File consists of "Option to Purchase" documents, lists of owners and properties, correspondence copies and ms notes.

File consists of "Option to Purchase" documents, lists of owners and properties.

File consists of correspondence to F.P. Adams from F.S. Lazier, Consulting Engineer, re potential service to the GRCC.

File consists of correspondence to and from F.P. Adams. Correspondents are Ross A. McEwing, M.P.P. for Wellington North and E.B. Silk, Legislative Counsel.

File consists of minutes, annotated agenda, supporting documents including financial statements, and related correspondence.

Contains ts.(mimeographed) minutes of meetings of the Grand River Conservation Commission pasted into a bound volume. Includes minutes of annual meetings of the GRCC, 1955-1957.
Also present are correspondence, reports, and audited financial statements.

File consists of blueprints and maps.

File consists of "Mac" and "Mc" correspondence to and from F.P. Adams. Includes land purchase agreements accompanied by blueprint property plan, correspondence with individuals, suppliers and government officials on a variety of topics.

File consists of correspondence, original and copies, ts. and ms. , between F.P. Adams and John R. MacNicol, M.P. relating to the Grand River Conservation scheme.

Contains correspondence to and from Frank P. Adams, Secretary, GRCC and R.A. McAllister, Ontario Deputy Minister of Public works, concerning GRCC business and operations.

File consists of correspondence from F. McArthur to F.P. Adams and the GRCC proposing himself as chief engineer for the Commission.

File consists of correspondence from F.P. Adams to the Mayor of Galt re expenses and Commission meetings.

File consists of correspondence from F.P. Adams to the Mayor of Waterloo re expenses and Commission meetings.

File consists of correspondence to and from F.P. Adams relating to a quote on a water-level recorder.

File consists of correspondence to and from P.P. Adams, C.D. Howe, Minister of Transport and others concerning the effect of the proposed dam and flooding on CPR tracks.

File consists of one letter to F.P. Adams from the Provincial Secretary declining the invitation to be present at the turning of the first sod on the Grand River Conservation Project at the site of the Shand Dam, July 11, 1939.

Contains ts.(mimeographed) minutes of meetings of the Grand River Conservation Commission pasted into a bound volume. Includes minutes of annual meetings of the GRCC, 1958-1959.
Also present are correspondence, reports, and audited financial statements.

File consists of annotated agenda, ts. mimeograph Chairman's and Secretary Treasurer's reports dated Feb. 22, 1952 (for 1951), financial statements dated Dec. 31, 1952 and ms. draft Secretary Treasurer's report, prepared for the Annual meeting, Feb. 17, 1953. Includes annotated agenda for the latter.

File consists of material relating primarily to water quality on the Grand River. Includes correspondence between F.P. Adams, Secretary Treasurer of the GRCC and A.E. Berry, Director of the Sanitary Engineering Division of the Ontario Dept. of Health. Includes chemical analyses of sewage from various municipalities and a report of an investigation done in the Brantford area in 1956. Also includes material relating to the appeal of municipalities against their assessment for the Grand River Project.

File consists of material relating to appeals to the Ontario Municipal Board from municipalities concerning costs assessed against them by the GRCC. Includes ts. copies of appeals from individual municipalities, and supporting documentation including:

• "Summary assessment reports of Messrs. James Mackintosh and J. Morris", April 18, 1934 and Feb. 23, 1939;
• "GRCC, Assessment of costs: details";
• correspondence from the Ontario Dept. of Lands and Forests surveys branch concerning assessment costs dated Feb. 23, 1939,
• Mackintosh and Morris' report dated April 18, 1934;
• Copy of report on Grand River Conservation Project, prepared by T.H. Hogg ..., L.V. Rourke, Surveyor general of Ontario.

File consists of correspondence to and from the Ontario Municipal Board, Frank P. Adams, the GRCC and others concerning the GRCC application for approval of salaries and expenses officers and members of the commission, also concerning the hearing before the OMB of appeals by municipalities against the GRCC assessment of their costs.

