Contains one issue of Dare Cookie News 2, no. 1 (spring 1976).

Consists of one issue of Dare Candy News 1, no. 1 (spring 1976).

Contains three copies of the Kitchener Daily Record, February 16, 1943, City Edition. The newspaper contains black and white photographs and articles describing the fire that destroyed the C.H. Doerr Co., Ltd. plant on the corner of Weber and Breithaupt Streets in Kitchener. A caption on the front page of the newspaper reads, "$400,000 Blaze wipes out Kitchener plant; man dies." Below the caption there is a black and white photograph of the fire and an article with the title, "Candy factory is razed; four fire departments at scene; homes saved." The article is continued on page 2. The third page of the newspaper also includes 3 black and white photographs and 3 articles on the fire. The article, "Embers blew seven blocks," is continued on page 12.

Contains one issue of Tavistock Gazette, Wednesday, November 30, 1988. The front page of the newspaper contains a photograph of participants in the Christmas parade including the Dare Bear.

Contains one issue of the newspaper Kitchener This Week, Wednesday, October 25, 1995. The "Then and Now" section on page 3 consists of a copy of a photograph of the C.H. Doerr & Co. plant on the corner of Weber and Breithaupt streets [ca. 1920] and a copy of a photograph of the Caya Fabrics Ltd. building residing in the same place in 1995.

Contains one copy of The Dare Story.

Contains candy formulas from 1936. The formulas are typewritten and most are dated. The formulas are organized alphabetically by title.

Contains Candy Division documents pertaining to Candy Division buildings and property in both Hamilton and Toronto. File includes correspondence, memoranda, plans and copies of plans, the Agreement of Purchase and Sale for properties in Hamilton, an advertisement for an opportunity to sublet a building in Toronto, and maps.

Consists of one booklet advertising Peanut Capri and Pecan Capri. Peanut Capri and Pecan Capri were candy products developed by Dare Foods Limited and introduced in 1966. The booklet includes a copy of a letter to Mr. Retailer, descriptions of Peanut Capri and Pecan Capri, a description of the promotional program, a copy of an advertisement, a map of the greater Toronto area, and a copy of a news release.

Contains bilingual ingredient lists for candy products, correspondence, memoranda, and copies of legislation pertaining to ingredient listings, regulations for the packaging and labelling of foods, and French translations of ingredients and product names. File is divided by tabs including: Valentine, Easter, Product Names, French Translations, Regulations, and Technical. Records are arranged chronologically.

Contains bilingual ingredient listings for biscuits, and candies. File is divided by tabs including P/L biscuit, Toronto Plant, Purchased Product, and Seasonal. Ingredient Statements include product name, ingredient list, ICN #, date, revision #, and name of the person who granted authorization. Includes ingredient lists for US products. Several candy ingredient lists were faxed from the Milton plant.

Contains one copy of the Big V Drug Stores twentieth anniversary book, Our Twentieth Anniversary, Big V Drug Stores, 1962-1982.

Contains one copy of the Big V Drug Stores twenty-fifth anniversary book, _Our twenty-fifth birthday, Big V Drug Stores. The book was presented to Richard Harris, District Sales Manager, Dare Foods Limited, Kitchener, by Mahlon M. Dyer, Executive Vice-President, Big V Pharmacies Co. Limited, London, Ontario. The book includes a letter presenting the book to Richard Harris from Mahlon M. Dyer.

Contains two sheets of share transfers.

Contains two colour photographs. The photographs are images of the exterior of the Southland plant.

Contains one colour photograph of the exterior of the Southland plant in Spartanburg, South Carolina.

Contains one colour photograph of plant staff standing outside the Southland plant in Spartanburg, South Carolina.

Contains one colour photograph. The photograph is an image of the American, Canadian and South Carolina flags in front of the Southland plant, Spartanburg, South Carolina. A note from Ken Petrie to Bryan Dare is attached to the photograph.

File consists of the letters patent incorporating The C.E. Doerr Company, Limited.

File consists of the by-laws no. 1-10 of the company.

File consists of supplementary letters patent to The C.H. Doerr Company, Limited, for changing the corporate name to The Dare Company, Limited.

File consists of a licence in mortmain to The Dare Company, Limited.

File consists of a declaration in the matter of the Kingsdale Biscuit Comapny and the Partnerships Registration Act.

File consists of supplementary letters patent to The Dare Company, Limited.

File consists of supplementary letters patent to The Dare Company, Limited, for changing the corporate name to Dare Foods (Biscuit Division) Limited.

File consists of an insurance appraisal made at the request of Blackstone Mutual Insurance Company (Providence, RI).

File consists of an agreement of purchase and sale between Dare Foods (Biscuit Division) Limited and Dare Fooods Limited.

File consists of supplementary letters patent to Dare Foods (Biscuit Division) Limited confirming the alteration of capital provided by the corporation's by-law no. 11. File also includes by-law no. 11 and a copy of a letter to the Minister of Consumer and Corporate Affairs in Ottawa from Thorne Riddell & Co., chartered accountants, regarding the by-law.

File consists of a certificate of continuance and the articles of continuance for Dare Foods (Biscuit Division) Limited, under the Canada Business Corporations Act.

File consists of by-law no. 1 for Dare Foods (Biscuit Division) Limited.

File consists of a certificate of amendment, the articles of amendment, and the articles of continuation for Dare Foods (Biscuit Division) Limited, under the Canada Business Corporations Act.

File consists of material relating to a correspondence course on biscuits and crackers taken by W. J. Hopp from the Technical Institute of the Independent Biscuit Manufacturers' Company. Includes lessons 1-9 and the tests for each lesson completed by Hopp and graded by institute staff.

File consists of material relating to a correspondence course on biscuits and crackers taken by W. J. Hopp from the Technical Institute of the Independent Biscuit Manufacturers' Company. Includes lessons 10-18 and the tests for each lesson completed by Hopp and graded by institute staff. Also present are correspondence from the institute and from the Biscuit Production Club, certificates of achievement, and a brochure from the Bowes Company Limited about its products (nuts, seeds, spices and other baking ingredients).

File consists of material relating to a correspondence course on biscuits and crackers taken by W. J. Hopp from the Technical Institute of the Independent Biscuit Manufacturers' Company. Includes lessons 19-27 and the tests for each lesson completed by Hopp and graded by institute staff.

File consists of material relating to a correspondence course on biscuits and crackers taken by W. J. Hopp from the Technical Institute of the Independent Biscuit Manufacturers' Company. Includes lessons 28-36 and the tests for each lesson completed by Hopp and graded by institute staff.

File consists of a handbook relating to plant equipment, raw materials, production problems, and formulas for the manufacture of biscuits and crackers, produced by the Technical Institute of the Independent Biscuit Manufacturers' Company. Includes a Spanish-English and English-Spanish glossary of terms used in the biscuit industry. Handbook probably belonged to W.J. Hopp.

File consists of bulletins and reports from the Biscuit Production Club and the Technical Institute of the Independent Biscuit Manufacturers' Company (both of Chicago, IL). File also includes a letter addressed to "members" from J.C. Russell, production manager at The Dare Company Limited.

File consists of bulletins and correspondence from the Biscuit Production Club and the Technical Institute of the Independent Biscuit Manufacturers' Company, which in 1957 became the Biscuit Bakers Institute, Inc. (both of Chicago, IL). Also present is a list of Biscuit Production Club members.

File consists of material relating to a search by W.J. Hopp for employment. Includes correspondence from several biscuit companies in the United States and Barbados, two copies of Hopp's resume, and a page of general humour.

File consists of cookie and cracker formulas, most arranged in alphabetical order. Most formulas are typewritten. Some are dated; some contain ms. annotations; and some are labelled "Perrins." File also contains some loose handwritten formulas as well as typewritten pages of other information such as the standard weight of coatings on biscuits, container lines, and a test for rancidity.

File consists of handwritten and typewritten cookie and cracker formulas. Also present are a marshmallow production guide, operating instructions for rotary molding machine, and ms. notes.

File consists of typewritten cookie and cracker formulas arranged in alphabetical order. Also present are two loose handwritten formulas.

File consists of typewritten cookie and cracker formulas arranged in alphabetical order. Some forumlas contain ms. annotations. Also present are pages of other information such as dough weights, baking times, and cutting machines for different products; as well as loose handwritten formulas.

File consists of typewritten cookie and cracker formulas arranged in alphabetical order. Most formulas are dated and some include ms. annotations. Also present is a forumla template, partially completed.

File consists of typewritten and handwritten cookie and cracker formulas.

File consists of a book of typewritten cookie and cracker formulas Most formulas are dated; some are dated; and some are labelled "Perrins."

File consists of typewritten cookie and cracker formulas arranged in alphabetical order. Some formulas are dated; some are labelled "Perrins"; and some contain ms. annotations.

File consists of typewritten cookie and cracker formulas, most arranged in alphabetical order. Most forumlas are dated.

File consists of handwritten pages of information about ingredients and other supplies for the manufacture of cookies and crackers. Pages are arranged alphabetically by ingredient name and include notes about brands, suppliers, and prices. Some business cards of suppliers are also present.

File consists of a brochure advertising cookies and crackers produced by the Southern Biscuit Company/Fine Foods of Virginia (Richmond, VA).

File consists of material relating to the maufacture of biscuits. Includes article reprints, research reports, brochures, clippings, and product data sheets. Subjects include: the baking and browning processes, handling chocolate, biscuit production technology, the operation and maintence of equipment, packaging equipment, the role of the line manager in bakery operations, etc.

File consists of a report on cracker sponge fermentation by G.F. Becker of E.F. Drew & Company Inc. (Boston, New York, Chicago).

File consists of a manual on hard butters in chocolate-type coatings by E.F. Drew & Co. Inc. Also present are several other papers on the topic and on the production and handling of chocolate and the preparation of chocolate coating. Material was probably received at a training conference of the Technical Institute of the Independent Biscuit Manufacturers Company.

File consists of material relating to ingredients used in the biscuit manufacturing industry. Includes article reprints, research reports, product bulletins, pamphlets, etc. Subjects include: lecithin, flavours, corn sweetners, marshmallow, ammonium bicarbonate, confectionery coating, etc.

File consists of a report on tempering and handling coatings for the biscuit and cracker, confectionery and baking insdustries, by D.E. Kinder of Durkee Famous Foods. Report was presented at an unidentified biscuit and cracker school.

File consists of a manual on the production of soda crackers.

File consists of a bound, hardcover book about the ingredients and the manufacture of cookies and crackers, prepared for a baking and icing conference of the Technical Institute of the Independent Biscuit Manufacturers' Company. Book belonged to J.B. Russell.

File consists of material relating to training conferences of the Technical Insitutte of the Independent Biscuit Manufacturers' Company. Includes conference programs and lists of attendees, judges' comments on cookies and crackers from different companies, and ms. notes and completed tests from conference sessions.

File consists of a catalogue of cookie dies manufactured by the Werner Machinery Company, Grand Rapids, Michigan. Catalogue belonged to W.J. Hopp.

File consists of material relating to a strike by workers at the Dare Foods Limited biscuit plant in Surrey, British Columbia, in 1967. Includes newspaper clippings and a pamphlet issued by the Bakery and Confectionery Workers International Union of America, AFL-CIO.

File consists of material relating to the 1972 strike at the Dare Foods Limited biscuit plant in Kitchener, including the return of employees to work after the strike and the court case between the company and several employees regarding a breach of injunction. Includes newspaper clippings, internal and external correspondence and memoranda, notices and press releases from the company, a notice of motion and the decision regarding the court case (photocopies), photographs, reports and data on the numbers of employees returned to work, etc.

File consists of one Jingle Cookies box which includes a playable 78 rpm record printed on the top of the package. Box contained 60 biscuits or more. The dimensions of the box, when assembled, are 18 x 22 x 6 cm.

File consists of one Harvest from the Rainforest premium cookies package. Bag contained 300g of cookies. The dimensions of the bag, when full, are 31 x 13 x 7 cm.

File consists of one Simple Pleasures Digestive boxboard package. Box contained 300g of cookies. The dimensions of the box, when assembled, are 7 x 27 x 7 cm.

File consists of one Simple Pleasures Oatmeal & Dark Chocloate boxboard package. Box contained 300g of cookies. The dimensions of the box, when assembled, are 7 x 27 x 7 cm.

File consists of a photograph taken outside the Doerr factory of a group of people standing in front of a Doerr's Confectionery [parade float or delivery truck?], and a page taken from the souvenir book "Busy Berlin" (published by the News Record, Berlin, 1901) containing a photograph of the C.H. Doerr & Co.'s Biscuit and Confectionery Works.

File consists of seven photographs taken at the Dare factory on the corner of Weber and Breithaupt Streets in Kitchener showing damage after a fire in February, 1943.

File consists of five photographs of employees at work in the Dare Company Limited biscuit plant in Sunnyside, Kitchener. Duplicates are present. Some photographs contain captions on verso: moving trays of cookies into/out of the reel oven; dough forming, near the entrance to the reel oven; filling tins of soda crackers; 1944 - production for Defense Dept.; behind the reel oven.

File consists of three photographs belonging to William J. Hopp. Includes two group photographs of Dare employees, one including C.M. Dare; and a photograph of six men at a training conference (one of whom is probably Hopp).

Contains one architectural drawing of the Southland plant. The drawing was done by The Haskell Company and is a watercolour, pen and pencil crayon drawing of the exterior of the Southland plant.

Contains correspondence between Ronald L. Panton of The Spooner Machinery Company Limited and Jack Russell and C.M. Dare regarding the purchase of a Sandvik Steel Band Oven with Terminal Length for biscuit manufacturing. File includes price listing, specifications, tender, and 5 sheets of technical drawings of the biscuit plant, biscuit oven, and zone control cubicle.

