File consists of one album of snapshots created and accumulated by Gerald Hagey. Includes snapshots of his time at Waterloo College, vacations to Port Burwell and Niagara Falls, and more. Snapshots have been removed from album whenever possible and are now in File 4b.

A report of a lecture alleged to have been given by the spirit Abudha Khan through Thomas Lacey. The lecture was given at a séance held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Sheldon in Waterloo, Ontario. The report states that the usual sitters were present at this circle.

A letter from the St. Matthew's Choir in Kitchener wishing a happy belated birthday to Otto Smith. The letter includes a quote from Shakespeare and makes mention of a gift of brushes.

An incomplete report of a séance held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Sheldon in Waterloo, Ontario. The sitters present at this circle were Mr. Thomas Lacey, Mrs. O. G. Smith, Mr. E. W. Sheldon, Mrs. Thomas Lacey, Mr. O.G. Smith, Mr. Gordon Steiss, Mrs. Boyanoski, Mr. Boyanoski, and Mrs. E. W. Sheldon. The spirit Walter was alleged to have communicated through Thomas Lacey during this séance.

A report of a séance held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Sheldon in Waterloo, Ontario. The sitters present at this circle were Mr. Thomas Lacey, Mrs. E. W. Sheldon, Mr. E. W. Sheldon, Mrs. Thomas Lacey, Mr. Melvin Swartz, Mrs. M. Swartz, Mr. Gordon Steiss, Mrs. G. Steiss, Mr. O. G. Smith, and Mrs. O. G. Smith. The spirits alleged to have communicated through Thomas Lacey during this séance were Walter, C.D., Orlandis, Maskeline, Carl Oestreich, the mother of Mr. Swartz, the mother of Mrs. Lacey, the mother of Mrs. O. G. Smith, the mother of Mrs. Sheldon, Ward, Straight Arrow, Mike, Boss Flynn, Walter Saengbush, Reverend Vale Owen, Monsier Bracan, Reverend Harvey, and several unidentified spirits. The spirit guide Abudha Khan was present at this séance.

A complete report of a séance held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Sheldon at 36 Willow Street, Waterloo. The sitters present at this circle were Mr. Thomas Lacey, Mrs. E. W. Sheldon, Mr. E. W. Sheldon, Mr. M. Swartz, Mrs. M. Swartz, Mr. L. Swartz, Mrs. Thomas Lacey, Mr. G. Steiss, Mrs. G. Steiss, Mr. O. G. Smith, Master Cark Smith, and Mrs. O. G. Smith. The spirits alleged to have communicated with through Thomas Lacey during this séance were Wickie, C.D., Mr. Maskeline, Yetta, Chas Oestreich, Orlandis, Gladys Steiss, Ward, Hinchcliffe, Mike, the Major, Walter, Willie Hudson, Mr. Jones, Reverend Vale Owen, Blue Snake, and Mr. Stead. The séance had several unidentified spirits, some of which communicated through song. The spirit guide Abudha Khan was present at this séance.

A complete report of a séance held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Sheldon at 26 Peppler Street, Waterloo. The sitters present at this circle were Mr. Thomas Lacey, Mrs. E. W. Sheldon, Mr. E. W. Sheldon, Mr. F. Krueger, Mr. M. Swartz, Mrs. Thomas Lacey, Mr. Gordon Steiss, Mr. O. G. Smith, and Mrs. O. G. Smith. The spirits alleged to have communicated through Thomas Lacey during this séance were Fred Stumpf, Inez Merrill, Orlandis, Walter, Henry Beech Needham, father of Mrs. Lacey, Mr. Stead, Mr. Mader, Wickie, Mr. Jones, Violet, C.D., Father Josie Febian, and Tom Tyrrel. The spirit guide Abudha Khan was present at this séance.

A complete report of a séance held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Sheldon at 36 Willow Street, Waterloo. The sitters present at this circle were Mr. Thomas Lacey, Mrs. E. W. Sheldon, Mr. F. Krueger, Mr. J. L. Swartz, Mrs. J. L. Swartz, Mr. G. Steiss, Mr. O. G. Smith, and Mrs. O. G. Smith. The spirits alleged to have communicated through Thomas Lacey during this séance were Ed Snyder, C. D., Mr. W. T. Stead, Maskeline, Vale Owen, Mike, Blue Snake, and Arch. Deacon Colley. The spirit guide Abudha Khan was present at this séance.

File consists of forty photographs, primarily postcards, and one Christmas card, showing views of Little Long Lac, Geraldton, and surrounding areas. Shots include the gold mine, downtown Geraldton, school in Little Long Lac, Baxton's Point, the hospital, Little Long Lac bridge, Nipigon, a dog sled, the visit of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth, a bush fire, and more. Jane Urquhart was born in Little Long Lac where her parents moved in the early 1930's.

File consists of fifteen photographs with accompanying negatives of Tilman's bridge over the Nith River in Wellesley Township. The bridge and surrounding area are a location in Urquhart's novel "The Stone Carvers."

Full body studio portrait of an unidentified individual seen looking at camera and dressed in Canadian Scottish Regiment uniform.

Snapshot of Valentine Ratz' residence in Waterloo, Ontario. The address of the house is unknown.

File consists of one fire insurance plan of Dominion Rubber Company Ltd. Dominion Tire Factory and Rubber Machinery Shop. Plan was originally surveyed by Johnson and Higgins, N.Y. June 18, 1926 and was revised September 25, 1930. Plan also includes architectural details about the buildings.

File consists of one blueprint for the Dominion Tire factory on Strange Street in Kitchener. Blueprint shows the front and side elevations. Design by Albert Kahn, architects.

File consists of one blueprint for the powerhouse for the Dominion Tire factory on Strange Street in Kitchener. Blueprint shows the front elevation and floor plan. Design by Albert Kahn, architects.

File consists of one film reel showing the exterior and operations of the R. Forbes Co. woollen mill in Hespeler (Cambridge), Ontario. The mill would later become the Dominion Woollen and Worsted Mill.

File consists of one 1972 photocopy of a plan of part of the town of Berlin by Joseph Hobson showing the block of land bordered by Weber, Queen, and Frederick, where the YWCA would later be built. On the side of the plan are affidavits relating to the survey of the area.

File consists of two architectural drawings showing revisions to original plans of the YWCA for the second floor, ground floor kitchen, basement, and third floor laundry. Plans are by architectural firm Barnett, Rieder and Hymmen.

Contains two photographs with identifications on the verso: left to right: Beike Cammaert (child care worker), Karen Hutchison (President), Manuela Almeida (Executive Director).

Contains snapshots, portraits, and formal group portraits of people associated with the Kitchener and Waterloo Community Foundation and of grant recipients and structures built with grant money. Includes some identifications:

Portraits: William Moeser, E.B. Sims, Ron Sills, Merv Lahn, John S. Acheson, Cecil Cornwell.
Formal group portrait, left to right: Audre Moser, Gerry Moser.

File consists of a leather bound photograph album of buildings owned by the Canadian Consolidated Rubber Company. The photographs are mounted in linen and include images of:

• Dominion Tire, Berlin [Kitchener];
• The Kimmel Felt Co. Limited, Berlin [Kitchener];
• Berlin Felt Boot Co. Limited, Berlin [Kitchener];
• The Elmira Felt Co. Limited, Elmira;
• The Canadian Rubber Company of Montreal Limited, Montreal;
• The Granby Rubber Company Limited, Granby;
• The Maple Leaf Rubber Company Limited, Port Dalhousie;
• The Merchant's Rubber Company Limited, Berlin [Kitchener];
• Dominion Rubber Company Limited. St. Jerome.

File consists of photographs of construction of the Dominion Tire factory on Strange Street in Kitchener.

File consists of photographs of an expansion to the Dominion Tire factory on Strange Street in Kitchener.

File consists of one photograph of female Dominion Tire staff on the front steps of the factory.

File consists of photographs of construction of the Dominion Tire factory on Strange Street in Kitchener. Includes photographs of the land being cleared, as well as exterior and interior shots. Duplicates present.

Photograph of the exterior of the Dominion Tire factory annex site taken from the 3rd floor of the office building. Parked freight cars at the end of the building, three workers, and a partial view of the cooling pond are included in frame.

Photograph of the site surrounding the Dominion Tire factory taken from the roof of the building. A backyard with laundry on a clothesline, a rail line, a field and the distant city sky line are included in frame.

File consists of photographs of the Dominion Tire building on Strange Street in Kitchener.

File consists of one photograph of the Dominion Tire factory on Strange Street in Kitchener from the train tracks. Shows original building as well as first additions and parking lot.

Photograph of Dominion Tire staff on the front steps of the factory. J.I Frank Anthes is seen standing at centre in back row, Talmon Rieder is seen standing at far left of the middle row, with moustache, and E.C. Kabel is seen standing at far left of the second row, holding hat in hand and looking off camera.

File consists of one photograph of Dominion Tire staff.

