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Dixon, Ross.

File consists of four portraits and one snapshot Ross Dixon as a child.

Dixon, Ross

Ross at Hillcrest : art class.

File consists of drawings and paintings by Dixon when he was a student at Hillcrest Private School in Hamilton, Ontario.

Dixon, Ross

Winter scene.

File consists of a drawing probably cut out from a magazine or card. Contains a winter scene by a brook.

Dixon, Ross

Cafe de la Glace Carnival.

File consists of a photograph of figure skaters on the ice standing and sitting around a table, as part of Cafe de la Glace, at the Toronto Skating Club Carnival, 1937.

Dixon, Ross

Dixon, Ross.

File consists of a snapshot of Ross Dixon standing outside among trees.

Dixon, Ross

Correspondence regarding patents for flocking process.

File consists of material relating to Dixon's attempts to patent in Canada a machine or process for rayon flocking, used in the application of a design to fabric such as crests on sports clothing. Includes letters to Dixon from his cousin Muriel [last name unknown], his partner in this process, and copies of US and Canada patents.

Dixon, Ross

Canadian Kellogg.

File consists of material related to the Canadian Kellogg Co., Engineers and Contractors, and their work for the Polymer Corporation Ltd. Includes correspondence (mainly carbon copies) and memoranda. Ross Dixon briefly held a position for the company as an office manager.

Dixon, Ross

Dalco : cash disbursement vouchers.

File consists of material relating to Dalco Crests & Novelties Ltd., formerly the William E. Dale Company, in which Dixon had an interest. Includes correspondence, accounting journal pages, handwritten notes and calculations, invoices and receipts, sample crests and a flocking template, etc.

Dixon, Ross

Otaco Limited : employee ability rating.

File consists of a blank hourly employee rating card and guidelines for the empoyee ability rating for the Canadian General Electric Company Limted, Peterborough Works.

Dixon, Ross

Otaco Limited : security guard.

File consists of material relating to the hiring of a security guard. Includes correspondence with the Department of Munitions and Supply (Ottawa) about security and an accident that occurred at Otaco, as well as a typed list of aspects of security and protection at the company.

Dixon, Ross

Otaco Limited : plant manuals, plant rules : copies.

File consists of material relating to the development of a plant manual and plant rules for Otaco Ltd. in Orillia, Ontario. Includes a manual from another company, a pamphlet from the Industrial Accident Prevention Association, the wage policy for Research Enterprises Limited, typed drafts of the manual for Otaco, galley proofs and a mock-up for the manual, and handwritten notes.

Dixon, Ross

Clippings.

File consists of miscellaneous newspaper clippings.

Dixon, Ross

Correspondence (file 1 of 2).

File consists of incoming and outcoing correspondence of Dixon from 1939 to 1945, some personal and some business-related. Most correspondence appears to be with business acquaintances. Includes a series of letters between Dixon from his position at Toronto Radio & Sports and C.Q.M.S. Gordon Gilbert (1st Midland Regiment, Port Hope) regarding orders for crests and shirts. File also includes one issue of a Research Entreprises Ltd. company newsletter ("Point of View") and a photocopied newspaper clipping about the company.

Dixon, Ross

Otaco Limited : personnel functions.

File consists of material relating to the fuctions and operations of a personnel department. Includes papers and guidelines about personnel departments generally as well as the department at Otaco.

Dixon, Ross

ABC of Canadian export trade.

File consists of a paper compiled by G.A. Newman, Assistant Director, Export Division, Department of Trade and Commerce, Ottawa.

Dixon, Ross

Appliances.

File consists of newspaper clippings and handwritten notes relating to various household appliances and other items, probably in relation to sales.

Dixon, Ross

Miscellaneous personal (file 1 of 2).

File consists of documents kept by Dixon. Includes a report card from Hillcrest Private School, his certificates of medial examination and unfitness for enrolment in the military, and a statement regarding the registration of his birth.

Dixon, Ross

Correspondence (file 2 of 2).

File consists of material relating primarily to employment opportunities and changes for Dixon from 1944 to 1947, including a position at Civitas (Canada) Ltd. Includes incoming and outgoing business and personal correspondence, handwritten notes, an agreement, and mintues of a Board of Directors meeting for Canada Playthings Manufacturers Inc. (of which Dixon was a member).

Dixon, Ross

Applications for employment, references : 1947.

File consists of material relating to Dixon's search for employment from 1944-1947. Includes incoming and outgoing correspondence regarding various opportunities, magazine and newspaper clippings (including help wanted ads and business ideas), a version of a resume, and handwritten notes (including a list of "job contacts").

Dixon, Ross

Otaco Limited : applications.

File consists of blank employment application forms for Otaco Limited as well as for other companies. File also includes one completed application for employement with Merchants Rubber.

Dixon, Ross

Industrial relations functions : plans for 1948.

File consists of material relating to the Industrial Relations Department and its functions at Merchants Rubber. Includes typed and handwritten minutes of department meetings, handwritten notes taken by Dixon at various meetings, a typed address given at a supervisory conference, and a memorandum.

Dixon, Ross

K-W carnivals, misc., comedy, list of members, lights, etc.

File consists of material relating to the Kitchener-Waterloo Skating Club and Dixon's role on the board as well as in planning events. Includes correspondence, planning documents (including typed and handwritten notes), lists of members, mintues, newspaper clippings, and an agreement. Some documents relate to the Toronto Skating Club.

Dixon, Ross

Management articles.

File consists of material relating to management theory and issues and labour relations. Includes photoreproductions of magazine articles; clippings from magazines; conference programs (annual supervisory conference of Merchants Rubber); typed articles; the Factory, Shop & Office Building Act (Ontario); and other material.

Dixon, Ross

Safety.

File consists of material relating to workplace safety. Includes newspaper clippings about safety at Merchants Rubber, Merchants Rubber newsletters, safety manuals (including one from Research Enterprises Limited), typed safety rules, and a typed speech given by Dixon at an Industrial Accident Prevention Association event.

Dixon, Ross

Programme : K-W Follies, carnivals.

File consists of material relating to events held by the Kitchener-Waterloo Skating Club and Dixon's role in planning several of the events, as well as his role on the Board of Directors of the Kitchener-Waterloo Skating Club. Includes newspaper clippings, programmes for various skating events, correspondence, minutes, planning documents, handwritten notes, etc.

Dixon, Ross

Canada Health & Accident Assurance Corporation (file 2 of 2).

File consists of material relating to the Canada Health & Accident Assurance Corporation (Waterloo, Ontario). Dixon was hired as executive assistant to the president of the company in 1952. Includes memoranda, job descriptions for various positions, organizational charts and staff lists, handwritten notes, overtime policies, manuals, posters, the financial statements for 1951, newsletters, etc.

Dixon, Ross

Correspondence.

File consists of a letter from Dixon to Bill [last name not included] regarding the incorporation of Westmont Enterprises Limited.

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

Merchants, Dixon, R.V.

File consists of material accumulated by Dixon in his role in the Industrial Relations department at the Merchants Rubber Factory in Kitchener, relating to the activities and programs of the department as well as specific issues with employees. Includes memoranda and correspondence, reports, and employee manuals and handbooks from Dominion Rubber, Research Enterprises Ltd., and other companies.

Dixon, Ross

Inventories.

File consists of inventories of services and materials for various jobs. File also includes handwritten notes.

Dixon, Ross

Edbrook and Edwood models.

File consists of plans for the Edbrook and Edwood model model houses by N.O. Hipel Ltd. (Preston, Ontario).

Dixon, Ross

Ledger.

File consists of a ledger kept by Dixon for the Westmount Construction Co.

Dixon, Ross

Bathroom style.

File consists of material relating to bathroom design. Includes brochures, magazine clippings, sketches, and one piece of correspondence. File also includes a photograph of a dining room with a glass table.

Dixon, Ross

Cement costs : foundations, floors.

File consists of material relating to the cost and construction of cement floors. Includes handwritten notes and charts relating to costs for specific jobs, and a clipping.

Dixon, Ross

Model homes : N.O. Hipel Ltd.

File consists of house plans by N.O Hipel Ltd. (Preston, Ontario). Includes plans for the Airewood, Belwood, Cliffwood, Dalewood, and Edwood model homes.

Dixon, Ross

Advertisements and folders I produced.

File consists of publicity material relating to the centennial of Dominion Rubber. Includes a brochure featuring the Footwear Division, Merchants Rubber Factory (multiple copies), a program for a long service dinner, a song sheet, and two folders.

Dixon, Ross

Merchanteer : vol. 8.

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

Dixon, Ross

Airewood model.

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

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

Sketches and plans.

File consists of material relating to building houses and house plans. Includes architectural drawings, clippings from magazines and newspapers, and brochures.

Dixon, Ross

Job 30 : office copy.

File consists of house plans by C.E. Voelker for the Westmount Construction Co. Duplicates present.

Dixon, Ross

Job 35.

File consists of several sets of house plans by the Westmount Construction Co. Two sets labelled "office copy." Duplicates present.

Dixon, Ross

Advertisements.

File consists of material relating to advertising for the Westmount Construction Co. and material for builders about advertising homes. Includes advertisements clipped from newspapers and magazines, sample advertisements, handwritten notes, and layout sketches for an advertisement for Jasco aluminum products (another subsidiary of Westmont Enterprises Limited).

Dixon, Ross

Units in production.

File consists of a template for a form for units in production by job of the Westmount Construction Co., including payments per agreement, summary of costs, and receipts. File also includes forms completed for Jobs #11-40; many of these forms include the name of the person for whom the job was completed.

Dixon, Ross

Job 26 : preliminary study : Dr. Harvey.

File consists of a preliminary study (revised) for a house plan by the Westmount Construction Co.. A portion of the drawing was cut out and a new portion taped on.

Dixon, Ross

Cirulars and job information.

File consists of circulars issued by the Small Homes Council, University of Illinois Bulletin, relating to house layout and design. File also includes charts relating to the costs and materials for jobs of the Westmount Construction Co.: Job # 54/21, 54/15, 16, 17, 23, and 24.

Dixon, Ross

Quotations : office bldg.

File consists of material relating to quotations for Job #29, an office building. Includes quotations, tenders, and materials lists.

Dixon, Ross

Quotes : office no. 2.

File consists of material relating to quotations from subcontractors submitted to the Westmount Construction Co. for the construction of Job #37, office building no. 2. Includes correspondence regarding quotiations, handwritten notes, and quotation forms.

Dixon, Ross

Stairs, storm windows, wells.

File consists of brochures, leaflets, and fliers for stairs, ladders, windows, screen, doors, and other materials. File also includes some correspondence.

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

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 35.

File consists of house plans by the Westmount Construction Co.

Dixon, Ross

Insulation, building paper.

File consists of brochures and leaflets advertising home insulation products. File also includes correspondence.

Dixon, Ross

Smaller ranch plans.

File consists of material collected by Dixon relating to house plans and building trends, and primarily to smaller ranch-style house plans. Includes articles and advertisements clipped from magazines and newspapers (for house plans, housing developments, etc.) and brochures.

Dixon, Ross

Industrial relations, workplace safety.

File consists of material accumulated by Dixon in his role in the Industrial Relations department at the Merchants Rubber factory in Kitchener and as the chairman of the Grand River Valley (later Kitchener) division of the Industrial Accident Prevention Association. Material relates to workplace safety, industrial management, labour relations, and the functions of Industrial Relations, both generally and at the Merchants factory.

Includes typed speeches and addresses by Dixon and others, newsletters and news releases from Merchants Rubber and various associations, reports, magazine clippings, pamphlets, handwritten notes, conference programs, a memorandum, etc.

Dixon, Ross

[Rosper?] & Baden contracts.

File consists of material relating to Jasco Aluminum Products Coporation and R.D.K. Aluminum Limited (Baden, ON). Includes a contract, a memorandum regarding an annual dealers' sales conference in Kitchener, and a carbon copy of an outgoing letter from Ross Dixon.

Dixon, Ross

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