File consists of material relating to the formation and operations of the Radio Production Alliance and the securing of contracts from the Department of National Defense for the production of radio equipment during World War II. Includes carbon copies of correspondence and memoranda, ms. notes, one technical drawing, and other documents. Correspondence is among the members of the Alliance, and with the Department of National Defense, Department of Munitions and Supply, and the Royal Canadian Air Force. File probably belonged to Carl A. Pollock.

File consists of a diagram of a telephone receiver cover (part no. B-2694) reprinted on photographic paper, with the original date of 1942. Drawing includes note: "for approval of Dept. of National Defence for air R.C.A.F. ref. no. 10A/4286 type C4".

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 31 photographs taken at Electrohome's 40th anniversary celebrations. Includes photographs of Arthur B. Pollock, his wife Racie (Boehmer), and Carl A. Pollock. File may contain duplicates of some photographs.

File consists of material relating to publicity, advertising, and industrial relations in connection with Electrohome's 40th anniversary dinner on April 24, 1947. Includes ephemera; memoranda; correspondence; ms. and typed notes regarding the dinner program, seating, and speeches; and two copies of the April 24, 1947, issue of the employee newsletter Sparks and Chips. File may have belonged to W.E. Curry (Industrial Relations Manager).

File consists of material relating to the planning and coordination of various aspects of Electrohome's 50th anniversary celebrations. Includes minutes of meetings of the 50th anniversary committee, memoranda, proposals and progress reports, schedules of anniversary-related events, and ms. notes.

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 planning of Electrohome's 50th anniversary celebrations. Includes minutes of meetings of the 50th anniversary committee, memoranda, correspondence, a schedule of anniversary events, information about the "All Company Sells" national advertising campaign, clippings of Electrohome advertisements, and other material. File may have belonged to Carl A. Pollock, and includes some incoming and outgoing personal correspondence of his, including three pieces of correspondence with his uncle James Pollock.

File consists of material relating to Electrohome's 40th and 50th anniversaries. Includes press clippings, reprints of 40th anniversary advertisements from the Kitchener-Waterloo Record, lyrics to a song about Electrohome, and the transcript of a 50th anniversary message by Carl A. Pollock delivered in January, 1957.

File consists of material relating to plans for Electrohome's 70th anniversary year. Includes memoranda and the minutes from one meeting of the 70th anniversary committee. File probably belonged to H.W. Main, Executive Vice-President and committee member.

File consists of material relating to the assignment of an ISBN to the exhibition catalogue A provincial elegance and the deposit of the catalogue with the National Library of Canada. Includes correspondence and information pamphlets.

File consists of a form letter addressed to Quarter Century Club members and completed surveys from members regarding suggestions for the celebration of Electrohome's 75th anniversary.

File consists of the 1970 annual report to shareholders of Flexsteel Industries, Inc., the president's report at the 1971 annual meeting, and an interim report to shareholders. Electrohome acquired Flexsteel Industries (Canada) Inc., with plants in Stratford and New Hamburg, ON, in 1972.

File consists of material related to Electrohome history created and/or collected by John Koegler, company historian. Includes ms. notes, press clippings, memoranda, ephemera, an organizational chart (Industrial and Public Relations Division, 1956), an ms. draft of an article about Koegler entited "Last link to horness phonograph era retires at Electrohome", and other material.

File consists of material relating to John Koegler's research into the history of Electrohome, work on the 50th anniversary committee, and his role as company historian. Includes press clippings, ms. notes (including some taken during interviews with former employees), memoranda, correspondence, an ms. draft of an article by Koegler, a stereo receiver installation and operation manual, and other material.

File consists of material relating to the history of Electrohome compiled by John Koegler (company historian). Includes correspondence and memoranda (carbon copies), ms. notes by Carl A. Pollock and others, typed notes, press clippings, a proposal by Pollock regarding the reorganization of Electrohome, an advertisement layout, a typed history of Phonola, and other material.

File consists of material relating to a tape-recording session at which retirees shared memories about their experiences at Electrohome. Includes correspondence, typed notes, a timeline of Electrohome history up to 1967, and a company brochure.

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 183 slides for use in advertising and sales. Includes slides of televisions, stereo receivers, clock radios, portable radios and tape players, speakers, phonographs, motors and blowers, and slides belonging to a presentation for sales staff [in the motors department?]. Slides were probably compiled for museum purposes, and some are missing.

