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VTR [?] : Electrohome : RCA prototype.

File consists of material relating to the publicity of Electrohome's plans to market the SelectaVision MagTape system designed by RCA. Includes edited draft and final versions of news releases and photograph cutlines, correspondence and memoranda, and copies of news releases from RCA and Magnavox. File also includes an RCA press kit for the SelectaVision MagTape System, which contains Electrohome and RCA news releases, correspondence, product fact sheets, and seven photographs (plus copies) with typed cutlines.

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Videotex.

File consists of material relating to Videotex technology and video display monitors. Includes photocopies of press clippings, an issue of Popular Computing (volume 3, number 10, 1984), and a report on a Videotex conference entitled Understanding the Canadian Videotex marketplace.

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Video monitor : introduction to the PAL colour monitor, U.S. & Canada.

File consists of material relating to publicity arrangements for the introduction of the PAL colour video monitor to Canadian and U.S. markets. Includes draft and final versions of news releases and photograph cutlines, a memorandum, a list of press contacts, a list of monitor models, and price lists. File also includes a photograph of two men standing with a monitor.

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Speeches : World War II and post-war planning.

File consists of eight ms. and typed speeches, plus draft versions, written and presented by Carl A. Pollock at various events and meetings. Speeches are about post-war planning and reconstruction, range from 3 to 20 leaves, and most are in point form.

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Video monitor : introduction to the new colour video monitor, U.S.

File consists of material relating to publicity arrangements for the introduction of a colour video monitor with educational applications (ECRM-25) to U.S. markets. Includes incoming and outgoing correspondence and memoranda, a news release, ms. and typed notes, advertisements for the ECRM-25 and the ECV-25N monitors, a photograph of a monitor, and other material.

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Video monitor : Canadian introduction to new colour video monitor (Toronto).

File consists of material relating to publicity arrangements for the introduction of a colour video monitor with educational applications (ECRM-25) to Canadian markets. Includes incoming and outgoing correspondence and memoranda, photocopies of press clippings, news releases, ms. and typed notes, and an advertisement for the ECV-25N monitor. File also includes two photographs of video monitors, one with a typed cutline attached, and one depicting an installation at the stock exchange in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

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Varactor tuner.

File consists of an annotated copy of a news release and a letter regarding the solid state varactor television tuner.

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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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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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Union : contract signing, 1972.

File consists of material relating to publicity and communications to employees and the public regarding the labour contract negotiations of 1972. Includes memoranda; edited draft and final copies of news releases, form letters from John A. Pollock to employees and customers, and a media statement by M.G. Monteith (General Manager, Industrial Relations); ms. notes; and two issues of a local independent labour paper, On the line 2, no. 4 and no. 5 (November, 1972), containing coverage of the strike and the contract negotiations.

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Union contract negotiations, 1974.

File consists of material relating to communications to employees and the public regarding the labour contract negotiations of 1974. Includes memoranda and correspondence, annotated drafts and final copies of a news release, copies of a media statement by M.G. Monteith (General Manager, Industrial Relations), and ms. notes.

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Union.

File consists of material relating to labour-management relations, and in particular communications to employees and the public regarding the progress of contract negotiations in 1969 and 1972. Includes memoranda, copies of news releases and a media statement by M.G. Monteith (General Manager, Industrial Relations), ms. notes, and a copy of minutes from a labour-management meeting on April 22, 1974. File also includes copies of form letters from John A. Pollock to all Electrohome employees and to all salaried employees.

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U.S. trade publications (re: PRM Corporation).

File consists of carbon and original copies of incoming and outgoing correspondence with U.S. trade publications regarding the transition of public relations activity from PRM Corporation (Chicago, IL) to Electrohome's public relations department in Kitchener. File also includes Electronic & Appliance Specialist 18, no. 9 (1973) and 19, no. 1 (1973/1974).

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Speeches : speeches to sales staff and foremen.

File consists of ten ms. speeches written and presented by Carl A. Pollock at sales meetings and conferences and at formen's meetings and dinners. Speeches range from two to five leaves and most are in point form. File also includes typed notes.

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U.S. dealers.

File consists of correspondence and contact information regarding U.S. Electrohome dealers.

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U.S. consumer publications (re: PRM Corporation).

File consists of carbon copies of incoming and outgoing correspondence with U.S. consumer publications regarding the transition of public relations activity from PRM Corporation (Chicago, IL) to Electrohome's public relations department in Kitchener. File also includes Appliance 30, no. 12 (1973).

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U.S. commercial products (public relations activity).