File consists of correspondence between the Town of Paris and F.P. Adams, Secretary Treasurer of the GRCC relating to assessment of costs to Paris. Includes ts. carbon appeal by the Town before the Ontario Municipal Board.

File consists of correspondence to and correspondence copies from Frank P. Adams, Secretary, Grand River Conservation Commission and Marcel Pequegnat, Vice-Chairman, GRCC.

File consists of correspondence between William Philip, Chairman of the GRCC and F.P. Adams, Secretary treasurer relating to commission business and operation.

File consists of correspondence to and from F.P. Adams, the GRCC and the Town of Preston . Includes a carbon copy of "Ontario. The Ontario Municipal Board. In the matter of the Grand River Conservation Act 1938 : reasons for appeal of the Corporation of the Town of Preston," dated 29 Aug. 1939.

File consists of material relating to 1941 taxes for property owned by the GRCC. Includes ms. list of buildings by R.H. Smith, ts. carbon lists of properties and taxes, ms. list of land purchases, ts. list of options passed at Commission meetings and one insurance agreement.

File consists of "R" correspondence to and from F.P. Adams. Includes requests for employment, land purchases, supplies etc.

File consists of correspondence to and from Rayner Construction Ltd., F.P. Adams and the GRCC relating to all aspects of the former's construction work done at the Shand Dam site. Includes tender documents and lists of men employed on the dam.

File consists of minutes, supporting documents and related correspondence. Includes newspaper clipping (K-W Record, Mar. 1, 1952) of a portrait of the members of the commission taken at this meeting.

Contains ts.(mimeographed) minutes of meetings of the Grand River Conservation Commission pasted into a bound volume. Includes minutes of annual meetings of the GRCC, 1961-1962.
Also present are a list of executive officers and commissioners for 1962, correspondence, reports, and audited financial statements.

Contains ts. report (3 p.), relating to work done by James. L. Morris, Engineer for the Dept. of Lands and Forests, and James Mackintosh of the Ontario Hydro-Electric Engineering staff to allot proportions of costs for improvements on the Grand River. This is dated April 18, 1934. The date Feb. 23, 1939 does not appear in the contents of the file.

File consists of correspondence from F.P. Adams to Udney Richardson, GRCC commissioner from Elora re Commission business and meetings.

File consists of correspondence between F.P. Adams and the CPR relating to estimating the cost of raising train tracks and bridge in Elora to be affected by a dam.

File consists of correspondence between Alan Scott, Mayor of Paris, Ont. and F.P. Adams, Secretary Treasurer of the GRCC relating to Commission business.

File consists of "S" correspondence to and from F.P. Adams. Includes correspondence with individuals, contractors and government officials on a variety of topics including land purchases.

File consists of material relating to the construction and opening of the Shand Dam. Includes lists of allowances and salaries, ts. carbon lists of invitees to the sod turning ceremony for the Shand Dam held July 11, 1939, documents relating to the employment of local labour and to "Foundation exploration: instructions for the drilling inspector."

Consists of a newsclipping titled : "Jiu Jitsu on the Grand River : Governments see light for reservoirs to hold back spring floods and release waters for summer needs of 300,000 people," from The Financial Post, November 7, 1932.

File consists of , ts. carbon agreements and specifications relating to test pits and testing at the Shand Dam by G.F. Sterne and Sons Ltd. Includes original and carbon copies of GRCC financial statement for 1938

Consists of a clipping from The Telegram [Toronto], concerning flooding on the Grand and other rivers in southwestern Ontario: "Families flee homes as raging rivers rise," Telegram, March 27, 1963,.

File consists of correspondence to and from F.P. Adams, Secretary Treasurer, H.G. Acres and others. Includes ms. sketch of bridge.

File consists of material relating to the Shand Dam project. Includes correspondence to and from F.P. Adams relating to land purchases, information relating to the Fort Peck Dam in Montana, correspondence relating to insurance.

File consists of correspondence relating to legal matters dated October 3, 1939 to Dec. 29, 1939, between H.J. Sims of Sims, McIntosh, Schofield and Sims and F.P. Adams, Secretary Treasurer of the GRCC.

