Material created and accumulated by Sophie Emma Schantz. Includes school notebooks.

Material created and accumulated by Etta Lydia Mary White (nee Schantz). Includes an autograph book, notebooks, and a Christmas card from her husband Ward White.

Material created and accumulated by Orpheus Moyer Schantz and family. Includes ephemera from Orpheus and his wife Carrie Schantz (nee Flagler).

Material created and accumulated by Arthur Benjamin Schantz. Includes primarily school notebooks and copybooks.

Material created and accumulated by Herbert Cecil Palmer Schantz. Includes one drawing book.

Material created and accumulated by Austin Tobias Schantz. Includes two drawing course books.

Photographs of the Bowman family and their home.

Material relating to the personal life of Florence Annie Catherine Schantz. Includes gifts from her brother Austin Tobias Schantz and her sister Etta Lydia Mary White (nee Schnatz).

Material relating to Franklin Abram Schantz's activities and interests, primarily property records and accounts. Includes ephemera, tax records, property records, a school notebook and a monograph detailing a 1935 hunting trip.

Includes one diary belonging to Mary Schantz (nee Moyer). Includes names, addresses and death dates of friends and family.

Material created or accumulated by various members of the Schantz-Moyer family including Arthur Benjamin Schantz, Abraham Nash Moyer, Jesse Gross Moyer, Austin Tobias Schantz and Tobias Moyer. Includes property records, ephemera, and Abraham Moyer's 1889 travel album.

Correspondence and related ephemeral items, to and from members of the Schantz family and friends.

Correspondence to Dorothy Etta Russell (nee White) from friends and family. Includes letters of congratulations from classmates on completing teacher's college.

Material created or accumulated by Dorothy Etta Russell (nee White) that does not fit into any other series previously established. Includes ephemera and clippings.

One small notebook containing a list of Dorothy Etta Russell's (nee White) kindergarten classes, as well as related ephemera.

One diary belonging to Etta Lydia Mary White (nee Schantz). The diary was given to Etta in 1882 for her sixteenth birthday and in it she has written poems, songs and diary entries. Also includes clippings, drawings, fabric swatches and writings that were inserted into the diary.

Material relating to Orpheus Moyer Schantz's activities and interests; primarily entertainment, business and leisure pursuits. Includes ephemera, art, and business cards.

Material relating to Franklin Abram Schantz's activities and interests, primarily household and personal accounts and investments. Includes correspondence, clippings and ephemera.

282 pieces of correspondence and related ephemeral items, to and from members of the Schantz family and friends, including Moyer, Nash, Kolb and Russell relatives.

Photographs of Dorothy Russell, Peter Erb Schantz and Ward White's family.

361 pieces of correspondence and related ephemeral items, written to Dorothy Etta Russell (nee White) from friends and family.

Diaries of Dorothy Russell while at Normal School in Toronto and as a teacher in Kitchener, Ont.

Material created or accumulated by Dorothy Russell that does not fit into any other series category previously established. Includes ephemera, an address book and a notebook.

Report cards from Berlin public school for Dorothy Russell.

Material relating to Dorothy Russell's qualifications for teaching and to her performance in the classrooms. Includes certificates and inspector's reports.

One wedding announcement of Etta Lydia Mary Schantz to Ward Malott White.

Poems by Orpheus Moyer Schantz.

One small notebook, 58 leaves, used as a trip diary by Mary Gross Nash Moyer.

Personal material relating to the life of Flemming Clarke Russell.

Material relating to the personal life of Donald Richard Russell.

Material created and accumulated by Florence Annie Catherine Schantz. Includes two greeting cards.

Material created and accumulated by Franklin Abram Schantz. Includes correspondence between Franklin Abram Schantz and Orpheus Moyer Schantz.

Material created and accumulated by Tobias and Mary Schantz and family. Includes one photograph, a clipping, ephemera, song sheets and two books.

Diaries and notebooks created by Dorothy Russell. Includes a personal diary, a pocket notebook of bird sightings and other material, as well as a pocket notebook of books read.

Photographs created and accumulated by Dorothy Russell. Includes photographs of friends, groups, Victoria park and self portraits.

Education material created and accumulated by Dorothy Russell. Includes school notebooks, examinations, artwork, and certificates.

Material created and accumulated by Etta Lydia Mary White (nee Schantz). Includes one photograph, ephemera, cards, certificates, examinations, and other records.

Material created and accumulated by Franklin Abram Schantz. Includes one certificate of appreciation.

Material created and accumulated from the Schantz family renunion. Includes one reunion register.

432 pieces of correspondence and related ephemeral items, to and from members of the Schantz family. Includes letters to and from Dorothy Russell and Franklin Abram Schantz, and letters from Dorothy's husband Clarke Russell.

Diaries and notebooks created by Dorothy Russell. Includes personal diaries, school exercise books and a birding notebook.

Photograph albums created and accumulated by Dorothy Russell. Some of the albums were created by Dorothy, and others by members of her family that were in her possession. Many of the albums are annotated.

Material created and accumulated by Sophie Emma Schantz. Includes one book of song lyrics presented to Sophie as a gift.

Material created and accumulated by Florence Schantz. Includes one small accounts notebook.

Material created and accumulated by Franklin Schantz. Includes one genealogical table, and two prints of a 1947 calendar with reproductions of the works of Homer Watson.

Material created and accumulated by Tobias and Mary Schantz and family. Includes book cars, a daily diary from Arthur Benjamin Schantz and funerary memorials.

Correspondence to and from members of the Schantz family, friends and relatives.

Photographs created and accumulated by the Schantz Russell family. Includes one photograph of Tobias Schantz.

Material created and accumulated by Orpheus Moyer Schantz. Includes one account of a dream.

Material created and accumulated by Franklin Abram Schantz. Includes household and personal accounts relating to the house on Schneider Ave and his homestead holdings in Alberta and Manitoba.

Photographs of the extended Schantz family, as well as friends and dwellings. Includes one snapshot of an unidentified family group.

Material created and accumulated by Sophie Schantz. Includes one autograph album.

Material created and accumulated by Orpheus Moyer Schantz. Includes one small memorandum book.

Series consists of records relating to the incorporation and organization of the Grand River Conservation Authority and its predecessors, the Grand River Conservation Commission and the Grand Valley Conservation Authority. Includes originals and photocopies of acts, bills, and letters patent.

Series consists of miscellaneous records concerning the organizational structure and functions of the Grand River Conservation Authority and its predecessors, the Grand River Conservation Commission and the Grand Valley Conservation Authority. Includes minutes of meetings, organizational charts and reports.

Series consists of minutes of meetings of the Grand River Valley Boards of Trade, clippings and correspondence.

Series consists of minute books, copies of memoranda, reports and correspondence.

Series consists of minutes of meetings of the Grand River Conservation Commission Executive Committee. Also includes copies of legislation from the Province of Ontario, correspondence and memoranda.

Series consists of minutes of the general meetings of the Grand Valley Conservation Authority (GVCA) together with minutes of the GVCA Executive Committee. Includes minutes of the Grand Valley Conservation Authority Advisory Boards, whose number and official names varied over time. The name order of these bodies also varied, e.g. the Advisory Board on Recreation also appears as the Recreation Advisory Board.

Series consists of the following : Grand River Conservation Authority Board of Directors : minutes of meetings; General Membership : minutes of meetings, which also occurs under the name, General Meetings : minutes, and includes the minutes of the Annual Meetings of the Grand River Conservation Authority; Executive Committee : minutes of meeting.

Also present are minutes of meetings of various advisory boards and miscellaneous committees whose names vary over time. Since 1995, the minutes of meetings of the Planning and Operations Committee, and Administration, Finance and Personnel Committee, respectively, are included.

Series consists of budget information for the Annual Meeting of the Grand River Conservation Authority appended to the agenda and GRCA membership list. This information does not appear to be included in the bound volumes of minutes. The bound volumes appear to contain only the minutes and resolutions, not the agendas and supporting documents.

Series consists of records relating to long-term planning and strategy committees. Includes reports and background information.

Series consists of sundry records relating to financial administration and operation of the GRCA and its predecessors. Includes assessment information, financial statements, an audit report and an insurance survey.

