Thunder Bay Historical Museum Society
Index of Personal Papers


List of Fonds, L-M




A 3
Diary/Lake Superior Voyage

1867
26 fol. of photocopies

Biographical Sketch
Writer of the diary is unknown. He is probably a young man from Toronto on an excursion with a friend named Holford who appears to have been a medical doctor.

Scope and Content
Series A 3/1/1: Diary, 26 fol.
Diary entitled "Trip to Fort William on Lake Superior, Aug. 1, 1867". Anonymous handwritten entries commence 1 Aug. and run to 5 Sept. 1867 and describe a trip from Collingwood across the north shore of Lake Superior to Fort William including stops along the way and life aboard the steamer Algoma. Fellow passengers and life and people at Fort William are also described.

Additional Information
Copy/Repository - Originals are in Archives of Ontario MU 848 Diaries II -3- Aug. 1867.

A 27
Saul Laskin fonds

1961-1975
1.2 m of textual records

Biographical Sketch
Saul Laskin was born in Fort William in 1918 and educated in Fort William and Toronto. He returned to the Lakehead in 1937 and worked at Stitt's Clothing store in Fort William in 1938 and in his father's Port Arthur business after that. Mr. Laskin served overseas in the army in World War II. He began to take over operations of his father's store in 1938, bought the property and build a new store that year (expanded in 1947). This he operated successfully from 1946-1958. He entered politics as alderman of Port Arthur 1959-1960 and served as mayor from 1962 to 1969 (Port Arthur) and 1970 to 1972 (Thunder Bay). He was Thunder Bay's first mayor. He ran as a Liberal in the 1963 Federal election but failed to achieve office. Amalgamation of the Lakehead communities was a principal goal for Laskin as a politician. Mr. Laskin belonged to the Chamber of Commerce and Rotary International. He served as president of the Port Arthur Bearcats hockey team and sat on the advisory committee of St. Joseph's Hospital.

He married Adele in 1940s. His father emigrated from Russia in 1903 and began farming in Neebing area, and in ca. 1918 rented and operated a small, clapboard second-hand store (clothing, furniture, hardware) in Port Arthur on S. Cumberland St. Saul Laksin's mother was born in Latvia. His brother was Bora Laskin, Chief Justice of Canada. Mr. Laskin claims the Jewish religion to be formative in his personal life.

