Accrual consists of materials created and accumulated by members of the Rieder and Anthes families. Includes correspondence, bonds, one photograph, ribbons, lace, a handkerchief and a war work guide.

Accrual consists of material documenting the lives, interests, and activities of members of the Rieder and Anthes families of Berlin (later Kitchener), Ontario, with a focus on Martha (Anthes) Rieder and her family. Includes correspondence, diaries, ephemera, photographs, land transactions and mortgages, agreements, clippings, ms. notes, genealogy materials, financial statements, company newsletters, membership certificates, and other personal documents.

Fonds consists of material collected by members of the Rieder and Anthes families. Material is mainly related to Ella Anthes' travels in Europe, the Rieder family tree, and Talmon Henry Rieder's career and plans for the Westmount area in Berlin/Waterloo. Includes souvenir guide books, postcards, and other ephemera; family trees; a letter and a plan regarding the Westmount suburb; and other material.

File consists of material relating to a case brought by J.J. Westgate against Talmon Henry Rieder in 1911 regarding the consolidation of rubber companies, and material relating to the formation of a felt syndicate by Rieder, D. Lorne McGibbon of Montreal, A.J. Kimmel of Elmira, Ontario, and others. J.J. Westgate was connected in some way to the formation of the felt syndicate, possibly as a competitor.

Includes:

• agreements regarding the felt syndicate;
• correspondence;
• manuscript notes;
• a writ of summons and plaintiff's declaration (carbon copy);
• the typescript statement of Talmon Henry Rieder;
• a reprinted series of correspondence between McGibbon and Rieder (Sept. 1906 to May 1907);
• financial statements of the Berlin Rubber Manufacturing Company Limited and of the Merchants Rubber Company Limited for 1907, 1908, and 1909; and
• a machine print-out of several linear feet containing data about the production of footwear from several companies.

File also includes a letter regarding water rights at the rubber company in Granby, Quebec [probably unrelated].

File consists of material accumulated by Martha Rieder during the process of settling the estate of Talmon Henry Rieder. Documents pertain to Rieder's investments, his life insurance policies, succession duties on the estate, Martha's financial affairs, etc. Includes correspondence, notices, invoices, manuscript and typescript notes, a bank book, a newspaper clipping, a German bond (Hamburg state bond, 1902 issue, 1000 mark), etc. Correspondence is from executors H. Milton Cook and Hugo Wellein, and others; outgoing correspondence from Martha is in draft form.

File of material relating to the life insurance policy of Talmon Henry Rieder with the New York Life Insurance Company. Includes a letter regarding the paperwork to be submitted for making a claim, and the required forms are attached. Letter is from P.V. Raven, cashier, to A.H. Vipond, office; of New York Life Insurance Company, Montral Branch Office.

File consists of material accumulated by Martha Rieder during the process of settling the estate of Talmon Henry Rieder. Includes mainly correspondence among the executors of the estate, Hugo Wellein, H. Milton Cook, and Martha, as well as correspondence with other parties including law firm Foster & Mann (Montreal) and individuals at Ames Holden McCready. Outgoing letters from Martha are in draft form.

Also present are two tax assessments on property owned by Peter Rieder (part of lot 168 Grange-Maynard Avenue, and lots 97-8 Glasgow, in Kitchener) and a receipt to Peter Rieder.

File consists of correspondence received by Martha Rieder in the process of settling the estate of Talmon Henry Rieder. Much of the correspondence relates to the selling of the house at 610 Belmont Avenue in Montreal, as well as shares in Ames Holden McCready and Dominion Rubber, and insurance policies. Correspondence is among executor Hugo Wellein, executor H. Milton Cook, real estate agent John Findlay, individuals at Ames Holden McCready, and others.

Also present are drafts of some outgoing letters by Martha, a financial statement of the estate, an agreement regarding mortgage bonds of Ames Holden McCready, and a certified copy of a resolution passed at the April 26, 1922, annual meeting of Ames Holden McCready regarding the death of Rieder.

File consists of material relating to money owed to Talmon Henry Rieder by his brother Elmer Rieder and a case between Elmer Rieder and Samuel Hessenauer heard in the Supreme Court of Alberta. Includes manuscript notes by Talmon Henry Rieder keeping accounts of money owed, a promissory note, correspondence, an assignment and a judgement roll. Also present is a snapshot of a river and adjacent land, relation to documents unknown.