File consists of correspondence relating to legal matters dated Aug. 9, 1938 to Sept. 26, 1939 between H.J. Sims of Sims, McIntosh, Schofield and Sims and F.P. Adams, Secretary Treasurer of the GRCC.

File consists of minutes, agenda, supporting documents and related correspondence. Includes a later report dated April 17, 1953: "Report of a meeting called by the Chief Conservation Engineer, Dept. of Planning and Development, of the Executive, Grand River Conservation Commission, and a Committee appointed by the Grand Valley Conservation Authority" Includes ms. notes.

Contains ts.(mimeographed) minutes of meetings of the Grand River Conservation Commission pasted into a bound volume. Includes minutes of annual meetings of the GRCC, 1963-1964.
Also present are correspondence, reports, audited financial statements and site and architectural drawings of the GRCC headquarters at the Shand Dam site, January 15, 1963.

File consists of "Statement of accounts Dec. 20, 1939." Includes material relating to progress on the Shand Dam, correspondence and invoices. Includes ms. notes.

Consists of photocopies of clippings.

Consists of photocopies of clippings.

Consists of photocopies of clippings.

File consists of "Statement of accounts Nov. 10, 1939." Includes material relating to progress on the Shand dam, correspondence and invoices. Includes ms. notes.

File consists of correspondence to and correspondence copies by Frank P. Adams, Secretary, Grand River Conservation Commission and E.T. Sterne, of G.F. Sterne & Sons, Chemical Manufacturers, Consulting Chemical Engineers, Brantford, Ont.

Consists of photocopies of clippings.

Consists of photocopies of clippings.

File consists of correspondence between the Sudbury Diamond Drilling Co. and F.P. Adams, Secretary Treasurer of the GRCC relating to core and surface drilling done by the former. Includes accounts and tender.

File consists of copies of this one-page report.

Consists of photocopies of clippings.

File consists of correspondence to and from F.P. Adams and contractors relating to tenders.

Consists of photocopies of clippings.

Consists of photocopies of clippings.

Material removed from original files at some later date for an unknown purpose, also material found loose as a result of file box damage. Contains four maps and plans: "Road map of the County of Wellington," 1939, marked with green pencil numbers; "Shand Dam Geologic Section" dated Feb. 15, 1939, two copies (one ink on linen, one blueprint) of a "Plan of that part of the Village of Belwood formerly Douglas lying South of the Grand River, Plan No. 78," by C.C. Fairchild, Aug. 22, 1939.

File consists of material removed from original files at some later date for an unknown purpose, also material found loose as a result of file box damage. Includes correspondence to Frank P. Adams, Secretary, Grand River Conservation Commission and others. letters include H.G. Acres concerning properties and clearing in the Shand flowage; W. Philip to W.L. Mackenzie King, June 11, 1940(ts. carbon). Includes a drawing with title "P.W.C. : Shand Dam, Ont. : construction 1939-1940", which includes inset sections, some hand colouring.

Consists of photocopies of clippings.

File consists of "W" correspondence to and from F.P. Adams, in this case with potential suppliers Chas. Warner and Co. Ltd. and Waterous Ltd.

File consists of correspondence between L. Austin Wright and F.P. Adams concerning cuts for an article on flood control written by Adams.

File consists of minutes, agenda, supporting documents including financial statements, and related correspondence. Includes ms. meeting and other notes.

Contains ts. (mimeographed) minutes of meetings of the Grand River Conservation Commission pasted into a bound volume. Includes minutes of annual meetings of the GRCC, 1965- 1966. Also includes booklet titled Annual Reports 1965 containing ts. annual reports of the chairman, secretary-treasurer and chief forester.
Also present are memoranda, reports and audited financial statements.

File consists of material relating to soil analysis investigation work on the Shand Dam site to be carried out by C.R. Young. Includes correspondence with F.P. Adams. Includes also an 8 page ts. carbon set of specifications for digging test pits at the dam site,.

