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Max Weber as Outsider: His Nominal Influence on German Sociology in the Twenties by Gerd Schroeter, 1980. Notes on crisis theme in German thinking.

"A Welcoming Congregation" is a UU program that educates congregations on how to be welcoming to people of all sexual orientations, gender identities, and gender expressions. The LUF was the third UU congregation in Canada to become a welcoming congregation; they completed the necessary training in 1995 and the status was renewed in 2011 after additional training on how to be inclusive of transgender identities.

Manuscript, by A.T. Hill entitled "All People Should Accept the Truth and Reject Lies and Misrepresentation" (3 copies)

Manuscript entitled "Alppila" (2 copies); Interviews with Mr. & Mrs. Herneshuhta, Mrs. Wiita, Mr. J. Kivisto, Mr. & Mrs. Rekola, some of the early settlers to Alppila; Song about Alppila entitled "Alppila Kontri"; Names, addresses, lot number, acres and prices paid by early settlers; History of Alppila school; List of Alppila residents in 1936.

Article by Edward Laine: "Archival Resources Relating to Finnish Canadians," from Archivaria. No. 7, 1978 ; Photocopy of cover page for Polyphony featuring "Finns in Ontario", Vol. 3, No. 2, Fall 1981 ; Article entitled ":Finnish-Canadian history to be on display in Thunder Bay high schools," from Education Ontario. December 1983 (2 copies) ; 'Finnish Experience" pamphlet ; "Life in Upper Canada" teaching unit, July 1967 ; Local History index compiled for the Instructional Materials Department of the Lakehead District Roman Catholic Separate School Board, 1976-1977 ; Curriculum Ideas Booklets for History, Intermediate Division, published by the Ministry of Education, 1977-1979 ; Curriculum Guideline Booklet for History, Intermediate Division, published by the Ministry of Education, 1977.

Publication entitled "Asetus", Canadan Suomalainen Jarjesto, regarding Workmen's Compensation, printed by the Forward Press, Toronto, 1914-1915.

Manuscript, entitled "Bay Street Project II: A Chronicle of Finnish Settlements in Rural Thunder Bay"

Letters, booklets, and brochures about how to govern and organize the congregation.

Individual members were involved with wider UU programming and events such as the Aurora Institute and the USC. The Aurora Institute was a network of UU congregations that worked together to create new programs for UU congregations; it was short-lived. The Unitarian Service Committee of Canada is a non-profit within the CUC that provides disaster relief and humanitarian aid around the world. LUF board and committee members were in contact with both corporations.

Manuscript entitled "Devon" (area is also known as Jackpine); Interviews with some of the early residents of the area; List of Finnish residents of Devon in 1936; List of teachers at Devon school 1937-61; Petition for school Devon S.S. #1, 1934.

• Manuscript, by Mark Metsaranta entitled "Ethnic Residential Concentration and Succession in a Section of the Former City of Port Arthur." - A study to investigate a particular area of Port Arthur for Finnish residential concentration and Italian residential succession. (1972)

• 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.

Photocopied excerpts from booklet entitled "Evangelical Lutheran National Church: The First 50 Ye a rs" . Describes the beginnings of the church in Port Arthur. (written in Finnish, 1948).

Introductory note to miniconference entitled "Finn Forum '79" held in Thunder Bay (2 copies); Program for Finn Forum '79" held in Toronto (1 original and 2 photocopies); Manuscript by Varpu Lindstrom-Best entitled "The Unbreachable Gulf: Division of the Finnish Community and Toronto Before the First World War" ( 1979); Manuscript by Lennard Sillanpaa entitled "Finns in the Sudbury Area" ( 1979).

"Finnish Directories of the Twin Cities (Port Arthur, Fort William) and Adjacent Communities." (1934, 35, 36)

Outline of book entitled "Finnish Immigrants in America 1880-1920." (1960). Chapter and page outline of main points or ideas in book.

Newspaper article entitled "Finns and Scotch Lead Nationalities" regarding classification of culture and religion in Port Arthur in 1921, News Chronicle, December 28, 1921 ; page from Vapaus newspaper, Festival Edition, Tuesday, July 23, 1963, featuring announcements and articles regarding Suurjuhla (Grand Festival) held in Toronto, August 2-4, 1963. 1921-1963.

Book entitled Finns in North America by Eloise Engle, published by Leeward Publications, Inc., Annapolis, Maryland, 1975 , pamphlet entitled "Suomi - The Republic Farthest North" by Carl H. Salminen.

Includes lectures from the UUA Historical society, newspaper clippings, photo negatives, and reports. This material was received with sticky notes telling the administrator to store it with 'history and archive binders' and files labeled 'history.' Includes newspaper clippings and photographs, and older material on the initial purchase of the building.