Scope and Content
The fonds has five series: scrapbooks, reports, correspondence, speeches and ephemera. Each concerns his political activities as mayor of Port Arthur and Thunder Bay in the 1960s and 1970s and form an excellent insider's view of local political life in this period.
Series A 27/1/1-8 - Scrapbooks - 40cm. - 1962-1972
Six binders and two envelopes of newspaper clippings from both Fort William and Port Arthur papers. Kept by Mayor Laskin's secretary. These relate primarily to issues concerning the mayor himself, the city council or city government-related matters. The arrangement is chronological. Items are pasted onto dated sheets of paper and bound.
1) 2 Jan.1962 to 27 Apr. 1962
2) 9 Jan. 1962 to 17 Nov. 1965 (covers mostly 1962)
3) 28 Aug. 1963 to 29 Dec. 1969
4) 2 Jan. 1970 to 26 Jan. 1971
5) 26 Jan. 1971 to 30 Jan. 1972 (arranged chronologically from back to front)
6) 1 Feb. 1972 to 28 Dec. 1972
7) 1 July 1968 to 26 Dec. 1968 (envelope)
8) 2 Jan. 1969 to 21 June 1969 (envelope)
Series A 27/2/1 - Reports - 20cm. - 1965-1972
Reports, studies, submissions and publications kept by Saul Laskin and relating to Port Arthur and Thunder Bay. Arranged chronologically
-City of Port Arthur and Township of Shuniah Annexation Report, 1962
-Annexation submission by Shuniah to Joint annexation committee, 1962, with attached correspondence
-City of Port Arthur's alternate draft report re: annexation, 1962
-City of Port Arthur annual municipal report, 1964
-Lakehead Renewal Study, abridged ed., 1964
-Port Arthur downtown renewal scheme appraisal, by Proctor, Redfern et. al., 1965 (see also map 986.39.42)
-City of Port Arthur annual municipal report, 1965 (2 copies)
-Submission by Port Arthur to the Board of Transport Commissioners re: rail service, 1965
-Lakehead Local Government Review, Alternative for Local Government in the Lakehead, exploratory statement, 1966
-Lakehead Local Government Review, Information on the Lakehead, research report, 1966
-Brief of Public Utilities Commission, Port Arthur, to Lakehead Local Government Review, 1966
-Submission of Lakehead Chamber of Commerce to Lakehead Local Government Review, 1966
-Submission of City of Port Arthur, Port Arthur Board of Education and Roman Catholic Separate School Board and Port Arthur Board of Parks Management to Lakehead Local Government Review, 1966
-Downtown urban renewal scheme for Port Arthur, first interim report by Proctor, Redfern et. al., 1966
-A Blueprint for Local Government Re-organization, published by the Assoc. of Ont. Counties, 1967
-Notes form a seminar on Government at the Local Level, N.W.O. Municipal Assoc. etc., 1968
-Lakehead Local Government Review, Report and Recommendations of Eric Hardy, 1968
-Summary of the above report prepared by Dr. Evelyn Eager, 1968 (three copies)
-Report of the Northern Municipalities Committee of the Association of Ontario Mayors and Reeves to the 1968 Convention at Fort William
-Urban Renewal in Your City, City of Port Arthur, 1968
-Notes of an address by Justice Bora Laskin to 1968 conference of the Assoc. of Ontario. Mayors and Reeves
-Report of President of Assoc. of Ontario Mayors and Reeves, Saul Laskin, 1968
-Convention programme of 25th annual conference of the Assoc. of Ont. Mayors and Reeves, 1968
-Study of the feasibility of an amalgamated police service for Fort William, Port Arthur, Neebing, Shuniah and the District of Thunder Bay, by W.F. Johnston and J.S. McLaren, 1968 (two copies)
-Report of the Ontario Municipal Board re: Shuniah shopping mall application, 1968
-Design for Development, Phase two statements by J. Robarts, P.M. and D. McKeough, Min. of Municipal Affairs, 1968 (two copies) (see also map 986.39.43)
-Port Arthur, an economic and financial survey, by Wood Gundy Securities Ltd., 1968
-Submission from the Fort William Civic Administration to the Inter Municipal Committee, 1968
-Amalgamation of the Lakehead, an address by W. Darcy McKeough, 1969
-The Lakehead Amalgamation, a proposal from Wood, Gordon & Co., 1969
-Dialogue on Regional Government, seminar, 1969
-Report of municipal election results, 23 June 1969
-Inter-departmental committee on government at the district level in Northern Ontario, report and recommendations, Dept. of Municipal Affairs, 1969
-City of Thunder Bay organization committee agenda, 1969
-Submission to...Prime Minister of Canada, by Saul Laskin for the City of Thunder Bay, 1969
-City of Thunder Bay organization structure, Woods Gordon, 1969
-City of Port Arthur budget, 1969
-An act to incorporate the City of the Lakehead, Bill 118, 1968-1969
-The municipality in the Canadian federation, a report, 1970
-Seminar on Government at the district level, 1970
-Submission of City of Thunder Bay to Canadian Transport Commission, 1970
-Annual Report of City of Thunder Bay, 1970
-City Coordinators summary of Annual Report of City of Thunder Bay, 1970
-Submission by City of Thunder Bay on Parliament's hearings on the Constitution of Canada, 1971(two copies)
-Brief of the City of Thunder Bay on the Design for Development document, 1971
-Design for Development, a policy statement on N.W. Ont., 1971
-2nd Annual Report of City of Thunder Bay, 1971
-Summary of above
-Submission of City of Thunder Bay to Canadian Transport Commission, Air Transport Committee, 1972
-Design For Development, Phase three, statements, 1972
-Thunder Bay Citizen's Assoc. study on urban renewal, 1972
-Development project for Thunder Bay North, by Irving Grossman, architect, 1972
-Submission of the municipal delegation on Policies, Programs and Finance, to the first tri-level conference, 1972
-Submission by Saul Laskin to provincial government regarding the future needs of N.W. Ontario, 1974
-Redevelopment Opportunity Outline, City of Port Arthur Urban Renewal Commission, no date
-Milestones in progress of Ontario's northwest, Northwestern Ontario Development Assoc., no date
-Supplementary brief supporting the request for federal aid for Port Arthur Marine Project, no date
-Report on Regency Park Project, no date
-Short history of Port Arthur, no date
Series A 27/3/1-60 - Correspondence files - 30 cm. - 1961-1975
Files arranged by Mr. Laskin according to subject. Contains letters, minutes, agenda, memos, clippings, reports, speeches, pamphlets and publications. Some files are arranged chronologically. Subjects are:
1) Misc. correspondence, 1961-1975
2) Local/Regional government and the Hardy Report, 1964-1966
3) Clippings regarding Hardy Report and amalgamation
4) Police commission and police activities, 1968-1972
5) Port Arthur's celebration of Canada's centennial, 1965-1967
6) Civic finances, Port Arthur, Neebing, Shuniah, McIntyre and Thunder Bay, 1962-1972
7) Complaints to mayor primarily about city services (mostly 1971)
8) Development Bureau of City of Thunder Bay, correspondence with Mayor, 1972
9) Detoxification Centre and Mayors task force on "The Public Inebriate", 1970-1972. Includes reports of Ross St. House, 1971-1972.
10) Municipal elections, clippings, letters poll results, 1958, 1961, 1965, 1969
11) Scrapbook of 1963 federal election campaign
12) Disqualification proceedings against aldermen - letters, clippings, submissions, 1972.
13) Urban renewal correspondence, 1965 and 1969
14) Urban renewal citizen's advisory committee, 1972 (organized in 1972 by Robert Andras M.P. to advice him on housing and social service needs)
15) Urban renewal, 1971-1972
16) Misc. amalgamation related material (publications, clippings, pamphlets, exhibits) 1969-1971
17) Misc. exhibits from school children
18) Clippings regarding Carter report on taxation, 1967
19) Clippings on misc. subjects, local, 1969
20) Misc. (poem, programmes, editorial on amalgamation, "The Snapshot" newspaper FWCI 1930, "Scribbles and Scribes" Press club paper 1969, council meetings agenda 1972, Act regarding Thunder Bay Foundation 1971, clippings)
21) Local/Regional government, seminar on government at the district level in N. Ontario, 1970
22) Local/Regional government, proposed study of regional government culminating in Lakehead Local Government Review, 1964-1966
23) Local/Regional government, Lakehead Local Government Review, 1965, 1973
24) Local/Regional government, Lakehead Local Government Review, 1967-1968
25) Local/Regional government, Lakehead Local Government Review, 1968-1969 (including briefs to the Inter Municipal Committee on amalgamation of the City of the Lakehead)
26) Local/Regional government, Lakehead Local Government Review, and Inter-Municipal Committee on amalgamation, minutes and reports, 1969
27) Amalgamation correspondence ad memoranda, 1969-1972
28) Amalgamation of police services, 1965-1968
29) Amalgamation of city newspapers (proposed), 1971-1972
30) City council-elect of Thunder Bay, minutes, 1969
31) Inaugural council, city of Thunder Bay, 1969-1970
32) Urban renewal, Port Arthur, 1967
33) Urban renewal, Thunder Bay citizen's advisory council for the development project in the Port Arthur ward, 1972. Includes the first report to the urban renewal committee, Dec. 1969
34) Thunder Bay Community Projects Inc., 1974-1975
35) Northwestern Ontario Municipal Development steering committee, 1970
36) Ibid., 1971
37) Birthday party committee minutes, 1969-1970 (established to coordinate celebrations for new city of Thunder Bay)
38) Birthday part committee correspondence, 1969
39) Ibid, 1970
40) Ibid, 1969-1970
41) omitted
42) Correspondence regarding the establishment of Mini-Queens Park in Thunder Bay, 1972
43) Correspondence regarding funding by the Municipal Affairs Dept. of Ont., 1971-1972
44) Reports and correspondence regarding a provincial municipal conference on the powers of municipalities, 1969
45) Correspondence on unemployment at the Lakehead, 1962
46) Correspondence and minutes of the Canadian Lakehead Port Association, 1962
47) Minutes of the joint liaison committee (Port Arthur/Fort William), 1962, 1965
48) Correspondence and memoranda regarding the construction of the Pacific Ave. overpass, 1970
49) Correspondence and memoranda regarding the City of Thunder Bay's crest and badge, 1971-1972
50) Correspondence regarding the exchange of visits of dignitaries between Thunder Bay and St. Petersburg Beach, U.S.A., 1970
51) Correspondence regarding the reconstruction of Old Fort William, 1971-1972
52) Correspondence and memoranda regarding Robert Andras M.P., 1969-1970.
53) Correspondence regarding Port Arthur's submissions to the Ontario Cabinet, Oct. 1964 (including submissions)
54) Correspondence regarding the building of Port Arthur Arena, 1962
55) Correspondence regarding the acquisition of the S.S. John Ericson, 1964
56) Correspondence regarding the Mayor's trust fund, 1970
57) Complaints to the mayor of Thunder Bay, 1972
58) Correspondence and complaints registered at the Mayor's Open House, 1970-1971
59) Correspondence regarding invitations to events, 1972
60) Two files of miscellaneous correspondence, arranged chronologically, 1962-1971, 1972
Series A 27/4/1-15 - Speeches - 28cm. - 1962-1972
Speeches written and delivered by Saul Laskin, usually in his capacity as Mayor of Port Arthur and Thunder Bay. Also contains some press releases. Most are typed with corrections and comments in hand writing. These are contained in fifteen files which are arranged chronologically:
1) 1962, 2) 1963, 3) 1964, 4) 1965, 5) 1966, 6) 1967 (two files), 7) 1968, 8) 1969 (four files), 9) 1970, 10) 1970, 11) 1971, 12) 1972, 13) Miscellaneous fragments and undated speeches, 14) Graduation speeches, 15) Inaugural addresses, 1962, 1967-1970
Series A 27/5/1 - Ephemera - one envelope - 1959-1972
Ephemera relating to Mayor Laskin's term in office. Includes certificates (centennial, election, carnival, special events); proclamation of navy week, 1963; City of Port Arthur debentures; programmes; menus; photograph of salvation army scroll; special invitations; greeting cards; uniform postage campaign envelopes; letterhead; envelopes; calling cards; walk-a-thon checkpoint form; Lakehead guest booklet, 1963; transit transfers; souvenir ribbon; plaques; arm patches; commemorative coins; lighter; buttons; medals.

