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[Schantz home in Port Elgin, Ontario?].
Part of Schantz Russell family fonds.
Card photograph possibly of the exterior of the Schantz house in Port Elgin, Ontario. Shows a wood frame house with a porch and a wooden fence. Standing out front are one adult and five children, one of whom is holding a bicycle.
Schantz Russell Family
Part of Schantz Russell family fonds.
Photograph of Carrie Flagler Schantz (at left) standing outdoors with daughter Ruth Schantz and sister-in-law Nell Johnston Flagler. The three are shown standing on the lawn of the Schantz home at Morton Park.
Schantz Russell Family
Part of Schantz Russell family fonds.
Studio portrait of (left to right) Luella Jane, Mary, Homer LeRoy, Abram Shantz. The family later moved to Colorado Springs, Colorado.
Schantz Russell Family
Part of Schantz Russell family fonds.
Photograph of the Schantz family taken in front of the Schantz home at 43 Schneider Avenue in Kitchener, Ontario. Left to right: Walter Spelman (holding Dorothy Spelman), Ruth Schantz (with Walter Bishop Spelman and Margery Ruth Spelman), Orpheus Moyer Schantz, Carrie Flagler Schantz, Sophie Schantz, Florence Schantz, Mary Moyer Schantz, Dorothy White, Worth Schantz.
Schantz Russell Family
Part of Schantz Russell family fonds.
Hand coloured head and shoulders studio portrait of Etta Schantz seen looking off camera.
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Schantz, Etta and Sophie, and friends.
Part of Schantz Russell family fonds.
Group studio portrait of Etta (standing, far left) and Sophie Schantz (standing, second from right) with ten friends. One of the group is standing at far right, apart from the rest, wearing a picture hat and carrying a case. Another member of the group is seated with a piece of paper, possibly a folded newspaper, on lap that can not be identified.
Schantz Russell Family
Part of Schantz Russell family fonds.
Head and shoulders studio portrait of (left to right) siblings Worth and Ruth Schantz with cousin Dorothy White. Ruth is wearing eyeglasses and both she and Dorothy are wearing hair ornaments.
Schantz Russell Family
Schantz, Christian and family.
Part of Schantz Russell family fonds.
One photograph of Christian K. Schantz, wife Mary (Hutchinson) Schantz, five of their children and two dogs in front of their homestead south of Wetaskiwin, Alberta.
Schantz Russell Family
Schantz, Christian and family.
Part of Schantz Russell family fonds.
Group portrait of Christian Schantz (brother of Tobias), Mary Hutchinson, and all of their children that lived into adulthood: Benjamin Schantz, Jacob Arthur Schantz, Susanna Ann Schantz, Lydia Elizabeth Schantz, James Robert Shantz, Josiah Orphus Schantz, Christian Reid Shantz, William Andrew Schantz, George Washington Shantz and Walter Dickson Schantz. All members of the family are seen seated in front of a home, likely Christian's homestead in Wetaskiwin, Alta.
Schantz Russell Family
Part of Schantz Russell family fonds.
Full body studio portrait of Etta and Sophie Schantz. Etta (at left) is seated on a settee and Sophie is on a chair next to her. Both are seen looking off camera and holding a small piece of paper of unknown significance.
Schantz Russell Family
Part of Schantz Russell family fonds.
Two identical upper body studio portraits of Carrie Flagler Schantz see looking off camera and wearing a lace adorned top.
Schantz Russell Family
Schantz, Carrie Flagler and Worth.
Part of Schantz Russell family fonds.
Upper body studio portrait of Carrie Flagler Schantz and Worth Schantz.
Schantz Russell Family
Part of Schantz Russell family fonds.
Snapshots taken between 1917 and 1942 of Austin Schantz and his life in Colorado. The photographs are largely unidentified, although some identifications are present. Includes images of Denver, Colorado during a snowstorm ; Colorado mountains and landscapes ; mining operations ; Christmas and New Years decorations ; animals ; buildings, ; Arthur Schantz at his cabin and holding fish ; as well as unidentified others.
Schantz Russell Family
Part of Schantz Russell family fonds.
Three-quarter length studio portrait of Abraham Shantz, seated, with Mary Shantz standing at left. Both are seen looking at camera.
Schantz Russell Family
Part of Schantz Russell family fonds.
Head and shoulders studio portrait of Henry Nash. Photograph has been altered to show Henry in a scroll and the edges of the card are bevelled.
