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Augustine, Ham, Kaufman family fonds : 2018 accrual.
Records related to the Augustine, Ham, and Kaufman families as well as the Ratz and Breithaupt families, principally created or accumulated by Mary Ham, documenting the personal and professional lives of various family members. Records include correspondence, press clippings, genealogical research, family histories and articles, and photographs.
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Breithaupt family history and genealogy.
Copies of articles, notes, a press clipping, and a family tree relating to the history of the Breithaupt family and the relationships between people in several generations of the Breithaupt family.
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Ratz family history and genealogy.
An assortment of family histories and articles that document the Ratz family history and the relationships between people in several generations of the Ratz family.
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The Ratz and Kaufman families in Canada.
An assortment of family histories and biographical notes as well as copies of photographs, maps, census records and press clippings related to the Ratz and Kaufman families in Canada.
Augustine, Ham, Kaufman family
Kaufman family history and genealogy.
An assortment of family histories and biographies, family trees, obituaries, correspondence, and articles as well as copies of photographs and press clippings that were likely compiled by Mary Ham to document the Kaufman family history and the relationships between people in several generations of the Kaufman family. The file also includes one portrait of Emma Ratz Kaufman likely taken in the late 1960s.
Augustine, Ham, Kaufman family
Augustine family history and genealogy.
An assortment of family trees, obituaries, correspondence, articles, and one journal as well as copies of photographs that were likely compiled by Mary Ham to document the Augustine family history and the relationships between people in several generations of the Augustine family.
Augustine, Ham, Kaufman family
An assortment of family histories and biographies, family trees, obituaries, and correspondence, as well as copies of photographs and press clippings that were compiled by Mary Ham to document the Augustine family history.
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Ham, James Milton: biographical.
An assortment of invitations, press clippings, programmes, articles, correspondence, a magazine and photographs related to the personal and professional life of James Milton Ham.
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Letters sent by Mary Ham to her family during her trip to Europe. From June to September in 1950, Mary travelled with her friend Marion Gellatly (nee Eckel) to the United Kingdom, Germany, Denmark, France, the Netherlands, and Sweden.
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A brief account written by Mary Ham and her friend Marion Gellatly (nee Eckel) describing their trip to Europe during the summer of 1950. From June to September in 1950, Mary travelled with her friend Marion to the United Kingdom, Germany, Denmark, France, the Netherlands, and Sweden. The file also includes a copy of a photograph taken while Mary and Marion were aboard the ship that transported them to Europe and a copy of a photograph featuring Mary and Marion standing outside the Augustine family home located at 22 Margaret Ave in Kitchener, Ontario in 1948 or 1949.
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Go west, young lady, go west: diary for the summer of 1949.
Travel diary written by Mary Ham to record her experience travelling and working as a camp counselor in western Canada during the summer of 1949. Diary entries were written chronologically by date and describe Mary's experiences over the course of one day. The diary is incomplete as the entries end on August 11, 1949 while Mary is still in Alberta, Canada subsequently leaving no record of her travels to Vancouver, British Columbia and her passage home.
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Letters received by Edna Louise Augustine and Emma Ratz Kaufman.
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Postcard featuring a Japanese woman in traditional dress sent to Emma Kaufman by Mary Eleanor (surname unknown), likely her niece Mary Eleanor Kaufman Merritt.
Message reads: Nov. 23. Dear Aunt Emma - Received your card. This week is out + I don't see my way clear until after Christmas. I apologize for seeming so ungrateful. I'm really not, but these next weeks are so full of activities. If I may, perhaps in January. Love Mary Eleanor.
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Photographs of members of the Augustine and Kaufman families of Kitchener, Ontario and of the Ham family of Toronto, Ontario.
Augustine, Ham, Kaufman family
Two photographs of camp activities at Nojiri Camp. Both photographs have inscriptions on the verso likely written by Emma Kaufman.
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Tokyo Y.W.C.A. : group portrait of staff and Tokyo Board.
A group portrait of staff of the Tokyo Young Women's Christian Association (Y.W.C.A.) and Tokyo Board at a luncheon held on January 14, 1930. Inscription on the verso of the photograph likely written by Emma Kaufman.
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Tokyo Y.W.C.A. : 25th Anniversary.
A photograph of a presentation of flowers to Mrs. Mata, of the Young Women's Christian Association (Y.W.C.A.) during the Tokyo Y.W.C.A.'s 25th anniversary. The photograph may also include Miss Caroline MacDonald and Miss Michi Kawai.
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Tokyo Y.W.C.A. : membership banquet.
A photograph of the Tokyo Young Women's Christian Association (Y.W.C.A.) membership banquet held on February 11, 1931. Inscription on verso likely written by Emma Kaufman.
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Two photographs of two different couples in 18th-century costume likely taken at the Tokyo Young Women's Christian Association (Y.W.C.A.). Both photographs contain inscriptions on the verso.
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Augustine, Ham, Kaufman family fonds : 2004 accrual.
Material related to the life of Emma Kaufman. Includes correspondence, clippings, biographical items, and photographs.
Augustine, Ham, Kaufman family
Correspondence and other items dated to 1966. Includes two letters to Emma Kaufman from Elizabeth Long of the National Council of Women of Canada, and one reply, concerning the Lady Aberdeen Library.
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One piece from the Missionary Monthly, 1931; a 2 page biography of Caroline MacDonald, Emma Kaufman's mentor and friend in Japan.
Augustine, Ham, Kaufman family
A typed document outlining the personal history of Emma R. Kaufman dated to January 1957. Also includes other typed articles and biographies related to the life of Emma R. Kaufman.
Additionally contains published items related to Emma R. Kaufman including:
Emma R. Kaufman ... : a tribute to her life and work. Published: Toronto, Ont. : YWCA of Canada. [19--]
Emma R. Kaufman and the Tokyo YWCA by Taka Kato. Published: Tokyo, Japan : Tokyo YWCA. 1963.
The journal. Toronto : Young Women's Christian Association of Canada. February 1963.
A book written in Japanese with the following inscription on the flyleaf : June 5th, 1982 / In memory of the visit of / the YWCA tour / members from / Osaka, Japan / and in appreciation for / your gracious hospitality. / Akiko Omikawa
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A portrait of an unidentified infant. The portrait was mounted in a handmade frame.
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A photograph of George VI, King of Great Britain and Elizabeth II, Queen of Great Britain on the platform at the train station in Kitchener, Ontario signing a book. The photograph is by Charles Belair, Binning Studio. Mary Caroline Augustine and Jane Baetz are identified as Brownies in this photo.
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Ratz family reunion 1914 : souvenir.
A small mirror with a photograph of Henry Ratz and his wife on the verso.
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Ratz family portrait : possibly first reunion 1909.
A modern print of a Ratz family portrait taken around 1909. Edna Louise Augustine, Emma Ratz Kaufman, Mary Eidt Kaufman and Jacob Kaufman are present in the photograph.
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A modern print of a Ratz family portrait taken around 1900. Mary Kaufman is in the back row, second from the right.
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Kaufman, Mary : 75th birthday party.
A portrait of the Kaufman family during Mary Eidt Kaufman
Augustine, Ham, Kaufman family
Kaufman, Mary : 75th birthday party.
A portrait of the Kaufman family during Mary Eidt Kaufman
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A portrait of Jacob Kaufman.
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Kaufman family photograph album.
Photographs recording a trip to Japan taken by Jacob and Mary Kaufman and their daughter Edna Louise Augustine, accompanying their other daughter Emma Ratz Kaufman who was returning to Japan to work with the Young Women
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Emma Kaufmam : friends, associates and events.
Snapshots, one taken in Toronto, Ontario and the rest in Japan, of Emma Kaufman's friends, associates and events.
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A photograph of Emma Kaufman receiving the International Co-operation Year medal from His Eminence, Cardinal Leger at the University of Montreal on March 7, 1965. Also includes a photo mat and brief typed overview of Emma Kaufman's work in Japan.
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A portrait of Emma Ratz Kaufman. Also includes a small poster advertisement from the Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre presenting, Nihon Buyo No Yube: An Evening of Japanese Dancing. On the reverse side of poster is Emma R. Kaufman's handwriting and a note written by Mary C. Ham, 19 November, 2001: "The 88th birthday is the important one in Japan, unlike the 80th or 90th in the West."
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A portrait of Emma Ratz Kaufman.
Augustine, Ham, Kaufman family
A portrait of Emma Ratz Kaufman. In the photograph, Emma is wearing a brooch from the Young Women
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Kaufman, Emma : party in her honour in Japan.
Snapshots taken during a party held for Emma Kaufman in Japan.
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Augustine, Edna Louise : trip to England.
A snapshot of Edna Louise Augustine (nee Kaufman) and Sara Breithaupt (Mrs. L.O. Breithaupt) during a trip to England.
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A portrait of Edna Louise Augustine (nee Kaufman) on August 22, 1918 her wedding day.
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A portrait of the Augustine family.
Left to right: Mary Ham, Edna Louise Augustine, Albert Jacob Augustine, John Ross Augustine, Mary Eidt Kaufman.
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Augustine family photograph album.
An album containing eleven snapshots of the Augustine family. Includes snapshots of Mary Ham, Edna Louise Augustine, Albert William Augustine, Albert Jacob Augustine, and John Ross Augustine both at home and at "Hartman's, Georgian Bay. The album has the inititals M.C.A. embossed on the front cover.
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Augustine family photograph album.
An album containing snapshots of the Albert William Augustine family, their relatives and friends between 1931 and 1938, assembled by Edna Louise Augustine. Includes photographs taken at Jacob and Mary Kaufman's home at "Lexington," later known as "Kaufman's Flats." Also includes summer photographs taken in the Muskokas.
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Augustine, Edna Louise and son John Ross Augustine.
A snapshot of Edna Louise Augustine and her son John Ross Augustine.
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Augustine, Edna Louise and son Albert Jacob Augustine.
A portrait of Edna Louise Augustine and her son Albert Jacob Augustine.
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Augustine, Edna Louise and daughter Mary Caroline Augustine.
A portrait of Edna Louise Augustine and her daughter Mary Caroline Augustine.
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Augustine, Edna Louise and daughter Mary Caroline Augustine.
A portrait of Edna Louise Augustine and her daughter Mary Caroline Augustine.
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A portrait of Edna Louise Augustine taken when she was 82 years old.
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A portrait of Edna Louise Augustine.
Augustine, Ham, Kaufman family
A portrait of Edna Louise Augustine.
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Augustine, Caroline Margaret Barbara and Mary Caroline Augustine.
A portrait of Caroline Margaret Barbara Augustine (nee Breithaupt) and her granddaughter Mary Caroline Augustine.
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Augustine, Caroline Margaret Barbara and Mary Caroline Augustine.
A portrait of Caroline Margaret Barbara Augustine (nee Breithaupt) and her granddaughter Mary Caroline Augustine.
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Augustine, Albert William and daughter Mary Caroline Augustine.
A portrait of Albert William Augustine and his daughter Mary Caroline Augustine.
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A portrait of Albert William Augustine.
Augustine, Ham, Kaufman family
A portrait of Albert William Augustine.
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A portrait of Albert Jacob Augustine.
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Material relating to the Henry Ratz family. Consists of photocopies of genealogical information, photocopies of photographs and photocopies of clippings. Contains one snapshot of the "Ratz homestead, Elmira?" and a letter from Herb Ratz to Mary Ham, Jan. 11, 1992.
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One page typescript carbon, Emma Kaufman's copy, titled "A brief history of the Ratz family."
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Kaufman, Mary : "The song of the carpet bag."
A poem by Mary Kaufman dated March 17, 1930.
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Kaufman, Mary : ephemera, artifact.
A valentine's card sent to Mary Kaufman in 1874. Also includes a Christmas card from Mary Kaufman [ca. 1920] with a Japanese Christmas card to her attached and one pink and blue embroidered book mark
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Kaufman, Mary : biographical : YWCA of Kitchener-Waterloo.
Material relating to the opening and naming of "Mary's Place", the K-W Young Women's Christian Association (Y.W.C.A.) residence named in Mary Kaufman's honour in 1990. Includes 2 snapshots, correspondence, photocopies of 1937 news clippings about the opening of the "new wing" and photocopies of clippings from 1970, the 100th anniversary of the Y.W.C.A. of Canada.
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5 page computer printout of "Mary Ratz Kaufman, Grandmother Kaufman, Dec. 14, 1856-Dec. 24, 1843," containing recollections by Mary Ham.
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A photocopy of a paper by Susan Montanen, Beth Moore Milroy, and Susan Wismer titled, "Community-building in Berlin: Mary Eidt Ratz Kaufman, 1856-1943." The paper was published by the Waterloo Historical Society in 1990.
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"Information extracted for genealogy" from the Ministry of Consumer and Commercial Relations, Office of the Registrar General.
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Three press clippings related to Mary Kaufman.
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A press clipping related to Mary Kaufman from December 14, [1938?].
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Kaufman, Jacob and Mary Kaufman : biographical.
A leaflet concerning the Zion Evangelical Church memorial window presented in memory of Jacob and Mary Kaufman. Includes a biographical synopsis of Jacob and Mary Kaufman.
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Kaufman, Emma : guest book for the 50th and 60th anniversaries of the Y.W.C.A. in Japan.
A guest book that belonged to Emma Kaufman containing signatures for two occasions, the 50th and 60th anniversaries of the Young Women's Christian Association (Y.W.C.A.) in Japan, October 1955 and November 1965.
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Kaufman, Emma : guest book, 84 Rosehill Ave., Toronto, May 29, 1962-Dec. 13, 1970.
A guest book from Emma Kaufman's home at 84 Rosehill Ave, Toronto, Ontario from 1962 to 1970. The book itself contains intricate stencils, some backed with fabric, which are pasted to each page.
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Kaufman, Emma : guest book, 84 Rosehill Ave., Toronto, Oct. 1949-April 1962.
A guest book from Emma Kaufman's home at 84 Rosehill Ave, Toronto, Ontario from 1949 to 1962. The book itself is produced by the Women's Bible School Presbyterian Mission, Self-Help deptartment and contains "Temple Hill cut-outs," and intricate stencils which are pasted to each page.
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A packet of "Emergency Issue Earth Quake Stamps" from the Young Women's Christian Association (Y.W.C.A.) Japan, dated September 1923 to April 1924. Also includes a Christmas card from Emma Kaufman. The photo on the card is of Emma Ratz Kaufman's summer cottage at Drag Lake, Haliburton, Ontario.
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Kaufman, Emma : correspondence with Gertrude Kuecklich.
One letter from Gertrud Kuecklich in Japan to Emma Kaufman (mimeograph), and one typescript letter and carbon in reply from Emma Kaufman.
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Kaufman, Emma : correspondence.
Annual Christmas letters sent to friends by Emma Kaufman, which consist of duplicated typescripts.
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Typescript written by Ruth Russell titled, "Emma Kaufman (1881-1979) with corrections.
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Letter addressed to Mrs. J.M. Ham from M.C. Paisley, containing an manuscript outline of the life of Emma Kaufman.
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A funeral directors statement of death (March 2, 1979) and certificate of cremation (March 5, 1979) for Emma Ratz Kaufman.
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Kaufman, Emma : biographical : 85th birthday party clipping.
Press clipping regarding Emma Kaufman's 85th birthday.
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An article written by J.E.H. titled, "Women of the years: Emma R. Kaufman." The Journal (Feb. 1963): 28-31.
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A photocopy of a biographical outline of the life of Emma Kaufman.
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Correspondence solicited for a biography of Emma R. Kaufman. Includes reminiscences of her and of her work with the Young Women's Christian Association (Y.W.C.A.) in Japan written by friends and family. Some records are original, some are transcriptions.
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One press clipping accompanied by manuscript notes by Mary Ham concerning a telephone call from Emma Kaufman in Japan on her mother's 81st birthday in 1937.
Augustine, Ham, Kaufman family
A typescript (photocopy) entitled "Emma R. Kaufman", written by Mary C. Ham's niece Barbara Hooper of New Liskeard, Ontario (now Temiskaming Shores, Ontario).
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Kaufman, Edna Louise : biographical.
Photocopy of Edna Louise Augustine (nee Kaufman)'s birth certificate, a notarized Funeral Director's statement, and her newspaper obituary.
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Kaufman, Alvin Ratz : biographical.
Photocopied article by W.X. Toole titled, "A.R. Kaufman: the man behind the name," probably from a Waterloo Historical Society annual volume.
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Ham, Mary Caroline : wedding scrapbook.
Commercially-produced scrapbook that belonged to Mary Caroline Augustine containing clippings, invitations, ephemera, and lists relating to events, guests, presents, and more. Includes inserted genealogical notes.
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Augustine, Mary Caroline : educational ephemera.
Ephemera from Margaret Avenue Senior Public School in Kitchener, Ontario. Includes four report cards for Mary Ham (nee Augustine).
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Augustine, Mary Caroline : church ephemera.
Ephemera related to Mary Ham (nee Augustine) from the Zion Evangelical Church in Kitchener, Onario. Includes a cradle roll certificate, and promotion certificates.
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Augustine, Mary Caroline : birth ephemera.
Ephemera including Mary Ham's (nee Augustine) birth announcement (press clipping), hand-painted birth announcement card, congratulation and christening cards, and telegrams. Also includes three pieces of ephemera related to Albert William Augustine and John Ross Augustine.
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Augustine, Mary Caroline : baptism ephemera : memento and certificate of baptism.
A commercially-produced pamphlet with information filled in regarding Mary Ham's (nee Augustine) baptism.
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Augustine, Mary Caroline : baby book.
A commercially-produced baby book with information filled in regarding Mary Ham (nee Augustine). Inserted in box are envelopes of hair from birth to 2 years. Also includes greeting cards and a photograph.
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Augustine, Mary Caroline : artwork.
Artwork created by Mary Ham (nee Augustine).
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Augustine, Edna Louise : diary, 1950-1954.
A five-year diary kept by Edna Louise Augustine. Contains brief daily entries detailing weather, daily activities and events.
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Augustine, Edna Louise : diary, 1945-1949.
A five-year diary kept by Edna Louise Augustine. Contains brief daily entries detailing weather, daily activities and events.
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Augustine, Albert William : ephemera.
An envelope addressed to Mr. A. W. Augustine, postmarked Berlin 1910, stamped.
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Material related to the lives and activities of members of the Augustine and Kaufman families of Kitchener, Ontario and of the Ham family of Toronto, Ontario, in particular of the parents, aunt and grandparents of Mary Ham.
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A photograph of Emma Kaufman receiving the International Co-operation Year medal from His Eminence, Cardinal Leger at the University of Montreal on March 7, 1965. Also includes a photo mat and brief typed overview of Emma Kaufman's work in Japan.
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A portrait of an unidentified Japanese couple.
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Seven snapshots featuring Emma Kaufman and other individuals.
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Tokyo Y.W.C.A. : meeting of presidents and general secretaries.
Two snapshots of a group of individuals taken during a meeting of the presidents and general secretaries of the Tokyo Young Women's Christian Association (Y.W.C.A.) in May 1940.
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