Series - Finnish Building Company, Finnish Labour Temple Historical Documents

In 1909 two groups, the New Attempt Temperance Society and the Finnish-American Workers' League Imatra #9, formed the Finnish Building Company (Big Finn Hall) at 314 Bay Street. A number of individual shares were sold but a substantial majority were held by the two founding organizations having received nearly equivalent number of shares in return for turning over their assets.

Throughout its history, the Labour Temple has been a centre of Finnish social life in Thunder Bay. The usual activities have included socials, dances, speaking events, rehearsals, and presentations by theatrical clubs, choirs, bands, and gymnastic clubs. The Hall also hosted a number of national labour conventions in its early years.

Series consist of a Minute book with CTKL union rules, Declaration of Principle and the Rules of Labor Sport,1985-95 Finnish Building Company proceedings (Poytakirjat), financial statements (Tilinpaatos), balance sheets, level of assets (Omaisuustase), income statements (Tulostase), resolutions, share certificates, share holders, certificates, tenders, invoices, correspondences. Indenture May 4, 1994 between the Finnish Building Company and Hoito Restaurant Limited, legal forms, court cases. Letters patent incorporating the Finnish Building Company Limited, July 8, 1909. Rules for Finnish Ever Young Circle in glass frame in Finnish. Also includes Minutes of the first Annual Convention of Canadian Administration of I.W.W., 1993. Reports of various proceedings of Trades and Labor Congress of Canada. Finnish Building Company Limited Osakeluettela (share list) photocopy. Also includes Finnish Labour Temple 80th anniversary promotional materials.