Contains records pertaining to the Biscuit Division plant tour. File consists of notes on the company profile of Dare Foods, notes on the role of Dare Foods in the Quebec economy, notes on the purpose and objectives of Dare Foods, a plan of the Kitchener biscuit plant, and descriptions of each area, special rooms and machines in the biscuit plant.

Consists of material relating to the Dare Foods Limited biscuit plant in Surrey, B.C. File contains invitations; programs; newspaper clippings; agenda; speeches from the plant opening 1962; three b&w photographs each 20.5 x 25.5 cm, 1961-1962; one promotional pamphlet for new plant 1962; and one plan by the Canadian Industrial Risks Insurers plan of Dare Foods Ltd., Surrey B.C. plant 1981.

Contains sheets 1, 9 and 10 of 17 of architectural and technical drawings relating to Dare Foods Limited building in Surrey, B.C. The drawings are by Dominion Construction Co. Ltd., engineers and contractors, Vancouver, B.C. All three are drawn by Sorensen. The architectural drawing is a plot plan for the plant. The technical drawings consist of septic tank, structural steel, and miscellaneous steel details.

Contains an architectural drawing of the proposed manufacturing plant in Vancouver, British Columbia by Barnett & Rieder, architects. Plans of both the exterior and interior of the plant are included.

Contains one collage consisting of 27 photographs. The photographs are images of Dare Foods Limited employees and a few products.

Contains one colour poster advertising Dare Foods Limited schoolhouse promotion. The promotion consisted of customers filling out ballots to win a free cardboard schoolhouse playhouse for children.

File consists of a comparative financial study of 11 biscuit companies, including Dare.

File consists of three advertisements, one for Doerr's pure candy, one for Dare Foods Ltd. opening a factory in British Columbia and one for Dare sandwich biscuits as well as two order forms.

File consists of one invoice book for C.H. Doerr & Co.

File consists of one envelope for The C.H. Doerr Co. Ltd.

File consists of two clipping relating to Dare Foods. One shows a historical photograph of a general store with C.H. Doerr boxes and one shows a historical photograph of inside the Dare factory.

File consists of materials created and accumulated by Dare relating to the strike of 1972-1974. Includes primarily clippings, as well as handbills posted to employees, one item of correspondence to employees, a press release, a poster requesting support for Dare, a Christmas poster, and a recipe sheet with home recipes for Dare products.

File consists of a valuation of the Dare group of companies (Dare Foods, Dare Foods Biscuit Division and Dare Foods Candy Division) for the year 1977 prepared by Thorne Riddell & Co.

File consists of financial comparisons between Dare Foods Inc. and Interbake Foods Ltd. for the year 1980.

File consists of declassified and obsolete recipes and formulas for Dare biscuit products.

File consists of labels for Doerr's British Kisses.

File consists of one handbill advertising the opening of C.H. Doerr's new grocery store on Thursday October 15, 1889.

File consists of two large reproductions, one of an early print of the C.H. Doerr factory and one of a label for C.H. Doerr's sweet cream sodas.

File consists of photocopies of photographs, postcards, and historical accounts of Dare Foods.

File consists of one notice sent to store owners regarding the death of territorial sales representative Harry Morrison. The back of the notice lists national grocers samples.

File consists of permit from the Government of Ontario allowing C.H. Doerr Candy Company to employ women and youths overtime.

File consists of one sales manual for Dare. The manual is divided into the following sections: Introduction; Paper Work; Lease Care; Product Knowledge; Account Classification; Selling Aids; Deals, Promotions, Commitments; Seasonal Candy; Merchandising; Types of Accounts; Selling Formula; Advice, Ideas, Helpful Hints; Realignments; Tin Tie Story; Instructions in Detail.

File consists of one sales manual for Dare. The manual is divided into the following sections: Introductions; Communications; Policies; Procedures; Account Classification; Merchandising; Selling Aids; Dare Selling Formula; Sales Promotion Information; Selling Seasonal Products; Distribution; Care; Territory Management; The Ultimate Goal.

File consists of financial statement for The Dare Company Ltd. for the year 1946 prepared by Thorne, Mulholland, Howson & McPherson.

File consists of financial statement for The Dare Company Ltd. for the year 1947 prepared by Thorne, Mulholland, Howson & McPherson.

File consists of financial statement for The Dare Company Ltd. for the year 1948 prepared by Thorne, Mulholland, Howson & McPherson.

File consists of financial statement for The Dare Company Ltd. for the year 1949 prepared by Thorne, Mulholland, Howson & McPherson.

File consists of financial statement for The Dare Company Ltd. for the year 1950 prepared by Thorne, Mulholland, Howson & McPherson.