- SCA173-GA148-16-593
- File
- 1990
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Kaufman Footwear
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Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Kaufman Footwear
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Kaufman Footwear
Black Diamond Kaufman Canada : leather boots owner's manual.
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Kaufman Footwear
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Contains 2 order forms pads and 1 folder.
Kaufman Footwear
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
One Life-Buoy Footwear blotter.
Kaufman Footwear
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Contains computer cards, parcel notes, merchandise tags, cardboard notices and letterhead.
Kaufman Footwear
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Contains one photograph of the general office area, including women employees.
Kaufman Footwear
A.R. Kaufman riding his horse, prince.
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Snapshot of A.R. Kaufman on his horse prince.
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A.R. Kaufman, unidentified man standing in a field.
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Informal snapshot of A.R. Kaufman and an unidentified man standing in a field.
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Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Contains two original photographs and two reproduction photographs of two different informal group portraits of eight unidentified women. Caption on envelope states that these are "pictures of a trip Mr. Kaufman and others went on when trouble with the car, Irvin was along".
Kaufman Footwear
Kaufman Rubber Co., Limited : office staff.
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
A.R. Kaufman's office staff posed for an "at work" photograph. Includes women at work on office equipment. A.R. Kaufman, J.M. Snyder, and Mr. Hill are identified on verso.
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Kaufman Rubber Co., Limited : office staff.
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Group portrait of office employees seen outdoors, on the steps of a building. Some are laughing and others are seated with arms around each others shoulders.
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Meisel, Pearl : retirement from Accounts Receivable, 1960.
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Photograph of Pearl Meisel at a desk, next to a flower arrangement, on her retirement from Accounts Receivable.
Kaufman Footwear
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Contains fifty-eight negatives and fifteen photographs of a milestone event to honour employees. Includes several unidentified individuals in formal group portraits and casual group snapshots of the event.
Kaufman Footwear
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Contains slides taken for Milestone Night. Includes slides of Kaufman memorabilia such as catalogues and newspaper clippings.
Kaufman Footwear
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Contains formal portraits of people honoured on Milestone Night. Identified are:
Back row, left to right: Don Mayburry, Waldemar Betker, Larry Tierney, John Juhasz, Gerry MacKenzie, Art Loverock, Warren Roeder, Jurgen Walther.
Front row, left to right: George Klooster, Lepa Sop, Linda Deluso, Maria Andrei, Mat Filevski, Jean Kilbasco, Dorothy Schlosser.
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Baseball, 1920's : Twin City soft ball champions, 1921.
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Contains one posed portrait of the Twin City soft ball champions from 1921, their shirts say KR Co. Identified are:
Back row, left to right: H. Young, O. Burghardt, O. Toletski, J. Frank, C. Erdman, I. Weber.
Front row, left to right: W. Roehr, O. Hamel, E. Weber, G. Musselman, A. Levine, G. Hainsworth.
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Baseball, 1980's : Kaufman Footwear team celebration.
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Contains four informal snapshots of a celebration for a baseball win for the Kaufman Footwear team. The snapshots contain several unidentified males.
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Hockey, 1930's : Kaufman Rubber Co. hockey team.
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Group portrait of the Kaufman Rubber Co., Limited hockey team, seen in uniform.
Back row: ?, ?, ?, ?, W. Plomske, ?, ?
Front row: M. Kowalski, ?, ?, [W. Wildfong], Harold Current, ?, C. Steppler
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Hockey, 1930's : Kaufman Rubber Co. Industrial "Y" Senior Champions, 1935-1936.
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Three copies of a group portrait of the Kaufman Rubber Co. hockey team, seen in uniform.
Back row, left to right: M. Wanamaker (defence), C. Schlote (wing), J. Loth (coach & manager), W. Plomske (wing), M. Kowalski (wing).
Middle row, left to right: W. Goetz (wing), J. Vrooman (centre), S. Snyder (trainer), E. Wildfong (goal), C. Schmidt (defence), H. Current (defence), C. Steppler (centre).
Front row, left to right: J. Connor (mascot), I. Weber (mascot).
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Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Contains information on government contracts for footwear including R.C.M.P. overboots, flying boots, O.P.P. shoes, firemen boots, army boots, and aviation boots.
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Kaufman Kingtreads : sample guide.
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Memorandum to United Co-operatives of Ontario.
Kaufman Footwear
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Contains a "Key competitor analysis" of the footwear industry in written and chart form, an overview of the Canadian footwear industry, an analysis of specific product markets, and an analysis of competing brands. Includes summary notes from a Kodiak division working session.
Kaufman Footwear
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Contains memoranda, mainly from I.K. Weber, regarding sales, and pricing of Kaufman products.
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Smith Transport Ltd. : system map.
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Kaufman Footwear
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Contains the tennis production report and the rubber production report. Includes lines of shoes or boots with the number of pairs sold and what countries they were sold in.
Kaufman Footwear
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Contains the tennis production report and the rubber production report. Includes lines of shoes or boots with the number of pairs sold and what countries they were sold in.
Kaufman Footwear
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Contains the tennis production report and the rubber production report. Includes lines of shoes or boots with the number of pairs sold and what countries they were sold in.
Kaufman Footwear
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Contains the tennis production report and the rubber production report. Includes lines of shoes or boots with the number of pairs sold and what countries they were sold in.
Kaufman Footwear
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Contains a production report for the calendar year. Includes a list of product lines, with the number of products sold in the domestic market and as exports.
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How to make an effective sales presentation.
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
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Kaufman Footwear : advertising program.
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Contains advertisements, and information regarding the placement, of advertisements.
Kaufman Footwear
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Contains materials regarding the Kaufman Footwear national sales meeting. Includes agenda, presentation materials, 1993 catalogues, and product information.
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Point-of-purchase displays : Kaufman Jiffy display photograph.
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Contains 2 slipper display photographs for the Kaufman Jiffy slipper.
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Collective agreement, 1989 : Labour Relations Act.
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
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Strike, 1960 : A.R. Kaufman's file.
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Contains material relating to the 1960 strike. Includes correspondence to A.R. Kaufman and from the union to employees. Includes discussion of the strike by a management training class, memoranda, observations and statements written by A.R. Kaufman, a CKCO TV transcript regarding the strike, and a union negotiation timeline.
Kaufman Footwear
Strike, 1960 : A.R. Kaufman's file.
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Contains material relating to the 1960 strike. Includes correspondence to and from A.R. Kaufman, newspaper clippings, memoranda, and a telegraph.
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Strike, 1960 : transcript, Mary Hertel vs Kaufman Rubber.
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Contains material relating to the 1960 strike. Includes court transcript of Mary Hertel vs Kaufman Rubber (Ontario) Limited. Includes correspondence from A.R. Kaufman to P.D. Isbister.
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Strike, 1960 : Union's proposed agreement and Labour Relations Act.
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Contains files relating to the 1960 strike : A.R. Kaufman's files. Includes a copy of the Labour Relations Act, a Canadian Rubber Footwear brochure, the final draft of Kaufman's proposed union agreement, correspondence, a CBC broadcast transcript of an interview with A.R. Kaufman, and 2 "Outlook" newsletters.
Kaufman Footwear
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Contains material relating to unclaimed wages. Includes recipts, lists of unclaimed wages returned to the accounting department, memoranda, and employees' statements of earings and deductions.
Kaufman Footwear
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Contains a price list of the different styles of splashguards made by Kaufman Footwear.
Kaufman Footwear
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Contains material relating to the sales and marketing of splashguards at Kaufman Footwear. Includes correspondence, memoranda, product information, advertisements, price lists, invoices, designs, and original drawings. Includes 14 photographs of splashguards and unidentifed individuals with Kaufman splashguards and products.
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Administration : Subsidiary Plants
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Series consists of a small amount of material relating to two subsidiary pants owned by kaufman, the Dushore Plant in Dushore, Pennsylvania, and the Sherbrooke, Québec plant. Contains correspondence, clippings, ephemera and memoranda.
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Documents received from G. R. Good.
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
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.
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Employees : historical documents.
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Contains an employee chain letter called "The One Dollar Club" and an agenda for a bowling banquet.
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Employees : rules and regulations, 1931.
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Contains a memorandum to employees about rules and regulations, including things such as wages, hours of work, and conduct.
Kaufman Footwear
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Contains newspaper clippings of job advertisements.
Kaufman Footwear
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Contains a slide rule and a christmas card.
Kaufman Footwear
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Contains announcements, invitations, and a programme for the Kitchener Business Heritage Celebration, where Kaufman Footwear was honoured.
Kaufman Footwear
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Contains a one page description of an annual picnic with photographs.
Kaufman Footwear
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Contains biographical and historical newspaper clippings (some photocopies). Includes articles regarding Kaufman employee appointments and business news. Includes an article featuring the Ontario Finance Minister trying on Kaufman shoes.
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Employee photographs : Geraldine Knarr.