Schantz Russell Family
Part of Schantz Russell family fonds.
Full body studio portrait of Willard White Moyer aged sixteen months. Willard is shown seated on an arm chair with a doll.
Schantz Russell Family
Part of Schantz Russell family fonds.
Upper body studio portrait of Theodore Moyer seen looking off camera.
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Schantz, Arthur : property : Big Prairie, Alta.
Part of Schantz Russell family fonds.
One tax notice for Arthur Benjamin Schantz's land in Big Prairie, Alberta. Notice was never opened.
Schantz Russell Family
Part of Schantz Russell family fonds.
Material related to Franklin Abram Schantz's land SW 3 30-5-5 near Edmonton, Alberta, primarily tax notices and tax receipts.
Schantz Russell Family
Part of Schantz Russell family fonds.
Material relating to the purchase and ownership of Franklin Abram Schantz's land in Didsbury, Alberta.
Schantz Russell Family
Part of Schantz Russell family fonds.
Tax notices relating to Franklin Abram Schantz's property in the Braemar area of Alberta.
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Household and personal accounts : receipts.
Part of Schantz Russell family fonds.
Two receipts, one of payment Franklin Abram Schantz made for ten shares in Lang Bros. stock and one for a payment of &75.00 by J. Bode of Didsbury, Alberta.
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Property : Municipality of Cornwallis.
Part of Schantz Russell family fonds.
Tax bills and receipts relating to Franklin Abram Schantz's property in the Municipality of Cornwallis, Manitoba.
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Ephemera : print : enlarged retail premises of Marshall Field & Company, Chicago.
Part of Schantz Russell family fonds.
One print showing the enlarged premises of the Marshall & Field Company building in Chicago. Orpheus worked for Marshall & Field.
Schantz Russell Family
Ephemera : Music for the Chicago Sunday School Field Day.
Part of Schantz Russell family fonds.
A collection of musical notation to be sung by students from Sunday Schools across Chicago as part of the Chicago Sunday School Field Day.
Schantz Russell Family
Ephemera : Wild Flower Preservation Society.
Part of Schantz Russell family fonds.
Five identical decal prints from the Wild Flower Preservation Society: Illinois Chapter. The decals say "Enjoy-Do Not Destroy" around the edge and the middle shows a drawing of pink blossoms. The Wild Flower Preservation Society was a branch of the Illinois Audubon Society of which Orpheus Schantz was a board member.
Schantz Russell Family
Part of Schantz Russell family fonds.
Five hand lettered visiting cards of Jennie Moyer, Edmund Warren Moyer, Austin Schantz, and Orpheus Moyer Schantz and F.J. Ottmax. The cards of Edmund and Jennie list them as living at 3823 Langley Ave., Chicago. The card of Orpheus and F.J. Ottmax is inscribed "A Happy New Year 1889."
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Ephemera : business cards, internal.
Part of Schantz Russell family fonds.
Two business cards of Orpheus Moyer Schantz from when he was employed by Carson, Pirie & Company (now Carson, Pirie, Scott & Company). One card is professionally printed and shows the company's office, the other has been hand lettered on a small piece of painted canvas. In 1890 the company became Carson, Pirie & Scott, and in 1904 they moved to the landmark Carson, Pirie, Scott and Company Building. Now called Carson's, the company continues to be an important Chicago business.
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Ephemera : business cards, external.
Part of Schantz Russell family fonds.
Ten business cards collected by Orpheus Moyer Schantz. Businesses include: McLean Armature Works, Chicago ; C.S. Allen family pharmacist, Chicago (business card opens to reveal price list) ; Hathaway, Soule & Harrington, Chicago (advertisement for new fall and winter men's shoes) ; The Butterick Publishing Co. Ltd., Chicago ; Alex M. Rivenburg, D.D.S., Chicago ; Chinese and Japanese Store, Chicago ; The Northern Trust Company Bank, Chicago (with timecard from Chicago to Wilmette on verso) ; J.H. Kelley, agent for O.R. Gilbert & Co., Taxidermy and Furs, Council Bluffs, Iowa ; Blair Union Christian Endeavour Society, annotated by Carrie Belle Blaschke (unfolds to show listing of lectures for the season) ; C.F. Steckleberg, Music Teacher and Soloist, Council Bluff, Iowa. Of interest to note is that C.F. Steckleberg was head of the violin department at University of Nebraska School of Music.
Schantz Russell Family
Part of Schantz Russell family fonds.
Photographs of Hervey Bowman, a house on Church St., Kitchener, and a house on Roland St., Kitchener. Note that the photographs were found with correspondence between Franklin Abram Schantz and Franklin Bowman regarding Hervey Bowman's death.
Schantz Russell Family
Notebook : movies, plays and concerts.
Part of Schantz Russell family fonds.
A promotional notebook published in 1912 by the Alaska Feather & Down Co., Montreal, used by Dorothy Russell to record movies, plays and concerts she attended in Kitchener, Ont., Toronto, Sarnia, Chatham and Chicago, 1921-1928. Included are the names of actors and actresses, the theatre and the date.
Schantz Russell Family
Part of Schantz Russell family fonds.
School exercise book filled with diary entries from Oct. 30, 1920 to April 1, 1923 written by Dorothy Russell recording her life at the normal school in Toronto, Ont. and the beginning of her teaching career in Kitchener, Ont.
Schantz Russell Family
Correspondence to Dorothy Etta White from Worth Schantz.
Part of Schantz Russell family fonds.
Six pieces of correspondence to Dorothy Etta White from her cousin Worth, Chicago, Ill. One is an elaborate pop-up valentine dated 1915; one an undated New Year's card and one a wedding announcement.
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Correspondence to Dorothy Etta White from Sophie Schantz.
Part of Schantz Russell family fonds.
Seven pieces of correspondence to Dorothy Etta White from her aunt Sophie Schantz, Kitchener, Ont. Includes stamped envelopes.
Schantz Russell Family
Correspondence to Dorothy Etta White from Orpheus Schantz.
Part of Schantz Russell family fonds.
16 pieces of correspondence to Dorothy Etta White from her uncle Orpheus Schantz, Chicago, Ill. Includes stamped envelopes.
Schantz Russell Family
Correspondence to Dorothy Etta White from Mary Moyer Schantz.
Part of Schantz Russell family fonds.
Four pieces of joint correspondence to Dorothy Etta White from her Grandmother Mary Schantz, Kitchener, Ont. Includes stamped envelopes.
Schantz Russell Family
Correspondence to Dorothy Etta White from Frank Schantz.
Part of Schantz Russell family fonds.
Ten pieces of correspondence to Dorothy Etta White from her uncle Frank Schantz, Kitchener, Ont. Three are joint letters and include messages from Sophie and Florence. Includes stamped envelopes.
Schantz Russell Family
Correspondence to Dorothy Etta White from Florence and Sophie Schantz.
Part of Schantz Russell family fonds.
Five pieces of joint correspondence to Dorothy Etta White from her Aunts Florence and Sophie Schantz, Kitchener, Ont. Includes stamped envelopes.
Schantz Russell Family
Correspondence to Dorothy Etta White from Florence Schantz and Mary Moyer Schantz.
Part of Schantz Russell family fonds.
Four pieces of joint correspondence to Dorothy Etta White from her Aunt Florence and Grandmother Mary Schantz, Kitchener, Ont. Includes stamped envelopes.
Schantz Russell Family
Correspondence to Dorothy Etta White from Florence Schantz.
Part of Schantz Russell family fonds.
16 pieces of correspondence to Dorothy Etta White from her Aunt Florence, Kitchener, Ont. Includes stamped envelopes.
Schantz Russell Family
Correspondence to Dorothy Etta White from Austin Schantz.
Part of Schantz Russell family fonds.
One piece of correspondence to Dorothy Etta White from her Uncle Austin Schantz, Grant, Colorado.
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Correspondence to Dorothy Etta Russell from Arthur Schantz.
Part of Schantz Russell family fonds.
One piece of correspondence to Dorothy Etta Russell from her uncle Arthur Schantz, Big Prairie, Alberta.
Schantz Russell Family
Correspondence to Dorothy Etta Russell from Audrey [Russell].
Part of Schantz Russell family fonds.
Two pieces of correspondence Dorothy Etta Russell from Audrey [Russell] in Toronto.
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Correspondence to Dorothy Etta White from Dot (Dorothy Poustie).
Part of Schantz Russell family fonds.
Three pieces of correspondence to Dorothy Etta White from Dot (Dorothy Poustie), postmarked Guelph, Ont. Includes stamped envelopes.
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Correspondence to Dorothy Etta White from Baden Powell.
Part of Schantz Russell family fonds.
One piece of correspondence to Dorothy Etta White from Baden Powell in Montreal.