File consists of blank and completed request forms for the use of Electrohome artifacts within the company.

File consists of material relating to the work of William McGregor in developing a company museum, collecting historical Electrohome products, and preparing historical information for use in the museum and for other purposes. Includes correspondence and memoranda (some faxed and some e-mail print-outs), ms. notes, photographs of consumer products and Electrohome facilities, reprinted and photocopied historical advertisements, press clippings (some photocopied), photocopies of radio scripts and research reports, print-outs of photographs, ephemera, and other documents.

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

File consists of blank forms relating to internal requests for information about Electrohome products.

File consists of a memorandum regarding the cataloguing of museum items, and four typed descriptions of phonographs in the collection.

File consists of blank forms for the loan of material to the Electrohome archives and museum for reproduction or display.

File consists of an annotated memorandum to William McGregor.

File consists of blank request forms for the use of Electrohome photographs within the company.

File consists of photocopied pages from the indices of Radio College of Canada Circuit Manuals with the entries for Electrohome, Phonola, and Viking brands highlighted. File also includes a ms. note.

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 history of Electrohome and the Pollock family during the 1990s. Includes photocopies of press clippings and one original press clipping.

File consists of two copies of a portfolio containing reprints of the advertisements appearing in the Kitchener Daily Record celebrating the 40th anniversary of Electrohome.

File consists of a one-page print-out entitled "Helpful hints for dating appliances".

File consists of a memorandum and dealer advertisements for Electrohome consumer products.

File consists of material relating to Electrohome patents. Includes a memorandum and photocopies of two patent reports containing information on patents issued between 1964 and 1990.

File consists of five news releases and nine typed cutlines to accompany product photographs.

File consists of reprints of Phonola advertisements. File also includes ms. notes.

File consists of press clippings relating to the activities of Carl A. Pollock. File also includes a program from a management conference at which Pollock delivered a speech.

File consists of material relating to the operation of the Serenader radio, series 8A125X-S. Includes an instruction manual, a Phonola radio receiver tag, perforated sheets of radio call letters, and other material.

File consists of two copies of a catalogue advertising Electrohome radio receivers.

File consists of an instruction book for a seven tube AC radio receiver and antenna.

File consists of material relating to sales and service for Phonola radios and Electrohome air conditioners (humidifiers) and fans. Includes single-sheet advertisments, price lists, warranty and service policies and manuals, booklets and leaflets about advertising and sales, dealer advertisements, and other material. Material is divided by the following tabs: Models, Prices, Advertising, Service, and Miscellaneous.

File consists of a photocopy reproduction of a scrapbook presented to Carl A. Pollock by the Canadian Manufacturers' Association in honour of his term as President (1962-1963). The scrapbook contains press clippings, correspondence, and photographs relating to Pollock's activities as President.

File consists of material relating to the production of advertising material for the Reverse Osmosis Division of Electrohome. Includes photographs, copy negatives, contact sheets, and a slide of reverse osmosis systems and applications; single-sheet advertisements for ultrafiltration systems soluble oil waste treatment and for maple sap concentration by reverse osmosis; and blank letterhead. Some of the photographs depict reverse osmosis systems at Bud Automotive (Kitchener, ON), TRW Canada Ltd. (St. Catharines, ON), Schwitzer (Stratford, ON), and an unidentified plant in Windsor, ON.

Some photographs have been mounted on board and retouched. Duplicate photographs are present.

File consists of 19 slides of Electrohome employees at work, Electrohome plants, and home entertainment products. Some slides are missing.

File consists of 98 slides of Electrohome plants, home entertainment products (television sets, stereo consoles, phonographs), and an airplane. Some slides are missing.

File consists of 17 slides of Deilcraft occasional tables and an Electrohome television, microwave, and [a motor?]. Includes multiple copies of some slides.

File consists of 13 transparencies, one negative, and one photograph of Electrohome television sets and stereo consoles and Deilcraft furniture. Some transparencies are mounted in paper frames. File also includes one Deilcraft advertisement.

File consists of six photographs and two sketches of Electrohome fans, heaters, humidifiers, and bug lanterns, some of which have been mounted on board and retouched. Some have tracing paper attached to them with instructions for cropping and printing.

