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Job 26 : preliminary study : Dr. Harvey.

File consists of a preliminary study (revised) for a house plan by the Westmount Construction Co.. A portion of the drawing was cut out and a new portion taped on.

Dixon, Ross

Belmont deeds.

File consists of material relating to the transfer of property forming parts of lot no. 4 on plan no. 343 (in the Belmont neighbourhood) for the City of Kitchener (in the Belmont neighbourhood). Includes deeds and correspondence.

Dixon, Ross

Mortgage : part of lot 4, plan 343.

File consists of documents relating to the land and mortgage for part of Lot 4 of Plan 343 in Kitchener, or 681-683 Belmount Boulevard, purchased by Dixon from Harry Gaffney & Co. Ltd. Includes correspondence, offers to purchase, a mortage, sheriff and surveyor's certificates, an insurance policy, a draft deed, an abstract of title, etc.

Dixon, Ross

Westmont Enterprises property transactions : 1. Orchard Heights, 2. Weber estate.

File consists of material relating to property transactions of Westmont Enterprises Limited, and in particular, property from the E.O. Weber estate. Includes offers to purchase, agreements of purchase and sale, correspondence, handwritten notes, a deed, an appointment for hearing from the Ontario Municipal Board, a drawing on tracing paper, entitled "Orchard Heights," of a crescent with lots, etc.

Dixon, Ross

Pocket books.

File consists of portfolios and a monogrammed note and record book for executives. Portfolios contain flyers about planning at Dominion Rubber and formerly contained notepads. Pages have been removed from the executive notebook.

Dixon, Ross

Quotations : office bldg.

File consists of material relating to quotations for Job #29, an office building. Includes quotations, tenders, and materials lists.

Dixon, Ross

Quotes : office no. 2.

File consists of material relating to quotations from subcontractors submitted to the Westmount Construction Co. for the construction of Job #37, office building no. 2. Includes correspondence regarding quotiations, handwritten notes, and quotation forms.

Dixon, Ross

Westmont Enterprises Limited

  • SCA220-GA207-6
  • Series
  • 1955-2001, predominant [196-]-[197-]
  • Part of Ross Dixon fonds.

Series consists of material accumulated by Ross Dixon relating to the activities of Westmont Enterprises Limited, a holding company that Ross Dixon formed ca. 1953 for the Westmount Construction Company and other subsidiary companies as well as rental properties. One of these subidiary companies was Jasco, a manufacturer of aluminum windows and doors in Baden, Ontario.

Series consists mainly of material relating to the advertising and sale of real estate in Kitchener and Waterloo, as well as the surrounding region; and real estate and rental properties mainly in the Belmont neighbourhood. Series includes correspondence, deeds and mortgages, agreements, photographs, architectural drawings, handwritten notes, invoices, and other material.

Dixon, Ross

Belmont buildings : cost & return.

File consists of material relating to the costs for Job #124 (Belmont store no. 3). Includes handwritten notes and calculations, cost analysis summary charts, quotations, material lists and estimates, etc. File also includes some cost analysis and material lists relating to other jobs.

Dixon, Ross

Deed.

File consists of several different blank deeds (with dower, without dower, joint tenancy, house lease). File also includes a cancelled deed between the Westmount Construction Co. and John William McCallum of Kitchener.

Dixon, Ross

Standard specifications.

File consists of several copies of the standard specifications for a house built by the Westmount Construction Co., as well as a draft of the document.

Dixon, Ross

Job 25.

File consists of house plans by the Westmount Construction Co. Plans approved for construction on Lot 83 of Plan 677.

Dixon, Ross

Job 25.

File consists of house plans by the Westmount Construction Co.

Dixon, Ross

Job 30.

File consists of house plans by C.E. Voelker for the Westmount Construction Co. Plans approved for construction on Lot 157 and part of Lot 158 of Plan 677, Street #270.

Dixon, Ross

Job 35.

File consists of house plans by the Westmount Construction Co.

Dixon, Ross

Belmont properties : plans, severance.

