File consists of one photograph of Martha Esther Murphy Bowlby. Identification from frame.

Series is comprised of school notebooks created by Elizabeth Smith Shortt.

Series is comprised of correspondence between Damaris Isabelle Smith (mother of Elizabeth Smith Shortt) and others. Correspondence is organized by surname of correspondent.

File consists of one studio portrait of Charles Bowlby Clement with sister Blanche Mildred Clement Kelly as children seen looking at camera. Blanche is seated on the edge of a couch, with a magazine in lap, and Charles is standing next to her, right arm resting on couch.

File consists of two identical head and shoulders studio portraits of Janie Elizabeth Bowlby Clement seen looking off camera.

File consists of one sample of tatting created by Janie Elizabeth Bowlby Clement.

File consists of one sample of tatting created by Janie Elizabeth Bowlby Clement.

Fonds consists of records created and accumulated by John Gartshore Martin and other members of his family, primarily his mother Jessie Martin and father John Alexander. Records relate to the lives and activities of John Gartshore Martin and other family members, including the impact of World War II. Includes photographs, correspondence, clippings, war memorabilia, ephemera, certificates, a scrapbook, military decorations, and other material.

Illustration from Harper's Weekly, Jan. 17, 1880.

Illustration from Harper's Weekly, April 17, 1880.

Studio portrait of Josiah Kolb Shantz with wife Nancy Kolb Shantz and children Eliza, Benjamin, Abram, Elo and Lorena. Placement of children not included with identifications. Birth dates of children suggest Eliza and Elo are standing at right and Lorena is seated at left. Benjamin and Abram were born too close together to determine their standing order at left.

Upper body studio portrait of John S. Anthes seen in profile.

Studio portrait of the Ahrens sisters seen standing and seated in front of a decorative backdrop.

Back row, left to right: Carrie, Laura, Emma.

Middle row, left to right: Helena, Louise, Minnie.

Front row: Mary.

Profit sharing agreement between Charles Andrew Ahrens of the first part and Charles August Ahrens, Henry J. Ahrens and John Lauffer of the second part.

Formal portrait of Caroline Yates Lapsley.

Two formal portraits of Clara Joachimi Lapsley, variants.

Formal portrait of William Henry Lapsley.

Two copies of a modern print of a formal portrait of Heinrich Metz Schneider.

File consists of two cards, one from 1880 and one from 1881 stating that William John Motz was an honour pupil at the separate school.

Group photograph of Baptist missionaries in India.

One photograph of three children riding on a horse. One is seated on the saddle and the other two are in side bags either side of the horse. Three Indian men and women are guiding the horse.

One photograph of a wooden Toda hut with four Toda people standing out front in Marilmund. Although the photograph is identified as a mund, a mund is a community and a single hut is called a dogles.

One photograph of the Baptist mission house in Allahabad [Prayagraj].

One studio photograph of a woman identified as being from the Malla tribe. The woman is wearing a long dress and a shawl that also covers her head.

One photograph of a group of boys in band attire holding instruments in front of a school.

One group photograph of primarily Indian men, women, and children.

One photograph of a building in the town of Garh Maharaja, Punjab, Pakistan.

One photograph of the Pykara River with animals and two women carrying pots in the midground.

One photograph of a White woman being carried on a litter by Indian men. There is another woman in the background also being carried on a litter.

One photograph of a building with four white women sitting out front. An Indian man, who is likely a domestic servant, stands nearby a cart.

Letter from George Davidson at 100-West 53 St., New York dated May 7, 1880 to his wife Margaret, thanking her for letters received: "I am glad you are well and more than glad that Lizzie has got those ugly teeth out & hope she will now be free from that horrid disease neuralgia." He is having treatments of various sorts for his legs in the hope that he can walk without crutches, treatments that he describes in great detail and mentions that he is rooming with his son Sandy, who adds a page at the end of the letter.

