Series consists of three oversize sketches.

Consists of a DVD transfer of a videocassette of 8 mm film footage of the construction of the Shand Dam, near Belwood, Ont. The footage was probably taken by Hugh Templin, GRCA commissioner and editor of the Fergus News Record.

Consists of ts. (photocopy) of what appears to be a chapter section transcribed from the book History of Kitchener by William V. Uttley. The material details William H. Breithaupt's early interests and activities in flood control and water regulation of the Grand.

Consists of videocassette transfers from original films, several of which were acquired by the GRCA from donors. Includes transfers of original films made by Hugh Templin, a GRCA commissioner. During the 1940s, Templin took footage of the construction phases of the Shand Dam, near Belwood, Ont. and its subsequent opening and early operation.

Consists of a videocassette transfer of 8 mm film footage of the construction of the Shand Dam, near Belwood, Ont. The footage was probably taken by Hugh Templin, GRCA Commissioner and editor of the Fergus News Record.

Consists of ts. (photocopy) of what appears to be a chapter section transcribed from the book History of Kitchener by William V. Uttley. The material details William H. Breithaupt's early interests and activities in flood control and water regulation of the Grand.

Consists of a newsclipping titled : "Jiu Jitsu on the Grand River : Governments see light for reservoirs to hold back spring floods and release waters for summer needs of 300,000 people," from The Financial Post, November 7, 1932.

Series consists of spiral-bound volumes and scrapbooks of original and photocopies of newspaper clippings relating to the activities of the Grand River Conservation Commission, Grand Valley Conservation Authority and Grand River Conservation Authority. The materials are organized chronologically; scrapbooks of clippings devoted to particular events such as floods on the Grand River are present.

Consists of materials relating to the early history of the Grand River Conservation Commission and the development of the Grand River Conservation Authority.

Includes newspaper clippings, including two articles by Hugh Templin (1966), ms. notes by an unidentified author concerning the development of the GRCC from 1931 to 1946, four negatives in an envelope labelled "Drayton: Conestogo river, May 22, 1952," an advance proof of a cover page of a publication titled : Flood Control in Southwestern Ontario, and a pamphlet by the Grand Valley Group of Engineers titled : A Plan to Grow Wealth and Eliminate Waste, 1936.

Publication, 10 p.

Series consists of spiral-bound volumes and scrapbooks of original and photocopies of newspaper clippings relating to the activities of the Grand River Conservation Commission, Grand Valley Conservation Authority and Grand River Conservation Authority. The materials are organized chronologically; scrapbooks of clippings devoted to particular events such as floods on the Grand River are present.

Consists of a videocassette transfer
of a film of skiers at the Chicopee Ski Club, Kitchener, Ont. as it appeared in 1935-36 and in the early 1940s. The maker of the film is identified as Norman Schneider on the original listing provided by the GRCA.

Series consists of photographs depicting GRCA corporate activities, events and personnel. Many of these had originally been located in other series; they were pulled by GRCA personnel from other files and grouped in new folders for an undetermined purpose.

Consists of a DVD transfer from a videocassette of a film of skiers at the Chicopee Ski Club, Kitchener, Ont. as it appeared in 1935-36 and in the early 1940s. The maker of the film is identified as Norman Schneider on the original listing provided by the GRCA.

Consists of a blueline land plan of the Luther Lake and its environs in the Townships of East and West Luther, Ont.

Consists of a negative photocopy of Province of Ontario Letters Patent incorporating the Grand River Conservation Commission, August 13, 1934.

Edition of the Fergus News Record, August 6, 1942 concerning the opening of the Shand Dam; correspondence and ts. (photocopy)draft of article which appears to have been collated in preparation for the fiftieth anniversary of the completion of the Shand Dam. Also contains a clipping and correspondence concerning a disaster relief program established in Brantford, Ont. in 1954
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Consists of ts.(photocopy) of a report submitted in the form of an undated letter from W.H. Philip, Grand River Conservation Commission Chairman to Hon. Mitchell F. Hepburn, Premier of Ontario. The report concerns flood control measures for the Grand River basin and apportionment of provincial, federal and municipal fiscal responsibility.

File consists of one list of members of the Grand River Conservation Commission.

Consists of minutes of meetings of the Grand River Conservation Commission pasted into a bound volume. Also includes minutes of the annual meeting of the Grand River Conservation Commission, March 3, 1937.
Also present are copies of reports, cost estimates for the Waldemar Dam project, and correspondence.

Series consists of records concerning the organizational structure and functions of the Grand River Conservation Authority and its predecessors, the Grand River Conservation Commission and the Grand Valley Conservation Authority. Includes lists of organization members.

Colour photocopy.

Series consists of minute books, copies of memoranda, reports and correspondence.

Consists of ts.(photocopy) of a report submitted in the form of an undated letter from W.H. Philip, Grand River Conservation Commission Chairman to Hon. Mitchell F. Hepburn, Premier of Ontario. The report concerns flood control measures for the Grand River basin and apportionment of provincial, federal and municipal fiscal responsibility.

