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Motors : production.

File consists of photographs of employees at work on motor production lines. Some photographs inlcude typed cutlines. One photograph has been mounted on board and retouched by hand. Most of the employees on these production lines are women.

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Photographs not used.

File consists of 37 photographs and snapshots of US dealers' stores, product displays, groups of employees posing with trophies, a meeting and tour of Electrohome, production lines, and other subjects. Some photographs include Carl A. Pollock and some include typed cutlines. File also includes ms. notes and memos.

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Shareholders' meeting.

File consists of six photographs taken at an unidentified Electrohome shareholders' meeting.

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Viewpoint photos.

File consists of photographs of Electrohome employees, taken for use in the "Viewpoint" column in the employee newsletter Sparks and Chips. Some photographs contain identification on verso.

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Trendholm Modern occasional tables.

File consists of material relating to the Modern collection of occasional tables from Trendholm. Includes two photographs (plus duplicates), two copy negatives, one transparency, and single-sheet advertisements.

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Americans.

File consists of four portraits of unidentified men, probably American Electrohome dealers.

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Becker, Bertha

File consists of a photograph of Bertha Becker, long time Electrohome employee.

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Deilcraft : lamps.

File consists of photographs of lamps by Deilcraft. Some photographs include product identification on verso and one photograph is mounted on paper with a typed cutline. Duplicate photographs are present.

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Electronics : stereo hi-fi.

File consists of photographs, slides, and copy negatives of Electrohome stereo consoles and phonographs and store displays of these products. Some photographs include typed cutlines, some have been mounted on board, and some have been retouched. There are duplicate photographs present.

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Employee education program.

File consists of a photograph of Electrohome employees sitting in a classroom and a photograph of an employee who appears to be doing homework. Photographs were probably taken for use in the employee newsletter Sparks and Chips, and relate to an educational program for employees.

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Motors : products.

File consists of two photographs of employees at work on motor production lines.

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Production photos (old) (file 1 of 2).

File consists of photographs, negatives, and contact prints depicting production in various departments and on production lines, including woodworking, press shop, paint shop, motors, and appliances. Some photographs have short typed cutlines, and some are labelled on verso: "EPD Sept. '59" or "CED May '60". Includes one photograph of Carl A. Pollock and an unidentified man posing with a television set.

File also includes a photograph of the Electrohome display at the Pacific National Exhibition [1951?], and a photograph of three long service employees posing with a phonograph. Duplication among photographs, negatives, and contact prints may exist.

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Production photos (old) (file 2 of 2).

File consists of photographs, negatives, and contact prints depicting production in various departments and on production lines, including woodworking, press shop, paint shop, motors, and appliances. Some photographs have short typed cutlines, and some are labelled on verso: "EPD Sept. '59" or "CED May '60". Includes one photograph of Carl A. Pollock and an unidentified man posing with a television set.

File also includes a photograph of the Electrohome display at the Pacific National Exhibition [1951?], and a photograph of three long service employees posing with a phonograph. Duplication among photographs, negatives, and contact prints may exist.

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Sales conferences.

File consists of photographs taken at various sales conferences, including a 1969 appliance sales conference and the Showtime '66 conference. Includes photographs of Carl A. Pollock speaking and greeting conference participants.

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Union activities.

File consists of two photographs taken inside the Electrohome Employees Credit Union and a snapshot of the first company Christmas party, sponsored by the union. File also includes an ms. note.

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Slides : Carl A. Pollock

File consists of 35 slides of Carl A. Pollock and of collages of press clippings relating to his work as president of the Canadian Manufacturers' Association and significant events at Electrohome during his tenure as company president. Subjects include Pollock speaking at various events and posing at his desk, on the plant floor, and with his wife, Helen. File also includes a slide of Arthur B. Pollock. Most slides are labelled with a brief caption and are found as photographs elsewhere in the collection.

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Press kit : master copy : press conference, May 1969.

File consists of a portfolio of material relating to publicity for Electrohome home entertainment products. Includes ten photographs, some with typed cutlines; eight copy negatives; and carbon copies of news releases. Duplicate photographs are present.