Letter from George Davidson in New York, dated May 16, 1880 to his wife Margaret, commenting on the number of "pleasure seekers" passing his window on a Sabbath. He mentions that "other people from Berlin are here." He complains that he will be confined to his room as the elevator is out of order, recounts an accident with a chamber pot and complains that his appetite is not good (Includes envelope addressed to Margaret at "Forest Hill, Berlin, Ontario").

"You are getting quite careless about your mother, you promised to come in the fall but failed."

Letter asking after William in Manitoba, family comings and goings.

Certificates of membership in the Commercial Traveller's Association of Canada for Louis Henry Wagner.

A scrapbook containing newspaper clippings, both loose and pasted in, poetry and illustrations, a brochure for the Niagara and Lewiston Railroad, and a one-leaf printed advertisement for "Sapolio," this last in both English and German and printed on silver-backed paper. The name Franklin A. Schantz is written on the front cover of the scrapbook. The scrapbook was found in Florence Annie Catherine's trunk.

The scrapbook occupies the first twenty-five pages of a volume entitled, "Business Diary Containing General Information, With Daily Calendar for 1881, Compiled by Ogilvy & Co., Toronto, And Presented to Each of their Customers With Best Respects and Cordial Good Wishes." Ogilvy & Co. were importers of British and foreign dry goods, and wholesale dealers in Canadian cottons, woolens, etc.

Date and Place from: October 16, 1881 Cedar Falls, Iowa To Schantz, Tobias Kolb, 1842-1925 and Schantz, Mary, 1840-1935 From Schantz, Orpheus Moyer, 1864-1951 Attachments: Envelope.

Date and Place from: November 19, 1881 Cedar Falls, Iowa To Schantz, Tobias Kolb, 1842-1925 and Schantz, Mary, 1840-1935 From Schantz, Orpheus Moyer, 1864-1951 Notes: Written on Hazlett & Moyer letterhead.

Date and Place from: December 17, 1881 Cedar Falls, Iowa To Schantz, Tobias Kolb, 1842-1925 and Schantz, Mary, 1840-1935 From Schantz, Orpheus Moyer, 1864-1951 Notes: Written on Hazlett & Moyer letterhead.

Date and Place from: February 11, 1882 Cedar Falls, Iowa To Schantz, Tobias Kolb, 1842-1925 and Schantz, Mary, 1840-1935 From Schantz, Orpheus Moyer, 1864-1951 Notes: Written on Hazlett & Moyer letterhead.

Date and Place from: April 19, 1914 Morton Park, Ill. To Schantz, Tobias Kolb, 1842-1925 and Schantz, Mary, 1840-1935 From Schantz, Orpheus Moyer, 1864-1951 Attachments: Envelope.

A certificate issued by the Public Schools Inspector's Office of the Public Schools of the County of Waterloo on November 1, 1881certifying that Emma Shantz [sic], pupil at the Conestoga Public School, has been promoted to the sixth class. The certificate is signed by Thomas Pearce, Public School Inspector and George McIntyre, teacher.

File consists of two deeds of land between John Nahrgang and Robert Nahrgang.

Collection consists of local history materials relating to the Kitchener Waterloo area.

Primarily correspondence from Orpheus Moyer Schantz from 1881 to 1951.

Correspondence to and from members of the Schantz family, friends and relatives.

One letter (partial, signature page lacking) written from Long Lane Mo. by one of the Schantz brothers to his brother Menno, recounting his "blues" and gossip about his stepmother Margaret.

A scribbling book belonging to Orpheus Moyer Schantz. The notebook was later passed on to Sophie Emma Schantz who added her own notes. Ephemeral material has been removed and original locations have been indicated. Note that some ephemeral material was written by Etta Schantz White.

Account book kept by Samuel Franklin French for the period January 1, 1881 to September 20, 1886.

Date and Place from: January 23, 1881 Cedar Falls, Iowa To Schantz, Sophie Emma, 1869-1958 From Schantz, Orpheus Moyer, 1864-1951 Notes: Written on Hazlett & Moyer letterhead.

Date and Place from: November 12, 1881 Cedar Falls, Iowa To Schantz, Sophie Emma, 1869-1958 From Schantz, Orpheus Moyer, 1864-1951 Notes: Written on Hazlett & Moyer letterhead.

