The Schafer Fonds

Biographical and Administrative History

Kitchener native Stuart F. Schafer was a Private in the Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps during the Second World War.

Canadians in Holland. Photograph from the Schafer Fonds.

Date(s) of Creation

c. 1939-1945.

Physical Description

63.6 cm of photographic and textual records.

Scope and Content

The Schafer Fonds consist of materials collection by Stuart F. Schafer during his Second World War service, and includes hundreds of Associated Press, International News, ACME, and Canadian Army Photographs from the war in Europe and the Pacific.  These Fonds also include Stuart Schafer’s personal notebook, papers, and diaries, as well as Plane Packet Flashcards.

Please note that the archival code of #-#-# in these Fonds corresponds with Folder-Volume-File.