Contains one snapshot of several unidentified individuals at a social event.

Contains photographs of employees at work on various stages of the production process. Includes identification of some of the employees: Eileen Buchner, Don Kraft, Bill Ariss, Helen Wroble, Bob Kerlit, William Kopes, Art Stager, Doug Hackbart, and John Stebli.

Contains seven photographs of an awards ceremony with several unidentified individuals, and one individual identified as Kimberly A. Schnarr. Includes a close up of an environmental achievement award that Kaufman Footwear won for employee involvement and product design.

Photographs and contact sheets of pictures taken for the announcement of the Jobs Ontario training fund for Kaufman Footwear. Includes correspondence to Phil Henly from Nancy Bennet.

Contains one informal photograph of Kaufman Rubber Co. Limited's introduction to electronic data processing. Identification on back of photograph. Left to right: IBM representative, Bernard Currie, C.E. Schlote. Includes note on verso of photograph : "IBM DP Publication library copy".

Contains eleven photographs of the events at the Kitchener business heritage celebration, where Kaufman Footwear was honoured.

Contains three photographs of two different Kaufman murals in the progress of being painted.

Contains thirteen aerial photographs of the Kaufman factory on King Street in Kitchener and another warehouse.

One polaroid snapshot of the Kaufman Footwear factory yard, with a dump truck in the foreground working on grading the yard.

Contains photographs of the demolition of part of a building at the Kaufman Footwear factory on King Street in Kitchener, and the use of a crane to either deliver or take away a large object.

Contains one photograph of the Kaufman building decorated for what is identified on the verso of the photograph as "King George VI and Queen Elizabeth's visit to Kitchener June 6, 1939 : Groups of 5 flags also on King St. and Francis St.".

Contains three photographs of the Kaufman factory building on King Street in Kitchener.

Contains eight black and white photographs and two colour photographs of the Kaufman Footwear Limited factory, with views of the birdhouses on the property.

Contains eight photographs of the Kaufman Footwear Limited Factory with interior and exterior views.

Contains one photograph of the interior of a Kaufman Footwear factory.

Contains 2 photographs of the River road warehouse front exterior and rear extension in progress.

Contains photographs of the fourth floor construction of the Kaufman Footwear building.

Contains twelve polaroid snapshots of the renovations of the office space and showroom at the Kaufman Footwear Limited factory.

Contains five polaroid photographs of the interior of a building under renovation.

Contains one photograph of the Kaufman Footwear cracker mill installed by Canada Machinery Corporation Ltd. with an unidentified male standing beside the machine.

Contains a photograph of a rubber fender press installed for Kaufman footwear.

Contains a photograph of a piece of Kaufman Footwear machinery.

Contains three polaroid photographs of a shed in the process of being built.

Contains two colour photographs and six black and white photographs of Kaufman Footwear Limited trucks and the interior of a warehouse. Identified on the back of some of the photographs are Trudy Loeppky and Don Mayburry.

Contains six photographs of an unidentified facility.

Contains 206 photographs of various footwear making processes, corresponding to written standard practice numbers. Some photographs are missing, and some were never pasted into the binder.

Contains two photographs of unidentified equipment, perhaps holding tanks.

Contains photographs regarding written standard practice numbers P-2-34 to P-2-39 and M-6-4 to M-6-6. Showertog operating equipment and accessories represented in the photographs include mold carts, oven carts, a cooling fan, flame reinforcing units, a heel seat unit, oven control panel, fan mount and drive, and a frame hood.

Contains seven negatives depicting the glove plastisol mixing process. Includes an unidentified male.

Contains eleven photographs of processes and machinery most likely taken for a written standard practice report. Includes several unidentified employees at work.

Contains ten photographs of equipment and machinery which are all labeled 136D.

Contains five photographs of an unidentified process and machinery. Includes unidentified employees.

Contains photographs depicting the Showertog making process and machinery. Includes several unidentified females. Includes identification of process steps and machinery on envelope: a) large pump, b) squeeze bottle use, c) reinforcing high heel, d) turntable, head of #3, e) unit #3 drain, f) squeeze bottle use, g) large [illedgible], h) stripping Snowbelle, i) draining Snowbelle and first fill.

Contains two photographs of what is identified on verso as "cracker mill base showing fabricated up".

Contains the production process of women's boots and instructions for the slush moulding technique. Includes 60 photographs.

Contains one photograph of a display booth at a trade fair.

Contains two colour snapshots of a display booth at a trade fair?

Contains one photograph of an historical display of Kaufman footwear through the years.

Contains one photograph of an historical display taken for the centenary file.

Contains one posed photograph of Floyd Laughren (Provincial Finance Minister) trying on shoes with Kaufman Footwear president John Loucks kneeling beside him.

Contains photographs of the Plaisted Expedition, including a portrait of Ralph Plaisted.

Contains "The black art of rubber compounding" chat numbers 18-23. 2 copies of chat number 22.

Contains material assembled for possible inclusion in the employee newsletter, The Footprint. Includes letter from the Canadian Olympic Association regarding Kaufman's sponsorship of the Canadian Olympic Team at the 1994 Winter Olympic Games in Lillehammer. Also includes photocopied articles and notes.

6 issues of the Kaufman Footwear newsletter, The Footprint: Fall 1992, Summer 1996, Fall 1996, Winter 96/97, Winter 97/98, Spring 1998. Includes a list of all issues and summary of contents.

Contains 3 Kaufman Rubber Company booklets providing information about the company. 2 booklets are from box 16. One booklet has a leather cover, 2 have paper covers.

Contains one newsletter for Kaufman Footwear's active sports division.

Contains copies of a 4 page pamphlet entitled "William H. Kaufman Inc."

Oral history interviews recorded for the Centenary Committee.

Contains material relating to the employee interviews for the Centenary Committee. Includes summaries of the interviews, a chronology of Kaufman Footwear, interview questions.

Job No. 964, May 3, 1920. Scale differs.
Sheet 1: Heating riser diagram, plot plan, foundation plan, basement plan.
Sheet 2: Interior elevations of entrance lobby, Mr. Kaufman's office, ceiling plans for entrance lobby, Mr. Kaufman's office, two first floor plans, detail of wicket, detail of shelf and counter in general office.
Sheet 3: Flag pole, roof, second floor, third and fourth floor plans.
Sheet 4: South elevation, corner elevation, East elevation, North elevation, Northwest corner elevation, section on line AA.
Sheet 5: Scale details of main entrance elevation.
Sheet 6: Details: windows, wall sections, toilets, "elevations of Mr. Newton's room".
Sheet 7: Elevations showing windows and doors.
Sheet 8: Elevations: South, corner, East, North, Northwest corner [re windows?].
Sheet 1-S: Columns, dated Apr. 10, 1920.

Job No. 964, May 3, 1920. Scale differs.
Sheet 1: Heating riser diagram, plot plan, foundation plan, basement plan.
Sheet 2: Interior elevations of entrance lobby, Mr. Kaufman's office, ceiling plans for entrance lobby, Mr. Kaufman's office, two first floor plans, detail of wicket, detail of shelf and counter in general office.
Sheet 3: Flag pole, roof, second floor, third and fourth floor plans.
Sheet 4: South elevation, corner elevation, East elevation, North elevation, Northwest corner elevation, section on line AA.
Sheet 5: Scale details of main entrance elevation.
Sheet 6: Details: windows, wall sections, toilets, "elevations of Mr. Newton's room".
Sheet 7: Elevations showing windows and doors.
Sheet 8: Elevations: South, corner, East, North, Northwest corner [re windows?].
Sheet 1-S: Columns, dated Apr. 10, 1920.