File consists of material relating to publicity opportunities for U.S. commercial products and arrangements for a 1973 U.S. sales meeting in Kitchener and Montreal. Includes memoranda and correspondence, copies of sales bulletins for U.S. representatives, issues of various publications, and other material.

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U.K. branch opening.

File consists of material relating to the publicity arrangements for the launch and opening of the European sales office an showroom in Herne Bay, Kent (U.K.) Includes incoming and outgoing correspondence and memoranda, ms. notes, edited draft and final copies of news releases, and copies of press clippings. File also includes four photographs of International Press Europe staff in advertising material from the company, and product literature about the EVD-12 video data display unit.

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Trinidad.

File consists of memeoranda and ms. notes relating to Electrohome's public relations and promotional activity in Trinidad and the Caribbean.

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Translation service.

File consists of material relating to French translation services. Includes incoming and outgoing correspondence with Caille Translation Company (Kitchener, ON) and a copy of an article entitled "The Gendron Commission: urges media upgrade, increase French use".

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Tours (file 2 of 2).

File consists of material relating to the request, booking, and co-ordination of plant tours for groups of secondary and post-secondary students, teachers, technicians, dealers, industry groups, government officers, and international delegations. Includes incoming and outgoing correspondence and memoranda, copies of plant tour request forms, plant visit schedules, and ms. notes.

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Tours (file 1 of 2).

File consists of material relating to the request, booking, and co-ordination of plant tours for groups of secondary and post-secondary students, teachers, technicians, dealers, industry groups, government officers, and international delegations. Includes incoming and outgoing correspondence and memoranda, copies of plant tour request forms, plant visit schedules, and ms. notes.

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Tour procedure.

File consists of material relating to the establishment of company procedures for plant tours. Includes incoming and outgoing memoranda and copies of draft procedures and the plant tour request form.

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Toronto Daily Star.

File consists of incoming and outgoing correspondence and memoranda regarding publicity in the Toronto Star.

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Retirement.

File consists of approximately 50 letters from friends and colleagues congratulating Carl A. Pollock on his retirement from the Electrohome Board of Directors and the Executive Committee. File also includes carbon copies of thank-you letters from Pollock and the letter from Pollock circulated among customers and internal management announcing his retirement.

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Television presentations.

File consists of incoming and outgoing correspondence and memoranda regarding public relations opportunities on television.

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Telecom : 1983 : Geneva.

File consists of six typed leaves containing a corporate profile of Electrohome and descriptions of products produced by the Electronics Division. Material appears to have been prepared for publication in a directory.

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Stewart Maclellan : speeches.

File consists of photocopies of speeches written and presented by Electrohome president and CEO Stewart Maclellan at an annual meeting and other events. Titles include "The need to improve economic performance" and "The need to export".

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Skylark radio phonograph.

File consists of correspondence and snapshots regarding an Electrohome customer's 1952 radio phonograph.

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Satellite TV Opportunities : feature article : March, 1985.

File consists of material relating to an article about Electrohome satellite television products in Satellite TV Opportunities magazine. Includes correspondence and two issues of the magazine, Winter 1984 and March 1985. The article appears in the latter (pp. 16-20).

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Satellite sound.

File consists of material relating to the promotion of Electrohome's Satellite Sound system and the satellite sound concept. Includes incoming and outgoing memoranda and correspondence, typed notes, leaflets, news releases, ms. notes, an advertisement proof, two photographs (plus copies) of the sound system, and copies of a typed paper by Ernest J. Leggett (Engineering Department) on Electrohome's 360� Satellites (3 leaves).

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Roam communications : cellular telephone.

File consists of press clippings relating to cellular telephone and the role of Electrohome in manufacturing cellular radio hand-sets for Roam Communications (Ottawa, ON).

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Resigned personnel.

File consists of material relating to biographical information about Electrohome senior personnel. Includes copies of blank and completed personal information forms.

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Research.

File consists of a letter and proposal from Opinion Research Corporation International, Limited (Toronto, ON), soliciting Electrohome's participation in a research project on corporate public image.

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Requests for literature.

File consists of material relating to requests for information about RCA's SelectaVision MagTape system received through advertising in industry-related publications. Includes incoming and outgoing correspondence and memoranda, ms. notes, and copies of a brochure describing the product.

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Reaction to September 12, 1962 statement.

File consists of material relating to a statement made by Carl A. Pollock as president of the Canadian Manufacturers' Association about Canada's economic situation that was misrepresented in a Canadian Press dispatch, and Pollock's attempts to correct the mistake. Includes correspondence and press clippings.

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Personal (file 3 of 3).

