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St. Joseph’s Indian Residential School (Fort William, Ont.)

St. Joseph’s Indian Residential School, Fort William, Ont, [Fort William Indian Residential School], 1936-1964, Roman Catholic.

Photograph of St. Joseph's Indian Residential School being torn down

Submitted by krista on Thu, 11/17/2011 - 11:12
Description
Start Date: 
1966
End Date: 
1966
Date Range: 
[Digitized 2005 (originally created 1966)]
Physical Description: 

23.1 MB of graphic material. - 1 photograph : b&w ; (tiff)

Physical Location
Repository: 
Residential Schools Centre
Accession No: 
Nishnawbe Aski Nation collection, St Joseph's IRS series
File No: 
007
Shelf Location: 
2011-065-001
Container Number: 
001
Geographic Access: 
Fort William (Ont.)
Description Level: 
File
GMD: 
graphic material
Name Access: 
St. Joseph’s Indian Residential School (Fort William, Ont.)
Image: 

Photograph of St. Joseph's Indian Residential School being torn down

Submitted by krista on Thu, 11/17/2011 - 11:11
Description
Start Date: 
1966
End Date: 
1966
Date Range: 
[Digitized 2005 (originally created 1966)]
Physical Description: 

22.9 MB of graphic material. - 1 photograph : b&w ; (tiff)

Physical Location
Repository: 
Residential Schools Centre
Accession No: 
Nishnawbe Aski Nation collection, St Joseph's IRS series
File No: 
006
Shelf Location: 
2011-065-001
Container Number: 
001
Geographic Access: 
Fort William (Ont.)
Description Level: 
File
GMD: 
graphic material
Name Access: 
St. Joseph’s Indian Residential School (Fort William, Ont.)
Image: 

Photograph of St. Joseph's Indian Residential School being torn down

Submitted by krista on Thu, 11/17/2011 - 11:08
Description
Start Date: 
1966
End Date: 
1966
Date Range: 
[Digitized 2005 (originally created 1966)]
Physical Description: 

22.8 MB of graphic material. - 1 photograph : b&w ; (tiff)

Physical Location
Repository: 
Residential Schools Centre
Accession No: 
Nishnawbe Aski Nation collection, St Joseph's IRS series
File No: 
005
Shelf Location: 
2011-065-001
Container Number: 
001
Geographic Access: 
Fort William (Ont.)
Description Level: 
File
GMD: 
graphic material
Name Access: 
St. Joseph’s Indian Residential School (Fort William, Ont.)
Image: 

Photograph of the order for fire drill

Submitted by krista on Thu, 11/17/2011 - 11:06
Description
Start Date: 
1940
End Date: 
1950
Date Range: 
[Digitized 2005 (originally created ca. 1940-1950)]
Physical Description: 

24.5 MB of graphic material. - 1 photograph : b&w ; (tiff)

Physical Location
Repository: 
Residential Schools Centre
Accession No: 
Nishnawbe Aski Nation collection, St Joseph's IRS series
File No: 
004
Shelf Location: 
2011-065-001
Container Number: 
001
Geographic Access: 
Fort William (Ont.)
Description Level: 
File
GMD: 
graphic material
Name Access: 
St. Joseph’s Indian Residential School (Fort William, Ont.)
Image: 

Photograph of students at St. Joseph's Indian Residenital School

Submitted by krista on Thu, 11/17/2011 - 11:04
Description
Start Date: 
1940
End Date: 
1950
Date Range: 
[Digitized 2005 (originally created 1940-1950)]
Physical Description: 

23 MB of graphic material. - 1 photographs : b&w ; (tiff)

Physical Location
Repository: 
Residential Schools Centre
Accession No: 
Nishnawbe Aski Nation collection, St Joseph's IRS series
File No: 
003
Shelf Location: 
2011-065-001
Container Number: 
001
Geographic Access: 
Fort William (Ont.)
Description Level: 
File
GMD: 
graphic material
Name Access: 
St. Joseph’s Indian Residential School (Fort William, Ont.)
Image: 

Photograph of the St. Joseph's Indian Residential School

Submitted by krista on Thu, 11/17/2011 - 11:02
Description
Start Date: 
1940
End Date: 
1950
Date Range: 
[Digitized 2005 (originally created 1940-1950)]
Physical Description: 

27.4 MB of graphic material. - 1 photograph : b&w ; (tiff)

Physical Location
Repository: 
Residential Schools Centre
Accession No: 
Nishnawbe Aski Nation collection, St Joseph's IRS series
File No: 
002
Shelf Location: 
2011-065-001
Container Number: 
001
Geographic Access: 
Fort William (Ont.)
Description Level: 
File
GMD: 
graphic material
Name Access: 
St. Joseph’s Indian Residential School (Fort William, Ont.)
Image: 

