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This file is about Chief Assikinack (also known as Chief Blackbird). This file contains biographies, essays, articles, book excerpts on his life. Francis Asskinack, a noted warrior and orator of the Ottawas, held the record for longest continuous oration ever delivered by an Indigenous man in the Great Lakes region (on July 18th,1812). He was from L'Arbor Croche (on Lake Michigan) and was a chief for a time, a fighter with Tecumseh in his wars against the Americans, and an ally of the British when the War of 1812 broke out. He wrote 3 essays for the Canadian journal (1858) - including "Social and Warlike Customs of the Odahwah Indians". Also contains photocopies of two letters he wrote, one of which is in English.

This file contains an article from a 1986 edition of The Beaver entitled "Assiginack's Canoe: Memories of Indian Warfare on the Great Lakes" by J.G. Taylor. It details the work of Jean-Baptiste Assiginack - an Ottawa (Odawa) Chief and veteran of the War of 1812 - who drew upon his experiences to create a unique historical document in three dimensions of the early 19th century. He specifically created a war canoe and its crew that is now housed in the Canadian Museum of Civilization.

This file has an article from the newspaper The Ottawa Citizen from September 6, 2000, entitled "The Saga lives on" by Paul Gessell. It discusses the life of author Bernard Assiniwi who wrote the book, The Beothuk Saga. Assiniwi's mission was to gather fragments of the language, culture, and practices of First Nations peoples and preserve them in books. He wrote about the genocide of the original habitants (called Beothuk) of the island that the European explorers named Newfoundland. The Beothuks were "hunted" to extinction by English colonizers. Assisiwi wrote 34 books in total and became one of Quebec's best known authors.

Issues of the Association of Colleges and Universities of Lake Superior (ACULS) newsletter, memos and notices of ACULS meetings.

Association of Injured Workers' Groups Proposal for Properly Reshaping Workers' Compensation in Ontario, June 1983.

Two newsletters from the Association of Italian Canadian Writers, one of which is heavily highlighted. Two copies of a program for a conference put on by the Association of Italian-Canadian Writers on "The Italian Woman in Canadian Literature", one of which is marked in the margins.

This file contains correspondence between Miss Mary H. Richardson, secretary for Association of Professional Educators for Northwestern Ontario reaching out to professors, superintendents and directors for their conference in March 1 and 2, 1973. There is also an itinerary from that conference, of which the theme was "Open Education", as well as an itinerary from another APENWO conference on Feb. 21-22 1974, at which Penny Petrone provided the introduction of the guest speaker, Dr. J. Angus, as well as itinerary for the conference on Jan. 23-24 1975. There is a cash book with names and money amounts recorded, meeting minutes that were recorded by Petrone in 1974, name tags to be worn at the conferences, and cheques/receipts from donations given on behalf of the APENWO. There are also letters sent by Petrone as the secretary/treasurer of the APENWO, as well as a newspaper clipping about the conference in 1975 featuring a photo of Petrone (The Chronicle Journal, Jan. 24, 1975).

This file contains the itinerary from the APENWO conferences in 1973, a Position Paper on the Intermediate Division (1974), as well as various papers that outline the planning process for the conferences (choosing dates, topics, final jobs, etc.) from 1972-1975.

Copy of Notes from Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada (AUCC) 1984-08-23.

Copies of Notes newsletter from Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada (AUCC): news on current issues from the universities.

Documents related to other associations, organizations, and conferences.

Play 1947 Big Finn Hall, Port Arthur. Donor C. Budner. Crew loading logs on horse-drawn sleigh with pulley. Martha (Beck) and Emil Norlander and other individuals on log dam on river preparing for log run. Panoramic view of crowd facing the stage in the Finnish Labour Temple. 1956 50th anniversary celebration by Isku AC and Nahjus AC honouring their original mother club Jyry. Kikurit dancers? dancing on stage. Labour Temple Dramatic Society players (348).Tyyko Virtanen, director. Donor E. Karila. Labour Temple Dramatic Society players (350). Donor E. Karila. Group of people watching skiers at Mount McKay ski jump (tiny photo). Donor C. Budner. Women's Choir on stage. Ruth Saari is the director. Women's Choir on stage. Unidentified choir director. Mixed choir with instrumentals on stage. Unidentified choir director. "Winter scene in Port Arthur. Smoke is seen coming from the chimneys and firewood is stacked in back yards. Scene is looking towards Lake Superior, Pool 6 is evident in the photograph. Quality Print Made by W.J. Lovelady on back of photograph. Early athletic group (wearing middi shirts) before 1910. Donor C. Budner. Nahjus group photograph of athletic teams in the Big Hall 1920/21. Sepia-toned group photograph outside Restaurant. Playing for a dance in Detroit, November 1952 Julia & Arthur. Henry & Aidi, Tom & Lilja, Eini & George Ward & Wyn & Henry August 24, 1963 plus wedding portrait. Couple sitting on a couch in Finnish Port Arthur 1953. Black and white portrait of an unidentified man mounted on cardboard frame. Sanni Kaupi (cook), Alice Beck (cookee) at early bush camp, cook house timber construction. Donor Matt Kaupi (M.Norlander) #10. Group of people exiting an Air Canada plane. Runner running laps inside track. Donor S. Antilla #28. Track & Field meet 1966. In Finnish. Kathy (Kaisa) Kangas during modern dance movement with partner. Donor K. Kangas. Finnish group marching in Vancouver Laulu juhlat (Song Festival) 1973. Donor Telly Kahara.

Series consists of a variety of booklets; copy of Canadian Co-operator: magazine of social and economic progress 1910; 25th convention Trades and Labor Congress of Canada, 1909; membership booklet of Industrial Workers of the World 192?; photographs of Ranta Bakery, Paavo Voutilainen, Comets Athletic Club, Timmins; Finnish booklets, pamphlets; and Finnish multimedia. Also included are brochures on various topics, newspaper clippings, journal articles and handwritten notes.

This file has an article entitled, A Euclataw Chief, by E. F. Meade. It examines the life of Chief Billy Assu of the Cape Mudge band of the Kwakiutl, who died in February 1965. The article further delves into the origin of the Wiwekae band. They were known previously as the Lekwiltok people and since the 1860s, have been called Euclataw. The Lekwiltok were the southernmost branch of the Kwakiutl-speaking people whose territory extended from the northeastern part of Vancouver Island to the Nuxalk (Bella Coola) country on the mainland.

File contains a religious card in Italian, two copies of an invitation to the Holy Names College prom, and a prayer book for an Assumption College mass. Also includes pages from an October 1951 edition of Purple and White, a student-run paper from Assumption College, as well as one program for the 1949 Assumption College Awards Night and two for the 1951 Assumption and Holy Names Colleges Awards Night.

Includes a program for the Assumption College's English production of four one-act plays, including Ryland, The Dear Departed, A Night at an Inn, and Ile.

Assumption College Ambassador Yearbook, 1947.

Assumption College Ambassador Yearbook, 1948.

Assumption College Ambassador Yearbook, 1951.

Two black and white photos, one from the Holy Names College prom in 1951 and one unlabelled. The Holy Names College photo has John McPherson and Marie Chaum (?) written on the back, and the second has Fred McMahon (?) stamped on the back.

Includes program description and objectives. Event was in San Antonio, Texas.

Institute for Work & Health. at work newsletter, issue 50, fall 2007; issue 49, summer 2007; issue 48, spring 2007; issue 47, winter 2007.

This file contains a photocopy of the story Story of Three Women by Atagootiak of Pond Inlet dated February 1967.