Correspondence sent and received by Robert Shipley between 1987 and 1990 from different persons and institutions. Includes administrative correspondence received from National Defense, correspondence related to the Welland Canals and the Niagara Region, letters about his appearance in the Canadian Who's who, letters inviting him and thanking him for participating in events, invoices and royalties, and related ephemera received with the correspondence.
Also contains a review of Shipley's book To mark our place: a history of Canadian war memorials and a printout of City building by Lane, Frenchman and Associates, Inc. (1989).

One piece of correspondence, notice of death of Charlotte Gofton, manuscript notes on genealogy of Goftons.

Material relating to Alfred Gofton's military service in the First World War.

File consists of 147 pieces of correspondence (handwritten and typed originals) to Stan Johannesen from family, friends, academic colleagues, publishers, and other, including 27 original letters from Stan in reply. Includes greeting cards, postcards, pamphlets, newspaper clippings, photographs and other memoranda. Also included in the file are:

• ca.46 pages of notes (handwritten and typed originals) by Stan related to his works;
• two books reviews by Stan;
• four unattributed ink sketches with colour of furniture;
• two unattributed sketches of the female form;
• two unattributed poems;
• promotional posters for Stan's book releases and book talks;
• two editions of The Gazette newspaper;
• Historical Reflections Summer 1975; and
• other ephemera.

There are also copies of the following essays and papers:

• "Material Shapes and Collective Memory: A Norwegian Pentecostal Congregation in Brooklyn";
• "Holy Ghost";
• "Republicanism as Piety: The Self and the Sacred in America";
• "John Turnbull's Declaration of Independence: The Minimalist Society of the American Enlightenment";
• "Dickinson's 'Farmer' in American Revolutionary Consciousness";
• "Collective Perception and American Design: Large Case Furniture in the Chippendale Style"; and
• a screenplay for "Sister Patsy".

Materials related to James Walker's entry on "African Canadians" for The Encyclopedia of Canada’s Peoples, published by the Multicultural History Society of Ontario. Includes ephemera related to the Black Cultural Centre for Nova Scotia and the Black United Front of Nova Scotia, handwritten notes, visit cards and contact information for different individuals and organizations, and related correspondence sent and received by Walker.
Also contains a copy of the “Publication list of the Black Cultural Centre,” programme for the “Black Cultural Centre for Nova Scotia’s Tenth anniversary dinner/dance “Reflections of the past, present and future,” and printout of “From Africville to New Road: how four communities planned their development” by Althea J. Toviller and James A. Francois.

File consists of correspondence received by Virgil Burnett from friends and family. Includes ephemeral items found in the correspondence such as clippings, articles, poems, etc. Note that correspondence has been left in original order. Correspondents include:

• [?], Al;
• [?], Bill;
• [?], Chad;
• [?], Chris;
• [?], Ford;
• [?], Josephine;
• [?], Kim;
• [?], Marcella;
• [?], Martin;
• [?], Melina;
• [?], Peggy;
• [d’Almeida?], George;
• [Lindsay], Marion;
• [Switzer], Dave;
• AIDS Committee of London;
• Boegehold, Alan;
• Cruz, Rienzi;
• Culhane, John and Hind;
• Devrient, Michel;
• Ducornet, Guy;
• Ducornet, Rikki;
• Edmunds, Helen;
• Erb, Deb;
• Erenberg, Ellen;
• Gallery Stratford;
• Gentilli, Jeremy;
• Goldman, Barbara;
• Hanewich, K.Y.;
• Harbringer Gallery;
• Haverford College;
• Heller, Grace;
• Hine, Daryl;
• Horner, Judith and Hammond;
• Liidemann, Ryan;
• Littlewood, Jill;
• Magowan, Robin;
• Manchester, Barbara;
• Mavor, Susan;
• McGann, Jerome;
• McInnery Burnett, Maud;
• Morey, Arthur;
• Morgan, Robert;
• Morgan, Thomas;
• Mulhallen, Karen;
• National Gallery of Canada Foundation;
• Nordley Beglo, Jo;
• Otter, Sandra;
• Pippin Burnett, Anne;
• Plaskett, Joseph;
• Rago, Juliet;
• Roth, Martha;
• Salvation Army;
• Shute, Laurence;
• Stefanescu, Isabella;
• Tahon, Jean-Luc;
• United Way;
• Urquhart, Jane;
• Wilbur, Richard;
• Yamashige, Lloyd.

