Series consists of material relating to the immediate family of John Metz Schneider, including his wife Helena (Ahrens) Schneider and children (to the age of majority or marriage), and his parents Johann Christoph Schneider and Anna Elizabeth (Metz) Schneider.

Series consists of material relating to the life and family of Johann Christoph Schneider. Includes clippings, ephemera, photographs, biographical information.

Series consists of material relating to the life and career of Charles Alexander Schneider.

Series consists of records relating to J.M. Schneider, Inc., its history, employees, and sale to Smithfield in 1998 including the construction of the new plant in 1924, trucks used over the years, employees and employee activities such as picnics, the Schneider Male Chorus, and employee service in World War II. Primarily photographic and topical in nature, the series contains correspondence, clippings, ephemera, newsletters, photographs, negatives, and slides.

Series consists of a collection of photographs originally contained in a photograph album created to showcase the activities of The Lang Tanning Company Limited. It tells the story of a three generation manufacturing company and depicts several steps in the leather tanning process. Each photo includes a typed caption indicating what is captured in the corresponding image. Employees, predominantly white men, appear throughout though a small number or photos include white women at work on various stages of leather processing. No employee identifications are included.

Series consists of material relating to Herbert J. Schneider's activities in connection with J.M. Schneider Inc. Includes artifacts, correspondence, ephemera, minutes, photographs, speeches, etc.

A wedding planner and two notebooks created by Betty Forbes, George Alexander Forbes, and Peg Forbes.

Diaries belonging to Betty Forbes containing daily journal entries accompanied by photographs, letters, drawings, telegrams, press clippings, and cards. The diaries are primarily written during Betty's time as a student at the School for Nurses at The Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto, Ontario and during the early years of her career as a nurse.

Press clippings, notes, and programs created and accumulated by the Forbes family.

Press clippings accumulated by the Forbes family documenting news and family events.

Photographs and photograph albums containing pictures of Forbes, Buck, Land, Wilson, and Kaufman family members as well as their friends. Many of the photographs capture family events, holiday celebrations, family trips, camping, cottages, family homes in Kitchener and Hespeler, Ontario, Betty and Peg Forbes's school experience and nursing career, individuals and battalions connected to the First World War and Second World War, and more. The photograph albums were primarily created by Betty Forbes.

Two scrapbooks containing correspondence, press clippings, ephemera, and photographs related to the Forbes family. The scrapbooks were likely created by Betty Forbes.

Correspondence written between Forbes family members and friends, predominately George Alexander Forbes, Millicent Lyall Forbes, Betty Forbes, and Peg Forbes.

Series consists of one calendar from 2011 which has been annotated by Virgil Burnett.

File consists of artworks created by Virgil Burnett. This includes collages and a series of prints.

Series consists of materials relating to the creation and publication of Firenze by Virgil Burnett and Helen Edmonds.

Series consists of correspondence from Virgil Burnett to others including Robin Magowan, Juliet Mattila, and John Buchanan Brown as well as one set of correspondence between Robin Magowan and Francine [Goldenhar?].

Series consists of materials relating to the creation and publication of Byron's Manfred, written by Jerome McGann and illustrated by Virgil Burnett and Jurgen: a Comedy of Justice written by James Branch Cabell and illustrated by Virgil Burnett.

File consists of correspondence received by Virgil Burnett from friends and family. Includes ephemeral items found in the correspondence such as clippings, articles, poems, etc. Note that correspondence has been left in original order. Correspondents include:

• [?], Al;
• [?], Bill;
• [?], Chad;
• [?], Chris;
• [?], Ford;
• [?], Josephine;
• [?], Kim;
• [?], Marcella;
• [?], Martin;
• [?], Melina;
• [?], Peggy;
• [d’Almeida?], George;
• [Lindsay], Marion;
• [Switzer], Dave;
• AIDS Committee of London;
• Boegehold, Alan;
• Cruz, Rienzi;
• Culhane, John and Hind;
• Devrient, Michel;
• Ducornet, Guy;
• Ducornet, Rikki;
• Edmunds, Helen;
• Erb, Deb;
• Erenberg, Ellen;
• Gallery Stratford;
• Gentilli, Jeremy;
• Goldman, Barbara;
• Hanewich, K.Y.;
• Harbringer Gallery;
• Haverford College;
• Heller, Grace;
• Hine, Daryl;
• Horner, Judith and Hammond;
• Liidemann, Ryan;
• Littlewood, Jill;
• Magowan, Robin;
• Manchester, Barbara;
• Mavor, Susan;
• McGann, Jerome;
• McInnery Burnett, Maud;
• Morey, Arthur;
• Morgan, Robert;
• Morgan, Thomas;
• Mulhallen, Karen;
• National Gallery of Canada Foundation;
• Nordley Beglo, Jo;
• Otter, Sandra;
• Pippin Burnett, Anne;
• Plaskett, Joseph;
• Rago, Juliet;
• Roth, Martha;
• Salvation Army;
• Shute, Laurence;
• Stefanescu, Isabella;
• Tahon, Jean-Luc;
• United Way;
• Urquhart, Jane;
• Wilbur, Richard;
• Yamashige, Lloyd.

Series consists of one file relating to the creation and publication of the Pasdeloup Press item The monday Painter, by Michel Devrient, translated by Robin Magowan, with notes by Virgil Burnett.

Series consists of material relating to the history of Kitchener and the Region of Waterloo. Includes clippings, photographs, publications and special issues of newspapers. Some of these contain references to the Schneider family and company.

Series consists of material relating to the Lapsley family, primarily photographs. Includes some genealogical information and wedding certificates. Includes images of Ethel Schneider before her marriage to Norman C. Schneider, and images of Lapsleys, Bucks, Joachimis and Seilers.

Series consists of material relating to the life and career of Norman C. Schneider, his personal and business interests and activities, as well as material relating to his wife Ethel (Lapsley) Schneider. Includes photographs and some documents relating to the 118th batallion, speeches, and presentations, awards and certificates, correspondence, ephemera, photographs, and other material.

Series consists of works written by other authors that were sent to Virgil Burnett. Includes the works themselves as well as correspondence and notes. Includes a copy of the manuscript "Yrs. V" by Athur Morey which is a collection of letters and drawings sent to Morey from Burnett.

Series consists of twelve commonplace books belonging to Virgil Burnett. The books include quotations and passages from other texts, original writings by Burnett and others, diary and dream diary entries, as well as pasted in ephemera and correspondence.

Series consists of five sketchbooks owned by Virgil Burnett. Included are ink, pencil, marker, and chalk and charcoal drawings and illustrations. The drawings are predominately nude figure drawings.

Series consists of manuscripts, short stories, poems, plays and other writings by Virgil Burnett. Some items are annotated and duplicates of some works are present.

Series consists of materials relating to A.Y. Jackson and his connection to the Clement-Bowlby family. Includes clippings, photocopies of correspondence between A.Y. and Florence Grace Clement, authentication information for a painting, genealogy notes, and notes on Jackson and the Group of Seven. Also includes an article on A.Y. Jackson from the September 1945 edition of Mayfair Magazine.

Series consists of materials relating to the life and death of David Ward Clement. Includes clippings and genealogical notes. Note that

Series consists of materials relating to the Ontario Mu Chapter of Alpha Delta Kappa. Includes scrapbooks and minute books.

Series consists of materials relating to the Ontario Iota Chapter of Alpha Delta Kappa. Includes scrapbooks, minute books, a ledger book, a pamphlet of poetry and the chapter charter.

Series consists of materials relating to the Ontario Beta Chapter of Alpha Delta Kappa. Includes scrapbooks and minute books.

Series consists of artifacts relating to Alpha Delta Kappa and its chapters. Includes rubber stamps, a guest book and silk red ensign flags.

Series consists of material relating to the honourary women educators sorority Alpha Delta Kappa. Includes photographs, clippings, audio-visual material, newsletters, and international convention proceedings.

File consists of three minute books for Ontario Kappa Chapter of Alpha Delta Kappa.

Series consists of materials relating to the Ontario Alpha Chapter of Alpha Delta Kappa. Includes photographs, one scrapbook, and the chapter charter.

Series consists of materials relating to the Ontario branch of Alpha Delta Kappa honourary women educators sorority. Includes photographs, directories, scrapbooks, one audio cassette, minutes and a handbook.

Photographs of members of the Augustine and Kaufman families of Kitchener, Ontario and of the Ham family of Toronto, Ontario.

Series consists of material relating to the career and family life of Howard G. Schneider. Includes clippings, ephemera and photographs.

Series consists of material relating to the career and family life of Frederick P. Schneider, primarily clippings. Includes biographical information about and photographs of Frederick P. Schneider, as well as biographical information about his and Jane Schneider's children.

Series consists of material relating to the life and career of Frederick H. Schneider, as well as material relating to his wife Ella (Daniels) Schneider. Consists primarily of photographs, biographical information, genealogical information about Ella Daniels family, ephemera relating to the marriage and funerals of Frederick H. and Ella Schneider, and photographs and publications relating to the Industrial and Development Council of Canadian Meat Packers and the Kitchener-Waterloo Rotary Club.

Series consists of the Kitchener and Waterloo Community Foundation publication Vital Signs as well as supplements and updates for the years 2007-2008.

Series consists of videocasettes and DVDs created and accumulated by Kitchener and Waterloo Community Foundation.

Series consists of one sound recording on CD featuring 30 second radio commercials for KWCF.

Series consists of photographs showing events and personnel of Kitchener and Waterloo Community Foundation. Includes photographs of the Board of Directors, staff, and events.

Series consists of electronic files relating to or accumulated by Kitchener and Waterloo Community Foundation. Includes Technology Spotlight on Waterloo and The Cleveland Foundation annual report.

Series consists of historical and topical materials relating to Kitchener and Waterloo Community Foundation. Includes an information package created by Walter Bean, and biographies and interviews with past-presidents of KWCF.

Series consists of one file of clippings related to Kitchener and Waterloo Community Foundation.

Series consists of materials relating to the promotion of Kitchener and Waterloo Community Foundation, as well as ephemera. Includes clippings, articles, advertisements, and miscellaneous ephemera.

Series consists of newsletters published by Kitchener and Waterloo Community Foundation. Includes copies of President's letters, Encounters, and KWCF Update.

Series consists of Annual Reports of Kitchener and Waterloo Community Foundation from 2003-2007.

Series consists of presentations and speeches given by employees of Kitchener and Waterloo Community Foundation as well as other members of the greater K-W community. Includes speeches by Charles Ormston, Ken Murray, Rosemary Smith, David Graham, Doug Letson and Susan Saunders Bellingham.

Series consists of one file of materials related to a visioning session held by Kitchener and Waterloo Community Foundation.

Series consists of files created or accumulated by the Executive Director of Kitchener and Waterloo Community Foundation. Includes information on awards, charity information, office files, financial files, business plans, etc.

Series consists of financial statements of the Kitchener and Waterloo Community Foundation from 1980-2009.

Series consists of financial records of the Kitchener and Waterloo Community Foundation. Includes historical donation and donor gift records.

Series consists of minutes and related materials for committees of Kitchener and Waterloo Community Foundation. Committees include: Professional Advisor's, Nominating, Fundraising and Public Relations, Operating, Grants, Youth Advisory, Communications, Asset Development and Marketing. Includes minutes, correspondence, member lists, business plans, terms of reference, press releases, etc.

Series consists of Board of Directors minute books from 2000-2004. Includes minutes and supporting documents including correspondence, publications, committee information, government acts, memorandum, and financial information.

Series consists of materials related to the Board of Directors of the Kitchener and Waterloo Community Foundation and their activities and duties. Includes manuals, handbooks, and member information including appointments and resignations.

Artefacts collected by Nazla L. Dane.

Certificates and honours given to Nazla L. Dane.

Articles and other published items kept and commented on by Nazla L. Dane.

Photographs of Nazla L. Dane and others.

Scrapbooks created by Nazla L. Dane primarily documenting her activities and travels with the Business and Professional Women�s Club.

Clippings by and about Nazla L. Dane and her activities.

Diaries and diary pages kept by Nazla L. Dane documenting her life and activities.

Works written by Nazla L. Dane, primarily from her newspaper column �Of Many Things.�

Correspondence between Nalza L. Dane and others, including letters of congratulations and Christmas cards.

Series consists of material relating to the origins and genealogy of the Schneider family. Includes correspondence with relatives in Germany, photographs, copies of church documents, and family trees.

Series consists of material relating to the family and career of Brita Hazell.

Series consists of photographs, including portraits and snapshots, accumulated and kept by Ross Dixon. Includes photographs of Ross and Doris Dixon, relatives of the Dixons, Ross as a child, and houses in the Westmount neighbourhood; and photographs taken at events such as an award ceremony, a Uniroyal conference, and other company events; as well as other subjects.

Series consists of videocassettes relating to Ross Dixon and Ross Dixon Financial Services.

Series consists of material relating to the philanthropic activities of Ross and Doris Dixon, and in particular their charitiable giving to the Big Brothers Association of Kitchener-Waterloo, the University of Waterloo and Wilfrid Laurier University, and other charities and organizations in the Kitchener-Waterloo region and in Hamilton. Includes some material relating to the Ross and Doris Dixon Charitable Foundation and student awards and scholarships provided by the Dixons.

Series includes correspondence and thank-you letters, certificates and plaques, newspaper clippings, statements of contributions, award applications and agreements, donation appeals and other material from charities, financial statements and committee and annual reports of charities, photographs, etc.

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.

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.

Series consists of material relating to Ross Dixon Financial Services from the late 1980s to 2002.

In 1977 Ross Dixon became a local agent for a trust company and soon established Ross Dixon and Associates. [At some point in the 1980s, Ross Dixon Investments Inc. also existed.] He then sold a majority of his shares to a holding company and formed Ross Dixon Financial Services. In 1992, the holding company Canadian First Financial Group was formed and included Ross Dixon Financial Services among its subsidiaries In 2002, Dundee Wealth Management Inc. purchased all of the assets of this company.

The series is not comprehensive, but contains a small amount of material relating to ownership and administration of Ross Dixon Financial Services, the operation of franchises, and a 1998 employee conference. Includes reports, clippings, correspondence, photographs, leaflets, conference agendas and programs, handwritten notes, a speech, ephemera, and other material.

File consists of architectural drawings prepared for the Westmount Construction Company. Includes mainly house plans but also some plans for an apartment building and several commercial buildings. Many of the drawings do not include the creator's name, but some were prepared by C.E. Voelker, N.O Hipel (Preston), J. Crebolder, and others. A small number of drawings were mass-produced (published in magazines).

Many drawings contain handwritten annotations; some are original plans and some are revisions to plans. The construction jobs for the Westmount Construction Company appear to have been classified as either "residential" or "miscellaneous" and in each category were generally assigned a Job # in chronological order. A log of jobs was kept and can be found in Series 4, File 250. There are duplicate drawings corresponding with many of the job numbers.

Series consists of material documenting aspects of Ross Dixon's career at Uniroyal (formerly the Dominion Rubber Company), where he worked from 1947 until his retirement in 1977, as Manager and then Director of Industrial Relations. Material relates to industrial relations, employee relations, management, and workplace safety as well as political and economic issuse of interest to Dixon, and other aspects of his role in the company.

Series includes correspondence, newspaper clippings, magazine articles, speeches, company publications, employee newsletters, conference programs, leaflets and brochures, handwritten notes, forms, ephemera, and other material.

Series consists of files kept by Ross Dixon relating to the operation of the Westmount Construction Company. He formed this company ca. 1952 to build houses in the newly-developing Westmount area of Kitchener-Waterloo, hiring foremen and carpenters and contracting out the basic construction work. Doris Dixon became involved in the accounting work and other administrative aspects of the company.

