Materials related to the personal and professional life of A. R. Kaufman and his family. Includes family photographs, correspondence, newspaper clippings, physical objects, and ephemera created or accumulated by the family throughout the years. Contains family records and photographs accumulated during A. R. and Jean Kaufman's lives, materials related to A. R. Kaufman's personal affiliations (such as masonic orders), materials accumulated from trips and travels across the world, materials related to A. R. and Jean Kaufman's professional life and affiliations, and awards and recognitions received by A. R. Kaufman.

Envelope and two studio photographs of children. One of the photographs shows A. R. Kaufman as a baby and the other shows A. R. and Emma Kaufman as infants and was taken by C. Schneuker.

List of names of people invited related to A. R. Kaufman's 80th birthday anniversary reception with handwritten annotations. Includes addresses of attendees.

Fonds consists of material relating to the personal life and interests of A.R. Kaufman, as well as information about his parents and family, preserved by him. The fonds contains biographical information such as clippings, interviews and awards, scrapbooks maintained by A.R. Kaufman relating to birth control, photographs, and autobiographical accounts by A.R. Kaufman of trips taken to England and France in 1929, around the world in 1958, and to Russia in 1963. It also includes material about Jacob and Mary Kaufman in the form of clippings, biographical accounts written by A.R. Kaufman, correspondence and other material relating to their estates and photographs.

One typescript (26 leaves, original) pastiche of pasted-in illustrations and typewritten text on the subject of birth control. Illustrations are largely from published illustrations by Attilio Mussino of Pinocchio, but illustrations from other sources are also present.

IBM measurement charts, diagramming templates, reference cards, card punches-verifiers, and flowcharting templates.

Family photographs of the Kaufman family with envelope and notes. Includes photographs of A. R. and Jean Kaufman and their children in different attitudes (with animals, cars, and posing in front of different buildings) and locations (including Port Elgin, Algonquin Park, Highland Inn - Moonlights, Rochester House and gardens, Grand River, and Cressman Woods). Also contains a poem written by Sally Jean Kaufman at the age of 9 (1926).

Photographs of the Kaufman family life. Includes four photographs of children (one of the children is identified as "Audens"), three photographs of A. R. and Jean Kaufman with a third person at the Castle Harbour Hotel (Bermuda), and one photograph of the Gran River flood of 1954.

Photographs of the Kaufman family with the preeminence of A. R. Kaufman, his childhood, youth, and early marriage years. Includes photographs of A. R. Kaufman and members of his family in different attitudes and locations, including studio portraits, family photographs, and A. R.'s participation in different clubs and societies.
Photographs are identified or identifiable as:

• Image of children visiting the police department (ca. late 1800s),
• Two studio photographs of A. R. Kaufman in his youth (ca. early 1900s),
• Studio photograph of an unidentified bride (possibly Jean Kaufman) (ca. 1910s),
• Studio photograph of Jacob's and Mary Eidt Ratz Kaufman's family, including their four children (September 1912),
• Photograph of possibly Mary Eidt Ratz Kaufman, taken by Panabaker Home Portraits (early 1900s),
• Photograph of A. R. and Jean Kaufman with two of their children and one of the grandmothers (early 1900s),
• Reproduction of the wedding picture from Edna Louise Kaufman and Albert William Augustine (1918),
• Reproduction of photograph of the King Edward School class of 1933, taken by Denton Studio (1933),
• Two photographs of young women identified as Geneva and Mary Hayward, but who are possibly Helen Mary and Sally Jean Kaufman (early 1900s),
• Photograph of Jean Kaufman with Mrs. Taye Shidachi Kiachi, Mrs. Jsuji (?), Miss Cruikshank, and Mac Livett (?) (May 1930),
• Studio photograph of the Kaufman family showing Mary Eidt Ratz Kaufman, Emma Kaufman, A. R. Kaufman and his family, and Milton Kaufman and his family (first half of 20th Century),
• Studio photograph of an unidentified woman (possibly Jean Kaufman) (first half of 20th Century),
• Studio photograph of an unidentified woman (possibly Edna Louise Augustine) (first half of 20th Century),
• Studio photograph of A. R. Kaufman, taken by Ashley & Crippen Photographs (first half of 20th Century),
• Coloured drawing of "Beechome," A. R. Kaufman's summer cottage built on the banks of the Grand River (ca. 1916),
• Photograph of Beechome (Christmas 1950).

Materials related to the 50th wedding anniversary of A. R. and Jean Kaufman celebrated on August 12, 1961. Includes photographs of the couple printed on paper and a photograph of the couple with their three children, a printing plate for the invitations with a printed envelope, and a wedding anniversary guest book used to record guests and printed by Hutchings & Patrick Limited (Ottawa, Canada). On the second page of the guest book, there is a metal medal pasted that reads “50th / Kaufman’s ‘61’.”

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.

Photograph of a group of 28 children with one adult by a body of water. Children are arranged in four rows either seating down, kneeling, or standing. Adult is in standing in the back row. According to annotations, one of the children standing is A. R. Kaufman. Also in photo are Ella Cook (second from left), Emma Kaufman and Martha Rieder (fourth and fifth from left).

Full page clipping from The Waterloo Chronicle 80th Anniversary and Historical Edition, Dec. 1936, containing three biographical pieces: "History of Mr. Jacob Kaufman," "History of Mrs. Mary Kaufman," and Report on birth control activities and procedure," by A.R. Kaufman.

Materials related to A. R. Kaufman's family. Includes family photographs with Jacob and Mary Eidt Kaufman's family, A. R. and Jean Kaufman and their children, and other members of the extended family and friends; correspondence received by A. R. and Jean Kaufman; materials related to A. R. and Jean Kaufman's wedding and anniversary celebrations and birthdays; A. R. Kaufman legal documents; and materials related to A. R. Kaufman retirement and passing.
Also contains materials related to A. R. Kaufman's personal affiliations in the Grand River Lodge of Ancient, Free and Accepted Masons, the Royal City Lodge of Perfection, Springfield College, and a Silver Jubilee medal awarded to Kaufman.

Consists of fonds related to the personal and professional lives of A.R. Kaufman and W.H. Kaufman, and the family-run business Kaufman Footwear.

Materials related to A. R. Kaufman's professional life. Includes materials related to the Young Men Christian Association (YMCA), the Kitchener Young Men Club (KYMC), and the Parents' Information Bureau mainly. Also contains photographs related to Kaufman Rubber Company, machine loads computer charts, and plans for Dominion Rubber Company stores.
Also includes some photographs related to Jean Kaufman's professional affiliations, possibly the Young Women Christian Association (YWCA).

Contains autobiographical sketches written by A.R. Kaufman. Includes one ms. (4 l., originals) and two tss., one dated May 1953 (ts. carbon) and one dated Nov. 1969 (1 leaf, original and carbon). Some of the "scrap" paper used for composition is correspondence carbons.

Typescript (carbon) citation for Alvin Ratz Kaufman, dated June 1954.

Correspondence and clippings relating to an honourary membership in the Twin Cities Kiwanis Club awarded to A.R. Kaufman in July 15, 1969. Includes information about his efforts to secure land eventually used for "Kiwanis Park".

Correspondence and clippings relating to the K-W Junior Chamber of Commerce award for Citizen of the Year, awarded to A.R. Kaufman January 1965.

Correspondence and clippings relating to the election of A.R. Kaufman to the Waterloo County Hall of Fame, May 1, 1975.

Series consists of biographical information about A.R. Kaufman. Includes clippings, articles, interviews and obituaries. Arranged in alphabetical order.

One article: "The eccentric world of Alvin Ratz Kaufman" by Herc Munro from Executive (April 1962): 32-35. Includes overview of anti-union actions and Kaufman's contributions to the birth control movement.

Consists of the Canadian Who's Who entries for A.R. Kaufman, and includes the text of one entry accompanied by a portrait by Ashley & Crippen.

Contains clippings relating to A.R. Kaufman's business and personal interests, including his golden wedding and retirement.

Photocopy of a "Registration of a Birth" document issued Apr. 28, 1920 for A.R. Kaufman by the Registrar General of Ontario.

Correspondence to and from A.R. Kaufman: one letter to him from F.W. Nicks, Bank of Nova Scotia (typescript original), and one carbon typescript from him to B.D. Sandwell regarding school swings.

Poems and humorous pieces (three) collected by A.R. Kaufman.

Typescript transcript (carbon) of an interview broadcast by the Canadian Broadcast Corporation on "Business Barometer" regarding Kaufman's views on unions.

Typescript transcript (carbon) of an interview broadcast on CKCO TV, Jan. 18, 1965 regarding Kaufman being named citizen of the year.

Essay by Wendy Martindale, April 1975, who used an interview with A.R. Kaufman as part of her research. A.R. Kaufman was on the Planning Commission from 1919 to 1927 and was Chairman from 1922 to 1927. Includes comments in Kaufman's hand.

Consists of a letter of appreciation from the Board to A.R. Kaufman on the occasion of the dissolution of the Board. The official seal of the Board was used for the last time on this letter.

Photocopy of "Report of the President, May 12th, 1921." In this report A.R. Kaufman, outgoing president of the provisional Board of directors, summarizes two years of activity re-organizing the YMCA .

Consists of photocopies of newspaper obituaries reporting the death of A.R. Kaufman Feb. 1, 1979.

Series consists of fragmentary files maintained by A.R Kaufman relating to his personal life and interests. Includes an address book, correspondence, records of awards and honours received, and a report written by him as outgoing president of the YMCA ca. 1921 summarizing two years of re-organization. Arranged alphabetically.

Series consists of photographs, including two studio portraits of A.R. Kaufman and one of a building named in his honour.

Two copies of the same portrait, each accompanied by a letter.

Includes Mr. Kaufman's personal scrapbooks he maintained relating to birth control in general, to the Parents' Information Bureau, and to the trial of Dorothea Palmer. Also includes two scrapbooks relating to the Toronto Birth Control Clinic.

Material relating to a trip by A.R. Kaufman around the world in 1958 and 1959. Consists of trip accounts, some written in the form of letters to family and friends (photocopies and carbons), manuscript and typescript notes (original and carbon) as well as a list of names and addresses.

One world atlas belonging to Anna S. Weber, with road maps inserted. Some contain highlighting and/or annotations regarding A.R. Kaufman's trip itineraries.

One typescript (original) by A.R. Kaufman (3 l., original) with title: "Plymouth to London, London to Paris, May 1929." Also contains untitled, undated 19 l. typescript (original) with observations about England and Scotland.

Account of a trip by A.R. Kaufman to Russia and Europe in 1963: one typescript (20 l., photocopy) as well as a supplementary account (3 l., photocopy) with title "A.R. Kaufman's impressions, and information on Russian Tour, July 15-Aug. 10, 1963".

Material relating to a seminar to Russia in 1963 conducted by Dr. Jerome Davis, "Promoting Enduring Peace." Contains an itinerary and a photograph of participants. Includes a list of individuals to whom A.R. Kaufman distributed his impressions of the trip, the replies he received as well as the impresions of others sent to him in return. Includes clippings and news stories about Russia collected by A.R. Kaufman up to 1967.

Contains one typescript transcript of an interview for broadcast on CKCO TV (8 l., originals and carbons). Also contains a list of questions from University of Waterloo students with note by A.R.K.: "I answered at meeting in Arts Theatre Mar. 16/64." This is accompanied by a 4 l. transcript (typescript, original) of questions and Kaufman's answers, as well as one leaf of manuscript notes.

Series consists of autobiographical accounts by A.R. Kaufman of trips taken to England and France in 1929, around the world in 1958, and to Russia in 1963. A.R.K.'s trip accounts contain many personal observations on the economy, architecture, living conditions and way of life in the countries visited.

One portrait from a painting of Jacob Kaufman "taken off large picture in office, Dec. 2, 1971".