File consists of documents regarding land transactions concerning 681-683 Belmont Avenue and the severance of a lot. Includes deeds; architectural drawings and plans; correspondence; an application, notice, decision, and other documents from the Land Division Committee (Regional Municipality of Waterloo); minutes of a Land Division Committee meeting; etc.

Dixon, Ross

Cement, methods - waterproofing fdns.

File consists of material relating to cement, concrete, brickwork, etc. and the waterproofing of concrete. Includes magazine clippings and brochures.

Dixon, Ross

Inventories.

File consists of inventories of services and materials for various jobs. File also includes handwritten notes.

Dixon, Ross

Belmont building plans.

File consists of material relating to Job #67-14, an office building on Belmont Avenue in Kitchener. Includes proposed, revised, and accepted architectural plans and drawings for the building as well as plans from previous jobs of a similar nature. Some plans contain handwritten annotations. File also contains some handwritten notes.

Dixon, Ross

Advertisements.

File consists of material relating to advertising for the Westmount Construction Co. and material for builders about advertising homes. Includes advertisements clipped from newspapers and magazines, sample advertisements, handwritten notes, and layout sketches for an advertisement for Jasco aluminum products (another subsidiary of Westmont Enterprises Limited).

Dixon, Ross

Units in production.

File consists of a template for a form for units in production by job of the Westmount Construction Co., including payments per agreement, summary of costs, and receipts. File also includes forms completed for Jobs #11-40; many of these forms include the name of the person for whom the job was completed.

Dixon, Ross

Edbrook and Edwood models.

File consists of plans for the Edbrook and Edwood model model houses by N.O. Hipel Ltd. (Preston, Ontario).

Dixon, Ross

Industrial relations : pamphlets, etc.

File consists of pamphlets, leaflets, other small publications, and ephemera accumulated by Dixon in his capacity as an executive and Director of Industrial Relations. Items relate to topics such as: industrial relations, labour relations, productivity, success in management, and automation.

Dixon, Ross

Cirulars and job information.

File consists of circulars issued by the Small Homes Council, University of Illinois Bulletin, relating to house layout and design. File also includes charts relating to the costs and materials for jobs of the Westmount Construction Co.: Job # 54/21, 54/15, 16, 17, 23, and 24.

Dixon, Ross

Ideas : 1962.

File consists of material collected by Dixon relating to building houses and home design and furnishings. Includes magazine and newspaper clippings, brochures, and correspondence.

Dixon, Ross

Model homes : N.O. Hipel Ltd.

File consists of house plans by N.O Hipel Ltd. (Preston, Ontario). Includes plans for the Airewood, Belwood, Cliffwood, Dalewood, and Edwood model homes.

Dixon, Ross

Advertisements and folders I produced.

File consists of publicity material relating to the centennial of Dominion Rubber. Includes a brochure featuring the Footwear Division, Merchants Rubber Factory (multiple copies), a program for a long service dinner, a song sheet, and two folders.

Dixon, Ross

Merchanteer : vol. 8.

File consists of volume 8 of the employee newsletter, the Merchanteer. Includes issues 1-9.

Dixon, Ross

Airewood model.

File consists of plans for the Airewood model house by N.O. Hipel Ltd. (Preston, Ontario).

Dixon, Ross

Job 13 : Ferguson residence.

File consists of house plans by N.O. Hipel Ltd. (Preston, Ontario) for the Westmount Construction Co. Duplicates present.

Dixon, Ross

Construction methods.

File consists of material relating to construction methods. Includes brochures from construction companies and magazine and newspaper clippings.

Dixon, Ross

Garage doors.

File consists of brochures, leaflets, and catalogues advertising garage doors and garage door openers. File also includes handwritten notes and correspondence.

Dixon, Ross

Cement costs : foundations, floors.

File consists of material relating to the cost and construction of cement floors. Includes handwritten notes and charts relating to costs for specific jobs, and a clipping.

Dixon, Ross

Electrical : fans, fixtures, chimes.

File consists of brochures, leaflets, and catalogues advertising lighting, fans, door chimes, thermostats, and other electrical fixtures.

Dixon, Ross

Correspondence.