Consists of ts.(carbon copy) cost estimates for the proposed Waldemar Dam reported by the Grand River Conservation Commission on August 31, 1936. Also includes a document titled "Estimated Cost of the Waldemar Dam," prepared by the Hydro Electric Power Commission of Ontario, ca. 1934.

Consists of a ts.(photocopy) report submitted to the President of the Grand River Valley Boards of Trade by the Development Committee, probably for presentation at a Grand River Valley Boards of Trade meeting on August 30, 1933 The report is in the form of an unsigned letter; Committee reports normally accompanied the GRVBT minutes of meetings. The report concerns river flow and sewage disposal on the Grand River.

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 a ts.(photocopy) of Province of Ontario Statute 1932, Ch. 55, An Act to Establish the Grand River Conservation Commission (short title : The Grand River Conservation Commission Act, 1932.)

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.

Series consists of records accumulated and used by Ilmar Kao, Secretary, Grand River Commission.

Series consists of spiral-bound volumes and scrapbooks of original and photocopies of newspaper clippings relating to the activities of the Grand River Conservation Commission, Grand Valley Conservation Authority and Grand River Conservation Authority. The materials are organized chronologically; scrapbooks of clippings devoted to particular events such as floods on the Grand River are present.

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).

Blackline map of the Grand River Drainage Basin prepared by the Hydraulic Department of the Hydro-Electric Power Commission of Ontario. The map has been marked in pencil crayon to show the outline of the Grand River and its tributaries.

Consists of ts.(carbon copy) report of the Grand River Valley Boards of Trade Flood Prevention Committee, probably presented at a meeting of the Boards on April 24, 1931. Document has been briefly annotated.

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.

Contents : consists of a ts.(carbon copy) circular letter dated Sept., 1931 issued by Fred I. Grobb, Secretary, The Grand River Valley Boards of Trade, announcing a meeting to be held at Kitchener City Hall, Kitchener, Ont. on Sept. 24, 1931.

Some identifications provided on the verso.

Contents Works in the GRCA library deemed to be "unpublished". Topics include Watershed Studies (01), Channel Improvements (02), Dykes (03), Erosion Control (04, Stream Flow Data (05), Water Quality (06), Reservoirs (07), Conservation Areas (11), Master Plans and Studies (13), Recreation (16), Floodline Studies (21), Special Events (32), Nature Centres (33), Meetings (42), Water Resources Planning and Management (W01), Engineering Reports (W02), Environmental Studies (W04), Reference Books (W08), Land Resources Planning and Management (W09).

Series consists of records relating to the planning, history and accomplishments of conservation work on the Grand River watershed. Includes publication files and a working file for a publication issued by the GRCC and the GRCA between 1936 and 1989.

File consists of two ts. minutes of meetings of the Grand River Valley Boards of Trade.

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

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.

Photographs and negatives, some with identifications. One is dated 1931.

Many with identifications. Includes images of a "sinkhole" on highway 9 near Orangeville.

Accrual consists of materials relating to the Grand Valley Conservation Authority and its predecessors. Includes materials relating to the activities, events, employees and land ownership of the GRCA. Includes committee and meeting minutes, photographs, reports, maps, etc.

Series consists of minutes of the Grand River Valley Boards of Trade.

Consists of what is probably a composite of original films possibly by Norman Schneider concerning the Chicopee Ski Club, Kitchener, Ont. and Hugh Templin, concerning the Shand Dam, Belwood, Ont.

Series consists of minutes of meetings of the Grand River Valley Boards of Trade, clippings and correspondence.

Consists of ts. minutes of meetings of the Grand River Valley Boards of Trade including reports of committees, contained in a binder. Also includes newsclippings and correspondence.

Inserted in the binder are ts. (photoreproduction) of correspondence from J.L. Morris and James Mackintosh to the Secretary of the Grand River Valley Boards of Trade, April 18, 1934; ts.(carbon copy) undated report titled : Estimated Cost of the Waldemar Dam; and ts.(photoreproduction) report concerning Grand River Conservation Records by the Hydro Electric Power Commission of Ontario Engineering Department, August 13, 1938.

Series consists of 8mm and 16mm films accumulated by, and produced for the Grand River Conservation Authority. The majority of these films have been transferred to videocassette and DVD, which are also found in the GRCA fonds. Also contains masters and working prints of a number of films produced for the Grand River Conservation Authority by Summit Film Productions. These films depict scenes along the Lower, Mid and Upper Grand; dam construction outside Guelph, Ontario; GRCA conservation areas; and also contain footage of Grand River flooding.

Copy prints and negatives, some with identifications for 1929, 1936 and 1948 floods in Galt. Only a few of the negatives correspond to the prints. No Brantford photos identified.

Fonds consists of records relating to the administration and operation of the Grand River Conservation Authority and its predecessors, the Grand River Conservation Commission and the Grand Valley Conservation Authority, from 1966 to 2006. Includes clippings, correspondence, minutes, visual and sound materials, reports and studies, maps, etc.

