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Series is comprised of materials created by members of the Kaufman family relating to their personal interests. Includes genealogy, clippings, ephemera, blueprints and three scrapbooks relating to birth control in Canada.

Image of (left to right) Emma Ratz Kaufman, Mary Eidt Kaufman, Edna Louise Augustine and Jean Kaufman standing together outdoors, possibly on the grounds of a church.

Consists of fonds related to the personal and professional lives of A.R. Kaufman and W.H. Kaufman, and the family-run business Kaufman Footwear.

One letter dated May 19, 1982 from Reuben Baetz, Minister of Tourism and Recreation, to W.H. Kaufman in his position as Honorary President of the Kitchener-Waterloo YMCA, congratulating him on the offical opening of the A.R. Kaufman family. Includes portfolio and news story relating to the opening.

Full page clipping from The Waterloo Chronicle 80th Anniversary and Historical Edition, Dec. 1936, containing three biographical pieces: "History of Mr. Jacob Kaufman," "History of Mrs. Mary Kaufman," and Report on birth control activities and procedure," by A.R. Kaufman.

Accrual consists of materials created and accumulated by the Kaufman family, including materials created during their personal and professional lives and by Kaufman Rubber and Footwear. Includes photographs, materials relating to the William H. Kaufman Charitable Foundation, personal records, Kaufman Rubber and Kaufman Footwear records and ephemera, and three scrapbooks relating to birth control in Canada.

File consists of three studio portraits and a snapshot of Emma Kaufman, and one studio portrait of Emma and Alvin R. and with three unidentified people. Some portraits are mounted.

Photographs recording a trip to Japan taken by Jacob and Mary Kaufman and their daughter Edna Louise Augustine, accompanying their other daughter Emma Ratz Kaufman who was returning to Japan to work with the Young Women

Photograph taken during a Kaufman family trip to Egypt in 1929 showing (left to right) Emma Kaufman, Louisa Breithaupt, Mary Kaufman, Edna Augustine on camels with a pyramid and the Great Sphinx of Giza in the background, and local adult and child tour guides at front.

An assortment of family histories and biographies, family trees, obituaries, correspondence, and articles as well as copies of photographs and press clippings that were likely compiled by Mary Ham to document the Kaufman family history and the relationships between people in several generations of the Kaufman family. The file also includes one portrait of Emma Ratz Kaufman likely taken in the late 1960s.

Materials related to A. R. Kaufman's family. Includes family photographs with Jacob and Mary Eidt Kaufman's family, A. R. and Jean Kaufman and their children, and other members of the extended family and friends; correspondence received by A. R. and Jean Kaufman; materials related to A. R. and Jean Kaufman's wedding and anniversary celebrations and birthdays; A. R. Kaufman legal documents; and materials related to A. R. Kaufman retirement and passing.
Also contains materials related to A. R. Kaufman's personal affiliations in the Grand River Lodge of Ancient, Free and Accepted Masons, the Royal City Lodge of Perfection, Springfield College, and a Silver Jubilee medal awarded to Kaufman.

Material related to the lives and activities of members of the Augustine and Kaufman families of Kitchener, Ontario and of the Ham family of Toronto, Ontario, in particular of the parents, aunt and grandparents of Mary Ham. Includes biographical information, clippings, correspondence, diaries, ephemera and photographs.

File consists of ten architectural drawings (bound together) showing proposed additions to the A.R. Kaufman Family YMCA. Plans are marked set no. 10.

Contains one informal portrait of a fishing trip group. Includes identification on the back of the photograph of Buller Pequenat, I.K. Weber and A.R. Kaufman.

Contains one informal group snapshot of three unidentified men in the garden at the Lexington cottage.

Material related to the life of Emma Kaufman, including her work with the YWCA in Japan. Includes correspondence, clippings, biographical items, and photographs.

Records related to the Augustine, Ham, and Kaufman families as well as the Ratz and Breithaupt families, principally created or accumulated by Mary Ham, documenting the personal and professional lives of various family members. Records include correspondence, press clippings, genealogical research, family histories and articles, and photographs.

Records related to the Augustine, Ham, and Kaufman family, primarily photographs. Photographs feature family members, predominantly at 22 Margaret Avenue, Kitchener.

Spiral-bound document containing Tender and Contract documents. By Horton & Ball, Walter, Fedy, McCargar, Hachborn, Architects andEngineers.

Group portraits which include members of the Kaufman, Augustine, Breithaupt, and Greb families. Also contains a diary by Mary Caroline Augustine Ham.

Spiral-bound document containing Tender and Contract documents. By Horton & Ball, Walter, Fedy, McCargar, Hachborn, Architects and Engineers.

Spiral-bound document containing Tender and Contract documents. By Horton & Ball, Walter, Fedy, McCargar, Hachborn, Architects and Engineers.

Artwork created by Mary Ham (nee Augustine).

A portrait of the Kaufman family during Mary Eidt Kaufman

Programming brochure and supplement for the A.R. Kaufman Family Y.

A portrait of the Kaufman family during Mary Eidt Kaufman

Fall programming brochure for the A.R. Kaufman Family Y.M.C.A.

Material relating to the Henry Ratz family. Consists of photocopies of genealogical information, photocopies of photographs and photocopies of clippings. Contains one snapshot of the "Ratz homestead, Elmira?" and a letter from Herb Ratz to Mary Ham, Jan. 11, 1992.

Contains correspondence and quotations regarding office renovations at A.R. Kaufman Family Y.M.C.A.

One page typescript carbon, Emma Kaufman's copy, titled "A brief history of the Ratz family."

Programming brochure and supplement for the A.R. Kaufman Family Y.M.C.A., Y.M.C.A. International documents, a Resource Centre Toy Lending Library brochure, a Y thank you card, an A.R. Kaufman Family guest pass, a Youth Women tag, a volunteer recognition pamphlet, and a camp brochure.

Programming brochures for children, youth and adults, and construction paper letters and a button from the 10th anniversary of the A.R. Kaufman Family Y.

Program listings, brochures and pamphlets for Thunderbird Day Camp, a Y International pamphlets related to international development, and a program for the A.R. Kaufman Family Y's 5th anniversary with a button attached.

President's Report, Report of the Chief Executive Officer, International Development, A.R. Kaufman Family YMCA, Waterloo Family YMCA, Camping Branch, Financial Report, Major Volunteer Awards, Board of Directors and Board of Governors.

Winter/fall program listing for A.R. Kaufman Family Y.M.C.A., a summer camp brochure, a general course listing, Y International documents promoting Ten Days for World Development, and a Y.M.C.A. World Peace week poster.

Pamphlet entitled "William H. Kaufman Inc." about the history of the company dating back to the founding of Kaufman Rubber Company by Jacob Kaufman in 1907. Includes portraits of Kaufman family members and historical photos from the factory.

Series consists of administrative records tied to buildings and properties including legal documents, building fund campaigns, buildings and facilities records for the Kitchener Y.M.C.A. on Queen Street in Kitchener, A.R. Kaufman Family Y.M.C.A. and the Waterloo Family Y.M.C.A.

Photographs of the Kaufman family life. Includes four photographs of children (one of the children is identified as "Audens"), three photographs of A. R. and Jean Kaufman with a third person at the Castle Harbour Hotel (Bermuda), and one photograph of the Gran River flood of 1954.

Large and unorganized, subdivided file with notes, drafts etc. of Pre- School Handbook for Parents for the A.R. Kaufman Family Y.M.C.A., also staff and volunteer training information, Instructor and Volunteer Manual drafts, and Background Information on Marketing. File originally belonged to Jonquil Brunker?.

• 1. 94th Annual Meeting Agenda 26 April 1990;
• 2. Minutes;
• 3. 1989 Annual Report [newspaper format]: President's Report, CEO's Report, A.R. Kaufman Family Branch, Financial Report, Board of Directors and Board of Governors [photos], Waterloo Family Branch, Camping Committee, Award Recipients.

Accrual consists of records retained by members of the Kaufman Family relating to Kaufman Footwear. Most files originated with A.R. Kaufman and include factory orders and memoranda, catalogues, material relating to shoe testing, material relating to the history of the company and photographs. Fonds contains clippings, correspondence, ephemera, publications, mss., newsletters, photographs, and videocassettes,.

File consists of one binder created by the Kaufman family after a workshop which outlines the family history and history of the Kaufman Rubber company. Sections include: Family Business Info; History; Corporate; Promo. Included inset into the binder were two clippings, a transcript of an interview with Irvin Weber, copies of the Footprint newsletter, and copies of the 70th anniversary programme.

Family photographs of the Kaufman family with envelope and notes. Includes photographs of A. R. and Jean Kaufman and their children in different attitudes (with animals, cars, and posing in front of different buildings) and locations (including Port Elgin, Algonquin Park, Highland Inn - Moonlights, Rochester House and gardens, Grand River, and Cressman Woods). Also contains a poem written by Sally Jean Kaufman at the age of 9 (1926).

Series consists of one [16 mm] film (Buildings for Brotherhood, YMCA World Service Fundraising 1950s), 1 sound recording (reel to reel, unidentified), 4 sound cassettes (Salute to Joseph YMCA general secretary and Marg Connell, 1976; A.R. Kaufman Family 'Y' 1st anniversary slides plus tape recording [2 cassettes], and 1 audio cassette labelled "Y slide show".

88th Annual Meeting Agenda, May 1982, President's Report, Report of the Nominating Committee, Volunteer Awards, 88th Annual Meeting, May 18th, 1982 [Opening Ceremonies Schedule], Press and Media Information: Opening of the New A.R. Kaufman Family Y, Notes for Remarks by the Honourable Reuben C. Baetz, Minister of Culture and Recreation, at the Kick- Off Night for the Kitchener-Waterloo YMCA Building Fund, April 30, 1981.

• 1. 95th Annual Meeting 25 April 1991, Minutes;
• 2. Transcription of unattributed speech re Charles Greb, Carl Dare and John Martin;
• 3. 1989 Annual Report [printed pamphlet]: President's Report for 1990, Chief Executive Officer's Report, At the A.R. Kaufman Family Y, At the Waterloo Family Y, At the Camping Branch, International Development, ISAP/Host, Financial Report, Nominating Committee Report, Board of Directors and Governors.

• 1. 96th Annual Meeting 30 April;
• 2. Annual Report 1991 [printed pamphlet]: President's Report for 1991, Chief Executive Officer's Report, A.R. Kaufman Family Branch, Waterloo Family 1992, Minutes. Branch, Child Care Services Branch, International Development Branch, Newcomer Services Branch, Camping Branch, Financial Report, Nominating Committee Report, Board of Directors and Governors, In Memoriam Emerson E. Hallman.

Photographs and photograph albums containing pictures of Forbes, Buck, Land, Wilson, and Kaufman family members as well as their friends. Many of the photographs capture family events, holiday celebrations, family trips, camping, cottages, family homes in Kitchener and Hespeler, Ontario, Betty and Peg Forbes's school experience and nursing career, individuals and battalions connected to the First World War and Second World War, and more. The photograph albums were primarily created by Betty Forbes.

• 1. Annual Meeting Agenda, May 5, 1989, In Memoriam Cam Hill, Ray Gibney, Insurance Cost Comparisons, Volunteer Awards;
• 2. Minutes;
• 3. Annual Report 1988 [printed pamphlet]: President's Report, Chief Executive officer Review of 1988, Camp Committee, A.R. Kaufman Family Branch, Waterloo Family Branch, Financial Report, Nominating Committee Report, Major Volunteer Award Recipients, Board of Directors and Board of Governors.

