Manuscript letter from Lillian E. Corben writing on behalf of the North and West Vancouver Council of Women about the donation of funds and a photo of Mary Ellen Smith from Mrs. Ray Perrault M.L.A. File includes a typescript carbon copy response from Long in response which includes plans for the Aberdeen Collection.
Manuscript letter from Alison Donnelly, Records Secretary of the Thames Valley [New Zealand] branch of the W.C.W. explaining the rationale for the donation of a book, which is never named, to the Aberdeen Memorial Library because of its focus on men. Donnelly's explanation includes landscape information about her small town and the activities of "men who dearly love to "get into the bush" at weekends."
Manuscript letter from Cecilia Krieger Dunaij to Elizabeth Long written on University of Toronto, Department of Mathematics letterhead. Dunaij recounts learning of the book collecting project while having lunch with Dr. Lillian Chase and tells Long to dispose of the PhD reprints she will be sending if they are not of use. Dunaij makes mention of her plans for retirement and that she is "looking forward to the freedom from undue strains."
Copy of a typescript letter from Margaret Storrs Grierson, director of the Sophia Smith Collection, to Elizabeth Long requesting information about the Lady Aberdeen Library. The letter provides information about the nature and scope of the Sophia Smith Collection at Smith College and makes mention of other international collections with a focus on women and their contributions to society such as the Fawcett Library in London, the International Archive of the Women's Movement in Amsterdam, and the Margaret Cousins Memorial Library in New Delhi.
Typescript letter on Committee of Correspondence letterhead from Elizabeth T. Halsey to Elizabeth Long regarding a pamphlet sent by Long about the Lady Aberdeen Library on the History of Women. Halsey request that a pamphlet be forwarded to Miss Ruby Rich of Sydney, Australia, makes mention of the May 1967 edition of International Women's News that a table of events related to the Women's Movement and indicates Mary Casey at Mount Saint Vincent University will be sending some material about Canadian women.
Typescript letter from Ruth Harvey to Elizabeth Long, addressed as "Bess", that provides information about the Women's Parliament and [Nellie L.] McClung's recounting of the groups activities in The Stream Runs Fast. Harvey also updates Long about a trip to Toronto, where they were impressed with the subway, her plans for the winter, and her impression of Margaret Laurence's The Stone Angel as "a wonderfully vigorous piece of writing."
The verso of the letter includes a manuscript note from Long about Harvey and her involvement with women's suffrage activities.
Typescript letter from Ruth Harvey to Elizabeth Long, addressed as "Bess", responding to a letter from Long. Harvey provides general updates about her life including summer plans she and [husband] Howard have to travel to Algonquin Park, the sharing of views on French-Canadians, thoughts on the upcoming American election, the Winter Olympics, remembrances from World War I related to witnessing a family reunite after the Armistice and the on-going war in Vietnam, and a report about the spring time weather in Georgia.
Typescript carbon copy of a letter from Elizabeth Long to Mrs. E.W. Herd, National Secretary of the National Council of Women of New Zealand thanking Herd for a donation of council publications to the Lady Aberdeen Library and requesting that any future copies to Miss Esther Michael, Donations and Bequests, at the University of Waterloo Library.
Two undated manuscript letters from M.W. Johnson, Correspondence Secretary of the National Council of Women of New Zealand, regarding the delayed donation of a second book and a separate letter from an unnamed Recording Secretary providing information about the book and the characters.
Manuscript letter from Gail B. Kaye, Chairman, arts and letters of the Saint John Council of Women, to Elizabeth Long regarding four books for possible donation to the Lady Aberdeen Library: The Dutch divinity: A biography of Mme. de Charriere (1959), My life: Autobiography of Isadora Duncan (1927), And I'd do it again: autobiography of Aimee Crocker (1936), and Geisha (1960).
Carbon copy letter from Elizabeth Long to William H. Neville regarding three speeches by the Secretary of State [Judy LaMarsh] in which references were made about the contribution of women to Canadian life and the copies being forwarded to Doris Lewis at the University of Waterloo. File includes Neville's business card.
Letter from Noelle Florence to Elizabeth Long regarding the donation of books from her mother Elizabeth Yates' library and visiting St. Paul, Minnesota where her mother worked as a principal prior to marrying in 1890.
Carbon copy typescript letter from Elizabeth Long to Ruby Rich, MBE, in Sydney, Australia at the suggestion of Mrs. Elizabeth T. Halsey. Long makes reference to an enclosed leaflet about the Lady Aberdeen library and provides information about related activities.
Two typescript letters from Ishbel Ross to Elizabeth Long regarding personal life updates and Alice Nutting, about whom she was approach to write a biography but declined due to other commitments.
Of note are Ross' views in the December 28, 1960 letter about psychiatrists: "These wretches have messed up more lives than one could believe possible. i know of at least a dozen cases myself. in another half century they will take their places among the witch doctors, I hope and believe. I am rabid on the subject."
One letter from Hudson J. Stowe to Elizabeth Long regarding photographs and records related to Emily Stowe, some of which were thrown out and others that were sent to Victoria. Also in the file are typescript copies of two letters between Stowe and Long regarding the bust of Emily Stowe at old city hall in Toronto. In her letter regarding the bust, Long makes mention of letting Doris Lewis know for possible acquisition by the University of Waterloo.
Photocopy of a typescript letter from Elizabeth Long to Miss Mildred Surry, librarian at The Fawcett Library regarding an annual report and accession list received by Long and a request that the University of Waterloo be added to their mailing list. Attached to the letter are two documents; one regarding The Fawcett Library and one regarding the Fawcett Society.
Letter from Jimmy Boyd (Dr. James Boyd) dated February 10, 1942 in England to Kenneth Sims, describing life in the hospital he is at and asking that any overdue accounts be collected for him.
Airmail letter from Jimmy Boyd dated September 3, 1943 in England to Kenneth Sims, describing his billets and activities in England over the past year, writing while waiting for a mobile clinic to be set up in Wales. Return Address is Maj. J.W. Boyd.
Letter from 2nd Lieut. J.H. Luxton, Scots Fusiliers of Canada, dated March 13, 1942, Kitchener to Major J.K. Sims on behalf of "D" Company in appreciation of his leadership. He attaches a list of signatures of the men in the company who had paraded together for the last time as a group, and of whom half of those eligible had offered their names for immediate enlistment.
Letter from Adam Strohm dated August 4, 1945, Manistee, Michigan to Kenneth Sims. He encloses a letter written to him on July 30, 1945 by Harry Bullock, an old friend of both Adam and Harvey, who says of another friend Fred Burden's troubles from feeling his age: "Harvey Sims passing was part of his trouble and yours and mine too. I think he was the finest Canadian I ever knew."
Letters from Elizabeth dated January 10, 1953[sic], Winnipeg; from Sophia and Dick in Guelph , undated, and from Gay Estill Sims, January 10, 1954, Washington D.C , with sympathy on the death of William Harvey Sims who had died on January 7.
Material related to a proposal with the Canadian International Development Agency to support a twinning agreement between the Computer Science Department of the Pontifical Catholic University (PUC) of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and the Computer Science Departments of the Universities of Waterloo and Toronto. Includes correspondence, draft copies of the proposal with notes and corrections, notes, two copies of a report titled, "The application of computer technology for development: report of the Secretary-General" published by the United Nations Economic and Social Council on May 20, 1970, and related items.
Material created or accumulated by Donald Cowan during his participation in the National Research Council of Canada's Grant Selection Committee for Computing and Information Science. Includes correspondence, memoranda, an agenda, and lists of approved grants.
Material related to National Research Council grants awarded to Donald Cowan between 1976 and 1978. Includes dot matrix printouts of financial statements for research funds awarded to Donald Cowan, a notification of decision, and a memorandum regarding National Research Council announcement of grants and increased stipends.
