access to archives, summer 2024
the chancellor paterson library is undergoing an hvac renovation project during summer 2024. during this time, access to the archives will be limited.
any access to archival records will be by appointment only, and appointments must be made at least one full day in advance. access will take place on the ground floor of the library. more information about library services during the renovation can be found here.
remote research services will also continue. assistance with research questions and limited digitization on demand are available, though we cannot guarantee a specific completion time. contact sara janes at sjanes1@lakeheadu.ca if you have requests or would like more information about what might be available.
many digitized images are available for public viewing on our digital collections page.
what's new
the archives is sharing digitized film and video on youtube. you can see it all one one playlist. new video is being uploaded regularly.
new to digital collections:
- anishinaabemowik: indigenous languages program historical documents
- a queer history of thunder bay
- collective memories of the finnish labour temple
new descriptions are available for:
- the marion henderson and inge rakovszky fonds
- the northwestern ontario regional child care committee fonds
- the rev. toivo pajala fonds
- the pentti järvenpää fonds
- the terttu koivu fonds
- the mid-canada development corridor conference fonds
- the ellie prepas fonds
- the native studies study group fonds
- and the lakehead music festival fonds.
additional resources
our digital collections page is the best way to access digitized material. check it out to see 9000+ images of this region's history, with more added regularly.
web archives collections are also available online. you can access web material from 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 and from organizations across northwestern ontario.
for an overview of the archives' collections, see the "archives at 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 " guide.
to learn more about doing archival research in thunder bay, see the "research in archives (thunder bay, canada, and around the world)" guide.
find out how you can donate records to the archives.
you can learn more about how this database works.
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