An album containing photographs of the Forbes family and their friends including Betty Forbes, Millicent Lyall Forbes, Peg Forbes, George Alexander Forbes, Bill Land, Janet Land, Jennifer Land, Thomas Land, Pamela Wilson, Ross Wilson, members of the Kaufman family, and many others. Several photographs feature camping activities, Christmas celebrations, family pets, a trip to British Columbia, and images of the Land family home located at 187 Claremont Avenue in Kitchener, Ontario.

Leather-bound scrapbook with mementos of the Kaufman family history. Scrapbook is organized into two sections. First section is titled “Grandmother Kaufman’s favourite poems from Helen, Bill, and Jean Xmas 1935” and includes poems either received by Mary Eidt Kaufman or copied by her grandchildren Helen Mary, William Hutton, and Sally Jean in her honour (some poems are written in German). Second section is titled “Clippings & poems Jean and Alvin” and includes correspondence, ephemera, postcards, poems, newspaper clippings, and an invitation to A. R. and Jean Kaufman wedding.

An album containing photographs of Forbes, Land, Wilson, and Kaufman family members including Millicent Lyall Forbes, George Alexander Forbes, Peg Forbes, Betty Forbes, Bill Land, Thomas Land, Jennifer Land, Janet Land, Pamela Wilson, Ross Wilson, Elizabeth Kaufman, Alvin ("A.R.") Kaufman, Jane Helen "Jean" Kaufman (nee Hutton), Bill Kaufman, and others. Several photographs feature Christmas celebrations, family pets, Bill Kaufman’s cottage in Pointe au Baril, Ontario, the home of Betty Forbes and Bill Land located at 187 Claremont Ave in Kitchener, Ontario, and Glen Bernard Camp. This album was likely created by Betty Forbes.

Photographs of the Kaufman family with the preeminence of A. R. Kaufman, his childhood, youth, and early marriage years. Includes photographs of A. R. Kaufman and members of his family in different attitudes and locations, including studio portraits, family photographs, and A. R.'s participation in different clubs and societies.
Photographs are identified or identifiable as:

• Image of children visiting the police department (ca. late 1800s),
• Two studio photographs of A. R. Kaufman in his youth (ca. early 1900s),
• Studio photograph of an unidentified bride (possibly Jean Kaufman) (ca. 1910s),
• Studio photograph of Jacob's and Mary Eidt Ratz Kaufman's family, including their four children (September 1912),
• Photograph of possibly Mary Eidt Ratz Kaufman, taken by Panabaker Home Portraits (early 1900s),
• Photograph of A. R. and Jean Kaufman with two of their children and one of the grandmothers (early 1900s),
• Reproduction of the wedding picture from Edna Louise Kaufman and Albert William Augustine (1918),
• Reproduction of photograph of the King Edward School class of 1933, taken by Denton Studio (1933),
• Two photographs of young women identified as Geneva and Mary Hayward, but who are possibly Helen Mary and Sally Jean Kaufman (early 1900s),
• Photograph of Jean Kaufman with Mrs. Taye Shidachi Kiachi, Mrs. Jsuji (?), Miss Cruikshank, and Mac Livett (?) (May 1930),
• Studio photograph of the Kaufman family showing Mary Eidt Ratz Kaufman, Emma Kaufman, A. R. Kaufman and his family, and Milton Kaufman and his family (first half of 20th Century),
• Studio photograph of an unidentified woman (possibly Jean Kaufman) (first half of 20th Century),
• Studio photograph of an unidentified woman (possibly Edna Louise Augustine) (first half of 20th Century),
• Studio photograph of A. R. Kaufman, taken by Ashley & Crippen Photographs (first half of 20th Century),
• Coloured drawing of "Beechome," A. R. Kaufman's summer cottage built on the banks of the Grand River (ca. 1916),
• Photograph of Beechome (Christmas 1950).

Accrual consists of material belonging to A.R. Kaufman relating to the incorporation and operation of the Parents' Information Bureau in Kitchener, 1935 to 1976. Includes letters patent, financial and accounting records, publications issued by the Bureau, photographs and clippings.

