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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  • Library of Congress Basic Genre Terms for Cultural Heritage Materials

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Ephemera

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

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Forty-sixth anniversary of the independence of the Republic of Cyprus.

Material created or accumulated by Andrew Telegdi during his tenure as a Member of Parliament related to celebrations commemorating forty-six years of independence for the Republic of Cyprus. Records include a formal congratulatory statement to the members of the Canadian Justice for Cyprus from Telegdi and an invitation to Telegdi from the Canadian Justice for Cyprus Committee (PSEKA Canada) for a dinner celebrating the anniversary in Scarborough, Ontario.

Telegdi, Andrew Peter

Fox, Beryl.

Clippings about Canadian film director Beryl Fox. Includes MacLean's article "One Woman's War" written by Fox about the Vietnam War.

Long, Elizabeth

Francis, Suzanne Morrow.

Clipping of Winnipeg Free Press article "Former Skating Champion Returns to First Love" about Canadian Suzanne Morrow Francis about her love of dogs and career as a veterinarian.

Long, Elizabeth

Frankel, Egmont Mrs.

Clipping of The Globe and Mail column "A Gallery of Women" about Ruth Frankel and her charitable work including the Canadian Cancer Society.

Long, Elizabeth

Freelance.

File consists of materials relating to Kay Rex's freelance journalism and fiction work. Includes clippings, correspondence, photographs, and research for articles. Also includes the Spring 1961 edition of Echoes the magazine of the Imperial Order of the Daughters of the Empire which features the short story Cinderella.

Rex, Kay

French Canadians.

5 pieces of correspondence and newspaper clippings relating to French Canadians including a November 19, 1936 Totonto Star article by Claude Dubuc, "The Grievances of Quebec : a memorandum from the Economic Chambers of of Quebec to the Ontario Boards of Trade." Also in the file is correspondence with Claude Dubuc.

Wegenast, Franklin Wellington

French Laundry and Soapine advertisement

French Laundry and Soapine advertisement trade card illustrated by Charlotte Perkins Gilman showing a young woman standing in a frame holding a washing board and a box of soap. The frame is held up on either side by two young men standing on upside down washing buckets that read Soapine. "Verso reads ""French Laundry is the best soap ever made for all purposes. It is the oldest popular soap, having outlived all its rivals. It has won its way into public favor solely on its merits, and thousands of families who are now using it would not be without it. One trial with convince you. Soapine is the best article known for the laundry and general household use. Use no soap, sal soda, borax, washing crystals or other preparations with it. For washing dishes, glassware, silverware, milk cans, dairy utensils, windows, marble, paint or oil cloth, and house cleaning, use Soapine. Kendall Mfg. Co. Established 1827 Providence, R.I."""

Fresh Vegetables.

U.S. Department of Agriculture U.S. Food Administration United States Food Leaflet No.16: Fresh Vegetables. This leaflet gives information on types of fresh vegetables to buy or grow, tips on cooking, recipes, timing for cooking vegetables, and tips on urban foraging.

United States Department of Agriculture

Friends.

File consists of materials accumulated by Kay Rex created by, and based on, her friends. Includes correspondence, photographs, clippings, ephemera, etc. Correspondents include:

  • Burcher, Dorothy
  • Helferty, Dorothy
  • Hodgson, Dorothy
  • Hollobon, Joan
  • Wright, C.F.
  • Wysong, Peggy
  • [?], Alixe
  • [?], May
  • [?], Joan and Suki.

Rex, Kay

From the Rwandan Genocide to R2P.

Materials related to conference “From the Rwandan Genocide to R2P: A Journey of Lessons Learned.” Includes program and notes by John English. Also contains information about Scholars Network’s Senior Fellows.

English, John

Fuller, Margaret.

Photocopy of a talk about Margaret Fuller presented by Madeleine B. Stern on December 27, 1973 in Chicago reprinted in AB.

Long, Elizabeth

Funeral of Charles Rosekat.

