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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      Ephemera

        2147 Archival description results for Ephemera

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        Program files.
        SCA417-GA485-1-6 · File · 1996
        Part of Carold Institute fonds.

        Materials related to the administration of the Carold Institute. Includes correspondence received by the Institute regarding different matters, ephemera related to the Institute, minutes of the teleconference (January 11, 1996), minutes of the Annual Meeting of the Board of Directors (April 20, 1996), and minutes of the Annual Meeting of the Members (April 20, 1996).

        Carold Institute
        Professor and friends sign.
        SCA188-GA163-33-595 · File · [ca. 1990]
        Part of Dare Foods Limited.

        Contains three signs. The signs are double-sided and include a picture of Professor Bear and his two friends on top of the Dare logo [ca. 1990]. The sign was most likely used in a store display.

        Dare Foods Limited
        SCA171-GA146-14-332 · File · 1982-1995
        Part of Anne Innis Dagg fonds.

        Contains material relating to the Professional Women's Association of the University of Waterloo. Includes membership lists, newsletters, mailing lists, memoranda, brochures, correspondence to Anne Dagg, and Constitutional Terms of Reference for the Professional Women's Association of the University of Waterloo.

        Dagg, Anne Innis
        Problems for PhDs.
        SCA171-GA146-14-331 · File · 1979
        Part of Anne Innis Dagg fonds.

        Contains material relating to Anne Dagg's research on problems for Science PhDs in finding professorial jobs. Includes photocopied articles, newspaper clippings, correspondence from Anne Dagg, and a draft of an article on "PhDs" by Anne Dagg, [1979], 3 leaves, ts., carbon copy.

        Dagg, Anne Innis
        Printed Materials.
        SCA94-GA64-8-220 · File · 1887-1948
        Part of Maines Pincock Family fonds.

        Notes and poems; items issued by the K-W Christian Business Men's Committee ca. 1948; an assortment of printed ephemera regarding dreams, sign language, a 1887 Rand-Mcnally railroad map of Canada, the U.S. and Mexico; 1909 Railway Lands Branch, Department of the Interior Map of Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta showing lands finally disposed of; a partial book on the Boers in South Africa, 1899; The Voyageur, a broadside poem by Walter Stewart Stinson, 1929 by the Moreau Studio; stories from magazines, ca. 1935.

        Maines Pincock Family
        Preston Falls.
        SCA144-GA117-4.3-185 · File · February 28, 1998
        Part of Eric P. McCormack fonds.

        McCormack Eric. "Pilgrims Not Progressing". Review of Preston Falls, by David Gates. The Globe and Mail, Saturday, 28 February 1998, sec. D, page 12.

        McCormack, Eric P.
        SCA388-GA453-4-72 · File · [196-?]-2010
        Part of Forbes family fonds.

        Press clippings predominantly collected by Millicent Lyall Forbes featuring news articles, comics, and photographs. The press clippings feature George Alexander Forbes, Apollo 15 coverage, Pierre Elliott Trudeau, Margaret Trudeau, Queen Elizabeth II, Winston Churchill, Jackie Kennedy, John F. Kennedy's memorial, and Prince Philip, consort of Queen Elizabeth II.

        Forbes, Betty
        Press clippings : 1960-1969
        SCA207-GA186-48-2814 · File · 1960-1969
        Part of Electrohome fonds.

        File consists of press clippings relating to Electrohome for the period 1960-1969. File also includes an issue (vol. 23, no. 5, 1964) of the employee newsletter Sparks and Chips.

        Electrohome
        SCA207-GA186-48-2811b · File · 1956-1961
        Part of Electrohome fonds.

        File consists of press coverage relating to Electrohome and Carl A. Pollock. Includes clippings from Canadian newspapers and industry-related publications. Subjects of clippings include Pollock's speeches and activities; the development of industry, creativity, and engineering training in Canada; export and import activity and policy; management issues; pensions; and Electrohome's history and success.

        Electrohome
        SCA207-GA186-48-2811a · File · 1956-1961
        Part of Electrohome fonds.