Two copies of a photograph of (second and third from left) Henry S. Poole, Robert Youdale Copland and two unidentified adults leaning on a [box?] outdoors. Construction material and residential homes are visible in the background.

Two copies of a photograph of electrical engineer Mr. Dickinson, from Montreal, seated at a desk with legs crossed.

Photograph of Dominion Tire employees standing on the factory floor around a large piece of machinery and looking at camera. Includes identifications (left to right): Fred Tremble, Bert Lavigne, Bert Pinnell, unidentified, and Stan Boyes.

Photograph of a large group of Dominion Tire employees posed for the camera while standing on the floor of the tire building room.

File consists of photographs of the Dominion Tire employee store in Kitchener. Includes:
Gardiner, Scott
Mitchell, Les

Upper body studio portrait of H. Nellein, chief accountant, seen looking off camera.

File consists of photographs of tire stores in London.

File consists of photographs of tire stores in Ottawa.

File consists of photographs of tire stores in Sarnia.

Two copies of an information sheet for bowlers participating in the ninth annual bowlathon presented by Youth in Conflict with the Law and Community Justice Initiatives. The bowlathon was held at Victoria Bowlerama in Kitchener, Ontario and was intended to raise money for Youth in Conflict with the Law and Community Justice Initiatives. Money was collected through the cost for bowlers to participate and sponsors pledging money to support a particular bowler. Both copies of the information sheet contain handwritten notes on the verso.

Material created or accumulated by Andrew Telegdi during his campaign to be elected as a Member of Provincial Parliament representing the Liberal Party for the Waterloo North riding in the 1990 Ontario general election. Records include a candidate survey, press clippings, newspaper advertisement mock-ups, pamphlets, and invitations to an event to meet Premier David Peterson that was hosted by Andrew Telegdi, John Bell, David Cooke, and Carl Zehr in Waterloo, Ontario.

News releases issued to the public regarding Andrew Telegdi's political activities during his tenure as a Member of Parliament. Includes releases announcing the official twinning of the cities of Waterloo, Ontario and Waterloo, Quebec, Telegdi’s flight travel expenses, and other issues.

Material created or accumulated by Andrew Telegdi during his tenure as a Member of Parliament related to the potential closure of St. Mary’s General Hospital in Kitchener, Ontario. The material documents the opinions of a constituent as well as Telegdi’s political involvement in the matter. Records include correspondence and a copy of an article likely written by Telegdi.

Material created or accumulated by Andrew Telegdi during his tenure as a Member of Parliament related to the unemployment and underemployment of immigrants and refugees in Canada. Includes articles with background information and news releases announcing changes to the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations impacting the selection process for skilled workers immigrating to Canada. Also contains material related to two forums held in Kitchener, Ontario in 2003 addressing the unemployment and underemployment of immigrants and refugees in the Kitchener-Waterloo area. Records include correspondence, an agenda, printed web articles and press clippings, an invitation, and other textual material.

Material accumulated by Andrew Telegdi during his tenure as a Member of Parliament related to Ashley Smith, a teenager who died on October 19, 2007 while incarcerated at the Grand Valley Institution for Women in Kitchener, Ontario. Records include an information sheet containing details about Ashely Smith’s case as well as a list of questions for Stockwell Day, then Member of Parliament and Minister of Public Safety, and Rob Nicholson, then Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada. The questions focus on Ashley Smith and the conditions of her confinement and death as well as the Canadian prison system. Additionally, the file includes a report containing copies of news articles from media outlets across Canada related to Ashley Smith. It is not known how or why Andrew Telegdi acquired these records.

A certificate to the Returning Officer for the electoral district of Kitchener-Waterloo certifying that Andrew Telegdi had the endorsement of the Liberal Party of Canada in the electoral district named above. The certificate was signed in Ottawa, Ontario on May 6, 2011.

Material created or accumulated by Andrew Telegdi during his post-political career related to crime prevention in the Region of Waterloo. Records include agendas, minutes, notes, and related material from the Waterloo Region Crime Prevention Council and the Crime Prevention Council of Waterloo Region Alumni Group. Andrew Telegdi was a member of the Crime Prevention Council of Waterloo Region Alumni Group. In addition, the file contains a flyer advertising a day of national remembrance and action on violence against women as well as material related to the Canadian firearms registry including a statement from the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police.

A program for Hilde Maria English’s memorial service held on July 9, 2006 at the Centre for International Governance Innovation in Waterloo, Ontario. The program includes a list of participants and outlines the order of the service. The service included prayers, musical performances, and tributes. The Master of Ceremony was the Honourable Justice Patrick Flynn. Andrew Telegdi delivered a eulogy for Hilde English during the memorial service. The file also includes draft copies of Telegdi’s eulogy for Hilde English, handwritten notes, and related correspondence. Andrew Telegdi was close friends with Hilde English and her husband John English.

One postcard identified by Norman C. Schneider as the 118th Battalion in Victoria Park, Kitchener, Ont., 1916. Also in this image is a photographer with camera and tripod, preparing to take a picture. This postcard was sent to Floss Ahrens in Kansas City by E. Maude Garner and is stamped and postmarked Kitchener, Oct. 16, 1916.

Informal group portrait, taken outdoors in Ottawa. Subjects unidentified.

128 snapshots, some with identifications. Contains Norman C. Schneider's photos of 1916 "118th Battalion" such as interior photos of barracks at Berlin (Kitchener), Ottawa, tents at Camp Borden; the Schneider family home "Buena Vista" with John Metz out front in two of the photos; picnics with friends, Gatineau River, plane crashes, A nice catch of fish.

Clippings (ill) from an undated edition of the Waterloo Chronicle titled: "Schneider Retains Seat for Liberals; Miss Janzen Predicts New Election in 18 Months with P.C.'s Victorious." Includes table with vote counts for Janzen, Schneider, and Schroeder.

Clipping of photo with caption from the June 7, 1952 edition of the Kitchener-Waterloo Record: "GREET DEFENCE MINISTER - Henry A. Hosking, MP for Wellington South (left), of Guelph, and Norman C. Schneider, MP elect for Waterloo North, welcomed Defence Minister Claxton (right) when he landed at the Waterloo-Wellington airport yesterday after a flight from Ottawa. Behind Mr. Claxton is Russell Daly, Guelph, president of the Western Ontario Liberal Association."

Clipping of a captioned family portrait by Trussler from an unidentified and undated newspaper with the title "Every Waterloo North Candidate a Winner - If Vote is Counted Just in the Family."

Photo caption: "SCHNEIDER FAMILY CIRCLE - Norman Schneider, Liberal Candidate, poses with three generations of the family. Shown are (front, left to right) Gretchen Schneider, daughter of Herbert; Mrs. Howard Schneider, holding son, Gregory; Mrs. Norman Schneider, holding grandson, Michael, son of Herbert; Mr. Schneider, holding grand-daughter Nancy, daughter of Herbert; Eric Schneider, son of Herbert; (back) Howard George Schneider; Brita May and husband Robert White of Toronto; Mrs. Herbert (Betty) Schneider and her husband."

Norman C. Schneider laying cornerstone of the new Federal Building for the Department of National Revenue on Frederick St. in Kitchener, Ontario on August 15, 1957.

Photograph of a group of men taken during a visit to Kitchener-Waterloo by Lester B. Pearson. Seated, at left are Bruce E. Weber and Stanley Leavine. Seated, fourth and fifth from left are Lester B. Pearson and Norman C. Schneider. Photographer: Evening Citizen, Ottawa, Ont.

Manuscript speech (original) on given at the Sales and Plant Key Men banquet on January 17, 1963 at the Kress Hotel in Preston, Ontario. Speech relates primarily to Norman C. Schneider's views on factors in the success of the J.M. Schneider company over the years.

Photograph of a Berlin streetcar, open-sided, stopped on a street. Adults and children are seen standing next to car and a wooden sidewalk is visible in foreground.

Four group snapshots of men in overcoats and hats at Rotary flag raising at Chicopee.

Photograph of the Chicopee Ski Club taken by Norman C. Schneider. Joe Schiedel in foreground.

Group portrait of (left to right) Norman C. Schneider, Honorable George Kerr, James Kerr and Stephen Pequegnat taken at the formal opening of the Chicopee ski chalet.

Photograph of the exterior of Church of Good Shepherd building.

Postcard featuring Church of the New Jerusalem building at the corner of King and Water St. in Kitchener.

Photographs of the exterior of Freeport cottage.

Snapshot of adults seated around a patio table with umbrella at Freeport cottage. Left to right: J.M. Schneider, three unidentified people, Helena Schneider, Ethel, Clara Lapsley.

Photographs of the grounds at Freeport. One includes the barbeque and benches along the cliff top (plus a duplicate snapshot); the other includes Howard and Herb in the same location.

Snapshots taken by Rick Brock of Norman Schneider's former home, Highwood, at Freeport, Ont.

Photograph of family group at Norman Schneider's home, Highwood, at Freeport, Ontario.

Photographs of Norman Schneider's Boys' Sunday School class at Freeport, Ont.

Unidentified group portrait of past presidents of the Kitchener-Waterloo Rotary Club dated June, 1982. Norman C. Schneider is in the front row, second from left.

Aerial view of Shorewood Cottage.

Snapshot of Norman C. and Ethel Schneider (at right) with their friends the Bergs and the Murrays. The men at centre are seen holding a string of fish.

Winter scene by Norman C. Schneider.

Photograph "exhibited in The Rotarian Magazine's photo contest for 1940."

Photograph of trees in Victoria Park with their reflections in still water. This photograph was published in many newspapers in 1946.

One slide tray.

Film of people skating and playing hockey in Victoria park. Includes crowds of people skating with views of the boathouse in view; a group playing pick-up hockey with the bandstand visible in background; and members of the Schneider family, including Norman C. Schneider, skating and walking together across the ice.

Film box includes handwritten notes about film that read: "Skating at Victoria Park + Hockey, Fred, Herb, Jean, FHS, NCS?, John, Kay, Walter, [illegible], Kay, Walte Siegner, Fred P, [Herb?], Walter Siegner no skates, Kay, Jean, NCS, Bump Backwards."

Film of Brita Schneider's first birthday party that beings with the view of a sign board that reads: "Britay May / "Sweet Gal" / Age 1 Year Mar. 21 1932". Includes footage of children in party hats seated around a candle lit table drinking from tea cups; Brita in a high chair reacting excitedly and in front of a cake with one candle on top; children seated on a floor with Brita among them. Footage then cuts to a close up Herbert and Howard seated beside each other playing and smiling at the camera. Footage cuts once more to the grounds surrounding a trout pond in Mount Forest, including Alf Gofton, Norman Schneider and an unidentified man showing off fish laid along the length of a piece of wood.

Film box includes handwritten notes about film that read: "Herb + Howie close up. Mount Forest trout pond. Brita birthday party 76 Schneider Ave. Close up Herb + Howie. Trout pond property. Alf Gofton on right + NCS at right."

Five land grants from the Department of Indian Affairs granting promised Indigenous lands. The grants are made out to Benjamin Franklin Mutchmor (200 acres), Elizabeth Mutchmor (175 acres), Charles Woodward (100 acres), and Mary Rowe (100 acres). The lands granted were to be for the use of the Ojibwe and Odawa of Manitoulin Island.

Clippings, correspondence, manuscript notes related to Ahrens Pottery in Paris, Ontario.

Head and shoulders studio portrait of Johann Christoph Schneider, seen looking off camera.

Clipping of article published in the March 25, 1971 edition of the Kitchener-Waterloo Record regarding re-zoning of former Frederick Schneider estate titled "Apartment density: Thomson haunted by 1970 statement".

Snapshots of Herb and Betty: skiing, fishing, hiking and sailing in New Zealand, Alaska, Austria, Switzerland and Georgian Bay. Includes two postcards, one to Herb from Carl Holman, head brewer for Carlsberg Beer.

Two copies of a studio portrait of Helena Schneider seen looking off camera, wearing a high-collared shirt and [miniature crown?].

Studio portrait of Lizzie and Jack Schweitzer seen looking off camera with slight smiles.

Clipping from the March 25, 1941 edition of the Kitchener Daily Record titled "Vice-Chairmen of Charities campaign," announcing the Vice-Chairmen of the Kitchener-Waterloo Federated Charities campaign.

Spiral-bound publication issued to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the Swedenborgian Church in Kitchener, Ontario.

Programme of service and manuscript speech notes by Herb Schneider regarding the dedication of a gift piano in memory of Norman C. Schneider on April 12, 1987.

Resolution 1950 regarding Highway 401 and a 1969-1975 membership list.

Norman Schneider's scrapbook of clippings relating to the Norman C. Schneider family, local history, local weather, personalities, sports, Kitchener downtown, J.M. Schneider Ltd., Waterloo-Wellington Airport, local postcards.

Norman Schneider's scrapbook of clippings relating to Waterloo County, Schneider company, Schneider family and general interest clippings from 1962-1965.

One modern print of a photograph taken by Norman Schneider in 1912. The photograph shows the exterior of the original Schneider plant on Courtland Ave. It includes 11 adults posed standing and two seated at various point along the front of the building. A child is visible at right looking on. John Metz Schneider is standing fourth from left, in partial profile, wearing a hat.

Eight progress photographs by Denton & Gifford showing the construction of the Schneider plant in 1924.