Dot matrix printouts of students grades for the undergraduate course, CS 338: Computer applications in business: data bases and data communications, taught at the University of Waterloo in 1984. Also includes notes, student's verifications of illness and a medical certificate, and correspondence.

Material created and accumulated by Donald Cowan primarily documenting his efforts to publish works of joint authorship on data directed design. Includes correspondence and related attachments sent between Donald Cowan, colleagues, and a publisher. Also contains a copy of the article titled, "Design by objectives: a structured systems architecture approach" by Tom Gilb.

Dot matrix printouts of students grades for the undergraduate course, CS 438: Computer applications in business: data bases, taught at the University of Waterloo in 1984. Also includes notes, correspondence, student assignments, a class lists, and classroom seating assignments.

Material related to the development of the Canadian Universities Computer Network (CANUNET). Includes position papers, correspondence, a proposed list of personnel available for CANUNET, a list of experts at organizations that have expressed interest in CANUNET, notes, proposals, an outline of the benefits of CANUNET, draft copies of an agreement between the Canadian government and the University of Quebec to carry out a study to determine the feasibility of developing a network of computers by Canadian universities, and related items.

Material created and accumulated by Donald Cowan related to the International Bar Association Cambridge Conference held at the Garden House Hotel in Cambridge, Ontario between September 9-11, 1987. Includes a case study titled, "High tech and dispute resolution: arbitration or other methods" prepared by C. Ian Kyer and Donald Cowan. Also contains a document with biographies and working papers as well as related correspondence.

Material created or accumulated by Donald Cowan during his participation in the National Research Council of Canada's Grant Selection Committee for Computing and Information Science. Includes a list of major equipment requests, a schedule of meetings, a list of grant selection committees and members, correspondence, a list of conference grants, notes, a note regarding computing costs, a copy of a page from the University of Waterloo grant subsidiary ledger, copies of National Research Council applications, memoranda, and summaries of requested grants.

Two copies of a typed manuscript titled, "Counting algorithms for connected labelled graphs" by Donald Cowan, R.C. Mullin, and Ralph G. Stanton. The manuscript is twelve pages. This paper was presented at the sixth Southeastern Conference on Combinatorics, Graph Theory, and Computing held at Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton, Florida between February 17-20, 1975. This paper was subsequently published in the Proceedings of the sixth Southeastern Conference on Combinatorics, Graph Theory, and Computing, pages 219-231. Also includes correspondence related to the submission of the paper to the conference.

A typed manuscript titled, "The growth of network cost as a function of network size" by Vinton G. Cerf and Donald Cowan. The manuscript is fifteen pages. Also includes a second typed manuscript of the same title but the listed authors are V.G. Cerf, D.D. Cowan, R.C. Mullin, and R.G. Stanton. This manuscript is twenty-one pages. In addition, the file contains handwritten notes and correspondence from Ralph Stanton that may have been used to help create the manuscripts mentioned above.

Material related to a proposal with the Canadian International Development Agency to support a twinning agreement between the Computer Science Department of the Pontifical Catholic University (PUC) of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and the Computer Science Departments of the Universities of Waterloo and Toronto. Includes correspondence, draft copies of the proposal with notes and corrections, notes, two copies of a report titled, "The application of computer technology for development: report of the Secretary-General" published by the United Nations Economic and Social Council on May 20, 1970, and related items.

Material related to the Conference of Department Chairmen on the Implementation of Computer Science Education held at the University of Kansas between May 25-26, 1970. Donald Cowan was invited to attend the conference but declined due to a scheduling conflict. Professor J.D. Lawson went in Cowan's place. However, Donald Cowan did provide input into the conference plans. This file includes related correspondence, notes, conference planning forms, a tentative conference schedule and list of proposed topics.

Questionnaires (now commonly referred to as course evaluations) completed by students enrolled in the undergraduate course, CS 250: Characteristics of computers and computer systems, taught at the University of Waterloo in Spring 1980. Also includes handwritten notes for a PET presentation, a problem set likely distributed to students, and one item of correspondence outlining the recommended course content for CS 250 in 1981 from J.W. Wong to several faculty members at the university including Donald Cowan.

Material created and accumulated by Donald Cowan related to data directed design. Includes notes, correspondence, computer printouts, a bibliography, and related items. In addition the file includes copies of the following articles:

• 1. Manna, Zohar and Richard Waldinger. (January 1980). A deductive approach to program synthesis. ACM Transactions on Programming Languages and Systems, volume 2, (number 1), pages 90-121.

• 2. Cheatham, T.E., G.H. Holloway, and J.A. Townley. (1981). Program refinement by transformation. IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering, pages 430-437.

• 3. Bergland, G.D. (October 1981). A guided tour of program design methodologies. Computer, pages 13-37.

• 4. Sharma, D.K. (November 1981). McDonald's problem : an example of using Dijkstra's programming method. The Bell System Technical Journal, volume 60, (number 9), pages 2157-2165.

• 5. Levy, Michael R. (June 1982). Modularity and the sequential file update problem. Communications of the ACM, volume 25, (number 6), pages 362-367.

The materials in this file may have been used to support the creation of the article titled, "The data transform programming method and file processing problems"by C.J. Lucena, R.C.B. Martins, and P.A.S. Veloso (Departamento de Informática, Pontifícia Universidade Católica, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) and Donald Cowan (Department of Computer Science, University of Waterloo).

Material related to the Institute for Computer Studies and the University of Waterloo's Alliance Partnership. The partnership between the Institute for Computer Studies and the University of Waterloo and was formally announced during a presentation on May 15, 2001. Includes two copies of the event schedule, two copies of the media release, two copies of an e-mail from CDI Investor Relations (CDI Education Corporation) to Donald Cowan, two copies of a CDI Education - EDU (TSE) stock quote, and a copy of an article titled, "The education program for software professionals" by Donald Cowan.

Mimeograph letter from J.A. Grahame to Colin Rankin regarding Rankin's promotion to Chief Factor of the Hudson's Bay Company effective June 1, 1879. File includes the commission in the form of a certificate with seal dated June 1, 1879.

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.

Typescript letter from author Grace Avard Tomkinson to Mrs. Gordon [Ethel C.] Likely of Saint John in response to a letter presumably sent by Likely about the book Welcome Wilderness and the donation of a copy to the Aberdeen Library. The letter includes biographical information about Tomkinson's birth and upbringing. Also in the file is a typescript of notes by Likely about Tomkinson life's and Welcome Wilderness.

Typescript letter from Grace MacInnis to Elizabeth Long regarding the donation of a photograph and biographical sketch.

Letter from Lillian Vaux MacKinnon to Elizabeth Long providing biographical information about her life including birth, education and marriage dates.

Records documenting Donald Cowan's activities at the University of Waterloo as a faculty member and administrator in the Department of Computer Science, including his tenure as Chairman of the Department of Applied Analysis and Computer Science. These files also document Donald Cowan's involvement in groups such as the National Research Council of Canada Grant Selection Committee, Centre for Information Technology for the Environment (CITE) as well as the Institute for Computer Studies and the University of Waterloo’s alliance partnership. Includes correspondence, reports, articles, computer printouts, conference materials, notes, grant proposals, and other items.

Material related to various courses taught by Donald Cowan at the University of Waterloo. Includes student grades, questionnaires, exams, notes, handouts, correspondence, overhead transparencies, teaching slides, and other items.

Letter from Anne MacMillan to Elizabeth Long regarding the mailing of seven books (listed) for use in a display during the general meeting from June 1 to 5, [1962].

Carbon copy typescript of a letter written by Elizabeth Long to Viola MacMillan regarding press photos and other material related to prospecting and mining. Included in the file is a typescript of career information about MacMillan and manuscript notes in Long's hand.

