- SCA220-GA207-1-6
- File
- 1977-1995
Part of Ross Dixon fonds.
File consists of press clippings (some photocopies) about Ross Dixon.
Dixon, Ross
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Part of Ross Dixon fonds.
File consists of press clippings (some photocopies) about Ross Dixon.
Dixon, Ross
Part of Ross Dixon fonds.
File consists of newspaper and newsletter clippings relating to Ross Dixon, his career, his activities, and his philanthropy. Some are photocopies.
Dixon, Ross
Coalition press releases, clippings.
Part of Ross Dixon fonds.
File consists of an advertisement from the National Citizens' Coalition clipped from the newspaper.
Dixon, Ross
Correspondence with politicians.
Part of Ross Dixon fonds.
File consists of correspondence between Dixon and politicians regarding matters of concern for Dixon, and in particular the financial situation of the province and nation. Includes a letter from Prime Minister Brian Mulroney and a letter to Premier William Davis, among others. File also includes handwritten notes and typed copies of a speech to the Premiers of the provinces by Y.V.T. [?].
Dixon, Ross
Hillfield Strathallan College : promotional material.
Part of Ross Dixon fonds.
File consists of promotional material from Hillfield Strathallan College (formerly Hillcrest Private School) in Hamilton, Ontario.
Dixon, Ross
K-W carnivals, misc., comedy, list of members, lights, etc.
Part of Ross Dixon fonds.
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.
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Miscellaneous personal (file 1 of 2).
Part of Ross Dixon fonds.
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
Programme : K-W Follies, carnivals.
Part of Ross Dixon fonds.
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
Ross at Hillcrest : art class.
Part of Ross Dixon fonds.
File consists of drawings and paintings by Dixon when he was a student at Hillcrest Private School in Hamilton, Ontario.
Dixon, Ross
Part of Ross Dixon fonds.
File consists of material relating primarily to the wedding of Ross Dixon and Doris Whiting. Includes newspaper clippings, ephemera, a marriage certificate, photocopies of the marriage register, photographs (two wedding photographs; one portrait of Doris), and the original metal plates used for printing the invitations. Clippings also relate to other weddings and events.
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Wilfrid Laurier University : honourary degrees.
Part of Ross Dixon fonds.
File consists of the honorary degrees from Wilfrid Laurier University granted to Ross Dixon and Doris Dixon. Degrees are mounted in gold-covered portfolios and include the citation presented with the degree.
Dixon, Ross
Part of Ross Dixon fonds.
File consists of a drawing probably cut out from a magazine or card. Contains a winter scene by a brook.
Dixon, Ross
Part of Ross Dixon fonds.
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
Part of Ross Dixon fonds.
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).
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Dalco : cash disbursement vouchers.
Part of Ross Dixon fonds.
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
Part of Ross Dixon fonds.
File consists of letterhead for: Westmount Contruction Co. (photocopies), Westmont Enterprises Limited, (several versions), Ross Dixon & Associates Investments, Ross Dixon Investments Inc., and R.D.K. Aluminum Ltd. (manufacturers of Jasco).
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Photos re: Ross Dixon Financial Services.
Part of Ross Dixon fonds.
File consists of photographs relating to Ross Dixon Financial Servcies. Includes several portraits of Ross Dixon, snapshots of renovations and the opening of a franchise, snapshots of Ross and Doris Dixon presented with an award and a painting, snapshots of Dixon giving a speech, etc.
Dixon, Ross
Part of Ross Dixon fonds.
File consists of reports showing gross commissions and commision paid for the various franchises or branches of Ross Dixon Financial Services for the years 1995-1998. Includes three reports (one is a faxed copy).
Dixon, Ross
Part of Ross Dixon fonds.
File consists of material relating to franchises and staff of Ross Dixon Financial Services. Includes photocopied and faxed lists of franchise locations, staff, and their contact information.
Dixon, Ross
Cash receipts and cheque disbursements, 1960.
Part of Ross Dixon fonds.
File consists of accounting journal pages recording cash receipts and cheque disbursements for subsidiaries of Westmont Enterprises Limited, including the Westmount Construction Co. and Jasco.
Dixon, Ross
Cash receipts and cheque disbursements, 1961.
Part of Ross Dixon fonds.
