Materials related to the 2011 Canadian Authors Association (CAA) Literary Awards in which Julia McCarthy was awarded the CAA Award for poetry. Includes pamphlet for the ceremony, certificate of the award, and medal and lapel pin in a box.
Also contains a congratulatory letter from Garfield Dunlop, Member of Parliament for Simcoe North and certificates of achievement from the City of Orillia.

Correspondence related to administrative matters. Includes a welcome letter to Access Copyright (the Canadian Copyright Licensing Agency), a letter and cheque from the Public Lending Right Commission for the year 2004, and a welcome letter to the Writers’ Federation of Nova Scotia.
Also contains an invitation to the 2008 Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia Masterworks Arts Award.

Bookmarks and pamphlets for All the names between.

Materials related to the promotion of book Return from Erebus. Includes poster of event “Read by the sea: bringing Canada’s finest writers to Nova Scotia’s North shore” (July 21, 2012); poster for “Reading series at St. Jerome’s presents Julia McCarthy” (March 8, 2012); poster for “Saint Mary’s University English Department Gallery Reading series” (November 16, [2012?]) and poster “Joi D’ vivre: a feast for the senses” (January 21, 2009). Also contains bookmarks about the book.

Materials related to book Stormthrower. Includes information related to public readings, leaflet for “Art bar Poetry Series,” newsletter from Wolsak and Wynn (Fall 2002) with information about the book, itinerary for Julia McCarthy and Deirdre Dwyer and invitation to reception for an event from them, photocopy of Poet’s corner, and bus ticket.
Also contains print-out of poem “Twa corbies” written by Don Domanski.

Materials related to Lydia Dotto's book Canada in space (1987). Includes newspaper clippings by and about Dotto from different media, press releases, book reviews, promotional events schedules and information, and related correspondence.

Media are Canadian Business (1986), content Magazine (1986), Dimensions (n.d.), Library Guild (n.d.), The Globe and Mail (1987), The Ottawa Citizen (1987), The Province (1987), The Charlatan from Carleton University (1987), Calgary Herald (1987), Quill & Quire (1987), Halifax Mail Star (n.d.), Financial Post (n.d.), _The Edmonton Journal) (1987), and other unidentified and undated.

Also includes a press release from TVOntario.

Originals and photocopies of articles by Lydia Dotto published in different media in the year 1983. Media are Canadian Business, Doctor's Review, Quest, Canadian Geographic, en Route Magazine, Information Technology, City Woman, and Science Link.

Includes a program and printed speech delivered by Dotto at "A microcomputer conference for women" (Toronto, September 26 to 28, 1983) in which Lydia Dotto participated as a Luncheon Speaker. And program for "The age of microchips: the next five years" (Toronto, July 28 to August 1, 1983) where Dotto participated in the panel "Moral issues - who controls "progress"? Who pays the social cost?"

Materials related to Reverend Alfred Henry Tyrer’s books and publications on birth control, sex education, and marriage life.

Includes pamphlets and order forms for Tyrer’s books Where did we come from, mother dear? (Marriage Welfare Bureau, 1939) and Sex, marriage and birth control (Marriage Welfare Bureau, 1936), and ephemera related to the books and the Marriage Welfare Bureau.
Also contains booklet Marriage welfare : some facts about birth-control by Reverend Alfred Henry Tyrer which acted as promotional material for the book Sex, marriage and birth control. Booklet includes sections: Birth-control, the population problem, definition of birth-control, birth control and war, mothers who die in child-birth, infant mortality, birth control vs. infanticide, birth-control vs. abortions, birth-control vs. degeneracy and disease, birth-control vs. prostitution, economics and birth-control, divorce, religion and birth-control, the present status of birth-control, a prairie marriage.

Materials were enclosed in an envelope sent from Ontario on July 10, 1941, and with a letter addressed to Steve E. Chorney from Ranfurly (Alberta) acting as an introduction to the publications and explaining their importance.

Writings and paperwork related to Bettie Bernice Wilson during her time at the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF). Includes a drawing, a certificate of discharge for Wilson from the RCAF from September 1945, writing titled "The plight of 'C' flight" by AW2 Lockwood, J.B.E. in May 1942, the Christmas program for No. 16 Service Flying Training School (SFTS) Hagersville (Ontario) for 1944, and the menu for the 25th Anniversary Reunion of Women of the RCAF (1966).

Scrapbook album created by Bettie Bernice Wilson with photographs, ephemera, and newspaper clippings related to her years in the Royal Canadian Air Force Women's Division. Includes photographs of Wilson, Wilson and her colleagues training and socializing, as well as her graduating class from No. 6 "M." Depot in Toronto; newspaper clippings about the R.C.A.F., the R.C.A.F. Women's Division, and Wilson's colleges; and related ephemera, including dinner menus and health clearence cards.

Ephemeral materials related to different events, locations, and products. Includes advertisements from 1944 for Jacob Ruppert Brewery at New York, Chesterfield tobacco, the Royale theatre, and Schenley Whiskey; napkins and table covers from the Hotel Roosevelt Grill, the Yacht Cafe at Montreal, and the Chic-n-coop at Montreal; tickets for events; and a newspaper clipping about the red letter day at No. 16, Service Flying Training School. Also includes personal notes and short writings in the form of jokes and wordplay.
Also contains programs and information pamphlets for:

• Ontario Services Football League (October 14 and October 21, 1944),
• Canadian Women's Army Corps. Canadian Women's Auxiliary Air Force. Qualifications (September 1, 1941),
• Dedication of the Chapel Cross and the Chapel and Narthex windows at St Bartholomew's Church in New York (November 19, 1944),
• Order of Service, St. Bartholomew's Church, New York (Easter 1943),
• New Year's Dinner. No. 16. Service Flying Training School (SFTS), Hagersville, Ontario (1944).

