Epp, Frank H. -- 63. Home economics, 65. Humor, 66. Industries

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Hist. Mss. 1.26.1

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63 Home Economics

63 - g General, 1961, 1969. Removed: 5 of 7 news clippings. Includes "Dutch Treat" (Pennsylvania Dutch recipes) in Canadian Homes, Mar.1969, pp.14-16. 

63 - g - Co Counseling - Removed 2 items: "To Prospective Wives" in Youth's Christian Companion, May 5, 1957, pp.280-81; "Should Your Child Be A Dietitian?" advertising article in New York Life Magazine, 1962? File withdrawn. 

63 - BC Beauty Culture, 1925, 1946, 1957-1962, 1968-1969. Included over 40 news clippings and magazine articles, most of which were removed.

63 - BC - Li Lipstick - Included only one news clipping: "Lipstick Industry Wins Shade of Hope on Saving `Vital' Colors" in Minneapolis Tribune, Jan. 31, 1960, which was removed. File withdrawn. 

63 - B Babies and Childcare - Included one Globe and Mail article: "The long and short of hair and heresy" which was moved to Beauty Culture file. File withdrawn.

63 - C Clothing - Sewing, 1956-1961, 1976-1978. Removed: 8 of 15 news clippings and magazine articles including "When women wore clothes, A Maclean's Magazine Album" in Maclean's Magazine, Sept. 14, 1957, p.27f.  

63 - F Furnishings - Removed: information sent "At your request" by Precis of New York city about beds and decorating; 2 booklets published by The Ryerson Press, sent for possible review: Audrey Spencer, "Spinning and Weaving at Upper Canada Village" 40p. & Jeanne Minhinnick, "Early Furniture in Upper Canada Village" 43p. File withdrawn.  

63 - I Information - Consumers, 1963. Includes pages from Marketing, Canada's weekly newspaper for advertising, sales, and marketing executives, Nov. 22, 1963.

63 - N Nutrition - Diet, 1962-1964. Removed: "Why are we overly larded" in New York Times Magazine, Jan. 15, 1961, p.37f.; "Food Pollution" (on food additives) in Ramparts, June 1971, p.31f.

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65 Humour

65 - g General,  1956-1961, 1973-1979. Removed: several of the more than  20 clippings and magazine articles. Includes information on humour in general as well as humour in politics.

65 - g - Th Theory, 1944, 1958-1960.

65 - A American Life, 1958-1961, 1971-1974.

65 - CS Comic Strip - Included only one article: "The Not-So Peanuts World of Charles M. Schulz" in Saturday Review, Apr. 12, 1969, p.72f. which was removed. File withdrawn.

65 - F Family, School, Church, 1957-1961, 1967, 1982.

65 - H Humour in Verse, 1957.

65 - L Love, Courtship, Marriage, 1957.

65 - M Ministry, 1957. 

65 - Me Mennonite, 1959.

65 - P Profession, 1957.

65 - P - Edi Editors, 1950s?

65 - Po Politics - Included 2 news clippings, which were moved to the General file. File withdrawn.

65 - R Races and Nations - Included only the heading sheet with one cartoon likely from the 1950s? which was moved to General file. File withdrawn.

65 - S Speeches, Sermons, and Emcee Specials, 1957-1959, 1967.

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66 Industries

66 - g General, 1957-1961. Removed: "The Enchanting Story of Glass" in Gospel Messenger, June 30, 1962, p.4f.; "What could happen in Detroit" in New York Times Advertisement, Oct. 4, 1959, 20p.

66 - g - CIS Church and Industrial Society, 1967-1972. Includes minutes of the National Committee on the Church and Industrial Society; issues of their newsletter, Notes on ... urban-industrial mission -- literature & training -- from the Institute on the Church in Urban-Industrial Society, 1969-1972
Removed: booklet attached to minutes of Feb. 18, 1971 meeting, "The Fourth Industrial Revolution in Canada, An account of an experimental industrial ministry sponsored by the Canadian Churches" by Rev. Ray Gostelow, exec. dir. Hamilton Ministry in Industry, 15p.

66 - g - R Religion, 1960s. 
Transferred to CGUC Library and Archives: "Venture is the word that describes last summer's students-in-industry" in Mennonite Youth, Nov. 1960. 
Removed: "Wanted: Statesmanship in Industry" in New York Times Magazine, Sept. 4, 1960, p.5f. "Daily Devotions Held in Large Elevator" in Mennonite Weekly Review, Feb. 8, 1962. 

66 - B Beverages, Liquor, 1960.

66 - CW Cameras and Watches, 1958. Includes certificate, etc. from Goodman Jewelers where Frank Epp had discount privileges as a student. 
Removed: 2 articles on same page, "Built-in Devices" and "1960 Annuals Survey Camera Achievements" in New York Times, Dec. 13, 1959.

66 - DS Drugs, Cosmetics, Soaps, 1959-1961. 
Removed: series of articles in 1960 from Saturday Review/Research Science and Humanity on the drug industry: May 7, July 2, Sept. 3 & Nov. 5; "New Addictions" in Maclean's Magazine, Sept. 24, 1960, p.17f.; 3 clippings regarding drugs. 

66 - E Electrical Equipment, 1957-1961. Includes instructional booklets of equipment owned by the Epps. 
Removed: "Electronics is wonderful, all right, but what is it?" in Maclean's Magazine Nov. 18, 1961.