File consists of a portion of the diary of Talmon Henry Rieder for the year 1922 (pages from January 1 to March 25). Diary was kept in ink in a printed pocket diary. Entries mostly consists of Talmon Henry Rieder's location for the day.

File consists of the diary of Talmon Henry Rieder for the year 1921. Diary was kept in ink in a printed pocket diary. Entries mostly consists of Talmon Henry Rieder's location for the day. Includes section for addresses.

File consists of the diary of Talmon Henry Rieder for the year 1906. Diary was kept in ink and pencil in a printed pocket diary. Some pages contain no entries. Includes sections for cash accounts, addresses, and memoranda, all of which were used by Rieder.

File consists of the diary of Talmon Henry Rieder for the year 1903. Diary kept in ink in printed diary. Includes cash account at the end of the diary on pages marked "Memoranda."

Studio portrait of Charles Campbell McDonald.

Upper body studio portrait of Martha Reider seen wearing glasses and looking at camera.

Series consists of materials created and accumulated by J.I. Frank Anthes. Includes ribbons collected by J.I. Frank.

Series consists of material accumulated by J.I. Frank Anthes relating to securities investing. Includes correspondence, flyers, and brochures.

Photograph of John S. Anthes seated on a bench under a tree with a dog. Both are seen looking toward the camera.

Studio portrait of Aida [Yentles?] seen looking at the camera, wearing a straw hat.

Upper body portrait of John Edward Breithaupt as a child seen looking at camera.

Head and body studio portrait of Christian Rieder seen looking off camera with right hand on back of arm chair.

Three-quarter length studio portrait of two unidentified adults. One adult is standing with a rolled document in right hand, which is resting on a side table. The second, seated at the first's side, is seen looking at camera with left arm resting on the back of an armchair.

File consists of 32 letters received by Martha Rieder from family members, friends, and others. Includes several letters from Frederick H. Schneider regarding Martha's rental of his cottage in Southampton. Some letters include envelopes; stamps have been torn or removed from all but four.

File consists of material relating to the wedding of Lydia Louise Anthes and Albert B. Breithaupt held in Berlin (now Kitchener) in 1901. Includes a photocopy of an undated newspaper clipping about the wedding and a reproduction of a photograph of the wedding party and guests. William Lyon Mackenzie King was best man in the wedding and appears in the photograph.

File consists of the diary of Talmon Henry Rieder for the year 1902. Diary kept in ink and pencil in printed pocket diary. Includes cash account at the end of the diary pages. On some pages, Rieder has pasted in a loose sheet of paper containing the entry.

File consists of the diary of Talmon Henry Rieder for the year 1901. Diary kept in ink in printed pocket diary. Includes cash account at the end of the diary pages (blank).

File consists of incoming and outgoing correspondence relating to the sale of Talmon Henry Rieder's property in Calgary (Lots 19 and 20, Block 96, Plan A.1) to Mrs. Rose Weiss. Correspondents include Talmon Henry Rieder, real estate agent John Nelson, H.W. McLean of McLean, Patterson & Broad, Barristers & Solicitors (Calgary, AB), solicitor Richard Bate, and others. File also includes a signed agreement between Talmon Henry Rieder and Rose Weiss, as well as an invoice, a receipt, and manuscript notes by Rieder.

File consists of carbon copies of six letters sent by Talmon Henry Rieder. Three letters are addressed to J.H. Pearce of New Haven, Connecticut; two letters are to Reiner Bros. & Co. in Wellesly, Ontario; and one letter is to the management committee of the Berlin Rubber Manufacturing Co.

File consists of a draft letter addressed to "Gentlemen" pertaining to organizational changes in Ames Holden McCready Limited. Letter is unsigned but from the president, probably Talmon Henry Rieder. Contains manuscript revisions.

File consists of material relating to Talmon Henry Rieder's contract with the United States Rubber Company (Canadian Consolidated Rubber Company was a subsidiary). Includes records relating to five year contracts for his position with the Canadian Consolidated Rubber Co. signed in 1910 and 1915 and the attempted negotiation of a contract in 1919 (and Rieder's subsequent resignation as president), as well as records relating to Rieder's salary recommendations for the company for 1918 and the value sharing plan of the United States Rubber Co.

