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GA 193 : Greb Industries Limited fonds.
Greb Industries Limited fonds. - 1884-2009. - ca. 1.9 m of textual records and other material.

Greb Industries Limited was a shoe and boot manufacturing company based in Kitchener, Ontario. Charles E. Greb, who had moved to Berlin (now Kitchener) from Zurich, Ontario, in 1909, became the secretary-treasurer of the Berlin Shoe Manufacturing Company when it was incorporated in 1910. His son Erwin Greb joined the company as book-keeper. In 1912, Charles and Erwin acquired the company, and in 1916 it received a new charter of incorporation under the name Greb Shoe Company Limited, with Charles as president and Erwin as secretary-treasurer. In 1918, Erwin bought the controlling interest in the company from his father, who remained involved with the business in an advisory capacity.

The Greb Shoe Company, which had plants on Queen Street and at the corner of Mansion and Chestnut Streets in Kitchener, was again reorganized and received a new charter in 1930. In 1938, it acquired Valentine and Martin Limited, a Waterloo manufacturer of work boots, shoes, and dress shoes, which continued to operate as a separate business until it was merged with the Greb Shoe Company in 1951. Operations by that time were consolidated at a plant on Breithaupt Street in Kitchener. When Erwin Greb died in 1954, his son Harry D. Greb took over as company president. Erwin's other sons were also involved in the company as directors; Arthur was in senior management and Charles was a plant manager and eventually became executive vice-president (1969-1976).

In 1959, the company purchased the Canada West Shoe Manufacturing Company of Winnipeg, including its popular Kodiak brand boots. The expansion into Western Canada began a period of tremendous growth for the company. Manufacturing facilities were expanded, and the company made several other acquisitions, including Bauer Canadian Skate; Tebbutt Shoe and Leather Company of Trois-Rivieres, Quebec; and Collins Safety Shoes of Peterborough. A skate and boot plant was eventually opened in Bangor, Maine. The most significant factor in the company's growth through the 1960s was the popularity of Hush Puppies brand of casual shoes, which Greb began manufacturing under license from Wolverine World Wide of Rockford, Michigan, in the early 1960s. The mascot for this line of footwear, a basset hound named Velvet, was a popular symbol for the brand. In 1966, Greb Industries Limited became a publicly-traded company, and by the early 1970s it had grown to become Canada's largest footwear manufacturer, employing 1200 people in Kitchener and another 1100 in Winnipeg, Trois-Rivieres, and Bangor. In 1974, the company was purchased by Warrington Products Limited of Mississauga.

Greb Industries Limited continued to manufacture footwear under the new owners, with several changes in operations, including the closure of several plants and a move for the head office from its Ardelt Avenue location in Kitchener to Mississauga. In 1987, Warrington sold the Greb division, which consisted mainly of Hush Puppies and Kodiak shoes and boots, to Taurus Footwear of Montreal. Production of Hush Puppies ended in 1989 when the licence was surrendered to Wolverine. The Bauer skate division, operating as Canstar Sports, had been relocated to Cambridge and sold to Nike. The last Greb plant in Kitchener, a Kodiak boot plant on Hayward Avenue, closed in 1991. In 1992, the Royal Bank took control of Taurus Footwear and formed Greb International to market the Kodiak brand domestically and internationally. In 2000 this company became Kodiak Group Holdings Inc., and in 2005, it purchased Terra Footwear in Newfoundland and has factories in Markdale, Ontario; Harbour Grace, Newfoundland; and in Asia. (Source: content of the fonds, and Briggs, T. and Greb, C.E., _The Greb Story_, Kitchener: Grebco Holdings Ltd., 2008)

Contents: fonds consists of records relating to the history, administration, and operations of Greb Industries Limited and its predecessors, the Greb Shoe Company Limited and the Berlin Shoe Manufacuring Company Limited, as well as its subsidiary companies. Includes letters patent and by-laws, minutes, financial statements, annual reports, correspondence and memoranda, legal documents, press clippings, newsletters, reports, presentations, advertisements, photographs, ephemera, and audio and video recordings.

Fonds is arranged in twelve series:
1. Incorporation and Board of Directors
2. Administration
3. Executive Vice-President's Files
4. Sales, Marketing, and Advertising
5. Hush Puppies Brand
6. Company Newsletters
7. Employees' Associations
8. Public Relations
9. Company History Files
10. The Greb Story
11. Photographs
12. Sound and Video Recordings

Title from content of the fonds.
Includes 282 photographs, 3 film reels, 3 audio cassettes, 2 audio reels, 1 DVD.
The extent is measured in linear metres of shelf space occupied by the fonds.
Donated in 2009.
Some material is in French.
Detailed finding aid available.
Material relating to Charles E. Greb and members of the Greb family can be found in GA 189, Charles E. Greb family fonds.

Series 1 : Incorporation and Board of Directors

Incorporation and board of directors. - 1916-1931. - 5 cm.
Contents: series consists of records relating to the incorporation and administration of the Greb Shoe Company Limited. Includes letters patent; by-laws; minutes of meetings of the board of directors from the date of incorporation on June 9, 1916, to October 30, 1930; and agreements.

File 1
Letters patent and by-laws. - 1916-1931.
Contents: file consists of a leather-bound volume in which are pasted the letters patent and by-laws for the Greb Shoe Company Limited, created in 1916; special by-laws passed during the life of the company; and the acceptance by the Province of Ontario of the surrender of the company's letters patent in 1931. Volume also includes a register of shareholders.

File 2
Board of Directors : minutes, 1916-1931. - 1916-1931.
Contents: file consists of a leather-bound volume in which are pasted the minutes of the Board of Directors of the Greb Shoe Company Limited from June 10, 1916 to October 30, 1930, and the acceptance by the Province of Ontario of the surrender of the company's letters patent in January, 1931. File also includes several loose proxy forms and two pieces of correspondence.

File 3
Notice regarding by-laws. - 1919.
Contents: file consists of a statutory agreement and a notice regarding special by-law no. 6 (to change the number of directors) of the Greb Shoe Company Limited.
Originally in Series 10, as endnote 10 (File 95). A photocopy remains in that file.

File 4
Surrender of letters patent. - 1930-1931.
Contents: file consists of two agreements relating to the re-organization of the Greb Shoe Company Limited, and the surrender of letters patent for the Greb Shoe Company Limited. In 1930, Erwin C. Greb issued a new charter to replace the 1916 charter.
Originally in Series 10, as endnote 13 (File 98). Photocopies remains in that file.

Series 2 : Administration

Administration. - 1911-1976, [200-] (originally created 1919). - 22.5 cm.
Contents: series consists of records relating to the administration of Greb Industries Limited; its subsidiary companies, Valentine and Martin Limited and Greb Shoes Limited; and its predecessors, the Greb Shoe Company Limited and the Berlin Shoe Manufacturing Company Limited. Records relate to company management, accounting, personnel, operations, facilities, and the sale of Greb Industries Limited to Warrington Products Limited. Includes financial statements, annual reports, correspondence, memoranda, ms. notebooks, reports, manuals, agreements, press clippings, and other material. Annual reports cover the period from 1967 to 1973. Financial statements are present for the Berlin Shoe Manufacturing Company Limited (1913-1915), Greb Shoe Company Limited (1916-1918, 1941, 1945-1948), Greb Industries Limited (1976), and Valentine and Martin Limited (1943-1951).
Linear extent of series does not include oversized materials.
Series is arranged alphabetically.

File 5
Annual Reports. - 1966-1974.
Contents: file consists of annual reports for Greb Industries Limited for the years 1967-1971 and 1973, and a photocopy of the report for 1972. File also includes interim reports to shareholders (some photocopies), press clippings, a press release, a public relations pamphlet, and a letter to shareholders.
Original title: IPO.

File 6
Berlin Shoe Manufacturing Company : agreement between H.D. McKellar and Charles E. Greb. - 1915.
Contents: file consists of an agreement between H.D. McKellar (president) and Charles E. Greb Sr. (vice-president) regarding the transfer of shares of the Berlin Shoe Manufacturing Company Limited from the former to the latter as the company approached insolvency.
Originally in Series 10, as endnote 4 (File 89). A photocopy remains in that file.

File 7
Berlin Shoe Manufacturing Company : bill of sale to the Greb Shoe Company Limited. - 1916.
Contents: file consists of an agreement between the Berlin Shoe Manufacturing Company Limited and the Greb Shoe Company Limited regarding the sale of the former to the latter.
Originally in Series 10, as endnote 7 (File 92). A photocopy remains in that file.

File 8
Berlin Shoe Manufacturing Company : receipt. - 1911.
Contents: file consists of a receipt to Charles Greb from Nelson [Gros?] of The Berlin Shoe Manufacturing Company Limited, showing the new address of factory at 47-49 Queen Street South in Berlin (now Kitchener).
Originally in Series 10, as endnote 3 (File 88). A photocopy remains in that file.

File 9
Company reports : Berlin Shoe Manufacturing Company Limited. - 1915-1916.
Contents: file consists of reports from The Mercantile Agency, R.G. Dun & Co. (Toronto, ON) about the Berlin Shoe Manufacturing Company Limited.
Originally in Series 10, as endnote 5 (File 90). Photocopies remain in that file.

File 10
Company reports : Greb Shoe Company Limited (file 1 of 2). - 1917.
Contents: file consists of a report from The Bradstreet Company (Toronto, ON) about the Berlin Shoe Manufacturing Company Limited.
Originally in Series 10, as endnote 6 (File 91). A photocopy remains in that file.

File 11
Company reports : Greb Shoe Company Limited (file 2 of 2). - 1936.
Contents: file consists of a report on the Greb Shoe Company Limited from Dun & Bradstreet of Canada (Toronto, ON).
Originally in Series 10, as endnote 15 (File 100). A photocopy remains in that file.

