Sault Area International Library Association fonds

Geographic Access:

Algoma (Ont. : District)

Access Restriction:

No restrictions on access.

Description Level:

Fonds

Name Access:

All material is in English.

Language:

End Date:

1979

Date Range:

1948-1979

Repro Restriction:

Some restrictions on use may apply due to condition of originals or Copyright legislation.

Creator:

Sault Area International Library Association

Conservation:

Minor conservation performed on fonds.

Physical Description:

.15 m of textual records

History Biographical:

The Sault Area International Library Association is an organization of university, college, school, and special libraries from the Algoma District of Ontario and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan that existed beginning around 1967. It held conferences and meetings to bring together librarians and library employees in the region who had vastly differing levels of resources and expertise and to expose them to new technologies, ideas, and issues in library and information science. In 1972, SAILA undertook a regional history programme project funded by the Federal Government's Local Incentives Program to create a bibliography pertaining to the history of the Algoma District and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, as well as to provide an oral history of the area through taped interviews. The project and its two researchers were coordinated by Ms. Paula Fletcher from the library at Algoma College. In 1992, SAILA was re-initiated after the association had been dormant between 1983-1991. In the 1990s member libraries included those from area universities, colleges, school boards and schools, hospitals and other special libaries. In the 2000s SAILA exists as an informal group of area librarians that meet periodically.

Scope Content:

The fonds comprises records that document the activities of SAILA, particularly its Regional History Program. Includes interviews, an English translation if the years 1933-34 of "VAPAUS" (a Finnish language labour/ union newspaper in from that published from 1917-1974 in Sudbury, Ont., which later merged with Viikkosanomat : Finnish Canadian labour weekly), the master copy of the "Bibliography of Works on the Two Soos and their Surroundings Giving Locations of the Libraries Holding each Title" by Cathy MacPhail, lists of who was interviewed for the oral histories, correspondence with organizations and individuals interested in or of interest to the Regional History Program, manuscripts of local histories, and photographs of local senior citizens.

Notes:

SAILA membership in 1992 comprised Lake Superior State University, Algoma University College, the Sault Ste. Marie (Ontario) Public Library, the Bayliss Public Library (Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan), the Ontario Lottery Corporation, the Great Lakes Forestry Centre, the Plummer Memorial Hospital, the General Hospital, St. Mary's College, Mt. St. Joseph College, St. Basil Secondary School, Alexander Henry High School, Bawating Collegiate and Vocational School, Korah Collegiate and Vocational School, White Pines Collegiate and Vocational School, Anna McCrea Public School, Aweres Public School, Bay View Public School, Ben R. McMullin Public School, Collegiate Heights Public School, Mountain View Public School, Alex Muir Public School, Etienne Brule Public School, Clegue Public School, Grand View Public School, H. M. Robbins Public School, Isabel Fletcher Public School, James Lyons Public School, Northern Heigts Public School, Parkland Public School, Pinewood Public School, Prince Charles Public School, Rosedale Public School, Searchmont Public School, Tarentorus Public School, F. R. Mills Centre (Catholic School Board), St. Thomas School, Sister Mary Clare School, Ste-Jeanne-d'Arc School, Michipicoten High School, Manitoulin Secondary School, Espanola High School, Elliot Lake Secondary School, Central Algoma Secondary School, Sault College, W. C. Eaket Secondary School, Sault Star (newspaper), Ministry of Natural Resources Aviation and Fire Management Centre, and the Algoma Steel Corporation Research Library.

Repository:

aua

Interviewed: Lorenzo, James

GMD:

Start Date:

1977

Description Level:

End Date:

1977

Date Range:

1977 July 29

Physical Description:

.5 cm of textual records

rec_shelfloc:

2008-009-001

Repository:

Algoma University

Accession No:

Container Number:

001

SAILA Bibliography

GMD:

Start Date:

1971

Description Level:

End Date:

1971

Date Range:

1971 January 4

Physical Description:

.4 cm of textual records

rec_shelfloc:

2008-009-001

Repository:

Algoma University

Accession No:

Container Number:

001

Translation of VAPAUS 1933/34

Name Access:

Vapaus (newspaper).

