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Official opening : Plant 6 (file 1 of 2).

File consists of material relating to the organization of and publicity for the official opening of Electrohome's Plant 6 in Kitchener's industrial park on November 29, 1966. Includes correspondence addressed to Carl A. Pollock, memoranda, invitation reply cards, a schedule and program for the opening ceremonies, copies of the address made by Pollock, a brochure, a news release, four photographs (plus duplicates) with typed cutlines, and a guest book.

Electrohome

Official opening : Plant 6 : publicity.

File consists of material relating to the publicity of the opening of Plant 6 in Kitchener's industrial park in 1966. Includes incoming and outgoing correspondence and memoranda, copies of news releases (some edited), 15 photographs of the plant (including several aerial shots) and the opening ceremonies, and a brochure about the plant. File also includes a typed copy of the remarks presented by Hon. Stanley J. Randall (Ontario Minister of Economics and Development), and a typed copy of the remarks presented by Hon. C.M. Drury (Minister of Industry).

Electrohome

Johnson, Ron W.

File consists of material relating to Ron W. Johnson. Includes two portraits (plus duplicates) of Johnson, two photographs (one with his family), two contact prints, correspondence, and a draft and final copy of a news release announcing his appointment as Division Manager for the Distributor Products Division.

Electrohome

Miller, Jack.

File consists of material relating to Jack Miller, and in particular his appointment as Manager, Manufacturing for the Distributor Products Division. Includes two portraits (plus duplicates) of Miller, a letter, and draft and final versions of a news release.

Electrohome

Long service award : 1963-1964.

File consists of 39 photographs of employees who received long service awards. Most photographs depict employees posing on the job, some are of employees being congratulated by senior personnel, and some are group shots taken at the Quarter Century Club Annual Meeting (1964). File also includes a typed list of employees pictured for the years 1963 and 1964. Some photographs include identification on verso.

Electrohome

Miscellaneous : company activities.

File consists of three photographs of various activities around Electrohome, including a product or sales demonstration and group photograph taken at an inventor's night.

Electrohome

1965 annual report.

File consists of material relating to the production of Electrohome's 1965 annual report. Includes five photographs, two dummies of the report, and a negative proof of the report.

Electrohome

Personnel : miscellaneous (file 1 of 2).

File consists of photographs and snapshots of employees, most of which were taken for use in the emplyee newsletter Sparks and Chips. Includes photographs of employees posing at work, participating in training, receiving awards, at recreational events; employee head shots and groups shots; and other subjects. File also includes photographs of trucks, signs and product displays, and construction. Some photographs include identification verso. Duplication among photographs and negatives may exist.

Electrohome

Personnel : miscellaneous (file 2 of 2).

File consists of photographs and snapshots of employees, most of which were taken for use in the emplyee newsletter Sparks and Chips. Includes photographs of employees posing at work, participating in training, receiving awards, at recreational events; employee head shots and groups shots; and other subjects. File also includes photographs of trucks, signs and product displays, and construction. Some photographs include identification verso. Duplication among photographs and negatives may exist.

Electrohome

Habitat '67 : photographs and brochures.

File consists of material relating to Electrohome's contribution to the furnishing of 36 housing units in Habitat '67, a project at Expo '67 (Montreal, QC). Includes photographs of Habitat '67 models and apartment interiors, brochures about the project, correspondence, ephemera, and a signed lease agreement.

Electrohome

Annual report, 1967.

File consists of material relating to the the production of the 1967 annual report. Includes ms. notes, preliminary design sketches, a leaflet advertising television and stereo, and photographs and negatives of employees working on production lines.

Electrohome

Motors : personnel.

File consists of two photographs (plus a duplicate) of employees at work on motor production lines. Employees on these production lines are women.

Electrohome

Plant tours.

File consists of photographs of various groups, including families of employees, touring Electrohome plants.

Electrohome

Deilcraft : production.

File consists of photographs of employees at work on Deilcraft furniture production lines and photographs of the machines used in the process. Some photographs include identification of the machines on verso and one is mounted on board. Duplicate photographs are present.

Electrohome

Reed, Ken.

File consists of copies of two portraits (plus duplicates) of Ken Reed.

Electrohome

Englert, Seb.

File consists of six portraits (plus duplicates) of Seb Englert, Motors and Metal Products Division. File also includes a printing proof and two photographs of Englert, one of which includes Carl A. Pollock and an unidentified man.

Electrohome

EPH-2.

File consists of two photographs (plus duplicates) and two copy negatives of the EPH-2 phonograph.

Electrohome

Product line, 1968-1969.

File consists of material relating to publicity arrangements for the release of the 1968-1969 product line, including a press conference and preview for 50 new television and stereo product designs. Includes edited draft and final versions of news releases, outgoing correspondence and memoranda, lists of press contacts, ms. and typed notes, a home entertainment product catalogue, typed cutlines for photographs, and 15 photographs and 8 negatives depicting products and the Vancouver showroom.

Electrohome

Hohert, Robb.

File consists of two copies of a portrait of Robb Hohert.

Electrohome

Resigned personnel (file 2 of 2).

File consists of photographs (plus duplicates) of senior personnel, including nine portraits, seven contact prints, three photographs, and one printing proof.

Personnel identified are: Ted Turner, David E. Corbett, John Murray, F.A.O. Banks, George Eitel, and J.G. Tufts.

Electrohome

Senior personnel (file 1 of 4).

File consists of 48 portraits (plus duplicates) of senior personnel, 2 photographs of employees, and a half-tone print of one of the portraits. The personnel in the portraits are all identified:

  • Robert Babin,
  • Ken Brown,
  • Bob Cronk,
  • Hugh Bauld,
  • Leo F. Fitzpatrick,
  • E.A. Greenwood,
  • A. Cooper,
  • Ken De Coppell,
  • Grant McVey,
  • Ian J. Main,
  • H. Wedderbern,
  • J. Wright,
  • Donald R. Steele,
  • Paul Richmond,
  • L. Tiengo,
  • John Rideuot,
  • L. Shaub,
  • G. Lenner,
  • Bob Moore,
  • E. Stobart,
  • Ken Kerr,
  • J. Kochin,
  • Pat Kent,
  • Jim King,
  • Doug Jamison,
  • G. Glennie, and
  • W. Hemphill.

Electrohome

Motors : production.

File consists of photographs of employees at work on motor production lines. Some photographs inlcude typed cutlines. One photograph has been mounted on board and retouched by hand. Most of the employees on these production lines are women.

Electrohome

Photographs not used.

File consists of 37 photographs and snapshots of US dealers' stores, product displays, groups of employees posing with trophies, a meeting and tour of Electrohome, production lines, and other subjects. Some photographs include Carl A. Pollock and some include typed cutlines. File also includes ms. notes and memos.

Electrohome

Shareholders' meeting.

File consists of six photographs taken at an unidentified Electrohome shareholders' meeting.

Electrohome

Viewpoint photos.

File consists of photographs of Electrohome employees, taken for use in the "Viewpoint" column in the employee newsletter Sparks and Chips. Some photographs contain identification on verso.

Electrohome

Ellis, William.

File consists of two copies of a portrait of William Ellis.

Electrohome

Seagram Distillery and Other Seagram Plants.

Images feature Seagram plants at Waterloo, Ontario; Marpole, British Columbia; Beaupre, Quebec; Hopewell Farms, Breslau, Ontario; and Richilbucto, New Brunswick.

Joseph E. Seagram and Sons, Ltd.

Seagram Distillery: Exterior: Aerial Views

15 separate oblique aerial images: b&w and col. prints with contacts and negatives, one slide. Photographers include Arnott, Rogers Batten Ltd., Montreal; Ron Nelson Photography, London, Ont.; Colurychrome Photography System, Kitchener, Ont.; Personal Studio, Waterloo, Ont.

Joseph E. Seagram and Sons, Ltd.

Deilcraft : lamps.

File consists of photographs of lamps by Deilcraft. Some photographs include product identification on verso and one photograph is mounted on paper with a typed cutline. Duplicate photographs are present.

Electrohome

Electronics : stereo hi-fi.

File consists of photographs, slides, and copy negatives of Electrohome stereo consoles and phonographs and store displays of these products. Some photographs include typed cutlines, some have been mounted on board, and some have been retouched. There are duplicate photographs present.

Electrohome

Employee education program.

File consists of a photograph of Electrohome employees sitting in a classroom and a photograph of an employee who appears to be doing homework. Photographs were probably taken for use in the employee newsletter Sparks and Chips, and relate to an educational program for employees.

Electrohome

Motors : products.

File consists of two photographs of employees at work on motor production lines.

Electrohome

Production photos (old) (file 1 of 2).

File consists of photographs, negatives, and contact prints depicting production in various departments and on production lines, including woodworking, press shop, paint shop, motors, and appliances. Some photographs have short typed cutlines, and some are labelled on verso: "EPD Sept. '59" or "CED May '60". Includes one photograph of Carl A. Pollock and an unidentified man posing with a television set.

File also includes a photograph of the Electrohome display at the Pacific National Exhibition [1951?], and a photograph of three long service employees posing with a phonograph. Duplication among photographs, negatives, and contact prints may exist.

Electrohome

Production photos (old) (file 2 of 2).

File consists of photographs, negatives, and contact prints depicting production in various departments and on production lines, including woodworking, press shop, paint shop, motors, and appliances. Some photographs have short typed cutlines, and some are labelled on verso: "EPD Sept. '59" or "CED May '60". Includes one photograph of Carl A. Pollock and an unidentified man posing with a television set.

File also includes a photograph of the Electrohome display at the Pacific National Exhibition [1951?], and a photograph of three long service employees posing with a phonograph. Duplication among photographs, negatives, and contact prints may exist.

Electrohome

Sales conferences.

File consists of photographs taken at various sales conferences, including a 1969 appliance sales conference and the Showtime '66 conference. Includes photographs of Carl A. Pollock speaking and greeting conference participants.

Electrohome

Quarter Century Club.

File consists of photographs taken at Quarter Century Club banquets in Kitchener and Trois-Rivieres. Includes photographs of club members receiving a gift, and group portraits. Some photographs include Harry Greb and Arthur C. Greb. Duplicate photographs are present.

Greb Industries Limited

Baker, Bob.

File consists of two portraits (plus duplicates) of Bob Baker.

Electrohome

Electronic organs.

File consists of photographs of Electrohome electronic organs, an organ concert, organ dealer stores, and employees working on organ production lines. Some photographs include product identification on verso.

Electrohome

Production pictures (old).

File consists of 67 photographs and 44 contact prints of plant and office employees at work and of production facilities. File also includes 2 reproduction photographs of a Berlin [?] street with streetcars and horse-drawn carriage traffic, and a printing proof of the Wellington Street plant. Some photographs include identification on verso. Duplication among the photographs and contact prints may exist.

Includes identification (on verso) of some of the departments and processes depicted: new automatic sander, Plant 9, key punch section, Univac 120, engineering CED, riveting section, wire cutter, punch press forming motor covers, production floor A, quality control, swing saw rough lumber, 'slug' painter, Mansion St. Plant, canteen, furnishing area Plant 4.
Some of the employees depicted in the photographs are identified on verso: Walter Olszewik, David Janzen, Bill Skelly, Bruce Bombach, and Wanda Wiebe.

Electrohome

Resigned personnel (file 1 of 2).

File consists of photographs (plus duplicates) of 22 portraits, 4 contact prints, 4 printing proofs (including one half-tone relief), and 3 snapshots of senior personnel. File also includes 3 photographs of production facilities and biographical information about senior vice-president J.G. Tufts.

Personnel identified in portraits are: W.G. Scott, Ron Ward, Geo. Harper, Jim Court, N.J. Long, W.E. Cury, F.A.O. Banks, [Robert T.M. Jordan], Col. Donald F. McRae, Jack Boehmer, Tom Bruce, and Ken Summerville; some are not identified.

Electrohome

Appliances : production.

File consists of two photographs of employees in appliance product facilities, and three copies of a photograph of the Appliance Division plant (Plant 4).

