Seven snapshots featuring Emma Kaufman and other individuals.

A photograph of Emma Kaufman receiving the International Co-operation Year medal from His Eminence, Cardinal Leger at the University of Montreal on March 7, 1965. Also includes a photo mat and brief typed overview of Emma Kaufman's work in Japan.

A group portrait of approximately 36 students and their teachers in grades 7 and 8c from Suddaby School in Kitchener, Ontario. The students and teachers are posed on the front steps of the school.

Some of the students in the photograph have been identified including:

• Charles Greb (third row, first from the left)
• Mary Ham (second row, sixth from the left)
• Miss Knechtel (second row, eleventh from the left)
• Marion Eckel Gellatlyl (third row, fifth from the left)
• Ruth Mary Hatton (third row, sixth from the left)
• Ruth Bean (third row, ninth from the left)
• John Whalley (fourth row, fourth from the left)

Postcard a photograph of Edna Louise Augustine and her husband Albert William Augustine aboard a ship to Europe in 1930. This postcard was likely sent by Albert William Augustine to his granddaughter Mary Martha Ham in 1970. File also includes a document written by Mary Caroline Ham describing the provenance of the postcard.

Message reads: Dear Mary Martha. "This is taken aboard ship 1930 - 40 years ago - best to you all. Grandad A."

Snapshots of various members of the Augustine, Ham and Kaufman families. Many of the photographs have inscriptions on the verso identifying the names of family members in the photographs including: Mary Eidt Kaufman, Emma Ratz Kaufman, Edna Louise Augustine, Albert William Augustine, Mary Ham, Albert Jacob Augustine and, John Ross Augustine.

Photograph of Albert William and Edna Louise Augustine standing outside of their home at 22 Margaret Avenue.

Photograph of (left to right) John Ross, Mary Caroline and Albert Jacob Augustine standing on the snow-lined front walkway of 22 Margaret Avenue. The group is seen smiling at the camera and dressed for cold weather. John Ross and Albert Jacob are standing with shovels over their shoulders.

Photograph of Edna Louise Kaufman in a Lexington yard, in front of blooming hollyhocks, with her children (left to right) John Ross, Mary Caroline and Albert Jacob Augustine. John Ross is seated on a tricycle, turned away from the camera, and Albert Jacob is looking at the camera with his own in hand. Edna Louise is seen in partial profile holding an infant Mary Caroline.

Photograph of (left to right) Albert William, Mary Caroline and Edna Louise Augustine standing outdoors in front of an evergreen tree.

Photograph of (left to right) Mary Caroline Augustine and Mary Eleanor and Carl Kaufman seated at a table eating with a tinsel covered Christmas tree visible in the background.

Letters received by Edna Louise Augustine and Emma Ratz Kaufman.

An assortment of invitations, press clippings, programmes, articles, correspondence, a magazine and photographs related to the personal and professional life of James Milton Ham.

An assortment of family trees, obituaries, correspondence, articles, and one journal as well as copies of photographs that were likely compiled by Mary Ham to document the Augustine family history and the relationships between people in several generations of the Augustine family.

An assortment of family histories and biographical notes as well as copies of photographs, maps, census records and press clippings related to the Ratz and Kaufman families in Canada.

A photograph of John Ross Augustine and Mary Ham standing outside of the house at 22 Margaret Avenue, Kitchener in the snow.

A photograph of Mary Ham.

A portrait of Emma Kaufman standing in front of a tree. File also includes a paper with information identifying the person in the photograph.

Artwork created by Mary Ham (nee Augustine).

A commercially-produced pamphlet with information filled in regarding Mary Ham's (nee Augustine) baptism.

Ephemera including Mary Ham's (nee Augustine) birth announcement (press clipping), hand-painted birth announcement card, congratulation and christening cards, and telegrams. Also includes three pieces of ephemera related to Albert William Augustine and John Ross Augustine.

