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Documents related to the Calcutta Foundation

Records relating to the Thunder Bay Multicultural Association

Records relating to the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA), particularly its Centres of Excellence programme.

Subseries: Records detailing executive correspondence between various executive members of the Amerikan Laulajat. The correspondence ranges from 1967-1986, and is in various mediums.

Subseries: Sheet music, song lyrics, and general music information from the Amerikan Laulajat Organization. The contents in this subseries were created from 1964 through 1996. The music arises from several different male choirs under the Amerikan Laulajat.

Subseries: The subseries details the third Amerikan Laulajat Concert Tour, which took place in 1971. The records are in a variety of media, and include: trip reports, finances, correspondence and photographs.

Subseries: The subseries revolves around the 1978 Amerikan Laulajat Tour of Finland. Finances, Correspondence, Trip Schedules are among the documents included. Also included are graphic pictures and clippings, as well as a cassette.

The administrative files pertaining to the Alumni Association of Lakehead University including the meeting minutes, drafts of the constitution, LUSU agreement, and Board of Governors Reports. The administrative files demonstrate the information surrounding the Alumni Association of Lakehead University and the running of the organization over time. The Alumni Association Minutes and Reports Range from the late 1950s to the early 1990s.

The files pertain to those who were/are associated with the Alumni Association of Lakehead University. These lists include names, phone numbers, addresses and what events that they may have been involved with at the time.

These files include budget information for the Alumni Association: including the organization's spending on various projects and programs. The budgets include overall finances for the Alumni Association of Lakehead University, travel expenses, fundraising, and a variety of event budgets.

The files include the planning and organizing of issues of the Agora publication produced by Lakehead University. There are few examples of the final publication released to the public.

A collection of photographs of different faculty members and events throughout the decades of Lakehead University staff and faculty. Many of the people depicted are unidentified.

A collection of photographs of the convocation ceremonies that took place between 1984 and 1991 for Lakehead University graduates. There are both black and white and colour photographs within the collection and many of the photographs are unidentified.

The photographs contain various athletic activities that took place in relation to Lakehead University students, staff and alumni primarily in the 1980s and 1990s.

A collection of negatives pertaining to Lakehead University students and faculty and events that they participated in. There are images related to sports, fundraising and other events that Lakehead University was associated with.

A collection of contact sheets pertaining to Lakehead University. The majority of the contact sheets have matching negatives however there some that are unmatched and unidentified. Those that are identified range from 1987 to 1995.

Things which belonged to Margaret Phillip's Aunt Janet Riley, Aunt Ruth Fuller, Cousin Margaret Fuller, and other family members. Included, also, are things from Phillips' childhood and early life.

Materials from Margaret Phillips' years as a school teacher in the early 1950s.

Resumes, cover letters, applications, and other documents relating to Margaret Phillips' career.

Various books and documents that were used by or given to Margaret Phillips, not fitting into other series.

Textual documents and 3 CD-Rs with pictures and videos from events and moments. While the administrative assistants over the years did an admirable job updating binders with related material, there was substantial material that was not filed with the Board minutes and seemingly was gathered from the administrators desk when they moved out of their building on Algoma street. This included board minutes, reports, and correspondence that directly related to the way that LUF governed their institution. This subseries reflects the way the alphabetical arrangement had limitations: there was material that did not neatly fall into the categories they chose. Files relating to organization and function that did not fit into other series are stored here, such as “fellowship life.” Includes also bylaw and policy information, financial statements and reports, and board members’ correspondence.

The LUF mission statement is "Together in liberal religious community, we grow in spirit, nurture inclusive relationships, and act for a just and sustainable world." The board's main attention has been on how to grow as a fellowship and how to best serve members of the community. They have always met regularly to discuss their position and role in the community and how to contribute to the growth of Thunder Bay. They work to bring people together to provide services and create opportunities. This subseries includes material that reveal their commitment to the strengthening of their congregation and how they actively worked to bring people together. Includes LUF specific AGM reports and congregational evaluations, and Sunday Service committee planning.

Textual documents, pamphlets and brochures, and 2 digital videos received from the CUC, one being labeled “UUA 2010 Breakthrough Congregation” and the other “Fusion;” both are promotional videos for the Unitarian Universalist denomination.

The Canadian Unitarian Council was a national group formed within the continental Unitarian Universalist Association in 1961. They were interconnected corporations until 2002 when they split into independent organizations. The LUF hosted the CUC Annual General Meeting in 1986, 1997, and 2009. The CUC/UUA head office and other organizations within the UU society provided direction and guidance to the LUF when they were establishing themselves and when they became an incorporated fellowship. Mostly materials viewed and used by the board members and committee chairs. Majority of materials pertain to the AGMs and other conferences; not LUF specific.

Textual documents pertaining to programs and services and 1 audio tape from the Ken Morrison lectures.

In addition to Sunday Programs like religious education, the LUF operated programs that provided opportunities for people to learn and grow as individuals and as a collective. These programs were normally educational and included workshops, and promoted community involvement, such as workshops where they visited other religious denominations, and volunteered as a collective at Shelter House. They also provided services typical of religious denominations such as weddings and celebrations of life. They took part in local Thunder Bay programs such as “adopt a highway” and “bicycle for humanity.” Materials here reflect the originally received file arrangement.