File consists of a letter from Dixon to Bill [last name not included] regarding the incorporation of Westmont Enterprises Limited.

Dixon, Ross

Investment syndicate.

File consists of material relating to the formation and governance of Decimus Investments Limited, of which Dixon was a shareholder (and possibly a director). Includes financial statements (1957-1958, 1961, 1963-1965), balance sheets (1954-1955, 1959), lists of stock prices and values, correspondence, mintues from a shareholders meeting and a directors meeting, a president's report (1963), an agreement, handwritten notes, and a copy of a judgement of the Income Tax Appeal Board (Canada).

Dixon, Ross

Advertising : scrapbook (file 1 of 2).

File consists of a scrapbook containing newspaper advertisements and clippings. Includes mainly advertisements for homes from the Westmount Construction Co. but also contains advertisements for products by subsidiaries of Westmont Enterprises Limited: Jasco, Altex, and Kool-Lite Awnings. Some advertisements are annotated and some are loose. Scrapbook also includes a leaflet, copy and a layout for a Jasco advertisement, and a drawing of a window.

Dixon, Ross

Windows, awnings, thermopane.

File consists of brochures, leaflets, fliers, and price lists for windows, doors, and door frames, as well as lockers, desk cubicles, and other metal partiton products.

Dixon, Ross

Job 18 : Anderson.

File consists of house plans by N.O. Hipel Ltd. (Preston, Ontario) for the Westmount Construction Co.

Dixon, Ross

I.A.P.A. (Ontario) : safety addresses (file 2 of 2).

File consists of material relating to Dixon's involvement with the Industrial Accident Prevention Association as well as safety in the workplace and industrial accident prevention. Includes speeches and addresses by Dixon to various chapters and conferences of the I.A.P.A. and to other organizations (including some drafts), handwritten notes, leaflets, newspaper clippings, correspondence, and other material.

Dixon, Ross

Smaller ranch plans.

File consists of material collected by Dixon relating to house plans and building trends, and primarily to smaller ranch-style house plans. Includes articles and advertisements clipped from magazines and newspapers (for house plans, housing developments, etc.) and brochures.

Dixon, Ross

Accounting Records

Series consists of accounting records for the Westmount Construction Company, as well as for Westmont Enterprises Limited and its subsidiaries, from around 1952 to 1989. Also present are some accounting records for Ross Dixon Financial Services from around 1982 to 1989. Includes accounting journal pages, general ledger pages, and handwritten notes.

Dixon, Ross

Ledger.

File consists of a ledger kept by Dixon for the Westmount Construction Co.

Dixon, Ross

Brick, stone, block marble.

File consists of material relating to brick and stone work. Includes brochures, flyers, pricelists, and photographs.

Dixon, Ross

Miscellaneous (file 2 of 2).

File consists of miscellaneous material accumulated by Dixon during his time at the Merchants Rubber factory in Kitchener and at the Dominion Rubber Company head office in Montreal, relating to the company. Includes newspaper clippings, the Merchants' newsletter, memoranda and correspondence, a flyer from the Merchants' recreation committee, a typed speech, etc.

Dixon, Ross

I.A.P.A. (Ontario) : safety addresses (file 1 of 2).

File consists of material relating to Dixon's involvement with the Industrial Accident Prevention Association as well as safety in the workplace and industrial accident prevention. Includes speeches and addresses by Dixon to various chapters and conferences of the I.A.P.A. and to other organizations (including some drafts), handwritten notes, leaflets, newspaper clippings, correspondence, and other material.

Dixon, Ross

Personnel policies, forms, etc.

File consists of material relating mainly to personnel activities and the assessment of employees with managerial potential. Includes forms, memoranda, a pamphlet about success in work, and two photographs of signs inside the company for a Christmas draw for employees. File also includes unrelated advertising material.

Dixon, Ross

Bathroom style.

File consists of material relating to bathroom design. Includes brochures, magazine clippings, sketches, and one piece of correspondence. File also includes a photograph of a dining room with a glass table.

Dixon, Ross

Split-level plans.

