Consists of a printed programme for a Conference on River Valley Development in Southern Ontario sponsored by the Ontario Department of Planning and Development in London, Ont., October 13-14, 1944.

File consists of correspondence to and from Ilmar Kao relating to a lease of GRCC property for a Kiwanis Club camp at Lake Belwood. Includes drawings.

File consists of invoices from Beatty Bros., Fergus, Ont.

Contains correspondence between E.F. Roberts and H.A. Cameron re individuals leasing lakefront lots.

File consists of correspondence between H.A. Cameron and E.F. Roberts and others regarding contamination of river at Grand Valley.

File consists of material removed from original files at some later date for an unknown purpose, also material found loose as a result of file box damage. Contains clippings, product ephemera for a fire pump, ts. list of cottage lots leased, one piece of correspondence concerning leasing. The item of correspondence contains Anti-Semitic and racist rhetoric.

File consists of one ms. work report, May 13, 1944, "from Marcel Pequegnat," initialled by H.A. Cameron.

File consists of "M" correspondence to and from E.F. Roberts, relating to insurance, license for game birds, and general information inquiry. Includes a letter and sketch map by L.C. Meinzinger forwarded to E.F. Roberts by W. Philip, concerning the forthcoming visit of W.L. Mackenzie King, deploring the state of the Grand River at Mr. King's childhood home at Woodside, and suggesting that King and L.O. Breithaupt tour the area.

This letter is accompanied by a hand drawn plan of a proposed park on the river behind Woodside that would incorporate deep channels for fish. Mr. Philips cover letter to E.F. Roberts reads: "Dear Roberts, Enclosed in a letter from L.C. Meinzinger. Please bring before a commission meeting. It would please him to get his name in the paper and would give us another strong supporter. It would be well to be in Kitchener when Mackenzie King visits his home town."

File consists of Wm. Philip's copies of correspondence to and from the GRCC relating to a tender for the raising and re-construction of the Belwood highway bridge. Includes a report by H.G. Acres on the execution of the contract.

File consists of correspondence between H.A. Cameron and E.F. Roberts re work authorized for property repairs, as well as correspondence relating to a stoker.

File consists of annotated agenda, supporting documents and related correspondence. Includes ts. carbon Chairman's report and ts. original Secretary-Treasurer's report, a motion on organizing a general conservation authority dated Nov. 14, 1945 and an untitled 5 p. ts. on conservation.

File consists of material relating to roads, road diversions and closings. Includes correspondence relating to a cottage lot road access request, as well as several ts. carbon pages of extracts from executive meeting minutes, 1939-1940.

File consists of "L" correspondence to and from E.F. Roberts relating primarily to the establishment and activities of the Lake Belwood Boat Club, and also to the purchase of a fire extinguisher. Includes the constitution of the boat club and ephemera from the La France Fire Engine and Foamite Ltd.

File consists of "T" correspondence to and from E.F. Roberts, including tax notices and assessment notices from the Township of West Garafraxa, assessment notices from the Township of East Garafraxa, correspondence and product brochures and catalogues relating to bulldozers and tractors.

File consists of material relating to the Workmen's Compensation Board. Includes an "Employer's Pay Roll Statement" that lists total wages by month for the years 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949 and 1950. Includes for each year E.F. Roberts working table calculating individual employee wages and totals by month.

File consists of ts. carbon constitution of the Lake Belwood Boat Club, one piece of correspondence to H.A. Cameron with scenic letterhead.

File consists of agenda, minutes, supporting documents and related correspondence. Includes ms. notes.

File consists of one letter copy from H.A. Cameron re tractor purchase.

File consists of agenda, minutes, supporting documents including financial statements, and related correspondence. Includes ms. meeting notes.

File consists of correspondence to and from E.F. Roberts and H.A. Cameron and others relating to GRCC business and operations, including personnel, land buildings, leases, services, water and weather, equipment and vehicles. Includes a report on the tree planting machine by H.A. Cameron, Sept. 26, 1945.

File consists of "S" correspondence to and from E.F. Roberts and others, including working papers for auditors (Scully), correspondence relating to leases and properties, as well as replies to routine information requests. Includes sketch map.

File consists of correspondence to and from E.F. Roberts, W.C. McKay and others relating to rental of property at Belwood. Includes ms. notes, some from W. Philip and sketch maps.

File consists of "W" correspondence to and from E.F. Roberts and the Whaling Turkey Ranch re Conestogo Valley development.

File contains correspondence to and from E.F. Roberts and the Ontario Dept. of Travel and Publicity relating tourism promotion. Includes publications and ephemera, such as the first four information bulletins issued by the Dept. of Travel and Publicity, the first of which was issued before the end of WWII. Includes also a brief from the Canadian Youth Hostels Association, and a publication with title "Canada Calls : Canadian Lakehead, Port Arthur, Fort William" with a printed insert about the war.

File consists of outgoing correspondence from E.F. Roberts to W. Philip relating to Commission business such as leases, salaries, etc. Includes also some W. Philip outgoing correspondence and notes from W. Philip to E.F. Roberts. Includes an ms. and ts. draft by W. Philip of a speech or memorandum to members of the GRCC.

File consists of material relating to GRCC employee income tax. Includes completed T.D.1 forms, T4-1945 remuneration summary, lists of employees and income tax deducted accompanied by "Deductions at Source" receipts. Includes ms. table of figures.

File consists of correspondence to and from H.A. Cameron and the Waterloo Manufacturing Co. re equipment supplied by the latter. Includes ephemera from Minneapolis Moline Power Implement Co. One letter bears a lion letterhead of the Waterloo Manufacturing Co.

File consists of minutes and related correspondence. Includes ms. notes for the meeting.

File consists of material relating to insurance coverage of all sorts carried by the GRCC. Includes correspondence to and from E.F. Roberts, the GRCC, insurers and individuals. Includes ms. notes and calculations.

One bundle of "balance ledger" sheets.

File consists of "C" correspondence to and from E.F. Roberts. Includes correspondence with suppliers, and an unsolicited application for a position.

File consists of correspondence to and from E.F. Roberts, W.H. Keith, Engineer of the County of Wellington and others, relating to application for road, stream and bridge work.

File consists of a special permit for keeping and propagating game pheasants.

File consists of "E" correspondence to and from E.F. Roberts, primarily relating to the Village of Elora. Includes correspondence and two blueprints concerning a proposed sewerage line across the Grand River.

File consists of "G" correspondence to and from E.F. Roberts on a variety of topics.

File consists of "H" correspondence to and from E.F. Roberts. Includes correspondence with the Haldimand County Hunters and Anglers' Association re support of the dam project; with the Hydro Electric Power Commission re services and agreements and notes from W. Philips.

File consists of "I" correspondence, in this case material relating to GRCC employee and Commissioner income tax. Includes completed T4-1945 Remuneration Summary form accompanied by T4-1945 Supplementary forms for individuals.

File consists of outgoing correspondence from E.F. Roberts to Marcel Pequegnat relating to routine Commission business.

File consists of quarterly summary for "Accounts payable for quarter ending Sept. 30, 1946." Includes correspondence, invoices and receipts. Includes ms. notes.

File consists of "L" correspondence to and from E.F. Roberts, including individuals and the City of London.

File consists of numbered pages representing stencils produced and copied by the GRCC from 1946 to 1952. Includes pages 1-15, 169-357. Includes reports, minutes, accounts in chronological order, of which the most recent are unnumbered..

File consists of a variety of insurance policies. Includes correspondence and ts. carbon lists of buildings and structures owned by the GRCC.

File consists of correspondence, ms. notes, ephemera relating to operating the comfort station and refreshment booth at the Dam.

File consists of "E" correspondence to E.F. Roberts: one letter from the Village of Elora.

File consists of "M" correspondence to and from E.F. Roberts and I.C. Marritt, District Forester.

File consists of "E" correspondence to and from E.F. Roberts, primarily relating to the Village of Elora, and the steam-pipe line and possible footbridge erected over the Grand River by John C. Mundell Co. Includes ms. notes and correspondence drafts by W.Philip (such as "Dec. 18/47. Dear Roberts, I have written to the editor Elora paper. Will get in touch with McDonald personally am in favour of a show down ... W.P.") and also ms. notes from Marcel Pequegnat. Also includes a small amount of general correspondence and correspondence to and from the Etobicoke River Conservation Authority.

File consists of outgoing correspondence from E.F. Roberts to W. Philip relating to Commission business such as leases, salaries, etc.. Includes replies from W. Philip and copies of expense summaries. A newspaper clipping concerning the failure to establish a Thames Valley Conservation Authority is accompanied by this comment by W. Philip, dated June 2, 1947: "Dear Roberts, With the supposed superiority of the organizing ability applied to the Thames Valley they do not appear to have been as successful as in our local effort. Our friend in Toronto should give this some thought. Yours, W.P.

Consists of a printed copy of Province of Ontario Statute 1946, Ch. 11, An Act to Provide for the Establishment of Conservation Authorities for the purposes of the Conservation, Restoration and Development of Natural Resources, other than Gas, Oil, coal and Minerals and for the Prevention of Floods and Water Pollution (short title : Conservation Authorities Act, 1946), with 1947 mimeograph revisions tipped in.

Consists of ts.minutes of meetings of the Grand River Conservation Commission pasted into a bound volume. Includes minutes of annual meetings of the GRCC, 1946-1949.
Also present are GRCC membership lists for 1947 and 1948, correspondence, reports, and audited financial statements.

Consists of printed fact sheet concerning the Conservation Authorities Act. The information concerns the powers and responsibilities delegated to Conservation Authorities in Ontario.

File consists of one piece of correspondence to H.A. Cameron from the Ontario Dept. of Education re a proposed camp, dated may 13, 1946.

File consists of annotated agenda, minutes and related correspondence. Includes newspaper clipping.

File consists of agenda, minutes and meeting notice. Includes ms. notes.

File consists of W. Philip's copy of the agenda for the 1946 annual meeting, marked.

File consists of "A" correspondence to and from E.F. Roberts, primarily with Amalgamated Electric Corporation re circuit breakers at the dam, also with H.G. Acres.

File consists of "B" correspondence to and from E.F. Roberts on a variety of topics, with construction equipment supplier W.L. Ballentyne Co. Ltd.; A.A. Baddley re Elora development (mentions of Dana Porter); City of Brantford and with individuals.

File consists of E.F. Roberts correspondence relating to his own routine Commission business. Includes expenses summary, invitation to the opening of the Kiwanis Club Camp on Lake Belwood, sketch, news clipping re hunting at James Bay, pamphlet from the Izaak Walton League of America dated July 1945, "A National Water Policy: Water the Orphan: a Discussion of the basic factors involved in All River Developments," and an ms. fisherman's grace, "offered at this season by W. P." [William Philip].

File consists of "K" correspondence to and from E.F. Roberts and the City of Kitchener.

File consists of quarterly summary for "Accounts payable for quarter ending June 30, 1946." Includes correspondence, invoices and receipts. Includes ms. notes.

File consists of quarterly summary for "Accounts payable for quarter ending Dec. 31, 1946." Includes correspondence, invoices and receipts. Includes ms. notes.

File consists of "R" correspondence to and from E.F. Roberts and Muriel Ratigan re detailed information for a university course.

File consists of "F" correspondence to and from E.F. Roberts, including the Village of Fergus, and John Fowell and Son, Woodstock. Correspondence with the latter includes a catalogue of garden tractors.

File consists of "G" correspondence to and from E.F. Roberts, primarily with the Village of Grand Valley and the City of Galt. Includes a hand-drawn map of Grand Valley.

File consists of material relating to GRCC employee income tax. Includes completed T.D.2 forms, lists of employees and income tax deducted accompanied by "Deductions at Source" receipts.

File consists of correspondence to and from E.F. Roberts and the Dominion Water and Power Bureau, later the Water Resources Division of the federal Dept. of Resources and Development, and others relating to gauge readings, readers and gauge stations. Includes notes by W. Philip, completed discharge measurement forms for several locations, gauge height and flow records and ephemera relating to water level recorders.. Includes a copy of Norman Marr's "Surface run-off in the Thames and Grand River Basins in Ontario," reprinted from the Engineering Journal (Feb. 1938)

File consists of correspondence to and from E.F. Roberts, the GRCC and individuals regarding lots, leases and payments, primarily at Belwood. Includes lease copies dated 1946 to 1952.

File consists of applications for building permits, signed by E.F. Roberts; H.A. Cameron's copies.

File consists of correspondence to and from Ilmar Kao and the Elmira area office of the Hydro-Electric Power Commission of Ontario concerning hydro service to cottage lots of Belwood Lake. Includes ms. notes by E.F. Roberts and I. Kao.

File consists of "D" correspondence to and from E.F. Roberts, primarily relating to C.J. Drexel's farm lease. Other correspondents include the Dept. of Public Works and the Town of Drayton.

File consists of "F" correspondence to and from E.F. Roberts, the Town of Fergus and individuals.

File consists of "N" correspondence to and from E.F. Roberts, primarily relating to Naugatuck Chemicals, Elmira, Ont., and their application to modify the channel of Canagigue Creek, accompanied by two blueline prints. Also includes one letter re purchase of pheasants.

File consists of quarterly summary for "Accounts payable for quarter ending March 31, 1946." Includes correspondence, invoices and receipts. Includes ms. notes.

File includes gauge-reading documentation: related correspondence to and from E.F. Roberts and ms. and ts. charts of readings.

One letter, ts. original, signed.

Two pieces of correspondence relating to weather reporting equipment. The first, dated April 28, 1947, from E.F. Roberts to W. Philip, titled "Spring run off Grand River watershed 1947" describes the single recording gauging station for the entire watershed, located in Galt. The second, dated Jan. 11, 1955, is from E.F. Roberts to Marcel Pequegnat, concerns weather reporting stations to be established. Attached is a clipping describing this as Ontario's first "organized flood warning system".

Series consists of material relating to the capital and land clearing accounts for financing and construction of the Conestogo Dam Project, including gauge stations. Each folder contains quarterly financial statements for a particular account, accompanied by correspondence, receipts, invoices, tax notices, ms. notes, etc.

File consists of "K" correspondence to and from E.F. Roberts and others. Includes correspondence with the City of Kitchener and a letter, ms. and ts. copies, from W. Philip to the Ontario Minister of Public Health concerning pollution of Lake Belwood by the dump at Grand Valley "at the height of the polio alarm." Includes correspondence relating to and a blueprint of a proposed dam across the Eramosa River on property owned by the Boy Scouts Association at Everton.

File consists of outgoing correspondence from E.F. Roberts to Marcel Pequegnat. Includes expense summaries.

File consists of "R" correspondence to and from E.F. Roberts, primarily relating to rents.

File consists of assessment notices for properties owned by the GRCC and leased to individuals, accompanied by a memorandum to ratepayers from the Township of West Garafraxa..

File consists of one piece of correspondence and a newsletter from the Ontario Dept. of Travel and Publicity.

File consists of "B" correspondence to and from E.F. Roberts. Correspondents include the City of Brantford, Bell Telephone re services and a letter dated 1947 from John C. Klaehn, engineer, concerning designing a pumping plant near Doon.

File consists of "A" correspondence to and from E.F. Roberts, primarily Armco Drainage and Metal products.

File consists of "C" correspondence to and from E.F. Roberts, primarily with the Canadian Red Cross Society requesting joint purchase of a pulmotor at Lake Belwood.. Includes completed copy of the "Companies Information Act Return to the Provincial Secretary, Information and Particulars as of March 31, 1947." This lists the commissioners, officers etc. of the GRCC.

File consists of "O" correspondence to and from E.F. Roberts, primarily with the Ontario Horticultural Society.

File consists of quarterly summary for "Accounts payable for quarter ending March 31, 1947", correspondence, invoices and receipts. Includes ms. notes.

File consists of quarterly summary for "Accounts payable for quarter ending Dec. 31, 1947," correspondence, invoices and receipts. Includes ms. notes.

Consists of a graph drawn in pencil on graph paper showing rainfall and snowfall accumulations at Marsville, Ont. for the month of April, 1947.

Series consists of two pieces of correspondence relating to weather reporting equipment found loose, and material dating from 1971-1990 not obviously related to the other series in the fonds, including maintenance and operating manuals and information about the Water Management Division.

File consists of minutes, annotated agenda, supporting documents including financial statements, and related correspondence. Includes ts. originals of Chairman's address and Secretary Treasurer's reports.

File consists of correspondence copies to and from E.F. Roberts re funding for Conestogo Project from provincial and federal governments. .

One bound volume with title on label pasted to the cover.

One bound volume with ms. title on flyleaf.

File consists of "B" correspondence to and from E.F. Roberts, primarily relating to insurance and matters concerning the City of Brantford.

File consists of "J" correspondence to and from E.F. Roberts, re pheasants.

File consists of "N" correspondence to and from E.F. Roberts, Naugatuck Chemicals and the Dept. of National Revenue.

File consists of "P" correspondence to and from E.F. Roberts. Correspondents include the Ontario Dept. of Planning and Development re the establishment of the Grand Valley Conservation Authority.

File consists of quarterly summary for "Accounts payable for quarter ending June 30, 1947", correspondence, invoices and receipts. Includes ms. notes.

File consists of quarterly summary for "Accounts payable for quarter ending Sept. 30, 1947," correspondence, invoices and receipts. Includes ms. notes.