Access to Archives, Fall 2024
The Archives is currently open for research by appointment, Mondays through Fridays. We are located on the 5th floor of the Chancellor Paterson Library, LI 5001. Please contact sjanes1@lakeheadu.ca to make an appointment. Regular open hours will resume later this fall.
Remote research services will also continue. Assistance with research questions and limited digitization on demand are available, though we cannot guarantee a specific completion time. Contact Sara Janes at sjanes1@lakeheadu.ca if you have requests or would like more information about what might be available.
Many digitized images are available for public viewing on our Digital Collections page.
What's New
The Archives is sharing digitized film and video on YouTube. You can see it all one one playlist. New video is being uploaded regularly.
New to digital collections:
- Anishinaabemowik: Indigenous Languages Program Historical Documents
- A Queer History of Thunder Bay
- Collective Memories of the Finnish Labour Temple
New descriptions are available for:
- Lakehead University Department of Mathematical Sciences fonds
- the Marion Henderson and Inge Rakovszky fonds
- the Northwestern Ontario Regional Child Care Committee fonds
- the Rev. Toivo Pajala fonds
- the Pentti Järvenpää fonds
- the Terttu Koivu fonds
- the Mid-Canada Development Corridor Conference fonds
- the Ellie Prepas fonds
- the Native Studies Study Group fonds
- and the Lakehead Music Festival fonds.
Additional Resources
Our Digital Collections page is the best way to access digitized material. Check it out to see 9000+ images of this region's history, with more added regularly.
Web Archives Collections are also available online. You can access web material from Lakehead University and from organizations across Northwestern Ontario.
For an overview of the Archives' collections, see the "Archives at Lakehead University" guide.
To learn more about doing archival research in Thunder Bay, see the "Research in Archives (Thunder Bay, Canada, and Around the World)" guide.
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