Ephemera

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  • 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.

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      Ephemera

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

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        2147 Archival description results for Ephemera

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        Clippings : oversize.
        SCA109-GA82-15-27 · File · 1965-1983
        Part of Clement Bowlby Family fonds.

        File consists of clippings relating to the personal, volunteer and professional life of William Pope Clement and wife Muriel Kerr Clement.

        Clement Bowlby Family
        Clippings : personal.
        SCA109-GA82-16-41 · File · 1925-1985
        Part of Clement Bowlby Family fonds.

        File consists of a series of clippings accumulated by Florence Grace Clement regarding her life and interests. Includes clippings on Florence herself (a golf score, her age, and her musical activities) and on life and events at Preston Springs Gardens retirement home where she lived.

        Clement Bowlby Family
        Clippings : World War II.
        SCA212-GA191-4-32 · File · 1944-1945
        Part of John Gartshore Martin family fonds.

        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.

        Martin, John Gartshore
        Clippings and ephemera.
        SCA161-GA134-14-14.2-44 · File · 1954-1962
        Part of Schneider family collection.

        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.

        Schneider, Norman Christoph
        Clippings and letter.
        SCA223-GA210-2-35 · File · 1945-1946
        Part of Ivan W. Keffer fonds.

        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.

        Keffer, Ivan Wilbur
        Clippings and news releases.
        UWA3-2021-07-19 · File · [January 8, 2002?]-[December 14, 2002?]
        Part of University of Waterloo Libraries fonds.

        Clippings from multiple publications related to the School of Architecture at the University of Waterloo as well as its students, faculty, satellite program in Rome, Italy, move to Cambridge and fundraising initiatives. Also includes copies of news releases issued by the University of Waterloo related to the School’s move to Cambridge.

        University of Waterloo Libraries
        Clippings and playbill.
        UWA3-2021-07-9 · File · [March 29, 2000?]-[September 20, 2000?]
        Part of University of Waterloo Libraries fonds.

        Clippings from multiple publications related to the School of Architecture at the University of Waterloo as well as its students, faculty, and satellite program in Rome, Italy. Also includes a playbill a University of Waterloo Architecture adaption on J.A. Stridberg’s, A Dream Play.

        University of Waterloo Libraries
        UWA3-2021-07-29 · File · [January 21, 2005?]-[November 24, 2005?]
        Part of University of Waterloo Libraries fonds.

        Clippings from multiple publications related to the School of Architecture at the University of Waterloo as well as its students, faculty, satellite program in Rome, Italy, and new building in Cambridge. Also includes an invitation to the second annual Grand River Expedition and proceedings from the Heritage Canada Foundation Annual Conference 2005.

        University of Waterloo Libraries
        Clippings Files
        SCA19-WA10-41 · Series · 1877-1964
        Part of Elizabeth Smith Shortt fonds.

        Series is comprised of clippings accumulated by members of the Smith-Shortt family. Includes primarily clippings on topics of interest such as medicine and women's rights, as well as those relating to members of the family.

        Shortt, Elizabeth Smith
        Clippings, 1927.
        SCA138-GA111-1-12 · File · [1927]
        Part of Frances Kathleen Montgomery fonds.

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

        Montgomery, Frances Kathleen
        Clippings, 1928.
        SCA138-GA111-1-13 · File · 1928
        Part of Frances Kathleen Montgomery fonds.

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

        Montgomery, Frances Kathleen
        Clippings, 1930.
        SCA138-GA111-1-14 · File · 1930
        Part of Frances Kathleen Montgomery fonds.

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

        Montgomery, Frances Kathleen
        Clippings, ca. 1934.
        SCA138-GA111-1-17 · File · [1934]
        Part of Frances Kathleen Montgomery fonds.

        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.

        Montgomery, Frances Kathleen
        Coates, Kathleen.
        SCA25-WA14-4-149 · File · September 18, 1950
        Part of Elizabeth Long fonds.

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

        Long, Elizabeth
        Collier Macmillan.
        SCA120-GA93:2000accrual-3-10 · File · 1971
        Part of Nancy-Lou Patterson fonds.

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

        Patterson, Nancy-Lou
        Colquhoun, Dorothy Lash.
        SCA25-WA14-4-150 · File · [19--]
        Part of Elizabeth Long fonds.

        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.

        Long, Elizabeth
        Colt-Farm clambake.
        SCA217-GA200-6-80 · File · [19--], 1916
        Part of Rieder and Anthes family fonds.

        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.

        Rieder and Anthes family
        Communitech.
        SCA373-GA432-7-2-118 · File · June 19, 1997-June 20, 2000
        Part of Andrew Telegdi fonds.

