List of Fonds P-T

• Port Arthur Club
• Port Arthur Police Association
• Queen Mary's Needlework Guild
• St Paul's Anglican Church
• Thunder Bay Chambers of Commerce
• Thunder Bay Economic Development Corporation
• Trinity United Church

E 27

Port Arthur Club fonds

1906-1915
1 cm of textual records

Administrative history
The Port Arthur Club Limited was incorporated in 1906, and operated for at least nine years. It was managed by an elected Board of Directors and included much of the elite of Port Arthur. The club appears to have been a men's club for recreation only -- politics and religion were expressly forbidden as objects of the club and as topics of discussion.

Scope and Content
The Port Arthur Club fonds is composed of annual statements, letters, patents and a constitution regarding the club and its policies.
Series E 27/1/1. - Annual statement. - 1 leaf. - 1915
Series E 27/2/1-2. - Letters patent, and constitution. - 1 cm. - 1906-1908
1) Letters patent incorporating the Port Arthur Club, 1906, (3 fol).
2) Constitution, including a copy of letters patent and a list of members in 1908, (26 p).

Notes
Formerly catalogued into the museum collection, 972.222.46.

E 58

Port Arthur Police Association

1949-1957
97 pages of textual records

Administrative history
The Port Arthur Police Association was created to bargain for the police in negotiations with the City of Port Arthur and the Police Commission regarding working conditions and wages. The Association also organized social events for the police force and controlled the Police Benevolent Fund.

Scope and Content
Series E 58/1/1. - Minutes - 97 p. - 1949-1957
One bound minute book of the Association.

E 25

Queen Mary's Needlework Guild fonds

1918
1 cm of textual records

Administrative history
The Fort William and Port Arthur branch of th Queen Mary's Needlework Guild was organized by Miss C.W. Merritt in 1915, to aid in the local war effort.

Scope and Content
Series E 25/1/1. - Souvenir Book. - 10 leaves
A souvenir book of the Dansant and Sock shower held at the Kaministikwia Club on 6 June 1918 by the Queen Mary's Guild to encourage donations of socks and cash for men at the front.

Notes
Formerly catalogued into the museum collection, 972.99.49

E 38
St Paul's Anglican Church fonds

1967
90 min.

Administrative history
St. Paul's Anglican church was opened in 1908 (after one year of construction) on Ridgeway Street, Fort William, Ontario (now Thunder Bay). This fonds was created by a committee established to celebrate the 60th Anniversary of St. Paul's Anglican Church in 1967.

Scope and Content
Series E 38/1/1 - Interviews - one cassette tape (copy).
One cassette audio tape of interviews conducted in 1967 of older parishioners in St. Paul's Church, by Donald Shuttleworth and Jack Evans. Interviews include: 1) E.G. Charnock, (who worked for Ogilvie Mill). 2) Mr.W.C. Lillie, (an original board member of St. Paul's). 3) Mrs. M. Cochrane (the wife of Malcolm Cochrane of Hammermill Paper Company). 4) Mrs. F. Ede. 5) Miss Dale.
6) Mrs. Wilcox (the wife of the construction foreman). 7) Mrs. Carol. 8) Mrs. Hamlet. 9) Mrs. Laylee, (the daughter of the architect). 10) Mrs. Hyacie. All talk about the construction or the history of the church.

Additional Information
Copy/Repository - The original is in the possession of Mr. Jack Evans.

E 1

Thunder Bay Chambers of Commerce fonds

1885-1975
225 cm of textual records

Administrative history
The Thunder Bay Chamber of Commerce began as two separate organizations, the Port Arthur and the Fort William Boards of Trade. The Port Arthur Board of Trade was founded on 21 April 1885 in order to nurture a healthy business climate, develop local industries, attract business, lobby governments regarding issues such as trade, transportation, harbours, mining, forestry, grain trade and shipping. It operated through a committee structure. Early committees were formed ad hoc, to discuss and make recommendations to the Board of Directors regarding specific issues. Later committees became permanent standing bodies responsible for all matters pertaining to a specific subject. The membership was voluntary. It changed its name to the Port Arthur Chamber of Commerce in 1922.
The Fort William Board of Trade possibly grew out of the Kaministiquia Club that was formed in 1879 to look after Fort William's business interests then threatened by an attempt by Prince Arthur's Landing in 1878 to gain control of the entire area through the passage of the Shuniah Act (i.e. to annex the area on the Kam River where the CPR terminal was situated). It received its charter on April 4, 1891, and operated in the same manner as the Port Arthur Board of Trade. Its name was changed to the Fort William Chamber of Commerce on 19 May 1930.
The Port Arthur and Fort William Chambers of Commerce were voluntarily dissolved on 13 Jan. 1965 and were incorporated together into the Lakehead Chamber of Commerce in that same year. In 1970 they changed the name again, this time to the Thunder Bay Chamber of Commerce.

Scope and Content
The Thunder Bay Chambers of Commerce fonds is a collection of minute books, administrative records, exhibits, scrapbooks, certificates, reports, and other miscellaneous records regarding the business of the Chambers of Commerce of Fort William, Port Arthur and Thunder Bay.
Series E 1/1/1-7. - Minute books. - 43 cm. - 1889-1964
Minute books of the Port Arthur Board of Trade and Chamber of Commerce, bound and arranged chronologically. Each book contains lists of members, general minutes, resolutions and petitions, transcripts of speeches, financial reports, letters, committee minutes, clippings, and agenda. The 1940-1964 books are arranged chronologically back to front.
1) 1889-1912 (487 pages, mostly handwritten) -also on microfilm.
2) 1913-1914 (100 fol, typed) -also on microfilm.
3) 1914-1920.
4) 1921-1927.
5) 1940-1955 (ca.600 fol.)
6) 1956-1959 (ca.300 fol.)
7) 1959-1964 (ca.700 fol.)
Series E 1/3/1-2. - Minute books. - 5 cm. - 1947-1952
1) The Travel and Publicity committee of the Port Arthur Chamber of Commerce, 1947-1952. One binder of 116 fol. Contains some newspaper clippings.
2) Retail Merchants' Committee of the Port Arthur Chamber of Commerce 1949-1952 (64 fol).
Series E 1/4/1.- Administrative records.- 3.5 cm.- 1953-1964
Salary records book concerning the paid staff of the Port Arthur Chambers of Commerce. Lists of employees and their salaries, deductions, tally sheets, and letters regarding the same as above are contained in a binder (ca.120 fol).
Series E 1/5/1-2. - Exhibits. - 8 cm. - 1951-1952, 1960-1962
Two folders containing:
1) A plan for a 1951-1952 exhibit of an Ojibway Indian Statue with sketches, schematics, drawings, specifications, letters, historical background and photographs. 15 items.
2) 21 exhibit panels for a 1961-1962 display as well as pamphlets, newspaper clippings, a button, photographs, plus two newspaper sections regarding the opening of the Trans Canada Highway Circle Route in 1960 plus one Holiday in Canada trave
guide.
Series E 1/6/1-6. - Minute books. - 68 cm. - 1915-1964
Minutes of the Fort William Board of Trade/Chamber of Commerce, arranged chronologically except for the volume covering 1953-1964 which is divided by year into committees. They contain minutes of general, special and committee meetings, resolutions and petitions, membership lists, clippings, letters and reports. Covers all business subjects including tourism and recreations, transportation and natural resource extraction.
1) 1915-1932 (ca. 1000 fol, partially indexed).
2) 1932-1948 (ca. 1,200 fol).
3) 1949-1950 (ca. 175 fol).
4) 1951 (ca. 100 fol).
5) 1952 (177 fol).
6) 1953-1964 (ca. 2.200 fol, indexed).
Series E 1/7/1-2. - Minute books. - 30 cm. - 1965-1971
Two volumes of minutes of the Lakehead Chamber of Commerce: 1) 1965-1971 (also covers the first ten meetings of the Thunder Bay Chamber of Commerce), 21 cm.
2) Unbound minutes covering the year 1969, ca.350 fol. Minutes of general, special and committee meetings. Also contains miscellaneous papers, and all are arranged chronologically.
Series E 1/8/1-3. - Records. - 11 cm. - 1964-1975
1) Membership list (bound volume) of Charter members of the Chamber of Commerce from 1966-1975 (183 fol used).
2) Binder of By-laws and organizational structure of the Lakehead Chamber of Commerce and the Thunder Bay Chamber of Commerce (176 fol).
3) File folders: Board of Trade Act, the incorporation of the Lakehead Chamber of Commerce, change of name to the Thunder Bay Chamber of Commerce in 1970, and By-law changes from 1966; indentures, correspondence with Thunder Bay Appeal, 1965; Miscellaneous correspondence, insurance papers, and a special file marked "do not destroy" containing memos and letters mostly regarding plans for amalgamation of Fort William and Port Arthur chambers in 1964.
Series E 1/9/1. - Scrapbook. - 8 cm. - 1961
A scrapbook prepared for submission to the Canadian Tourist Association Area Promotion Contest in 1961. It contains clippings, brochures, pamphlets, manuscripts relating to the Lakehead, tourism and recreation, and business.
Series E 1/10/1-6. - Miscellaneous. - 21 cm. - 1965-1973
Three volumes, one file, and one envelope of the records of the Thunder Bay Chamber of Commerce.
1) File folder containing some of the Minutes of Committee meetings from 1971, financial statements from 1967, and correspondence. (77 fol).
2) An envelope of administrative records -- indentures, memoranda, correspondence, financial statements, reports, and some relating to the Construction Association of Thunder Bay from 1970-1973.
3) A binder of statistics regarding tourism, real estate, business and commerce, industries, recreational activities, and other miscellaneous records from 1973-1974.
4) A binder of financial and administrative records of the Thunder Bay Chamber of Commerce and the Lakehead Chamber of Commerce from 1965-1973. Includes budgets, administrations, financial statements, job descriptions, and interview format sheets.
5) A binder of financial records of the Lakehead and Thunder Bay Chambers of Commerce from 1967-1971. Includes financial statements, budgets, balance sheets, and audited statements.
Series E 1/11/1. - Minute book. - 5 cm. - 1967-1971
A minute book covering the years from 1967 to 1971, containing minutes of meetings, financial statements, membership lists, and brochures.
Series E 1/12/1-4. - Certificates of incorporation. - 2 cm. - 1885, 1891
1) The certificates of the incorporation of the Port Arthur Board of Trade in 1885. 6 fol.
2) The certificates of the incorporation of the Fort William Board of Trade in 1891. 3 fol.
Plus one file folder of photocopies of the certificates of both originals. They have waxed seals that are intact but are damaged.
3) Certificate -- dated 1944 and 1946, at which time the name of the Port Arthur Board of Trade was officially changed to the Port Arthur Chamber of Commerce (1944).
4) A photocopy of an act to incorporate the Twin City Chamber of Commerce from 27 Apr, 1906.
Series E 1/13/1-3. - Reports, briefs. - 5 cm. - 1956-1971
Three reports or briefs:
1) "Canadian Water Resource Survey produced for the National Resources Committee of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce supplied courtesy of the Lakehead Chamber of Commerce", 1966.
2) A brief of the Thunder Bay Chamber of Commerce on Quetico Park to the Quetico Park Advisory Committee, from 1 Mar. 1971.
3) A brief of the North Western Ontario Association of Chambers of Commerce et al. to the Royal Commission on Canada's Economic Prospects, 1956.
Series E 1/14/1-11. - Miscellaneous publications. - 15 cm. - 1959-1972
Miscellaneous publications from the Chamber of Commerce collection including: 1) "A survey of Historical Sites in the Thunder Bay District by K.C.A. Dawson. 2) "The Dawson Trail, a Proposal for the Historical Development of Highway 11". 3) "Municipal Data". 4) Two volumes of "The Seaway in Canada; Transportation, An Economic Analysis", from Ottawa in 1970. 5) Souvenir of dedication ceremonies and official opening of Highway 11, supplement to Fort Frances Times and the Daily Bulletin, 1965.
6) Lakehead-Northwestern Ontario Region Economic Survey (Ontario Department of Economics 1959), 966 pp. and a map.
7) "Report of the Inquiry into the Brewing Industry of Northern Ontario", by A.A. Wishart, the Chairman of Criminal Injuries Compensation Board, done for the Ontario Provincial Secretary and Minister of Citizenship, 1972.
8) "Lakehead Local Government Review, Report and Recommendations" by Eric Hardy, Special Commissioner, 1968, for the Ontario Minister for Municipal Affairs (116 p), 2 copies.
9) "Lakehead Local Government Review, Information on the Lakehead, a Research Report", by Eric Hardy, Commissioner for the Ontario Minister of Municipal Affairs, 1966.
10) "Ouimet Canyon Provincial Park Provisional Master Plan", prepared for the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources, no date.
11) "Sibley Provincial Park Proposed Master Plan Highlights", done for the Ontario Ministry of natural Resources, no date.

Notes
Formerly catalogued into the museum collection, 985.2.1.

E 3

Thunder Bay Economic Development Corporation fonds

1983-1987
9 cm of reports and publications

Administrative history
The Thunder Bay Economic Development Corporation was formed as a municipal Crown Corporation as a consequence of recommendations arising from a Chamber of Commerce Task Force in 1978. It began functioning on 1 Jan. 1983 out of Suite 203, the Royal Bank building, 620 Victoria Avenue East. The aim of the organization was to achieve increased industrial, commercial and employment development for Thunder Bay. It wass directed by a Board representing City Council, City administration, business (including the Chamber of Commerce), labour, education and area communities.

Scope and Content
Series E 3/1/1-4. - Reports and publications. - 9 cm. - 1983-1987
1) Fact book produced in 1983 to promote the area and to provide information of a nature useful for prospective investors and settlers.
2) Fact book produced in 1986 containing updated information in the above topic.
3) Trade Index, Area Business Directory and Purchasing Guide, 1986-1987 edition. Lists business, commercial and service contacts throughout the city and metro area.
4) The Seaway of Thunder Bay, A Submission to the Honourable John Crosbie M.P., Minister of Transport, a summary of local submission to the House of Commons Sub-committee on the Great Lakes/St. Lawrence Seaway System (Hearings held at Thunder Bay on 26 June 1986), and related background material. Prepared by the Seaway Issues Committee in Sept. 1986.
5) Thunder Bay, Come Grow With Us, promotional booklet issued to prospective newcomers to the city.

E 14

Trinity United Church fonds

ca.1913-1914
2 cm of building specifications

Administrative history
Trinity United Church was originally built (in 1913-1914) as the Trinity Methodist Church. This building, the second on that site, became the United Church in the 1920s. It was located on the south-west corner of Algoma and Waverly Streets in Thunder Bay.

Scope and Content
Series 14/1/1. - Building specifications. - 21 p
Building specifications for Trinity Methodist Church, ca.1913-14. Prepared according to plans and details laid down by Langley and Langley, Architects, Toronto.

Notes
Originally catalogued into the museum collection, 984.123.1.

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