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GA 172 : Parents' Information Bureau Ltd. fonds : accrual 2005.
Parents' Information Bureau Ltd. fonds : accrual 2005. - 1935-1992, predominant 1935-1979. - .5 m of textual records. - 3 photographs : b&w ; 20 x 25 cm or smaller.
The Parents' Information Bureau was a clinic for family planning and birth control set up by A.R. Kaufman of the Kaufman Rubber Company in the 1930's in Kitchener, Ont.
Contents: accrual consists of material belonging to A.R. Kaufman relating to the incorporation and operation of the Parents' Information Bureau in Kitchener, 1935 to 1976. Includes letters patent, financial and accounting records, publications issued by the Bureau, photographs and clippings.
Arranged in six series:
1. Incorporation
2. Financial records
3. Literature: numbered
4. Literaure: unnumbered
5. Photographs
6. Clippings
Donated in 2005 by the Kaufman family.
Finding aid available: file level.
Material relating to the Parents' Information Bureau can be found in GA 58. Material relating to the Dorothea Palmer trial can be found in WA 17.
Some of Mr. Kaufman's personal birth-control related material can be found in GA 173, including scrapbooks he maintained relating to birth control in general, to the Bureau, and to the trial of Dorothea Palmer.
Series 1 : Parents' Information Bureau : Incorporation
Parents' Information Bureau : incorporation. - 1945-1978.
Series consists of material relationg to the incorporation of The Parents' Indformation Bureau Ltd. Parents' Information Bureau Ltd. Includes letters patent, bylaws, minutes of meetings of directors, and dissolution.
File 1
Parents' Information Bureau Ltd. : letters patent, bylaws, minutes of meetings of directors. - 1945-1978.
Includes a certificate of dissolution dated Dec. 17, 1979.
Title supplied.
Originally in a binder.
Series 2 : Parents' Information Bureau : Financial Records
File 2 OVR
Parents' Information Bureau Ltd. : financial records. - 1935-1978.
Contents: accounting records for the Parents' Information Bureau, Ltd. in Kitchener, Ontario. Includes information about the Toronto Clinic as well.
OVERSIZE.
File 2 OVR
Parents' Information Bureau Ltd. : financial records. - 1935-1978.
Series consists of material realting to accounting and financial affairs of the Parents' Information Bureau, Ltd. in Kitchener, Ontario. Includes accounting records, shre certificates, tax returns and year end files. Includes information about the Toronto Clinic as well.
File 3 OVR
Parents' Information Bureau Ltd. : journal, 1953-1978. - 1953-1978.
Contents: accounting records for the Parents' Information Bureau, Ltd. in Kitchener, Ontario.
Title supplied.
OVERSIZE.
File 4
Parents' Information Bureau Ltd. : share certficate book. - 1958-1978.
File 5
Parents' Information Bureau Ltd. : tax returns, 1935 to 1971, 1972 to 1978 : final wind-up (file 1 of 2). - 1935-1978.
Contents: contains completed federal and provincial income tax forms. Some include attached correspondence, financial statements, statements of payments made to workers and doctors.
File 6
Parents' Information Bureau Ltd. : tax returns, 1935 to 1971, 1972 to 1978 : final wind-up (file 2 of 2). - 1935-1978.
Contents: contains completed federal and provincial income tax forms. Some include attached correspondence, financial statements, statements of payments made to workers and doctors.
File 7
Parents' Information Bureau Ltd. : year end files : 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, final windup. - 1969-1979.
Contents: contains accounting records, correspondence, inventories, and material relating to the dissolution of the company.
Series 3 : Parents' Information Bureau : Literature : Numbered
Parents' Information Bureau : literature : numbered.
- 1936-[197-?].
Series consists of numbered publications and printed material issued by the Parents' Information Bureau between 1936 and the 1970's.
File 8
Parents' Information Bureau literature : list. - [19--].
Contents: one ts. list of inventory of Parents Information Bureau printed items. Many numbers lacking.
File 9a
#1 : Report on birth control activities and procedure / by A.R. Kaufman, Dec. 1, 1937. - 1937.
Contents: two reports, one published Dec. 1, 1937, the other ca 1960. 4 p. leaflets.
Caption title.