Additional Information
Associated Material - See also museum archival collection 986.39.1-43 (photographs and artifacts).

A 33
George Brown Macgillivray fonds

1962-63, 1969
5cm. of textual records

Biographical Sketch
G.B. Macgillivray (1914-1996) was president and publisher of the Daily Times-Journal newspaper in Fort William from 1959 to 1975. He is also a writer and amateur historian.

Scope and Content
Series A 33/1/1-4 - Scrapbooks - 5cm. - 1962-1963, 1969
1-3) Three scrapbooks of clipping from the Daily Times-Journal all relating to the people and events surrounding the Fort William Winter Carnival which was held 2 Feb. 1963.
4) One scrapbook of clippings of G.B. Macgillivray's 15-part series on the early history of Fort William, especially during the days of the Northwest Co.. Published in the Daily Times- Journal, 8-18 Sept. 1969.

A 22
Canon C.J. Machin fonds

1875-1906
14 cm. of textual records

Biographical Sketch
C.J. Machin, Canon, Anglican Church was ordained deacon in Wisconsin in 1866 and priest by the Bishop of Toronto in 1873. He was minister at St. John's Anglican church in Port Arthur from 1885 to 1893 and served as a missionary in an area including Port Arthur, Fort William, Oliver, Silver mines, Savanne, Ignace and in the early years Schreiber, Wawa and White River and perhaps as far east as Chapleau. Machin came from Toronto and later spent time in London England with the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts, and in eastern Canada. He was married and had eight children, one of whom, Harold, married into the Knight gold mining fortune.

