File consists of carbon copies of lists of employees and their addresses compiled for inclusion in the Vernon city directories for Kitchener-Waterloo. Includes lists of employees at the Valentine and Martin factory at 300 Breithaupt Street for 1946, 1947, 1949, and 1950; and at the Greb Shoes factory at 72 St. Leger Street for 1953-1957, 1959, and [196-?]. File also includes blank forms from Vernon Directories Limited.

File consists of the May, 1970 issues of Successful Business (advertising newsletter), containing an article about Hush Puppies.

File consists of a scrapbook containing press clippings related to Greb Shoes. Some clippings are loose between the pages, and some are loose between the last page and the back cover. Some clippings are photocopies.

File consists of a photocopy of an article from the Winnipeg Tribune on June 26, 1970 about the launch of the Bauer Jogger jogging shoe by Greb Shoes Limited.

File consists of material relating to the 1971 Hush Puppies colouring contest national advertising campaign. Includes a ts. description of the campaign, an advertisment for Hush Puppies retailers, and an advertisement clipped from the Kitchener-Waterloo Record.

File consists of issues of the employee newsletter Greb Newshound. Includes issues 1-32 and 34-44.

File consists of material (photocopied) relating to the 1971 Hush Puppies colouring contest national advertising campaign. Includes a ts. description of the campaign, an advertisment for Hush Puppies retail customers, and an advertisement clipped from the Kitchener-Waterloo Record.

File consists of issues of the employee newsletter Greb Newshound. Includes issues 1-32 and 34-44.

File consists of issues of the employee newsletter Greb Newshound. Includes issues 1-32 and 34-44.

File consists of issues of the employee newsletter Greb Newshound. Includes issues 1-32 and 34-44.

File consists of issues of the employee newsletter Greb Newshound. Includes issues 1-32 and 34-44.

File consists of a ts. case study (photocopy) of Greb Shoes Limited and the marketing of the Hush Puppies brand, prepared by Brian W. Jones for a class at the School of Business Administration, Univeristy of Western Ontario (London, ON).

File consists of a ts. case study of Greb Shoes Limited and the marketing of the Hush Puppies brand, prepared by Brian W. Jones for a class at the School of Business Administration, Univeristy of Western Ontario (London, ON).

Series consists of material relating to the public relations activities of Greb Industries Limited, and in particular to the Greb Hiking Bureau, a project organized by Greb Shoes to promote recreational hiking in Canada, but also includes material relating to the Oktoberfest road races, sponsored by the company. Includes pamphlets, reports, news releases, and other material.

File consists of material relating to the Greb Hiking Bureau and hiking in Canada. Includes publicity material created by the Greb Hiking Bureau: pamphlets, reports, news releases, and a Canadian hiking trail guide. File also includes a carbon copy of a speech given by Charles E. Greb to the Kitchener YMCA about hiking, Bruce Trail Association membership cards, and a brochure about the 1972 Okotoberfest road races, sponsord by Greb Industries Limited.

File consists of monthly memoranda from executive vice-president Charles E. Greb to the management group at Greb Industries Limited, from March 6, 1970 to November 13, 1972. Memoranda contain news and information regarding product lines, budgets, organizational changes, company policies, and other management issues. File also includes a mailing list for the memoranda and organizational charts.

File consists of material (photocopied) relating to the Greb Hiking Bureau and hiking in Canada. Includes publicity material created by the Greb Hiking Bureau: pamphlets, reports, news releases, and a Canadian hiking trail guide. File also includes a carbon copy of a speech given by Charles E. Greb to the Kitchener YMCA about hiking, Bruce Trail Association membership cards, and a brochure about the 1972 Okotoberfest road races, sponsord by Greb Industries Limited.

File consists of three executive salary review statements, containing information about the salary adjustments for the president and vice-presidents of Greb Industries Limited for 1971, 1972, and 1973.

File consists of annual reports for Greb Industries Limited for the years 1967-1971 and 1973, and a photocopy of the report for 1972. File also includes interim reports to shareholders (some photocopies), press clippings, a press release, a public relations pamphlet, and a letter to shareholders.

File consists of two letters from president Harry Greb regarding the sale of Greb Industries Limited to Warrington Products Limited. One letter is addressed to the employees and the other to the shareholders.

File consists of a ts. history of the Bauer Skate Company and the skate industry in North America, written by Don Bauer.

File consists of photographs taken at various conferences and events. Includes photographs of men (including Charles E. Greb and Jack Campbell) standing and sitting around a table, photographs of unidentified men seated at a table at a dinner event, and photographs taken during the 1974 Hush Puppies World Conference.

File consists of photographs taken during the Kitchener portion of the Hush Puppies World Conference in 1974. Most photographs were taken during an Okotoberfest dinner and dance held for the delegates at the Concordia Club. File also photographs of conference delegates disembarking a plane, standing in front of the Greb Industries administrative offices, having conversations, and visiting the Royal Canadian Yacht Club and Toronto Island. Duplicate photographs may be present.

File consists of an audio reel in a box labelled "July 29, 1974, Hush Puppies Conference".

File consists of a report about the earnings for Greb Industries Limited from 1967 to 1971, the capitalization rate for outstanding Class C shares as of December 31, 1971, and the sale of the company to Warrington Products Limited in 1974.

Photocopied history of the Bauer Skate Company and the skate industry in North America, written by Don Bauer.

File consists of two letters (photocopies) from president Harry Greb regarding the sale of Greb Industries Limited to Warrington Products Limited. One letter is addressed to the employees and the other to the shareholders.

File consists of a report prepared by Thorne, Gunn & Co., chartered accountants (Toronto, ON) about the fair market value of the issued and outstanding Class C shares of Greb Industries Limited held by Charles E. Greb as of December 31, 1971.

Series consists of records relating to the Hush Puppies brand of footwear and international meetings of Hush Puppies licencees. Includes newsletters; conference presentations; and correspondence, press clippings, and other material relating to the organization and publicity of the 1974 Hush Puppies World Conference, part of which was hosted by Greb Industries Limited in Kitchener.

File consists of material relating to the organization and publicity of the Kitchener portion of the Hush Puppies World Conference held in 1974. Includes news releases, press clippings, incoming and outgoing correspondence of Charles E. Greb (including thank-you letters from conference delegates), agendas, Wolverine advertising material, and other documents.

File also includes photographs of Charles E. Greb [at the Calgary portion of the conference?], the delegates outside the Greb offices on Ardelt Avenue (Kitchener), and others.

File consists of two copies of The Greb Story, a ts. document about the history, organization, and operation of Greb Industries Limited, prepared for the 1974 conference of international Hush Puppies licensees.

File consists of an album containing photographs of a retirement dinner in honour of Harry D. Greb, Arthur C. Greb, Ross E. Hahn, and John D. Campbell, held on February 7, 1975. Includes a list of guests in attendance.

File consists of material relating to the sale of Greb Industries Limited to Warrington Product Limited (Don Mills, ON) in 1974.

Includes photocopies of draft agreements and a draft offer to purchase, photocopies of the closing documents relating to the sale (including agreements, schedules, financial statements and correspondence), press clippings, photocopies of organizational charts, research reports about Warrington, Warrington annual reports (1972, 1973), correspondence, the cash offer by Warrington sent to Greb sharholders, and other photocopied documents.

File consists of material relating to the retirement dinner on February 7, 1975, given in honour of Harry D. Greb, Arthur C. Greb, Ross E. Hahn, and John D. Campbell. Includes correspondence and memoranda about the event, a guest list, the evening's agenda, a press release, press clippings, ephemera, ms. notes, and a photograph of Charles E. Greb seated at a table with John A. Pollock and others. Includes personal correspondence to Charles expressing best wishes to the retiring executives.

File consists of photographs taken at retirement dinner in honour of Harry D. Greb, Arthur C. Greb, Ross E. Hahn, and John D. Campbell, held on February 7, 1975. Duplicate photographs may be present.

File consists of an audio reel recorded at a retirement dinner in honour of Harry D. Greb, Arthur C. Greb, Ross E. Hahn, and John D. Campbell, held on February 7, 1975.

File consists of material relating to the sale of Greb Industries Limited to Warrington Product Limited (Don Mills, ON) in 1974.

Includes photocopies of draft agreements and a draft offer to purchase, photocopies of the closing documents relating to the sale (including agreements, schedules, financial statements and correspondence), press clippings, photocopies of organizational charts, research reports about Warrington, Warrington annual reports (1972, 1973), correspondence, the cash offer by Warrington sent to Greb sharholders, and other photocopied documents.

File consists of monthly memoranda from executive vice-president Charles E. Greb to the management group at Greb Industries Limited, from January 9, 1973 to July 25, 1975. Memoranda contain news and information regarding product lines, budgets, organizational changes, company policies, and other management issues.

File consists of two audio cassettes recorded at the retirement dinner on February 7, 1975, given in honour of Harry D. Greb, Arthur C. Greb, Ross E. Hahn, and John D. Campbell.

Series consists of records accumulated and used by Charles E. Greb in his role as exectuive vice-president of Greb Industries Limited. Includes memoranda to the management group, and correspondence, ephemera, and other material relating to a retirement dinner for several senior executives.

File consists of financial statements for Greb Industries Limited and its subsidiary companies as of January 3, 1976. Includes financial statements for Greb Industries Limited, Greb Shoes Limited, Bauer Canadian Skate Inc., Collins Safety Shoes Limited, Greb Realty Limited, and Canada Skate Company Limited. Statements were prepared by Touch Ross & Co., chartered accountants (Kitchener, ON).

File consists of material advertising Greb Shoes and its various brands and styles, including Hush Puppies, Bauer, Mohicans, Ramblers, and Cat Treads. Includes magazine and newspaper advertisements (some photocopies), fliers, a pamphlet about leather, adhesive decals, product tags, and other advertising material. Includes some advertisements directed toward retailers and sales staff as well as the 1976 Bauer athletic footwear advertising plan.

File also includes a photograph of Velvet the basset hound, the Hush Puppies mascot.

File consists of the membership roll of the Greb Shoe Quarter Century Club. Includes descriptions of annual meetings and lists of new members for each year from 1953 to 1976.

Series consists of records relating to the Greb Shoe Quarter Century Club, the Greb Shoes Employees' Association, and the Valentine and Martin Employees' Association. Includes association constitutions, by-laws, meeting agendas and minutes, and financial statements; newspaper clippings; correspondence; membership rolls and rosters; ephemera; photographs; and other material.

File consists of material (photocopied) relating to the Greb Shoe Quarter Century Club, including the launch of the club in 1953, annual banquets, and the chapters in Winnipeg and Trois-Rivieres. Includes press clippings (some photocopies), news releases, programs from annual banquets, and correspondence, including a letter to Harry Greb from L.O. Breithaupt, Lieutenant Governor of Ontario.

Includes two photographs, one of long service members Frederick and Milt Daub and employee Walter Daub; and one of the head table at the inaugeral banquet.

File consists of material relating to the Greb Shoe Quarter Century Club, including the launch of the club in 1953, annual banquets, and the chapters in Winnipeg and Trois-Rivieres. Includes press clippings (some photocopies), news releases, programs from annual banquets, and correspondence, including a letter to Harry Greb from L.O. Breithaupt, Lieutenant Governor of Ontario.

Includes two photographs, one of long service members Frederick and Milt Daub and employee Walter Daub; and one of the head table at the inaugeral banquet.

Series consists of material relating to the sales, marketing, and advertising of Greb Shoes and its various brands, including Hush Puppies, Bauer, Mohicans, Ramblers, and Cat Treads. Includes magazine and newspaper advertisements, fliers, point-of-purchase advertisements, advertisements for Greb retailers and sales staff, speeches given at a sales meeting, a marketing case study, and other advertising material.

File consists of ts. speeches (photocopies) given by outgoing president of Greb Industries Limited R.P. Curl and incoming president A. Morissette at a Bauer Division sales meeting in January, 1978. File also includes an article (photocopy) clipped from the July 15, 1978 Globe and Mail entitled "Retrenchment, consolidation restoring confidence in Kitchener manufacturer".

File consists of ts. speeches given by outgoing president of Greb Industries Limited R.P. Curl and incoming president A. Morissette at a Bauer Division sales meeting in January, 1978. File also includes an article clipped from the July 15, 1978 Globe and Mail entitled "Retrenchment, consolidation restoring confidence in Kitchener manufacturer".

File consists of a newspaper article clipped from the August 1, 1978 Kitchener-Waterloo Record entitled "Former Greb plant back in production".

File consists of one audio cassette.

File consists of a newspaper article clipped from the February 8, 1979 Kitchener-Waterloo Record entitled "Executives at Greb Industries are in high-risk category".

File consists of a photocopy of an ms. chart of figures relating to Hush Puppies incoming orders during the 1960s and 1970s.

File consists of photocopies of a news release and memoranda to staff from Greb Industries Limited presdient Stanley B. Frieze regarding the relocation of the administration offices, distribution and customer service facilites from Kitchener to 6500 Millcreek Drive in Mississauga.

File consists of press clippings relating to the formation of the Canada West Shoe Manufacturing (1978) Co. Ltd. in Winnipeg, MB.

File consists of press clippings and other material relating to Greb Industries and Greb Shoes during the 1970s. Includes articles and advertisements clipped from newspapers and magazines (some photocopies), memoranda from the company president to employees regarding organizational changes, news releases, ms. notes, and ephemera.

File also includes a photograph of the basset hound Velvet, as well as sundry documents such as a sales conference agenda, restructuring proposal, a speech given by Harry Greb to a GSEA banquet, etc.

Series consists of records relating to the administration of Greb Industries Limited; its subsidiary companies, Valentine and Martin Limited and Greb Shoes Limited; and its predecessors, the Greb Shoe Company Limited and the Berlin Shoe Manufacturing Company Limited. Records relate to company management, accounting, personnel, operations, facilities, and the sale of Greb Industries Limited to Warrington Products Limited.

Includes financial statements, annual reports, correspondence, memoranda, ms. notebooks, reports, manuals, agreements, press clippings, and other material. Annual reports cover the period from 1967 to 1973. Financial statements are present for the Berlin Shoe Manufacturing Company Limited (1913-1915), Greb Shoe Company Limited (1916-1918, 1941, 1945-1948), Greb Industries Limited (1976), and Valentine and Martin Limited (1943-1951).

File consists of a photocopy of an ms. chart of figures relating to Hush Puppies incoming orders during the 1960s and 1970s.

File consists of photocopies of a news release and memoranda to staff from Greb Industries Limited presdient Stanley B. Frieze regarding the relocation of the administration offices, distribution and customer service facilites from Kitchener to 6500 Millcreek Drive in Mississauga.

Series consists of company newsletters, produced and distributed for internal communications and publicity purposes. The Cobbler, published by the Greb Shoes Employees' Association, was begun in 1952. It was replaced with the Greb Newshound in 1962, and was published until [ca. 1971?]. In 1978, a new company newsletter, Greb Footnotes, was launched. Series may not include a complete run of any one publication, and some issues may be missing.

File consists of four issues of the employee newsletter Greb Footnotes. Includes vol. 1, no. 1, 3, 4, and 9.

File consists of a newspaper article clipped from the March 10, 1987 Kitchener-Waterloo Record entitled "Greb jobs are secure, new owners say".

File consists of material relating to Greb Industries Limited and the career and community involvement of Charles E. Greb during the 1980s. Includes press clippings (some photocopied), correspondence addressed to Greb, ephemera, and a photograph of the site of a Greb Shoes factory before construction. Includes a letter from Prime Minister Trudeau's correspondence assistant thanking Greb for a letter sent in support of Trudeau's peace initiatives.

File consists of portraits of senior managers and directors: Charles E. Greb, Harry Greb, Ross Hahn, Erwin C. Greb, Jack Campbell, Bill Moorby, Arnold C. Austen, and one unidentifed man. Some of the photographs were used in The Greb Story. File also includes a press clipping about the appointment of Peter B. Mason as a director of Greb Industries Limited.

Series consists of photographs documenting significant events in the life of the Greb company, as well as production, employees, and facilities. Subjects include employees working, Quarter Century Club banquets, Greb plants and offices, a Hush Puppies World Conference, a building dedication, and employee group shots. Some of the photographs were most likely taken for public relations purposes.

File consists of correspondence (photocopies) between Charles E. Greb and John Simth (general manager, Greb Kitchener Operations) regarding four original pictures by local artist Douglas Ratchford (gifts to Harry Greb in the 1970s) kept at Greb's Kitchener location, and the board room table and chairs belonging to Charles E. Greb.

File consists of correspondence between Charles E. Greb and John Simth (general manager, Greb Kitchener Operations) regarding four original pictures by local artist Douglas Ratchford (gifts to Harry Greb in the 1970s) kept at Greb's Kitchener location, and the board room table and chairs belonging to Charles E. Greb.

File consists of press clippings (some print-outs from the World Wide Web) and correspondence relating to Greb Industries Limited during the 1990s. Most clippings relate to the 1990 closing of Greb Shoes in Kitchener. File also includes correspondence (some faxed) and clippings relating to an article in the Kitchener-Waterloo Record about the reconstruction of the old city hall clock tower in Kitchener's Victoria Park.

File consists of a mounted aerial photograph of the Valentine and Martin Limited factory on Breithaupt Street in Kitchener.

File consists of an article about the history of the Greb company from the June 6, 2000 Kitchener-Waterloo Record entitled "A final goodbye to Greb". Includes the original press clipping and a print-out of the article from the World Wide Web.

File consists of a fax from Charles E. Greb to Benny Afelski including a news release regarding the creation of Kodiak Group Inc. and its acquisition of the Kodiak Boots Division of Greb International.

File consists of material relating to Charles E. Greb's research about the history of the Tebbutt Shoe and Leather Company in Trois-Riviers, Quebec, for the book The Greb Story. Includes correspondence between Charles E. Greb and Jack Tebbutt (and others), and a ts. history of the Tebbutt Shoe and Leather Company.

