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File consists of correspondence to and from Ilmar Kao relating to a lease of GRCC property for a Kiwanis Club camp at Lake Belwood. Includes drawings.

File consists of a certificate and medal presented to Ross Dixon for his election as a Mel Osborne Fellow of the Kiwanis Foundation of Canada.

Correspondence and clippings relating to an honourary membership in the Twin Cities Kiwanis Club awarded to A.R. Kaufman in July 15, 1969. Includes information about his efforts to secure land eventually used for "Kiwanis Park".

Series consists of photographs created and accumulated by the Rieder and Anthes families. Includes ones photograph of a Kiwanis club picnic at Puslinch Lake.

File consists of "K" correspondence to and from E.F. Roberts, routine correspondence with the City of Kitchener. other correspondents include Kiwanis Club of Guelph, and W.H. Keith, Wellington County engineer, re bridge damage and the future Conestogo Dam.

Clippings from the Kitchener Record and two unidentified newspapers from October 1933 regarding an address given by William Daum Euler to the Kiwanis Club in London, Ontario. During the address Euler spoke about the economy, private profit, and made reference to socialism. Included is a published letter to the editor written by John Walter.

File consists of personal material accumulated by Talmon Henry Rieder. Includes ephemera, newspaper clippings, membership cards (e.g. Kiwanis Club, Y.M.C.A., Old Colony Club, Automobile Club of Canada, Canadian Manufacturers' Association, and others), business cards, certificates, advertisements, a motor vehicle license, a typescript diet list from his doctor, ms. notes, a permit to leave Canada (including photograph), etc.

File consists of E.F. Roberts correspondence relating to his own routine Commission business. Includes expenses summary, invitation to the opening of the Kiwanis Club Camp on Lake Belwood, sketch, news clipping re hunting at James Bay, pamphlet from the Izaak Walton League of America dated July 1945, "A National Water Policy: Water the Orphan: a Discussion of the basic factors involved in All River Developments," and an ms. fisherman's grace, "offered at this season by W. P." [William Philip].

Two clippings which include references to the K-W Collegiate Institute where Dr. S.F. Leavine's eldest daughter, Desta Leavine, was a student. The first, undated, describes how Desta was one of three public speaking contest winners to address the K-W Kiwanis Club at one of their weekly luncheon meetings. Desta's speech focused on the Mary Celeste, a mystery ship of the last century found adrift and crewless in mid-Atlantic. The second clipping, from the July 7, 1945 edition of the Kitchener Record, includes promotion results for the K-W Collegiate .

File consists of architectural drawings of the proposed municipal building for the city of Kitchener. Plans were drawn by Hall & Duerr, architects and industrial engineers. Sheet one shows a presentation drawing, section thru council chambers, section thru assembly room, ground floor plan, first floor plan, second floor plan. Sheet two shows a first floor plan (in situ) a second floor plan and a third floor plan. Sheet three shows King st elevation, rear elevation, longitudinal section, basement floor plan and perspective view.

Collection comprises two separate series of items. The first are the architectural drawings that were created for the contests for both the city of Kitchener city hall and municipal buildings. These plans were created by W.H.E. Schmalz and others. The rest of the collection comprises materials created by W.H.E. Schmalz both when he was a student and a professional architect. Includes primarily maps, architectural drawings and art work.

Materials related to special and guest lectures given by James Walker in different events and settings. Lectures are titled as follows:

• History 191: Abolition lecture,
• Blacks in Canada. Special lecture to Conrad Grebel College (February 25, 1975),
• Canadian studies,
• Centre of Canadian studies (February 7, 1980),
• Towards a definition of the colour line in Canada,
• American Revolution Institute, University of Ohio (July 23, 1975),
• Kitchener Public Library (December 5, 1977),
• Kitchener Public Library (January 29, 1979),
• Halifax remarks “Following are some suggestions for teachers interested in including Black material in their Canadian History Courses” (1976),
• History Society (December 2, 1976),
• Artczar Gallery (February 28, 1993),
• Christ Baptist Church (February 22, 1992),
• Teaching Third World history (February 6, 1976),
• St. Paul’s Community dinner (January 18, 1979),
• African Nationalism, part of the talks “Africa: decolonization and development. Organized by Comparative development studies” Trent University (November 14-15),
• Paramble II (October 23, 1976),
• ISA penal (November 19, 1976),
• Student-faculty relations (1978),
• Commonwealth History Seminar (October 29, 1979),
• KPL “The evangelical reformers” (September 21, 1981),
• Youth conference, Halifax (March 25-27, 1983),
• Some lessons from the history of race relations and black history in Canada,
• Decolonization. History 200 (March 15, 1983),
• The end of empires. History 130 (February 27, 1984),
• The modern world in historical perspective. History 130 (Winter term 1984),
• History 300 (November 23, 1984),
• Black studies in Canada: an underdeveloped area. St Mary’s University (September 20, 1985),
• Special lectures for history 266,
• Special lecture on Blacks in Canada. Conrad Grebel,
• Kitchener Kiwanis Club (July 23, 1974),
• Talk on Blacks in Canada (May 9, 1979),
• High school talk (February 1988),
• NDY Race relations conference (March 10, 1990),
• Hugh Burnett,
• The challenge of public policy,
• Deep River,
• St Andrews Church (May 7, 1991),
• A Canadian approach to Canadian racism,
• High school talk (April 8, 1992),
• Harbour Front Global TV (February 24, 1993),
• First Baptist Church, Chatham (February 11, 1996),
• Blacks in the American revolution,
• History society (December 2, 1976),
• Glendon College (January 24, 1997),
• Dalhousie Law School (November 5, 1997),
• Empire school (November 12, 1997),
• Chapters (November 21, 1998),
• History 374 (March 31, 1999),
• Mel Watkins (October 28, 1999),
• Dr. Karen Mock,
• Jim Diamond Intro (March 18),
• Jessica (September 20, 2003),
• HUGS (March 29, 2005),
• Rocky talk (November 20, 2004),
• Wedding talk, KPL (September 15, 2009),
• The Black Loyalists and their flight to freedom, US National Archives (January 22, 2009),
• Ron Eydt retirement (June 8, 1996).

Also contains some unidentified scripts, tables of contents, a photocopy of a newspaper clipping of UW Gazette (April 8, 1998), business cards, and pamphlets for some events.

Scrapbook compiled by the Vancouver Island Branch of the C.W.P.C relating to the life and achievements of Dorothy Taylor, women journalist, Past President of the Canadian Women's Press Club, prizewinning breeder of livestock and other animals, and world traveler. This scrapbook contains predominantly newsclippings reporting on Miss Taylor's lifetime achievements.

Many of these articles report on Miss Taylor's achievements as editor and publisher of the British Columbian newspaper. Some of the articles in this scrapbook relate to Miss Taylor's appointment as President of the C.W.P.C in 1954 and on her work and activities as president of the club. Other articles report on her being awarded the Kappa Kappa Gamma Alumnae Achievement Award in 1954.

A large number of the articles combine reports on Miss Taylor's journalistic success with reports on the awards she has won during her lifetime as a champion breeder of livestock, chicken, horses, and Irish terriers.
Other articles describe her international travels including her tour of Central America with her car and her dogs. This was one of the first trips made by car over the Pan-American Highway. A few articles report on her trip to the U.K. where she witnessed the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II. Another article refers to her trip in the Pyrenees on a donkey and her tour of Britanny on a bicycle.

The clippings contained in this file also include articles written by Dorothy Taylor covering the visit of French author Paul Visalar to Vancouver, in addition to travel reports written during her six-week tour of Mexico, Texas, and California.

This scrapbook also contains a photograph taken at the ninth World's Poultry Congress in Paris in 1951 depicting Miss Taylor and other attendees. Some correspondence relating to the C.W.P.C biennial convention in 1956 is also contained in this scrapbook. Other materials include correspondence received from the Canadian Jersey Cattle Club in April 1959 informing Miss Taylor that her Jersey bull Charita is a prizewinner in the club's agricultural fair, as well as correspondence relating to the ninth World's Poultry Congress in Paris in 1951.
This scrapbook also contains a letter to Dorothy Taylor dated May 3, 1954 from the Kappa Kappa Gamma Fraternity informing her that she is to be awarded a Kappa Kappa Gamma Achievement Award.

Other items contained in this scrapbook include a press release by the Canadian Jersey Cattle Club in 1959 reporting on Dorothy Taylor's achievements as a champion cattle breeder, in addition to a certificate stating that the jersey bull, Charita has qualified as a superior sire. Also included in this scrapbook is a Certificate of Membership of the American Poultry Association belonging to Dorothy Taylor, as well as a program for a horseracing event at Lansdowne Park in Vancouver, B.C. on July 1952. This scrapbook also contains a pin that was worn by Dorothy Taylor at the 21st Royal Winter Fair in 1949.

