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Career : Uniroyal

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.

Dixon, Ross

The Forum.

File consists of plans drawn by J. Crebolder for the Forum model house, for the Westmount Construction Co.

Dixon, Ross

The Forum.

File consists of plans drawn by J. Crebolder for the Forum model house, prepared for the Westmount Construction Co. File also includes a leaflet from Better Homes and Gardens describing the model.

Dixon, Ross

Edbrook and Edwood models.

File consists of plans for the Edbrook and Edwood model model houses by N.O. Hipel Ltd. (Preston, Ontario).

Dixon, Ross

Drawings by Frank Adams.

File consists of three pencil drawings of houses by Frank Adams, del., for the Westmount Construction Co.

Dixon, Ross

Built-ins sketches.

File consists of architectural drawings for cupboards for Job 63 (Dr. & Mrs. G.F. Watson). Duplicate drawings are present.

Dixon, Ross

Belmont shop, Kitchener.

File consists of building plans for Job #67-14, Belmont Shop, Kitchener, by the Westmount Construction Co. Drawn by "A-Plan."

Dixon, Ross

Belmont building plans.

File consists of material relating to Job #67-14, an office building on Belmont Avenue in Kitchener. Includes proposed, revised, and accepted architectural plans and drawings for the building as well as plans from previous jobs of a similar nature. Some plans contain handwritten annotations. File also contains some handwritten notes.

Dixon, Ross

Avon model.

File consists of plans by the Westmount Construction Co. for the Avon model house (possibly Job 74). Verso of one drawing notes "Split, #119."

Dixon, Ross

Apartment building by Ray Haffner Construction Ltd.

File consists of plans for an 11-unit apartment building at 45 Avondale Avenue South, Waterloo by Ray Haffner Construction Ltd. File also includes a leaf of typed information about the building and units (rental rates, expenses, amenities, etc.).

Dixon, Ross

Airewood model.

File consists of plans for the Airewood model house by N.O. Hipel Ltd. (Preston, Ontario).

Dixon, Ross

Scrapbook : Ross and Doris.

File consists of scrapbook kept by Ross Dixon. Includes newspaper clippings, photographs, correspondence, and ephemera. Many of the newspaper clippings relate to Dixon's involvement in figure skating.

Dixon, Ross

Windows : Nicholson.

File consists of brochures and catalogues for doors, windows, trim and mouldings from A.S. Nicholson & Son, Ltd.

Dixon, Ross

Windows : Dashwood.

File consists of brochures and price lists advertising windows from Dashwood Planing Mills Ltd.

Dixon, Ross

Windows, awnings, thermopane.

File consists of brochures, leaflets, fliers, and price lists for windows, doors, and door frames, as well as lockers, desk cubicles, and other metal partiton products.

Dixon, Ross

Windows.

File consists of an advertisement for doors.

Dixon, Ross

Wallpaper.

File consists of a specification sheet and a sample of wallpaper.

Dixon, Ross

Units in production.

File consists of a template for a form for units in production by job of the Westmount Construction Co., including payments per agreement, summary of costs, and receipts. File also includes forms completed for Jobs #11-40; many of these forms include the name of the person for whom the job was completed.

Dixon, Ross

Two-storey homes.

File consists of material collected by Dixon relating to house plans and building trends, and primarily to two-storey house plans. Includes articles and advertisements clipped from magazines and newspapers (for house plans, housing developments, etc.).

Dixon, Ross

Tender acceptance.

File consists of a template for a tender acceptance form for work contracted out by the Westmount Construction Co.

Dixon, Ross

Salute to Seniors.

File consists of material relating to the Mayor's Advisory Council for Kitchener Seniors and its Salute to Seniors awards. Dixon was an honouree. Includes a letter, the program from the award ceremony, a pin, a certificate, a ribbon, and a photograph of Dixon with Mayor Carl Zehr. Program is annotated by Dixon: "Note!! Keep this document!!"

Dixon, Ross

Storey & half plans.

File consists of material collected by Dixon relating to house plans and building trends, and primarily to storey & half house plans. Includes articles and advertisements clipped from magazines and newspapers (for house plans, housing developments, etc.; some with annotations), and brochures.

Dixon, Ross

Standard specifications.

File consists of several copies of the standard specifications for a house built by the Westmount Construction Co., as well as a draft of the document.

Dixon, Ross

Stairs, storm windows, wells.

File consists of brochures, leaflets, and fliers for stairs, ladders, windows, screen, doors, and other materials. File also includes some correspondence.

Dixon, Ross

Split-level plans.

File consists of material collected by Dixon relating to house plans and building trends, and primarily to split-level house plans. Includes articles and advertisements clipped from magazines and newspapers (for house plans, housing developments, etc.) and brochures.

Dixon, Ross

Specifications.

File consists of templates for two forms relating to specifications for a house.

Dixon, Ross

Special cupboard built-in and stair details.

File consists of material relating to designs for built-in cupboards and a fireplace as well as decorative railings, for various jobs. Includes sketches and architectural drawings and handwritten notes.

Dixon, Ross

Special built-ins.

File consists of brochures and sketches relating to built-in cabinets and bookshelves.

Dixon, Ross

Smaller ranch plans.

File consists of material collected by Dixon relating to house plans and building trends, and primarily to smaller ranch-style house plans. Includes articles and advertisements clipped from magazines and newspapers (for house plans, housing developments, etc.) and brochures.

Dixon, Ross

Sketches and plans.

File consists of material relating to building houses and house plans. Includes architectural drawings, clippings from magazines and newspapers, and brochures.

Dixon, Ross

Service list.

File consists of a template for a list of services by job completed for the Westmount Construction Co. File also includes a list of items to be completed for Job #79.

Dixon, Ross

Scrapbook (file 2 of 2).

File consists of a scrapbook containing magazine clippings kept by Dixon as ideas for house plans and layouts, home decor, and home furnishing. Most clippings are related to kitchens and bathrooms. Scrapbook also includes brochures, sketches, and an architectural drawing (ornamental iron railing).

Dixon, Ross

Scrapbook (file 1 of 2).

File consists of a scrapbook containing magazine clippings kept by Dixon as ideas for house plans and layouts, home decor, and home furnishing. Most clippings are related to storage and other built-in features. Scrapbook also includes brochures.

Dixon, Ross

Roofing.

File consists of leaflets and brochures advertising shingles and other roofing materials.

Dixon, Ross

Residential specifications.

File consists of completed residential specification forms for construction jobs of the Westmount Construction Co. File also includes one final inspection report.

Dixon, Ross

Residential and miscellaneous jobs.

File consists of a spiral-bound notebook containing an index to the jobs of the Westmount Construction Co. Includes job number, names, and addresses.

Dixon, Ross

Ross at Hillcrest : art class.

File consists of drawings and paintings by Dixon when he was a student at Hillcrest Private School in Hamilton, Ontario.

Dixon, Ross

Recreation rooms.

File consists of leaflets, brochures, and magazine clippings advertising ceilings and other aspects of recreation rooms.

Dixon, Ross

R.V.D. current (file 2 of 2).

File consists of price lists for extra features in construction and correspondence regarding sales and marketing.

Dixon, Ross

Quotes : office no. 2.

File consists of material relating to quotations from subcontractors submitted to the Westmount Construction Co. for the construction of Job #37, office building no. 2. Includes correspondence regarding quotiations, handwritten notes, and quotation forms.

Dixon, Ross

Quote forms.

File consists of a template for a quotation form.

Dixon, Ross

Quotations : office bldg.

File consists of material relating to quotations for Job #29, an office building. Includes quotations, tenders, and materials lists.

Dixon, Ross

Quotations.

File consists of a template for quotations received for various jobs involved in building houses.

Dixon, Ross

Prefab : colonial.

File consists of a clipping from a magazine about prefabricated housing.

Dixon, Ross

Programme : K-W Follies, carnivals.

File consists of material relating to events held by the Kitchener-Waterloo Skating Club and Dixon's role in planning several of the events, as well as his role on the Board of Directors of the Kitchener-Waterloo Skating Club. Includes newspaper clippings, programmes for various skating events, correspondence, minutes, planning documents, handwritten notes, etc.

Dixon, Ross

Plumbing.

File consists of brochures and leaflets advertising materials and fixtures relating to plumbing, including sinks, water softeners, water heaters, pumps, bathroom fixtures, etc.

Dixon, Ross

Plastering, drywall methods.

File consists of brochures, leaflets, and magazine clippings advertising plastering and drywall methods and materials.

Dixon, Ross

Perspective drawings.

File consists of reprinted architectural perspective drawings by Frank Adams (Brantford, ON). Includes two drawings of houses by the Westmount Construction Co.

Dixon, Ross

Paint.

File consists of leaflets and brochures advertising paint.

Dixon, Ross

Ornamental iron.

File consists of leaflets, price lists, and brochures advertising ornamental iron and aluminum. File also includes correspondence and invoices.