Job No. 964, May 3, 1920. Scale differs.
Sheet 1: Heating riser diagram, plot plan, foundation plan, basement plan (3 copies).
Sheet 2: Interior elevations of entrance lobby, Mr. Kaufman's office, ceiling plans for entrance lobby, Mr. Kaufman's office, two first floor plans, detail of wicket, detail of shelf and counter in general office (3 copies).
Sheet 3: Flag pole, roof, second floor, third and fourth floor plans (3 copies).
Sheet 4: South elevation, corner elevation, East elevation, North elevation, Northwest corner elevation, section on line AA (3 copies).
Sheet 5: Scale details of main entrance elevation (1 copy).
Sheet 6: Details: windows, wall sections, toilets, "elevations of Mr. Newton's room" (3 copies).
Sheet 7: Elevations showing windows and doors (2 copies).
Sheet 8: Elevations: South, corner, East, North, Northwest corner [re windows?] (2 copies).
Sheet 1-S: Columns, dated Apr. 10, 1920 (2 copies).

Job No. 964, May 3, 1920. Scale differs.
Sheet 1: Heating riser diagram, plot plan, foundation plan, basement plan.
Sheet 2: Interior elevations of entrance lobby, Mr. Kaufman's office, ceiling plans for entrance lobby, Mr. Kaufman's office, two first floor plans, detail of wicket, detail of shelf and counter in general office.
Sheet 3: Flag pole, roof, second floor, third and fourth floor plans.
Sheet 4: South elevation, corner elevation, East elevation, North elevation, Northwest corner elevation, section on line AA.
Sheet 5: Scale details of main entrance elevation.
Sheet 6: Details: windows, wall sections, toilets, "elevations of Mr. Newton's room".
Sheet 7: Elevations showing windows and doors.
Sheet 8: Elevations: South, corner, East, North, Northwest corner [re windows?].
Sheet 1-S: Columns, dated Apr. 10, 1920.

Drawings by TRUSCON Building Products:
Drawing no. T-7135A: Elevator details, Mar. 16, 1925, rev. Mar. 20, 1925 (2 copies)
Drawing no. T-7135C: Column schedule and footing details, Mar. 25, 1925, rev. Mar. 30, Apr. 9, 1925.

Job No. 964B, Feb. 21, 1925:
Sheet 1: Plot plan, basement and foundation plan, rev. Apr. 8, 1925 (3 copies).
Sheet 2: First floor plan, rev. Apr. 8, 1925 (3 copies).
Sheet 3: Typical floor plan, rev. Mar. 4 and Apr. 8, 1925 (3 copies).
Sheet 4: Fifth floor plan, rev. Apr. 8, 1925 (3 copies).
Sheet 5: Roof plan and cross section, detail of spandrels, rev. Mar. 4 and Apr. 8, 1925 (3 copies).
Sheet 6: Victoria and King St. elevations, rev. Apr. 8, 1925 (3 copies).
Sheet 7: Elevation and section of AA and rear elevation, Feb. 21, 1925, rev. Apr. 8, 1925 (3 copies).
Sheet 8: Elevator details, Feb. 21, 1925, rev. Apr. 8, 1925 (3 copies).
Sheet 9: Untitled, Mar. 16, 1925 (3 copies).
Sheet 1-S: Columns, footings and beam schedule, Feb. 21, 1925, rev. Apr. 6, 1925, revision #1 (3 copies).
Sheet 2-S: Floor plans, beam schedule, Feb. 21, 1925, rev. Apr. 6, 1925, revision #1 (3 copies).
Sheet 3-S: Alternate design of footings, Feb. 21, 1925, rev. Apr. 6, 1925, revision #1 (3 copies).

