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Merchanteer : vol. 8.

File consists of volume 8 of the employee newsletter, the Merchanteer. Includes issues 1-9.

Dixon, Ross

Safety speeches.

File consists of typed speeches on the subject of workplace safety prepared by Dixon, some for meetings of the Industrial Accident Prevention Association. File also includes a plant inspection report and a report on promoting safety at Merchants Rubber.

Dixon, Ross

Uniroyal retirement : letters, cards, etc.

File consists of material relating to Dixon's retirement from Uniroyal as well as the retirement of other friends and colleagues. Includes a typed speech he gave at his retirement, incoming and outgoing correspondence, a card, and a carbon copy of remarks about his retirement given to a Kitchener-Waterloo Record reporter.

Dixon, Ross

Working at Dominion.

File consists of a handbook for employees of the Dominion Rubber Company Limited.

Dixon, Ross

Westmount Construction Company

Series consists of files kept by Ross Dixon relating to the operation of the Westmount Construction Company. He formed this company ca. 1952 to build houses in the newly-developing Westmount area of Kitchener-Waterloo, hiring foremen and carpenters and contracting out the basic construction work. Doris Dixon became involved in the accounting work and other administrative aspects of the company.

The material in these files relates mainly to home-building, including construction methods and materials and exterior and interior design features. Also present are files relating to the administration and operation of the company and aspects of specific construction jobs, as well as advertising for homes built by the company.

Series includes brochures, flyers, catalogues, pricelists, advertisements, newspaper and magazine clippings, circulars, bulletins, forms and charts (including estimates, cost analysis, etc.), agreements, handwritten notes, correspondence, sketches, architectural drawings, and other material.

Dixon, Ross

Advertising : scrapbook (file 1 of 2).

File consists of a scrapbook containing newspaper advertisements and clippings. Includes mainly advertisements for homes from the Westmount Construction Co. but also contains advertisements for products by subsidiaries of Westmont Enterprises Limited: Jasco, Altex, and Kool-Lite Awnings. Some advertisements are annotated and some are loose. Scrapbook also includes a leaflet, copy and a layout for a Jasco advertisement, and a drawing of a window.

Dixon, Ross

Awnings.

File consists of a photograph of a house with an awning.

Dixon, Ross

Belmont buildings : cost & return.

File consists of material relating to the costs for Job #124 (Belmont store no. 3). Includes handwritten notes and calculations, cost analysis summary charts, quotations, material lists and estimates, etc. File also includes some cost analysis and material lists relating to other jobs.

Dixon, Ross

Construction improvements.

File consists of material relating to developments in construction processes and materials. Includes bulletins (reprints) and technical papers from the National Research Council of Canada, Division of Building Research, magazine clippings, correspondence, and brochures.

Dixon, Ross

Cupboards.

File consists of brochures and magazine clippings relating to cupboards and other methods of storage, as well as other aspects of home layout, decor and furnishing.

Dixon, Ross

Deed.

File consists of several different blank deeds (with dower, without dower, joint tenancy, house lease). File also includes a cancelled deed between the Westmount Construction Co. and John William McCallum of Kitchener.

Dixon, Ross

Electrical : fans, chimes, etc.

File consists of brochures, leaflets, catalogues and price lists advertising home ventilation systems, including fans and heaters, as well as door chimes and lighting. File also includes correspondence.

Dixon, Ross

Final inspections : Westmount.

File consists of material relating to final inspections of houses built by the Westmount Construction Co. Includes inspection report forms and service lists (some blank), memoranda and correspondence, and a plan of the lot distrubution on land purchased by the company in the Maple Heights subdivision in Waterloo.

Dixon, Ross

Forms : specs.

File consists of forms relating to all aspsects of the work of the Westmount Construction Company. Most forms are blank but some are partially completed.

Dixon, Ross

Hardware.

File consists of brochures, leaflets, catalogues, and price lists advertising hardware for doors, cabinets and other areas of the home.

Dixon, Ross

Housing company brochures : D. Owen, Wiebe, etc.

File consists of advertisements for companies in the housing construction and realty businesses. Includes brochures, an article reprinted from the Kitchener-Waterloo Record, and a handbook for home owners from the National House Builders Assocation.

Dixon, Ross

Kitchens, kitchen style.

File consists of brochures, leaflets, flyers, and price lists for kitchens, kitchen cabinets, sinks, and other appliances. File also includes correspondence, handwritten notes, and sketches.

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

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

Lumber & millwork.

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

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

Notes (file 1 of 2).

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

Dixon, Ross

Quote forms.

File consists of a template for a quotation form.

Dixon, Ross

Recreation rooms.

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

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

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

Special built-ins.

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

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

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

Airewood model.

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

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

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

The Forum.

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

Dixon, Ross

Job 13 : Ferguson residence.

File consists of house plans by N.O. Hipel Ltd. (Preston, Ontario) for the Westmount Construction Co. Duplicates present.

Dixon, Ross

Job 18 : Anderson.

File consists of house plans by N.O. Hipel Ltd. (Preston, Ontario) for the Westmount Construction Co.

Dixon, Ross

Job 25.

File consists of house plans by the Westmount Construction Co. Plans approved for construction on Lot 83 of Plan 677.

Dixon, Ross

Job 25.

File consists of house plans by the Westmount Construction Co.

Dixon, Ross

Job 30.

File consists of house plans by C.E. Voelker for the Westmount Construction Co. Plans approved for construction on Lot 157 and part of Lot 158 of Plan 677, Street #270.

Dixon, Ross

Job 32.

File consists of house plans by the Westmount Construction Co.

Dixon, Ross

Job 32.

File consists of house plans by the Westmount Construction Co.

Dixon, Ross

Job 34.

File consists of two sets of house plans drawn by C.E. Voelker for the Westmount Construction Co. One set labelled "office copy - do not take away." Duplicates present.

Dixon, Ross

Job 35.

File consists of house plans by the Westmount Construction Co.

Dixon, Ross

Job 40.

File consists of house plans by the Westmount Construction Co.

Dixon, Ross

Job 46.

File consists of house plans by the Westmount Construction Co.

Dixon, Ross

Job 46A.

File consists of house plans by the Westmount Construction Co.

Dixon, Ross

Job 47.

File consists of house plans by the Westmount Construction Co.

Dixon, Ross

Job 47.

File consists of house plans by the Westmount Construction Co.

Dixon, Ross

Job 56.

File consists of house plans by the Westmount Construction Co.

Dixon, Ross

Job 58.

File consists of house plans by the Westmount Construction Co.

Dixon, Ross

Job 62.

File consists of house plans by the Westmount Construction Co. One drawing is titled "Addition to Job 62 Mr. Hagey."

Dixon, Ross

Job 65.

File consists of house plans by the Westmount Construction Co. One plan is stamped "Flannery Heating" (Kitchener, Ontario).

Dixon, Ross

Job 65.

File consists of house plans by the Westmount Construction Co.

Dixon, Ross

Job 66.

File consists of house plans.

Dixon, Ross

Job 72.

File consists of house plans by the Westmount Construction Co.

Dixon, Ross

Job 73.

File consists of house plans by the Westmount Construction Co.

Dixon, Ross

Job 74.

File consists of house plans by the Westmount Construction Co.

Dixon, Ross

Job 74.

File consists of two different sets of house plans by the Westmount Construction Co.

Dixon, Ross

Job 74 : Avon.

File consists of plans for the Avon model house by the Westmount Construction Co.

Dixon, Ross

Job 84.

File consists of house plans by the Westmount Construction Co.

Dixon, Ross

Job 85.

File consists of house plans by the Westmount Construction Co. Handwritten note on verso of one drawing: "see also reversed plan."

Dixon, Ross

Job 91.

File consists of house plans by the Westmount Construction Co.

Dixon, Ross

Job 91.

File consists of house plans by the Westmount Construction Co.

Dixon, Ross

Job 92.

File consists of two sets of house plans by the Westmount Construction Co.

Dixon, Ross

Job 93.

File consists of house plans by the Westmount Construction Co. Job 93 was formerly Job 87.

Dixon, Ross

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