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Baker, Bob.

File consists of two portraits (plus duplicates) of Bob Baker.

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Deilcraft furniture : finishing line process.

File consists of eight photographs of employees at work on the Deilcraft furniture finishing line, depicting the various stages of the process. File also includes a piece of cardboard on which each stage is briefly identified.

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Electronic organs.

File consists of photographs of Electrohome electronic organs, an organ concert, organ dealer stores, and employees working on organ production lines. Some photographs include product identification on verso.

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Intercom.

File consists of a photograph of an Electrohome intercom system.

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Production pictures (old).

File consists of 67 photographs and 44 contact prints of plant and office employees at work and of production facilities. File also includes 2 reproduction photographs of a Berlin [?] street with streetcars and horse-drawn carriage traffic, and a printing proof of the Wellington Street plant. Some photographs include identification on verso. Duplication among the photographs and contact prints may exist.

Includes identification (on verso) of some of the departments and processes depicted: new automatic sander, Plant 9, key punch section, Univac 120, engineering CED, riveting section, wire cutter, punch press forming motor covers, production floor A, quality control, swing saw rough lumber, 'slug' painter, Mansion St. Plant, canteen, furnishing area Plant 4.
Some of the employees depicted in the photographs are identified on verso: Walter Olszewik, David Janzen, Bill Skelly, Bruce Bombach, and Wanda Wiebe.

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Dominion Life Assurance Company : board of directors meeting.

File consists of four photographs taken at a Domintion Life Assurance Company board of directors meeting. Includes a photograph of the directors, including Carl A. Pollock, seated around a table for a meal; and three photographs of [the chairman] presenting gifts to Alfred S. Upton upon retiring as president and to two other unidentified men.

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Dahmer, Eugene G.

File consists of a portrait (plus duplicates) of Eugene Dahmer, and a photograph and a snapshot of Dahmer playing an organ.

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Packer, Ed J.

File consists of three copies of a portrait of Ed J. Packer.

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Resigned personnel (file 1 of 2).

File consists of photographs (plus duplicates) of 22 portraits, 4 contact prints, 4 printing proofs (including one half-tone relief), and 3 snapshots of senior personnel. File also includes 3 photographs of production facilities and biographical information about senior vice-president J.G. Tufts.

Personnel identified in portraits are: W.G. Scott, Ron Ward, Geo. Harper, Jim Court, N.J. Long, W.E. Cury, F.A.O. Banks, [Robert T.M. Jordan], Col. Donald F. McRae, Jack Boehmer, Tom Bruce, and Ken Summerville; some are not identified.

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Appliances : production.

File consists of two photographs of employees in appliance product facilities, and three copies of a photograph of the Appliance Division plant (Plant 4).

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Deilcraft : awards, conferences, and products.

File consists of 33 photographs of Deilcraft showrooms and displays, Deilcraft furniture, Deilcraft conferences and the Canadian Furniture Mart, and design awards received at furniture shows. Deilcraft lines identified in the photographs include Accent, Burgundy, Montego, Cortina, and Madrid. File also includes two news releases about Deilcraft furniture and line drawings of furniture pieces taped to paper.

Includes photo of CAP with Luigi Tiengo and award received, and photo of CAP and another man with an award.

Duplicates of photographs may be present.

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Museum.

File consists of photographs relating to Electrohome products probably in the company museum. Includes photographs of radio and phonograph consoles, a photograph of a display at an Eaton's store, and a copy of a 1909 photograph of a player piano (includes a typed cutline).

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Product pictures : appliances.

File consists of 12 photographs (plus duplicates) of humidifiers, portable and unit heaters, and a portable food warmer. Some photographs have a typed cutline taped to them with details about the product, including price information. Products pictured include: Humidaire, Seasonaire, and Thermobay.

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Product pictures : colour TV.

File consists of material relating to the introduction of a 19" colour television set for domestic and international markets, and of an eleven-model range of colour television units. Includes four photographs of colour television sets on display in a showroom and on the production line. Some photographs have a typed cutline with details about the product, including price information.

