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Diary : 1920-1923.

School exercise book filled with diary entries from Oct. 30, 1920 to April 1, 1923 written by Dorothy Russell recording her life at the normal school in Toronto, Ont. and the beginning of her teaching career in Kitchener, Ont.

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Diary : 1927-1929.

School exercise book filled with diary entries written by Dorothy Russell from Jan. 1, 1927 to June 1, 1929.

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Diary : 1928-1933.

A school exercise book, 14 pages filled with diary entries written by Dorothy Russell from May 1, 1928 to Feb. 24, 1933. Entries are brief and in summary form. Pages 15 to 200 are blank except for children's drawings.

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Russell, Dorothy : Personal.

Material created or accumulated by Dorothy Russell that does not fit into any other series category previously established. Includes ephemera, an address book and a notebook.

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Address book.

One notebook formerly belonging to Etta Lydia Mary Schantz, used by her daughter Dorothy Russell as an address book. The notebook was a promotional item published in 1894 by H.F.C. Dovenmuehle & Son, Boots, Shoes and Rubbers, Chicago, Ill.

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Notebook : movies, plays and concerts.

A promotional notebook published in 1912 by the Alaska Feather & Down Co., Montreal, used by Dorothy Russell to record movies, plays and concerts she attended in Kitchener, Ont., Toronto, Sarnia, Chatham and Chicago, 1921-1928. Included are the names of actors and actresses, the theatre and the date.

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Russell, Dorothy : Teaching.

Material relating to Dorothy Russell's qualifications for teaching and to her performance in the classrooms. Includes certificates and inspector's reports.

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Schantz Russell family fonds : 2011 accrual.

Textual and graphic material created or accumulated by members of the Schantz families, primarily photographs of extended Schantz family members and material created and accumulated by Orpheus Moyer Schantz. Also contains family correspondence, material relating to homestead land holdings, and ephemera. Textual records were loose when material was donated.

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Bowman family.

Photographs of Hervey Bowman, a house on Church St., Kitchener, and a house on Roland St., Kitchener. Note that the photographs were found with correspondence between Franklin Abram Schantz and Franklin Bowman regarding Hervey Bowman's death.

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Class lists.

One notebook with a record of pupils from each class that Dorothy taught between 1939-1965. Also included are newspaper clippings and notes regarding former pupils.

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White, Etta Lydia Mary.

One diary belonging to Etta Lydia Mary White (nee Schantz). The diary was given to Etta in 1882 for her sixteenth birthday and in it she has written poems, songs and diary entries. Also includes clippings, drawings, fabric swatches and writings that were inserted into the diary.

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Diaries : 1882-1887.

One diary of Etta White (nee Schantz). The diary is primarily lyrics to songs and poems, which have been indexed by Etta in the back. Also written are a list of New Years guests 1884, favourite quotations, the Morse code alphabet, a magic age table, and diary entries for her birthdays. Included in the file are newspaper clippings, writings, fabric swatches, and pressed flowers that were found in the diary.

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Schantz, Orpheus Moyer.

Material relating to Orpheus Moyer Schantz's activities and interests; primarily entertainment, business and leisure pursuits. Includes ephemera, art, and business cards.

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Ephemera : bookplate.

One ex libris bookplate from Orpheus and Carrie Schantz. Bookplate has an illustration of two birds on tree limbs bordered by flowers.

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Ephemera : business cards, external.

Ten business cards collected by Orpheus Moyer Schantz. Businesses include: McLean Armature Works, Chicago ; C.S. Allen family pharmacist, Chicago (business card opens to reveal price list) ; Hathaway, Soule & Harrington, Chicago (advertisement for new fall and winter men's shoes) ; The Butterick Publishing Co. Ltd., Chicago ; Alex M. Rivenburg, D.D.S., Chicago ; Chinese and Japanese Store, Chicago ; The Northern Trust Company Bank, Chicago (with timecard from Chicago to Wilmette on verso) ; J.H. Kelley, agent for O.R. Gilbert & Co., Taxidermy and Furs, Council Bluffs, Iowa ; Blair Union Christian Endeavour Society, annotated by Carrie Belle Blaschke (unfolds to show listing of lectures for the season) ; C.F. Steckleberg, Music Teacher and Soloist, Council Bluff, Iowa. Of interest to note is that C.F. Steckleberg was head of the violin department at University of Nebraska School of Music.