Electrohome

Deilcraft : awards, conferences, and products.

File consists of 33 photographs of Deilcraft showrooms and displays, Deilcraft furniture, Deilcraft conferences and the Canadian Furniture Mart, and design awards received at furniture shows. Deilcraft lines identified in the photographs include Accent, Burgundy, Montego, Cortina, and Madrid. File also includes two news releases about Deilcraft furniture and line drawings of furniture pieces taped to paper.

Includes photo of CAP with Luigi Tiengo and award received, and photo of CAP and another man with an award.

Duplicates of photographs may be present.

Electrohome

Product pictures : appliances.

File consists of 12 photographs (plus duplicates) of humidifiers, portable and unit heaters, and a portable food warmer. Some photographs have a typed cutline taped to them with details about the product, including price information. Products pictured include: Humidaire, Seasonaire, and Thermobay.

Electrohome

Product pictures : colour TV.

File consists of material relating to the introduction of a 19" colour television set for domestic and international markets, and of an eleven-model range of colour television units. Includes four photographs of colour television sets on display in a showroom and on the production line. Some photographs have a typed cutline with details about the product, including price information.

Electrohome

Personnel appointments, 1960-1969 (file 1 of 2).

File consists of material relating to announcements of Electrohome senior personnel appointments in the media. Includes incoming and outgoing memoranda and correspondence (some carbon and photostat copies), draft and final versions of news releases (some edited), ms. notes, press clippings, invoices, and three portraits and a printing proof of senior personnel.

Electrohome

Personnel appointments, 1960-1969 (file 2 of 2).

File consists of material relating to announcements of Electrohome senior personnel appointments in the media. Includes incoming and outgoing memoranda and correspondence (some carbon and photostat copies), draft and final versions of news releases (some edited), ms. notes, press clippings, invoices, and three portraits and a printing proof of senior personnel.

Electrohome

Award winners.

File consists of five photographs of Electrohome employees receiving awards. Some of the photographs include identification on verso. Some photoraphs include Carl A. Pollock.

Electrohome

Electronic organ.

File consists of material relating to publicity for electronic organs (including Electrohome's first electronic organ, the Allegro), the license for Kinsman electronic organs, and the product line for 1968/69. Includes incoming and outgoing correspondence and memoranda, draft and final versions of news releases (some edited) ms. notes, press clippings, several Kinsman brochures, schedules for a press conference and exhibitions, and four blueline drawings of organs. File also includes six photographs of people playing and posing with organs.

Electrohome

The National Design Council chairman's award for design management : Electrohome presentation : 1971.

File consists of material compiled for a presentation to the National Design Council for the chairman's award for design management. Includes company brochures, advertisements, catalogues, issues of company publications, news releases, the 1970 annual report, photographs, and other material. Material is divided by the following tabs: Corporate literature, Public relations, Advertising, Working environment, and Exhibits & miscellaneous (empty).

Electrohome

Visual material : file 5.

File consists of 98 slides of Electrohome plants, home entertainment products (television sets, stereo consoles, phonographs), and an airplane. Some slides are missing.

Electrohome

Employee Recreation Association.

File consists of photographs relating to the Electrohome Employee Recreation Association. Includes photographs of dances, Christmas parties, and employees receiving awards. Some photographs include John A. Pollock.

Electrohome

Circa '75.

File consists of material relating to publicity of the Circa '75 product line. Includes ten photographs (plus duplicates) of Circa '75 products, four glossy prints of conceptual drawings (by Gordon Duern), correspondence, and other material.

Electrohome

Subsidiaries.

File consists of photographs relating to subsidiaries of Electrohome, including Flexsteel, Fry & Blackhall, and Central Ontario Television Limited. Includes photographs from CKCO-TV: on sets, on location, Carl A. Pollock opening Channel 2 (Georgian Bay), and 1972 federal election coverage. Includes photographs of Flexsteel furniture and the showroom, a photograph of the Fry & Blackhall building, and a photograph of Carl A. Pollock meeting with other men.

Electrohome

The National Design Council chairman's award for design management : Electrohome presentation : 1972 (file 1 of 2).

