A sound recording of an interview conducted by Dr. Anne Millar with Aaron Francis, PhD candidate, for the Oral History Hub pilot project. The interview includes discussions about Francis's family background, their decision to come to Waterloo and the path that brought them here, as well as their thoughts about the institution and where it will be at 100 years old, in 2057. Additional topics include Jamaica, Leeds, England, immigration, COM DEV, art, political science, and Francis's PhD studies. The interview was conducted virtually from Waterloo, Ontario. File also contains a transcript of the interview.

An audio-visual recording of an interview conducted by Dr. Anne Millar with Judi Jewinski, retired Administrative Dean at Renison University College, for the Oral History Hub pilot project. The interview includes discussions about Jewinski's family background, their decision to come to Waterloo and the path that brought them here, as well as their thoughts about the institution and where it will be at 100 years old, in 2057. Additional topics include teaching, writing and grammar, drama, English literature, Renison College, Faculty of Arts, students, poetry readings, Association of English as a Second Language Association of Ontario, English Language Institute, Centre for Teaching Excellence, Gordon Stubley Language Competency Committee, Maurice Evans, Richard “Dick” Knight, Grace Logan, Harry Tuyn, Neil Hultin, Harry Logan, Gordon Slethaug, Tanya Missere Mihas, Michael Smyth, and Switzerland. The interview was conducted in-person in Waterloo, Ontario. File also contains a transcript of the interview.

File consists of one photograph of the employees of the head office of the Dominion Life Assurance Company in Waterloo, Ontario. The photograph was taken July 1939. The employees are standing in front of the building at 14 Erb Street West.

File consists of 1 photograph of women working in the bottling room with Seagram's V. O. Canadian whiskey.

File consists of 1 photograph of plant's wooden bottle washing and storage building . Recto: photograph labelled 'B'. Verso reads: taken for record & insurance purposes. No extra prints.

File consists of 1 photograph of a street-level view of plant's grain elevator, dryer and spray buildings. Recto: photograph labelled 'A'. Verso reads: taken for record & insurance purposes. No extra prints.

File consists of 1 photograph of a street-level view of plant warehouses. Recto: photograph labelled 'B'. Verso reads: taken for record & insurance purposes. No extra prints.

File consists of 1 photograph of street-level view of plant. Recto: photograph labelled 'B'. Verso reads: taken for record & insurance purposes. No extra prints.

File consists of 1 photograph of Mr. Samuel Bronfman standing in front of a table while holding a microphone. Verso reads: taken for record purposes. No extra prints.

File consists of 1 photograph of Samuel Bronfman and 8 other men dining at banquet table. Behind the table there is a United States flag and a hanging banner: "WELCOME Seagram family achievement association' on the wall. Photograph dated 4.21.1952. Photograph numbered '8'. File verso reads: group of photos showing Mr. Samuel Bronfman at the Seagram family achievement association meeting and dinner in 1952.

File consists of 1 group photograph of Charles Bronfman and men and women in front of the Waterloo plant during the Canadian national sales convention.

File consists of 1 photograph of Urbin Snyder, farmer, smiling and wearing a plaid cap and denim overalls. Verso reads: taken in 1961 for press release. Print no. 61-2061-32. No extra prints.

File consists of 1 side view photograph of a pen of cows eating from trough. Verso reads: taken in 1961 for press release. Print no. 61-2061-18. No extra prints.

File consists of 1 head on view photograph of a pen of cows eating from a trough. Verso reads: taken in 1961 for press release. Print no. 61-2061-18. No extra prints.

File consists of 1 aerial photograph of the Waterloo plant and surrounding area. Verso reads: taken in 1964. 1 extra print.

File consists of 1 photograph of the original wooden Seagram distillery door with overdoor and two three-paned rectangular windows on either side and two light fixtures. Brick building almost completely covered with ivy.

File consists of 1 aerial photograph of the case bond warehouse foundation laying. Verso reads: taken April 1965 for record purposes. Print no. 836. No extra prints.

File consists of 1 aerial photograph of top and side of the case bond warehouse. Side of building partially constructed. Verso reads: taken May 25, 1965 for record purposes. Print no. 917. No extra prints.

File consists of 1 aerial photograph of top and side of the Case bond warehouse. Side of building partially constructed. Verso reads: taken May 31, 1965 for record purposes. Print no. 922-1. No extra prints.

File consists of 1 aerial photograph of top and side of case bond warehouse. Completion of roof in progress. Verso reads: taken June 7, 1965 for record purposes. Print no. 947. No extra prints.

File consists of 1 aerial photograph of top and side of case bond warehouse. Roof near completion. Verso reads: taken June 14, 1965 for record purposes. Print no. 973. No extra prints.

File consists of 1 photograph of men and women sitting at round tables, laughing. Verso reads: taken in 1971 for record purposes. No extra prints.

File consists of 1 photograph of Charles Bronfman and A. Downe shaking hands in front of the Seagram plant. Verso reads: taken in 1971 for record purposes. No extra prints.

File consists of 1 photograph of Mr. Charles Bronfman leaning against a railing in front of the Waterloo plant. Verso reads: taken in 1971 for record purposes. No extra prints.

File consists of 1 portrait photograph of Mr. Edgar Bronfman in 1971.

File consists of 1 photograph of Mr. Earl Rolston and Jack Schnarr standing in uniform outside. Verso reads: taken in 1972 and used in 'Distillations Vol. 2 no. 1'.

File consists of 1 photograph of Mr. Art Dawe and Mr. A. Downe standing beside large barrels and holding a product sample in tasting glass for tasting. Verso reads: taken Jan. 1973.

File consists of 1 photograph of Mr. Art Dawe and Mr. A Downe sitting at round table tasting various product samples. Various product bottles and laboratory equipment cover table and filing cabinets around room. Verso reads: taken Jan. 1973.

File consists of 1 aerial photograph of distillery warehouse exterior. Roof partially demolished. Verso reads: taken 1974.

File consists of 1 aerial photograph of demolition of distillery warehouse. Roof removed and inside framework visible. Verso reads: taken 1974.

File consists of 1 photograph of demolition of distillery warehouse walls with crane. Verso reads: taken 1974.

File consists of 1 photograph of laying the new bond warehouse floor. Verso reads: taken 1974.

File consists of 1 photograph of new bond warehouse interior nearly completed. Verso reads: taken 1974.

File consists of 1 photograph of Mr. Charles Bronfman, Mel Griffin and Mr. Downe standing around table with a piece of machinery.

File consists of 1 photograph of Mr. Charles Bronfman seated in front of Mel Griffin and Mr. Downe, with plant worker, inside plant.

File consists of 1 photograph of Mr. Charles Bronfman, Mel Griffin and Mr. Downe in bottling department. Verso reads: taken 1974.

File consists of 1 photograph of men and women working on the bottling line. Recto: photo labelled 'A'.

File consists of 1 photograph of Ms. Pearl Cook and Miss M. Hopf working on the bottling line. Recto: photo labelled 'A'. Verso reads: March 1974.

File consists of 1 photograph of Miss M. Hopf working on the bottling line. Recto: photo labelled 'B'. Verso reads: March 1974.

Photograph of S. McColl and T. Schwan in quality control laboratory testing products. Table filled with array of Leroux products.

File consists of 1 photograph of red parade float: "The Seagram's V.O. Bandwagon". Recto reads: 79/002-C 2.

Contains material relating to a temporary women's museum project for International Women's Day. Includes notes, 13 photographs of the exhibit with unidentified individuals in them, a list of events, drafts of short biographies of famous women scientists, drafts of display material for the exhibit, magazine clippings, and a photocopied newspaper article.

Relief shown pictorially. Includes illustrations of buildings.

Includes business directory, street indexes, "Air raid precautions," and advertising.

Head and shoulders studio portrait of Angeline Fogel seen looking off camera. Fogel is wearing a lace collard top and a [charm?] choker.

Two pieces of correspondence to Dorothy Etta White from Mildred, postmarked London and Waterloo, Ont. Includes stamped envelopes.

File consists of sixteen negatives showing a tree planting ceremony at Laurel Creek.

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.

A complete report of a séance held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Sheldon in Waterloo, Ontario. The sitters present at this circle were Mr. Thomas Lacey, Mrs. E. W. Sheldon, Miss. Kreiner, Mr. E. W. Sheldon, Mrs. Thomas Lacey, Mr. J. P. Skelton, Mr. Gordon Steiss, Mr. Clarke, Mrs. Clarke, Mr. O.G. Smith, and Mrs. O. G. Smith. The spirits alleged to have communicated through Thomas Lacey during this séance were Mr. Maskeline, Mr. Skelton's mother, Jerry, Mrs. Sheldon's mother, Mrs. Lacey's father, Mr. W. T. Stead, Fritz Schnitz, Dr. Hall, Ward Clement, C.D., Jim Johnson, Harold Wright, Mike, and several unidentified spirits. The spirit guides Walter and Abudha Khan were present at this séance.

A complete report of a séance held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Sheldon in Waterloo. The sitters present at this circle were Mr. Thomas Lacey, Mrs. E. W. Sheldon, Mr. M. Swartz, Mrs. M. Swartz, Mr. G. Steiss, Mrs. G. Steiss, Mr. O. G. Smith, and Mrs. Thomas Lacey. The spirits alleged to have communicated through Thomas Lacey during this séance were Maskeline, C.D., the mother of Mrs. Sheldon, Mike, Wickie, Walter, Mr. Stead, Great Bear, Elk Horn, and several unidentified spirits. The spirit guide Abudha Khan was present at this séance.

A complete report of a séance held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Sheldon in Waterloo. The sitters present at this circle were Mr. Thomas Lacey, Mrs. E. W. Sheldon, Mr. Levi Swartz, Mrs. Thomas Lacey, Mr. E. W. Sheldon, Mrs. O. G. Smith, Mrs. Charles Matthews, Mr. Charles Matthews, Mr. O. G. Smith, and Mr. Gordon Steiss. The spirits alleged to have communicated through Thomas Lacey during this séance were John Rogers, Emil Schroeder, Mike, Walter, Rose, Fing Ling Ling Tee, Sivato Ling Tee, Violet, Mr. W. T. Stead, Great Bear, Reverend Vale Owen, Wallace, and the Major.

File consists of one photograph showing Dana Porter dressed in his robes as Chancellor of the University of Waterloo alongside six other administrative staff of the University in their robes.

Photographs taken in and around Waterloo, Ontario by unknown photographers. Included are images of Waterloo Park and events and businesses along King Street.

This photograph shows two people, a man and a woman, in a boat on some part of Silver Lake in Waterloo Park.

Photograph taken from a newspaper print? Exterior of the distillery and flour mill built in 1857 at corner of Erb and Caroline Streets. Note the horse drawn wagon.

File consists of one photograph of four female employees laying on the ground at a company picnic in Waterloo Park. A car can be seen in the background.

Clipping of photo with caption from undated and unidentified newspaper: "PARADE BEGINS - Mr. Schneider and wife smile happily as the Liberal victory parade to Waterloo, St. Jacobs and Elmira begins. The motorcade disbanded at Elmira." File includes clipping of vote count results for Emel, Isley, Janzen and Schneider.

Material created or accumulated by Andrew Telegdi during the planning of Crime and Justice in the Community Week as well as Law Day in the Region of Waterloo over the course of multiple years including 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, and 1993. Records include media releases, itineraries, lists, advertisements, a button, and a photograph of Andrew Telegdi at an event during Crime and Justice in the Community Week in the Region of Waterloo in 1982. Also contains correspondence including a signed letter from Robert Stanley Welch, then Attorney General of Ontario and Deputy Premier, to Telegdi offering his congratulations on a successful Law Day in the Kitchener-Waterloo area in 1985.

Material created or accumulated by Andrew Telegdi during his tenure as a Member of Parliament related to programs intended to prevent and reduce homelessness in Canada. Records include correspondence related to specific programs such as Out of the Cold, the Supporting Communities Partnership Initiative (SCPI), and the Government of Canada's Homelessness Initiative. Also includes a question and answer sheet about the Supporting Communities Partnership Initiative (SCPI), the Urban Aboriginal Strategy-Homelessness, Youth Employment Strategy, and the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation’s Residential Rehabilitation Assistance Program and Shelter Enhancement Program. In addition, the file contains an invitation to a community forum on homelessness that was held at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Waterloo, Ontario on September 12, 2001, and related material from that event.

Material created or accumulated by Andrew Telegdi during his tenure as a Member of Parliament related to the development of the high technology industry and infrastructure in Kitchener and Waterloo, Ontario. Records include correspondence and notes as well as invitations, agendas, programs, and other textual material created during the planning of Peter Harder and Allan Rock's separate visits to Waterloo in 2002. At the time, Peter Harder was Deputy Minister of Industry Canada and Allan Rock was Minister of Industry. Andrew Telegdi hosted both visits.

Clipping from 1990 showing an aerial view of the Seagram Stables, later the J.M. Schneider Stock Farm, on Bridgeport Road, Waterloo: "Celebrating Progress since 1890," Waterloo Chronicle, 1990. The clipping is an announcement of the 100th anniversary of the Waterloo Chamber of Commerce and the caption under the picture is: "Seagram Stables, now Tower's Plaza."

One aerial photograph of J.M. Schneider stock farm in Waterloo, on the site of the former Seagram stables.

Waterloo, 1857-1957 : Centennial Jubilee Band and Folk Festival publication. Includes and aerial photograph of the J.M. Schneider Stock far

File consists of one photograph showing the exterior of Daphne Berkinshaw's home. Two unidentified adults are visible in photo, one standing on a wrap around porch and the other seated on steps leading to the porch.

One film reel, a home movie showing members of the Guy family and friends. Film shows family activities in New York, Waterloo and Bermuda including children, winter activities, fishing, vacationing and more. A scene list by Jim Guy is included.

One film reel, a home movie showing members of the Guy family and friends. The film shows family activities at Big Bay and in Waterloo including babies, a boat regatta, hydro place races, playing hockey, and more. A scene list by Jim Guy is included.

One film reel, a home movie showing members of the Guy family and friends. The film shows family activities in Waterloo and Algonquin including swimming, sports, boating, fishing, a soap-box derby, and more. A scene list by Jim Guy is included.

Series consists of photographs taken by members of the Guy family. Includes nineteen slides showing the home at 110 John Boulevard as well as the surrounding area in the winter of 1952.

One image of the first school house in Waterloo, built in 1820. Mis-identified in the book as located in the Pioneer Village at Doon, actually located in Waterloo Park.

One image of a construction detail of Pennsylvania keying on the Waterloo school house.

One image of a construction detail of Pennsylvania keying on the Waterloo school house. Includes a caption pasted below the print that reads "This shows a typical Pennsylvania A-Dutch keying detail. Note the peculiar wedge-shaped notching. This detail is from the Waterloo School House built in 1820."

One image of a construction detail of Pennsylvania keying on the Waterloo school house.

Copy print photograph of cadets standing at attention in a field. Typed annotation on verso reads: "Cadet corp in Waterloo park 1917".