Contains president's report, minutes, treasurer's report, and committee reports. The documents for this meeting feature a special report announcing that Mary Johnston is the recipient of the W.C.W.T.A. and F.W.T.A.O. Diamond Jubilee Award and containing details of her achievements during her career. This award was given to commemorate the federation's sixtieth birthday
Also contained in this file are loose items including clippings (some duplicates) focusing on the receipt of this award by Mary Johnston. Also includes an issue of Accross the Board published by the Waterloo County Board of Education. This contains highlights of the board meeting of May 25, 1978 which includes an announcement that Mary Johnston has been awarded the F.W.T.A.O. Diamond Jubilee Award.

One assignment by Mary Johnston for the course 1261 taught by Mr. R.C. Harris at Ontario Institute for Studies in Education.

Photograph of delegates at the Federation of Women Teachers' Associations of Ontario.

One photograph of students out front of Galt Central School. The verso of the photograph indicates that this was school no. 7.

One photograph of Mary Johnston and Don Landry. Don was head of music for the Waterloo Public School Board.

Photograph of Mary Johnston.

One photograph of Mary Johnston and others laying the cornerstone at Keatsway Public School.

Class photograph of grade 3 and 4 students from Keatsway Public School.

One box of Keystone mathematical instruments with various instruments inside. Includes squares, set squares and protractors,

One photograph of Kitchener Central School, now Suddaby School.

Photographs of students at Kitchener-Waterloo Collegiate and Vocational Institute. One photograph shows a winning football team and the other the class of 1946. Students in the class photo are idenfitied as: Harold Wolfgang, Marion Zapfe, Janette Mabaffey, Margaret Near, Astrid Nilsson, Norma Zachs, Caoyl Ziegler, Sybil Card, Bette Duffy, Janet Allemang, Jean Bauer, Joan Hamm, Joan Rogers, Jean Barker, Neville Bishop, Pat Shantz, Jean Lofters, Urich Sifmaur, Yvonne Bender, Ruth Ratz, Carolyn Schlee, Violet Lishman, Myrtle Kutelhe, Gerry, Colin McKay, Terry Hoffman, Jack Kronis, Norman Wilson.

Seven photographs of field day events at Kitchener-Waterloo Collegiate and Vocational Institute.

Contains president's report, meeting agenda, minutes, treasurer's report, and committee reports.

Report of the curriculum study committee for English for Waterloo District School Board.

Three photographs of events and activities at Kitchener-Waterloo Collegiate and Vocational Institute. Includes students in a play, a home economics class, and a group of adults at a table.

One photograph of students out front of MacGregor Public School.

One photograph of students out front of MacGregor Public School.

One photograph of students out front of MacGregor Public School.

One photograph of students from MacGregor Public School, grade 5 class.

Class photos of grade 7 and 8 students from MacGregor School.

One VHS tape with recordings

Photographs of Mary Johnston's campaign for director. It is unknown for what organization she was running,but possible the Waterloo County Women Teachers' Association.

One VHS tape with the recording

One photograph of the members of the intermediate Ontario Agricultural College Basketball Team for the year 1921. Members are listed as Baker, A.W.; Bovis, E.G.; Dickson, W.R.; Felker, S.R.; Fidler, D.G.; Forman, K.W.; Lindsey, B.B.; Smallfield, H.A.; Whitelock, J.E.; Ziegler, C.B.

Contains president's report, meeting agenda, minutes, treasurer's report, committee reports, unit executives' reports, and proposed budget.

Speech given by Mary Johnston about Dr. Grace Schmidt for German Pioneer Day.

One photograph of people seated out front of the main doors of Elizabeth Ziegler School for the opening.

One photograph of a group of school children in front of Parkway School, also called Separate School No. 5 Waterloo County.

Patches from schools including Brighton, and MacGregor.

One school slate with a wooden frame and an accompanying slate pencil. A note on the slate indicates that it was used by Henry B. Bowman (1900-1991), his father Abraham Bowman (1874-1964), Henry's grandfather Levi B. Bowman (1851-1927) and Henry's great-great-grandfather (1789-1866).

One box of unused slate pencils, likely made of sandstone, used for writing on slates.

One school slate with a wooden frame.

One school slate with a wooden frame and fabric accents.

One school slate with a wooden frame and fabric accents used by Henry B. Bowman during the years 195-1908 while a student at Central School in Waterloo.

One photograph of St. Jerome's College, now the Faculty of Social Work at Laurier University.

