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Biographical

Series consists of materials relating to the personal life of Jane Urquhart. Includes correspondence, clippings, calling cards, CVs, a diary, etc.

Urquhart, Jane

Photographs

Series consists of photographs created and accumulated by Jane Urquhart. Includes photographs of Urquhart's hometown of Little Long Lac, Tilman's bridge and of Urquhart.

Urquhart, Jane

Ratz, Clara, estate.

Series contains materials relating to the estate of Clara Ratz. Includes correspondence, tax records, insurance documents, and lists of assets.

Ratz Family

Schneider, Frederick H.

Series consists of biographical information and photographs relating to Ella Daniels Schneider and Frederick H. Schneider.

Schneider family

Schneider, J.M.

Series consists of biographical information and photographs relating to J.M. Schneider.

Schneider family

Financial

Series is comprised of financial materials created by the George Pattinson Woollen Mill and its predecessors. Includes journals, a general ledger, figure slips, a coal account book and a ledger index.

George Pattinson Woollen Mill

Personal Life

Series is comprised of materials created and accumulated by Kay Rex relating to her personal and family life. Includes photographs, clippings, ephemera, etc. Also includes materials on Kay Rex created posthomously.

Rex, Kay

Trips

Series is comprised of materials created and accumulated by Kay Rex relating to trips taken both for pleasure and for business. Includes materials from trips to Mexico, Nigeria and Yugoslavia including photographs, clippings, correspondence, ephemera, etc.

Rex, Kay

Photographs

Series is comprised of photographs acculumated by Kay Rex. Photos include those of Rex, her family and friends as well as of holidays and events.

Rex, Kay

Design Commissions: illustrations.

This series contains correspondence and working materials relating to illustrations commissioned for publication, from cartoons to illustrations accompanying articles and books by others. Discrete printed or published items containing such illustrations are found in Series 9.5 Published illustrations.

Patterson, Nancy-Lou

Published illustrations.

This series contains discrete printed items containing illustrations by Nancy-Lou Patterson, not accompanied by any correspondence or working papers.

Patterson, Nancy-Lou

Weekly Bulletins

Series consists of copies of the weekly bulletin for the Rotary Club of Kitchener. The weekly bulletin provides a summary of the events of the weekly meeting, as well as other member and Rotary news. One copy of the bulletin from the Kitchener-Conestoga club is also present.

Rotary Club of Kitchener

Schneider, Johann Christoph.

Series consists of material relating to the life and family of Johann Christoph Schneider. Includes clippings, ephemera, photographs, biographical information.

Schneider family

Schneider, Frederick P.

Series consists of material relating to the career and family life of Frederick P. Schneider, primarily clippings. Includes biographical information about and photographs of Frederick P. Schneider, as well as biographical information about his and Jane Schneider's children.

Schneider family

Schneider, Howard G.

Series consists of material relating to the career and family life of Howard G. Schneider. Includes clippings, ephemera and photographs.

Schneider family

Siegner, Emma Louise.

Series consists of biographical information and photographs relating to Emma Louise Schneider Siegner.

Schneider family

Speeches.

Contents: series consists of ts. and ms. speeches given by Bill Thomson at a variety of events.

Thomson, William

Audio Visual and Realia

Series consists of audio visual materials including radio and television advertisements, data tapes, and artefacts relating to tires, Dominion Rubber, and Uniroyal.

Dominion Rubber Company

Uniroyal World Junior Curling Championship

Series consists of materials relating to the Uniroyal world junior curling championship. Includes team rosters, statistics, correspondence, etc. The championship was held in: East York, Ontario in 1975; Aviemore, Scotland in 1976; Quebec City, Quebec in 1977; Grindewald, Switzerland in 1978; Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan in 1979; Kitchener-Waterloo, Ontario in 1980; Megeve, France in 1981; Fredericton, New Brunswick in 1982; Medicine Hat, Alberta in 1983; Cornwall, Ontario in 1984.

Dominion Rubber Company

Genealogical records.

Detailed family relationships are outlined in genealogical documents prepared by Gordon Wagner.

Wagner Hailer family

Clement Family

Series consists of materials relating to the history and genealogy of the extended Clement family. Includes information on the Clement, Pope, and Colquhoun families. Includes clippings, genealogical notes on the family, and ephemera.

Clement Bowlby Family

Press Porcepic

Series consists of materials created and accumulated by Press Porcepic. Includes a list of books in print and a clipping.

Activities

Series consists of materials accumulated by Elizabeth Long relating to her interests and activities. Includes material relating to organizations of which Long was a member, materials from events attended by Long and publications.

