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Correspondence, business documentation, staff resources, photographs, and Literacy Group documents, kept by Margaret Phillips of the Northern Woman's Bookstore, of Thunder Bay, Ontario. The store opened in 1984 and had locations on Bay St. and Court Street, before having to close its physical location in 2016.

Records consist of copies of Gert Beadle's work, and material about her. Photographs, news clippings, autobiographical writings, letters. There are 5 cassette tapes recording interviews and discussions between Beadle and poet Mary Billy.

Material was assembled by Lynne Thornburg over a long period, with plans to write a book about Beadle's life and work. Many print materials have been transcribed to digital format.

The fonds consists of correspondence, minutes, membership lists, newsletters, photographs and slides, and other various records associated with the activities of the club. Arranged into the following series:

1. Constitution and Policies
2. Minutes and Agendas
3. Reports and Notes
4. Background Information
5. Newsletters
6. Cash Books and Membership Lists
7. Study Groups
8. Correspondence
9. Conferences
10. Special Projects and Events
11. Founders Memorial Trust Bursary
12. Enrichment Nursery School Project
13. CFUW – National Chapter
14. CFUW – Ontario Council
15. Ephemera
16. Images