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Invoices and payments.

Materials related to the building and remodelling of the house at 178 Claremont Avenue in Kitchener. Includes invoices, cheques, forms, and correspondence related to the different aspects of the process, including the plot purchase, design and construction of the building and rooms, and landscaping of the gardens.
Box arrived in archives with handwritten note by donor that read: “178 Claremont Ave., Kitchener. Building documents, invoices / cancelled cheques. Home of W. G. Reive / Mabel Reive.”

Reive Family

Annotated lists of payments.

Materials related to expenditures and payments made for the building of the house at 178 Claremont Avenue by the Reive family. Includes a cheque for Mabel Reive from 1942, bank statements for Mr. and Mrs. Reive, and proceeds of the sale of the house at 33 Brock Street in Kitchener (Mrs. Reive’s property in September 1951) put towards the purchase of 178 Claremont Avenue.
File arrived in archives with handwritten note by donor that read: “Annot[at]ed list(s) of payments made by W. G. Reive related to building 178 Claremont Ave. Kitchener home of Dr. W. G. Reive & Mabel Reive. (also later sources and uses of funds).”

Reive Family

Chatterton composing the Rowleian manuscrips.

File consists of one print showing Chatterton in his room composing the Rowleian manuscripts.
Caption reads "Bristol: published 1st September, 1846, by C. Mitchell, 37 College Green. To the right worshipful John Haberfield, esq. third time mayor of Bristol. This engraving of Chatterton composing the Rowleian manuscripts. in the lumber room of his mother's house, Colston's Parade, the Church of St. Mary's, Redcliffe, which contains the celebrated Muniment Room, being seen through the window is respectfully dedicated, by his obligated servant, the publisher."

The Kaufman Rubber Company Ltd.

File consists of materials created and accumulated by Gordon Good while he was an employee at The Kaufman Rubber Company. Includes Good's own work as well as work done by others in the company. File contains catalogues, an accounting manual, clippings, materials relating to strikes, ephemera and a register with cutting room scrap percentage information.

Good, Gordon

Motz Family

Series is comprised of general materials related to the Motz family and their history. Includes a family history, and family correspondence.

Motz Family

Professional life.

Materials created by Donna Jean MacKinnon during her career as a journalist. Articles are either under the byline Donna Jean MacKinnon or Isabella Street, or ghostwritten by MacKinnon in different media. Media include:

  • Toronto Star
  • Washington Post
  • Great Expectations
  • City and Country Home
  • Toronto Life
  • Fifty-Five Plus 25
  • Canadian Living
  • House and Home
  • Select Homes
  • Free Saturday Star

Includes some materials related to the edition and publication of MacKinnon’s book Newsgirls : gutsy pioneers in Canada’s newsrooms. Call number: G24635.

MacKinnon, Donna Jean

Writings.

Newspaper clippings of published articles authored by Donna Jean MacKinnon. Most articles were published in the Toronto Star and its different sections (1981, 1991-1992, 1998, 2002, 2007, 2009, 2011), the Washington Post, Great Expectations (1984), City and Country Home (1984), and Toronto Life (1986-1987).
Includes a printed draft of Newsgirls : gutsy pioneers in Canada’s Newsrooms from December 2000 and February 2001 with notes by Deanna Dunn (copy editor at the Toronto Star).

MacKinnon, Donna Jean

1866.

File consists of one indenture between Daniel Lehnen, and Henry and John Nahrgang.

Kitchener-Waterloo Record

Recipe book.

File consists of one ms. recipe book with inscription "Melora Neyle 1854" on the flyleaf. The first page lists a partial table of contents. Includes primarily ms. entries written into the book, but also includes some ms. recipes pasted in at a later date, and some pasted in clippings. Includes primarly recipes for food, but also some for health remedies and home care products. Also inset into the manuscript are pressed flowers.

Neyle Family

Biographical and Personal

Series consists biographical and personal materials relating to the life of Robert Dorney. Also includes posthumous materials such as condolences, obituaries, and plans for the Robert Starbird Dorney Memorial Garden.

Dorney, Robert

Appointment books.

File consists of ten appointment books for Robert Dorney spanning the years 1976-1986.

