File consists of 12 photographs (plus duplicates) of stereos. Models and lines identified are: SC 392, 711, Tempo, Manhattan, Graphic, Westmount, Circa 789, and Circa 850. Some photographs have a typed cutline taped to them with details about the product, including price information. File also includes 3 copies of a page clipped from a magazine article on the 'lunar look' in furniture, noting Electrohome's Space Bubble phonograph.

File consists of single-sheet advertisements for Electrohome consumer products for distribution at a national sales conference (June 5-7, 1960, in Preston, ON). File also includes a sales aid price list and summaries of advertising coverage for 1960.

File consists of a portfolio of product literature about Electrohome consumer products and a typed regional advertising plan. Product literature is mostly single-sheet advertisements intended for insertion into a binder.

File consists of a letter and postcard to Carl A. Pollock from John Koegler, photographs of Koegler and his house in Hawaii, and 2 press clippings on award-winning annual reports and Electrohome's developments in reverse osmosis.

File consists of ms. and typed speeches written and presented by Carl A. Pollock in 1960 and 1964 relating to the Dominion Life Assurance Company, the post-war Canadian economy, and the electronics industry. Speeches included are:

• Untitled remarks, 2 leaves, presented at the Dominion Life Assurance Company annual meeting in 1960
• Untitled remarks, 4 leaves, presented at the Dominion Life Assurance Company annual meeting in 1964
• Untitled statement of the Board of Directors of the Dominion Life Assurance Company expressing appreciation to Alfred S. Upton upon retiring as president
• Untitled speech and notes, 45 leaves, presented at an EIA [Electronics Industry Association?] luncheon

File consists of material relating to the development of a management development program for 1974. Includes memoranda with plans and schedules for seminars; photocopies and reprints of articles and case studies about management by objectives, motivation, and leadership; and ms. notes.

File consists of four group photographs containing Carl A. Pollock. Two photographs were taken at an unidentified event, one was taken with employees completing 40 years of service in 1969, and one is possibly the Board of Directors or the executive committee, including John A. Pollock, in 1977.

File consists of a rolling index containing telephone contact information. Carl A. Pollock's name is engraved on the top.

File consists of a scrapbook of dealer and distributor advertisements and national advertisements. Scrapbook also includes some press clippings.

File consists of material relating to a history of Electrohome written by Joyce Pollock. Includes one full and one partial typed copies of the manuscript (both annotated), a memorandum from Robert Lovell with his comments on the manuscript, and a memorandum to John A. Pollock about company history books. File also includes ms. notes and an article (photocopy) about the history of humidifier production at Electrohome.

File consists of nine photographs (plus copies) of stereo consoles. Some photographs have typed cutlines attached to them. Includes photographs of John A. Pollock and Howard W. Main posing with stereo consoles.

File consists of transparencies and photographs of products from the Electrohome museum collection, most of which were taken in 1996 for use in the book Visionary Thinking: the Story of Canada's Electrohome. Includes transparencies and photographs of phonographs, radios, televisions, stereos, and product labels. Duplicate images are present.

File consists of press clippings relating to Electrohome for the period 1960-1969. File also includes an issue (vol. 23, no. 5, 1964) of the employee newsletter Sparks and Chips.

File consists of photographs relating to Electrohome's profit-sharing retirement plan. Includes photographs and snapshots of employees, some receiving cheques and awards, and photographs taken at an event to celebrate the passing of the $1,000,000 mark by the plan trust fund. Several photographs include Carl A. Pollock. Some photographs were taken for use in the employee newsletter Sparks and Chips and some include identification on verso.

File consists of minutes from meetings of the Board of Directors and the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors of Electrohome from September 1959 to March 1965, and also includes financial statements, reports, meetings agendas, graphs, and memoranda that accompany the minutes.

File consists of a scrapbook of advertisements appearing in national publications, including Canadian Homes, Saturday Night, Chatelaine, and Home Goods Retailing. Scrapbook also contains some advertisements clipped from newspapers and magazines.

File consists of minutes from meetings of the Board of Directors and the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors of Electrohome from September 1959 to March 1965, and also includes financial statements, reports, meetings agendas, graphs, and memoranda that accompany the minutes.

File consists of photographs relating to employee safety at Electrohome. Includes photographs of employees receiving safety awards, at "firemen's school", and posing with first aid kits; and photographs of employees illustrating safety breeches probably taken for the purpose of advertising employee safety through company publications. Some photographs include identification on verso.

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

File consists of the employee newsletter Sparks and Chips from 1959. Includes 9 issues: vol. 16 no. 4-8; one misnumbered as vol. 17, no. 8 (should be no. 9); two unnumbered issues (annotated no. 2 and 3); and four special bulletins.

