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.

Series consists of material relating to labour strikes at Dare Foods Limited plants in Surrey, British Columbia, and Kitchener, Ontario. Includes newspaper clippings, correspondence and memoranda, notices and press releases, photographs, reports, pamphlets, etc.

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.

Series consists of packaging used for Dare biscuits.

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.

Series consists of photographs of the Dare factories in Kitchener (includes both interior and exterior shots) and photographs of Dare employees. Some photographs were accumulated by William J. Hopp.

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.

Series consists of materials created and accumulate by Dare Foods Limited relating to the administration, organization and history of Dare Foods Limited. Includes ephemera such as candy wrapping, advertising and stationary, clippings, sales manuals, historical information, information on the biscuit industry as well as Dare recipes and information on the 1971 strike.

Series consists of financial records of Dare Foods Limited. Includes year end reports and credit statements.

Series consists of materials created and accumulated by subsidiary companies of Dare including those it purchased. Includes ephemera, financial information, operating materials and historical information.

Series consists of photographs and negatives of Dare employees, products, and locations. Includes photographs of Dare subsidiaries as well.

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.

File consists of financial statement for The Dare Company Ltd. for the year 1951 prepared by Thorne, Mulholland, Howson & McPherson.

File consists of financial statement for The Dare Company Ltd. for the year 1952 prepared by Thorne, Mulholland, Howson & McPherson.

File consists of financial statement for The Dare Company Ltd. for the year 1953 prepared by Thorne, Mulholland, Howson & McPherson.

File consists of financial statement for The Dare Company Ltd. for the year 1954 prepared by Thorne, Mulholland, Howson & McPherson.

File consists of financial statement for The Dare Company Ltd. for the year 1955 prepared by Thorne, Mulholland, Howson & McPherson.

File consists of financial statement for The Dare Company Ltd. for the year 1956 prepared by Thorne, Mulholland, Howson & McPherson.

File consists of financial statement for The Dare Company Ltd. for the year 1957 prepared by Thorne, Mulholland, Howson & McPherson.

File consists of financial statement for The Dare Company Ltd. for the year 1958 prepared by Thorne, Mulholland, Howson & McPherson. Manuscipt note on cover reads "including the assets of Howe Candy Company as of Nov. 1, 1958."

File consists of financial statement for Major Foods Limited for the year 1958 prepared by Thorne, Mulholland, Howson & McPherson. Manuscipt note on cover reads "Major Foods started business Dec. 29 1958 as a vehicle for sales and distribution only, not manufacturing. Its charted was surrendered and name changed to Dare Foods Limited, April 1960."

File consists of financial statement for Major Foods Limited for the year 1959 prepared by Thorne, Mulholland, Howson & McPherson.

File consists of financial statement for Dare Foods Limited for the year 1960 prepared by Thorne, Mulholland, Howson & McPherson. Manuscipt note on cover reads "formerly Major Foods."

File consists of financial statement for Dare Foods Limited for the year 1961 prepared by Thorne, Mulholland, Howson & McPherson.

File consists of financial statement for Dare Foods Limited for the year 1962 prepared by Thorne, Mulholland, Howson & McPherson.

File consists of financial statement for Dare Foods Limited for the year 1963 prepared by Thorne, Mulholland, Howson & McPherson.

File consists of financial statement for Dare Foods Limited and its subsidiary companies and Dare Foods (Biscuit Division) Limited for the year 1964 prepared by Thorne, Mulholland, Howson & McPherson. Manuscipt note on cover reads "Combined means that all inter-company transactions are netted out."

File consists of financial statement for Dare Foods Limited and its subsidiary company and Dare Foods (Biscuit Division) Limited for the year 1965 prepared by Thorne, Mulholland, Howson & McPherson.

File consists of financial statement for Dare Foods Limited and its subsidiary company Dare Foods (Candy Division) Limited and Dare Foods (Biscuit Division) Limited for the year 1966 prepared by Thorne, Mulholland, Howson & McPherson.

File consists of financial statement for Dare Foods Limited and its subsidiary company Dare Foods (Candy Division) Limited and Dare Foods (Biscuit Division) Limited for the year 1967 prepared by Thorne, Gunn, Helliwell & Christenson.

File consists of financial statement for Dare Foods Limited and its subsidiary company Dare Foods (Candy Division) Limited and Dare Foods (Biscuit Division) Limited for the year 1968 prepared by Thorne, Gunn, Helliwell & Christenson.

File consists of financial statement for Dare Foods Limited and its subsidiary company Dare Foods (Candy Division) Limited and Dare Foods (Biscuit Division) Limited for the year 1969 prepared by Thorne, Gunn, Helliwell & Christenson.

File consists of financial statement for Dare Foods Limited and its subsidiary company Dare Foods (Candy Division) Limited and Dare Foods (Biscuit Division) Limited for the year 1970 prepared by Thorne, Gunn, Helliwell & Christenson.

File consists of financial statement for Dare Foods Limited and its subsidiary company Dare Foods (Candy Division) Limited and Dare Foods (Biscuit Division) Limited for the year 1971 prepared by Thorne, Gunn, Helliwell & Christenson.

File consists of financial statement for Dare Foods Limited and its subsidiary company Dare Foods (Candy Division) Limited for the year 1972 prepared by Thorne, Gunn & Co. Manuscipt note on cover reads "NB: Not the combined statements; therefore not complete. Use last year columns on the 1973 consolidated statement."

File consists of financial statement for Dare Foods Limited and its subsidiary company Dare Foods (Candy Division) Limited and Dare Foods (Biscuit Division) Limited for the year 1973 prepared by Thorne, Gunn & Co.

File consists of financial statement for Dare Foods Limited and its subsidiary company Dare Foods (Candy Division) Limited and Dare Foods (Biscuit Division) Limited for the year 1974 prepared by Thorne, Riddell & Co.

File consists of financial statement for Dare Foods Limited and its subsidiary company Dare Foods (Candy Division) Limited and Dare Foods (Biscuit Division) Limited for the year 1975 prepared by Thorne, Riddell & Co.

File consists of financial statement for Dare Foods Limited and its subsidiary company Dare Foods (Candy Division) Limited and Dare Foods (Biscuit Division) Limited for the year 1976 prepared by Thorne, Riddell & Co.

File consists of financial statement for Dare Foods Limited and its subsidiary company Dare Foods (Candy Division) Limited and Dare Foods (Biscuit Division) Limited for the year 1977 prepared by Thorne, Riddell & Co.

File consists of financial statement for Dare Foods Limited and its subsidiary company Dare Foods (Candy Division) Limited and Dare Foods (Biscuit Division) Limited for the year 1978 prepared by Thorne, Riddell & Co.

File consists of financial statement for Dare Foods Limited and its subsidiary company Dare Foods (Candy Division) Limited and Dare Foods (Biscuit Division) Limited for the year 1979 prepared by Thorne, Riddell & Co.

File consists of a computer print out of the financial statements of the C.H. Doerr Co. Ltd. and the later Dare Co. Ltd. for the years 1919-1979 with typescipt annotations.

File consists of credit ratings from Dunn & Bradstreet for Dare Company Ltd. and Dare Foods Ltd. for the years 1944, 1950, 1951, 1952 and 1977. Also includes a credit report for Howe Candy Company Ltd. for the year 1950.

File consists of historical information on the history of Bremner Biscuits. Includes folders with history and photographs, as well as a written history and company CV.

File consists of one tape bound volume of common stock certificates issued by the Howe Candy Company. The certificate that were issued have all been returned to the book and are attached to their stubs with tape. The book is stamped as having been inspected in 1956.

File consists of financial statement, balance sheet and auditors reports for the Howe Candy Company for the year ended January 31, 1951 prepared by Wright, Erickson, Lee & Company.

File consists of financial statement, balance sheet and auditors reports for the Howe Candy Company for the year ended January 31, 1952 prepared by Wright, Erickson, Lee & Company.

File consists of financial statement, balance sheet and auditors reports for the Howe Candy Company for the year ended January 31, 1953 prepared by Wright, Erickson, Lee & Company.

File consists of financial statement, balance sheet and auditors reports for the Howe Candy Company for the year ended January 31, 1954 prepared by Wright, Erickson, Lee & Company.

File consists of financial statement, balance sheet and auditors reports for the Howe Candy Company for the year ended January 31, 1955 prepared by Wright, Erickson, Lee & Company.

File consists of financial statement, balance sheet and auditors reports for the Howe Candy Company for the year ended January 31, 1956 prepared by Wright, Erickson, Lee & Company.

File consists of financial statement, balance sheet and auditors reports for the Howe Candy Company for the year ended January 31, 1957 prepared by Wright, Erickson, Lee & Company.

File consists of one screw bound volume of materials from Howe Candy Company Limited. The volume consists of five tabbed sections: 1. charter & by-laws, 2. directors, 3. shareholders, 4. transfers, 5. ledger.

File consists of one screw bound minute book for the Howe Candy Company Limited. Includes minutes of meetings of directors from 1942-1958 as well as the surrender of the Charter of the Howe Candy Company.

File consists of one unbound payroll journal from the Howe Candy Company for the year 1958. Also includes accompanying documentation such as void cheques, notes and a handbill posted to employees regarding health insurance.

File consists of a one financial statement for Mother Dell's Bakeries Limited for the period April 1, 1961-December 31, 1961 prepared by Thorne, Mulholland, Howson & McPherson.