Dorney, Robert

Correspondence

Series consists of approximately 2600 pieces of correspondence to and from Dr. J.D. Detwiler. Correspondents include many names prominent in science, conservation and public life, including William A. Albrecht, Ian McT. Cowan, L.A. DeWolfe, J.R. Dymond, Archibald Gowanlock Huntsman , W.W. Judd, Fred Landon, Robert F. Legget, Harrison F. Lewis, Georges Maheux, K.W. Neatby, Ernest C. Oberholtzer, Edward G. Pleva, Dana Porter, D.S. Rawson, A.H. Richardson, R. Omar Rilett, William Rowan, Jacques Rousseau (1905-1970), E.S. Russenholt, T.M. Sonneborn, Robert J.C. Stead, Hugh Templin, Ross B. Willis.

Detwiler, John D.

Grand River Navigation Act, 1837.

Consists of a ts. (thermograph) Province of Upper Canada act entitled "An Act to Incorporate a Joint Stock Company to improve the navigation of the Grand River,"(Grand River Navigation Act) dated November 18, 1837.

Grand River Conservation Authority

Automatic writing.

A collection of automatic writing, predominantly poems from C.W. Herzberg. The topics include reincarnation, Christianity, Camp Chesterfield, prayers, and reflections.

Gauthier, Sofie

Biographical

Clippings, biographical notes, a photograph and a speech relating to the life of Elaine M. Catley.

Catley, Elaine Maud

Organizational.

Materials created by Electrohome Limited and its predecessors relating to the operations, functions, employees, and history of the company. Includes minutes, patents, ephemera, written histories and more.

Electrohome

Biographical

Series is comprised of materials created and accumulated by Tony Urquhart documenting his activities, career, and personal life. Includes clippings, ephemera, award materials, materials related to trips, and more.

Urquhart, Tony

Correspondence

Series consists of correspondence to and from Dana Porter regarding a variety of topics in his personal and professional life. Includes approximately three hundred and thirty-six items. Correspondents are listed at the file level. Note that where applicable items of correspondence have been left in their original file and subsequently correspondence can also be found in :

  • Series 2. Dana Porter and Dorothy Parker Family ;
  • Series 4. Ephemera ;
  • Series 5. Political and Legal Career ;
  • Series 6. Scrapbooks and Clippings ;
  • Series 7. Shakespeare ;
  • Series 8. Speeches and Addresses ;
  • Series 9. Visual Materials.

Porter, Dana Harris

Dare Foods Limited : Day Books and Payroll Journal

Series consists of day books and a payroll journal in tabular format that were used to record employees, pay, pay periods and number of days worked. The ledgers were maintained at the Kitchener head office.

Dare Foods Limited

Smith Family Biographical Material

Series is comprised of biographical materials related to members of the Smith-Shortt family, primarily Elizabeth Smith Shortt and Damaris Isabel Smith. Includes manuscript and typescript notes, clippings, and a copy of Silas Smith, U.E.L. and his Descendants.

Shortt, Elizabeth Smith

Scrapbook 1.

File consists of a scrapbook compiled by Damaris Smith containing clippings, engravings, stamps and seals, and obituaries and biographies of prominent suffragists, literary, political and social women, some of whom are British.

Smith, Damaris Isabella

Posters and related material.

Posters advertising concerts held at the Village Bistro featuring a variety of artists including the Papa Bears, Chase Anderson, the Paisleys, Black Shake Blues Band, Sleepy John, Seeds of Time (later known as the Passionate Mad), Tomorrow’s Eyes, the Poppy Family, Mock Duck, Grady Moore, Black Snake, Hydroelectric Street Car, As Sherriff, the Billy Joe Bottom Band, and the Isle of Sky. One poster contains a handwritten contract on the verso transferring ownership of the Village Bistro to Allan Kirton for the sum of $2000.00. The contract is dated March 22, 1969 but is not signed by Telegdi or Kirton.

Also includes posters and related material including press clippings and a brochure advertising musicians and bands performing at other venues in Vancouver, British Columbia or Toronto, Ontario including Sweetwater, Buffy Saint-Marie, Dick Gregory, the Poppy Family, Mother Tucker, Black Shake, Seeds of Time, Mock Duck, Tomorrow’s Eyes, Tiny Tim, Country Joe and the Fish, A Wizard of the North, Tunnel, Deyong Sound, Lights by Ecto Plasmic, the Papa Bears, Man Child, Elusive Butterfly, the Collectors, the Tote Family, and a variety of other bands that performed at the 1969 Thunderbird Peace Festival in Vancouver, British Columbia.

Telegdi, Andrew

Education

Series consists of materials relating to the mathematical education of Ralph Stanton. Includes course and lecture notes, as well as an essay and an examination.

Stanton, Ralph G.

Commonplace books.

James Downey's commonplace books and related materials. The earlier books consist of notebooks with handwritten annotations and, in some instances, photocopied pages of the notebooks (with later additions by hand). The newer books are printed versions with some handwritten annotations.

Downey, James

Biographical information.

Biographical information copied from the Rankin Family Bible and a copy of a letter to John I. Rankin in Montreal from Sir Patrick Ashley Cooper at Beaver House in London, England, where the Hudson's Bay Company archives were then maintained, regarding a request for information about Colin Rankin. In the response, Cooper quotes directly from the May 1921 issue of The Beaver about Rankin.

Rankin, Colin

Owner, Village Bistro.

This series includes material created or accumulated by Andrew Telegdi when he owned the Village Bistro, a coffee house located at 2081 West 4th Avenue in Vancouver, British Columbia. The Village Bistro also served as a concert venue for rock and folk music performers and some of the material in this series documents Telegdi’s activities as a rock music promoter. Records include correspondence, posters advertising concerts, performance contracts, and photographs of The Poppy Family and Poor Souls bands.

Telegdi, Andrew

Member of Parliament.

This subseries includes material created or accumulated by Andrew Telegdi during his tenure as a Member of Parliament, specifically throughout his first term of office held between October 25, 1993 and June 1, 1997. The material reflects Telegdi’s efforts to address issues raised by constituents and advance the priorities of the Liberal Party. Records include nomination and campaign material, correspondence, riding reports, news releases, speech transcripts, and several files related to specific local or national issues such as cooperative housing, crime prevention, post-secondary education funding, diplomatic relations, and the Quebec referendum of 1995.

Telegdi, Andrew

Annual Meetings and Reports

Series consists of files containing a variety of materials relating to the YWCA annual reports and meetings. Includes copies of annual reports, and organizational files from the annual meetings. Also includes a file on the 100th annual meeting celebration.

Young Women's Christian Association of Kitchener-Waterloo

Pasdeloup Press

Series consists of one file relating to the creation and publication of the Pasdeloup Press item The monday Painter, by Michel Devrient, translated by Robin Magowan, with notes by Virgil Burnett.

Burnett, Virgil

Manuscripts : Poems : Individual

Series consists of ms. and ts. drafts of poems by Rienzi Crusz. Includes photocopies. Some drafts contain ms. corrections or annotations by the author.

Crusz, Rienzi

Manuscripts : Poems : Individual

Contents: series consists of handwritten and typed drafts of 100 individual poems by Rienzi Crusz. Includes photocopies. Some drafts contain handwritten corrections or annotations by the author.

Crusz, Rienzi

Manuscripts : Poems : Individual

Series consists of handwritten and typed drafts of poems by Rienzi Crusz. Includes photocopies. Some drafts contain handwritten corrections or annotations by the author.

Crusz, Rienzi

Manuscripts : Poems : Individual

Series is comprised of handwritten and typed drafts of poems by Rienzi Crusz, including originals and photocopies. Some drafts include handwritten corrections or annotations by the author.

Crusz, Rienzi

Manuscripts : Books

Series consists of manuscripts of books of poetry by Rienzi Crusz. Manuscripts consist of typed and handwritten drafts of poems (some are photocopies), with annotations and corrections by Rienzi Crusz and editorial comments by others. Some drafts may include working notes for covers, title pages, contents pages, etc.

Crusz, Rienzi

Manuscripts : Books

Series consists of manuscripts of books of poetry by Rienzi Crusz. Manuscripts consist of ts. and ms. drafts of poems (some are photocopies), and some also include drafts or working notes for covers, title pages, contents pages, illustrations, etc. Some drafts include ms. corrections.

Crusz, Rienzi

Manuscripts : Books

Series is comprised of manuscripts of woks by Rienzi Crusz. Includes both handwritten and typed drafts of poems, some of which have editorial notes. Some drafts may also include notes for other parts of the book. Also includes one published volume by Rienzi Crusz, a bibliography of works by Ralph Nader.

Crusz, Rienzi

Manuscripts : Books

Series consists of handwritten document and typed drafts of books published by Rienzi Crusz.

Crusz, Rienzi

Manuscripts : Books

Series consists of handwritten and typed drafts of books published by Rienzi Crusz.

Crusz, Rienzi

Manuscripts : Books

Contents: series consists of manuscripts of books of poetry by Rienzi Crusz. Manuscripts consist of typed and handwritten drafts of poems (some are photocopies), with annotations and corrections by Rienzi Crusz and editorial comments by others.

Crusz, Rienzi

Plays

Series consists of typescripts and manuscripts of plays written by John Herbert between 1964 to 1997, many of them with notes and corrections. There are also unfinished and first drafts of plays.

Herbert, John

Plays

Series consists of manuscripts and typescripts of plays by John Herbert.

Herbert, John

Short Stories and Novels.

Series consists of typescripts and manuscripts of short stories and novels written by John Herbert.

Herbert, John

Short Stories

Series consists of manuscripts and typescripts of short stories by John Herbert.

Herbert, John

Essays

Series consists of manuscript and typescript essays written by John Herbert regarding topics such as theatre and the actress, Greta Garbo.

Herbert, John

Essays

Series consists of essays and reviews written by John Herbert. Files often include notes written on behalf of Herbert about the context and nature of the writing.

Herbert, John

Poems

Series consists of manuscript and typescripts of poems written by John Herbert between 1953 and 2000. The series is divided into files for each individual poem and they are arranged chronologically.

Herbert, John

Poetry

Series consists of poetry written by John Herbert.

Herbert, John

Artwork, Cartoons, Comics

Series consists of artwork, cartoons and comics created by John Herbert between 1964 and 1998. Many of the drawings illustrate story development and ideas for his plays as well as comics and advertisements. The series is divided into files and arranged chronologically.

Herbert, John

Diary, 1878.

Ca. [44] p. ms. diary contained in a coverless notebook kept by J. H. Shoults. This diary covers the period July 1, 1878 to Dec. 31, 1878 when Shoults lived in Little Britain, and it contains daily entries recording personal, social, and professional activities, as well as accounts of weather conditions. Diary entries relate to Shoults' activities as a minister, and include the names of the places where he preached and of the Bible readings which formed the basis for his services. Reference is also made to the many church meetings he participated in, to individuals he baptized, to funerals, to a Christian conference, and to other church activities in which he was involved. Descriptions of family, social, and parish visits are also contained in this diary, including the names of many friends and acquaintances.

Shoults, J.H., Rev.

Recollections of 125 years.

File consists of "Recollections of 125 Years", a publication put out by the Committee for the 125th, City of Kitchener to commemorate 125 years of the City of Kitchener.

Hobson Family

Publishers : correspondence and agreements.

File consists of correspondence and agreements relating to works written by Reaman: History of Vaughan Township, Trail of the Huguenots (Peter Martin Associates), English for new Canadians (Longmans), Handbook of public speaking and radio speaking (McClelland and Stewart).

Reaman, George Elmore

National Council of Women notes.

File consists of one notebook with notes from the National Council of Women regarding assisting the war effort. Notes are in the handwriting of Minnie O'Hara Maines.

Maines, Minnie O'Hara

Letters from Peg and Betty.

Letters from Betty and Peg Forbes to their mother, Millicent Lyall Forbes, during their time as students at Bishop Strachan School in Toronto, Ontario.

Draft poem selections.

File consists of handwritten poem selections for "House on elvin hill" and "How to dance in this rarefied air."

Crusz, Rienzi

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