincial Parliament representing Waterloo North.

Material created or accumulated by Andrew Telegdi during his tenure as a Member of Parliament related to the proposed development of a prison for women in Kitchener, Ontario. The material documents the opinions of some constituents as well as Telegdi’s political involvement in the matter. Records include correspondence, a public meeting notice, flyers, a press clipping, and other textual material.