File consists of material compiled for a presentation to the National Design Council for the chairman's award for design management. Includes company brochures, advertisements, catalogues, issues of company publications, news releases, press clippings, the 1971 annual report, photographs, and other material. Material is divided by the following tabs: Corporate literature, Public relations, Advertising, Working environment, and Exhibits & miscellaneous.

Electrohome

Electronics : television (file 1 of 2).

File consists of photographs and two copy negatives of Electrohome television sets, consoles, and chassis, as well as receiver/monitors, including a photograph of Carl A. Pollock and Howard W. Main posing with a colour television chassis. Some photographs include typed cutlines, some include product identification on verso, and one has been mounted. Duplicate photographs are present.

Electrohome

The National Design Council chairman's award for design management : Electrohome presentation : 1972 (file 2 of 2).

File consists of material compiled for a presentation to the National Design Council for the chairman's award for design management. Includes company brochures, advertisements, catalogues, issues of company publications, news releases, press clippings, the 1971 annual report, photographs, and other material. Material is divided by the following tabs: Corporate literature, Public relations, Advertising, Working environment, and Exhibits & miscellaneous.

Electrohome

Displays, exhibits and promotions.

File consists of photographs of Electrohome displays, exhibitions, and promotions in various cities in Canada and the U.S., including photographs of buyer shows, dealer shows, and various showrooms. Some photographs include typed or ms. cutlines or identification on verso. Duplicate photographs may be present. File also includes contact sheets.

Electrohome

Shier, Keith.

File consists of material relating to an announcement about the appointment of Keith Shier as Sales Manager, Major Accounts for Electrohome Consumer Electronic Products. Includes two portraits (plus duplicates), correspondence, a memorandum, a news release, and typed notes.

Electrohome

Smithson, Dan.

File consists of material relating to Dan Smithson, including his assumption of responsibility for the Private Brand Sales Department. Includes two portraits (plus duplicates) of Smithson, typed biographies, and memoranda.

Electrohome

Visual material : file 4.

File consists of 132 slides of Electrohome home entertainment products (television sets, stereo consoles, organs), employees at work on production lines, and Electrohome plants. Some slides are missing.

Electrohome

Community activities.

File consists of 13 photographs relating to events and activities in the Kitchener-Waterloo community in which Electrohome or CKCO-TV (Central Ontario Television Limited) played a role. Includes photographs of CKCO-TV camera operators and commentators at Queen Elizabeth's visit to Canada in June, 1973, and of W.D. McGregor being presented to Her Majesty; photographs of Prime Minister Trudeau visiting the CKCO-TV studio and meeting Carl A. Pollock; and photographs of Miss Oktoberfest, John A. Pollock presenting a cheque, and other subjects. File also includes a letter, a memorandum, and a typed news story outline about the Royal Visit.

Electrohome

Electronics : television (file 2 of 2).

File consists of photographs of Electrohome television sets, consoles, and receiver/monitors, as well as the RCA SelectaVision MagTape system and stock market quotation video display systems. Some photographs include typed cutlines and some include product identification on verso. Duplicate photographs are present.

Electrohome

Retirements.

File consists of photographs of employees upon retirement, some of them receiving gifts from senior managers.

Electrohome

Video monitor : introduction to the new colour video monitor, U.S.

File consists of material relating to publicity arrangements for the introduction of a colour video monitor with educational applications (ECRM-25) to U.S. markets. Includes incoming and outgoing correspondence and memoranda, a news release, ms. and typed notes, advertisements for the ECRM-25 and the ECV-25N monitors, a photograph of a monitor, and other material.

Electrohome

McCuaig, D.R.

File consists of four portraits (plus duplicates) of D.R. McCuaig.

Electrohome

Moss, Stan.

File consists of two portraits (plus duplicates) of Stan Moss.

Electrohome

Penson, Doug.

File consists of two portraits (plus duplicates) of Doug Penson.

Electrohome

Sykes, Donald S.

File consists of material relating to Donald S. Sykes and his appointment as the Chairman of the Board of Directors upon the retirement of Carl A. Pollock. Includes nine portraits and photographs (plus duplicates) and one printing proof of Sykes, news releases, and a biography.