Photographs of staff at Brighton, Winston Churchill, Keatsway, and MacGregor School as well as administrative staff of the Waterloo County of Board of Education.

Contains president's report, meeting agenda, minutes, treasurer's report, a list of nominees for executive positions and a list of W.C.W.T.A. executive members, unit executive members, committee chairpersons, and committee convenors for 1983-1984. Also includes the report of the F.W.T.A.O. Director presented at this meeting, as well as the reports of the presidents of the individual W.C.W.T.A. units, committee reports, and the proposed budget.

Materials relating to the education and early career of Mary Johnston. Includes grades from high school, her BA at Western and her BEd and MEd at the University of Toronto. Also includes correspondence from relating to career qualifications and certificates and the trajectory of her career until her retirement.

One photograph of students from Mrs. Anderson's class out front of Sterling Ave. School. Students are identified on the verso as: Bechtel, Maxine, Bricker, Gladys, Cressman, Leona, Creven, Jim, Daniels, Leona, Diestelmeyer, Ken, Guse, Alfred, Hager, Bert, Heimbuker, W., Hopsetter, Earl, Hunas, Elmer, Karn, Helen, Karn, Stewart, Keuhl, Geare, Leuning, A., Parker, Marian, Rich, D., Schmidt, Art, Steebing, Ken, Tupman, Robert, Uhrig, Reich, Wagner, Dalton, Wenzel, Harold, Williams, Williams, Edna, Wimmer, Hattie. The teacher is identified as Mrs. Anderson.

One photograph of teachers in training used for an article in the Kitchener Waterloo Record. Shown in the photograph are Mildred Siebel, Mary Johnston, Hilda Johnstone, and Mrs. Donald Schneider.

One box of American solid finest quality drawing crayons.

One photograph of students at a Valentine's Day party in a classroom.

One photograph of the front elevation of Victoria Public School in Kitchener.

One framed photograph of Mary Johnston with the Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, John Black Aird, taken during his visit to Keatsway Public School. The frame is inscribed to Mary and also includes a programme for the days events.

Seven photographs of the nomination dinner of the Waterloo County Women Teachers' Association held on April 29, 1980.

Three ribbons from Waterloo Public Schools sports days; a first, second and third place ribbon and two participant ribbons from Keatsway Public School.

One photograph of Mary Johnston out front of Empire Public School. The photograph was taken for a feature in the newspaper where Mary was

Contains president's report, minutes, lists of nominees for the executive, as well as executive members, unit executive members, W.C.W.T.A. committee chairpersons, and W.C.T.A. committee chairpersons in 1985-1986. Also includes the director's report, the reports of the unit presidents, committee reports, the proposed budget, and biographical notes on retiring teachers.

Elementary School Principal's Certificate for Mary Johnston.

Materials relating to awards and honours given to Mary Johnston.

Contains correspondence and other material all of which relate to the affairs, activities etc. of the F.W.T.A.O. Includes correspondence received by Mary Johnston from the F.W.T.A.O. as well as other documentation issued by this organization. Among these items are: flyers, a questionnaire, report, F.W.T.A.O. pledge of acceptance, associate membership application form, information sheet on F.W.T.A.O. services and organizational structure, on F.W.T.A.O. policy re school assistants, on the inflation restraint act (Bill 179). Also contains a list of membership questions and answers, and ts. of an address by Norman M. Goble to the F.W.T.A.O. February Conference in 1981.

One typescript with the aims of the remedial program for Waterloo schools.

This series includes materials relating to the annual dinners of the Federation of Women Teachers' Associations of Ontario, of the Ontario Teachers' Federation, and of the Waterloo County Women Teachers' Association. These materials include a small number of col. photographs, as well as booklets produced for guests who attended these dinners. The contents of these booklets vary depending on the organization involved but typically include menus, programs, agendas, biographical notes on retiring teachers to be honoured at these dinners, as well as lists of past presidents, executive members, committtee chairs, key teachers, twenty-five year members, and retiring members. Some files just include flyers which were sent out to organization members featuring details of the date, location etc. of these annual dinners.

This series includes materials relating to various conferences, workshops, and other courses of the Federation of Women Teachers' Associations of Ontario and the Waterloo County Women Teachers' Association respectively. They include correspondence, forms, questionnaires, course handouts, ephemera, information booklets produced for conference delegates and attendees at workshops, as well as summary reports of the Waterloo County Principals' Conferences.

