World Swiss champion curling team : postcard.
- SCA299-GA335-4-229
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- [19--]
Part of Dominion Rubber Company fonds.
File consists of one postcard showing the champion world Swiss team.
Dominion Rubber Company
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World Swiss champion curling team : postcard.
Part of Dominion Rubber Company fonds.
File consists of one postcard showing the champion world Swiss team.
Dominion Rubber Company
Part of Ivan W. Keffer fonds.
File consists of a booklet of 10 black and white postcards [rotogravure prints?] containing views of Wittenberg.
Keffer, Ivan Wilbur
Why does a woman look sooner than a man.
Part of Suffragette postcard collection.
Illustrated postcard of two people commenting on a poster on a wall that reads: "Why does a woman look old sooner than a man". The first is saying: "Why. Because she found fifteen ozs went to the pound." the second's comment is obscured due to damage on recto.
Featuring a cartoon by Harry Quinton, the post card was published by S.P. Co., 199, Aldersgate Street. Copyright No. 60.
Vierwaldstattersee, Lake of Lucerne.
Part of Ivan W. Keffer fonds.
File consists of a booklet containing 12 black and white photographs as postcards with views of the Lake of Lucerne.
Keffer, Ivan Wilbur
Part of Bechler family fonds.
Studio portrait postcard of an unidentified man in military uniform, seen smiling at camera, from the Bechler family photo album. Postcard made in the United States of America and bottom right corner of portrait signed Holloway.
Bechler family
Part of Kay Rex fonds.
File consists of materials relating to Kay Rex's trip to Yugoslavia. Includes ephemera, itineraries, postcards, notes and travel information.
Rex, Kay
Part of Schantz Russell family fonds.
Eight postcards which constitute the complete first set of Titania's Palace series no. 1 postcards by Tuck's Post Cards. A note on verso of card 4 indicates that they were produced sometime after 1904.
Schantz Russell Family
The old Tassie High School, Galt, Ontario.
Part of Mary Johnston fonds.
Postcard of the old Tassie High School, Galt, Ontario.
Johnston, Mary
Part of Suffragette postcard collection.
Illustrated postcard of a suffragist speaking from on top of a soap box while being ridiculed by a crowd of spectators composed mostly men. The suffragist, with arms outstretched, is saying: "The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world and it is WE who rock the cradle." In response people in the crowd are saying: "Does your mother know you're out!", "The old man wants you home," and "Go home & mind the baby".
Verso indicates postcard, numbered 641, was printed in Great Britain.
Part of Suffragette postcard collection.
Illustrated postcard of a woman lying in bed, turned to yell at an unhappy man seated at right, presumably her husband, who holding two crying babies. Caption on postcard reads: "The Suffragist at home. We don't know what we want, but we'll get it."
Verso indicates postcard, numbered 641, was printed in Great Britain.
Part of Suffragette postcard collection.
Illustrated postcard of a man kneeling in front of a stove, cooking something on a long fork, in a messy kitchen while holding a crying baby. In the background is a woman yelling from an open door with a "Votes for Women" poster visible at left. Captioning on postcard reads: "The Suffragettes. Ours is a happy home!"
Featuring a cartoon by Donald McGill, the postcard was published by E.S., London.
Part of Suffragette postcard collection.
Illustrated postcard of a police office with a gesturing suffragette holding a "Votes for Women" poster thrown over his shoulder. Captioning on postcard reads: "The Suffragettes. Are we downhearted? No!"
Featuring a cartoon by Donald McGill, the postcard was published by E.S., London.
Suffragette postcard collection.
Collection consists of 13 unused postcards concerning suffragettes and women's rights. Included are photographs of Christobel Pankhurst with Emmeline Pethick-Lawrence at a demonstration in Hyde Park, one of a suffragette in prison, a portrait of Emmeline Pankhurst, and Flora Drummond protesting opposite the English House of Common. The remainder are cartoons.
Part of Suffragette postcard collection.
Postcard with photograph of suffragist in prison seen seated in profile and working on what may be embroidery.
Standing up for womens rights.
Part of Suffragette postcard collection.
Illustrated postcard of a woman standing on a public transportation vehicle surrounded by seated passengers, presumably men, reading newspapers. Caption at bottom reads: "Standing up for Womens Rights"
Featuring a cartoon by F.S., the postcard was published by The London View, Co., Ltd. as part of the Where there is a Woman Series.
Items probably collected as souvenirs. Includes a photograph album with a leather cover (empty); blank postcards depicting Clachaig (Scotland), a Vancouver parade, and the University of Toronto; business cards for a hotel in California; autograph booklets; and a print of a boy and a police officer.
Martin, John Gartshore
Sims, Harvey James to Florence Sims.
Part of Sims Family collection.
Photographic postcard from Harvey J. Sims postmarked Berlin, Ont., July 25 1906: "Old Opera House, London, Canada". Handwritten message: "We won our first two games. Am just going out with Buck & Harry Pope – Sam, Irvin Woelfle. Tell Mrs Woelfle they are all well at home. Love to all including Kenneth, Harvey."
Sims family
Sims, Florence to Elizabeth Roos.
Part of Sims Family collection.
Photographic postcard (damaged) from Florence Sims dated Prince Rupert B.C. August 18, 1922, to her mother Elizabeth Roos, showing a totem pole in Alert Bay, B.C. The postcard is accompanied by handwritten notes and observations made on a trip.
Sims family
Part of Schneider family collection.
Norman Schneider's scrapbook of clippings relating to the Norman C. Schneider family, local history, local weather, personalities, sports, Kitchener downtown, J.M. Schneider Ltd., Waterloo-Wellington Airport, local postcards.
Schneider, Norman Christoph
Schneider, Norman C. : material received from children.
Part of Schneider family collection.
Correspondence, postcards and clipping related to Brita Hazell.
Schneider family
Schneider, Norman C. : correspondence.
Part of Schneider family collection.
Two postcards written by Norman C. Schneider on a trip to Germany to Roy and Enoch Steffler c/o J.M. Schneider Limited. One is of an airplane "Fock-Wulf".
Schneider family
Part of Schneider family collection.
Snapshots of Herb and Betty: skiing, fishing, hiking and sailing in New Zealand, Alaska, Austria, Switzerland and Georgian Bay. Includes two postcards, one to Herb from Carl Holman, head brewer for Carlsberg Beer.
Schneider family
Schneider Memorial Fountain at Rockway Gardens.
Part of Schneider family collection.
Postcard of Schneider Memorial Fountain at Rockway Gardens.
Schneider, Norman Christoph
Part of Schneider family collection.
Eight postcards of Unterowisheim, Germany, the birthplace of Johann Christoph Schneider, sent to N.C. Schneider by the Oberst family.
Schneider family
Scene in Waterloo Park, Waterloo, Canada.
Part of Mary Johnston fonds.
Postcard of scene in Waterloo Park, Waterloo, Canada.
Stedman Bros. Ltd.
Part of Ivan W. Keffer fonds.
File consists of 12 sepia-toned and black and white postcard photographs of members of the royal family and the coronation of King George IV and Queen Elizabeth in 1937. The postcards are by Valentine's, Raphael Tuck & Sons, and Elliott & Fry.
Keffer, Ivan Wilbur
Part of Motz family fonds.
File consists of postcards pre-printed with the letterhead of Rittinger and Motz. Most are blank, and a few are designed as receipts. Three postcards are addressed to: Mr. G.B. Foster, Mr. Henry Krotz and one to "dear sir."
Motz Family
Part of Suffragette postcard collection.
Illustrated postcard of a woman standing on a stage, in front of a crowd of women, holding "relics of the last man" for available sale. Behind her are sign that reads: "Great sale relics of the last man" and "Sale today". Caption below illustration: "Result of the Suffragettes".
Featuring a cartoon by Harry Quinton, the post card was published by H.Q., 92, Burrows Road, N.W. Copyright No. 42.
Part of Suffragette postcard collection.
Illustrated postcard featuring a procession of suffragists marching in a line with mouths open and arms outstretched, many with umbrellas in hand. The woman at the front of the line is holding a sign that reads: "Down with the Men and Up with the Women". Verso indicates postcard, numbered 641, was printed in Great Britain.
Presbyterian Church, Berlin, Ont., Canada.
Part of Mary Johnston fonds.
Postcard of Presbyterian Church, Berlin, Ont., Canada.
Valentine & Sons
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Fifteen postcards of Vienna in Austria with annotations about the trip and an envelope.
Kaufman, A. R. (Alvin Ratz)
Postcards of the Great Pyramid of Giza.
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Seven postcards of the Great Pyramid of Giza in Egypt with annotations about the trip and an envelope.
Kaufman, A. R. (Alvin Ratz)
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Three postcards of Istanbul in Turkey with annotations about the trip and an envelope.
Kaufman, A. R. (Alvin Ratz)
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Six postcards of the Delfos and Athens in Greece with annotations about the trip and an envelope.
Kaufman, A. R. (Alvin Ratz)
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Nine postcards of Cairo in Egypt with annotations about the trip and an envelope.
Kaufman, A. R. (Alvin Ratz)
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Materials related to travels by A. R. Kaufman. Includes sixty-seven postcards of Thailand, India, Australia, Fiji, New Zealand, Ceylon, Pakistan, and Egypt with annotations on the verso. Also includes notes of trips covering Fiji, New Zealand, Australia, Indonesia, Singapore, Thailand, Bangkok, Ceylon, India, Pakistan, Egypt, Greece, Turkey, and Austria.
Kaufman, A. R. (Alvin Ratz)
Postcards and invitations to events.
Part of Canadian Liberal organizations and ministers collection: World Wars and between.
Postcards and invitations to events received by Hon. Dr. James Horace King, M. D. and his first wife, Mrs. Nellie Mae King. All items were attached to a scrapbook album at some point. Original file folder contained a note that read: “JH King Invitations. Detailed list JHK scrapbook #2,” possibly referring to file 26.
King, James Horace
Part of Innis Family fonds.
File consists of two unused postcards showing Letchworth State Park in New York and the Administration Building of the State University Teacher's College in Geneseo, New York.
Innis family
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Photograph album with ninety-two postcards of Danish West Indies, Martinique and Guadeloupe, Antigua, St. Lucia, Panama, Jamaica, Cuba, and Florida (United States of America).
Kaufman, A. R. (Alvin Ratz)
Postcard : Dana Porter Library.
Part of Dana Harris Porter fonds.
File consists of a postcard showing the exterior of the Dana Porter Library.
Porter, Dana Harris
Postcard a photograph of Edna Louise Augustine and her husband Albert William Augustine aboard a ship to Europe in 1930. This postcard was likely sent by Albert William Augustine to his granddaughter Mary Martha Ham in 1970. File also includes a document written by Mary Caroline Ham describing the provenance of the postcard.
Message reads: Dear Mary Martha. "This is taken aboard ship 1930 - 40 years ago - best to you all. Grandad A."
Augustine, Ham, Kaufman family
Photograph album 5 : trip to England and Scotland.
Album containing snapshots and souvenir postcards from a trip to England and Scotland. The trip was probably taken by Margaret (Wilson) More and her husband William More [?], Richard S. Wilson, and other members of the Wilson family. Album also includes loose snapshots of members of the Wilson and Martin families and a photograph of Jamie Martin; a Christmas card; and an manuscript Poem.
Martin, John Gartshore
Part of Bechler family fonds.
A photograph album containing photographs, postcards, press clippings, and greeting cards accumulated by the Bechler family.
Bechler family
Personal correspondence from Domanski.
Part of Julia McCarthy fonds.
Personal correspondence received by Julia McCarthy from Don Domanski in the form of letters, emails, and postcards. Includes poem written by Domanski titled "Good bruin in the heart" and two photographs of Domanski.
Also contains a bookmark made from a line Domanski had put in an email to McCarthy after the release of her second or third book.
McCarthy, Julia
Part of Mary Johnston fonds.
Postcard of the Speed River, Guelph, Ontario.
Warwick Bro's & Rutter Limited
On Grand River, near Kitchener, On., Canada.
Part of Mary Johnston fonds.
Postcard of the Grand River, near Kitchener.
Sackett & Wilhelms Corp.
Notes belonging to Millicent Lyall Forbes.
Part of Forbes family fonds.
Notes, press clippings, letters, receipts, and postcards created and accumulated by Millicent Lyall Forbes and George Alexander Forbes.
Forbes, Millicent Lyall
Part of Ivan W. Keffer fonds.
File consists of a booklet of ten black and white postcards [rotogravure prints?] containing views of Norderney.
