Contains some ms. notes.

2 copies.

Contents originally stored in ring binder.

File also includes correspondence received by Mary Johnston from Gunta Towsley at the Ministry of Education in Ontario.

2 copies.

Note on title page reads: "This summary presents some of the major findings of 'The Shortest Shadow': A study of the FWTAO membership. Recommendatons and plans for their implementation are included".

Calendar featuring photographs depicting important events and personalities in the history of the F.W.T.A.O.

Contains incomplete set of issues of the F.W.T.A.O.'s newsletter Post Haste including: no. 11, 14, 18, 1987; no. 10, 1989; no. 8, 1991; no. 1-3, 1997; no. 4-6, 1998.

Contains single issue of PAR - no.2 (Feb. 1997) - the newsletter published by the F.W.T.A.O.

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

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 incomplete set of issues of the journal The Educational Courier including: v. 34, no. 5, 1964; v. 36, no. 3, 1966; v. 41, no. 7, 1971; v. 42, no. 6, 1972; v. 43, no. 3, 6, 1973; v. 44, no. 1, 4, 6, 1973-1974; v. 45, no. 1, 2, 5, 1974-1975; v. 46, no. 7, 1976; v. 47, no. 7, 1977; v. 49, no. 49, 1978; v. 50, no. 1, 1979.

2 copies.

Contains incomplete set of issues of the F.W.T.A.O.'s newsletter the Bulletin including: no.2, 1981-1982; no. 3, 1982-1983; no.8, 1982-1983.

New clipping (Kitchener-Waterloo Record, Thursday, 4 May 1972, p. 38) reports that the spring assembly of the Federation of Women Teachers Associations of Ontario will take place for the first time in Waterloo County. This article also focuses on the items on the agenda for discussion as well as other activities which will form part of this spring assembly.

Contains article (The Record, Monday, 17 April 1995, sec. D, p. 1) which reports on the finances of the Waterloo public school board vis-à-vis the separate school board. Other articles contained in this section of the Record focus on the proposal that the Education Act be amended to allow instructors who are not certified teachers to supervise students under specified conditions and circumstances and to deliver certain non-academic programs, while the other article reports that the Open Sesame head-start pre-school is celebrating its 25th anniversary.

This issue of this newspaper contains a list of Waterloo county board of education and separate school board election candidates. Reproductions of portrait photographs as well as a biographical note on each candidate are also provided. Also includes front page cover story regarding Ontario Education Minister William G. Davis' proposal for the reorganization of the school jurisdictions. As a result of this proposal interim school organization committees were established in each new school division. This clipping focuses on the activities of the committee which was set up in Waterloo County under the leadership of Brian Bennett.

Contains news clipping (source unspecified) reporting that Twyla Hendry has been nominated chairman of the Waterloo County Board of Education. In her inaugural speech Hendry referred to the innovations which have been implemented by the board trustees over the previous two years.

Contains editorial (Kitchener-Waterloo Record, Saturday, 10 March 1979, p. 6) focusing on Bill 100 and teachers' right to strike. The author's opinion is that the teachers' use of union tactics to get higher pay may have meant that in some peoples' eyes they have lost their professional image. He/She believes, however, that they remain professionals in spite of this.

Contains news clipping (Waterloo Chronicle, Sunday, 23 May 1973, p. [1]) reporting that Mrs. Grace Scott, Mrs. Alice Bullard, Velma Samuel, Mrs. Irene Fretz, Mrs. Gladys Hudelmaier, and Mrs. Sally Beatty, who are retiring and have 160 years of teaching experience between them, were honoured by the Waterloo County Board of Education at a tea organized to mark this occasion.

Contains news clippings which appeared in The Globe and Mail focusing on Ontario teachers' opposition to Bill 274 designed to prevent mass resignations submitted by teachers from taking effect on Dec. 31, 1973. This bill would instead impose compulsory arbitration to resolve disputed contract issues. Actions taken by teachers to oppose this bill included a province-wide strike on Dec. 18, 1973.

News clipping (Kitchener-Waterloo Record, Monday, 5 June 1972, p. 28) reports on a leadership workshop sponsored by the Federation of Women Teachers' Associations of Ontario. The names of teachers attending from Kitchener-Waterloo are provided along with information on the themes to be covered in the workshop sessions.

Contains news clippings which appeared in The Globe and Mail's "Education on Trial" feature on Dec. 28 and 29, 1992. One clipping provides statistics about the Canadian educational system, another reports that there there is no consensus in terms of what Canadians expect from schools. Another article focuses on a school in Edmonton which is "a model of self-improvement". Parents' dissatisfaction with the state-run school system forms the focus of another article, while another article focuses on the debate surrounding methods of testing students in the subjects they study.

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 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.

News clipping (source unspecified) reports on a presentation given to Waterloo Region's women public school teachers by Carol Brooks of the Everywoman's Educational Centre in London, Ont.

Contains news clipping dated May 10, 1968 (source unspecified). One article reports that Education Minister Davis has announced that Waterloo county will not get two boards of education at least until 1970. Minister Davis says this is because he wants one or two years experience with the new system before amending the basic county plan. Another article relates to Waterloo public school teachers' salary increases, while an additional article relates to a school site swap negotiated by the Kitchener and district school board.

Contains news clipping (The Globe and Mail, Monday, 29 September 1980, p.19) focusing on the ways in which computers look set to change the face of education.

Contains miscellaneous materials relating to various W.C.W.T.A. workshops, information sessions, presentations, exhibitions etc. Includes correspondence, flyers, and a questionnaire.

Contains miscellaneous materials relating to the W.C.W.T.A.'s leadership courses for the years: 1973-1974, 1975, 1977, 1982, 1983-1984, 1995, and 1997-1998. These include flyers, correspondence, course evaluation form, course handouts, as well as the certificate awarded to Mary Johnston in 1975 to affirm her participation in the leadership course in this year.

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.

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.

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".

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.

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 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 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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 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.

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.

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 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.

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.

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.

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 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.

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.

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

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

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.

Contains meeting agenda, minutes, treasurer's report, lists of executive members, and unit executive members, and committee reports.

Contains president's message, meeting agenda, minutes, financial statement, lists of W.C.W.T.A. executive members, unit executive members, and committee reports.

Contains president's report, meeting agenda, minutes, financial statement, committee reports, meeting resolutions, lists of W.C.W.T.A. executive members, unit executive members, and committee convenors for 1974-1975 and of unit executive members for 1975-1976.

Contains president's report, minutes, lists of executive members and committee convenors for 1973-1974, a financial report, reports from the W.C.W.T.A. committees and convenors, as well as ts. relating to W.C.W.T.A. representation at regional meetings, to delegates sponsored by W.C.W.T.A. to provincial conferences and workshops, to representatives on W.C.T.A. committees and boards, and to meeting resolutions. Also includes some ms. notes re this meeting and a flyer featuring meeting agenda.

Contains newsletters issued by the Waterloo County Board of Education featuring highlights of the three regular board meetings and one special board meeting. The regular board meetings covered in these issues took place on Apr. 21, 1977, on May 28, 1981, and on Apr. 26, 1990. The special meeting took place Mar. 29, 1990. Also includes a memo addressed to all principals and staff dated Apr. 22, 1983 informing the recipients of this memo of the principal and vice principal transfers which were approved at the regular meeting of the Waterloo County Board of Education on April 21, 1983. This memo also contains a list of appointments to positions of responsibility.
This file also contains a notice and minutes relating to two separate Committee of the Whole Meetings, one of which took place on May 4, 1982 and the other on Jan. 13, 1983.

Contains minutes of a meeting of the Representatives of Affiliate Organizations in Waterloo County, Apr. 17, 1967. Also includes supporting documents relating to this meeting in the form of a memorandum issued by the O.T.F. re proposed reorganization of schools under County Boards of Education, as well as a rough ts. draft of a brief to regional government drawn up by the Study Committee of the O.T.F.
Also includes a seating plan for an O.T.F. annual meeting held Aug. 20-23, 1985, as well as the "Report of the Teacher Representaives to the Biennial Review Committee on Teachers' Superannuation to the O.T.F. Board of Governor's Annual Meeting, August 20-23, 1985".
Also includes an executive summary of the O.T.F. dated Feb. 12, 1997, in addition to a paper entitled "School Principals and Vice-Principals are Teachers".

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).

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Contents include information on W.C.W.T.A. election of officers for unit executives, on regional and provincial meetings and conferences 1976-1977, on the World Confederation of Organizations of the Teaching Profession, and on the W.C.W.T.A.'s terms of reference and policies. Also includes a list of members of the Waterloo County Board of Education in 1976. Also includes two loose leaves - one ts. features a list of proposed slate of officers for the W.C.W.T.A. 1976-1977 and one illustration showing the structural organization of the Waterloo County Board of Education.

Contents of this file originally stored in a binder. This appears to be a file which was maintained by Mary Johnston during her time as P.R. and county adviser with the W.C.W.T.A. This file contains miscellaneous materials including correspondence, information sheets about the F.W.T.A.O., flyers, notices of meetings, tss. relating to meetings, W.C.W.T.A. notices to members about actions being taken or proposed in a number of areas especially with regard to Bill 274. Also includes booklet containing legislation: Regulations (O. Reg. 95/47): General Regulations for Public and Separate Schools: Made Under the Department of Education Act.

Contains correspondence and other materials all of which relate to the affairs, activities etc. of the W.C.W.T.A. Includes correspondence sent by and received by Mary Johnston. Some of this correspondence was sent or received in her capacity as a key teacher, as President of Unit 1, as a W.C.W.T.A. Past President, as the association's County Adviser, and as a member of the Book Project Committee.

Other materials in this file include ts. of W.C.W.T.A.'s comments on the Reville Report, a poem by Joyce Lodge (West Unit Executive Member) entitled "You Will Be There", an information sheet featuring an outline of the history of the W.C.W.T.A. Also includes agenda for W.C.W.T.A. executive retreat in 1990, as well as a list of W.C.W.T.A. priorities for 1997-1998. Additionally, contains lists of association executive members from 1996-1997, a list of women administrators for 1997-1998, and a list of honorary association members for 1997-1998.