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Records reflecting the student experience at the School of Library Technology, including photographs of students and faculty, scrapbooks and clippings, yearbooks, and convocation programs.

The Strategic Land Use Plan (SLUP) process was initiated for the province in 1981 by Minister of Natural Resources Alan Pope. As part of this process, Addison and other advocates were invited to comment on a large number of District Land Use Plans (DLUP.) Addison, David Bates, and Tom Miyata formed the organization Parks for Tomorrow to coordinate parks advocacy throughout the Northwest and respond to each proposed DLUP.

These records contain proposed plans, responses by Parks for Tomorrow, and other related materials, including records related to the determination of boundaries for Wabakimi Provincial Park.

Reference material for staff and volunteers of the bookstore and correspondence between the workers, mostly in the form of shared notebooks.

Series consists of records of a number of sports associations, federations and councils that were active in the 1970s, especially in hockey and gymnastics. The Thunder Bay Gymnastics Association, Ontario Gymnastics Federation, Northwestern Ontario Regional Gymnastics, Annual Lakehead Sports Celebrity Dinner, Northwestern Ontario Council all focused on Northwestern Ontario athletes, and their accomplishments. The need to record accomplishments of athletes was answered by the formation of a Sports Hall of Fame for Northwestern Ontario. The organization was officially launched at the first annual general meeting held on May 7, 1977 in Thunder Bay; induction dinners are still an annual event as well as published pamphlets. In Cairine's role as Northwestern Ontario Co-Ordinator for the Multicultural History Society of Ontario 's project Multi-Ethnic History in the Province, a full record as possible of immigration to Ontario, ethnicity, and old country origins was developed by sharing Finnish-Canadian historical culture. Resources were gathered, volunteers and community based researchers built an extensive archive of taped interviews as well as photographs. Oral history material submission reports, interview log forms and accession forms were shared with MHSO. Also included from the Minister of State for Multiculturalism news releases and Cultures Canada issues.

Series consists of photographs of football, hockey, curling, basketball, bowling and individual track stars as well as related activities. There are also photographs of early wrestlers, boxers, skiers, gymnasts, swimmers, scuba divers, skydivers, and of individuals participating in track & field events. Included are photographs of individuals receiving awards, trophies and of coaches. Photographs of local athletic clubs and northwestern Ontario clubs included were Jyry Club group, Karhu, Kiri, Kuhnus, Mars, Nahjus Club trophies, Northern Lights Gym Club, Reipas, Sissu, Visa Club athletic awards winners. Also includes completed transcripts on sports participation and related questions with female, male athletes, coaches & officials. Miscellaneous photographs, postcard and studio portrait photographs are also included. Photographs of notable athletes such as Ted Lake, Clarence & Leo Sheare, Toivo Vittanen, Mauri Martola, Lillian LaValee, Erkki Moilanen, Irene Heikkinen, Arlene Rutledge, Hilka Suo, Armand Lavoie, S. Antilla, A. Sippila, A. Siren.

Thunder Bay Finnish Canadian Historical Society conducted research and compiled information on the sports history of Finnish-Canadians from northwestern Ontario for the Bay Street Project No.3. A number of photos in this collection were used in TBFCHS's book A Century of Sport in the Finnish Community of Thunder Bay book, 2013.

Records, documents, and correspondence relating to Margaret Phillips's work on social policy and rights in Thunder Bay and internationally. Includes her work with Lakehead Social Planning Council, Northern Ontario Women's Decade Council, Thunder Bay Literacy Group, and more. Much of her focus is on women's rights and issues affecting women in Northwestern Ontario and worldwide.

Photographic slide collection of vascular plants from the Thunder Bay District, from the Claude Garton Herbarium, with index featuring 245 different species, a container with non-vascular plant slides (approx. 36), a container with splachnum rubrum (2 slides), a container with “problem slides” (21 slides)

Division Pteridophyta
• Lycopodiaceae: “Clumbuss Family”
• Selaginellaceae: “Spike Moss Family”

Class Equisetopsida
• Equisetaceae: “Horse Tail Family”

Class Pteropsida – Ferns
• Ophioglossaceae: Succulent Ferns
• Osmundaceae: “Flowering Fern Family”
• Aspideaceae: “True Fern Family”
• Aspleniaceae: “Spleenwort Famly”

Division Spermatophyta

Class Gymnospermae
• Cupressaceae: “Juniper Family”
• Pinaceae: Pine Family”

• 14” x 17” -- 16 volumes, 1997-2004 and undated
• 11” x 14” -- 18 volumes, 1990-2005 and undated
• 9” x 12” -- 2 volumes, undated
• 8 ½” x 11” -- 8 volumes, 1991-2005 and undated
• 5” x 7” -- 4 voumes, 1996-1998 and undated

Information about specific sites visited or studied by members of the Claude E. Garton Herbarium, as well as correspondence concerning their preservation and arranging visits.

Files A-K in Box 9; L-O in Box 10; O-P in Box 11; Q-S in Box 12; S-W in Box 13.

Consists of records of University Senate and Senate Organizing Committee.

The Save Quetico Committee was formed mostly of Thunder Bay residents, to advocate for an end to logging in Quetico Park. The initial push was in 1970 (prompted by actions taken by the Algonquin Wildlands League), but the issue persists through the 1990s.

The position paper of the Save Quetico Committee, written by Addison, significantly influenced the first Quetico Master Plan.

The Royal Commission on the Northern Environment was established in 1977, and produced a final report in 1985. In between, the Commission held consultations and solicited briefs from a wide array of interested people, businesses, and organizations. Parks for Tomorrow’s brief for the Commission is included as well as many others, along with transcripts, reports, and recommendations.

This series consists of the Northwestern Ontario Regional Child Care Committee’s resource library on child care, including books, briefs, papers and reports. Materials are generally created and published by other organizations.

This series consists of wildlife observations, species lists, book lists, and presentation notes. The series is composed of the following files:
-Bird, Plant, and Book Lists, 1964-86 (Box 1, File 28)
-Observations 1939-86 (Box 1, File 29)
-Publications and Presentations 1934-76 (Box 1, File 30)
-Breeding Bird Surveys, 1968-76 (Box 1, File 31)
-Ontario Nest Records Scheme, 1956-77 (Box 1, File 32)

Consists of files on a variety of issues affecting LGBTQ+ people in Northwestern Ontario particularly, and in Canada and worldwide. Files include correspondence, news clippings, and documents. Many files on local issues include material authored by Belrose.

Also includes records of local groups including Gays of Thunder Bay (1980-1993), Out and About, BGLLU, Pride Central, Northern Pride youth group, and AIDS Committee of Thunder Bay / AIDS Thunder Bay.

Records of Schroeter’s research on a variety of subjects, including history of sociology, particularly related to his thesis on the works of Theodor Geiger, political systems and participation, and “social problems”. Also contains book reviews.

Reports by various agencies and organizations on topics related to tourism in Northwestern Ontario.

This collection contains the draft reviews of the Great Lakes Remedial Action Plan Publications and COA Agreement between the international Joint Commission and Lakehead University.

This series includes copies of other publications, held with the Northern Woman Journal records, generally on subjects of relevance to the NWJ authors.

Reports and books related to biology, botany, ecology, and local history.