File consists of one piece of correspondence from F.P. Adams to Wm. Youngson re GRCC purchase of his property..

File consists of material removed from original files at some later date for an unknown purpose, also material found loose as a result of file box damage. Includes correspondence to and from F.P. Adams and P.A. Ballachey, respectively secretaries of the GRCC. Includes ts. carbon " Shand Dam expenditures to date," dated Sept. 8, 1941, 4 p. ms. list of dam names, 2 leaves ts. carbon "Re: C.P.R. abandonment," dated Jan. 30, 1941.

File consists of application letters for the post of Resident Operator of the Shand Dam and further correspondence with H.A. Cameron who was awarded the position.

File consists of ms. list of employees and pay rates for 1941 and 1942.

File consists of correspondence to and from E.F. Roberts and H.A. Cameron and others relating to GRCC business and operations, including personnel, land buildings and services. Includes H.A. Cameron's original letter of application to Hugh Templin for the position of operator at the dam; further correspondence follows regarding taking up his position, and arrangements to renovate a residence for his use. Includes ts. carbon statements, one an interview with Hugh Templin, re C.P.R. application to close the Cataract-Fergus line.

File consists of index to and lists of land purchase. Includes ms. and ts. drafts.

File consists of material removed from original files at some later date for an unknown purpose, also material found loose as a result of file box damage.

• Includes correspondence to and from P.A. Ballachey and E.F. Roberts, respectively secretaries of the GRCC.
• Includes ts. carbon lists of farms and houses rented, correspondence concerning rents, catalogue of generators, ts. carbon copy of the minutes of the GRCC Nov. 5, 1942 announcing the appointment of E.F. Roberts as Secretary-Treasurer, pencil sketch of Con. V, lot 8 showing beach lots and bathing areas, list of invitees to the dam opening.
• Includes correspondence with the C.P.R. and a telegraph re the first train to pass over the new location, March 18, 1942 (from 5B-23), list of accounts re track laying near Fergus, correspondence concerning insurance and a job application.

File consists primarily of E.F. Roberts correspondence copies from H.G. Acres to H.A. Cameron relating to regulating water levels.

File consists of material removed from original files at some later date for an unknown purpose, also material found loose as a result of file box damage.

• Includes correspondence to and from P.A. Ballachey and E.F. Roberts, respectively secretaries of the GRCC.
• Includes Wartime Prices and Trade Board "Notice of Disapproval of Application to Sell Farm Machinery and Equipment" concerning Beatty Bros. application to purchase a deep Well Pump for the GRCC. Correspondents include the R.C.A.F. re photograph use, individuals re road closures and properties, Wellington County Fish and Game Protective Association re conservation, from Hugh Templin re expenses incurred over a period of years on Commission business, Dept. of National Revenue re National Defence Tax.
• Includes a letter about a road closure, Jan. 28, 1943.
• Includes a publication: "Industrial Survey of Brantford, Ontario, Canada prepared by Brantford Industrial Commission with the co-operation of The Canadian National Railways, Sept. 1943; and documents as follows: 2 p. ts. carbon history of the Commission and the dam, dated June 22, 1943; ts. carbon minutes of Commission meeting March 25, 1943 (some of the correspondence comprises attachments to these minutes); ts. lists of properties (previous owner, purchase price etc.).
• Includes clippings.

Consists of ts. minutes of the Executive Committee of the Grand River Conservation Commission pasted into a bound volume.

Also present are:

• correspondence from the Executive Committee to the Chairman and Members of the Grand River Conservation Commission;
• a printed copy of Province of Ontario legislation entitled An Act to Provide for the Conservation of Water in the Grand River Valley, 1938 which defined the powers of the Grand River Conservation Commission and established the guidelines for selection and composition of the Executive Committee;
• printed muncipal voting lists from West Garafaxa township, 1942; and
• a packet of cancelled cheques dated January to November, 1941.

File consists of ts. mimeograph budget for 1958 for capital and operating costs, submitted by E.F. Roberts for approval.

File consists of correspondence to and from E.F. Roberts and H.A. Cameron and others relating to GRCC business and operations, including personnel, land, leases, services, water and weather, equipment and vehicles.

File consists of E.F. Roberts copies of H.G. Acres and Co. correspondence, some of which is to H.A. Cameron re "minimum flow" at the Grand Valley Dam.

File consists of material removed from original files at some later date for an unknown purpose, also material found loose as a result of file box damage. Contains clippings, product ephemera for a fire pump, ts. list of cottage lots leased, one piece of correspondence concerning leasing. The item of correspondence contains Anti-Semitic and racist rhetoric.

File consists of material relating to roads, road diversions and closings. Includes correspondence relating to a cottage lot road access request, as well as several ts. carbon pages of extracts from executive meeting minutes, 1939-1940.

File consists of material relating to income tax, 1942-1945. Includes Dominion of Canada table of tax deductions under the Income War Tax Act, 1942. Includes completed individual income tax forms and ms. notes.

File consists of correspondence to and from E.F. Roberts and H.A. Cameron and others relating to GRCC business and operations, including personnel, land buildings and services. Includes a letter dated March 12, 1945 from H.G. Acres to E.F. Roberts concerning operating procedure at the Shand Dam and the timing of raising the lake level, with the comment that "facilities for keeping track of the operations at Shand are still rather primitive on account of the lack of recording gauges..."

File consists of "A" correspondence to and from E.F. Roberts, primarily with Amalgamated Electric Corporation re circuit breakers at the dam, also with H.G. Acres.

File consists of "B" correspondence to and from E.F. Roberts on a variety of topics, with construction equipment supplier W.L. Ballentyne Co. Ltd.; A.A. Baddley re Elora development (mentions of Dana Porter); City of Brantford and with individuals.

File consists of correspondence, ms. notes, ephemera relating to operating the comfort station and refreshment booth at the Dam.

File consists of "C" correspondence to and from E.F. Roberts. Includes correspondence with suppliers, and an unsolicited application for a position.

File consists of minutes, meeting notice and ts. mimeograph list of tenderers for the Conestogo Project.

Consists of ts. minutes of meetings of the Executive Committee of the Grand River Conservation Commission pasted into a bound volume. Also present are GRCC statements of accounts.

File consists of correspondence to and from E.F. Roberts, W.H. Keith, Engineer of the County of Wellington and others, relating to application for road, stream and bridge work.

File consists of "D" correspondence to and from E.F. Roberts, primarily relating to C.J. Drexel's farm lease. Other correspondents include the Dept. of Public Works and the Town of Drayton.

File consists of a special permit for keeping and propagating game pheasants.

File consists of E.F. Roberts correspondence relating to his own routine Commission business. Includes expenses summary, invitation to the opening of the Kiwanis Club Camp on Lake Belwood, sketch, news clipping re hunting at James Bay, pamphlet from the Izaak Walton League of America dated July 1945, "A National Water Policy: Water the Orphan: a Discussion of the basic factors involved in All River Developments," and an ms. fisherman's grace, "offered at this season by W. P." [William Philip].

File consists of "E" correspondence to E.F. Roberts: one letter from the Village of Elora.

File consists of "E" correspondence to and from E.F. Roberts, primarily relating to the Village of Elora. Includes correspondence and two blueprints concerning a proposed sewerage line across the Grand River.

File consists of "F" correspondence to and from E.F. Roberts, the Town of Fergus and individuals.

File consists of "G" correspondence to and from E.F. Roberts on a variety of topics.

File consists of correspondence to and from E.F. Roberts and H.A. Cameron and others relating to GRCC business and operations, including personnel, land buildings, leases, services, water and weather, equipment and vehicles. Includes a report on the tree planting machine by H.A. Cameron, Sept. 26, 1945.

File consists of "H" correspondence to and from E.F. Roberts. Includes correspondence with the Haldimand County Hunters and Anglers' Association re support of the dam project; with the Hydro Electric Power Commission re services and agreements and notes from W. Philips.