Ephemera from Margaret Avenue Senior Public School in Kitchener, Ontario. Includes four report cards for Mary Ham (nee Augustine).

Photocopy of Edna Louise Augustine (nee Kaufman)'s birth certificate, a notarized Funeral Director's statement, and her newspaper obituary.

One piece from the Missionary Monthly, 1931; a 2 page biography of Caroline MacDonald, Emma Kaufman's mentor and friend in Japan.

A photocopy of a biographical outline of the life of Emma Kaufman.

A packet of "Emergency Issue Earth Quake Stamps" from the Young Women's Christian Association (Y.W.C.A.) Japan, dated September 1923 to April 1924. Also includes a Christmas card from Emma Kaufman. The photo on the card is of Emma Ratz Kaufman's summer cottage at Drag Lake, Haliburton, Ontario.

A Japanese fan-folded guest book used at Emma Kaufman's cottage at Drag Lake, Haliburton, Ontario. It contains snapshots of her former home in Japan at Karuizawa.

A press clipping related to Mary Kaufman from December 14, [1938?].

A poem by Mary Kaufman dated March 17, 1930.

Photographs of members of the Augustine and Kaufman families of Kitchener, Ontario and of the Ham family of Toronto, Ontario.

A portrait of Albert William Augustine.

A portrait of Albert William Augustine and his daughter Mary Caroline Augustine.

Snapshot of siblings Albert Jacob Augustine, Mary Caroline Ham (nee Augustine), and John Ross Augustine standing in front of 22 Margaret Avenue in Kitchener, Ontario.

An album containing snapshots of the Albert William Augustine family, their relatives and friends between 1931 and 1938, assembled by Edna Louise Augustine. Includes photographs taken at Jacob and Mary Kaufman's home at "Lexington," later known as "Kaufman's Flats." Also includes summer photographs taken in the Muskokas.

An album containing eleven snapshots of the Augustine family. Includes snapshots of Mary Ham, Edna Louise Augustine, Albert William Augustine, Albert Jacob Augustine, and John Ross Augustine both at home and at "Hartman's, Georgian Bay. The album has the inititals M.C.A. embossed on the front cover.

A portrait of the Augustine family.

Standing, left to right: John Ross Augustine, Edna Louise Augustine, Albert Jacob Augustine.

Seated, left to right: Mary Ham, Albert William Augustine.

A portrait of John Ross Augustine and his wife Annette Helen Gofton taken June 19, 1952 on their wedding day. Some family members and friends are also in the portrait.

Left to right: Unidentified usher, Mary Ham (nee Augustine), Albert Jacob Augustine, Annette Helen Gofton, John Ross Augustine, Ms. Gofton (sister of the bride), Jean Hempill, Mr. Finn (usher).

A portrait of Mary Caroline Augustine.

A portrait of Mary Caroline Augustine taken June 4, 1955 on her wedding day. Mary married James Milton Ham.

A portrait of Mary Ham, her husband James Milton Ham, their three children and dog taken in their backyard of their home at 135 Glencairn Avenue, Toronto, Ontario.

Left to right: James Milton Ham, Mary Martha Ham (December 20, 1958-) Peter Stace Ham (March 22, 1957-), Mary Ham, Jane Elizabeth Ham (March 15, 1962), Jock (the dog).

Photograph of a group of women taken outdoors at a tourist location in Kyoto, Japan that includes Edna Louise Augustine (standing, second from right), Lottie Pequenat (1st on the right) and Eleanor W. Copland (seated 5th from left). Kazuo Kokura Photo Service (Kyoto, Japan) enclosure is signed by women presumably in photo:

• Florence W. Curtis
• Henrietta Gibson
• Lila M. Sadler
• Frances J.H. Hug[illegible]
• Eleanor W. Copland
• Eleanor M. Connor
• Olga H. [Hungsburg?]
• [illegible] P. [Jallott?]
• Lottie Pequegnat
• Gladdys Van [Kink?]
• Leona D. Andrew
• Helene N. Bronson
• Eleanor W. Copeland

A portrait of Emma Ratz Kaufman. Also includes a small poster advertisement from the Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre presenting, Nihon Buyo No Yube: An Evening of Japanese Dancing. On the reverse side of poster is Emma R. Kaufman's handwriting and a note written by Mary C. Ham, 19 November, 2001: "The 88th birthday is the important one in Japan, unlike the 80th or 90th in the West."

Photographs recording a trip to Japan taken by Jacob and Mary Kaufman and their daughter Edna Louise Augustine, accompanying their other daughter Emma Ratz Kaufman who was returning to Japan to work with the Young Women

Photograph taken during a Kaufman family trip to Egypt in 1929 showing (left to right) Emma Kaufman, Louisa Breithaupt, Mary Kaufman, Edna Augustine on camels with a pyramid and the Great Sphinx of Giza in the background, and local adult and child tour guides at front.

Studio portrait of Mary Eidt Kaufman and her daughters (left to right) Emma Ratz Kaufman and Edna Louise Augustine.

A portrait of the Kaufman family during Mary Eidt Kaufman

Portrait of Mary Eidt Kaufman seen seated in an armchair and looking at camera.

Material related to the life of Emma Kaufman. Includes correspondence, clippings, biographical items, and photographs.

A typed first-hand account of the earthquake on September 1, 1923 as experienced in Karuizawa, Japan. The account is dated to September 9, 1923 or 1939 and was written by an unknown author. Also contains reports of the destruction in Tokyo and Yokohama in Japan.

Six pieces of personal correspondence from Emma Kaufman to her mother Mary Kaufman, brother A.R. Kaufman and sister Edna (holograph, typescript, and carbons), one of which discusses the situation in Shanghai, China and another the situation in Formosa.

Also includes six reports relating to activities of the Tokyo Young Women's Christian Association (Y.W.C.A.), three by Emma Kaufman, two by Margaret Hockin and one unsigned. Also contains a typed transcript with title, "The psychology of Christian personality" by Ernest M. Ligon.

One item of personal correspondence from Emma Kaufman to her mother Mary Kaufman dated January 1, 1937. Also includes four reports relating to the activities of the Tokyo Young Women's Christian Association (Y.W.C.A.). One report was written by Lena M. Ferrar and is dated to February 12, 1937. One report was written by Kato San's on the trip to Belgium, Holland, and France between May 18 and June 2, 1937. Two reports were written by Emma Kaufman; dated May 6, 1937 and September 19, 1937. The report by Emma Kaufman dated Sept. 19, 1937 discusses mobilization in Japan.

Letters solicited for a presentation at a "pre-birthday party" held on May 18, 1966 at Covenant College in Toronto, Ontario. Contains 18 letters and notes written between April 27, 1966 and May 9 ,1966 to Emma Kaufman.

Birthday cards sent to Emma Kaufman on the occasion of her 85th birthday.

Birthday cards sent to Emma Kaufman on the occasion of her 85th birthday.

Postcard photograph of Emma Kaufman (right) and Miss Kawai in Japanese dress outdoors at Elgin House during the Young Women's Christian Association (Y.W.C.A.) conference in June 1916.

Photographs of Emma Kaufman and her sister Edna in rickshaws operated by local drivers.

A photograph of the Tokyo Young Women's Christian Association (Y.W.C.A.) membership banquet held on February 11, 1931. Inscription on verso likely written by Emma Kaufman.

Photograph of Emma Kaufman and Taka Kato seated in front of a Christmas tree during staff celebrations of Emma Kaufman's twenty five years in Japan. A large bonsai tree and a framed portrait of Mary Kaufman are visible in frame.

Two snapshots of a group of individuals taken during a meeting of the presidents and general secretaries of the Tokyo Young Women's Christian Association (Y.W.C.A.) in May 1940.

Four snapshots of Emma Kaufman from the 1940's taken in Japan, Geneva and Toronto.

Photograph of Emma Kaufman standing on a dock at the edge of a lake surrounded by trees.

Photograph of Emma Ratz Kaufman conversing with an unidentified Japanese woman on a sidewalk as three others, standing at either side of the pair, stand looking toward the camera.

Photograph of Emma Kaufman seated in an armchair accepting something from a toddler as guests on the couch beside them sit smiling. From left to right: Mrs. Minura holding a dog, Constance Chappell, Mrs. Saiki, Dr. Winnifred Thomas, unidentified toddler, and Emma Kaufman.

Photo of Emma Kaufman conversing with and seated between two unidentified Japanese.

Snapshot of Mary Kaufman seated on a chair in the middle of a yard, hands in lap and looking at camera.

A portrait of an unidentified Japanese couple.

Full body portrait of an unidentified woman, possibly Mary Eidt Kaufman.

Includes a diary written by Mary Ham detailing the events of her summer trip from Port McNicol, Ontario to the Canadian west including Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta.

Three group portraits featuring members of the Augustine, Kaufman, Breithaupt, and Greb families.

Records related to the Augustine, Ham, and Kaufman families as well as the Ratz and Breithaupt families, principally created or accumulated by Mary Ham, documenting the personal and professional lives of various family members. Records include correspondence, press clippings, genealogical research, family histories and articles, and photographs.

Two copies of a photograph of Mary Caroline and Barbara Augustine standing together, holding hands, in the back garden of 25 Margaret Avenue. Both are wearing hats and dressed for a special occasion.

Photograph of (left to right) Mary Kaufman and Barbara Augustine standing with grandchildren John Ross and Mary Caroline Augustine. The group is seen outdoors standing on a snow-lined walkway between two buildings and are dressed for cold weather.

Photograph of (left to right) Albert Jacob, Mary Caroline and John Ross Augustine standing together outdoors.

Informal group portrait of the Augustine family taken indoors at 25 Margaret Avenue. The group is posed seated and standing along the length of a couch.

Back row (left to right): Albert William Augustine, Mary Ham, Mae (housekeeper), Laurine Catherine Augustine, Irma Baker (friend from California), Albert Jacob Augustine.

Front row: Edna Louise Augustine, Grave Melvina Augustine, Mrs. Lee Augustine (Sr.), Barbara Augustine, Mrs. Lee [Marion] Augustine (Jr.)

Photograph of (left to right) Mary Caroline, Edna Louise, Albert Jacob, John Ross and Albert William Augustine standing outside at the back door of 25 Margaret Avenue in winter.

Photograph of (left to right) Grace Melvina, Mary Caroline and Laurine Catherine Augustine standing outdoors on the occasion of Albert Jacob Augustine's marriage. The group is seen wearing hats, smiling toward the camera, and Mary is holding a bouquet of flowers.

Image of (left to right) Emma Ratz Kaufman, Mary Eidt Kaufman, Edna Louise Augustine and Jean Kaufman standing together outdoors, possibly on the grounds of a church.

An assortment of family histories and biographies, family trees, obituaries, correspondence, and articles as well as copies of photographs and press clippings that were likely compiled by Mary Ham to document the Kaufman family history and the relationships between people in several generations of the Kaufman family. The file also includes one portrait of Emma Ratz Kaufman likely taken in the late 1960s.

Records related to the Augustine, Ham, and Kaufman family, primarily photographs. Photographs feature family members, predominantly at 22 Margaret Avenue, Kitchener.

A photograph of Caroline Margaret Barbara Augustine and Mary Ham standing outside of the house at 25 Margaret Avenue in Kitchener. File also includes a paper with information identifying people in the photograph.

Material related to the lives and activities of members of the Augustine and Kaufman families of Kitchener, Ontario and of the Ham family of Toronto, Ontario, in particular of the parents, aunt and grandparents of Mary Ham.