Long, Elizabeth

Biographies of Women

Series consists of files of clippings, articles, ephemera, etc. relating to women, some internationally and others locally. The files were created and maintained by Long. Some of the files include original photographs of the women. Typed and handwritten notes directed to staff at the University of Waterloo Library also occasionally appear throughout.

Long, Elizabeth

Harvey J. Sims : Chicopee

Records relating to the Harvey J. Sims' development of Chicopee, a 45-acre estate near Kitchener, Ont., where he built a home designed by Forsey Page and Steele, Architects, and designed and landscaped the grounds with the help of Carl Borgstrom of Carl Borgstrom and H.M.S. Carver, Landscape Architects. He was instrumental in the reforestation of the contiguous properties in Chicopee Hills, and in only a few years planted on his property more than 700 varieties of trees and shrubs.
Includes correspondence to and from architects, landscape planners, nurseries, and government agencies concerning the development of Harvey's house and grounds, also the reforestation of the surrounding area, dated 1927 to 1941. The correspondence files described in this series are together as found. Harvey's Personal Business Files in Series 8 contain a great deal of supplementary material in the way of correspondence, invoices, lists, time sheets, etc., with seed houses, nurseries, companies, and individuals supplying material and furnishings for the home and grounds, from water heaters and wiring to billiard table lights.
Harvey was particularly interested in collecting as many native species of trees and shrubs as would grow in this climate and his collecting activities are documented by correspondence with arboreta, university horticulture departments, government nurseries, and government officials and employees who were at that time developing botanical garden plans in Hamilton and Niagara.

Sims family

Harvey J. Sims : Library

Records relating to Harvey J. Sims' development of a library of books at his Chicopee home, in which he was aided by Adam Strohm, Librarian at the Detroit Public Library and Charles R. Sanderson, Chief Librarian of the Toronto Public Library. Harvey turned his planned billiard room into a library instead and set about filling it with books. Although this series contains only two files, it represents a significant activity in Harvey's life.

Sims family

Clippings Files

Series is comprised of clippings accumulated by members of the Smith-Shortt family. Includes primarily clippings on topics of interest such as medicine and women's rights, as well as those relating to members of the family.

Shortt, Elizabeth Smith

Scrapbooks

Series consists of five scrapbooks created by Isabel Mackay. The scrapbooks include clippings of Mackay's works, reviews, obituaries, and photographs of contemporaries.

Mackay, Isabel Ecclestone

Soft Press

Series consists of materials created and accumulated by Soft Press. Includes a clipping, a list of works in print and.

Personal.

Material relating to the activities and interests of Donald Cowan, apart from his career at the University of Waterloo. This includes a paper written on the CANDU Reactor transfer functions, a WATCOM annual report, and the Canada's Technology Triangle presentation cover.

Cowan, Donald D.

Correspondence: Smith, Gertrude

Series is comprised of correspondence between Gertrude Smith (sister of Elizabeth Smith Shortt) and others. Correspondence is organized by surname of correspondent.

Shortt, Elizabeth Smith

Correspondence: Smith, Violet

Series is comprised of correspondence between Violet Smith (sister of Elizabeth Smith Shortt) and others. Correspondence is organized by surname of correspondent.

Shortt, Elizabeth Smith

Shortt Family: Certificates

Series is comprised of certificates accumulated by members of the Shortt family. Includes primarily educational certificates for Lorraine Shortt and Violet Smith.

Shortt, Elizabeth Smith

Sound Recordings

Series consists of sound recordings containing mainly interviews with Electrohome employees. Includes audio cassettes and an audio reel.

Electrohome

Computer Disks

Series consists of computer disks originally found in other files. Includes 5 1/4 " and 3.5" computer disks.

Electrohome

Public Relations Manager's Files

Series consists of records accumulated and used by Robert Lovell in his role as Public Relations Manager (1963-1988). Includes mainly material relating to services provided by Electrohome for NASA at the John F. Kennedy Space Centre for the launch of the space shuttle Columbia on November 12, 1981: correspondence and memoranda, ms. notes, newsletters, advertising and promotional material, newspaper clippings, photographs, and other material.

Series also includes records accumulated by Lovell in his role on the board of directors for Junior Achievement of Kitchener-Waterloo Inc.: agendas and minutes of meetings, correspondence to board members, etc.

Electrohome

Sound Recordings

Series consists of sound recordings. Some recordings relate to management theory, created or acquired for training purposes. Recordings also contain interviews with Electrohome employees, product advertisements, as well as other events including a board meeting and the 75th anniversary concert. Includes audiocassettes and audio reels.