Envelopes saved by R. Crusz as significant. Some bear signatures, eg. Irving Layton.

File consists of 65 pieces of correspondence sent to Virgil Burnett. Also includes clippings, brochures, photographs, excerpts from texts written by others, and poetry by Burnett and Deb Erb. Also includes one letter to Maud McInerney Burnett from Haverford College regarding a donation of her father's works. Correspondents include:

• [?], Al
• [?], Bill
• [?], Chad
• [?], Ford
• [?], Peggy
• [d’Almeida?], George
• [Switzer], Dave
• Culhane, John and Hind
• Ducornet, Guy
• Erb, Deb
• Erenberg, Ellen
• Hanewich, K.Y.
• Haverford College
• Heller, Grace
• Horner, Judith and Hammond
• Magowan, Robin
• McGann, Jerome
• Morey, Arthur
• Nordley Beglo, Jo
• Otter, Sandra
• Pippin Burnett, Anne
• Plaskett, Joseph
• Roth, Martha
• Shute, Laurence
• Tahon, Jean-Luc.

File consists of 75 pieces of correspondence sent to Virgil Burnett. Also includes clippings, a syllabus, a trip itinerary, drawings by K.Y. Hanewich, and poetry by Arthur Morey and Jerome McGann. Correspondents include:

• [?], Al
• [?], Chris
• [?], Melina
• [?], Peggy
• Culhane, John and Hind
• Devrient, Michel
• Ducornet, Rikki
• Hanewich, K.Y.
• Heller, Grace
• Liidemann, Ryan
• Magowan, Robin
• McGann, Jerome
• McInnery Burnett, Maud
• Morey, Arthur
• Morgan, Robert
• Mulhallen, Karen
• Shute, Laurence
• Stefanescu, Isabella
• Wilbur, Richard.

File consists of 49 pieces of correspondence sent to Virgil Burnett. Some of the correspondence has been annotated by Burnett to indicated the sender. Also includes gallery invitations, clippings, a theatre brochure, one letter from Jerome McGann to Robin Magowan, and poetry by Magown and Daryl Hine. Correspondents include:

• [?], Al
• [?], Chad
• [?], Jospehine
• [?], Peggy
• [d’Almeida?], George
• Culhane, John and Hind
• Devrient, Michel
• Ducornet, Guy
• Ducornet, Rikki
• Erenberg, Ellen
• Goldman, Barbara
• Hanewich, K.Y.
• Heller, Grace
• Magowan, Robin
• McGann, Jerome
• Morey, Arthur
• Morgan, Robert
• Shute, Laurence
• Urquhart, Jane.

Correspondence sent and received by James Downey related to different areas of Downey's professional life. Includes letters of appreciation, tributes, newspaper clippings, and ephemera related to awards received and work performed by Downey in different roles and associations.
Also contains drafts of speeches and addresses related to Downey's work or roles, such as "Remarks by the Chancellor" during the official launch of Lord Beaverbrook and the Kennedys by James Downey (May 15, 2012) or "Commencement Address the University of Waterloo" by Trina McQueen, president, Discovery Channel (June 18, 1999).

Correspondence received by James Walker from different people and institutions. Includes correspondence received by Prof. Allen P. Stouffer (from St. Francis Xavier University) and printout of writing “Toward a redrawing of mid-nineteenth-century Black Nova Scotian history.”
Also contains ephemera for different events, including “Fall teaching days, program and pre-registration form 1991” and a poster for an open forum in celebration of BHM “The Black experience in Canada: struggles against Racism. Past, present and future.”

Professional and personal correspondence sent and received by James Walker to and from different people and organizations. Includes correspondence related to his research, to the University of Waterloo, events he attended and in which he participated, and correspondence from colleagues, friends, and students.

File consists of a letter and a greeting card. The letter is in German from an unidentified correspondent and the card is in English, sending Christmas well wishes, from M.G. Murphy.

Consists of correspondence, ephemera and reports.

Professional and personal correspondence sent and received by James Walker to and from different people and organizations. Includes correspondence related to his research, to the University of Waterloo, events he attended and in which he participated, and correspondence from colleagues, friends, and students.
Also contains a published copy of CUSO FORUM magazine (November 1987, Vol. 5, No. 4).

