File consists of material relating mainly to Electrohome history and the Quarter Century Club, collected by John Koegler, company historian. Includes press clippings, ephemera, memoranda, ms. notes, and an ms. speech presented by Koegler at a Quarter Century Club dinner. File also includes the order of service for Carl A. Pollock's funeral.

File consists of material relating to the work of John Koegler in his role as Chief Inspector in the Appliance and Metal Products Division (later Motor and Metal Products Division). Includes memoranda, foremen's meeting minutes from 1951, standard practice bulletins, an hourly job evaluation plan, documents relating to performance evaluation, a divisional organizational chart, and other material. Some of the memoranda are addressed to and from Arthur B. Pollock.

File consists of material relating to John Koegler's role as Electrohome museum curator and company archivist. Includes correspondence, memoranda, ms. notes, press clippings, an article reprint, and photocopied magazine articles about radio history. Includes correspondence with Carl A. Pollock and with Ed Moogk (head of Recorded Sound Collection at the National Library of Canada and former program director at CKCR radio in Kitchener, ON) regarding the "85 years of Canadian recorded sound" exhibition.

File consists of material relating to John Koegler's research into the history of Electrohome. Includes ms. notes, portions of an ms. draft of a history of radio within the company, press clippings, advertisements for Grimes inverse duplex radio receivers (1925-1927), photographs of early radio production, correspondence, ephemera, and other material. File also includes a photostat copy of the announcement of the wedding of Arthur B. Pollock and Racie L. Boehmer from a 1902 newspaper.

File consists of material relating to the history of Electrohome. Includes ms. notes, correspondence (including a personal letter from John A. Pollock), and other material. File also includes an envelope addressed to A.B. Pollock, Pollock Manufacturing Company, Columbia Place, Berlin from Edmonds & Edmonds Solicieters (New York, NY), dated 1915.

File consists of material relating to the restoration of radios and television sets by George Found of Grandpa's Radio Shop (Kitchener, ON). Includes photocopies of rough sketches of radio and television sets and of instructions for applying reproduction brand name decals, ms. notes, and decals for Viking, Electrohome, and Phonola.

File consists of material relating to the development of the Electrohome museum and archives as well as exhibitions for the company's 90th anniversary. Includes correspondence; ms. notes; photocopies of articles from the employee newsletter Sparks and Chips; photocopies of photographs, news releases, and other documents; ephemera; and copies of policies and forms developed by archives of other institutions.

File consists of photostat copies of pages of photographs and typed descriptions of Electrohome products from as early as 1906. Products belonged to Electrohome museum.

File consists of index cards containing ms. notes. Cards were created by Nicola McLaughlin in her work of processing items in the Electrohome museum and archives.

File consists of ms. notes about photographs in Electrohome's museum and archives. The notes identify people in the photographs.

File consists of print-outs of product lists (by product type and by date of manufacture) and an archive box list that describe the contents of the Electrohome museum and archives. The accuracy of the product lists is unknown. The archive box list does not always accurately describe the original box contents as received.

File consists of material relating to museum management and developing exhibitions of historical collections, collected by Nicola McLaughlin in her work with the Electrohome museum and archives. Includes correspondence, newsletters, pamphlets, and ephemera from related organizations, including the Ontario Museum Association, the Ontario Historical Society, and the Ontario Ministry of Culture and Communications. File also includes photocopies of articles from Exhibitionist News and other material.

File consists of a photocopy of the golden anniversary issue (volume 14, issue 1, February, 1957) of the employee newsletter Sparks and Chips.

File consists of photocopied material relating to the early history of Electrohome and the Pollock family up to ca. 1919. Includes photocopies of ms. and typed notes, memoranda, press clippings and advertisements, pages from books and periodicals (some annotated), and Electrohome pamphlets and catalogues. File also includes a print-out of typed notes.

File consists of two copies of a reprinted article appearing in the Kitchener-Waterloo Record on April 21, 1977, about Arthur B. Pollock. The article was part of a series on members of the Waterloo County Hall of Fame.

File consists of operating instructions and product tag for a portable Electrohome air conditioner (humidifier).

File consists of a booklet presentation advertising Electrohome air conditioners (humidifiers). Contains ms. notes on front cover.

File consists of two print-outs of notes from interviews conducted by Gary McLaren with five retired Electrohome employees on June 14, 1984, and a photocopy of a typed timeline of Electrohome's history.