Includes incoming and outgoing correspondence, signed agreements, and brochures. Correspondence is among Talmon Henry Rieder, Samuel P. Colt (president of United States Rubber Co. to 1919), Charles B. Seger (president from 1919), Homer E. Sawyer (general manager), and others at the United States Rubber Co. and the Canadian Consolidated Rubber Co.

File consists of the following issues of The Dominion, the company newsletter of the Canadian Consolidated Rubber Company Limited for the Dominion Rubber System and association companies:

• vol. 5, no. 4 (November1, 1915);
• vol. 6, no. 5, 8, 11, 12 (May 15, July 1, August 15, September 1, 1916);
• vol. 8, no. 1, 3 (March 15, April 15, 1917);
• vol 10, no. 7 (June 15, 1918);
• vol. 11, no. 9, 10 (January 15, February 1, 1919).

Several issues contain references to and photographs of Talmon Henry Rieder, and two issues contain photographs of J.I. Frank Anthes. File also contains a loose page from each of these issues: vol. 5, no. 1 (Septeber 15, 1915) and vol. 5, no. 11 (February 15, 1916).

File consists of the following issues of From the Ground Up, the company newsletter of the Ames Holden McCready System: vol. 1, no. 2 (Februrary 1), 3 (March 1, with supplement), 4 (April 1, with supplement; 2 copies), 5 (May 1, with supplement), 6 (June 1), and 7 (July-August), for the year 1921. Several issues contain reference to Talmon Henry Rieder.

File consists of vol. 3, no. 2 (Spring, 1915) of Foot-prints, a company newsletter for the Canadian Consolidated Rubber Company Limited. Includes reference to and a photograph of Talmon Henry Rieder. Also includes several pages of product advertisements (Fleet Foot shoes, and Dominion raincoats).

File consists of material relating to a clambake hosted by Col. Samuel P. Colt at his farm in Rhode Island to meet the president and directors of the Industrial Trust Company. Colt was the chairman of the board of directors, as well as the president of the United States Rubber Company. File includes a personalized menu and guest list for Talmon Henry Rieder and newspaper clippings, as well as an invitation for a clambake held another year.

Series consists of material created and accumulated by Ella Anthes Cook. Includes autograph albums, a scrapbook, ephemera, and correspondence.

Studio portrait of Zella Dexter McDonald, seen wearing a hat with a large bow on top.

Three copies of a photograph of Ella Anthes seated in a wicker chair, looking at the camera, and Martha Anthes looking down at her from behind the chair. The pair is seen posed in a tree-filled yard with a display of flowers to their left.

Studio portrait of Zella Dexter McDonald. Seen standing, she is wearing a hat, gloves and has a fur scarf around her shoulders.

Head and shoulders studio portrait of Sam Reider seen looking off camera.

Upper body portrait of an unidentified seated adult looking toward camera while holding an infant, dressed in an white gown, upright on lap. The child's face is blurry from moving when the photo was taken.

File consists of nine letters received by Martha Rieder from family members and friends. Most letters are from her daughter Margaret Paisley, and one includes two photographs of Margaret and Martha with Margaret's daughter Mary Helen. Letters include envelopes; three envelopes contain stamps.

File consists of one photograph showing a Kiwanis picnic group at Puslinch Lake August 19, 1929. The photograph features families, as well as clowns.

File consists of a ts. family tree (blueline print) showing five generations of the decendents of brothers Abraham Rieder (1822-1867), Daniel Rieder (1827-1868), Peter Rieder ([18--]-1858) and David Rieder ([18--]-[18--]). Includes family crest.

Upper body studio portrait of Maude V. Henry seen looking off camera and wearing a hat

Upper body studio portrait of Martha Reider seen wearing glasses and looking at camera.

File consists of ca. 80 letters and telegrams received by Martha Rieder upon the death of her husband Talmon Henry Rieder. Letters are from family members, friends, neighbours, and colleagues of Talmon Henry Rieder. Most letters include envelopes; stamps have been removed.

