archives at lakehead

records were created, held, or gathered by cairine budner over the course of her association with the thunder bay finnish canadian historical society, and other local heritage organizations and sports organizations. includes records related to women's sports in northwestern ontario.

the fonds consists of correspondence, minutes, membership lists, newsletters, photographs and slides, and other various records associated with the activities of the club.

records include meeting minutes, financial information, and some personal/member information of branches and districts of the federated women’s institutes of ontario. the records relate to work at the branch and district level of the organization, with the majority being within the thunder bay district.

the records document ruth tye mckenzie’s life and career as an exhibiting artist. they also reflect her career in business as owner of the painted turtle art shop.

the northwestern ontario regional day care committee / child care committee operated from the 1970s to the 1990s. the committee was a grassroots organization made up of child care workers, administrators, parents, and others concerned with the provision of child care in the region. the committee was engaged in advocacy work, as well as supporting the work of child care centres and professionals.

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.

northern woman journal began as a newsletter covering feminist issues for readers in northwestern ontario, and developed into a journal featuring political stories at the location, provincial, national, and international level, fiction and artwork, personal stories, letters and opinions, and information on local events.

margaret phillips began her career in municipal recreation, and became an advocate and activist for feminist and social justice issues. she was a founder of the northern woman's bookstore, an executive director of the lakehead social planning council, and on the board of directors of inter pares, among other work.

minute books, memberships, and other records of the port arthur constituency liberal association, port arthur women's liberal association, and related organizations.

research notes and correspondence of dr. elizabeth arthur, professor of history at 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 .

these records relate to the establishment and first years of operation of the women's studies program at 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 . after a proposal in 1988, the first classes ran in the 1990-1991 academic year. the program developed quickly, with more courses added and cross-listed, and women's studies was granted status as a department in 2002.

records related to the academic and artistic work of dr. laure paquette, a faculty member in political science at 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 from 1994 to retirement in 2021. these documents, in digital format, reflect her teaching, writing (including texts of many articles and books), and artwork, as well as the progression of her career at lakehead and with many other institutions and organizations.

dr. penny serafina petrone (1925-2005) taught at 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 's faculty of education. she was also an author, researcher, and traveller. the records reflect her research on indigenous literature and culture and on the history of education in canada; her writings including memoirs, personal records, and records of travel.

the records consist primarily of several decades of research data from the study of water quality in lakes. prepas, who is professor emeritus of natural resource management at 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 , was also formerly employed at the university of alberta. much of the research was conducted on alberta lakes, with some performed in northwestern ontario as well.

the school of library technology at 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 operated from 1966 until 2002, administratively part of the faculty of university schools. it was one of only two university-based library technology programs in canada. classes were majority women from the early years of the program, in contrast to many of lakehead's other programs.

margaret (peggy) tripp was a professor of biology and of women's studies at 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 . she was involved in the creation of the women's studies program.

records of an oral history project conducted with people who travelled to soviet karelia. includes approved and unapproved transcripts, audio cassette recordings, agreements with researchers, and related documentation.