File consists of material relating to Electrohome's business venture with the Horton Manufacturing Company (Fort Wayne, IN). Includes memoranda, minutes of meetings of a committee formed to discuss the washing machine program, an issue of the company newsletter The Horton Pioneer containing an article about the partnership with Electrohome, and two photographs of a Horton-Electrohome portable ironer and a washing machine.

File consists of material relating to motors and air conditioners. Includes advertisements and the text of a manual from the U.S. Air Conditioning Corporation, correspondence with companies that manufacture motors, an article reprint, and photocopied competitor radio advertisements.

File consists of an invitation to the official opening of the Electrohome Western sales zone offices, showroom and warehouse in Vancouver, BC.

File consists of material relating to the history of the Hydro-Electric Power Commission of Ontario / Ontario Hydro and the provision of hydro-electricity in Ontario. Includes photocopies of press clippings and photographs, photocopies of pages from the Commission's annual report, print-outs of library and archives search results, ms. notes, and the program for the commission's 50th anniversary ceremonies.

File consists of reproductions of two advertisements for Pollock Talking Machines. One is a 1912 dealer advertisement for Cullen's Music Store in Berlin (Kitchener, ON).

File consists of press clippings relating to Electrohome's financial performance, its alliance with Baton Broadcasting, and radio design.

File consists of advertising and publicity materials relating to Electrohome and several of its subsidiaries and divisions, including Electrohome Europe, Electrohome Electronics, Projection Systems and Display Systems divisions, CAP Communications (CFRN-TV), and Lightening Circuits. Includes company brochures, single-sheet advertisements, product brochures, portfolios of company information and product literature, and issues of internal publications.

File consists of 45 negatives and 15 transparencies of Electrohome consumer products (television sets, stereo consoles, humidifiers), Deilcraft furniture, the 75th anniversary concert, and other events.

File consists of a photograph of a model with an Electrohome phonograph, and a photograph of employees with the first organs off the production line in Plant 3.

File consists of 11 photographs (plus copies) of the EGT100 satellite receiver and chassis, and possibly another similar product (?), taken from several angles. File also includes a memorandum.

File consists of a photograph of the [Planar] XR 4120 stereo receiver.

File consists of three photographs of a mural depicting Electrohome's history painted by Christina Peori. Two copies of the photograph have been mounted on board. Duplicate photographs are present.

File consists of a photograph of Betty Thompson on the set of the CKCO-TV show Be My Guest, interviewing an unidentified woman.

File consists of a transparency of a portrait of John A. Pollock.

Series consists of press coverage of Electrohome; the company's operations, activities, and products; issues of interest to the company; and Electrohome personnel. Includes press clippings, photocopies of press clippings, magazines containing articles about Electrohome, and reprints of magazine and newspaper articles. Some of the press clippings were obtained through the Canadian Press Clipping Service. Some of the clippings are loose, and some were compiled into binders corresponding to a specific time period.

File consists of miscellaneous press clippings, including some newspaper advertisements for Electrohome products. Subjects include the manufacture and distribution of televison sets, former Electrohome employees, a temporary plant shut-down, the Circa '75 home entertainment concept, the Electrohome-sponsored art exhibition A Provincial Elegance, Arthur B. Pollock, the Kitchener Public Library, and CN train service.

File consists of two copies of sections of the June 22, 1954, Kitchener-Waterloo Record, containing a feature about Kitchener's 100th birthday.

File consists of several copies of the front page of the Kitchener-Waterloo Record for February 13, 1956, containing an article about expansions for Electrohome and the Seagram company. One copy is annotated "Mr. C. Allgeire / for the archives / W".

File consists of press coverage relating to Electrohome and Carl A. Pollock. Includes clippings from Canadian newspapers and industry-related publications. Subjects of clippings include Pollock's speeches and activities; the development of industry, creativity, and engineering training in Canada; export and import activity and policy; management issues; pensions; and Electrohome's history and success.

File consists of issues of magazines containing articles about Electrohome. Includes:

• Executive (v. 22, n. 10, October 1980) with the article "Electrohome comes back from the brink" (p. 50-54).
• Canadian Interiors (v. 2, n. 5, May 1965) with the article "Electrohome showroom is flexible and attractive" (p. 43).
• Profit Sharing Trends (v. 8, n. 5, 1960) with the article "Profit sharing: a way of life" (p. 12-15).
• Wallpaper (Sept./Oct. 1996) with the article "Sphere and now" (colour photocopy).
• Printers' Ink (v. 284, n. 4, July 1963) with the article "All the U.S. is its newest market" (p. 46-47).