Consists of an original film titled : "April 6th, 1929 Galt Flood," which was either produced by or collected by Bill Law. The material was incorporated into a master, and working print of a film titled : GRCA prologue, produced for the GRCA on May 12, 1978.

Series consists of DVD transfers from original films and videocassettes, several of which were acquired by the GRCA from donors. Includes transfers of original films made by Hugh Templin, a GRCA commissioner. During the 1940s, Templin took footage of the construction phases of the Shand Dam, near Belwood, Ont. and its subsequent opening and early operation. DVD transfers of slide-show presentations of Grand River Conservation Authority Annual Reports, and Special Recognition Awards.

Consists of a DVD transfer of a two 16 mm films: GRCA prologue / Summit Film Productions Limited [for the Grand River Conservation Authority.] - [Reproduced 1978 (originally created 1929)]. and Galt flood, April 6, 1929 : original material for master and working print. - 1929.

Copy prints of the 1929 flood in Galt, and also in Blair. Also includes eight original photographs taken by [?] MacGregor accompanied by relevant correspondence.

The film incorporates original material reproduced from a film entitled "April 6th 1929 Galt Flood," which was either made by or collected by Bill Law.

One binder containing photographs, maps and illustrations removed from publications, and pages of historical text (ts. carbon). Sections are as follows:

1. Photographs of the City of Galt, 1929-1947, especially concerned with spring flooding (16);
2. Photographs of roads and farms, townships of Maryborough and Peel, Conestogo Dam (65);
3. Photographs of roads, township of West Garafraxa, Belwood Reservoir (Shand Dam) (26);
4. Pictures taken from Map of Township of Nicol. (1 leaf of text, 3 pages illustrations removed from an unidentified publication);
5. Partial history of the Grand River Watershed, p. 7, 8, 9, 10, 12.

File consists of one hand coloured glass plate transparency showing Rockwood's Harris Woolen Mill. Also includes a CD with a scan of the image.

Copy negatives and prints of the Dunnville flood, April 1912. Envelopes containing negatives and reference prints include location annotations:

• Lower River (pp 18)
• East of Dunnville Dam Looking Downstream
• Dunvnille Dam (pp 18)
• Bridge at Byng
• Slingsby Mill - on Site of Present Arena
• Intersection of Queen & Chestnut Streets (pp 19)
• Queen St. - Queen's Hotel on Left
• Looking West on Broad St. From Corner of Chestnut 1930 (pp 20)
• Mill St. - Old Kohler Mil: Dunnville Dam in Background (pg 17)

Green satin banner with gold embroidery.

Volume 3 contains 49 pages, each holding seven 6-frame strips of 35 mm negatives. On the front of each sleeve is taped the corresponding 35 mm contact strip.

Volume 10 contains 40 pages, each holding seven 6-frame strips of 35 mm negatives. On the front of each sleeve is taped the corresponding 35 mm contact strip.

Unidentified, undated candid portrait of two men with painting in background.

Studio portraits and duplicate prints of identified individuals: H.A. Cameron; Garfield Disher; Hugh Crall Elliott; George E. Fisher; Robert H. Haworth; Perry Richard Hilborn; Charles Henry Janzen; Harold Gordon Mack; Katharine Marston; I.C. Marritt; George Albert McWilliams; William A. Philip (first Chairman, GRCC 1934, first Chairman, Grand Valley Conservation Authority, 1949); Marcel Pequegnat; Robert Pequegnat; Gerald N. Ruhnke; Clarence D. Suter; Oliver Wright.

Includes a photo of a drawing of a Conestogo wagon. The three copy negatives are of Hugh Cameron, Robert Pequegnat and the Conestogo wagon.

Some identifications provided on the verso.

Some identifications provided on the verso.

Consists of three photographs taped onto looseleaf depicting scenes on the Grand River at Dunnville, Ont. The photographs bear the following identifications printed on recto: Bird's Eye View of River, Dunnville, Ont., Canada; Dunnville, Ont. Long Bridge and Dam; Canal and Lower Lock, Dunnville, Ont.

Consists of 2 aerial photographs, possibly of the Grand River, showing a river and river bank and farm lands and buildings in the background.

Consists of a corrected ts. policy statement concerning Grand Valley Conservation Authority personnel matters. Includes regulations and position descriptions. Also present are three ts. (thermal copy) organizational charts of the Grand Valley Conservation Authority. Inserted : ms.(original) and ts.(carbon copy) salary schedules.

Series consists of binders of negatives and contact strips: 14 numbered volumes contain 596 pages, each page holding seven 6-frame strips of 35 mm negatives. On the front of each sleeve is taped the corresponding 35 mm contact strip (page 596 contains only 1 strip). One unnumbered volume contains negatives in a variety of sizes. Includes an index maintained on rolodex cards.

Volume 13 contains 45 pages, each holding seven 6-frame strips of 35 mm negatives. On the front of each sleeve is taped the corresponding 35 mm contact strip.

Studio portrait.

Studio portrait.