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File consists of material documenting the career, community involvement, and achievements of Charles E. Greb. Includes press clippings, certificates and awards, ephemera, correspondence, personal profiles and biographies, a news release, etc. Includes a letter from Ontario Premier William G. Davis and Secretary of State Walter McLean.

File consists of three photographs of Charles E. Greb: one with the Hush Puppies basset hound mascot Velvet, one with two unidentified men at radio station CJBC, and a snapshot of Greb with three unidentified men on a backyard deck.

File consists of material relating to Musitron-Danning, a communications company in Kitchener. Charles E. Greb was the president of the company. Includes press clippings, a press release, and issues of newsletters for Musitron-Danning employees and customers, both called Newsitron. Includes Newsitron (for customers) vol. 1, no. 1-3, vol. 2, no. 1, 3, and 4; and Newsitron (employee newsletter) issues 1, 3, 4, and 6-19.

File consists of documents relating to the life and death of Charles E. Greb Sr., including his term as mayor of Kitchener (1921-1922). Includes press clippings, correspondence to Greb, handwritten notes, ephemera, and personal documents including hunting and driving licences, a bank book, medallions, pins, etc.

File also includes Greb's will and probate, estate inventory, and correspondence to Erwin C. Greb relating to his father's death. Among the correspondence to Charles E. Greb are letters sent on behalf of British Prime Minister Lloyd George, US President Warren Harding, and a letter from Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King.

File consists of a ledger kept by Charles Greb from 1884 to 1933, and material relating to Greb's hardware and hotel businesses in Zurich, Ontario where he lived before moving to Berlin (now Kitchener) in 1909. Includes a receipt to Greb from Charles Hartleib for the stock of the hardware store in Zurich, a press clipping about the history of the store, handwritten notes, statements from the Waterloo Bond Corporation, and typed notes by Charles E. Greb about the ledger.

These notes indicate that the ledger records transactions relating to the hardware store or the Huron Hotel (1884-1904); judgements made by Greb as a Justice of the Peace for Huron County (1906-1908); and transactions from building renovations, investments, loans, etc. (1909-1933).

Fonds consists of records documenting aspects of the lives, careers, and interests of Charles E. Greb, his father Erwin C. Greb, and his grandfather Charles E. Greb Sr., as well as his siblings, Harry Greb, Clara May Greb, and Arthur Greb. Includes press clippings; correspondence; birth, marriage, and death certificates; wills; photographs; certificates and awards; ephemera; scrapbooks, and other material.

Side 1; a recording of a speech given by Charles E. Greb on the opening of a new Waterloo YMCA on June 10, 1971. His speech discussed the history and background of the YMCA in the Kitchener-Waterloo region and its transition to being a family-orientated organization.

Side 2; a recording of closing remarks presented by Charles Greb at the annual meeting of the YMCA’s of Canada held in Halifax, Nova Scotia, on June 16, 1984. At the time, Charles Greb was at the end of his two-year terms as Chairman of the National Council of YMCA’s of Canada. His speech focused on the YMCA’s global endeavours. There is a clearer duplicate of the recording in File 2: YMCA 27.

File consists of material relating to the organization and publicity of the Kitchener portion of the Hush Puppies World Conference held in 1974. Includes news releases, press clippings, incoming and outgoing correspondence of Charles E. Greb (including thank-you letters from conference delegates), agendas, Wolverine advertising material, and other documents.

File also includes photographs of Charles E. Greb [at the Calgary portion of the conference?], the delegates outside the Greb offices on Ardelt Avenue (Kitchener), and others.

A group portrait of approximately 36 students and their teachers in grades 7 and 8c from Suddaby School in Kitchener, Ontario. The students and teachers are posed on the front steps of the school.

Some of the students in the photograph have been identified including:

• Charles Greb (third row, first from the left)
• Mary Ham (second row, sixth from the left)
• Miss Knechtel (second row, eleventh from the left)
• Marion Eckel Gellatlyl (third row, fifth from the left)
• Ruth Mary Hatton (third row, sixth from the left)
• Ruth Bean (third row, ninth from the left)
• John Whalley (fourth row, fourth from the left)

File consists of photographs taken at various conferences and events. Includes photographs of men (including Charles E. Greb and Jack Campbell) standing and sitting around a table, photographs of unidentified men seated at a table at a dinner event, and photographs taken during the 1974 Hush Puppies World Conference.