File consists of an unaddressed letter written by Ella Anthes Cook, an unsigned letter received by Ella, and a letter and postcard received by Ella from H. Milton Cook. Postcard contains a photograph of Cook with two other men in front of a pavilion, Woodside [farm?], Waterloo.

Series documents John Walter’s correspondence with William Daum Euler and the Kitchener Daily Record. The correspondence focus on Walter’s request for a public debate with Euler over capitalism and the economy. Other correspondence and newspaper clippings cover the Record’s refusal to publish, in their newspaper, the letters Walter sent about challenging Euler. There are also clippings of Euler's speech which Walter references in his letters.

File consists of correspondence addressed to Mrs. Mary Keffer regarding her husband's estate. The letters, some personal and some written on behalf of an organization, acknowledge gifts from Keffer made in his will. Also present is a newspaper clipping about his will.

Consists of correspondence, ephemera and reports.

Personal correspondence received by Robert Shipley between September 1971 and July 1974. Includes letters, postcards, cards, ephemera, newspaper clippings, and a photograph received with the correspondence from family and friends.

Personal correspondence received by Robert Shipley in 1978. Includes letters, postcards, cards, ephemera, and newspaper clippings received with the correspondence from family and friends.

Professional and personal correspondence sent and received by James Walker to and from different people and organizations. Includes correspondence related to his research, to the Department of History at the University of Waterloo, events he attended and in which he participated, and correspondence from colleagues, friends (including Burnley “Rocky” Jones), and students.

Also contains information and program for the event "The Black Experience in the White mind: an historical look at stereotypes in popular entertainment" at Harbourfront Centre (1993) where James Walker participated as panellist.

Professional and personal correspondence sent and received by James Walker to and from different people and organizations. Includes correspondence related to his research, events he attended and in which he participated, and correspondence from colleagues, friends, and students.

Also contains a program for the event "Third age learning" (Kitchener-Waterloo, 2013) where James Walker participated with a talk titled "Flight to Freedom: Black migration to Canada from the American Revolution to the Civil War."

Professional and personal correspondence sent and received by James Walker to and from different people and organizations. Includes correspondence related to his research, to the University of Waterloo, events he attended and in which he participated, and correspondence from colleagues, friends, and students.
Also contains a Ph.D. proposal for Drs. Hieronymus Franciscus (Jeroen) van Drunen.

Professional and personal correspondence sent and received by James Walker to and from different people and organizations. Includes correspondence related to his research, to the University of Waterloo, events he attended and in which he participated, and correspondence from colleagues, friends, and students.
Also contains a Report from the Senate Committee to Review the Heritage Resources Centre, and an abstract for “Organized labour and the struggle for human rights in Canada.”

Personal correspondence sent and received by Robert Shipley between 1986 and 1989 from different persons and institutions. Includes letters, postcards, cards, and ephemera received with the correspondence from family and friends.

United States Department of Agriculture Farmer's Bulletin 565 Corn Meal as a Food and Ways of Using it. Includes information on corn, corn meal and other corn products as well as understanding the nutritional makeup of corn products. Also includes recipes using corn in baked goods, for corn based meals, and for desserts.

File consists of a marriage licence or certificate of marriage between John S. Anthes (Township of Wilmot) and Lydia Catharine Herlan (Town of Berlin).

Contains two cookie cutters that were used by Dare Foods Limited. One cookie cutter is oval shaped and the other is in the shape of a star.

Three paper lace valentines, possibly handmade:
Paper lace and coloured floral valentine with lift-up flowers hiding three heart-shapes to write messages on. Inside the card is a hand-written poem to the "Belle" of the ball, signed "Valentine"
Paper lace overlay of bird's nest and flowers over second layer with a two-piece embossed lift up figure of a woman with cherub on her shoulder, purple ribbon and coloured floral decoration applied on her skirt, under this is a third layer with a coloured metallic bird flying into pasted-on coloured floral decorations. A gold and white banner is pasted at the bottom of the page, with "A Token of True Love" printed in blue.The back of this card is signed "from Jemima." Maker's name embossed on back: "Meek"
Pink paper folded valentine with embossed gold floral design surrounding pasted-on die-cut flowers and leaves, below this a white and gold banner reading "A Pledge of Love" in blue. Inside the card is signed" Miss Mary Jemima Cook"

Empty envelopes addressed to Jemima Cook, postmarked 1864-1867.

Consists of correspondence and promotional material.

Consists of correspondence and promotional material.

Consists of correspondence, ephemera, newsletters, promotional material and reports.

Consists of ephemera and promotional material.

Consists of correspondence, promotional material and reports.

Consists of correspondence and promotional material.

Consists of correspondence and promotional material.

Consists of correspondence, a holograph report, and promotional material.

Consists of correspondence and promotion materials.

Consists of correspondence and promotional materials.

Consists of bylaws, constitutions, ephemera and specimen signatures.

Contains clippings from February 1940 regarding Leavine’s nomination by the National Government Candidate to contest the Waterloo North riding in the upcoming federal election. One clipping provides biographical information about Leavine including his parentage, education, and details about his medical and political careers. Most of the clippings report on the election campaign conducted by Leavine, documenting his proposals for change should he be elected. Other clippings consist of campaign advertising urging voters in the North Waterloo riding to support Leavine. Also included is an undated clipping reporting that Ald. Alfred Mustin, the labor-C.C.F candidate contesting the North Waterloo riding, had withdrawn from the race.

One possibly satirical consent card, stating that the woman who fills the card in is giving her permission to engage in sexual acts with the man who has given her the card. It also grants the man indemnity under the Mann Act.

Includes transcripts and photocopies from newspaper articles dated 1927 and 1934 regarding David Conroy of Peterborough, Ont., genealogical chart, clippings about F.J. Conroy and Marion Conroy, and a small amount of correspondence by Marion (Carveth) Conroy with notes by the donor.

Conqueror wringer advertisement showing three women and one young girl ironing clothes titled "Ironing Day." The young girl is seated at a stool holding up a dress in front of a Conqueror wringer. Verso reads "The Conqueror excels all other wrings in having 1. A forged steel spring, tapered and tempered, and the temper not "drawn" by galvanizing. 2. The extension crank, which gives double power, without loss of speed. 3. Composition metal bearings, which neither rot, rust or wear out. 4. Patent solid white rubber rolls, fastened immovably to the shaft. 5. Malleable iron swivel clamps, which fit either round or stationary tubs. Foote & Gaskill dealers in hardware, agricultural implements, also stoves, hollow ware, house furnishing goods, &c. wringers repaired. Hamilton, New York."

Conqueror wringer advertisement showing three women and two children on washing day titled "Washing Day." The women are washing, wringing, and hanging out clothes to try while the children are playing with a boat and a doll near the wash bucket. Verso reads "The Conqueror excels all other wrings in having 1. A forged steel spring, tapered and tempered, and the temper not "drawn" by galvanizing. 2. The extension crank, which gives double power, without loss of speed. 3. Composition metal bearings, which neither rot, rust or wear out. 4. Patent solid white rubber rolls, fastened immovably to the shaft. 5. Malleable iron swivel clamps, which fit either round or stationary tubs. Foote & Gaskill dealers in hardware, agricultural implements, also stoves, hollow ware, house furnishing goods, &c. wringers repaired. Hamilton, New York." Includes illustrated depiction of the wringer.

Contains one plaque. The plaque was presented to Carl Dare by the Ontario sales region. The plaque reads, "Congratulations to Carl Dare on the 100th. anniversary of Dare Foods Limited, Ontario Sales Region, 1992."

Materials related to conferences John English attended. Includes:

• Notes from the "Canadian-Soviet Conference" (August 27-29, 1987);
• Report and program from the conference “Canada, the United States and the Atlantic Alliance” (May 20-23, 1987);
• Report on the "International Political Science Association (IPSA) Congress" (1988);
• Notes on the Centre of foreign policy and federalism;
• Program and notes for the conference "Indigenous Minorities in Multi-National Democracies in the year 2000: problems and prospects" (May 9-10, 1986).

Also contains the curriculum vitae for Toivo Miljan from 1987.