Photocopied letter from Mrs. Victor Marx to Elizabeth Long regarding the donation of information about the Lady Aberdeen Collection to the Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America at Radcliffe College.

Letter from Mary McNeil to Elizabeth Long regarding a project about Mother Marguerite d'Youville and replies to question posed by the Canadian Committee on Corrections and related research.

Carbon copy letter from Elizabeth Long to William H. Neville regarding three speeches by the Secretary of State [Judy LaMarsh] in which references were made about the contribution of women to Canadian life and the copies being forwarded to Doris Lewis at the University of Waterloo. File includes Neville's business card.

Letter from Lena Newman regarding the display of a cook book by the Montreal Branch of the [Canadian Women's Press Club], created as a fundraiser for scholarships in journalism, during the triennial meeting.

Letter from Mabel Burns McKinley to Elizabeth Long regarding the display of her books at the triennial meeting and her regret that her five books (listed) are out of print.

Letter from Noelle Florence to Elizabeth Long regarding the donation of books from her mother Elizabeth Yates' library and visiting St. Paul, Minnesota where her mother worked as a principal prior to marrying in 1890.

Letter from Marjorie [R?] regarding the activities of the [council of women?] in Ceylon including a conference planned for December 1957 and a regional meeting in July of 1954. The letter also makes reference to the visit of Queen Elizabeth to the region.

Carbon copy typescript letter from Elizabeth Long to Ruby Rich, MBE, in Sydney, Australia at the suggestion of Mrs. Elizabeth T. Halsey. Long makes reference to an enclosed leaflet about the Lady Aberdeen library and provides information about related activities.

Letter from Agnes Robinson to Elizabeth Long regarding Mary Markwell's (Kate Simpson Hayes) life and career.

Typescript letter from Eleanor Roosevelt to Elizabeth Long regarding the making of a recording during her time in Canada (cities and dates listed).

Two typescript letters from Ishbel Ross to Elizabeth Long regarding personal life updates and Alice Nutting, about whom she was approach to write a biography but declined due to other commitments.

Of note are Ross' views in the December 28, 1960 letter about psychiatrists: "These wretches have messed up more lives than one could believe possible. i know of at least a dozen cases myself. in another half century they will take their places among the witch doctors, I hope and believe. I am rabid on the subject."

Carbon copy typescript letter from Elizabeth Long to Marian Royce, Director, Women's Bureau, Department of Labour regarding the University of Waterloo being added to the mailing list for all releases from the Women's Bureau and information about symposium in London about the status of women in Great Britain. File also includes a typescript letter from Marion Royce addressed to "all persons in the mailing list of the Women's Bureau, Canada Department of Labour" about her retirement and replacement by Mrs. Jock Findlay.

Typescript letter from Sheila MacKay Russell to Elizabeth Long regarding the sending of various editions and translations of Russell's books A Lamp Is Heavy and The Living Earth.

Carbon copy typescript letter from Elizabeth Long to Mrs. Howard F. Shattuck, Jr. requesting that future material from the Committee of Correspondence be directed to the University of Waterloo.

Typescript letter from M. N. Sherman, Treasurer of the Victoria Council of Women to Elizabeth Long sending a $45.00 cheque for the Lady Aberdeen Library, and a typescript response with manuscript revisions from Long thanking Sherman for the donation.

Two letters from Lorraine Shortt regarding factual errors about her mother, Elizabeth Smith Shortt, in the first edition of the book Famous Women by Byrne Hope Saunders, details about her mother's life, and the possible donation of books by her sister, Mrs. R. F. Clarke.

Photocopy of a typescript letter from Elizabeth Long to Miss Mildred Surry, librarian at The Fawcett Library regarding an annual report and accession list received by Long and a request that the University of Waterloo be added to their mailing list. Attached to the letter are two documents; one regarding The Fawcett Library and one regarding the Fawcett Society.

Two letters from Glady Taylor regarding the use of her book The King Tree as part of a display at an upcoming convention and about the donation of the book to the Lady Aberdeen Library.

