Title and statement of responsibility area
Title proper
Schneider family collection
Level of description
Accession
Reference code
Dates of creation area
Date(s)
Physical description area
Physical description
9.5 m of textual records and other material
Archival description area
Name of creator
Biographical history
The Schneider family were white settlers of what is now Kitchener, Ontario. Members of the family are the descendants of Johann Christoph Schneider, who was born in Germany, in Unteröwisheim, Baden, on August 27, 1831. His father, a farmer, was also ... »
Custodial history
The Schneider family collection was originally assembled and maintained at the archives of the Schneider Corp. in Kitchener, Ont. It was transferred to the University of Waterloo in 2001 after the sale of Schneider's to Smithfield Foods. The corporate ... »
Scope and content
Fonds consists of material relating to descendants of Johann Christoph and Anna Elizabeth Schneider, their families, friends and activities. It also contains genealogical information about the Schneider and Ahrens family origins in Germany and relatives ... »
Notes area
Physical condition
Includes: 2489 photographs, 322 negatives, 2323 slides, 54 film reels, 7 videocassettes , 3 audiocassettes.
Immediate source of acquisition
Acquired from the Schneider family in 2001.
Arrangement
Organized in 18 series:
1. Ahrens family;
2. Alfred S. Gofton;
3. Jean May Hawkings;
4. Brita Hazell;
5. Charles A. Schneider;
6. Schneider Family Genealogy;
7. Johann Christoph Schneider;
8. Frederick H. Schneider;
9. Frederick P. Schneider;
10-11. Herbert J. ... »
Language of material
- English
- German
Terms governing use, reproduction, and publication
Copyright, where applicable, remains with the family.
Accruals
Further accruals expected.
General note
See series 7 for records related to World War I.
General note
See subseries 14.4 for records related to World War I and the 108th and 118th Battalions.
General note
See subseries 16.5 and 16.6 for records related to World War II.
Access points
Control area
Dates of creation, revision and deletion
Fall 2020: GA134 is in the process being of redescribed for migration to the Archives Database. Series descriptive records will be made public on a rolling basis as related work is completed. - DR
Sources
Redescribed as part of migration to the Archives Database 2020-2021 by DR.