Ephemera

Taxonomy

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Scope note(s)

  • Transient everyday items, usually printed and on paper, that are manufactured for a specific limited use, then often discarded. Includes everyday items that are meant to be saved, at least for a while, such as keepsakes and stock certificates.

Source note(s)

  • Library of Congress Basic Genre Terms for Cultural Heritage Materials

Display note(s)

Hierarchical terms

Ephemera

Equivalent terms

Ephemera

  • UF Programmes, leaflets, receipts, menus, playbills, pamphlets, flyers, greeting cards, business cards, invitations, coupons, tickets

Associated terms

Ephemera

1948 Archival description results for Ephemera

1948 results directly related Exclude narrower terms

Conqueror wringer advertisement

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

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.

Conroy Family: biographical.

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.

Conroy, Marion

Consent card.

  • SCA390-GA455-1
  • Collection
  • ca. 1930

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.

Conservative Candidate in Contest for Waterloo North Riding in Federal Election.

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.

Leavine, Stanley Francis

Cook, Jemima : ephemera : valentines.

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"

Sims family

Cookie cutters.

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.

Dare Foods Limited

Copulations-schein.

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

Rieder and Anthes family

Corn Meal as a Food and Ways of Using it.

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.

United States Department of Agriculture

Correspondence.

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).

Downey, James

Correspondence.

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.”

Walker, James

Correspondence.

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.

Walker, James

Correspondence.

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.

Breithaupt, Catharine Hailer

Correspondence.

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).

Walker, James

Correspondence.

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.

Rieder and Anthes family

Correspondence

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.

Walter, John

Correspondence.

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.

Keffer, Ivan Wilbur

Correspondence.

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.

Shipley, Robert

Correspondence.

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

Shipley, Robert

Correspondence.

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.

Walker, James

Correspondence.

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."

Walker, James

Correspondence.

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.

Walker, James

Correspondence.

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.”

Walker, James

Correspondence.

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.

Shipley, Robert

Correspondence : 11 May-26 Sept. 2010.

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.

Burnett, Virgil

Correspondence : 16 July-20 Dec. 2011.

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.

Burnett, Virgil

Correspondence : 18 Dec. 2010-8 Apr. 2011.

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.

Burnett, Virgil

Correspondence : Received

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.

Burnett, Virgil

Corresp[ondence] & notes for my article on African Canadians for the Encyc[lopedia] of Canada’s peoples.

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.

Walker, James

Correspondence 1973-2010 (file 1 of 4).

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".

Johannesen, S.K.

Correspondence business.

Correspondence sent and received by Robert Shipley between 1993 and 1996 from different persons and institutions. Includes business correspondence related to the University of Waterloo, job applications, and applications for grants. Also contains personal correspondence, letters thanking him for participating in events, letters received from politicians, and ephemera received with the correspondence.

Shipley, Robert

Correspondence business.

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).

Shipley, Robert

Correspondence from Talmon Henry Rieder : 1921.

File consists of 20 letters (one consists of last page only) received by Martha Rieder from Talmon Henry Rieder mostly during the year 1921. Some letters include envelopes; 12 envelopes contain stamps. Also present are: one empty envelope, manuscript notes by Talmon, a newspaper clipping, a promissory note and receipt between Martha and Talmon, and funeral notice cards for Talmon.

Rieder and Anthes family

Correspondence from Thomas H. Johnson, Dept. of Crown lands, Toronto, Ont., May 3, 1881.

Letter from Thomas H. Johnson to Colin Rankin's purchase of the "east half of lot 15 in the 14th [concession] of Papineau, containing 30 1/2 acres" at a rate of 50 cents per acre; a land grant certificate with seal dated June 14, 1881; a typescript reproduction of the text on the certificate; and a typescript description of the land accompanied by a hand drawn sketch.

Rankin, Colin

Correspondence general non personal.

Correspondence sent and received by Robert Shipley between 1979 and 1980 from different persons and institutions. Includes administrative correspondence related to submission of his work, letters of acceptance and rejection, payments and invoices, letters thanking him for his donations and participating in events, letters congratulating him for his work, and correspondence received from politicians. Also contains related ephemera and newspaper clippings received with the correspondence.

