Clipping of photo with caption from unidentified and undated newspaper: "SPEAKS IN WATERLOO - The prime minister [Louis St. Laurent] spoke from the City Hall steps in Waterloo this afternoon. Mayor Roberts (left) and N.C. Schneider, MP, are with him."

Political leaflets and handbills issued by several national associations across Canada, possibly preparing for the 1940 Canadian Federal Election.
Includes:

• Material issued by the Saskatchewan Liberal Association with title “National Defence”
• Materials issued by the Twentieth Century Liberal Association of Canada titled “Liberal Youth in Action.”
• Handbills issued by the National Liberal Federation titled:
  • “Clothing for the troops,” handbill No. 4.
  • “Canada foes to war,” handbill No. 5 .
  • “The belated discovery,” handbill No. 8.
  • “Dependents’ Allowances,” handbill No. 10.
• Leaflets issued by the National Liberal Federation titled:
  • “Butter hits back,” leaflet No. 11.
  • “Lower taxes,” leaflet No. 14.
  • “Trade!” leaflet No. 15.
  • “Work!” leaflet No. 17.
  • “Balanced budgets,” leaflet No. 18, two copies.
  • “Railways,” leaflet No. 19.
  • “Dictatorship of freedom?” leaflet No. 20.
  • “Poverty or plenty-which?” leaflet No. 21.
  • “Reform,” leaflet No. 22.
  • “Lower tariffs,” leaflet No. 24.
  • “Why I am going to vote Liberal,” leaflet No. 25.
  • “Empire trade should mean world trade,” leaflet No. 26.
  • “What has Stevens done?” leaflet No. 27.

Some of the leaflets include stamps reading: “Vote Liberal,” “Vote for the Mackenzie King Candidate,” “Vote Fred Hoblitzell,” and “Egerton Lovering barrister, Liberal candidate Eglinton riding.” Contains bulletin “The reconstruction party,” issued in 1935.

Memorial volume from the Schreiter Sandrock Funeral Home regarding Ella Schneider, who was born March 18, 1890 and died November 4, 1959.

Material relating to Walter Ahrens, son of Henry Jacob Ahrens and Caroline Seiler. Consists of a biographical article appearing in the Oak Country Club, Tulsa, Oklahoma newsletter. Includes portrait.

Advertisement trade card showing a woman seated using a clothes wringer while a man stands next to her holding a tennis racket and a cat stands at her feet. The caption reads "George: Come into the garden Maud. Maud: Wait George until I finish these clothes it won't take three minutes with this new Empire Wringer. "Verso reads ""You can do twice the work! And no more labor required. Our ""purchase gear"" reduces the labor one-half! By giving added power, and the strength thus saved every week is worth much more than the small additional cost. The gears and bearings of rolls need no oil, so cannot soil or grease the clothes the crank is not attached to either roll, as in other wringers, thus saving wear or rolls and cost of repairs. The rolls are solid white rubber. Empire wears longest and is warranted against defects. Look for brass bushing on the crank journal: our latest improvement. Use the Empire Wringer - will pay for itself. For sale by S.A. Ball, Le Roy, N.Y."""

Clippings from Montgomery's undergraduate years at the University of Western Ontario.

Two clippings which appear to contain reports on issues or events which were of interest to Leavine during his political career.

File consists of material relating to the 25th anniversary of WATFOR celebration. Includes programs and a campus map. One of the programs contains an handwritten note to Kindree.

Correspondence and clippings relating to an honourary membership in the Twin Cities Kiwanis Club awarded to A.R. Kaufman in July 15, 1969. Includes information about his efforts to secure land eventually used for "Kiwanis Park".

Contains correspondence, news clippings, etc. regarding awards won by the Kitchener-Waterloo Record for outstanding reporting, sports writing, typography etc.

One booklet on the plan of work for the Department of Non-Alcoholic Medication of the National Woman's Christian Temperance Union. The booklet was published JAnuary, 1901 by Mrs. Martha M. Allen, Superintendent and discusses the department's work in disproving that alcohol was useful for medical purposes.