File consists of news releases from Kodiak Group Inc. regarding the purchase of Terra Footwear and the launch of an industrial line of footwear in the US. News releases are print-outs from the World Wide Web.

File consists of press clippings, including some print-outs from the World Wide Web, relating to the history of Greb Industries Limited and the 2003 closure of the Bauer Nike Hockey Inc. plant in Cambridge. File also includes colour print-outs of portions of the web sites of Hush Puppies and Kodiak Boots, and a brochure advertising Kodiak footwear.

File consists of photographs and one advertisment used as images in The Greb Story. Some photographs include ts. or ms. cutlines taped to the verso. Not all photographs and advertisements used in the book are present in the file. Duplicate photographs may be present.

File consists of colour print-outs of scanned photographs, probably created by Charles E. Greb in preparation for The Greb Story, as some of the images appear in the book. Includes images of Erwin C. Greb in his office and with his wife Clara, Harry Greb, Arthur Greb (including some of him in British Columbia where he managed the "Yellow Label" chain of stores), Charles Greb Sr. (including a group portrait with William Lyon Mackenzie King), Charles E. Greb in 1999, and Hush Puppies advertisements.

Some of the images can be found as photographs in other files. File also includes photocopies pages from A History of Kitchener, Ontario by W.V. (Ben) Uttley (1937) and photocopied ms. notes.

Series consists of material relating to the history of Greb Industries Limited and its predecessor, the Greb Shoe Company Limited. Includes press clippings, scrapbooks of press clippings, correspondence and memoranda, speeches, agreements and leases, advertising material, price lists, photographs, and other material. Material probably collected and compiled by Charles E. Greb.

File consists of material relating to the history, administration, and operations of Greb Industries and Greb Shoes. Includes sundry documents such as press clippings (some photocopies and print-outs from the World Wide Web), memoranda, leases, correspondence, reports, photocopied agreements, and ephemera.

Includes ts. notes from an interview with J.D. Campbell (vice president, marketing), American Standards Association specifications for protective occupational footwear (1943), and a letter regarding the War Expenditures Committee on Army Boot charges (1945), which mentions the Greb Shoe Company. The leases are for machinery leased by the Berlin Shoe Manufacturing Company Limited.

File consists of a manuscript (ts.) by Charles E. Greb about the history of the Greb company and family. The ms. is divided into chapters that tell the story in chronological order, and probably served as an outline for the book by Tom Briggs and Charles E. Greb, The Greb Story.

File consists of a photocopy of an application by Erwin C. Greb and the Greb Shoe Company Limited for membership in the Shoe Manufanufactuers Association of Canada.

File consists of three film reels containing television commercials for men's and ladies' Hush Puppies and Greb Cat Treads and Kodiak work boots. The commercials have been converted to a DVD which is also found in the file.

Fonds consists of records relating to the history, administration, and operations of Greb Industries Limited and its predecessors, the Greb Shoe Company Limited and the Berlin Shoe Manufacuring Company Limited, as well as its subsidiary companies. Includes letters patent and by-laws, minutes, financial statements, annual reports, correspondence and memoranda, legal documents, press clippings, newsletters, reports, presentations, advertisements, photographs, ephemera, and audio and video recordings.

Series consists of records relating to the book The Greb Story by Tom Briggs and Charles E. Greb (Kitchener: Grebco Holdings Inc., 2008), and in particular, files of supporting documentation corresponding to the endnotes in the book. Includes press clippings (some photocopied), agreements, reports, correspondence and memoranda, speeches, news releases, ephemera, a ledger, photocopied pages from company newsletters and employees association meeting minutes, and other material.

File also includes photographs used as illustrations in the book.

File consists of a ledger (photocopy) kept by Charles Greb from 1884 to 1933, and material (photocopied) relating to Greb's hardware and hotel businesses in Zurich, Ontario where he lived before moving to Berlin (now Kitchener) in 1909. Includes a receipt to Greb from Charles Hartleib for the stock of the hardware store in Zurich, a press clipping about the history of the store, ms. notes, statements from the Waterloo Bond Corporation, and ts. notes by Charles E. Greb about the ledger.

These notes indicate that the ledger records transactions relating to the hardware store or the Huron Hotel (1884-1904); judgements made by Greb as a Justice of the Peace for Huron County (1906-1908); and transactions from building renovations, investments, loans, etc. (1909-1933).

Series consists of sound and video recordings, including audio cassettes and reels, film reels, and a DVD. Subjects include conferences; television commercials; and a retirement dinner on February 7, 1975, given in honour of Harry D. Greb, Arthur C. Greb, Ross E. Hahn, and John D. Campbell.