Materials related to the building of 178 Claremont Avenue. Includes invoices and cheques with local companies for drainage, woodwork, insulation, insurance, flooring, and grating.
File arrived in archives with handwritten note by donor that read: “Miscellaneous invoices no cancelled cheques related to Reive home. 178 Claremont Ave., Kitchener.”

Materials related to the building of 178 Claremont Avenue. Includes invoices and cheques with local companies for heating, plumbing, electrical installations, excavation and digging work, woodworking, construction, and related labour and materials (tiles, glass, bricks, sand and gravel, and lumber). Also includes an application for a permit to build in the City of Kitchener and a cancelled cheque for architect Theophilus Hughes Wells.
File arrived in archives with handwritten note by donor that read: “Building contractor & trade invoices related to building. Reive home 178 Claremont Ave., Kitchener. Not all reconciled.”

Materials related to the landscaping of 178 Claremont Avenue. Includes correspondence received by Dr. W. G. Reive from R. H. Barnsley (landscape contractor) with proposal, pricing, and invoices for the work. Also includes reconciled cheques issued by Reive.
File arrived in archives with handwritten note by donor that read: “Landscape architect R. H. Barnsley: proposal, correspondence, invoices & cancelled cheques.”

Cheques related to the building of 178 Claremont Avenue. Includes cheques for plumbing, carpeting, fuel, and other construction materials.
File arrived in archives with handwritten note by donor that read: “1951 cancelled cheques without invoices related to building 178 Claremont Ave., Kitchener. Home of Dr. W. G. Reive & Mabel Reive.”

Materials related to the building of 178 Claremont Avenue. Includes invoices and cheques with local companies for ironwork, shutters, roofing, fuel, landscaping, and heating.
File arrived in archives with handwritten note by donor that read: “Reconciled invoices and cancelled cheques (W. G. Reive) related to building Reive home 178 Claremont Ave., Kitchener.”

Materials related to the land purchase of the lot for 178 Claremont Avenue. Includes related correspondence, deed, and invoices and cheques for land surveys, barrister services, and property taxes.
File arrived in archives with handwritten note by donor that read: “Related to home of Dr. W. G. Reive. 178 Claremont Ave. Kitchener. Lot purchased in 1950 w[ith] 2 parts. 1. W. Mitchell. 2. Snyder Estate (Waterloo Trust). 1953 side boundary alignment (Snyder, Reive, Gould).”

Materials related to expenditures and payments made for the building of the house at 178 Claremont Avenue by the Reive family. Includes a cheque for Mabel Reive from 1942, bank statements for Mr. and Mrs. Reive, and proceeds of the sale of the house at 33 Brock Street in Kitchener (Mrs. Reive’s property in September 1951) put towards the purchase of 178 Claremont Avenue.
File arrived in archives with handwritten note by donor that read: “Annot[at]ed list(s) of payments made by W. G. Reive related to building 178 Claremont Ave. Kitchener home of Dr. W. G. Reive & Mabel Reive. (also later sources and uses of funds).”

Booklets issued by the National Liberal Federation. Includes:

• One copy of “Mackenzie King and the wage earner, an article by William Henry Moore, reprinted from Public Life” (1935)
• Two copies of “Mackenzie King the obstinate idealist, an article by William Henry Moore, reprinted from Public Life” (1935). One of the copies contains a stamp that reads: “Egerton Lovering, Liberal Candidate Eglinton Riding.”

Political handouts issued by the Hamilton East Liberal Association, the Perth Liberal Association and the National Liberal Federation asking for votes for Tom Ross (for Hamilton East in English, Italian, and Ukrainian), Parker (for Perth), and Hon. W. L. Mackenzie King.

Leaflet issued by the Provisional Organizing Committee of the Canadian Association for Federal Union promoting Clarence Streit’s book Union Now (1939). Title of the leaflet is: “Union Now : win the War and save the peace.”

Political leaflets and handbills issued by several national associations across Canada, possibly preparing for the 1940 Canadian Federal Election.
Includes:

• Material issued by the Saskatchewan Liberal Association with title “National Defence”
• Materials issued by the Twentieth Century Liberal Association of Canada titled “Liberal Youth in Action.”
• Handbills issued by the National Liberal Federation titled:
  • “Clothing for the troops,” handbill No. 4.
  • “Canada foes to war,” handbill No. 5 .
  • “The belated discovery,” handbill No. 8.
  • “Dependents’ Allowances,” handbill No. 10.
• Leaflets issued by the National Liberal Federation titled:
  • “Butter hits back,” leaflet No. 11.
  • “Lower taxes,” leaflet No. 14.
  • “Trade!” leaflet No. 15.
  • “Work!” leaflet No. 17.
  • “Balanced budgets,” leaflet No. 18, two copies.
  • “Railways,” leaflet No. 19.
  • “Dictatorship of freedom?” leaflet No. 20.
  • “Poverty or plenty-which?” leaflet No. 21.
  • “Reform,” leaflet No. 22.
  • “Lower tariffs,” leaflet No. 24.
  • “Why I am going to vote Liberal,” leaflet No. 25.
  • “Empire trade should mean world trade,” leaflet No. 26.
  • “What has Stevens done?” leaflet No. 27.

Some of the leaflets include stamps reading: “Vote Liberal,” “Vote for the Mackenzie King Candidate,” “Vote Fred Hoblitzell,” and “Egerton Lovering barrister, Liberal candidate Eglinton riding.” Contains bulletin “The reconstruction party,” issued in 1935.

Leaflets issued by the National Liberal Federation of Canada, probably created in 1935. Some of the leaflets include extracts of speeches and/or reports by Hon. W. L. Mackenzie King. Titles of the leaflets are:

• “Unemployment : Liberalism offers the basic solution,” leaflet No. 3.
• “The Liberal Party’s position on some immediate problems,” leaflet No. 3a.
• “Liberalism and railways : the railway problem in its true light,” leaflet No. 5.
• "The Central Bank : where Liberalism stands as against the other political parties,” leaflet No. 6.

Issue of the “Report of inaugural assembly (Ottawa, March 19th, 1930) : citizenship and politics by Rt. Hon. W. L. Mackenzie King, M.P., Prime Minister of Canada. Hints on organization” issued by the Twentieth Century Liberal Association of Canada (March 19, 1930).
The Twentieth Century Liberal Association of Canada was created by Liberal Canadians born in the 20th Century. The Association’s inaugural banquet and assembly took place on March 19, 1930, with the participation of Hon. W. L. Mackenzie King.

Dinner menus and programs of events hosted by Prime Minister Right Honourable William Lyon Mackenzie King. Includes:

• A dinner given in honour of Colonel John Gilman Foster, Consul General of the United States of America, on June 7, 1927
• A dinner given in honour of the delegates of the Empire Parliamentary Association on their visit to Canada, on August 29, 1928
• A dinner given in honour of the Rt. Hon. James Ramsay MacDonald, P.C., LL.D., M.P., on September 8, 1928.

Publications issued by the National Liberal Organization Committee, created in 1917. Titles of publications are:

• “A handbook for liberal workers : a short summary of the Dominion Elections Act, 1920, as amended in 1921, together with some hints on organization,” publication No. 6, issued in September 1921
• “Cost of living and government responsibility,” publication No. 14, issued in October 1921
• “The soldiers and the franchise,” publication No. 17, issued in October 1921

Materials related to awards received by Joan Hollobon and the Hollobon Award. Includes biographical notes and articles about Hollobon, related newspaper clippings and correspondence, photographs of the Hollobon Award ceremony in 1987 and 1990, and a copy of Science Link by Canadian Science Writers’ Association, Vol. 9, No. 3 (June 1989). Also contains the following awards and certificates received by Hollobon:

• Lifetime Achievement Award by Science in Society Journalism Awards (2010),
• Certificate of appreciation by the Canadian Science Writers’ Association (1981),
• Award of Distinction by the Health Care Public Relations Association (1984),
• Honorary Member recognition of the Ontario Medical Association (1985),
• Congratulation certificate by the Government of Ontario (2015),

Materials related to Kay Rex’s book No daughter of mine : the women and history of the Canadian Women's Press Club, 1904-1971. Includes photographs of the book launch event (May 31, 1995), correspondence about the event and book, Rex’s speech, the copyright for the book, a bio sketch for Rex, and a promotional pamphlet for the book.

Correspondence related to Hollobon’s studies at the Graduate School of Journalism at Columbia University. Includes correspondence between Hollobon and the Columbia University in New York about writing programs and fellowships, grants, events; a pamphlet about the Journalism Day from Columbia; articles about Hollobon winning the Fellowship in the Advancement of Science Writing from Columbia University; correspondence with John Foster (Graduate School of Journalism at Columbia University); Columbia alumni list; and a notebook with email addresses of staff and alumni from Columbia University.

Materials related to the promotion and launch of the book Newsgirls during different book launch and promotion events. Includes information for events at the North Toronto Historical Society, the Literary Table of the Arts and Letters Club of Toronto, the Women’s Art Association of Canada, the S. Walter Stewart Library Auditorium, Belmont House, CBC Radio, the University Women's Club of Toronto, Victoria University Library, the Toronto Public Library, and the Toronto Hunt. Includes a promotional poster, bookmarks, and a nametag and lanyard. Also contains photographs of several presentations and events.

Scrapbook album created by Mabel Welma Fox during her time at the University of Michigan (1921-1923).

Scrapbook is covered with correspondence, photographs, newspaper clippings, ephemera, physical objects, and annotations that guide the reader through Fox’s university life.
Photographs are of Fox’s house guests, parties, field trips, prom, graduation, and members of the Betsy Barbour women’s residence hall.
Newspaper clippings and full editions include Michigan Daily, College News, The Detroit News Mail edition, and Detroit Free Press, as well as others unidentified.
Ephemera includes posters, invitations, tickets, and programs for events; place, calling, membership, and business cards; envelopes with receipts (including for tuition, lodging and rent, transportation, raffle tickets, and memberships); report and grade cards; poetry clippings and pages stripped from books; notebooks with course notes; cards and napkins; materials related to 1923 Commencement; and booklets for the University of Michigan Women’s League.
Physical objects include decorations made with crepe paper for different events, a pencil tied to a notebook, and a mini frying pan from a dinner event, and rose leaves and petals.

Scrapbook is housed in a production scrapbook published by the College Memory Book Company from Chicago (Illinois, USA) with copyright from 1918, W.M.W. Clay, and with the title “National Memory and Fellowship Book.”
Fist 25 pages of scrapbook include pre-printed sections used by Fox and/or her colleagues. Preprinted sections include annotations, drawings, photographs and ephemera (by students from Michigan, the United States, Japan, and China).
Pre-printed sections are:

• Register of friends,
• Faculty and Campus,
• Student Hall of Fame,
• Comparative Athletic Record,
• School and Social Functions,
• My Favourites,
• Entertainments, Lectures, Plays,
• Memorable Trips,
• Clubs and Societies,
• Professors I Have Met,
• Dates and Doings,
• Things Worth-Wile Noting,
• Lest you forget.

Rest of pages are part of the same production scrapbook but do not show section titles. Some pages are left unused. And some items look like they were clipped from another scrapbook (including several items that were inside an envelope pasted to backcover).

One possibly satirical consent card, stating that the woman who fills the card in is giving her permission to engage in sexual acts with the man who has given her the card. It also grants the man indemnity under the Mann Act.

One single folded page pamphlet advertising Va-Jel germicidal jelly. Recto also has an advertisement for Va'antiseptic douche. The products claim to offer a new freedom for women and a happier life through voluntary motherhood.

A wedding planner notebook containing correspondence, sketches, advertisements, and notes pertaining to Betty Forbes's wedding ceremony with Bill Land on May 29, 1954 in Hespeler, Ontario.

A diary containing daily entries written by Betty Forbes in 1951. Several entries describe Betty’s work as a nurse, family events, and holidays. The diary includes press clippings, invitations, telegrams, letters, and a photograph of an unknown individual.

A diary containing daily entries written by Betty Forbes in 1950. Several entries describe Betty’s work as a nurse, family events, and holidays. The diary includes press clippings, invitations, telegrams, postcards, two photographs of unknown individuals, a certificate for a rare blend of Crown Royal whiskey from the House of Seagram, and a registration card from the Registered Nurses’ Association of Ontario.

A diary containing daily entries written by Betty Forbes in 1949. Several entries describe Betty’s work as a nurse, family events, and holidays. The diary includes press clippings, postcards, notes, letters, invitations, a program from Maple Leaf Gardens, tickets, a national credit card from Imperial Oil Limited and four photographs of unknown individuals.

A diary containing daily entries written by Betty Forbes in 1948. Several entries describe Betty’s work in British Columbia, family events, dances, a trip to Alaska, holidays, and Peg Forbes’s wedding to Colin Andrew (Joe) Wilson. The diary contains letters, invitations, lists, a patch, and press clippings including one titled, Girls advised to train for career and marriage published in The Globe and Mail on January 27, 1948.

A diary containing daily entries written by Betty Forbes in 1947. Several entries describe family events, parties, dances, trips to Buffalo, Sudbury and British Columbia, and Betty’s work at Claremont Nursery School. The diary includes letters, telegrams, invitations, programs, press clippings, pressed flowers, a napkin, and a photograph of an unknown individual.

A diary containing daily entries written by Betty Forbes in 1946 during her last year as a student at the School for Nurses at The Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto, Ontario. Several entries describe Betty’s work at the hospital, student exams, patient care, school dances, a scholarship she received, and her enrollment in a diploma course in Child Study at the University of Toronto. The diary includes press clippings, menus, convocation programs, invitations, postcards, telegrams, tickets, letters, ribbons, and two photographs of unknown individuals.

A diary containing daily entries written by Betty Forbes in 1945 during her time as a student at the School for Nurses at The Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto, Ontario. Several entries describe Betty’s work at the hospital, student exams, patient care, and school dances. The diary includes press clippings, a convocation program, letters, telegrams, notes, pressed flowers, restaurant menus, business cards, event programs, and a photograph likely of Betty and an unknown individual. In addition, numerous entries describe events and activities related to the Second World War including an entry written on Victory in Europe Day (VE Day) on May 8, 1945, an entry written on Victory over Japan Day (VJ Day) on August 15, 1945 as well as entries describing food rationing, and the death of Franklin D. Roosevelt, 32nd president of the United States (1933–45). Also includes one United States Army Anti-Aircraft Command sleeve insignia. The insignia is circular with an embroidered white background, blue border, and two red capital letter A's in the centre.

A diary containing daily entries written by Betty Forbes in 1944 during her time as a student at the School for Nurses at The Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto, Ontario. Several entries describe Betty’s work at the hospital, student exams and marks, school dances, class dinners, and capping ceremony. The diary includes press clippings, letters, notes, event programs, and a photograph of an adult and child. In addition, numerous entries describe events and activities related to the Second World War including an entry written on D-Day (June 6, 1944). Some of these entries contain attached items such as press clippings related to military personnel and banknotes including a 1 lire banknote issued by Italy in 1939, 5-francs Type 1942 issued by Banque de l'Algérie, a 10-AM lire banknote as well as a one shilling and a half shilling Japanese government-issued Oceanian Pound.

An issue of the Canadian Audubon produced by the Canadian Audubon Society, a national non-profit organization dedicated to the advancement of public understanding of the value and need of conservation. Issue contains a picture of Prince Philip, consort of Queen Elizabeth II, with Pilot Tom Smith, Peg Forbes, George Alexander Forbes, and Millicent Lyall Forbes in the background on page 140. Two event programs featuring a seating plan and menu are also included.

Press clippings predominantly collected by Millicent Lyall Forbes featuring news articles, comics, and photographs. The press clippings feature George Alexander Forbes, Apollo 15 coverage, Pierre Elliott Trudeau, Margaret Trudeau, Queen Elizabeth II, Winston Churchill, Jackie Kennedy, John F. Kennedy's memorial, and Prince Philip, consort of Queen Elizabeth II.

An album containing photographs of the Forbes family and their friends including Millicent Lyall Forbes, George Alexander Forbes, Betty Forbes, Peg Forbes, Pamela Wilson, Ross Wilson, Margaret Neilson, Jean Lyttle, Isabel Taylor, Jane Drope, Betty Hall, Joan MacPhail, Joan Norwich, Jayne Clement, Jack Vincent, Betty and Lou Breithaupt, Eleanor Snyder, Jean Augustine, Patty Ann Augustine, Barbie Augustine, and many others. Several photographs feature Camp Forty at Lake Tyson, Thistletown (part of the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto), Christmas celebrations, christenings, and trips to British Columbia, Arizona, California, Texas, South Carolina, and Yellowstone National Park. Also includes a ticket stub or name card for Millicent Lyall Forbes when she attended the Canadian Nurses Association 25th biennial meeting at the University of British Columbia between June 26-30, 1950.

A scrapbook containing press clippings and a photograph of the British royal family. The press clippings feature articles regarding King George V’s Silver Jubilee, the death of King George V, the activities of King Edward VIII, as well as the children Princess Elizabeth and Princess Margaret. One photograph features King George VI and Queen Elizabeth possibly taken during the 1939 royal tour of Canada. Also includes a map of lakes in Ontario and a photograph of Lady Agnew of Lochnaw an oil on canvas portrait of Gertrude Agnew, the wife of Sir Andrew Agnew, 9th Baronet completed by John Singer Sargent in 1892.

A scrapbook containing press clippings, cards, postcards, telegrams, tickets, programs, report cards, certificates, a diploma, invitations, correspondence including notes of congratulations to Betty Forbes on her engagement to Bill Land, the birth certificates of Millicent Lyall Forbes and Betty Forbes, and other textual material. Also includes three watercolour paintings by Willie Winklemann and photographs of the Forbes family featuring Peg Forbes and Joe Wilson's wedding and other family events.

Letters exchanged between George Alexander Forbes, Millicent Lyall Forbes, Betty Land, Peg Wilson, Ross Wilson, Pamela Wilson, Janet Land, Jennifer Land, and Thomas Land. Correspondence also contains press clippings, drawings, and greeting cards.

Letters, cards, and postcards written to Betty Forbes and Bill Land from Millicent Lyall Forbes, Helene, Isabelle Alexandra Burt (Aunt Diddy), and Uncle Art. File also includes letters from Ray McMurphy to Betty Forbes, an account with Smuck's China and Gift Shop in Kitchener, and a wedding program for Thomas Land and Sylvia Wink.

One brochure with information on attending the 1936 Winter and Summer Olympics. Includes information on the schedule, accommodations, the Olympic Village, an art installation, the youth camp, the torch relay, ticket prices and more.

Two pieces of ephemera accumulated by Andrew Telegdi during his appointment as the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Citizenship and Immigration. Records include a program for a Canadian Citizenship Ceremony held aboard Her Majesty’s Canadian Ship Toronto in September 1998. The program is signed possibly by the Captain of the ship. Also includes a photocopy of the official declaration appointing Telegdi as Parliamentary Secretary.

Material created or accumulated by Andrew Telegdi during his campaign to be elected as a Member of Parliament representing the Liberal Party for the riding of Kitchener-Waterloo in the 2011 Canadian federal election. Records include brochures, flyers, speech transcripts, handwritten notes, door hangers, correspondence, an invitation to a town hall event with Michael Ignatieff, Leader of the Liberal Party, and local liberal candidates including Andrew Telegdi. Also includes a program and Telegdi's speaking notes for an all-candidates debate held on April 28, 2011 that Telegdi participated in and other textual material.

Material created or accumulated by Andrew Telegdi during his campaign to be elected as a Member of Parliament representing the Liberal Party for the riding of Kitchener-Waterloo in the 2008 Canadian federal election. Records include brochures, flyers, invitations, correspondence, speech transcripts and other textual material. Also includes signed letters sent to Telegdi after he lost the election from numerous individuals such as George Smitherman, Deputy Premier of Ontario; Carl Zehr, Mayor of Kitchener; Elizabeth May; Marie-P. Charette-Poulin; Maria Chaput; Céline Hervieux-Payette; and Terry Mercer.

Material created or accumulated by Andrew Telegdi during his tenure as a Member of Parliament related to celebrations commemorating forty-six years of independence for the Republic of Cyprus. Records include a formal congratulatory statement to the members of the Canadian Justice for Cyprus from Telegdi and an invitation to Telegdi from the Canadian Justice for Cyprus Committee (PSEKA Canada) for a dinner celebrating the anniversary in Scarborough, Ontario.

Material created and accumulated by Andrew Telegdi during his tenure as a Member of Parliament when he accompanied Peter Mackay, then Minister of Foreign Affairs, to Budapest, Hungary to commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of the Hungary Revolution and to participate in bilateral meetings in Warsaw, Poland between October 20-24, 2006. Records include invitations, programs, and correspondence such as a letter of welcome from Robert Hage, Canada's Ambassador to Hungary. Also includes tickets to events such as the Canada Salutes Hungary Gala in Budapest, Hungary, and a memorial publication published by the Hungarian Culture Centre Mindszenty Hall in Windsor, Ontario. In addition, the file contains a briefing book for Hungary and Poland as well as a presentation folder containing a program of events for celebrations in Hungary and other textual material.

Invitations sent or received by Andrew Telegdi as well as programs and tickets for events he likely attended during his tenure as a Member of Parliament.

Material created or accumulated by Andrew Telegdi during his tenure as a Member of Parliament documenting his personal interest and political involvement in matters relating to Canadian-Hungarian relations. Material in this file is primarily related to the planning of events and activities across Canada commemorating the 1956 Hungarian Revolution such as conferences held by the University of Ottawa Institute for Canadian Studies and the University of Toronto, screenings of the film Freedom’s Fury and the CBC documentary The Fifty-Sixers, the opening of the NEW LIVES photographic exhibition curated by the National Arts Centre, and the development of a special stamp issued by Canada Post. Records include correspondence, invitations, brochures, press clippings, news releases, speaking notes, calendars, and other textual material. The file also contains programs for a state dinner in honour of His Excellency László Sólyom, then President of the Republic of Hungary, as well as a picture of Telegdi and Sólyom shaking hands during the event.

Moreover, the file includes a copy of a framework agreement between St. Jerome’s University in Waterloo, Ontario and Pázmány Péter Catholic University in Budapest, Hungary to develop co-operation between the two institutions in the fields of education and research.

Material created or accumulated by Andrew Telegdi during his tenure as a Member of Parliament related to the official opening of six buildings in the Region of Waterloo that provided two hundred and forty-four units of affordable housing under the Canada-Ontario Affordable Housing Program. Andrew Telegdi attended this event and delivered a speech. Records include an invitation, event itinerary, a media advisory, a press release, speaking notes, and other textual material.

Material accumulated by Andrew Telegdi related to the celebration commemorating his twentieth anniversary in public office. Records include letters of congratulations from colleagues and friends such as David Johnston, President of the University of Waterloo; Chief Kim Recalma-Clutesi, Qualicum First Nation; and Karen Redman, Member of Parliament representing Kitchener Centre. Also includes invitations to Telegdi’s anniversary celebration sent by John and Hilde English, and Richard Clausi, President of the Kitchener Waterloo Federal Liberal Association.

Invitations sent or received by Andrew Telegdi as well as programs and tickets for events he likely attended during his tenure as a Member of Parliament.

Material created or accumulated by Andrew Telegdi during his tenure as a Member of Parliament documenting his personal interest and political involvement in matters relating to Canadian-Hungarian relations. Records include invitations, a program, correspondence related to the Hungarian Revolution in 1956, a transcript of a speech likely delivered by Telegdi commemorating the forty-eighth anniversary of the Hungarian Revolution, and other textual material.

Material created or accumulated by Andrew Telegdi during his tenure as a Member of Parliament related to post-secondary research initiatives and education funding. Records include correspondence, speaking notes, invitations, and other textual material.

Material created or accumulated by Andrew Telegdi during his campaign to be elected as a Member of Parliament representing the Liberal Party for the riding of Kitchener-Waterloo in the 2004 Canadian federal election. Records include business cards, invitations, flyers, pamphlets, questionnaires, correspondence, speech transcripts, a sticker, an unsigned candidate agreement, elections results summary, and a return of writ. Also includes letters of congratulations received by Telegdi after he was elected.

Material created or accumulated by Andrew Telegdi during his tenure as a Member of Parliament documenting his personal interest and political involvement in matters relating to Canadian-Hungarian relations. Records include a possible speech transcript commemorating the 45th anniversary of the Hungarian Revolution, an invitation to the Hungarian St. Stephen’s Ball, correspondence regarding meetings, trips, and events Telegdi participated in, and other textual material.

Material created or accumulated by Andrew Telegdi during his tenure as a Member of Parliament related to crime prevention in the Waterloo region. Includes documents highlighting Telegdi's involvement with the Waterloo Region Crime Prevention Council, correspondence between Telegdi and the National Crime Prevention Centre, and items related to a forum called, What Works: The Power of Prevention such as a program, itinerary, speaker bios, and summary sheets. Andrew Telegdi attended the forum as a guest speaker. The file also contains correspondence and a commemorative booklet celebrating the twenty-fifth Annual Justice Dinner of the Waterloo Region Crime Prevention Council.

Material created or accumulated by Andrew Telegdi during his tenure as a Member of Parliament related to the planning and presentation of the Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal to recipients in the Kitchener-Waterloo area. Records include correspondence, a draft invitation, background information about recipients, ceremony and dinner programs, and other textual material. Also includes computer printed copies of pictures of some recipients receiving the medal during the presentation ceremony.

Material created or accumulated by Andrew Telegdi during his tenure as a Member of Parliament related to the unemployment and underemployment of immigrants and refugees in Canada. Includes articles with background information and news releases announcing changes to the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations impacting the selection process for skilled workers immigrating to Canada. Also contains material related to two forums held in Kitchener, Ontario in 2003 addressing the unemployment and underemployment of immigrants and refugees in the Kitchener-Waterloo area. Records include correspondence, an agenda, printed web articles and press clippings, an invitation, and other textual material.

Material created or accumulated by Andrew Telegdi during his tenure as a Member of Parliament related to Telegdi’s participation in a visit of a Parliamentary delegation led by Peter Milliken to Austria and Hungary. At the time, Peter Milliken served as a Member of Parliament representing Kingston and the Islands and as Speaker of the House of Commons of Canada. Records include briefing notes, biographical information, parliamentary histories, and country profiles. Also includes programs, invitations, reports, correspondence, handwritten notes, a newsletter, pamphlet, menu, and other textual material.

