File consists of material accumulated by Martha Rieder during the process of settling the estate of Talmon Henry Rieder. Includes mainly correspondence among the executors of the estate, Hugo Wellein, H. Milton Cook, and Martha, as well as correspondence with other parties including law firm Foster & Mann (Montreal) and individuals at Ames Holden McCready. Outgoing letters from Martha are in draft form.
Also present are two tax assessments on property owned by Peter Rieder (part of lot 168 Grange-Maynard Avenue, and lots 97-8 Glasgow, in Kitchener) and a receipt to Peter Rieder.
Correspondence sent and received by Andrew Telegdi while he served as President of the Federation of Students (now the Waterloo Undergraduate Student Association, or WUSA). Many of the letters are between Telegdi, students, and staff members at the University of Waterloo as well as politicians representing the municipal, provincial, and federal levels of Canadian government.
One item of correspondence to Howard Luke from Ron Basford acknowledging receipt of a letter dated February 5, 1969 regarding the actions of two Royal Canadian Mounted Police officers who visited the Village Bistro and informing Luke that a report on the incident from the Solicitor General was requested.
At the time, Ron Basford was a Member of Parliament representing Vancouver Centre and Minister of Consumer and Corporate Affairs. Howard Luke was possibly an employee of the Village Bistro.
Fifty-six items of correspondence written by Cameron Hill primarily to his parents, Britton and Grace Hill, during the Second World War. The items of correspondence include letters, postcards, telegrams, cablegrams, and airgraphs written by Cameron when he was deployed overseas in England and in the Middle East as well as when he was held in custody as a prisoner of war.
Seven items of correspondence received by Cameron Hill from his mother, Grace Hill, friends, and various government offices or agencies during the Second World War. The items of correspondence include letters and forms received by Cameron when he was deployed overseas in England, while he was held in custody as a prisoner of war, and after he was liberated by the Allied powers.
File consists of tributes and eleven items of correspondence relating to the death of Ian Lithgow. Includes clippings and correspondence between James Downey and others regarding Lithgow's death, as well as three items of correspondence from Downey to Lithgow.
File consists of two photographs showing Dana Porter and others at the signing of the Canadian General Electric maintenance Contract for the O.P.P. Radio system. Also includes one item of correspondence regarding the photographs.
File consists of one photograph of Clifford Magone, the Deputy Attorney General of Ontario under Dana Porter. The photograph was taken by William Scott, Fire Marshal of Ontario. Also includes an item of correspondence from Scott.
Correspondence regarding the location and donation of records to the University of Waterloo that would later become the contents of the Colin Rankin fonds. Communication is predominantly between P. G. Cornell and Kenneth A. MacKirdy, members of Waterloo's Department of History, and the descendants of Colin Rankin; grandson's John L. Rankin, Erroll K. McDougall, and John E. R. McDougall, and Rankin's daughter, Lilly Walters. Also in the file is an exchange between Bruce Peel, University Librarian at the University of Alberta, and Doris Lewis, University Librarian at Waterloo, about the acquisition of the papers of Elizabeth Smith Shortt and the possible connection between Donald McKay and a Nan McKay who worked at the University of Saskatchewan between 1913 and 1955.
Letter from John G. Smith to Colin Rankin regarding Rankin's promotion to Chief Trader of the Hudson's Bay Company. File includes Rankin's commission in the form of a certificate with seal dated June 30, 1868 that was to be issued to Rankin after his singing of a Deed of Covenant accepting the position.
Mimeograph letter from J.A. Grahame to Colin Rankin regarding Rankin's promotion to Chief Factor of the Hudson's Bay Company effective June 1, 1879. File includes the commission in the form of a certificate with seal dated June 1, 1879.
Typescript letter from Gordon R. Brady to J.J. Rankin about land purchased by Aime Jodouin for which title has not yet been received. The letter makes reference to a sketch, included in file, outlining land sold by Rankin to Deacon, [McGood?], [Longhorn?] and Jodouin by Rankin within Lot 15 of [Concession] XIV. The sketch includes a C.P. [Canadian Pacific] Railway, a 300 m creek and a forced road.
Correspondence sent and received by Andrew Telegdi during his campaign to be nominated as the Member of Provincial Parliament candidate representing the Liberal Party in the riding of Waterloo North in the 1990 Ontario general election. The correspondence is primarily written between Telegdi and members of the public and includes numerous letters of assistance written by Telegdi to solicit support for his nomination. Also includes one letter of congratulations received by Telegdi after he was nominated on August 8, 1990.
Material created or accumulated by Andrew Telegdi during his tenure as a Member of Parliament related to the decision to lower the Peace Tower (also known as the Tower of Victory and Peace) flag following the death of a Canadian solider in a war zone. Telegdi publicly supported the decision to lower the flag and introduced a private members’ motion to suggest the government lower the flag on Peace Tower to half-staff for the day following the death of a solider and that a moment of silence be observed in the House of Commons on the same day. Records include notes, correspondence, and copies of an official statement (also known as an SO31) and a point of order delivered by Telegdi in the House of Commons related to this issue.
Material created or accumulated by Andrew Telegdi during his tenure as a Member of Parliament related to the 2006 Lebanon War. Telegdi publicly advocated for an immediate and unconditional cessation of hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah and believed the Canadian government should facilitate an end to the war. Records include news releases, speech transcripts, handwritten notes, and other textual material. Also contains correspondence including an open letter to Prime Minister Stephen Harper on the Middle East conflict written by Telegdi.
Material created and accumulated by Andrew Telegdi related to security certificates issued by the Government of Canada through provisions of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act. Records include fact sheets, notes, and general information sheets provides by the Liberal Research Bureau. Also contains correspondence related to the bail application of Mahmoud Jaballah who was detained under a security certificate as well as Bill C-3 An Act to amend the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (certificate and special advocate) and to make a consequential amendment to another Act. Additionally, includes a signed letter from Peter Milliken, Member of Parliament regarding security at a press conference and other textual material.
Materials related to the course History 103/104 “The emergence of the Third World” taught by James Walker at the University of Waterloo. Includes syllabi, course outlines, and related correspondence and memoranda.
Materials related to the course History 100/100T “Landmarks in World History” taught by Patrick Harrigan, Hugh MacKinnon, and James Walker at the University of Waterloo. Includes notes for the introductory lecture, syllabus, and related correspondence.
Materials related to the correspondence version of the course History 100/100T “Landmarks in World History” taught by Patrick Harrigan, J. A. Wahl, and James Walker at the University of Waterloo. Includes related correspondence, syllabus, and handouts for students.
Materials related to the course History 250 “The Art and Craft of History,” also titled “Public History” taught by James Walker and M. Craton in 1989; Walker and Royce MacGillivray in 1995; and Walker and Patrick Harrigan in 1997 at the University of Waterloo. Includes syllabi, related correspondence and memoranda, final exams, instructions for assignments, notes for lectures, and materials for class and handouts.
Materials related to the Bermuda-Canada Conference where James Walker participated in a session titled “Black studies: a comparative perspective” with a paper titled “West Indian immigrants and the Black community in Canada: parallels and promises.” Includes related correspondence, conference schedule, press release, conference program, abstract of Frank E. Manning's presentation for the conference titled “The Black Experience in Bermuda and Canada: Ethnicity, culture, and immigration,” and information about travel and accommodation arrangements.
Materials related to the 20th Annual General Meeting of the S-20 & Nisei veterans association where James Walker was a guest speaker. Includes program of the meeting, related correspondence, lyrics to the Canadian national anthem and the song “Hotaru Lang Syne,” and script of Walker’s speech.
Materials related to the conference “400 years: African Canadian History” organized by the Multicultural History Society of Ontario in collaboration with the Ontario Black History Society, on June 14-17, 1990, where James Walker acted as chair in the session “African Canadian History before 1900.” Includes program, notes, pamphlet, related correspondence, pamphlet for the Ontario Black History Society, and honorarium for participating.
Materials related to the Yad Vashem seminar on teaching the Holocaust for the summer of 1996, in Israel. Includes related correspondence, travel advance and settlement claims for attending the seminar, grants, fare and travel information, ephemera related to the event, records related to registrations and financial matters during the time there, Also contains correspondence sent by Walker relating to the Jewish Studies Committee at the University of Waterloo and the Holocaust studies conference and a related newspaper clipping.
Materials related to the Osgoode Society for Canadian Legal History and James Walker's book Race, Rights and the Law in the Supreme Court of Canada: historical case studies published with Laurier University Press. Includes a draft of Walker's book preface and a book summary, a form for aid to scholarly publications, readers’ report, information about the book, related correspondence, information about the edition of the book, and information for the Osgoode Society's members. Also contains correspondence regarding a publication edited by Walker in the Osgoode Society's “Gazette” with comments from members of the society.
Materials related to the conference “Heritage in Transition: a conference on the study of Canadian Jewry” at York University, where James Walker participated with a paper titled "Jewish participation in the movement for Racial Equality in Postwar Canada.” Includes related correspondence, a summary of Walker's presentation, and a printout of Walker's paper “The Jewish phase in the movement for racial equality in Canada.”
Materials related to the Canadian Ethnic Studies Association 15th Biennial conference “Ethnicity and Human Rights at the Millennium: identity, community, nation,” in Toronto, in 2000, where James Walker participated with a paper titled “Canada’s Civil Rights movement: focus on Dresden.” Includes abstract of the paper, registration form, information about the conference, related correspondence, and call for papers. Also contains an abstract of Stephanie D. Bangarth's paper “The repeal of the Chinese Immigration Act, 1947: a case-study in Canada’s Civil Rights Movement.”
Materials related to James Walker’s article “The ‘Jewish Phase’ in the movement for racial equality in Canada” published in Canadian Ethnic Studies in 2002. Includes related correspondence, agreement forms from the Canadian Ethnic Studies Association (CES), invoices, printout of the article with corrections, and table of contents of editions.
Script of James Walker's talk at the National Archives and Records Administration of the United States, on January 22, 2009, and titled “The Black Loyalists and their flight to freedom.” Also contains materials related to the workshop “Revisiting Human Rights in Canadian History,” including related correspondence and the programme for the workshop.
Materials related to the human rights workshop “Taking liberties: historicizing 20th Century human rights in the English speaking world” at McMaster University, where James Walker participated with an address titled “Decoding the ‘Rights Revolution:’ Lessons from the Canadian experience.” Includes a schedule of the event, related correspondence, an outline of the workshop, and notes for Walker’s presentation.
Materials related to the Provost’s Advisory Committee on Equal Rights (PACER). Includes meetings agendas, notices, and minutes (for April 20, February 23, January 26, 1993; October 27, April 22, November 27, 1992); report “Ontario Human Rights Commission Policy Statement with Respect to Exclusionary Scholarships;” draft of “UW Responses re Harassment and discrimination policy in postsecondary institutions,” a memorandum from the Ministry of Colleges and Universities on Harassment and Discrimination Policy in Postsecondary Institutions, a photocopy of “Feature: Curbing Racism on Campus,” and PACER Annual Report.
Materials related to the administration of the History department and the Committee to review the department of co-operative education and career services at the University of Waterloo. Includes a report by James Walker about the co-op program, and correspondence related to the History Chair Nominating Committee.
Materials related to the organization of the India-Canada workshop and conference “Accommodating diversity: learning from the Indian and Canadian Experiences” at the University of Waterloo, which was ultimately cancelled due to the Government of India's objections. Includes budgets, proposal to the Shastri Indo-Canadian Institute for a Grant from the Development Initiatives Fund, memorandum of agreement, forms for sponsored research activities, participant evaluation, proposed schedule and list of participants, interdisciplinary grants program, and notes for the organization of the conference, correspondence about the cancellation and photocopies of newspaper clippings about the cancellation. Also contains correspondence, registration form, and programme of the event “Democracy and Civil Society in Asia: the emerging opportunities and challenges” organized by the Centre for the Study of Democracy at Queen’s University; and a printout of “Developing a framework for the study of diversity in education as a component of the reform programme of the Delhi Government Schools.”
Materials related to a project titled “Hymn to freedom: the contribution of Blacks to the historical development of Canada” by Almeta Speaks in which James Walker participated as part of the advisory board. Includes related correspondence and an overview of the project.
Professional and personal correspondence sent and received by James Walker to and from different people and organizations. Includes correspondence related to his research, programs he contributed and courses he taught at the University of Waterloo, events he attended and in which he participated, and correspondence from colleagues, friends, and students.
Professional and personal correspondence sent and received by James Walker to and from different people and organizations. Includes correspondence related to his research, events he attended and in which he participated, and correspondence from colleagues, friends, and students.
Also contains a program for the event "Third age learning" (Kitchener-Waterloo, 2013) where James Walker participated with a talk titled "Flight to Freedom: Black migration to Canada from the American Revolution to the Civil War."
Professional and personal correspondence sent and received by James Walker to and from different people and organizations. Includes correspondence related to his research, to the University of Waterloo, events he attended and in which he participated, and correspondence from colleagues, friends, and students. Also contains a Ph.D. proposal for Drs. Hieronymus Franciscus (Jeroen) van Drunen.
Professional and personal correspondence sent and received by James Walker to and from different people and organizations. Includes correspondence related to his research, to the University of Waterloo, events he attended and in which he participated, and correspondence from colleagues, friends, and students. Also contains a Report from the Senate Committee to Review the Heritage Resources Centre, and an abstract for “Organized labour and the struggle for human rights in Canada.”
Personal correspondence received by Robert Shipley between April and October 1977. Includes letters, postcards, and cards received from family and friends.
Personal correspondence sent and received by Robert Shipley in 1979. Includes letters, postcards, cards, ephemera, and photographs received with the correspondence from family and friends.
Personal correspondence received by Robert Shipley in February 1982 and in 1983. Includes letters, postcards, and cards received from family and friends.
Correspondence received by Robert Shipley between 2001 and 2003. Includes business correspondence related to the University of Waterloo and visiting stays and guest lectures to other institutions. Also contains personal correspondence, letters welcoming him to committees and thanking him for participating in events, and photocopies of related newspaper clippings about him.
Correspondence sent and received by Robert Shipley between 1995 and 1999. Includes business correspondence related to the University of Waterloo and to the Writers Union of Canada. Also contains personal correspondence and letters thanking him for participating in events.
Correspondence sent and received by Robert Shipley between 1996 and 1998. Includes general business correspondence. Also contains personal correspondence and letters congratulating him, related to his research, and lists of correspondence created by Shipley in 1990.
Personal correspondence sent and received by Robert Shipley between 1989 and 1996 to and from different persons and institutions. Includes letters, postcards, and cards received from family and friends.
Correspondence sent and received by Robert Shipley between 1993 and 1994 from different persons and institutions. Includes administrative correspondence related to grants, submission of his work, and jobs he had. Also contains personal correspondence related to trips and friends, and related ephemera and photocopies of newspaper clippings received with the correspondence from family and friends.
Correspondence sent and received by Robert Shipley between 1987 and 1990 from different persons and institutions. Includes administrative correspondence received from National Defense, correspondence related to the Welland Canals and the Niagara Region, letters about his appearance in the Canadian Who's who, letters inviting him and thanking him for participating in events, invoices and royalties, and related ephemera received with the correspondence. Also contains a review of Shipley's book To mark our place: a history of Canadian war memorials and a printout of City building by Lane, Frenchman and Associates, Inc. (1989).
Personal correspondence sent and received by Robert Shipley between 1986 and 1989 from different persons and institutions. Includes letters, postcards, cards, and ephemera received with the correspondence from family and friends.
Correspondence sent and received by Robert Shipley in 1983 from different persons and institutions. Includes administrative correspondence related to grants, job applications, submission of his work, letters of acceptance and rejection, invoices and payments, donation agreements, writings about his work as an educator, and letters received from politicians. Also contains personal correspondence, two coins received as a reimbursement from Canada Post, and newspaper clippings received with the correspondence from family and friends.
Correspondence sent and received by Robert Shipley in 1980 from different persons and institutions. Includes administrative correspondence related to submission of his work, letters of acceptance and rejection, payments and invoices, letters thanking him for his donations and participation in events and congratulating him for his work, and correspondence received from politicians. Also contains personal correspondence and related ephemera received with the correspondence from family and friends.
Correspondence sent and received by Robert Shipley between 1978 and 1979 from different persons and institutions. Includes administrative correspondence related to grants, submission of his work, letters of acceptance and rejection, payments and invoices, letters thanking him for his donations and participating in events, travel expenses, and correspondence received from politicians. Also contains personal correspondence with a photograph.
Correspondence sent and received by Robert Shipley between 1972 and 1976 related to his time in the Canadian Armed Forces. Includes Shipley's Unit Employment Record from the Canadian Armed Forces, certificates, payments, and materials related to his release.
Research materials created or accumulated by Robert Shipley related to different matters, including Canadian politics, Canadian law, and Canadian law, and resources for writers. Includes articles, bibliography lists, research notes, newsletters, and related ephemera. Also contains personal correspondence and notes.
Research materials created or accumulated by Robert Shipley related to different matters, including Canadian politics, general history, and military history. Includes articles, research notes, and related ephemera. Also contains personal correspondence and notes.
Materials related to the administration of the Carold Institute. Includes correspondence sent and received by the Institute regarding different matters, minutes of the Meeting of the Board of Directors (March 12, 1993 and October 27, 1993), information and ephemera about events, printout of document "The social contract and effective citizenship observations on a symposium prepared by Robert Glossop for the Carold Institute," printout of document "The social charter" by June Callwood, and financial accounts for 1992-1993.
Materials related to the administration of the Carold Institute. Includes correspondence sent and received by the Institute regarding different matters, minutes of the Annual Meeting of the Members and president's report (1995?), minutes of the Symposium planning committee (November 22, 1995), budgets and accounts for 1995, printout of document "Report on resources for the study of voluntary action and volunteer organizations in Canada," materials related to events the Institute attended or in which participated, and newspieces related to the Institute.
Materials related to the administration of the Carold Institute. Includes correspondence received by the Institute regarding different matters, ephemera related to the Institute, minutes of the teleconference (January 11, 1996), minutes of the Annual Meeting of the Board of Directors (April 20, 1996), and minutes of the Annual Meeting of the Members (April 20, 1996).
Materials related to the administration of the Carold Institute. Includes correspondence sent and received by the Institute regarding different matters, minutes of the teleconference (December 18, 2000), minutes of the Meeting of the Members (May 26-27, 2000), minutes of the Advisory Committee teleconference (December 14, 2000), agenda and minutes of the Meeting of the Board of Directors (May 26-27, 2000), president's report (2000), accounts and budgets for 1999-2000 and 2000-2001, and agreements with the University of Waterloo regarding the Winifred Hewetson Awards.
Materials related to the administration of the Carold Institute. Includes minutes of the Teleconference (January 24, 2002 and April 11, 2002), minutes of the Teleconference of the Board of Directors (February 21, 2002, May 23, 2002, and October 24, 2002), agenda and minutes of the Annual Meeting of the Board of Directors (June 17, 2002), president's report (2002), agenda and minutes of the Annual Meeting of the Members (June 17, 2002), and proposed budget for 2002-2003.
Materials related to the administration of the Carold Institute. Includes correspondence sent and received by the Institute regarding different matters and materials related to projects presented to the Carold Institute (projects "Building Local and Global Democracy," "The study of citizenship in social change," Strategic Leverage Partners Inc., Learning Centre for Georgina, Commonwealth games Canada, Schizophrenia Society of Ontario, MacMorran Community Centre, Indigenous Womens Studies Institute, Canadian Diabetes Association, The Canadian Badlands Centre, and Half-way house North Bay).
Materials related to the administration of the Carold Institute. Includes materials related to the Alan Thomas Fellowship, materials related to the event "Building Local and Global Democracy at G05" organized with the Forum International de Montréal (FIM), and related correspondence.
Materials related to the administration of the Carold Institute. Includes agenda and minutes of the Meeting of the Board by Teleconference (March 22, 2007 and January 25, 2007), budgets and financial reports for 2007, related correspondence, and materials related to the Alan Thomas Fellowship.
Materials related to the administration of the Carold Institute. Includes agenda of the Meeting of the Board of Directors (September 29, 2009) and materials related to events suggested to the Institute.
Materials related to the administration of the Carold Institute. Includes draft agenda and minutes for the Meeting of the Board of Directors (November 11, 2012), annual event draft proposal, communications plan, revised options for an extraordinary in-person Board Meeting in 2013, and related correspondence.
Materials related to the administration of the Carold Institute. Includes draft agenda and minutes for Meeting of the Board of Directors (June 15-16, 2013), background document on partnerships, reports to the Board, financial report for June, income and expenses for 2011-2012 and budget for 2012-2013, a presentation by the CIBC Private Investment Counsel (June 2013), preparation of articles of continuance and bylaw update for the Institute prepared by Cunningham Swan, correspondence, and printout of document "Re-imagining citizenship: scale up, scale deep."
Materials related to the administration of the Carold Institute. Includes reports to the Board; budget, income, and expenses for 2012-2013; draft agenda for Meeting of the Board of Directors (September 12, 2013); fundraising plan (2012); background document on partnerships and overview of partnerships; media releases; revised statement of goals and activities; proposal Alan Thomas fellowship evaluation (April 2013 and October 20, 2013); correspondence; and printout of document "Cities for people: building resilient and livable communities."
Materials related to the administration of the Carold Institute. Includes minutes for the Meeting of the Board of Directors (April 14, 2014), memorandum regarding Directors and Officers liability insurance, evaluation plan recommendations, and related correspondence.
Materials related to the administration of the Carold Institute. Includes draft agenda and minutes of the Meeting of the Board of Directors (August 19-20, 2016), notes from an exceptional Meeting of the Board of Directors (October 25-27, 2013), printout of draft document "A paper on the many colours of Carold's Future" (July 2016), statement of income and expenses for 2015-2016, materials related to the Winifred Hewetson Awards, printout of document "Leveraging data through shifts in mindsets," and related correspondence.
Materials related to the administration of the Carold Institute. Includes letters patent, financial statements, invoices for legal fees, and related correspondence.
Materials related to the Barbara Clague Festival of Song. Includes related correspondence and ephemera. Also contains materials related to the Collingwood Neighbourhood House (Vancouver, British Columbia).
The minutes of the Executive Committee meetings held on May 15, 2001; June 13, 2001; June 25, 2001; July 13, 2001 and March 22, 2002. Also includes related meeting agendas, correspondence, and handwritten notes.
Librarians' and Archivists' Association of the University of Waterloo
The minutes of the annual general meeting held on May 8, 2002. File also contains the meeting agenda and supporting materials including the President's report, Treasurer's report, Programs Committee report, and related correspondence.
Librarians' and Archivists' Association of the University of Waterloo
The minutes of the Executive Committee meetings held on May 22, 2002; August 13, 2002; October 15, 2002; November 22, 2002; November 29, 2002; December 10, 2002; December 13, 2002; January 10, 2003 and January 20, 2003. Also includes related meeting agendas, correspondence, and notes.
Librarians' and Archivists' Association of the University of Waterloo
Correspondence sent and received by the Executive Committee. The correspondence documents a variety of topics including issues raised at the annual general meeting on June 14, 2006, the association's website, the interest in unions on campus, and more.
Librarians' and Archivists' Association of the University of Waterloo