Electrohome

Woodhouse, A.

File consists of two portraits (plus duplicates) of A. Woodhouse.

Electrohome

McQuarrie, Keith.

File consists of two portraits (plus duplicates) of Keith McQuarrie.

Electrohome

Sparks and Chips : 8 x 10s and contact prints.

File consists of photographs taken for use in the employee newsletter Sparks and Chips. Includes photographs and snapshots of employees, a Christmas party, a Deilcraft furniture showroom, a furniture show, and furniture design sketches; and contact sheets of Carl A. Pollock and John A. Pollock with other men on a plant tour, and women and men in a classroom setting.

Electrohome

Ellis, Bern.

File consists of six portraits (plus duplicates) of Bern Ellis.

Electrohome

Dippel, William.

File consists of two portraits (plus duplicates) of William Dippel.

Electrohome

Ennis, Michael.

File consists of two portraits (plus duplicates) of Michael Ennis.

Electrohome

Fraser, Harold.

File consists of two portraits (plus duplicates) of Harold Fraser.

Electrohome

Rayner, Earl.

File consists of three portraits (plus duplicates) of Earl Rayner.

Electrohome

Wilhelm, Clare.

File consists of three portraits (plus duplicates) of Clare Wilhelm.

Electrohome

Rubber processing / special machinery : vol. 2.

File consists of an album of photographs depicting products manufactured by RMS. A ts. list of the photographs and several ms. notes are also included. Some of the photographs have captions affixed to them (bottom recto). Some duplicate photographs are present, and it appears that two or three photographs may have been removed.

Rubber Machinery Shops

Malaysia appointments.

File consists of portraits of Electrohome senior managers and staff appointed to Electrohome Malaysia. Those identified include: G. Gutoski, Seb Englert, B. Panagapko, A. Gordon, Mike Ennis, Charles Rea, and David Johnston. Includes duplicate photographs. File also includes four snapshots of senior managers in a cafeteria and the plant floor with other employees.

Electrohome

Murray, D.J.

File consists of two portraits (plus duplicates) of D.J. Murray.

Electrohome

Annual meetings.

File consists of photographs taken at Electrohome annual meetings. Includes photographs of Carl A. Pollock. Duplicate photographs may be present.

Electrohome

Buildings and signs.

File consists of photographs and snapshots of Electrohome plants, warehouses, offices, and subsidiaries, including exterior, aerial, and interior shots. Some photographs contain identification on verso. File also includes a photograph of the Physics Building at the University of Waterloo during construction.

Electrohome

Alguire, William A.

File consists of two portraits (plus duplicates) of William A. Alguire and a news release announcing his appointment as Comptroller at Electrohome.

Electrohome

Miscellaneous photographs : 1974-1975.

File consists of five contact sheets, four photographs (plus duplicates), and one copy negative of the Electrohome audio visual control centre [at an exhibition?] and various sizes of chassis and receiver/monitors shot from different angles.

Electrohome

Long service award : before 1963.

File consists of 43 photographs (plus duplicates) of employees posing at work or with Carl A. Pollock or other senior personnel in recognition of long service. File also includes group photos, the front and back pages of the June 1962 (v. 21, no. 6) issue of Sparks and Chips, and a photocopied and annotated printout of Carl A. Pollock's biography.

Electrohome

Production : Deilcraft.

File consists of 14 photographs of employees at work on Deilcraft production lines and posing with finished products. File also includes a photograph and copy negative of upholstered living room furniture. Some photographs include identification on verso.

Electrohome

Video monitor : introduction to the PAL colour monitor, U.S. & Canada.

File consists of material relating to publicity arrangements for the introduction of the PAL colour video monitor to Canadian and U.S. markets. Includes draft and final versions of news releases and photograph cutlines, a memorandum, a list of press contacts, a list of monitor models, and price lists. File also includes a photograph of two men standing with a monitor.

Electrohome

ECV-25N monitor and chassis.

File consists of four photographs (plus duplicates) and three copy negatives of the ECV-25N monitor and chassis, viewed from the front and back.

Electrohome

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