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.
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
Manuscript, entitled: "Kaministiqua and Pohjola"; Manuscript entitled "Pohjola"; Photocopied excerpt from "Siirtokansan Kalenteri" 1955, entitled "Kaministiquian ja Ympariston Suomalaisten Historiaa" written by Matti Herneshuhta; Interviews with early Finnish residents in area; Map of Kaministiqua area; Minutes and cashbook excerpts from S.S. #1 Ware Dawson Rd; List of teachers for S.S. #2 Ware & Dawson and S.S. #4 Ware and Forbes Schools
Manuscript, entitled "Sunshine, Ontario" written by Matti Herneshuhta; Correspondence, expenses and cancelled cheques for Flett School (Forbes and Goldie Township) 1931-40; Orfgihal version of Matti Herneshuhta's manuscript "Sunshine, Ontario" before translation to English, photocopied from "Siirtokansan Kalenteri" 1957; Map of Sunshine area including Rowan, Finmark, Shabaqua, Kashabowie, Mabella, Shebandowan and Flett; Interviews with early residents; List of early residents (1936) of Sunshine and surrounding area; Land assessment list.
Manuscript entitled "Intola"; Interviews of early residents to area; List of teachers to Intola school, 1911- 45; List of Finnish residents of Intola 1936; Photocopied excerpt from "Kanadan Suomalaisten Kalenteri 1960" entitled "Intola, Ontario" written by Anna Koivu (1960) (with English translation); Map of Intola; Copied particulars from Board of Education minutes and cash book from S.S. #4 Mcintyre 1910-40: Finnish residents of Intola in 1915; List of original landowners from 1910-36.
Manuscript entitled "Nolalu"; Map of Nolalu area (Lybster Township); Interviews with early residents of area; Manuscript entitled "Finnish Settlements along the Port Arthur Railroad"; Copied excerpts from Lybster S.S. # 1 cash and minute book 1915-47; School petitions for Lybster area, 1904-19; Photocopy of Canadian National Railways ticket for P.D. train (1923-28); List of original Lybster/Nolalu landowners and mine locations 1888-1956; Photocopied newspaper clippings about railways Trunkline and P.D., Cyclone of 1938, Nolalu area, Rosval and Voutilainen's remembrance - the two union leaders who were found dead near Onion Lake Road in 1929( 1930)
Photocopied pages from the Finnish Athletic Club Nahjus records for membership dues from 1922-23 and 1931-37.
Competition placement records for 1947-1952 from various sports events.