Scope and Contents
Canon C.J. Machin's papers are composed of sermons given at Port Arthur in the 1880s, correspondence relating to family matters and miscellaneous papers and books concerning his activities as an Anglican minister.
Series A 22/1/1 - Sermons - 2cm. - 1887-1889 (includes some photocopies)
Five complete handwritten sermons written by Machin and delivered in Port Arthur and later in Eastern Ontario. On each manuscript is a list of when and where the sermon was given and repeated over an approximately twenty-year period. One sermon is a plea for money from the congregation and might possibly date to an earlier period when he served in Rochester. Also three notes to accompany sermons, possibly used as introductions. Also includes six photocopies of similar sermons written by Machin and several pages of incomplete sermons.
Series A 22/2/1 - Correspondence - 1cm. - [1880]-1904
Correspondence of C.J. Machin regarding his family and practice including a letter to his daughter-in-law explaining the strained relations between Machin and his son, and correspondence from the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts. Handwritten. Also includes two letters (photocopied). One, which is also transcribed, concerns Machin's ideas on Imperial Federation and is addressed to Canon Prothero in England (1892)
Series A 22/3/1 - Miscellaneous papers - 1cm. - 1875-1899
Includes authorization to exercise his office of Priest in the Archbishopric of Canterbury, signed by the Archbishop, 1899; Machin's receipt book from a butcher shop probably in Rochester, 1875-1878; Christmas card; two church bulletins, 1887 and 1889 from St. John's church in Port Arthur, both with handwritten notes on the reverse; one church poster of special offertories and collections in the Diocese of Algoma (n.d.); one inventory of St. John's Church, Easter 1912 (photocopied); one speech on Imperial Federation, [ca.1890] (photocopied).
Series A 22/4/1-2 - Sheet music and literature - 10cm. - 1886-1906
1) Books and pamphlets: British-Israel Truth by D. Hanan and H. Aldersmith, 1898; The Early British Church by L.G.A. Roberts, n.d.; The Covenant People by W.M.H. Milner, 1895; A Monograph of Benjamin by L. Mackenzie, 1906; The Messenger, 1886.
2) Music books and sheet music probably used by Machin in his services both secular and religious.

Additional Information
Related Material - See T.J. Tronrud, "The Thunder Bay Historical Museum Society's Archives", TBHMS Papers and Records, vol. XIV (1986), 28-29; F. B. Scollie, "C.J. Machin, British Imperialism and Imperial Federation", TBHMS Papers and Records, vol. XV (1987), 14-22. See also TBHMS biographical files.
Custodial History - formerly catalogued into the museum's collection, 979.1.31-42. Originals of photocopied material are in possession of St. John's Anglican church, Thunder Bay.

A 46
Ross Munro Matthews fonds

[1970]
2 cm of textual records

Biographical Sketch
Ross Munro Matthews as born in 1909, the son of Isaac Lamont Matthews and Jentie Gordon Munro, and a member of one of Port Arthur's founding families. His father was a successful businessman building up a large department store originating as "Street Bros. Drygoods". Ross was a pediatrician, graduating from the University of Toronto in 1933 and did post graduate work in Boston. He established his practice in Hamilton in 1938. He enlisted in the R.C.A.F. in 1940 and served in 400 squadron overseas. Upon returning in 1945 he joined the Peterborough Clinic where he practiced medicine until his retirement in 1972. He served as President of the Canadian Medical Association in 1969-1970 and was awarded an honourary L.L.D. by Trent University in 1974. He married Barbara Page Brown and had four children. He died in March, 1982.

Scope and Content
Series A 46/1/1 - Memoirs - 216 p.
The unpublished personal memoirs of Ross Munro Matthews, entitled "Oft in the Stilly Night, written for his family. Recounts his growing up in early Thunder Bay, an anecdotal description of Walpole Roland, and accounts of cottage days on Silver Islet, the Cross family, the McKirdys of Nipigon, J.T. Emmerson of Port Arthur, Martha Dickinson (the first female City Clerk), I.L. Matthews, Harwood Matthews, the Munro family, Morson S. Fotheringham and Ross Matthews himself. Includes family tree. This is particularly good on descriptions of familial relationships and childhood in early Thunder Bay.

Additional Information
Custodial History - Formerly catalogued into museum collection 983.59.1 A

A 42
Neil McDougall fonds (Port Arthur Semi-Centennial)

1934
2 cm of textual records

Biographical Sketch
Neil McDougall, who worked for the Public Utilities Commission of the City of Port Arthur, compiled this collection.

Scope and Content
Series A 42/1/1 - Scrapbook
One scrapbook of newspaper clippings and postcards commemorating Port Arthur's semi-centennial in 1934. Contains biographies of men and account of Port Arthur's history.

Additional Information
Custodial History - Formerly catalogued into the museum's collection 972.85.5

A 7
Peter McKellar fonds

1872-1875
2 cm of photocopies

Biographical Sketch
Peter McKellar (1838-1929), along with his brothers John, Donald and Archibald, was a pioneer of Fort William. He was born of Capt. Duncan McKellar and Margaret Brodie in Glencoe, Ont.. He became a surveyor in upper Michigan in 1853 and came to Thunder Bay in search of mineral wealth in the 1860s, settling in 1863. McKellar staked many mining claims along the North Shore of Lake Superior in partnership with his brothers and others, discovering Thunder Bay Silver Mine in 1866, Black Bay Bonanza in 1865 and Huronian Gold Mine in 1871. He was Municipal Health Officer in 1873 and played a prominent role in the selection of the Lake Superior terminus of the transcontinental railway in 1873. He edited and published the first local newspaper, the Perambulator, in 1874. He was reeve for McTavish ward on the first Shuniah municipal council in 1874, was a charter member of the Kaministiquia Club in 1879 and was on the committee to negotiate the dismantling of the Hudson's Bay Co. fort and the establishment of Thunder Bay harbour in 1881. McKellar was involved in land sales to the CPR for its shops and principal works. He donated land for the first St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church in 1889 and laid the cornerstone of the new church in 1908. He also donated with his brother Donald land for McKellar hospital in 1900. He married Carlotta Burgess Spence (1874-1960). Peter McKellar was the founder of the Thunder Bay Historical Society in 1908 and served as its president from 1908 to 1923. He was also known as a writer and researcher on geology, mineral resources and historical subjects.

Scope and Content
Series A 7/1/1-2 - Diaries
The pocket diaries of Peter McKellar contained in two volumes. Includes personal data, information on local mineral resources and potential mining sites compiled by McKellar as he visited these sites, maps (hand-drawn), drawings of landscapes, and records of trips. Arranged chronologically. Handwritten.
1) 1872
2) 1874-75

A 53
D.B. McKillop fonds (Canadian National Railway)

1944-1945, 1958-1960
2 cm of textual records

Biographical Sketch
D.B. McKillop was the assistant engineer in charge of the construction of the C.N.R. ore dock at Port Arthur in 1944-1945. He worked out of the C.N.R.'s office of bridge engineering in Winnipeg.

Scope and Content
Series A 53/1/1 - Specifications
Final summaries of the construction details of the Canadian National Railway's ore dock-viaduct and trestle approach, 1944-1945 and 1958-1960. Includes a weekly progress chart of trestle erected from Oct. 1944 to June 1945. Includes three items: Timber and pilings (1944-1945), 65 fol.; progress chart (1944-1945) (1 fol.); quantities for substructure (1950-1960), 45 fol.

Additional Information
Custodial History - Formerly catalogued into museum collection under number 973.46.28-30
Associated Material - See also 973.46.1+

A 25
McVicar Family fonds

1898-1927
3 cm. of textual records

Biographical Sketch:
The McVicars were one of Thunder Bay's pioneering families. Robert McVicar (1799?-1864) was Chief Trader in the Hudson's Bay Co. and, after retiring in the 1850s, settled in the Thunder Bay region. His son George and daughters, Victoria and Christina McVicar, played important roles in the growth of the early Lakehead. Robert claimed the property at the mouth of McVicar's creek and 50 acres of land were eventually granted to his wife. Christina and Victoria secured 600 acres in Prince Arthur's Landing for 20 cents an acre and considerable property was held in what was later central Fort William from about the 1870s until her death in 1895 when Victoria (d. 1899) succeeded her. George was involved in local mining enterprises (Shuniah Mine) and held plenty of local property. The family is noted for having dictated policy to the CPR regarding the positioning of local terminals and stations.

Scope and Content
Series A 25/1/1 - Legal papers
The will of Victoria McVicar, 1898; probate and recitals of the will of Christina McVicar, 1904; power of attorney, H.N. Ruttan to R.A. Ruttan, 1904; and seven items including abstract of title, mortgages and agreements relating to property formerly part of McVicar estate.

A 6
Reverend S.C. Murray fonds

1893-1911
25 fol. photocopy

Biographical Sketch
Rev. S.C. Murray (1857-1945) was minister of St. Paul's Presbyterian church in Port Arthur from 1893 to 1911. He was a Christian Socialist actively involved in the local labour movement. He was also convener of the Home Mission Committee of the Presbyterian Church of Canada and chairman of the Educational Committee of the Port Arthur Board of Education.

Scope and Content
Series A 6/1/1 - Memoirs - 25 fol.
Chapter from the memoirs of S.C. Murray, written in 1940 but concerning the period 1893-1911. Concerns life in Port Arthur in the 1890s as well as church affairs. Also deals with the formation of the Labour Brotherhood and outlines the labour problems of organizations such as the electrical unions.

Additional Material
Copy/Repository - Original manuscript is in possession of Mrs. M.W. Malyon of Calgary.

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