One piece of correspondence from Metta in Kansas City.
Schantz Russell FamilyA school exercise book, 14 pages filled with diary entries written by Dorothy Russell from May 1, 1928 to Feb. 24, 1933. Entries are brief and in summary form. Pages 15 to 200 are blank except for children's drawings.
Schantz Russell FamilySchool exercise book filled with diary entries written by Dorothy Russell from Jan. 1, 1927 to June 1, 1929.
Schantz Russell FamilySchool exercise book filled with diary entries from Oct. 30, 1920 to April 1, 1923 written by Dorothy Russell recording her life at the normal school in Toronto, Ont. and the beginning of her teaching career in Kitchener, Ont.
Schantz Russell FamilyOne bound pocket notebook, bearing the printed title, Alaska Bedding Notebook, organized by month, with lists written by Dorothy Etta Russell (nee White) of birds sighted from 1914 to 1920. Also includes transcriptions of lyrics of songs and anthems, addresses of correspondents and financial accounts of substitute teaching remuneration, 1935-1937.
Schantz Russell FamilyOne bound pocket notebook with entries by Dorothy Etta Russell (nee White) for 1926.
Schantz Russell FamilySchool exercise book partially filled with diary entries.
Schantz Russell FamilySchool exercise book partially filled with diary entries.
Schantz Russell Family"Day by Day Journal, 1994." Some entries lacking.
Schantz Russell Family"New York Times 1992 Crossword Puzzle Appointment Book" used as a diary. Many entries lacking.
Schantz Russell Family"Peter Etril Snyder Engagement Calendar 1992" used as a diary. Many entries lacking. Inclusions: clippings.
Schantz Russell Family"1987 Weekly Appointments" appointment book used as a diary. Some entries lacking. Inclusions : notes, clippings, etc.
Schantz Russell Family"1986 Weekly Appointments" appointment book used as a diary. Some entries lacking. Inclusions : notes, clippings.
Schantz Russell Family"1985 Weekly Appointments" appointment book used as a diary. Some entries lacking. Inclusions : notes, clippings.
Schantz Russell Family"1984 Weekly Appointments" appointment book used as a diary. Some entries lacking. Inclusions : notes, clippings.
Schantz Russell Family"1983 Weekly Appointments" appointment book used as a diary. Some entries lacking. Inclusions : notes, clippings.
Schantz Russell Family"The 1982 Canadian Engagement Diary" used as a diary. Some entries lacking.
Schantz Russell Family"Week-at-a-glance" appointment book used as a diary. Some entries lacking. Inclusions : clippings.
Schantz Russell Family"1981 Pocket Diary." Some entries lacking. Inclusions : notes, clippings.
Schantz Russell Family"1980 Pocket Diary." Some entries lacking. Inclusions : notes, clippings.
Schantz Russell Family"Week-at-a-glance" appointment book used as a diary. Some entries lacking.
Schantz Russell FamilyBlack notebook containing trip diary: Florida trip, 1st March to 14th March 1977.
Schantz Russell Family1972 date book used as a diary.
Schantz Russell Family"Five year diary" for 1974-1978. Some entries lacking. Inclusions: clippings, notes, cards, etc.
Schantz Russell Family"Five year diary" for 1969-1973. Some entries lacking. Inclusions: clippings, notes, cards, etc.
Schantz Russell Family"Five year diary" for 1964-1968. Many entries lacking. Inclusions: clippings, notes, cards, etc.
Schantz Russell Family"Five year diary" for 1959-1963. Many entries lacking.
Schantz Russell Family"Five year diary" for 1954-1958. Many entries lacking. Inclusions: clippings, notes, cards, etc.
Schantz Russell Family"Five year diary" for 1948-1952. Some entries lacking. Many inclusions: clippings, notes, cards, etc.
Schantz Russell Family"Perpetual pocket diary". Many entries lacking.
Schantz Russell FamilyTwenty letters received by Dorothy Etta Russell (nee White).
Date and Place from: August 10, 1924 Kitchener, Ont. To Russell, Dorothy Etta, 1900-2005 From Schantz, Mary, 1840-1935.
Date and Place from: August 11, 1924 Kitchener, Ont. To Russell, Dorothy Etta, 1900-2005 From Schantz, Florence Annie Catherine, 1879-1938.
Date and Place from: January 24, 1929 Kitchener, Ont. To Russell, Dorothy Etta, 1900-2005 From Schantz, Florence Annie Catherine, 1879-1938.