A program for the Spring Dinner of the Canadian Federation of University Women in May 1954 at which Dorothy Taylor was a guest speaker is also contained in this scrapbook, as well as a certificate stating that Miss Taylor was a guest speaker of the Kiwanis Club of New Westminster in British Columbia in 1953.

Upper body portrait of Kenneth Martin seen looking at camera and wearing a casual jacket and dress tie.

Fonds consists of textual and graphic materials created or accumulated by members of the Clement and Bowlby families, largely photographs of extended family members and materials created or accumulated by William Pope Clement and Florence Grace Clement. Also contains clippings, correspondence, genealogical records and research, textiles, artifacts including First World War medals, and other ephemera.

File consists of materials related to the interests of Florence Grace Clement. Includes newsletters of the Trinity United Church, newsletters and information on Preston Springs Gardens, and a letter and membership card from the Tom Thomson Memorial Gallery and Museum of Fine Art which Florence financially supported.

File consists of materials relating to the interests of William Pope Clement. Includes newsletters from the Valhalla Inn where William lived, and materials relating to music including quotations, a program, and a clipping.

File consists of aid-memories written by Florence Grace Clement. Includes jokes, quotations and historical notes.

File consists of clippings accumulated by Florence Grace Clement. Includes announcements of births, deaths and marriages for family members and others in the Kitchener-Waterloo community.

File consists of five quotations on religion with decorated borders. They are: "Thanatopsis" by William Cullen Bryant, "A Morning Prayer" by Robert Louis Stevenson, an untitled quote by Milton, and two copies of "Courage" by Grace Noll Crowell.

File consists of musical scores and lyrics written by William Pope Clement. Includes his own original lyrics and scores, scores for existing lyrics (poems etc.) and re-written existing scores. Songs include:

• In Flanders Fields
• Rotary Forever
• Oh What a Crew
• The Good Old Days
• Alligator Rock
• The Silent Lake
• The Peddler's Song
• Strength of God
• Marching Song
• Hail, Bermuda
• Susceptibility
• Oh Little Town of Bethlehem
• Inconstancy
• The Johnson Boys
• Psalm 121
• Moonlight and Roses
• Russian Hymn
• Rest in Peace

File consists of writings of William Pope Clement. Includes poems, plays, recounts of events, and a series of poems written for grand-daughter Janet Stewart on each birthday.

File consists of clippings accumulated by Florence Grace Clement on the history of the Kitchener-Waterloo region.

File consists of 25 pieces of correspondence to and from Florence Grace Clement. Correspondents include:

• Rita Armstrong,
• Carlton and Mary Clement,
• William Pope Clement,
• Bill Cowls,
• Margaret (Peggy) Clement Forbes,
• Gay Forester,
• Naomi Jackson Groves,
• Emma Kels,
• Buddy McGowan,
• Allyn Murison,
• M.C. Shaw (Kitchener and Waterloo Collegiate and Vocational School),
• Janet Stewart,
• Fran [?],
• Kitchener-Waterloo Record.

File consists of 22 pieces of correspondence (primarily Christmas cards) addressed to Florence Grace Clement as well as one blank card.
Correspondents include:

• William Pope Clement,
• Chris and Eddie Hebscher,
• Pat Henderson (Sunbeam Home),
• Stanley and LauraBell Hodgins (Camp Wanapitei),
• Buddy and Margaret McGowan,
• Kay Morley-Stark,
• Allyn Murison,
• Muriel Hodgetts Pollock,
• Joie Seagram,
• Garth Thomson (Langdon Hall),
• Trinity Seniors Group,
• Fran and Jack [?],
• Phyllis and Bill [?],
• Roberta and Margaret [?],
• John [?].

File consists of a group of business cards, and one visiting card. The business cards include those for antique shops that Florence dealt with, as well as for the Preston Springs Gardens. The calling card is for Florence when she was a youth, with her Preston Springs Gardens information written on the verso.

File consists of two etchings accumulated by Florence Grace Clement. One is a plate taken from a book with identifying notes showing Louisa Elizabeth, Baroness Durham engraved by Thomson from a painting by Sir Thomas Lawrence, 1831. The other is an advertisement for an exhibit of oil and watercolour drawings and modern etchings at the City of London Fine Art Gallery by H. Gillard Glindoni from 1882.

File consists of a small handout provided by Laura Secord Chocolates in 1937 for the Coronation Year of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth. The handout shows the Union Jack which is broken down into its component crosses to show how they go together to form the flag. Also includes a poem about Canada.