Materials related to events where James Walker participated with papers and addresses. Events and materials included are:

• Remarks delivered during Black History Month (February 24, 2016) at the Black Students Association (BASE), includes related newspaper clipping,
• Speeches for the events "Larry Hill" at CIGI (October 7, 2015) and "Larry Hill Colloquium" (June 15, 2011),
• Speech at the Association for Jewish Studies, Winnipeg, 2004,
• Mark Zanna eulogy, 2020,
• Keynote address titled “(Coloured) in context: the No. 2 and the White man’s war” at the Acadia Conference (October 2016), includes correspondence with a schedule of the event and a poster of a film screening
• Remarks and workshop “Decoding the rights revolution: lessons from the Canadian experience” at McMaster University (March 2012),
• Talk about The book of Negroes at Kitchener Public Library talk with Lawrence Hill (2009), includes correspondence nominating Lawrence Hill for an honorary degree from the University of Waterloo,
• Presentation of Alan Borovoy for the Hon. LL.D. Convocation (2007),
• Lecture “From Black loyalists to Black Panthers: a circular history” at Journey back to Birchtown 1st Anniversary Lecture series, Birchtown (May 2016), includes program and materials related to Burnley “Rocky” Jones Revolutionary. An autobiography by Burnley “Rocky” Jones and James Walker,
• Talk “The Black loyalists and the Krio Diaspora: community, culture and politics” at Krio Descendants Union International Conference (2016),
• Talk “The Black Loyalists in fiction and history” at PIER 21 (2016),
• "Toast to 6T3!" at Trinity College 6T3 50th Anniversary, includes programme and correspondence.
• U.E.L Association. Oakland, Ontario (2010),
• Talk “Toward equal dignity: Canadian Jewry and the Hate Law of 1970” at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem Canadian Studies event (2004),
• Introduction to Alex Neve BSIA CIGI (2016),
• Michael Craton's funeral eulogy,
• Talk “Navigating the Black Atlantic: the trail of the Black Loyalists” at UNESCO conference “African diaspora” Halifax (2011),
• “Toward a new definition of Canadian citizenship: the movement to criminalize hate propaganda” part of the panel “Citizen activism within the Human Rights movement, 1963-1971” with James Waler, Stephanie Bangarth, and Jennifer Tunnicliffe in the UQAM Conference, Montreal,
• Memorial for Howard McCurdy written by James Walker and delivered by George Elliott Clarke, Ottawa (2018), includes correspondence,
• History workshop Campinas Brazil (2007),
• Talk “Campaign for racial equity: the national unity association, 1948-1956” at the John Brown festival, organized by the Chatham-Kent Black Historical Society (May 6-7, 2011), includes poster and program,
• Remarks for the play “My place is right here” Elmira (2019),
• Talk “Canada’s Black Battalion in a White man’s war” at St George’s Church: a lecture series to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the End of World War I, New Hamburg (2018), includes program,
• Address “Behind The Book of Negroes and Twenty Feet from Revolution” to SSHRC National Staff, Ottawa (January 7, 2015), includes correspondence,
• Remarks delivered to North Buxton Labour Day Reunion (2003),
• Remarks to Black Loyalist Heritage Society, Halifax (2003),
• Third Age lecture #1 “Flight to Freedom: Black migration to Canada from the American Revolution to the Civil War”, Waterloo (October 24, 2013),
• Remarks “High Burnett and the National Unity Association” at the Unveiling ceremony plaque for Hugh Burnett & the N.U.A. Dresden, Ontario (2010),
• Convocation Address “Human Rights – and us” (October 24, 2015), includes invitation and program.

One booklet of condensed parliamentary rules from Roberts' Rules of Order which is the accepted authority of the National and New York State Woman's Christian Temperance Union.

The majority of the archives of the Concordia Club were destroyed either as a result of the ransacking of the club by the 118th Batallion in 1916, or as a result of the fire of Nov. 17, 1971. As a result the earliest records of Concordia have largely been lost forever. A very small number of items can be traced back to the Concordia Male Choir (1873-1914). These take the form of two items of correspondence, programs for the "Sängerfests", clippings, and photographs. A small number of archival records also can be found which belonged to the "Deutscher Club, Kitchener" (1925-1930), and include a set of house rules, letters patent, and photographs. Some records from the 1930s have also been preserved to this day, and include artifacts, clippings, legal documents, a membership list, photographs, and programs of events. However, the majority of the materials date from the 1950s onwards. These materials document the history of the Concordia Club since the 1950s, and include artifacts, audiovisual material, clippings, correspondence, ephemera, financial records, legal documents, membership records, minutes of meetings, photographs, publications, and scrapbooks.