File consists of accounting journal pages recording cash receipts and cheque disbursements for subsidiaries of Westmont Enterprises Limited, including the Westmount Construction Co. and Jasco.
Dixon, Ross
Cash receipts and cheque disbursements, 1963.
Part of Ross Dixon fonds.
File consists of accounting journal pages recording cash receipts and cheque disbursements for subsidiaries of Westmont Enterprises Limited, including the Westmount Construction Co. and Jasco.
Dixon, Ross
Cash receipts and disbursements, 1975.
Part of Ross Dixon fonds.
File consists of accounting journal pages recording cash receipts and disbursements for subsidiaries of Westmont Enterprises Limited, including the Westmount Construction Co.
Dixon, Ross
Cash receipts and disbursements, 1982.
Part of Ross Dixon fonds.
File consists of accounting journal pages recording cash receipts and disbursements for subsidiaries of Westmont Enterprises Limited, including the Westmount Construction Co. and Ross Dixon & Associates.
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Cash receipts and disbursements, 1985.
Part of Ross Dixon fonds.
File consists of accounting journal pages recording cash receipts and disbursements for subsidiaries of Westmont Enterprises Limited, including the Westmount Construction Co. and Ross Dixon & Associates. File also includes handwritten notes and calculations.
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Cash receipts and disbursements, 1987.
Part of Ross Dixon fonds.
File consists of accounting journal pages recording cash receipts and disbursements for subsidiaries of Westmont Enterprises Limited, including the Westmount Construction Co. and Ross Dixon & Associates. File also includes handwritten notes and calculations.
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Disbursements, November, 1984 - June 30, 1986.
Part of Ross Dixon fonds.
File consists of accounting journal pages recording disbursements for Ross Dixon Investments Inc.
Dixon, Ross
Old general ledger cards (file 5 of 6).
Part of Ross Dixon fonds.
File consists of general ledger cards for subsidiaries of Westmont Enterprises Limited.
Dixon, Ross
Part of Ross Dixon fonds.
File consists of accounting journal pages recording purchases of the Westmount Construction Co.
Dixon, Ross
Part of Ross Dixon fonds.
Series consists of material relating to the philanthropic activities of Ross and Doris Dixon, and in particular their charitiable giving to the Big Brothers Association of Kitchener-Waterloo, the University of Waterloo and Wilfrid Laurier University, and other charities and organizations in the Kitchener-Waterloo region and in Hamilton. Includes some material relating to the Ross and Doris Dixon Charitable Foundation and student awards and scholarships provided by the Dixons.
Series includes correspondence and thank-you letters, certificates and plaques, newspaper clippings, statements of contributions, award applications and agreements, donation appeals and other material from charities, financial statements and committee and annual reports of charities, photographs, etc.
Dixon, Ross
Big Brothers Association of Kitchener-Waterloo Inc. : certificate.
Part of Ross Dixon fonds.
File consists of a certificate for Ross and Doris Dixon in recognition of their contribution.
Dixon, Ross
Big Brothers : Kitchener-Waterloo Record article.
Part of Ross Dixon fonds.
File consists of a page from the Kitchener-Waterloo Record (D1, Monday, October 16, 2000) mounted on a plaque. The page contains an article about scholarships through the Big Brothers association and mentions Ross Dixon and the support of the Ross and Doris Dixon Foundation.
Dixon, Ross
Kiwanis Club of Kitchener-Waterloo : certificate and medal.
Part of Ross Dixon fonds.
File consists of a certificate and medal presented to Ross Dixon for his election as a Mel Osborne Fellow of the Kiwanis Foundation of Canada.
Dixon, Ross
Letters of thanks from scholarship recipients (file 1 of 3).
Part of Ross Dixon fonds.
File consists of thank-you cards and letters for Ross and Doris Dixon from award and scholarship recipients at the University of Waterloo, Wilfrid Laurier University, and other organizations.
Dixon, Ross
Letters of thanks from scholarship recipients (file 1 of 3).
Part of Ross Dixon fonds.
File consists of thank-you cards and letters for Ross and Doris Dixon from award and scholarship recipients at the University of Waterloo, Wilfrid Laurier University, and other organizations.
Dixon, Ross
Part of Ross Dixon fonds.
File consists of correspondence and other material relating to Ross and Doris Dixon's philanthropy toward the McMaster University.
Dixon, Ross
Part of Ross Dixon fonds.