Two items of correspondence from Betty Connell requesting that Mary Johnston work as quartermaster at Camp Keewaydin for two weeks in August.

Contains a list of past presidents, meeting agenda, president's report, executive director's report, minutes, lists of executive members, W.C.W.T.A. committee chairpersons, W.C.T.A. committee chairpersons, and heads of the ad hoc board committees from 1986-1987. Also includes the director's report, the reports of the unit presidents, the committee reports, a list of recipients of certificates of recognition, and biographical notes on retiring teachers. 2 copies of the minutes and other supporting documents for this annual meeting are contained in this file.

Contains a list of past presidents, meeting agenda, president's report, executive director's report, minutes, lists of executive members, W.C.W.T.A. committee chairpersons, W.C.T.A. committee chairpersons, and members of the Together in Education committee from 1987-1988. Also includes the F.W.T.A.O. Board of Directors' report, the reports of the unit presidents, the committee reports, and biographical notes on retiring teachers. 2 copies of the minutes and other supporting documents for this annual meeting are contained in this file.

Mary Johnston's project topics for grade eight history.

Contains a list of past presidents, meeting agenda, president's report, executive director's report, minutes, lists of executive members, W.C.W.T.A. committee chairpersons, W.C.T.A. committee chairpersons, and members of the Together in Education committee from 1988-1989. Also includes the F.W.T.A.O. Director's report, the reports of the unit presidents, the committee reports, biographical notes on retiring teachers, and the proposed budget.

Mary Johnston's teaching notes for grade seven history.

Contains the minutes of a W.C.W.T.A. executive meeting held on Jan. 22, 1998. Also includes the agenda for an executive meeting held on Jan. 29, 1998 as well as the president's report to the executive presented at this meeting. Also includes a ts. document entitled "Background to Items on the Agenda" which was also produced for the purposes of the executive meeting on Jan. 29, 1998.

A summary by Mary Johnston on the Canadian Medical Association task force on health care in Canada.

Mary Johnston's tests for grade eight history.

Contains minutes, meeting agenda, committee reports and other supporting documents produced for the W.C.W.T.A. North Unit Spring Dinner Meetings in 1988 and in 1991. Also includes the agenda for a north unit executive in/out meeting which took place on June 9, 1994, in addition to a status of women committee report to the north unit W.C.W.T.A. (dated April 1998). Finally, this file includes the minutes of a north unit fall business meeting in October 1997 and the agendas for north unit business meetings in Oct., 1987 and in April 1998.

Contains 8 col. photographs (n.d.) which appear to have been taken at an annual meeting of the F.W.T.A.O. and at the annual dinner celebration afterwards.

One scrapbook kept by Mary Johnston regarding her winning the top business woman of the year from the K-W Oktoberfest in 1975.

Contains booklet including menu, program, a biographical note on the speaker Dr. Florence Henderson as well as the text of tributes made to her by various individuals in educational organizations in Ontario. Also includes a biographical note about Shirley Stokes who received an F.W.T.A.O. award at this annual dinner event.

Speech written by Mary Johnston on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of Keatsway Public School.

Correspondence between Mary Johnston and others during her time as Principal of Keatsway Public School. Includes correspondence and photographs of the Lieutenant-Governor of Ontario's visit to Keatsway.

Contains booklet including program for this event as well as biographcial notes about teachers who were honoured and received citations at this banquet. Also contains the text of a tribute to Joan Westcott given by Malcolm Buchanan as she concludes her year as O.T.F. president.

Contains booklet including list of past presidents, the agenda, lists of executive members, W.C.W.T.A. committee chairs, W.C.T.A. comittee chairs, and members of the Together in Education committee. Also includes lists of key teachers, and a list of retiring teachers to be honoured at this annual dinner celebration. A biographical note on each of these teachers can also be found in this file as well as a list of twenty-five year members.

Objectives and philosophy of Keatsway Public School.

One scrapbook kept by Mary Johnston regarding her time at Keatsawy Public school.

Contains single flyer featuring details of the location, date, agenda, cost etc. of the W.C.W.T.A. North Unit's Annual Spring Dinner.

One poem titled

This series includes news clippings from The Globe and Mail, from the Kitchener-Waterloo Record, and from The Waterloo Chronicle. These clippings relate to educational issues. Some of them are relevant to educational matters at a national level e.g some articles report on the educational system in Canada, while anoher article focuses on the likely impact of computers for schools in Canada. Other clippings report on educational issues at a provincial level e.g. Ontario teachers' actions to oppose the anti-strike legislation in 1973. Moreover, some clippings relate to the activities of the Federation of Women Teachers' Associations of Ontario. Finally, this series contains news clippings which relate to educational affairs in Waterloo County including the activities of the Waterloo County Board of Education, and the Waterloo County Women Teachers' Association.

Items originally contained in folder. Includes information sheets about various aspects of the F.W.T.A.O. including: lines of communication, organizational structure, relationship to W.C.O.T.P., C.T.F. and O.T.F., the qualifications evaluation programme, as well as an F.W.T.A.O. glossary of abbreviations.

Materials collected by Mary Johnston documenting the history of education both in the Waterloo Region and broadly in Ontario. Includes school registers, minute books, historical notebooks kept by students, etc.

One scrapbook of Mary Johnston's final year at Keatsway Public School, where she served as Principal. Also includes a card signed by the students of the school.

Includes booklet containing list of past presidents, president's address, lists of executive members, W.C.W.T.A. committee chairs, W.C.T.A. committee chairs, unit executive members, and key teachers. Also includes a list of retiring teachers to be honoured at this annual dinner celebration as well as a biographical note on each of them. A list of twenty-five year members is also among the materials in this file.

Includes booklet containing list of past presidents, the president's address, a list of twenty-five year members, and a list of retiring members to be honoured at this dinner as well as a biographical note about each of these teachers.

Mary Johnston's Ontario Secondary School diploma from Kitchener-Waterloo Collegiate and Vocational School.

Lesson plans created by Mary Johnston for history teaching. Includes lessons on Hudson's Bay Company, the Great Fire of London, and Act I Scene V of MacBeth.

Includes booklet containing W.C.W.T.A. President's Report, W.C.W.T.A. priorities, lists of executive members and unit executive members, as well as a list of key teachers. Also includes a list of twenty-five year members, and a list of retiring teachers to be honoured at this dinner as well as a biographical note about each of these teachers.

Contains single flyer which was sent out to W.C.W.T.A. retired teachers in 1998 to invite them to the association's annual celebration dinner on May 28, 1998.

One scrapbook kept by Mary Johnston regarding her time at MacGregor school.

Mary Johnston's Master of Education degree.

Includes course handouts for a workshop which formed part of the F.W.T.A.O.'s assertiveness training summer learning lab in 1980. This workshop was presented by Carolyn Burwell and was entitled "How to Surpass Yourself" and related to the personal finances package.

One scrapbook with memories from students in Mary's 3rd grade class of 1955 at MacGregor Public School. This book was given to Mary on her retirement and includes photographs, ephemera, and correspondence from her former students.

Spiral-bound volume containing a list of conference committee members, details of the conference program, a plan of the hotel in which the conference is taking place, and blank pages for conference delegates to make notes. Also includes some loose leaf items: a conference application form, a conference evaluation sheet, and two tss. which were distributed at this conference.

Includes questionnaire produced for the purposes of the June Presidents' workshop in 1972.

Minute book of the Kitchener Retarded Children's Education Authority for the years 1965 to 1969.

Spiral-bound volume containing a list of conference committee members, details of this conference program, a plan of the hotel in which the conference is taking place, and blank pages for conference delegates to make notes.

Phonics and phonics spelling for grade II for Waterloo District School Board.

Two sheets of grades for male and female students for physical education for students in grades 7 and 8 in Mr. Chambers and Mr. MacEachern's classes.

Spiral-bound volume including details of the workshops which made up a series of workshops hosted by the F.W.T.A.O. and entitled "Professional Development".

Contains one spiral-bound volume and three booklets featuring summary reports of conference presentations and reproductions of photographs taken at the Waterloo County Principals' Conferences in 1975, 1979, 1980, and 1983. An additional spiral-bound volume for the conference of 1970 features full transcripts of conference presentations and some reproductions of photographs taken during this conference. This file also contains a leaflet produced by the Waterloo County Principals' Association to mark the association's 20th anniversary in 1989.

Scrapbook kept by Mary Johnston detailing professional development events attended and organized by her. Includes photographs, newsletters, correspondence, and ephemera.

Includes a copy of one item of correspondence sent by Mary Johnston to the parents of children who attend the Kindergarten at Brighton School. This outlines some of the aims of this kindergarten and outlines ways in which parents can co-operate with the teacher and the school.

Photographs and realia documenting the life of Mary Johnston as well as the history of education in the Waterloo Region.