Material created or accumulated by Andrew Telegdi during his tenure as a Member of Parliament related to the development of the high technology industry and infrastructure in Kitchener and Waterloo, Ontario. Records include correspondence and notes as well as invitations, agendas, programs, and other textual material created during the planning of Peter Harder and Allan Rock's separate visits to Waterloo in 2002. At the time, Peter Harder was Deputy Minister of Industry Canada and Allan Rock was Minister of Industry. Andrew Telegdi hosted both visits.

Material created or accumulated by Andrew Telegdi during his tenure as a Member of Parliament related to post-secondary research and education funding. The material documents efforts to secure additional funding for universities across Canada and specifically for the University of Waterloo and Wilfrid Laurier University through scholarships, fellowships, donations, and the selection of Canada Research Chairs. Records include correspondence, news releases, an invitation, schedule, program, speaking notes, and other textual records.

Invitations sent or received by Andrew Telegdi as well as programs and tickets for events he likely attended during his tenure as a Member of Parliament.

A business card likely distributed by Andrew Telegdi during his tenure as a Member of Parliament.

Material created or accumulated by Andrew Telegdi during his campaign to be elected as a Member of Parliament representing the Liberal Party for the riding of Kitchener-Waterloo in the 2000 Canadian federal election. Records include brochures, flyers, speech transcripts, correspondence, quotes, an invitation, news releases, press clippings featuring election advertisements, biographical information about Telegdi, a summary of the election results, and other textual material.

A flyer invitation for the Kitchener-Waterloo Nomination Night held at the Transylvania Club in Kitchener, Ontario on October 19, 2000. This event was held to nominate a candidate to represent the Liberal Party in the riding of Kitchener-Waterloo in the 2000 Canadian federal election. The speaker and special guest of the event was Shelia Copps, Member of Parliament representing Hamilton East and Minister of Canadian Heritage. The flyer features a picture of Andrew Telegdi on the front and a form for individuals to submit if they wanted to participate in Telegdi’s subsequent election campaign on the back.

Invitations sent or received by Andrew Telegdi as well as programs for events he likely attended during his tenure as a Member of Parliament.

Material created or accumulated by Andrew Telegdi during his tenure as a Member of Parliament related to his involvement with the Canada-Cyprus Friendship Group. Records include a list of members, correspondence, meeting notices and agendas, invitations, speech transcripts, and other material. Also includes copies of the Cyprus Bulletin published between February 24, 1998 and September 13, 1999 as well as copies of the Cyprus Embassy Newsletter published between March 1998 and October 2000.

Material created or accumulated by Andrew Telegdi during his tenure as a Member of Parliament documenting his personal interest and political involvement in matters relating to Canadian-Hungarian relations. Many records detail events and activities held in Hungary in commemoration of the 150th anniversary of revolutions that swept across Europe in 1848. In addition, several documents address Hungary’s integration into Europe and interest in joining the United Nations. Other records outline the condition of Hungarian schools in Transylvania, the repatriation of Hungarian owned artwork residing in Canada following the Second World War, and other topics. Records include reports, speech transcripts, correspondence, invitations, handwritten notes, and a notebook.

Material created or accumulated by Andrew Telegdi during his tenure as a Member of Parliament related to proposed changes to the Bank Act. The proposed changes included provisions allowing banks to offer insurance, portfolio management and investment advice similar to life insurance companies and securities dealers as well as provisions allowing banks to sell retail vehicle leases through their branches to customers. In addition, the proposed changes included provisions for the potential merger of banks. The material documents the opinions of some constituents as well as Telegdi’s political involvement in these matters. Records include correspondence from individuals and corporate entities, reports, news releases, speech transcripts, presentation notes, invitations, and other textual material. Also contains a copy of a chapter Telegdi wrote on the insurance industry for a report prepared by the National Liberal Caucus Task Force on the Future of the Financial Services Sector. The report was released on November 4, 1998.

Material created or accumulated by Andrew Telegdi during his tenure as a Member of Parliament related to his political involvement with Communitech. Records include meeting notices, handwritten notes, invitations, news releases, draft funding proposals, correspondence, and other textual material.

Material created or accumulated by Andrew Telegdi during his campaign to be elected as a Member of Parliament representing the Liberal Party for the riding of Kitchener-Waterloo in the 1997 Canadian federal election. Records include brochures, flyers, speech transcripts, stickers, an invitation, a news release, press clippings, and other textual material. Also contains correspondence including signed letters of congratulations sent to Telegdi following his successful election from constituents, fellow politicians such as a Lorna Milne, Senator, and Gilbert Parent, Speaker of the House of Commons as well as community leaders such as Michael McGuire, then President of the Ontario Métis Aboriginal Association.

Invitations sent or received by Andrew Telegdi during his tenure as a Member of Parliament.

Material created or accumulated by Andrew Telegdi during his tenure as a Member of Parliament related to Via Rail service reductions along the Sarnia-Toronto corridor. The material documents the opinions of some constituents as well as Telegdi’s political involvement in the matter. Records include correspondence, itineraries, invitations, news releases, and other textual material.

Material created or accumulated by Andrew Telegdi during his campaign to be elected as a Member of Parliament, representing the Liberal Party in the riding of Waterloo in the 1993 Canadian federal election. Records include a copy of the Telegdi Report (volume 1, fall 1993), articles, speech transcripts, proposed budgets, brochures, flyers, and business cards distributed to constituents, and other textual material. Also contains signed correspondence including letters of congratulations received by Telegdi after he was elected from constituents, fellow politicians such as Jean Chrétien, then Leader of the Liberal Party and Leader of the Opposition, and community leaders such as Ron George, then National Chief of the Native Council of Canada (now the Congress of Aboriginal Peoples).

Three flyers created by Andrew Telegdi during his tenure as a Member of Parliament likely distributed to constituents through targeted mailing lists. Each flyer provides constituents with information about a unique topic or political issue and sometimes Telegdi’s political involvement in the matter. These three flyers provide information about funding for post-secondary education, the Canada Pension Plan (CPP), and a benefit fund for the spouses and children of police officers and firefighters.

Material created or accumulated by Andrew Telegdi during his tenure as a Member of Parliament related to his involvement with the Waterloo Region Community Safety & Crime Prevention Council and the Standing Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs to prevent crime. Records include correspondence, news releases, speech transcripts, presentation notes, and an invitation.

Material created or accumulated by Andrew Telegdi during his tenure as a Member of Parliament related to the Canadian Parliamentary Delegation's visit to the Republic of China (Taiwan) between March 31 and April 7, 1996. Telegdi and his wife, Nancy Curtin-Telegdi, travelled to the Republic of China (Taiwan) as part of this delegation. Records include tickets, briefing notes, correspondence, invitations, business cards, guest lists, menus, schedules, press clippings, and other textual records and ephemera. Also contains a published copy of an article titled, The Republic of China on Taiwan belongs in the United Nations by Lien Chan. The article was originally printed in the Fall 1993 issue of Orbis: A Journal of World Affairs published by the Foreign Policy Research Institute.

Material created or accumulated by Andrew Telegdi during his tenure as a Member of Parliament related to the development of the high technology industry and infrastructure in Waterloo, Ontario. The material documents the opinions of some constituents as well as Telegdi’s political involvement in the matter. Records include correspondence, invitations, schedules, news releases, reports, notes, meeting agendas and minutes, press clippings, and other textual material.

Material created or accumulated by Andrew Telegdi during his tenure as a Member of Parliament documenting his personal interest and political involvement in matters relating to Canadian-Hungarian relations. Many records detail Telegdi’s diplomatic trip to Hungary to attend the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe in 1994 with Jean Chrétien, Prime Minister of Canada, and Telegdi’s participation in the 1996 Jimmy Carter Work Project building detached homes in Gödöllő, Hungary. Also includes material related to the decoration of Telegdi’s mother, Elenora “Nora” Telegdi, with the Small Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary for her activities for Hungarian communities beyond Hungary’s borders. Records include correspondence, news releases, conference material, invitations, tickets, programs, and other textual material.

Material created or accumulated by Andrew Telegdi during his campaign to be elected as a Member of Provincial Parliament representing the Liberal Party for the Waterloo North riding in the 1990 Ontario general election. Records include a candidate survey, press clippings, newspaper advertisement mock-ups, pamphlets, and invitations to an event to meet Premier David Peterson that was hosted by Andrew Telegdi, John Bell, David Cooke, and Carl Zehr in Waterloo, Ontario.

Material created or accumulated by Andrew Telegdi during his campaign to be elected as a Regional Councillor in the Regional Municipality of Waterloo in the Waterloo Region municipal elections held on October 27, 2014. Records include invitations, notes, speech transcripts, research material about the regional budget and Light Rail Transit (LRT) construction, a flyer, a business card, a biographical sketch of Telegdi, and other textual material. Also contains correspondence including a letter to Telegdi from Michael Harris, then Member of Provincial Parliament, thanking Telegdi for running in the 2014 municipal elections.

Two business cards likely distributed by Andrew Telegdi during his tenure as an Elected Councillor representing the City of Waterloo and Representative of the City to sit on the Council of the Regional Municipality of Waterloo.

A program for the inaugural meeting of the 1991-1994 Council of the Regional Municipality of Waterloo held on December 11, 1991 likely accumulated by Andrew Telegdi during his tenure as a Representative of the City to sit on the Council of the Regional Municipality of Waterloo.

Material created or accumulated by Andrew Telegdi during his campaign to be elected as a Councillor representing the City of Waterloo and the Regional Municipality of Waterloo in the municipal election held on November 12, 1991. Records include flyers, speaking notes, correspondence, a questionnaire, notes, letters of congratulations received by Telegdi after he was elected, and other textual material.

Invitations received by Andrew Telegdi during his tenure as an Elected Councillor representing the City of Waterloo and the Regional Municipality of Waterloo.

Two business cards likely distributed by Andrew Telegdi during his tenure as an Elected Councillor representing the City of Waterloo and the Regional Municipality of Waterloo.

Two programs for the inaugural meeting of the 1989-1991 Council of the Regional Municipality of Waterloo held on December 14, 1988 likely accumulated by Andrew Telegdi during his tenure as an Elected Councillor representing the City of Waterloo and the Regional Municipality of Waterloo.

Two programs for the inaugural meeting of the 1989-1991 City of Waterloo Council held on December 5, 1988 likely accumulated by Andrew Telegdi during his tenure as an Elected Councillor representing the City of Waterloo and the Regional Municipality of Waterloo.

Material created or accumulated by Andrew Telegdi during his campaign to be elected as a Councillor representing the City of Waterloo and the Regional Municipality of Waterloo in the municipal election held on November 14, 1988. Records include flyers, candidate profiles, handwritten notes, and a copy of Feedback, the official publication of the Waterloo Chamber of Commerce that featured candidate responses to chamber questions.

Two business cards likely distributed by Andrew Telegdi during his tenure as an Elected Alderman representing the City of Waterloo.

A program for the inaugural meeting of the 1985 Council of the Regional Municipality of Waterloo held on December 12, 1985 likely accumulated by Andrew Telegdi during his tenure as an Elected Alderman representing the City of Waterloo.