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Circus Parade, King Near Benton.

Copy negatives of elephants walking down city streets. The first is of an old photograph of elephants walking down a city street captioned: "Circus Day in Berlin". Caption accompanying negative reads: "1) Circus Day in Berlin nr p/o at Benton." The second is of elephants walking down a city street, taken from behind, while passing the Market Hotel accompanied by a caption that reads: "5) circus parade king near benton 1904". File also includes caption notes for the next 6 files in series titled PARADES.

Kitchener-Waterloo Record

Where La Salle met Joliet.

File consists of one typescript essay by John Brown titled "Where La Salle met Joliet" which details the meeting of the two explorers and the settlement of Otinawattawa. Also includes three photographs of the settlement. [Settlement believed to be a Neutral Nation settlement North of what is now Hamilton].

RMS history photos.

File consists of photographs of the products, facilities, and people of RMS from 1918 until the late 1960's or early 1970's. Includes photographs of the products manufactured at RMS; photographs of the RMS facilities, including interior and exterior shots, as well as some photographs taken at other Uniroyal facilities (e.g. St. Jerome, Elmira); and photographs (including group portraits) of employees in various departments, such as office staff, engineering & drafting, tool makers, and the operating council, and employees at work.

Some photographs were taken for use in company publications and sales and marketing material. File also includes some contact prints and one page of ms. notes. Some photographs include ms. annotations on verso. Some duplicate photographs are present.

Rubber Machinery Shops

The Petworth Project fonds.

  • SCA162-GA136
  • Fonds
  • 1979-2000

Consists of material relating to the research for, writing and publication of two volumes relating to the Petworth Emigration Scheme: Assisting Emigration to Upper Canada : the Petworth Project, 1832-1837 / by Wendy Cameron and Mary McDougall Maude, and English immigrant voices : labourers letters from Upper Canada in the 1830's, both of which were published by McGill-Queen's University Press in 2000.

The files retained by the Project fall into three broad categories :

1) the "results of genealogical research in England and the family history files used in creating the list in Part 2 of Assisting emigration;
2) files relating to research in Canadian genealogical resources;
3) files dealing with the process and creation of the books."

Included are correspondence among the primary researchers and to and from individuals relating to families and individual emigrants, data sheets and electronic databases relating to Petworth emigrants and sponsors, photocopies of original correspondence and documents, research notes, drafts and working papers relating to the editing of the final manuscripts.

The Jackman Foundation

Marion Conroy fonds.

  • SCA122-GA95
  • Fonds
  • 1941-1944

Consists of Marion Conroy's copies of material given to delegates at the National Conference of Regional Chairmen, Consumer Branch, Wartime Prices and Trade Board held in 1944, and includes the agenda and outline of issues for the Conference, as well as a separate report submitted by Kate Aitken, Supervisor of the Conservation Programme, on the establishment and progress across Canada of "Remake Centres." These centres were for teaching women to conserve new yard goods by making over existing garments.

The fonds also contains a scrapbook kept by Marion Conroy of clippings and ephemera dating from 1941-1944. As well as documenting Marion Conroy's activities, the scrapbook contains information on the organization and personalities involved in the Board and the Consumer Branch, such Donald Gordon and Byrne Hope Sanders. Also present are news accounts of the many rules and regulations applied to all aspects of the production and consumption of consumer goods, from fashion, food and drink, and housing, to the delivery and return of purchased goods.

Conroy, Marion

Air force personnel marching.

Photograph of men and women air force personnel marching outdoors on what is likely a military base under a cloud filled sky. A man in uniform is seen standing in salute at left.

Wilson, Bettie Bernice

Lynch, Wm., 6 Heather St., Toronto, 12 - Ann Schummer, Linwood, St. Josephs Roman Catholic, Macton, 10:30 a.m., July 26, 1947.

Consists of photos taken on the day of the William Lynch and and Ann Elizabeth Schummer's wedding day including group portraits of their families and wedding party, as well as portraits of the couple on their own. They were married at St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church in Macton, Ontario on July 26, 1947.

Personal Studio

Barrons Men's Wear, Bill Matthews

Photos of Bill Matthews, seen in a hat and tweed, outdoor jack, standing on the sidewalk outside of the Barron's Men's Wear storefront at 34 King Street South in Waterloo. Two models are visible behind him posing in menswear. Includes one head and shoulders portrait of Matthews without hat.

Kitchener-Waterloo Record

Fox Theater

Photos of the exterior of Fox theatre building and marquee promoting the film "Ash Wednesday", featuring Liz Taylor and Henry Fonda. Some of the shots include cars park along street and pedestrians passing by on the sidewalk.

Kitchener-Waterloo Record

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