Fonds consists of records relating to the administration, operation, products, and history of Electrohome Limited and its subsidiary companies, as well as its predecessors, Pollock-Welker Limited, the Grimes Radio Corporation Limited, and the Phonola Company of Canada Limited. Includes letters patent and by-laws, share certificates and registers, board of directors' minutes, legal records, financial statements, correspondence, memoranda, advertisements and product literature, internal and external publicity materials, news releases and press kits, press clippings, speeches, sales kits and manuals, photographs and other visual materials, ephemera, architectural and technical drawings, sound recordings, computer disks, and artifacts.

File consists of signed applications for 9% class "A" cumulative, redeemable, preferred shares of Dominion Electrohome Industries Limited (Electrohome). File also includes a certificate to the purchaser of shares in the company signed by Arthur B. Pollock and Carl A. Pollock, and a typed (carbon copy) of page of information about the company's incorporation, capitalization, and officers and directors.

File consists of a share certificate book for Pollock Enterprises Limited. Contains share certificates issued and transferred between 1956 and 1958, and blank share certificates.

File consists of minutes from meetings of the Board of Directors and the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors of Electrohome from September 1959 to March 1965, and also includes financial statements, reports, meetings agendas, graphs, and memoranda that accompany the minutes.

Series consists of records accumulated and used by William M. Alguire in his role as secretary of the Board of Directors from 1992 to ca. 1997, as well as by his predecessor Robert Bolden. Includes correspondence, agreements, reports, company and management information, and other material.

File consists of material relating to business conducted with Canada Newswire (Toronto, ON). Includes faxed news releases and status reports from Canada Newswire, correspondence (some faxed), and a signed service agreement.

File consists of material relating to Electrohome's corporate membership in the Canadian Chamber of Commerce. Includes correspondence (some faxed), memoranda, news releases and other publicity materials from the Chamber of Commerce, and other material.

File consists of material relating to the preparation for Electrohome's annual general meeting on January 26, 1994. Includes draft versions of the Management Information Circular and proxy statement, the notice of annual meeting, and a special resolution (some drafts are edited); memoranda and correspondence (some faxed); ms. notes; schedules of events preceeding the meeting; faxed and photocopies of Electrohome share certificates; and other documents.

File consists of material relating to personal holdings of Electrohome shares for the Management Information Circular prepared for the 1993 annual report. Includes memoranda and a list of board of directors fees paid.

File consists of material relating to executive compensation and personal holdings of Electrohome shares for the Management Information Circular prepared for the 1996 annual report. Includes memoranda (some faxed), correspondence, draft versions of the Management Information Circular and proxy statement, photocopies of insider trading reoprts, ms. notes, and other docuements.

File consists of material relating to business conducted with Electrohome's insurance broker, the H.L. Staebler Company Limited (Kitchener, ON). Includes correspondence and memoranda (including some faxed and some photocopied), a photocopied insurance policy, photocopies of invoices, and other documents.

File consists of material relating to business conducted with Montreal Trust (Waterloo, ON) regarding Electrohome Class X and Class Y shares. Includes correspondence (some faxed), photocopies of various legal documents, photocopies of Electrohome share certificates, and other material.

File consists of an agreement relating to business conducted with the Mutual Life Assurance Comapny of Canada (Waterloo, ON) and Computer Workware Inc. (Etobicoke, ON).

File consists of material relating to the 19th Annual Broadcasting Awards dinner at Conestoga College (Kitchener, ON). Includes correspondence, a news release, and two photographs of the winners of the CKCO-TV/Betty Thompson Broadcaster of the Year award and the Carl A. Pollock Memorial Award.

File consists of material relating to the policies of provincial securities commissions. Includes photocopies of reports, policies, and acts of the Ontario Securities Commission and a national policy statement, and a policy statement from the Saskatchewan Securities Commission. Some documents contain yellow highlighting.

File consists of material relating to business conducted with Sims Clement Eastman (Barristers, Solicitors, Trademark Agent, Kitchener, ON), formerly Clement, Eastman, Dreger, Martin & Meunier. Includes correspondence and memoranda (including some faxed and some photocopied), typed lists of registered and expiring trademarks (some have been annotated), photocopies of trademark registration certificates, ms. notes, and other documents.