File consists of a certificate for Ross Dixon & Associates from the United Way in recognition of support. File also includes a reprinted painting by Norman Rockwell.
Dixon, Ross
University of Waterloo awards (file 2 of 2).
Part of Ross Dixon fonds.
File consists of material relating to Ross and Doris Dixon's philanthropy toward the University of Waterloo and in particular, the Ross and Doris Dixon Award in Applied Health Science, the Ross and Doris Dixon Student Athlete Award, and the Waterloo Region Entrance Scholarship.
Includes correspondence (some faxes), statements of contributions, draft terms of reference for awards, copies of students' applications, award agreements, the University's endowment policy and endowment funds reports, promotional material from the University, etc.
Dixon, Ross
Part of Ross Dixon fonds.
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
Part of Ross Dixon fonds.
File consists of a snapshot of Ross Dixon standing outside among trees.
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Dixon, Ross and Doris with Dr. Bob Rosehart.
Part of Ross Dixon fonds.
File consists of a photograph of Ross and Doris Dixon with Wilfrid Laurier University president Dr. Bob Rosehart.
Dixon, Ross
Part of Ross Dixon fonds.
File consists of portraits of Ross Dixon (duplicates are present) and photographs taken at a conference of the Industrial Accident Prevention Association in Quebec. File also includes press clippings announcing appointments and nominations of Dixon.
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Houses in Westmount (file 1 of 2).
Part of Ross Dixon fonds.
File consists of five photographs of five different houses in the Westmount neighbourhood.
Dixon, Ross
Part of Ross Dixon fonds.
File consists of a photograph depicts a group of managers and employees standing around two men exchanging a key, probably at Uniroyal.
Dixon, Ross
Part of Ross Dixon fonds.
File consists of a photograph of a [military?] parade with spectators along a main street of an unidentified city.
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Part of Ross Dixon fonds.
File consists of a portrait of an unidentified woman.
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Otaco Limited : plant manuals, plant rules : copies.
Part of Ross Dixon fonds.
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.
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Otaco Limited : warning slips.
Part of Ross Dixon fonds.
File consists of a warning slip in triplicate.
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Part of Ross Dixon fonds.
File consists of typed and handwritten resumes created by Dixon.
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Part of Ross Dixon fonds.
File consists of correspondence with and regarding the American Motors Corporation, accumulated by Dixon as Director of Industrial Relations.
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Applications for employment addressed to R.V. Dixon.
Part of Ross Dixon fonds.
Dixon, Ross
Part of Ross Dixon fonds.
File consists of newspaper clippings regarding Dixon's roles and activities at Uniroyal.
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Communications : profits, plant publications, etc.
Part of Ross Dixon fonds.
File consists of issues of company publications. Includes 5 issues of Uniroyal Management, 1 issue of Uniroyal Management Review, 1 issue of Uniroyal World, 41 issues of Plain Talks, 3 issues of Uniroyal News, 1 issue of Uniroyal Liaison, 1 issue of Chemnews, 1 issue of The Dominion, 5 issues of The Merchanteer, a clipping, and a letter from Dixon to members of the Industrial Accident Prevention Association (I.A.P.A.).
Dixon, Ross
Part of Ross Dixon fonds.
File consists of material relating to the corporate name change of Dominion Rubber to Uniroyal (1966) Ltd. and from U.S. Rubber to Uniroyal. Includes a marketing consultant case study of the name change, corporate publications and news releases, typed copies of speeches and comments by management, and a public relations proposal by Dixon regarding the name change.
Dixon, Ross
The economy : productivity, inflation.
Part of Ross Dixon fonds.
File consists of material relating to the economy and productivity. Includes newspaper clippings and newsletters from various organizations.
Dixon, Ross
Part of Ross Dixon fonds.
File consists of material relating to employee relations, public relations, and management. Includes photocopied magazine and newspaper articles, newsletters from various associations and companies, draft copies of notes by Dixon (e.g. how to improve wage employee relations), memoranda, an agenda and minutes for a Labour Management Relations Committee meeting of the Kitchener Chamber of Commerce, and other material.
Dixon, Ross
Federal Business Development Bank.
Part of Ross Dixon fonds.
File consists of a brochure and the 1975 annual report of the Industrial Development Bank (succeeded by Federal Business Development Bank).
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Goverment policy, Laskin speech, etc.
