Includes approximately 35 drafts and copies of poems, fragments, essays, and one television script.
Literature
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Records and reference material from five major research projects sponsored by the Finlandia Club and other organizations.
- Bay Street Project I: A study of Finnish immigration to Canada
- Bay Street Project II: A study of Finnish settlements in the rural Thunder Bay District
- Bay Street Project III: A study of sports and athletics in the Finnish community in Thunder Bay
- Bay Street Project IV: A study of religion and churches in the Finnish community in Thunder Bay
- Bay Street Project V: A study of the arts in the Finnish community in Thunder Bay, including literature, theatre, and music
Personal and professional writing of Dr. Claude Liman, professor of English at Lakehead University. His work focused on teaching American Literature, poetry and creative writing at Lakehead.
The contents of his journals include daily life, and reflections on teaching and his career. The letters chronicle his private and professional life, and include correspondence both sent and received.The records also reflect his involvement in sports, particularly skiing, but also golf, cycling, and running.
Records have been arranged into four series: Journals, Letters, Writing, and Teaching.
Dr. Penny Serafina Petrone (1925-2005) taught at Lakehead University's Faculty of Education. She was also an author, researcher, and traveller. The records reflect her research on Indigenous literatures and cultures and on education (particularly teacher education); her writings including memoirs, personal records, and records of travel.
The records are divided into series as follows:
- First Nations Literature and Culture (First People First Voices, 1983; Native Literature in Canada, 1990)
- Inuit and Arctic Literature and Culture (Northern Voices, 1988)
- Books and Readers, 1594 (M.A. Thesis, 1970)
- Isabella Valancy Crawford (research supporting PhD thesis)
- Canadian writers
- Travels (Europe, USSR, Asia, Africa, South America, North America)
- Education & teaching
- Memoirs, biographical, and family materials (Breaking the Mould, 1995; Embracing Serafina 2000)
- Speeches, conferences, and writing