File consists of ca. 80 letters and telegrams received by Martha Rieder upon the death of her husband Talmon Henry Rieder. Letters are from family members, friends, neighbours, and colleagues of Talmon Henry Rieder. Most letters include envelopes; stamps have been removed.

File consists of ca. 80 letters and telegrams received by Martha Rieder upon the death of her husband Talmon Henry Rieder. Letters are from family members, friends, neighbours, and colleagues of Talmon Henry Rieder. Most letters include envelopes; stamps have been removed.

File consists of material relating to the work of Talmon Henry Rieder in the Dominion Rubber System and his resignation as president, his resignation as president of the Canadian Consolidated Felt Company and the Canadian Consolidated Rubber Company, and his retirement as a director of the Columbus Rubber Company (Montreal). Includes correspondence, extracts of minutes from shareholders' meetings expressing appreciation for Rieder's service, and a pin for 20 years of service with the Dominion Rubber System.

File also includes vol. 2, no. 9 of "Factory Facts" (employee newsletter of the Dominion Rubber System Eastern Factories), containing an article about Rieder's resignation as president; and ephemera relating to a reception for Charles B. Seger, president of the US Rubber Co. (manuscript notes on verso).

File consists of Talmon Henry Rieder's copy of the employee's stock subscription and bonus plan for Ames Holden McCready Limited, with the agreement to purchase shares signed by Rieder and containing the company seal. Contains a letter to the shareholders from Rieder as President and photographs of the company's factories and distributing houses.

File consists of a notebook kept by Martha Rieder pertaining to her volunteer work with the Y.W.C.A.

File consists of material created and accumulated by Martha Rieder in her volunteer work with the Y.W.C.A., including the Finance Committee. Includes financial reports (April, May, August, September 1934; May 1935; February 1936), agendas for Finance Committee meetings, notices and agendas for some annual meetings (including one for a Y.M.C.A. meeting), programs and invitations for events, fundraising campaign information, Y.W.C.A. policies (1945), manuscript and typescript notes, etc.

File consists of the last will and testament of Martha Rieder (1934), and two copies each of the last will and testament of Talmon Henry Rieder, one dated 1917 and one dated 1921.

File consists of the wedding album of Talmon Henry Rieder and Martha Anthes. Includes signatures of guests, loose newspaper clippings, photographs, a fabric sample from Martha's dress, and two congratulatory telegrams.

File consists of material received by Martha Rieder relating to the Consumer Branch of the Wartime Prices and Trade Board. Includes two letters to Kitchener representatives of the Branch regarding the price of potatoes and corn syrup, and issues 19, 21, and 23-25 of the Branch's newsletter, "Consumers' News" (May 25, July 25, Oct. 1, Nov., 1, and Dec.). File also includes a leaflet regarding ration books and a notice from the Department of Munitions and Supply Office of Oil Controller regarding the conservation of fuel oil.

File consists of personalized gift tags sent with flowers and a telegram received by Martha Rieder during Talmon Henry Rieder's illness. File also includes an manuscript list of flowers and telephone calls received, and an manuscript draft of a telegram sent by Martha to H.Milton Cook regarding Talmon.

File consists of personalized gift tags sent with flowers received by Martha Rieder upon the death of Talmon Henry Rieder.

File consists of a keepsake box and sewing kit received by Martha Rieder for Christmas, 1892, from John and Carrie Breithaupt. Box is red velvet with a painting of two birds on the top (painting cracked and flaking off in some places). Contents of the box include:

• sewing kit items (needle case, needle, hook, thimble, etc.),
• pin cushion for displaying trinkets,
• 2 trinkets (birch bark canoe, souvenir of [?] tower),
• small paper fan with painting of matador and bull,
• mother of pearl bottle with decorative metal trim and cork stopper (scent flask?),
• clam shells attached with metal hinges and painted with flowers (souveinr of Niagara Falls [?]; paint flaking off; containing some type of fragrant material?),
• red velvet coin purse with leather interior containing a miniature pocket knife and coins (5 cents Canadian 1902, 5 cents US 1895, 25 cents US 1895).

Box also contains ms. note: "Martha M. Anthes, Christmas 1892, from Carrie and John."