Date and Place from: August 27, 1929 Kitchener, Ont. To Russell, Dorothy Etta, 1900-2005 From Schantz, Florence Annie Catherine, 1879-1938.
Date and Place from: October 28, 1929 Kitchener, Ont. To Russell, Dorothy Etta, 1900-2005 From Schantz, Florence Annie Catherine, 1879-1938.
Date and Place from: March 13, 1930 Kitchener, Ont. To Russell, Dorothy Etta, 1900-2005 From Schantz, Florence Annie Catherine, 1879-1938.
Date and Place from: August 24, 1930 Kitchener, Ont. To Russell, Dorothy Etta, 1900-2005 From Schantz, Florence Annie Catherine, 1879-1938.
Date and Place from: October 8, 1930 Kitchener, Ont. To Russell, Dorothy Etta, 1900-2005 From Schantz, Florence Annie Catherine, 1879-1938.
Date and Place from: Feb. 10, 1928 Alton, Ill. To Russell, Dorothy Etta, 1900-2005 From Schantz, Orpheus Moyer, 1864-1951 Notes: Written on Alton Mineral Springs Hotel letterhead.
Date and Place from: [1929?] Kitchener, Ont. To Russell, Dorothy Etta, 1900-2005 From Schantz, Sophie Emma, 1869-1958.
Date and Place from: July 7, 1927 Didsbury, Alta. To Russell, Dorothy Etta, 1900-2005 From White, Ward Malott, 1870-1948.
Date and Place from: July 18, 1927 Chiliwack To Russell, Dorothy Etta, 1900-2005 From White, Ward Malott, 1870-1948.
Date and Place from: Sept. 16, 1942 Niagara Falls, Ont. To Russell, Dorothy Etta, 1900-2005 From Russell, Donald Richard, 1929-1989 Notes: written on souvenir folder.
Date and Place from: July 28, 1948 St. Andrews To Russell, Dorothy Etta, 1900-2005 From Cuthbertson, J.
Date and Place from: February 07, 1921 Edmonton, Alta. To Russell, Dorothy Etta, 1900-2005 From Njooti, Sarah.
Date and Place from: January 03, 1921 Edmonton, Alta. To Russell, Dorothy Etta, 1900-2005 From Njooti, Sarah.
Date and Place from: February 16, 1922 Carstairs, Alta. To Russell, Dorothy Etta, 1900-2005 From V., Anna.
Date and Place from: March 10, 1918 Hay River, Alta. To Russell, Dorothy Etta, 1900-2005 From Njooti, Sarah Notes: Written by "Indian girl living with Mrs. Vale" who describes her daily activities at the "Anglican Missionary to the Indians."
Date and Place from: Aug. 24, 1930 Kitchener, Ont. To Russell, Dorothy Etta, 1900-2005 From Schantz, Franklin Abram, 1874-1962.
Date and Place from: Oct. 8, 1930 Kitchener, Ont. To Russell, Dorothy Etta, 1900-2005 From Schantz, Franklin Abram, 1874-1962.
Schantz Russell FamilyTextual and graphic material created or accumulated by Dorothy Etta Russell (nee White) and other members of the Schantz and Russell families, primarily correspondence received by Dorothy and some of her diaries and notebooks. Also contains miscellaneous materials created or accumulated by Franklin Abram Schantz, family correspondence, and ephemera.
Schantz Russell FamilyTextual and graphic material created or accumulated by Dorothy Etta Russell (nee White) during her enrollment as a student at the Kitchener and Waterloo Collegiate Institute and the Toronto Normal School, respectively, from 1916 to 1921. Also contains miscellaneous material created or accumulated by Etta Lydia Mary White (nee Schantz), including school certificates, provincial and county school examination papers and ephemera such as advertising and greeting cards. Includes as well, material relating to the Schantz Russell family; among these are publications and clippings.
Schantz Russell FamilyFive newspaper clippings relating to Dorothy Russell, her work, and her education.
Schantz Russell FamilySeventeen letters, primarily postcards, from Dorothy's family and friends. Includes letters from Franklin Abram Schantz, Florence Annie Catherine Schantz and Orpheus Moyer Schantz as well as friends congratulating her on completing teacher's school. Also included are one Valentine's card from Ruth Schantz and one empty envelope.
Schantz Russell FamilyImage of Harold Russell sitting upright in a baby carriage as an infant with mother Dorothy looking on. The pair are seen outdoors on the sidewalk of a residential street.
Schantz Russell FamilyFour negatives of Harold Russell as an infant with mother Dorothy White, on a tricycle as a toddler, in [Victoria Park] being held by an unidentified adult, and in a carriage with another child as an unidentified adult looks on. Enclosure included in file.
Schantz Russell FamilySeven negatives showing images of Beausoliel Island. Four are landscapes showing the windblown trees, one shows a sailboat, another two women stand next to a pleasure boat "The Wabanaki" and the final is a group portrait. Enclosure included in file.
Schantz Russell FamilySix group class photos of of students at Prueter Public School. In four of the images Dorothy White is the teacher, the other two show the rhythm band. Enclosure included in file.
Schantz Russell FamilyPhotograph of Dorothy Russell and her son, Harold, standing outside during the day, and holding hands. There is a street, trees, and houses in the background with some snow on the ground, and they are dressed for cool weather. Harold is smiling at the camera while Dorothy is smiling at Harold.
Schantz Russell FamilyPhotograph of Dorothy Russell posed with a scarecrow-like figure. The figure is seen in redface, adorned in a feathered headdress, a tobacco pipe, a striped poncho, and moccasins. The scarecrow is posed in a chair. Dorothy is smiling at the camera as she sits on the figure’s lap. She appears to be in a parking lot and in the background two cars and lampposts are visible.
Schantz Russell FamilyPhotograph of Dorothy Russell and her son, Harold. They are posed standing next to each other outside on a bright, sunny day. They appear to be in the yard of what is likely the Russell family home. Trees and shrubs are seen behind them and in the right background a truck is partially visible.
Schantz Russell FamilyPhotograph of Dorothy Russell standing outside on a winter day. There is snow on the ground, and she is dressed for cold weather. Dorothy is smiling at the camera and holding a small suitcase or briefcase.
Schantz Russell FamilyFourteen images of Dorothy Russell and family. Included are images of bicycle riding, dress-up, a snowball fight, and other leisure activities.
Schantz Russell FamilyOne photograph album. Includes a list describing each photograph created by rych mills.
Photograph 1: enlargement of Dorothy's face from an early portrait.
Photographs 2-3: snapshot and photograph taken by Orpheus Schantz at McGregor, Iowa.
Photograph 4: snapshot of Viola Snyder.
Photograph 5: snapshot of Frank and friends.
Schantz Russell FamilyOne photograph album. Includes a list describing each photograph created by rych mills.
Consists primarily of snapshots belonging to Dorothy Etta Russell (nee White), before and after her marriage to Clarke Russell. Includes one formal portrait of "The Nash sisters": Mary, Susie, Elizabeth, Debbie, Priscilla, ca. 1880's (p. 1).
Family members and friends included in posed and informal snapshots include Mary Moyer Schantz, Tobias Schantz, Austin Tobias Schantz, Ward Malott White, Franklin Abram Schantz, Orpheus Moyer Schantz, Dorothy Etta Russell, Clarke Russell, Sophie Emma Schantz, Florence Annie Catherine Schantz, Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Russell, Eva Kolb, Worth Flagler Schantz, Emily Schantz, Verna Fraser, Helen Lockie, Inez Martin, Mrs. E.H. Schiedel, her son Elmer Schiedel and daughter-in-law Nellie, Mrs. Elizabeth George.
Also includes snapshots of groups of individuals (identified on the packs of tipped-in snapshots) taken during the 1930 Schantz family reunion: Detwiler, Schiedel, Snyder, Bingeman family members, Phranie Bingeman, Mr. Yocum, and during the Hilborn Reunion, July 1-9, [192-?].
Also includes snapshots of White family members and homes: Ward Malott White on his visit to Dundas, Leamington and Kitchener from Chilliwack, B.C., Ada, Edna, Ruth, May and Elmer White, Malcon, Mr. and Mrs Lye, Maple lake and Orrville [Parry Sound area], White house in Orrville, horses in lake at Orrville, people swimming.
Locations and structures include Kitchener Cenotaph (p. 9), "Dr. Hilliard's garden" (p. 13), log schoolhouse, Waterloo Park (p. 17), Pioneer Tower, (p. 30), Schantz House, Conestogo (p. 34), Euler House (p. 34) [both of these are of old structures in disrepair], Bridge across river at Conestogo and Grand River at Conestogo (p. 43), Grand River in flood (p. 65-66).
Snapshots taken after Dorothy and Clarke's marriage include: White family gravestones in Leamington, Ont., Clarke Russell in uniform on his motorcycle, Lake Erie [swimming], Tecumseh Park, Chatham, Dorothy playing the ukelele and the Hawaiian guitar.
Victoria Park snapshots: statue of Queen Victoria, winter views, Dorothy paddling a canoe, the new Victoria Park Pavilion, glue factory ruins[?], Dorothy and two friends with snowshoes and in britches, visit of Duke and Duchess of Devonshire and daughters Lady Blanch and Dorothy Cavendish at Victoria Park, June 13, 1918 [snapshot of platform, no dignitaries?] (p. 64).
F.W. Woolworth Co. picnic: includes Mr. Emil Wagner, manager, and family, employee group portrait, Gertie Kruse, Marjorie Blin[?]kho.
P. 81: Inez Martin.
P. 91 Sophie and Mrs. Lye knitting (on beach).
Schantz Russell FamilyOne photograph album. Includes a list describing each photograph created by rych mills. Some of the photographs are duplicates of items in previous albums. Many photographs are unidentified. Identified photographs include:
Snapshots of Elora, Rockwood (May 24 and Aug., 1916), Victoria Park, the Schantz reunion in 1913, Arthur Benjamin Schantz's homestead in Alberta, Schantz home, Schneider Ave, Kitchener, Ont., Schantz family portraits and snapshots which include Arthur Benjamin Schantz, Austin Tobias Schantz and Herbert Cecil Palmer Schantz, Orpheus Moyer Schantz home and family in Morton Park, Illinois, Levi Moyer.
Port Elgin snapshots include people swimming, walking on the beach, and snapshots taken on the reserve of the courthouse, jail, church and school Masset, B.C. : totem pole, 1911 (p. 2).
Schantz, Austin Tobias: hogs, 1912 (p. 2).
Steckle farm: Dorothy Etta Russell and Worth Flagler Schantz with dog, 1910, (p. 8). Also "At Henry Steckle's farm", 1916: group shot of Edna Steckle, Florence Annie Catherine Schantz, Sophie Emma Schantz, Aunt Carrie (Cornelia Caroline Schantz). Includes a shot which shows the whole front of the house, with chairs and hammock on porch (p. 74).
Old "Jacob Bowman" farm, Freeport, Ont., 1911 (p. 9).
Gofton, Mrs. and Ella Gofton (p. 17).
Christian and Josiah Schantz (p. 19).
Kolb family: turkey, Oliver and Grace (p. 19).
Snyder, William : "drawing room at William Snyder's, Waterloo" [ornate interior] and Elsie Snyder in Park, Waterloo, Ont. (p. 27).
Grand River: women and children wading "behind Kolb farm", Aug. 1914 (p. 31).
Bowers cottage, Port Elgin (p. 53).
Victoria Park Pavilion fire, 1916 (p. 56-57).
Bridgeport Casino, 1916: Junior Endeavour picnic (p. 58-59).
Victoria school class picture, 1916: teacher, Mr. S. H. Suter (p. 69).
Camp at Carling Heights, London, 1916 [military] (p. 69).
Schantz Russell FamilyOne photograph album. Includes a list describing each photograph created by rych mills. Some photographs identified.
Albums contain snapshots of Dorothy Russell and classmates at the Toronto Normal School, friends and relatives in various locations, including Cleveland, Ohio, Chicago, Illinois, Grimsby, the reservoir (Toronto), Scarborough Bluffs, Sarnia, Niagara Falls, Rockwood, Woodstock, Parry Sound, Kettle Point, Ipperwash Beach, and Port Dover, Ontario. Includes many snapshots of Victoria Park, Schneider Ave. and David St. in Kitchener. Includes a snapshot of a car crashed through a bridge railing, of a river in flood, Swartzentruber Lake near Baden, King St. Kitchener from Frederick St. towards Walper Hotel, Merchants' Bank of Canada (Bank of Montreal) at King and Queen St. N., with streetcar and snapshots of a wedding party.
Schantz Russell FamilyOne photograph album. Includes a list describing each photograph created by rych mills. Some of the photographs are hand-tinted. Most photographs are not identified. Identified photographs include:
Denton: "Suddaby School, Kitchener, Ont., Oct. 19, 1923: instructors", group portrait, includes Dorothy R.; Suddaby School, Kitchener, 1923", untitled view of Victoria Public School.
