Archival Collections

 

The archival collections of the Kitchener Public Library and the Waterloo Historical Society are held by the Grace Schmidt Room. 

 

These manuscript collections include the private papers of individuals and groups. These are a valuable primary source of material of interest to scholars and genealogists.

 

As these collections must be retrieved from storage, all retrieval requests must be made at least 24 hours in advance of a viewing or visit.

 

Requests should be made to the Local History Librarian, who will confirm the items to be pulled and the availability of the collection.  Please note that same day retrieval requests cannot be guaranteed due to staff availability and service commitments at public information desks. 

 

Researchers should be aware that access to or retrieval of archival materials, including photographs and maps, is not available during Sunday openings of the Library.

 

Here is a list of processed collections available in the GSR:

 

 

Manuscript Collections in the GSR

MC

Title of Collection

1

Honourable William Dickson

2

William Dickson, Junior

3

Robert Dickson

4

Walter Hamilton Dickson

5

Daniel Bechtel Detweiler

6

Elias Weber Bingeman Snider

7

Snider Family Papers

8

Mr. and Mrs. Charles Everett Hoffman

9

Ella Cook

10

Louis Boehm

11

David Norman Panabaker

12

Cornelius A. Panabaker

13

Panabaker Family

14

Shoemaker Family

15

William H.E. Schmalz

16

Fred M. Snyder

17

Kitchener Musical Society

18

Waterloo City Hall

19

F.W.R. Dickson

20

The Twin City Milk Producers Co-operative Association Ltd.

21

D.H. Ferguson

22

24th Regiment Calvary, "Grey's Horse"

23

West Montrose Covered Bridge

24

Henry Brubacher Bowman

25

Kitchener-Waterloo Canadian Club (Women's Canadian Club of Berlin and Waterloo)

26

Kitchener-Waterloo Music Club/ Kitchener-Waterloo Community Concert Association

27

Moses Sararas/David Shannon Bowlby

28

J.C. Breithaupt

29

D. (Dougall) McDougall

30

Kitchener Young Men's Club

31

Mannheim S.S. No. 9, Wilmot

32

(Rueben Oberholtzer) Cornelius A. Panabaker - Personal/Family

33

North Waterloo University of Toronto Alumni Association

34

J.W. (James William) Connor

35

Mabel Krug

36

Hendry Family

37

J.B. Snyder & Bros., Winterbourne

38

Frederick Snyder (Woolwich)

39

The Canada Felting Company

40

City of Kitchener

41

Waterloo County Council

42

Waterloo Township Land Records

43

Berlin Central School

44

The Kitchener and Waterloo Philharmonic Choir

45

Nahrgang Property

46

Carlo Boehmer

47

Waterloo County Papers

48

D.S. (David Shannon) Bowlby

49

Jacob E. Klotz

50

Christian Eby

51

Otto Klotz

52

Moses Springer

53

Rev. A.B. (Abraham Break) Sherk

54

H.W. (Henry William) Peterson

55

Pioneer Memorial Tower (Doon, Ont.)

56

City of Kitchener - Public Works Department Scrapbooks

57

Kinsmen Club

58

Canadian Order of Foresters - Wilmot Township

59

Waterloo Township Scrapbooks

60

Kitchener Chamber of Commerce

61

Gladstone Letters

62

Kitchener-Waterloo Business and Professional Women’s Club

63

Maple Grove Farmers  Club

64

TO BE ASSIGNED

65

Kitchener-Waterloo Philatelic Society

66

Canadian Order of Samaritans

67

Ruth Pufall Thompson

68

Kenneth Sakos

69

Public School Board of Waterloo Township School Area #1

70

James D. Patterson Collection

71

K-W Chamber Music Society

72

W-W Airport Commission

73

Community Resources for Women

74

Robert Hilborn

75

Core Area Ministry

76

Downtown Ministerial

77

St. John’s Kitchen

78

Helen Jacob

79

Wiliam Kieswetter

80

Ed Hayes

81

Trussler Family

82

Hartmann/Rau

83

Dominion Rubber

84

Puddicombe

85

Miller

86

Women's Committee of the Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony Association

87

Aaron Eby and Matilda Bowers Eby

88

Idessa Eichler Zimmerman

89

Krug Family

90

Globe Furniture

91

Hugh C. Elliott

92

Wilhelmine Pattison Hoffman Heather Papers

93

Rosenblatt

94

Maple Grove School

95

William (Bill) Cowls

96

John Zoeger

97

Canadian Federation of University Women Kitchener-Waterloo

98

Leatta Gingrich Hoffman

99

Amnesty International K-W

100

Elise Thoms

101

IODE (Imperial Order of the Daughters of the Empire) Municipal Chapter

102

W.E. Thomson's K-W Expressway

103

John Detweiler

104

Jacob Allan Hallman

105

Charles C. Hahn

106

The Trefoil Literary Society

107

Elsie Ewald

108

G.H. Ziegler

109

Winterbourne Women's Institute

110

Sid McLennan

111

Garfield Schmidt

112

Fountain Flower Shop

113

Waterloo Pioneers Memorial Tower

114

Canadian Blower/Canada Pumps

115

C.M. (Mac) Lester and Family

116

Tommy Atkins Chapter IODE

117

Eben C. Cressman

118

Rummelhardt's Women's Institute

119

Princess of Wales Chapter Imperial Order of the Daughters of the Empire

120

Township of Waterloo Records

121

Public Utilities Commission Building

122

John Forsyth Limited

123

Kitchener City Hall

124

Women's Institute Minute Book

125

Norma Ritter

126

Waterloo Region Association for Continuing Education (WRACE)

127

Berliner Journal, News Record, W. J. Motz Correspondence

128

Kitchener-Waterloo Little Theatre

129

Waterloo Button Factory "Button Box" Fundraiser

130

Jack Symons

131

W.W. (Wilfrid Water 'Bob') Foot

132

Lloyd Stamp

 

 

Researchers are asked to wear cotton gloves provided to them and to use pencils when making notes.

 

As we are in the process of cataloguing our archival collection backlog, please check with the Local History Librarian for collections and items of interest that may not be listed above.