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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
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: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:Louis J. Breithaupt
Type: Book ChapterAbstract: A biography of Kitchener's leading businessman, including summaries of Breithaupt family history and business interests.Keywords: BiographiesMayorsPoliticiansLeather industryChurches EvangelicalBreithaupt familyBreithaupt A.L.Breithaupt Catharine Hailer (m. Louis)Breithaupt E. CarlBreithaupt Emma Devitt (m. L.J.)Year of publication: 1927Historical Period: 1855-1926Export options:Michael H. Montag
Type: Book ChapterAbstract: A profile of the co-founder of The Quality Mattress Co. and the Waterloo Bedding Co.Keywords: BiographiesFurniture industryMontag Michael H.Dantzer Alexander L.Quality Mattress Co WaterlooWaterloo Bedding Co.Waterloo Town Planning CommissionWaterloo Public School BoardWaterloo Board of TradeWaterlooYear of publication: 1927Historical Period: 1903-1926Export options:Rudolph Roschman
Type: Book ChapterAbstract: A profile of the Waterloo button manufacturer.Keywords: BiographiesButton industryRoschmann RudolfRoschmann RichardRoschmann Button Factory WaterlooWaterloo Board of TradeCarmel Church of the New Jerusalem BerlinWaterlooYear of publication: 1927Historical Period: 1878-1926Export options:Samuel Merner
Type: Book ChapterAbstract: A profile of the entrepreneur who developed an extensive trade in blacksmithing and wagon- and carriage- building in New Hamburg and Waterloo into a wide range of other commercial and industrial ...Year of publication: 1907Historical Period: 1823-1906Export options:William T. Sass
Type: Book ChapterAbstract: A profile of the Kitchener furniture manufacturer.Keywords: BiographiesFurniture industrySass W.T.Ford HomerKrug HartmanKitchener City CouncilKitchener Board of TradeKitchener-Waterloo Collegiate BoardInterior Hardwood Co. BerlinInterior Hardwood Co. KitchenerYear of publication: 1927Historical Period: 1866-1926Export options: