Two pieces of correspondence to Dorothy Etta White from Gladys, St. Jacobs, Ont.

One group portrait of some of the students of the Toronto Normal School, possibly those in Kindergarten-Primary section as well as parents and friends.

Back row: Ray Weldon, Helen Lockie, Rowena Stringer, Verna Frazer, Dorothy White, Christine [?], Unknown, Unknown, Glenny Bannerman.

Middle Row: Kathleen Frizzle, Unknown, Mrs. (Bishop) Stringer, Mrs. Bannerman, Margaret Flarity.

Front Row: Joy Connel, Marjorie Dougall, Grace Longworth.

Mrs. (Bishop) Stringer is the mother of student Rowena Stringer and wife of the then Bishop of York. Mr. and Mrs. Bannerman were a couple that Dorothy boarded with while attending the Normal School and Glenny is their son. The other girls in the image are friends and classmates of Dorothy's. Identifications from verso.

File consists of one hand coloured glass plate transparency showing Rockwood's Harris Woolen Mill. Also includes a CD with a scan of the image.

Photograph of a large group of Dominion Tire employees posed for the camera while standing on the floor of the tire building room.

File consists of architectural drawings of the proposed municipal building for the city of Kitchener. Plans were drawn by Hall & Duerr, architects and industrial engineers. Sheet one shows a presentation drawing, section thru council chambers, section thru assembly room, ground floor plan, first floor plan, second floor plan. Sheet two shows a first floor plan (in situ) a second floor plan and a third floor plan. Sheet three shows King st elevation, rear elevation, longitudinal section, basement floor plan and perspective view.

File consists of 1 transparency of Waterloo plant exterior. Title taken from transparency's white envelope.

Head and torso studio portrait of Florence Annie Catherine Schantz seen looking off camera.

Studio portrait of an unidentified group of adults and children, likely a family.

File consists of programmes for banquet to our overseas nurses, doctors and chaplains held by the Brantford Local Council of Women.

Four pieces of joint correspondence to Dorothy Etta White from her Aunt Florence and Grandmother Mary Schantz, Kitchener, Ont. Includes stamped envelopes.

Four pieces of joint correspondence to Dorothy Etta White from her Grandmother Mary Schantz, Kitchener, Ont. Includes stamped envelopes.

Three pieces of correspondence to Dorothy Etta White from Dot (Dorothy Poustie), postmarked Guelph, Ont. Includes stamped envelopes.

One piece of correspondence to Dorothy Etta White from Muriel Shannon, postmarked Toronto, Ont. Includes stamped envelope.

File consists of architectural drawings of the proposed municipal building for the city of Kitchener. Plans are unsigned but are probably by W.H.E. Schmalz. Sheet one shows the ground floor plan, elevation of comfort station, comfort station floor plan, mezzanine floor plan. Sheet two shows the basement floor plan and the comfort station basement floor plan.

Two pieces of correspondence to Dorothy Etta White from Peggy Flarity, Hamilton, Ont. Includes stamped envelope. Peggy was a friend from Toronto when Dorothy attended Normal School there.

One piece of correspondence to Dorothy Etta White from Mudge Kitely, postmarked Bradford, Ont. M.K. was Dorothy's roommate in Toronto at 56 Rose Ave.

File consists of architectural drawings for the proposed Kitchener city hall, by W.H.E. Schmalz. The plans are dated Oct. 10, 1921. A small moon drawing is present where an architect's signature would usually be found. Sheet one shows two elevations and a cross section, sheet two shows four floor plans (ground floor, first floor and two small rooms), sheet three shows a basement floor plan and a block plan.

File consists of architectural plans for proposed alterations and additions to Suddaby School. Includes the floor plan, front elevation and perspective. Plans are dated November 3, 1921 and were drawn by W.H.E. Schmalz, architect.

File consist of clippings relating to the city of Brantford.

File consists of one prize list for the Six Nations' Agricultural Society 54th exhibition held at Ohsweken.

Copy negative of a mounted Denton photograph of Santa Claus visiting Kitchener in a horse drawn sleigh in 1921. Caption accompanying negative reads: "2) Santa at Kitchener 1921 (on Frederick?)."

File consists of ten plans by S. Sharpe (city engineer) showing property in downtown Kitchener acquired by the City of Kitchener in 1921. File also includes a plan by Charles Knechtel (architect) showing the subdivision of the Consolidated Rubber Co. Ltd. in Kitchener, locating semi-detached houses.

File consists of architectural drawings for the proposed Kitchener city hall, probably by W.H.E. Schmalz. The plans are dated Aug.4, 1921. Sheet one shows two elevations and one cross section. Sheet two shows six floor plans. The plans are unsigned, but thought to be by W.H.E. Schmalz based on similarity to other signed plans. A small beehive drawing is present where an architect's signature would usually be found.

One piece of correspondence to Dorothy Etta White from Thelma faithwaite, Goderich, Ont. Includes stamped envelope.

One piece of correspondence to Dorothy Etta White from Vera, postmarked Kitchener, Ont. Includes stamped envelope.

Two receipts, one of payment Franklin Abram Schantz made for ten shares in Lang Bros. stock and one for a payment of &75.00 by J. Bode of Didsbury, Alberta.

Two identical head and shoulder studio portraits of Tobias Schantz with long beard seen looking at camera.

One piece of correspondence to Dorothy Etta White from Marion M, Ottawa, Ont. Includes stamped envelope.

File consists of architectural drawings of the proposed municipal building for the city of Kitchener. Plans are unsigned and are dated Aug. 3, 1921. Sheet one shows a presentation drawing and side elevation as well as a data sheet; sheet two shows longitudal section, transverse section, section thru fire hall, elevation waiting room, King st elevation, rear elevation and market elevation; sheet three shows first floor plan, second floor plan and basement plan as well as three smaller room plans.

One image of a homesteader's house in Love, Saskatchewan.

Two pieces of correspondence to Dorothy White from Kay Frizzell, postmarked Toronto and Bognor, Ont. Includes stamped envelopes. Kay was a friend from Toronto when Dorothy attended Normal School there.

Eight pieces of correspondence to Dorothy Etta White from Rose Hilliard, postmarked Waterloo and Goderich, Ont. Includes stamped envelopes.

11 pieces of correspondence to Dorothy Etta White from Helen Lockie, postmarked Hamilton and Sarnia, Ont. Includes stamped envelopes. Helen was a friend from Toronto when Dorothy attended Normal School there.

Two pieces of correspondence to Dorothy Etta White from Marjorie, postmarked Bradford and Toronto, Ont. Includes stamped envelopes.

Seven pieces of correspondence to Dorothy Etta White from Anna Vetter, postmarked Bridgeport, Ont. and Carstairs, Alberta. Includes stamped envelopes.

Postcard featuring photograph of Mackenzie King standing at the front of his childhood home. He is seen standing with right hand in suit pocket and left on the cope of a walking cane. Top of postcard reads: Birthplace of Hon. Mackenzie King, Kitchener, Ont.

File consists of 34 letters, telegrams, and postcards received by Talmon Henry Rieder from family members, friends and others, including 17 letters from Martha Rieder and several from his children. Also present is a postcard received by Talmon Henry Rieder from [?] containing a photograph of the destruction caused by a tornado that hit Regina, Saskatchewan, on June 30, 1912, and an empty envelope with stamp.

Ten pieces of correspondence some with stamped envelopes, from Julia Arnew in Alberta to Dorothy Etta Russell (nee White).

Four pieces of correspondence to Dorothy Etta White from Marguerite Fair, postmarked Toronto, Barrie, Owen Sound, Ont. Includes stamped envelopes.

Two pieces of correspondence to Dorothy Etta White from Mildred, postmarked London and Waterloo, Ont. Includes stamped envelopes.

Five pieces of joint correspondence to Dorothy Etta White from her Aunts Florence and Sophie Schantz, Kitchener, Ont. Includes stamped envelopes.

Photograph of men and women employees, some seen wearing white aprons, standing beside machinery inside the C.H. Doerr & Company building, likely the the biscuit manufacturing section of the plant.

Photograph of employees women standing beside machinery in the interior of the C.H. Doerr & Company building, likely the candy manufacturing section of the plant.

Photograph of employees posed for the camera with sweet cream sodas boxes and biscuits inside the C.H. Doerr & Company building.

Ten pieces of correspondence to Dorothy White from Verna Fraser, postmarked Hamilton and Sarnia, Ont. Includes stamped envelopes. Verna was a friend from Toronto when Dorothy attended Normal School there.

File consists of one album of snapshots created and accumulated by Gerald Hagey. Includes snapshots of his time at Waterloo College, vacations to Port Burwell and Niagara Falls, and more. Snapshots have been removed from album whenever possible and are now in File 4b.

File consists of a mounted photograph of six men (including some or all of the Kitchener water commissioners) standing outside the Strange Street pumping station, constructed in 1922. Includes Marcel Pequegnat, second from right.

File consists of one photograph of a group of students sitting on the steps of Victoria Public School, Kitchener. One student is holding a sign that reads, in part "Victoria School...1923..."

Copy negative of old photograph of Berlin sugar refinery.

School exercise book filled with diary entries from Oct. 30, 1920 to April 1, 1923 written by Dorothy Russell recording her life at the normal school in Toronto, Ont. and the beginning of her teaching career in Kitchener, Ont.

File consists of photographs of the Strange Street pump house and reservoir. Includes photographs taken during construction, photographs of the equipment inside the plant, and photographs of the water commissioners outside the pump house. Some photographs include a description and/or Kitchener Water Commission stamp on verso. Duplicate photographs may be present.

File of material relating to taxes paid by Peter Rieder in the Regional Municipality of Tullymet, Saskatchewan, and in the Grangedale School District and the Municipal District of Gilt Edge in Alberta. Includes correspondence, tax notices, tax receipts, etc.

File consists of one fire insurance plan from the Plan Department of Associated Mutual Insurance Company, Boston, showing Dominion Tire and Rubber Machinery Shops. Map was surveyed and drawn by F.A. Lougee on October 9, 1923 and traced by W.G. Harlow. The map shows 3D renderings of the buildings on the property along with descriptions of each building.

One large accounting ledger, unidentified save for labels used for repair that state: J.B. English, Plattsville, Ont. [Jack English's Red & White Store?] It first records yearly expenses and interest from 1916 to 1923, then continues with individual account balances.

Three pieces of correspondence from E. Bannerman, Dorothy's landlady at 56 Rose Ave, Toronto, when Dorothy was at Normal School.

Snapshots showing Alf Gofton and Charlotte Braun on their wedding day. Includes Ethel (Lapsley) Schneider as bridesmaid or matron of honour and Norman C. Schneider.

Copy negatives of old postcard of Berlin sugar refinery. Typed caption included in file reads: "SUGAR REFINERY BERLIN CANADA. "First in Canada." View from old pic or postcard. Longrange view."

A report of a lecture alleged to have been given by the spirit Abudha Khan through Thomas Lacey. The lecture was given at a séance held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Sheldon in Waterloo, Ontario. The report states that the usual sitters were present at this circle.

Postcard of the King Edward School, Kitchener, Ont., Canada.

Eight progress photographs by Denton & Gifford showing the construction of the Schneider plant in 1924.

Two pieces of correspondence to Dorothy Etta White from Nina, Hamilton, Ont.

File consists of one photograph of Dominion Tire office staff at work. Includes identifications based on placement in photo.

First post:

• Fry, Cordellia (1)
• Becker, Erma (Cress) (2)

Between posts:

• Cress, Clarence (3)
• Parks, Ernie (4)
• Petch, Ralph (5)
• Miller, Florence ([Ewen?]) (6)
• Heldman, Irene (7)
• Hainsworth, George (8)

Last post:

• Schlichter, Eva (Sievenpiper) (9)
• Voelker, Ed (10)
• Smith, Wellington (11)
• Bauman, Leona (12)
• Poales, Henry (back) (13)

16 pieces of correspondence to Dorothy Etta White from Viola Snyder, written from Toronto, Kitchener, Port Elgin and Grimsby, Ont. Includes stamped envelopes.

