A copy of the book, International Friendship Garden, by Rose Frim, 1998.
Record book and correspondence for Central Committee of Finnish Societies Statue fundraising campaign, raising funds to construct the Finnish Garden at International Friendship Gardens.
Folder includes customs receipts; letters to sculptor and Suomalaisten Seurojen Keskusliitto, Central Committee of Finnish Societies; spending record; map of International Garden; information about the Finnish Garden Association.
Collection of newspaper articles about the commemoration of the Finnish monument including issue of Canadan Uutiset; official photo; a copy of the article, Finns in Thunder Bay by Nina Lindroos; correspondence regarding care for the Finnish Garden, Embassy of Finland, libraries, City Mayor Dusty Miller; brochures for International Gardens; event details for Grandview Lodge Walk Around the World; story of and invitation to dedication ceremony for Stage II of the International Garden.
Collection of schematics for Friendship Gardens. Includes engineering site plans for lighting; Chapples Recreation Complex master plan; Finnish Garden; layout of International Garden; Statue and Plaque details; map in Finnish; newspaper article regarding search for granite for statue, April 16 1975.
Three receipt books, bank books and ticket stubs for the Finnish Garden Committee with rubber stamp.
Financial record book with receipts from 1971-1988; photos from Friendship Gardens commemoration; letter for donation of Central Committee of Finnish Studies to Finnish Language School, November 1988.
Financial records of the Finnish Garden Committee.
Finnish Garden Scrapbook with news articles, photos, and key correspondence.
International Friendship Garden Centennial Project Newsletter, January 6 1988; newspaper articles; schematic for sculpture design and installation.
Contains information regarding the International Friendship Gardens Centennial Project, including the Finland Monument.
Financial information for sculpture for Ministry of Culture and Recreation, Finnish Garden Committee, Lehto Printers, Thunder Bay Trophies; planning details and grant information for commemorative booklet for immigration history of Finnish-Canadians with donation receipts.
Information about the fundraising event of Grandview Lodge Auxiliary, Walk Around the World; brochures for International Friendship Garden; invoices for landscaping and correspondence; photos of the Soroptimist Garden Committee.
Material related to the Finnish Monument and The Immigrants Monument.
Photographs and correspondence regarding the dedication of the Finnish monument at Friendship Gardens, and book.
Collection of photos showing detailed progression for the Finnish monument project, commemoration at Friendship Gardens and reception at the Finlandia Club following.
A collection of photos of the sculptor and statue in studio; postcard of Finnish monument in Crystal Falls, Michigan; information pamphlet for International Gardens; template for postcards of Finnish monument; dedication ceremonies; photos of installation from Finland.
A collection of photos showing the progress for the Finnish Monument in International Gardens, Fort William, Thunder Bay.
Correspondence and brochure with updates on the International Friendship Garden Centennial Project, Soroptimist International; copy of Chapter 15 on the Finnish Garden from the book on International Gardens.
Correspondence regarding installation ceremony with Embassy of Finland; planning and care correspondence; donation certificates; newspaper article; Chairman listing for Gardens; sculpture information sheet.
Photos, draft copy and published copy of the book Siirtolaisen Muistomerkki The Immigrants Monument.
Correspondence written in Finnish to Finland to committee chair Pentti Junni; documents for delivery of granite block from Lakehead Monument Limited and invoice for delivery; invitation to meet the Finnish Olympic Team from The Ambassador of Finland in Ottawa, July 27 1976; negatives of sculpture space; brochures for The International Friendship Garden with project description of gardens; correspondence for special occasion permit for The Liquor Licence Board of Ontario; photos of Elli Siren and presentation at the Finnish Monument; card of congratulations from Canadian Polish Congress; correspondence with Suomalaisten Seurojen Keskusliitto, Central Committee of Finnish Societies; gift certificates. An information sheet for The Finnish Immigrants Statue, Sculptor Armas Hutri, Helsinki Finland, erected 1976 by the Finnish People of Thunder Bay and area, commemorating early Finnish immigrants who settled in 1876 and thereafter, with work done by The Finnish Garden Committee under the direction of Central Committee of Finnish Societies, Thunder Bay.
Receipts for the years 1971-1978.
Donation record books for the Central Committee of Finnish Societies. These documents keep a record of individual donations from people and organizations supporting the Finnish Garden.
Articles from local newspapers regarding the statue; planning notes for plaque with scan of finished plaque; correspondence from Finland; customs invoice and permission letter for sculpture scale model to travel from Thunder Bay to Duluth and Finland, June 1980; postcard of International Friendship Gardens; listing of committee members; issue of Vaahtera, 1980; copy of Kalevala; customs receipt for sculpture from Helsinki to Thunder Bay.