File consists of seven photographs of employees at work on production lines for televisions, stereos, and phonographs. Includes a photograph of boxed television sets in a warehouse bound for Mexico (for 1968 Olympics), and a photograph of the Mitsubishi manufacturing line.

File consists of minutes from meetings of the Board of Directors and the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors of Electrohome from September 1959 to March 1965, and also includes financial statements, reports, meetings agendas, graphs, and memoranda that accompany the minutes.

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

File consists of material relating to the purchase of shares in Central Ontario Television Limited by Carl A. Pollock from the estate of Gilbert Liddle and from Etta Mitchell, and by William McGregor from Famous Players. Includes correspondence (some carbon copies) and original and copies of legal documents.

File consists of a scrapbook of Electrohome dealer advertisements clipped from U.S. newspapers.

File consists of material relating to televisions, radios, and stereo systems produced by Electrohome's competitors: Philips, RCA Victor, Clairtone, Marconi, Zenith, Admiral, and Philco. Includes brochures, catalogues, and price lists. Some brochures and catalogues are annotated to include pricing information.

Two Electrohome family letters. One discusses the construction of A new cabinet plant and the other the 1958 annual report.

File consists of three copies of a special one-page issue of the employee newsletter Sparks and Chips. File also includes advertising material from a printing company.

File consists of material relating to speeches and remarks made by Carl A. Pollock at the University of Waterloo (UW) for building and exhibit openings, convocation ceremonies, dinners and luncheons, senate meetings, contests, and other events.

Includes typed copies of Pollock's remarks (some annotated, some carbon copies), ms. notes, event programs (some annotated), approximately 21 pieces of incoming and outgoing correspondence, a UW press release, and two photographs of Pollock with students at an exhibit. File also includes press clippings about Pollock and about the University of Waterloo.

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

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

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.

File consists of 21 photographs and snapshots of employees at work on motor and metal products production lines in Plant 2. Some photographs include identification on verso. File also includes 2 snapshots of boyscouts in a field.

File consists of photographs of Electrohome employees receiving suggestion awards from managers. Some include identification on verso, and some include typed cutlines.

File consists of 31 photographs and snapshots of employees; meetings, conferences and exhibitions; employee recreational events; plant canteens; and other subjects. File also includes 2 printing proofs of line drawings for use in the employee newsletter Sparks and Chips. Some photographs include identification on verso.

Photos include: Electrohome display at the 1965 Pacific National Exhibition, two men standing with a boxed organ in front of a Hudson's Bay Company truck, 1965 Waterloo county Dairy Princess, Waterloo College Associate Faculties' (now UW) new Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Building, "Santiago [?] presented to Al Ecuyer, Edmonton Eskimo" and more.

File consists of material relating to the the production of annual reports. Includes pamphlets about writing annual reports and a copy of a summary of the Financial Post awards for annual reports.

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.

File consists of two photographs (plus a duplicate) of Carl A. Pollock signing union contracts with other senior managers and union leaders.

The 1958 Electrohome annual report.

File consists of six photographs and portraits (plus duplicates) of winners of the Electrohome Electronics Education award. Includes some photographs of Carl A. Pollock with scholarship winners. Some photographs include identification on verso.

File consists of the employee newsletter Sparks and Chips from 1958. Includes 7 issues: vol. 15, no. 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, and two unnumbered issues (annotated no. 3 and no. 6). File also includes one special bulletin.

File consists of three financial statements for A & C Boehmer Limited, for the years ending in 1957, 1958, and 1959, prepared by Thorne, Mulholland, Howson & McPherson, charted accountants, Kitchener.

File consists of a commemorative tape measure produced for Electrohome's 50th anniversary. "Deilcraft furniture" is inscribed on the tape measure, which is contained in a box printed with the gold and blue 50th anniversary logo. The box is approximately 4.5 x 4.5 x 1.0 cm.

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

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

File consists of material relating to the official opening of the Electronic Products Division plant at Wellington Street in Kitchener. Includes two typed copies of the program for the opening and copies of a drawing of the plant.

File consists of approximately 10 pieces of incoming and outgoing correspondence (some carbon copies) with individuals and corporate bodies beginning with "T." File also contains some press clippings.

File consists of material used in the production of the annual report for 1957. Includes eight photographs, most of which are related to Electrohome's 50th anniversary celebrations; a press clipping; and two paste-ups. Some photographs contain inscriptions on verso. One photograph depicts Carl A. Pollock, Helen Pollock, W. E. Curry, Dr. Sidney Smith, Edna Staebler, and Dr. J.G. Hagey all seated on a couch.

File consists of material relating to Robert P. Lovell, Public Relations Manager. Includes biographical information and four portraits (plus duplicates) of Lovell.

File consists of three copies of a pamphlet about Electrohome intended for visitors touring the company's facilities.

File consists of advertising material for AC blower units, DC blower assemblies, and bilge blowers. Advertisements are in the form of single sheets intended for insertion into a binder of other product literature.

File consists of material relating to the opening ceremonies for the Electrohome plant on Wellington Street, Kitchener, on April 11, 1957, and open house events at Electrohome during May, 1957. Includes correspondence and memoranda, minutes of two meetings of the open house committee, a program for the opening ceremonies, a typed copy of a speech by Curry, invoices, ephemera, and a press clipping (folded newspaper).

File consists of three copies of a special seven-page feature clipped from the Kitchener-Waterloo Record about Electrohome's 50th anniversary.

File consists of samples of advertising material published during Electrohome's 50th anniversary year. Includes a bulletin from the Motor Division, a television warranty and service policy pamphlet, handbills, and other material.

File consists of typed interview questions an ms. notes taken during interviews with former Electrohome employees.

Two photographs of Electrohome's fiftieth anniversary. One shows a fiftieth anniversary dinner and the other A window display.

File consists of approximately 23 pieces of incoming and outgoing correspondence (some carbon copies) with individuals and corporate bodies beginning with "M." File also contains some press clippings.

File consists of a ms. speech written and presented by Carl A. Pollock about opportunites for growth in the Canadian economy. File also includes press clippings, a memorandum, two speeches by economic and industry analysts, and other material collected by Pollock in preparation for the speech.

File consists of advertising material for Electrohome car radios, in the form of single sheets intended for insertion into a binder of other product literature, and a small leaflet.

File consists of a brochure advertising Electrohome motors.

File consists of section 2 of the Kitchener-Waterloo Record from May 1, 1957, containing a special feature about Electrohome on pages 29-34.

File consists of a page clipped from the Kitchener-Waterloo Record (April 12, 1957) containing an article entitled "Electrohome broadens student aid".

File consists of the employee newsletter Sparks and Chips from 1957. Includes nine issues: vol. 14, no. 1-6, 8; and two unnumbered issues, dated January 3 and November. File also includes five one-page special bulletins.

File consists of a Deilcraft sales manual containing information about the manufacture of Deilcraft furniture, sales tips, product descriptions, and price lists. Contains annotations. Manual is divided by the following tabs: Coffee and cocktail tables; Commode and end tables; Lamp, drum, and occasional tables; Step and nest tables; Console and special tables; Modern tables; Dinette suites; and Sales data.

A dinner programme for Electrohome's golden anniversary.

File consists of material relating to Electrohome high-fidelity phonographs and stereos. Includes form letters to customers, instruction and installation manuals, parts lists, specification sheets, single-sheet advertisements, leaflets about high-fidelity, and ms. notes.

File consists of material relating to the planning of open houses and plant tours in connection with Electrohome's 50th anniversary celebrations. Includes memoranda, minutes of meetings of the open house sub-commitee, and tour maps.

File consists of material compiled by John Koegler relating to the history of Electrohome and items collected for the Electrohome museum and archives. Includes ms. and typed notes and a memorandum to Carl A. Pollock n edited typed draft of a paper by Koegler entitled Unfinished history of Electrohome.

File consists of a photostat copy of the book by Edna Staebler entitled The Electrohome story : a Canadian company, growing with Canada (Paris, ON: The Walker Press, Ltd., 1957). The book was produced as part of the company's 50th anniversary celebrations.

File consists of four photographs relating to CKCO-TV. Includes a photograph of William McGregor (surrounded by men and women) cutting a cake at a celebration, and a photograph of two men [CTV reporters or commentators?] with Toronto Blue Jay Kelly Gruber. One photograph has been glued to board and retouched.

File consists of one photograph of Carl A. Pollock and others at the 1956 ground-breaking ceremony for the Electrohome plant at 809 Wellington Street North in Kitchener (Plant 3), two photographs of the 1962 expansion during construction, and three photographs of the plant after the expansion. File also includes an artist's sketch of the plant and a memorandum.

File consists of two photographs of the Greb Shoe Company building on Mansion and Chestnut Streets in Kitchener, purchased by Electrohome in [1956?]. One of the photographs has been retouched by hand to show anticipated changes to the building.

File consists of material relating to the publicity of Electrohome's 50th anniversary events, including a dinner on May 1, 1957. Includes memoranda, correspondence, ms. notes, and other material. File may have belonged to Norman J. Long (Industrial and Public Relations Director, and Deputy General Chairman of the anniversary committee).

File consists of material relating to advertising and publicity activities for Electrohome's 50th anniversary celebrations. Includes memoranda, minutes of meetings of the 50th anniversary committee, and a report. File probably belonged to W.E. Curry (Electronic Products Division Manager).

File consists of material relating to the planning of Electrohome's 50th anniversary dinner on May 1, 1957 and the coordination of invitations. Includes memoranda, ms. notes, minutes of meetings of the anniversary dinner sub-commitee, ephemera, and other material. File may have belonged to Harold Eby (responsible for invitations and tickets for the anniversary committee).

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

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

File consists of a share certificate book for Pollock Enterprises Limited. Contains share certificates issued and transferred between 1956 and 1958, and blank share certificates.

File consists two clippings from Canadian Telescreen relating to CKCO-TV programs.

File consists of material relating to the official opening of the Electrohome plant on Wellington Street, Kitchener; a visit of N.A.T.O. students to Electrohome arranged through the Kitchener Chamber of Commerce; and a special presentation to Carl A. Pollock by the Kitchener Chamber of Commerce. Includes correspondence and memoranda, news releases, and press clippings. Folder belonged to N.J. Long, Industrial and Public Relations Director.

Minute meetings and related materials created by the Electrohome 50th anniversary committee.

One photograph of construction of an Electrohome plant.

File consists of an eight-page ms. speech written and presented by Carl A. Pollock to the Conestoga and Kitchener-Waterloo investment clubs on November 15, 1956. Speech is in point form.

File consists of 43 photographs (plus duplicates) of employees posing at work or with Carl A. Pollock or other senior personnel in recognition of long service. File also includes group photos, the front and back pages of the June 1962 (v. 21, no. 6) issue of Sparks and Chips, and a photocopied and annotated printout of Carl A. Pollock's biography.

File consists of material relating to the history of CAP Communications (formerly Central Ontario Television Limited) and the development of its television and radio stations. Includes two sets of typed reports divided by the following tabs: History, CKCO-TV, CKKW, CFCA-FM, Television satellites, Audience data, and Executives & key personnel. File also includes memoranda, press clippings, ephemera, a typed copy of an application for an AM broadcasting station and other reports, and maps depicting areas of coverage for CKCO-TV stations.

File consists of two snapshots taken during the construction of Plant 3 at 809 Wellington Street North, in Kitchener. Photographs contain descriptions on verso.

File consists of material relating to the planning of Electrohome's 50th anniversary celebrations and the slogan used during the anniversary year. Includes memoranda, correspondence, ms. notes, and press clippings.

File consists of material relating to the work of the 50th Anniversary Committee and sub-committees in planning the events for the Electrohome's 50th anniversary year. Includes memoranda, minutes of committee meetings, copies of the committee organizational chart, a schedule and budget for the events, and programs for the anniversary dinner. File probably belonged to Bryan Fines, press liaison for the committee.

File consists of material relating mainly to Alex Welker. Includes press clippings, ms. notes, and typed notes.

One audio reel recording of interviews with Carl Pollock and Alex Welker. The interviews were conducted by John Koegler and EdnA Staebler.

One item of correspondence from the office of the ChairmAn of the Board of Wells-Gardner and Co. addressed to Carl Pollock discussing the history of Wells-Gardner's association with Electrohome.

One photograph of two unknown men standing with a dog in front of a house.

File consists of material relating to the operations of Raytheon Canada. Includes draft and final versions of a subsidary agreement, an unsigned distributor agreement, correspondence and memoranda (some carbon copies), a resolution of directors form, and other material. Some material is reverse printed from microfilm.

File consists of the financial statement for Dominion Electrohome Industries Limited for the year ended December 31, 1955, prepared by Thorne, Mulholland, Howson & McPherson, Chartered Accountants (Toronto, ON). Statement is labelled "directors".

File consists of 39 photographs of the construction of Plant 3 (Wellington Street) and the official opening ceremony. Includes informal progress photographs, photographs of speeches during the opening ceremony (including some of Carl A. Pollock), and photographs of the reception.

File consists of material relating to the organization of the 50th anniversary committee at Electrohome and the planning of the company's 50th anniversary celebrations. Includes memoranda, correspondence, minutes of the committee meetings, organizational charts, and a schedule of anniversary-related events. File may have belonged to Norman J. Long (Industrial and Public Relations Director, and Deputy General Chairman of the anniversary committee).

File consists of material relating to the production, printing, distribution, and associated costs of the book by Edna Staebler entitled The Electrohome story : a Canadian company, growing with Canada (Paris, ON: The Walker Press, Ltd., 1957). Includes incoming and outgoing correspondence, memoranda, copies of invoices, and two typed lists of illustrations (one annotated "Mrs. Staebler's suggestions" and one annotated "Mr. Pollock's notes"). The book was produced as part of the company's 50th anniversary celebrations.

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