18 pieces of correspondence to Dorothy Etta White from Grace Longworth, postmarked Woodstock, Ont. Includes stamped envelopes. Grace was a friend from Toronto when Dorothy attended Normal School there.

Upper body studio portrait of Edwin Perry Clement. Photographer's folder included in file.

File consists of 1 photograph of 2 women posing for the camera while working on bottling line.

Full body studio portrait of an unidentified individual seen looking at camera and dressed in Canadian Scottish Regiment uniform.

Publicity photographs (one exterior and seven interior) taken in 1925 by Brigden's Ltd. after completion of the plant:

1. Exterior: the home of Schneider quality products;
2. Section of the general office;
3. Section of finished stock-room and slicing department;
4. Section of our new sausage kitchens showing roasting ovens;
5. Bacon slicing department;
6. Roasting kitchens;
7. Section of our shipping department.

File consists of one reprint photograph showing a group of women in the front hall of the YWCA building wearing winter hiking clothes.

Map of the City of Montreal produced by A. T. Chapman in 1925. The map includes an index of streets and a numbered chart of tramway routes and is stamped "John Walter 32 Fairview Ave. Kitchener, Ont."

Photograph of the exterior of the home of Blanch Mildred Clement Kelly and her husband Frederick Bowman Kelly at 5 Ardmay Crescent in Guelph, Ontario. Taken in warm weather, the home is partially covered in ivy with and is landscaped with shrubs and young maple trees at front.

File consists of a wedding portrait of Arthur Gauerke and Talma (May) Rieder, a photograph of their daughter Joyce Evelyn at 6 months old, and a later family portrait (with three daughters).

One group portrait of the Ethel and Norman C. Schneider and their families, identified by Norman, and one informal portrait of Ethel (Lapsley) Schneider taken outdoors, May 20, 1925, in her wedding dress. File also includes three snapshots, identified by Norman: "Ethel the Bride", "Bridesmaid Floss and Bride Ethel", "Marriage service in our church, corner King and Water St."

Left to right: Mother Schneider, Granda Joachimi, Norman, Ethel, Floss, J.M. Schneider, Mother Lapsley, Rev. Depuis[sic].

At rear: Mrs. Depuis.

Honeymoon snapshots. Norman and Ethel were married May 20, 1925. Edith Ahrens and Hyalie MacDonald married on May 21, 1925, the day after Norman and Ethel Schneider and both couples stayed in the same hotel in Niagara Falls afterwards.

Snapshot of Norman Schneider and Ethel Lapsley Schneider standing with Hyalie Macdonald and Edith Ahrens Macdonald at Queenston Heights on their honeymoon.

Group portrait of a a class of children seen standing, kneeling and seated against a brick wall outdoors. Possibly includes a seven year old Kay Rex. Child seated at front center is holding up a small chalk board that reads: "Wm. Burgess School. May 21st 1925. Room - 2"

Photograph of Kay Rex as a child seated at a desk with arms crossed and looking at camera.

Commercially-produced baby book regarding Jean May Schneider, daughter of Fred H. and Ella Schneider, born March 18, 1923. Includes 51 snapshots of Jean May and other infants including: Gwenith Washburn, "Bobbie" Menzies, David and Ruth Halliwell, Charles Bowman White, Mary Caroline Shupe, Katherine and John [Siegner?], Betsy and Tommy Koelher, Elaine Woolner. Some snapshots were taken at Clifton Cottage, Southampton, Ont. One snapshots includes a view of the house at 25 Courtland Ave. W. in Kitchener, Ont. Others show children playing outdoors in the winter.

File consists of one photograph of Isabel Mackay standing in the Royal Garden of the Hotel Vancouver in Vancouver, British Columbia.

File consists of one photograph of a composite photo of the members of the Dominion Rubber club Beavers softball team who were the twin city intermediate softball champions for 1926.

Included in the photo, along with views of Carling's Tropy and the Daily Record Trophy, are: J. Zehr; W. Steinke; K. Gies; J. Morrow; W. Nelson; O Hannenberg; H. Whitney; H. Sosnoki; A.O. Ruppel; A. Schlachter; W. Booth; P. Olinski; W. Lobsinger; M. Brigman; H. Lauber; A. Dahmer; C.H. Stumph.

File consists of two group portraits showing campers at YWCA Camp Tinawatawa at Paradise Lake.

File consists of one article by Martha on a trip from Dawson City, Yukon to Ottawa, Ontario from the March 1, 1926 edition of Maclean's Magazine.

One piece of correspondence to Dorothy Etta Russell from Beatrice in Preston, Ont.

File consists of two photographs (plus duplicates) of the water tower on St. George Street in Kitchener, one taken during construction, and one upon completion.

Two pieces of correspondence Dorothy Etta Russell from Audrey [Russell] in Toronto.

Tax bills and receipts relating to Franklin Abram Schantz's property in the Municipality of Cornwallis, Manitoba.

A letter from the St. Matthew's Choir in Kitchener wishing a happy belated birthday to Otto Smith. The letter includes a quote from Shakespeare and makes mention of a gift of brushes.

File consists of 7 photographs and 2 negatives of men and women working on Seagram's V.O. bottling line at Waterloo plant.

File consists of 5 photographs and 4 negatives of women working on Seagram's V.O bottling line at Waterloo plant.

File consists of one upper body studio portrait of Patricia Grace Fennell by Panabaker. Inscription reads "Ollie from Pat Xmas 1928."

Informal group portrait of Ahrens and Schneider family members taken at Southampton. The group is seen seated on the beach in front of a tree-lined fence and smiling at camera.

Seated back row: unidentified adult, unidentified adult, Floss Ahrens, unidentified adult, unidentified adult, Edith McPhail, Ethel Schneider

Seated front row: Gord McPhail, Emma Anthes, unidentified adult, Lillian Daniels, unidentified adult, Herbert Schneider, Norm Schneider.

A promotional notebook published in 1912 by the Alaska Feather & Down Co., Montreal, used by Dorothy Russell to record movies, plays and concerts she attended in Kitchener, Ont., Toronto, Sarnia, Chatham and Chicago, 1921-1928. Included are the names of actors and actresses, the theatre and the date.

File consists of one group portrait photograph showing members of the United States and Canadian National Board of the YWCA, at Niagara Falls. Photographer : Toronto Panoramic Photography Co.

File consists of one photograph showing a Kiwanis picnic group at Puslinch Lake August 19, 1929. The photograph features families, as well as clowns.

File consists of three photographs of the John S. Anthes home at 44 Weber Street in Berlin (Kitchener). Two photographs are mounted. Includes one duplicate photograph.

Postcard featuring Church of the New Jerusalem building at the corner of King and Water St. in Kitchener.

One informal group portrait of fifteen people, posed outdoors at Emmie Anthes' property at Freeport.

Standing (left to right): [Helena Schneider?]; unidentified woman; Walter V. Siegner, Irmengarde Hagen, Ethel Lapsley Schneider, Ohnerene Hagen, Brodie Koenig; Edith Ahrens MacDonald, Norman C. Schneider.

Seated (left to right): Emmie Anthes, Emma Schneider Siegner, Ella Daniels Schneider, Mabel Ahrens Picard, unidentified girl, unidentified man.

File consists of one photograph showing junior school girls in the gym of the YWCA.

One image of a log frame house on the Red River Road to Selkirk, near Winnipeg, Manitoba, with an unidentified man standing at the door.

Mounted photograph by McDermid Studios Ltd., Edmonton, Alberta of costumed members of the Edmonton Women's Press Club at a fancy dress at a dinner at the MacDonald Hotel in the mid-1920's. It is accompanied by a letter from Lotta Dempsey Ham to Kay Rex, April 15, 1988, and an identification list.

Left to Right: Mrs Howe, Evelyn Murphy, Ann Donnelly, Dr. Donalda Dickie, Unidentified, Zoe Trotter, Mrs Alexander, Judge Emily Murphy in Oriental Costume, Edna Kells, Mrs. Acheson, Lotta Dempsey, Gwen Morisson, Helen Boyle, Edna Baker, Miriam Elston.