Robert Shipley's journal for the years 1999, 2000, 2001, and 2002. Includes Shipley’s daily journaling, personal notes, drawings, and remarks, as well as related photographs, ephemera, and newspaper clippings collected and pasted on the journal.
Also contains a document created by Shipley identifying the people and places mentioned in the journal.

Glucose for Household Use issued by the Canada Food Board, Ottawa, August, 1918. This pamphlet gives information on saving sugar and using glucose in its place, including notes on how to use glucose for canning and preserving, and recipes substituting glucose for sugar.

Clippings regarding Pamela Schneider. One is dated October 1982 and the other, regarding her wedding to Steven Sittler, is dated September 22, 1984.

Congratulatory certificate to Norman C. and Ethel Schneider from the Mayor and Members of Council of the City of Kitchener, Ont. regarding their 50th wedding anniversary.

Printed material relating to service in WWII. Includes pamphlets published by Gutta Percha & Rubber Lts. of medals and insignia, as well as a portfolio of reproductions of the documents of surrender, no. 1603 of a limited edition "presented by the National War Finance Committee."

Ephemera including lists of names, invitations, menus, itineraries relating to a special meeting of the British, Canadian, and American Bar Associations held in London, England, July 1924.

Clipping of The Globe and Mail column "A Gallery of Women" about Mrs. Herbert R. Agnew.

Material created or accumulated by Andrew Telegdi during his tenure as a Member of Parliament related to the Canadian Parliamentary Delegation's visit to the Republic of China (Taiwan) between March 31 and April 7, 1996. Telegdi and his wife, Nancy Curtin-Telegdi, travelled to the Republic of China (Taiwan) as part of this delegation. Records include tickets, briefing notes, correspondence, invitations, business cards, guest lists, menus, schedules, press clippings, and other textual records and ephemera. Also contains a published copy of an article titled, The Republic of China on Taiwan belongs in the United Nations by Lien Chan. The article was originally printed in the Fall 1993 issue of Orbis: A Journal of World Affairs published by the Foreign Policy Research Institute.

Materials related to James Walker's entry on "African Canadians" for The Encyclopedia of Canada’s Peoples, published by the Multicultural History Society of Ontario. Includes ephemera related to the Black Cultural Centre for Nova Scotia and the Black United Front of Nova Scotia, handwritten notes, visit cards and contact information for different individuals and organizations, and related correspondence sent and received by Walker.
Also contains a copy of the “Publication list of the Black Cultural Centre,” programme for the “Black Cultural Centre for Nova Scotia’s Tenth anniversary dinner/dance “Reflections of the past, present and future,” and printout of “From Africville to New Road: how four communities planned their development” by Althea J. Toviller and James A. Francois.

Contains a newspaper clipping of a picture of the Kaufman Footwear hockey team for 1935 under the headline "Kaufman's Team Reaches Playoffs". Caption below photo reads: "Reaching the play-offs in the Kitchener Industrial Hockey League, Kaufman's team are show above. Back row - Alf Schaefer, coach; M. Kowalski, H. Schaefer, M. Wannamaker, C. Schlote, W. Plomski, E. Wannamaker, J. Frank, C. Steppler and J. Loth, manager. Front row - E. Good, A. Bernhardt and H. Current; I. Weber, mascot. - (Photo by Denton, Kitchener.)

Menu for the Restaurant Nimb Tivoli, Copenhagen, August 24, 1934. Menu is in French and Norwegian.

File consists of material relating to the purchase of the property and construction of the house at 610 Belmont Avenue in Montreal (City of Westmount), as well as the related mortgage and insurance. Includes correspondence, specifications for the house, receipts, manuscript notes, a deed of mortgage (copy), an agreement regarding a loan and repayment (copy), and by-law no. 229 regarding construction in the City of Westmount (copy).

Two clippings (one undated) about Canadian journalist and politician Margaret Aitken.

Clipping of The Globe and Mail article "Woman Reporter Quits After 40 Years on Job" about the retirement of Canadian newspaper reporter Isabel Armstrong.

Material created or accumulated by Andrew Telegdi during his tenure as a Member of Parliament related to his involvement with the Waterloo Region Community Safety & Crime Prevention Council and the Standing Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs to prevent crime. Records include correspondence, news releases, speech transcripts, presentation notes, and an invitation.

Program of a memorial service held at All Saints Church, Pasadena, California, February 2, 1936 for the late King George V, who had died on January 20 of that year. Harvey and Florence were in California at the time.

Materials related to the Canadian Studies Conference organized by the Israel Association for Canadian Studies in Jerusalem, on May 1-4, 1994, where James Walker participated with a paper titled “Plural paradigms and local knowledge: a case study approach to Canadian antisemitism and Jewish community response” part of the session “Ethnicity 2: ethnicity and religious communities.” Includes program of the event, related correspondence, a printout of paper, costs statement, and application for a travel grant.

Christmas card from the Scots Fusiliers of Canada with photograph (printed on coated paper) tipped in: "Their Majesties at Kitchener, June 6th, 1939." Left to right: William Lyon Mackenzie King, Queen Elizabeth, King George VI, standing on the reception platform at the Kitchener railway station.

Materials related to the "Regional Government in International Affairs Conference," organized by Munk-Gordon Arctic Security Program, at the University of Toronto in Ontario, Canada. Includes partial speaker tracking and program of the event.

File consists of a marriage licence or certificate of marriage between John S. Anthes (Township of Wilmot) and Lydia Catharine Herlan (Town of Berlin).

Three flyers created by Andrew Telegdi during his tenure as a Member of Parliament likely distributed to constituents through targeted mailing lists. Each flyer provides constituents with information about a unique topic or political issue and sometimes Telegdi’s political involvement in the matter. These three flyers provide information about funding for post-secondary education, the Canada Pension Plan (CPP), and a benefit fund for the spouses and children of police officers and firefighters.

File consists of materials relating to a 1976-1977 trip taken by Kay Rex to Nigeria to write on agricultural practices for the Globe and Mail. This file contains publications and ephemera relating to the trip including brochures, journals, receipts, etc.

Clippings from various publications about the life of Nancy Astor.

One typescript biography about Irene Baird drafted using a clipping of The Globe and Mail article "Official Answers Questions On Birds and Fish at CNE".

File consists of materials relating to Kay Rex's trip to Yugoslavia. Includes ephemera, itineraries, postcards, notes and travel information.

Page torn from an unknown publication featuring the article "Personality Plus" about homemaker and advertiser Margaret Ball, who worked for General Mills.

Published edition of program "Day of dialogue : innovative ideas for social change." Walter & Duncan Gordon Foundation, 50th anniversary celebrations.

Pamphlet in green and red type. Includes menu, list of toasts, and Berlin Board of Trade officers and council.

Material created or accumulated by Andrew Telegdi during his campaign to be elected as a Member of Parliament representing the Liberal Party for the riding of Kitchener-Waterloo in the 1997 Canadian federal election. Records include brochures, flyers, speech transcripts, stickers, an invitation, a news release, press clippings, and other textual material. Also contains correspondence including signed letters of congratulations sent to Telegdi following his successful election from constituents, fellow politicians such as a Lorna Milne, Senator, and Gilbert Parent, Speaker of the House of Commons as well as community leaders such as Michael McGuire, then President of the Ontario Métis Aboriginal Association.

Materials related to the Tri-University History Conference in Guelph, on January 28, 1994, where James Walker participated with his paper “A case for morality: the Quong Wing files.” Includes a printout of the paper and program of the event.

Clipping about newspaper editor [Violet Elizabeth] Ballantyne who ran the Emerson Journal following the death of her husband W.B. Ballantyne.

Material created or accumulated by Andrew Telegdi during his tenure as a Member of Parliament related to his political involvement with Communitech. Records include meeting notices, handwritten notes, invitations, news releases, draft funding proposals, correspondence, and other textual material.

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 "Conferences focused on Canada’s North" organized by the Northern Institute. Includes a “Special Tribute to Terry Fence (1950-2015),” program, list of participants, and slides for John English's presentation. Organized by the Northern Institute.

Materials related to the event "Multiculturalism the Canadian dilemma (ethnic diversity, Racism and anti-Semitism in Canada)," in Hamilton, on November 24, 1996, where James Walker participated with a paper titled “Ethnic diversity, racial equality and group rights: the Canadian experience." Includes printout of the paper, a program of the event, pamphlets, and related correspondence.

Clipping of the Leader-Post article "Montreal harpist is also a writer" about Winifred Bambrick.

Cheque book, expense forms, receipts, correspondence, membership forms.

Material relating to a "pre-birthday party" held for Emma Kaufman at Covenant College in Toronto, Ontario. Contains an invitation, guest-book sheets, regrets list, snapshots, photographs, and party ephemera.

Invitation to the "50th Anniversary Celebration of Marriage" for Norman and Ethel Schneider on May 25, 1975.

French Laundry and Soapine advertisement trade card illustrated by Charlotte Perkins Gilman showing a young woman standing in a frame holding a washing board and a box of soap. The frame is held up on either side by two young men standing on upside down washing buckets that read Soapine. "Verso reads ""French Laundry is the best soap ever made for all purposes. It is the oldest popular soap, having outlived all its rivals. It has won its way into public favor solely on its merits, and thousands of families who are now using it would not be without it. One trial with convince you. Soapine is the best article known for the laundry and general household use. Use no soap, sal soda, borax, washing crystals or other preparations with it. For washing dishes, glassware, silverware, milk cans, dairy utensils, windows, marble, paint or oil cloth, and house cleaning, use Soapine. Kendall Mfg. Co. Established 1827 Providence, R.I."""

U.S. Department of Agriculture U.S. Food Administration United States Food Leaflet No. 19: Hominy. This leaflet gives information on how to cook hominy, types of hominy, and recipes using it.

Correspondence and clippings relating to the K-W Junior Chamber of Commerce award for Citizen of the Year, awarded to A.R. Kaufman January 1965.

Material relating to Norman C. Schneider's involvement in the RCAF 404 Wing. Includes membership card, report to the members from the Building Committee dated 1967, correspondence to and from Norman C. Schneider and the 404 Wing concerning his position as Honorary Chairman of an air show held Sept. 3, 1962.

Clipping of photo with caption from the March 20, 1953 edition of the Kitchener-Waterloo Record: "RARE COMMONS PHOTO - For the first time in some years, the House of Commons at Ottawa had its picture taken yesterday afternoon. Arrow points to N.C. Schneider, MP for Waterloo North. Prime Minister S. Laurent (wearing glasses) is directly above the page's head (lower left). At his right is Trade Minister Howe and on his left is Agriculture Minister Gardiner. Directly across from the prime minister is George Drew, opposition leader. Speaker Ross Macdonald of Brantford is in the chair at centre."

"Customer encouragement helped to development one of Canada's leading meat packing firms," Kitchener-Waterloo Record, September 22, 1956.

Clippings regarding the University of Western Ontario convocation at which Montgomery received an undergraduate degree.

File consists of newspaper clippings about Catherine Taylor and her nursing career.

Prose manuscript of called "A juicy fish".

One tract "A Plea for Temperance Unity" by Rev. Canon Wilberforce.

Robert Shipley's journal for the years 2002, 2003, 2004, and 2005. Includes Shipley’s daily journaling, personal notes, drawings, and remarks, as well as related photographs, ephemera, and newspaper clippings collected and pasted on the journal.
Also contains a document created by Shipley identifying the people and places mentioned in the journal.

File consists of one label for Doerr's Gold Rush Bar.

File consists of three bookmarks advertising Glow's sapphic get together night. The event is billed as a casual get-together of queer women and transpeople.

Material created or accumulated by Andrew Telegdi during his tenure as a Member of Parliament related to proposed changes to the Bank Act. The proposed changes included provisions allowing banks to offer insurance, portfolio management and investment advice similar to life insurance companies and securities dealers as well as provisions allowing banks to sell retail vehicle leases through their branches to customers. In addition, the proposed changes included provisions for the potential merger of banks. The material documents the opinions of some constituents as well as Telegdi’s political involvement in these matters. Records include correspondence from individuals and corporate entities, reports, news releases, speech transcripts, presentation notes, invitations, and other textual material. Also contains a copy of a chapter Telegdi wrote on the insurance industry for a report prepared by the National Liberal Caucus Task Force on the Future of the Financial Services Sector. The report was released on November 4, 1998.

Clipping of The Globe and Mail column "A Gallery of Women" about Canadian pianist and music teacher Mona Bates.

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).

File consists of miscellaneous material accumulated by association members. Includes correspondence, advertisements, page proofs for a bulletin, COAA letterhead, a completed questionnaire, a newspaper clipping (relating to a sculpture at Wilfrid Laurier University), etc.

Clipping from unsourced publication about the July 1948 appointment of Gladys M. Bearman as Vice-Consul, Canadian Consulate in San Francisco.

File consists of miscellaneous material probably accumulated by association member Ruth Camplin (also President, 1969). Includes exhibitors lists for various exhibitions (most but not all by the association), association news bulletins (incomplete, without cover pages and some loose pages), correspondence, flyers, and other material.

Material created or accumulated by Andrew Telegdi during his tenure as a Member of Parliament documenting his personal interest and political involvement in matters relating to Canadian-Hungarian relations. Many records detail events and activities held in Hungary in commemoration of the 150th anniversary of revolutions that swept across Europe in 1848. In addition, several documents address Hungary’s integration into Europe and interest in joining the United Nations. Other records outline the condition of Hungarian schools in Transylvania, the repatriation of Hungarian owned artwork residing in Canada following the Second World War, and other topics. Records include reports, speech transcripts, correspondence, invitations, handwritten notes, and a notebook.

Page from an issue of Maclean's featuring an article written by Dorothy Eber about Canadian textile artist Micheline Beauchemin.

A 1 volume (400 p.) calendar of historical international, national and local events, organized chronologically with one page for each day of the year. According to the donor, entries date from about 1886 (although events prior to this date are recorded) and are in the handwriting of W.J. Motz, J.E. Motz and Cully Schmidt. Newspaper clippings of "Today in History" are also pasted in. An alphabetical name and subject index is present. This volumes is a condensation of local information and forms an important, albeit selective, index to the Record. Title from the contents.

Weekend Magazine (no. 47) article "Nurse Bennett of the Outports" by Cyril Robinson about the Myra Bennett (nee Grimsley), who began working as a nurse in Newfoundland in 1921.

Materials related to Arctic 360. Includes printout of “Harnessing Investment in the North American Arctic : Challenges and opportunities;” agenda; sponsorship package; poster; mission, message from director and the partners, and general and contact information about the organization; and printout of a presentation on “Arctic 360."

Clipping of The Globe and Mail article "Claims Women Now Taking More Interest in Politics" about a talk given by Norwegian economist Bergliot Lie.

Materials related to the envent “Lessons & Legacies of the Holocaust” at Florida Atlantic University, November 7-9, 1998, where James Walker facilitated a workshop titled "Teaching the Holocaust at a Church related college." Includes program, schedule, TRACE Instructional Development Grant Report, receipts and financial statements, and related correspondence.

Clipping of United Nations World article "The Girl Who Does a Man's Job" about Sylvia de Bertier, mayor of Manom, France.

File consists of correspondence, ephemera, articles, and more for the 2000's.

File consists of material relating to the McMichael Gallery in Kleinburg, Ontario, and mainly to legislation changes in the early 1980s affecting the McMichael Canadian Collection and the response of interested parties (including COAA members) regarding the changes. Includes incoming and outgoing correspondence, newspaper clippings, politicians' statements given at the Legislative Assebmly of Ontario, transcripts of parliamentary committee meetings (Standing Committee on Social Development), newsletters, fliers, etc. File also contains copies of the Act to Establish the McMichael Canadian Collection (1972) and the Act to amend the McMichael Canadian Collection Act (1981). File probably belonged to Oreen Campbell and most correspondence belongs to Campbell, but some correspondence is also addressed to Doris Law. Includes a letter from Premier William G. Davis.

File consists of material relating to the McMichael Gallery in Kleinburg, Ontario, and mainly to legislation changes in the early 1980s affecting the McMichael Canadian Collection and the response of interested parties (including COAA members) regarding the changes. Includes incoming and outgoing correspondence, newspaper clippings, politicians' statements given at the Legislative Assebmly of Ontario, transcripts of parliamentary committee meetings (Standing Committee on Social Development), newsletters, fliers, etc. File also contains copies of the Act to Establish the McMichael Canadian Collection (1972) and the Act to amend the McMichael Canadian Collection Act (1981). File probably belonged to Oreen Campbell and most correspondence belongs to Campbell, but some correspondence is also addressed to Doris Law. Includes a letter from Premier William G. Davis.

Two book reviews and an article clipping that refer to English activist and educator Annie Besant.

File consists of an unaddressed letter written by Ella Anthes Cook, an unsigned letter received by Ella, and a letter and postcard received by Ella from H. Milton Cook. Postcard contains a photograph of Cook with two other men in front of a pavilion, Woodside [farm?], Waterloo.

Material created or accumulated by Andrew Telegdi during his tenure as a Member of Parliament related to his involvement with the Canada-Cyprus Friendship Group. Records include a list of members, correspondence, meeting notices and agendas, invitations, speech transcripts, and other material. Also includes copies of the Cyprus Bulletin published between February 24, 1998 and September 13, 1999 as well as copies of the Cyprus Embassy Newsletter published between March 1998 and October 2000.

File consists of ephemera probably relating to Ella Anthes Cook's trip to Europe in 1910. Includes a dinner menu and lists containing the mailing addresses for members of the Boston Travel Society, tour #28, while at sea. Lists contain manuscript notes by Martha Rieder and Ella.

Clipping from unsourced publication about Minnie Beveridge and her role as Provincial President of the Victoria Club.

Invitations sent or received by Andrew Telegdi as well as programs for events he likely attended during his tenure as a Member of Parliament.

One pamphlet containing menu, list of toasts, and list of officers of the Canadian, Rotary, and Kiwanis Clubs' Officers. Cover includes a portrait of Mackenzie King and gives the location of the luncheon as Kitchener Auditorium, Tuesday, August 4, 1925.

Clippings of Winnipeg Free Press articles that mention Charlotte Bingham, including a review of her memoir Coronet Among the Weeds.

One pamphlet containing the text of Mackenzie King's address at the luncheon held in his honour by the Canadian, Rotary, and Kiwanis Clubs, "printed for distribution among members."

Clippings about the appointment of Anne Bird (nee Francis) as the head of the Commission on the Status of Women.

Correspondence and clippings relating to the election of A.R. Kaufman to the Waterloo County Hall of Fame, May 1, 1975.

W.H. Kaufman's file relating to his work as Honorary Campaign Chair of Campaign K-W, a capital fundraising campaign to redevelop the K-W Health Centre. Includes correspondence, proposal, clipping, memoranda, etc.

File consists of posthumous materials relating to the life of Donald Innis, including obituaries, a funerary programme, and an invitation to a memorial dinner.

Typescript poem titled "Liquor lengthens life."

One card noting that delegates of the World Woman's Christian Temperance Union convention taking the train to Reigate are to ask for the Special Train of Lady Henry Somerset.

Materials related to the "XXIV German-Canadian Conference" (October 23 to 25, 2009, Freiberg/Sachsen, Germany). Includes the delegation list, program, and “Speech by H.E. Ambassador Dr. Georg Witschel German Ambassador in Canada ‘Political and Economic Factor that Shape Canadian and German Approaches to Globalization.’”