Includes three issues of O.T.F.'s serial publication Interaction including: v. 5, no. 1-2, 1978 and v. 13, no. 3, 1987.

File consists of one booklet, prepared by Phyllis Edmondson, Toronto; Doris French, Wellington; Ann Thomson, Northumberland/Newcastle; and Kathleen O'Neil, FWTAO Executive Staff.

Plaque given to Mary Johnston with an honour key for Mary Johnston Public School for her 80th birthday.

Honorary membership awarded to Mary Johnston by the Women's Missionary Society of the Presbyterian Church.

Honorary membership awarded to Mary Johnston by the Waterloo County Women Teachers' Association.

Honorary membership awarded to Mary Johnston by the Federation of Women Teachers' Associations of Ontario.

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 history notebook kept by Idessa Eichler while a student in Waterloo.

Mary Johnston's tests for grade eight history.

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.

Postcard of historic stone bridge in Jackson Park, Galt, Ont.

High school entrance reports for mathematics for the years 1935 to 1949, composition and grammar for the years 1938 to 1949, literature for the years 1935 to 1949.

High school entrance examination papers for the years 1935-1941, 1945, 1948, 1949.

High school entrance answers for examination papers published by James Texts Limited, for the years 1940-1949.

One scrapbook kept by Henry Bowman during the years 1905-1907. Includes artwork, cut outs, and advertisements. A note inserted into the album reads

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

A hand drawn calendar, likely drawn by a child, for the months of February-May, 1911. This was possibly created by Henry Bowman.

Mary Johnston's teaching notes for grade seven history.

Mary Johnston's project topics for grade eight history.

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

One geography notebook kept be Elma Schaefer while a student in Waterloo for the year 1901. While the notebook is described as being for geography class, there are also mathematical equations, drawings, and doodles. A note on the cover indicates that this was kept by Elma's daughter Idessa.

One geography notebook kept by Idessa Eichler while a student in Waterloo.

One geography notebook kept by Idessa Eichler while a student in Waterloo in 1923.

One general register for students at Victoria Public School from 1925 to 1939. Includes names, guardians, and addresses of students as well as recording their promotion at the school from grades Kindergarten to 10. In the back of the register are the principal's notes which include attendance and reasons why students left school, information on student promotions, library equipment, pupil supplies, health inspection records, religious instruction records, age grade reports, lists of teachers, and a log book detailing the history of the school.

One general register for students at S.S. #5B, North Waterloo from 1939 to 1951. Includes names, guardians, and addresses of students as well as recording their promotion at the school from grades Kindergarten to 10. In the back of the register are the principal's notes which include attendance and reasons why students left school, information on student promotions, library equipment, pupil supplies, health inspection records, religious instruction records, age grade reports, lists of teachers, and a log book detailing the history of the school.

One general register for students at Parkway School from 1944 to 1954. Includes names, guardians, and addresses of students as well as recording their promotion at the school from grades Kindergarten to 10. In the back of the register are the principal's notes which include attendance and reasons why students left school, information on student promotions, library equipment, pupil supplies, health inspection records, religious instruction records, age grade reports, lists of teachers, trustee financial statements, and a log book detailing the history of the school. Inset into the book are census information, annual financial statement for 1949, curriculum for 1955, statistical report for 1954, clipping regarding the death of Howard Robertson.

One general register for students at Elizabeth Ziegler School from 1936 to 1955. Includes names, guardians, and addresses of students as well as recording their promotion at the school from grades Kindergarten to 10. In the back of the register are the principal's notes which include attendance and reasons why students left school, information on student promotions, library equipment, pupil supplies, health inspection records, religious instruction records, age grade reports, lists of teachers, and a log book detailing the history of the school. Inset in the front of the volume are various notes and reports including those on home economics and industrial arts, teachers schedules, attendance record forms, a note from the ROM advertising field trips, outline for music class for grade eight, and letters and memoranda from the school board.

One general register, written in a ledger book, of student grades and promotions for Elizabeth Ziegler School for the years 1933 to 1950. Includes student names, addresses, parents, and grades for courses including composition, literature, mathematics, agriculture, algebra, French, Latin, grammar, history, art, geography, home economics, shop and business.

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

One Gage's revised and improved system of practical penmanship copybook used by Katie Brubacher.

One Gage's revised and improved system of practical penmanship copybook used by Katie Brubacher.

One Gage's revised and improved system of practical penmanship copybook used by Katie Brubacher.