Date and Place from: December 10, 1881 Cedar Falls, Iowa To Schantz, Sophie Emma, 1869-1958 From Schantz, Orpheus Moyer, 1864-1951 Notes: Written on Hazlett & Moyer letterhead.

Date and Place from: February 18, 1882 Cedar Falls, Iowa To Schantz, Sophie Emma, 1869-1958 From Schantz, Orpheus Moyer, 1864-1951 Notes: Written on Hazlett & Moyer letterhead.

Date and Place from: March 6, 1882 Cedar Falls, Iowa To Schantz, Sophie Emma, 1869-1958 From Schantz, Orpheus Moyer, 1864-1951 Notes: Written on Hazlett & Moyer letterhead.

Date and Place from: April 20, 1882 Cedar Falls, Iowa To Schantz, Sophie Emma, 1869-1958 From Schantz, Orpheus Moyer, 1864-1951 Notes: Written on Hazlett & Moyer letterhead.

Date and Place from: May 27, 1882 Cedar Falls, Iowa To Schantz, Sophie Emma, 1869-1958 From Schantz, Orpheus Moyer, 1864-1951 Notes: Written on Hazlett & Moyer letterhead.

Date and Place from: July 22, 1882 Cedar Falls, Iowa To Schantz, Sophie Emma, 1869-1958 From Schantz, Orpheus Moyer, 1864-1951 Notes: Written on Hazlett & Moyer letterhead.

Date and Place from: August 12, 1882 Cedar Falls, Iowa To Schantz, Sophie Emma, 1869-1958 From Schantz, Orpheus Moyer, 1864-1951 Notes: Written on Hazlett & Moyer letterhead.

Date and Place from: April 23, 1883 Cedar Falls, Iowa To Schantz, Sophie Emma, 1869-1958 From Schantz, Orpheus Moyer, 1864-1951.

Date and Place from: January 8, 1883 Cedar Falls, Iowa To Schantz, Sophie Emma, 1869-1958 From Schantz, Orpheus Moyer, 1864-1951 Notes: Written on Hazlett & Moyer letterhead.

Date and Place from: February 5, 1883 Cedar Falls, Iowa To Schantz, Sophie Emma, 1869-1958 From Schantz, Orpheus Moyer, 1864-1951 Notes: Written on Hazlett & Moyer letterhead.

Date and Place from: February 24, 1883 Cedar Falls, Iowa To Schantz, Sophie Emma, 1869-1958 From Schantz, Orpheus Moyer, 1864-1951 Notes: Written on Hazlett & Moyer letterhead.

Date and Place from: March 11, 1883 Cedar Falls, Iowa To Schantz, Sophie Emma, 1869-1958 From Schantz, Orpheus Moyer, 1864-1951.

Date and Place from: April 9, 1883 Cedar Falls, Iowa To Schantz, Sophie Emma, 1869-1958 From Schantz, Orpheus Moyer, 1864-1951.

Date and Place from: May 5, 1883 Cedar Falls, Iowa To Schantz, Sophie Emma, 1869-1958 From Schantz, Orpheus Moyer, 1864-1951.

Date and Place from: June 4, 1883 Cedar Falls, Iowa To Schantz, Sophie Emma, 1869-1958 From Schantz, Orpheus Moyer, 1864-1951 Notes: Written on Hazlett & Moyer letterhead.

Date and Place from: July 3, 1883 Cedar Falls, Iowa To Schantz, Sophie Emma, 1869-1958 From Schantz, Orpheus Moyer, 1864-1951 Notes: Written on Hazlett & Moyer letterhead.

Date and Place from: September 23, 1883 Cedar Falls, Iowa To Schantz, Sophie Emma, 1869-1958 From Schantz, Orpheus Moyer, 1864-1951 Notes: Written on Hazlett & Moyer letterhead.

Date and Place from: August 11, 1883 Cedar Falls, Iowa To Schantz, Sophie Emma, 1869-1958 From Schantz, Orpheus Moyer, 1864-1951 Notes: Written on Hazlett & Moyer letterhead.

Date and Place from: December 4, 1883 Cedar Falls, Iowa To Schantz, Sophie Emma, 1869-1958 From Schantz, Orpheus Moyer, 1864-1951 Notes: Written on Hazlett & Moyer letterhead.

Date and Place from: December 10, 1883 Cedar Falls, Iowa To Schantz, Sophie Emma, 1869-1958 From Schantz, Orpheus Moyer, 1864-1951.

Date and Place from: March 31, 1884 Cedar Falls, Iowa To Schantz, Sophie Emma, 1869-1958 From Schantz, Orpheus Moyer, 1864-1951.

Date and Place from: April 21 1884 Cedar Falls, Iowa To Schantz, Sophie Emma, 1869-1958 From Schantz, Orpheus Moyer, 1864-1951 Notes: Written on Hazlett & Moyer letterhead.

Date and Place from: May 3, 1884 Cedar Falls, Iowa To Schantz, Sophie Emma, 1869-1958 From Schantz, Orpheus Moyer, 1864-1951 Notes: Written on Hazlett & Moyer letterhead.

Date and Place from: November 17, 1884 Cedar Falls, Iowa To Schantz, Sophie Emma, 1869-1958 From Schantz, Orpheus Moyer, 1864-1951.

Date and Place from: April 5, 1885 Cedar Falls, Iowa To Schantz, Sophie Emma, 1869-1958 From Schantz, Orpheus Moyer, 1864-1951.

Date and Place from: May 29, 1885 Cedar Falls, Iowa To Schantz, Sophie Emma, 1869-1958 From Schantz, Orpheus Moyer, 1864-1951.

Date and Place from: October 22, 1885 Cedar Falls, Iowa To Schantz, Sophie Emma, 1869-1958 From Schantz, Orpheus Moyer, 1864-1951.

Date and Place from: March 8, 1886 Cedar Falls, Iowa To Schantz, Sophie Emma, 1869-1958 From Schantz, Orpheus Moyer, 1864-1951.

Date and Place from: May 25, 1886 Cedar Falls, Iowa To Schantz, Sophie Emma, 1869-1958 From Schantz, Orpheus Moyer, 1864-1951.

Date and Place from: July 18, 1886 Cedar Falls, Iowa To Schantz, Sophie Emma, 1869-1958 From Schantz, Orpheus Moyer, 1864-1951.

Date and Place from: February 5, 1887 Cedar Falls, Iowa To Schantz, Sophie Emma, 1869-1958 From Schantz, Orpheus Moyer, 1864-1951 Attachments: Envelope with stamp removed.

Date and Place from: October 24, 1887 Cedar Falls, Iowa To Schantz, Sophie Emma, 1869-1958 From Schantz, Orpheus Moyer, 1864-1951.

File consists of one day book from William Kriesel's hardware store in New Dundee, Ontario for the years 1881-1883. Also includes one item of correspondence from his son Bert Kriesel addressed to Hobbs Manufacturing Co. in London, Ontario.

File consists of a photocopy of one indenture stating that John Motz would pay Catherine Voisin 60$ per year. Also included is one item of correspondence explaining the indenture.

Letter from Thomas H. Johnson to Colin Rankin's purchase of the "east half of lot 15 in the 14th [concession] of Papineau, containing 30 1/2 acres" at a rate of 50 cents per acre; a land grant certificate with seal dated June 14, 1881; a typescript reproduction of the text on the certificate; and a typescript description of the land accompanied by a hand drawn sketch.

One image of an unidentified native woman on a mule [?] pulling a travois. The caption also reads: "From a Geological Survey of Canada photograph in the Public Archives of Canada."

One image of a mountainous landscape west of Waterton River, looking out from Lunch Point, British Columbia.

File consists of a letter to Fr. [Fred] Colquhoun from Woods, Fisher & McPherson (Stratford).

Illustration by S. Read from Harper's Weekly, January 22, 1881, p. 56-57.

Illustration from Harper's Weekly, February 19, 1881. Also includes clipping re Chichester Cathedral from same issue of Harper's Weekly.

