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Photograph of Emma Kaufman (at right) smiling and shaking hands with Margaret Heilig, Executive Direction of the Hamilton Young Women's Christian Association next to fusuma painted with a water-themed Japanese landscape donated by Kaufman.
Augustine, Ham, Kaufman family
Augustine and Kaufman families.
A photograph of the Augustine and Kaufman families taken on December 25, 1941 in front of 22 Margaret Ave. Kitchener, Ontario.
Back row, left to right: Albert William Augustine, Mary Eleanor Kaufman (Merritt), Edmond Kaufman, Bernard Sandwell, Robert Kaufman, Carl Kaufman, Alvin Ratz Kaufman, Milton Ratz Kaufman.
Middle Row, left to right: Mary Caroline Augustine, Edna Louise Augustine, Helen Mary Sandwell, Jean Kaufman (wife of A.R. Kaufman), Jean Kaufman (Koetsier), Emma Ratz Kaufman, Edith Kaufman (wife of M.R. Kaufman), John Ross Augustine.
Front row, left to right, seated: Mrs. Hutton, Mary Kaufman.
Augustine, Ham, Kaufman family
Ratz family portrait : possibly first reunion 1909.
A modern print of a Ratz family portrait taken around 1909. Edna Louise Augustine, Emma Ratz Kaufman, Mary Eidt Kaufman and Jacob Kaufman are present in the photograph.
Augustine, Ham, Kaufman family
Kaufman, Mary : 75th birthday party.
A portrait of the Kaufman family during Mary Eidt Kaufman
Augustine, Ham, Kaufman family
Kaufman, Mary : 75th birthday party.
A portrait of the Kaufman family during Mary Eidt Kaufman
Augustine, Ham, Kaufman family
Kaufman, Mary and daughters Emma Ratz and Edna Louise.
Studio portrait of Mary Eidt Kaufman and her daughters (left to right) Emma Ratz Kaufman and Edna Louise Augustine.
Augustine, Ham, Kaufman family
Photograph taken during a Kaufman family trip to Egypt in 1929 showing (left to right) Emma Kaufman, Louisa Breithaupt, Mary Kaufman, Edna Augustine on camels with a pyramid and the Great Sphinx of Giza in the background, and local adult and child tour guides at front.
Augustine, Ham, Kaufman family
One page typescript carbon, Emma Kaufman's copy, titled "A brief history of the Ratz family."
Augustine, Ham, Kaufman family
Kaufman, Emma : guest book from Matsunoya, cottage on Drag Lake, Haliburton, Ontario.
A Japanese fan-folded guest book used at Emma Kaufman's cottage at Drag Lake, Haliburton, Ontario. It contains snapshots of her former home in Japan at Karuizawa.
Augustine, Ham, Kaufman family
Kaufman, Emma : guest book for the 50th and 60th anniversaries of the Y.W.C.A. in Japan.
A guest book that belonged to Emma Kaufman containing signatures for two occasions, the 50th and 60th anniversaries of the Young Women's Christian Association (Y.W.C.A.) in Japan, October 1955 and November 1965.
Augustine, Ham, Kaufman family
Kaufman, Emma : guest book, 84 Rosehill Ave., Toronto, May 29, 1962-Dec. 13, 1970.
A guest book from Emma Kaufman's home at 84 Rosehill Ave, Toronto, Ontario from 1962 to 1970. The book itself contains intricate stencils, some backed with fabric, which are pasted to each page.
Augustine, Ham, Kaufman family
Kaufman, Emma : guest book, 84 Rosehill Ave., Toronto, Oct. 1949-April 1962.
A guest book from Emma Kaufman's home at 84 Rosehill Ave, Toronto, Ontario from 1949 to 1962. The book itself is produced by the Women's Bible School Presbyterian Mission, Self-Help deptartment and contains "Temple Hill cut-outs," and intricate stencils which are pasted to each page.
Augustine, Ham, Kaufman family
A packet of "Emergency Issue Earth Quake Stamps" from the Young Women's Christian Association (Y.W.C.A.) Japan, dated September 1923 to April 1924. Also includes a Christmas card from Emma Kaufman. The photo on the card is of Emma Ratz Kaufman's summer cottage at Drag Lake, Haliburton, Ontario.
Augustine, Ham, Kaufman family
Kaufman, Emma : correspondence with Gertrude Kuecklich.
One letter from Gertrud Kuecklich in Japan to Emma Kaufman (mimeograph), and one typescript letter and carbon in reply from Emma Kaufman.
Augustine, Ham, Kaufman family
Kaufman, Emma : correspondence.
Annual Christmas letters sent to friends by Emma Kaufman, which consist of duplicated typescripts.
Augustine, Ham, Kaufman family
Typescript written by Ruth Russell titled, "Emma Kaufman (1881-1979) with corrections.
Augustine, Ham, Kaufman family
Letter addressed to Mrs. J.M. Ham from M.C. Paisley, containing an manuscript outline of the life of Emma Kaufman.
Augustine, Ham, Kaufman family
A funeral directors statement of death (March 2, 1979) and certificate of cremation (March 5, 1979) for Emma Ratz Kaufman.
Augustine, Ham, Kaufman family
Kaufman, Emma : biographical : 85th birthday party clipping.
Press clipping regarding Emma Kaufman's 85th birthday.
Augustine, Ham, Kaufman family
An article written by J.E.H. titled, "Women of the years: Emma R. Kaufman." The Journal (Feb. 1963): 28-31.
Augustine, Ham, Kaufman family
A photocopy of a biographical outline of the life of Emma Kaufman.
Augustine, Ham, Kaufman family
Correspondence solicited for a biography of Emma R. Kaufman. Includes reminiscences of her and of her work with the Young Women's Christian Association (Y.W.C.A.) in Japan written by friends and family. Some records are original, some are transcriptions.
Augustine, Ham, Kaufman family
One piece from the Missionary Monthly, 1931; a 2 page biography of Caroline MacDonald, Emma Kaufman's mentor and friend in Japan.
Augustine, Ham, Kaufman family
One press clipping accompanied by manuscript notes by Mary Ham concerning a telephone call from Emma Kaufman in Japan on her mother's 81st birthday in 1937.
Augustine, Ham, Kaufman family
Augustine, Mary Caroline : ephemera.
Birthday, Christmas, Easter and Valentine greetings, and one postcard. Includes a letter from "Santa Claus," a Dionne Quintuplet postcard, and two hand drawn and coloured pieces relating to China and Japan. One is by Emma Kaufman of a child looking into a goldfish bowl and the other, of rabbits and chicks, is initialled H.T.
Augustine, Ham, Kaufman family
Kelly, Blanche Mildred Clement, Emma Kaufman and Evelyn Breithaupt.
Part of Clement Bowlby Family fonds.
File consists of one studio portrait of, left to right, Emma Kaufman, Blanche Mildred Clement Kelly, and Evelyn Breithaupt taken when they were attending Ontario Ladies College. The group is posed identically, seen wearing similar hats and black ribbons tied around the necks of their high-collared blouses.
Clement Bowlby Family