Photograph of students at St. Joseph's Indian Residenital School

Submitted by krista on Thu, 11/17/2011 - 10:58
Description
Start Date: 
1940
End Date: 
1950
Date Range: 
[Digitized 2005 (originally created by 1940-1950)]
Physical Description: 

27.4 MB of graphic material. - 1 photograph : b&w ; (tiff)

Physical Location
Repository: 
Residential Schools Centre
Accession No: 
Nishnawbe Aski Nation collection, St Joseph's IRS series
File No: 
001
Shelf Location: 
2011-065-001
Container Number: 
001
Geographic Access: 
Fort William (Ont.)
Description Level: 
File
GMD: 
graphic material
Name Access: 
St. Joseph’s Indian Residential School (Fort William, Ont.)
Image: 

St Joseph's Indian Residential School series

Submitted by krista on Wed, 11/02/2011 - 11:26
Description
Start Date: 
1940
End Date: 
1950
Date Range: 
[Digitized 2004 (originally created 1940-1966)]
Physical Description: 

171 MB of graphic material. - 7 photographs: b&w ; (tiff)

Arrangement: 
Series is arranged thematically by item type.
History Biographical: 

St. Joseph's Residential School in Fort William, Ontario was open from 1870-1966, it was affiliated with the Roman Catholic Church and was operated by the Sisters of St. Joseph of Sault Ste Marie. The school was originally established as "The Orphan Asylum of Fort William" and was exclusively for girls.

The original school was located on Fort William Indian Reserve, in 1907 the school moved to Franklin Street, Fort William. The school operated in conjunction with the orphanage run by the Sisters, both the orphanage and school were demolished in 1966.

Scope Content: 

Series comprises photographs of students, staff, and buildings at St. Joseph's Indian Residential School in Fort William, Ontario.

Repository: 
srsc
Admin
Custodial History: 

SRSC only holds the digital copies of these photographs. The photographs in this series were scanned/copied, in part, by Andrea Auger of the NAN IRS Research Unit from files located at the Oblate Centre du Patrimoine, la Société historique de Sainte-Boniface and the Impact Northern Ministries of Red Lake. Additional photographic material was provided by Josias Fiddler, Saul Day, and NAN Deputy Grand Chief Goyce Kakegamic.

Access Restriction: 

No restrictions on access.

Repro Restriction: 

Researchers must adhere to applicable copyright law and privacy legislation and permission of the copyright holder is required to publish from the fonds.

GMD: 
graphic material
Geographic Access: 
Fort William (Ont.)
Description Level: 
Series
Subject Access: 
Indigenous Peoples in North America--Canada--Residential schools
Name Access: 
St. Joseph’s Indian Residential School (Fort William, Ont.)
Language: 
English

St. Joseph's Indian Residential School photo album

Submitted by krista on Thu, 03/03/2011 - 10:12
Description
Start Date: 
2012
End Date: 
2012
Date Range: 
2012
Physical Description: 

2.46 MB of textual record and graphic material

Notes: 

Part one of the photo album consists of textual records relating to the history of St. Joseph's school. Part two consists of photographs of students and activities at the school.

Physical Location
Repository: 
srsc
Accession No: 
Shingwauk Project collection (Residential school photo album series)
File No: 
013
Shelf Location: 
2011-019-001
Container Number: 
001
Geographic Access: 
Fort William (Ont.)
Description Level: 
File
GMD: 
electronic
Name Access: 
St. Joseph’s Indian Residential School (Fort William, Ont.)
Document: 
PDF icon St. Joseph

Fort William Indian Residential School admissions and discharges

Submitted by admin on Sat, 01/08/2011 - 15:57
Description
Start Date: 
1944
End Date: 
1952
Date Range: 
[reproduced 1990 (originally created 1944-1952)]
Physical Description: 

.3 cm of textual records

Notes: 

RG 10, volume 6196, file 464-10, part 2. Fort William Agency - Fort William Indian Residential School - Admissions and Discharges. 1944-1952

Physical Location
Repository: 
srsc
Accession No: 
Indian Affairs collection
File No: 
030
Shelf Location: 
2010-006-002
Container Number: 
002
Legacy Restricted: 
N
Geographic Access: 
Kenora (Ont.)
Description Level: 
File
Language: 
English
GMD: 
textual record
Name Access: 
St. Joseph’s Indian Residential School (Fort William, Ont.)
Document: 
PDF icon Admissions and discharges