James Lockie was born ca. 1833 in Scotland. He married Margaret Sharp on June 13, 1862. He worked as inspector and then president of the Mercantile Fire Insurance Company and died suddenly on November 11, 1898.

Irene Anthes was born September 8, 1978 to Henry William and Elizabeth "Libbie" (nee Lawrence) Anthes. She married Herbert Alfred Locke in York, Ontario November 23, 1910. She died July 16, 1963 at the age of 84 in Barrie, Ontario and was buried at Mount Pleasant Cemetery.

Johanna Maria (Jeny) Lind was a Swedish opera singer who was known as the Swedish Nightingale. Lind was a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Music and performed across Sweden, Europe, and the United States. In 1849 at the age 29 Lind announced her retirement from opera singing. However, in 1950 P.T. Barnum invited Lind to tour the United States which she did, giving 93 large concerts. She continued to tour the US herself and donated the proceeds of her concerts to charity. For the remainder of her life she gave only occasional concerts, and worked as a professor of singing at the Royal College of Music in England.

Catherine Margaret Liebler was born January 10, 1863 in Manheim, Ontario to Christian and Salome Feick (nee Anthes). She married widower Menno Liebler, originally of Zurich, Ontario, in Perth, Ontario on December 16, 1896.

The Librarians' and Archivists’ Association of the University of Waterloo (LAAUW) exists to support, promote, and create opportunities for professional librarians and archivists at the University of Waterloo Library.

LAAUW was established on October 22, 1976. On this day, a draft constitution was assembled and presented to librarians who then voted to create the association and accept the draft constitution in principle. Shorty after, a nominating committee was established to accept nominations for the posts of President, Vice-President, and Secretary. The first Executive Committee elected consisted of Murray Genoe (President), Gene Damon (Vice-President), and Carla Hagstrom (Secretary). The first duty of the executive was to present a final version of the Constitution to members for approval. A final version of the Constitution was presented to members on January 19, 1977 and was approved. At this time, the Programs Committee and the Compensation Committee were also formed.

LAAUW was active until 1995 and then underwent several years of dormancy. A motion to formally revive the association was passed during the annual general meeting on March 23, 2000.

The association was formally known as the Librarians’ Association of the University of Waterloo (LAUW) until Archivists was added to the association’s name in 2019.

Practiced 1867-1876.

Doris Eileen Lewis (née Pringle) was the first University Librarian of the University of Waterloo Library. Born in Toronto in 1911, she attended the University of Toronto, where she earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1933, a Diploma in Library Science in 1934, and a Bachelor of Library Science degree in 1963.

With the exception of a two-year period (1934-1936) as a circulation librarian at the University of Toronto, Doris Lewis devoted her professional career to the University of Waterloo and its precursor, Waterloo College. She became a lecturer in library science at Waterloo College in 1949, and went on to serve as the head librarian of Waterloo College from 1951 to 1959.

In 1959, she joined the University of Waterloo as its first University Librarian, a post that she held until 1969. From 1969 until her retirement in 1976, Mrs. Lewis served as a collections development librarian.

After retiring from the University of Waterloo, Mrs. Lewis was appointed as a consultant to the book dealer, B.H. Blackwell Ltd. of Oxford. She was active in this capacity while continuing to enjoy her personal library, her country home and her garden until her death in 1985.

The University of Waterloo Library began as a collection of between four and six thousand volumes in science and engineering housed in a single classroom in Engineering 1, the first building on the new campus. Under the leadership of Doris Lewis, the Library's holdings grew to over a million volumes by 1975.

Throughout her career, Doris Lewis was at the forefront of academic library development in Canada. A key figure during the period of rapid expansion of universities during the 1960s, Doris Lewis prepared the original briefs and documentation for the construction of the University of Waterloo's Dana Porter Library. The excellence of her work in this regard led to an invitation from Trent University to act as consultant in the preparation of its library, and in 1969, Doris Lewis was awarded an Honorary Doctor of Laws degree by Trent University.

She served as president of the Canadian Association of University Libraries and was a founder of the Ontario Association of College and University Librarians. When the Committee of Presidents of the Universities of Ontario formed the Ontario Council of University Librarians, Doris Lewis was appointed the first chairman of the council.

In 1967, she became the first chairman of the Advisory Joint Council on the Coordination of University Library Research Facilities. She contributed to the preparation of library briefs to the Spinks Commission (the Commission to Study the Development of Graduate Programmes in Ontario Universities, 1966) and to the Bladen Commission (the Commission on the Financing of Higher Education, 1965).