File consists of press clippings relating to Carl A. Pollock for the year 1961. Subjects include Pollock's involvement with the Canadian Manufacturers' Association, the National Design Council, and the Ontario Research Foundation; his comments about free enterprise, Canadian industry, and education; and Pollock's house.

File consists of press clippings relating to Electrohome from December 1962 to May 1963.

File consists of press clippings relating to Electrohome from June to December, 1963. Material is divided by the following tabs: Exports, Financial, Miscellaneous, Personnel, Plants, C.A. Pollock, Products, and Shows & exhibitions.

File consists of press clippings relating to Electrohome and Carl. A. Pollock, from Canadian newspapers and industry-related publications. Subjects include exports, tarrifs, corporate taxes, product packaging and design, the dealer decor program, and shows and exhibitions. Material is divided by the following tabs: exports, financial, miscellaneous, personnel, plants, C.A. Pollock, and products. Some clippings are headlines only and some are photocopies.

File consists of the employee newsletter Sparks and Chips from 1951. Includes nine issues: vol. 10 no. 1-4, 5 (May), 5 (July) and 7-9. Some issues are fragile.

File consists of the employee newsletter Sparks and Chips from 1953. Includes seven issues: vol. 11 January, March, May, July, September, and two December issues.

File consists of the employee newsletter Sparks and Chips from 1954. Includes five issues: vol. 11 no. 11-14 and 16.

File consists of the employee newsletter Sparks and Chips from 1964. Includes ten issues: vol. 23 no. 1, 3-8, and December.

File consists of the employee newsletter Sparks and Chips from 1966. Includes 11 issues: vol. 25 no. 1-10 and December.

File consists of the employee newsletter Sparks and Chips from 1971. Includes six issues: [January], March, June, July, and October, and December.

File consists of the employee newsletter Sparks and Chips from 1977. Includes one issue: vol. 36, no. 1.

File consists of the employee newsletter Sparks and Chips from 1997. Includes one issue: vol. 3 no. 5.

File consists of six sales and marketing reports prepared in 1969 relating to home entertainment products, sales to department stores, and Canadian consumer patterns. File also includes two copies of a 1967 proposal regarding the Service Department, and a summary of discussions from a marketing seminar in 1969 on Canadian consumer patterns.

File consists of 11 sales and marketing reports prepared in 1969 relating to various products (home entertainment, electronics, appliances) and geographic regions.

File consists of a portfolio of material relating to the marketing of colour television in Canada, the merchandising and advertising strategies of Electrohome, and the company's sales and dealer structure. Includes a typed report, as well as product literature and line drawings of televisions (photocopies). Material is divided by the following tabs: Introduction, Statistics, Colour T.V., Conclusion, and [?].

Series consists of records accumulated and used by Jeffrey Brum, Marketing and Communications Manager, Projection Systems. In 1987, the Electrohome Electronics group was divided into four business sectors: Display Systems, Projection Systems, Digital Video (i.e. Jazz Systems), and Operational Services (e.g. circuit board operations). At that time, it seems that the marketing, communications, and public relations functions were transferred from a centralized department to each of these sectors.

Records in this series relate to the development of marketing and communications plans for the Projection Systems sector, the design and production of product literature and publicity material, advertising plans and activities in co-operation with dealers, and the development of a long-range strategic plan for the sector.

Includes correspondence and memoranda (including faxes and some e-mail print-outs); marketing, communications, and advertising proposals, plans and budgets; product literature, including dummies, layouts, and blueline proofs; news releases; meeting agendas and minutes; agreements; and other material.

File consists of material relating to the dealer co-operative advertising program from Projection Systems. Includes dealer monthly sales charts for 1994, correspondence (some faxed), a dealer advertisement, and the co-operative advertising plan guidelines.

File consists of an edited draft version and three final copies of the 1993 communications plan for Projection Systems.

File consists of advertisements for Electrohome Projection Systems from Comunicafiones e Informatica (Mexico), originally in an envelope with a ms. note to Jeffrey Brum. Advertisements are based on Electrohome Europe product literature.

File consists of material relating to business conducted with Projection Systems dealer Comunicaciones e Informatica (Mexico). Includes memoranda, ms. notes, and typed notes.

File consists of material relating to Projection Systems dealer co-operative advertising. Includes memoranda, correspondence, photocopies of dealer advertisements, Projection Systems advertisements, and other material.