Fonds consists of records relating to the career and activities of William H. Kaufman, primarily his volunteer and charitable activities in Kitchener, Ontario. Includes correspondence, ephemera, financial records, minutes, handwritten notes, reports, etc.

Materials related to the personal and professional life of A. R. Kaufman and his family. Includes family photographs, correspondence, newspaper clippings, physical objects, and ephemera created or accumulated by the family throughout the years. Contains family records and photographs accumulated during A. R. and Jean Kaufman's lives, materials related to A. R. Kaufman's personal affiliations (such as masonic orders), materials accumulated from trips and travels across the world, materials related to A. R. and Jean Kaufman's professional life and affiliations, and awards and recognitions received by A. R. Kaufman.

Fonds consists of material relating to the personal life and interests of A.R. Kaufman, as well as information about his parents and family, preserved by him. The fonds contains biographical information such as clippings, interviews and awards, scrapbooks maintained by A.R. Kaufman relating to birth control, photographs, and autobiographical accounts by A.R. Kaufman of trips taken to England and France in 1929, around the world in 1958, and to Russia in 1963. It also includes material about Jacob and Mary Kaufman in the form of clippings, biographical accounts written by A.R. Kaufman, correspondence and other material relating to their estates and photographs.

File consists of three clippings relating to the life and philanthropic work of William H. Kaufman. Also includes a typed transcript of one of the articles on A.R. Kaufman letterhead.

File consists of one record of highlights of service to Kitchener Waterloo Hospital. Also includes a copy of Kaufman's CV.

File consists of one speech given by Kaufman at the K-W Hospital long service awards dinner. Also includes one item of correspondence from Carl Hennigan regarding the award.

File consists of rejected and accepted proposals submitted to the William H. Kaufman Charitable Foundation.

File consists of rejected and accepted proposals submitted to the William H. Kaufman Charitable Foundation.

File consists of one in stock catalogue for Kaufman Footwear.

File consists of one in stock catalogue for Kaufman Footwear.

File consists of one in stock price list for Kaufman footwear.

File consists of one catalogue for Kaufman Footwear.

File consists of one price list for Kaufman Footwear.

File consists of one poster advertising the Kaufman Lofts. The poster is double sided with two different advertisements.

File consists of one guide from the Kitchener Industrial Artifcats Project about the Kaufman Rubbery Company. Includes a history of the company, photographs, and a bibliography.

File consists of one catalogue for Sorel Footwear.

File consists of one photograph showing the interior of the Kaufman Rubber factory.

File consists of one accounts book for sundry accounts and for accounts of the Kaufman children. Also includes cheques and financial statements pinned into the volume.

File consists of one scrapbook, possibly kept by Helen Mary Kaufman. The scrapbook includes images with handwritten captions relating to birth control in Canada and the Dorothea Palmer birth control trial. Also includes topical pages on the abdication of Edward VIII and political notes on Mackenzie King and Mitchell Hepburn.

File consists of one small booklet titled "The Taxes You Pay". The booklet outlines taxation in Canada.

Series consists of materials created by the William H. Kaufman Charitable Foundation. Includes project files, proposals and materials relating to organizations that the foundation is involved with.

File consists of rejected and accepted proposals submitted to the William H. Kaufman Charitable Foundation.

File consists of materials relating to the William H. Kaufman Charitable Foundation. Includes management reports, requests for funds, correspondence, etc.

File consists of project files for the William H. Kaufman Charitable Foundation.

File consists of one price list for Kaufman Footwear.

File consists of one price list for Kaufman Footwear.

File consists of one price list for Kaufman Footwear.

File consists of one price list for Kaufman Footwear.

File consists of one catalogue for Kaufman Life-Buoy footwear.

File consists of one net price list for Kaufman Life-Buoy footwear.

File consists of one price list for Kaufman Life-Buoy outing shoes.

File consists of one price list for Kaufman Life-Buoy outing shoes.

File consists of one price list for Kaufman Life-Buoy outing shoes.