Sault Area International Library Association fonds

Submitted by admin on Sat, 01/08/2011 - 16:36

Description

Start Date:

1948

End Date:

1979

Date Range:

1948-1979

Creator:

Sault Area International Library Association

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

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Access Restriction:

No restrictions on access.

Repro Restriction:

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

Conservation:

Minor conservation performed on fonds.

GMD:

textual record

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