A press clipping titled "Drowned Man Laid to Rest" regarding the funeral of Charles Rosekat's from the Bechler family photo album. Announcement notes Rosekat drowned August 4th at Grimsby Beach and was a Kaufman Rubber Co. employee.

Bechler family

Funeral of Mrs. John Vogt.

A press clipping detailing Mrs. John Vogt's [Leonore Laura Thusnelda Hagedorn] funeral from the Bechler family photo album. Article lists members in attendance and details of the funeral held at St. Matthews's Lutheran Church on May 11.

Bechler family

Funeral program for Andrew Telegdi.

A program for Andrew Telegdi’s funeral service held on January 28, 2017 at Knox Waterloo Presbyterian Church in Waterloo, Ontario. The program includes a eulogy for Andrew Telegdi and outlines the order of the funeral service. The service included a traditional blessing prayer delivered by Oqwilowgwa Kim-Recalma-Clutesi, tributes offered by Bardish Chagger, Don Chapman, John and Jonathan English, scripture reading by Margie Telegdi-Smith, and family tributes by Paul Telegdi and Erin Telegdi.

Telegdi, Andrew Peter

Furniture and woodworkers union materials.

  • SCA275-GA296
  • Collection
  • 1931-1935

Fonds consists of ephemera relating to the unionization of furniture makers and woodworkers in the Kitchener, Stratford, and Woodstock area. Includes a mock liberty bond for the defence of workers arrested protesting, a card promoting socialist industrial unionism, a handbill outlining union desires, a letter from Canada Furniture Manufacturers regarding an adjustment to pay rates, a handbill encouraging furniture workers to unionize, and a photocopy of a letter to Herman Kreuger.

Gallerie D'este.

File consists of materials relating to the exhibition and sale of Tony Urquhart's works at Gallerie D'este. Includes two items of correspondence between Tony and the gallery, a sample contract, handwritten notes by Urquhart, business cards, and promotional materials.

Urquhart, Tony

Garbo, Greta.

Clippings from the Winnipeg Free Press, the Observer Weekend Review and the New York Times Magazine about actress Greta Garbo.

Long, Elizabeth

Geneva Park : art shows & artists : 1989-1990s.

File consists of material relating to programs organized by the COAA, and mainly the annual workshops at Geneva Park (Longford Mills, Ontario) for 1994-1996 and the annual juried exhibition called Crossection for 1980-1982. Material relates to the organization and arrangement of the events. Includes incoming and outgoing correspondence, reports, flyers and invitations, brochures, programs, exhibition lists, minutes, budgets, draft workshop descriptions, etc.

Central Ontario Art Association

Gerry, E. Winnifred.

Clipping from unknown publications about Mrs. E. Winnifred Gerry of Winnipeg, Manitoba winning an award from the International Association of Public Employment Service.

Long, Elizabeth

Gilbreth, Lillian.

Clipping of Globe and Mail article "Coveted Award Received by Dr. Lillian Gilbreth" about her receiving the George Washington Award for "outstanding contribution to engineering and management, and for unselfish devotion to problems of the handicapped."

Long, Elizabeth

Gillmor, Frances.

Two clippings from an unknown publication of articles by Margaret E. Lawrence about Frances Gillmor and her writing. Includes typescript biography (1 p.) compiled by Jean Sweet with a handwritten summary of her sources on the verso.

Long, Elizabeth

Glucose for Household Use.

Glucose for Household Use issued by the Canada Food Board, Ottawa, August, 1918. This pamphlet gives information on saving sugar and using glucose in its place, including notes on how to use glucose for canning and preserving, and recipes substituting glucose for sugar.

Canada Food Board

Godfrey, Mary.

Clipping of The Globe and Mail column "A Gallery of Women" about Mary Godfrey (nee Ferguson) and her role as president of the Opera Festival Women's Committee.

Long, Elizabeth

Goodfellow, Olive.

Typescript biographical data about Olive Goodfellow (nee Wilkins) whose work included 22 years as director at the Goodfellow Printing Company.