Snapshots: Victoria park activities: scenic views, bridge, pavilion, duck pen, swimming, skating carnival with races and pairs, athletic field, Highgate, Lake Erie, "Rondeau 1924", lake and beach scenes including cattle on the beach, canoeing and scenery such as lakes, rocks and pines.
Group and single portraits of friends and relatives including: Orpheus Moyer Schantz, Franklin Abram Schantz, Florence Annie Catherine Schantz, Sophie Emma Schantz, Mary Schantz, Flemming Clarke Russell, Dorothy Etta Russell, and people swimming at beach.
Grand River: in flood at Bridgeport upstream from bridge, views from Cressman's Woods.
St. Mary's Hospital.
Schantz Russell FamilyLoose photos originally a part of Album #1 [GA91-2003accrual-5-157]. File includes a list describing each photograph created by rych mills.
Photographs 3, 5-9, 11-14, 19: Victoria Park.
Photograph 10, 18: Dorothy and Clarke Russell and Clarke's sister posing in bathing suits.
Photograph 12: Clarke Russell playing the guitar.
Photograph 10-16: Waves breaking.
Photograph 10-17: Laura Reichold and Dorothy Russell, Highgate, July 1924.
Photographs 20-21: Suddaby School Kindergarten class pictures, identified.
Photograph 22: C.F.C.O., Chatham Ont. : postcard.
Schantz Russell FamilyOne snapshot of Ruth holding her newborn cousin Dorothy. Image of the children is only 5 cm (diam) surrounded by a border of leaves. Photograph is possibly a photogram.
Schantz Russell FamilyPhotograph of Ruth Schantz seated in a wooden chair holding and looking down at infant cousin Dorothy Etta Russell (nee White). An organ and baby carriage are visible in background.
Schantz Russell FamilyOne snapshot showing Ruth Schantz holding her newborn cousin Dorothy Etta Russell (nee White) in a family home.
Originally in page 24 of album 1.
Schantz Russell FamilyOne group portrait of the Victoria School class of 1915-1916, of which Dorothy White [front row, third from right?] was a student. The group, taught by Mrs. Suter, is seen posed in four rows, grouped by gender, on the front steps of the school.
Schantz Russell FamilyHead and shoulders studio portrait of Clara White seen looking off camera. Photograph has been altered to show Clara in a flower adorned scroll.
Schantz Russell FamilyOne group portrait of some of the students of the Toronto Normal School, possibly those in Kindergarten-Primary section as well as parents and friends.
Back row: Ray Weldon, Helen Lockie, Rowena Stringer, Verna Frazer, Dorothy White, Christine [?], Unknown, Unknown, Glenny Bannerman.
Middle Row: Kathleen Frizzle, Unknown, Mrs. (Bishop) Stringer, Mrs. Bannerman, Margaret Flarity.
Front Row: Joy Connel, Marjorie Dougall, Grace Longworth.
Mrs. (Bishop) Stringer is the mother of student Rowena Stringer and wife of the then Bishop of York. Mr. and Mrs. Bannerman were a couple that Dorothy boarded with while attending the Normal School and Glenny is their son. The other girls in the image are friends and classmates of Dorothy's. Identifications from verso.
Schantz Russell FamilyPhotograph of the Schantz family taken in front of the Schantz home at 43 Schneider Avenue in Kitchener, Ontario. Left to right: Walter Spelman (holding Dorothy Spelman), Ruth Schantz (with Walter Bishop Spelman and Margery Ruth Spelman), Orpheus Moyer Schantz, Carrie Flagler Schantz, Sophie Schantz, Florence Schantz, Mary Moyer Schantz, Dorothy White, Worth Schantz.
Schantz Russell FamilyHead and shoulders studio portrait of (left to right) siblings Worth and Ruth Schantz with cousin Dorothy White. Ruth is wearing eyeglasses and both she and Dorothy are wearing hair ornaments.
Schantz Russell FamilyOne photograph album. Includes a list describing each photograph created by rych mills. Some of the photographs are hand-tinted. One photograph appears to be missing. Identified photographs include:
Snapshots of scenery taken in Alberta and British Columbia, including mountains, buffalo, Jean Beddome, 1911.
Snapshots taken at Rockwood, 1918, "at Pomeroy's, Bridgeport," Port Dover, visits to the White family, Orrville, Aug. 14-26, 1922 and 1924 (May and Ed , Mr. and Mrs. Lye, Harry and Eddie, Faith, Edna, Ada, sleeping camp, Eddie Malkin)
"Bridgeport car": snapshot of Florence Schantz, Joe Fries, Motorman, and Jean Beddome, 1918 (p. 8).
"Hilborn Family Reunion, 9 brothers", July 1, 1922: Isaac, Amos, Aaron, Emanuel, David, Joseph, Jesse, Jacob, Edwin.
"3 cousins": Priscilla Nash, Mary Nash Moyer Schantz, Rebecca Nash Sweitzer, July 29, 1919.
Family and friends identified include the immediate Schantz family (Franklin Abram Schantz, Florence Annie Catherine Schantz, Sophie Emma Schantz, Mary Schantz, Dorothy Etta Russell, Tobias Schantz, Austin Tobias Schantz, Orpheus Moyer Schantz) J.B. and Mrs. Pomeroy, Eva Pomeroy, Lloyd Pomeroy, Nelda Dreier, Geraldine Murphy, Mrs. E.H. Schiedel, Nellie and Elmer Schiedel, Ruth Schantz Spelman with baby Margery, Bridgeman family members, Inez Martin, Grace Longworth, Verna Fraser, Helen Lockie, Jean Fitzgerald, Clarke Russell, Ward Malott White, Mr. and Mrs Alfred Snyder, Spelman family, Pearl Clemens, Mary Wismer, Grace Kolb, Eva Kolb, Mrs. Oliver Kolb.
Locations and structures include: C.C. Holtzman home, Hagerstown, Maryland; home of Mrs. Faith Gribble McArthur, Victoria B.C., 1922; St. Mary's Hospital (p. 55), Victoria Park, flooding on David St. [?] (p. 70), views of Grand River from Cressman's Woods, farm pictures taken at Evesham, Saskatchewan.
Activities include: snowshoeing in Victoria Park, Jan., 1924, Ice Carnival in Victoria Park, Jan. 1925 (p. 55), Schantz and Euler houses, Conestogo, Oct. 1926 (p. 84).
Schantz Russell FamilyFull length studio portrait of Dorothy Etta Russell (nee White) and Viola Snyder standing with a side table at centre. Both are seen in dresses with large bows in their hair and Viola is holding a folded booklet.
Schantz Russell FamilyFull body studio portrait of Dorothy Etta Russell (nee White) as a teenager seen seated in a chair and looking off camera.
Schantz Russell FamilyOutdoor portrait of Dorothy Etta Russell (nee White) with uncle Franklin Abram Schantz taken when Russell was about ten years of age.
Schantz Russell FamilyInformal outdoor group portrait of Mary Schantz with some of her children and grandchildren. The photograph was mounted and made into a 1915 calendar.
Left to right: Florence Annie Catherine Schantz, Orpheus Moyer Schantz, Mary Schantz (nee Moyer) (seated), Worth Flagler Schantz, Franklin Abram Schantz, Dorothy Etta Russell (nee White), Sophie Emma Schantz.
Schantz Russell FamilyAn article written by Harold Russell titled, “Dorothy Russell: A life in the Twentieth Century: A Return to Teaching.” The article provides biographical information about Dorothy Etta Russell (nee White), specifically describing her career as a teacher and her experiences during the second World War. The article also provides some biographical information about Franklin Abram Schantz, Sophie Emma Schantz, Florence Annie Catherine Schantz, Austin Tobias Schantz, Arthur Benjamin Schantz, Donald Richard Russell and Harold Clarke Franklin Russell.
Schantz Russell FamilyAn article written by Harold Russell titled, “Dorothy Russell: A life in the Twentieth Century: Dorothy Russell, Retired Teacher.” The article provides biographical information about Dorothy Etta Russell (nee White), specifically describing her life after she retired from teaching.
Schantz Russell FamilyAn article written by Harold Russell titled, “Dorothy's 1926 Diary.” The article provides a description of some diary entries made by Dorothy Etta Russell (nee White) in 1926.
Schantz Russell FamilyAn article written by Harold Russell titled, “Dorothy Russell: A life in the Twentieth Century: A Childhood in Berlin.” The article provides biographical information about Dorothy Etta Russell (nee White), specifically describing her childhood.