Typescript letter from [Mrs.] J. Walter Thompson in response to Elizabeth Long regarding participation in a radio address and "Indian women who are struggling to improve conditions in their country [...]". The letter makes reference to Peter Francis being the person who originally contacted Long and includes information about Indian migration from villages to cities and the challenges presented by a lack of qualifications to secure "social welfare posts open to women today". Violet Alva, a lawyer, and her work to establish an Indian magazine for women.

One letter from Hudson J. Stowe to Elizabeth Long regarding photographs and records related to Emily Stowe, some of which were thrown out and others that were sent to Victoria. Also in the file are typescript copies of two letters between Stowe and Long regarding the bust of Emily Stowe at old city hall in Toronto. In her letter regarding the bust, Long makes mention of letting Doris Lewis know for possible acquisition by the University of Waterloo.

Typescript letter from David Rotenberg to Elizabeth Long regarding a bust of Dr. Emily Stowe with an enclosed Toronto Star article titled "Bust sets committee on ear", and a carbon copy typescript response from Long in which she says she is pleased the bust "has been retained in the new city hall".

Photocopied letter from Jessie Waldo to Elizabeth Long regarding personal updates including time spent in Keewatin and Devil's Gap Lodge. The letter references the death of Isabel [Fenlayson], the upcoming presidency of Mrs. Hayes, the sending of the September 11, 1952 Star Phoenix, and Mary Anne Caswell.

Two typescript letters from Joan Walker to Elizabeth Long regarding the donation of two books: Pardon My Parka and Repent at Leisure.

A letter from Ralph G. Stanton to Donald Cowan regarding graduate courses available at the University of Waterloo in the Faculty of Mathematics in Fall 1960. In the letter, Stanton requests that Cowan review a list of course descriptions (not included in this file) and select which he would be most interested in as required for a Masters degree. File also includes Donald Cowan's reply to Stanton outlining the five courses that held the most interest for him.

Seven typescripts:

• “Eating Outdoors” (copy, 1 page);
• “Protect your car Warranty” (copy, 1 page);
• “Using Soap for the Laundry” (copy, 1 page);
• “A System for Household Cleaning” (copy, 1 page);
• “Sewing Vinyl” (copy, 1 page), two untitled.

File also includes one item of correspondence regarding the radio talks.

File consists of material relating to discussions with Lewis Lektronix Inc. (Sunnyvale, CA) regarding the point-of-purchase advertising system, ScanVertiser. Includes a letter from Jack Young, Vice President Marketing at Lewis Lektronix Inc. to Michael W. Scott, three copies of the ScanVertiser brochure, and photocopies of operations manuals:

• The Scanvertiser Operations Manual (Revised edition, June 1978)
• Eprom System Operation [1979]
• Addendum for Programming a "FLASHER" [1979]
• Break-out System Operation [1979]

Contains correspondence to J.S.C. Moffitt from Kaufman Rubber Co. regarding sales. Also includes correspondence to Kaufman Rubber Co. regarding machinery. Includes 6 photographs of Guix machinery.

Contains material relating to Kaufman Footwear's pricing, costs, and competition. Includes memoranda, notes, correspondence, training material, government specifications, price lists, and a production schedule.

Correspondence, telegraphs and typescript documents of and related to the notice of appeal issued by C. R. Magone, solicitor to the Attorney General for Ontario including copies of the notice of appeal, a list of particulars of the grounds of appeal, notes by F. W. Wegenast, and telegraphs sent before and after the hearing of the appeal on June 1, 1937 by people including [James] Bright, A.R. Kaufman, Wegenast. Of note is correspondence to and from Kaufman and Wegenast following the end of the trial in March 1937 about the possibility of an appeal based on the appointment of Paul LeDuc as the new Attorney General, and a telegraph from A. R. Kaufman to Dorothea Palmer congratulating her on the dismissal of the appeal and advising to "not grant newspaper interviews."

