Fully length studio portrait of Margaret Parry as a small child looking at the camera while holding a stuffed animal in right hand and wearing a white dress.

Full length studio portrait of the children of Evelyn and John Parry, from left to right: Elizabeth, John, Margaret and Rosa. Elizabeth and John are seen seated on a round-back chair and Margaret and Rosa are seen standing to the right, holding hands.

Full length studio portrait of the children of Evelyn and John Parry, from left to right: Elizabeth, John, Margaret and Rosa. Elizabeth and John are seen seated on a round-back chair and Margaret and Rosa are seen standing to the right, holding hands.

File consists of three studio portraits of Margaret Rieder Paisley as a baby, toddler, and youth. One duplicate is present.

File consists of a photograph of an orchard taken from Frank's [J.I. Frank Anthes?] upper verandah. Photograph possibly taken by Martha Rieder.

File consists of a paper by Dr. Werner Esch from an unknown publication about the vulcanization of India rubber. Also included are two loose pages from Lehmann & Voss (Hamburg, chemical manufacturers) about the use of heavy calcined magnesia or magnesia usta in vulcanization.

File consists of a notebook containing notes by Martha Rieder at conventions of the Canada Conference Evangelical Association's Young People's Alliance, including meetings in Berlin, Tavistock, Listowel, and Hespeler.

File consists of a souvenir menu card from the Northern Pacific Yellowstone Park line. Contains manuscript annotation: "Wednesday 6 p.m., Aug. 23rd, 1905, between Seattle and Portland."

File consists of a card containing new year's greetings to friends and fellow workers of the Canadian Consolidated Rubber Co., from vice-president T.H. Rieder.

Photograph taken on the way to Penetanguishene from Berlin, of women and children resting on a beach and in horse-drawn buggy. Carrie Breithaupt is seen standing with three children, including John Edward Breithaupt, standing at left. The adults seated in the carriage are likely (left to right) Martha and Louisa Anthes.

Head and shoulders studio portrait of W.W. Nash seen looking at camera.

File consists of a mortgage concerning part of Lot 3 on the South side of Ahrens Street of David Weber's survey in the town of Berlin. Contains ms. annotations.

File consists of a mortgage concerning Lot 3 on the north side of Weber Street of David Weber's survey in the town of Berlin, and Lots 183, 184, and 185 south of the Grand Trunk Railway and north of King Street in Milton Cushing Schofield's survey in the town of Berlin. Contains ms. annotations.

File consists of a mortgage concerning Lot 3, North side of Weber Street of David Weber's survey in the town of Berlin. File also includes a letter from Hachborn to Anthes and a receipt.

File consists of a mortgage concerning Lots 1, 2, 3, and 4 on the west side of Ahrens Street and Lot 2 on the north side of Weber Street of David Weber's survey in the Town of Berlin. Contains ms. annotations. File also includes three receipts for payments made on the mortgage.

File consists of a mortgage concerning Lot 3, North side of Weber Street of David Weber's survey in the town of Berlin. Includes ms. annotations.

File consists of manuscript notes by Martha Rieder, mostly containing names and contact information. Some of the notes are possibly related to Martha's volunteer work with the Y.W.C.A.

File consists of sundry documents relating to Martha Rieder's legal and financial affairs. Includes agreements (one signed, one blank), promissory notes signed by Talmon Henry Rieder, miscellaneous receipts and invoices, manuscript notes, a driver's licence and car ownership certificate, a statement of her account with Laura Weber, and a sketch of Plan 248 (highlighting lots 106, 108, 76) in the Westmount neighbourhood of Kitchener-Waterloo.

File consists of miniature portraits of Martha, Ella, and Louisa Anthes and their friends and [cousins?], including Louise McEwen; J.E. Breithaupt; Peg [last name unknown]; Laurie, Lou and Emma Anthes and Lemar and Carrie Strawser; Zella Dexter McDonald; Alvin R. Kaufman; Emma Kaufman; and other unidentified individuals.

File consists of a photograph of the home of Elizabeth Merner (nee Young) on Main Street in New Hamburg, Ontario. Her family (children and grandchildren) are gathered in the front yard and on the front porch.

Group portrait of Elizabeth Merner (nee Young) with her family, including children and grandchildren, taken outdoors at her home on Main Street in New Hamburg, Ontario. Included in the photograph are Peter Rieder and Emeline Rieder (nee Merner), as well as some of their children. The people in the photograph are numbered and pasted to the bottom of the mount is a piece of paper identifying the people by number.

