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Otaco Limited : plant manuals, plant rules : copies.

File consists of material relating to the development of a plant manual and plant rules for Otaco Ltd. in Orillia, Ontario. Includes a manual from another company, a pamphlet from the Industrial Accident Prevention Association, the wage policy for Research Enterprises Limited, typed drafts of the manual for Otaco, galley proofs and a mock-up for the manual, and handwritten notes.

Dixon, Ross

Otaco Limited : personnel functions.

File consists of material relating to the fuctions and operations of a personnel department. Includes papers and guidelines about personnel departments generally as well as the department at Otaco.

Dixon, Ross

Otaco Limited : employee ability rating.

File consists of a blank hourly employee rating card and guidelines for the empoyee ability rating for the Canadian General Electric Company Limted, Peterborough Works.

Dixon, Ross

Otaco Limited : applications.

File consists of blank employment application forms for Otaco Limited as well as for other companies. File also includes one completed application for employement with Merchants Rubber.

Dixon, Ross

Otaco Limited.

File consists of material accumulated by Dixon during his time at Otaco as well as material about Otaco and the Minnitoys division collected later. Includes correspondence, memoranda (among management as well as to company), draft memoranda, speeches and addresses prepared by Dixon, company notices, handwritten notes, newspaper clippings, company newsletters, brochures for Otaco and Minnitoys, and other material.

Dixon, Ross

Ornamental iron.

File consists of leaflets, price lists, and brochures advertising ornamental iron and aluminum. File also includes correspondence and invoices.

Dixon, Ross

Old deeds.

File consists of material relating to property transactions of Westmont Enterprises Limited and of Ross Dixon. Includes deeds, agreements, an offer to purchse, handwritten notes, several pieces of correspondence, etc.

Dixon, Ross

Office signs.

File consists of two office signs. One sign reads "R.V. Dixon" and one sign reads "Ross Dixon & Associates/Investments/Mortgages-Pension Plans."

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Offer to purchase.

File consists of a template for a memorandum of agreement for the purchase of a house built by the Westmount Construction Co.

Dixon, Ross

Offer to lease.

File consists of an offer for the lease of the store at 679 Belmont Avenue W., Kitchener, by the World-Wide Specialties Company.

Dixon, Ross

Oakhill.

File consists of house plans. Plans stamped as property of H.E. Ratz Lumber Co. Ltd.

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Notes (file 2 of 2).

File consists of handwritten notes relating to metal lathe from Boehmers for a particular construction job.

Dixon, Ross

Notes (file 1 of 2).

File consists of handwritten notes relating to jobs of the Westmount Construction Co.

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New Belmont bldg constr. quotes.

File consists of material relating primarily to quotations and materials for the work on Job #52, a building on Belmont Avenue. Includes quotations from subcontractors, materials lists, handwritten notes and calculations, correspondence, advertisements, etc.

Dixon, Ross

National House Builders Association.

File consists of material relating to the National House Builders Association. Includes a handbook and warranty certificates for new home owners. File also includes letterhead for Westmont Enterprises Limited.

Dixon, Ross

Muskoka.

File consists of a photograph of four people in canoes in Muskoka.

Dixon, Ross

Municipal taxes.

File consists of material relating to municipal taxes paid by Dixon for Westmont Enterprises Limited as well as for his other businesses (including Ross Dixon Invesments Inc.) and property he owned. Includes notices of assessment, municipal enumeration notices, notices of property valuation, notices of construction for local improvement, receipts, charts created by Dixon, etc.

Dixon, Ross

Mortgage : part of lot 4, plan 343.

File consists of documents relating to the land and mortgage for part of Lot 4 of Plan 343 in Kitchener, or 681-683 Belmount Boulevard, purchased by Dixon from Harry Gaffney & Co. Ltd. Includes correspondence, offers to purchase, a mortage, sheriff and surveyor's certificates, an insurance policy, a draft deed, an abstract of title, etc.

Dixon, Ross

Model homes : N.O. Hipel Ltd.

File consists of house plans by N.O Hipel Ltd. (Preston, Ontario). Includes plans for the Airewood, Belwood, Cliffwood, Dalewood, and Edwood model homes.

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Miscellaneous personal (file 1 of 2).

File consists of documents kept by Dixon. Includes a report card from Hillcrest Private School, his certificates of medial examination and unfitness for enrolment in the military, and a statement regarding the registration of his birth.

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Miscellaneous (file 2 of 2).

File consists of miscellaneous material accumulated by Dixon during his time at the Merchants Rubber factory in Kitchener and at the Dominion Rubber Company head office in Montreal, relating to the company. Includes newspaper clippings, the Merchants' newsletter, memoranda and correspondence, a flyer from the Merchants' recreation committee, a typed speech, etc.

Dixon, Ross

Miscellaneous (file 2 of 2).

File consists of material relating to construction and the contacts of the Westmount Construction Co. Includes issues of the Canadian Building Digest and an issue of the Builder's Bulletin (National Reseach Council, Division of Building Research; and Central Mortgage and Housing Corporation respectively), handwritten notes relating to materials costs comparisons, a handwritten listing of subtrades and their contact information, a floor plan, and newspaper clippings.

Dixon, Ross

Miscellaneous (file 1 of 2).

File consists of miscellaneous material relating primarly to the activities of the Westount Construction Co., house plans, and housing developments. Includes brochures and magazine clippings, advertisements, plans and drawings, charts and forms, a letter, and other material.

Dixon, Ross

Miscellaneous (file 1 of 2).

File consists of material accumulated by Dixon in his role as Industrial Relations Manager. Includes correspondence with H.J. Zeller whom Dixon replaced at Merchants Rubber, memoranda (including a draft), minutes of a Negotiating Committee meeting, a comparison of retirement and pension plans, a resume, a memorandum to Dixon and others regarding a communications survey, a Uniroyal fact sheet, etc.

Dixon, Ross

Miscellaneous brochures (file 2 of 2).

File consists of brochures, catalogues, and price lists relating to various materials and supplies for construction, design, decorating. Includes material relating to: concrete and masonry, construction supplies, architectural products, plywood, doors, windows, wood mouldings, wall finishes, washroom compartments, moveable metal walls, and other aspects of home and building design and construction. File also contains several pieces of correspondence.

Dixon, Ross

Miscellaneous brochures (file 1 of 2).

File consists of brochures, catalogues, and price lists relating to various materials and supplies for construction, design, decorating. Includes material relating to: concrete and masonry, construction supplies, architectural products, plywood, doors, windows, wood mouldings, wall finishes, washroom compartments, moveable metal walls, and other aspects of home and building design and construction. File also contains several pieces of correspondence.

Dixon, Ross

Miscellaneous : R.D.F.S.

File consists of material relating to franchises and staff of Ross Dixon Financial Services. Includes photocopied and faxed lists of franchise locations, staff, and their contact information.

Dixon, Ross

Millwork, doors, etc.

File consists of brochures, leaflets, and price lists advertising millwork, plywood, panelling and other aspects of woodwork for the home.

Dixon, Ross

Merchants, Dixon, R.V.

File consists of material accumulated by Dixon in his role in the Industrial Relations department at the Merchants Rubber Factory in Kitchener, relating to the activities and programs of the department as well as specific issues with employees. Includes memoranda and correspondence, reports, and employee manuals and handbooks from Dominion Rubber, Research Enterprises Ltd., and other companies.

Dixon, Ross

Merchanteer : vol. 8.

File consists of volume 8 of the employee newsletter, the Merchanteer. Includes issues 1-9.

Dixon, Ross

Merchanteer : vol. 11.

File consists of volume 11 of the employee newsletter, the Merchanteer. Includes issues 1-7. File also includes two copies of volume 12, issue 1 (1957).

Dixon, Ross

Men in uniform.

File consists of a photograph of a group of men in uniform standing in a field.

Dixon, Ross

Memorandum of agreement.

File consists of several versions of memorandum of agreement forms between the Westmount Construction Co. and the purchaser of the house.

Dixon, Ross

Medicine cabinets.

File consists of brochures and price lists advertising medicine cabinets. File also includes correspondence.

Dixon, Ross

McMaster.

File consists of correspondence and other material relating to Ross and Doris Dixon's philanthropy toward the McMaster University.

Dixon, Ross

Manual of a series of management development seminars.

File consists of material summarizing discussions from a conference on management and business operations in Canada. Contains typed (photocopied) pages of information on management, corporate growth, profit, motivation, supervision, etc.

Dixon, Ross

Managers exchanging key.

File consists of a photograph depicts a group of managers and employees standing around two men exchanging a key, probably at Uniroyal.

Dixon, Ross

Management articles.

File consists of material relating to management theory and issues and labour relations. Includes photoreproductions of magazine articles; clippings from magazines; conference programs (annual supervisory conference of Merchants Rubber); typed articles; the Factory, Shop & Office Building Act (Ontario); and other material.

Dixon, Ross

Lumber & millwork.

File consists of leaflets and a catalogue advertising millwork, veneer, and paint.

Dixon, Ross

Lindsay mortgage offer.

File consists of material relating to the purchase of land and the development of an apartment complex in Lindsay, Ontario, by the Westmount Construction Co. Includes newspaper and magazine clippings, application forms for a loan, an offer to purchase land, a draft propsal for the incorpration of Kawartha Developments Limited, handwritten notes, outgoing correspondence, and a drawing of the proposed apartment complex.

Dixon, Ross

Lindsay cost analysis, plans, lot sketch.

