File consists of press clippings and other material relating to Greb Industries and Greb Shoes during the 1960s, and Charles E. Greb's tenure as manager of the Winnipeg plant. Includes news releases, correspondence, footwear price lists, product tags, a memorandum to retail customers, ts. speeches by Charles E. Greb and J.D. Campbell (vice-president, marketing), and other documents.

Press clippings also relate to local history and news in Kitchener-Waterloo, the death of politician Maitland Steinkopf (also founder of Canada West Shoe Manufacturing Company), and GGD advertising agency (used by Greb). Photographs are of men and women wearing Greb footwear, Hush Puppies displays, an unidentified event attended by Harry and Arthur Greb, and Charles E. Greb awarding Best in Show at the K-W Kennel Club.

File consists of material advertising Greb Shoes and its various brands and styles, including Hush Puppies, Bauer, Mohicans, Ramblers, and Cat Treads. Includes magazine and newspaper advertisements (some photocopies), fliers, a pamphlet about leather, adhesive decals, product tags, and other advertising material. Includes some advertisements directed toward retailers and sales staff as well as the 1976 Bauer athletic footwear advertising plan.

File also includes a photograph of Velvet the basset hound, the Hush Puppies mascot.

File consists of issues of the employee newsletter Greb Newshound. Includes issues 1-32 and 34-44.

File consists of material relating to Greb Industries Limited and the career and community involvement of Charles E. Greb during the 1980s. Includes press clippings (some photocopied), correspondence addressed to Greb, ephemera, and a photograph of the site of a Greb Shoes factory before construction. Includes a letter from Prime Minister Trudeau's correspondence assistant thanking Greb for a letter sent in support of Trudeau's peace initiatives.

File consists of a colour photocopy of the cover of the v. 1, December 1962 issue of the company newsletter, the Greb Newshound.

File consists of issues of the employee newsletter Greb Newshound. Includes issues 1-32 and 34-44.

File consists of issues of the employee newsletter Greb Newshound. Includes issues 1-32 and 34-44.

File consists of a newspaper article clipped from the Kitchener-Waterloo Record entitled "Greb idea behind New British boot".

File consists of press clippings relating to the Greb Industries Limited administrative center on Ardelt Avenue in Kitchener, built in 1967. The building won a design award from the Ontario Mason's Relations Council.

File consists of a colour photocopy of two pages from the v. 1, December 1962 issue of the company newsletter, the Greb Newshound, containing a message from president Harry Greb.

File consists of correspondence among Charles E. Greb, Ross E. Hahn (assistant General Manager) and the Vylyt Corporation (New York, NY) regarding the use of Vylyt soles for Greb footwear. File also includes three pages clipped from the April, 1953 issue of Shoe & Leather Journal containing advertisements for Greb retail customers.

File consists of two employees manuals for Greb Shoes Limited/Greb Industries Limited, one for Kitchener and one for Winnipeg. File also includes a copy of the group pension plan and an article about the Greb plant in Winnipeg.

File consists of issues of the employee newsletter Greb Newshound. Includes issues 1-32 and 34-44.

File consists of issues of the employee newsletter Greb Newshound. Includes issues 1-32 and 34-44.

Series consists of material relating to the public relations activities of Greb Industries Limited, and in particular to the Greb Hiking Bureau, a project organized by Greb Shoes to promote recreational hiking in Canada, but also includes material relating to the Oktoberfest road races, sponsored by the company. Includes pamphlets, reports, news releases, and other material.

File consists of material relating to the Greb Hiking Bureau and hiking in Canada. Includes publicity material created by the Greb Hiking Bureau: pamphlets, reports, news releases, and a Canadian hiking trail guide. File also includes a carbon copy of a speech given by Charles E. Greb to the Kitchener YMCA about hiking, Bruce Trail Association membership cards, and a brochure about the 1972 Okotoberfest road races, sponsord by Greb Industries Limited.

File consists of a scrapbook containing press clippings related to Greb Industries Limited. Clippings are loose between pages. Most pages of the scrapbook are blank.