Dixon, Ross

Offer to purchase.

File consists of a template for a memorandum of agreement for the purchase of a house built by the Westmount Construction Co.

Dixon, Ross

Notes (file 2 of 2).

File consists of handwritten notes relating to metal lathe from Boehmers for a particular construction job.

Dixon, Ross

Notes (file 1 of 2).

File consists of handwritten notes relating to jobs of the Westmount Construction Co.

Dixon, Ross

New Belmont bldg constr. quotes.

File consists of material relating primarily to quotations and materials for the work on Job #52, a building on Belmont Avenue. Includes quotations from subcontractors, materials lists, handwritten notes and calculations, correspondence, advertisements, etc.

Dixon, Ross

National House Builders Association.

File consists of material relating to the National House Builders Association. Includes a handbook and warranty certificates for new home owners. File also includes letterhead for Westmont Enterprises Limited.

Dixon, Ross

Miscellaneous (file 2 of 2).

File consists of material relating to construction and the contacts of the Westmount Construction Co. Includes issues of the Canadian Building Digest and an issue of the Builder's Bulletin (National Reseach Council, Division of Building Research; and Central Mortgage and Housing Corporation respectively), handwritten notes relating to materials costs comparisons, a handwritten listing of subtrades and their contact information, a floor plan, and newspaper clippings.

Dixon, Ross

Miscellaneous (file 1 of 2).

File consists of miscellaneous material relating primarly to the activities of the Westount Construction Co., house plans, and housing developments. Includes brochures and magazine clippings, advertisements, plans and drawings, charts and forms, a letter, and other material.

Dixon, Ross

Miscellaneous brochures (file 2 of 2).

File consists of brochures, catalogues, and price lists relating to various materials and supplies for construction, design, decorating. Includes material relating to: concrete and masonry, construction supplies, architectural products, plywood, doors, windows, wood mouldings, wall finishes, washroom compartments, moveable metal walls, and other aspects of home and building design and construction. File also contains several pieces of correspondence.

Dixon, Ross

Miscellaneous brochures (file 1 of 2).

File consists of brochures, catalogues, and price lists relating to various materials and supplies for construction, design, decorating. Includes material relating to: concrete and masonry, construction supplies, architectural products, plywood, doors, windows, wood mouldings, wall finishes, washroom compartments, moveable metal walls, and other aspects of home and building design and construction. File also contains several pieces of correspondence.

Dixon, Ross

Millwork, doors, etc.

File consists of brochures, leaflets, and price lists advertising millwork, plywood, panelling and other aspects of woodwork for the home.

Dixon, Ross

Memorandum of agreement.

File consists of several versions of memorandum of agreement forms between the Westmount Construction Co. and the purchaser of the house.

Dixon, Ross

Medicine cabinets.

File consists of brochures and price lists advertising medicine cabinets. File also includes correspondence.

Dixon, Ross

Lumber & millwork.

File consists of leaflets and a catalogue advertising millwork, veneer, and paint.

Dixon, Ross

Lindsay mortgage offer.

File consists of material relating to the purchase of land and the development of an apartment complex in Lindsay, Ontario, by the Westmount Construction Co. Includes newspaper and magazine clippings, application forms for a loan, an offer to purchase land, a draft propsal for the incorpration of Kawartha Developments Limited, handwritten notes, outgoing correspondence, and a drawing of the proposed apartment complex.

Dixon, Ross

Lindsay cost analysis, plans, lot sketch.

File consists of material relating to the purchase of land and the development of an apartment complex in Lindsay, Ontario, by the Westmount Construction Co. Includes charts and notes regarding the costs of the project, a newsletter from the Central Mortgage & Housing Corporation, four drawings of the eight-suite apartment building, and two sketches of kitchen cupboards.

Dixon, Ross

Lindsay apartments, materials lists, cost of construction.

File consists of material relating to the construction and cost of building an eight-suite apartment unit in Lindsay, Ontario. Includes building-related newsletters and revisions to the National Building Code; brochures for materials used in construction (e.g. windows, doors), handwritten notes, outgoing correspondence regarding quotations, and a by-law for the Town of Lindsay.

Dixon, Ross

Large ranch style.

File consists of material collected by Dixon relating to house plans and building trends, and primarily to larger ranch-style house plans. Includes articles and advertisements clipped from magazines and newspapers (for house plans, housing developments, etc.; some with annotations), brochures, and architectural drawings (house plans).

Dixon, Ross

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