One pamphlet containing menu, list of toasts, and list of officers of the Canadian, Rotary, and Kiwanis Clubs' Officers. Cover includes a portrait of Mackenzie King and gives the location of the luncheon as Kitchener Auditorium, Tuesday, August 4, 1925.

W.H. Kaufman's file. Contains typed notes for remarks at a company dinner as well as a clipping reporting on new management structure at Kaufman Footwear.

Material created or accumulated by Andrew Telegdi during his tenure as a Member of Parliament related to his political involvement with Communitech. Records include meeting notices, handwritten notes, invitations, news releases, draft funding proposals, correspondence, and other textual material.

File consists of material relating to a clambake hosted by Col. Samuel P. Colt at his farm in Rhode Island to meet the president and directors of the Industrial Trust Company. Colt was the chairman of the board of directors, as well as the president of the United States Rubber Company. File includes a personalized menu and guest list for Talmon Henry Rieder and newspaper clippings, as well as an invitation for a clambake held another year.

Page torn from an unknown publication featuring the article "Our Personality of the Month" about Dorothy Lash Colquhoun, the manager of Simpsons' homemaker's advisory service.

Loose correspondence, ephemera. Includes press proof of cover for Changing People.

File consist of one pocket sized Colgate and Co. advertising calendar for the year 1888.

Clipping of The Globe and Mail article "Woman J.P. in Sudbury Handles Variety of Jobs" about Canadian justice of the peace Kathleen Coates.

Clippings regarding Montgomery’s activities.

Clippings regarding talks given by F.K. Montgomery on a lecture tour of Eastern and Northern Ontario for the Women's Canadian Club in 1934.

Clippings from Montgomery's final year in high school and regarding her scholarship to the University of Western Ontario.

Clippings regarding recitals given by the pupils of Arthur G. Ede.

Clipping regarding Montgomery’s in the Canadian Women's Army Corps.

Clippings regarding Montgomery’s bookbinding hobby.

Clipping of account of a talk given by Montgomery on conditions in Switzerland.

Clippings regarding a book binding exhibit arranged by Montgomery .

Clipping of Montgomery's account of conditions in Mexico, after a summer spent studying there.

Clipping of Montgomery's account of conditions in Spain, after a summer spent studying there.

Clippings regarding Montgomery's experiences in Europe, 1928-1930, and announcing her appointment at the University of Western Ontario.

Clippings regarding Montgomery's activities, and announcing the scholarship awarded to her for study in Europe.

Clippings regarding the University of Western Ontario convocation at which Montgomery received an undergraduate degree.

Clippings from Montgomery's undergraduate years at the University of Western Ontario.

Clippings reporting on the death of Dame Millicent Garrett Fawcett.

File consists of Keffer's copy of a letter addressed to Bill [last name unknown] from G.H. Baker of the Robert Simpson Company, regarding the appointments of F.W. Woolworth Co. executives, and in particular Keffer's appointment as executive vice president. Two newspaper clippings about the appointments from the Thursday, March 1, 1945 edition of the Globe and Mail are attached to the letter. File also includes a clipping about Keffer from a company publication.

Clipping of "First men on moon," (ill.) from the July 21, 1969 edition of the Hamilton Spectator.

Two pieces of currency: a German hundred million mark note, a note for one million dollars in gold from "The Bank of the United States". File also includes postcards and clippings from The Rotarian.

Newspaper clippings relating to the involvement of the Martin family and the Lincoln and Welland Regiment in WWII. Includes announcements about the death of Lt. Jamie Martin and the promotion of Lt. John Martin to Captain, and a detailed article about the battles fought by the Lincoln and Welland Regiment.

Article on the Women's Canadian Historical Society removed from the Canadian Home Journal.

Clippings relating to the Victorian Order of Nurses.

Clippings relating to Victoria Hospital for Sick Children.

File consist of clippings relating to Toronto.

Clippings relating to the theatre.

Clippings relating to the origin of Empire Day.

File consists of clippings on architecture in Stratford.

File consist of clippings relating to St. Catharines.

File consist of clippings relating to the settlement of Niagara Township.

File consist of clippings relating to Red River.

File consist of clippings relating to Port Hope.