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Montreal Suomi Society fonds [textual record, graphic material]

Hierarchical level:

Fonds

Date:

1927-1977.

Reference:

R3805-0-X-E, MG28-V68

Type of material:

Textual material, Photographs

Found in:

Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

100731

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Montreal Suomi Society fonds
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Fonds includes:

2 lower level description(s)
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Date(s):

1927-1977.

Place of creation:

Québec (Province)

Extent:

1.75 m of textual records.
1 photograph b&w.

Language of material:

English

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Fonds consists of the records of the Montreal Suomi Society. The records have been divided into two principal series to reflect the separation between the records which were created as the result of its operations as an independent local society and those which resulted from its activities as a branch and one-time headquarters of the Central Organization of the Loyal Finns in Canada. Including Montreal Suomi Society, Inc., records, n.d., 1927-1977, 1.55 m; Central Organization of Loyal Finns in Canada, Inc., records, n.d., 1932-1963, 0.20 m. The fonds also contains a photograph depicting the Board of Directors, 1941-1944, of the Central Organization of the Loyal Finns in Canada, Inc. included are J. Kakko, G. Dahl. E. Lindclac, A. Hypponen, O. Sohlmann, A. Kahkonen and Vuorimics. Photos by Niemi, Montreal.

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Montreal Suomi Society

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Montreal Suomi Society : The great wave of post-World War I immigration from Finland into Canada brought thousands of immigrants to Montreal. Because they had come still fresh with bitter memories of Finland's tragic Civil War of 1918, these newcomers tended to perpetuate the same rift between the "White" and "Red" Finns here that had so deeply divided their old homeland. Consequently, the right-wing element in Montreal's Finnish community chose to establish its own institutions such as the Montrealin Suomalainen Seura, Finnish Society of Montreal, which was founded on 8 December 1927 with the specific purpose of serving the local "White" Finns.

In 1932, the Society changed its name to Montrealin Suomi-Seura. When it was incorporated on 19 October 1933, it adopted the English translation of that name, Montreal Suomi Society, Inc. as its legal title. From the early 1930's to the early 1960's, the Society also served as a branch of the Central Organization of the Loyal Finns in Canada. As well, its facilities were used as the headquarters of that organization from 1935 to 1957.

The Central Organization of Loyal Finns in Canada was incorporated in 1938. Its origins can be traced to 22 February 1931, at which time the representatives of the various Finnish National Societies in Canada formed the Kanadan Kansallismielisten Suomalaisten Keskusjarjesto to act as a co-ordinating headquarters and umbrella-organization for its member societies. The Finnish name of this organization was amended to Kanadan Kansallismielisten Suomalaisten Keskusliitto shortly thereafter; and to Lojaalien Suomalaisten Keskusliitto in 1955. The fortunes of the Organization began to decline in 1962 and most of its branches, including Montreal's, no longer operate as its affiliates or have ceased operations altogether.

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Textual records (Electronic) The finding aid is a file list with an index. MSS1139 (90: Open)
http://data2.archives.ca/pdf/pdf001/p000002803.pdf

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General note:

Received in 1976 and 1982 from the Montreal Suomi Society, Inc., through Mr. and Mrs. Leo Lehtonen.
Subject heading:

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Finns - Emigration and immigration, 1927-1977 Central Organization of Loyal Finns in Canada, Inc., 1927-1977

Montreal (Quebec) - Finns, 1927-1977

Finns - Canada, 1927-1977

Finns - Emigration and immigration, 1927-1977

Associations, institutions, etc., - Canada, 1927-1977

Montreal Suomic Society, Inc. - Business records, 1927-1977
Source:

Private

Related control no.:

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1986-073 NPC

Former archival reference no.:

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MG28-V68
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Textual records

[Consultation90 Open]

Volume [MG28 V 68] 9--11

[Consultation 90 Open]

Finding aid box [FA 1139] 97

[Consultation 10 Closed]

Graphic (photo)

[Consultation90 Open]

Box [MONTREAL SUOMI SOCIETY 1986-073] C 0317

[Consultation 90 Open]

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Photographs: No donor restrictions. Copyright expired. Credit: Name of photographer / National Archives of Canada / Copy negative no.

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