File 12
Company reports : Valentine and Martin Limited. - 1938.
Contents: file consists of two reports on Valentine and Martin Limited by Dun & Bradstreet of Canada (Toronto, ON).
Originally in Series 10, as endnote 17 (File 102). Photocopies remain in that file.

File 13
Facilities : agreement for sale of land. - 1919.
Contents: file consists of an agreement relating to the sale of the property and building at Mansion and Chestnut Streets in Kitchener to Erwin C. Greb by Gourlay & Fogelberg, Ltd. File also includes an ms. sketch of the property and a statement of adjustments.
Originally in Series 10, as endnote 11 (File 96). Photocopies remain in that file.

File 14
Facilities : relocation to Mississauga. - 1979.
Contents: file consists of photocopies of a news release and memoranda to staff from Greb Industries Limited presdient Stanley B. Frieze regarding the relocation of the administration offices, distribution and customer service facilites from Kitchener to 6500 Millcreek Drive in Mississauga.
Originally in Series 10, as references not in text, file 9 (File 140). Photocopies remain in that file.

File 15
Facilities : specification of labour and material for office building for the Greb Shoe Co., Kitchener, Ontario. - 1950-1951.
Contents: file consists of material relating to the specifications for the construction of the Greb Shoe Company office building in Kitchener, Ontario. Includes a carbon copy of the ts. specifications supplied by Jenkins & Wright, architects (Kitchener, ON), and proposals and correspondence relating to the building contract.

File 16
Financial : correspondence of Erwin C. Greb. - 1920-1923.
Contents: file consists of incoming and outgoing correspondence of Erwin C. Greb with Bank of Toronto branch managers Thomas How and E.W. Lamprey regarding the finances of the Greb Shoe Company. Some letters are marked 'personal'.
Originally in Series 10, as endnote 12 (File 97). Photocopies remain in that file.

File 17
Financial : Greb Industries Limited : indicated earnings level. - 1974.
Contents: file consists of a report about the earnings for Greb Industries Limited from 1967 to 1971, the capitalization rate for outstanding Class C shares as of December 31, 1971, and the sale of the company to Warrington Products Limited in 1974.

File 18
Financial : Greb Industries Limited : valuation report. - 1974.
Contents: file consists of a report prepared by Thorne, Gunn & Co., chartered accountants (Toronto, ON) about the fair market value of the issued and outstanding Class C shares of Greb Industries Limited held by Charles E. Greb as of December 31, 1971.

File 19 OVR
Financial statements : Berlin Shoe Manufacturing Company Limited and Greb Shoe Company Limited. - 1914-1919.
Contents: file consists of the financial statements for the Berlin Shoe Manufacturing Company Limted for the years ending December 31, 1913 to 1915, and for the Greb Shoe Company Limited for the years ending December 31, 1916 to 1918. Statements prepared by Scully and Scully, accountants (Berlin/Kitchener, ON).
Original title: Financial statements, 1913-1918.
Material is oversized.

File 20
Financial statements : Greb Industries Limited and subsidiary companies. - 1976.
Contents: file consists of financial statements for Greb Industries Limited and its subsidiary companies as of January 3, 1976. Includes financial statements for Greb Industries Limited, Greb Shoes Limited, Bauer Canadian Skate Inc., Collins Safety Shoes Limited, Greb Realty Limited, and Canada Skate Company Limited. Statements were prepared by Touch Ross & Co., chartered accountants (Kitchener, ON).

File 21
Financial statements : Greb Shoe Company Limited. - 1941, 1945-1948.
Contents: file consists of financial statements for the Greb Shoe Company Limited for the years ending December 31, 1941 and 1945-1948. Statements were prepared by Thorne, Mulholland, Howson & McPherson, chartered accountants (Toronto, ON).

File 22
Financial statements : Valentine and Martin Limited. - 1943-1951.
Contents: file consists of financial statements for Valentine and Martin Limited for the years ending December 31, 1943-1950. Statements were prepared by Thorne, Mulholland, Howson & McPherson, chartered accountants (Toronto, ON). File also includes a statement of shareholders' assets and liabilties for January 2, 1951.

File 23
Greb Shoe Company Limited : sale of holdings by Charles Greb to Erwin C. Greb. - 1918.
Contents: file consists of a ts. notice about the agreement whereby Erwin C. Greb purchased the controlling interest in the Greb Shoe Company held by Charles Greb for $10 000. Notice contains ms. notes.
Originally in Series 10, as endnote 8 (File 93). A photocopy remains in that file.

File 24
Notebook 1. - 1912-1916.
Contents: file consists of a small leather-bound binder of note paper containing ms. and ts. notes, probably belonging to Erwin C. Greb. Includes charts relating to the costs of producing footwear, including the materials, equipment, and overhead expenses. Also includes notes relating to inventory, a recipe for tan cleaner, etc.

File 25
Notebook 2. - 1915-1932.
Contents: file consists of a leather-bound notebook and 1915 calendar made by The Breithaupt Leather Co. Limited. Contains ms. notes and financial information. Most pages are blank.

File 26
Notebook 3. - 1916-1936.
Contents: file consists of a leather-bound binder of note paper containing ms. and ts. notes. Includes charts relating to estimated and actual costs of producing footwear, including the materials and overhead expenses. Also includes notes relating to inventory and output, price lists, etc.

File 27
Operations : Hush Puppies orders. - [197-].
Contents: file consists of a photocopy of an ms. chart of figures relating to Hush Puppies incoming orders during the 1960s and 1970s.
Originally in Series 10, as references not in text, file 3 (File 134). A photocopy remains in that file.

File 28
Operations : production reports. - 1948-1949.
Contents: file consists of ts. and ms. production reports, including numbers for standard screw, welts, and stitchdown types of footwear. One report describes production for the Greb Shoe Company Limited from 1933 to 1948, and the other untitled report describes production from 1936 to 1949.
Originally in Series 10, as endnote 18 (File 103). Photocopies remain in that file.

File 29
Operations : Vylyt soles. - 1962.
Contents: file consists of correspondence among Charles E. Greb, Ross E. Hahn (assistant General Manager) and the Vylyt Corporation (New York, NY) regarding the use of Vylyt soles for Greb footwear. File also includes three pages clipped from the April, 1953 issue of Shoe & Leather Journal containing advertisements for Greb retail customers.
Originally in Series 10, as references not in text, file 7 (File 138). Photocopies remain in that file.

File 30
Personnel : agreement hiring Charles E. Greb Sr. - 1918, 1933.
Contents: file consists of an agreement whereby Charles Greb was hired by the Greb Shoe Company Limited in an advisory capacity. The agreement was renewed in 1933.
Originally in Series 10, as endnote 9 (File 94). A photocopy remains in that file.

File 31
Personnel : employees manuals. - 1962, 1966.
Contents: file consists of two employees manuals for Greb Shoes Limited/Greb Industries Limited, one for Kitchener and one for Winnipeg. File also includes a copy of the group pension plan and an article about the Greb plant in Winnipeg.

File 32
Personnel : executive salary review. - 1971-1973.
Contents: file consists of three executive salary review statements, containing information about the salary adjustments for the president and vice-presidents of Greb Industries Limited for 1971, 1972, and 1973.
Loose material.

File 33
Personnel : monthly salary and wages reports. - 1959-1961.
Contents: file consists of monthly ms. reports containing information about the number of salaried and hourly employees, hours worked, wages earned, and the number of working days.

File 34
Personnel : names of employees compiled for the twin city directory. - 1946-1959, [196-?].
Contents: file consists of carbon copies of lists of employees and their addresses compiled for inclusion in the Vernon city directories for Kitchener-Waterloo. Includes lists of employees at the Valentine and Martin factory at 300 Breithaupt Street for 1946, 1947, 1949, and 1950; and at the Greb Shoes factory at 72 St. Leger Street for 1953-1957, 1959, and [196-?]. File also includes blank forms from Vernon Directories Limited.
Ms. notes on folder: 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1953, 1954.

File 35
Personnel : vacations. - 1934-1945.
Contents: file consists of letters and memoranda to employees from Erwin C. Greb regarding summer and Christmas vacations. File also includes a letter from the foremen to Greb on behalf of the employees, thanking him for a paid summer vacation.
Originally in Series 10, as endnote 14 (File 99). Photocopies remain in that file.

File 36
Purchase of Canada West : letter. - 1959.
Contents: file consists of a photostat copy of a letter to Charles E. Greb from barristers Pitblado, Hoskin, & Co. (Winnipeg, MB) regarding the purchase price paid by Greb Industries for the assests of the Canada West Shoe Manufacturing Company Limited and Calumet Shoe Company Limited.
Originally in Series 10, as endnote 28 (File 113). A photocopy remains in that file.

File 37a
Sale to Warrington Products Limited (file 1 of 2). - 1972-1975, predominant 1974.
Contents: file consists of material relating to the sale of Greb Industries Limited to Warrington Product Limited (Don Mills, ON) in 1974. Includes photocopies of draft agreements and a draft offer to purchase, photocopies of the closing documents relating to the sale (including agreements, schedules, financial statements and correspondence), press clippings, photocopies of organizational charts, research reports about Warrington, Warrington annual reports (1972, 1973), correspondence, the cash offer by Warrington sent to Greb sharholders, and other photocopied documents.
Untitled folder.

File 37b
Sale to Warrington Products Limited (file 2 of 2). - 1972-1975, predominant 1974.
Contents: file consists of material relating to the sale of Greb Industries Limited to Warrington Product Limited (Don Mills, ON) in 1974. Includes photocopies of draft agreements and a draft offer to purchase, photocopies of the closing documents relating to the sale (including agreements, schedules, financial statements and correspondence), press clippings, photocopies of organizational charts, research reports about Warrington, Warrington annual reports (1972, 1973), correspondence, the cash offer by Warrington sent to Greb sharholders, and other photocopied documents.
Untitled folder.

File 38
Sale to Warrington Products Limited : letters to shareholders and employees. - 1974.
Contents: file consists of two letters from president Harry Greb regarding the sale of Greb Industries Limited to Warrington Products Limited. One letter is addressed to the employees and the other to the shareholders.
Originally in Series 10, as endnote 43 (File 127). Photocopies remain in that file.

File 39
Shoe Manufacturers Association of Canada : application. - [200-] (originally created 1919).
Contents: file consists of a colour photocopy of an application by Erwin C. Greb and the Greb Shoe Company Limited for membership in the Shoe Manufanufactuers Association of Canada.
Originally in Series 10, as references not in text, file 1 (File 132). A photocopy remains in that file.

File 40
Valentine and Martin Limited : purchase and merger. - 1938, 1951.
Contents: file consists of a cheque from Erwin C. Greb to J.B. Martin for $200 000 for the 1938 purchase of Valentine and Martin Limited, and a memorandum from Harry Greb to the customers of Valentine and Martin regarding the merger with the Greb Shoe Company in 1950.
Originally in Series 10, as endnote 16 (File 101). Photocopies remain in that file.

Series 3 : Executive Vice-President's Files

Executive vice-president's files. - 1970-1975. - 6.5 cm. - 1 photograph : b&w ; 20 x 25 cm.
Contents: series consists of records accumulated and used by Charles E. Greb in his role as exectuive vice-president of Greb Industries Limited. Includes memoranda to the management group, and correspondence, ephemera, and other material relating to a retirement dinner for several senior executives.

File 41
Executive vice-president monthly memorandum : March 6, 1970 - November 13, 1972. - 1970-1972.
Contents: file consists of monthly memoranda from executive vice-president Charles E. Greb to the management group at Greb Industries Limited, from March 6, 1970 to November 13, 1972. Memoranda contain news and information regarding product lines, budgets, organizational changes, company policies, and other management issues. File also includes a mailing list for the memoranda and organizational charts.
Originally in three-ring binder.

File 42
Executive vice-president monthly memorandum : January 9, 1973 - July 25, 1975. - 1973-1975.
Contents: file consists of monthly memoranda from executive vice-president Charles E. Greb to the management group at Greb Industries Limited, from January 9, 1973 to July 25, 1975. Memoranda contain news and information regarding product lines, budgets, organizational changes, company policies, and other management issues.
Originally in three-ring binder.

File 43
Retirement, February 7, 1975. - 1975. - 1 photograph : b&w ; 20 x 25 cm.
Contents: file consists of material relating to the retirement dinner on February 7, 1975, given in honour of Harry D. Greb, Arthur C. Greb, Ross E. Hahn, and John D. Campbell. Includes correspondence and memoranda about the event, a guest list, the evening's agenda, a press release, press clippings, ephemera, ms. notes, and a photograph of Charles E. Greb seated at a table with John A. Pollock and others. Includes personal correspondence to Charles expressing best wishes to the retiring executives.

Series 4 : Sales, Marketing and Advertising

Sales, marketing and advertising. - 1953, 1961-1978. - 1.5 cm. - 1 photograph : b&w ; 26 x 21 cm.
Contents: series consists of material relating to the sales, marketing, and advertising of Greb Shoes and its various brands, including Hush Puppies, Bauer, Mohicans, Ramblers, and Cat Treads. Includes magazine and newspaper advertisements, fliers, point-of-purchase advertisements, advertisements for Greb retailers and sales staff, speeches given at a sales meeting, a marketing case study, and other advertising material.
Linear extent of series does not include oversized materials.
Some material is in French.
See also Series 12 (Sound and Video Recordings) for more advertisements.

File 44
Advertisements. - 1961-1976. - 1 photograph : b&w ; 26 x 21 cm.
Contents: file consists of material advertising Greb Shoes and its various brands and styles, including Hush Puppies, Bauer, Mohicans, Ramblers, and Cat Treads. Includes magazine and newspaper advertisements (some photocopies), fliers, a pamphlet about leather, adhesive decals, product tags, and other advertising material. Includes some advertisements directed toward retailers and sales staff as well as the 1976 Bauer athletic footwear advertising plan. File also includes a photograph of Velvet the basset hound, the Hush Puppies mascot.
Some material is in French.

File 45
Bauer Division sales meeting : speeches. - 1978.
Contents: file consists of ts. speeches given by outgoing president of Greb Industries Limited R.P. Curl and incoming president A. Morissette at a Bauer Division sales meeting in January, 1978. File also includes an article clipped from the July 15, 1978 Globe and Mail entitled "Retrenchment, consolidation restoring confidence in Kitchener manufacturer".
Originally in Series 10, as endnote 44 (File 128). A photocopy remains in that file.

File 46
Case study : Hush Puppies marketing strategy. - 1972.
Contents: file consists of a ts. case study of Greb Shoes Limited and the marketing of the Hush Puppies brand, prepared by Brian W. Jones for a class at the School of Business Administration, Univeristy of Western Ontario (London, ON).
Originally in Series 10, as endnote 31 (File 115). A photocopy remains in that file.

File 47 OVR
Greb Hush Puppies : colouring contest. - 1971.
Contents: file consists of material relating to the 1971 Hush Puppies colouring contest national advertising campaign. Includes a ts. description of the campaign, an advertisment for Hush Puppies retailers, and an advertisement clipped from the Kitchener-Waterloo Record.
Some material is oversized.
Originally in Series 10, as endnote 41 (File 125). Photocopies remains in that file.

File 48
Shoe & Leather Journal : advertisements. - 1953.
Contents: file consists of three pages clipped from the April, 1953 issue of Shoe & Leather Journal containing advertisements for Greb retailers.
Originally in Series 10, as references not in text, file 7 (File 138). Photocopies remain in that file.

Series 5 : Hush Puppies Brand

Hush Puppies brand. - 1965-1974. - 8 cm. - 7 photographs : b&w and col. ; 21 x 26 cm or smaller.
Contents: series consists of records relating to the Hush Puppies brand of footwear and international meetings of Hush Puppies licencees. Includes newsletters; conference presentations; and correspondence, press clippings, and other material relating to the organization and publicity of the 1974 Hush Puppies World Conference, part of which was hosted by Greb Industries Limited in Kitchener.

File 49
Hush Puppies International Exchange. - 1965-1967.
Contents: file consists of six issues of the newsletter Hush Puppies International Exchange, published by Wolverine Shoe and Tanning Corporation (Rockford, MI) for Hush Puppies licencees. Includes vol. 1, no. 1; vol, 2, no. 1, 2, 3; vol. 3, no. 1, 2.
Includes multiple copies.

File 50
Hush Puppies Advertising and marketing conference : Djerba, Tunisia. - 1968.
Contents: file consists of a collection of ts. presentations given at the first world wide Hush Puppies advertising and marketing conference held in Djerba, Tunisia, in February 1968. Presentations are from the following countries: USA, Netherlands, South Africa, Canada, France, West Germany, England, El Salvador, Australia, Sweden, Japan, Austria, and Mexico. File also includes an unrelated press clipping about Velvet, the Hush Puppies basset hound mascot.
Originally spiral bound.
Originally in Series 10, as endnote 33 (File 117). A photocopy remains in that file.

File 51
Hush Puppies licencees meeting : Februrary, 1968. - 1968.
Contents: file consists of a presentation about Greb Shoes given at the international Hush Puppies licencees meeting in Tunis in 1968. Contains information about the history of the company and Greb's experience with Hush Puppies, as well as the development of advertising and marketing at Greb. Presenters included Jack Campbell, Jerry Goodis, and Charles E. Greb. The presentation is divided by tabs for the years 1959 to 1968, followed by a section entited "Slides and commercials".
Originally in a three-ring binder.

File 52
Hush Puppies World Conference, 1974. - 1973-1974. - 7 photographs : b&w and col. ; 21 x 26 cm or smaller.
Contents: file consists of material relating to the organization and publicity of the Kitchener portion of the Hush Puppies World Conference held in 1974. Includes news releases, press clippings, incoming and outgoing correspondence of Charles E. Greb (including thank-you letters from conference delegates), agendas, Wolverine advertising material, and other documents. File also includes photographs of Charles E. Greb [at the Calgary portion of the conference?], the delegates outside the Greb offices on Ardelt Avenue (Kitchener), and others.
Original title: Hush Puppies con 1974

File 53
The Greb Story : Hush Puppies World Conference, 1974. - 1974.
Contents: file consists of two copies of The Greb Story, a ts. document about the history, organization, and operation of Greb Industries Limited, prepared for the 1974 conference of international Hush Puppies licensees.

Series 6 : Company Newsletters

Company newsletters. - 1952-1971, 1978-1980. - 16.5 cm.
Contents: series consists of company newsletters, produced and distributed for internal communications and publicity purposes. The Cobbler, published by the Greb Shoes Employees' Association, was begun in 1952. It was replaced with the Greb Newshound in 1962, and was published until [ca. 1971?]. In 1978, a new company newsletter, Greb Footnotes, was launched. Series may not include a complete run of any one publication, and some issues may be missing.
Series arranged chronologically.
Some material is in French.

File 54
The Cobbler : volume 1. - 1952.
Contents: file consists of five issues of the newsletter The Cobbler, published by the Greb Shoe Employees' Association. Includes vol. 1, no. 1-5.

File 55
The Cobbler : volume 2. - 1953.
Contents: file consists of ten issues of the newsletter The Cobbler, published by the Greb Shoe Employees' Association. Includes vol. 2, no. 1/2, 3-6, 7/8, 9-12.

File 56
The Cobbler : volume 4. - 1955-1956.
Contents: file consists of eight issues of the newsletter The Cobbler, published by the Greb Shoe Employees' Association. Includes January, April, May, June, July, September, and December 1955, and April 1956.

File 57a
Greb Newshound (file 1 of 5). - 1962-1971.
Contents: file consists of issues of the employee newsletter Greb Newshound. Includes issues 1-32 and 34-44.
Some issues are in French and English.

File 57b
Greb Newshound (file 2 of 5). - 1962-1971.
Contents: file consists of issues of the employee newsletter Greb Newshound. Includes issues 1-32 and 34-44.
Some issues are in French and English.

File 57c
Greb Newshound (file 3 of 5). - 1962-1971.
Contents: file consists of issues of the employee newsletter Greb Newshound. Includes issues 1-32 and 34-44.
Some issues are in French and English.

File 57d
Greb Newshound (file 4 of 5). - 1962-1971.
Contents: file consists of issues of the employee newsletter Greb Newshound. Includes issues 1-32 and 34-44.
Some issues are in French and English.

File 57e
Greb Newshound (file 5 of 5). - 1962-1971.
Contents: file consists of issues of the employee newsletter Greb Newshound. Includes issues 1-32 and 34-44.
Some issues are in French and English.

File 58
Greb Footnotes. - 1978-1980.
Contents: file consists of four issues of the employee newsletter Greb Footnotes. Includes vol. 1, no. 1, 3, 4, and 9.

Series 7 : Employees' Associations

Employees' associations. - 1941-1943, 1952-1977. - 16 cm. - 2 photographs : b&w ; 26 x 21 cm and 21 x 26 cm.
Contents: series consists of records relating to the Greb Shoe Quarter Century Club, the Greb Shoes Employees' Association, and the Valentine and Martin Employees' Association. Includes association constitutions, by-laws, meeting agendas and minutes, and financial statements; newspaper clippings; correspondence; membership rolls and rosters; ephemera; photographs; and other material.
Series arranged alphabetically.

File 59
Greb Shoe Quarter Century Club. - 1953-1977. - 2 photographs : b&w ; 26 x 21 cm and 21 x 26 cm.
Contents: file consists of material relating to the Greb Shoe Quarter Century Club, including the launch of the club in 1953, annual banquets, and the chapters in Winnipeg and Trois-Rivieres. Includes press clippings (some photocopies), news releases, programs from annual banquets, and correspondence, including a letter to Harry Greb from L.O. Breithaupt, Lieutenant Governor of Ontario. Includes two photographs, one of long service members Frederick and Milt Daub and employee Walter Daub; and one of the head table at the inaugeral banquet.
Some material is in French.
Originally in Series 10, as references not in text, file2 (File 133). Photocopies remain in that file.

File 60
Greb Shoe Quarter Century Club : membership roll. - 1953-1976.
Contents: file consists of the membership roll of the Greb Shoe Quarter Century Club. Includes descriptions of annual meetings and lists of new members for each year from 1953 to 1976.
One bound volume.

File 61a
Greb Shoes Employees' Association : minutes, 1952-1957 (file 1 of 3). - 1952-1958.
Contents: file consists of material relating to the formation and operation of the Greb Shoes Employees' Association. Includes a petition requesting to organize the GSEA, memoranda from management to employees, the association constitution, notices and agendas for meetings, minutes of meetings from March 1952 to January 1958, financial statements, and membership rosters from 1952 to 1957.
Some pages are marked using post-it notes.

File 61b
Greb Shoes Employees' Association : minutes, 1952-1957 (file 2 of 3). - 1952-1958.
Contents: file consists of material relating to the formation and operation of the Greb Shoes Employees' Association. Includes a petition requesting to organize the GSEA, memoranda from management to employees, the association constitution, notices and agendas for meetings, minutes of meetings from March 1952 to January 1958, financial statements, and membership rosters from 1952 to 1957.
Some pages are marked using post-it notes.

File 61c
Greb Shoes Employees' Association : minutes, 1952-1957 (file 3 of 3). - 1952-1958.
Contents: file consists of material relating to the formation and operation of the Greb Shoes Employees' Association. Includes a petition requesting to organize the GSEA, memoranda from management to employees, the association constitution, notices and agendas for meetings, minutes of meetings from March 1952 to January 1958, financial statements, and membership rosters from 1952 to 1957.
Some pages are marked using post-it notes.

File 62a
Valentine and Martin Employees' Association : minutes, 1941-1943 (file 1 of 2). - 1941-1943.
Contents: file consists of material relating to the formation and operation of the Valentine and Martin Employees Association. Includes the constitution and by-laws, the mutual benefit policy and employment agreement, memoranda from management to the employees, and minutes of the provisional and advisory committees of the association from May, 1941 to August, 1943. The Valentine and Martin Employeees Association was merged with the Greb Shoes Employees Association when it was formed in 1952.
Originally in untitled three-ring binder.

File 62b
Valentine and Martin Employees' Association : minutes, 1941-1943 (file 2 of 2). - 1941-1943.
Contents: file consists of material relating to the formation and operation of the Valentine and Martin Employees Association. Includes the constitution and by-laws, the mutual benefit policy and employment agreement, memoranda from management to the employees, and minutes of the provisional and advisory committees of the association from May, 1941 to August, 1943. The Valentine and Martin Employeees Association was merged with the Greb Shoes Employees Association when it was formed in 1952.
Originally in untitled three-ring binder.

Series 8 : Public Relations

Public relations. - 1963-1972. - 0.3 cm.
Contents: series consists of material relating to the public relations activities of Greb Industries Limited, and in particular to the Greb Hiking Bureau, a project organized by Greb Shoes to promote recreational hiking in Canada, but also includes material relating to the Oktoberfest road races, sponsored by the company. Includes pamphlets, reports, news releases, and other material.

File 63
Greb Hiking Bureau. - 1963-1972.
Contents: file consists of material relating to the Greb Hiking Bureau and hiking in Canada. Includes publicity material created by the Greb Hiking Bureau: pamphlets, reports, news releases, and a Canadian hiking trail guide. File also includes a carbon copy of a speech given by Charles E. Greb to the Kitchener YMCA about hiking, Bruce Trail Association membership cards, and a brochure about the 1972 Okotoberfest road races, sponsord by Greb Industries Limited.
Originally in Series 10, as references not in text, file 6 (File 137). Photocopies remain in that file.

Series 9 : Company History Files

Company history files. - 1910-1911, 1934-2008. - 15.2 cm. - 16 photographs : b&w and col. ; 26 x 21 cm or smaller.
Contents: series consists of material relating to the history of Greb Industries Limited and its predecessor, the Greb Shoe Company Limited. Includes press clippings, scrapbooks of press clippings, correspondence and memoranda, speeches, agreements and leases, advertising material, price lists, photographs, and other material. Material probably collected and compiled by Charles E. Greb.
Linear extent of series does not include oversized materials.
Series arranged alphabetically.
Some material is in French.

File 64
Bauer history. - [ca. 1974].
Contents: file consists of a ts. history of the Bauer Skate Company and the skate industry in North America, written by Don Bauer.
Originally in Series 10, as endnote 37 (File 121). A photocopy remains in that file.

File 65
Canada West Shoe Manufacturing (1978) Co. Ltd. - 1978-1979.
Contents: file consists of press clippings relating to the formation of the Canada West Shoe Manufacturing (1978) Co. Ltd. in Winnipeg, MB.

File 66 OVR
Greb Industries Limited clippings. - 1963, 1967-1968.
Contents: file consists of a scrapbook containing press clippings related to Greb Industries Limited. Clippings are loose between pages. Most pages of the scrapbook are blank.
Oversized file.

File 67 OVR
Greb Shoe clippings. - 1967-1968.
Contents: file consists of a scrapbook containing press clippings related to Greb Shoes. Clippings are loose between pages. Some pages of the scrapbook are blank.
Oversized file.
Some clippings are in French.

File 68 OVR
"Greb Shoe honours long-service employees". - 1953.
Contents: file consists of two copies of a page reprinted from the February 28, 1953 Kitchener-Waterloo Record containing articles about and photographs of the launch of the Greb Shoe Quarter Century Club.
Oversized material.

File 69
Greb Shoes, 1950s. - 1953-1959. - 1 photograph : b&w ; 21 x 13 cm.
Contents: file consists of material relating to Greb Shoes during the 1950s. Includes press clippings (some photocopies and reprints), memoranda to Canada West Shoe Manufacturing Company customers, and a photograph.
Original title: Greb Shoes 50.

File 70a
Greb Shoes, 1960s (file 1 of 2). - 1961-1969. - 13 photographs : b&w and col. ; 21 x 26 cm or smaller.
Contents: file consists of press clippings and other material relating to Greb Industries and Greb Shoes during the 1960s, and Charles E. Greb's tenure as manager of the Winnipeg plant. Includes news releases, correspondence, footwear price lists, product tags, a memorandum to retail customers, ts. speeches by Charles E. Greb and J.D. Campbell (vice-president, marketing), and other documents. Press clippings also relate to local history and news in Kitchener-Waterloo, the death of politician Maitland Steinkopf (also founder of Canada West Shoe Manufacturing Company), and GGD advertising agency (used by Greb). Photographs are of men and women wearing Greb footwear, Hush Puppies displays, an unidentified event attended by Harry and Arthur Greb, and Charles E. Greb awarding Best in Show at the K-W Kennel Club.
Original title: Clippings, 1960.
Photographer: Campbell & Chipman Photographers (Toronto, ON).
Photographer: Eaton's of Canada Commercial Photographic Studio (Toronto, ON).

File 70b
Greb Shoes, 1960s (file 2 of 2). - 1961-1969. - 13 photographs : b&w and col. ; 21 x 26 cm or smaller.
Contents: file consists of press clippings and other material relating to Greb Industries and Greb Shoes during the 1960s, and Charles E. Greb's tenure as manager of the Winnipeg plant. Includes news releases, correspondence, footwear price lists, product tags, a memorandum to retail customers, ts. speeches by Charles E. Greb and J.D. Campbell (vice-president, marketing), and other documents. Press clippings also relate to local history and news in Kitchener-Waterloo, the death of politician Maitland Steinkopf (also founder of Canada West Shoe Manufacturing Company), and GGD advertising agency (used by Greb). Photographs are of men and women wearing Greb footwear, Hush Puppies displays, an unidentified event attended by Harry and Arthur Greb, and Charles E. Greb awarding Best in Show at the K-W Kennel Club.
Original title: Clippings, 1960.
Photographer: Campbell & Chipman Photographers (Toronto, ON).
Photographer: Eaton's of Canada Commercial Photographic Studio (Toronto, ON).

File 71
Greb Shoes, 1970s. - 1970-1979. - 1 photograph : b&w ; 26 x 21 cm.
Contents: file consists of press clippings and other material relating to Greb Industries and Greb Shoes during the 1970s. Includes articles and advertisements clipped from newspapers and magazines (some photocopies), memoranda from the company president to employees regarding organizational changes, news releases, ms. notes, and ephemera. File also includes a photograph of the basset hound Velvet, as well as sundry documents such as a sales conference agenda, restructuring proposal, a speech given by Harry Greb to a GSEA banquet, etc.
Original title: Clippings, 1970.
Photographer: Forde Studio (Kitchener, ON).

File 72
Greb Shoes, 1980s. - [ca. 1962?], 1980-1989. - 1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 11 cm.
Contents: file consists of material relating to Greb Industries Limited and the career and community involvement of Charles E. Greb during the 1980s. Includes press clippings (some photocopied), correspondence addressed to Greb, ephemera, and a photograph of the site of a Greb Shoes factory before construction. Includes a letter from Prime Minister Trudeau's correspondence assistant thanking Greb for a letter sent in support of Trudeau's peace initiatives.
Original title: Clippings, 1980.

File 73
Greb Shoes, 1990s. - 1990-1997.
Contents: file consists of press clippings (some print-outs from the World Wide Web) and correspondence relating to Greb Industries Limited during the 1990s. Most clippings relate to the 1990 closing of Greb Shoes in Kitchener. File also includes correspondence (some faxed) and clippings relating to an article in the Kitchener-Waterloo Record about the reconstruction of the old city hall clock tower in Kitchener's Victoria Park.

File 74
Greb Shoes, 2000-2005. - 2000-2005.
Contents: file consists of press clippings, including some print-outs from the World Wide Web, relating to the history of Greb Industries Limited and the 2003 closure of the Bauer Nike Hockey Inc. plant in Cambridge. File also includes colour print-outs of portions of the web sites of Hush Puppies and Kodiak Boots, and a brochure advertising Kodiak footwear.
Original title: Clippings, 2000.

File 75
Greb Shoes prior to 1950. - 1937-1948, 1965.
Contents: file consists of material relating to the Greb Shoe Company and Valentine and Martin Company prior to 1950. Includes press clippings (some photocopies), Christmas cards from Valentine and Martin, and an agreement between Charles E. Greb and Erwin C. Greb regarding the purchase of Valentine and Martin shares.

File 76 OVR
Hiking clippings. - 1967-1969.
Contents: file consists of a scrapbook containing press clippings related to hiking and hiking trails. Clippings are loose between pages. Some pages of the scrapbook are blank.
Oversized file.
Some clippings are in French.

File 77
Historical miscellaneous. - 1910-1911, 1934-1978, 1994-2008.
Contents: file consists of material relating to the history, administration, and operations of Greb Industries and Greb Shoes. Includes sundry documents such as press clippings (some photocopies and print-outs from the World Wide Web), memoranda, leases, correspondence, reports, photocopied agreements, and ephemera. Includes ts. notes from an interview with J.D. Campbell (vice president, marketing), American Standards Association specifications for protective occupational footwear (1943), and a letter regarding the War Expenditures Committee on Army Boot charges (1945), which mentions the Greb Shoe Company. The leases are for machinery leased by the Berlin Shoe Manufacturing Company Limited.

File 78
"Hush Puppies' evolution". - 1970.
Contents: file consists of the May, 1970 issues of Successful Business (advertising newsletter), containing an article about Hush Puppies.

File 79
Ratchford drawings and board table : correspondence. - 1989-1991.
Contents: file consists of correspondence between Charles E. Greb and John Simth (general manager, Greb Kitchener Operations) regarding four original pictures by local artist Douglas Ratchford (gifts to Harry Greb in the 1970s) kept at Greb's Kitchener location, and the board room table and chairs belonging to Charles E. Greb.
Originally in Series 10, as endnote 46 (File 130). Photocopies remain in that file.

File 80 OVR
Scrapbook. - 1968-1970.
Contents: file consists of a scrapbook containing press clippings related to Greb Shoes. Some clippings are loose between the pages, and some are loose between the last page and the back cover. Some clippings are photocopies.
Untitled volume.
Oversized file.
Some clippings are in French.

File 81
Victory : a portfolio of reproductions of the documents of surrender. - 1945.
Contents: file consists of a portfolio of reproductions of the documents of surrender from World War II, presented by the National War Finance Committee to Greb Shoe Company Limited on the occasion of Canada's ninth victory loan.

File 82
"Winnipeg plant launches a new line of footwear". - 1970.
Contents: file consists of a photocopy of an article from the Winnipeg Tribune on June 26, 1970 about the launch of the Bauer Jogger jogging shoe by Greb Shoes Limited.
Clipping is laminated.

Series 10 : The Greb Story

The Greb Story. - [ca. 1910], 1927-1933, 1949-1987, 2004-2009. - 11.7 cm. - 24 photographs : b&w and col. ; 26 x 21 cm or smaller.
Contents: series consists of records relating to the book _The Greb Story_ by Tom Briggs and Charles E. Greb (Kitchener: Grebco Holdings Inc., 2008), and in particular, files of supporting documentation corresponding to the endnotes in the book. Includes press clippings (some photocopied), agreements, reports, correspondence and memoranda, speeches, news releases, ephemera, a ledger, photocopied pages from company newsletters and employees association meeting minutes, and other material. File also includes photographs used as illustrations in the book.
Series arranged alphabetically.
Some material is in French.
The material found in some files in this series relating to the endnotes of _The Greb Story_ has been moved to other series to reflect the original purpose of the documents. Photocopies of the documents remain in this series to reflect the arrangement by Charles E. Greb for documenting the endnotes in the book. A note indicates the corresponding file in which the original documents can be found.

File 83
The Greb Story : a chronological outline by Charles E. Greb. - 2008.
Contents: file consists of a manuscript (ts.) by Charles E. Greb about the history of the Greb company and family. The ms. is divided into chapters that tell the story in chronological order, and probably served as an outline for the book by Tom Briggs and Charles E. Greb, _The Greb Story_.

File 84
Photographs used in book. - [193-], [ca. 1950]-1975, [ca. 2008]. - 24 photographs : b&w and col. ; 26 x 21 cm or smaller.
Contents: file consists of photographs and one advertisment used as images in _The Greb Story_. Some photographs include ts. or ms. cutlines taped to the verso. Not all photographs and advertisements used in the book are present in the file. Duplicate photographs may be present.
Photographer: Paul Pequegnat Photograph.
Photographer: Roland Lemire Photographe (Trois-Rivieres, QC).
Photographer: Roy Purkis (Kitchener, ON).
Photographer: Arnold Studio (Kitchener, ON).
Photographer: Charles Belair Studio Limited (Kitchener, ON).
One photograph has been laminated.

File 85
Print-outs of scanned photographs. - [ca. 2008].
Contents: file consists of colour print-outs of scanned photographs, probably created by Charles E. Greb in preparation for _The Greb Story_, as some of the images appear in the book. Includes images of Erwin C. Greb in his office and with his wife Clara, Harry Greb, Arthur Greb (including some of him in British Columbia where he managed the "Yellow Label" chain of stores), Charles Greb Sr. (including a group portrait with William Lyon Mackenzie King), Charles E. Greb in 1999, and Hush Puppies advertisements. Some of the images can be found as photographs in other files. File also includes photocopies pages from _A History of Kitchener, Ontario_ by W.V. (Ben) Uttley (1937) and photocopied ms. notes.

File 86
References : endnote 1. - Photocopied 2009 (originally created 1884-1933, 1982, [ca. 2008], 2009).
Contents: file consists of a ledger (photocopy) kept by Charles Greb from 1884 to 1933, and material (photocopied) relating to Greb's hardware and hotel businesses in Zurich, Ontario where he lived before moving to Berlin (now Kitchener) in 1909. Includes a receipt to Greb from Charles Hartleib for the stock of the hardware store in Zurich, a press clipping about the history of the store, ms. notes, statements from the Waterloo Bond Corporation, and ts. notes by Charles E. Greb about the ledger. These notes indicate that the ledger records transactions relating to the hardware store or the Huron Hotel (1884-1904); judgements made by Greb as a Justice of the Peace for Huron County (1906-1908); and transactions from building renovations, investments, loans, etc. (1909-1933).
Original title: 2.
The original documents were found in this file but have been removed to GA 189, Series 1, File 4.