Series consists of records relating to educational and publicity functions performed by the Communications Department. Includes kits and publications intended for use by teachers and by GRCA personnel.

Series consists of records relating to material prepared by the GRCA Communications department for several anniversaries, openings and events. Includes correspondence, minutes, ms. and ts. drafts and notes, leaflets, clippings, photographs, etc.

Series consists of news releases accompanied by photographs, prepared and issued by the Communications Department of the GRCA.

Series consists of materials relating to the planning and procedures and operation of the Grand River Conservation Authority Flood Warning System. Includes correspondence, reports, minutes of planning meetings, and flood warning messages and bulletins.

Series consists of ts. (photocopies) of transcripts of the Ontario Royal Commission Inquiry into the Grand River Flood hearings, July 9, 1974 to November 14, 1974, held at various venues throughout the Region of Waterloo and the Grand River Watershed.

Series consists of two Ontario Municipal Board decisions.

Series consists of sundry GRCA personnel policies, regulations, position descriptions, staff guidelines and procedures.

Series consists of reports of projects undertaken by students hired by the Grand River Conservation Authority under federal and provincial employment programs. The reports were submitted in fulfilment of requirements by the various federal and provincial ministries who funded or subsidized the students' employment.

Series consists of records accumulated and used by Ilmar Kao, Secretary, Grand River Commission.

Series consists of several pieces of correspondence extracted from the correspondence files of the Grand River Conservation Commission.

Series consists of four bound volumes of ms. temperature, precipitation and discharge values recorded by H.A. Cameron at the Shand Dam near Fergus, Ont.

Series consists of annual reports of the Forestry and Wildlife Branch of the Grand River Conservation Authority. The reports contain information regarding reforestation programs, wildlife management and control and maintenance of nursery stocks. Some of the annual reports from the 1970s include black and white and colour photographs of the Forestry and Wildlife Branch operations, which have been pasted or otherwise affixed to the reports.

Series consists of spiral-bound volumes and scrapbooks of original and photocopies of newspaper clippings relating to the activities of the Grand River Conservation Commission, Grand Valley Conservation Authority and Grand River Conservation Authority. The materials are organized chronologically; scrapbooks of clippings devoted to particular events such as floods on the Grand River are present.

Series consists of spiral-bound volumes and scrapbooks of original and photocopies of newspaper clippings relating to the activities of the Grand River Conservation Commission, Grand Valley Conservation Authority and Grand River Conservation Authority. The materials are organized chronologically; scrapbooks of clippings devoted to particular events such as floods on the Grand River are present.

Series consists of spiral-bound volumes and scrapbooks of original and photocopies of newspaper clippings relating to the activities of the Grand River Conservation Commission, Grand Valley Conservation Authority and Grand River Conservation Authority. The materials are organized chronologically; scrapbooks of clippings devoted to particular events such as floods on the Grand River are present.

Series consists of spiral-bound volumes and scrapbooks of original and photocopies of newspaper clippings relating to the activities of the Grand River Conservation Commission, Grand Valley Conservation Authority and Grand River Conservation Authority. The materials are organized chronologically; scrapbooks of clippings devoted to particular events such as floods on the Grand River are present.

Series consists of spiral-bound volumes and scrapbooks of original and photocopies of newspaper clippings relating to the activities of the Grand River Conservation Commission, Grand Valley Conservation Authority and Grand River Conservation Authority. The materials are organized chronologically; scrapbooks of clippings devoted to particular events such as floods on the Grand River are present.

Series consists of records relating to the planning, history and accomplishments of conservation work on the Grand River watershed. Includes publication files and a working file for a publication issued by the GRCC and the GRCA between 1936 and 1989.

Series consists of 8mm and 16mm films accumulated by, and produced for the Grand River Conservation Authority. The majority of these films have been transferred to videocassette and DVD, which are also found in the GRCA fonds. Also contains masters and working prints of a number of films produced for the Grand River Conservation Authority by Summit Film Productions. These films depict scenes along the Lower, Mid and Upper Grand; dam construction outside Guelph, Ontario; GRCA conservation areas; and also contain footage of Grand River flooding.

Series consists of films acquired from Hugh Templin, GRCA Commissioner and editor of the Fergus News Record, which depict various stages of the Shand Dam construction as well as footage from Elora, Belwood and Fergus, Ontario during the 1940s and 1950s.

Series consists of film reels acquired from Miss F. Davey, depicting the West Montrose covered bridge, scenes in Galt and Preston, the Grand and Speed Rivers.

Series consists of videocassette recordings of GRCA corporate activities, primarily annual meetings and special recognition awards.

Series consists of videocassette recordings maintained in the GRCA Communications Library. Includes aerial and ground footage of sections of the Grand River watershed, as well as raw footage for news stories.

Consists of videocassette transfers from original films, several of which were acquired by the GRCA from donors. Includes transfers of original films made by Hugh Templin, a GRCA commissioner. During the 1940s, Templin took footage of the construction phases of the Shand Dam, near Belwood, Ont. and its subsequent opening and early operation.

Series consists of DVD transfers from original films and videocassettes, several of which were acquired by the GRCA from donors. Includes transfers of original films made by Hugh Templin, a GRCA commissioner. During the 1940s, Templin took footage of the construction phases of the Shand Dam, near Belwood, Ont. and its subsequent opening and early operation. DVD transfers of slide-show presentations of Grand River Conservation Authority Annual Reports, and Special Recognition Awards.

Series consists of binders of negatives and contact strips: 14 numbered volumes contain 596 pages, each page holding seven 6-frame strips of 35 mm negatives. On the front of each sleeve is taped the corresponding 35 mm contact strip (page 596 contains only 1 strip). One unnumbered volume contains negatives in a variety of sizes. Includes an index maintained on rolodex cards.

Series consists of photographs depicting GRCA corporate activities, events and personnel. Many of these had originally been located in other series; they were pulled by GRCA personnel from other files and grouped in new folders for an undetermined purpose.

Series consists of photographs and negatives depicting GRCA conservation activities, stuctures and locations of interest, such as properties, rivers, dams, etc.

Series consists primarily of copy prints of images originally taken between 1883 and 2001, maintained in hanging folders for corporate use: reference, publicity, etc. The series is organized numerically with each number representing a category assigned by the GRCA. Includes a "file guide" consisting of a key to the numbering system.

Series consists of slides and slide tape presentations for internal and external use, for training, educational and publicity purposes.

Series consists of slides donated to the GRCA by Violet Fair: Ontario badlands (5); Wilkes Dam sunsets (21); other Wilkes Dam area snapshots (22); other Grand River snaps in Brantford Area (46); Grand River in Glen Morris area (4); Grand River watershed areas (54); photo essay: "A dam for all seasons" (34); large trees in Grand River watershed (20); Elmira Sugar Festival, 1970 (9); Kitchener Farmer's Market, 1972 (20).

Series consists of aerial slides taken by Carl Hiebert of localities along the Grand River watershed. Includes table of contents at the front of the binder.

Series consists of slides organized topically, originally housed in metal slide tray cases. Includes slides of Luther Marsh and its environs, and a collection of wildflower slides. According to the original GRCA the slides were taken by Bill Miller. Identifications are provided on ms. lists included on the interior lid of each tray. Some of the slides listed are not present.

Series consists of slides taken by Doug Robinson of Summit Films, which depict scenes from the Grand River watershed, as well as GRCA conservation areas and operations. A large grouping of the slides depict flooding on the Grand River, including the flood of May, 1974.

Series consists of a 9 p. ts. (carbon) dated 1954, accompanied by slides of Elora, Fergus, Belwood, and unidentified locations, as well as slides depicting curling.

Series consists of two metal cases of "Archival" slides belonging to the the Grand River Conservation Authority which illustrate the history of the management of the Grand River Watershed including water management and conservation efforts primarily during the 1950s and 1960s.

Consists of "historic" original and duplicate slides belonging to the Grand River Conservation Commission, that depict various aspects of its operations including reforestation, flood regulation, general maintenance, nursery, and parks and recreation. A lined notebook with ms. entries listing the title and date of each slide by topic is included in the series.