Illustration from Harper's Weekly, July 16, 1881.

Date and Place from: December 21, 1887 Cedar Falls, Iowa To Schantz, Sophie Emma, 1869-1958 From Schantz, Orpheus Moyer, 1864-1951 Notes: Written on Wilson & Moyer letterhead.

Date and Place from: December 29, 1887 Cedar Falls, Iowa To Schantz, Sophie Emma, 1869-1958 From Schantz, Orpheus Moyer, 1864-1951 Notes: Written on Wilson & Moyer letterhead.

Date and Place from: April 30, 1888 Cedar Falls, Iowa To Schantz, Sophie Emma, 1869-1958 From Schantz, Orpheus Moyer, 1864-1951 Notes: Written on Wilson & Moyer letterhead.

Date and Place from: February 14, 1888 Cedar Falls, Iowa To Schantz, Sophie Emma, 1869-1958 From Schantz, Orpheus Moyer, 1864-1951.

Date and Place from: May 16, 1889 Iowa Falls, Iowa To Schantz, Sophie Emma, 1869-1958 From Schantz, Orpheus Moyer, 1864-1951.

Date and Place from: December 15, 1889 Iowa Falls, Iowa To Schantz, Sophie Emma, 1869-1958 From Schantz, Orpheus Moyer, 1864-1951.

Date and Place from: May 4, 1890 Iowa Falls, Iowa To Schantz, Sophie Emma, 1869-1958 From Schantz, Orpheus Moyer, 1864-1951.

Date and Place from: July 7, 1898 Morton Park, Ill. To Schantz, Sophie Emma, 1869-1958 From Schantz, Orpheus Moyer, 1864-1951.

Date and Place from: April 23, 1901 Morton Park, Ill. To Schantz, Sophie Emma, 1869-1958 From Schantz, Orpheus Moyer, 1864-1951 Attachments: Envelope; 9 material swatches.

Date and Place from: April 8, 1902 Chicago, Ill. To Schantz, Sophie Emma, 1869-1958 From Schantz, Orpheus Moyer, 1864-1951 Notes: Written on Weare Commission Company letterhead.

Date and Place from: February 12, 1902 Chicago, Ill. To Schantz, Sophie Emma, 1869-1958 From Schantz, Orpheus Moyer, 1864-1951 Attachments: Envelope. Notes: Written on Weare Commission Company letterhead.

Date and Place from: October 9, 1931 Chicago, Ill. To Schantz, Sophie Emma, 1869-1958 From Schantz, Orpheus Moyer, 1864-1951 Attachments: Envelope. Notes: Written on Schantz Tours letterhead.

Date and Place from: September 2, 1938 Riverside, Ill. To Schantz, Sophie Emma, 1869-1958 From Schantz, Orpheus Moyer, 1864-1951 Attachments: Envelope.

Date and Place from: March 10, 1940 Riverside, Ill. To Schantz, Sophie Emma, 1869-1958 From Schantz, Orpheus Moyer, 1864-1951 Notes: Written on Orpheus Moyer Schantz, Naturalist-Lecturer letterhead.

Date and Place from: December 11, 1940 Riverside, Ill. To Schantz, Sophie Emma, 1869-1958 From Schantz, Orpheus Moyer, 1864-1951 Attachments: Envelope with stamp removed. Notes: Written on Orpheus Moyer Schantz, Naturalist-Lecturer letterhead.

Date and Place from: May 15, 1941 Riverside, Ill. To Schantz, Sophie Emma, 1869-1958 From Schantz, Orpheus Moyer, 1864-1951 Notes: Written on Orpheus Moyer Schantz, Naturalist-Lecturer letterhead.

Date and Place from: February 16, 1942 Riverside, Ill. To Schantz, Sophie Emma, 1869-1958 From Schantz, Orpheus Moyer, 1864-1951 Attachments: Envelope with stamp removed; Poem. Notes: Written on Orpheus Moyer Schantz, Naturalist-Lecturer letterhead.

Date and Place from: May 4, 1942 Riverside, Ill. To Schantz, Sophie Emma, 1869-1958 From Schantz, Orpheus Moyer, 1864-1951 Notes: Written on Orpheus Moyer Schantz, Naturalist-Lecturer letterhead.

Date and Place from: February 15, 1943 Red Bank, N.J. To Schantz, Sophie Emma, 1869-1958 From Schantz, Orpheus Moyer, 1864-1951 Attachments: Envelope with stamp removed.

Date and Place from: May 1, 1943 Red Bank, N.J. To Schantz, Sophie Emma, 1869-1958 From Schantz, Orpheus Moyer, 1864-1951 Attachments: Envelope with stamp removed.

Date and Place from: September 13, 1943 Red Bank, N.J. To Schantz, Sophie Emma, 1869-1958 From Schantz, Orpheus Moyer, 1864-1951 Attachments: Envelope with stamp removed.

Date and Place from: [May 1, 1944] [Red Bank, N.J.] To Schantz, Sophie Emma, 1869-1958 From Schantz, Orpheus Moyer, 1864-1951.

Date and Place from: December 5, 1944 Red Bank, N.J. To Schantz, Sophie Emma, 1869-1958 From Schantz, Orpheus Moyer, 1864-1951 Attachments: Envelope with stamp removed.

Date and Place from: January 3, 1945 Red Bank, N.J. To Schantz, Sophie Emma, 1869-1958 From Schantz, Orpheus Moyer, 1864-1951 Attachments: Envelope with stamp removed.

Ms. diaries contained in two coverless notebooks kept by J. H. Shoults. The first ca. [58] p. ms. diary covers the period Jan. 1, 1881 - July. 31, 1881. The second ca. [44] p. ms. diary covers the period Aug. 1, 1881 - Dec. 31, 1881. These diaries contain daily entries recording Shoults' personal, social, and professional activities. Accounts of weather conditions are also contained in these diaries. During this time Shoults was "living in J. Steven's House on the 3rd line of King [called] 'Mt. Pleasant' ". Diary entries relate to Shoults' activities as a minister, and include the names of the places where he preached and of the Bible readings which formed the basis for his services. Reference is also made to the many church meetings he participated in, to baptisms and funerals, to a Christian conference, and to other church activities in which he was involved. Descriptions of social and parish visits are also contained in this diary, including the names of many friends and acquaintances. Gardening activities are also described in this diary. Reference is also made to Shoults' family, in particular the death of his father on Apr. 2, 1881.

File consists of one sample newspaper for The Gazette, Montreal.

One photograph of Mr. and Mrs. Willie Mann and Family, taken in Trowbridge, England.

"I had dinner ready waiting for you on that day but as you failed to come I had it all to myself."

Letter from George Davidson's sister Catherine from 5 Ann Place, Aberdeen, April 13, 1881: she is sorry for his protracted illness, and relates news of all the family.

Postcard from Salem to say she has received Peter's letters.

Letter from Maggie Kempt dated Glasgow, April 28, 1881 to her mother Margaret Davidson written after she had received her mother's telegram reporting George Davidson's death the day before: "Your telegram telling us of dear Papa's death, came this morning about eight-o'clock when Irvine and I were dressing, and has made us all very downcast." She expresses her sorrow and sympathy, and also the effects of the technology of the telegram on her feelings: "This is the first telegram I have received across the Atlantic and somehow it seems to bring me nearer home than I have ever felt before. To think that I know today what happened with you yesterday and though the message brought sad news we are pleased you thought of telegraphing."

Correspondence from Louis Henry Wagner to his future wife Mary Staebler. The letter discusses the pressures Louis Henry feels with his roles in the church and his joy at being on a holiday. It closes with Louis Henry discussing how much he misses Mary.

Correspondence from Mary Staebler to Louis Henry Wagner. The letter discusses Mary's health and local goings on. It closes with Mary stating that she misses Louis Henry.

From: Athena. Discusses how she and John can't pay the note; their boys are supporting them.

File consists of two envelopes, addressed in the same hand, to E.P. Clement and Mrs. E.P Clement.