File consists of material (photocopied) relating to the Greb Hiking Bureau and hiking in Canada. Includes publicity material created by the Greb Hiking Bureau: pamphlets, reports, news releases, and a Canadian hiking trail guide. File also includes a carbon copy of a speech given by Charles E. Greb to the Kitchener YMCA about hiking, Bruce Trail Association membership cards, and a brochure about the 1972 Okotoberfest road races, sponsord by Greb Industries Limited.

File consists of a newspaper article clipped from the Kitchener-Waterloo Record on October 30, 1965 entitled "Greb Shoe firm purchases 4 Bauer-owned companies".

Series consists of records relating to the Hush Puppies brand of footwear and international meetings of Hush Puppies licencees. Includes newsletters; conference presentations; and correspondence, press clippings, and other material relating to the organization and publicity of the 1974 Hush Puppies World Conference, part of which was hosted by Greb Industries Limited in Kitchener.

File consists of six issues of the newsletter Hush Puppies International Exchange, published by Wolverine Shoe and Tanning Corporation (Rockford, MI) for Hush Puppies licencees. Includes vol. 1, no. 1; vol, 2, no. 1, 2, 3; vol. 3, no. 1, 2.

File consists of a photocopy of an article from the Kitchener-Waterloo Record on Feburary 12, 1965 entitled "Greb dedicates 2 plants, gets export sales award".

File consists of annual reports for Greb Industries Limited for the years 1967-1971 and 1973, and a photocopy of the report for 1972. File also includes interim reports to shareholders (some photocopies), press clippings, a press release, a public relations pamphlet, and a letter to shareholders.

File consists of six photographs and a snapshot taken at the dedication of the first building (consolidated warehouse) on the Ardelt Avenue site of Greb Industries Limited. Includes photographs of Harry Greb and Charles E. Greb giving speeches, Clara Greb (widow of Erwin C. Greb) unveiling a plaque, and Charles E. Greb socializing during refreshments.

File consists of a scrapbook containing press clippings related to Greb Shoes. Clippings are loose between pages. Some pages of the scrapbook are blank.

File consists of a scrapbook containing press clippings related to hiking and hiking trails. Clippings are loose between pages. Some pages of the scrapbook are blank.

File consists of a press clipping from the Regina Tribune on November 23, 1967 about the western final Canadian Football League game between the Saskatchewan Roughriders and the Calgary Stampeders. During the game, because of the weather conditions, the Roughriders' Ron Atchison replaced his cleats with his pair of rubber-soled Hush Puppies.

File consists of a newspaper article clipped from the Kitchener-Waterloo Record in March, 1967, entitled "Greb plant adding 5,000 square feet".

File consists of a presentation about Greb Shoes given at the international Hush Puppies licencees meeting in Tunis in 1968. Contains information about the history of the company and Greb's experience with Hush Puppies, as well as the development of advertising and marketing at Greb. Presenters included Jack Campbell, Jerry Goodis, and Charles E. Greb. The presentation is divided by tabs for the years 1959 to 1968, followed by a section entited "Slides and commercials".

File consists of a collection of ts. presentations (photocopy) given at the first world wide Hush Puppies advertising and marketing conference held in Djerba, Tunisia, in February 1968. Presentations are from the following countries: USA, Netherlands, South Africa, Canada, France, West Germany, England, El Salvador, Australia, Sweden, Japan, Austria, and Mexico. File also includes an unrelated press clipping (photocopy) about Velvet, the Hush Puppies basset hound mascot.

File consists of a collection of ts. presentations given at the first world wide Hush Puppies advertising and marketing conference held in Djerba, Tunisia, in February 1968. Presentations are from the following countries: USA, Netherlands, South Africa, Canada, France, West Germany, England, El Salvador, Australia, Sweden, Japan, Austria, and Mexico. File also includes an unrelated press clipping about Velvet, the Hush Puppies basset hound mascot.

File consists of a scrapbook containing press clippings related to Greb Shoes. Some clippings are loose between the pages, and some are loose between the last page and the back cover. Some clippings are photocopies.

File consists of a newspaper article clipped from the [Kitchener-Waterloo Record?] on June 9, 1969 entitled "Greb buys Collins Safety Shoe Firm".