Back row (left to right):

• 1. Aunt Alma Flett
• 2. Chester Merner
• 3. Winnifred M. Brittin
• 4. Aunt Adele "Della" Rieder
• 5. Bert Merner
• 6. Aunt Esther Shave
• 7. Don Merner
• 8. May Gauerke

Second row from back:

• 9. Ernest Wood
• 10. Aunt Em Merner
• 11. Grandpa Peter Rieder
• 12. Marianne Merner
• 13. Aunt Margaret Merner
• 14. Aunt Effie Merner

Third row from back:

• 15. Uncle Henry Merner
• 16. Uncle Ed Merner
• 17. Grandma Emeline Rieder
• 18. Grt. Grandma Merner
• 19. Uncle Emanuel Merner
• 20. Uncle George Merner
• 21. Uncle Will Merner

Fourth row from back:

• 22. Aunt Maude [Wood?]
• 23. Aunt Sarah Zinn
• 24. Thelma Merner (Goldsword)
• 25. Aunt [Linn?] Zurbrigg
• 26. Aunt Tillie
• 27. Aunt Eva Rieder
• 28. Emily Merner

Front row:

• 29. Mildred Wood (Sweet)
• 30. Charles Wood
• 31. Clinton Zurbrigg
• 32. Martha Merner McCorkle
• 33. Miriam Merner

Informal portrait of Elizabeth Merner (nee Young) seated in a wicker chair reading with glasses on.

File consists of three copies of a modern reproduction of a studio portrait of Christian and Elizabeth Merner (nee Young). The couple are seen seated side by side in chairs, both looking at camera and with hands in lap.

File consists of a blue ribbon containing the logos of the Merchants Rubber Co. and The Berlin Rubber Co., and the date Aug. 17th, 1907, Berlin.

File consists of manuscript notes by Talmon Henry Rieder. Includes notes regarding stock values and Ames Holden McCready Co., calculations, and the text of some correspondence between D. Lorne McGibbon of the City of Montreal and Samuel P. Colt of the United States Rubber Co.

File consists of a memorial of an indetnure of bargain and sale, by way of mortgage, concerning Lot 13 on the south side of Erb's Road in the Township of Wilmot.

Upper body studio portrait of Louise McEwen McLean looking off camera, wearing a high-collar top with leg of mutton sleeves.

Upper body studio portrait of Louise McEwen seen slightly in profile and wearing a high-collar top with leg of mutton sleeves.

File consists of portraits of Zella Dexter McDonald and family (friend of Martha Rieder and Ella Anthes Cook). Includes two informal portraits probably taken by Martha, two studio portraits of Zella's son Dexter, one studio portrait of Zella with her husband, Charles, and Dexter, one studio portrait of Charles, and one studio portrait of Zella and Ella.

Photograph of Zella Dexter McDonald posed for the camera seated, on the edge of a bed. She is seen in what may be Romani inspired dress and is wearing multiple bracelets and necklaces.

Studio portrait of Zella Dexter McDonald, seen wearing a hat with a large bow on top.

Studio portrait of Zella Dexter McDonald. Seen standing, she is wearing a hat, gloves and has a fur scarf around her shoulders.

Studio portrait of Zella Dexter McDonald, seen wearing a hat with a large bow on top.

Head and shoulders studio portrait of Zella Dexter McDonald seen dressed in a high-collar top and looking off camera.

Photograph of Zella Dexter McDonald posed for the camera with left hand at back of head, on the edge of a bed. She is seen in what may be Romani inspired dress and is wearing multiple bracelets and necklaces.

Studio portrait of Dexter McDonald dressed in a school uniform with a workbook on his lap. He is seen seated in a chair, with ankles crossed, looking at the camera.

Studio portrait of Dexter McDonald as a young child seated on a toy horse.

Studio portrait of Charles Campbell McDonald.

Studio portrait of (left to right) Zella, Dexter and Charles McDonald.

Studio portrait of (left to right) Dexter, Charles and Zella McDonald.

File consists of a ts. family tree showing two generations of the decendents of Emeline Merner (1857-1940) and Peter Rieder (1850-1936). Annotated E.W.M. Paisley.

File consists of a map of Mount Hope Cemetery in Berlin by Joel Good, L.S., showing the burial plots. Plots belonging to John S. Anthes have been coloured in brown.

Upper body studio portrait of Mae [?] seen in partial profile.

File consists of two ms. diagrams of the lots south of Ahrens Street and north of Weber street in Kitchener, and an empty envelope labelled "Deeds, J.S. & L.C. Anthes."

Upper body studio portrait of Lola [?] seen looking at camera.

Upper body studio portrait of Irene Anthes Locke seen looking at camera.

File consists of material created and accumulated by Talmon Henry Rieder relating to life insurance policies applied for and denied or issued to him. Includes correspondence, manuscript notes, sample and completed policies, and a receipt.