Keffer, Ivan Wilbur
Nicholson, Norman to Florence Sims.
Part of Sims Family collection.
Postcard from Norman Nicholson postmarked Berlin, December 24, 1904 to Florence Sims, with Christmas wishes to the family. Postcard is Raphael Tuck & Sons "Write Away" Postcard Series 288 IV: conductor with baton.
Sims family
Part of Ivan W. Keffer fonds.
File consists of 11 postcards containing views of Munich. Some are photochrom and some are black and white [rotogravure prints?].
Keffer, Ivan Wilbur
Part of Suffragette postcard collection.
Postcard with studio portrait of Christobel Pankhurst taken by Martin Jacolette, South Kensington. Caption under portrait reads: "Mrs. Pankhurst. Hon. Secretary, National Women's Social & Political Union. 4, Clement's Inn, W.C."
Part of Suffragette postcard collection.
Postcard with photograph of Flora Drummond standing, at right, with right arm in air. Other women and men on the boat are seen holding large signs that read "Votes for Women," "Hyde Park Sunday June 21," and "Cabinet Ministers Specially Invited". Caption at bottom of postcard reads: "Mrs. Dummond opposite the terrace of the House of Commons addressing M.P.'s, inviting them to the Hyde Park demonstration.'
The post card was published by Sandle Brothers, Empire House, Paternoster Row, London EC and identified as No. 103, Photo, Half Tones.
Part of Schantz Russell family fonds.
Group portrait of, left to right, Jacob Nash Moyer, Mollie Raymond Moyer and Levi Nash Moyer standing together outdoors that has been sent as a postcard.
Schantz Russell Family
Margaret Avenue School, Berlin, Canada.
Part of Mary Johnston fonds.
Postcard of Margaret Avenue School, Berlin, Canada.
Valentine & Sons
Luzern und Vierwaldstattersee.
Part of Ivan W. Keffer fonds.
File consists of a booklet of 12 photochrom prints as postcards containing views of the city and lake of Lucerne.
Keffer, Ivan Wilbur
Part of Ivan W. Keffer fonds.
File consists of 212 loose postcards, including black and white and sepia-toned photographs, black and white and sepia-toned rotogravures, photochroms, and other colour prints. Postcards contain views of numerous European cities and landforms (including Binz, Potsdam, Oberammergau, Berlin, Wittenberg, Lucerne, the Rhine, and the Alps), as well as views along the Canadian Pacific Railway in British Columbia and Alberta (photographed by Byron Harmon) and the Columbia River Highway in Oregon (photographed by Cross & Dimmitt), and views of Banff, the Rocky Mountains, Stratford (Ontario), and other places and scenes. Some duplicates are present. Six postcards contain a stamp (four German, one Canadian, and one Czechoslovakian). Two postcards were sent through the mail; one from Keffer to his wife, and one from Max [last name illegible] to Keffer (in German). Six of the postcards were published by Valentine & Sons.
Keffer, Ivan Wilbur
Part of Schneider family collection.
Schneider family
Lina (Nini) Neumeyer Raatz: letters, photographs, cards.
Part of Sommer family fonds.
Correspondence primarily between Ulrich Sommer and Lina Neumeyer Raatz. Lina Neumeyer Raatz was Ulrich Sommer’s aunt and she lived in Germany. Includes letters interspersed with details about family life such as Lina’s death on January 21, 1969. Records include letters, postcards, poems, amateur drawings, and photographs of family members and friends.
Part of Forbes family fonds.
Letters, cards, and postcards written to Betty Forbes and Bill Land from Millicent Lyall Forbes, Helene, Isabelle Alexandra Burt (Aunt Diddy), and Uncle Art. File also includes letters from Ray McMurphy to Betty Forbes, an account with Smuck's China and Gift Shop in Kitchener, and a wedding program for Thomas Land and Sylvia Wink.
Forbes, Betty
Part of Forbes family fonds.
Letters and postcards from Peg and Betty Forbes to their mother, Millicent Lyall Forbes. Letters from Betty Forbes during her time as a nurse in Vancouver are included.
Part of Forbes family fonds.
Letters from Peg and Betty Forbes to their mother, Millicent Lyall Forbes. Correspondence also includes press clippings of Betty and Bill Land's wedding and a postcard to Millicent Lyall Forbes from Bill Land.
Part of Joan Hollobon fonds.
Personal correspondence received by Joan Hollobon from her father (Ernest Frederick "Tony" Hollobon), her step-mother, and other family members and friends in the United Kingdom. Also contains correspondence between Joan Hollobon and doctors requesting information about her father's health, and a letter written by her father to his Officer Commanding.
Includes postcards and sections of the publication Eastbourne Paris Church monthly news from March 1973. Also includes photographs of Joan Hollobon's father.
Hollobon, Joan
Part of Forbes family fonds.
Letters and postcards from Betty and Peg Forbes to their parents, Millicent Lyall Forbes and George Alexander Forbes, during their time as students at Bishop Strachan School in Toronto, Ontario.
Letters and postcards to Peggy and Betty Forbes.
Part of Forbes family fonds.
Letters to Betty and Peg Forbes from their mother, Millicent Lyall Forbes. Also includes letters to Betty Forbes from Jack, Lois, and Sally and a postcard addressed to Betty Forbes with a photograph of Central Park, Calgary, Alberta from Helena Williams.
Forbes, Betty
Letters and postcards from Betty and Peg.
Part of Forbes family fonds.
Letters and postcards from Peg and Betty Forbes to their parents, Millicent Lyall Forbes and George Alexander Forbes, and Isabelle Alexandra Burt (Aunt Diddy). Letters are predominantly from Camp Wapomeo in Algonquin Park with some letters from the Lake of Bays.
Letters and postcards from Betty and Peg.
Part of Forbes family fonds.
Letters and postcards from Betty and Peg Forbes to their mother, Millicent Lyall Forbes.
Letters and postcards from Betty and Peg.
Part of Forbes family fonds.
Letters and postcards from Betty and Peg Forbes to their parents, Millicent Lyall Forbes and George Alexander Forbes. Postcards feature illustrations and photographs of the Bigwin Inn in Lake of Bays, Ontario and Huntsville, Ontario.
Letters and postcards from Betty and Peg.
Part of Forbes family fonds.
Letters and postcards from Betty and Peg Forbes to their parents, Millicent Lyall Forbes and George Alexander Forbes, during their time at Camp Wapomeo in Algonquin Park. Includes a postcard photograph of Taylor Statten, founder of Camp Ahmek in Algonquin Provincial Park.
Last man or the result of the suffragettes.
Part of Suffragette postcard collection.
Illustrated postcard of "the last man" jumping into a boat from the shoreline where an angry mob of women are seen yelling. Caption below illustration reads: "The last man or the result of the suffragettes."
Featuring a cartoon by Harry Quinton, the post card was published by H.Q., 92, Burrows Road, N.W. Copyright No. 43.
Kitchener, Ontario taken from an airplane.
Part of Schneider family collection.
Postcard with aerial photograph of Kitchener, possibly, south of train station at Victoria and Weber, taken in 1919 and produced by the Canadian Post Card Co., Toronto.
Schneider family
King Edward School Kitchener, Ont., Canada.
Part of Mary Johnston fonds.
Postcard of the King Edward School, Kitchener, Ont., Canada.
Valentine & Sons
Keffer, Ivan W. : Norman C. Schneider's visit to Berlin.
Part of Schneider family collection.
Three photographs of Norman C. Schnedier's trip to Berlin in 1934. Consists of one snapshot of Schneider on board a ship, one of him at the Keffer's piano in Berlin, and one of the Keffer family and guests, including Schneider, at their home in Berlin, Germany. File also includes one postcard of Norman C. Schneider taken in front of Köln Cathedral while on a visit to Ivan W. Keffer. On the verso is a note addressed to his mother and father dated Nov. 9, 1934.
Schneider, Norman Christoph
Kaufman, Emma and Kawai Michi in Japanese dress, Elgin House Y.W.C.A. conference.
Postcard photograph of Emma Kaufman (right) and Miss Kawai in Japanese dress outdoors at Elgin House during the Young Women's Christian Association (Y.W.C.A.) conference in June 1916.
Augustine, Ham, Kaufman family
Kaufman, Emma : postcards : Tokyo Y.W.C.A. and recreation house.
Seven postcards featuring various facilities and properties of the Tokyo Young Women's Christian Association (Y.W.C.A.).
Augustine, Ham, Kaufman family
Kaufman, Emma : postcards : Japan and Switzerland.
Six postcards from Japan and Switzerland.
Augustine, Ham, Kaufman family
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.
Augustine, Ham, Kaufman family
Part of Schantz Russell family fonds.
A postcard showing a boy and two horses, compliments of D.W. Karn & Co. Karn was based in Woodstock and manufactured organs.
Schantz Russell Family
Part of Sims Family collection.
Correspondents include Bob Kay and L. Keyzer. Bob Kay, an old friend of Harvey Sims, lived in Hartford, CT and Florida, and was acquainted with Harvey's sister Rella and her husband John Ross Stewart. The correspondence concerns mostly the scrapbooks about curling and football that Kay had assembled and their eventual disposition.
Postcard in this file: "RMS Ausonia, White Star Line" from L. Keyzer, a fellow Rotarian, postmarked Brussels.
Sims family
I'm thinking of you every day postcards.
Part of Ontario history collection.
File consist of two postcards with the poem I'm thinking of you everyday, by W. Springett.
Part of Suffragette postcard collection.
Postcard with photograph of Christobel Pankhurst and Emmeline Pethick-Lawrence seen looking at camera and wearing "Votes of Women" sashes taken of at Hyde Park demonstration. The pair is standing in front of a display with a "Votes for Women" banner and other demonstration attendees are visible in background. Caption at bottom of postcard reads: "Hyde Park Demonstration, June 21, 1908: Miss Christobel Pankhurst, LL.B. & Mrs. Pethick Lawrence."
The post card was published by Sandle Brothers, Empire House, Paternoster Row, London EC and identified as No. 101, Photo, Half Tones.
Historic stone bridge in Jackson Park, Galt, Ont.
Part of Mary Johnston fonds.
Postcard of historic stone bridge in Jackson Park, Galt, Ont.
Johnston, Mary
Part of Sims Family collection.
Hamilton Ohio: postcard with colour illustration of the American flag.
Sims family
Great Smoky Mountains National Park postcards.
Part of Schantz Russell family fonds.
25 postcards (20 real photos and 5 printed) of scenery in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The photographs were taken by Orpheus Moyer Schantz and are captioned.
Schantz Russell Family
Gowdy, J.M. To Harvey J. Sims.
Part of Sims Family collection.
Bingen, Germany: postcard of the Burg Rheinstein. It is a Thiele postcard, illustration by Carl Jander
Sims family
Gofton, Alf, Mechanical Transport, overseas.
Part of Schneider family collection.
Group portrait of Alf Gofton (back row, far right) and unidentified friends, partially in uniform, standing on a muddy wooden staircase.
Schneider, Norman Christoph
Gofton, Alf, Mechanical Transport, overseas.
Part of Schneider family collection.
Photograph of (left to right) C. Sutherland, M. McDonald, S. Smith, J. MacKenzie and Alf Gofton seated on and standing next to two Kelly Trucks.
Schneider, Norman Christoph
Glenwood Mission Inn, Riverside, California.
Part of Ivan W. Keffer fonds.
File consists of 16 photochrom prints as postcards containing views from the Glenwood Mission Inn in Riverside, California.
Keffer, Ivan Wilbur
Gallery House Sol: correspondence, press clippings and related material.
Part of Sommer family fonds.
Correspondence primarily between members of the Sommer family. Includes letters discussing Gallery House Sol, an art gallery opened by Ulrich Sommer on Saturday, July 21, 1962. The gallery was located inside Ulrich Sommer’s home at 45 Charles Street in Georgetown, Ontario. Records include letters, greeting cards, postcards, press clippings, children’s drawings, a matinee program and a photograph possibly of Elisabeth Höpken reading on a ship in 1961.
First school house in Waterloo, Waterloo Park.
Part of Mary Johnston fonds.
Postcard of the first school house in Waterloo, now located in Waterloo Park.
Johnston, Mary
First brick schoolhouse, Conestogo, 1900.
Part of Mary Johnston fonds.
Postcard of a photograph of the first brick schoolhouse in Conestogo, taken in 1900.
Johnston, Mary
Part of Sommer family fonds.