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Contains photographs of Geraldine Knarr and several unidentified women in what is identified as the sewing room on Siebert St. in 1982.
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Contains a transcript of an interview with Eileen Buchner conducted by Frances Hoffman in 1997. Includes signed release form.
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Interviews : Lingwood, C. Harry .
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Contains a two page set of interview questions with answers written in by C. Harry Lingwood. Includes correspondence to Harry Lingwood from Eileen Buchner at Kaufman Footwear and from Harry Lingwood to Eileen Buchner.
Kaufman Footwear
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Contains biographical information about A.R. Kaufman. Includes newspaper clippings about A.R. Kaufman, obituaries, and a programme for an honourary luncheon.
Kaufman Footwear
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Contains a news release regarding Plaisted's claim that his 1968 expedition was the first to reach the North Pole, and calling Peary's 1909 Polar conquest a myth.
Kaufman Footwear
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Contains photocopies of advertisements for Life Buoy shoes in the Montreal Gazette and the Montreal Star from 1924.
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Operations : Factory, Laboratory
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Series consists of material relating to rubber compounding and manufacturing processes and procedures at Kaufman Rubber Co. Includes binders of formulae and instructions owned and/or written by W.H. Bechtel, J. C. Howard Irvin K. Weber, as well as research reports on production requirements, "Written standard practice" reports illustrating production and processes. These include photographs.
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Air pres[sure cures], 116-[180] (file 1 of 2).
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Contains compound sheets with a list of the materials used for the compound and the total cost of the compound.
Kaufman Footwear
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Contains compound sheets with a list of the materials used for the compound and the total weight of the compound. Also includes mixing instructions.Sheets initialled by W.H.B. (William H. Bechtel).
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Duplicate compounds : open heat, steam (file 1 of 2).
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Contains compound sheets with a list of the materials used for the compound and the total cost of the compound, all signed J.C. Howard.
Kaufman Footwear
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
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K.R. Ro-Search report #47 (revised) : neoprene footwear.
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Contains revised report on neoprene footwear. Includes instructions for building men's black neoprene fraser short, and compound sheets.
Kaufman Footwear
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Kaufman Footwear
K.R. Ro-Search written standard practice.
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Written standard practice no. P-3, "Electroforming of copper moulds for use in vinyl footwear production"; Written standard practice no. P-7, "Methods of model making for moulds for use in slush moulding of vinyl footwear"; Written standard practice no. P-6, "Showertog production and sequence of operations on K.R. Unit #3 pertaining to shoes of the basic type known as Sprite flat and Snowbelle." Includes 10 vinyl samples, and 61 photographs.
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K-R Ro-Search : written standard practice no. M-6 : electric circulating air oven.
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Contains written standard practice for the electric circulating air oven. Includes blueprint drawings of the oven and its dimensions.
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K.R. Ro-Search : written standard practice no. P-2.
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Written standard practice for vinyl footwear production (showertog) by a slush moulding process using vinyl plastisols. Includes equipment and material requirements, costs, methods, lay-out, and production results for showertog type footwear. Includes 54 photographs.
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K-R Ro-Search : written standard practice no. P-3 : electroforming of copper moulds.
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Contains written standard practice for "Electroforming of copper moulds for use in vinyl footwear production," by R.V. Klassen and W.H. Bechtel.
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K-R Ro-Search : written standard practice no. P-5 : Snowbelle shell production and preparation.
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Contains written standard practice for "Snowbelle shell production and preparation," by R.V. Klassen. Includes 13 photographs and some blueprint drawings of machinery.
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K.R. Ro-Search : written standard practice no. V-1.
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Written standard practice for vinyl compounding materials.
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K-R Ro-Search : written standard practice no. VA-1 : footwear varnish.
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Contains written standard practice: "The manufacture of black rubber footwear varnish," by W.H. Bechtel. Includes 66 photographs.
Kaufman Footwear
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Contains information on electroforming of copper molds, slush molding of shoes, development of plastisols, and clear plastic rainboot types.
Kaufman Footwear
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Contains compound sheets with a list of the materials used for the compound and the total cost of the compound. Sheets initialled by W.H.B. (William H. Bechtel) and/or J.C.H. (J.C. Howard).
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Obsolete foam tread compound binder.
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Contains compound sheets for the obsolete foam tread, with a list of the materials used for the compound and the total cost of the compound on each sheet, all signed "W.H.B." Originally in a binder belonging to W.H. Bechtel.
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Business articles and periodicals (file 1 of 6).