File consists of material relating to the purchase of land and the development of an apartment complex in Lindsay, Ontario, by the Westmount Construction Co. Includes charts and notes regarding the costs of the project, a newsletter from the Central Mortgage & Housing Corporation, four drawings of the eight-suite apartment building, and two sketches of kitchen cupboards.

Dixon, Ross

Lindsay apartments, materials lists, cost of construction.

File consists of material relating to the construction and cost of building an eight-suite apartment unit in Lindsay, Ontario. Includes building-related newsletters and revisions to the National Building Code; brochures for materials used in construction (e.g. windows, doors), handwritten notes, outgoing correspondence regarding quotations, and a by-law for the Town of Lindsay.

Dixon, Ross

Letters of thanks from scholarship recipients (file 3 of 3).

File consists of material relating to Ross and Doris Dixon's philanthropy toward Wilfrid Laurier University, the University of Waterloo, Hillfield Strathallan College, and other organizations, and in particular contains thank-you letters and cards from award and scholarship recipients. Includes correspondence, cards, and promotional material from the schools and other organizations. File also includes some unrelated personal correspondence.

Dixon, Ross

Letterhead.

File consists of letterhead for: Westmount Contruction Co. (photocopies), Westmont Enterprises Limited, (several versions), Ross Dixon & Associates Investments, Ross Dixon Investments Inc., and R.D.K. Aluminum Ltd. (manufacturers of Jasco).

Dixon, Ross

Letter re: Camp KiWay, Paradise Lake.

File consists of several copies of a letter sent to the Diector of Administration & Planning, Township of Wellesley, from Ross Dixon and other concerned residents of Paradise Lake, regarding a proposal for developments for the Environmental Learning Centre at Camp KiWay, Paradise Lake. File also includes a brochure about the developments.

Dixon, Ross

Ledger.

File consists of a ledger kept by Dixon for the Westmount Construction Co.

Dixon, Ross

Large ranch style.

File consists of material collected by Dixon relating to house plans and building trends, and primarily to larger ranch-style house plans. Includes articles and advertisements clipped from magazines and newspapers (for house plans, housing developments, etc.; some with annotations), brochures, and architectural drawings (house plans).

Dixon, Ross

Land, Lindsay apartment, damages & estimate of return, taxes, application for employment.

File consists of material relating to the purchase of land and the development of an apartment complex in Lindsay, Ontario, by the Westmount Construction Co., as well as permits and the hiring of labour and services. Includes incoming and outgoing corresondence of Dixon, handwritten notes, draft agreements and proposals, a schedule of building progress, and other material.

Dixon, Ross

K-W carnivals, misc., comedy, list of members, lights, etc.

File consists of material relating to the Kitchener-Waterloo Skating Club and Dixon's role on the board as well as in planning events. Includes correspondence, planning documents (including typed and handwritten notes), lists of members, mintues, newspaper clippings, and an agreement. Some documents relate to the Toronto Skating Club.

Dixon, Ross

Kitchens, kitchen style.

File consists of brochures, leaflets, flyers, and price lists for kitchens, kitchen cabinets, sinks, and other appliances. File also includes correspondence, handwritten notes, and sketches.

Dixon, Ross

Kitchener tax discussions : 1982.

File consists of newspaper clippings and brochures relating to the financial situation of the City of Kitchener and the City of Waterloo in the early 1980s. File also includes handwritten notes from a later date.

Dixon, Ross

Junior Achievement K-W.

File consists of material relating to Dixon's involvment with the Board of Governers of Juniour Achievement of the Waterloo Region and his financial support of the organization. Includes correspondence (some copies, some faxes), minutes of Board of Governors' meetings, copies of cheques, and newspaper clippings.

Dixon, Ross

Job 96.

File consists of house plans by the Westmount Construction Co.

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Job 96.

File consists of house plans by the Westmount Construction Co.

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Job 95.

File consists of house plans by the Westmount Construction Co.

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Job 95.

File consists of house plans by the Westmount Construction Co.

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Job 93.

File consists of two sets of house plans by the Westmount Construction Co.

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Job 93.

File consists of house plans by the Westmount Construction Co. Job 93 was formerly Job 87.

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Job 93.

File consists of house plans by the Westmount Construction Co. One plan contains handwritten annotation "was Job 87."

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Job 92.

File consists of two sets of house plans by the Westmount Construction Co.

Dixon, Ross

Job 91.

File consists of house plans by the Westmount Construction Co.

Dixon, Ross

Job 91.

File consists of house plans by the Westmount Construction Co.

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Job 90.

File consists of house plans by the Westmount Construction Co.

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Job 88.

File consists of house plans by the Westmount Construction Co.

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Job 87.

File consists of house plans by the Westmount Construction Co.

Dixon, Ross

Job 87.

File consists of house plans by the Westmount Construction Co.

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