Doris Lewis was a recipient of the Canadian Silver Jubilee Medal (1977), an award that honoured distinguished Canadians in a wide range of endeavours on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the reign of Queen Elizabeth II.

In 1982, the University of Waterloo presented the University's 25th Anniversary Medal to Doris Lewis to acknowledge her vital contributions to the university during its formative years.

In recognition and appreciation of her outstanding contributions to the University of Waterloo, the Doris Lewis Rare Book Room, named in her honour, opened in 1976.

Miss Oktoberfest 1994.

Dr. Ken Ledbetter was a professor of English at the University of Waterloo and a writer. He joined the English department in 1966 and served as deputy dean of arts from 1968-1969, associate dean (special programs) from 1975-1981, and acting director of the correspondence program from 1980-1981. He received a Distinguised Teacher Award in 1983. He also founded several programs in the Faculty of Arts, including the English language proficiency program. Ledbetter was also a writer of short stories and novels, and his biggest success was Too Many Blackbirds (1984).

Dr. S.F. Leavine, a public servant and member of Kitchener's medical profession, was born in 1896 in Elgin in Leeds County, a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Francis Leavine. He received a public school education in the village of Elgin and attended Athens Highs School in Ontario. Leavine studied medicine at Queen's University in Kingston. He put himself through medical school by working in a cheese factory during summer vacations and graduated as Doctor of Medicine in 1920. After graduating he interned at Kingston General Hospital from 1920 to 1921, followed by a year of postgraduate studies at Belleview and Allied Hospitals in New York.

In 1921 Leavine married Desta G. Buse in Kingston. Two years later, they moved to Kitchener where Leavine opened a medical practice. He also served on the Kitchener Board of Health, the K-W Hospital Commission, and served as the President of the North Waterloo Academy of Medicine. Additionally, he was a member of the Ontario Medical Association and the Waterloo County Medical Association, and wrote several medical papers which were published in the British Medical Journal. During World War II Leavine served as a captain with the 24th Field Ambulance Reserve.

Leavine joined Kitchener city council as an alderman in 1938 and served in the role every year but one until 1949. He was elected Mayor of Kitchener in December 1949, serving his first two terms in 1950 and 1951. In Nov. 1951 Leavine was elected Progressive Conservative member for Waterloo North and served as M.P.P. until 1956 when he was defeated by John J. Wintermeyer of the Liberal party. In 1956 Leavine returned to city council as an alderman. He was elected as Mayor of Kitchener once again in December 1957.

Leavine was a member of the Waterloo College Board and of Queen's University Alumni. He was also a member of the original organizing group of the Ontario Pioneer Community Foundation, a member of several lodges including Twin City Lodge, AF and AM; Lodge of Perfection; Rose Croix; Moore Consistory, Hamilton; Grand Union Lodge, IOOF; and Mocha Temple.

Leavine died July 27, 1958 at the age of 61 at the Kitchener-Waterloo Hospital where he had been admitted several days previous following a heart seizure. He was survived by his wife, and two daughters, Dr. Desta F. Leavine, and Pauline Leavine. In 1965 a ceremonial mace was represented to the University of Waterloo in honour of Leavine by the family and his daughter Desta later created the memorial Dr. Stanley F. Leavine Scholarship that is presented each year to an upper year undergraduate student interested in pursuing a career in medicine or medical research student.

Professor Anita Layton is the Canada 150 Chair in Mathematical Biology and Medicine, and Professor of Applied Mathematics, Computer Science, Pharmacy and Biology at the University of Waterloo. Dr. Layton also serves as the Associate Dean, Research and International in the Faculty of Mathematics as well as leads the Layton group: a diverse and interdisciplinary team of researchers using computational modeling tools to better understand aspects of health and disease.

Ann Thompson was born to James Peter Thompson and Helen Charette in 1949. In 1969, she married Gary Lauzon and they had two children.

Jane Stuart Larrington was a teacher, writer and editor, and was an early member of the Toronto Branch of the Canadian Women's Press Club. She was born in 1890 in Middlesex County, Ont. and her first work was published in the Globe when she was 13, after which she continued to write and publish sketches and articles. After two and a half years of teaching she moved to Toronto and became, first, assistant editor of Methodist Sunday School Publications and later, editorial assistant with Presbyterian Publications. She joined the Toronto Women's Press Club in 1914 and was a member until her death at the age of 97 in 1987. (Sources: GA 94 File 47: Canadian Women's Press Club, Biographical Scrapbook, 1921.)