A.J. Freiman Limited fonds [textual record]
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A.J. Freiman Limited fonds [textual record]
Hierarchical level:FondsContext of this record:Fonds includes:17 lower level description(s)View lower level description(s) -
Finding aid Textual records (Electronic) The finding aid is a file list. MSS0978 (90: Open)
http://data2.archives.ca/pdf/pdf001/p000002731.pdfArchitectural, technical drawing (Electronic) Please consult lower level description. 756/23147. (90: Open)Cartographic material (Electronic) Please consult lower level description. 756/23147. (90: Open) -
Record information A.J. Freiman Limited fonds [textual record]
Date:ca. 1900-1971.Reference:R3487-0-3-E, MG28-III42Type of material:Textual material, Architectural and technical drawings, Maps and cartographic materialFound in:Archives / Collections and FondsItem ID number:105677Date(s):ca. 1900-1971.Place of creation:No place, unknown, or undeterminedExtent:25.57 m of textual records.
19 architectural drawings.
1 map.Language of material:EnglishScope and content:Fonds consists primarily of financial records which include journals, ledgers, sales and refund records, cheque records, and legal records as well as advertising, management files and Pembroke-North Bay-Renfrew reports.
The fonds also consists of 19 architectural plans and drawings for stores owned by the A.J. Freiman Co. of Ottawa. There are plans for the A.J. Freiman store in downtown Ottawa Daniel Schwartzmann, Consultant), as well as at the St. Laurent Shopping Centre in Ottawa (Daniel Schwartzman), and for Shoppers World in Montreal (Mayers and Girvan, Architects and George Buchan, Architect), as well as one unidentified preliminary study by J. Issalys Architect.
There is also one undated map depicting newspaper circulation in Ottawa.Provenance:Biography/Administrative history:A.J. Freiman Limited, 1923-1971 : In 1899, Archibald Jacob Freiman (1880-1944) and Moses Cramer opened the "Canadian House Furnishing Company" in downtown Ottawa, Ont. By 1902, the partnership had dissolved and Freiman and his father established "H. Freiman and Son", an enterprise which expanded its home furnishing business to include men's and women's merchandise.
Freiman bought out his father's share in 1917 and by 1918 opened "The Archibald J. Freiman Department Store". The business was incorporated in 1923 as "A.J. Freiman Limited" with Freiman as president and his wife, Lillian (1885-1940), as vice-president. Their son, Lawrence (1909-1987), joined the business in 1931 and by 1939, had taken over its president and general manager.
Under Lawrence Freiman, the business continued to expand its downtown operation but also opened up in suburban locations including Westgate Shopping Centre, 1955; Shopper's City, Blair Road (East End), Base Line Road (West End), 1966 and 1967; St. Laurent Shopping Centre, 1967. The business also expanded into North Bay, Renfrew and Pembroke, Ont., the latter being the location of a Lawrence Freiman invention, "Vis-o-matic" shopping, 1950. In 1971, "A.J. Freiman Limited" was sold to the Hudson's Bay Company.
Freimans was at the centre of an important battle against anti-semitism. In the 1930s, Ottawa police officer Jean Tissot, affiliated with Adrien Arcand's fascist movement, attempted to rally Christian Canadians to boycott Jewish businesses. Freimans, as the most prominent Jewish owned business in Ottawa, was at the centre of his attacks. As a result, Freiman filed suit against Tissot, who was subsequently found guilty of criminal libel.Additional information:General note:Received in 1975 from Mr. Lawrence Freiman of Ottawa, Ont.Restrictions on access note:Architectural, technical drawing, cartographic material: No restrictions on access.Related material:Related materials and photographs may be found in MG30-A82 and MG30-B41, Freiman family fonds.Subject heading:- A.J. Freiman Limited (Ottawa, Ont.) - Financial records, 1914-1966, [1921-1971] Canadian Bank of Commerce, [1921-1966]
- McCoy Services Limited - Financial records, 1941-1956 "stocktakers", [1939-1965]
- A.J. Freiman Limited (Pembroke, Ont.) - Financial records, [1945-1953]
- A.J. Freiman Limited (North Bay, Ont.) - Financial records, [1945-1953]
- A.J. Freiman Limited (Renfrew, Ont.) - Financial records, [1945-1953]
- A.J. Freiman Limited (Ottawa, Ont.) - Annual reports, [1934-1971]
- A.J. Freiman Limited (Ottawa, Ont.) - Employees, [1934-1971]
- Ottawa (Ont.) - Department stores, 1914-1971
- Pembroke (Ont.) - Department stores, [1945-1953]
- North Bay (Ont.) - Department stores, [1945-1953]
- Renfrew (Ont.) - Department stores, [1945-1953]
- Ottawa (Ont.) - Inventories, Retail, 1934-1971
- Ottawa (Ont.) - Stock certificates, [1921-1966]
- Patents, [1921-1966]
- Department stores - Statistics, [1921-1966]
- Deeds, [1921-1966]
Source:PrivateFormer archival reference no.:MG28-III42Other accession no.:756/23147 CA -
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