File consists of material collected by Carl A. Pollock relating to his activities as president of Electrohome as well as other involvements, or collected for personal interest. Subjects of material include

  • corporate taxation;
  • Electrohome's business philosophy, history, growth, and operations;
  • the Dominion Life Assurance Company;
  • Pollock's position as chancellor of the University of Waterloo;
  • Arthur B. Pollock;
  • the Radio-Electronics-Television Manufacturers' Association of Canada; and
  • Pollock's 40th anniversary with Electrohome.

Includes press clippings (some photocopies), including articles about Pollock clipped from magazines; incoming and outgoing correspondence; ephemera; ms. notes; news releases; issues of internal publications; and a typed address by Pollock. File also includes photographs of Pollock at various events, sometimes with other senior managers; the Deilcraft plant in Stellarton, NS; a photograph of Edward B. Moogk with Governor General Jules Leger; and other snapshots.

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Personal (file 2 of 3).

File consists of material collected by Carl A. Pollock relating to his activities as president of Electrohome as well as other involvements, or collected for personal interest. Subjects of material include:

  • corporate taxation;
  • Electrohome�s business philosophy, history, growth, and operations;
  • the Dominion Life Assurance Company;
  • Pollock�s position as chancellor of the University of Waterloo;
  • Arthur B. Pollock;
  • the Radio-Electronics-Television Manufacturers' Association of Canada; and
  • Pollock�s 40th anniversary with Electrohome.

Includes press clippings (some photocopies), including articles about Pollock clipped from magazines; incoming and outgoing correspondence; ephemera; ms. notes; news releases; issues of internal publications; and a typed address by Pollock. File also includes photographs of Pollock at various events, sometimes with other senior managers; the Deilcraft plant in Stellarton, NS; a photograph of Edward B. Moogk with Governor General Jules Leger; and other snapshots.

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Personal (file 1 of 3).

File consists of material collected by Carl A. Pollock relating to his activities as president of Electrohome as well as other involvements, or collected for personal interest. Subjects of material include

  • Corporate taxation;
  • Electrohome's business philosophy, history, growth, and operations;
  • The Dominion Life Assurance Company;
  • Pollock's position as chancellor of the University of Waterloo;
  • Arthur B. Pollock;
  • the Radio-Electronics-Television Manufacturers' Association of Canada;
  • Pollock's 40th anniversary with Electrohome.

Includes press clippings (some photocopies), including articles about Pollock clipped from magazines; incoming and outgoing correspondence; ephemera; ms. notes; news releases; issues of internal publications; and a typed address by Pollock.

File also includes photographs of Pollock at various events, sometimes with other senior managers; the Deilcraft plant in Stellarton, NS; a photograph of Edward B. Moogk with Governor General Jules Leger; and other snapshots.

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Radyne announcement.

File consists of material relating to publicity about the announcement by Electrohome regarding the sale of its Technical Products operation to Radyne Ltd. of England. Includes memoranda, copies of a news release, and copies of an unaddressed form letter from Radyne.

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Quarterly results : 1992 : 2nd quarter.

File consists of material relating to Electrohome's second quarter financial results for 1992. Includes copies of a news release and an interim report to shareholders.

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Quarterly results : 1992 : 1st quarter.

File consists of material relating to Electrohome's first quarter financial results for 1992 and the annual meeting held on May 20, 1992. Includes copies of a news release, draft copies of an interim report to shareholders, a memorandum, draft financial statements, and copies of the addresses by Z.D. Simo and John A. Pollock at the meeting.

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Quarterly results : 1991 : 3rd quarter.

File consists of material relating to Electrohome's third quarter financial results for 1991. Includes copies of a news release and an interim report to shareholders, and an edited draft of the report to shareholders.

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Quarterly results : 1991 : 2nd quarter.

File consists of material relating to Electrohome's second quarter financial results for 1991. Includes copies of a news release and an interim report to shareholders, and a photocopied press clipping.

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Quarterly results : 1991 : 1st quarter.

File consists of material relating to Electrohome's first quarter financial results for 1991 and the annual meeting to be held on June 14, 1991. Includes copies of a news release and an interim report to shareholders, an edited draft of the report, and copies of the notice of annual meeting.

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Quarterly results : 1990 : 4th quarter.

File consists of copies of a news release, a draft letter to shareholders, and print-outs of financial statements relating to Electrohome's fourth quarter financial results for 1990.

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Helycon : motors.

A compOnent parts lists for Helycon motors, tOne arms and reproducers. One price list has handwritten notes.

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Quarterly results : 1989 : 4th quarter.