Photograph of (left to right) Ella and Louisa Anthes seated in a tree filled yard. Ella is seated in a wicker chair with Louisa Anthes perched on the side of the chair. Both are seen looking at camera.

Full length studio portrait of Martha Rieder seated in an arm chair holding a flower in lap, seen wearing a long white dress and looking at camera.

Full body studio portrait of John S. Anthes standing with arms folded at front.

Studio portrait of Ella Anthes (standing) with unidentified person. Both are seen wearing large fancy hats.

Full length studio portrait of Willie and Arthur, last name unknown, seated side by side. One child, dressed in a plaid dress with a lace collar, is seated in a chair, with left arm on the side of an armchair where a second child, an infant, is seated upright dressed in a white grown.

File consists of a ts. family tree showing two generations of the decendents of Emeline Merner (1857-1940) and Peter Rieder (1850-1936). Annotated E.W.M. Paisley.

Studio portrait of (left to right) Dexter, Charles and Zella McDonald.

Series consists of material created and accumulated by John S. Anthes and material accumulated by Talmon Henry Rieder and Martha Rieder during the process of settling his estate. Some of the latter material relates to the administration and eventual sale of the Anthes Furniture Company. Series includes correspondence, agreements, wills, estate statements, financial statements of the Anthes Furniture Company, share certificates, an accounting journal, a cemetary map and grant of burial lots, a marriage certificate, and other material.

File consists of four ribbons collected by the Rieder Anthes family. Two are campaign ribbons showing support for Sir Oliver Mowat, premier of Ontario. One is a mourning ribbon for Queen Victoria and one is a ribbon of support for Canadian troops in the Second Boer War. The Boer War ribbon has been stamped "J.I. Frank Anthes Nov. 5 1900."

Upper body studio portrait of Ella [?] seen looking off camera.

Head and torso studio portrait of unidentified adult seated with right hand on thigh and left arm propped on table at side.

File consists of a cardboard disk with a hole in the centre and divided into segments, each of which contains a prediction or saying relating to one's love life. Item probably used in a party game.

File consists of a notebook containing notes by Martha Rieder at conventions of the Canada Conference Evangelical Association's Young People's Alliance, including meetings in Berlin, Tavistock, Listowel, and Hespeler.

File consists of manuscript notes by Martha Rieder, mostly containing names and contact information. Some of the notes are possibly related to Martha's volunteer work with the Y.W.C.A.

File consists of sundry documents relating to Martha Rieder's legal and financial affairs. Includes agreements (one signed, one blank), promissory notes signed by Talmon Henry Rieder, miscellaneous receipts and invoices, manuscript notes, a driver's licence and car ownership certificate, a statement of her account with Laura Weber, and a sketch of Plan 248 (highlighting lots 106, 108, 76) in the Westmount neighbourhood of Kitchener-Waterloo.

File consists of four invitations received by Martha Rieder and her promenade card from a conversazione held by the Ontario Agricultural College.

File consists of material relating to insurance policies held by Martha Rieder or transferred to her after the death of Talmon Henry Rieder. Documents from several different companies relate to life, automobile, fire, and burglary insurance. Includes correspondence, a certificate, a declaration, a policy, an application form, a receipt, ms. notes, and a flyer. File also includes a letter regarding the life insurance policy of Talmon Henry Rieder.

File consists of genealogical information relating to the Rieder family. Includes two family trees (blueline print), both showing several generations of the descendents of brothers Abraham Rieder (1822-1867), Daniel Rieder (1827-1868), Peter Rieder ([18--]-1858) and David Rieder ([18--]-[18--]). Includes family crest.

File consists of genealogical information relating to thirteen generations of the Rieder family, beginning with Hans Rieder and his wife Barbara Schwartz of Switzerland.

File consists of manuscript notes relating to the Herlan family.

File consists of genealogical information relating to the Anthes family. Includes a chronological chart of Anthes in Germany and a genealogical table of the Anthes family beginning with Martin Anthes. Material probably created by John Isaac Franklin Anthes.

File consists of 20 letters (one consists of last page only) received by Martha Rieder from Talmon Henry Rieder mostly during the year 1921. Some letters include envelopes; 12 envelopes contain stamps. Also present are: one empty envelope, manuscript notes by Talmon, a newspaper clipping, a promissory note and receipt between Martha and Talmon, and funeral notice cards for Talmon.