Part of Ross Dixon fonds.
File consists of newspaper clippings relating to federal and provincial government policy and typed excerpts from a speech by Bora Laskin.
Dixon, Ross
I.A.P.A. (Ontario) : safety addresses (file 2 of 2).
Part of Ross Dixon fonds.
File consists of material relating to Dixon's involvement with the Industrial Accident Prevention Association as well as safety in the workplace and industrial accident prevention. Includes speeches and addresses by Dixon to various chapters and conferences of the I.A.P.A. and to other organizations (including some drafts), handwritten notes, leaflets, newspaper clippings, correspondence, and other material.
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Individual successes, biographies.
Part of Ross Dixon fonds.
File consists of newspaper clippings about successful business ventures in Kitchener-Waterloo.
Dixon, Ross
Part of Ross Dixon fonds.
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
Part of Ross Dixon fonds.
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
Part of Ross Dixon fonds.
File consists of material relating to pensions and Old Age Security. Includes newspaper clippings, a photocopy of the Old Age Security Act, material (leaflets, etc.) from Health & Welfare Canada, and a newsletter from an actuarial consulting firm.
Dixon, Ross
Salary admininstration, compensation planning.
Part of Ross Dixon fonds.
File consists of material relating to compensation and salary administration. Includes newsletters and reports from management consultants and a pamphlet on salary administration at Uniroyal.
Dixon, Ross
Part of Ross Dixon fonds.
File consists of material relating to speeches and addresses given and collected by Dixon, mainly on the topics of workplace safety and accident prevention, industrial relations, and other labour and employment issues.
Includes speeches and addresses (including drafts) by Dixon presented at Dominion Rubber as well as at various clubs, associations, and conferences; speeches and addresses by other people; handwritten notes for speeches; newspaper and magazine clippings; pamphlets on workplace safety, labour relations, etc.; newsletters and bulletins from various institutes and associations; etc.
Dixon, Ross
Uniroyal, Bracebridge plant : benefit programme and operating information.
Part of Ross Dixon fonds.
File consists of an employee manual. Contains handwritten annotations (editing).
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Beaver Lumber Co., Limited, Kitchener, Ontario.
Part of Ross Dixon fonds.
File consists of price lists of supplies from Beaver Lumber.
Dixon, Ross
Cement, methods - waterproofing fdns.
Part of Ross Dixon fonds.
File consists of material relating to cement, concrete, brickwork, etc. and the waterproofing of concrete. Includes magazine clippings and brochures.
Dixon, Ross
Part of Ross Dixon fonds.
File consists of material relating to construction methods. Includes brochures from construction companies and magazine and newspaper clippings.
Dixon, Ross
Part of Ross Dixon fonds.
File consists of documents relating to the construction and sale of houses by the Westmount Construction Co. Includes offers to purchase, agreements of purchase and sale, deeds and leases (including drafts), correspondence, and other agreements.
Dixon, Ross
Part of Ross Dixon fonds.
File consists of material relating to the calculation of costs for the construction of houses (by job number) on a square-foot basis. Includes handwritten notes, calculations, and charts; as well as some advertisements clipped from newspapers and magazines.
Dixon, Ross
Part of Ross Dixon fonds.
File consists of brochures, leaflets, and clippings from magazines advertising flooring.
Dixon, Ross
Part of Ross Dixon fonds.
File consists of brochures, leaflets, and price lists advertising garage door openers. File also includes handwritten notes and correspondence.
Dixon, Ross
Part of Ross Dixon fonds.
File consists of material collected by Dixon relating to house plans and building trends. Includes brochures, articles, and advertisements clipped from magazines and newspapers (for builders, housing developments, etc.; some with annotations) and handwritten notes. File also includes plans for the Maple Heights and Beechwood Park subdivisions in Waterloo (some with annotations) and other architectural drawings, as well as a photostat list of lot prices for Beechwood Park.
Dixon, Ross
Part of Ross Dixon fonds.
File consists of brochures and leaflets advertising home insulation products. File also includes correspondence.
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Part of Ross Dixon fonds.
File consists of inventories of services and materials for various jobs. File also includes handwritten notes.
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Lindsay apartments, materials lists, cost of construction.
Part of Ross Dixon fonds.
