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The Marsh Store was a community hub for Coldstream and Lobo Township. There are eight series. These include store records, sawmill and gristmill records, and woollen mill records. Other businesses that operated out of there were: the Coldstream Telephone Company ; Lobo Mutual Fire Insurance; and the Great Western Railway and Telegraph Company. Of special interest are the magazines and books located in the Public Library collection which also operated out of the Marsh Store. Jacob Marsh was also involved with the local council which also operated from his store.

Consisting of printed fire insurance plans with handwritten notations, the fonds attests to the activities of the Underwriters’ Survey Bureau and to Charles Goad Company. Originally compiled by mapmakers and leased to insurance companies, who used the information about building sizes and construction material to determine the fire risk and the cost of insurance premiums, the fire insurance plans depict nine (9) municipalities of Northern Ontario: Ansonville (1928), Bruce Mines (1922), Cache Bay (1915), Capreol (1950), Chapleau (1950), Gore Bay (1922), Rainy River (1950), Schreiber (1950), and Thessalon (embracing Nestorville) (1922).

The following information can be found on the plans: the population, housing information such as: the materials used for construction, as well as, information on the power used, water works and alarm systems. Handwritten notes can be found on some of the plans.

The Robert (Bob) Carlin fonds contains a brief outline of his achievements and interests, written by wife Kay, a photocopy of a report of the Conciliation Board regarding the 1941 labour dispute in Kirkland Lake (Local 240), and the 1941 Cohen study of collective bargaining in Canada. Two photographs of Carlin when he was awarded his Honorary Doctorate in 1978 are also included.

The Thomas Hannaway fonds consists of correspondence, speeches presented by Hannaway, and newspaper clippings. The papers attest to Hannaway’s activities with the INCO Pensioners and Widows Club.

The fonds consists of records that pertain to the labour movement. The records include collective agreements signed by the United Steelworkers of America (USWA) and the International Union of Mine, Mill, and Smelter Workers (IUMMSW), 3 scrapbooks of newspaper clippings on the 1958 strike, recordings of “The Battle Within,” and enlarged reproductions of photographs pertaining to mining.

The Roy Scranton fonds is divided into 5 series:

1. Mine Mill
2. Local and national concern
3. International concerns
4. Mine Mill defense
5. Council of Canadian Unions

The United Steelworkers of America (USWA), Local 4423 (Cobalt, Ont.) fonds contains administrative documentation from the local. The documentation consists of a Silver Miller Minute book with general membership meeting minutes and a health and safety committee summary.

The United Steelworkers of America (USWA), Local 5138 (Cobalt, Ont.) fonds contains administrative documentation from the local. The documentation consists of a Nipissing O’Brien Co. Minutes book with general membership meeting minutes.

The United Steelworkers of America (USWA), Local 5506 (Cobalt, Ont.) fonds contains administrative documentation from the local. The documentation consists of one minute book with general membership meeting minutes.

The United Steelworkers of America (USWA), Local 6258 (Cobalt, Ont.) fonds contains administrative documentation from the local. The documentation includes one minutes book with general membership meeting minutes, one attendance record book, and four cashbooks.

The United Steelworkers of America (USWA), Local 4458 (Timmins, Ont.) fonds contains administrative documentation from the local. The fonds consists of one minute book from Aunor Gold Mine with general membership minutes from 1952-1973.

This fonds consists of one Hallnor minute book with general membership minutes and negotiating committee summary, as well as records in regards to the organization of a raffle lottery.

The United Steelworkers of America (USWA), Local 4857 (Timmins, Ont.) fonds contains administrative documentation from the local. The fonds includes one minute book with general membership and Executive Board meeting minutes, as well as one cashbook.

The United Steelworkers of America (USWA), Local 6779 (Timmins, Ont.) fonds contains administrative documentation from the local. The fonds consists of one Kam Kotia Mines minute book with general membership meeting minutes.

The United Steelworkers of America (USWA), Local 7243 (Timmins, Ont.) fonds contains administrative documentation from the local. The fonds consists of one Munro Copper Matheson minute book with general membership meeting minutes.

The United Steelworkers of America (USWA), Local 6409 (Kirkland Lake, Ont.) fonds contains administrative documentation from the local. The documentation includes one minute book with general membership meeting minutes and negotiating committee meeting minutes, five cashbooks, and one meeting attendance record book. The fonds also includes a certificate of appreciation, and a guestbook.

Photographs and documents from the Silver Islet Mine and Silver Islet Store, including ledgers and a chart.

A rich deposit of silver was discovered on Silver Islet in 1868. A small island at the tip of the Sibley Peninsula, the mine was built deep below the waterline, and relied on breakwaters and pumps. Silver Islet was mined until 1884, when pumps failed, and the mine was flooded. The small community built on shore to support the mine is still inhabited.