File 59-13590 - Waterloo University, Visiting Engineering Dept.

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Waterloo University, Visiting Engineering Dept.

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SCA98-GA68-1959-59-13590

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1 photograph : b&w negative ; 8 x 10 cm

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The Kitchener-Waterloo Record began with the publication of the Daily News of Berlin on February 9, 1878 and was the first daily paper in the area. It was published by Peter Moyer. Over the years it had several names and publishers: in January of 1897 it was purchased by the German Printing and Publishing Company and was amalgamated with that company's Berlin Daily Record to become the Berlin News Record, and later still the News Record, all published by William (Ben) V. Uttley. In 1918 the publishers of the German-language paper the Berliner Journal, William D. Euler (later Senator for North Waterloo) and William J. Motz, purchased the News Record and changed the name to the Kitchener Daily Record. On July 17, 1922 the Record absorbed the other daily, the Daily Telegraph. With that event, the original three daily papers (the News Record, the Berlin Daily Record, and the Daily Telegraph) became one.

The Berliner Journal began in December 29, 1859 by Frederick Rittinger and John Motz, and was located on Queen Street south, Kitchener. Motz remained editor until his death in 1899, at which time his son William acquired his father's interest. When Rittinger died in 1915 his share was acquired by William D. Euler. The weekly Journal ended on May 10, 1924. The Record’s first staff photographer was Harry Huehnergard, who worked for the paper for 49 years before retiring in 1986 as Manager of the Photographic Department.

In 1948 the Kitchener Daily Record was re-named the Kitchener-Waterloo Record, which name it retained until 1994, when it became simply The Record. In 1928 the paper moved from its home at 49 King Street west to a new building at 30 Queen Street north where it was to stay for 44 years until moving in May 1973 to 225 Fairway Road. When William J. Motz died in 1946 his son John E. Motz took over as publisher. The by-then Senator Euler sold his interest to Southam Press in 1953. John E. Motz died in 1975 and the Motz Family continued to own a controlling interest in the paper until 1990, when it was sold to Southam. In 1998, The Record was sold to Sun Media Corporation, and then in March 1999, to Torstar Corporation. In January 2005, the paper moved its offices to Market Square on King Street east in Kitchener's downtown core, and on March 11, 2008, the name was changed to the Waterloo Region Record.

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Envelope scanned as TIF file July 2022.

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Photo missing from envelope appeared in the October 28, 1959 edition of the newspaper.

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Caption from published photo: "VISITING DIGNITARY - J.J. Hanna (right), president of the Engineering Institute of Canada, yesterday visited the new engineering building at the University of Waterloo. He is shown with student Kurt Szameitait (left) of Toronto and D.T. Wright (centre), dean of the university."

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Photo missing from envelope appeared on Page 4 of the December 1959 edition of the University of Waterloo Quarterly Report (v.1, n.1).

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Photo caption from version published in University of Waterloo Quarterly Report: "VISITING DIGNITARY - Interest in the new university has attracted many prominent visitors to Waterloo. Seen above is J.J. Hanna, right, President of the Engineering Institute of Canada, during a tour of the new Physics and Mathematics Building. With him are student Kurt Szameitait, left, of Toronto, and D.T. Wright, Dean of Engineering."

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Occasion was the opening of the Physics and Mathematics building.

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