Electrohome

Miscellaneous

Series consists of miscellaneous material relating to a contribution by Electrohome to a charitable cause in the community and to the activities of company president Zoltan D. Simo. Includes a certificate and a thank-you card.

Electrohome

Consulting and Advisory Files

Series consists of files relating to consulting and advisory work by James Downey on behalf of provincial governments. James Downey was special advisor to the premier of New Brunswick from 1990 to 1993 and was co-chair of the Commission on Excellence in Education in New Brunswick. In 2003 he was appointed advisor to the Minister of Education on Ontario's Rural Education Strategy review. Includes correspondence, briefing notes, submissions, reports, clippings, publications and ephemera.

Downey, James

James Downey's Memorabilia.

Series consists of files relating to the activities and interests of James Downey from 1979 to 1996, most relating to New Brunswick. Includes clippings, biographical material about him, reports, and published contributions by him. Includes as well material relating to his teaching and students.

Downey, James

James Downey's Papers and Articles from Carleton University Years

Series consists of files relating to the activities and interests of James Downey during his years at Carleton University. Includes clippings biographical material about him, reports, and published contributions by him. Includes as well material relating to his teaching and students.

Downey, James

Works by James Downey: Manuscripts

Series is comprised of works written by James Downey. Includes offprints of scholarly articles, articles published in university publications and materials related to his works on Sterne.

Downey, James

Speeches and remembrances.

Materials related to speeches and addresses written and given by James Downey. Includes drafts and final versions of speeches, addresses, and toasts for different events, and remembrances for various persons. Also contains contextual information accumulated by Downey during the research and writing process (such as newspaper articles, photocopies of photographs, and ephemera).
Includes a drawing by Gerard Brender à Brandis titled “Winterton, Newfoundland.”

Downey, James

Newsletters

Series consists of the Kitchener and Waterloo Community Foundation's newsletters. The newsletter was published as "Fall Update" between 1985 and 1999. In 2000 the newsletter was renamed "Encounters" and continued to be published annually in the fall.

Kitchener and Waterloo Community Foundation

Ontario Zeta Chapter

Series consists of materials created by the Ontario Zeta Chapter of Alpha Delta Kappa. Includes minutes, financial reports, materials relating to chapter activities and events, scrapbooks, etc.

Alpha Delta Kappa. Province of Ontario Chapter

Biographical

Series consists of biographical information relating to the life of Virgilc Burnett.

Burnett, Virgil

Works by Others

Series consists of works by others, including illustrations, texts, and more.

Burnett, Virgil

Works by Others

Series consists of works written by other authors that were sent to Virgil Burnett. Includes the works themselves as well as correspondence and notes. Includes a copy of the manuscript "Yrs. V" by Athur Morey which is a collection of letters and drawings sent to Morey from Burnett.

Burnett, Virgil

Correspondence : Received

File consists of correspondence received by Virgil Burnett from friends and family. Includes ephemeral items found in the correspondence such as clippings, articles, poems, etc. Note that correspondence has been left in original order. Correspondents include:

  • [?], Al;
  • [?], Bill;
  • [?], Chad;
  • [?], Chris;
  • [?], Ford;
  • [?], Josephine;
  • [?], Kim;
  • [?], Marcella;
  • [?], Martin;
  • [?], Melina;
  • [?], Peggy;
  • [d’Almeida?], George;
  • [Lindsay], Marion;
  • [Switzer], Dave;
  • AIDS Committee of London;
  • Boegehold, Alan;
  • Cruz, Rienzi;
  • Culhane, John and Hind;
  • Devrient, Michel;
  • Ducornet, Guy;
  • Ducornet, Rikki;
  • Edmunds, Helen;
  • Erb, Deb;
  • Erenberg, Ellen;
  • Gallery Stratford;
  • Gentilli, Jeremy;
  • Goldman, Barbara;
  • Hanewich, K.Y.;
  • Harbringer Gallery;
  • Haverford College;
  • Heller, Grace;
  • Hine, Daryl;
  • Horner, Judith and Hammond;
  • Liidemann, Ryan;
  • Littlewood, Jill;
  • Magowan, Robin;
  • Manchester, Barbara;
  • Mavor, Susan;
  • McGann, Jerome;
  • McInnery Burnett, Maud;
  • Morey, Arthur;
  • Morgan, Robert;
  • Morgan, Thomas;
  • Mulhallen, Karen;
  • National Gallery of Canada Foundation;
  • Nordley Beglo, Jo;
  • Otter, Sandra;
  • Pippin Burnett, Anne;
  • Plaskett, Joseph;
  • Rago, Juliet;
  • Roth, Martha;
  • Salvation Army;
  • Shute, Laurence;
  • Stefanescu, Isabella;
  • Tahon, Jean-Luc;
  • United Way;
  • Urquhart, Jane;
  • Wilbur, Richard;
  • Yamashige, Lloyd.

