Manuscript, sponsored by Finlandia Club and Department of Secretary of State, entitled "Bay Street Project I" (1974). A study of Finnish immigration to Canada.
Manuscript, sponsored by Finlandia Club and Department of Secretary of State, entitled "Bay Street Project I" (1974). A study of Finnish immigration to Canada. (2 copies)
Questionnaires from the History Department of the University of Turku, Finland on Finnish immigrants who have returned to reside in Finland, and Finnish immigrants residing in North America.
Manuscript by P. Voutilainen entitled "Historic Events of the Athletic Club Isku" describes how and why the early athletic clubs were first formed and some of the events from 1900's to 1963-64.
Photocopied excerpts from booklet entitled "Evangelical Lutheran National Church: The First 50 Years" . Describes the beginnings of the church in Port Arthur. (written in Finnish, 1948).
Report by Professor James Mavor, Canada, Department of Interior entitled "Report on European Emigration" (1900)
- Manuscript by Raymond W. Wargelin entitled "European and American Factors Attending the Confrontation Between Finnish Radical Labour and the Finnish Church During the Steel Strike of 1907 on the Mesabi Range." (1974). In depth study of the involvement of socialism, religion and history of the Finnish people and how it pertains to the strike.
- Manuscript, by Mark Metsaranta entitled "Ethnic Residential Concentration and Succession in a Section of the Former City of Port Arthur." - A study to investigate a particular area of Port Arthur for Finnish residential concentration and Italian residential succession. (1972)
$5.00 share from Finnish Building Company; $5.00 share from the Finnish Publishing Company (both 1909)
2 money orders to Finland via Hornesborg and Company general agents for the "Finland Steam Navigation
Company" (1903)
Photocopy of 1911 Henderson's directory for Port Arthur
and Fort William
Monthly newspaper for Northwestern Ontario entitled "The Black Fly" for March 1974. Pages 6 and 7 contain local labour history.
Manuscript, entitled "Bay Street Project II: A Chronicle of Finnish Settlements in Rural Thunder Bay"
Manuscript entitled "Intola"; Interviews of early residents to area; List of teachers to Intola school, 1911- 45; List of Finnish residents of Intola 1936; Photocopied excerpt from "Kanadan Suomalaisten Kalenteri 1960" entitled "Intola, Ontario" written by Anna Koivu (1960) (with English translation); Map of Intola; Copied particulars from Board of Education minutes and cash book from S.S. #4 Mcintyre 1910-40: Finnish residents of Intola in 1915; List of original landowners from 1910-36.
Manuscript entitled "Pearson" (area also referred to as "Pine Riverin Kontri"); Map of Pearson area; Interviews with early residents of area; Brochure for Lars Olsen's log house, an example of Scandinavian architecture; Notes on East Pearson and Pardee history; U.S.S. #3 Pearson and Fraleigh Petition 1919; List of Finnish residents of Pearson in 1934.
Manuscript entitled "Nolalu"; Map of Nolalu area (Lybster Township); Interviews with early residents of area; Manuscript entitled "Finnish Settlements along the Port Arthur Railroad"; Copied excerpts from Lybster S.S. # 1 cash and minute book 1915-47; School petitions for Lybster area, 1904-19; Photocopy of Canadian National Railways ticket for P.D. train (1923-28); List of original Lybster/Nolalu landowners and mine locations 1888-1956; Photocopied newspaper clippings about railways Trunkline and P.D., Cyclone of 1938, Nolalu area, Rosval and Voutilainen's remembrance - the two union leaders who were found dead near Onion Lake Road in 1929( 1930)
Photocopy of minutes of Gorham and Ware Township Meetings 1911-15.
Questionnaire for Finnish-Canadian residents, residing
in Northwestern Ontario before 1940.
Finnish Athletic Club Nahjus correspondence for 1946; Nahjus expense records from January-July 1946.
Book entitled "Tie Terveyteen ja Kauneudeen" written by Hilma Jalkanen and Helvi Salminen (1929). Contains exercises for women to keep in shape; Book entitled "Uusi Naisvoimistelu" written by Hilma Jalkanen ( 1931). Exercises for women to stay in shape; Tickets to the Finnish Athletic Club Nahjus performance and dances; Athletic achievement record card from the Finnish Athletic Club Nahjus; Travel brochure to see the Olympic games held in Helsinki and also tour Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden and France (1952); Booklet entitled "XV Olympia, Helsinki 19. 7-3.8.1952" contains the competition results for the Olympic Games held in Helsinki in 1952.