File consists of material relating to the production of publicity material and product literature for E-link projector remote control emulation software. Includes memoranda, photocopies of draft sketches of the E-link logo, edited draft and final versions of a news release, ms. notes, minutes of a meeting, press clippings of competitor software advertisements, and single-sheet advertisements.

File consists of material relating to the planning, coordination, and publicity for the sales incentive trip to Quebec City and Montreal in 1994 for Projection Systems sales representatives. Includes correspondence and memoranda (some faxed), completed registration forms, ms. notes, tourism brochures, edited draft versions of the travel itinerary and information booklet, print-outs of presentation slides, snapshots of hotel facilities, draft versions of a video script advertising the trip, copies of the trip logo, and other material.

File consists of material presented at a conference about total quality management, organized by the Kitchener section of the American Society for Quality Control and held in Kitchener in 1992. Includes the transcripts of presentations and advertisements.

File consists of the original copy of the revised version of the Toward 2000 long range planning document for Electrohome Electronics. File also includes ms. notes.

File consists of a memorandum to electronic product sales staff and supervisors from the Senior Advertising Coordinator regarding a sales contest to win a Christmas turkey.

File consists of a stand-up booklet used for presenting the features of Electrohome colour television to sales staff and/or dealers and distributors.

File consists of two portfolios of material advertising Deilcraft furniture collections. One portfolio includes single-sheet advertisements and product information sheets, and one includes six photographs of Deilcraft furniture. Some material may have been prepared for distribution at the Toronto Furniture Show (January, 1981). Includes business card for D.J. (Don) Mayou, National Sales Manager.

File consists of two copies of a portfolio of material relating to the Contemporaire stereo console. Includes three leaves of information about the product, a price list, and a photograph.

File consists of five scripts to accompany slide presentations to sales staff about Electrohome's home comfort products. Material is divided by the following tabs: Cooling load, Springaire, Humidaire, Dehumidifier, and Air conditioner.

File consists of material relating to historical products manufactured by Electrohome and other aspects of Electrohome history, possibly compiled for use in a sales meeting video made by Aldel [last name unknown]. Includes slides of Electrohome products and employees, photographs of Carl A. Pollock and of a meeting, photocopies of photographs of historical products, a booklet about the Electrohome members' group insurance plan, and other material.

File consists of three copies of a flyer about the Moisture Beaters dehumidifier sales awards programme for sales staff, and French and English dehumidifer brochures.

File consists of a portfolio of material for dealers and distributors relating to the promotion of Electrohome's 12 month warranty program. Includes a form letter, photocopied press clippings, advertisements, a banner, and a mail-in warranty card.

File consists of a portfolio of material for sales staff and dealers relating to the satellite sound party promotional campaign. Includes instructions for sales staff and for dealers, product literature, advertisements, advertising schedules, and radio announcement scripts.

File consists of a portfolio of material relating to the "360 satellite space age sound" advertising campaign for Electrohome stereos with satellite sound. Includes a memorandum and instructions for sales staff, a booklet for dealers about how to stage a successful promotion, national and dealer advertisements and layouts, a print advertising schedule, radio announcement and telephone solicitation scripts, and product literature.

File consists of a portfolio of material for sales staff and dealers relating to the promotion of the automatic intercom device (A.I.D.). Includes instructions for sales staff, product literature, advertisements, and advertising schedules.

File consists of portfolios of material relating to the "fall color premiere" promotional campaign, some in English and some in French. Portfolios contain a letter to dealers, single-sheet advertisements for insertion into a binder with other product literature, dealer advertisements, radio advertisement scripts, a price list, and a product tag.

File consists of three portfolios of material for sales staff and dealers relating to Electrohome Kinsman electronic organs. Portfolios include product literature, advertising schedules, advertisements, memoranda and instructions for sales staff, a price list, banners, and a point-of-purchase display. One portfolio relates specifically to the Rhythm King organ, and one portfolio is incomplete.

File consists of two portfolios of material relating to the 1964 "Excellence in action" advertising campaign. Includes memoranda and instructions to sales staff; advertising schedules; national advertisements; suggested advertisement layouts; radio announcement scripts; a brochure, flyers, and two photographs relating to in-store advertising and decor; single-sheet advertisements; and other material. The "Excellence in action" campaign featured Electrohome home comfort products (Humidaire, Springaire, intercom) and Phonola consoles.

