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.
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.
Material related to the Finnish Monument and The Immigrants Monument.
Photos, draft copy and published copy of the book Siirtolaisen Muistomerkki The Immigrants Monument.
Correspondence regarding installation ceremony with Embassy of Finland; planning and care correspondence; donation certificates; newspaper article; Chairman listing for Gardens; sculpture information sheet.
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.
Contains information regarding the International Friendship Gardens Centennial Project, including the Finland Monument.
Record book and correspondence for Central Committee of Finnish Societies Statue fundraising campaign, raising funds to construct the Finnish Garden at International Friendship Gardens.
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.
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 copy of the book, International Friendship Garden, by Rose Frim, 1998.
Financial records of the Finnish Garden Committee.
Receipts for the years 1971-1978.
An envelope with correspondence and receipts for tax adjustment. Includes meeting updates from the Soroptimist Club of Thunder Bay; new gardens being added to Friendship Gardens; list of damages to Gardens; letter to mayor regarding vandalism; fundraising information; brochure and postcard for International Friendship Garden.
Four copies of the book, "Siirtolaisen Muistomerkki The Immigrants Monument;" members listing for the Finnish Canadian Cultural Federation.
A collection of photos showing the progress for the Finnish Monument in International Gardens, Fort William, Thunder Bay.
International Friendship Garden Centennial Project Newsletter, January 6 1988; newspaper articles; schematic for sculpture design and installation.
These records relate to the activities of the Suomalainen Puistoyhdistys [Finnish Garden Committee] of Thunder Bay, in developing the Finland Monument at the International Friendship Gardens in Thunder Bay.
The International Friendship Garden was developed as a Centennial Project in 1967 by the Soroptimist Club of Fort William and Port Arthur. At the intersection of Victoria Ave and Waterloo St, it includes monuments representing 18 different ethnic groups. The International Friendship Garden project provided designated spaces; each garden was planned, designed and funded by different cultural organizations to represent their country.
The Finnish Garden is one of these eighteen dedicated garden spaces, and was created in two stages. Suomalainen Puistoyhdistys, the Finnish Garden Committee, was founded in November 1971, sponsored by the Central Organization of Finnish Societies. Work began in 1972. A sculpture of two large bronze swans in flight was created in Finland, by Professor Armas Hutri, with the base built locally with granite from Dryden, Ontario. The Whooper Swan is the national bird of Finland. The Immigrants Statue celebrating the Centennial of Finnish settlement in 1876 was unveiled on Juhannus, in June 1976. The Finnish Garden was dedicated on June 24 1979.
These records reflect the development of the garden/monument, and also include photographs, books, and news clippings from the period after the Gardens were established. They appear to have been collected and maintained by Pentti Junni, Chairman of the Finnish Garden Committee.
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.
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.
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.
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.