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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
Albert William Augustine
Type: Book ChapterAbstract: A profile of the Waterloo trunk and bag manufacturer whose mother was a sister of L.J. Breithaupt and who married a daughter of Jacob Kaufman.Keywords: BiographiesManufacturersLeather industryAugustine Albert W.Augustine Edna Kaufman (m. Albert W.)Augustine Caroline Margaret Barbara Breithaupt (m. Albert B.)Breithaupt familyKaufman familyDoering Trunk Co. WaterlooCanada Trunk Co. KitchenerYear of publication: 1927Historical Period: 1890-1926Export options:Berlin's Button Workers: A Case Study of Socio-Economic Mobility in Berlin, Ontario: 1869-1914
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: Describes the origins of button manufacturers and their businesses in Berlin (Kitchener), Ontario. Factory owners including Emil Vogelsang, Henry S. Huber, Jacob Y. Shantz, and Samuel S. Moyer were ...Keywords: Berlin (Ontario)Year of publication: 1998Export options:Community leadership and decision-making: entrepreneurial elites in two Ontario towns, 1870-1930
Type: Book ChapterAbstract: A discussion of the power of community elites in Berlin/Kitchener and Waterloo. The author reports systematic analysis of the economic, political and associational roles of community leaders, based ...Keywords: Breithaupt familyBreithaupt Louis Jacob (1855-1939)PoliticiansEthnic identityMennonitesGermansOccupationsUrbanizationWaterlooKitchenerYear of publication: 1986Historical Period: 1870-1930Export options:David Gross
Type: Book ChapterAbstract: A biography of the director of several large Kitchener businesses, notably The Dominion Button Manufacturers. Gross was Mayor of Kitchener in 1917, 1918 and 1919.Keywords: BiographiesMayorsButton industryGross DavidGross Mervin C.Dominion Button Works KitchenerKitchener City CouncilKitchenerYear of publication: 1927Historical Period: 1866-1926Export options:Functions of settlements in the Waterloo region 1951-1985: with historical background and comparative data for the counties of Bruce, Huron and Wellington
Type: BookAbstract: An account of economic, demographic and agricultural changes in the smaller settlements of Waterloo County. Using data from Dun and Bradstreet in Standard Industrial Classification categories, the ...Keywords: Settlement hierarchyLandscape CulturalLandscape RuralLand usePopulationUrbanizationBusinessesEconomic conditionsAgricultureIndustriesYear of publication: 1986Historical Period: 1864-1985Export options:John Christian Breithaupt
Type: Book ChapterAbstract: A profile of the longtime secretary of the Breithaupt Leather Co. with details of his other business interests and community service.Keywords: BiographiesManufacturersLeather industryFurniture industryPoliticiansBreithaupt J.C.Breithaupt Caroline C. Anthes (m. J.C.)Breithaupt familyBreithaupt Leather Co. KitchenerAnthes-Baetz Co. KitchenerYear of publication: 1927Historical Period: 1861-1926Export options:Ontario directory for 1851: names of professional and business men and other inhabitants in the cities, towns, and villages throughout the province
Type: BookAbstract: A reprint of the Ontario portion of {The Canada directory} (1851), to which has been added a new index of the cities, towns, and villages. Waterloo County locations include Ayr, Berlin, Bridgeport, ...Keywords: DirectoriesOccupationsPopulationIndustriesBusinessesBusinessmenManufacturersCities and townsYear of publication: 1984Historical Period: 1850-1851Export options:The changing functions of Ontario urban centres (population 20,000 or more, 1961)
Type: ThesisAbstract: A study of changing economic functions from 1931 to 1961 in 27 middle-sized Ontario urban centres, including Galt and Kitchener. The author concludes that all centres except Oshawa were ...Keywords: UrbanizationEconomic conditionsLabour forceOccupationsIndustriesStatisticsManufacturersRetailingConstructionCities and townsYear of publication: 1964Historical Period: 1931-1961Export options:Walter George Rumpel
Type: Book ChapterAbstract: A profile of the president of the Rumpel Felt Company of Kitchener, in succession to his father George Rumpel.Keywords: BiographiesManufacturersFelt industryRumpel GeorgeRumpel Felt Co. KitchenerKitchenerBerlin (Ontario)Year of publication: 1927Historical Period: 1885-1926Export options: