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Finnish Organization of Canada collection [multiple media]

Hierarchical level:

Collection

Date:

1881-1983.

Reference:

R5279-0-1-E, MG28-V46

Type of material:

Textual material, Photographs, Objects (including medals and pins), Maps and cartographic material, Moving images, Sound recordings

Found in:

Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

106027

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Finnish Organization of Canada collection
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Collection includes:

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

1881-1983.

Place of creation:

No place, unknown, or undetermined

Extent:

48.775 m of textual records.
1,440 photographs : 8 b&w and 1,432 col.
70 pins, ribbons, and medals.
4 audio reels (1 h).
3 audio discs (1 h).
4 film reels (2 h).
2 prints.
1 map.

Language of material:

English

Added language of material:

English, Finnish

Accession:

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Finnish Organization of Canada fonds [textual record]

Scope and content:

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Collection consists of textual records from 1881-1983. Included are records from: the National Office; District Committees (established for coordinating activities of the locals within regions); youth clubs; sports organizations; publishing activities; a play and music collection; and the holdings of the Finnish Canadian Archives.

Collection also consists of 1440 photographs of the Finnish Organization of Canada, its members, its affiliated and fraternal organizations.

In addition, collection includes ribbons, pins and medals relating to recreational and political activities of the Finnish Organization. As well, there are objects from activities of affiliated athletic organizations.

Collection also contains films, 1957-1959, entitled: Juhlat, Port Arthur festival, Hirvi Matka, and Sports and music festival. Also included are sound recordings of Finnish folk music and folk songs interpreted by the Saviel choir and accordionists, 1976 and recordings by Don Wilson Studios (Vancouver), Sekakuora Choir (Finnish Organization of Canada Vancouver Local's mixed choir), 1947.

Also included in collection are two posters, ca. 1964-1976, entitled: "Evening of Scandinavian Gymnastics, Sudbury, Ont.," and "Harmonikz - Konsertin - Onni Aihanen."; and one map, 1923, of the U.S.S.R..

Provenance:

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Finnish Organization of Canada

Additional name(s):

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Finnish Organization of Canada

Biography/Administrative history:

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Finnish Organization of Canada : The Finnish Organization of Canada, Inc. (in Finnish,the Canadian Suomalainen Jaresto) was founded and incorporated under federal charter in 1923. The organization had its roots in the Finnish Socialist Organization of Canada (Canadian Suomalainen Sosialistijaresto) in 1911. The Finnish Socialist Organization was founded by Finnish dissidents expelled from the Socialist Party of Canada. Those Finns, were also instrumental in founding a new socialist party: the Canadian Socialist Federation, later reconstituted as the Social-Democratic Party of Canada. From 1911 until 1930, the Finnish Socialist Organization of Canada was affiliated with the Social-Deomcratic Party of Canada, except for a brief interlude in 1918-1919 when wartime government regulations forced the Finns to operate independently as the "provisional" Finnish Organization of Canada. Since dissolving the last of its formal links with those non-Finnish organizations in about 1930, the Finnish Organization of Canada has maintained its independence from other groups. Nevertheless, as in earlier years, it has continued to support the radical working-class movement both within and outside the Finnish community. Through its political, social or cultural endeavours, the Finnish Organization of Canada has provided continuous service, not only as this country's first and oldest active national organization for people of Finnish origin, but also as the central institution of the Finnish Canadian radical left.

Finding aid:

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Textual records (Electronic) Finding aid no. 1619 is available in an electronic format as MSS 1619 and MSS 1619a. It is a file list with an index. Also note that Appendix 14 (pp. 396-397) of this finding aid lists the contents of microfilm reel H-1656 which consists of microfilmed selections of documents from the Finnish Organization of Canada Collection. MSS1619 (90: Open)
http://data2.archives.ca/pdf/pdf001/p000002505.pdf
http://data2.archives.ca/pdf/pdf001/p000002506.pdf

Textual records: (Paper) The finding aid lists the holdings of horizontal files. MSS2163

Objects (accession 1976-045 MED): (Electronic) Refer to MINISIS for item-level description.

Objects (accession 1976-045 MED): (Paper) Medal inventory numbers: 6138 to 6180.

Objects (accession 1983-021 MED): (Electronic) Refer to MINISIS for item-level description.

Objects (accession 1983-021 MED): (Paper) Medal inventory cards: 11921 to 11936, 12797 to 12807.

Moving images: (Electronic) See MISACS for item-level descriptions.

Additional information:

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General note:

The records were presented in 1976-1983 by the Finnish Organization of Canada (headquartered in Toronto) from its repositories in Toronto and Sudbury, Ontario. Textual records: Please note that there are no volumes numbered 195-201.

Availability of other formats note:

Microfilmed in 1990.

Associated material note:

Publications, including Finnish language newspapers: Transferred to the National Library, 27 November 1990.

Container note(s):

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H-1656 : Finding Aid
H-1656 : Copy number 3 - SP.

Source:

Private

Related control no.:

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1976-045 MED
1976-270 NPC
1980-188 NPC
1983-021 MED
1984-062 PIC
1984-222 NPC
1988/0136
1988/0136 MSS
MG28-V46

Former archival reference no.:

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MG28-V46

Other accession no.:

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78902/3965 CA
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Textual records

[Consultation90 Open]
All containers are open except for volumes 125, 236, 533-536, which contain original copies of the finding aid and are closed for preservation purposes.

Finding aid box [FA 1619] 125

[Consultation 10 Closed]

Finding aid box [FA 2163]

[Consultation 10 Closed]

236;

[Consultation 10 Closed]

533--536;

[Consultation 10 Closed]

Graphic (photo)

[Consultation90 Open]

Object

[Consultation90 Open]

Cartographic material

[Consultation99 Closed pending processing]

Moving images (film)

[Consultation90 Open]

Sound recordings

[Consultation90 Open]

Textual records: microform

[Consultation18 Restricted]
All reels are open except for H-1656, which contains the original finding aid, closed for preservation purposes.

Microfilm reel H-1656

[Consultation 18 Restricted]

Terms of use:

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Photographs: No donor restrictions. Various copyrights on items less than 50 years old. Copyright expired on items more than 50 years old. Credit: Name of photographer / National Archives of Canada / Copy negative number.
Objects (accession 1976-045 MED): Copyright: Finnish Organization of Canada. Credit: National Archives of Canada / Accession 1976-045.
Objects (accession 1983-021 MED): No donor restrictions. Copyright: Various. Credit: National Archives of Canada.
Posters (accession 1984-062 PIC): Closed. Copyright: Unknown. Credit: National Archives of Canada.
Map (accession 78902/3965 CA): To be determined.
Sound recordings and moving images: Reproduction and use in any form requires the written permission of the copyright holders.

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