Correspondence primarily between members of the Sommer family and Wilhelm and Helga Höpken. Wilhelm and Helga Höpken are Gisela Sommer’s brother and sister-in-law. Of special interest is a programme for an exhibit presented by the University of Guelph from January 12, 2001 to March 17, 2001 titled, The John & Gisela Sommer Collection: 40 years of collections at Gallery House Sol. The exhibit featured 111 items, mostly books and prints, collected by Ulrich and Gisela Sommer for their art gallery, Gallery House Sol. All of the items featured in the exhibit were subsequently donated to the University of Guelph. Records include letters, greeting cards, post cards, a programme, press clippings and, photographs of family members, friends, plants, art, and animals.
Part of Sommer family fonds.
Correspondence primarily between members of the Sommer family. Includes letters interspersed with details about family life such as information about Angelika Sommer’s partner Gunther (surname unknown) and Angelika’s concern for Isle Stein’s well-being. Isle Stein was a friend of the Sommer family and she lived in Germany. Records include letters, greeting cards, postcards, press clippings and, photographs of family members, flowers, buildings, Christmas decorations, and art.
Part of Sommer family fonds.
Correspondence primarily between members of the Sommer family. Includes letters interspersed with details about family life such as Angelika Sommer’s training and participation in a local choir and Cornelius Sommer’s trip to Hamburg, Germany in 1993. Records include letters, greeting cards, postcards, press clippings, and photographs of family members, events, pets, and a choir.
Part of Sommer family fonds.
Correspondence primarily between members of the Sommer family. Includes letters sent between Gisela Sommer and Ulrich Sommer that were written while Gisela visited her parents in Germany. Of special interest is a letter by Ulrich to Gisela that describes his experience attending Barker Fairley’s birthday celebration at University College in Toronto, Ontario on May 21, 1986. Records include letters, greeting cards, postcards, funeral invitations, and photographs of family members.
Part of Sommer family fonds.
Correspondence primarily between members of the Sommer family. Includes letters interspersed with details about family life such as information related to Angelika Sommer’s partner Gunther (surname unknown) and Cornelius Sommer’s request to his grandmother, Elisabeth Höpken, for a loan of money to buy a house near Toronto, Ontario. Records include letters, greeting cards, and postcards.
Part of Sommer family fonds.
Correspondence primarily between members of the Sommer family. Includes letters sent between Gisela Sommer and Ulrich Sommer that were written while Gisela visited her parents in Germany. Also contains a copy of the last will and testament of Friederich Höpken. Friederich Höpken was Eduard Höpken’s brother and he lived in Brazil. Records include letters, greeting cards, and postcards.
Part of Sommer family fonds.
Correspondence primarily between members of the Sommer family. Includes letters interspersed with details about family life such as Cornelius Sommer’s university graduation and his plans to open his own law firm as well as Angelika Sommer’s move to Hamburg, Germany. Also contains letters describing Isle Stein’s upcoming visit with Ulrich Sommer and Gisela Sommer in Canada. Records include letters, greeting cards, and postcards.
Part of Sommer family fonds.
Correspondence primarily between members of the Sommer family. Includes letters expressing concern for Angelika Sommer because she was increasingly committed to Communist ideologies and involved in politics in Germany during the 1970s. Records include letters, greeting cards, postcards, and a press clipping.
Part of Sommer family fonds.
Correspondence between various members of the Sommer family including letters that describe Cornelius Sommer’s European vacation and Angelika Sommer’s political involvement in Germany, her Marxist beliefs and her plans to pursue post-secondary education in Germany. Some letters also indicate that Angelika Sommer met and was dating Uwe Schriever, who later becomes her husband. Also includes greeting cards, postcards, a pamphlet, and photographs of Uwe Schriever, and the wedding of Friedemann and Petra (surnames unknown) in March 1970.
Part of Sommer family fonds.
Correspondence primarily between members of the Sommer family. Includes letters interspersed with details about family life such as Ulrich Sommer and Cornelius Sommer’s studies in university, Angelika Sommer’s pending visit with her grandparents, and Lina Neumeyer Raatz’s declining health. Lina Neumeyer Raatz was Ulrich Sommer’s aunt and she lived in Germany. Also contains correspondence between the Sommer family and the Altenmueller family from Cooksville, Ontario. Records include letters, postcards, and pamphlets.