A commercially-produced baby book with information filled in regarding Mary Ham (nee Augustine). Inserted in box are envelopes of hair from birth to 2 years. Also includes greeting cards and a photograph.

Ephemera related to Mary Ham (nee Augustine) from the Zion Evangelical Church in Kitchener, Onario. Includes a cradle roll certificate, and promotion certificates.

Birthday, Christmas, Easter and Valentine greetings, and one postcard. Includes a letter from "Santa Claus," a Dionne Quintuplet postcard, and two hand drawn and coloured pieces relating to China and Japan. One is by Emma Kaufman of a child looking into a goldfish bowl and the other, of rabbits and chicks, is initialled H.T.

A typescript (photocopy) entitled "Emma R. Kaufman", written by Mary C. Ham's niece Barbara Hooper of New Liskeard, Ontario (now Temiskaming Shores, Ontario).

Letter addressed to Mrs. J.M. Ham from M.C. Paisley, containing an manuscript outline of the life of Emma Kaufman.

Typescript written by Ruth Russell titled, "Emma Kaufman (1881-1979) with corrections.

A guest book from Emma Kaufman's home at 84 Rosehill Ave, Toronto, Ontario from 1949 to 1962. The book itself is produced by the Women's Bible School Presbyterian Mission, Self-Help deptartment and contains "Temple Hill cut-outs," and intricate stencils which are pasted to each page.

A leaflet concerning the Zion Evangelical Church memorial window presented in memory of Jacob and Mary Kaufman. Includes a biographical synopsis of Jacob and Mary Kaufman.

A photocopy of a paper by Susan Montanen, Beth Moore Milroy, and Susan Wismer titled, "Community-building in Berlin: Mary Eidt Ratz Kaufman, 1856-1943." The paper was published by the Waterloo Historical Society in 1990.

Material relating to the opening and naming of "Mary's Place", the K-W Young Women's Christian Association (Y.W.C.A.) residence named in Mary Kaufman's honour in 1990. Includes 2 snapshots, correspondence, photocopies of 1937 news clippings about the opening of the "new wing" and photocopies of clippings from 1970, the 100th anniversary of the Y.W.C.A. of Canada.

A portrait of Edna Louise Augustine and her daughter Mary Caroline Augustine.

A portrait of Edna Louise Augustine and her son Albert Jacob Augustine.

Head and torso studio portrait of Grace Melvina Louise Augustine seen in PhD gown from Columbia University.

Fully body studio portrait of Mary Caroline Augustine, age 6 years.

Group portrait of Edna Louise Augustine (nee Kaufman) and Albert William Augustine along with their wedding party on their wedding day on August 22, 1918. They were married at Zion Evangelical Church in Kitchener, Ontario. The group is seen in formal dress wearing boutonnieres and holding bouquets of flowers.

Left to right: Louis O. Breithaupt (1st cousin), Walter T. Barrie (friend), Edward J. Breithaupt (1st cousin), Albert William Augustine, Helen Kaufman (flower girl, daughter of Jean and Alvin R. Kaufman), Edna Louise Kaufman, Laurine C. Augustine (sister of Albert William Augustine), unidentified bridesmaid (likely Eloise Noecker).

A portrait of Emma Ratz Kaufman. In the photograph, Emma is wearing a brooch from the Young Women

A photograph of Emma Kaufman receiving the International Co-operation Year medal from His Eminence, Cardinal Leger at the University of Montreal on March 7, 1965. Also includes a photo mat and brief typed overview of Emma Kaufman's work in Japan.

A portrait of Jacob Kaufman.

Postcard photograph showing Mary and Jacob Kaufman seated in two rickshaws operated by local drivers.

Head and torso studio portrait of Mary Eidt Kaufman seen looking at camera, seated and wearing a fur stole around shoulders.