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Personnel appointments, 1960-1969 (file 1 of 2).

File consists of material relating to announcements of Electrohome senior personnel appointments in the media. Includes incoming and outgoing memoranda and correspondence (some carbon and photostat copies), draft and final versions of news releases (some edited), ms. notes, press clippings, invoices, and three portraits and a printing proof of senior personnel.

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Personnel appointments, 1960-1969 (file 2 of 2).

File consists of material relating to announcements of Electrohome senior personnel appointments in the media. Includes incoming and outgoing memoranda and correspondence (some carbon and photostat copies), draft and final versions of news releases (some edited), ms. notes, press clippings, invoices, and three portraits and a printing proof of senior personnel.

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Vancouver office : Ken Kerr : correspondence.

File consists of material relating to Electrohome's Vancouver office. Includes memoranda from Ken Kerr (Vancouver office manager), press clippings (some photocopied), an internal news release, snapshots of the Electrohome booth at the 1964 Victoria Fair, and a portrait of a staff person.

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Pollock, Arthur B.

File consists of photographs and two formal portraits (one mounted) of Arthur B. Pollock. One of the portraits has been cut to an oval shape and has adhesive on the verso. File also includes a photograph of his wife, Racie Boehmer Pollock.

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Dealer newsletter.

File consists of material relating to the production of E Dealer News, a newsletter for Electrohome dealers in the US. Includes 12 photographs of products, press clippings and senior staff (Ken Kerr, Bern Ellis, and John A. Pollock) for use in the publication; corresonpondence; memoranda; a press clipping; and two issues of the newsletter.

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Catalogue : 1971 stereo line.

File consists of 121 transparencies used in the production of a catalogue advertising Electrohome's 1971 line of stereo hi-fi. Transparencies are divided into envelopes which are labelled according to the final brochure page numbers and stereo model names. Some transparencies may be missing and there are also duplicates present.

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Catalogue : 1971 television line.

File consists of 80 transparencies used in the production of the catalogue advertising Electrohome's 1971 line of televisions. Transparencies are divided into envelopes which are labelled according to the final brochure page numbers and television model names. Transparencies for some of the pages are missing.

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Correspondence : N.

File consists of approximately 19 pieces of incoming and outgoing correspondence (some carbon copies) with individuals and corporate bodies beginning with "N." Correspondents include Mr. Ira G. Needles (University of Waterloo). File also includes ephemera, a photograph of Pollock and other men seated at a large round table in a meeting, and a carbon copy of Pollock's comments on a draft of the "Proposal - Industrial Design Assistance Program (IDAP)" submitted by the National Design Council (Ottawa) to the Treasury Board.

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Press kit : home entertainment : 1971.

File consists of a portfolio of material relating to publicity for the 1971 line of home entertainment products from Electrohome. Includes draft and final versions of news releases, five photographs, typed cutlines, and a company brochure. Front of portfolio is annotated "master".

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Award winners.

File consists of five photographs of Electrohome employees receiving awards. Some of the photographs include identification on verso. Some photoraphs include Carl A. Pollock.

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Electrohome home entertainment kit : 1970-1971.

File consists of a portfolio of material relating to the 1970-1971 line of Electrohome home entertainment products. Includes a news release and two product photographs with typed cutlines.

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Electrohome/Marantz stereo line, 1970.

File consists of material relating to Marantz stereo products, for which Electrohome was the sole Canadian distributor. Includes news releases (some edited), incoming correspondence, ms. notes, copies of reprinted articles published about on Marantz products, and 15 product photographs (plus duplicates), some with typed cutlines.

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Electronic organ.

File consists of material relating to publicity for electronic organs (including Electrohome's first electronic organ, the Allegro), the license for Kinsman electronic organs, and the product line for 1968/69. Includes incoming and outgoing correspondence and memoranda, draft and final versions of news releases (some edited) ms. notes, press clippings, several Kinsman brochures, schedules for a press conference and exhibitions, and four blueline drawings of organs. File also includes six photographs of people playing and posing with organs.

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Promotions.

File consists of material relating to promotional opportunities in co-operation with other companies and brands, including the Kellog Company of Canada, Robin Hood Four Mills, Sunkist, and Kayser-Roth Canada. Includes incoming and outgoing correspondence, and two sheets of contact prints and five photographs of an interview and presentation about CFL football on CTV.

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Press kit : home entertainment products : 1972-1973.

File consists of a portfolio of material relating to publicity for the 1972-1973 line of home entertainment products from Electrohome. Includes six photographs with typed cutlines taped to them, an edited news release, and ms. notes.

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Vancouver official opening : May 18, 1971.

File consists of material relating to the official opening of the expanded Electrohome branch in Vancouver, BC, on May 18, 1971. Includes copies of a news release, a carbon copy of a memorandum, a photograph of the showroom with a typed cutline, and ephemera. Some of the material is contained in a portfolio for a press kit.

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Western offices.

File consists of material relating to Electrohome's western offices. Includes memoranda, photographs of a showroom and of Carl A. Pollock with an unidentified man [probably a manager of a western office], and a press clipping.

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Plastic operation : production.

File consists of seven photographs of employees at work on the production line for urethane moulded cabinet doors (Plant 7).

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The National Design Council chairman's award for design management : Electrohome presentation : 1971.

File consists of material compiled for a presentation to the National Design Council for the chairman's award for design management. Includes company brochures, advertisements, catalogues, issues of company publications, news releases, the 1970 annual report, photographs, and other material. Material is divided by the following tabs: Corporate literature, Public relations, Advertising, Working environment, and Exhibits & miscellaneous (empty).

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CCT-2.

File consists of one photograph and one copy negative of the CCT-2 television set.

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Visual material : file 5.

File consists of 98 slides of Electrohome plants, home entertainment products (television sets, stereo consoles, phonographs), and an airplane. Some slides are missing.

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Employee Recreation Association.

File consists of photographs relating to the Electrohome Employee Recreation Association. Includes photographs of dances, Christmas parties, and employees receiving awards. Some photographs include John A. Pollock.

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Contract series receiver/monitors.

File consists of two photographs (plus duplicates), two copy negatives, and one printing proof of the CMT-7A and CMT-8 models in the Contract series of receiver/monitors. Printing proof has been mounted on board.

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Douglas, S.M.

File consists of three portraits (plus duplicates) of S.M. Douglas of Flexsteel Industries (Canada) Ltd. One portrait has been mounted on board.

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Circa '75.

File consists of material relating to publicity of the Circa '75 product line. Includes ten photographs (plus duplicates) of Circa '75 products, four glossy prints of conceptual drawings (by Gordon Duern), correspondence, and other material.

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Subsidiaries.

File consists of photographs relating to subsidiaries of Electrohome, including Flexsteel, Fry & Blackhall, and Central Ontario Television Limited. Includes photographs from CKCO-TV: on sets, on location, Carl A. Pollock opening Channel 2 (Georgian Bay), and 1972 federal election coverage. Includes photographs of Flexsteel furniture and the showroom, a photograph of the Fry & Blackhall building, and a photograph of Carl A. Pollock meeting with other men.

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The National Design Council chairman's award for design management : Electrohome presentation : 1972 (file 1 of 2).

File consists of material compiled for a presentation to the National Design Council for the chairman's award for design management. Includes company brochures, advertisements, catalogues, issues of company publications, news releases, press clippings, the 1971 annual report, photographs, and other material. Material is divided by the following tabs: Corporate literature, Public relations, Advertising, Working environment, and Exhibits & miscellaneous.

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Catalogue : 1973 stereo line.

File consists of 75 transparencies used in the production of a catalogue advertising Electrohome's 1973 line of stereo hi-fi. Transparencies are divided into envelopes which are labelled according to the final brochure page numbers and stereo model names. Some transparencies are missing and there are also duplicates present.

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Catalogue : 1973 television line (file 2 of 2).

File consists of 417 transparencies used in the production of a catalogue advertising Electrohome's 1973 line of televisions. Transparencies are divided into envelopes which are labelled according to the final brochure page numbers and television model names. Some transparencies are missing, and there are also duplicates present. Some of the transparencies are also used in the catalogue advertising the 1973 line of stereos.

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Electronics : television (file 1 of 2).

File consists of photographs and two copy negatives of Electrohome television sets, consoles, and chassis, as well as receiver/monitors, including a photograph of Carl A. Pollock and Howard W. Main posing with a colour television chassis. Some photographs include typed cutlines, some include product identification on verso, and one has been mounted. Duplicate photographs are present.

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The National Design Council chairman's award for design management : Electrohome presentation : 1972 (file 2 of 2).

File consists of material compiled for a presentation to the National Design Council for the chairman's award for design management. Includes company brochures, advertisements, catalogues, issues of company publications, news releases, press clippings, the 1971 annual report, photographs, and other material. Material is divided by the following tabs: Corporate literature, Public relations, Advertising, Working environment, and Exhibits & miscellaneous.

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Deilcraft Triana dining room.

File consists of material relating to the Triana collection of dining room furniture from Deilcraft. Includes two photographs (plus copies) and three copies of a single-sheet advertisement.

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PB & SB 19C.

File consists of four copies of a photograph and one copy negative of the PB & SB 19C, possibly a stand to hold a monitor.

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Deilcraft : Stellarton.

File consists of nine photographs (plus duplicates) of the Electrohome plant, Deilcraft division, in Stellarton, Nova Scotia. Includes interior and exterior photographs of the plant, and photographs of employees at work.

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Displays, exhibits and promotions.

File consists of photographs of Electrohome displays, exhibitions, and promotions in various cities in Canada and the U.S., including photographs of buyer shows, dealer shows, and various showrooms. Some photographs include typed or ms. cutlines or identification on verso. Duplicate photographs may be present. File also includes contact sheets.

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Electrohome Limited : stereo and color TV : 1973 line.

File consists of a portfolio of material relating to publicity in the US for the 1973 line of stereo and colour television products, prepared by PRM Corporation (Chicago, IL). Includes a news release and two photographs with typed cutlines. Products featured are the 611 stereo and the Contour television.

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Electrohome antiques : photographs.

Four snapshots of Electrohome antiques provided by W.J. Fowley, A buyer in the appliance division. The images are of A 1944 radio phonograph and A Highgate S model combined television, radio, phonograph.

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Deilcraft Verona.

File consists of material relating to the Verona collection of occasional tables from Deilcraft. Includes five photographs (plus duplicates) and three copies of a single-sheet advertisement.

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Catalogue : 1973 television line (file 1 of 2).

File consists of 417 transparencies used in the production of a catalogue advertising Electrohome's 1973 line of televisions. Transparencies are divided into envelopes which are labelled according to the final brochure page numbers and television model names. Some transparencies are missing, and there are also duplicates present. Some of the transparencies are also used in the catalogue advertising the 1973 line of stereos.

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Shier, Keith.

File consists of material relating to an announcement about the appointment of Keith Shier as Sales Manager, Major Accounts for Electrohome Consumer Electronic Products. Includes two portraits (plus duplicates), correspondence, a memorandum, a news release, and typed notes.

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Expenses : 1973 lecture series.

File consists of material relating to the expenditures from the 1973 design lecture series. Includes original and copies of invoices, receipts, cheque requisition forms, and travel and expense vouchers; expense statements; correspondence and memoranda; a press clipping, an invitation list, and a typed copy of D.R. Steele's outline notes from his talk at the Waterloo lecture, entitled "The management of design in an industrial community". File also includes photographs of two of the speakers in the series.

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Electrohome press kit : home entertainment products 1973-1974.

File consists of a portfolio of material relating to the 1973-1974 range of home entertainment products for Canadian and export markets. Includes news releases and six photographs of television sets and stereo consoles. Photographs have typed cutlines taped to them with details about the products, including price information.