Job No. 964B, Feb. 21, 1925:
Sheet 1: Plot plan, basement and foundation plan, rev. Apr. 8, 1925 (2 copies).
Sheet 2: First floor plan, rev. Apr. 8, 1925 (2 copies).
Sheet 3: Typical floor plan, rev. Mar. 4 and Apr. 8, 1925 (2 copies).
Sheet 4: Fifth floor plan, rev. Apr. 8, 1925 (2 copies).
Sheet 5: Roof plan and cross section, detail of spandrels, rev. Mar. 4 and Apr. 8, 1925 (2 copies).
Sheet 6: Victoria and King St. elevations, rev. Apr. 8, 1925 (2 copies).
Sheet 7: Elevation and section of AA and rear elevation, Feb. 21, 1925, rev. Apr. 8, 1925 (2 copies).
Sheet 8: Elevator details, Feb. 21, 1925, rev. Apr. 8, 1925 (2 copies).
Sheet 9: Untitled, Mar. 16, 1925 (2 copies).
Sheet 1-S: Columns, footings and beam schedule, Feb. 21, 1925, rev. Apr. 6, 1925, revision #1 (2 copies).
Sheet 2-S: Floor plans, beam schedule, Feb. 21, 1925, rev. Apr. 6, 1925, revision #1 (2 copies).
Sheet 3-S: Alternate design of footings, Feb. 21, 1925, rev. Apr. 6, 1925, revision #1 (2 copies).

Contents:
Sheet 1: Plot plan, Nov. 1956, scale 1" to 40' (7 copies).

Job No. 11-95-07, June 12, 1995:
Sheet A1: Second floor.
Sheet A2: Third floor.
Sheet A3: Fourth floor.

Drawings dated 1995-06-08, scale differs:
Sheet SK 1: Second floor, scheme A.
Sheet SK 2: Second floor, scheme B.
Sheet SK 3: Third floor.
Sheet SK 4: Second floor (with atrium).
Sheet SK 5: Third floor (with atrium).
Sheet SK 6: Desk layouts.
Sheet SK 7: Interior elevations.

Drawings, some undated and some dated 1995-06-08, scale differs:
Sheet [SK 1 or 2]: Second floor [unnumbered, undated].
Sheet [SK 3]: Third floor [unnumbered, undated].
Sheet [SK 4]: Second floor (with atrium)[unnumbered, undated].
Sheet [SK 5]: Third floor (with atrium), col. [unnumbered, undated]
Sheet SK 5: Third floor (with atrium), 1995-06-08.
Sheet [SK 6]: Desk layouts, col. [unnumbered, undated].
Sheet [SK 7]: Interior elevations [unnumbered, undated].
Sheet SK 7: Interior elevations, 1995-06-08.

One bound set of drawings. Includes a cover sheet with a list of drawings and statement "Bid period no. 3".

Contains four snapshots of a rabbit in a Sorel boot.

Contains one photograph of an unidentified person wearing Sorel boots.

Contains autobiographical sketches written by A.R. Kaufman. Includes one ms. (4 l., originals) and two tss., one dated May 1953 (ts. carbon) and one dated Nov. 1969 (1 leaf, original and carbon). Some of the "scrap" paper used for composition is correspondence carbons.

Consists of the Canadian Who's Who entries for A.R. Kaufman, and includes the text of one entry accompanied by a portrait by Ashley & Crippen.

Consists of photocopies of newspaper obituaries reporting the death of A.R. Kaufman Feb. 1, 1979.

Poems and humorous pieces (three) collected by A.R. Kaufman.

One photograph of a group of six women in uniform on the steps of a building, possibly a hospital in China, with a plaque: "The Kaufman Building." Note on verso: "For Mr. Kaufman." Identifications on the verso: "One of the nurses of [Chinese characters] in P.I., the doctor who is helping us in P.I. Dr. Hau".

One ts. (26 leaves, original), a pastiche of pasted-in illustrations and typewritten text on the subject of birth control. Most of the illustrations are from published illustrations of Pinocchio by Attilio Mussino.

One scrapbook belonging to A.R. Kaufman, containing clippings relating to birth control, primarily from Canadian newspapers. Includes cartoons, clippings from area newspapers, clippings relating to the establishment of a birth control clinic in Windsor, clippings relating to religious groups, birth control and eugenics. One section of the scrapbook contains clippings relating to the Eatview Case and the trial of Dorothea Palmer.

