minute books and account books of the ctkl in port arthur, hornepayne, and west of pine river, and of the ctkl entertainment committee and dramatics association.

the ctkl fonds receives its title from canadan teollisuusunionistinen kannatus liitto, the finnish organization which translates to the canadian industrial union support circle. this organization was the majority shareholder of the labour temple at 314 bay street in port arthur from 1925 to 1972 and was disbanded in 1979. prior to 1926, the central administration of the ctkl was in sudbury after which it relocated to port arthur.

the ctkl was made up of supporters of industrial unionism who formed associations in their own local communities and observed rules and regulations as established by an executive committee. this executive committee, the toimeenpanevakomitea (tpk), was comprised of members of the ctkl elected annually from the central administration and from the local associations. this committee managed the affairs of the league and supported industrial unionism through agitation by engaging speakers, supporting workers in their union activities, and through monetary assistance, as well as writing, publishing, and distributing written materials.

significant cultural and social events at the labour temple and at other branches were supported by the ctkl during the peak years of labour organization.

the records contain minutes of meetings, correspondence, financial records, publications, and miscellaneous items. the fonds has been divided into series as follows:
a - finnish building company
b - hoito restaurant
c - one big union
d - ctkl
e - industrial workers of the world
f - lumber workers industrial union #120
g - canadian news service
h - miscellaneous

the canadian injured workers alliance was founded in 1990 as an umbrella organization of injured workers' groups across canada. it has engaged in advocacy, research, and the creation of educational information for members. records relate to the labour movement, disability, legal and legislative rights for workers, and the operation of the organization.

original records and research collections arranged by a variety of subjects and creators.

• bay street project research materials
• business & industry
• genealogy, people, & families
• greeting cards
• news articles
• einar nordstrom collection (phonographs & transcripts)
• organizations (including suomalainen osasto (finnish association), finnish building company, canadan teollisuusunionistinen kannatus liitto (ctkl), canadan uutistoimisto (cut), vapaus publishing company, tyolaisnaisten liitto, port arthur finnish history society, port arthur finnish language school)

papers relate to research, teaching, and the union, community, and political activities of dr. ernst zimmermann, professor of history and dean of arts at 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 .

pamphlets, photographs, newspapers, magazines, account books, ledgers, membership books, and manuscripts for the scandinavian workers club of port arthur.

collection is organized into the following series:
i. hoito restaurant
ii. port arthur workingmen’s association: imatra no. 9
iii. c.t.k.l. (canadian industrial unions: port arthur’s finnish association)
iv. c.u.t. (canadian news service) and c.t.k.l.
v. finlandia club
vi. finnish socialist local no. 6: port arthur
vii. lumber workers’ industrial union of the one big union
viii. new attempt temperance society
ix. finnish athletic club: nahjus
x. finnish building company
xi. miscellaneous

collected records related to organized labour and the finnish community in thunder bay. include records related to the canadan suomalaisen jarjesto (finnish organization of canada), vapaus publishing company, canadan farmarien yhteysliitto (farmers' unity league of canada), lumber & agricultural workers industrial union of canada.

also includes forms and notes related to oral history interviews.

frederick o. robinson was born in port arthur, ontario on aug. 2, 1903. he attended public and high school in port arthur and then served his apprenticeship to the machinist trade in the c.n.r. shops. he worked for 25 years as a skilled machinist in the port arthur shops of the c.n.r. until his election to the ontario legislature in 1943. he continued to work as a c.n.r. machinist between sessions of the legislature, and after his election to the office of mayor, he worked in the c.n.r. shops on weekends.

he entered public life in january 1943 when he was elected to the port arthur board of education. in august of the same year he was elected to the ontario legislature as c.c.f. member for port arthur. he was m.l.a. for port arthur until his defeat in 1951. in civic affairs, he remained on the board of education until 1946 when he was elected as alderman. in 1949, he became mayor of port arthur; he remained in this post except for 1952 when he was defeated until 1955 when he resigned to become personnel manager for the public utilities commission. he left active political life at this time. he resigned from the public utilities commission in 1966 because of ill health. in july, 1969, he died.

the frederick o. robinson fonds comprises 7 feet of correspondence, clippings, pamphlets, articles and other material and is contained in seventeen transfer cases. the folder titles in the main are those designated by mr. robinson. some re-arrangement of the material has been effected in order to comply with the folder titles. since the folders themselves were in no apparent order when .they were donated to the university, the following arrangement was thought to be most suitable for research purposes:
i. pre-1943 period
ii. political affairs (relating to the c.c.f.)
iii. the ontario legislature and provincial affairs, 1943-51
iv. provincial and local affairs.
v. local and municipal affairs.
vi. general
vii. miscellaneous

the hoito cooperative restaurant was established in 1918, to serve the needs of finnish-canadian workers in port arthur, and still operates from the finnish labour temple, 314 bay street.

this collection is made up of minute books and account books covering the early years of the restaurant's operations.

collective agreements between the board of governors of 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 and 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 faculty association (lufa), 1987-2020. also lufa by-laws and agreements between the board of governors of 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 and the office & professional employees' international union local 81.

consists of minute books, account books, and membership of the workingmen's association, including executive, entertainment committee, and sickness and funeral relief fund.

minute books, account books, and membership books for the port arthur finnish socialists local. includes records of the sewing society, entertainment committee, and theatrical society.

records relate to the united steelworkers of amercia's (uswa or u.s.w.a.) district 6, northwestern ontario, and industries, sites, and companies where union members worked.

files include: collective agreements between the union and various companies, correspondence between various company and mine representatives (notably henry gareau), as well as presidents of the local unions and officials at different levels of government.