Subject Access:

Vapaus (newspaper)

GMD:

Start Date:

1978

Description Level:

End Date:

1978

Date Range:

[copied 1978? (originally created 1933-1934)]

Physical Description:

1.2 cm of textual records

rec_shelfloc:

2008-009-001

Repository:

Algoma University

Accession No:

Container Number:

001

Local History - SSM & Algoma Disk Contains Lists of what is located where

GMD:

Start Date:

1972

Description Level:

End Date:

1972

Date Range:

1972 March 14

Physical Description:

.3 cm of textual records

rec_shelfloc:

2008-009-001

Repository:

Algoma University

Accession No:

Container Number:

001

A Bibliography of Works on the Two Soo's SAILA

GMD:

Start Date:

1972

Description Level:

End Date:

1972

Date Range:

1972 June 15

Physical Description:

1.2 cm of textual records

rec_shelfloc:

2008-009-001

Repository:

Algoma University

Accession No:

Container Number:

001

Local History Lists of Who Was Interviewed - Tapes Missing

GMD:

Start Date:

1972

Description Level:

End Date:

1972

Date Range:

1972

Physical Description:

.1 cm of textual records

rec_shelfloc:

2008-009-001

Repository:

Algoma University

Accession No:

Container Number:

001

Local History in the Public Archives of Canada collections

GMD:

Start Date:

1970

Description Level:

End Date:

1979

Date Range:

[copied 197-? (originally created 1802-1809)]

Physical Description:

1 cm of textual records

rec_shelfloc:

2008-009-001

Repository:

Algoma University

Accession No:

Container Number:

001

Local History - Letters

GMD:

Start Date:

1970

Description Level:

End Date:

1979

Date Range:

[copied 197-? (originally created 1790-1948)]

Physical Description:

.5 cm of textual records

rec_shelfloc:

2008-009-001

Repository:

Algoma University

Accession No:

Container Number:

001

Local History Correspondence with Public Archives of Canada

GMD:

Start Date:

1967

Description Level:

End Date:

1967

Date Range:

1967

Physical Description:

.2 cm of textual records

rec_shelfloc:

2008-009-001

Repository:

Algoma University

Accession No:

Container Number:

001

Local History - SAILA St Joe's Island

GMD:

Start Date:

1951

Description Level:

End Date:

1951

Date Range:

1951

Physical Description:

.6 cm of textual records

rec_shelfloc:

2008-009-001

Repository:

Algoma University

Accession No:

Container Number:

001

Local History - SAILA Correspondence

GMD:

Start Date:

1972

Description Level:

End Date:

1974

Date Range:

1972-1974 [predominant 1972]

Physical Description:

.4 cm of textual records

rec_shelfloc:

2008-009-001

Repository:

Algoma University

Accession No:

Container Number:

001

Local History - SAILA Manuscript By Mrs Jessie Harnden Copies Taken from Original

GMD:

Start Date:

1969

Description Level:

End Date:

1970

Date Range:

1969-1970

Physical Description:

1.2 cm of textual records

rec_shelfloc:

2008-009-001

Repository:

Algoma University

Accession No:

Container Number:

001

Local History - SAILA Handwritten Histories of Edith Cavell School - Formerly Steelton Central School

GMD:

Start Date:

1955

Description Level:

End Date:

1960

Date Range:

[after 1955]

Physical Description:

.5 cm of textual records

rec_shelfloc:

2008-009-001

Repository:

Algoma University

Accession No:

Container Number:

001

Local History - 2 original Stories of Local History and one short story

GMD:

Start Date:

1948

Description Level:

End Date:

1972

Date Range:

1948-1972

Physical Description:

.7 cm of textual records

rec_shelfloc:

2008-009-001

Repository:

Algoma University

Accession No:

Container Number:

001

Local History - Story By Mr Knight

GMD:

Start Date:

1970

Description Level:

End Date:

1979

Date Range:

[197-?]

Physical Description:

.4 cm of textual records

rec_shelfloc:

2008-009-001

Repository:

Algoma University

Accession No:

Container Number:

001

Local History "Photographs of Local Senior Citizens"

GMD:

Start Date:

1970

Description Level:

End Date:

1979

Date Range:

[197-?]

Physical Description:

.5 cm of textual records

rec_shelfloc:

2008-009-001

Repository:

Algoma University

Accession No: