File consists of house plans by the Westmount Construction Co.

File consists of house plans drawn by G.V.H.

File consists of house plans by the Westmount Construction Co.

File consists of house plans [for Job 110?] by C.E. Voelker for the Westmount Construction Co.

File consists of house plans by the Westmount Construction Co.

File consists of house plans by the Westmount Construction Co.

File consists of house plans by N.O Hipel Ltd. (Preston, Ontario). Includes plans for the Airewood, Belwood, Cliffwood, Dalewood, and Edwood model homes.

File consists of house plans, including revisions, drawn by G.V.H. for the Westmount Construction Co.

File consists of house plans drawn by Hank Deloo for Barnett & Rieder, Architects.

File consists of plans drawn by D.A. for the Dominion Rubber Company, Limited, Central Engineering Department, Montreal.

File consists of house plans.

File consists of house plans.

File consists of house plans by the Westmount Construction Co.

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.

File consists of a sign advertising a house for sale in the Westmount area. Includes a photograph of the house with a handwritten description. File also includes a sign stating: "Sellers $195 fee only."

File consists of a letter from Dixon to Bill [last name not included] regarding the incorporation of Westmont Enterprises Limited.

File consists of a photograph of a duplex for sale in the Victoria Park area of Kitchener. Verso of the backing for the photograph contains a description of a house for sale in the Parkdale division of Waterloo.

File consists of a photograph and handwritten description of a house for sale in the Forest Hill area of Kitchener.

File consists of a photograph and a handwritten description of a house for sale on Ahren Street in Kitchener.

File consists of a photograph of a house for sale on Lynnbrook Place in Lakeshore Village, Waterloo. Verso of the backing for the photograph contains a description of another house for sale in Rothsay, Ontario.

File consists of a photograph of a house for sale on Margaret Avenue [in Waterloo?]. Verso of backing for photograph contains a description of another house for sale in the downtown area of Kitchener.

File consists of a photograph of a house for sale near the Kitchener-Waterloo Hospital.

File consists of a photograph and a handwritten description of a house for sale in New Hamburg, Ontario.

File consists of a photograph of a house for sale in Waterloo.

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 several blank copies of an application form for Ross Dixon & Associates.

File consists of miscellaneous material relating to Ross Dixon Financial Services. Includes newspaper advertisements for the company, letters to clients and an address to the company, leaflets, handwritten notes, a list of locations, letterhead, etc. File also includes some material (a letter and a newsletter) relating to the Canadian Association of Retired Persons and the National Citizens' Coalition.

File consists of material accumulated by Ross Dixon relating primarily to a conference for Ross Dixon Finacial Services employees in 1998. Includes conference agendas, typed and handwritten versions of a speech by Dixon, and ephemera.

File consists of accounting journal pages, organized with tabs by construction job.

File consists of accounting journal pages recording cash receipts and cheque disbursements for subsidiaries of Westmont Enterprises Limited, including the Westmount Construction Co.

File consists of accounting journal pages recording cash receipts and disbursements for subsidiaries of Westmont Enterprises Limited, including the Westmount Construction Co. File also includes handwritten notes and calculations.

File consists of accounting journal pages recording cash receipts and disbursements for subsidiaries of Westmont Enterprises Limited, including the Westmount Construction Co. File also includes handwritten notes and calculations.

File consists of accounting journal pages recording cash receipts and disbursements for subsidiaries of Westmont Enterprises Limited, including the Westmount Construction Co. and Ross Dixon & Associates. File also includes handwritten notes and calculations.

File consists of accounting journal pages recording cash receipts and disbursements for subsidiaries of Westmont Enterprises Limited, including the Westmount Construction Co. and Ross Dixon & Associates.

File consists of accounting journal pages recording cash receipts and disbursements for subsidiaries of Westmont Enterprises Limited, including the Westmount Construction Co. and Ross Dixon & Associates. File also includes handwritten notes and calculations.

File consists of the loose pages belonging to a general accounting journal.

File consists of accounting journal pages recording purchases of the Westmount Construction Co.

File consists of accounting journal pages recording purchases of the Westmount Construction Co.

File consists of accounting journal pages recording purchases of the Westmount Construction Co.

File consists of accounting journal pages recording purchases of the Westmount Construction Co.

File consists of accounting journal pages recording purchases of the Westmount Construction Co.

File consists of accounting journal pages recording purchases of the Westmount Construction Co.

File consists of newspaper clippings about women entrepreneurs and a female hockey player and student at Appleby College in Oakville, and a faxed copy of a letter from Dixon to a contact at the college regarding a donation to a scholarship fund for the young woman.

File consists of material relating to Ross and Doris Dixon's philanthropy toward the Big Brothers Association of Kitchener-Waterloo and the Dixon Scholarship Award offered through the association. Includes correspondence (some from recipients of the scholarship); scholarship recipient profiles and unsigned copies of the terms of the Award; financial statements and president and committee reports of the association from the 1990s; newspaper clippings; copies of cheques; and flyers and other material from the association.

File consists of a set of mounted photographs presented to Ross and Doris Dixon in appreciation for their support of Camp McGovern (at the time, operated by Big Brothers of Kitchener-Waterloo in Hanover, Ontario).

File consists of material relating to the philanthropy and charitable giving of Ross and Doris Dixon to various organizations and institutions, including local hospitals, galleries and symphonies, and food banks and other charities and foundations. Includes correspondence (mainly thank-you letters and donation appeals), promotional material from the organizations, newspaper clippings, handwritten notes by Dixon relating to his charitable givings, receipts, etc.

File consists of a plaque in appreciation for the Ross and Doris Dixon Charitable Foundation from the Circle of Care Campaign.

File consists of a certificate for outstanding volunteer presented to Ross Dixon by MPP Elizabeth Witmer.

File consists of thank-you cards and letters for Ross and Doris Dixon from award and scholarship recipients at the University of Waterloo, Wilfrid Laurier University, and other schools and organizations.

File consists of certificates presented to Ross Dixon and Doris Dixon in recognition of support.

File consists of material relating to Ross and Doris Dixon's philanthropy toward the University of Waterloo and in particular, the Ross and Doris Dixon Award in Applied Health Science, the Ross and Doris Dixon Student Athlete Award, and the Waterloo Region Entrance Scholarship.

Includes correspondence (some faxes), statements of contributions, draft terms of reference for awards, copies of students' applications, award agreements, the University's endowment policy and endowment funds reports, promotional material from the University, etc.

File consists of a certificate for Ross and Doris Dixon in recognition of lifetime support to the university and membership in the Legacy Society.

File consists of a photograph of a the home of Ross Dixon's family at 157 Aberdeen Avenue in Hamilton.

File consists of photographs of young people receiving awards sponsored by Ross and Doris Dixon. Includes group photographs, some [all?] of which are Junior Achievement Awards recipients, and photographs of Dr. Steven Brown (nephew of Dixon) with award recipients.

File consists of a photograph of pilot D. Fred Beemer standing in front of an airplane. Handwritten annotation partially visible on verso: " . . . died Nov. 4th."

File consists of a snapshot of Doris Dixon.

File consists of four portraits and one snapshot Ross Dixon as a child.

File consists of a snapshot of Ross and Doris Dixon at the Westmount Golf & Country Club, and a snapshot of the gardens at the Club.

File consists of a portrait of Ross Dixon held by his mother.

File consists of a portrait of Ross Dixon at age 8 months. Handwritten annotation on verso: "8 months, Hamilton."

File consists of portraits (including some proofs) of Ross Dixon. Some portraits are mounted.

File consists of a photograph of Ross Dixon and Linda Kieswetter.

File consists of a portrait of Judge Henry Grosch. Handwritten annotation on verso: "Judge Henry Grosch, brother-in-law Greta Dixon, sister Iris passed away Nov. 10th 1912."

File consists of a photograph of a group of men in uniform standing in a field.

File consists of a photograph of four people in canoes in Muskoka.

File consists of a wedding portrait of an unidentified woman, possibly Ross Dixon's mother.

File consists of a photograph of men and women seated around tables at a conference of Industrial Relations Managers of Uniroyal Inc. in New York. Dixon is present in the photograph.
Photographer: Standard (New York).

File consists of a videocassette.

File consists of material relating to property in Walkerton, Ontario, owned by Dixon. He purchased property from Alberta Scott in 1969 and sold property to Decho Properties Ltd. in 1970; he also sold to Robert Foreman in 1972. File includes incoming and outgoing correspondence, deeds, agreements, tax notices and assessments, notices and by-laws for the Corporation of the Town of Walkerton, handwritten notes, etc. File also includes plans of subdivisions in Walkerton (duplicates are present).

File consists of material relating to the Belmont Business Association, a zone change in the City of Kitchener, and the issue of parking in the Belmont neighbourhood. Includes memoranda and correspondence to members of the Association and to the mayor, handwritten and typed notes, surveys and their results, lists of businesses in the Belmont area, a list of aldermen for the City of Kitchener, an issue the Belmont News newsletter, information on the zoning categories in the City, etc.

File consists of material relating to the Belmont Business Association, a zone change in the City of Kitchener, and the issue of parking in the Belmont neighbourhood. Includes correspondence, reports, handwritten and typed notes, meeting agendas, various types of notices, survey data, etc. File also includes photographs documenting the parking situation.

File consists of several copies of a letter sent to the Diector of Administration & Planning, Township of Wellesley, from Ross Dixon and other concerned residents of Paradise Lake, regarding a proposal for developments for the Environmental Learning Centre at Camp KiWay, Paradise Lake. File also includes a brochure about the developments.

File consists of a typed poem written for Ross Dixon by Mildred Brown.

File consists of one portrait of Ross Dixon and one portrait of Doris Dixon, done in pastel by K. Costas.

File consists of material relating primarily to a zoning by-law in the City of Kitchener permitting home businesses and the actions of citizens opposed to the change. Includes newspaper clippings, handwritten notes, correspondence (some photocopied), reports, leaflets, a copy of the by-law, and other photocopied materials.

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.

File consists of material relating to the Canada Health & Accident Assurance Corporation (Waterloo, Ontario). Dixon was hired as executive assistant to the president of the company in 1952. Includes memoranda, job descriptions for various positions, organizational charts and staff lists, handwritten notes, overtime policies, manuals, posters, the financial statements for 1951, newsletters, etc.

File consists of a certificate of membership in the society for Ross Dixon.

File consists of incoming and outcoing correspondence of Dixon from 1939 to 1945, some personal and some business-related. Most correspondence appears to be with business acquaintances. Includes a series of letters between Dixon from his position at Toronto Radio & Sports and C.Q.M.S. Gordon Gilbert (1st Midland Regiment, Port Hope) regarding orders for crests and shirts. File also includes one issue of a Research Entreprises Ltd. company newsletter ("Point of View") and a photocopied newspaper clipping about the company.

File consists of material relating to Dixon's attempts to patent in Canada a machine or process for rayon flocking, used in the application of a design to fabric such as crests on sports clothing. Includes letters to Dixon from his cousin Muriel [last name unknown], his partner in this process, and copies of US and Canada patents.

File consists of correspondence and memoranda from Selwyn H. Sangster, president of Standard Management and Appraisals Co. Limited. Some correspondence relates to Dixon's position as Mortgage Officer with the company.

File consists of material kept by Dixon, mainly from the 1930s and 1940s, representing his work-related experience and activities during that time period, including material from: Toronto Radio & Sports, Research Enterprises Ltd., Otaco Ltd. and Minnitoys, and the Dominion Rubber Co. Includes brochures and catalogues; company newsletters and recreational programs; correspondence, memoranda, and publicity materials relating to a victory loan campaign; and other material.

File consists of newspaper clippings, brochures, fliers, and a sketch relating to gift ideas (personal and corporate).

File consists of two letters to Dixon from the Industrial Accident Prevention Association.

File consists of a certificate presented to Ross Dixon in recognition of service as President, 1959.

File consists of material relating to the formation and governance of Decimus Investments Limited, of which Dixon was a shareholder (and possibly a director). Includes financial statements (1957-1958, 1961, 1963-1965), balance sheets (1954-1955, 1959), lists of stock prices and values, correspondence, mintues from a shareholders meeting and a directors meeting, a president's report (1963), an agreement, handwritten notes, and a copy of a judgement of the Income Tax Appeal Board (Canada).

File consists of material accumulated by Dixon during his time at Otaco as well as material about Otaco and the Minnitoys division collected later. Includes correspondence, memoranda (among management as well as to company), draft memoranda, speeches and addresses prepared by Dixon, company notices, handwritten notes, newspaper clippings, company newsletters, brochures for Otaco and Minnitoys, and other material.

File consists of blank employment application forms for Otaco Limited as well as for other companies. File also includes one completed application for employement with Merchants Rubber.

File consists of copies of employee reference forms from other companies.

File consists of material relating to the fuctions and operations of a personnel department. Includes papers and guidelines about personnel departments generally as well as the department at Otaco.

File consists of material relating to the Grand Valley Human Resources Professionals Association, formerly the K-W Personnel Association, of which Dixon served as president (1952). Includes correspondence, flyers, a membership directory, chapter by-laws, and one set of mintues from the Conestoga College of Applied Arts & Technology Personnel Program Advisory Committee, of which Dixon was a member.

File consists of material from the Quebec Industrial Relations Institute. Includes a letter, a memorandum to members, and the auditor's report for Institute for 1976.

File consists of publicity material relating to the centennial of Dominion Rubber. Includes a brochure featuring the Footwear Division, Merchants Rubber Factory (multiple copies), a program for a long service dinner, a song sheet, and two folders.

File consists of material relating to automation in the rubber industry. Includes a photoreproduction of an article on automation, typed extracts of an article, a memorandum and a letter to Dixon.

File consists of a newsletter from the Conference Board in Canada and a newspaper clipping regarding economics and politics in Ontario.

File consists of a small amount of miscellaneous incoming and outgoing correspondence of Dixon. File also includes an index to Dixon's personal files and other material.

File consists of photocopied readings for a course about sales called "Smooth Selling" offered by George N. Kahn Co. Inc. (New York, NY).

File consists of a pamphlet describing the group insurance for salaried employees at Dominion Rubber.

File consists of a guide to inventory policy prepared for the Dominion Rubber Company.

File consists of material relating to Dixon's involvement with the Industrial Accident Prevention Association as well as safety in the workplace and industrial accident prevention. Includes speeches and addresses by Dixon to various chapters and conferences of the I.A.P.A. and to other organizations (including some drafts), handwritten notes, leaflets, newspaper clippings, correspondence, and other material.