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Ontario trade and investment mission to the United Kingdom.

File consists of material relating to John A. Pollock's participation in an Ontario trade and investment mission to the United Kingdom led by Premier William G. Davis, in May 1973. Includes a group portrait and typed list identifying the people in the photograph, a letter from Premier Davis, and ephemera.

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1972 annual report.

File consists of material relating to the production of Electrohome's 1972 annual report. Includes correspondence; a memorandum; Deilcraft and Flexsteel product literature; draft reports to shareholders from John A. Pollock and Carl A. Pollock; paper samples; negatives, a slide, and a photograph relating to CKCO-TV; a transparency of the Electrohome logo; and other material.

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Deilcraft Romana bedroom.

File consists of material relating to the Romana collection of bedroom furniture from Deilcraft. Includes one photograph, one transparency (plus duplicates), and a single-sheet advertisement.

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Loewen, Rick.

File consists of material relating to an announcement about the appointment of Rick Loewen as Regional Sales Manager, British Columbia, for the Consumer Electronic Products Division. Includes two portraits (plus duplicates), correspondence, a memorandum, draft and final versions of a news release, and a press clipping.

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Smithson, Dan.

File consists of material relating to Dan Smithson, including his assumption of responsibility for the Private Brand Sales Department. Includes two portraits (plus duplicates) of Smithson, typed biographies, and memoranda.

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Visual material : file 4.

File consists of 132 slides of Electrohome home entertainment products (television sets, stereo consoles, organs), employees at work on production lines, and Electrohome plants. Some slides are missing.

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Catalogue : 1974 television and stereo line (file 2 of 3).

File consists of material relating to the production of a 67-page bilingual catalogue advertising the [1974?] line of Electrohome home entertainment products. Includes the catalogue and 295 transparencies and 20 negatives of the images used in the catalogue. The transparencies and negatives were found in envelopes labelled according to the pages in the catalogue on which the images are found. Duplicates among transparencies may exist.

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Press kit : Stratford Festival of Fine Furniture : file kit : 1973.

File consists of a portfolio of material relating to publicity for an array of Flexsteel upholstered products introduced at the 1973 Stratford Festival of Fine Furniture. Includes nine photographs and typed cutlines, draft and final versions of news releases, brochures from Flexsteel and Imperial Furniture, memoranda, and ms. notes.

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Radomsky, Ken.

File consists of material relating to an announcement about the appointment of Ken Radomsky as Regional Sales Manager, Manitoba and Saskatchewan, for the Consumer Electronic Products Division. Includes a portrait of Radomsky, memoranda, correspondence, and draft and final versions of a news release.

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Robertson, John H.

File consists of material relating to an announcement about the appointment of John H. Robertson as Regional Sales Manager, Toronto and Eastern Ontario, for the Consumer Electronic Products Division. Includes two portraits of Richardson, memoranda, a letter, and a draft news release. One of the photographs has been retouched by hand.

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Gary Alcock.

File consists of slides Electrohome plants and warehousing facilities.

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Catalogue : 1974 television and stereo line (file 1 of 3).

File consists of material relating to the production of a 67-page bilingual catalogue advertising the 1974 line of Electrohome home entertainment products. Includes the catalogue and 295 transparencies and 20 negatives of the images used in the catalogue. The transparencies and negatives were found in envelopes labelled according to the pages in the catalogue on which the images are found. Duplicates among transparencies may exist.

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Community activities.

File consists of 13 photographs relating to events and activities in the Kitchener-Waterloo community in which Electrohome or CKCO-TV (Central Ontario Television Limited) played a role. Includes photographs of CKCO-TV camera operators and commentators at Queen Elizabeth's visit to Canada in June, 1973, and of W.D. McGregor being presented to Her Majesty; photographs of Prime Minister Trudeau visiting the CKCO-TV studio and meeting Carl A. Pollock; and photographs of Miss Oktoberfest, John A. Pollock presenting a cheque, and other subjects. File also includes a letter, a memorandum, and a typed news story outline about the Royal Visit.

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