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 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 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.

Series consists of company newsletters and bulletins, produced and distributed for internal communications and publicity purposes.

The employee newsletter Sparks and Chips was begun by Carl A. Pollock to foster inter-employee relationships and management-employee relations. The first issue was published on December 18, 1942, with Pollock as the first editor. It ran until ca. 1977. In 1980, a new company newsletter, Electrohome Update, was introduced to provide employees news on company people, products, and policies. In 1990, this newsletter was merged with Electrohome World, which contained news of the corporation's marketing activities for the dealer/distributor network in North America and abroad; the new Electrohome World was published for employees and dealer/distributors. Sparks and Chips: the next generation was introduced in 1994 as an informal newsletter for reporting plant activities, news, and ideas.

Several other internal newsletters and bulletins were published over the history of Electrohome.

Publications in the series include:

• Sparks and Chips (employee/company newsletter), 1943-1977, 1994-1997
• Super-News (supervisor's newsletter), 1946-1962
• Electrohome World/E World (dealer/distributor newsletter), 1963-1964, 1968-1974, 1983-1989
• E Dealer News (US dealers), 1967-1968
• AV E News (US commercial distributors), 1973
• E Service Now (Electrohome Service newsletter), 1974
• Cambridge Capers (Plant 10 newsletter), 1975-1977
• Electrohome Update (company newsletter), 1980-1989
• AABEXpress (AABEX newsletter), 1983
• Electrohome International (international marketing bulletin for distributors), 1985-1987
• Motor Mania (Plant 10 newsletter), 1985
• CAPsule (CAP Communications newsletter), 1985
• Electrohome Display Systems (Display Systems newsletter), 1986
• Electrohome World/E World (company newsletter), 1990-1992

Series may not include a complete run of any one publication, and some issues may be missing.

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

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 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.

Series consists of records accumulated and used by William M. Alguire in his role as secretary of the Board of Directors from 1992 to ca. 1997, as well as by his predecessor Robert Bolden. Includes correspondence, agreements, reports, company and management information, and other material.

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 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 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.

File consists of print-outs of search results from the Kitchener-Waterloo Record Photographic Negative Collection database housed in the Special Collections department at the University of Waterloo Library. Results give date, caption, colour and size of photographs relating to Electrohome.

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 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 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 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 material relating to CKCO-TV, Sunwapta Broadcasting Ltd., and the Canadian Association of Broadcasters. Includes posters (one faxed), advertisements, a program schedule, and a press clipping.

Series consists of records relating to the celebration of Electrohome's anniversaries and to the history of the company. Includes material relating to the planning, organization, and publicity of the company's 40th, 50th, 60th, 70th, 75th, and 90th anniversaries; material relating to the recording of company history; and material relating to subsidiary and other affiliated companies. Series also includes material collected and used by John Koegler in his role as company historian, which he assumed ca. 1956.

Includes correspondence, memoranda, meeting minutes, ephemera, press clippings, ms. and typed notes, photographs, speeches, programs and schedules, fliers, brochures, ms. and typed histories, and other material. Some of the anniversary-related files were likely compiled and used in the planning of subsequent anniversary celebrations.

File consists of material relating to requests for information about Electrohome consumer products. Includes correspondence and blank information request forms.

File consists of material relating to the memories of former Electrohome employees and the preparation of an exhibition about Electrohome's history. Includes information about former employees and ms. notes by Nicola McLaughlin taken during conversations with former employees and others.

File consists of material relating to the distribution of Raymond Stanton's book among libraries in Canada. Includes returned forms (some faxed) from public, college, university and special libraries across Canada; correspondence; and a booklet from the National Library of Canada entitled Legal deposit: preserving Canada's published heritage.

File consists of material relating to the proposal for and the subsequent process of producing Raymond Stanton's book. Includes correspondence and memoranda to John A. Pollock and William McGregor, a proposal from Stanton Consulting Services, a signed contract, photocopies of invoices and cheques, and other documents.

File consists of photocopied material relating to the history of Electrohome and the Pollock family from ca. 1940-1949. Includes photocopies of ms. notes, pages from Sparks and Chips, correspondence and memoranda, and an annual report. 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. 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 material relating to the staff and facilities of CKCO-TV,CFCA-FM, CKKW-AM, CFRN-TV, and Sunwapta Broadcasting. Includes 14 transparencies, 8 photographs, and 1 slide of television personalities and news anchors on set, studios and equipment, and buildings (including the old and new CKCO-TV buildings). Some transparencies have been mounted in cardboard frames. File also includes a faxed memorandum and ms. notes.