Upper body studio portrait of Laureen [?] seen looking off camera.

File consists of one piece of lace work, identified as having been created by Caroline Herlan, Marth Rieder's grandmother.

File consists of one photograph showing a Kiwanis picnic group at Puslinch Lake August 19, 1929. The photograph features families, as well as clowns.

File consists of three photographs of the Kitchener Natatorium and its locker rooms. Talmon Henry Rieder played a role in the construction of the natatorium, which opened July 21, 1917 at at 121 King Street West in the Rieder Block.

File consists of a wooden key (ca. 45 cm long), painted gold and containing the logo of the Kitchener Manufacturers' Association and the date April 28, 1917. Includes typescript note: "key to the City of Kitchener (town of Berlin then) given to T.H.R. when we moved to Montreal 1917."

File consists of material relating to a farewell banquet for Talmon Henry Rieder given by the Kitchener Manufacturers' Association on April 28, 1917, in honour of his appointment as president of the Canadian Consolidated Rubber Co. and subsequent move to Montreal. Includes ephemera (menu/program, paper dinner napkin, etc.), the manuscript speech given by Rieder at the dinner, and a newspaper clipping.

File consists of a colour photocopy of three pages from a program by the Kitchener Manufacturers' Association held as a farewell to T.H. Rieder upon his move to Montreal in 1919. Includes the menu and song lyrics written for the occasion.

Studio portrait of Ina Kimmel seen standing and looking off camera.

Photograph of Emma Ratz Kaufman standing on the sandy shore of a body of water in Haliburton.

Head and shoulders studio portrait of Emma Ratz Kaufman seen looking off camera.

Full body studio portrait of Emma Ratz Kaufman seen looking off camera with a rose in hands.

Head and body studio portrait of Emma Kaufman seen looking off camera in a white dress and standing with hands at front.

File consists of three studio portraits and a snapshot of Emma Kaufman, and one studio portrait of Emma and Alvin R. and with three unidentified people. Some portraits are mounted.

Studio portrait of Emma Kaufman as a young adult, seen looking at camera with slight smile.

Studio portrait of Alvin Ratz (back row, far right) and Emma Ratz (seated, far right) with three unidentified friends or family members.

Studio portrait of A. R. Kaufman, posed with left hand at face, as a child.

File consists of an accounting journal kept by John S. Anthes from 1901 to 1914. File also includes two receipts and two memoranda regarding bonds sold by Martha Rieder to Ella Anthes Cook, Louisa Breithaupt, and Carrie Breithaupt.

File consists of an invoice/account balance and a receipt for payment made on the mortgage to Frederick Snyder by Jacob Hess, and an unsigned invoice for preparing a land registry abstract.

File consists of invitations received by Martha Rieder to weddings, anniversaries, and other events. Includes invitations to weddings of some of her sisters and children and her own wedding invitation, as well as newspaper clippings about some of the weddings. Also present is an invitation received by Margaret Paisley to the wedding of her aunt Louisa Breithaupt. Duplicate invitations are present.

File consists of invitations received by Martha Rieder to weddings, anniversaries, and other events. Includes invitations to weddings of some of her sisters and children and her own wedding invitation, as well as newspaper clippings about some of the weddings. Also present is an invitation received by Margaret Paisley to the wedding of her aunt Louisa Breithaupt. Duplicate invitations are present.

File consists of four invitations received by Martha Rieder and her promenade card from a conversazione held by the Ontario Agricultural College.

File consists of material relating to insurance policies held by Martha Rieder or transferred to her after the death of Talmon Henry Rieder. Documents from several different companies relate to life, automobile, fire, and burglary insurance. Includes correspondence, a certificate, a declaration, a policy, an application form, a receipt, ms. notes, and a flyer. File also includes a letter regarding the life insurance policy of Talmon Henry Rieder.

File consists of photographs of unidentified houses and other buildings.

File consists of four photographs taken during the construction of the Rieder house at 610 Belmont Avenue in the City of Westmount, Montreal.

File consists of four snapshots taken on the street outside of the Rieder home at 58 Roy Street in Kitchener in the winter. A duplicate photograph is present.

File consists of three photographs of the John S. Anthes home at 44 Weber Street in Berlin (Kitchener). Two photographs are mounted. Includes one duplicate photograph.

File consists of a photograph of the John S. Anthes home at 44 Weber Street in Berlin (Kitchener).

Photograph of a houseboat with a Dixie sign at top surrounded by several smaller boats and people relaxing, fishing, etc. John S. Anthes is seated at far left on the deck of the houseboat. Martha Rieder is standing next to him and Ella Anthes is seated on the deck railing, looking toward camera. John Edward Breithaupt may be the child seated on the end of the row boat with a blurry face from moving when the photo was taken.

