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          CA ON00156 MG 664 · Fonds · 1878-1978

          The fonds contains a Daily Cash Transactions sheet with a hand-drawn layout of the coal yards, an envelope with the company name "The Schuster Co. Limited", miscellaneous materials copied from original documents including newspaper clippings from 1954; pages 62-66 of the Canadian Fuel Marketer ca. 1878-1978 issues; Weaver Liquifuels pages 55-60, 2 envelopes of negatives, and 110 photographs of various everyday operations at the Bill Schuster Coal and Lumber Company, as well as photographs of Bill Schuster and possibly his family. One is an aerial photograph of the site of the company.

          Moira-Schuster Ltd.
          Works Department fonds
          ON00421 RG 6 · Fonds · 1879-1987, predominant 1950-1985

          The records of the Works Department, RG 6, are arranged and described at the series level, with corresponding file and item lists, and consist of 6 metres of textual and photographic material, 1 scrapbook of newspaper clippings, 442 items/sets of architectural plans, and 10 artifacts. The fonds documents the activities of the Works Department in fulfilling its mandate to implement the Exhibition Place capital works program; maintain all Exhibition Place equipment, buildings and property; and to provide services to concessionaires, renters, exhibitors and other Exhibition Place departments.

          Series RG 6-0-1, Works Manager's Files, RG 6-0-2, Assistant General Manager of Operations Files, RG 6-0-8, General Services Manager's Files and RG 6-0-9, Maintenance Manager's Files, form a continuum of records documenting the day-to-day management and operation of the Works, General Services and Maintenance Departments.

          Series RG 6-0-3, Electrical Department Files, RG 6-0-4, Building Files, RG 6-0-5, Capital Project Files, RG 6-0-6, Photograph Albums, RG 6-0-7, Architectural Plans, RG 6-0-11, CNE Department of Works Scrapbook, illustrate the many facets of the capital works program at Exhibition Place, directed by the Works Department, and the constant evolution of the CNE grounds and buildings.

          In addition to textual material, the fonds includes some unique artifacts, series RG 6-0-10, a collection of zinc printing plates designed by the Works Department to produce general floor plans of CNE Buildings that could be customized with the details of specific jobs or projects.

          Works Department
          Varpu Lindström fonds
          CA ON00370 F0558 · Fonds · 1887-2012

          Fonds consists of Lindstrom's professorial and scholarly research files throughout her career, as well as records documenting her academic activities. Research files pertain to her publications and monographs such as "Defiant Sisters : A Social History of Finnish Immigrant Women in Canada, 1890-1930" (both the English and Finnish editions), and "From Heroes to Enemies : Finns in Canada, 1937-1947," as well as book chapters, articles, papers, presentations and lectures, and her involvement with the National Film Board production "Letters from Karelia," and subsequent research. The research files span the activities of Finnish and Finnish-Canadian organizations across the political spectrum, such as the Finnish Organization of Canada (left wing), and Loyal Finns in Canada (right wing). Records include oral history interviews (audio cassettes and transcripts), research notes, clippings, a significant and extensive number of photograph and letter collections passed down through generations of Finnish Canadians, diaries, correspondence, publication drafts, academic and professorial notes, microfilm of Finnish language newspapers published in Canada and archival records, financial records of Finnish-Canadian organizations such as newspapers and post-World War II relief funding bodies, scrapbooks, photocopies of rare and unusual documents such as two volumes of a Soviet register of Finnish War Crimes, a list of persons found in the mass grave at Karhumaki, and Soviet lists of North American Finns who journeyed to Karelia to help build a socialist utopia there, academic and professorial files, publicity files, files pertaining to her work with the School of Women's Studies, and her own papers as a university student. The fonds also includes letters written by Lindstrom as a newly-arrived teenaged immigrant to Canada to her best friend in Finland; many of these letters were published in Finnish with English translation in 'Letters from an immigrant teenager' in 2012.

          Lindström, Varpu
          CA ON00210 8 · Fonds · [190-?]-1961

          The fonds consists of textual and graphic material documenting the activities and membership of the Toronto Cloakmakers Union and International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union. Included are I.L.G.W.U. membership dues and strike cards issued to Sara Clodman; letters and cards announcing I.L.G.W.U. meetings, celebrations, and other matters; an invitation to a dinner honouring A. Magerman's 25 years in the Cloakmaker's Union; copies of the Golden Jubilee Souvenir Journal and the 40th Jubilee Celebration book; a photocopy of the Constitution of the I.L.G.W.U.; Toronto Cloakmakers' Union Local 14 Minute Book in Yiddish; and five black and white photographs of union members, events, and committees.

