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Series consists of various financial records almost all of which are account ledgers of various types and sizes, including customer sales account books, which record the names of customers, both individuals and companies, the types of items purchased, and the amounts paid, customer account ledgers, which record the name of the customer, amounts owed, payments made by cash or sundries (gifts or other items in lieu of payment), cash books, which record the name of the customer, the dates of payments, and balances or debts, financial account books, which record business expenses and cash on hand, sundries expenses, banking information, and a few loose leaf pages of receipts and correspondence, some of which is written in German, as well as merchandise and stock account books, which record the stock and merchandise on hand at specific periods of time. There are also a few customer indexes with various numbers corresponding to the names listed, but it is unclear if these are page numbers and to which of the multiple ledgers the pages may refer to. The series also includes a single company receipt for items purchased by a commercial customer recording the items and amount paid, dated April 6, 1897.

Series consists of administrative records such as meeting minutes of the directors’ meetings, which include the election of officers and their salaries, company finance updates, managers’ reports, auditor reports, company directives, company bonuses, and employee hours and salaries. The series also includes a few agreements, by-law amendments and policies, a sample of company receipt letterhead, an early business card for Levy Brothers and Scheuer Wholesale Jewellers, from the time when Herman and Abraham’s brother-in-law Edmund Scheuer, was a brief partner in the business, as well as a copy of the Canadian National Jeweler’s Association By-Laws.

Series consists of various types of correspondence including a copy of a bulk mail letter from the Levy Brothers Company Limited sent to various jewellery stores and suppliers, announcing the new 1949 edition of the Reference Book for Canadian Jewelers, which was a reference guide for customer purchases, an unused business envelope from the last address of the company at 25 Main Street West, 2 post cards from 1872 addressed to the Levy Brothers, a few letters pertaining to upcoming annual meetings, 2 letters from the Levy Brothers Company Limited to the Bank of Montreal regarding the company accounts, and 2 framed correspondence from the War Time Prices and Trade Board to Levy Brothers Company Limited, regarding Herman H. Levy and his services to the board as the Administrator of Jewellery. The series also contains a correspondence copy book which records the letters sent to various customers and suppliers regarding goods, item requests, payments, etc., as well as loose leaf correspondence from customers. Some of the correspondence seems to be in German, although the writing is difficult to decipher.

Series consists of 4 framed photographs including a portrait of Adolph Levy, son of Herman Levy, founder of the Levy Brothers Company Limited, a portrait of an unknown individual, possibly another Levy family member, and a photograph of the Thistle Squash Team from 1933 with the members identified, including Herman Herzog Levy in the back row, far left. Herman H. Levy is listed as one of the Winners of the Ontario Championships for that year. There is also a photograph of several unidentified men sitting for a formal dinner.

Series consists of a framed certificate awarded to Herman Herzog Levy Esquire, appointed to be an Additional Officer of the Civil Division of the Order of the British Empire, dated July 1, 1946. There is also a framed poem written by an unknown author, about Herman H. Levy and the Levy Brothers Company titled, “Oh Mr. Levy – How Could You?” The poem laments the rationing of metals during World War Two and its effects on such a renowned company.