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Consists of several reports, convention notes, and event pamphlets of the Northwestern Ontario reporting area of the Federated Women’s Institutes of Ontario. The Province was divided by the Federation into 14 broad reporting areas. Districts and Branches fall within each Area.

These documents can all be found in General Archive #255.

There are also collections of news clippings which span the Ontario-wide, Area, District, and Branch categories. These can be found in General Archives #255 and #143 (Box 45).

The series contains records of the Port Arthur Riding Liberal Constituency Association, including correspondence and meeting minutes, 1961-1965. Also includes memberships, with separate lists for Men's Association, Women's Association, and District Associations.

Includes loose correspondence, newspaper clippings, and one photograph.

A variety of publications on political topics.

These folders are listed topically into five sections:

1. Provincial elections; 2. C.C.F. National and Provincial Offices; 3. Port Arthur Constituency; 4. Radio and Publicity; 5. Federal Affairs, 1957-63.

Within each section the material is organized chronologically where feasible. The files include correspondence, literature and other material emanating from the national, provincial and local C.C.F. Also included is material from other political parties.

This category is divided into two sections: 1. Background material from newspaper, labour organizations, and community groups, political groups and corporations on a multitude of topics in which Robinson was interested during his public career. 2. Files started by Mr. Robinson in 1959. In this year, Mr. Robinson 'Clipped and filed' on a number of subjects. Some of these clippings were included
in files started earlier but most are in separate files begun in 1959. Some of the material is of local interest.

Material from the Port Arthur Women's Liberal Association 1952-1962. Includes minutes of meetings, correspondence, and news clippings.

Meeting Minutes, cashbooks, and other administrative documents relating to the Thunder Bay District of the Federated Women’s Institutes of Ontario.

General Archives #143 Boxes #43-45, #189 Box #58

Records of the Port Arthur Thunder Bay Liberal Riding Association / Port Arthur Constituency Liberal Association. Includes constitution; executive, general, and convention meeting minutes; and correspondence.

Records of Allen's observations. Records are organized by type of bird.

This category relates to Robinson's role in civic affairs, as school trustee, as alderman, and as mayor. It also includes material relating to civic election campaigns. Of prime interest are the folders relating to Canadian oil and gas pipelines controversies in which Robinson as mayor played a leading post.

Records of the Port Arthur Women's Liberal Association. Includes constitution; minutes of executive, general, special, and convention meetings; and correspondence. Also includes newspaper clippings.

The C.T.K.L. supported the American-based labour organization, the Industrial Workers of the World (I.W.W.) The Canadian Administration of the I.W.W. was established in 1932 and was headquartered in Port Arthur at 314 Bay St, until [1936-1940?].

This series consists of minutes, correspondence, resolutions, ballots, financial records, and publications from both the Port Arthur office and from other branches throughout North America.Includes miscellaneous materials from individual union locals.

Publications and documents related to Co-Operatives in Sudbury, Thunder Bay, and Timmins.

This category relates to Robinson's dual roles in civic and provincial affairs, although material of national significance is sometimes included. The first three files relate to the history of the origins of Lakehead University and the local campaigns to obtain a university or institute of higher learning in Northwest Ontario. Robinson was in the forefront of this campaign, beginning with his election to the Board of Education; he continued to promote the university in the legislature and in government circles. Other folders relate to the ship-building crisis in the Lakehead, and other issues of local and broader concern.

The records of the F.A.C. Nahjus Club, 1928-35 consists of minute records of regular, board and annual meetings. The minutes were written by a Secretary at meetings of the G. and S. Club Nahjus, gymnastics club Nahjus, and the committee of the Sports Festival. Records have been translated from Finnish to English on legal and letter size paper using GfIII- 0001 to 0002. numbering system. 1944 to 1951 are general meeting minutes in English which includes Constitution (Rules) of the F.A.C. Nahjus. Meeting (1928) topics include sports meetings, Intola festival, wrestling competition, minute book, I.W.W. summer festival, trophies, boxing, equipment, training.

Materials relate to a project of collecting Finnish historical and archival documents. Includes news clippings, transcripts, notes, articles, and lists of publications and reference materials. Compiled by Hannes Sula in the 1940s-1950s.

This category concerns Robinson's role as M.L.A. Included is material on the work of the legislature, various government departments, and agencies, the role of the C.C.F. caucus, and C.C.F. policy, briefs by various lobbies and organizations, and background information on legislative matters. Also included is material concerning Robinson's activities as M.L.A. for Port Arthur, both in the house and in the riding. Since Robinson held civic office during this period, some of the material relates directly to civic affairs.

This section includes correspondence mostly of a personal nature and other material which is self-explanatory from the titles.

Published poetry and music, primarily in Finnish.

These records reflect Langworthy's historical interests and correspondence.

Also included are several records related to early sports clubs in Port Arthur.