File consists of material relating to the construction and cost of building an eight-suite apartment unit in Lindsay, Ontario. Includes building-related newsletters and revisions to the National Building Code; brochures for materials used in construction (e.g. windows, doors), handwritten notes, outgoing correspondence regarding quotations, and a by-law for the Town of Lindsay.
Dixon, Ross
Part of Ross Dixon fonds.
File consists of brochures and price lists advertising medicine cabinets. File also includes correspondence.
Dixon, Ross
Miscellaneous brochures (file 1 of 2).
Part of Ross Dixon fonds.
File consists of brochures, catalogues, and price lists relating to various materials and supplies for construction, design, decorating. Includes material relating to: concrete and masonry, construction supplies, architectural products, plywood, doors, windows, wood mouldings, wall finishes, washroom compartments, moveable metal walls, and other aspects of home and building design and construction. File also contains several pieces of correspondence.
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Miscellaneous brochures (file 2 of 2).
Part of Ross Dixon fonds.
File consists of brochures, catalogues, and price lists relating to various materials and supplies for construction, design, decorating. Includes material relating to: concrete and masonry, construction supplies, architectural products, plywood, doors, windows, wood mouldings, wall finishes, washroom compartments, moveable metal walls, and other aspects of home and building design and construction. File also contains several pieces of correspondence.
Dixon, Ross
Part of Ross Dixon fonds.
File consists of miscellaneous material relating primarly to the activities of the Westount Construction Co., house plans, and housing developments. Includes brochures and magazine clippings, advertisements, plans and drawings, charts and forms, a letter, and other material.
Dixon, Ross
National House Builders Association.
Part of Ross Dixon fonds.
File consists of material relating to the National House Builders Association. Includes a handbook and warranty certificates for new home owners. File also includes letterhead for Westmont Enterprises Limited.
Dixon, Ross
Part of Ross Dixon fonds.
File consists of leaflets, price lists, and brochures advertising ornamental iron and aluminum. File also includes correspondence and invoices.
Dixon, Ross
Part of Ross Dixon fonds.
File consists of leaflets and brochures advertising paint.
Dixon, Ross
Part of Ross Dixon fonds.
File consists of brochures, leaflets, and magazine clippings advertising plastering and drywall methods and materials.
Dixon, Ross
Part of Ross Dixon fonds.
File consists of brochures and leaflets advertising materials and fixtures relating to plumbing, including sinks, water softeners, water heaters, pumps, bathroom fixtures, etc.
Dixon, Ross
Part of Ross Dixon fonds.
File consists of a template for quotations received for various jobs involved in building houses.
Dixon, Ross
Part of Ross Dixon fonds.
File consists of leaflets and brochures advertising shingles and other roofing materials.
Dixon, Ross
Part of Ross Dixon fonds.
File consists of a scrapbook containing magazine clippings kept by Dixon as ideas for house plans and layouts, home decor, and home furnishing. Most clippings are related to storage and other built-in features. Scrapbook also includes brochures.
Dixon, Ross
Part of Ross Dixon fonds.
File consists of material relating to building houses and house plans. Includes architectural drawings, clippings from magazines and newspapers, and brochures.
Dixon, Ross
Part of Ross Dixon fonds.
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.
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Part of Ross Dixon fonds.
File consists of templates for two forms relating to specifications for a house.
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Part of Ross Dixon fonds.
File consists of brochures advertising steel products.
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Part of Ross Dixon fonds.
File consists of a specification sheet and a sample of wallpaper.
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Part of Ross Dixon fonds.
File consists of an advertisement for doors.
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Apartment building by Ray Haffner Construction Ltd.
Part of Ross Dixon fonds.
File consists of plans for an 11-unit apartment building at 45 Avondale Avenue South, Waterloo by Ray Haffner Construction Ltd. File also includes a leaf of typed information about the building and units (rental rates, expenses, amenities, etc.).
Dixon, Ross
Part of Ross Dixon fonds.
File consists of material relating to Job #67-14, an office building on Belmont Avenue in Kitchener. Includes proposed, revised, and accepted architectural plans and drawings for the building as well as plans from previous jobs of a similar nature. Some plans contain handwritten annotations. File also contains some handwritten notes.
Dixon, Ross
Part of Ross Dixon fonds.
File consists of architectural drawings for cupboards for Job 63 (Dr. & Mrs. G.F. Watson). Duplicate drawings are present.
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