File consists of two portfolios of material relating to the "Go go go with envoy" advertising campaign featuring the Envoy portable television. Each portfolio includes a memorandum for dealers, advertising schedules, dealer advertisements, and dealer display order forms.

File consists of a portfolio of advertising material for sales staff and dealers relating to the "Golden Opportunity" promotional campaign. Includes memoranda and instructions for sales staff, a prize list, advertising schedules, radio announcement scripts, television commercial storyboards, advertisements, and product literature. File also includes the July 1963 issue of Readers' Digest and a Readers' Digest research report on circulation.

File consists of a portfolio of advertising material for sales staff and dealers relating to a promotional campaign for the Cascade stereo hi-fi. Includes a memorandum and instructions for sales staff, advertisements, radio announcement scripts, and product literature. Portfolio itself folds out into a large sample advertisement.

File consists of a portfolio of material relating to the fall 1966 promotional campaign "Showtime '66". Includes a memorandum and instructions for sales staff, advertisements, a catalogue, and a brochure about dealer decor.

File consists of a sales manual for Electrohome products, including radios, radio phonograph combinations, televisions, fans, and Horton-Electrohome washing machines. Manual includes prices lists, and contains loose pages and brochures.

File consists of a sales manual for Electrohome consumer products. Material is divided into the following tabs: Combination radios, Standard radios, Television, Battery radios, Air conditioners, and Electric Fans. Includes price lists.

File consists of material relating to sales of Electrohome consumer products, including televisions, stereos, phonographs, radios, fans, humidifiers, dehumidifiers, heaters, air conditioners, and clock radios. Includes single-sheet advertisements, price lists, and other product literature; memoranda to sales staff; typed lists of service depots; advertisements for signs and in-store displays; and two photographs of phonograph/stereo consoles. Material is divided by the following tabs: Manufacturing steps (empty), Television, High fidelity, Radio, Phonograph, Air circulators, and Selling aids.

File consists of a dealer catalogue of Deilcraft product literature. Includes single-sheet advertisements and price lists. Material is divided by the following tabs: Maple, Pine, Oak (empty), and Miscellaneous (empty).

File consists of a manual for Deilcraft dealers (and in particular The Bay) containing product literature and typed information sheets. Material is divided by the following tabs: Occasional tables, Bedroom, and Dining room. Manual includes four product photographs and upholstery fabric swatches.

File consists of four sales manuals for Electrohome portable air conditioners (humidifiers) and triple purpose air conditioners.

File consists of a portfolio of material for sales staff relating to the V.I.P. [Very Important Prizes] campaign. Includes campaign rules, price lists, product literautre, and a form letter to sales staff.

File consists of a contact print of a model standing with the EDP 56 projection unit.

File consists of material relating to the production of an advertisement called For us, excellence began 80 years ago. Includes a layout, printing proof and negative of the advertisement.

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

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

File consists of photographs, transparencies, and slides depicting Electrohome Projection Systems products and their applications in various corporations and organizations. Applications pictured include: CSX Transportation Control Center (Jacksonville, FL), Canadian Embassy (Tokyo, Japan), Rochester Gas and Electric (Rochester, NY), Thames River Water System (London, UK), National Bowling Stadium (Reno, NV), the Barcelona Stock Exchange (Spain), and others.

File consists of three photographs (plus duplicates) of an unidentified video projection system. One of the photographs is a composite of the other two.

File consists of material relating to the production of an advertisement for the electrostatic air cleaner. Includes a photocopy of a product specification sheet and a typed edited draft of the copy for the advertisement.

File consists of two photographs of humidifiers (HM733 and HM755), a photograph of an Airguide temperature/relative humidity gauge, a colour transparency of a humidifier part, and a transparency of a hotel room.

File consists of four copies of a photograph of the EK105 bug lantern, one of which has been mounted on board and retouched by hand, a transparency of the Yard Guard bug killer, and a transparency of another bug lantern.

File consists of seven photographs and four negatives of portable electric heaters manufactured for Canadian Tire. One of the photographs is annotated on verso: Mastercraft heaters, 1976.

File consists of three copies of a composite photograph of the DH80 and DH90 dehumidifiers.

File consists of three copies of a photograph and one copy negative of a composite image of the HR11/HR12 heater.

File consists of three copies of a photograph and one copy negative of the AH261 Humidaire. One copy of the photograph has been mounted on board and retouched by hand, and the other copies are reproduced from this one.