File consists of material collected by Dixon relating to house plans and building trends, and primarily to split-level house plans. Includes articles and advertisements clipped from magazines and newspapers (for house plans, housing developments, etc.) and brochures.

Dixon, Ross

Stairs, storm windows, wells.

File consists of brochures, leaflets, and fliers for stairs, ladders, windows, screen, doors, and other materials. File also includes some correspondence.

Dixon, Ross

Large ranch style.

File consists of material collected by Dixon relating to house plans and building trends, and primarily to larger ranch-style house plans. Includes articles and advertisements clipped from magazines and newspapers (for house plans, housing developments, etc.; some with annotations), brochures, and architectural drawings (house plans).

Dixon, Ross

K-W carnivals, misc., comedy, list of members, lights, etc.

File consists of material relating to the Kitchener-Waterloo Skating Club and Dixon's role on the board as well as in planning events. Includes correspondence, planning documents (including typed and handwritten notes), lists of members, mintues, newspaper clippings, and an agreement. Some documents relate to the Toronto Skating Club.

Dixon, Ross

House plans.

File consists of material collected by Dixon relating to house plans and building trends. Includes brochures, articles, and advertisements clipped from magazines and newspapers (for builders, housing developments, etc.; some with annotations) and handwritten notes. File also includes plans for the Maple Heights and Beechwood Park subdivisions in Waterloo (some with annotations) and other architectural drawings, as well as a photostat list of lot prices for Beechwood Park.

Dixon, Ross

Insulation, building paper.

File consists of brochures and leaflets advertising home insulation products. File also includes correspondence.

Dixon, Ross

Paint.

File consists of leaflets and brochures advertising paint.

Dixon, Ross

Plastering, drywall methods.

File consists of brochures, leaflets, and magazine clippings advertising plastering and drywall methods and materials.

Dixon, Ross

Quotations.

File consists of a template for quotations received for various jobs involved in building houses.

Dixon, Ross

Roofing.

File consists of leaflets and brochures advertising shingles and other roofing materials.

Dixon, Ross

Scrapbook (file 1 of 2).

File consists of a scrapbook containing magazine clippings kept by Dixon as ideas for house plans and layouts, home decor, and home furnishing. Most clippings are related to storage and other built-in features. Scrapbook also includes brochures.

Dixon, Ross

Sketches and plans.

File consists of material relating to building houses and house plans. Includes architectural drawings, clippings from magazines and newspapers, and brochures.

Dixon, Ross

Specifications.

File consists of templates for two forms relating to specifications for a house.

Dixon, Ross

Windows.

File consists of an advertisement for doors.

Dixon, Ross

Daily time reports.

File consists of blank copies of a time sheet for Westmount Construction Co. employees.

Dixon, Ross

Enquiry forms, etc.

File consists of a template for forms relating to enquiries from customers of the Westmount Construction Co.

Dixon, Ross

Fireplaces.

File consists of brochures and catalogues relating to fireplaces and accessories.

Dixon, Ross

Fixture list.

File consists of a template for a list of fixtures to be included in an house constructed by the Westmount Construction Co.

Dixon, Ross

Two-storey homes.

File consists of material collected by Dixon relating to house plans and building trends, and primarily to two-storey house plans. Includes articles and advertisements clipped from magazines and newspapers (for house plans, housing developments, etc.).

Dixon, Ross

Old deeds.

File consists of material relating to property transactions of Westmont Enterprises Limited and of Ross Dixon. Includes deeds, agreements, an offer to purchse, handwritten notes, several pieces of correspondence, etc.

Dixon, Ross

Manual of a series of management development seminars.

File consists of material summarizing discussions from a conference on management and business operations in Canada. Contains typed (photocopied) pages of information on management, corporate growth, profit, motivation, supervision, etc.

Dixon, Ross

Decorating ideas.

File consists of brochures, booklets, and advertisements clipped from magazines relating to home decor and furnishings.

Dixon, Ross

Doors : wood & folding.

File consists of brochures, leaflets, and catalogues advertising doors, including folding doors and garage doors. File also includes an architectural drawing of a door.

Dixon, Ross

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