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Correspondence to Dorothy Etta White from Nina.
Part of Schantz Russell family fonds.
Two pieces of correspondence to Dorothy Etta White from Nina, Hamilton, Ont.
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Correspondence to Dorothy Etta White from Marjorie.
Part of Schantz Russell family fonds.
Two pieces of correspondence to Dorothy Etta White from Marjorie, postmarked Bradford and Toronto, Ont. Includes stamped envelopes.
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Correspondence to Dorothy Etta White from Mildred Malott.
Part of Schantz Russell family fonds.
Two pieces of correspondence to Dorothy Etta White from Mildred, postmarked London and Waterloo, Ont. Includes stamped envelopes.
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Correspondence to Dorothy Etta White from Mabel.
Part of Schantz Russell family fonds.
Two pieces of correspondence to Dorothy Etta White from Mabel, Yale, Mich.
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Correspondence to Dorothy Etta White from Marion M.
Part of Schantz Russell family fonds.
One piece of correspondence to Dorothy Etta White from Marion M, Ottawa, Ont. Includes stamped envelope.
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Correspondence to Dorothy Etta Russell from Lowrena.
Part of Schantz Russell family fonds.
One piece of correspondence to Dorothy Etta White, undated, from Lowrena, Detroit, Michigan.
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Correspondence to Dorothy Etta White from Grace Longworth.
Part of Schantz Russell family fonds.
18 pieces of correspondence to Dorothy Etta White from Grace Longworth, postmarked Woodstock, Ont. Includes stamped envelopes. Grace was a friend from Toronto when Dorothy attended Normal School there.
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Correspondence to Dorothy Etta White from Helen Lockie.
Part of Schantz Russell family fonds.
11 pieces of correspondence to Dorothy Etta White from Helen Lockie, postmarked Hamilton and Sarnia, Ont. Includes stamped envelopes. Helen was a friend from Toronto when Dorothy attended Normal School there.
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Correspondence to Dorothy Etta White from Mudge Kiteley.
Part of Schantz Russell family fonds.
One piece of correspondence to Dorothy Etta White from Mudge Kitely, postmarked Bradford, Ont. M.K. was Dorothy's roommate in Toronto at 56 Rose Ave.
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Correspondence to Dorothy Etta Russell from Stella Irwin, nee Schantz.
Part of Schantz Russell family fonds.
Ten pieces of correspondence to Dorothy Etta White and later to Dorothy Etta Russell, from Stella Irwin, (nee Schantz) postmarked Carrot Creek, Alberta and Tacoma, Washington. Includes stamped envelopes.
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Correspondence to Dorothy Etta White from Rose Hilliard.
Part of Schantz Russell family fonds.
Eight pieces of correspondence to Dorothy Etta White from Rose Hilliard, postmarked Waterloo and Goderich, Ont. Includes stamped envelopes.
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Correspondence to Dorothy Etta White from Gladys.
Part of Schantz Russell family fonds.
Two pieces of correspondence to Dorothy Etta White from Gladys, St. Jacobs, Ont.
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Correspondence to Dorothy Etta White from Kay Frizzell.
Part of Schantz Russell family fonds.
Two pieces of correspondence to Dorothy White from Kay Frizzell, postmarked Toronto and Bognor, Ont. Includes stamped envelopes. Kay was a friend from Toronto when Dorothy attended Normal School there.
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Correspondence to Dorothy Etta White from Verna Fraser.
Part of Schantz Russell family fonds.
Ten pieces of correspondence to Dorothy White from Verna Fraser, postmarked Hamilton and Sarnia, Ont. Includes stamped envelopes. Verna was a friend from Toronto when Dorothy attended Normal School there.
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Correspondence to Dorothy Etta White from Peggy Flarity.
Part of Schantz Russell family fonds.
Two pieces of correspondence to Dorothy Etta White from Peggy Flarity, Hamilton, Ont. Includes stamped envelope. Peggy was a friend from Toronto when Dorothy attended Normal School there.
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Correspondence to Dorothy Etta White from Thelma Faithwaite.
Part of Schantz Russell family fonds.
One piece of correspondence to Dorothy Etta White from Thelma faithwaite, Goderich, Ont. Includes stamped envelope.
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Correspondence to Dorothy Etta White from Marguerite Fair.
Part of Schantz Russell family fonds.
Four pieces of correspondence to Dorothy Etta White from Marguerite Fair, postmarked Toronto, Barrie, Owen Sound, Ont. Includes stamped envelopes.
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Correspondence to Dorothy Etta White from Eva.
Part of Schantz Russell family fonds.
One piece of correspondence to Dorothy Etta White from Eva, Toronto, Ont.
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Correspondence to Dorothy Etta Russell from Marjorie (Mrs. Lee N.) Duncan.
Part of Schantz Russell family fonds.
Three pieces of correspondence to Dorothy Etta Russell from Marjorie and Lee N. Duncan postmarked Florida, Illinois and California. Includes stamped envelopes and photographs.
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Correspondence to Dorothy Etta Russell from Jim and Jean Cuthbertson.
Part of Schantz Russell family fonds.
Two pieces of correspondence to Dorothy Etta Russell from Jim and Jean Cuthbertson, postmarked Kitchener, Ont. and St. Andrews, Scotland. Includes one stamped envelope, one air letter.
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Correspondence to Dorothy Etta Russell from Mabel (Mrs. W.H.) Copeland.
Part of Schantz Russell family fonds.
Eight pieces of correspondence to Dorothy Etta Russell from cousin Mabel (Mrs. W.H.) Copeland, postmarked Clear Lake, Iowa. Includes stamped envelopes.
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Correspondence to Dorothy Etta Russell from Nora Bricker.
Part of Schantz Russell family fonds.
Two pieces of correspondence to Dorothy Etta Russell from Nora Bricker, Didsbury, Alberta.
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Correspondence to Dorothy Etta Russell from Bessie.
Part of Schantz Russell family fonds.
One piece of correspondence Dorothy Etta Russell from Bessie, Guelph, Ont. Includes stamped envelope.
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Correspondence to Dorothy Etta Russell from May Bennett.
Part of Schantz Russell family fonds.
One piece of correspondence (greeting card) to Dorothy Etta Russell from May Bennett, Galt, Ont. Includes stamped envelope.
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Correspondence to Dorothy Etta Russell from Beatrice.
Part of Schantz Russell family fonds.
One piece of correspondence to Dorothy Etta Russell from Beatrice in Preston, Ont.
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Correspondence to Dorothy Etta Russell from E. Bannerman.
Part of Schantz Russell family fonds.
Three pieces of correspondence from E. Bannerman, Dorothy's landlady at 56 Rose Ave, Toronto, when Dorothy was at Normal School.
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Correspondence to Dorothy Etta Russell from Julia Arnew.
Part of Schantz Russell family fonds.
Ten pieces of correspondence some with stamped envelopes, from Julia Arnew in Alberta to Dorothy Etta Russell (nee White).
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Correspondence to Dorothy Etta White from Ward White.
Part of Schantz Russell family fonds.
12 pieces of correspondence to Dorothy Etta White and later to Dorothy Etta Russell, from her father Ward White, postmarked Chilliwack, B.C. Includes stamped envelopes.
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Correspondence to Dorothy Etta White from Anna Vetter.
Part of Schantz Russell family fonds.
Seven pieces of correspondence to Dorothy Etta White from Anna Vetter, postmarked Bridgeport, Ont. and Carstairs, Alberta. Includes stamped envelopes.
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Correspondence to Dorothy Etta White from Vera.
Part of Schantz Russell family fonds.
One piece of correspondence to Dorothy Etta White from Vera, postmarked Kitchener, Ont. Includes stamped envelope.
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Correspondence to Dorothy Etta White from Viola Snyder.
Part of Schantz Russell family fonds.
16 pieces of correspondence to Dorothy Etta White from Viola Snyder, written from Toronto, Kitchener, Port Elgin and Grimsby, Ont. Includes stamped envelopes.
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Correspondence to Dorothy Etta White from Muriel Shannon.
Part of Schantz Russell family fonds.
One piece of correspondence to Dorothy Etta White from Muriel Shannon, postmarked Toronto, Ont. Includes stamped envelope.
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Household and personal accounts : property in Manitoba and Alberta.
Part of Schantz Russell family fonds.
Correspondence and forms relating to assessment, taxes and expropriation for property in Manitoba, and for properties in Alberta.
Schantz Russell Family
Grand River Philatelic Association : annual banquet ephemera.
Part of Schantz Russell family fonds.
A raffle ticket, menu and programme for the fifth annual banquet and get together of the Grand River Philatelic Association at the Royal Hotel in Guelph, Ontario.
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