Long, Elizabeth

Gordimer, Nadine.

Clippings of articles about South-African writer Nadine Gordimer. Includes a clipping of a newspaper portrait of Gordimer enclosed in an envelope with source information addressed "to the Librarian".

Long, Elizabeth

Grand River Lodge.

By-laws of Grand River Lodge of Ancient, Free and Accepted Masons No. 151 (1914) and a cheque for initiation written by Kaufman for $35.

Kaufman, A. R. (Alvin Ratz)

Grannan, Mary.

Two clippings of articles about Canadian author and Canadian Broadcasting Corporation personality Mary Grannan.

Long, Elizabeth

Grant applications.

Materials related to a grant application to the "Aid to occasional Scholarly Conferences Program." Includes application instructions, form, proposal, and receipt of submission. Also contains a registration form for the resulting event “Canadian Foreign Policy : has Canada made a difference?” (December 10-11, 1991, Toronto).

English, John

Gray, Brida.

Clipping of Globe and Mail article "Woman Union President Also Has Family, Home Job" about Brida Gray, then president of Local 4010 Steel Workers' union.

Long, Elizabeth

Gray, Jessie.

Clipping of Winnipeg Tribune article "The first lady of Canadian surgery" by Maggie Grant about Dr. Jessie Gray.

Long, Elizabeth

Greeting card.

One Christmas greeting card from the Bechler family photo album. The card is addressed to Mr. and Mrs. Ed Bechler from Mr. and Mrs. Hermann, Rieck and family.

Bechler family

Greeting cards.

File consists of commercial and hand made greeting cards received by the A.L. Breithaupt family between 1913 and 1928.

Breithaupt, Albert Liborius

Hamilton, Anne.

Page torn from an unknown publication featuring the article "Our Personality of the Month" about Anne Hamilton, director of the Underwood Consulting Bureau.

Long, Elizabeth

Handbill for The Public Life of Capt John Brown.

  • SCA357-GA409
  • Collection
  • 1860

One handbill advertising the publication of James Redpath's "The Public Life of Capt John Brown." Redpath and Brown were contemporaries and abolitionists and Redpath wrote this work the year after Brown's execution.

Thayer and Elridge

Harding, Mary.

Page torn from an unknown publication featuring the article "Personality Plus" about Mary Harding, traffic manager of Howarth and Smith Monotype Limited.

Long, Elizabeth

Haslett, Dame Caroline.

Clipping of Independent Woman article "A Saucy Girl" by Margaret Culkin Banning about Dame Caroline Haslett.

Long, Elizabeth

Haunted.

McCormack Eric. "Horror from Walpole to Shelley to Poe". Review of Haunted, by James Herbert. The Globe and Mail, Saturday, November 18 1989, sec. E, page 13.

McCormack, Eric P.

Hazell, Brita.

Article clipping from the Friday, September 16, 1977 edition of Medford, Oregon's the Mail Tribune titled: "Carrying Capacity called 'oracle' for Oregon." Includes photo of Brita Hazell.

Schneider family

Healey, Margaret.

Clipping of Globe and Mail article "Halifax Daily City Editor Far from Sob-Sister Type" about Canadian reporter and editor Margaret Healey.

Long, Elizabeth

Hesson, Hilda.

Clipping from unknown publication about Hilda Hesson, former Winnipeg city councilor.

Long, Elizabeth

High technology industry.

Material created or accumulated by Andrew Telegdi during his tenure as a Member of Parliament related to the development of the high technology industry and infrastructure in Waterloo, Ontario. The material documents the opinions of some constituents as well as Telegdi’s political involvement in the matter. Records include correspondence, invitations, schedules, news releases, reports, notes, meeting agendas and minutes, press clippings, and other textual material.

Telegdi, Andrew Peter

High technology industry.