          Toronto Cloakmakers' Union
          CA ON00159 P015 · Fonds · 1902-1988 (predominant 1980-1984)

          The fonds consists of records that are directly related to the organization of Local 187. The records include: original charters for Locals 187 and 192, their constitution and by-laws, reports, minutes, convention proceedings, and collective agreements booklets. These documents provide some insight to the operation of union locals that represented Railway Carmen in Northeastern Ontario, and their position within the context of the larger organization. When the Canadian Division joined CAW, individual locals of the Rail Division gained more prominence at the national level.

          Brotherhood of Railway Carmen. Local 187
          Finlandia Club collection
          Collection · 1903 - 1965

          Collection is organized into the following series:
          I. Hoito Restaurant
          II. Port Arthur Workingmen’s Association: Imatra no. 9
          III. C.T.K.L. (Canadian Industrial Unions: Port Arthur’s Finnish Association)
          IV. C.U.T. (Canadian News Service) and C.T.K.L.
          V. Finlandia Club
          VI. Finnish Socialist Local no. 6: Port Arthur
          VII. Lumber Workers’ Industrial Union of the One Big Union
          VIII. New Attempt Temperance Society
          IX. Finnish Athletic Club: Nahjus
          X. Finnish Building Company
          XI. Miscellaneous

          Mike Solski fonds
          CA ON00159 P019 · Fonds · 1910-2005

          The Mike Solski fonds consists of material created, received, and accumulated by Mike Solski throughout his lifetime. The material documents Solski’s time with Mine Mill Local 598, various iterations of Municipal Government in the Sudbury Area, and his involvement in local history projects. Solski was involved with the administration of Mine Mill Local 598 during a particularly tumultuous period: the 1958 Strike, the 1961 Steelworkers’ raids, and the 1967 merger between Mine Mill and the USWA. The union was often accused of having communist leanings and was under the surveillance of the RCMP. Many records focus on these issues and highlight the cultural landscape within the Sudbury labour movement during the cold war.

          As a whole, the fonds touches upon the multifaceted interests Solski held throughout his life and career and includes material on subjects such as Municipal, Provincial, and Federal politics, labour history—both locally and internationally—, tax reform, mining, and community activism. The fonds consists of correspondence, notes, meeting minutes, photographs, essays, audio interviews, and various other kinds of material. Leaflets and copies of Local 598 News, The Mine Mill Herald, and The Beacon, municipal documentation including compiled meeting minutes and correspondence, transcripts of interviews from local trade-union members, and videotapes on various matters can be found within the fonds. Assorted memorabilia, artifacts, awards and recognition, as well as newspaper clippings about Solski and other Sudbury Area figures are included as well. Records from the Sudbury and District Municipal Association and the institution of Regional Government within the District of Sudbury also make up a large portion of the fonds. Documentation and correspondence related to Solski’s various book projects, his involvement with the labour movement in Sudbury, as well as various other matters are included.

          The fonds is organized into the following series: I- Trade-Unionism, II- Politics, and III- Communal Work.

          Solski, Mike, 1918-1999
          CA ON00159 P191 · Fonds · 1913

          The fonds consists of the original draft of the memorandum for the constitution of the Provincial Mine Workers of Ontario, correspondence and copies of decisions on appeals after the arrests of strikers, and documents efforts of miners in organizing a provincial union. Moreover, it illustrates the impact the 1912-1913 strike at Hollinger mine in South Porcupine had in union recognition.

          Provincial Mine Workers of Ontario
          Fonds Roland Cloutier
          CA ON00402 RC · Fonds · 1915-2007

          The fonds contains textual and photographic records of Roland Cloutier’s involvement in Northern Ontario’s lumber industry. It provides information on some of the Hearst area lumber companies and on organizations such as the Hearst Lumbermen’s Association and the Ontario Lumber Manufacturers’ Association. The fonds also includes documents pertaining to the Hearst Forest Management company, the Northern Ontario Development Corporation, and to René Fontaine in his role as a member of the Ontario legislature and minister in the Ontario government. This is complemented by government reports, studies analyzing the situation and needs of the lumber industry and of Northern Ontario’s economy, handbooks relating to the working practices of the industry and maps mostly illustrating cutting rights in the forest of the region.

