Small volume bound tete-beche meant to record bills payable and bills receivable. Included here is a record of the indebtedness of his brothers Arthur Benjamin Schantz and Austin Tobias Schantz in connection with their ranching and farming venture in Didsbury, Alberta, as well as a record and valuation of horses owned. Expected income from investments and securities is listed. One of two loose papers included is an invoice for a pistol purchased parcel post by Constable Clarke Russell, 1931.

One upper body studio portrait of Oliver Bushy seen in partial profile.

File consists of a circular on the Canadian Institute.

Upper body studio portrait of Robert Bliss Moyer, seen looking off camera.

Collection consists of material relating to William Lyon Mackenzie King from the estates of his brother Dougall Macdougall “Max” King and of his nephew (Dougall’s son) Arthur Macdougall King. Its major component is correspondence from Mackenzie King to Arthur King and also to Arthur’s wife Kathleen, over a period of twenty-seven years from 1923 to 1950.The first letter is dated 1923, a scant three years after the death of Max King, when Arthur and his twin brother Lyon were 10 years old and the last in the series is dated July 5, 1950. The collection also contains documents and ephemera relating to King’s death, funeral and will, received by Arthur King as a participant in those events; also present are issues of major Ontario newspapers that covered Mackenzie King's death and funeral as events unfolded day-by-day. A small selection of photographs, some formal and some snapshots, are also present. A selection of books retained by the family, among them works written and presented by John King and Dougall Macdougall King, also works owned by Mackenzie King as a boy, present a tangible reminder of the intellectual legacy of the King family.

File consists of one menu for a New Year dinner held January 1, 1885 at the Grand Union Hotel in Ottawa.

Consists of the weekly examination in composition from the Collingwood Collegiate Institute for the week of April 13, 1885.

One image of Mr. Blinkinsop (Indian Agent), Mrs. Hunt, and her children and grandchildren in front of a building at Fort Rupert, Vancouver Island. The caption also reads: "From a Geological Survey of Canada photograph in the Public Archives of Canada."

One upper body studio portrait of Ethel Davey.

One upper body studio portrait of Joseph Hilborn looking off camera in partial profile.

File consists of two identical portrait photographs showing Blanche Mildred Clement Kelly at the age of three. The portrait shows Blanche leaning on the back of a couch resting her head on her arms. Only her head is visible.

One upper body studio portrait of Orpheus Moyer Schantz seen in partial profile.

Contains one holograph letter from James Hoyes Panton to Drinkwater (C.P.R.) requesting a pass to travel free during the summer in order to do geological research, dated April 16, 1884.

One image of an unidentified individual standing in front of Lake Mistassini at the Hudson Bay Post in Québec.

Confirmation certificate granted to Gottfried Lehler from Lutherithen Kirche zu Luden. The certificate is written in German and the translation is as follows: Gottfried Lehler, born on the 1st of September in the year of 1869, confirmed on the 15th of April in the year of 1883 in the Lutheran Church of [ineligible], Waterloo, Ontario.

Photograph of a log house with vegetation, taken in Magazine Island.

Photograph of men working on a rail line along King Street at Erb Street. The shop front of H.A. Zoellner, Druggist, is visible as well as a telephone (telegraph?) pole. Possibly construction of tracks for electric street railway between Kitchener and Waterloo.

Studio portrait of Louis Henry Wagner with is sister Catherine Wagner Bates. The two are posed as though going for a county walk, wearing gloves and hats and Louis Henry is carrying a cane.

Studio portrait of Louis Henry Wagner seen looking off camera.

Letter from Thomas H. Johnson to Colin Rankin's purchase of the "east half of lot 15 in the 14th [concession] of Papineau, containing 30 1/2 acres" at a rate of 50 cents per acre; a land grant certificate with seal dated June 14, 1881; a typescript reproduction of the text on the certificate; and a typescript description of the land accompanied by a hand drawn sketch.

One image of an unidentified native woman on a mule [?] pulling a travois. The caption also reads: "From a Geological Survey of Canada photograph in the Public Archives of Canada."

One image of a mountainous landscape west of Waterton River, looking out from Lunch Point, British Columbia.

File consists of one sample newspaper for The Gazette, Montreal.

Advertisement trade card for Armour's Mince Meat and Canned Meats showing an older woman teaching a group of younger women how to cook. Verso reads "It is admitted by every prudent housekeeper, that our Condensed Mince Meat is equal in every respect to the old-fashioned home-made article. Our well known connection with the beef industry, enables us, to put a Mince Meat on the market second to none. We use only the best and purest ingredients, and it is the universal verdict that our product retains its sweetness longer and goes farther than any other brand. Packaged in 12 oz. (net) cardboard cartons. Enough for two large pies. 2 packages for 25 cents. At all first-class grocery stores. Armour and Company, Chicago."

Three modern prints given to Norman Schneider by Irvin Erb, showing King St. in the 1880's.

Studio group portrait of Abraham Nash Moyer with wife Nannie Entrekin Moyer and children Metta Sophia and Clyde Entrekin.

Studio portrait of Jacob Hailer. Jacob is seated holding a cane with his foot propped on a stool.

Upper body studio portrait photograph of David Sovereign Bowbly seen looking off camera.

Full body studio portrait of Etta and Sophie Schantz. Etta (at left) is seated on a settee and Sophie is on a chair next to her. Both are seen looking off camera and holding a small piece of paper of unknown significance.

Group studio portrait of Etta (standing, far left) and Sophie Schantz (standing, second from right) with ten friends. One of the group is standing at far right, apart from the rest, wearing a picture hat and carrying a case. Another member of the group is seated with a piece of paper, possibly a folded newspaper, on lap that can not be identified.

File consists of an album probably compiled by one or more of Martha Rieder's children. Includes snapshots of Martha and Talmon Henry Rieder, their children, and their family, many of them with extended family and friends. Includes snapshots taken at Felsheim, Woods Bay, Bayview Cottage, the family home on Belmont Ave in Montreal, etc. Album also includes newspaper clippings, letters to Santa from Edward and Paul Rieder, a letter from Edward to Talmon Henry Rieder, and ephemera. Some of the photographs include dates/captions, and album contains the handwriting of several different individuals.

Studio portrait of Lizzie Schlier.

Head and shoulders studio portrait of J.M. Schneider seen looking off camera, dressed in collared shirt and tie.

Photograph of Charles August Ahrens and family in front of their first home on Courtland Ave. in what was then Berlin, Ontario.

Left to right: Charles August Ahrens, his wife Emma, children Lottie and Fred, and Martin Nagel.

Head and shoulders studio portrait of Oliver St. John seen looking off camera.

File consists of paper doll advertisements. The first is a stand up paper doll of a sheep wearing a dress holding a duster advertising Enameline stove cleaner. The verso reads "Look out for imitations and parties who claim to have something 'just as good.' It is not as good. There's but one Enameline that's the best. For sale by all dealers. Manufactured by J.L. Prescott & Co. 11 Jay Street New York."; a set of six double sided paper dolls with two interchangeable heads, advertising Clark's O.N.T. Spool Cotton. The interiors of the dolls reads "if the child who receives this doll is sent to the store for thread she should ask for Clark's O.N.T. Spool Cotton and see that she gets it. Double Dolls "work and play" 12 in a set. By sending three 2 cent stamps, with name and address, to Clark's O.N.T. Spool Cotton Factory. Newark, N.J. a complete set will be sent by mail be careful to state that the double dolls are wanted."

Photograph of the exterior of the Ahrens family home at the corner of Benton and Courtland Streets in what is now Kitchener, Ontario. There are several trees in the yard and family members are visible on the lawn and on the porch. Two adults and four children are included in frame. Two of the children are standing with bicycles, one is standing on the porch and another is standing with a buggy with a doll inside.

Studio portrait of Catherine Wagner Bates. Catherine is dressed formally in a dress with a silk scarf and her neck and earrings.

File consist of Burt's Among the Clouds, Mount Washington for July 17, 1880.

File consists of one photograph of Martha Esther Murphy Bowlby. Identification from frame.

File consists of one studio portrait of Charles Bowlby Clement with sister Blanche Mildred Clement Kelly as children seen looking at camera. Blanche is seated on the edge of a couch, with a magazine in lap, and Charles is standing next to her, right arm resting on couch.

File consists of two identical head and shoulders studio portraits of Janie Elizabeth Bowlby Clement seen looking off camera.

Upper body studio portrait of John S. Anthes seen in profile.

Studio portrait of the Ahrens sisters seen standing and seated in front of a decorative backdrop.

Back row, left to right: Carrie, Laura, Emma.

Middle row, left to right: Helena, Louise, Minnie.

Front row: Mary.

One image of Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta (formerly the Northwest Territories). Part of the caption reads "from a Geological Survey of Canada photograph in the Public Archives of Canada".

Shows a section of Waterloo (King and Noecker Streets).

One head studio portrait of Jacob Moyer seen looking off camera.

File consists of two identical full length wedding portraits of Edwin Perry Clement and Janie Elizabeth Bowlby. Edwin Perry is seated in an arm chair and Janie is standing at his side, dressed in white gown and veil, with right arm resting on his shoulder.

Advertisement trade card for Soapine by Kendall Manufacturing Company of Providence Rhode Island and illustrated by Charlotte Perkins Gilman showing a woman from behind dusting figurines that spell out Soapine on a mantel piece. Verso reads "Cleanliness in the house, laundry, kitchen and workshop is best secured by the use of Soapine. All wise people continue to use it after one trial. Kendall Mfg. Co. Established 1827. Providence, R.I."

French Laundry and Soapine advertisement trade card illustrated by Charlotte Perkins Gilman showing a young woman standing in a frame holding a washing board and a box of soap. The frame is held up on either side by two young men standing on upside down washing buckets that read Soapine. "Verso reads ""French Laundry is the best soap ever made for all purposes. It is the oldest popular soap, having outlived all its rivals. It has won its way into public favor solely on its merits, and thousands of families who are now using it would not be without it. One trial with convince you. Soapine is the best article known for the laundry and general household use. Use no soap, sal soda, borax, washing crystals or other preparations with it. For washing dishes, glassware, silverware, milk cans, dairy utensils, windows, marble, paint or oil cloth, and house cleaning, use Soapine. Kendall Mfg. Co. Established 1827 Providence, R.I."""

File consists of one upper body studio portrait of Edwin Perry Clement seen looking off camera.

Soapine advertisement illustrated by Charlotte Perkins Gilman showing a woman hanging laundry out from a wash basket. The laundry on the line spells out "Soapine." Verso reads "Soapine the great dirt killer, will remove dirt of all descriptions! Without injury to hands or fabric. Kendall Mfg. Co. established 1827 Providence, R.I."

File consists of one full length studio wedding portrait of Edwin Perry Clement and Janie Elizabeth Bowlby. The two are shown standing side-by-side in suit and white gown.

File consists of one three quarter length studio portrait of Janie Elizabeth Bowlby Clement. Inscription on verso reads "Janie E. Bowlby shortly before marriage."

File consists of two identical photographs showing the Bowlby and Clement families dressed as characters from "Cinderella." Janie Elizabeth Bowlby Clement is shown as Cinderella, and Edwin Perry Clement is the Prince. The family is shown standing on the front steps of Ward Hamilton Bowlby's home.

File consists of one sample newspaper for The Inter Dream, Chicago.

File consist of clippings relating to the city of Brantford.

File consists of three identical full length studio portraits of Janie Elizabeth Bowlby Clement. Janie is shown seated, with her elbow resting on a table. She is wearing a long gown with a large beaded necklace, and is holding a fan.

Copy negative of old photograph printed in a book showing a decorated building with a large crowd of people at front. The caption under the reads: "The First Saengerfest in Berlin, 1876. Photograph kindly lent by Mr. Aug. Schmiedel." Typed caption included in file reads: "SAENGERFEST HALL 1876. photo from old book. located where present-day Woodside athletic field area is... large group of people."

File consist of clippings relating to St. Catharines.

File consists of one upper body studio portrait of Alfred Bowlby seen looking at camera.

Advertisement for B.T. Babbitt's 99 soap showing a mother washing an infant with the soap while her daughter does laundry with it and her son blows soap bubbles in the kitchen. The advertisement reads "For the laundry or bath try B.T. Babbitt's 99 soap."

Shows a section of Waterloo (Erb and Willow Streets).

File consists of one upper body studio portrait of Janie Elizabeth Bowlby Clement.

File consists of one three quarter length studio portrait of Janie Elizabeth Bowlby Clement on her sixteenth birthday.

Studio portrait of John Christian Breithaupt, Jake Kaechele, and Otto Schmitt, seen looking at camera.

Upper body studio portrait of unidentified man seated with left arm on partially visible prop.

Head and shoulders studio portrait of Sam Reider seen looking off camera.

Studio portrait of an unidentified infant seated upright in an armchair and looking toward camera. The child is dressed in an embroidered dress with a lace collar and underskirt.

Studio portrait of five people, seen looking at camera.

Head and body studio portrait of Christian Rieder seen looking off camera with right hand on back of arm chair.

File consists of two identical three quarter length studio portraits of Janie Elizabeth Bowlby Clement. Janie is shown wearing a fur trimmed coat, a hat with a feather and a fur muff.

File consists of one full length studio portrait of Bowlby family dog Fritzy Beau. The photo shows a white, long-haired, medium sized dog seated and looking at camera with mouth open in contented manner.

File consists of one full length studio portrait of Janie Elizabeth Bowlby Clement, age 14, dressed as Little Bo Peep.

File consists of one group portrait showing Janie Elizabeth Bowlby Clement with Minnie Crookall [?] and Isabella Jackson. The girls are shown standing around a table with an open book on it, wearing winter coats, hats and muffs.

File consists of one head and shoulders studio portrait of Rev. Edwin Clement seen looking off camera.

File consists of an indenture between the Corporation of the Town of Berlin and John S. Anthes for the grant of burial lots nos. 288 and 289 in Mount Hope Cemetery.

Full body studio portrait of Russel Nash as an infant seen seated, dressed in white gown with a lace collar, and smiling at something off camera.

File consists of a map of Mount Hope Cemetery in Berlin by Joel Good, L.S., showing the burial plots. Plots belonging to John S. Anthes have been coloured in brown.

File consists of one studio portrait of William John Motz as an infant. He is sitting, likely in his mother's lap, but she has been cropped out from the photograph.

File consists of two identical group portraits of Janie Elizabeth Bowlby Clement and Eddie Stinson. Janie is shown leaning her elbow on a desk while Eddie points something out to her on a sheet of paper.

File consists of one profile studio portrait of Janie Elizabeth Bowlby Clement, age 12.

File consists of one full length studio portrait of Janie Elizabeth Bowlby Clement, at 12 years of age, with her dog. Both are seen lying on the ground. Janie is holding up her head with her right hand, arm propped on the back of the large black dog who is lying with its head on its outstretched paws.

File consists of one head and shoulders studio portrait of Janie Elizabeth Bowlby Clement, age 12.

File consists of one snapshot of Grace Bowlby Fennell standing on her father's porch in Kitchener. Identification from verso.

Advertisement trade card for Mt. Penn Stove Works featuring decorative floral illustration surrounding a woman cooking on a range with a caption reading "a complete kitchen always contains a pretty cook and a Penn Esther range." A large line of sizes and a great variety of styles. For sale by G.W. Rinesmith & Sons 114 North Hanover Street, Carlisle, PA. Made by Mt. Penn Stove Works, Reading, Pa."

Conqueror wringer advertisement showing three women and one young girl ironing clothes titled "Ironing Day." The young girl is seated at a stool holding up a dress in front of a Conqueror wringer. Verso reads "The Conqueror excels all other wrings in having 1. A forged steel spring, tapered and tempered, and the temper not "drawn" by galvanizing. 2. The extension crank, which gives double power, without loss of speed. 3. Composition metal bearings, which neither rot, rust or wear out. 4. Patent solid white rubber rolls, fastened immovably to the shaft. 5. Malleable iron swivel clamps, which fit either round or stationary tubs. Foote & Gaskill dealers in hardware, agricultural implements, also stoves, hollow ware, house furnishing goods, &c. wringers repaired. Hamilton, New York."

David's Prize Soap advertisement trade card showing a vital looking woman washing laundry in a washing bucket with David's Prize Soap while a young girl looks in. Looking in through the door way is a sallow looking older woman. The caption reads "Get David's Prize Soap if you want to avoid hard labor and save your health and strength in washing besides you may get a small fortune as a prize into the bargain." "Verso explains that prizes can be won by purchasing David's Prize Soap, including 2 grand pianos."

Universal Clothes Wringer puzzle advertisement showing a young woman using a clothes wringer while a man looks in from the window. When the advertisement is held up to the light you can see that the man is looking in with a gun while the young woman leans in to kiss a young man and an older woman comes towards them brandishing a broom. As well, a caption on the advertisement becomes clear which reads "Buy the universal clothes wringer."

Advertisement trade card for Sapolio showing two women cleaning marble statues with the caption "clean marble with Sapolio." Verso reads "1809 1880 Enoch Morgan's Sons' Sapolio for cleaning & polishing. Hand Sapolio for the toilet and bath. Sapolio being put up in an attractive style some persons think is a fancy article but the fact is that one cake is equal to three cakes of any 'mineral soap' and will do more and better work."

Advertisement trade card for Agate Iron Ware showing a group of women holding hands in a circle around an iron tea pot. The caption reads "The growing triumph." Verso reads "For sale by Davis, Wright & Co., 41 Main Street, Keene, N.H."

Studio portrait of John Schmitt Anthes seen looking off-camera.

Four copies of a studio portrait of John Christian Breithaupt, seen looking off-camera.

Studio portrait of Catherine Wagner Bates. Catherine is dressed formally in a dress with choker necklace, earrings and her hair in a snood.