The material in these files relates mainly to home-building, including construction methods and materials and exterior and interior design features. Also present are files relating to the administration and operation of the company and aspects of specific construction jobs, as well as advertising for homes built by the company.

Series includes brochures, flyers, catalogues, pricelists, advertisements, newspaper and magazine clippings, circulars, bulletins, forms and charts (including estimates, cost analysis, etc.), agreements, handwritten notes, correspondence, sketches, architectural drawings, and other material.

Series consists of material, much of it personal or biographical, accumulated and kept by Ross Dixon and documenting his activities and interests outside of his career and businesses. Includes material relating to Dixon's time as a student at Hillfield School (later Hillfield Strathallan College), his involvement in the Toronto Skating Club and planning skating carnivals, his wedding to Doris McRae Whiting, their cottage at Paradise Lake, his role in the Belmont Business Association, his political interests, honours he received, etc.

Series includes correspondence, newspaper clippings, handwritten notes, agreements, photographs, biographies, certificates, honourary degrees, personal documents, agendas and minutes, a scrapbook, and other material.

Series consists of material documenting Ross Dixon's search for employment and his career up until the time he began working at the Dominion Rubber Company, and includes material from his time at Toronto Radio & Sports, Research Enterprises Limited, Otaco Limited, and other companies.

Series also includes material documenting his professional activities and associations from throughout his career, such as his involvement with the Industrial Accident Prevention Association, the Grand Valley Personnel Association, the Canadian Public Relations Society, and the Canadian Manufacturers' Association.

Series includes correspondence, newspaper clippings, forms, manuals, brochures, certificates, financial statements, agendas, handwritten notes, resumes, ephemera, and other material.

Series consists of material relating to the family of Jean May Hawkings. Includes correspondence and photographs.

Series consists of material relating to Alfred S. Gofton family. Includes correspondence, World War I ephemera, certificates and artifacts, one piece of J.M. Schneider ephemera, genealogical information about the Braun family and the will of Elizabeth Schneider.

Series consists of records relating to the administration of personnel within Electrohome, including employee orientation, training, and recognition. Series includes files accumulated and used by Gary Alcock, Director of Human Resources from ca. 1980 to 1987, and J.R. Boehmer, Director of Human Resources from 1987. Includes correspondence, memoranda, pamphlets, manuals, agreements, press clippings, manuscript notes, organizational charts, and other material.

Series consists of material relating to the 100th anniversary of the MLA in 1994 and the centennial celebrations held during that year. Includes commemorative books produced by the association, ephemera, correspondence, photocopied material on the history of the association, and other material.

Series consists of studies and reports prepared by or for the MLA and university student theses about issues of interest to the association. Subjects of the reports and theses include: planning, the environmental impacts of planning and development, property taxation, the financing of education in Ontario, and the historical geography of resorts in Muskoka. Series also includes some correspondence, the official plan for the District Municipality of Muskoka, and amendments to the plan.

Series consists of newspaper clippings collected by Michael Vaughan during his involvement with the MLA as a member and then chair of the Committee on Land Use, Taxation, and Highways (1969-1982); and then as vice-president (1982-1984) and president (1984-1986) of the association.

Clippings relate to the activities of and issues of interest to the MLA. Includes clippings from newspapers in the Muskoka region and some clippings from Toronto or national newspapers. Some clippings are photocopies, and some include memoranda or annotations for or by Vaughan.

Series consists of the Muskoka Lakes Association yearbook for the years 1993 to 2006, and an association handbook from 1988.

Series consists of material created and accumulated in the course of the administration and operation of the MLA office in Port Carling and the role of the office in supporting the work of the association executive and committee members. Some of the files were created and maintained by Kathy Aitken, Executive Director from 1997 to 1999, and other files were possibly created and maintained by Cheryl Hallows, bookkeeper from 1996 to 1999 and Executive Assistant from 1999 to [200-], and Cheryl Watt, office assistant from 1999.

Material relates to property assessment and taxation and the group appeal to the Assessment Review Board launched by the MLA, the activities of the Political Portfolio and Safety Portfolio, as well as various other issues and events including crime and policing, safe boating, municipal elections, the antique boat show and an annual general meeting.

Includes correspondence and memoranda (some drafts), photocopied newspaper clippings, reports and presentations, lists of MLA members and roll numbers, meeting agendas and minutes, typed and handwritten notes, financial statements for 1988 and 1989, posters, photographs, a handbook, and other material.

Series consists of records relating to the work of several MLA committees. Most records relate to the Regatta Committee and the planning, organization, and results of the annual sailing and aquatic regattas (1930-1932, 1965-1986). Series also includes one file each for the Antique Boat Committee (1978), the Election Committee (1979-1989), and the Recreational Safety Committee 1985-1986).

Includes correspondence, memoranda, meeting minutes and agendas, handwritten and typed notes, reports, budgets, invoices, regatta results charts, regatta flyers and programs, newspaper clippings, and other material.

Series consists of material created and accumulated by Peter Hand in his role as Chair of the Environmental Portfolio from 1997-1999 and co-chair in 2000-2001. The Environmental Portfolio was responsible for addressing issues of water quality, forest, land use, waste management and wildlife; during this period, much of the focus was on land use, especially resort development on the Muskoka lakes.

The series contains material relating to MLA responses, sometimes in partnership with other local associations, to proposed developments at the Lake Joseph Club, the Lake Rosseau Beach Resort, the Muskoka Sands Resort, and other locations. Responses include submissions to the Township of Muskoka Lakes and the District Municipality of Muskoka relating to re-zoning applications and amendments to site plans, as well as appeals to the Ontario Municipal Board.

Series includes correspondence and memoranda, reports, notices, handwritten and typed notes, photocopied newspaper clippings, meeting minutes and agendas, draft amendments and by-laws, photocopied plans and maps, and other material. Most material is faxed or photocopied.

Series consists of material created and accumulated by Robert Topp in his role as Chair of the Political Portfolio and its Taxation Committee (1994-1995) and member of the Political Portfolio and Chair of its Taxation Committee (1995-1996).

The Political Portfolio was involved in political and tax-related issues, and during this period was especially focused on property taxation and a group appeal of the 1992 property assessment to the Assessment Review Board launched in 1995 on behalf of over 1000 MLA members with property on Lakes Muskoka, Rosseau, and Joseph.

The appeal resulted in a decision favourable for the association that was then appealed by the Assessment Commissioner to the Ontario Municipal Board, where the association was partly successful and was granted leave to appeal to the Ontario Divisional Court.

Series includes correspondence (some drafts), reports, presentations, newspaper clippings (some photocopied), ARB and OMB notices and decisions, lists of members of the group appeal, handwritten notes, news releases, and other material.

Series consists of material created and accumulated by William F. Clark in his role as president of the MLA from 1988-1990.

Includes material related to the various committees of the association, meetings of the board of directors, and issues of importance in the Muskoka region. Includes photocopied documents: correspondence, memoranda, reports, newspaper clippings, typed notes, lists of members and terms of reference for committees, official plan amendments and by-laws, financial reports, meeting agendas and minutes, an application for the incorporation of the association, and other material.

Series consists of the working files of Michael Vaughan containing material created, accumulated and used by Vaughan during his involvement with the MLA from 1969 to 1986. Records relate mainly to his role as member (1969-1975), vice-chair (1975-1977), chair (1977-1982), and past chair (1982-1984) of the Committee on Land Use, Taxation, and Highways; and as vice-president (1982-1984) and president (1984-1986) of the association.

Series also includes records relating to various other committees, issues, and events. The Committee on Land Use, Taxation, and Highways was responsible for examining and responding to town planning, development, and other land use issues in the Muskoka region. One of the developments of major concern during Vaughan's tenure as chair was a proposed resort at the Roseneath property on Beaumaris Island, and several files in this series relate to this issue.

Series includes correspondence, memoranda, reports, studies, presentations, meeting agendas and minutes, handwritten and typed notes, newspaper clippings, newsletters, agreements, maps and plans, and other material.