Copy of The Vertebrate Fauna of Darlington Township, Durham County, Ontario by A E Allin, Transactions of the Royal Canadian Institute, October 1940.
This file contains a collection of business cards, mailing labels and 2 patches for Thunder Bay Field Naturalists.
Corporate Minute Books of the Thunder Bay Field Naturalists: these are held digitally, and include articles governing the corporation, board and general meeting minutes, annual reports, financial reports, register of land holdings, and more.
The file contains information relative to the Thunder Bay Field Naturalists Nature Reserves. Included is a sample of the TBFN Nature Reserves property sign; the Property and Evaluation Guide; information sheets for The William Bog Nature Reserve; press releases and articles about Paradise Island Pine Bay, Granite Point, Hare Island, and Pictured Lake. A brief history of the Thunder Bay Field Naturalists' Club and a letter for donations to the Endowment Fund with tickets to the event, The Art of Adventure, film screening are also in the file.
The series consists of files related to nesting platforms, nest box building, and specific projects for the Thunder Bay Field Naturalist Program including for bluebird and duck box nesting.
The file contains information about the Herbarium and Claude Garton. Included is a copy of the article, Ice Age Relicts -- our arctic and alpine plants by Claude Garton; news release and information sheet for a talk on the Rare Plant Program in Superior National Forest, Minnesota at the Claude Garton Herbarium, Lakehead University by District Biologist and Rare Plant Program Coordinator Mary Shedd, February 13 1995; program for A Tribute to Claude Garton, April 3 1997 with a copy of a handwritten speech delivered by Joan Hebden, past President of the Thunder Bay Field Naturalists.
The file contains the certificate for the W E Saunders Natural History Award, presented to Susan Bryan by the Federation of Ontario Naturalists May 28 1994, in recognition for contribution to the cause of conservation. The 1994 Awards Presentation program for the ceremony in Hamilton Ontario is also included in the file.
Manuscript, sponsored by Finlandia Club and Department of Secretary of State, entitled "Bay Street Project I" (1974). A study of Finnish immigration to Canada.
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)
Newspaper articles about Finnish groups, events, advertisements, the death of Isaac Erikkila (proprietor of Windsor Hotel). 1904-1912.
Report by Professor James Mavor, Canada, Department of Interior entitled "Report on European Emigration" (1900)
- 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.
Statistics photocopied from different books concerning the rate of immigration to Canada, United States and other countries.
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)
Manuscript, by A.T. Hill entitled "All People Should Accept the Truth and Reject Lies and Misrepresentation" (3 copies)
Replies from questionnaire about Finnish immigrants in Thunder Bay.
- Photocopy of "Kevat Valo I" a Finnish Canadian socialist magazine from 1911. Printed in Port Arthur.
Photocopies of magazine entitled "Vakaleuka". A humoristic, Finnish magazine printed in Port Arthur. (issues No. 2, 18-19, 1910 and issue No. 3, 1915).
$5.00 share from Finnish Building Company; $5.00 share from the Finnish Publishing Company (both 1909)
Photocopy of 1911 Henderson's directory for Port Arthur
and Fort William
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.
Manuscript, entitled "North Branch". This is a chapter from the book entitled "A Chronicle of Finnish Settlements in Rural Thunder Bay"; Interviews with Alf Widgren, Mrs. Salmijarvi, Mrs. Ellman, and Mrs. Ketonen in connection with North Branch area.
Manuscript entitled "Suomi and Silver Mountain" - background history of area (2 copies); Notes about Suomi's first settlers, schools, fires, miscellaneous trivia; Photocopied book with unknown title describes the history and present conditions of the mines in rural Thunder Bay (1902); School petitions for S.S. #1 and #2 (1916, 1918); List of 1936 Finnish residents in area; Resident information found in "Siirtokansan Kalenteri 1958"; Interviewswith early Finnish residents in area