Studio portrait of Leona Hoffman seen looking at the camera and seated in a wicker chair. She is wearing a hat and a high-collar dress with slight leg of mutton sleeves.

Upper body studio portrait of Maude V. Henry seen looking off camera and wearing a hat

File consists of three negatives taken at Helen Rieder Henderson's university graduation ceremony. One of the negatives includes Martha Rieder and Emeline Rieder.

File consists of seven studio portraits of Helen Rieder Henderson as a baby and toddler. Duplicates are present. Some portraits include a nurse and one includes Martha Rieder.

File consists of one white handkerchief with pink borders. The handkerchief is inscribed "From Grandpa 1891."

Head and shoulder studio portrait of Jennie Hall seen looking at camera and wearing a high-collar top with leg of mutton sleeves.

File consists of an indenture between the Corporation of the Town of Berlin and John S. Anthes for the grant of burial lots nos. 288 and 289 in Mount Hope Cemetery.

File consists of genealogical information relating to the Rieder family. Includes two family trees (blueline print), both showing several generations of the descendents of brothers Abraham Rieder (1822-1867), Daniel Rieder (1827-1868), Peter Rieder ([18--]-1858) and David Rieder ([18--]-[18--]). Includes family crest.

File consists of genealogical information relating to thirteen generations of the Rieder family, beginning with Hans Rieder and his wife Barbara Schwartz of Switzerland.

File consists of manuscript notes relating to the Herlan family.

File consists of genealogical information relating to the Anthes family. Includes a chronological chart of Anthes in Germany and a genealogical table of the Anthes family beginning with Martin Anthes. Material probably created by John Isaac Franklin Anthes.

File consists of two copies of a wedding poem for Geschwister C. Merner.

File consists of a wedding portrait of Arthur Gauerke and Talma (May) Rieder, a photograph of their daughter Joyce Evelyn at 6 months old, and a later family portrait (with three daughters).

File consists of cards accumulated by Martha Rieder announcing the deaths and funerals of family members and friends. Several empty envelopes are also present.

• Anthes, Catharina (d. November 24, 1894)
• Anthes, John S. (d. April 13, 1915)
• Anthes, Franklin, Norman (d. October 16, 1915)
• Anthes, Magdalena (d. May 20, 1914)
• Anthes, Martin (d. April 10, 1891)
• Breithaupt, Catharine (d. July 5, 1910)
• Baumann (d. November 25, 1918)
• Herlan, Caroline (d. March 12, 1889)
• Herlan, F., Rev. (d. January 4, 1889)
• Kaufman, Jacob (d. April 20, 1920)
• Kimmins, Eva Wilhelmina (d. July 8, 1919)
• Knechtel, Daniel L. (d. July 10, 1913)
• Merner, Charles Frederick (d. December 25, 1913)
• Merner, Christian (d. February 17, 1912)
• Rieder, Lauretta Elizabeth (d. April 2, 1908)
• Rieder, Samuel (d. November 27, 1912)
• Rieder, Talmon Henry (d. April 15, 1922)
• Strasser, Seloma Anthes (d. March 7, 1921)
• Weber, Aaron D. (d. May 7, 1916)
• Zeller, Noah (d. February 8, 1914)
• Zurbrigg, Clinton Berge (d. February 1, 1921)

File consists of mounted studio portraits of friends (as well as cousins?) of Martha and Ella, predominantly from their time at the Ontario Ladies' College in Whitby. Photographs have inscriptions on verso, most addressed to Martha and some to Ella. Most of the girls and women are identified on verso. Duplicates may be present.

File consists of material relating to a case brought by J.J. Westgate against Talmon Henry Rieder in 1911 regarding the consolidation of rubber companies, and material relating to the formation of a felt syndicate by Rieder, D. Lorne McGibbon of Montreal, A.J. Kimmel of Elmira, Ontario, and others. J.J. Westgate was connected in some way to the formation of the felt syndicate, possibly as a competitor.

Includes:

• agreements regarding the felt syndicate;
• correspondence;
• manuscript notes;
• a writ of summons and plaintiff's declaration (carbon copy);
• the typescript statement of Talmon Henry Rieder;
• a reprinted series of correspondence between McGibbon and Rieder (Sept. 1906 to May 1907);
• financial statements of the Berlin Rubber Manufacturing Company Limited and of the Merchants Rubber Company Limited for 1907, 1908, and 1909; and
• a machine print-out of several linear feet containing data about the production of footwear from several companies.

File also includes a letter regarding water rights at the rubber company in Granby, Quebec [probably unrelated].