Material created or accumulated by Andrew Telegdi during his tenure as a Member of Parliament related to the development of the high technology industry and infrastructure in Kitchener and Waterloo, Ontario. Records include correspondence and notes as well as invitations, agendas, programs, and other textual material created during the planning of Peter Harder and Allan Rock's separate visits to Waterloo in 2002. At the time, Peter Harder was Deputy Minister of Industry Canada and Allan Rock was Minister of Industry. Andrew Telegdi hosted both visits.

Telegdi, Andrew Peter

History

Clippings, correspondence and one photograph related to the history of the company including staffing changes and the use of heavy machinery.

Kaufman Footwear

History dep[artmen]t.

Materials related to James Walker's talk delivered as part of the series “History as it happens” lunch-time talks at the University of Waterloo, on January 12, 2017, titled “Viola Desmond, race, and segregation in the Maritimes.” Includes promotional poster, bibliography, and script.

Walker, James

Hobbins, Rene.

Clipping from unknown publication about Rene Hobbins following her appointment as retail director at large for Allied Florists & Growers of Canada.

Long, Elizabeth

Hockey team.

Contains a newspaper clipping of a picture of the Kaufman Footwear hockey team for 1935 under the headline "Kaufman's Team Reaches Playoffs". Caption below photo reads: "Reaching the play-offs in the Kitchener Industrial Hockey League, Kaufman's team are show above. Back row - Alf Schaefer, coach; M. Kowalski, H. Schaefer, M. Wannamaker, C. Schlote, W. Plomski, E. Wannamaker, J. Frank, C. Steppler and J. Loth, manager. Front row - E. Good, A. Bernhardt and H. Current; I. Weber, mascot. - (Photo by Denton, Kitchener.)

Kaufman Footwear

Hodges, Nancy.

Clippings of articles from The Business and Professional Woman, Independent Woman, and Saturday Night about Canadian journalist and politician Nancy Hodges.

Long, Elizabeth

Holder, Barbara.

Clipping of Christian Science Monitor article "23-Year-Old Go-Getter" by Karl Detzer about Barbara Holder who sold bathkets, waterproof-lined baskets with pockets designed to hold bath items.

Long, Elizabeth

Hominy.

U.S. Department of Agriculture U.S. Food Administration United States Food Leaflet No. 19: Hominy. This leaflet gives information on how to cook hominy, types of hominy, and recipes using it.

United States Department of Agriculture

Houck, Ruth.

Promotional pamphlet regarding Ruth Houck's campaign as Provincial Liberal Candidate in Peel County. Includes information about her reasons for running, her family and her service with various organizations and boards.

Long, Elizabeth

Hunt, Jean.

Clipping of Regina Leader-Post article "Fashion illustrating is career choice of Reginan" about Jean Hunt.

Long, Elizabeth

Hydro.

Clippings and commemorative publication published to mark the 75th anniversary of the birth of Ontario Hydro and its connection to Kitchener.

Schneider family

IBM Education Executive Conference.

Material related to Donald Cowan's participation in the IBM Education Executive Conference held in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida between April 5-7, 1982. Includes correspondence, airplane tickets, hotel receipts, conference program, list of travel expenses, memoranda, a settlement claim, and a short abstract of Donald Cowan's presentation. Also includes one group portrait likely of the attendees of the IBM Asia/Pacific Education Executive Conference held in Tokyo, Japan in August 1986.

Cowan, Donald D.

In Flanders Fields and America's Answer.

One decorative hanging with the poems "In Flanders Fields" and "America's Answer" which was written by R.W. Lilliard as a response to the entreaties in McCrae's poem. Also includes a large envelope addressed to Miss. Helen M. Wright, teacher, Annette St. School, Toronto that the poem was originally housed in.

In memoriam Miss Emily Wilding Davison.

One in memoriam leaflet for Miss Emily Wilding Davison, BA. Emily was a suffragette who was killed by King George V's horse at a derby, possibly while attempting to put a suffrage sash on the horse.

Philip & Sons

In memory of Christian Bechler.

A memorial card for Christian Bechler from the Bechler family photo album. The card notes that Christian Bechler died on March 14, 1897 aged 69 years, 2 months, and 6 days.

Bechler family

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