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Manuscript, sponsored by Finlandia Club and Department of Secretary of State, entitled "Bay Street Project I" (1974). A study of Finnish immigration to Canada.
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Manuscript, sponsored by Finlandia Club and Department of Secretary of State, entitled "Bay Street Project I" (1974). A study of Finnish immigration to Canada.
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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)
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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.
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Manuscript by Margit Wataja entitled "Causes and Results of Finnish Emigration to America". (1974)
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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.
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Article entitled "Outline of Early History" describes early Port Arthur Finnish organizations and their beginnings. (3 copies); Manuscript by Varpu Lindstrom-Best entitled "The Finnish Immigrant Community of Toronto 1887- 1913" (1979) - history of Finns in Toronto area; Manuscript by Department of Social and Economic History, University of Helsinki, entitled "Some Aspects of Urbanization in Finland and Canada During Two Periods of Overseas Migration: A Comparative Study on Social and Economic Background Influencing Immigrants from Finland to Canada: 1896-1913; 1949-61". (1974); Leaflet, by the Immigration History Research Center of the University of Minnesota entitled "Strangers m the Land: The Experience of the Immigrant Finns" - brief history about Finnish settlers in Minnesota.
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Photocopied excerpts from booklet entitled "Evangelical Lutheran National Church: The First 50 Ye a rs" . Describes the beginnings of the church in Port Arthur. (written in Finnish, 1948).
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Introduction, programs, and notes from the Finnish Experience Conference and Finnish-Canadian Grand Festival held in Thunder Bay, June 1975.
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Manuscript by Varpu Lindstrom-Best entitled "The Socialist Party of Canada and the Finnish Connection 1905-11" (1979). Describes the influence of the Finns within the Socialist Party.
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Introductory note to miniconference entitled "Finn Forum '79" held in Thunder Bay (2 copies); Program for Finn Forum '79" held in Toronto (1 original and 2 photocopies); Manuscript by Varpu Lindstrom-Best entitled "The Unbreachable Gulf: Division of the Finnish Community and Toronto Before the First World War" ( 1979); Manuscript by Lennard Sillanpaa entitled "Finns in the Sudbury Area" ( 1979).
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Thesis• proposal by Mark A. Rasmussen submitted to Graduate Selection Committee of Geography, University of Alberta ( 1977) entitled "The Geographic Impact of Finnish Settlement on the Thunder Bay Area of Northern Ontario".
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Records of enrollment and scholastic achievement from local schools.
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Newspaper articles about Finnish groups, events, advertisements, the death of Isaac Erikkila (proprietor of Windsor Hotel). 1904-1912.
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Survey by the Department of Temperance and Moral Reform, Methodist and Presbyterian Church, entitled "Preliminary and General Social Survey of Port Arthur" and "Preliminary and General Social Survey of Fort William." (1913)
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Report by Professor James Mavor, Canada, Department of Interior entitled "Report on European Emigration" (1900)
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Excerpts from "Siirtokansan Kalenteri" 1955-58, brief biographies of early Port Arthur and Fort William settlers.
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"Finnish Directories of the Twin Cities (Port Arthur, Fort William) and Adjacent Communities." (1934, 35, 36)
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- 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.
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Outline of book entitled "Finnish Immigrants in America 1880-1920." (1960). Chapter and page outline of main points or ideas in book.
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Statistics photocopied from different books concerning the rate of immigration to Canada, United States and other countries.
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Manuscript entitled "The Origins of the Canadian Finnish Labour Movement", by N. Viita (1970 October 9-13, Indusrialisti). History of labour movement, Temperance Society, Socialist party and unions. (2 copies)
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Correspondence between the Port Arthur Trades and Labour Council, Mayor Oliver, Minister of Labour, Deputy Minister of Justice, and the Paymaster of 96th L.S.R. - Concerning the Joint Street Railway Strike in May and June 1913. (May-September 1913).
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Chapter from book entitled "Finns in North America"; Chapter entitled "The Social Problems of the Finns in America" by Carl E. Waisanen. Analysis of social problems faced by the average Finnish immigrant. (2 copies)
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- 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)
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Manuscript, by A.T. Hill entitled "All People Should Accept the Truth and Reject Lies and Misrepresentation" (3 copies)
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- Finnish names collected from membership lists, church burial and cemetery lists, and employee records (1902-14 and 1947-72)
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Finnish land and business owners from 1880-1930.
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Assessment roll records for both Port Arthur and Fort William from 1904-1913. Lot number or address is given for each name.
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Replies from questionnaire about Finnish immigrants in Thunder Bay.
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- Photocopy of "Kevat Valo I" a Finnish Canadian socialist magazine from 1911. Printed in Port Arthur.
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Newspaper entitled "Industrialisti" a Finnish-American paper printed in Duluth, Minnesota. (October 30, 1970)
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Photocopies of magazine entitled "Vakaleuka". A humoristic, Finnish magazine printed in Port Arthur. (issues No. 2, 18-19, 1910 and issue No. 3, 1915).
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Photocopy of magazine entitled "Tyokansan Nuoli I" and part of "Tyokansan Nuoli II". Finnish-Canadian socialist magazine from 1909 published in Port Arthur.
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Photocopy of magazine entitled "Murtava Voima" a Finnish-Canadian socialist magazine from 1908 printed in Port Arthur.
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Photocopy of the Finnish Directory for Thunder Bay District, listing all Finnish names and businesses for the area in 1935.
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Photocopy of "Vakaleuka Almanac 1913" - a humorous Finnish way to look at the year with jokes, riddles, and cartoons. Printed in Port Arthur.
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Photocopy of membership card to the "Temperance Society" (Y.U. Raittiusseura) 1910.
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$5.00 share from Finnish Building Company; $5.00 share from the Finnish Publishing Company (both 1909)
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2 money orders to Finland via Hornesborg and Company general agents for the "Finland Steam Navigation
Company" (1903)
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Photocopy of 1907 Henderson's directory for Port Arthur and Fort William
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Photocopy of 1909 Henderson's street directory for Port
Arthur and Fort William. (incomplete)
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Photocopy of 1911 Henderson's directory for Port Arthur
and Fort William
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Photocopy of 1914 Henderson's directory for Port Arthur
and Fort William
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Monthly newspaper for Northwestern Ontario entitled "The Black Fly" for March 1974. Pages 6 and 7 contain local labour history.
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Correspondence from the Finnish file in the Public Archives of Canada. Report on Mr. Winckelman's visit to Canada in 1899; Correspondence, February 6th, 1911 to Superintendant of Immigration from the Finnish Publishing• Company and February 17th, 1911 reply; Letter from Commissioner of Emigration to Mr. Smart concerning immigration to Canada, July 15th, 1903; Letter from Ottawa regarding immigration statistics April 1912; List of Finnish people who left for Karelia on September 30, 1930.