Includes biographical material written about Jacob Kaufman. One is a transcript of a "Biographical sketch" written at the time of his death in 1920 (2. l., typescript); the other is "History of Jacob Kaufman, Dec. 1, 1936" (4 l., typescript carbon), and the published version from the Waterloo Chronicle : "History of Mr. Jacob Kaufman" Also includes a letter from A.R. Kaufman to John Kaufman dated March 8, 1938.

Includes a biographical piece of unknown authorship and date with title: "A lengthy, more personal biography of Jacob Kaufman, 1847-1920" (7. l. typescript, photocopy)

Contains clippings relating to Jacob Kaufman and the history of the rubber industry in Kitchener.

Consists of correspondence and memoranda from F.W. Wegenast to A.R. Kaufman.

Includes a biographical piece: Ronnenberg, Ernie, "Jacob and A.R. Kaufman started footwear plant in 1907," Kitchener-Waterloo record, Sept. 18, 1976, p. 7.

Series consists of material relating to Jacob and Mary Kaufman of Kitchener Ontario, belonging to their son, A.R. Kaufman. Includes clippings, estate correspondence and other papers, obituaries and one portrait of Jacob Kaufman.

Biographical material about Jacob and Mary Kaufman as a couple. Includes a biographical piece of unknown authorship and date with title: "Biographical sketch of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Kaufman" (1. l. typescript, photocopy). Also includes a leaflet, "Dedication service: memorial window in memory of the late Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Kaufman." The service was held March 18, 1951 at Zion Evangelical United Brethren Church, Kitchener, Ont.

A biographical piece published in the Waterloo Chronicle in Dec. 1936: "History of Mrs. Mary Kaufman". Includes the original typescript (3 l.) and photocopies.

One typescript (4 l., original) with corrections and manuscript notes inserted in Mary Kaufman's hand, with title "Mrs. Mary Kaufman".

Includes copy of the last will and testament of Mary Kaufman, correspondence relating to bequests, material relating to cemetary plots, legal documents relating to probate, valuation of commercial property on Water St.

Newspaper obituary of Mary Kaufman, December 24, 1943 and "Tribute to Mrs. Mary Kaufman," read at the funeral service by Milton G. Geil.

Plaque commemorating the Kitchener Young Men's Club (KYMC), Kitchener's first service club dedicated to the stimulation and maintenance of all matters of civic welfare. Plaque includes an inscription and a Canadian coin for 50 cents from 1968.

Medal from the Royal City Lodge of Perfection with an enamel motive of A. & A. S. R. Canada (referring to the 50 years sterling membership in freemasonry) awarded to A. R. Kaufman on October 20, 1920.

One ts. (26 leaves, original), a pastiche of pasted-in illustrations and typewritten text on the subject of birth control. Most of the illustrations are from published illustrations of Pinocchio by Attilio Mussino.

A. R. Kaufman’s official documentation. Includes passport for the years 1971 and 1976 with stamps for Canada’s customs and the United Kingdom with two photographs and a photocopy of the birth certificate; his birth certificate in the form of a card issued in 1971; and a photocopy of his birth registration.

Materials possibly related to the Parents' Information Bureau. Includes a poem titled "#61: Simon was a simple soul" covering matters of birth control among people with low monetary means, and antiquated humorous pieces collected by A. R. Kaufman one of them referencing the birth control poem.

Materials related to A. R. Kaufman’s passing. Includes newspaper clippings with obituaries and articles about him, and a funeral guest book. The guest book lists the pallbearers as: Wilfred X. Toole, Irvin E. Weber, Gerald Marr, Carl Schlote, C. D. Pequegnat and Harold Current.

Personal correspondence received by A. R. and Jean Kaufman. Includes postcards, a signed card, and a letter received from Mrs. Oliver Master with two photographs of unidentified children.

Two copies of a photograph and a printing plate of A. R. Kaufman possibly taken by Morral Photography and credited to the International Press Service. One photograph is pasted on a cardboard, the other one is printed on cardboard.

Plans for Dominion Rubber Company plots and tire stores. Includes the plot plan for Windsor (Ontario) from February 1962, and the preliminary sketch plan no. 1 ground floor plan of Dominion Tire Store for Vancouver (British Columbia) from May 1959.

Photograph album with ninety-two postcards of Danish West Indies, Martinique and Guadeloupe, Antigua, St. Lucia, Panama, Jamaica, Cuba, and Florida (United States of America).

Materials related to travels by A. R. Kaufman. Includes sixty-seven postcards of Thailand, India, Australia, Fiji, New Zealand, Ceylon, Pakistan, and Egypt with annotations on the verso. Also includes notes of trips covering Fiji, New Zealand, Australia, Indonesia, Singapore, Thailand, Bangkok, Ceylon, India, Pakistan, Egypt, Greece, Turkey, and Austria.

Nine postcards of Cairo in Egypt with annotations about the trip and an envelope.

Six postcards of the Delfos and Athens in Greece with annotations about the trip and an envelope.

Three postcards of Istanbul in Turkey with annotations about the trip and an envelope.

Seven postcards of the Great Pyramid of Giza in Egypt with annotations about the trip and an envelope.

Fifteen postcards of Vienna in Austria with annotations about the trip and an envelope.

Photographs of A. R. and Jean Kaufman's professional life, including Kaufman Rubber Company and other professional affiliations. Photographs are identified or identifiable as:

• Photograph of a group of men, including A. R. Kaufman, by the entrance of a building, possibly the Kaufman Rubber factory (early 1900s),
• Two photographs taken by Denton Studio of Jean Kaufman with groups of women (possibly related to her involvement in the YWCA) (early 1900s),
• Photograph of Kitchener-Waterloo YMCA opening on April 19, 1929,
• Photograph of the Beginners’ Department of the Zion Church and a photograph taken by Belair Studio of a room at the Zion Church (first half of 1900s),
• Three reproductions of photographs of A. R. Kaufman receiving an award or certificate, taken by the Kitchener-Waterloo Record (second half of 1900s),
• Photograph of A. R. and Jean Kaufman at an event at Stratford taken by the Kitchener-Waterloo Record (June 1960).

Two pamphlets, each with title The Ratz family : a brief record published in 1914 and 1929 respectively, on the occasion of the Ratz family reunion. Included is a ribbon for the third reunion held July 20, 1929 in Waterloo Park.

News related to A. R. Kaufman's retirement. Includes newspaper clippings and photocopies of clippings.

Leather-bound scrapbook with mementos of the Kaufman family history. Scrapbook is organized into two sections. First section is titled “Grandmother Kaufman’s favourite poems from Helen, Bill, and Jean Xmas 1935” and includes poems either received by Mary Eidt Kaufman or copied by her grandchildren Helen Mary, William Hutton, and Sally Jean in her honour (some poems are written in German). Second section is titled “Clippings & poems Jean and Alvin” and includes correspondence, ephemera, postcards, poems, newspaper clippings, and an invitation to A. R. and Jean Kaufman wedding.

One scrapbook belonging to A.R. Kaufman, containing clippings from American newspapers relating to birth control, sterilization and the Catholic church.

One scrapbook belonging to A.R. Kaufman, containing clippings relating to birth control, primarily from Canadian newspapers. Includes cartoons, clippings from area newspapers, clippings relating to the establishment of a birth control clinic in Windsor, clippings relating to religious groups, birth control and eugenics. One section of the scrapbook contains clippings relating to the Eatview Case and the trial of Dorothea Palmer.

One scrapbook belonging to A.R. Kaufman, containing clippings relating to birth control, primarily from Toronto newspapers. Includes clippings relating to birth control, birth control clinics, and eugenics. Also includes coverage of the launching of the Maternal Welfare League of Toronto and of two guests, Margaret Sanger and Edith How-Martyn. Includes manuscript and typescript annotations.

One scrapbook belonging to A.R. Kaufman, containing clippings relating to issues surrounding birth control. Many are editorials written about A.R. Kaufman and responded to by him. Includes underlining and annotations, loose clippings, ephemera and a ts. poem by A.R.K..

Materials related to the medal commemorating the Silver Jubilee of the Reign of Queen Elizabeth II. Includes medal, with the case, information about the medal, and certificate awarding the medal to A. R. Kaufman.

Materials related to Springfield College. Includes a program for the Springfield College 68th Commencement Dinner Dance (June 12, 1954) with annotations in pencil and pen about the attendance, a certificate for A. R. Kaufman reception of the degree of Doctor of Humanics, and photographs of A. R. Kaufman receiving the certificate on June 13, 1954.

Contains material relating to the 1960 strike. Includes correspondence to A.R. Kaufman and from the union to employees. Includes discussion of the strike by a management training class, memoranda, observations and statements written by A.R. Kaufman, a CKCO TV transcript regarding the strike, and a union negotiation timeline.

Contains material relating to the 1960 strike. Includes correspondence to and from A.R. Kaufman, newspaper clippings, memoranda, and a telegraph.

Contains material relating to the 1960 strike : A.R. Kaufman's file. Includes correspondece with the Union, the Department of Labour, and to employees. Includes copies of the Labour Relations Act prosecution against Kaufman Rubber Co. Limited, and Supreme Court records.

Contains material relating to the 1960 strike injunction evidence. Includes supreme court records, copies of the injunction, and affidavits. A.R. Kaufman's file.

Contains material relating to the 1960 strike. Includes court transcript of Mary Hertel vs Kaufman Rubber (Ontario) Limited. Includes correspondence from A.R. Kaufman to P.D. Isbister.

Contains files relating to the 1960 strike : A.R. Kaufman's files. Includes a copy of the Labour Relations Act, a Canadian Rubber Footwear brochure, the final draft of Kaufman's proposed union agreement, correspondence, a CBC broadcast transcript of an interview with A.R. Kaufman, and 2 "Outlook" newsletters.

Materials related to a testimonial luncheon for A. R. Kaufman organized by Planned Parenthood Ontario. Includes information and programme, related newspaper clippings, and a disassembled scrapbook related to the luncheon with ephemera, photographs, and correspondence received by Kaufman.

One photograph of a group of six women in uniform on the steps of a building, possibly a hospital in China, with a plaque: "The Kaufman Building." Note on verso: "For Mr. Kaufman." Identifications on the verso: "One of the nurses of [Chinese characters] in P.I., the doctor who is helping us in P.I. Dr. Hau".

Materials related to travels by A. R. and Jean Kaufman. Includes postcards of Egypt, Greece, Turkey, Austria, Thailand, India, Australia, Fiji, New Zealand, Ceylon, Pakistan, Danish West Indies, Martinique and Guadeloupe, Antigua, St. Lucia, Panama, Jamaica, Cuba, and Florida (United States of America) most with annotations on the verso. Also contains notes of trips covering Fiji, New Zealand, Australia, Indonesia, Singapore, Thailand, Bangkok, Ceylon, India, Pakistan, Egypt, Greece, Turkey, and Austria.

Materials related to William Hutton Kaufman (A. R. and Jean Kaufman’s son). Includes birth certificate, certificates and photographs from the Royal Canadian Air Force, certificates and photographs from the Delta Upsilon Fraternity and the University College Men's Residence, marriage certificate between William Hutton Kaufman and Sara Kathleen Hall, materials related to the Kitchener-Waterloo Gyro Club (pamphlets with information, constitution, and certification of induction of William Hutton Kaufman to the club), and two reproductions of photographs of Kaufman in his later years.

Materials related to A. R. Kaufman's participation in the Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA) of Canada. Includes a certificate acknowledging Kaufman's participation in the organization as director; correspondence, photograph, and newspaper clipping related to Kaufman's reception of plaque and life membership; a certificate of recognition of Kaufman’s voluntary service to the YMCA; and two photographs of the Kitchener-Waterloo YMCA building in the 1950s.