Contains incomplete set of issues of the F.W.T.A.O. Newsletter, some in newspaper format, some in magazine format. These issues are divided into three separate files as follows: First File: no. 7, 1972-1973; no. 6, 1973-1974; no. 5, 1974-1975; no. 2, 5, 6, 1977-1978; no. 1 (4 copies), 2, 1978-1979; no. 6, 7, 1979-1980; no. 6, 1980-1981; Second File: Jan. and Sept., 1983; Jan., June, and Sept./Oct., 1984; April/May, 1991; v. 11, no. 3, 1992-1993; v. 12, no. 1, 2, 1993; Third File: v. 14, no. 5, 1996; v. 15, no.1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 1996-1997; v. 16, no. 1, 2, 3, 1997-1998.

Contains incomplete set of issues of the F.W.T.A.O. Newsletter, some in newspaper format, some in magazine format. These issues are divided into three separate files as follows: First File: no. 7, 1972-1973; no. 6, 1973-1974; no. 5, 1974-1975; no. 2, 5, 6, 1977-1978; no. 1 (4 copies), 2, 1978-1979; no. 6, 7, 1979-1980; no. 6, 1980-1981; Second File: Jan. and Sept., 1983; Jan., June, and Sept./Oct., 1984; April/May, 1991; v. 11, no. 3, 1992-1993; v. 12, no. 1, 2, 1993; Third File: v. 14, no. 5, 1996; v. 15, no.1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 1996-1997; v. 16, no. 1, 2, 3, 1997-1998.

Contains incomplete set of issues of the F.W.T.A.O. Newsletter, some in newspaper format, some in magazine format. These issues are divided into three separate files as follows: First File: no. 7, 1972-1973; no. 6, 1973-1974; no. 5, 1974-1975; no. 2, 5, 6, 1977-1978; no. 1 (4 copies), 2, 1978-1979; no. 6, 7, 1979-1980; no. 6, 1980-1981; Second File: Jan. and Sept., 1983; Jan., June, and Sept./Oct., 1984; April/May, 1991; v. 11, no. 3, 1992-1993; v. 12, no. 1, 2, 1993; Third File: v. 14, no. 5, 1996; v. 15, no.1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 1996-1997; v. 16, no. 1, 2, 3, 1997-1998.

Contains incomplete set of members' handbooks issued by the F.W.T.A.O. including: 1979-1980, 1982-1983, 1984-1985, 1988-1989, 1993-1994, 1997-1998. Also includes ephemera in the form of informational cards re the F.W.T.A.O.

Contains correspondence, col. photographs, and ephemera relating to the 75th annual celebration dinner of the W.C.W.T.A.

Contains b&w and col. photographs, a W.C.W.T.A. newsletter, news clippings, and a report compiled by the Reville Report Committee of the W.C.W.T.A. These materials relate to the annual F.W.T.A.O. meeting, and to W.C.W.T.A. Unit 1 meetings.

Contains b&w photographs, meeting agendas, a W.C.W.T.A. report, and news clippings relating to the annual meeting of W.C.W.T.A Unit 1, to a leadership workshop sponsored by the F.W.T.A.O., as well as to the W.C.W.T.A's annual meeting and dinner.

Contains b&w photographs, ephemera, news clippings, a W.C.W.T.A. newsletter, and documents relating to a W.C.W.T.A meeting in April 1972 and to the Regional Assembly of the Federation Women Teachers Associations of Ontario in May 1972.

Postcard of the first school house in Waterloo, now located in Waterloo Park.

Postcard of a photograph of the first brick schoolhouse in Conestogo, taken in 1900.

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. Also includes a flyer produced for this conference featuring details of the conference dates, location, content, fees etc.

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.

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.

Includes booklets containing Reports of the Board of Directors presented at F.W.T.A.O. annual meetings in the following years: 1975-1976, 1976-1977, 1978-1979, 1979-1980.

Includes booklets containing Reports of the Board of Directors presented at F.W.T.A.O annual meetings in the following years: 1980-1981, 1984-1985, 1987-1988, 1988-1989.

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".

Includes booklets containing the president's addresses presented at the annual meetings of the F.W.T.A.O. in 1976, 1979 (2 copies), and 1980 (3 copies).

Contains ts. photocopy of a report on the F.W.T.A.O. Regional Assembly of May 6, 1972. Also includes single leaf featuring the ts. report of the Public Relations Committee at the F.W.T.A.O. annual meeting in 1981.

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.

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

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.

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.

Contains informational leaflets and flyers issued by the F.W.T.A.O.

Contains two news clippings (Kitchener-Waterloo Record, Saturday, 7 January 1978). One of these clippings is an article reporting that the Waterloo County Women Teachers' Association will be running advertisements in newspapers to ask the public to submit names of women elementary teachers who they feel have made outstanding contributions to education. The other clipping takes the form of a nomination form to be filled out by members of the public who wish to nominate a teacher for the Diamond Jubilee Award of the F.W.T.A.O.

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.

Contains spiral-bound ts. including meeting agenda, the text of Bill 274 and Bill 275, and of amendments to Bill 274. Also includes some ms. annotations and additions.

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.

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.

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

One photograph of Mary Johnston speaking at a podium at a Federation of Women Teachers' Associations of Ontario meeting.

Distinguished service award presented to Mary Johnston by the Federation of Women Teachers' Associations of Ontario for 37 years of teaching.

Distinguished service award presented to Mary Johnston by the Federation of Women Teachers' Associations of Ontario.

Scrapbook kept by Mary Johnston relating to her award at the Federation of Women Teachers' Association of Ontario diamond jubilee dinner.

Federation of Women Teachers' Association of Ontario 1988 honorary members.

One scrapbook kept by Mary Johnston detailing meetings and events of the Federation of Women Teachers' Association of Ontario.

Contains b&w photographs and news clippings relating to the W.C.W.T.A. Leadership course, to P.D. Day, to a conference on family sponsored by the F.W.T.A.O, to a F.W.T.A.O. Unit 4 dinner, and to Dialogue Day, a conference sponsored jointly by the Minstry of Education and the Ontario Teachers Federation.

One panoramic photograph of the Faculty of Education of Toronto class of 1920. Mary Johnston's mother Marion Leslie can be seen seated second row from the bottom, 19th person from the left.

One notebook with examination results for students for the years 1934 to 1941.

One notebook with examination results for students from Elizabeth Zeigler School for the years 1934 to 1941.

One notebook with pasted in examination papers promoting students from Junior IV to Senior IV.

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.

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.

Contains five news clippings. News clippings from 1980-1981 relate primarily to the Waterloo County Women Teachers' Association's aim to obtain a written policy guaranteeing equal-opportunity rights for women teachers from the county board of education. One clipping from 1988 reports that the receipt of a provincial award for employment equity advances by the Waterloo county board of education is an "embarrassment". Sue Coulter, a member of this board, says that this is the case because the board has failed to live up to the honour since receiving this award.

Contains flyers relating to WCWTA meetings and other events. Some other flyers take the form of promotional materials designed by WCWTA election candidates. Additional flyers provide information on the Reville Report and on issues such as teachers' salaries and preparation time and the progress that has been made in these areas through collective bargaining. Also includes a copy of the certificate awarded to those nominated as Diamond Jubilee Educators.

Contains invitation, a menu, and a program for a gala evening dinner and dance hosted by the Waterloo County Board of Education to honour its retiring Director of Education, W.T. (Bill) Townshend. Also inlcudes a flyer featuring informaton on the W.T. Townshend Award of Excellence, an award presented each year to an outstanding elementary school teacher with the Waterloo County Board of Education by the Waterloo County Principals' Association.

Other items in this file include an general informaton leaflet about the Waterloo County Board of Education, as well as three transparencies featuring information on the Waterloo County Board of Education curriculum process and on education in Ontario. These were most likely produced for the purposes of a board presentation or seminar.

This series contains just two files. The first file includes ephemera relating to Waterloo County Board of Education events and activitities, while the second file includes ephemera which relates to events and activities of the Waterloo County Women Teachers' Association.

Entrance examination papers for the Province of Ontario for the past 5 years. The years are 1922-1926.

One ledger book used for tracking student names, address and parents, as well as examination marks for entrance exams into grade 8 for the years 1938 to 1954. Courses include reading, spelling, writing, literature, composition, social studies, mathematics, grammar, science, health, music, art, craft, home economics, and agriculture.

One photograph of staff out front of Elizabeth Ziegler School.

Contains a flyer produced to announce the first meeting of the E.T.F.O. This flyer contains details of the meeting agenda and motions. One of the invitations issued for this meeting is also contained in this file.

Includes ts. document featuring details of E.T.F.O. fees, fee rebates, as well as release time information and calculations.

Includes undated draft version #3 (incomplete) of the E.T.F.O.'s constitution and by-laws. Also includes another draft of this federation's constitution and by-laws dated Aug. 1997 - comments and explanations are provided for each article and by-law.

Elementary School Principal's Certificate for Mary Johnston.

Photographs of Mary Johnston as as student and at graduation from Normal School, Western, and the University of Toronto.