File 87
References : endnote 2. - [ca. 1910].
Contents: file consists of an article clipped from a Berlin (now Kitchener) newspaper entitled, "A promising industry" with the subtitle "although in operation for only three months the Berlin Boot Company already employs 65 hands". A colour photocopy is also included.
Original title: 1.

File 88
References : endnote 3. - Photocopied 2009 (originally created 1911).
Contents: file consists of a receipt (photocopy) to Charles Greb from Nelson [Gros?] of The Berlin Shoe Manufacturing Company Limited, showing the new address of factory at 47-49 Queen Street South in Berlin (now Kitchener).
Original title: 3.
The original document was found in this file but has been removed to Series 2, File 8.

File 89
References : endnote 4. - Photocopied 2009 (originally created 1915).
Contents: file consists of an agreement (photocopy) between H.D. McKellar (president) and Charles E. Greb (vice-presdient) regarding the transfer of shares of the Berlin Shoe Manufacturing Company Limited as the company approached insolvency.
Original title: 4.
The original document was found in this file but has been removed to Series 2, File 6.

File 90
References : endnote 5. - Photocopied 2009 (originally created 1915-1916).
Contents: file consists of reports (photocopies) from The Mercantile Agency, R.G. Dun & Co. (Toronto, ON) about the Berlin Shoe Manufacturing Company Limited.
Original title: 5.
The original documents were found in this file but have been removed to Series 2, File 9.

File 91
References : endnote 6. - Photocopied 2009 (originally created 1917).
Contents: file consists of a report (photocopy) from The Bradstreet Company (Toronto, ON) about the Berlin Shoe Manufacturing Company Limited.
Original title: 6.
The original document was found in this file but has been removed to Series 2, File 10.

File 92
References : endnote 7. - Photocopied 2009 (originally created 1916).
Contents: file consists of an agreement (photocopy) between the Berlin Shoe Manufacturing Company Limited and the Greb Shoe Company Limited regarding the sale of the former to the latter.
Original title: 7.
The original document was found in this file but has been removed to Series 2, File 7.

File 93
References : endnote 8. - Photocopied 2009 (originally created 1918).
Contents: file consists of a ts. notice (photocopy) about the agreement whereby Erwin C. Greb purchased the controlling interest in the Greb Shoe Company held by Charles Greb for $10 000. Notice contains ms. notes.
Original title: 10.
The original document was found in this file but has been removed to Series 2, File 23.

File 94
References : endnote 9. - Photocopied 2009 (originally created 1918, 1933).
Contents: file consists of an agreement (photocopy) whereby Charles Greb was hired by the Greb Shoe Company Limited in an advisory capacity. The agreement was renewed in 1933.
Original title: 11.
The original document was found in this file but has been removed to Series 2, File 30.

File 95
References : endnote 10. - Photocopied 2009 (originally created 1919).
Contents: file consists of a statutory agreement and a notice (photocopies) regarding special by-law no. 6 (to change the number of directors) of the Greb Shoe Company Limited.
Original title: 8.
The original document was found in this file but has been removed to Series 1, File 3.

File 96
References : endnote 11. - Photocopied 2009 (originally created 1919).
Contents: file consists of an agreement (photocopy) relating to the sale of the property and building at Mansion and Chestnut Streets in Kitchener to Erwin C. Greb by Gourlay & Fogelberg, Ltd. File also includes an ms. sketch of the property and a statement of adjustments (photocopies).
Original title: 12.
The original documents were found in this file but have been removed to Series 2, File 13.

File 97
References : endnote 12. - Photocopied 2009 (originally created 1920-1923).
Contents: file consists of incoming and outgoing correspondence (photocopies) of Erwin C. Greb with Bank of Toronto branch managers Thomas How and E.W. Lamprey regarding the finances of the Greb Shoe Company. Some letters are marked 'personal'.
Original title: 13.
The original documents were found in this file but have been removed to Series 2, File 16.

File 98
References : endnote 13. - Photocopied 2009 (originally created 1930-1931).
Contents: file consists of two agreements (photocopies) relating to the re-organization of the Greb Shoe Company Limited, and the surrender of letters patent for the Greb Shoe Company Limited. In 1930, Erwin C. Greb issued a new charter to replace the 1916 charter.
Original title: 14.
The original documents were found in this file but have been removed to Series 1, File 4.

File 99
References : endnote 14. - Photocopied 2009 (originally created 1934-1945).
Contents: file consists of letters and memoranda (photocopies) to employees from Erwin C. Greb regarding summer and Christmas vacations. File also includes a letter (photocopy) from the foremen to Greb on behalf of the employees, thanking him for a paid summer vacation.
Original title: 15.
The original documents were found in this file but have been removed to Series 2, File 35.

File 100
References : endnote 15. - Photocopied 2009 (originally created 1936).
Contents: file consists of a report (photocopy) on the Greb Shoe Company Limited from Dun & Bradstreet of Canada (Toronto, ON).
Original title: 16.
The original document was found in this file but has been removed to Series 2, File 11.

File 101
References : endnote 16. - Photocopied 2009 (originally created 1938, 1951).
Contents: file consists of a cheque (photocopy) from Erwin C. Greb to J.B. Martin for $200 000 for the 1938 purchase of Valentine and Martin Limited, and a memorandum (photocopy) from Harry Greb to the customers of Valentine and Martin regarding the merger with the Greb Shoe Company in 1950.
Original title: 17.
The original documents were found in this file but have been removed to Series 2, File 40.

File 102
References : endnote 17. - Photocopied 2009 (originally created 1938).
Contents: file consists of two reports (photocopies) on Valentine and Martin Limited by Dun & Bradstreet of Canada (Toronto, ON).
Original title: 18.
The original documents were found in this file but have been removed to Series 2, File 12.

File 103
References : endnote 18. - Photocopied 2009 (originally created 1948-1949).
Contents: file consists of ts. and ms. production reports (photocopies), including numbers for standard screw, welts, and stitchdown types of footwear. One report describes production for the Greb Shoe Company Limited from 1933 to 1948, and the other untitled report describes production from 1936 to 1949.
Original title: 19.
The original documents weres found in this file but have been removed to Series 2, File 28.

File 104
References : endnote 19. - Photocopied [200-] (originally created 1952).
Contents: file consists of a photocopy of the column "Management's Ramblings", by Harry Greb, from the August, 1952, issue of Greb's employee newsletter The Cobbler.
Original title: 20.

File 105
References : endnote 20. - Photocopied [200-] (originally created 1953).
Contents: file consists of a colour photocopy of two pages from the minutes of the October 7, 1953 meeting of the Greb Shoes Employees' Association.
Original title: 21.

File 106
References : endnote 21. - Photocopied [200-] (originally created 1953).
Contents: file consists of a colour photocopy of a page from the December 1953 issues of the employee newsletter The Cobbler, containing a Christmas greeting from president Harry Greb.
Original title: 22.

File 107
References : endnote 22. - Photocopied [200-] (originally created 1954).
Contents: file consists of a colour photocopy of a page from the minutes of the February 3, 1954 meeting of the Greb Shoes Employees Association.
Original title: 23.

File 108
References : endnote 23. - Photocopied [200-] (originally created 1954).
Contents: file consists of a colour photocopy of a page from the minutes of the April 14, 1954 meeting of the Greb Shoes Employees Association.
Original title: 24.

File 109
References : endnote 24. - Photocopied [200-] (originally created 1954-1955).
Contents: file consists of colour photocopies of pages from the minutes of meetings of the Greb Shoes Employees Association on September 29 and December 15, 1954, January 24 and March 21, 1955. Pages contain references to the closure of the Mansion Street plant, the company's competitive position, and reduced work weeks for employees.
Original title: 25.

File 110
References : endnote 25. - Photocopied [200-] (originally created 1955).
Contents: file consists of photocopies of the column "Management's Ramblings" by Charles E. Greb from the May, June, July, and September 1955 issues of the employee newsletter The Cobbler, as well as the Greb's Christmas greeting from the December 1955 issue. In the columns, Greb discusses changes to the company and production.
Original title: 26.

File 111
References : endnote 26. - Photocopied [200-] (originally created 1956).
Contents: file consists of a photocopy of a the minutes of the November 14, 1956 meeting of the Greb Shoes Employees Association.
Original title: 27.

File 112
References : endnote 27. - 1962.
Contents: file consists of a newspaper article clipped from the Kitchener-Waterloo Record entitled "Greb idea behind New British boot".
Original title: 28.

File 113
References : endnote 28. - Photocopied 2009 (originally created 1959).
Contents: file consists of a letter (photocopy) to Charles E. Greb from barristers Pitblado, Hoskin, & Co. (Winnipeg, MB) regarding the purchase price paid by Greb Industries for the assests of the Canada West Shoe Manufacturing Company Limited and Calumet Shoe Company Limited.
Original title: 30.
The original document was found in this file but has been removed to Series 2, File 36.

File 114
References : endnote 30. - [----].
Original title: 40.
Empty folder.

File 115
References : endnote 31. - Photocopied 2009 (originally created 1972).
Contents: file consists of a ts. case study (photocopy) of Greb Shoes Limited and the marketing of the Hush Puppies brand, prepared by Brian W. Jones for a class at the School of Business Administration, Univeristy of Western Ontario (London, ON).
Original title: 31.
The original document was found in this file but has been removed to Series 4, File 46.

File 116
References : endnote 32. - [ca. 1978], 2004-2005.
Contents: file consists of material relating to Charles E. Greb's research about the history of the Tebbutt Shoe and Leather Company in Trois-Riviers, Quebec, for the book The Greb Story. Includes correspondence between Charles E. Greb and Jack Tebbutt (and others), and a ts. history of the Tebbutt Shoe and Leather Company.
Original title: 44.

File 117
References : endnote 33. - Photocopied 2009 (originally created 1968).
Contents: file consists of a collection of ts. presentations (photocopy) given at the first world wide Hush Puppies advertising and marketing conference held in Djerba, Tunisia, in February 1968. Presentations are from the following countries: USA, Netherlands, South Africa, Canada, France, West Germany, England, El Salvador, Australia, Sweden, Japan, Austria, and Mexico. File also includes an unrelated press clipping (photocopy) about Velvet, the Hush Puppies basset hound mascot.
Original title: 33.
Originally spiral bound.
The original document was found in this file but has been removed to Series 5, File 50.

File 118
References : endnote 34. - 1967.
Contents: file consists of a newspaper article clipped from the Kitchener-Waterloo Record in March, 1967, entitled "Greb plant adding 5,000 square feet".
Original title: 37.

File 119
References : endnote 35. - Photocopied [200-] (originally created in 1965).
Contents: file consists of a photocopy of an article from the Kitchener-Waterloo Record on Feburary 12, 1965 entitled "Greb dedicates 2 plants, gets export sales award".
Original title: 36.

File 120
References : endnote 36. - 1965.
Contents: file consists of a newspaper article clipped from the Kitchener-Waterloo Record on October 30, 1965 entitled "Greb Shoe firm purchases 4 Bauer-owned companies".
Original title: 42.

File 121
References : endnote 37. - Photocopied 2009 (originally created [ca. 1974]).
Contents: file consists of a ts. history (photocopy) of the Bauer Skate Company and the skate industry in North America, written by Don Bauer.
Original title: 43.
The original document was found in this file but has been removed to Series 9, File 64.

File 122
References : endnote 38. - 1967.
Contents: file consists of a press clipping from the Regina Tribune on November 23, 1967 about the western final Canadian Football League game between the Saskatchewan Roughriders and the Calgary Stampeders. During the game, because of the weather conditions, the Roughriders' Ron Atchison replaced his cleats with his pair of rubber-soled Hush Puppies.
Original title: 39.

File 123
References : endnote 39. - 1962-1969.
Contents: file consists of press clippings relating to the Greb Industries Limited administrative center on Ardelt Avenue in Kitchener, built in 1967. The building won a design award from the Ontario Mason's Relations Council.
Original title: 38.

File 124
References : endnote 40. - 1969.
Contents: file consists of a newspaper article clipped from the [Kitchener-Waterloo Record?] on June 9, 1969 entitled "Greb buys Collins Safety Shoe Firm".
Original title: 45.

File 125
References : endnote 41. - Photocopied 2009 (originally created 1971).
Contents: file consists of material (photocopied) relating to the 1971 Hush Puppies colouring contest national advertising campaign. Includes a ts. description of the campaign, an advertisment for Hush Puppies retail customers, and an advertisement clipped from the Kitchener-Waterloo Record.
Original title: 41.
The original document was found in this file but has been removed to Series 4, File 47.

File 126
References : endnote 42. - [----].
Original title: 47.
Empty folder.

File 127
References : endnote 43. - Photocopied 2009 (originally created 1974).
Contents: file consists of two letters (photocopies) from president Harry Greb regarding the sale of Greb Industries Limited to Warrington Products Limited. One letter is addressed to the employees and the other to the shareholders.
Original title: 48.
The original documents were found in this file but have been removed to Series 2, File 38.

File 128
References : endnote 44. - Photocopied 2009 (originally created 1978).
Contents: file consists of ts. speeches (photocopies) given by outgoing president of Greb Industries Limited R.P. Curl and incoming president A. Morissette at a Bauer Division sales meeting in January, 1978. File also includes an article (photocopy) clipped from the July 15, 1978 Globe and Mail entitled "Retrenchment, consolidation restoring confidence in Kitchener manufacturer".
Original title: 50.
The original document was found in this file but has been removed to Series 4, File 45.

File 129
References : endnote 45. - 1979.
Contents: file consists of a newspaper article clipped from the February 8, 1979 Kitchener-Waterloo Record entitled "Executives at Greb Industries are in high-risk category".
Original title: 51.
Oversized material.

File 130
References : endnote 46. - Photocopied 2009 (originally created 1989-1991).
Contents: file consists of correspondence (photocopies) between Charles E. Greb and John Simth (general manager, Greb Kitchener Operations) regarding four original pictures by local artist Douglas Ratchford (gifts to Harry Greb in the 1970s) kept at Greb's Kitchener location, and the board room table and chairs belonging to Charles E. Greb.
Original title: 56.
The original documents were found in this file but have been removed to Series 9, File 79.

File 131
References : endnote 47. - 2005.
Contents: file consists of news releases from Kodiak Group Inc. regarding the purchase of Terra Footwear and the launch of an industrial line of footwear in the US. News releases are print-outs from the World Wide Web.
Original title: 59.

File 132
References not in text : file 1. - Photocopied 2009, [200-] (originally created 1919).
Contents: file consists of a photocopy of an application by Erwin C. Greb and the Greb Shoe Company Limited for membership in the Shoe Manufanufactuers Association of Canada.
Original title: 9.
The original document (a colour photocopy) was found in this file but has been removed to Series 2, File 39.

File 133
References not in text : file 2. - Photocopied 2009 (originally created 1953-1977). - 2 photographs : b&w ; 26 x 21 cm and 21 x 26 cm.
Contents: file consists of material (photocopied) relating to the Greb Shoe Quarter Century Club, including the launch of the club in 1953, annual banquets, and the chapters in Winnipeg and Trois-Rivieres. Includes press clippings (some photocopies), news releases, programs from annual banquets, and correspondence, including a letter to Harry Greb from L.O. Breithaupt, Lieutenant Governor of Ontario. Includes two photographs, one of long service members Frederick and Milt Daub and employee Walter Daub; and one of the head table at the inaugeral banquet.
Original title: 29.
Some material is in French.
The original documents were found in this file but have been removed to Series 7, File 59.

File 134
References not in text : file 3. - Photocopied 2009 (originally created [197-]).
Contents: file consists of a photocopy of an ms. chart of figures relating to Hush Puppies incoming orders during the 1960s and 1970s.
Original title: 32.
The original document (a photocopy) was found in this file but has been removed to Series 2, File 27. No other copies (original or otherwise) found in the fonds.

File 135
References not in text : file 4. - Photocopied [200-] (originally created in 1962).
Contents: file consists of a colour photocopy of the cover of the v. 1, December 1962 issue of the company newsletter, the Greb Newshound.
Original title: 34.

File 136
References not in text : file 5. - Photocopied [200-] (originally created in 1962).
Contents: file consists of a colour photocopy of two pages from the v. 1, December 1962 issue of the company newsletter, the Greb Newshound, containing a message from president Harry Greb.
Original title: 35.

File 137
References not in text : file 6. - Photocopied 2009 (originally created 1963-1972).
Contents: file consists of material (photocopied) relating to the Greb Hiking Bureau and hiking in Canada. Includes publicity material created by the Greb Hiking Bureau: pamphlets, reports, news releases, and a Canadian hiking trail guide. File also includes a carbon copy of a speech given by Charles E. Greb to the Kitchener YMCA about hiking, Bruce Trail Association membership cards, and a brochure about the 1972 Okotoberfest road races, sponsord by Greb Industries Limited.
Original title: 41.
The original documents were found in this file but have been removed to Series 8, File 63.

File 138
References not in text : file 7. - Photocopied 2009 (originally created 1953, 1962).
Contents: file consists of three pages (photocopies) clipped from the April, 1953 issue of Shoe & Leather Journal containing advertisements for Greb retail customers, and correspondence (photocopied) among Charles E. Greb, Ross E. Hahn (assistant General Manager) and the Vylyt Corporation (New York, NY) regarding the use of Vylyt soles for Greb footwear.

Original title: 46.
The original documents were found in this file but have been removed to Series 2, File 29; and Series 4, File 48.

File 139
References not in text : file 8. - [----].
Original title: 49.
Empty folder.

File 140
References not in text : file 9. - Photocopied 2009 (originally created 1979).
Contents: file consists of photocopies of a news release and memoranda to staff from Greb Industries Limited presdient Stanley B. Frieze regarding the relocation of the administration offices, distribution and customer service facilites from Kitchener to 6500 Millcreek Drive in Mississauga.
Original title: 52.
The original documents were found in this file but have been removed to Series 2, File 14.

File 141
References not in text : file 10. - 1978.
Contents: file consists of a newspaper article clipped from the August 1, 1978 Kitchener-Waterloo Record entitled "Former Greb plant back in production".
Original title: 53.

File 142
References not in text : file 11. - 1987.
Contents: file consists of a newspaper article clipped from the March 10, 1987 Kitchener-Waterloo Record entitled "Greb jobs are secure, new owners say".
Original title: 54.

File 143
References not in text : file 12. - [----].
Original title: 55.
Empty folder.

File 144
References not in text : file 13. - 2000.
Contents: file consists of an article about the history of the Greb company from the June 6, 2000 Kitchener-Waterloo Record entitled "A final goodbye to Greb". Includes the original press clipping and a print-out of the article from the World Wide Web.
Original title: 57.

File 145
References not in text : file 14. - 2000.
Contents: file consists of a fax from Charles E. Greb to Benny Afelski including a news release regarding the creation of Kodiak Group Inc. and its acquisition of the Kodiak Boots Division of Greb International.
Original title: 58.

File 146
Working file. - 1927-1933, 1949-1951, 1968.
Contents: file consists of material relating to the history of Greb Shoes, probably compiled during research for the book The Greb Story. Includes material relating to the formation of a senior executive group in 1968, the merger of Valentine and Martin Limited with Greb Shoes in 1950, and the property on Mansion Street in Kitchener. Includes memoranda from Harry D. Greb, company president; price lists for Greb and Valentine and Martin products (1949-1950); tax assessments and receipts (1927-1933); and a press release (1968).
Untitled folder.

Series 11 : Photographs

Photographs. - [19--], [ca. 1919]-[198-?]. - 10.5 cm. - 232 photographs : b&w and col. ; 26 x 35 cm or smaller.
Contents: series consists of photographs documenting significant events in the life of the Greb company, as well as production, employees, and facilities. Subjects include employees working, Quarter Century Club banquets, Greb plants and offices, a Hush Puppies World Conference, a building dedication, and employee group shots. Some of the photographs were most likely taken for public relations purposes.
Linear extent of series does not include oversized materials.
Series arranged alphabetically.

File 147
Ardelt Avenue building dedication. - 1966. - 7 photographs : b&w ; 10 x 12 cm and 9 x 9 cm.
Contents: file consists of six photographs and a snapshot taken at the dedication of the first building (consolidated warehouse) on the Ardelt Avenue site of Greb Industries Limited. Includes photographs of Harry Greb and Charles E. Greb giving speeches, Clara Greb (widow of Erwin C. Greb) unveiling a plaque, and Charles E. Greb socializing during refreshments.
Photographer: Arnold Studio (Kitchener, ON).

File 148
Conferences and events. - [196-], 1974. - 7 photographs : b&w and col. ; 20 x 25 cm and 13 x 21 cm.
Contents: file consists of photographs taken at various conferences and events. Includes photographs of men (including Charles E. Greb and Jack Campbell) standing and sitting around a table, photographs of unidentified men seated at a table at a dinner event, and photographs taken during the 1974 Hush Puppies World Conference.

File 149
Employees. - 1939, [195-?], [Photocopied 200-?] (originally created ca. 1917?). - 4 photographs : b&w ; 11 x 15 cm or smaller.
Contents: file consists of a 1939 group photograph of Greb Shoe Company employees, a photograph of an employees sports team (baseball?), and two snapshots of employees in a cafeteria and playing horseshoes outside a Greb plant. File also includes a modern reproduction of a group photograph of Greb Shoe Company employees, [ca. 1917?] standing outside of the Queen Street South location; reproduction is printed on cardstock and taped to a mat.
Photographer: Forde Studio (Kitchener, ON).
Some photographs have pieces cut out or torn away.

File 150
Facilities. - [195-]-[196-]. - 8 photographs : b&w ; 25 x 20 cm or smaller.
Contents: file consists of photographs of the offices and factories of Greb Industries Limited. Includes photographs of the Winnipeg plant, the Breithaupt Street plant, and several unidentified plants and office buildings. File also includes a photograph of Harry Greb with a model of the Ardelt Avenue complex.
Photographer: Charles Belair Studio Limited (Kitchener, ON).
Some photographs have pieces cut out or torn away and are in poor condition.
One photograph has been laminated.

File 151
Hush Puppies World Conference, 1974. - 1974. - 42 photographs : b&w and col. ; 26 x 21 cm and 21 x 26 cm.
Contents: file consists of photographs taken during the Kitchener portion of the Hush Puppies World Conference in 1974. Most photographs were taken during an Okotoberfest dinner and dance held for the delegates at the Concordia Club. File also photographs of conference delegates disembarking a plane, standing in front of the Greb Industries administrative offices, having conversations, and visiting the Royal Canadian Yacht Club and Toronto Island. Duplicate photographs may be present.
Photographer: Ken Brown Photography (Don Mills, ON).

File 152
Management : portraits. - [192-?], [195-]-[198-?]. - 10 photographs : b&w ; 26 x 21 cm or smaller.
Contents: file consists of portraits of senior managers and directors: Charles E. Greb, Harry Greb, Ross Hahn, Erwin C. Greb, Jack Campbell, Bill Moorby, Arnold C. Austen, and one unidentifed man. Some of the photographs were used in _The Greb Story_. File also includes a press clipping about the appointment of Peter B. Mason as a director of Greb Industries Limited.

Photographer: Charles Belair Studio Limited (Kitchener, ON).
Photographer: Panda Photograpy (Toronto, ON).
Photographer: Tomins Studio (Kitchener, ON).
Photographer: Kitchener-Waterloo Record (Kitchener, ON).

File 153
Production. - [192-?]-[196-]. - 24 photographs : b&w ; 21 x 26 cm or smaller.
Contents: file consists of photographs of footwear production, including photographs of employees on production lines, in warehousing facilities, and in offices.
Photographer: Roy Purkis (Kitchener, ON).
Some photographs have pieces cut out or torn away and are in poor condition.

File 154
Production : mounted photographs. - [ca. 1919]. - 7 photographs : b&w ; 12 x 17 cm, on mount 19 x 23 cm.
Contents: file consists of mounted photographs of the interior of the Greb Shoes factory, showing employees at work on footwear production lines. File also includes a photograph of Erwin Greb in the Greb Shoes office, adjoining the factory on Queen Street in Kitchener.
Includes two duplicates.

File 155
Quarter Century Club. - [196-]. - 40 photographs : b&w ; 26 x 21 cm and 21 x 26 cm.
Contents: file consists of photographs taken at Quarter Century Club banquets in Kitchener and Trois-Rivieres. Includes photographs of club members receiving a gift, and group portraits. Some photographs include Harry Greb and Arthur C. Greb. Duplicate photographs are present.
Photographer: Roland Lemire (Trois-Rivieres, QC).
Photographer: Personal Studio (Waterloo, ON).
Photographer: Tomins Studio (Kitchener, ON).
Photographer: Roy Purkis (Kitchener, ON).
Photographer: Paul Pequegnat Photograph.

File 156
Retirement dinner. - 1975. - 23 photographs : b&w ; 9 x 9 cm.
Contents: file consists of photographs taken at retirement dinner in honour of Harry D. Greb, Arthur C. Greb, Ross E. Hahn, and John D. Campbell, held on February 7, 1975. Duplicate photographs may be present.

File 157
Retirement dinner : album. - 1975. - 55 photographs : b&w ; 26 x 21 cm or smaller.
Contents: file consists of an album containing photographs of a retirement dinner in honour of Harry D. Greb, Arthur C. Greb, Ross E. Hahn, and John D. Campbell, held on February 7, 1975. Includes a list of guests in attendance.

File 158
Sales staff group photograph. - [195-?]. - 1 photograph : b&w ; 13 x 18 cm.
Contents: file consists of a group photograph of Greb Shoes sales staff, as well as enlarged computer print-outs of the photograph (including one on photographic paper). Includes a print-out of e-mail correspondence between Charles E. Greb and Frank McFarlane attempting to identify the men in the photograph and ms. notes.

File 159
Unidentifed group photograph 1. - [195-?]. - 1 photograph : b&w ; 21 x 26 cm.
Contents: file consists of a group photograph of six men and four women.

File 160 OVR
Unidentified group photograph 2. - [195-?]. - 1 photograph : b&w ; 20 x 25 cm on mount 31 x 36 cm.
Contents: file consists of a mounted group photograph of eight unidentified men, seven of whom are wearing factory overcoats.

File 161 OVR
Valentine and Martin Limited factory. - [19--]. - 1 photograph : b&w ; 26 x 35 cm on mount 28 x 36 cm.
Contents: file consists of a mounted aerial photograph of the Valentine and Martin Limited factory on Breithaupt Street in Kitchener.

File 162 OVR
Valentine and Martin Limited, Waterloo, Aug. 1939. - 1939. - 1 photograph : b&w ; 19 x 24 cm (sight) in mount 31 x 36 cm.
Contents: file consists of a mounted group photograph of the employees at the original Valentine and Martin Limited factory at Bridgeport and Regina Streets in Waterloo.

Series 12 : Sound and Video Recordings

Sound and video recordings. - 1958-1975, [200-]. - 11.5 cm. - 3 film reels : b&w, sd. ; 16 mm. - 3 audio cassettes. - 2 audio reels : 19 cm/sec. and 9.5 cm/sec. ; 18 cm and 10 cm. - 1 digital versatile disc : b&w, sd., 3 tracks.
Contents: series consists of sound and video recordings, including audio cassettes and reels, film reels, and a DVD. Subjects include conferences; television commercials; and a retirement dinner on February 7, 1975, given in honour of Harry D. Greb, Arthur C. Greb, Ross E. Hahn, and John D. Campbell.
Series arranged alphabetically.

File 163
Greb retirement dinner : February 7, 1975. - 1975. - 2 audio cassettes.
Contents: file consists of two audio cassettes recorded at the retirement dinner on February 7, 1975, given in honour of Harry D. Greb, Arthur C. Greb, Ross E. Hahn, and John D. Campbell.

File 164
Greb retirement dinner : Valhalla Inn. - 1975. - 1 audio reel : 9.5 cm/sec. ; 18 cm.
Contents: file consists of an audio reel recorded at a retirement dinner in honour of Harry D. Greb, Arthur C. Greb, Ross E. Hahn, and John D. Campbell, held on February 7, 1975.
Loose material.

File 165
Hush Puppies Conference : July 29, 1974. - 1974. - 1 audio reel : 19 cm/sec. ; 10 cm.
Contents: file consists of an audio reel in a box labelled "July 29, 1974, Hush Puppies Conference".
Loose material.

File 166
Sales conference : March. - [197-]. - 1 audio cassette.
Contents: file consists of one audio cassette.
Loose material.

File 167
Television commercials. - 1958, [ca. 1960], [200-]. - 3 film reels : b&w, sd. ; 16 mm
1 DVD : b&w, sd., 3 tracks.
Contents: file consists of three film reels containing television commercials for men's and ladies' Hush Puppies and Greb Cat Treads and Kodiak work boots. The commercials have been converted to a DVD which is also found in the file.
Loose material.