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Ephemera : business cards, internal.

Two business cards of Orpheus Moyer Schantz from when he was employed by Carson, Pirie & Company (now Carson, Pirie, Scott & Company). One card is professionally printed and shows the company's office, the other has been hand lettered on a small piece of painted canvas. In 1890 the company became Carson, Pirie & Scott, and in 1904 they moved to the landmark Carson, Pirie, Scott and Company Building. Now called Carson's, the company continues to be an important Chicago business.

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Ephemera : calendars.

Four collage calendars from 1898, 1900, 1910 and 1912. 1898 features a drawing of bees, grasshoppers, and reeds by Orpheus Moyer Schantz, as well as a large ribbon and the inscription "Learning by study must be won, t'was never entail'd from sire to son." The verso is inscribed "Aunt Etta, Merry Christmas from Ruth." 1900 shows a photograph of Ruth Schantz and is inscribed "A Happy Year! 1900." The verso reads "Grandpa, from Ruth, Christmas 1899." 1910 shows a painting of a woman holding an umbrella and the verso is inscribed "Grandpa Schantz from Worth." 1912 shows a photograph of a young boy taking a photograph of a young girl and is captioned "The young photographer."

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Ephemera : drawings.

Twenty drawings and sketches by Orpheus Moyer Schantz. Included are portraits, studies of animals, technical drawings for a boat, one ink drawing of the back of a woman in a gown, two drawings after C.D. Gibson- "When Doctors Disagree" and "Mr. Pipp just after dinner steps our for a few moments with a change acquaintance. He returns at 2 A.M.", and two with leaf varieties and poetry. Smaller drawings were originally found in an old men's silk handkerchief box with other ephemera.

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Ephemera : invitations.

Five invitations and one envelope for events taking place the home of Orpheus Moyer Schantz at Morton Park. These include a New Years party, an evening of entertainment, an Arabian night, and a masquerade. The envelope is address to "Mr. Austin Schantz" and originally held the invitation for the masquerade. Others listed as hosts and entertainers include:

  • Carrie Flagler Schantz,
  • Samuel Adee Flagler,
  • Melvina Dorthula Flagler,
  • Willam Flagler,
  • Nell Jonhston Flagler,
  • Ida M. Wolfe,
  • Nellie Remick,
  • C.C. McClurg,
  • J.F. Corris,
  • J.R. Bolton, and
  • Jennie Brown.

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Ephemera : menu.

One envelope with the name "Austin" containing one folded dinner menu. The menu is hand lettered and the recto reads " Austin T. Schantz April 21, 1894." The interior lists a series of riddles, the answers to which are not given, but which assumedly are the plates for dinner. The menu is lettered in Orpheus Schantz's hand.

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Ephemera : newspapers.

Three identical "photogravure" sections of the broadsheet newspaper "The Chicago Daily News" from Saturday, October 3, 1925. The second page of the section features a radio photologue by Orpheus Moyer Schantz about the proposed establishment of the Great Smokey Mountains National Park, with which Orpheus was involved. A photographic portrait of Orpheus is also present.

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Ephemera : visiting cards.

Five hand lettered visiting cards of Jennie Moyer, Edmund Warren Moyer, Austin Schantz, and Orpheus Moyer Schantz and F.J. Ottmax. The cards of Edmund and Jennie list them as living at 3823 Langley Ave., Chicago. The card of Orpheus and F.J. Ottmax is inscribed "A Happy New Year 1889."

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Ephemera : Wild Flower Preservation Society.