          Cloutier, Roland
          CA ON00159 P140 · Fonds · n.d.; 1917-2006

          The Archibald and Robin McArthur fonds attests to the roles played by the McArthurs in the mining and labour movement in Northern Ontario. The fonds consists of correspondence, minutes, and other print materials from Mine Mill Local 598 and other unions. The fonds also contains memorabilia, books, pamphlets, newspapers, articles, clippings, and photographs accumulated by both McArthurs.

          More specifically, the Archibald McArthur series provides insight into his role in the Mine Mill Local 598 and its early period of organization, with a focus on early collective agreements between Mine Mill and Falconbridge.

          The Robin McArthur series contains specific documentation about elections in Mine Mill Local 598 and McArthur's participation in these elections. The series also provides insight into the Mine Mill-Steelworkers dispute and eventual merger, which are significant events in Sudbury's and Ontario’s labour history. Finally, this series provides information regarding McArthur’s involvement in other unions including the RWDSU.

          This fonds is arranged into two series: Series A: Archibald McArthur; Series B: Robin McArthur.

          McArthur, Archibald
          Gowganda Miners' Union fonds
          CA ON00159 P105 · Fonds · 1917-1919

          The fonds consists of one minute book of the regular meetings held between February 1917 and December 1919.

          Gowganda Miners' Union
          Fonds · 1918 - 1999

          Records relate to the United Steelworkers of Amercia's (USWA or U.S.W.A.) District 6, Northwestern Ontario, and industries, sites, and companies where Union members worked.

          Files include: collective agreements between the union and various companies, correspondence between various company and mine representatives (notably Henry Gareau), as well as presidents of the local unions and officials at different levels of government.

          CA ON00210 31 · Fonds · 1919-[ca. 1989]

          Fonds includes records related to the Association's role in negotiations with the employee's union on behalf of their membership, as well as their work in lobbying senior levels of government on such matters as labour relations, tariffs and taxes, and other issues related to the production of men's and boys' garments. The records include legal documents; executive and committee meeting minutes; financial records; arbitration, mediation and negotiation reports and correspondence; collective agreements; labour statistics; general correspondence files; parliamnetary briefs; submissions and reports; and seminar photographs. There are also files related to specific bodies that the Association collaborated or correspondend with, such as the Toronto Club of Clothing Designers. Of particulalr interest are the files of the Overseas Garment Workers Commission, which document the Association's role in helping with the Canadian immigration of Jewish refugees and other Displaced Persons as tailors and garment workers.

          Men's Clothing Manufacturers' Association of Ontario
          CA ON00159 P021 · Fonds · 1920-1969, predominant 1929-1950

          The Ontario Secondary Schools Teachers’ Federation (OSSTF) fonds consists mostly of handwritten and typed correspondence, and also contains minutes, resolutions, bankbooks, cheque stubs, ledgers, reports, school curriculum outlines, and news bulletins. Included as well are travel claims, salary schedules, membership lists and some copies of the federation magazine The Bulletin (1958-1968).

          This fonds, documenting the labour movement within education, presents a comprehensive picture of OSSTF affairs and organizing procedures from 1920-1968. Specifically, although not without exception, the records highlight OSSTF activities in Districts 28 and 29, jurisdictions which encompass most of Northeastern Ontario. Many papers represent correspondence to and between the Provincial Executive, the District Secretaries and the membership at large. Meticulous accounts of membership totals and dues illustrate the constant drive for membership participation through the years, and the financial records illustrate the success of this drive. Some very lively correspondence written by the Provincial General Secretary and the Provincial Treasurer, both of whom served in these positions from 1924-1947, is testament to their enthusiasm and convictions. Researchers interested in the OSSTF response to the loss of 600 teachers to the armed service during WWII, to the matter of child poverty, to the School Law Amendment Act of 1938, and to cases of professional difficulty will find the records rich in documentation.

          Ontario Secondary School Teachers' Federation. Districts of Northeastern Ontario
          CA ON00159 P020 · Fonds · 1920-2005

          The United Steelworkers of America (USWA) Timmins Office fonds attests to all activities, realizations, battles, struggles and achievements of the Union in the area. Although the fonds contains very few records from the first years of its presence in the regions of Timmins and Kirkland Lake, it still attests to the significant role the Union played in the area. Informing of the staff representatives’ responsibilities and services provided to the Locals, the USWA Timmins Office fonds also illustrates the different administrative functions of the Office.

          In fact, some records, such as charters, by-laws, nomination forms, vote ballots and procedures for election, are indicative, not only of the process of affiliation of Locals to the USWA, but also of their duties. Minutes books, correspondence, financial statements and due journals give a better sense of understanding of the Timmins Office’s governing role. It also documents the coordination and administration of Locals’ activities. The fonds contains records in regard to the role of the Office with the Locals under its responsibility.

          The USWA Timmins Office fonds also contains records in regard to tasks involved with the administration of the spaces and properties owned by the Union. Minutes of the Building Committee, appraisals and plans illustrate management, renovation and maintenance activities but also attest to their patrimonial value. Other records are indicative of the active involvement of the staff and Locals’ representatives, both in the social and political spheres. Plaques, correspondence and photographs, are testimonies not only of the Union’s participation to the erection of memorials for miners and the organization of the Day of Mourning, but also of the support to social groups such as Victims of Mining Environment and local food banks. Moreover, correspondence files and briefs attest to the lobbying efforts with the provincial and federal governments in regard to labour legislations, more specifically in the Health and Safety field. Some records are indicative of the Union’s official identification over the years; many artefacts, leaflets and newsletters bearing the USWA logo attest to the promotion of the Union and its public image. Booklets and other material published by the Union inform not only of the duties and responsibilities of staff positions, but are also indicative of the USWA’s role in educating and training its staff and members. A large number of documentation attests to battles and disputes involving the Union against the membership or the companies. Correspondence and related documents in regard to the merger of IUMMSM and USWA, are also included.

          Certification and membership files, including seniority lists, organizer’s report and OLRB forms, are indicative of the organizing activities and development of membership as well as the process of affiliation to the USWA. These documents also inform of jurisdictional disputes against other unions. Numerous correspondences, union-management meeting minutes, policies and procedures attest to daily negotiations between the staff representatives and the companies in regard to the protection of the membership’s working conditions. Also, a large number of notes, proposals, memos, amended articles and agreements outline the process of collective bargaining. These files are quite complete and cover a long period of time. Moreover, incentive agreements, correspondence and job descriptions contained in the layoff files inform of the different steps of a company closure and measures put in place to encourage training and rehabilitation of employees. Also, the USWA Timmins Office fonds well documents the creation and implementation of procedures and legislations to protect the members from health and safety hazards. Minutes of Joint Health and Safety committees, inspection reports and documentation illustrate the commitment of staff and Locals’ representatives to work with the companies in order to provide a safe working environment.

          United Steelworkers of America. District 6 (Timmins, Ont.)
          Series · 1920-2000

          Series consist of records received by Corporate Records Archives from other business areas. They are historical documents and include newspaper articles, photographs, and original foundational documents.

          George Butt fonds
          CA ON00334 F263 · Fonds · 1927-2003

          Volumes relating to the Reybestos automotive company with a connection to the Ford motor company in the USA.Collection includes information from staff meetings, Union agreements, manufacturing, and specifications.

          The papers consist of several series.

          Series A - Parts Specifications (1927-1946) (Files 1-22)
          Series B - Staff and Union Meetings Correspondence Union Agreements (1950-1968) (Files 23-41)
          Series C - Rubber Group Meeting Material (1958-1968), Product Steering Committee (1971-1975), Additional reports and financial planning (1964-1982) (Files 42-73)
          Series D - Blueprints and plans (1956-1975) (Files 74-88)
          Series E - Materials related to Brake Block transfers and Wheelabrators (1972-1982) (Files 89-111)
          Series F - Materials related to the effect of asbestos on health (1967-1984) (Files 112-161, 252, 266, 290-297, 301, 303-318)
          Series G - Raybestos and Raytech Annual Reports (1961-1993) (Files 162-184, 286)
          Series H - Catalogues, manuals and guides relating to products at Raybestos (1938-1983) (Files 185-224, 236-241, 243-251, 253-254, 263, 268, 289)
          Series I - Newsletters (Files 225-235, 264, 274, 276-277, 279)
          Series J - Correspondence and Photographs (Files 242, 255-256, 275)
          Series K - Union Agreements and Information United Steelworkers of America Local 8100 (Files 257-258, 261-262, 267, 273, 278, 281-284)

          Butt, George
          Harry Simon fonds
          CA ON00210 23 · Fonds · 1931-[198-]

          This fonds consists of the records related to the professional career of Harry Simon. This includes meeting minutes, general correspondence, speeches, posters, flyers, booklets, programmes and photographs. The bulk of the material is in the form of correspondence sent to or from Harry Simon. There is also a small amount of biographical material and a number of photographs, which have been described at the item level.

          Simon, Harry