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1845-2003, predominant 1950-2000 (Creation)
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- Staebler, Edna, 1906-2006
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19.5 m of textual records ca. 353 photographs : prints, primarily b&w ca. 627 photographs : b&w negatives ca. 353 photographs : b&w negative strips 86 photographs : col. slides mounted in glass ca. 56 bound journals 6 videotapes 4 posters
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Edna Staebler (1906-2006) is the author of the successful Schmecks cookbook series, beginning with “Food that Really Schmecks” in 1968, based on the food and culture of the Mennonite communities of Waterloo County, Ont. Born in Kitchener, Ontario, she became a well-known journalist in the 1950s and was later recognized as one of the nation’s leading voices on the lifestyles of Canadians coast to coast, primarily for the Hutterite colonies on the Prairies, miners in Northern Ontario and the descendants of refugee slaves in Nova Scotia. Staebler’s articles appeared in Maclean’s magazine beginning in 1948, and in 1950 she wrote an article about Mennonites, “How to Live without Wars and Wedding Rings”, which won her the Canadian Women’s Press Award for Outstanding Journalism. To research this article, she stayed with a Mennonite family and prepared meals with women in the community, which later inspired her to write cookbooks about their food. She was also a regular contributor to Chatelaine and Saturday Night magazine, among others. Her books include "Cape Breton Harbour", a description of the east-coast fishing town of Neil’s Harbour, “Haven’t any News: Ruby’s Letters from the 50’s”, and several cookbooks. An avid diary writer, she began keeping diaries at the age of 16 and continued throughout her lifetime. She received many honours including an Honourary Doctor of Letters from Wilfrid Laurier University in 1984, the Governor General’s Commemorative Medal in 1993, and the Order of Canada in 1996.
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Fonds consists of Staebler's diaries, day journals, travel journals, scrapbooks, photographs and personal correspondence. Also included are magazine articles and books written by Staebler, as well as the research materials, drafts, galleys, films, publishing contracts and business correspondence associated with her works. In addition, there are speeches, recipes, newspaper clippings, posters, awards and certificates, newsletters, videos and 45 book titles from her personal cookbook collection. Fonds is comprised of the following series: Journals, diaries and notebooks : XR1 MS A700017, 700062 Magazine articles and published books : XR1 MS A700013 Drafts, proofs, galleys, manuscripts and research for published materials : XR1 MS A700001-5, 700021, 25-26 Cookbooks from the personal collection of Edna Staebler Business and personal correspondence (1945-2003), personal files, photographs, newspaper clippings, recipes, travel memorabilia, films and posters
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Deposits by Edna Staebler in 1993, 2002, and 2004.
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Access is open, excepting personal papers and financial statements, which require permission from archival staff.
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Copyright is retained by the author and estate of Edna Staebler. Materials cannot be published without permission. Single copies can be made for research and study purposes.
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- Waterloo (Ont. : County) (Subject)