Consists of a ts. (photoreproduction) Report on Grand River Conservation Project by T. H. Hogg, Chief Hydraulic Engineer, Hydro-Electric Power Commission and L.V. Rorke, Surveyor General of Ontario, submitted to Hon. William Finlayson, M.P.P, Minister of Lands and Forests. The report concerns technical aspects and costs estimates for a proposed Waldemar dam project under consideration by the Grand River Conservation Commission.

Consists of a ts. (photoreproduction) Report on Grand River Conservation Project by T. H. Hogg, Chief Hydraulic Engineer, Hydro-Electric Power Commission and L.V. Rorke, Surveyor General of Ontario, submitted to Hon. William Finlayson, M.P.P, Minister of Lands and Forests. The report concerns technical aspects and costs estimates for a proposed Waldemar dam project under consideration by the Grand River Conservation Commission.

Consists of ts.transcripts(carbon copy) minutes of meetings of the Grand River Valley Boards of Trade, December 12, 1930 to April 20, 1934. Also includes minutes of meetings of the Grand River Conservation Commission May 30, 1934 to October 31, 1946.

Consists of a binder containing clippings from the collection of Hugh Templin, member of the Grand River Conservation Commission and editor of the Fergus News Record. The clippings concern various aspects of the history and development of the Grand River Conservation Commission. Also present is a copy print of a photograph of members of the Grand River Conservation Commission, February 16, 1957.

Consists of a ts. transcript (carbon copy) of Province of Ontario Statute 1932 Ch.55, An Act to Establish the Grand River Conservation Commission, 1932 (Short title : Grand River Conservation Commission Act).

Consists of a ts. letter from W.H. Breithaupt to William Philip, Chairman, Flood Prevention Committee, Grand River Valley Boards of Trade, dated June 20, 1932. The letter contains comments from W.E. Breithaupt, who was a member of the Grand River Valley Boards of Trade, regarding a Department of Lands and Forest report concerning Grand River drainage. Also present is a cover page of a Department of Lands and Forest report titled, Report on Grand River Drainage, (Toronto, 1932).

Consists of a published booklet titled, Conserving the waters of the Grand River : a necessary public work, by the Grand River Conservation Commission, June, 1936. The booklet reviews the GRCC's general plan for conservation of waters of the Grand River, particularly its proposals to establish reservoirs upon the upper reaches of the Grand River and its tributaries. Accompanying the publication is a cover letter from William Philip, Chairman, Grand River Conservation Commission to an unidentified recipient, dated August 19, 193

Inserted in the booklet are :

• printed itinerary titled, "Route of Trip Along Grand River," by the Grand River Valley Boards of Trade, Thursday, September 24, 1931, which lists proposed dam sites from Kitchener, Ont. to Grand Valley, Ont. to be visited by the Grand River Valley Boards of Trade members;
• ts.(photocopy) [draft?] of a periodical titled, Our Valley : Grand Valley Conservation Authority, Vol.1, no.2 (June, 1954): 1-4; and
• Department of Planning & Development pamphlet titled Conestogo Dam and Reservoir, which includes background information and map of the proposed dam site. The words, Turning of the first sod, May 30, 1955 have been handwritten on the pamphlet.

Consists of a ts. memorandum of interview with Department of Health representatives, which may have been prepared by the Grand River Valley Boards of Trade. The memorandum concerns industrial pollution and sewage disposal on the Grand River in relation to public health and safety.