The majority of the archives of the Concordia Club were destroyed either as a result of the ransacking of the club by the 118th Batallion in 1916, or as a result of the fire of Nov. 17, 1971. As a result the earliest records of Concordia have largely been lost forever. A very small number of items can be traced back to the Concordia Male Choir (1873-1914). These take the form of two items of correspondence, programs for the "Sängerfests", clippings, and photographs. A small number of archival records also can be found which belonged to the "Deutscher Club, Kitchener" (1925-1930), and include a set of house rules, letters patent, and photographs. Some records from the 1930s have also been preserved to this day, and include artifacts, clippings, legal documents, a membership list, photographs, and programs of events. However, the majority of the materials date from the 1950s onwards. These materials document the history of the Concordia Club since the 1950s, and include artifacts, audiovisual material, clippings, correspondence, ephemera, financial records, legal documents, membership records, minutes of meetings, photographs, publications, and scrapbooks.

Date: 1961.09.02 Place from: 4, Whitehall Court. Westminster, S.W.1., England To: Catley, Elaine M. From: Brittain, Vera. Notes: + envelope.

Response from a letter sent by Catley regarding Brittain's poetry and the magazine "John O' London".

File consists of sixty items of manuscript and typescript professional correspondence between Bernard Suits and others including official departmental correspondence, personal professional correspondence and memos.

Correspondents include:

• Adam, Martin
• Adams, Jack
• Anderson, R.F.
• Baker, William
• Banks, R.K.
• Banks, Robin
• Braybrooke, David
• Brzustowski, T.A.
• Daniel, J.V.
• George, Rolf
• Hallman, Max
• Harkins, P.
• Hendley, Brian
• Homles, Richard
• Horne, Jim
• Hyland, Drew A.
• Keller, Lynn
• Kutscher, Austin H.
• L'Heureux, W.J.
• Matthews, B.C.
• Minas, J.S.
• Patten, S.C.
• Redmond, Chris
• Sherwin, Susan
• Stone, Roselyn
• Sumner, Wayne
• Van Evra, J.W.
• van Fraassen, Bas
• Watt, L.A.K.
• Willms, J.F.
• Wright, Douglas
• Zeigler, Earle.

Contents:file consists of eighty nine items of manuscript and typescript professional correspondence between Bernard Suits and others including official departmental correspondence, personal professional correspondence and memos.

Correspondents include:

• Ages, Arnold
• Armour, Leslie
• Bowlden, Larry S.
• Cabot, Roger
• Canada Council
• Cornell, Paul
• Department of National Revenue
• Eichhorn, Mary E.
• Fisch, Max H.
• Harris, Henry S.
• Hendley, Brian
• Holmes, Richard
• Honsberger, Ross
• Huertas-Jourda, Jose
• Kekes, John
• Krader, L.
• Kutscher, Austin H.
• Lenk, Hans
• Matthews, B.C.
• Minas, J.S.
• Najm, S.M.
• Ober, W.U.
• Petch, Harold
• Robertson, Phyllis
• Romenco, A.
• Tagg, Melvin S.
• Taylor, M.C.
• Taylor, Mort
• Teipel, [?], Roazen, Paul
• Thomas, John E.
• Vincent, Una
• Yolton, John W.

File consists of one hundred seventy items of correspondence between James Downey and others for the years 1996-1998. Correspondents include:

• Adam, Stuart
• Anson-Cartwright, Hugh
• Ashenburg, Katherine
• Atherton, Jay
• Atkinson, George
• Atkinson, Lorraine
• Bassett, Carling
• Bellingham, Susan
• Blaney, Jack
• Borowski, Diana
• Branda, Dan
• Caldwell, Robert C.
• Cameron, Ian
• Clausi, David
• Claxton, Lois
• Cohen, Ruben
• Cowan, Ann
• Cuff, Douglas
• Dimma,William A.
• Downey, Geoffrey
• Dyer, Thomas
• Edler, Robert
• Emberly, Peter
• Eydt, Ronald
• Eyton, Trevor
• Falconer, Kirk
• Ferrante, Angela
• Frampton, George
• Frank, David
• Gammon, Frances
• George, Peter
• Gibson, James
• Giroux, Robert
• Green, R.B.
• Green, Melvin & Eileen
• Griffith, M.J.
• Guild, Paul
• Hadley, Jean
• Healy, Jack
• Hecker, Ing F.W.
• Hepburn, John
• Hornyansky, Michael
• Huber, Dennis
• Huggard, Patricia
• Ingoldsby, Pat
• Johnston, George
• Keller, Friederich
• Kerton, Robert
• Klidaras, Fred
• Leckie, Irene
• LeDrew, Annie
• LeMesurier, Robert T.
• Lindsay, David
• MacIver, Don
• Mackay, Colin B.
• Mackenzie, David
• Macnaughton, Peggy
• Maiden, Colin
• Martin, Nancy
• May, A.W.
• McCain, H.H.
• McGrahan, Elizabeth
• Micallef, Donna
• Mitchell, P.D.
• Mulder, Nick
• Nolan, Roderick
• Oullette, Dave
• Parrott, John
• Persi Haines, Claudia
• Piercey, Frank
• Piercey, Rhoda Maude
• Po, Theresa
• Poole, Cyril
• Prichard, J. Robert S.
• Richard Ivey School of Business
• Richards, David
• Richards, Robert
• Rock, Allen
• Ruben, Allen M.
• Sabat, Jerome
• Saunders, Jeff
• Scott, Andrew
• Sparkes, Grace
• Strong, David
• Strong, Joanna
• Thompson, Frank
• Tode, Barry
• Tucker, Otto
• Vallentin, Anne
• Vink, Peggy
• Wallace, Wendy
• West, Paul
• Wickwire, Wendy
• Wilson, John
• Wu, Michael.

File consists of eighty one items of manuscript and typescript professional correspondence and accompanying materials between Bernard Suits and others including official departmental correspondence, personal professional correspondence and memos.

Correspondents include:

• Adamczewski, Zygmunt
• Adams, D.J.
• Adams, Jack
• Ashworth, E.J.
• Battae, Dorothy
• Canada Council
• Cornell, P.G.
• Deck, John N.
• Horne, James
• Ingram, Brian
• Kerr-Lawson, A.
• Matthews, B.C.
• McCracken, W.
• Monro, D.H.
• Needham, W.R.
• Nemetz, Anthony
• New, J.F.H.
• Npwell-Smith, P.H.
• Ober, W.U.
• Penelhum, Terence
• Seguin, Lloyd
• Siegfried, C.L.
• Smale, Peter
• Tucker, John
• Vogel-Sprott, M.D.
• Wahl, J.A.
• Whitton, Bob.

File consists of one hundred fifty eight items of typescript professional correspondence between Bernard Suits and others including official departmental correspondence, personal professional correspondence and memos.

Correspondents include:

• Ages, Arnold
• Armour, Leslie
• Brown, Norman
• Cabot, Roger
• Callaghan, William
• Canada Council
• Centore, F.
• Cornell, P.G.
• Cornell, Paul
• Cross, G.
• Cross, George
• Davies, James
• Duncan, A.R.C.
• Eastman, M.N.
• Edwards, Carl N.
• Hermann, Robert
• Huertas-Jourda, Jose
• Hymmen, James
• Kenyon, Gerald S.
• Matthews, B.C.
• McCaskill, David
• Minas, J.S.
• Morgan, Charles G.
• Needham, W.R.
• Northcote, Margo
• Palit, Arun Kumar
• Penelhum, T.
• Petch, Howard
• Qualter, T.H.
• Settle, T.
• Sievert, Donald
• Sumner, L.W.
• Taylor, M.C.
• Taylor, Mort
• The British High Commissioner
• Thomas, John E.
• Vincent, R.H.
• Vincent, Una
• Watson, W.
• Whitton, Bob
• Willms, J.F.
• Yolton, John W.