File consists of material relating to the retirement dinner on February 7, 1975, given in honour of Harry D. Greb, Arthur C. Greb, Ross E. Hahn, and John D. Campbell. Includes correspondence and memoranda about the event, a guest list, the evening's agenda, a press release, press clippings, ephemera, ms. notes, and a photograph of Charles E. Greb seated at a table with John A. Pollock and others. Includes personal correspondence to Charles expressing best wishes to the retiring executives.

File consists of press clippings and other material relating to Greb Industries and Greb Shoes during the 1960s, and Charles E. Greb's tenure as manager of the Winnipeg plant. Includes news releases, correspondence, footwear price lists, product tags, a memorandum to retail customers, ts. speeches by Charles E. Greb and J.D. Campbell (vice-president, marketing), and other documents.

Press clippings also relate to local history and news in Kitchener-Waterloo, the death of politician Maitland Steinkopf (also founder of Canada West Shoe Manufacturing Company), and GGD advertising agency (used by Greb). Photographs are of men and women wearing Greb footwear, Hush Puppies displays, an unidentified event attended by Harry and Arthur Greb, and Charles E. Greb awarding Best in Show at the K-W Kennel Club.

File consists of six photographs and a snapshot taken at the dedication of the first building (consolidated warehouse) on the Ardelt Avenue site of Greb Industries Limited. Includes photographs of Harry Greb and Charles E. Greb giving speeches, Clara Greb (widow of Erwin C. Greb) unveiling a plaque, and Charles E. Greb socializing during refreshments.

Left to right, John McLennan (President/C.E.O. Bell Canada), Bill Stewart (Past President Oktoberfest), Charles Greb (Past President Oktoberfest), Don Nurse (President Oktoberfest).

Head table, left to right, Carol Sherban (1st Vice President), Bill Stewart (Oktoberfest General Manager), Glen Walker (President), Don Nurse (2nd Vice President), Charles Greb (introduce speaker, Director).

Left to right, Bill Stewart, Don Nurse, Carol Sherban, Glen Walker, Joe Clark, Charles Greb.

File consists of press clippings and other material relating to Greb Industries and Greb Shoes during the 1960s, and Charles E. Greb's tenure as manager of the Winnipeg plant. Includes news releases, correspondence, footwear price lists, product tags, a memorandum to retail customers, ts. speeches by Charles E. Greb and J.D. Campbell (vice-president, marketing), and other documents.

Press clippings also relate to local history and news in Kitchener-Waterloo, the death of politician Maitland Steinkopf (also founder of Canada West Shoe Manufacturing Company), and GGD advertising agency (used by Greb). Photographs are of men and women wearing Greb footwear, Hush Puppies displays, an unidentified event attended by Harry and Arthur Greb, and Charles E. Greb awarding Best in Show at the K-W Kennel Club.

File consists of four scrapbooks containing press clippings relating to the 1977 Ontario Summer Games, held in Kitchener-Waterloo from August 26-29. Press clippings are from the Canadian Press Clipping Service.

File consists of material relating to the official application by the City of Waterloo to host the 1981 Canada Summer Games. Includes the bid submission, copies of letters of support from MPPs, mayors, and other organizations and institutions, and the Ontario Summer Games 1977 program.

File consists of material documenting the life and death of Clara May Greb (1921-2006), as well as her bequests to the Junior Achievement of Waterloo Region Foundation and the KW YMCA's Endowment Foundation. Includes press clippings and newsletters relating to her death and gifts (some print-outs from the World Wide Web); birth and death certificates; correspondence; a speech given at the funeral; etc.

File also includes travel itineraries for trips May Greb took in 1951 and 1956, and letters she wrote home to family members while on the 1956 around-the-world trip.

File consists of material relating to the 1977 Ontario Summer Games, and some material relating to the City of Waterloo's bid to host the 1981 Canada Games. Includes the official program for the Ontario Summer Games and other advertising material, press clippings, correspondence addressed to Charles E. Greb (including a letter from Premier William G. Davis), and ephemera. File also includes a booklet about the Shoe Manufacturers' Association of Canada.

File consists of the front pages from the Kitchener Daily Record, the Kitchener-Waterloo Record, the Toronto Daily Star, and the Globe and Mail containing headlines relating to World War II and the assassination of John F. Kennedy.

File consists of two photographs of Harry Greb shaking hands, in one with his brother Arthur Greb and in the other with an unidentified man.

Series consists of records documenting aspects of the lives, careers, and interests of Charles E. Greb, Harry Greb, Clara May Greb, Erwin C. Greb, and Charles E. Greb Sr.; and the lives and disappearance of basset hounds Velvet and Jasmine. Includes press clippings; correspondence; birth, marriage, and death certificates; wills; photographs; certificates and awards; ephemera; and other material. Material probably collected and compiled by Charles E. Greb.

File consists of material removed from file 39a relating to the death and estate of Clara May Greb. Includes and estate summary, her will, affidavits, and related correspondence.

Series consists of material relating to the Ontario Summer Games, held in Waterloo on August 26-29, 1977, and also includes some material relating to the City of Waterloo's bid to host the 1981 Canada Summer Games. Includes press clippings, scrapbooks, ephemera, promotional material, correspondence, and other material. Charles E. Greb was Chairman of the Ontario Summer Games committee from 1975-1977, and in this role also sat on the Canada Summer Games bid submission committee.

File consists of newspaper clippings relating to local history. Includes the Daily Record from 1921 containing the headline: "Kitchener picks Greb for mayor; members of 1920 council head poll". Includes two special issues of the Kitchener-Waterloo Record, one celebrating Kitchener's centennial (1954) and one celebrating Kitchener's 125th anniversary (1979).

File consists of two photographs of Harry Greb's schooner "Heron".

File consists of personal documents relating to Erwin C. Greb (1894-1954) and his wife Clara (1894-19--). Includes personal correspondence to Erwin, birth and marriage certificates, the wills of Clara and of Erwin's maternal grandfather John Baptist Mayer, a deed of land for a property on Mansion Street (Kitchener), certificates for Erwin's memberships in the Royal Hamilton Yacht Club and the Grand River Masonic Lodge, and other documents.

File also includes several photographs, as well as funeral notices for Erwin's father Charles Greb (1934), mother Caroline Greb (1931), sister Eleanora Dumart (1929), and nephew William Dumart (1925).

File consists of material relating to Harry D. Greb (1916-1998) and his wife Dorothy Greb (1918-2008). Includes press clippings relating to their deaths and the induction of Harry into the Waterloo County Hall of Fame (2001), ephemera, and the October 1967 issue of The Canada Lutheran containing an article by Harry. Some press clippings are photocopies and print-outs from the World Wide Web.

File consists of material relating to the Hush Puppies brand mascots, basset hounds Velvet and Jasmine, and in particular their disappearance in 1973. Includes press clippings (some photocopies), photographs of Velvet and other basset hounds, and the incoming and outgoing correspondence of Charles E. Greb with citizens concerned about the dogs. File also includes veterinary records and registration and transfer certificates for Jasmine from the Jamaica Kennel Club, and pedigree certificates for both dogs.

File consists of a scrapbook containing press clippings and ephemera relating to the Ontario Summer Games. Includes the remarks given by Charles E. Greb at the opening ceremonies, invitations, and pamphlets and other publicity material for the games and related events.

Series consists of newspaper clippings and other material relating to significant events in Kitchener as well as internationally. Includes clippings relating to the election of Charles Greb Sr. for mayor of Kitchener, World War II, and other subjects.

File consists of a publication from the Cleveland News containing images of the front page of the newspaper between December 1941 and August 1945.

File consists of the December 1979 issue of Life magazine, a special issue looking back at the 1970s.

Series consists of photographs and portraits relating to the Greb family. Includes photographs of Greb family members and of Harry Greb's yacht.

File consists of a portrait of Erwin and Clara Greb and a portrait of the whole family (Erwin and Clara and their children Harry, Arthur, Charles, and Clara May).

File consists of a postcard containing a photograph of two men, a woman, and a baby seated on steps leading to a front porch. One of the men in the photograph could be Charles Greb Sr. [?].

Back row, left to right: Ernie Brettschneider, Mayor Dominic Cardillo, Anne Kroisenbrunner, Stefan Jauch, [blank], [blank], John Penteker, August Popp, Werner Schlueter, [blank], [blank], Gunther Jessat, Paul Haggerty, Carol Sherban, Francis Russell, Karen Dissler, Bernadette Herold, Chuck Greb, Rita
Front row: Hans Kroisenbrunner, Jonas Bingeman, Walter McLean, Bill Henderson, Tony Dissler, [blank].

File consists of portraits of senior managers and directors: Charles E. Greb, Harry Greb, Ross Hahn, Erwin C. Greb, Jack Campbell, Bill Moorby, Arnold C. Austen, and one unidentifed man. Some of the photographs were used in The Greb Story. File also includes a press clipping about the appointment of Peter B. Mason as a director of Greb Industries Limited.