66 - F Food, 1957-1960. Removed: 2 Globe and Mail articles from 1972: "Resistance appearing as sugar prices skyrocket" in Mar. 8 & "At General Foods, Did Success Breed Failure?" in June 11; booklet: Canada's Meat Industry" published by the Meat Packers Council of Canada, 1957?

66 - FI Film Industry, 1963. Removed: "Who really runs Hollywood?" in Parade, Aug. 12, 1962.

66 - G Glass, China, Pottery, Porcelain - Included only 2 items: brochure on the stained glass windows of the First Methodist Church, Hyattsville, Maryland; "The world's most beautiful glass" in Look Magazine, Dec. 8, 1959, both of which were removed. File withdrawn.

66 - Me Metals, 1956-1957, 1964. Removed: Lawnboy Owner Manual; brochure on Mineral Exports of Canada 1956; The Northern MinerMagazine Supplement, Aug. 17, 1961 featuring the Thompson nickel mine; magazine sized 19p. brochure "Career Opportunities with Inco"; booklet "The Exciting Story of Nickel" published by INCO, 32p.; Roger M. Blough, "My Side of the Steel Price Story" in Look Magazine, Jan. 29, 1963. 

66 - Me - St Steel, 1959. 
Removed: the following articles on the steel workers strike of 1959, from New York Times: Oct. 18, p.E6, Oct. 25, p.E7, Nov. 1, E5, Nov. 8, section 4 p.1 & p.54; Minneapolis Tribune, Dec. 8, 1959, p.13A.

66 - Mi Military - AT Arms Trade, 1966-1968.

66 - Mi - Wa Waste, 1969. Includes article on the Maginot Line, France.

66 - O Oil, 1969-1974, 1983. Includes a Reprint of Bill S-29 from the Senate of Canada, passed Mar. 20, 1969. Removed most of the over 35 news clippings and magazine articles on the crises in the oil industry; 3 New York Times Magazine articles related to oil: "France Discovers an Oil Oasis" Jan. 10, 1960, p.14f., "The Oil Lobby Is Not Depleted" Mar. 8, 1970, p.26f., "The Case Against Big Oil" Dec. 9, 1973, p.40f.; booklet with color photos and text on "Oil and the Middle East" 28p.

66 - O Oil, 1968-1985. Complements the above file, news clippings only.

66 - Pu Publishing, 1957-1964, 1976-1983. Includes information on Mennonite publishing; "The Brethren Press Presence in Moscow, A Report on the Fourth Moscow International Book Fair," Sept. 1983. 
Transferred to CGUC Library and Archives: 10 Jahre Agape-Verlag (Basel, Switzerland: Agape-Verlag, 1965), 22p. 
Removed:  50 Years of Christian Literature Service Mennonite Publishing House (Scottdale, Pa.: Mennonite Publishing House, 1958), available at CGUC Library and Archives; annual report on Mennonite Publishing in Gospel Herald, May 26, 1959, p.503; 2 1960 Saturday Review articles, June 25 & Oct. 8; articles on Mennonite Brethren and General Conference publishing in Mennonite Weekly Review, May 4, 1961, pp. 4 & 5; Third Section of the newAbbotsford, Sumas and Matsqui News, Feb. 12, 1964, 8p. showing the workers, machinery, etc. for this newspaper; 3 articles from New York Times, "Not In Defiance, In Confidence" article on Axel Springer in Berlin, Germany, Nov. 27, 1966, "The Doubleday Story" Nov. 19, 1972, Section 3, "Alfred A. Knopf, 91, Is Dead, Founder of Publishing House"; 2 articles from Globe and Mail, one on Macmillan's new president, Aug. 19, 1969 & "Paperback Canvas," Oct. 4, 1984, p.L5.; Quill and Quire, whole issues of  Feb. 1972 ("Ottawa and the book industry"), July 1976 & Jan. 1980 & "A Progress report on Canadian book wholesaling" in Feb. 1980 issue. 

66 - Pu Publishing, 1959-1963, 1970-1983. Complements the above file. Includes 15 of over 40 news clippings that were in the original file.

66 - Pu - BS Bookstores - M Mennonite Bookstores, 1962. 
Removed: "Der Gute Samen" ("The good seed"), German catalogue of the Mennonite Bookstore, Rosthern, Sask..

66 - Pu - E1 Electronic, 1985.

66 - Pu - He Herald Press, 1982-1985.

66 - Pu - Mc McClelland and Stewart, 1982-1985. Removed: articles on Jack McClelland, pres. in Globe and Mail1985, May 10 & May 15 and in Toronto Star 1985, May 11 & May 17.

66 - Pu - NM Newspapers, Magazines, 1957, 1980. Removed: "A Courageous Press in a Chaotic World" inEvangelical Visitor, Oct. 7, 1957;  2 articles from Globe and Mail, Aug. 28, 1980: "Two newspaper groups hold iron grip on key markets" & "Two newspapers die as Thomson, Southam tighten belts"; booklet with Marlene Epp's name in it: "How your newspaper is made" with photos and description for The Ottawa Citizen

66 - Pu - NM Newspapers, Magazines, 1957, 1980. Complements the above file, news clippings only.

66 - T Textiles - Included 3 items: "Silk, for years hurt by synthetics, is regaining its popularity" in New York TimesDec. 6, 1959; "Textiles in Canada" in Commercial Letter Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, Oct. 1965; "New fashion wrinkle: good clothes that look bad" in Globe and Mail, Mar. 25, 1976, p.1, all of which were removed. File withdrawn.

66 - W Woodwork, 1961. Includes article on the Loewen millwork plant in Steinbach, Man.

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