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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.

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.

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)

• 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)

Newspaper entitled "Industrialisti" a Finnish-American paper printed in Duluth, Minnesota. (October 30, 1970)

Photocopy of 1909 Henderson's street directory for Port
Arthur and Fort William. (incomplete)

Manuscript, entitled "Bay Street Project II: A Chronicle of Finnish Settlements in Rural Thunder Bay"

Manuscript entitled "Tarmola" written by Mrs. M. Ranta; History of first settler to live in area, Ivar Lukkarinen; List of names of early settlers in Tarmola; List of where the early settlers originally came from in Finland.

Manuscript entitled "Lappe" written by Chris Kouhi, describes the history of Lappe (1974, 3 copies); 2
photocopied newspaper articles entitled "New fire tower for Gorham" with picture of tower being built and "Oma tupa, oma lupa" (own home, own law) poem written by Valter Juva.

Manuscript entitled "Alppila" (2 copies); Interviews with Mr. & Mrs. Herneshuhta, Mrs. Wiita, Mr. J. Kivisto, Mr. & Mrs. Rekola, some of the early settlers to Alppila; Song about Alppila entitled "Alppila Kontri"; Names, addresses, lot number, acres and prices paid by early settlers; History of Alppila school; List of Alppila residents in 1936.

Manuscript entitled "Devon" (area is also known as Jackpine); Interviews with some of the early residents of the area; List of Finnish residents of Devon in 1936; List of teachers at Devon school 1937-61; Petition for school Devon S.S. #1, 1934.

Finnish Athletic Club Nahjus correspondence for 1952; Nahjus expense records for 1952.

Book entitled "Tie Terveyteen ja Kauneudeen" written by Hilma Jalkanen and Helvi Salminen (1929). Contains exercises for women to keep in shape; Book entitled "Uusi Naisvoimistelu" written by Hilma Jalkanen ( 1931). Exercises for women to stay in shape; Tickets to the Finnish Athletic Club Nahjus performance and dances; Athletic achievement record card from the Finnish Athletic Club Nahjus; Travel brochure to see the Olympic games held in Helsinki and also tour Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden and France (1952); Booklet entitled "XV Olympia, Helsinki 19. 7-3.8.1952" contains the competition results for the Olympic Games held in Helsinki in 1952.

Newspaper clippings about Henry Tuutila's death, who was known as the Flying Finn, Thunder Bay Finnish Canadian Historical Society's Sport Project, 50th Anniversary of Nahjus and Isku (January 17, 1957, Vapaus); Periodical entitled "Sports College Research Guide: A World of Knowledge to the World of Sports (January, 1952).

Questionnaires from Bay Street Project III sent to athletes, trainers, coaches from the Finnish Athletic Clubs (English and Finnish).

Isku Athletic Club minute books from 1946-1952.

Photocopied pages from the Finnish Liberty Club and Kuhnus Athletic Club (Nipigon) from 1928-1938.

Interviews and replies to sports questionnaires from former Finnish athletic club members.

Photocopy of City of Thunder Bay's "Second Annual Award for the Official Recognition of Citizens of Exceptional Achievement for 1977: programme".

2 weight training posters published by the American Athletic Appliance Co. Inc.

Photocopied newspaper clippings of Finnish Canadian basketball players in Thunder Bay (1970's).

Questionnaires to Finnish churches and church ordinances of Thunder Bay and surrounding area; 1961-71 comparative census of church parishes.

History of Port Arthur Independent Finnish Evangelical Lutheran Church; Minute particulars from the Finnish Independent Church written by Olli Roinila; Article from 1952 Independent Church Yearbook; Independent Church correspondence; Constitution and by-laws of the Finnish Independent Lutheran Church; Articles from 1953 Independent Church Yearbook; List of early members belonging to Independent Church; Replies to an additional facts questionnaire; Interviews of early
church members.

History of the Finnish Pentecostal Church (Salem) in Thunder Bay; Map with location of Church; Interviews of early church members.