        File consists of press coverage relating to Electrohome and Carl A. Pollock. Includes clippings from Canadian newspapers and industry-related publications. Subjects of clippings include Pollock's speeches and activities; the development of industry, creativity, and engineering training in Canada; export and import activity and policy; management issues; pensions; and Electrohome's history and success.

        Electrohome
        Press clippings : 1949-1959
        SCA207-GA186-48-2806 · File · 1949-1959
        Part of Electrohome fonds.

        File consists of press clippings relating to Electrohome and Carl A. Pollock from 1949-1959. File also includes clippings about a fire on King Street in Kitchener in 1959.

        Electrohome
        Press clippings.
        UWA5-2022-19-14 · File · December 11, 2018-December 12, 2018
        Part of University of Waterloo. Office of the President fonds.

        Press clippings from the Waterloo Region Record and Toronto Star featuring articles about Donna Strickland receiving the Nobel Prize in Physics during the award ceremony at the Stockholm Concert Hall on December 10, 2018.

        University of Waterloo. Office of the President.
        Prayer card.
        SCA280-GA304-15 · File · [195-]
        Part of Bolender Ball family fonds.

        Prayer card for the Bolender family during their time as missionaries of the United Missionary Society, working in Nigeria. Includes a photo of Doris, Merla, David, Gordon and Mark Bolender.

        Bolender Ball Family
        PPCLI.
        SCA410-GA477-4-85 · File · 1969-1972
        Part of Robert Shipley fonds.

        Research materials created or accumulated by Robert Shipley related to his time in the Canadian Armed Forces. Includes materials covering the history of Canadian National Defense, instructions and rules, class materials, course sillabi, research and class notes, class exercises, weekly schedules, and related ephemera.

        Shipley, Robert
        Powell, Mrs. Grant.
        SCA25-WA14-4-302 · File · January 20, 1950
        Part of Elizabeth Long fonds.

        Clipping of Toronto Telegram article "Once A Tomboy.. Now A President" about Mrs. Grant Powell following her election as president of Toronto's Council of Women.

        Long, Elizabeth
        Potter, Beatrix.
        SCA25-WA14-4-301 · File · August 20, 1966
        Part of Elizabeth Long fonds.

        Clippings of reviews about The Journal of Beatrix Potter 1881-1897 and articles about Beatrix Potter exhibits celebrating the centenary of the English author and illustrator's birth.

        Long, Elizabeth
        SCA424-GA494-18 · File · 1918
        Part of World War One food circulars.

        Potatoes and how to Cook Them published by the Canada Food Board, Ottawa, 1918. This pamphlet provides information on the nutritional value of potatoes, recipes using them, how to purchase store and grow them, and information on other recipe books that can be purchased.

        Canada Food Board
        SCA373-GA432-7-4-187 · File · [October 5, 2004?]-[November 15, 2005?]
        Part of Andrew Telegdi fonds.

        Material created or accumulated by Andrew Telegdi during his tenure as a Member of Parliament related to post-secondary research initiatives and education funding. Records include correspondence, speaking notes, invitations, and other textual material.

        Telegdi, Andrew Peter
        SCA373-GA432-7-3-147 · File · [March 25, 2001?]-[May 15, 2004?]
        Part of Andrew Telegdi fonds.

        Material created or accumulated by Andrew Telegdi during his tenure as a Member of Parliament related to post-secondary research and education funding. The material documents efforts to secure additional funding for universities across Canada and specifically for the University of Waterloo and Wilfrid Laurier University through scholarships, fellowships, donations, and the selection of Canada Research Chairs. Records include correspondence, news releases, an invitation, schedule, program, speaking notes, and other textual records.

        Telegdi, Andrew Peter
        Posters, photos.
        SCA408-GA475-3-81 · File · 1981-2013
        Part of James Walker fonds.