One scrapbook belonging to A.R. Kaufman, containing clippings relating to issues surrounding birth control. Many are editorials written about A.R. Kaufman and responded to by him. Includes underlining and annotations, loose clippings, ephemera and a ts. poem by A.R.K..

One scrapbook belonging to A.R. Kaufman, containing clippings from American newspapers relating to birth control, sterilization and the Catholic church.

Material relating to a seminar to Russia in 1963 conducted by Dr. Jerome Davis, "Promoting Enduring Peace." Contains an itinerary and a photograph of participants. Includes a list of individuals to whom A.R. Kaufman distributed his impressions of the trip, the replies he received as well as the impresions of others sent to him in return. Includes clippings and news stories about Russia collected by A.R. Kaufman up to 1967.

Includes a biographical piece: Ronnenberg, Ernie, "Jacob and A.R. Kaufman started footwear plant in 1907," Kitchener-Waterloo record, Sept. 18, 1976, p. 7.

Contains clippings relating to Jacob Kaufman and the history of the rubber industry in Kitchener.

One portrait from a painting of Jacob Kaufman "taken off large picture in office, Dec. 2, 1971".

Includes copy of the last will and testament of Mary Kaufman, correspondence relating to bequests, material relating to cemetary plots, legal documents relating to probate, valuation of commercial property on Water St.

Newspaper obituary of Mary Kaufman, Dec. 24, 1943 and "Tribute to Mrs. Mary Kaufman," read at the funeral service by Milton G. Geil.

Contains two photographs of the Kaufman plant in Batavia New York under the name Kaufman Footwear Corporation.

File consists of one accounts book for sundry accounts and for accounts of the Kaufman children. Also includes cheques and financial statements pinned into the volume.

File consists of one binder created by the Kaufman family after a workshop which outlines the family history and history of the Kaufman Rubber company. Sections include: Family Business Info; History; Corporate; Promo. Included inset into the binder were two clippings, a transcript of an interview with Irvin Weber, copies of the Footprint newsletter, and copies of the 70th anniversary programme.

File consists of three clippings relating to the life and philanthropic work of William H. Kaufman. Also includes a typed transcript of one of the articles on A.R. Kaufman letterhead.

File consists of one CV for William H. Kaufman.

File consists of one record of highlights of service to Kitchener Waterloo Hospital. Also includes a copy of Kaufman's CV.

File consists of one speech given by Kaufman at the K-W Hospital long service awards dinner. Also includes one item of correspondence from Carl Hennigan regarding the award.

File consists of one small booklet titled "The Taxes You Pay". The booklet outlines taxation in Canada.

File consists of materials relating to the Hospice of Waterloo Region. The William H. Kaufman Resource Centre in the hospice was funded by the William H. Kaufman Charitable Foundation.

File consists of rejected and accepted proposals submitted to the William H. Kaufman Charitable Foundation.

File consists of rejected and accepted proposals submitted to the William H. Kaufman Charitable Foundation.

File consists of rejected and accepted proposals submitted to the William H. Kaufman Charitable Foundation.

File consists of rejected and accepted proposals submitted to the William H. Kaufman Charitable Foundation.

File consists of rejected and accepted proposals submitted to the William H. Kaufman Charitable Foundation.

File consists of materials relating to the IODE "Baby Think it Over" project. This project involves giving "real doll" babies to high school students to help them learn parenting skills. The program was partially funded by the William H. Kaufman Charitable Foundation.

File consists of the 2001 IODE Centennial Award, awarded to the William H. Kaufman Charitable Foundation.

File consists of materials relating to the William H. Kaufman Charitable Foundation. Includes management reports, requests for funds, correspondence, etc.

File consists of project files for the William H. Kaufman Charitable Foundation.

File consists of project files for the William H. Kaufman Charitable Foundation.