File consists of a booklet of 10 black and white postcards [rotogravure prints?] containing views of Berlin.

File consists of a booklet containing 10 monochrome tinted rotogravure postcards with views of Potstam and Sanssouci.

File consists of a typescript page containing summary statistics relating to the number of Woolworth stores as well as sales for the period from 1948 to 1958.

File consists of a set of sepia-toned photographs in a folded paper covering containing views from Wittenberg. There were originally 12 images in the set but only 10 remain.

File consists of a set of 12 sepia-toned photographs as postcards in a folded paper covering containing views from the Rhine. Three postcards from other collections have been added to the set: two sepia-toned photographs and one photochrom.

File consists of a booklet containing 16 black and white postcards [rotogravure prints?] with views of Berlin.

File consists of a booklet of 12 photochrom prints as postcards containing views of Leipzig.

File consists of a bound collection of court documents relating to the case before the Commissioner of Internal Revenue (Washington, DC) in the matter of F.W. Woolworth Co. for the recovery of property in Germany claimed as a war loss. Includes the application for ruling as well as exhibits relating to the case (most of which are photostatic copies). Includes a copy of an affidavit by Keffer in his role as executive vice president of the company. The case concerns a warehouse in Sonneberg that was destroyed during the war, leaving only the land which was located in East Germany.

File consists of a photograph of the Avon House Wedgwood dining room, fifth floor, taken by Moore & Nixon-James (Toronto, ON).

File consists of a booklet containing 12 black and white postcards [rotogravure prints?] with views of Berlin.

File consists of a booklet originally containing 10 black and white postcards [rotogravure prints?] with views of Breslau (Poland). Five postcards remain; one has been separated from the booklet.

File consists of a clipping from a souvenir booklet or similar explaining the tradition of bridalcups and stating that original bridalcups can be found at the Germanic Museum in Nuremberg.

File consists of a booklet containing 12 black and white photographs of Burgenstock.

File consists of business cards, most of which are Keffer's.

File consists of a set of 12 black and white photographs in a folded paper covering containg views of the Capilano Canyon (Vancouver, BC).

File consists of a certificate from a sanatorium declaring that Mary Louise Keffer fasted for 18 days.

File consists of a newspaper clipping about the death of Rev. Dr. James A. Paul of New York.

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.

File consists of three photographs taken along the Columbia River highway in Oregon taken by R.I. Gifford (Portland, OR).

File consists mainly of correspondence received by Keffer from colleagues at the F.W. Woolworth Co. Several letters are from Rudolph Jahn, who replaced Keffer in Germany and was a personal friend. One of the letters from Jahn includes a report on store results (1948-1963) and (North American) banking receipts of Jahn's (1958-1962). One letter is addressed "Liebe Mitarbeiter" (beloved co-workers or employees). File also includes what appears to be a poem (in German).

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.

File consists of material relating to the Big Horn-Powder River Corporation, Oil and Gas Producer (Denver, CO), a company in which Keffer held shares. Includes incoming and outgoing correspondence, reports to shareholders, investment statements and a manuscript note.

File consists of material relating to the Haines City Citrus Growers Association, and orders for fruit placed by Keffer with the association. Includes incoming and outgoing correspondence, a brochure, and manuscript and typescript notes.

File consists of a letter to Keffer from Norman Schneider.

File consists of two pieces of outgoing correspondence regarding Keffer's income taxes for the year 1942.

File consists of two letters from Ivan W. Keffer, both found in an envelope addressed: "to my sweetheart when I'm gone."

File consists of a commercial pocket diary kept by Keffer for 1927. Entries in ink and pencil. Contains some manuscript notes on pages for "memoranda" and "cash accounts." Inclusions: business card.

File consists of a commercial pocket diary kept by Keffer for 1937. Entries are in ink and pencil. Contains some manuscript notes on blank pages in the middle.

File consists of a commercial five-year diary probably kept by Mary L. Keffer for 1942 to 1946. Entries are in ink. Contains some manuscript notes on blank pages at the end. Inclusions: dried leaves, key for diary, recipe, receipt.

