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

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

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

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

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

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

File consists of nine transparencies of the 1996-1997 Electrohome board of directors.

File consists of material relating to executive compensation and personal holdings of Electrohome shares for the Management Information Circular prepared for the 1996 annual report. Includes memoranda (some faxed), correspondence, draft versions of the Management Information Circular and proxy statement, photocopies of insider trading reoprts, ms. notes, and other docuements.

File consists of material relating to business conducted with Electrohome's insurance broker, the H.L. Staebler Company Limited (Kitchener, ON). Includes correspondence and memoranda (including some faxed and some photocopied), a photocopied insurance policy, photocopies of invoices, and other documents.

File consists of material relating to business conducted with Canada Post Corporation (Ottawa, ON). Includes form letters and information from Canada Post, business reply mail renewal forms, photocopies of invoices, and a standard lettermail size template (transparency).

File consists of an agreement relating to business conducted with Fujitsu General Limited (Japan).

File consists of a faxed copy of a U.S. Customs power of attorney form and a ms. note.

File consists of material relating to liability insurance coverage with the H.L. Staebler Company Limited (Kitchener, ON) for Electrohome employees on rental vehicles in North America. Includes correspondence and memoranda, including some photocopies and some e-mail print-outs.

File consists of an agreement and correspondence relating to business conducted with Crestron Remote Control Systems (Cresskill, NJ).

File consists of a faxed legal agreement relating to business conducted with William H. Gates III (Medina, WA).

File consists of an agreement and a letter relating to business conducted with Inchcape Testing Services, ETL testing Laboratories (Courtland, NY).

File consists of material relating to business conducted with R.C.A. Corporation (New York, NY). Includes draft and final versions of a patent license agreement, correspondence (including some e-mail print-outs), memoranda, and ms. notes.

File consists of correspondence and an engagement letter relating to business conducted with Scotia McLeod Inc. (Toronto, ON).

File consists of material relating to the Poor Boys Lunch, a fundraiser for CFRN-TV's Good Neighbour Fund. Includes correspondence, a newsletter (photocopy), and a snapshot taken at the event.

File consists of the employee newsletter Sparks and Chips from 1996. Includes four issues: vol. 3, no. 1-4.

File consists of three record sleeves and a letter.

File consists of a letter from Nicola McLaughlin regarding the collection of stereos for the Electrohome museum.

File consists of blank and completed request forms for the external loan of Electrohome photographs.

File consists of photographs of a radio, a phonograph, a video game console, and a trunk belonging to Otto Heineman.

File consists of ten slides of Electrohome radios and phonographs.

File consists of formal group and individual portaits. Includes portraits of Arthur B. Pollock, Carl A. Pollock, and John A. Pollock; group portraits of the CAP Communications board of directors (?), and an Electrohome employee group photograph accompanied by a list identifying names of employees in the photograph. Duplicate photographs are present.

File consists of two pieces of correspondence between an investor and the Electrohome Secretary.

File consists of four copies of Electrohome's 1995 annual report.

File consists of photocopies of selected pages from Electrohome's annual reports for the years 1960-1995. Pages photocopied and stapled together from each report include the list of directors and officers, financial highlights, facilities and addresses, and the list of products and services produced by Electrohome.

File consists of material relating to business conducted with Anoma Electric Co. Ltd. (Hsien, Taiwan). Includes correspondence (including faxes and e-mail printouts), a notice of garnishment (photocopy), and photocopies of a garnishee's payment notice and statement.

File consists of an agreement relating to business conducted with consultant Thomas M. Baer.

File consists of a faxed agreement relating to business conducted with GIG Technologies Inc. (Berkeley, CA).

File consists of a letter and document from Marsh & McLennan (Toronto, ON). The document is reprinted from the The National Law Journal (New York), and is a summary of 1995's largest verdict awards.

File consists of a faxed agreement and ms. notes relating to business conducted with Visulabs incorporated (Calgary , AB).

File consists of material relating to a conditional sale agreement between Landin Development Corporation (Toronto, ON) and Electrohome for the property at 505 Conestoga Boulevard in Cambridge, ON. Includes correspondence (some faxed), memoranda (some e-mail print-outs), ms. and typed notes, signed agreements and schedules, advertising material from Landin, and other photocopied material.

File consists of photocopied US and Canadian distributor price lists for monochrome and colour monitors.

File consists of material advertising the complete line of monitors available from Electrohome Display Systems, ca. 1995-1996. Advertisements are in the form of single sheets, and some have been gathered in a portfolio. File also includes two empty portfolios.

File consists of advertising material for Electrohome's Projection Systems division. Includes issues of newsletters produced by the division and by Electrohome Europe: Video Projection & Worship (volume 1, issue 1, 1996), Projections (issue 1, 1996), Images (issues 1 and 3, 1994), and Electrohome News Network (volume 1, issues 1 and 2, 1995).

File consists of a copy of the Ontario Historical Society publication Hometown history, a guidebook for organizations and institutions interested in preserving and promoting their community heritage. File also includes correspondence and ephemera.

File consists of an annotated memorandum to William McGregor.

File consists of material relating to the history of Electrohome and the Pollock family during the 1990s. Includes photocopies of press clippings and one original press clipping.

File consists of material relating to the development of the marketing communications plan for 1996. Includes draft versions of various sections of the report, faxed memoranda, print-outs of presentation slides, an advertising production schedule, and other material.

File consists of material relating to executive compensation and personal holdings of Electrohome shares for the Management Information Circular prepared for the 1994 annual report. Includes faxed memoranda, reports about shareholders, the Management Information Circular and proxy statement, ms. notes, photocopies of insider trading reoprts, ms. notes, and photocopied press clippings. File also includes some information regarding holdings for the 1995 fiscal year.

File consists of material relating to the purchase of land by Electrohome from the Canadian National Railway Company, Real Estate Management (Toronto, ON). Includes agreements, correspondence and memoranda (including e-mail print outs and faxes), ms. notes, photocopies of insurance certificates and cheques, and a notice of hearing (City of Kitchener). File also includes a Plan of Survey of Lot 33, Municipal Compiled Plan 763 in the City of Kitchener, Regional Municipality of Waterloo.

File consists of an agreement relating to business conducted with Proxima Corporation (San Diego, CA).

File consists of material relating to business conducted with Radius, Inc. (Sunnyvale, CA). Includes draft and final versions of agreements, memoranda, correspondence, and ms. notes.

File consists of material relating to a settlement with the Scotia Mortgage Corporation. Includes correspondence and copies of a signed settlement release form.

File consists of an agreement relating to business conducted with Shen Milsom & Wilke, IIYC [?] (New York, NY).

File consists of a faxed agreement relating to business conducted with Spitz, Inc. (Chadds Ford, PA).

File consists of an agreement relating to business conducted with Tektronix, Inc. (Wilsonville OR).

File consists of 17 audio cassettes containing interviews with former Electrohome employees and members of the Pollock family. Includes interviews with John A. Pollock, Barbara Steele (daughter of Carl A. Pollock), and Alex Welker (partner of Arthur B. Pollock), as well as interviews with former employees, some of whom began working at the company in the 1920s and 1930s. Most interviews were conducted in 1996 by Ray Stanton and Nicola McLaughlin as part of the research for the company history by Stanton, Visionary Thinking: The Story of Canada's Electrohome.

The cassettes included are:
1. Interview with Alex Welker (1) (ca. 1 hr., 1 min.).
2. Interview with Alex Welker (2) (ca. 25 min.).
3. Interview with five retired employees by Gary McLaren. (Employees interviewed and start dates: Agnes Ellert - 1931, Gord Fowler - 1937, Harvey Durst - 1937, Clyde Hymler - 1931, John Koegler - 1921) (ca. 1 hr., 33 min.).
4. Interview with John A. Pollock, William McGregor, by Ray Stanton regarding company history book (ca. 39 min.).
5. Interview with Albert Lukan by Nicola McLaughlin (ca. 37 min.). (Lukan started in 1955)
6. Interview with Les Rowsell by Nicola McLaughlin (ca. 45 min.). (Rowsell started in 1945)
7. Interview with Dave Lowater, Herb Lapier by Nicola McLaughlin; interview with Doug Wismer by Ray Stanton (ca. 44 min.).
8. Interview with Robert Lovell by Nicola McLaughlin (ca. 1 hr., 29 min.).
9. Interview with Don Harrold, Jim Washburn by Nicola McLaughlin (ca. 34 min.).
10. Interview with Donald Sykes by [Ray Stanton ?] (ca. 31 min.).
11. Interview with Al Zettle, Anne Livingstone by Nicola McLaughlin (ca. 25 min.). (Livingstone started in 1954)
12. Interview with Mr. & Mrs. Runge by Nicola McLaughlin (ca. 1 hr., 10 min.). (Started in 1945)
13. Interview with Quarter Century Club members (ca. 45 min.).
14. Interviews with Quarter Century Club members at annual dinner (ca. 25 min.).
15. Interview with Barbara Steele by Ray Stanton (1) (ca. 1 hr., 34 min.).
16. Interview with Barbara Steele by Ray Stanton (2), and miscellaneous (ca. 53 min.).
17. Interview with John A. Pollock by Ray Stanton (ca. 1 hr., 7 min.).

File consists of material advertising the line of projection systems available in 1996. Advertisements are in the form of brochures and single sheets intended for inclusion in portfolios.

File consists of material relating to the arrangement, description, and processing of archival materials, collected by Nicola McLaughlin for her work with the Electrohome museum and archives. Includes photocopied pages of manuals and papers relating to archival work and textbase management software, catalogues of archival supplies (some photocopied), and correspondence.

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 quarterly financial reports for the period from 1992 to 1997. Some reports contain ms. annotations. A draft report to shareholders is also present.. Material is divided with tabs by quarter.

File consists of a print-out of a slide presentation and a draft of the accompanying script about the history of Electrohome. The presentation appears to have been created for staff in preparation for the 90th anniversary celebrations. The script has been edited and is annotated "Nicola".

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

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

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

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

File consists of material relating to business conducted with Canada Newswire (Toronto, ON). Includes faxed news releases and status reports from Canada Newswire, correspondence (some faxed), and a signed service agreement.

File consists of material relating to business conducted with Montreal Trust (Waterloo, ON) regarding Electrohome Class X and Class Y shares. Includes correspondence (some faxed), photocopies of various legal documents, photocopies of Electrohome share certificates, and other material.

File consists of Electrohome news releases mainly from 1992 to 1994, and a few from 1995 and 1997. File also includes interim reports to shareholders, the 1994 annual report and notice of annual meeting, photocopies of press clippings, memoranda and correspondence, news releases from other organizations, and two issues each of Open Line (Sunwapta Broadcasting newsletter) and CAPsule (CAP Communications Ltd. newsletter).

The material, probably collected by John A. Pollock, is arranged in chronological order and includes multiple copies of the news releases.

File consists of material relating to business conducted with Allegiant Partners (Stamford, CT). Includes faxed correspondence, a work plan, and a faxed agreement.

File consists of correspondence and an agreement relating to business conducted with AmPro Corporation (Melbourne, FL).

File consists of a faxed agreement and correspondence relating to business conducted with Fidelis Digital Communications Corporation (Dallas, TX).

File consists of material relating to business conducted with MTC Leasing Inc. (Vancouver, BC), Pitney Bowes Leasing (Mississauga, ON), and AMS Automated Mailing Systems (Kitchener, ON) relating to the lease of Francotyp-Postalia postage equipment and the implementation of a mailing system. Includes correspondence, agreements, ms. notes, invoices, a proposal, and Francotyp-Postalia product literature.

File consists of material relating to business conducted with Imagetel Inc. (Waterloo, ON) and the sale of certain assets of the Nanao contract assembly business by Electrohome. Includes original and photocopied draft and final agreements, correspondence, photocopies of invoices and purchase orders, inventory lists, and other material.

File consists of material relating to proposals from Northport Landing (Cambridge, ON) to develop parts of the Electrohome property at 809 Wellington Street in Kitchener, ON. Includes correspondence, memoranda, ms. notes, two proposals by Northport Landing, and a preliminary site plan (folded) for part 2 of lot 32, 33, and 34, reg. plan 763, reference plan 58R-3130 in the City of Kitchener.

File consists of material relating to Electrohome's profile with Dun & Bradstreet Information Services (Bethleham, PA). Includes two Dun & Bradstreet reports and correspondence. One report has been edited.

File consists of material relating to business conducted with Montreal Trust (Waterloo, ON) regarding Electrohome Class X and Class Y shares. Includes copies of monthly correspondence from Montreal Trust to the Toronto Stock Exchange regarding outstanding shares, a print-out of a report on holders of non-voting Class Y participating shares by geographic region, and other documents.

File consists of an agreement relating to business conducted with B.A.R.K. Technologies, Inc. (Solon, OH).

File consists of an agreement relating to business conducted with CME Telemetrix Inc. (Waterloo, ON).

File consists of three drafts of an Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) transmission agreement (two of which are annotated), and a letter from Borden & Elliott Barristers & Solicitors (Toronto, ON).

File consists of an agreement relating to business conducted with HinesLab, Inc. (Glendale, CA).

File consists of material relating to the preparation of an OEM [original equipment manufacturer] agreement. Includes a checklist and correspondence (including an e-mail print-out).

File consists of a letter relating to business conducted with Texas Instruments (Plano, TX).

File consists of material relating to Electrohome's broadcasting interests and business conducted with Sunwapta, Baton Broadcasting, and CHUM Limited. Includes press clippings (some photocopied) and news releases.

File consists of quarterly financial reports for the period from 1992 to 1997. Some reports contain ms. annotations. A draft report to shareholders is also present.. Material is divided with tabs by quarter.

File consists of material relating to donations of Electrohome products to the Electrohome museum collection in preparation for the company's 90th anniversary celebrations. Includes correspondence (photocopied) to donors from Nicola McLaughlin, blank and completed gift forms, photographs of Electrohome products, and other material.

File consists of material relating to the planning of the launch party for Raymond Stanton's book held on September 10, 1997, at Doon Heritage Crossroads. Includes correspondence and memoranda (some faxed and some e-mail print-outs); photocopies and print-outs of presentation slides and the speeches given by John A. Pollock, William McGregor, and Raymond Stanton; ms. notes; ephemera; a draft guest list and program; and other documents. File also includes photographs taken at the launch party.

File consists of photocopied material relating to the history of Electrohome and the Pollock family from ca. 1920-1929. Includes photocopies of ms. notes, press clippings and advertisements, pages from books and periodicals, Electrohome pamphlets and catalogues, and Phonola financial reports. File also includes a print-out of typed notes.

File consists of material relating to the history of Electrohome and the Pollock family from ca. 1930-1939. Includes ms. notes, photocopies of ms. and typed notes and a price list, and a print out of typed notes.

File consists of photocopied material relating to the history of Electrohome and the Pollock family from ca. 1950-1959. Includes photocopies of pages from Sparks and Chips, press clippings, correspondence and memoranda, annual reports, minutes, and other documents. File also includes a print out of typed notes.

File consists of photocopied material relating to the history of Electrohome and the Pollock family from ca. 1970-1979. Includes photocopies of press clippings, pages from Sparks and Chips and other company publications, news releases, correspondence and memoranda, and other documents. File also includes a print-out of typed notes. Some pages have been annotated.

File consists of faxed correspondence and pages from 1920s and 1930s Simpson's catalogues depicting Serenader radios, made by the Grimes Radio Corporation.