Burnett, Virgil

Sound Recordings

Series consists of audio cassettes for the Kitchener and Waterloo Community Foundation. Includes professional growth cassettes produced by California : Audio Archives International Inc., interviews with Kitchener and Waterloo Community Foundation staff, an excerpt from Jerr Boschee's presentation at the National Leadership Forum, and a radio spot from CKWR FM. The majority of cassettes consist of interviews with past presidents of the Kitchener and Waterloo Community Foundation.

Kitchener and Waterloo Community Foundation

Video Recordings

Series consists of videocassettes relating to the Kitchener and Waterloo Community Foundation. Includes interviews, commercials, dinners, meetings, instructional videos, presentations, a tribute, and a documentary. Several of the videos were produced by Kitchener : Rogers Community 20 and Kitchener : CKCO-TV.

Kitchener and Waterloo Community Foundation

Artifacts

Series consists of a guest book for the Kitchener and Waterloo Community Foundation. The guest book was used to record guests at town meetings and Our Millennium project between 1991 and 1999.

Kitchener and Waterloo Community Foundation

Historical and Topical

Series consists of historical and topical materials relating to Kitchener and Waterloo Community Foundation. Includes an information package created by Walter Bean, and biographies and interviews with past-presidents of KWCF.

Kitchener and Waterloo Community Foundation

Correspondence.

Series consists of correspondence from William Lyon Mackenzie King to his nephew Arthur King, also to Arthur's wife Kathleen Marion King, written between January 8, 1923 and July 5, 1950. Although Mackenzie King's first letters are directed towards the interests of a growing boy, over the years he stays involved in Arthur's progress through school, university and ultimately in the workplace. He mentions his own activities although often not in detail, sends thank you letters and holiday greetings. He gives Arthur advice on his career, mentions books of interest, and talks about politics, friends, family and visitors to Kingsmere.
Arranged chronologically.

King, William Lyon Mackenzie

W.L. Mackenzie King : death, funeral and estate

Series consists of documents received by Arthur King after the death of Mackenzie King on July 22, 1950: ephemera issued to participants in the memorial and funeral services, press releases, legal documents relating to the estate of Mackenzie King including his will and estate accounts, and commentary on his bequests.

W.L. Mackenzie King : newspapers and clippings

Series consists of newspaper coverage of Mackenzie King's life, death and funeral. Significant issues of newspapers with major war-related headlines contain stories about Mackenzie King's prime-ministerial activities in relation to events of the day. However, the focus of this series is primarily coverage of Mackenzie King's death, memorial and funeral services published by major Ontario newspapers, often in more than one edition in a day.

Founder and Executive Director, Youth in Conflict with the Law.

This series includes material created or accumulated by Andrew Telegdi while he worked with Youth in Conflict with the Law. Telegdi was a founding member of the organization and served as Executive Director from 1976-1993 and 2013-2017. Records include Telegdi’s name badge, correspondence, reports, a scrapbook, bulletins and newsletters, an invitation, material related to the planning of Crime and Justice in the Community Week and Law Day, and other textual items.

Telegdi, Andrew Peter

Political associations.

This series includes material created or accumulated by Andrew Telegdi as a member of several political associations and parties including the Waterloo Federal Liberal Association, the Kitchener Federal Liberal Association, the Kitchener-Waterloo Federal Liberal Association, the Liberal Party of Canada (Ontario), and the Liberal Party of Canada. Records include a membership card, correspondence, invitations, news releases, speech transcripts, and material related to several conventions.

Telegdi, Andrew Peter

Member of Provincial Parliament candidate.

This series includes material created or accumulated by Andrew Telegdi during his campaign to be nominated and elected as the Member of Provincial Parliament representing the Liberal Party in the riding of Waterloo North in the 1990 Ontario general election. Records include news releases, speech transcripts, a resume, correspondence, photographs, and election campaign material such as a candidate survey, press clippings, newspaper advertisement mock-ups, pamphlets, and invitations.

Telegdi, Andrew Peter

Dana Porter and Dorothy Parker Family

Series consists of materials relating to the family of Dana Porter, including his wife Dorothy Porter (nee Parker), and his sons Dana Jr. and Julian. Also includes materials created about Dana Porter posthumously and collected by his family.

Porter, Dana Harris

Diaries

Series consists of pocket diaries and one daily diary kept by Dana Porter. The pocket dairies cover the period 1953-1966, excepting the years 1955 and 1964. The daily diary covers the years 1955-1959.

Porter, Dana Harris

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