Shipley, Robert

Correspondence non personal.

Correspondence sent and received by Robert Shipley in 1981 from different persons and institutions. Includes administrative correspondence related to submission of his work, letters of acceptance and rejection, payments and invoices, letters thanking him for his donations and participating in events, letters congratulating him for his work, and correspondence received from politicians. Also contains personal correspondence, Shipley's biography, and related ephemera and newspaper clippings received with the correspondence from family and friends.

Shipley, Robert

Correspondence non personal.

Correspondence sent and received by Robert Shipley in 1980 from different persons and institutions. Includes administrative correspondence related to submission of his work, letters of acceptance and rejection, payments and invoices, letters thanking him for his donations and participation in events and congratulating him for his work, and correspondence received from politicians. Also contains personal correspondence and related ephemera received with the correspondence from family and friends.

Shipley, Robert

Correspondence personal.

Personal correspondence sent and received by Robert Shipley in 1979. Includes letters, postcards, cards, ephemera, and photographs received with the correspondence from family and friends.

Shipley, Robert

Correspondence received.

File consists of seven pieces of correspondence, including three from S.L. Umbach in Naperville, Illinois, also a printed wedding invitation, and a notice in German regarding the death of Martin Anthes.

Correspondence received.

File consists of sixty-six pieces of correspondence from friends and family. This number includes many letters of condolence on the death of Albert's brother Ezra Carl, who was killed in the gasworks explosion. Among them is a letter from W.L. Mackenzie King written February 2, 1897 from the University of Chicago. Also present is an undated poem about the Berlin High School sent to Albert by Emma Kaufman and Martha Anthes, written probably at the New Year 1897/1898. Also includes ephemera and clippings both inserted and sent separately.

Correspondence received.

File consists of nine pieces of correspondence from friends, family and business associates. This number includes ephemera both inserted and sent separately. Includes as well empty envelopes.

Correspondence received.

File consists of fourty-seven pieces of correspondence from friends and family and business contacts. This number includes six letters to Albert from his future wife Louisa, ephemera and clippings both inserted and sent separately. Empty envelope also present in the file.

Breithaupt, Albert Liborius

Correspondence to Carrie Anthes Breithaupt.

File consists of 12 letters from Martha Rieder and Ella Anthes Cook to Carrie Anthes Breithaupt. Some letters include envelopes; stamps have been removed. File also includes an invitation to the wedding of Martha and Talmon Henry Rieder and an invitation to the wedding of Zella Rose Dexter and Charles Campbell McDonald with newspaper clippings about the wedding.

Rieder and Anthes family

Crafter, Louise.

Page torn from an unknown publication featuring the article "Our Personality of the Month" written by Joan Anderson about Louise Crafter, assistant manager of the Bermuda Trade Development Board.

Long, Elizabeth

Crime prevention.

Material created or accumulated by Andrew Telegdi during his tenure as a Member of Parliament related to his involvement with the Waterloo Region Community Safety & Crime Prevention Council and the Standing Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs to prevent crime. Records include correspondence, news releases, speech transcripts, presentation notes, and an invitation.

Telegdi, Andrew Peter

Crime prevention.

Material created or accumulated by Andrew Telegdi during his tenure as a Member of Parliament related to crime prevention in the Waterloo region. Includes documents highlighting Telegdi's involvement with the Waterloo Region Crime Prevention Council, correspondence between Telegdi and the National Crime Prevention Centre, and items related to a forum called, What Works: The Power of Prevention such as a program, itinerary, speaker bios, and summary sheets. Andrew Telegdi attended the forum as a guest speaker. The file also contains correspondence and a commemorative booklet celebrating the twenty-fifth Annual Justice Dinner of the Waterloo Region Crime Prevention Council.

Telegdi, Andrew Peter

Cryderman, Hilda.

Two clippings and a typescript biography about Canadian teacher Hilda Cryderman.

Long, Elizabeth

Current.

File consists of material relating to content of The Footprint. Includes correspondence, ephemera and snapshots.

Kaufman Footwear

Daisy circus.

McCormack Eric. "A Demanding Expedition". Review of Daisy Circus, by Rita Donovan. Books in Canada 20, no. 8 (November 1991): 45-46.

McCormack, Eric P.

Dales, Leslie.

Clipping of Regina Leader-Post article "Edmonton woman drives milk wagon" about Leslie "Teddy" Dales who drove a milk wagon for a living.

Long, Elizabeth

Dana.

Personal correspondence sent and received by Robert Shipley between 1998 and 2002 to and from Dana Švihlová, sometimes printed on reused paper. Includes personal correspondence, related ephemera, and photographs.
Also contains a photocopy of pages from Švihlová's work Trvalo udržateľný rozvoj na miestnej úrovni.

Shipley, Robert

Daniels family.

File consists of photocopies of obituaries, photocopies of manuscript genealogical notes, and photocopies of an address by Jean Schneider regarding history of the New Jerusalem Church in Canada.

Schneider family

Dare sign.

Contains one double-sided sign. The sign is red and white and is in the shape of the Dare logo [ca. 1976]. The sign was most likely used in a store display.

Dare Foods Limited

Dare sign.

Contains one double-sided sign. The sign is red and white and is in the shape of the Dare logo [ca. 1976]. The sign was most likely used in a store display.

Dare Foods Limited

Dare sign.

Contains three double-sided Dare signs. The signs are red and white. One side of the sign reads, "Twin-packed for freshness," and the other side reads, "Made with vegetable shortening."

Dare Foods Limited

Dare sign.

Contains one double-sided Dare sign. The sign is red and white and is in the shape of the Dare logo [ca. 1990]. The sign was most likely used in a store display.

Dare Foods Limited

Dare, C.M. : congratulations on 100 anniversary.

Contains one plaque. The plaque was sent from the Atlantic sales team to C.M. Dare to congratulate him on the centenary of Dare Foods Limited. The plaque reads " C.M. Dare congratulations on 100 anniversary, Atlantic Sales Team."

Dare Foods Limited

David's Prize Soap

David's Prize Soap advertisement trade card showing a vital looking woman washing laundry in a washing bucket with David's Prize Soap while a young girl looks in. Looking in through the door way is a sallow looking older woman. The caption reads "Get David's Prize Soap if you want to avoid hard labor and save your health and strength in washing besides you may get a small fortune as a prize into the bargain." "Verso explains that prizes can be won by purchasing David's Prize Soap, including 2 grand pianos."

David's Prize Soap

David's Prize Soap advertisement trade card showing an older woman standing at a washing bucket with a bar of David's Soap while two young women play the piano in another room. It reads "All got by using David's Prize Soap besides the excellent washing it does" as well as a caption under the women at the piano which reads "The prize pianoforte." Verso outlines details regarding incentives to try David's Prize products where users can exchange product wrappers for tickets that can be put toward a list of presents.

Davidson family ephemera : The History of the children in the wood.

The History of the children in the wood, published by Lumsden & Sons, Glasgow. This is a single sheet with eight hand-coloured woodcuts with verses beneath; versions of which circulated in Great Britain and the United States, most often in chapbook form. A note on the back says "This was given to Catharine as a prize at school at Berlin."

Sims family

Davis, Doris.

Clipping of The Globe and Mail column "A Gallery of Women" about Doris Davis (nee Guerard), who was president of Toronto's Catholic Women's League.

Long, Elizabeth

Davison, Carolyn Barnes Bowlby : memory book.

File consists of commercially produced album with school days information entered and photographs inserted. Ephemera inserted "St. Andrew's College Fourtenth Annual Sports day, May 21, 1914; League of Honour for Women and Girls of the Empire membership card, program for a recital held May 18, 1911 by pupils of Mr. A.H. Heller.

Bowlby, Davison, Hoffman Family

Davison, Norman Montgomery.

File consists of a clipping with portrait announcing departure of N.M. Davison for a position in New York, three letters of congratulation on the birth of a son, 1927, from J. Martin, L.J. Breithaupt and L.O. Breithaupt.

Bowlby, Davison, Hoffman Family

Results 501 to 600 of 1948