Correspondence sent and received by Donald Cowan pertaining to various topics including conferences, textbooks, papers, articles, equipment, sabbatical leave, and benefits. Also contains a report titled, "Some options for a universities computer network," notes, and ephemera.
Seminar notices, memoranda, and programmes documenting seminars and special events at the University of Waterloo that were accumulated by Donald Cowan.
A blank copy of the final exam given to students enrolled in the undergraduate course, CS 250: Fundamentals of computers and computer systems, taught at the University of Waterloo in Fall 1983. Also includes dot matrix printouts of student grades, and related correspondence.
Dot matrix printouts of students grades for the undergraduate course, CS 338: Computer applications in business: data bases and data communications, taught at the University of Waterloo in 1984. Also includes notes, student's verifications of illness and a medical certificate, and correspondence.
A letter written by Bruce Simpson, Chair of the Department of Computer Science at the University of Waterloo to Mr. Dara Yavari-Issalou, Honeywell Limited, providing details about the undergraduate course, Computer applications in business: data bases. Based on the contents of the letter, it appears Mr. Yavari-Issalou was invited to deliver lectures to students as part of the course.
Two copies of a typed manuscript titled, "Counting algorithms for connected labelled graphs" by Donald Cowan, R.C. Mullin, and Ralph G. Stanton. The manuscript is twelve pages. This paper was presented at the sixth Southeastern Conference on Combinatorics, Graph Theory, and Computing held at Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton, Florida between February 17-20, 1975. This paper was subsequently published in the Proceedings of the sixth Southeastern Conference on Combinatorics, Graph Theory, and Computing, pages 219-231. Also includes correspondence related to the submission of the paper to the conference.
Material created and accumulated by Donald Cowan related to data directed design. Includes notes, correspondence, computer printouts, a bibliography, and related items. In addition the file includes copies of the following articles:
1. Manna, Zohar and Richard Waldinger. (January 1980). A deductive approach to program synthesis. ACM Transactions on Programming Languages and Systems, volume 2, (number 1), pages 90-121.
2. Cheatham, T.E., G.H. Holloway, and J.A. Townley. (1981). Program refinement by transformation. IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering, pages 430-437.
3. Bergland, G.D. (October 1981). A guided tour of program design methodologies. Computer, pages 13-37.
4. Sharma, D.K. (November 1981). McDonald's problem : an example of using Dijkstra's programming method. The Bell System Technical Journal, volume 60, (number 9), pages 2157-2165.
5. Levy, Michael R. (June 1982). Modularity and the sequential file update problem. Communications of the ACM, volume 25, (number 6), pages 362-367.
The materials in this file may have been used to support the creation of the article titled, "The data transform programming method and file processing problems"by C.J. Lucena, R.C.B. Martins, and P.A.S. Veloso (Departamento de Informática, Pontifícia Universidade Católica, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) and Donald Cowan (Department of Computer Science, University of Waterloo).
A typed manuscript titled, "The growth of network cost as a function of network size" by Vinton G. Cerf and Donald Cowan. The manuscript is fifteen pages. Also includes a second typed manuscript of the same title but the listed authors are V.G. Cerf, D.D. Cowan, R.C. Mullin, and R.G. Stanton. This manuscript is twenty-one pages. In addition, the file contains handwritten notes and correspondence from Ralph Stanton that may have been used to help create the manuscripts mentioned above.
Correspondence sent and received by Donald Cowan regarding the manuscript, "A study of the package software industry in Canada: a report submitted to the Department of Industry, Trade and Commerce." The report was written by Donald Cowan and James Wesley Graham. Also includes notes, published articles, one draft copy of the report that was returned to Donald Cowan from a reviewer, and related items.
Correspondence from John Gartshore Martin to his mother and father, written in 1945 and 1946. Includes 2 telegrams and 22 letters, some of which are aerograms and some in envelopes, both with original stamps. The letter dated August 30, 1945, includes a copy of a memorial service for John's regiment (Lincoln and Welland) held at Nijverdal, Holland.
Letters to John Alexander and Jessie Martin from various correspondents. Includes four letters from Jamie's fiancee Muriel Clift while serving as a military nurse in Europe; a letter from nephew Walter; a letter from Col. R.B. Martin, and a letter from Col. A. P. [surname illegible]. The latter two are regarding the death of Jamie. Some letters are aerograms and some are in envelopes, both with original stamps.
One letter from Sarah Bray to Abraham Bray sent May 7, 1843 from Leeds, Yorkshire. The letter discusses Sarah moving to Yorkshire, family news and health, and life in Leeds.
One letter from John Lazenby to Abraham Bray dated July 5, 1843 from Holbech. The letter is written on behalf of Abraham's grandmother, who is unwell, and discusses sending Abraham 20 pounds, the health of the family, and news that friends are on their way to settle in Toronto.
One letter from Sarah Bray to Abraham Bray dated May 20, 1845. The letter was sent to Abraham via their parents and discusses Sarah's life and work and her best wishes to Abraham on the news of his wedding to a wife also named Sarah. She also gives a recipe for sealing wax.
One letter from George Bray to Abraham Bray dated January 1, 1846 from Rathmines Mill, near Dublin. The letter starts off with a message from Sarah Bray giving details on her life and their grandmother's health as well as mentioning friends who have moved to Canada. George writes about the family in Ireland as well as commodity prices and scarcity and the Great Potato Famine.
One letter from Jemima Schofield (nee Bray) to Abraham Bray dated June 17, 1846 from Leeds. The letter reports on updates about the family, including Sarah, Rebecca, Rachel, and Ann, and gives the news of the death of George Bray on May 25, 1846.
One letter from Ann Bray to Abraham Bray dated August 12, 1847 from Leeds. This short letter gives news that Ann, as well as children Jacob, Mary, and Hannah are set to leave from Liverpool for New York on August 16th or 20th.
One letter from Hannah Hargreaves (nee Bray) to Abraham Bray dated April 22, 1869. This letter was originally written by Sarah Rawson (nee Bray) and was forwarded, with notes, to Abraham by his sister Hannah. Sarah once again asks for help in migrating to Canada and asks after the health of the family. Hannah adds that their sister Mary has moved to Ingersoll.
One letter from James Bray to Abraham Bray dated March 9, 1874 from Springfield Missouri. James Bray is a cousin to Abraham Bray who has moved to Missouri. The letter discusses James' siblings, the farming conditions in Missouri and land prices. He advises Abraham on whether he should sell his land in Canada and move to Missouri.
One letter from John Henry Rawson, dated May 20, 1876 from Holbeck. John, Abraham's nephew, gives an update on himself, his mother Sarah, sister Elizabeth Ann and Uncle William. He also discusses the price of apples and the possibility of importing them to Leeds.
One letter from Ann Elizabeth Rawson, dated November 12, 1876 from Holbeck. The letter gives an update on her mother Sarah and brother John Henry, and mentions Sarah falling down the cellar stairs and hurting her back.
One letter from Sarah Rawson (nee Bray) to Abraham Bray, dated July 9, 1878 from Holbeck. The letter gives an update on Sarah and her children, John Henry and Ann Elizabeth, and tells of Uncle William's death.
One undated letter from Sarah Rawson (nee Bray) to Abraham Bray. The letter asks for information on their mother's life and death and requests that any last messages for Sarah be sent to her.
A letter from Ralph G. Stanton to Donald Cowan regarding graduate courses available at the University of Waterloo in the Faculty of Mathematics in Fall 1960. In the letter, Stanton requests that Cowan review a list of course descriptions (not included in this file) and select which he would be most interested in as required for a Masters degree. File also includes Donald Cowan's reply to Stanton outlining the five courses that held the most interest for him.
This open house was held to mark the "75th year of daily newspaper publishing in Kitchener-Waterloo". File contains correspondence, facsimile of the first issue of the )Daily News, Feb. 9, 1878, instructions for guides, tour scripts, invitations, reports.
Correspondence, lists, financial data, notes, speech draft, etc. relating to collection of donations for a memorial plaque dedicated to John E. Motz, unveiled at the 100th Anniversary event in 1978.
Materials related to awards received by Joan Hollobon and the Hollobon Award. Includes biographical notes and articles about Hollobon, related newspaper clippings and correspondence, photographs of the Hollobon Award ceremony in 1987 and 1990, and a copy of Science Link by Canadian Science Writers’ Association, Vol. 9, No. 3 (June 1989). Also contains the following awards and certificates received by Hollobon:
Lifetime Achievement Award by Science in Society Journalism Awards (2010),
Certificate of appreciation by the Canadian Science Writers’ Association (1981),
Award of Distinction by the Health Care Public Relations Association (1984),
Honorary Member recognition of the Ontario Medical Association (1985),
Congratulation certificate by the Government of Ontario (2015),
Correspondence sent by Prime Minister Hon. William Lyon Mackenzie King to or related to Hon. Dr. James Horace King, M. D. and his first wife, Mrs. Nellie Mae King. All letters were attached to a scrapbook album at some point (possibly file 26).
Correspondence from Sylvia Anthony. The letter sends best wishes and thanks to Irene for her work as General Secretary of the National Union of Societies for Equal Citizenship. It also mentions her upcoming trip to Vienna and Sylvia's current travels in the Dolomite Mountain range.
Correspondence from Constance Hoster, owner of Mrs. Hoster's Typewriting, Shorthand and Translation Offices stating that Irene Hancock took a six month course in secretarial training and recommending her for a position.
Correspondence from K.L. Porcher, Headmistress of Headington School for Girls, Oxford. The letter Irene Hancock attended the school from 1915-1917 and was prefect and head girl. Porcher also indicates that Irene studied under a kindergarten teacher and has practical experience working in a home.
Correspondence from Ray Strachey thanking Irene Hancock for her with Ray's electoral campaign in the Brentford & Chiswick Parliamentary Elections in 1923.
File consists of five items of correspondence to others from others, that was found with the Motz family materials. In some cases the letters are to distant relatives, and some related to business operations. Correspondents include:
File consists of correspondence to and from William John Motz. Includes a file relating to the visit of Winston Churchill to Ottawa, and one file of correspondence regarding Motz's professional relationship with W.D. Euler. Correspondents include:
File consists of materials relating to the business partnership between W.J. Motz and W.D. Euler as well as materials created and accumulated by Euler. Includes shareholder information, clippings, legal documents, correspondence as well as materials about Euler including a statement regarding his will, and historical articles on Euler and the Record.
Research notes and materials created or accumulated by Donna Jean MacKinnon about Dusty Vineberg. Includes correspondence between MacKinnon and Vineberg, correspondence with researchers and museum curators to research and contextualize Vineberg (including information about Irene Burstyn), articles by Vineberg, research materials provided by Vineberg (including her curriculum vitae and articles), database searches, documents sent by Cynthia Cooper (McCord Museum), and copies of Vineberg's chapter in Newsgirls.
Book proposals and correspondence to editors and editorial houses regarding the publication of the book Newsgirls. Includes correspondence with editorial agents and agencies, as well as subject lists, introductions, and prefaces to Newsgirls with handwritten notes and corrections. Also contains contact information for editorial houses, unsigned permission to reproduce contract between Donna Jean MacKinnon and York University, and correspondence regarding promotion of the book. Lastly, includes the abstract of the book Women who give away millions : portraits of Canadian philanthropists by Iris Nowell (1996).