        Ephemera related to different events James Walker attended or helped organize. Includes ephemera for:

        • Program of "6T3 celebrates 50 years," University of Trinity College (May 31, 2013),
        • Schedule for “Aporte de la comunidad Afro canadiense al multiculturalismo” at Universidad de Matanzas “Camilo Cienfuegos” in Cuba in February 27, 2012 where Walker gave talk titled “Black power, community politics, and the promise of multiculturalism in Canada,”
        • Program for the unveiling of a plaque in honour of Hugh Burnett and the National Unity Association (July 31, 2010),
        • Poster of “14th Annual New Frontiers Graduate History Conference” where Walker presented “Human Rights and the Historian” (February 18, 2010),
        • Program and poster for “The National Archives Experience. The Black Loyalists and their flight to freedom” (January 22, 2009),
        • Poster of “The Caribbean connection: Canadian Immigration policy, Caribbean Immigration, and consequences for Nova Scotia” presented by Walker (February 17, 2011),
        • Poster of “Indian Students Association (INDSA) presents “South Asians in Canadian Immigration policy: a historical overview” by Walker (November 16, 1995),
        • Poster of “The eleventh annual arts lectures 1990” with Walker’s “Canada’s Race Relations crisis: myth and reality” (November 1990),
        • Poster of “Native Studies Conference. Brandon University” with Walker’s “The Indian in Canadian Historical Writing since 1971” (November 5-7, 1981).

        Also contains a photograph of 22 people with James Walker among them, and information on the Public History Program at the University of Waterloo.

        Walker, James
        Post card album.
        SCA217-GA197-4 · File · 1910
        Part of Rieder and Anthes family fonds.

        File consists of a post card album compiled by Ella Anthes on her trip to Europe during the sumer of 1910. Album contains ca. 260 post cards and a small amount of loose emphera from Spain, Italy, Switzerland, Germany, Holland, France, England, Scotland, and Ireland.

        Rieder and Anthes family
        Porter, Katherine Anne.
        SCA25-WA14-4-299 · File · December 10, 1962
        Part of Elizabeth Long fonds.

        Clipping of articles from various publications about American writer Katherine Anne Porter.

        Long, Elizabeth
        SCA231-GA228-2-26 · File · 1957
        Part of Dana Harris Porter fonds.

        File consists of an envelope with vital records and information for Dana Porter, Jr. Includes correspondence regarding the records from the RCAF, as well as a high school graduation diploma, reports of examinations from the Ontario Agricultural College, clippings on Porter's time at OAC and letters of reference.

        Porter, Dana Harris
        SCA161-GA134-13-6 · File · [1908?], [194-?]
        Part of Schneider family collection.

        Four photographs and one news story about the Schneider family's Pope Hartford car. One photograph shows Norman and Fred Schneider, Alf Gofton, Walter Zeller and Carl Ahrens in the car, with Norman Schneider's note : "Our first car, a fifth hand Pope-Hartford". One shot shows Freeport Bridge in background.

        Schneider family
        Poems by Don Domanski.
        SCA405-GA472-4-65 · File · 1996-[201-]
        Part of Julia McCarthy fonds.

        Materials created by Don Domanski, sent to and accumulated by Julia McCarthy. Includes correspondence received by McCarthy from Domanski with his poems.
        Poems are titled “Beside the river,” “Words of surrender,” “Overshadows,” “A great space,” “The god in the crevice,” “Maker of dust,” “Spirits among weddings,” “Meditation,” “The star saliph,” “The star Betelgeuse," "Natal," "Supplications in a room," "Maker of dust," "Pearls," "Pathogens," "Meditation," "A clench of deity," "Walking through a field," "Three ribbons," "The daemon of walking," "The silence of remembered time," "A woman watching," "Thresholds gather round them," "Leviathan," "Dark medicines," "Speaking in the outer world," "The evening dress," "Under a star equal to locality," "All our wonder unavenged," "Untitled with invisible ink," "Anecdote," "A hummingbird's heart beats 1260 times a minute," "Leaning on silk," "Otherness of the little songs," "Ars poetica," "Twelve white chapters," "Aeon," "While clouds break twigs beside the river," "Dark graffiti," "Parish of the physic moon," "The leaf opera," "Cloudbursts in a lower world," "The planet asleep on your heart," "At the height of names," "The scarab," "Osprey and salmon," "Twelve corners of the earth," "Genius loci," and "In the field of orison."
        Also contains a flyer for The Gallery Reading Series with Don Domanski (Saint Mary's University - Department of English, February 18, 2000).