Five identical decal prints from the Wild Flower Preservation Society: Illinois Chapter. The decals say "Enjoy-Do Not Destroy" around the edge and the middle shows a drawing of pink blossoms. The Wild Flower Preservation Society was a branch of the Illinois Audubon Society of which Orpheus Schantz was a board member.

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Schantz, Carrie Flagler : art.

One painting by Carrie Flagler Schantz. Painting features the poem "All ones life is a music if one touches the notes rightly and in tune" with a small painting of a river and a border of pink flowers.

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Schantz, Florence Annie Catherine.

Material relating to the personal life of Florence Annie Catherine Schantz. Includes gifts from her brother Austin Tobias Schantz and her sister Etta Lydia Mary White (nee Schnatz).

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Ephemera.

Two prints given as gifts to Florence Annie Catherine Schantz by her siblings Austin Tobias Schantz and Etta Lydia Mary White (nee Schantz). The first is a poem on Robins that is in a small booklet made to look like a tree house. The second is an advertising card from the Farm and Fireside and Ladies Home Companion magazine.

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Schantz, Franklin Abram.

Material relating to Franklin Abram Schantz's activities and interests, primarily property records and accounts. Includes ephemera, tax records, property records, a school notebook and a monograph detailing a 1935 hunting trip.

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Monograph : hunting trip.

A monograph that details a hunting trip taken by Franklin Abram Schantz, Rube Alles, Bert Prueter and Bill Schmalz in Orrville Ontario in 1934.

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Notebook.

A notebook belonging to Franklin Abram Schantz containing school notes, letters to friends and family, and poems. Also includes a newspaper clipping that was found on the notebook about Franklin Abram Schantz from 1949.

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Property : Edmonton.

Material related to Franklin Abram Schantz's land SW 3 30-5-5 near Edmonton, Alberta, primarily tax notices and tax receipts.

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Schantz, Mary Moyer.

Includes one diary belonging to Mary Schantz (nee Moyer). Includes names, addresses and death dates of friends and family.

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Diaries : notebook.

One diary belonging to Mary Schantz (nee Moyer). Diary is largely unwritten in, but includes address, death dates, and psalms.

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Tobias and Mary Schantz family.

Material created or accumulated by various members of the Schantz-Moyer family including Arthur Benjamin Schantz, Abraham Nash Moyer, Jesse Gross Moyer, Austin Tobias Schantz and Tobias Moyer. Includes property records, ephemera, and Abraham Moyer's 1889 travel album.

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Ephemera : Doon Heritage Village.

A brochure that includes a map of what is now Doon Heritage Village, by the Ontario Pioneer Community Foundation, as well as a newspaper article about the village.

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Moyer, Abraham Nash : travel album.

A photograph album detailing Abraham Nash Moyer's trip from his home in Kansas across America to visit family in Ontario, Canada. The album consists of approximately 110 photographs mounted on pages with typed captions and a travel story. The cover reads "With Kodak-from Kansas to Canada." Abraham's daughter Metta created the album, along with eight others, that were sent to friends and family. Photographs feature locations such as Iowa, Kansas, Illinois and Ontario and include Moyer, Schantz, Albright, Houser and Fry family members.

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Moyer, Tobias : memorial.

A memorial card for Tobias Moyer, brother of Mary Gross Moyer. Card reads " In loving remembrance of Tobias Moyer, Died Dec. 28, 1909 Age 77 years." Card is printed on cabinet card.

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Schantz Family : correspondence received.

Two letters, one a Christmas postcard, the other is a letter from Worth Flagler Schantz regarding the death of Orpheus Moyer Schantz. Included in the letter are newspaper clippings on Orpheus Moyer Schantz and a funeral card.

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Schantz, Franklin Abram : correspondence received.

Twenty six items of correspondence. Includes letters from family, particularly Dorothy Etta Russell (nee White) and Florence Annie Catherine Schantz, as well as friends such as Jessie Thompson. As included are letters from the Bowmans regarding Hervey Bowman's death and business letters regarding Franklin Abram Schantz's land in Alberta and life insurance.

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