File consists of one audio cassette.

File consists of a photocopy of an ms. chart of figures relating to Hush Puppies incoming orders during the 1960s and 1970s.

File consists of press clippings and other material relating to Greb Industries and Greb Shoes during the 1970s. Includes articles and advertisements clipped from newspapers and magazines (some photocopies), memoranda from the company president to employees regarding organizational changes, news releases, ms. notes, and ephemera.

File also includes a photograph of the basset hound Velvet, as well as sundry documents such as a sales conference agenda, restructuring proposal, a speech given by Harry Greb to a GSEA banquet, etc.

File consists of the May, 1970 issues of Successful Business (advertising newsletter), containing an article about Hush Puppies.

File consists of a photocopy of an ms. chart of figures relating to Hush Puppies incoming orders during the 1960s and 1970s.

Series consists of records accumulated and used by Charles E. Greb in his role as exectuive vice-president of Greb Industries Limited. Includes memoranda to the management group, and correspondence, ephemera, and other material relating to a retirement dinner for several senior executives.

File consists of monthly memoranda from executive vice-president Charles E. Greb to the management group at Greb Industries Limited, from March 6, 1970 to November 13, 1972. Memoranda contain news and information regarding product lines, budgets, organizational changes, company policies, and other management issues. File also includes a mailing list for the memoranda and organizational charts.

File consists of a photocopy of an article from the Winnipeg Tribune on June 26, 1970 about the launch of the Bauer Jogger jogging shoe by Greb Shoes Limited.

File consists of material relating to the 1971 Hush Puppies colouring contest national advertising campaign. Includes a ts. description of the campaign, an advertisment for Hush Puppies retailers, and an advertisement clipped from the Kitchener-Waterloo Record.

File consists of material (photocopied) relating to the 1971 Hush Puppies colouring contest national advertising campaign. Includes a ts. description of the campaign, an advertisment for Hush Puppies retail customers, and an advertisement clipped from the Kitchener-Waterloo Record.

File consists of three executive salary review statements, containing information about the salary adjustments for the president and vice-presidents of Greb Industries Limited for 1971, 1972, and 1973.

File consists of material relating to the sale of Greb Industries Limited to Warrington Product Limited (Don Mills, ON) in 1974.

Includes photocopies of draft agreements and a draft offer to purchase, photocopies of the closing documents relating to the sale (including agreements, schedules, financial statements and correspondence), press clippings, photocopies of organizational charts, research reports about Warrington, Warrington annual reports (1972, 1973), correspondence, the cash offer by Warrington sent to Greb sharholders, and other photocopied documents.

File consists of a ts. case study (photocopy) of Greb Shoes Limited and the marketing of the Hush Puppies brand, prepared by Brian W. Jones for a class at the School of Business Administration, Univeristy of Western Ontario (London, ON).

File consists of material relating to the sale of Greb Industries Limited to Warrington Product Limited (Don Mills, ON) in 1974.

Includes photocopies of draft agreements and a draft offer to purchase, photocopies of the closing documents relating to the sale (including agreements, schedules, financial statements and correspondence), press clippings, photocopies of organizational charts, research reports about Warrington, Warrington annual reports (1972, 1973), correspondence, the cash offer by Warrington sent to Greb sharholders, and other photocopied documents.

File consists of a ts. case study of Greb Shoes Limited and the marketing of the Hush Puppies brand, prepared by Brian W. Jones for a class at the School of Business Administration, Univeristy of Western Ontario (London, ON).

File consists of monthly memoranda from executive vice-president Charles E. Greb to the management group at Greb Industries Limited, from January 9, 1973 to July 25, 1975. Memoranda contain news and information regarding product lines, budgets, organizational changes, company policies, and other management issues.

File consists of material relating to the organization and publicity of the Kitchener portion of the Hush Puppies World Conference held in 1974. Includes news releases, press clippings, incoming and outgoing correspondence of Charles E. Greb (including thank-you letters from conference delegates), agendas, Wolverine advertising material, and other documents.

File also includes photographs of Charles E. Greb [at the Calgary portion of the conference?], the delegates outside the Greb offices on Ardelt Avenue (Kitchener), and others.

File consists of two letters from president Harry Greb regarding the sale of Greb Industries Limited to Warrington Products Limited. One letter is addressed to the employees and the other to the shareholders.

File consists of a ts. history of the Bauer Skate Company and the skate industry in North America, written by Don Bauer.

File consists of photographs taken during the Kitchener portion of the Hush Puppies World Conference in 1974. Most photographs were taken during an Okotoberfest dinner and dance held for the delegates at the Concordia Club. File also photographs of conference delegates disembarking a plane, standing in front of the Greb Industries administrative offices, having conversations, and visiting the Royal Canadian Yacht Club and Toronto Island. Duplicate photographs may be present.

File consists of an audio reel in a box labelled "July 29, 1974, Hush Puppies Conference".

File consists of a report about the earnings for Greb Industries Limited from 1967 to 1971, the capitalization rate for outstanding Class C shares as of December 31, 1971, and the sale of the company to Warrington Products Limited in 1974.

Photocopied history of the Bauer Skate Company and the skate industry in North America, written by Don Bauer.

File consists of two letters (photocopies) from president Harry Greb regarding the sale of Greb Industries Limited to Warrington Products Limited. One letter is addressed to the employees and the other to the shareholders.

File consists of a report prepared by Thorne, Gunn & Co., chartered accountants (Toronto, ON) about the fair market value of the issued and outstanding Class C shares of Greb Industries Limited held by Charles E. Greb as of December 31, 1971.

File consists of two copies of The Greb Story, a ts. document about the history, organization, and operation of Greb Industries Limited, prepared for the 1974 conference of international Hush Puppies licensees.

File consists of an album containing photographs of a retirement dinner in honour of Harry D. Greb, Arthur C. Greb, Ross E. Hahn, and John D. Campbell, held on February 7, 1975. Includes a list of guests in attendance.

File consists of material relating to the retirement dinner on February 7, 1975, given in honour of Harry D. Greb, Arthur C. Greb, Ross E. Hahn, and John D. Campbell. Includes correspondence and memoranda about the event, a guest list, the evening's agenda, a press release, press clippings, ephemera, ms. notes, and a photograph of Charles E. Greb seated at a table with John A. Pollock and others. Includes personal correspondence to Charles expressing best wishes to the retiring executives.

File consists of photographs taken at retirement dinner in honour of Harry D. Greb, Arthur C. Greb, Ross E. Hahn, and John D. Campbell, held on February 7, 1975. Duplicate photographs may be present.

File consists of an audio reel recorded at a retirement dinner in honour of Harry D. Greb, Arthur C. Greb, Ross E. Hahn, and John D. Campbell, held on February 7, 1975.

File consists of two audio cassettes recorded at the retirement dinner on February 7, 1975, given in honour of Harry D. Greb, Arthur C. Greb, Ross E. Hahn, and John D. Campbell.

File consists of financial statements for Greb Industries Limited and its subsidiary companies as of January 3, 1976. Includes financial statements for Greb Industries Limited, Greb Shoes Limited, Bauer Canadian Skate Inc., Collins Safety Shoes Limited, Greb Realty Limited, and Canada Skate Company Limited. Statements were prepared by Touch Ross & Co., chartered accountants (Kitchener, ON).

File consists of material relating to Charles E. Greb's research about the history of the Tebbutt Shoe and Leather Company in Trois-Riviers, Quebec, for the book The Greb Story. Includes correspondence between Charles E. Greb and Jack Tebbutt (and others), and a ts. history of the Tebbutt Shoe and Leather Company.

File consists of press clippings relating to the formation of the Canada West Shoe Manufacturing (1978) Co. Ltd. in Winnipeg, MB.

File consists of four issues of the employee newsletter Greb Footnotes. Includes vol. 1, no. 1, 3, 4, and 9.

File consists of ts. speeches (photocopies) given by outgoing president of Greb Industries Limited R.P. Curl and incoming president A. Morissette at a Bauer Division sales meeting in January, 1978. File also includes an article (photocopy) clipped from the July 15, 1978 Globe and Mail entitled "Retrenchment, consolidation restoring confidence in Kitchener manufacturer".

File consists of ts. speeches given by outgoing president of Greb Industries Limited R.P. Curl and incoming president A. Morissette at a Bauer Division sales meeting in January, 1978. File also includes an article clipped from the July 15, 1978 Globe and Mail entitled "Retrenchment, consolidation restoring confidence in Kitchener manufacturer".

File consists of a newspaper article clipped from the August 1, 1978 Kitchener-Waterloo Record entitled "Former Greb plant back in production".

File consists of a newspaper article clipped from the February 8, 1979 Kitchener-Waterloo Record entitled "Executives at Greb Industries are in high-risk category".

File consists of photocopies of a news release and memoranda to staff from Greb Industries Limited presdient Stanley B. Frieze regarding the relocation of the administration offices, distribution and customer service facilites from Kitchener to 6500 Millcreek Drive in Mississauga.

File consists of photocopies of a news release and memoranda to staff from Greb Industries Limited presdient Stanley B. Frieze regarding the relocation of the administration offices, distribution and customer service facilites from Kitchener to 6500 Millcreek Drive in Mississauga.

File consists of a newspaper article clipped from the March 10, 1987 Kitchener-Waterloo Record entitled "Greb jobs are secure, new owners say".

File consists of correspondence (photocopies) between Charles E. Greb and John Simth (general manager, Greb Kitchener Operations) regarding four original pictures by local artist Douglas Ratchford (gifts to Harry Greb in the 1970s) kept at Greb's Kitchener location, and the board room table and chairs belonging to Charles E. Greb.

File consists of correspondence between Charles E. Greb and John Simth (general manager, Greb Kitchener Operations) regarding four original pictures by local artist Douglas Ratchford (gifts to Harry Greb in the 1970s) kept at Greb's Kitchener location, and the board room table and chairs belonging to Charles E. Greb.

File consists of press clippings (some print-outs from the World Wide Web) and correspondence relating to Greb Industries Limited during the 1990s. Most clippings relate to the 1990 closing of Greb Shoes in Kitchener. File also includes correspondence (some faxed) and clippings relating to an article in the Kitchener-Waterloo Record about the reconstruction of the old city hall clock tower in Kitchener's Victoria Park.

File consists of an article about the history of the Greb company from the June 6, 2000 Kitchener-Waterloo Record entitled "A final goodbye to Greb". Includes the original press clipping and a print-out of the article from the World Wide Web.

File consists of a fax from Charles E. Greb to Benny Afelski including a news release regarding the creation of Kodiak Group Inc. and its acquisition of the Kodiak Boots Division of Greb International.

File consists of press clippings, including some print-outs from the World Wide Web, relating to the history of Greb Industries Limited and the 2003 closure of the Bauer Nike Hockey Inc. plant in Cambridge. File also includes colour print-outs of portions of the web sites of Hush Puppies and Kodiak Boots, and a brochure advertising Kodiak footwear.

File consists of news releases from Kodiak Group Inc. regarding the purchase of Terra Footwear and the launch of an industrial line of footwear in the US. News releases are print-outs from the World Wide Web.

File consists of colour print-outs of scanned photographs, probably created by Charles E. Greb in preparation for The Greb Story, as some of the images appear in the book. Includes images of Erwin C. Greb in his office and with his wife Clara, Harry Greb, Arthur Greb (including some of him in British Columbia where he managed the "Yellow Label" chain of stores), Charles Greb Sr. (including a group portrait with William Lyon Mackenzie King), Charles E. Greb in 1999, and Hush Puppies advertisements.

Some of the images can be found as photographs in other files. File also includes photocopies pages from A History of Kitchener, Ontario by W.V. (Ben) Uttley (1937) and photocopied ms. notes.

File consists of a manuscript (ts.) by Charles E. Greb about the history of the Greb company and family. The ms. is divided into chapters that tell the story in chronological order, and probably served as an outline for the book by Tom Briggs and Charles E. Greb, The Greb Story.

File consists of a photocopy of an application by Erwin C. Greb and the Greb Shoe Company Limited for membership in the Shoe Manufanufactuers Association of Canada.