Wedding invitation to the January 10, 1906 marriage of Martha Anthes to Talmon Rieder at the Anthes' family home at 34 Weber Street issued by John and Lydia Anthes.

Studio portrait of Dexter McDonald dressed in a school uniform with a workbook on his lap. He is seen seated in a chair, with ankles crossed, looking at the camera.

File consists of one guide published by St John Ambulance during the first world war. The guide gives instructions on how to make various garments and supplies to send overseas to troops. A knitting pattern has been hand written on the back of the guide.

Upper body studio portrait of Laureen [?] seen looking off camera.

Studio portrait of Martha Anthes with unidentified woman and two children, likely immediate or extended family.

Head and shoulders studio portrait of Martha Rieder seen in profile and wearing a lace collared top.

Photograph of (left to right) John S., Ella, Lydia and Martha Anthes together in a yard. Lydia is seated, surrounded by the others who are seen standing.

Full length studio portrait of Hugh and Evelyn Clarke, the children of May Wing, seen looking at camera. Hugh is seen seated on a side table, holding hands with Evelyn who is standing at right.

File consists of a guidebook for passengers of the Canadian Pacific steamship Duchess of Bedford, travelling from Liverpool, Belfast, and Greenock to Saint John, New Brunswick. Contains a fold-out map.

Series consists of material created and accumulated by Talmon Henry Rieder relating to his personal life and his career, as well as material accumulated by Martha Rieder during the process of settling Talmon's estate. Material relating to Talmon's career pertains to his involvement in the Canadian Consolidated Rubber Company, Canadian Consolidated Felt Company, and Ames Holden McCready, as well as with the Westmount Improvement Company.

Series contains material relating to the construction of the Rieder house at 610 Belmont Avenue, Montreal; the vulcanization of rubber; the formation of the felt syndicate; and Talmon's property in Calgary. Includes:

• incoming and outgoing correspondence;
• agreements and other legal documents;
• diaries;
• ephemera;
• life insurace applications and policies;
• company newsletters (Foot-prints and The Dominion from the Canadian Consolidated Rubber Company, and From the Ground Up from Ames Holden McCready);
• membership cards, certificates, and other personal documents;
• clippings;
• ms. notes;
• estate statements;
• a prospectus (Westmount); and
• other material.

Full body studio portrait of John S. Anthes standing next to a side table with a hat on top. Anthes is seen looking at the camera, arms at sides.

Head and shoulders studio portrait of unidentified adult seen looking off camera.

File consists of two copies of a wedding poem for Geschwister C. Merner.

File consists of cards accumulated by Martha Rieder announcing the deaths and funerals of family members and friends. Several empty envelopes are also present.

• Anthes, Catharina (d. November 24, 1894)
• Anthes, John S. (d. April 13, 1915)
• Anthes, Franklin, Norman (d. October 16, 1915)
• Anthes, Magdalena (d. May 20, 1914)
• Anthes, Martin (d. April 10, 1891)
• Breithaupt, Catharine (d. July 5, 1910)
• Baumann (d. November 25, 1918)
• Herlan, Caroline (d. March 12, 1889)
• Herlan, F., Rev. (d. January 4, 1889)
• Kaufman, Jacob (d. April 20, 1920)
• Kimmins, Eva Wilhelmina (d. July 8, 1919)
• Knechtel, Daniel L. (d. July 10, 1913)
• Merner, Charles Frederick (d. December 25, 1913)
• Merner, Christian (d. February 17, 1912)
• Rieder, Lauretta Elizabeth (d. April 2, 1908)
• Rieder, Samuel (d. November 27, 1912)
• Rieder, Talmon Henry (d. April 15, 1922)
• Strasser, Seloma Anthes (d. March 7, 1921)
• Weber, Aaron D. (d. May 7, 1916)
• Zeller, Noah (d. February 8, 1914)
• Zurbrigg, Clinton Berge (d. February 1, 1921)

File consists of Paul Rieder's baptism certificate, a letter from Martha Rieder, and a letter from Talmon Henry Rieder.