File 9b
#1 : Report on family planning activities and the Parents' Information Bureau / by A.R. Kaufman. - [1960?].
Contents: one report, 4 p. leaflet, published ca. ca 1960.
On p. [4]: Report No. 1.
File 10a
# 2 : Birth control notes / Parents' Information Bureau. - [1938].
Contents: 16 p. pamphlet.
On t.p.: Pamphlet No. 2.
File 10b
# 2 : Birth control methods / compiled by Parents' Information Bureau. - [1966].
Contents: 14 p. pamphlet with illustrations.
On p. [4]: Report No. 2.
File 11
#3 : A brief for the sterilization of the feeble-minded / by Dr. William L. Hutton, Medical Officer of Health, Brantford, Ontario, prepared at the request of the Association of Ontario at their annual conference, Orillia, June 1936. - [193-].
Contents: 12 p. pamphlet with diagrams.
Ms. note on t.p: #3.
File 12
#5 : General information on sterilization. - [19--].
Contents: 1 leaf (photocopy) possibly intended to be on Parents' Information Bureau letterhead. One of two items labelled "#5".
Printed on item: #5.
File 13
#5 : Planned Parenthood progress in Canada / A.R. Kaufman. - [19--].
Contents: 1 leaf (photocopy) Parents' Information Bureau letterhead. One of two items labelled "#5".
Ms. number on item: #5.
File 14
#6 : Contraceptive price list for doctors. - [19--].
Contents: 1/2 leaf (photocopy) on Parents' Information Bureau letterhead.
Ms. number on item: #6.
File 15a
#7 : Sterilization notes. - [1938].
Contents: one 19 p. pamphlet published by the Parents' Information Bureau.
On t.p.: Pamphlet no. 7.
File 15b
#7 : Confirmation of completed vasectomy to be retained by patient. - [19--].
Contents: one form: 1 leaf (photocopy) on Parents' Information Bureau letterhead.
Title from list of "Literature".
Printed number on item: #7.
File 16
#7a : Second questionnaire re disposition of vasectomy. - [19--].
Contents: one form: 1 leaf (photocopy) on Parents' Information Bureau letterhead.
Title from list of "Literature".
Printed number on item: #7a.
File 17
#9 : Effects of eugenic sterilization as practiced in California, condensed from a survey made by the Human Betterment Foundation. - [1938].
Contents: one form: 1 leaf (photocopy). Includes an 8 p. leaflet from the Human Betterment Foundation,Pasadena, California, with title: "Human sterilization today".
Number printed on item: #9.
File 18
#10 : Vasectomy : sterilization of the male. - [19--].
Contents: one form: 1 leaf (photocopy) on Parents' Information Bureau letterhead.
Printed number on item: #10.
File 19
#11 : Request and consent forms, male and female. - [19--].
Contents: one form: 1 leaf (photocopy) on Parents' Information Bureau letterhead. Includes variant forms numbered 11A, 11B, 11C.
Title from list of "Literature".
Printed number on item: #11.
File 20
#12 : Dominion criminal code, section 207. - [19--].
Contents: 1 leaf (photocopy).
Ms. number on item: #12.
File 21
#13 : General procedure and technique of the diaphragm pessary. - [19--].
Contents: [3] p. leaflet issued by the Parents' Information Bureau, Kitchener, Ont.
Printed on t.p.: No. 13.
File 22
#14 : Instructions and illustrations for the use of contraceptives. - [19--].
Contents: [5] p. pamphlet.
Ms. on t.p.: #14.
File 23
#15 : Letter in reply to inquiry re vasectomy. - [19--].
Contents: one form: 1 leaf (photocopy) on Parents' Information Bureau letterhead.
Title from list of "Literature".
Printed number on item: #15.
File 24
#16 : Application and history card. - [19--].
Contents: one form: 1 leaf (photocopy) on Parents' Information Bureau letterhead.
Ms. number on item: #16.
File 25
#17 : Letter to patient : referral for vasectomy, out of town. - [19--].
Contents: one form: 1 leaf (photocopy) on Parents' Information Bureau letterhead.
Title from list of "Literature".
Ms. number on item: #17.
File 26
#18 : Letter to patient after request for birth control information. - [19--].
Contents: one form: 1 leaf (photocopy) on Parents' Information Bureau letterhead.
Title from list of "Literature".
Ms. number on item: #18.
File 27
#19 : Technique of vasectomy. - [19--].
Contents: [5] p. pamphlet issued by the Parents' Information Bureau, Kitchener, Ont.
Printed on t.p.: No. 19.
File 28
#20 : An alternative to female sterilization. - [19--].
Contents: one form: 1 leaf (photocopy) on Parents' Information Bureau letterhead.
Number printed on item: #20.
File 29
#21 : Re legality of sterilization. - [19--].
Contents: one form: 1 leaf (photocopy) on Parents' Information Bureau letterhead, "signed" by A.R. Kaufman.
Number printed on item: #21.
File 30
#22 : Letter giving vasectomy appointments with local doctor. - [19--].
Contents: one form: 1 leaf (photocopy) on Parents' Information Bureau letterhead.
Title from list of "Literature".
Number printed on item: #22.
File 31
#23 : Letter confirming vasectomy appointments with local doctor. - [19--].
Contents: one form: 1 leaf (photocopy) on Parents' Information Bureau letterhead.
Title from list of "Literature".
Number printed on item: #23.
File 32
#25 : Letter to Doctor referring patient for vasectomy, with pre-op instructions. - [19--].
Contents: one form: 1 leaf (photocopy) on Parents' Information Bureau letterhead.
Title from list of "Literature".
Number printed on item: #25.
File 33
#26 : Birth control trial. - [1938].
Contents: 26 p. pamphlet issued by the Parents' Information Bureau, Kitchener, Ont., reporting on the trial of Dorothea Palmer.
Ms. number on t.p.: #26.
File 34
#29 : Better babies. - [1958?].
Contents: [4] p. leaflet.
Ms. number on t.p.: #29.
File 35
#31 : Letter to patient after registration. - [19--].
Contents: one form: 1 leaf (photocopy) on Parents' Information Bureau letterhead.
Title from list of "Literature".
Number printed on item: #31.
File 36
#37 : Instructions for use of pessary and jelly. - [19--].
Contents: one form: 1 leaf.
Ms. number on item: #37.
File 37
#38 : Instructions for use of condom and jelly. - [19--].
Contents: one form: 1 leaf.
Ms. number on item: #38.
File 38
#39 : Letter to Doctor A. B. C. D. - [19--].
Contents: one form: 1 leaf (photocopy) on Parents' Information Bureau letterhead.
Title from list of "Literature".
Number printed on item: #39.
File 39
#43 : Letter to enquiring doctors re Lippes Loop. - [19--].
Contents: one form: 1 leaf (photocopy) on Parents' Information Bureau letterhead.
Title from list of "Literature".
Ms. number on item: #43.
File 40
#44 : Doctor's request form for Lippes Loop. - [19--].
Contents: one form: 1 leaf (photocopy) on Parents' Information Bureau letterhead.
Title from list of "Literature".
Number stamped on item: #44.
File 41
#46 : Sterilization advocated by Magone Commission. - [19--].
Contents: one form: 1 leaf (photocopy).
Number printed on item: #46.
File 42
#48 : Raid on public health, 1940? : an address prepared by Henry L. Mencken, a Baltimore editor, for delivery at Duke University, North Carolina. - [194-?].
Contents: one form: 1 leaf (photocopy).
Number printed on item: #48.
File 43
# 48 : Utopia by sterilization / by H.L. Mencken. - [193-].
Contents: ts. transcription of an article that appeared in the _American Mercury_ (Aug. 1937), five leaves (photocopy)
Number from GA 58.
File 44
#51 : Doctor Lippes Loop folder. - [19--].
Contents: one leaflet issued by the Parents' Information Bureau.
Title from list of "Literature".
Number printed on item: #51.
File 45
#54 : Contraceptive price list for registered mothers. - [1965].
Contents: one form (orange) issued by the Parents' Information Bureau.
Number printed on item: #54.
File 46
#55 : Contraceptive price list for registered mothers. - [197-?].
Contents: one form (white) issued by the Parents' Information Bureau.
Number printed on item: #55.
File 47
#57 : Extract from address given by Dr. H.B. Attlee at Ottawa, June 25th, 1937. - [19--].
Contents: one form (photocopy) on Parents' Information Bureau letterhead.
Number printed on item: #57.
File 48
#58 : Statement #58, Sept. 1976, A.R. Kaufman, President, Parents Information Bureau. - 1976.
Contents: report written by A.R. Kaufman, 3 l. (photocopies), on Parents' Information Bureau letterhead.
File 49
#60 : The hand that rocks the cradle. - [194-?].
Contents: one form: 1 leaf (photocopy) of text by Rupert L. Humphries "from the May 1943 issue of New Generation, London, England".
Number printed on item: No. 60.
File 50
#61 : Simon was a simple soul : [poem]. - [19--].
Contents: one leaf (photocopy)
Ms. number on item: #61.
Series 4 : Parents' Information Bureau : Literature : Unnumbered
Parents' Information Bureau : unnumbered literature. - 1936-1976.
Series consists of material copied for distribution by the Parents' Information Bureau. Includes reports written by A.R. Kaufman, news stories, editorials and clippings.
File 51
A.R. Kaufman's experience and observations in doing social work, Dec. 1976. - 1976.
Contents: ts. written by A.R. Kaufman, 4 l. (photocopies), on Parents' Information Bureau letterhead.
File 52a
The Catholic Register, Nov. 3, 1938 : on the brazen impudence of Mr. A.R. Kaufman who forced ?? birth control on his employees. - 1938.
Contents: newspaper story from the _Catholic Register_, edited by H. Somerville, with title "A report on Devilry".
Title from envelope, in A.R. Kaufman's hand.
File 52b
The furure of the race : a series of radio addresses. - [193-].
Contents: one 38 p. pamphlet with texts of radio addresses, sponsored by the Eugenics Society of Canada.
File 53
Progress of birth control in Canada : address by A.R. Kaufman, Nov. 17, 1970. - 1970.
Contents: ts., 6 l. (original) with ms. annotations, on Parents' Information Bureau letterhead. A.R. Kaufman's copy.
File 54
Progress of birth control in Canada : address by A.R. Kaufman to class on contemporary religious issues, Waterloo Lutheran University, Waterloo, Dec. 2, 1969. - [19--].
Contents: transcript of an address, 5 l. (photocopy), on Parents' Information Bureau letterhead.
File 55
Report on birth control activities and procedure by A.R. Kaufman, founder Parents' Information Bureau, 410 King St. West, Kitchener, Ontario. - 1936.
Contents: newspaper story clipped from the _Waterloo Chronicle_, Dec. 1936
File 56
Welfare families and family allowance in Canada. - [19--].
Contents: ts., 2 leaves (photocopy).
Untitled, unattributed. Title supplied fom content.
Series 5 : Parents Information Bureau : Photographs
Parents Information Bureau : photographs. - [192-]-[1936].
Series consists of three photographs: one image of the exterior of the Eastview Town Hall where the trial of Dorothea Palmer took place, one portrait of F.W. Wegenast who defended dorothea Palmer in the Eastview trial, and one image of nurses marching in a parade.
File 57
Eastview Town Hall / [by] Central News Bureau. - [1936]. - 1 photograph : b&w ; 20 x 25 cm.
Contents: one image of the exterior of the Eastview Town Hall where the trial of Dorothea Palmer took place. On the front of the photograph is an ms. note: "So this is 'Eastview'".
Originally in a frame.
File 58
Elkhart General Hospital Training school : nurses in parade. - [19--]. - 1 photograph : b&w ; 19 x 25 cm.
Contents: one image of nurses marching in a parade. Illegible inscription on the verso.
File 59
Wegenast, F.W. : portrait. - [192-]. - 1 photograph : b&w ; 18 x 13 cm.
Contents: one portrait of F.W. Wegenast, A.R. Kaufman's lawyer. Note on verso: "Hyndman, partner".
Originally in frame.
Series 6 : Parents' Information Bureau : Clippings
Parents' Information Bureau : clippings. - 1966-1992.
Series consists of clippings relating to the history of the trial of Dorothea Palmer, to the birth control "pioneers" of Ontario and to A.R. Kaufman and birth control.
File 60
Clippings. - 1966-1992.
Contents: clippings relating to the history of the trial of Dorothea Palmer, to the birth control "pioneers" of Ontario and to A.R. Kaufman and birth control.