File consists of material relating to the personal finances and estate of Carl A. Pollock as well as the estate of his father, Arthur B. Pollock. Includes approximately 85 pieces of incoming and outgoing correspondence (some carbon copies), financial statements, legal documents, ms. notes, and ephemera. File also includes a copy of Pollock's birth certificate and passport and a copy of Arthur B. Pollock�s will.

File consists of approximately 28 pieces of incoming and outgoing correspondence (some carbon copies) with individuals and corporate bodies beginning with "A."

File consists of approximately 110 pieces of incoming and outgoing correspondence (some carbon copies) with individuals and corporate bodies beginning with "D." Correspondents include Ontario Premier William G. Davis. File also includes some correspondence between D.S. Sykes (Executive Vice-President, Finance and Corporate Relations) and Dewhurst & Partner, and between Sykes and Hon. Ron Basford (Minister of Consumer and Corporate Affairs). File also includes some press clippings, as well as Dun & Bradstreet business information reports on various companies in southwestern Ontario.

File consists of approximately 14 pieces of incoming and outgoing correspondence (some carbon copies and telegraphs) with individuals and corporate bodies beginning with "E." File also includes some press clippings.

File consists of approximately 15 pieces of incoming and outgoing correspondence (some carbon copies) with individuals and corporate bodies beginning with "U." File also includes some press clippings.

File consists of material relating to the settlement of the C.H. Boehmer estate. Includes correspondence (containing financial information), ms. notes, and copies and drafts of legal documents. File also includes the 1964 financial statement for the Athletic Association of Kitchener and Waterloo, Limited, but it is unclear how this document is related to Boehmer's estate.

File consists of material relating to Carl A. Pollock's income tax return for 1967, including information about his charitable donations, gifts, political contributions, and income. Includes approximately 30 pieces of incoming and outgoing correspondence, a typed list of donation recipients with dollar amounts, tax receipts, and other material.

File consists of material relating to Carl A. Pollock's income tax return for 1971, including information about his charitable donations, gifts, political contributions, and income. Includes approximately 70 pieces of incoming and outgoing correspondence, typed lists of donation and gift requests and recipients with dollar amounts, tax receipts, statements of dividends, a statement of income, statements from the department of national revenue (taxation), and other material.

File consists of material relating to Carl A. Pollock's income tax return for 1974, including information about his charitable donations, gifts, political contributions, and income. Includes approximately 40 pieces of incoming and outgoing correspondence, a typed list of donation recipients with dollar amounts, tax receipts, and other material.

File consists of material relating to a statement made by Carl A. Pollock as president of the Canadian Manufacturers' Association about Canada's economic situation that was misrepresented in a Canadian Press dispatch, and Pollock's attempts to correct the mistake. Includes correspondence and press clippings.

File consists of eight ms. and typed speeches, plus draft versions, written and presented by Carl A. Pollock at various events and meetings. Speeches are about post-war planning and reconstruction, range from 3 to 20 leaves, and most are in point form.

File consists of five ms. and typed speeches, plus draft versions, written and presented by Carl A. Pollock at various events and meetings, including the Kitchener-Waterloo section of the Industrial Accident Prevention Association and the Electrohome safety committee dinner. Speeches are about accident prevention and workplace safety, range from 4 to 23 leaves, and most are in point form. File also includes memoranda and information bulletins relating to workplace safety.

File consists of five ms. speeches, plus a draft version of one speech, written and presented by Carl A. Pollock at meetings and conferences of the Radio-Television Manufacturers Association and its various divisions, and the Institute of Radio Engineers (I.R.E.). Speeches range from two leaves to eight pages and are in point form. File also includes correspondence as well as a typed speech by Dr. W.R.G. Baker (president of the I.R.E.) annotated "material for talks".

File consists of five ms. and typed speeches, plus draft versions and duplicate copies, written and presented by Carl A. Pollock to various groups, including the Canadian Chamber of Commerce, the Canadian Education Association, and University of Toronto alumni. Speeches are about education from an industry perspective, range from 2 leaves to 14 pages, and most are in point form. File also includes a press clipping.

File consists of two three-page ms. speeches written and presented by Carl A. Pollock about industrial research. One speech was presented at a meeting of the Research Council of Ontario, and one, entitled "Putting research into practice", at a Scientific and Industrial Research Conference. Speeches are in point form.

File consists of five ms. and typed speeches, plus duplicate copies, written and presented by Carl A. Pollock to various groups, including the Canadian Pharaceutical Manufacturers' Association, Rotary clubs, and the Ontario Dealers' Association. Speeches, on the subjects of citizenship responsibilities, Canada's economic problems, and Canadian business, range from 8 to 20 pages, and most are in point form.

File also includes correspondence, memoranda, press clippings, reprints of speeches by others in the radio and television broadcasting industry, and other material.

File consists of typed and ms. speeches written and presented by Carl A. Pollock in 1966 relating to management philosophy and Canada-US trade relations. Some speeches contain annotations. File also includes a seminar program. Speeches included are:

• Untitled speech, 34 p., presented at the Department of Transport Senior Officer Management Seminar in Mont Gabriel, Quebec
• "Is Your Philosophy Showing?," 25 leaves, presented to the Society for Advancement of Management in London, Ontario
• "We're More Than Neighbours," 20 leaves, presented to the Rotary club of St. Petersburg, Florida

File consists of a copy of "Address by H.B. Style, President of the Canadian Manufacturers' Association and Chairman of the Board, John Inglis Company Limited, Toronto, Ont., Before the Manitoba Branch of the CMA at Winnipeg, Manitoba, Monday, March 14, 1966," 12 leaves. Address is annotated "We're More Than Neighbours" (title of one of Carl A. Pollock's speeches).

File consists of a typed copy of the remarks given by Carl A. Pollock at the official opening of Electrohome's Plant 6 in Kitchener's industrial park.

File consists of typed speeches written and presented by Carl A. Pollock in 1968 relating to economic development in Canada, Canada-US trade relations, and Electrohome. Some speeches contain annotations. Speeches included are:

• "Where Do We Go From Here?," 21 leaves, presented to the Rotary Club of Don Mills, Ontario (2 copies)
• "Statement by Carl A. Pollock, Chairman of the Board and President, Electrohome Limited, to the Annual Meeting of Sharholders," 17 leaves
• "Panel Discussion 'North American Common Markets',"13 leaves, remarks presented at The Canadian Credit Men's Association Limited Executive Business Seminar in Ottawa (2 copies)

File consists of a typed speech written and presented by Carl A. Pollock in 1974 relating to trade and economic development in Canada and the electronics industry. The speech, "The Canadian Challenge" (19 [i.e. 22] leaves), was presented at the annual meeting of the Electronics Industries Association of Canada in Ste. Adele, Quebec.

File consists of Electrohome news releases mainly from 1992 to 1994, and a few from 1995 and 1997. File also includes interim reports to shareholders, the 1994 annual report and notice of annual meeting, photocopies of press clippings, memoranda and correspondence, news releases from other organizations, and two issues each of Open Line (Sunwapta Broadcasting newsletter) and CAPsule (CAP Communications Ltd. newsletter).

The material, probably collected by John A. Pollock, is arranged in chronological order and includes multiple copies of the news releases.

File consists of Electrohome news releases and photocopied press clippings from 1980 to 1992. File also includes several news releases from CAP Communications, edited drafts of news releases, memoranda and correspondence, interim reports to shareholders, three product photographs, and other material.

File consists of material relating to John A. Pollock's participation in an Ontario trade and investment mission to the United Kingdom led by Premier William G. Davis, in May 1973. Includes a group portrait and typed list identifying the people in the photograph, a letter from Premier Davis, and ephemera.

File consists of material relating to requests for photographs of major Canadian cities for display in conference rooms at Electrohome. Includes photocopied correspondence to and from Chambers of Commerce and mayors offices, memoranda to John A. Pollock, ms. and typed notes, and press clippings. File of Anna Marie Young (Electronics Division), probably performing a task delegated to her by John A. Pollock.

Series consists of records accumulated and used by James Holmes in his role as chairman of the board and CEO from 1976 to 1979. Includes press clippings, ms. notes, and an ms. draft of a paper.

File consists of material relating to Canada-U.S. relations. Includes press clippings (some photocopied), ms. notes, and a ms. draft of a paper on this topic.

File consists of material relating to the administration of A & C Boehmer, Limited, and in particular the financial situation of the company and the transfer of shares.

Includes incoming and outgoing correspondence (some copies); ms. notes; financial statements and auditors' reports; reports to company directors; accountants' reviews of proposals and purchase offers; agreements; inventory adjustment lists; a copy of the company's business plan for 1975-1977; a list of employees and their job descriptions; Dun and Bradstreet business information reports; and an insurance policy.

File consists of material relating to the administration of A & C Boehmer, Limited, and in particular the financial situation of the company and the transfer of shares.