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Contains a) business articles, b) footwear articles, c) issues of footwear periodicals. Also includes some production tools such as tax guides and metric conversion tools.
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Photographs : Employees Working
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Series consists of photographs of employees at work in the Kaufman factory.
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Kaufman Footwear : machine shop : Mike Mueller making plastic moulds.
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Contains two modern print copy negatives and one modern reproduction photograph of Mike Mueller at work in the Kaufman Rubber Co., Limited factory.
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Jobs Ontario training fund announcement.
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Photographs and contact sheets of pictures taken for the announcement of the Jobs Ontario training fund for Kaufman Footwear. Includes correspondence to Phil Henly from Nancy Bennet.
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Kaufman Rubber Co. : introduction to EDP.
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Contains one informal photograph of Kaufman Rubber Co. Limited's introduction to electronic data processing. Identification on back of photograph. Left to right: IBM representative, Bernard Currie, C.E. Schlote. Includes note on verso of photograph : "IBM DP Publication library copy".
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Kitchener's business heritage celebration : Kaufman Footwear, 85 years of warm, dry comfort.
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Contains eleven photographs of the events at the Kitchener business heritage celebration, where Kaufman Footwear was honoured.
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Kaufman Footwear : King. St. plant : aerial views.
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Contains aerial photographs and negatives of the Kaufman buildings on King St. as well as facilities at Glasgow Street, Wellington Street and River Road.
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Kaufman Footwear : King. St. plant : construction.
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
One polaroid snapshot of the Kaufman Footwear factory yard, with a dump truck in the foreground working on grading the yard.
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Kaufman Footwear : King. St. plant : exterior, 1907.
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Contains one photograph of the exterior of the Kaufman Rubber Co. building with a frame house in the foreground.
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Kaufman Footwear : King. St. plant : exterior, 1990's.
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Contains eight black and white photographs and two colour photographs of the Kaufman Footwear Limited factory, with views of the birdhouses on the property.
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Kaufman Footwear : warehouse on River Road, Kitchener, November, 1979.
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Contains 2 photographs of the River road warehouse front exterior and rear extension in progress.
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Kaufman Footwear : warehouse interiors, vehicles.
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Contains two colour photographs and six black and white photographs of Kaufman Footwear Limited trucks and the interior of a warehouse. Identified on the back of some of the photographs are Trudy Loeppky and Don Mayburry.
Kaufman Footwear
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Series consists of photographs documenting manufacturing operations at Kaufman Footwear, taken for use in the "Written Standard Practice" manuals.
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Photographs taken for written standard practice reports.
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Contains two photographs of unidentified equipment, perhaps holding tanks.
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Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Contains five negatives on (as stated on the envelope) flocking arrangements, air cylinder puller [?], slush lining turntable, and chromalox final set unit.
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Photographs taken for written standard practice reports : glove plastisol mixing process.
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Contains seven negatives depicting the glove plastisol mixing process. Includes an unidentified male.
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Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Contains photographs depicting the Showertog making process and machinery. Includes several unidentified females. Includes identification of process steps and machinery on envelope: a) large pump, b) squeeze bottle use, c) reinforcing high heel, d) turntable, head of #3, e) unit #3 drain, f) squeeze bottle use, g) large [illedgible], h) stripping Snowbelle, i) draining Snowbelle and first fill.
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Photographs taken for written standard practice reports.
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Contains two photographs of what is identified on verso as "cracker mill base showing fabricated up".
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A photographic history of the woman's Gabor model production, by Ken Holst.
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Contains the production process of women's boots and instructions for the slush moulding technique. Includes 60 photographs.
Kaufman Footwear
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Series consists of photographs featuring Kaufman products, taken for publicity purposes.
Kaufman Footwear
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Series consists of publications issued by Kaufman Footwear, or publications maintained in its offices pertaining to the rubber industry. Includes scattered issues of the company newsletter "The Footprint".
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Re:Active : active sports division.
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Contains one newsletter for Kaufman Footwear's active sports division.
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Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Contains copies of a 4 page pamphlet entitled "William H. Kaufman Inc."
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Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Series consists of employee interviews conducted for the Centenary Committee's work on the history of Kaufman Footwear. Includes audiocassettes and accompanying material.
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Employee interviews, tape 10 : Don Kraft, Frieda Gagesch, Andy Gagesch, Adele Stuetz, Lloyd Habel.
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Oral history interviews recorded for the Centenary Committee.
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Employee interviews, tape 15 : Stan Graber, Lloyd Franks, Cathy Calhoun, Maria Mueller.
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Oral history interviews recorded for the Centenary Committee.
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