File consists of three copies of Electrohome's 1996 annual report, and the third quarter report to shareholders.

File consists of an agreement relating to business conducted with Aviscar, Inc. (Etobicoke, ON).

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

File consists of an agreement relating to business conducted with S-Vision, Inc. (San Jose, CA).

File consists of material relating to business conducted with Sims Clement Eastman (Barristers, Solicitors, Trademark Agent, Kitchener, ON), formerly Clement, Eastman, Dreger, Martin & Meunier. Includes correspondence (including some faxed and some photocopied), and photocopies of agreements, cheques, and other documents.

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 material relating to the purchase of archival supplies, artifacts and repair work, and photographs for the Electrohome museum and archives. Includes correspondence and memoranda, photocopies of order forms and cheques, and invoices and packing slips.

File consists of photocopies pages of information relating to Electrohome's logos and registered trademarks.

Series consists of material relating to the proposal, production, distribution, and lanuch of the corporate history Visionary Thinking : The Story of Canada's Electrohome by Raymond Stanton, published by Canadian Corporate Histories (Kitchener, ON) in 1997. Includes files of research material about the history of Electrohome, probably compiled by Nicola McLaughlin for Stanton's use, and files of visual material used in the book, pulled from other files in the collection most likely by McLaughlin.

Includes photocopies of product literature, press clippings, correspondence, reports, news releases, and other documents; slides, transparencies, photographs, and other graphic material;original product literature, including brochures, leaflets, parts price lists, instruction manuals, and sales manuals; news releases; press clippings; correspondence; memoranda; ms. notes; forms; and other material.

File consists of a print-out of a memorandum from John A. Pollock to William McGregor and Human Resources regarding the distribution of the book.

File consists of photocopied material relating to the history of Electrohome and the Pollock family from ca. 1960-1969. Includes photocopies of press clippings, pages from Sparks and Chips and other company publications, news releases, statements by Carl A. Pollock, and other documents. File also includes print-outs of typed notes. Many pages contain pink highlighting.

File consists of photocopied material relating to the history of Electrohome and the Pollock family from ca. 1960-1969. Includes photocopies of press clippings, pages from Sparks and Chips and other company publications, news releases, statements by Carl A. Pollock, and other documents. File also includes print-outs of typed notes. Many pages contain pink highlighting.

File consists of material relating to the location, expansion, and construction of Electrohome manufacturing plants. Includes photocopies of pages from Sparks and Chips, photocopies of Electrohome company leaflets with maps and plant descriptions, and print-outs of lists of plant locations and Electrohome brands.

File consists of material compiled during the process of research into the early history of the Pollock family. Includes ms. and typed notes; photocopies of pages from directories, census records, periodicals, and other publications; photocopies of press clippings; correspondence; museum pamphlets; and other photocopied documents.

File consists of press clippings and photocopies of press clippings relating to organizational changes within Electrohome, Electrohome's broadcasting interests, Electrohome products, and the company's history and anniversaries. Includes the December 4, 1997 issue of the Financial Post with a front page story about Electrohome, and the September 1998 issue of the local business magazine Exchange with a feature article on Electrohome. File also includes photocopies of correspondence from William McGregor (President, Electrohome Communications).

File consists of material relating to business conducted with Hughes Elcan Optical Technologies (Midland, ON). Includes agreements (some faxed), correspondence, price quotations, and product specifications.

File consists of material relating to business conducted with IBM Japan Ltd. (Tokyo, Japan) and IBM T.J. Watson Research Center (Yorktown Heights, NY). Includes faxed agreements and correspondence (including some e-mail print-outs).

File consists of the closing documents relating to the sale of certain assets of the Nanao contract assembly business by Electrohome to Imagetel Inc. (Waterloo, ON). Includes original and photocopied agreements and correspondence.

File consists of a faxed copy of a price quotation from Pachena Industries Ltd. (Vancouver, BC).

File consists of an agreement relating to business conducted with Thomson Consumer Electronics.

File consists of news releases issued by Electrohome during the period from January to June 1998. File also includes two news releases issued by Telegram Corporation and Baton Broadcasting Incorporated.

File consists of financial reports for 1995-1998 for each group or segment of the company. Material is divided by the following tabs: [1995]: Total company; Broadcast; CKCO; CFRN; Electronics; Projection; Display; DTE; 1996: Total company; Visual communications; Projection; DTE; Display; Broadcast; CFRN; CKCO; 1997: Total company Aug. '97; VCG; Projection ; Display; Broadcast; CFRN; SWOTI; [no title]; 1998: Total company Aug. '98; Projection; [no title]. These are followed by tabs for 1999-2003 (empty sections).

File consists of a faxed agreement relating to business conducted with Mike Bevan of VR NEWS (London, UK).

File consists of two copies of an agreement and a faxed memorandum relating to business conducted with Sarnoff Corporation (Princeton, NJ).

File consists of two agreements relating to business conducted with the University of Waterloo School of Optometry (Waterloo, ON).

File consists of an agreement relating to business conducted with Ushio America Incorporated (Cypress, CA).

File consists of financial reports for 1995-1998 for each group or segment of the company. Material is divided by the following tabs: [1995]: Total company; Broadcast; CKCO; CFRN; Electronics; Projection; Display; DTE; 1996: Total company; Visual communications; Projection; DTE; Display; Broadcast; CFRN; CKCO; 1997: Total company Aug. '97; VCG; Projection ; Display; Broadcast; CFRN; SWOTI; [no title]; 1998: Total company Aug. '98; Projection; [no title]. These are followed by tabs for 1999-2003 (empty sections).

Includes a copy of a memorandum to John A. Pollock and others from M.R. Thompson of SC Johnson Wax.

File consists of a faxed copy of a legal agreement relating to business conducted with Advanced Laser Technologies, Inc.

File consists of an agreement relating to business conducted with The Technology Partnership.

Series consists of financial records for Electrohome and its subsidiary companies, including Hawkesville Lumber (acquired 1965), Campbell Electric (acquired 1960), International Electrohome (incorporated 1962), Electrohome Communications (incorporated 1970), and Flexsteel Industries (Canada) (acquired 1972). Series also includes material compiled for presentations to the Canadian government's Enterprise Development Board, which insured part of a $25 million term loan to the company from the Royal Bank of Canada in 1977. Includes financial statements and reports, a ledger, and other material.

File consists of material relating to the sale of the assets of the printing department at Electrohome (at 809 Wellington Street, Kitchener) to David Whalley, and the lease of space to Whalley and subsequently to Hoppy Copy Centres Ltd. Includes memoranda, ms. notes, draft and final copies of the purchase agreement and leases, inventories, photocopies of a building plan, and other photocopied material.

File consists of material relating to Electrohome projection systems, the HAL series of high resolution projectors using reflective light valve technology, and the production of the 1998 annual report.

Includes single-sheet advertisements and product brochures, an issue of the newsletter Projections, slides and photographs of projection systems, transparencies of projectors and portraits of senior personnel (including Daniel Wright, [Dave Lowater?], and Gerry Remers), memoranda, news releases, reports about the projection systems division and reflective light valve technology, and a request for proposals to produce the 1998 annual report.

File also includes a folded four-section special feature on the hi-tech sector of Waterloo Region from the Kitchener-Waterloo Record, and other material. Some of the material is contained in a portfolio labelled "Infocomm booth #905".

File consists of material relating to Electrohome projection systems, the HAL series of high resolution projectors using reflective light valve technology, and the production of the 1998 annual report.

Includes single-sheet advertisements and product brochures, an issue of the newsletter Projections, slides and photographs of projection systems, transparencies of projectors and portraits of senior personnel (including Daniel Wright, [Dave Lowater?], and Gerry Remers), memoranda, news releases, reports about the projection systems division and reflective light valve technology, and a request for proposals to produce the 1998 annual report.

File also includes a folded four-section special feature on the hi-tech sector of Waterloo Region from the Kitchener-Waterloo Record, and other material. Some of the material is contained in a portfolio labelled "Infocomm booth #905".

File consists of a legal agreement relating to business conducted with Aimtronics Corporation.

File consists of an agreement relating to business conducted with Database Solution Developers.

File consists of agreements relating to business conducted with Imax Corporation (Mississauga, ON).