File consists of six photographs of radios and radio-phonograph combinations, intended for insertion into an album or binder with other product literature. Some photographs include a typed cutline, formerly glued to verso.

File consists of four photographs (plus some duplicates) of Deilcraft furniture, including a photograph of Deilcraft products in a store.

File consists of nine photographs (plus some duplicates) of employees at work on various production lines, including motors, stereos, and circuit boards.

File consists of a photograph of a "datamation" (?) display.

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 two sections of the Kitchener-Waterloo Record, one featuring Kitchener's centennial year and one featuring the designation of Waterloo as a city.

File consists of press clippings relating to Electrohome and Carl A. Pollock from 1949-1959. File also includes clippings about a fire on King Street in Kitchener in 1959.

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 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 press clippings relating to Electrohome for 1962.

File consists of press clippings relating to Electrohome and Carl. A. Pollock, from Canadian newspapers and industry-related publications. Subjects include exports, tarrifs, corporate taxes, product packaging and design, the dealer decor program, and shows and exhibitions. Material is divided by the following tabs: exports, financial, miscellaneous, personnel, plants, C.A. Pollock, and products. Some clippings are headlines only and some are photocopies.

File consists of an issue of the Swedish magazine SIA (Skogsindustriarbetaren) containing an article entitled "Sa motte vi USA och Kanada", about a delegation to North America, which visited Electrohome. File also includes ms. and typed translations of the portion of the article discussing Kitchener and Electrohome.

File consists of press clippings relating to Electrohome and Carl. A. Pollock, from Canadian newspapers and industry-related publications. Subjects include the growth of exports, free trade, profit sharing, furniture design, industrial education, and James King's work as chairman of the Canadian Furniture Manufacturers' Association. Material is divided by the following tabs: export, financial, miscellaneous, personnel, C.A. Pollock, products, Furniture Mart '65, and shows and exhibitions. Some clippings are photocopies.

File consists of press clippings relating to Electrohome products, personnel, facilities, and the electronics and furniture manufacturing industries. Includes clippings from Canadian newspapers and industry-related publications. Material is divided by the following tabs: C.A. Pollock, colour TV, financial, products, Deilcraft products, school (empty), personnel, James King [chairman of Canadian Furniture Manufacturers' Association], buildings, and miscellaneous. Some clippings are headlines only and some are photocopies.

File consists of press clippings relating to Electrohome products, personnel, facilities, and the electronics and furniture manufacturing industries. Includes clippings from Canadian newspapers and industry-related publications. Material is divided by the following tabs: C.A. Pollock, colour TV, financial, products, Deilcraft products, school (empty), personnel, James King [chairman of Canadian Furniture Manufacturers' Association], buildings, and miscellaneous. Some clippings are headlines only and some are photocopies.

File consists of section 6 of the Financial Post from June 5, 1965, a special section on Kitchener-Waterloo. Includes articles about Electrohome furniture and television manufacturing on pages 81 and 83.

File consists of press clippings relating to the 1969 federal budget and the reduction of tariff rates.

File consists of press clippings relating to Electrohome from the year 1970. Material is divided by the following tabs: Financial, Personnel, C.R.T.C. [Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission], Mr. C.A. Pollock, Miscellaneous, Plastics - Duracon, and Products.

File consists of press clippings relating to Electrohome from the year 1970. Material is divided by the following tabs: Financial, Personnel, C.R.T.C. [Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission], Mr. C.A. Pollock, Miscellaneous, Plastics - Duracon, and Products.

File consists of press coverage relating to Electrohome from the year 1971. Includes press clippings (some photocopies), most of which are glued to paper. Material is divided by the following tabs: Financial, Flexsteel write-ups, C.R.T.C. [Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission], C.A. Pollock, John Pollock, Miscellaneous, Products, and Press clippings used for E World. Some clippnigs are photocopies.

File consists of press clippings relating to Electrohome from 1972. Material is divided by the following tabs: Financial; Galt [refers to new plant]; Fairfield [refers to purchase of Fairfield Furniture of Stratford]; Shows, dealers, exhibits; Miscellaneous; Lewis comment [refers to statement by NDP leader David Lewis on Canadian tax system]; C.R.T.C. [Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission]; C.A. Pollock; J. Pollock; Collective bargaining, Electrohome strike; and Products.

File consists of the September 25, 1978, issue of Maclean's, containing and article about Electrohome and videotex technology entitled "Getting a jump on the whole wired world".

File consists of press clippings relating to Electrohome for the year 1981. Includes some photocopied clippings.

File consists of press clippings from the year 1984 from Canadian newspapers and industry-related publications. Some clippings are photocopies. Material is divided by the following tabs: J.A. Pollock, Financial, Electronics, Deilcraft, Motor, Employees, Union, Subsidiaries, Mitsubishi, and Miscellaneous.

File consists of press clippings relating to Electrohome projection and display systems for the period from April to September, 1986. Clippings are photocopies and were compiled by the public relations firm Gray Strayton International (Waltham, MA).

File consists of press clippings relating to Electrohome from 1987 and material from Canadian Press Clipping Services (Toronto, ON).

File consists of articles about Electrohome and display monitors reprinted from industry-related magazines.

File consists of press clippings about Electrohome from 1990. Some clippings are photocopies.

File consists of press clippings for 1990 from industry-related publications about Electrohome projection and display systems. Some clippings are photocopies.

File consists of three copies of volume 17, number 3 of Exchange Magazine for Business, containing an article (pages 13-23) about Electrohome entitled "Century of success". John A. Pollock is pictured on the front cover.

File consists of a scrapbook of press clippings, photographs, and ephemera relating to Carl A. Pollock, his activities as Electrohome president and chairman of the board of directors, his involvement in the community, and his death. Scrapbook also contains some material relating to Pollock's wife Helen (including a portrait photograph by Charles Belair) and his son-in-law Donald Steele. Material in scrapbook covers mainly the 1960s and 1970s. Scrapbook also contains some loose material.

File consists of four photographs taken at a Domintion Life Assurance Company board of directors meeting. Includes a photograph of the directors, including Carl A. Pollock, seated around a table for a meal; and three photographs of [the chairman] presenting gifts to Alfred S. Upton upon retiring as president and to two other unidentified men.

File consists of material relating to a presentation to the University of Alberta by John A. Pollock on behalf of Electrohome of an ECP 2000 data/graphics and video projection system. Includes a letter, an edited typed cutline, and seven photographs of Pollock with the university president and another man.

File consists of 45 snapshots of employees, some posing with products, and some receiving jars of candy. Some photographs include identification verso.

File consists of material relating to the history of the Quarter Century Club at Electrohome. Includes photographs and negatives of a Quarter Century Club dinner, a report on the club's history, ms. notes about the club's membership figures, and articles from company newsletters abotu the Club.

File consists of 55 snapshots of employees taken at one or more dinner events, and most likely annual Quarter Century Club dinners/annual meetings.

File consists of a group photograph taken at the Quarter Century Club annual dinner in 1968. File also includes a memorandum about the photograph.

File consists of four photographs of Quarter Century Club members, some of which include identification on verso.

File consists of five transparencies of Robert Bolden standing beside a computer and out-of doors in front of an Electrohome sign.

File consists of 14 aerial photographs (plus duplicates) of Electrohome Plants 1 (283 Duke Street), Plant 2 (480 Victoria Street North), Plant 3 (809 Wellington Street North), Plant 4 (142 & 152 Shanley Street), and Plant 5 (140 Mansion Street) in Kitchener.

File consists of three photographs (plus duplicates) of the Arthur Pequegnat Clock Co. building at Duke and Frederick Streets in Kitchener. One of the photographs is annotated on verso: "location of Technical Products Division / please return if convenient to Electrohome (Public Relations), Kitchener".

File consists of three photographs (plus duplicates) of the Caya Building at 130 Weber Street West in Kitchener, location of Electrohome's showroom and sales office from [ca. 1957] until [ca. 1970]. One of the photographs has been retouched by hand.

File consists of a photograph of the Fry & Blackhall Ltd. building in Wingham, ON.

File consists of two photographs (plus duplicates) and one slide of Electrohome's Plant 3 on Wellington Street and one photograph of Plant 6 in Kitchener's industrial park. File also includes a work order from a photography company.

File consists of and a glossy print of a drawing of Plant 6, located at the south end of Kitchener, with a typed cutline announcing the plant's construction; and an aerial photograph of the plant after it became operational. File also includes company brochures about the plant.