- Part Of
- Thelma Harris Rose Family fonds
- Level
- Fonds
- Fonds
- 115
- Material Format
- textual record
- graphic material
- object
- Date
- 1880-2017
- Physical Description
- 1040 photographs (2 vol.) : b&w, sepia and col. (168 negatives)
- 5 cm textual records
- 13 artifacts
- Admin History/Bio
- Thelma Harris Rose was born in 1922 in Toronto. Her parents were Samuel Aaron Harris (1888-1982) and Rose Geldzaeler Harris (1892-1966). Thelma had one sibling, Sydney Harris (1917-2009). Samuel Aaron’s parents, Samuel (1869-1936) and Sarah Ruben Harris (1869-1940) immigrated to North America from Lithuania and Belarus respectively during the 1880s. They met in Michigan and married in 1892 in Detroit. The couple raised Sarah’s son from a prior relationship, Samuel Aaron, and had two more boys, William (1895-1955) and Louis (1906-1986). The Harris family moved to Toronto around 1900 and opened up the first Jewish delicatessen in the city at 233 Queen Street West. They constructed a purpose-built deli across the street from that location and relocated to the new shop at 178 Queen St. West in 1910. A couple of years later, Samuel purchased the tobacco store next door to their business, operating it from around 1913 until his death. Samuel Aaron worked with his parents in the deli for a number of years, and after marrying Rose in 1916, he ventured into the clothing industry and later sales. His brothers William and Louis went on to become successful local doctors and respectively married Tillie Shayne and Helen Gallander.
- Rose’s parents, Yetta Shumer Geldzaeler (1870-1952) and Mark Geldzaeler (1862-1932), hailed from Galicia and married in Toronto in 1890. The Geldzaeler’s had 5 children who survived to adulthood: Ben (1891-1974) who married Hortense Cohen; Rose (1892-1966); Rachel (1897-1941) who married Isidore W. Ruskin; Alfred (1901-1918); and Frances (1907-2002) who married Simon Ramm. Tragically, Solomon (1899-1902) passed away as a young child and Alfred perished of the Spanish flu during the great pandemic at the end of the First World War. Mark was a religious instructor who also served as the assistant chazan and the shamus at Holy Blossom Synagogue on Bond Street. During that period, the family lived in accommodations behind the shul. Because of his religious expertise and position, Mark Geldzaeler commanded tremendous respect within the Jewish community.
- Rose and Samuel Aaron Harris lived at 107 Yorkville Avenue, across from the early Mount Sinai Hospital. Thelma married Albert Rose (1917-1996) in June, 1942. The couple eventually had two sons and a daughter. Thelma earned an undergraduate degree and an M.Ed. at the University of Toronto. Albert was gold medallist in Political Science and Economics at the University of Toronto and pursued his graduate studies at the University of Illinois, receiving his PhD in macroeconomics and statistics in 1942. He then enlisted in the Canadian Army and served in the Intelligence Corps until he was demobbed at the end of 1945. During most of his career, he was a professor and later Director of the School of Social Work at the University of Toronto, ultimately becoming the first Dean of their Faculty of Social Work. Albert Rose was an expert in and advocate for public housing and social welfare, as well as a prominent community leader who was actively involved in variety of municipal and Jewish organizations.
- Thelma’s older brother, Sydney Harris, completed a law degree at Osgoode Hall Law School, and married Enid Perlman in November, 1949. The couple eventually had two sons. Sydney engaged in the general practice of law for three decades before being appointed Judge of the Ontario Provincial Court (Criminal Division) in 1976. He retired in 1992 but went on to serve as a Small Claims Court Judge, referee for the LSUC and lay appointee of Council for the Association of Ontario Land Surveyors. He was also active in Jewish causes and organizations, primarily the Canadian Jewish Congress, of which he was national president from 1974 to 1977, and the Canadian Council of Reform Congregations. He was also a civil liberties activist who promoted legislation aimed at eradicating hate speech and literature, along with capital punishment. Sydney Harris was also an active supporter of the civil rights movement in the United States during the 1950s and 1960s.
- For more details about the many families documented within this fonds along with their respective businesses, careers and achievements, please consult the biographical and published reference materials in box 8.
- Custodial History
- The records in the fonds were assembled by the donor, Jeff Rose, from accumulations created and/or collected by Rose and Samuel Aaron Harris, Thelma Rose, Sydney and Enid Harris, Ruthe Rosenberg, Frances Ramm, Alfreda Henry, Tillie Harris, Marion Harris with permission, and by the donor himself. The donor hired Heritage Professionals to conduct the archival work – appraisal, selection, processing, preservation, arrangement and description – of the records. There was some specialized preservation and digitization work conducted on the photo albums to protect them and enhance their longevity. Finally, two conservators were commissioned to produce around ten high quality archival prints from the negatives and repair one of the artifacts.
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of records relating to the Rose, Harris, and Geldzaeler families, and some of their connected branches, including the Perlman, Ruskin, Ruben, Shumer, Shayne, Spiegel, and Rothbart families. The fonds is mainly comprised of loose photographs, photo prints, negatives and two photo albums documenting the different branches of the donor’s family. There are also some textual records and thirteen artifacts. One of the artifacts has been housed with the textual records. The remaining twelve artefacts are located in boxes 6 and 7. The two photo albums have been scanned for preservation purposes and are available in digital form.
- The photographs mainly document the Harris and Geldzaeler families, and to a lesser extent, other branches of the family. The images capture the families’ lives and activities in Toronto and surrounding areas from the late nineteenth century to the early 2000s. The visuals include individual and family portraits, photobooth strips, and informal images of the family engaged in a variety of activities. Examples of the activities include: family get togethers, children playing outdoors, outings to the park or other Toronto locales, graduations, and military images. There are also many images capturing family vacations to the cottage, Bobcaygeon, Wasaga Beach, Niagara Falls, and Washington D.C. Finally, the fonds includes a photograph of Sydney Harris with Martin Luther King, Jr. in Chicago. Some of the files in the fonds contain negatives that were mostly grouped with and correspond to the photographs.
- The fonds is arranged into twelve series: 1. Harris family, 2. Geldzaeler family, 3. Ruben family, 4. Shayne family, 5. Shumer family, 6. Perlman family, 7. Ruskin family, 8. Rose family, 9. Spiegel family, 10. Photo Albums, 11. Artifacts, 12. Reference materials. The first nine series are arranged by family and the last three pertain to special types of materials within the fonds. The sub-series are arranged by individual family member, couple, or family within each branch of the family.
- Notes
- ACCESS RESTRICTION NOTE: The records are open to the public except for series 1-3, file 4; and series 1-4, file 2. Researchers interested in viewing these files require permission from the donor. The photo albums are restricted for preservation purposes. The albums have been digitized and researchers can review the PDF copies of those records. There is also a family portrait of the Geldzaeler children in series 2-1, file 2 that is encased in glass and very fragile. It has been preserved and protected and a corresponding copy print is available and can be viewed by the public.
- ATTRIBUTION NOTE: When citing records from this fonds, the full name of the fonds – Thelma Harris Rose Family Fonds – must be used by all parties and for all purposes as part of the reference.
- Access Restriction
- Conditional Access. Researchers must receive permission from the donor prior to accessing the records. Please contact the OJA for more information.
- Physical Condition
- The records are in good condition except for a small number of photographs that have some mirroring and tears. Some of the metal artifacts are also slightly tarnished.
- Related Material
- For other fonds and records documenting Sydney Harris, please see accessions 1976-7-1, 2015-4-3, 2008-8-10, 2008-11-14, 2016-3-56 and fonds 17 (CJC) and fonds 75 (JVS). For records relating to Mark Geldzaeler, Yetta Shumer Geldzaeler, Benjamin Geldzaeler and the Shumer family, see accession 1977-2-1 (items 1229, 1228, 1230, 1231, 1232). For additional records documenting Mark Geldzaeler's writing, see accession 2014-6-5. For records relating to the Harris family there are photo albums in accession 1986-7-6 and a photo of the Harris Delicatessen in accession 1982-6-5 (item 3283). For documentation relating to Albert Rose’s activities within the Jewish community one can consult the following fonds: 9 (JIAS), 14 (Baycrest), 61 (JCC), 67 (UJWF) and 75 (JVS). Finally, there is also a portrait of Albert Rose from the 1940s in item 748.
- Arrangement
- The fonds is arranged in series, sub-series and files. Artifacts are described at the item level.
- Creator
- Rose, Jeff
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Thelma Harris Rose Family fonds
- Harris family series
- Level
- Series
- Fonds
- 115
- Series
- 1
- Material Format
- textual record
- graphic material
- object
- Date
- 1880-2004
- Physical Description
- 535 photographs : b&w, sepia and col. (148 negatives) ; 15 x 20 cm on mat 23 x 30 cm or smaller
- 2 folders of textual records
- 1 artifact
- Scope and Content
- Series consists of photographs documenting the various members of the Harris family, including the patriarch and matriarch, Samuel and Sarah Harris, and the families and descendants of their three sons, Samuel Aaron, William and Louis. Also included is a small amount of textual records related to Sgt. Fred Harris' service in the Canadian Armed Forces, certificates belonging to Samuel Aaron Harris, and wedding memorabilia related to Rose Geldzaeler Harris' marriage to Samuel A. Harris, including a section of Rose’s bouquet.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Thelma Harris Rose Family fonds
- Harris family series
- Samuel and Sarah Harris sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 115
- Series
- 1-1
- File
- 1
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [188-]
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs : b&w and sepia ; 10 x 15 cm and 9 x 12 cm
- Scope and Content
- File contains two photographs of Sarah and her brother Harry Ruben. The first is a studio portrait of Sarah and the second is copy print of a studio photograph featuring both Harry and Sarah.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Thelma Harris Rose Family fonds
- Harris family series
- Samuel and Sarah Harris sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 115
- Series
- 1-1
- File
- 2
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1880-[194-]
- Physical Description
- 9 photographs : b&w ; 15 x 20 cm on mat 23 x 30 cm or smaller
- Scope and Content
- File includes portraits of the Sarah (née Ruben) Harris and Samuel Harris Sr. and their children Samuel Aaron and Louis.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Thelma Harris Rose Family fonds
- Harris family series
- Samuel Aaron and Rose Harris sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 115
- Series
- 1-2
- File
- 1
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1888-[ca. 1916]
- Physical Description
- 22 photographs : b&w, sepia and hand tinted (1 negative) ; 8 x 17 cm on mat 13 x 26 cm or smaller
- Scope and Content
- File consists of portrait photographs and snapshots of Samuel Aaron Harris with friends and relatives. Identified are Sarah Kizell, William Harris, Aaron Shapiro, Tillie Shayne and Aaron Ruben.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Thelma Harris Rose Family fonds
- Harris family series
- Samuel Aaron and Rose Harris sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 115
- Series
- 1-2
- File
- 2
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [ca. 1920]-[ca. 1980]
- Physical Description
- 18 photographs : b&w and col. ; 18 x 13 cm or smaller
- Scope and Content
- File consists of photographs and snapshots of Samuel Aaron Harris with friends and relatives. Images include Samuel Aaron Harris in Masonic dress, in front of his home in Yorkville and with his brother William Harris at Young's Point, Ontario.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Thelma Harris Rose Family fonds
- Harris family series
- Samuel Aaron and Rose Harris sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 115
- Series
- 1-2
- File
- 4
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1916-[196-]
- Physical Description
- 8 photographs : b&w, sepia and col. ; 22 x 28 cm or smaller
- Scope and Content
- File consists of various portraits and snapshots of Rose (née Geldzaeler) Harris, including a wedding portrait, and Rose seated at a tea service with Anne Cadesky and Hortense Geldzaeler.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Thelma Harris Rose Family fonds
- Harris family series
- Samuel Aaron and Rose Harris sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 115
- Series
- 1-2
- File
- 5
- Material Format
- textual record
- object
- Date
- 1 March 1916
- Physical Description
- 1 textual record
- 1 pressed flower
- Scope and Content
- File consists of a wedding announcement for the marriage of Rose Geldzaeler to Samuel Aaron Harris on 1 March 1916. Also included is a pressed section of Rose's wedding bouquet.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Thelma Harris Rose Family fonds
- Harris family series
- Samuel Aaron and Rose Harris sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 115
- Series
- 1-2
- File
- 6
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1916-[196-]
- Physical Description
- 21 photographs : b&w and col. ; 13 x 18 cm or smaller
- Scope and Content
- File consists of photographs of Samuel Aaron and Rose (née Geldzaeler) Harris taken around the time they married in 1916 until just before Rose’s passing. Also included is one image of the couple with their children Sydney and Thelma.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Thelma Harris Rose Family fonds
- Harris family series
- Samuel Aaron and Rose Harris sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 115
- Series
- 1-2
- File
- 7
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1917-1948
- Physical Description
- 78 photographs : b&w, sepia and col. ; 21 x 26 or smaller
- Scope and Content
- File consists of photographs and negatives documenting the family of Samuel Aaron and Rose Harris (née Geldzaeler), including their children Sydney and Thelma as young children and young adults, and various other members of the Harris family. Of note are several photographs of children at a Holy Blossom Temple picnic on Centre Island. Others identified in the photographs include a nanny named Margaret McGill, Mark Geldzaeler, Albert Rose, Lily Wood, Isabelle Stein, Shirley Wood, Bernard Wood, Alfreda Geldzaeler, Hortense Geldzaeler, Shirley Stein, Lester Levy, Simon Ramm, and Frances Ramm.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Thelma Harris Rose Family fonds
- Harris family series
- Samuel Aaron and Rose Harris sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 115
- Series
- 1-2
- File
- 8
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1917-[ca. 1921]
- Physical Description
- 10 photographs : b&w ; 15 x 23 cm or smaller
- Scope and Content
- File contains portraits of Sydney Harris as a baby and small child. Included in some of the photographs are Sydney's father Samuel Aaron and mother Rose (née Geldzaeler) Harris.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Thelma Harris Rose Family fonds
- Harris family series
- Samuel Aaron and Rose Harris sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 115
- Series
- 1-2
- File
- 9
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1922-[194-]
- Physical Description
- 37 photographs : b&w and sepia ; 22 x 28 or smaller
- Scope and Content
- File includes portraits of Thelma Harris from the time she was a baby until she married her husband Albert Rose. Also pictured in some of the photos are her father, Samuel Aaron, and her mother, Rose (née Geldzaeler) Harris. Included are studeo portraits and snapshots, including graduation photos and one taken at Young's Point, Ontario.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Thelma Harris Rose Family fonds
- Harris family series
- Samuel Aaron and Rose Harris sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 115
- Series
- 1-2
- File
- 10
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [ca. 1928]-[ca. 1935]
- Physical Description
- 51 photographs : b&w (28 negatives) ; 11 x 18 cm or smaller
- Scope and Content
- File contains negatives and photographs documenting the family’s trips to Niagara Falls. Pictured in the photographs are Samuel Aaron, Rose, Sydney, Thelma and Yetta Geldzaeler.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Thelma Harris Rose Family fonds
- Harris family series
- Samuel Aaron and Rose Harris sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 115
- Series
- 1-2
- File
- 12
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [ca. 1925]-[ca. 1937]
- Physical Description
- 49 photographs : b&w (37 negatives) ; 11 x 18 cm or smaller
- Scope and Content
- File includes negatives and photographs of informal family outings and trips. Destinations include beaches, Centre Island and the Humber river.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Thelma Harris Rose Family fonds
- Harris family series
- Samuel Aaron and Rose Harris sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 115
- Series
- 1-2
- File
- 13
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1929
- Physical Description
- 6 photographs : b&w ; 7 x 11 cm
- Scope and Content
- File consists of six photographs of a family trip that Samuel Aaron and Rose took with their kids to Wasaga Beach. Pictured are Sydney and Thelma on horses, the family in the water, and Thelma standing in front of the Hiawatha Hotel.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Thelma Harris Rose Family fonds
- Harris family series
- Samuel Aaron and Rose Harris sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 115
- Series
- 1-2
- File
- 16
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [ca. 1929]
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs : b&w ; 12 x 18 cm and 5 x 8 cm
- Scope and Content
- File consists of one portrait of Samuel Aaron and Rose and their sister-in-law Tillie (née Shayne) Harris and a second portrait of Rose and Tillie.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Thelma Harris Rose Family fonds
- Harris family series
- Sydney and Enid Harris sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 115
- Series
- 1-3
- File
- 1
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1934-2000
- Physical Description
- 13 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 21 x 26 cm or smaller
- Scope and Content
- File consists of photographs of Sydney Harris. The images include casual and formal portraits of him as a student, lawyer, activist and judge. There is also a photograph of Sydney at the cottage along with an image of him with Martin Luther King, Jr.; Milton Cadsby; and Father Roland de Corneille in Chicago in 1963.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Thelma Harris Rose Family fonds
- Harris family series
- Sydney and Enid Harris sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 115
- Series
- 1-3
- File
- 2
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [ca. 1950]-2004
- Physical Description
- 28 photographs : b&w and col. ; 13 x 18 cm or smaller
- Scope and Content
- File includes photographs documenting the couple, their wedding, and their children. Also pictured are Sydney's parents Samuel Aaron and Rose Harris, Sydney's sister Thelma Rose, and cousins Louis Bing and Natalie Bing.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Thelma Harris Rose Family fonds
- Harris family series
- Sydney and Enid Harris sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 115
- Series
- 1-3
- File
- 3
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1960, 1964
- Physical Description
- 10 photographs : b&w ; 9 x 9 cm and 9 x 6 cm
- Scope and Content
- File includes photographs of two family trips taken in 1960 and 1964. One trip was to the family cottage at Hawkestone, Ontario.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Thelma Harris Rose Family fonds
- Harris family series
- Sydney and Enid Harris sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 115
- Series
- 1-3
- File
- 4
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [ca. 1952]-1968
- Physical Description
- 4 photographs : b&w and col. ; 13 x 18 cm and 11 x 13 cm and 7 x 12 cm
- Scope and Content
- File consists of a class photo for Mark (grade 5) and David (grade 2) Harris at Holy Blossom Temple along with an image of Mark as a toddler with his grandparents Samuel Aaron and Rose Harris and David and his grandfather Samuel Aaron at his bar mitzvah.
- Access Restriction
- Conditional Access. Researchers must receive permission from the donor prior to accessing the records. Please contact the OJA for more information.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Thelma Harris Rose Family fonds
- Harris family series
- Albert and Thelma Rose sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 115
- Series
- 1-4
- File
- 1
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [ca. 1939]-[197-]
- Physical Description
- 9 photographs : b&w and col. ; 11 x 7 cm or smaller
- Scope and Content
- File consists of photographs of Albert and Thelma (née Harris) Rose. One photograph features Albert in military uniform and Thelma in graduation dress.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Thelma Harris Rose Family fonds
- Harris family series
- Albert and Thelma Rose sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 115
- Series
- 1-4
- File
- 2
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [ca. 1947]-[195-]
- Physical Description
- 22 photographs : b&w (6 negatives) ; 15 x 18 cm or smaller
- Scope and Content
- File consists of photographs of Albert and Thelma (née Harris) Rose and their children. Also pictured are Frances Rose and Samuel Aaron and Rose Harris.
- Access Restriction
- Conditional Access. Researchers must receive permission from the donor prior to accessing the records. Please contact the OJA for more information.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Thelma Harris Rose Family fonds
- Harris family series
- William and Tillie Harris sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 115
- Series
- 1-5
- File
- 2
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [ca. 1918]-[194-]
- Physical Description
- 8 photographs : b&w ; 13 x 18 cm or smaller
- Scope and Content
- File consists of photographs of William and Tillie (née Shayne) Harris and their three sons including photographs of Sgt. Fred Harris in military dress and of William Harris ca. 1918, possibly during military training.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Thelma Harris Rose Family fonds
- Harris family series
- William and Tillie Harris sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 115
- Series
- 1-5
- File
- 3
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [ca. 1930]-[195-]
- Physical Description
- 19 photographs : b&w (3 negatives) ; 19 x 22 cm or smaller
- Admin History/Bio
- Reva Levinson was Fred Harris' finance. Sophie Marcus was Tillie Harris' aunt.
- Scope and Content
- File consists of photographs of William and Tillie Harris and their family at the cottage at Young's Point, Ontario. Images include group shots with fish, lounging on lawn chairs and in swimsuits and canoeing. Also pictured are Samuel Aaron and Rose Harris, Sydney Harris, Thelma Harris, Fred Harris, Jack Harris, housekeeper Nellie Zepp, Reva Levinson, Lawrence Harris, and Sophie Marcus,
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Thelma Harris Rose Family fonds
- Harris family series
- William and Tillie Harris sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 115
- Series
- 1-5
- File
- 4
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1939
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs : b&w and sepia ; 20 x 20 cm and 13 x 13 cm
- Scope and Content
- File consists of two photographs documenting a cruise that William and Tillie Harris took with friends and relations. Also identified are Dorothy and Dave Goodman and Izzie and Ray Rothbart. There are additional photos of this trip in the photo album documenting their family.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Thelma Harris Rose Family fonds
- Harris family series
- William and Tillie Harris sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 115
- Series
- 1-5
- File
- 5
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [193-]-[196-]
- Physical Description
- 4 photographs : b&w ; 13 x 21 cm and 8 x 12 cm and 7 x 7 cm
- Scope and Content
- File consists of portraits and snapshots of Tillie (née Shayne) Harris, including a photograph of Tillie with her brother Alex Shayne.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Thelma Harris Rose Family fonds
- Harris family series
- William and Tillie Harris sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 115
- Series
- 1-5
- File
- 6
- Material Format
- graphic material
- textual record
- Date
- [ca. 1939]-1944
- Physical Description
- 14 photographs : b&w and sepia ; 21 x 26 cm or smaller
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File includes a number of portraits and snapshots of Fred Harris, son of William and Tillie Harris, during the Second World War when he served in the Canadian military. There are also copies of textual records related to his service in the Queen's Own Rifles and his death at Normandy on D-Day on June 6, 1944.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Thelma Harris Rose Family fonds
- Harris family series
- Louis Harris sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 115
- Series
- 1-6
- File
- 1
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [ca. 1927]
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 21 x 26 cm
- Scope and Content
- File consists of a copy photograph of Louis Harris' graduation photo from the University of Toronto.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Thelma Harris Rose Family fonds
- Geldzaeler family series
- Level
- Series
- Fonds
- 115
- Series
- 2
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [ca. 1890]-[ca. 1945], [ca. 2000]
- Physical Description
- 147 photographs : b&w, sepia and col. (20 negatives) ; 21 x 26 cm or smaller
- Admin History/Bio
- Mark Geldzaeler was the son of Simcha and Chaya (née Belf[i]eld) Geldzähler. Yetta (née Shumer) Geldzaeler was the daughter of Louis and Chava (née Shapiro/Shapira) Shumer. Mark and Yetta were the parents of Rose Geldzaeler. They were grandparents to Thelma Harris Rose.
- Scope and Content
- Series consists of photographs documenting the family of Mark and Yetta (née Shumer) Geldzaeler.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Thelma Harris Rose Family fonds
- Geldzaeler family series
- Mark and Yetta Geldzaeler family sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 115
- Series
- 2-1
- File
- 1
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [ca. 1890]-[ca. 1900]
- Physical Description
- 4 photographs : sepia ; 10 x 14 cm on mat 11 x 14 cm or smaller
- Scope and Content
- File consists of two studio portraits of Mark and Yetta (née Shumer) Geldzaeler and their children, Benjamin and Rose, a studio portrait of Benjamin and Rose and one of Alfred in cadet uniform.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Thelma Harris Rose Family fonds
- Geldzaeler family series
- Mark and Yetta Geldzaeler family sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 115
- Series
- 2-1
- File
- 2
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [ca. 1900]
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs : b&w ; 12 x 17 cm and 10 x 14 cm
- Scope and Content
- File consists of an original portrait of the first four Geldzaeler children – Benjamin, Rose, Rachel and Solomon, as well as a copy print. Solomon passed away in 1902.
- Physical Condition
- The original portrait is adhered to glass. Researchers should consult the copy print.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Thelma Harris Rose Family fonds
- Geldzaeler family series
- Mark and Yetta Geldzaeler family sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 115
- Series
- 2-1
- File
- 3
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [ca. 1900]-1929
- Physical Description
- 29 photographs : b&w (11 negatives) ; 13 x 18 cm or smaller
- Scope and Content
- File consists of photographs of the Geldzaeler and Shumer families. Identified are Mark and Yetta Geldzaeler, Rose Geldzaeler, Alfred Geldzaeler, Rachel Geldzaeler, Frances Geldzaeler, Ben Geldzaeler, Jen Shumer, Simon Shumer, Fanny Shumer, Louis Shumer, Samuel Aaron Harris, and Sydney Harris.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Thelma Harris Rose Family fonds
- Geldzaeler family series
- Mark and Yetta Geldzaeler family sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 115
- Series
- 2-1
- File
- 4
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [ca. 1908]-1915
- Physical Description
- 12 photographs : b&w (6 negatives) ; 21 x 17 cm or smaller
- Scope and Content
- File consists of photographs of Rose Geldzaeler and her friends. Also identified is Lily Davis (Wood). Of note is a photograph of Rose Geldzaeler and a group of young women dressed in drag. The recto of the photograph is inscribed with: On the eve of the first annual dance, The Mosaic Alumni.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Thelma Harris Rose Family fonds
- Geldzaeler family series
- Mark and Yetta Geldzaeler family sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 115
- Series
- 2-1
- File
- 6
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [ca. 1913]-1915
- Physical Description
- 13 photographs : b&w and sepia ; 12 x 18 cm or smaller
- Scope and Content
- File contains photographs of the Geldzaeler children and their friends in locales such as Pigeon Lake, Clarke's Island, Niagara Falls, in front of Toronto's Normal School, and on Walmer Rd. Identified individuals include Frances Geldzaeler, Lily Davis (Wood), Gerry Shumer, Rose (née Geldzaeler) Harris, Ethel Neiman (Rochester, NY), Harry Wolfe, Ray Rubenstein, and Ida Rubenstein (Rochester, NY).
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Thelma Harris Rose Family fonds
- Geldzaeler family series
- Mark and Yetta Geldzaeler family sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 115
- Series
- 2-1
- File
- 7
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [ca. 1911]-1916
- Physical Description
- 13 photographs : b&w and sepia (2 negatives) ; 12 x 18 cm or smaller
- Scope and Content
- File consists of negatives and photographs documenting the family’s outing to a beach and experiences in Bobcaygeon. Identified individuals include: Yetta Geldzaeler, Simon Shumer, Rachel Geldzaeler, Jen Shumer, Gertrude (Gerry) Shumer, Alfred Geldzaeler, Frances Geldzaeler, Ben Geldzaeler, Rose Geldzaeler and Becky Lieberman.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Thelma Harris Rose Family fonds
- Geldzaeler family series
- Frances Geldzaeler Ramm sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 115
- Series
- 2-2
- File
- 1
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1929-[ca. 2000]
- Physical Description
- 6 photographs : b&w and col. ; 17 x 21 cm or smaller
- Scope and Content
- File consists of photographs of Frances (née Geldzaeler) Ramm and her family, including her daughter Judy, son Mark and husband Simon. Included is an image of Frances and Simon dining on a cruise ship.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Thelma Harris Rose Family fonds
- Geldzaeler family series
- Harris and Geldzaeler families sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 115
- Series
- 2-4
- File
- 1
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1916-[ca. 1945]
- Physical Description
- 33 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 21 x 26 cm or smaller
- Scope and Content
- File consists of photographs of members of the Harris and Geldzaeler families. Included are snapshots taken in parks and backyards and a family portrait taken at a celebration for Yetta Geldzaeler, possibly her 75th birthday. A legend for the 75th birthday photo is included in the file. Some of the photographs are adhered to album pages.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Thelma Harris Rose Family fonds
- Ruben family series
- Level
- Series
- Fonds
- 115
- Series
- 3
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [ca. 1914]
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 14 cm
- Admin History/Bio
- Aaron Ruben was the son of David and Hannah/Annie (née Co(u)plan) Ruben, the brother and sister-in-law of Sarah (née Ruben) Harris. Aaron Ruben was killed in Flanders in the Second Battle of Ypres in 1915, during the First World War.
- Scope and Content
- Series consists of one file featuring a photograph of Aaron Ruben as a teenager.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Thelma Harris Rose Family fonds
- Ruben family series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 115
- Series
- 3
- File
- 1
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [ca. 1914]
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w : 8 x 14 cm
- Scope and Content
- File consists of one portrait of Aaron Ruben as a teenager. Aaron was killed at Ypres during the First World War.
- Subjects
- World War, 1914-1918
- Soldiers--Canada
- Source
- Archival Descriptions