Includes incoming and outgoing correspondence (some copies); ms. notes; financial statements and auditors' reports; reports to company directors; accountants' reviews of proposals and purchase offers; agreements; inventory adjustment lists; a copy of the company's business plan for 1975-1977; a list of employees and their job descriptions; Dun and Bradstreet business information reports; and an insurance policy.

File consists of four financial statements for A & C Boehmer Limited, prepared by Thorne Gunn & Co., chartered accountants, Kitchener. Includes the three-, six-, and nine-month, and year-end statements for 1972.

File consists of four financial statements (plus one copy) for A & C Boehmer Limited, prepared by Thorne Gunn & Co., chartered accountants, Kitchener.

File consists of financial statements of the Andrew Malcolm Furniture Company. Includes the report on the financial statements for the years 1963 to 1970 and 1972. The reports were prepared by Clarkson, Gordon, & Co. Chartered Accountants (Toronto, ON).

File consists of material relating to the potential acquisition of the Andrew Malcolm Furniture Company by Electrohome. Includes memoranda and correspondence (some carbon copies), financial statements, a copy of an application for financial assistance from the Ontario government, and other material. File probably belonged to Harold Eby, Secretary-Treasurer.

File consists of material relating to the potential acquisition of the Andrew Malcolm Furniture Company by Electrohome. Includes draft copies of a purchase agreement, memoranda and correspondence (some carbon copies), financial statements, reports, and ms. notes. File probably belonged to D. S. Sykes, Executive Vice-President, Finance, and Vice-Chairman of the Board of Directors.

Series consists of the annual reports of Electrohome. Series also includes some interim reports to shareholders, annual meeting notices, and photocopies of selected pages of the reports.

File consists of annual reports for Dominion Electrohome Industries Limited for the years 1952-1958. Includes multiple copies of some reports.

File consists of the 1965 annual report for Dominion Electrohome Industries Limited.

File consists of Electrohome's 1973 annual report and a photocopy of the report.

File consists of Electrohome's 1975 annual report and an annotated photocopy of the report.

File consists of Electrohome's 1977 annual report.

File consists of four copies of Electrohome's 1981 annual report.

File consists of four copies of Electrohome's 1987 annual report.

File consists of two copies and one annotated photocopy of Electrohome's 1988 annual report.

File consists of two copies of Electrohome's 1991 annual report.

File consists of two copies of Electrohome's 1993 annual report.

File consists of material relating to the production and distribution of Electrohome's 1964 annual report, and the organization of the annual meeting in May, 1965. Includes correspondence, memoranda, a news release, the address given by Carl A. Pollock at the meeting, some page layouts for the 1964 annual report, typed copy for the report, a production and printing schedule, and other material.

File consists of material relating to the production of Electrohome's 1971 annual report. Includes ms. notes, galley proofs, photocopies of page proofs, draft copy for various sections of the report, a dummy of the report, sample paper and report covers, a production schedule, memoranda, and other material relating to producing annual reports.

File consists of material relating to the production of Electrohome's 1971 annual report. Includes ms. notes, galley proofs, photocopies of page proofs, draft copy for various sections of the report, a dummy of the report, sample paper and report covers, a production schedule, memoranda, and other material relating to producing annual reports.

File consists of material relating to the production of Electrohome's 1972 annual report. Includes correspondence; a memorandum; Deilcraft and Flexsteel product literature; draft reports to shareholders from John A. Pollock and Carl A. Pollock; paper samples; negatives, a slide, and a photograph relating to CKCO-TV; a transparency of the Electrohome logo; and other material.

File consists of material possibly used in the production of Electrohome's 1974 annual report and/or another company publication. Includes two prints of an image of the earth from space, and two transparencies (colour separation positives) of four pages of the publication.

File consists of four dummies for the cover of the Electrohome 1979 annual report, taped to a large sheet of bristol board.

File consists of material relating to the production of Electrohome's 1980 annual report. Includes photographs, contact sheets, transparencies and negatives for use in the report; annual reports from previous years (1971, 1974, 1978, 1979); drafts of the copy for the report; photocopies of the dummy report; a dummy report cover; edited galley proofs; product literature; and other material used in the production of the report. Some photographs are attached to paper frames for cropping or are retouched by hand, and duplicate are present.

File consists of corporate brochures, anniversary brochures, and annual reports from various companies, some possibly acquired as samples from a printing company, and used for planning Electrohome annual reports. Includes material from Molson Breweries, Johnson Wax, Nestle Enterprises Inc., Continental Bank of Canada, Jockey International Inc., Reynolds Metals Company, Grumann, Nabisco Brands Ltd., and others.

File consists of corporate brochures, anniversary brochures, and annual reports from various companies, some possibly acquired as samples from a printing company, and used for planning Electrohome annual reports. Includes material from Molson Breweries, Johnson Wax, Nestle Enterprises Inc., Continental Bank of Canada, Jockey International Inc., Reynolds Metals Company, Grumann, Nabisco Brands Ltd., and others.

Series consists of material relating to the philosophy, objectives, and policies of Electrohome and to management theory and practice. Includes workshop manuals and other information about management and business principles, policy statements, research reports, article reprints, memoranda, and other material.

File consists of material summarizing discussions from a conference on management and business operations in Canada. Contains typed (photocopied) pages of information in groups with the following titles: The function of management; Basic business principles; How a company starts, operates, and grows; Accomplishments of our system; Money and banks, and The circulation of money.

File consists of a manual for a workshop on management by objectives produced by George Odiorne Associates, Inc. (Plymouth, MI). Manual is divided by the following tabs: Management workshops, Objectives development workshops, Program review, Models. Worksheets are partially completed.

File consists of a report by Woods, Gordon & Co. Management Consultants presenting a recommended profit improvement program for the furniture division of Electrohome.

Series consists of legal records relating to the activities and operation of Electrohome. Includes agreements, draft agreements, correspondence (including faxes and some e-mail print-outs), memoranda, forms, and other material.

File consists of material relating to AABEX Electrohome Services in Victoria, BC, and its role as a creditor of the bankrupt Steintron International Electronics Inc. Includes a notice of a meeting of creditors and a mailing list of creditors.

File consists of material relating to business conducted with Allegiant Partners (Stamford, CT). Includes faxed correspondence, a work plan, and a faxed agreement.

File consists of a legal agreement relating to business conducted with Allen-Bradley Company, Inc.

File consists of an agreement relating to business conducted with Amer-Con Corporation (Miami, FL).

File consists of correspondence and an agreement relating to business conducted with AmPro Corporation (Melbourne, FL).

File consists of legal agreements and correspondence relating to business conducted with Anchor Engineering Corporation (Newton Upper Falls, MA), Anchor Boston (Westborough, MA), and W.T. Marketing (Cupertino, CA).

File consists of two copies of a photograph of the Planar SA2100 stereo amplifier.

File consists of three copies of a photograph and one copy negative of the Planar SA2100 stereo amplifier.

File consists of material relating to the Planar SR2040 stereo receiver. Includes two photographs (plus duplicates), two copy negatives, and a transparency. One photograph has been mounted on board and retouched by hand.

File consists of three copies of a photograph and one copy negative of the Planar SR2080 stereo receiver.

File consists of two copies of a photograph of the Planar SR2080 stereo receiver.

File consists of five photographs of the Planar SR2080 stereo receiver (including two shots with the top removed), and a single-sheet advertisement for the Planar XR4120 stereo receiver.

File consists of three copies of a photograph and one copy negative of the Planar SR2100 stereo receiver.

File consists of three copies of a photograph and one copy negative of the Planar SR2100 stereo receiver.

File consists of three copies of a photograph and one copy negative of the Planar XA4120 stereo amplifier.

File consists of two copies of a photograph of the Planar XA4120 stereo amplifier.

File consists of three photographs (plus duplicates) and one copy negative of the Planar XR4080 stereo receiver. One of the photographs has been mounted on board and retouched by hand.

File consists of two photographs (plus copies) and one copy negative of the Planar XR4120 stereo receiver.

File consists of one photograph and one copy negative of the Planar XR4120 stereo receiver.

File consists of three photographs of a projection television system in a living room. Two of the photographs have been pasted to board and retouched by hand.

File consists of a typed list of former and revised television model names.

File consists of a photograph (plus duplicates), one copy negative, and one slide (plus duplicates) of the Richmond color TV, C38-727. One copy of the photograph has been mounted on board and retouched by hand, and the other copies have been reproduced from this one.

File consists of a photograph and a copy negative of the Richmond stereo console.

File consists of four copies of a photograph and one copy negative of the Safari television set. One of the photographs has been pasted to board and retouched by hand.