        Plenty of Potatoes.
        SCA424-GA494-17 · File · [191-]
        Part of World War One food circulars.

        U.S. Department of Agriculture U.S. Food Administration United States Food Leaflet No. 10: Plenty of Potatoes. This leaflet gives information on the nutritional value of potatoes, how to cook them, and recipes.

        United States Department of Agriculture
        Playbill.
        SCA264-GA281-2 · File · [194-?]
        Part of Kenneth Rowntree Germany collection.

        File consists of one playbill from a performance of an evening of selections of works from romantic operas at the Oldenburg state theatre.

        Rowntree, Kenneth
        SCA419-GA486-11 · File · January 1901
        Part of Woman's Christian Temperance Union collection.

        One booklet on the plan of work for the Department of Non-Alcoholic Medication of the National Woman's Christian Temperance Union. The booklet was published JAnuary, 1901 by Mrs. Martha M. Allen, Superintendent and discusses the department's work in disproving that alcohol was useful for medical purposes.

        Woman's Christian Temperance Union
        Photographs.
        SCA222-GA209-7-147 · File · 1988-2001
        Part of Central Ontario Art Association fonds.

        File consists of snapshots taken at COAA events and snapshots of COAA artists with their art. File also includes one piece of correspondence and one exhibition invitation card.

        Central Ontario Art Association
        Photograph collection.
        SCA83-GA53 · Collection · [186-?]-[19--?]

        Collection consists of 169 19th century American photographs. Included are 115 carte-de-visites, 40 cabinet portraits, 2 albums, 11 miscellaneous photographs and 1 envelope of miscellaneous business and greeting cards.

        Most are albumen type photographs depicting various people including infants, children, and adults. The photographs come from various studios across the United States though the majority come from studios in New York, Vermont, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Illinois. The photographs, since rehoused, were originally housed in two albums decorated with an intricate relief on the cover and a metal clasp lock.

        SCA212-GA191-5-54 · File · [ca. 1913?]-[ca. 1941], predominant 1938
        Part of John Gartshore Martin family fonds.

        Album containing snapshots and souvenir postcards from a trip to England and Scotland. The trip was probably taken by Margaret (Wilson) More and her husband William More [?], Richard S. Wilson, and other members of the Wilson family. Album also includes loose snapshots of members of the Wilson and Martin families and a photograph of Jamie Martin; a Christmas card; and an manuscript Poem.

        Martin, John Gartshore
        SCA212-GA191-5-53 · File · 1941-1944, [195-]
        Part of John Gartshore Martin family fonds.

        Album belonging to Mary Ann Kabel (later Martin) containing snapshots of her and her friends, friends' wedding photographs, and snapshots of John Gartshore Martin at the military school in Vernon, BC. Album also contains newspaper clippings and memorabilia. Clippings relate to news and announcements about Mary Ann's friends and other men from Kitchener-Waterloo serving in World War II (including deaths, injuries, etc.) and the weddings of Mary Ann's friends.

        Martin, John Gartshore
        SCA212-GA191-5-52 · File · 1911-1949
        Part of John Gartshore Martin family fonds.

        Album containing snapshots of John Alexander and Jessie Martin and their children as well as other relatives and family friends. Includes snapshots of Wilson in uniform posing with relatives, and of Jamie's grave at Beny-sur-mer, France.

        Album also contains newspaper clippings and memorabilia, including the telegram from the Department of National Defence regarding Jamie's death and Jamie's last letter home. Clippings relate to Jamie's death, Wilson's wedding, John Alexander Martin's career (including his appointment to rubber controller for Canada), and news of relatives and friends.

        Martin, John Gartshore
        SCA212-GA191-5-51 · File · 1913-1958
        Part of John Gartshore Martin family fonds.

        Album containing snapshots of members of the Martin family, including Wilson, Jamie and John in uniform posing alone and with other relatives and friends; Jamie with friends in Europe during the war; the three brothers as young children; and John Alexander and Jessie Martin. Album also includes photographs of Jamie's grave and the cemetery at Beny-sur-mer in France; John Alexander and Jessie visiting the grave; and other memorials and plaques dedicated to Jamie.

        Album includes newspaper clippings mostly relating to the involvement of Wilson, Jamie and John in the war; Jamie's death and the memorial services for him; and Wilson's post-war career.

        Martin, John Gartshore
        SCA212-GA191-5-50 · File · 1913-1949
        Part of John Gartshore Martin family fonds.

        Album containing snapshots of Jessie and John Alexander Martin and their children, Wilson, Jamie, and John, as babies and young children. Other relative are included in some photographs. Album also includes later photographs of the three brothers in uniform, and a photograph of John Gartshore Martin and his father visiting Jamie's grave at Beny-sur-mer cemetery.

        Also contained in the album are several press clippings relating to John's achievements in the war, John A. Wilson (cousin) who was killed in action, and the post-war careers of Wilson and John.

        Martin, John Gartshore
        Photograph album.
        SCA153-GA126-5 · File · [18--?]-1945
        Part of Bechler family fonds.

        A photograph album containing photographs, postcards, press clippings, and greeting cards accumulated by the Bechler family.

        Bechler family
        Phodaca, Josefina.
        SCA25-WA14-4-298 · File · January 1950
        Part of Elizabeth Long fonds.

        Clipping of Independent Woman article "Portia of the Philippines" by Miriam L. Fisher about Josefina Phodaca, Filipina lawyer and politician.

        Long, Elizabeth
        Pettit, Mary.
        SCA25-WA14-4-297 · File · July 22, 1949
        Part of Elizabeth Long fonds.

        Clipping of The Telegram article "Cats, Roads, Problems for Warden" by Agnes McKenna about Canadian Mary Pettit who served as the warden of Halton County.

        Long, Elizabeth
        Personal notes.
        SCA410-GA477-4-88 · File · 1981-1993
        Part of Robert Shipley fonds.

        Materials created or accumulated by Robert Shipley. Includes personal correspondence, notes, writings, and poems. Also contains ephemera related to events and organizations in which he participated.

        Shipley, Robert
        Personal notes.
        SCA410-GA477-4-89 · File · 1994-1999
        Part of Robert Shipley fonds.

        Research materials created or accumulated by Robert Shipley related to different matters, including Shipley's work, other Canadian authors, and general history. Includes articles, research notes, and related ephemera and newspaper clippings. Also contains personal and University of Waterloo notes and correspondence, and class materials.

        Shipley, Robert
        Personal documents.
        SCA217-GA200-6-108 · File · 1903-1922
        Part of Rieder and Anthes family fonds.

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

        Rieder and Anthes family
        Personal correspondence.
        SCA410-GA477-3-37 · File · 1982
        Part of Robert Shipley fonds.

        Personal correspondence received by Robert Shipley in 1982. Includes letters, postcards, cards, ephemera, and a photograph received with the correspondence from family and friends.

        Shipley, Robert
        Personal correspondence.
        SCA410-GA477-3-59 · File · 1972, 1991-1992
        Part of Robert Shipley fonds.

        Personal correspondence sent and received by Robert Shipley between 1990 and 1992 from different persons and institutions. Includes letters, postcards, cards, photographs, related ephemera, and photocopies of newspaper clippings received with the correspondence from family and friends.

        Shipley, Robert
        Personal correspondence.
        SCA410-GA477-3-64 · File · [195-], 1984-1986
        Part of Robert Shipley fonds.

        Correspondence sent and received by Robert Shipley between 1984 and 1986 from different persons and institutions. Includes letters, postcards, cards, ephemera, and newspaper clippings received with the correspondence from family and friends. Also contains letters and drawings made by Shipley as a child in 1950s.

        Shipley, Robert