File consists of a commercial pocket diary kept by Keffer for 1931. Entries in ink and pencil. Contains manuscript notes on blank pages at end.

File consists of a commercial pocket calendar kept by Keffer for 1933. Entries in ink and pencil. Contains manuscript notes on beginning and end pages.

File consists of a commercial pocket calendar kept by Keffer for 1929. Entries in ink and pencil. Contains some manuscript notes on blank pages at the end. Many days have been left blank.

File consists of a commercial pocket diary kept by Keffer for 1934. Entries in ink. Contains manuscript notes on blank pages at the beginning and end.

File consists of a commercial pocket calendar kept by Keffer for 1935. Entries in ink and pencil. Contains some manuscript notes on end pages.

File consists of a commercial pocket diary kept by Keffer for 1965. Entries are in ink; most pages are blank. Includes some manuscript notes on the blank pages at the end. Inclusions: business cards and manuscript notes.

File consists of a commercial pocket calendar kept by Keffer for 1930. Entries in ink and pencil. Contains manuscript notes on blank pages at the beginning and end.

File consists of a commercial pocket diary kept by Keffer for 1931. Entries in ink.

File consists of a commercial pocket diary kept by Keffer for 1936. Entries are in pencil and ink. Contains some manuscript notes on blank pages at the end.

File consists of a commercial pocket diary kept by Keffer for 1938. Entries are in pencil and ink. Includes manuscript notes on blank pages in the middle and at the end.

File consists of a commercial pocket diary kept by Keffer for 1960. Entries are in ink.

File consists of a commercial pocket diary kept by Keffer for 1964. Entries are in ink.

File consists of two documents relating to diet and health. A typescript document contains "the grape cure" and an manuscript document contains directions for a 17-day fast and meal suggestions for the week following the fast.

File consists of ephemera accumulated by Keffer. Includes dinner menus, programs, and guest lists; prayer cards; a concert program (Hart House, University of Toronto); an order of service for the institution of a rector; and a bon voyage card (with two snapshots, probably early self-developing film). Included in one of the dinner menus is a clipping about the F.W. Woolworth company and five snapshots probably taken on a trip to Germany.

File consists of a photograph of the exterior of the F.W. Woolworth Co. Ltd. store at 69-71 Downie Street in Stratford, Ontario where Keffer worked as store manager.

File consists of 16 photochrom prints as postcards containing views from the Glenwood Mission Inn in Riverside, California.

File consists of invoices and receipts received by Keffer for various goods and services (e.g. rugs, meat, gravestone, hospital services, hotel services). File also includes four photographs of rugs from a Berlin rug store.

Series consists of material accumulated by Ivan W. Keffer relating to his career at the F.W. Woolworth Co. after his appointment to executive vice-president. Material relates to the performance of the company, the German company, and Keffer's work and personal interests in Germany. A small amount of material relates to his actual role as executive vice-president in North America. Series includes correspondence (from colleagues; some may also be personal), reports, legal documents, clippings, a speech, meeting minutes, photographs, and other material.

Series consists of material created and accumulated by Ivan W. Keffer relating primarily to his personal life. Includes includes diaries, correspondence, notices and certificates, a passport and other personal/identification documents, clippings, ephemera, photographs, a scrapbook, and other material. The diaries, relating to Keffer's career as well as his personal life, cover the period during which he and his family lived in Germany and include entries that illustrate the escalation of political tensions and economic difficulties in Germany leading up to World War II and their impact on business in the country. Other material of note includes certificates and notices from the National Air Protection League (Reichsluftschutzbund).

Fonds consists of material created and accumulated mainly by Ivan W. Keffer, and some by his wife Mary L. Keffer, that documents the lives and activities of the Keffers, especially during the time they lived in Germany. Records also relate to the career of Ivan W. Keffer at the F.W. Woolworth Co. Includes diaries, correspondence, photographs, souvenir postcards and other ephemera, personal documents, reports, clippings, and other material.

File consists of photographs of Keffer and his family, most of which appear to have been taken while they were living in Germany. Includes snapshots of Keffer, his wife, Mary, and his daughter Mary Jane around their home, on outings or travelling, and participating in activities including golf and skiing. File also includes a portrait of Keffer's wife; a snapshot of Norman Schneider; and photographs taken at a figure skating competition or show.

File consists of material relating to the Keffer reunion held in Waterloo in 1964 and the reunion committee's appeal to raise funds for the Keffer Memorial Chapel at Waterloo Lutheran Seminary. Includes correspondence and a clipping.

File consists of two photographs of [Ivan W. Keffer?] as an infant.

File consists of a photograph of Ivan W. Keffer sitting at his desk at the F.W. Woolworth Co. Dressed in a suit and tie, Keffer is seen looking at camera with hands on top of desk.

File consists of a photograph of Mary L. Keffer.

File consists of a letter and two versions of an affirmation signed by Keffer in his role as a director of the F.W. Woolworth Co.

File consists of 212 loose postcards, including black and white and sepia-toned photographs, black and white and sepia-toned rotogravures, photochroms, and other colour prints. Postcards contain views of numerous European cities and landforms (including Binz, Potsdam, Oberammergau, Berlin, Wittenberg, Lucerne, the Rhine, and the Alps), as well as views along the Canadian Pacific Railway in British Columbia and Alberta (photographed by Byron Harmon) and the Columbia River Highway in Oregon (photographed by Cross & Dimmitt), and views of Banff, the Rocky Mountains, Stratford (Ontario), and other places and scenes. Some duplicates are present. Six postcards contain a stamp (four German, one Canadian, and one Czechoslovakian). Two postcards were sent through the mail; one from Keffer to his wife, and one from Max [last name illegible] to Keffer (in German). Six of the postcards were published by Valentine & Sons.

File consists of two souvenir cards containing views of Lucerne.

File consists of a booklet of 12 photochrom prints as postcards containing views of the city and lake of Lucerne.

Series consists of material created and accumulated by Mary L. Keffer. Includes correspondence, a diary, a passport belonging to her daughter (Mary Jane Keffer), and a certificate.

File consists of a small booklet of pages copied from an unknown book that contain a description and the rules of a game called "Mauscheln."

File consists of 11 postcards containing views of Munich. Some are photochrom and some are black and white [rotogravure prints?].

File consists of a booklet of ten black and white postcards [rotogravure prints?] containing views of Norderney.

File consists of a typescript speech prepared by Keffer to be presented at a dinner for staff of the Toronto District of the F.W. Woolworth Co. on January 10, 1945.

File consists of German notices and certificates received by Keffer. Three are notices and certificates from the Reichsluftschutzbund (National Air Protection League) and contain that organization's official stamp. One agreement or certificate is possibly from or related to the Reichsluftschutzbund or the police forces. The final leaflet probably contains instructions for citizens in the case of an air raid or instructions for blackout exercises.

File consists of a typescript list of the personnel in the offices of the F.W. Woolworth Co. (executive office, as well as the offices in Boston, Manhattan, Philadelphia, Atlanta, Albany, Cleveland, Chicago, Minneapolis, St. Louis, Denver, San Francisco, and Toronto). Includes names, positions, and birth dates, and in some cases, retirement and death dates.

File consists of the British passport of Mary Jane Keffer, issued by the Consul-General in Berlin, Germany. Inclusion: newspaper clipping from the January 9th [?] edition of the Daily Mail regarding the departure from Berlin (Germany) of the Keffers.

File consists of personal documents of Ivan W. Keffer. Includes a Canadian passport, a German driver's license, a laminated alien registration card (US), a resident alien border crossing card, Canadian immigration identification cards for both Keffer and his wife Mary, an international certificate of vaccination, and a marriage certificate. Also included are manuscript notes and several American stamps. File also includes a typescript page containing information about the alien registration cards for each of the Keffers.

Series consists of photographs, most of which depict Ivan W. Keffer and his family. Includes mainly snapshots of Ivan, Mary and Mary Jane Keffer taken while they were living in Germany, during their outings and travels. Series also includes a portrait of Ivan W. Keffer at his desk and several photographs relating to the F.W. Woolworth Co.

File consists of tax assessment notices for the property owned by the Keffers in the Township of Saugeen [town of Port Elgin?].

File consists of material relating to the performance of the F.W. Woolworth Co. for the year 1963. Includes a profit statement, a comparative report (1962 and 1963), and a copy of a letter from Rudolph Jahn addressed to company president R.C. Kirkwood, describing the results. File also includes a letter from Jahn to Keffer.

File consists the roster of the Rotary Club of Calgary for 1920, contained in a pocket-sized three-ring binder. Contains some manuscript notes on blank pages at the end.

File consists of 12 sepia-toned and black and white postcard photographs of members of the royal family and the coronation of King George IV and Queen Elizabeth in 1937. The postcards are by Valentine's, Raphael Tuck & Sons, and Elliott & Fry.

File consists of material relating to Keffer's role as vice-president and member of the Board of Directors of the Saugeen Golf Club. Includes incoming and outgoing correspondence, financial statements, and meeting minutes.

File consists of a scrapbook created by Keffer during the time he lived in Berlin and containing primarily newspaper clippings and personal correspondence. Clippings are mainly from German and American newspapers and relate to national and international news; some clippings also relate to the F.W. Woolworth Co. in Germany and in Canada and to personal interests (e.g. a Keffer reunion, a Berlin theatre performance the Keffers attended, etc.). The correspondence includes three letters each from Norman Schnieder and from Keffer's sister Ellie [last name unknown] as well as several letters from colleagues at Woolworth's and other friends. Some of the letters are addressed to Ivan and Mary Keffer and address the death in 1932 of Ivan Keffer's father.

The scrapbook also contains copies of several letters and a certificate from the National Socialist German Workers Party pertaining to the Woolworth Co. in Germany, several internal memoranda relating to the operation of the company, ephemera, and an inventory of Keffer's furniture and household items for customs purposes.

File consists of a booklet containing 20 photochrom prints of views seen along the Columbia River highway.

Series consists of souvenir material probably accumulated by Ivan W. Keffer, most of which was likely collected during the time they lived in Germany. Includes mainly souvenir postcards in booklet form and loose postcards. Most postcards depict European cities and attractions; some are souvenirs from places in Canada and the United States. Series also includes souvenir material from the Keffer's voyage on the S.S. Leviathan when they moved to Germany.

File consists of the passenger list from the voyage of the United States Lines ship S.S. Leviathan from New York to England in March, 1927. The Keffers sailed on this voyage when they moved to Germany. File also includes three dinner menus from the voyage.

File consists of a booklet containing the annual report and financial statements for The British Relief Fund Berlin, for 1938. Keffer is listed among the subscribers to the fund.

File consists of a souvenir booklet containing a fold out tourist map of The Rhine and various points of interest located on and near the river.

File consists of a snapshot of an unidentified couple standing together and smiling a the camera while visiting Bad Gastein.

File consists of a booklet containing 12 black and white photographs as postcards with views of the Lake of Lucerne.

File consists of a photograph of a group of men standing on a street in front of several buildings during the visit of Mr. R.C. Kirkwood in Frankfort from February 22-27, 1961. The men are identified by surname on an accompanying piece of paper (typescript).

File consists of a booklet containing 64 black and white images [rotogravure prints?] of Wien.

File consists of a booklet of 10 black and white postcards [rotogravure prints?] containing views of Wittenberg.

File consists of material relating mostly to the F.W. Woolworth Co. in Germany in the early 1960s, and a to a [possibly business-related] trip that the Keffers took to Germany in 1961. Includes correspondence, a travel itinerary, pages of comparative reports for Woolworth's German stores (1960-1961), meeting minutes, and two group photographs [possibly Woolworth managers] taken by Jones & Morris (Washington).

File consists of a set of black and white photographs in a folded paper covering containing views of the Zugspitze mountain peak in winter. The original set contained 12 images, but some from another unidentified set have been added for a total of 22.