File consists of material relating to Electrohome's fourth quarter financial results for 1989. Includes copies of a news release and an interim report to shareholders.

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Quarterly results : 1989 : 3rd quarter.

File consists of material relating to Electrohome's third quarter financial results for 1989. Includes copies of a news release and an interim report to shareholders.

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Quarterly results : 1989 : 2nd quarter.

File consists of material relating to Electrohome's second quarter financial results for 1989. Includes a news release and copies of an interim report to shareholders. File also includes interim reports to shareholders for 1988.

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Quarterly results : 1989 : 1st quarter.

File consists of material relating to the Electrohome annual meeting on May 17, 1989, and the 1989 first quarter financial results. Includes the address by John A. Pollock at the meeting, copies of a news release, and copies of an interim report to shareholders.

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Quarterly results : 1988 : 4th quarter.

File consists of material relating to Electrohome's fourth quarter results for 1988. Includes copies of a news release and an interim report to shareholders.

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Quarterly results : 1988 : 2nd quarter.

File consists of material relating to Electrohome's second quarter results for 1988. Includes copies of a news release and an interim report to shareholders.

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Quarterly results : 1988 : 1st quarter.

File consists of material relating to Electrohome's first quarter results for 1988. Includes copies of a news release and an interim report to shareholders, a press clipping, and other material.

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Quarterly results : 1987 : 4th quarter.

File consists of material relating to Electrohome's fourth quarter results for 1987. Includes copies of a news release and an interim report to shareholders, and a press clipping.

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Order of Canada.

File consists of material relating to Carl A. Pollock's appointment as an Officer of the Order of Canada. Includes correspondence and draft correspondence, including some between Pollock and the Secretary and Assistant Secratary to the Governor General; press clippings; ephemera; and the June 28, 1975, issue of The Canada Gazette.

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Miscellaneous

Series consists of miscellaneous material relating to a contribution by Electrohome to a charitable cause in the community and to the activities of company president Zoltan D. Simo. Includes a certificate and a thank-you card.

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Electrohome Limited quarterly reports : 1991-1992.

File consists of quarterly financial reports for the period from 1991 to 1992. Includes some reports marked "draft" and a draft letter to shareholders. Material is divided with tabs by quarter, followed by the tab: 1992 balance sheets.

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Phonola Company of Canada Limited.

File consists of a leather-bound volume containing the minutes of meetings of the directors and of the shareholders of Phonola Company of Canada Limited from 1917 to 1931. The minutes are glued to the pages of the notebook. File also includes a meeting notice, a form appointing Arthur B. Pollock as proxy for the Royal Bank of Canada, and two letters, one addressed to Clement & Clement Barristers &c. (Kitchener, ON) and one addressed to Arthur B. Pollock.

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Executive Officers Files : Donald S. Sykes

Series consists of records accumulated and used by Donald S. Sykes in his role as secretary-treasurer and executive vice-president, finance and corporate relations. Includes correspondence, memoranda, agreements, and records of incorporation for Video-Q Systems, and other material.

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Quarterly results : 1987 : 3rd quarter.

File consists of material relating to Electrohome's third quarter results for 1987. Includes copies of a news release and an interim report to shareholders, and a press clipping.

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Quarterly results : 1987 : 2nd quarter.

File consists of material relating to Electrohome's second quarter results for 1987. Includes edited drafts of a news release and an interim report to shareholders, and copies of the final version of the report to shareholders.

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Quarterly results : 1986 : 3rd quarter.

File consists of copies of a news release and an interim report to shareholders regarding Electrohome's third quarter financial results for 1986 as well as for 1985.

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Quarterly results : 1986 : 2nd quarter.

File consists of copies of a news release and an interim report to shareholders regarding Electrohome's second quarter financial results for 1986. File also includes reports to shareholders from 1984 and 1985.

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Quarterly results : 1986 : 1st quarter.

File consists of material relating to the publicity of Electrohome's first quarter financial results for 1986. Includes an edited draft interim report to shareholders, two 1985 reports, and copies of a news release.

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Publicity : 1982-1983 (file 2 of 2).

File consists of material relating to public relations activities for the years 1982 and 1983. Includes news releases, memoranda, copies of form letters to employees and dealers from John A. Pollock, product photographs with typed cutlines, typed remarks by John A. Pollock given at the 1982 annual meeting, the first issue of the newsletter Electrohome World, and press kits for Electrohome Electronics, Deilcraft furniture, and the 1982 annual meeting.

File also includes a portfolio from the Morristown Area Chamber of Commerce (Morristown, TN) containing news releases about Electrohome's purchase of a production facility there and 16 photographs of the plant during construction.

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Publicity : 1982-1983 (file 1 of 2).

File consists of material relating to public relations activities for the years 1982 and 1983. Includes news releases, memoranda, copies of form letters to employees and dealers from John A. Pollock, product photographs with typed cutlines, typed remarks by John A. Pollock given at the 1982 annual meeting, the first issue of the newsletter Electrohome World, and press kits for Electrohome Electronics, Deilcraft furniture, and the 1982 annual meeting.

File also includes a portfolio from the Morristown Area Chamber of Commerce (Morristown, TN) containing news releases about Electrohome's purchase of a production facility there and 16 photographs of the plant during construction.

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Publicity : 1981 (file 2 of 2).

File consists of material relating to public relations activities for the year 1981.

Publicity relates to new products, organizational changes, company performance, and special events. Includes draft and final versions of news releases, interim reports to shareholders, typed copies of statements to the media, copies of form letters to employees, typed copies of remarks by Stewart Maclellan (President and CEO) and John A. Pollock (Chairman of the Board) given at conferences and the annual meeting, product photographs with typed cutlines, correspondence and memoranda, and press kits for home entertainment products, Deilcraft furniture, and the 1981 annual meeting.

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Publicity : 1981 (file 1 of 2).

File consists of material relating to public relations activities for the year 1981.

Publicity relates to new products, organizational changes, company performance, and special events. Includes draft and final versions of news releases, interim reports to shareholders, typed copies of statements to the media, copies of form letters to employees, typed copies of remarks by Stewart Maclellan (President and CEO) and John A. Pollock (Chairman of the Board) given at conferences and the annual meeting, product photographs with typed cutlines, correspondence and memoranda, and press kits for home entertainment products, Deilcraft furniture, and the 1981 annual meeting.

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Public relations department : background information.

File consists of material relating to the formation and operation of the public relations department at Electrohome. Includes correspondence to and from Robert Lovell and Jack R. Boehmer (Public Relations Managers), a proposal from Norman J. Long (Director of Industrial and Public Relations) regarding the establishment of a formal public relations department, two copies of a memorandum from Public & Industrial Relations Limited (Toronto, ON) regarding public relations programming, invoices for services from this firm, and a reprinted article about public relations.

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Mr. Pollock's memos.

File consists of internal memoranda addressed to and from Carl A. Pollock. File includes carbon copies, photocopies, ms. notes, press clippings, and news releases. File also includes copies of documents prepared by Carl A. Pollock: "Submission Concerning the Recommendations of The Royal Commission on Taxation" and "Comments on Final Report -Draft No. 1: Towards a Definition of the Idea of Citizen Participation in Government and Some Proposals About the Realistic Implications of Participatory Programs in Canada" (both marked 'confidential'), and "Digest of Peter Drucker's Book Managing For Results - Part I."

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Public relations : 1980.

File consists of material relating to Electrohome's public relations activities for the year 1980. Includes news releases, interim reports to shareholders, ms. notes, form correspondence from John A. Pollock and James Holmes, two photographs of television sets, statements to the media, and other documents.

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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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Project "X".

File consists of material relating to the publicity arrangements for Perception Modules (modular home entertainment products). Includes incoming and outgoing correspondence and memoranda, news releases, ms. notes, reprinted copies of a Globe and Mail article about the products (August 29, 1961), and three photographs (plus copies) of the products.

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Progress magazine.

File consists of material relating to advertising in Progress '86, a profile of the Kitchener-Waterloo business community produced by Exchange Magazine (Kitchener, ON). Includes correspondence and advertising material from Exhange Magazine, an issue of the magazine, and an Electrohome advertisement clipped from Progress '85. File also includes the May 1972 issue of the employee newsletter Sparks and Chips.

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Profit sharing.

File consists of material relating to communications about Electrohome's Profit Sharing Retirement Plan to employees and the celebrations of the trust fund reaching the $1 million mark. Includes incoming and outgoing memoranda and correspondence, edited draft and final versions of news releases, minutes for a meeting about planning the celebrations, ephemera, and other information about the plan.

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Product line, 1968-1969.

File consists of material relating to publicity arrangements for the release of the 1968-1969 product line, including a press conference and preview for 50 new television and stereo product designs. Includes edited draft and final versions of news releases, outgoing correspondence and memoranda, lists of press contacts, ms. and typed notes, a home entertainment product catalogue, typed cutlines for photographs, and 15 photographs and 8 negatives depicting products and the Vancouver showroom.

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