        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.

        Telegdi, Andrew Peter
        SCA369-GA427-4-128 · File · August 4, 1925
        Part of Sims Family collection.

        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.

        Sims family
        Concordia Club fonds.
        SCA141-GA114 · Accession · 1895-1997, predominant 1950-1997
        Part of Concordia Club fonds.

        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 November 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.

        Concordia Club
        SCA408-GA475-3-142 · File · 2004-2020
        Part of James Walker fonds.

        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.
        Walker, James
        Conferences.
        SCA142-GA464-1-2 · File · 1986-1988
        Part of John English fonds.

        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.

        English, John
        SCA339-GA384-3-6 · Item · [ca. 1870-1900]
        Part of Women's domestic work advertisements collection.

        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."

        SCA339-GA384-3-7 · Item · [ca. 1870-1900]
        Part of Women's domestic work advertisements collection.

        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.
        SCA122-GA95-18 · File · 1960-1964
        Part of Marion Conroy fonds.

        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.

        SCA143-GA116-1-7 · File · 1940
        Part of Dr. Stanley Francis Leavine fonds.

        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
        SCA369-GA427-1-22 · File · [ca. 1867]
        Part of Sims Family collection.

        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.
        SCA188-GA163-34-597 · File · [ca. 1920]
        Part of Dare Foods Limited.

        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.
        SCA217-GA200-7-115 · File · 1867
        Part of Rieder and Anthes family fonds.

        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
        SCA424-GA494-3 · File · February, 1915
        Part of World War One food circulars.

        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.
        SCA224-GA469-3-19 · File · 1974-2017
        Part of James Downey fonds.

        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.
        SCA408-GA475-5-182 · File · 1987-1999
        Part of James Walker fonds.

        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.
        SCA408-GA475-5-194 · File · 1986-2018
        Part of James Walker fonds.

        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.
        SCA204-GA535-3-16 · File · 1905, 1927, 1936, 1943-1944, 1947, 1950, 1956, 1965,1968-1969, 1982.
        Part of Breithaupt Hewetson Clark collection.

        File consists of personal correspondence of Clare E. Clark including a letter from her father (1936), and from one of her brothers (1927). Also includes a letter written to Clark's aunt, Clara Brenton. Dated December 3, 1905 and signed J.F.W., it was likely sent by her brother James, regarding the first steps of his daughter Clara, Brenton's namesake.

        This file includes a letter from 1950 from Douglas Gray to Mr. H. Spencer Clark conveying congratulations to Mr. H. S. Clark on the excellent address given by his sister-in-law, Mrs. E. Clark, when she travelled to Istanbul, Turkey, as the Advisor to the Canadian delegation while attending the World Assembly of Youth.

        This file also includes notes and letters to Mrs. Clark (1965?) from John Gordon?, Harry Hamp, Mrs. R.C. Scott, Marion V. Rayne, Ethel Taylor?, Bob Phillips, and John Melling commending the work which she has carried out in almost ten years of service with the National Commission on Indian Canadians (N.C.I.C.) and the Indian-Eskimo Association (IEA) These letters were written on the occasion of Mrs. Clark's retirement as President of the IEA. in 1965. Other letters from colleagues of Mrs. Clark from later years also convey appreciation for her contribution to the Canadian Regional Development Council (CRDC) and to the IEA.

        Other materials in this file include clippings which relate to Mrs. E. Clark's trip to Istanbul,Turkey as the Advisor to the Canadian Delegation where she attended the World Assembly of Youth. Additionally included are two copies of a head ans shoulders studio portrait Clare Clark which appears to have been taken to accompany press reports about her trip to Istanbul.

        The clippings also include a wedding announcement of the marriage of Nancy Lou Scudds to Angus Leroy McLennan, the obituary for J.F. Wilson, Clare Clark's father, and a death notice for her Ada B. Wilson, her mother.

        Correspondence.
        SCA204-GA528-2-63 · File · 1901
        Part of Breithaupt Hewetson Clark collection.

        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.
        SCA408-GA475-5-190 · File · 1992-2011
        Part of James Walker fonds.

        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
        SCA43-GA23-1 · Series · 1933
        Part of John Walter fonds.

        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.
        SCA223-GA210-3-43 · File · 1965
        Part of Ivan W. Keffer fonds.

        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.
        SCA217-GA200-8-126 · File · [19--], 1905-1909
        Part of Rieder and Anthes family fonds.

        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
        SCA106-GA78-1 · Series · 1956-1965
        Part of Nazla Dane fonds.

        Correspondence between Nalza L. Dane and others, including letters of congratulations and Christmas cards.

        Dane, Nazla L.