Schantz Russell FamilyAn article written by Harold Russell titled, “Dorothy Russell: A life in the Twentieth Century: A Teacher in the Roaring Twenties.” The article provides biographical information about Dorothy Etta Russell (nee White), specifically describing her career as a teacher.
Schantz Russell FamilyAn article written by Harold Russell titled, “Dorothy Russell: A life in the Twentieth Century: It Was The Best Of Times, It Was The Worst Of Times, Dorothy and Clarke, 1923-1935.” The article provides biographical information about Dorothy Etta Russell (nee White) and her husband Clarke Russell.
Schantz Russell FamilyA travel log written by Dorothy Russell detailing her and Helena Welch's trip to England, Yugoslavia, Greece, Turkey and Bulgaria in 1972.
Schantz Russell FamilyThree pieces of correspondence to Dorothy Etta White from her cousin Ruth Spelman (nee Schantz), Illinois.
Schantz Russell FamilyOne piece of correspondence (greeting card) to Dorothy Etta Russell from May Bennett, Galt, Ont. Includes stamped envelope.
Schantz Russell FamilyPhotograph of Frank Schantz and Dorothy Russell standing apart on rear concrete bridge in Victoria Park. The pair, dressed for cool weather, is seen at a distance, slightly from above. Bare and evergreen trees and a view of snow covered park are included in shot. The bridge has lights on top of each corner and a bear cage is partially visible in the background at left.
Schantz Russell FamilyPhotograph of Dorothy Russell and Laura Reichold, seen in dresses, standing in front of a large silver birch tree at Highgate.
Schantz Russell FamilyPhotograph of Dorothy and Clarke Russell with Clarke’s half sister in swimsuits and caps at water’s edge.
Schantz Russell FamilyPink tinted photograph of Dorothy Russell looking into camera with head resting on hand.
Schantz Russell FamilyPhotograph of Dorothy Russell seated on grass in Victoria Park framed by bushes and a canopy of trees. Bear cages and a wood bridge are visible in background.
Schantz Russell FamilyThree negatives showing images of the Waterloo Pioneer Memorial Tower. In one image people can be seen reading the tombstones at the base of the tower, and period cars can be seen in the background of each image.
Schantz Russell FamilyTwo negatives showing images of the Victory Bond rally parade in Kitchener. Included are images of local people and army vehicles. Identification from enclosure.
Schantz Russell FamilyTen slides of photographs taken by Dorothy White. Four are of Toronto and show the old and new city halls as well as views from the top of the new building. Six are of the University of Waterloo and show various buildings on campus including the Dana Porter Library. Identifications from container.
Schantz Russell Family237 slides of photographs taken by Dorothy White. Originally organized into subjects, they do not necessarily correspond with what is shown on the images. Subjects include: Downtown Kitchener, Kitchener City Hall (interior and exterior), Oktoberfest parade, construction on King St., Rockway Gardens, images of Waterloo region, 1959 Loblaws fire, Christmas lights downtown Kitchener, Kitchener trollybusses, Conestogo Parkway, Blair's Sheave Tower, Victoria Park, Queen Elizabeth's visit to Kitchener, Bridgeport Mills, Waterloo Pioneers Memorial Tower.
Schantz Russell FamilySix negatives showing the Schantz-Russell family at Port Elgin. They are shown picnicking, with a catch of fish, and posing in the wilderness. Identification from enclosure.
Schantz Russell FamilyOne head and shoulders colour portrait of Dorothy White. Dorothy is wearing a necklace and earrings in the image.
Schantz Russell FamilyFour identical full length studio portraits of Dorothy White, aged one year. Identification from verso.
Schantz Russell FamilyOne full body studio portrait of Dorothy White, approximately five years of age. Identification from verso.
Schantz Russell Family3 letters.
Date and Place from: December 6, 1920 Toronto [Ontario] To [Schantz family] From White, Dorothy Etta, 1900-2005 Attachments: No envelope.
Date and Place from: April 11, 1921 Toronto [Ontario] To [Schantz family] From White, Dorothy Etta, 1900-2005 Attachments: No envelope.
Date and Place from: December [192-] Toronto [Ontario] To [Schantz family] From White, Dorothy Etta, 1900-2005 Attachments: No envelope. Includes an invitation to a Christmas Festival. Notes: There is no salutation in this letter, but the letter is complete.
Schantz Russell Family