Spanish Public Library collection

Start Date: 
1930
Custodial History: 

Donated by the Spanish Public Library.

Access Restriction: 

Some restrictions may apply. Consult the Research & Archives Coordinator for more information.

Description Level: 
Fonds
Language: 
English
Geographic Access: 
Spanish (Ont.)
GMD: 
textual record
graphic material
End Date: 
1970
Date Range: 
[1930-1970]
Repro Restriction: 

Permission of the donor is required for reproduction where applicable. Residential School Centre staff must make reproductions. Reproductions are dependent on the fragility of the originals. Researchers must adhere to applicable copyright law and privacy legislation and permission of the copyright holder is required to publish from the fonds. For more information, please contact the Research & Archives Coordinator, Residential School Centre.

Conservation: 

Basic conservation done during processing.

Physical Description: 

30 cm of textual record and graphic material

Arrangement: 
Thematically by item type
History Biographical: 

The first public library was established in Spanish in 1978. The Spanish Public Library offers a variety of services for the local community and travelling tourists. The library has an extensive children's section, access to high speed internet, fax machine, photocopier, and a wide range of books and magazines. The Spanish Public Library also sponsors the annual Spanish Easter egg hunt, which takes place on the Saturday before Easter.

Scope Content: 

Collection comprises material relating to Spanish Ontario, the residential schools which were located in Spanish, and the communities surrounding Spanish. Collection includes photographs, newspaper clippings and full issue newspapers.

Notes: 

Collection includes an oversize box of material.

Repository: 
srsc

Newspaper series

Start Date: 
1920
Description Level: 
Series
Geographic Access: 
Spanish (Ont.)
GMD: 
textual record
End Date: 
1980
Date Range: 
1920-1980
Physical Description: 

30 cm of textual record.

Scope Content: 

Series comprises newspaper clippings and full issue newspapers collected by the Spanish Public Library.

Notes: 

Content in the newspapers focuses on the residential schools which existed in Spanish Ontario, and local history of the Spanish area.

Repository: 
Residential Schools Centre

Mechanized united pays visit to Spanish

GMD: 
electronic
Start Date: 
1941
Description Level: 
File
End Date: 
1941
Date Range: 
[Digitized 2009 (originally created 1941)]
Image: 
Physical Description: 

489 KB of textual record.

rec_shelfloc: 
2011-052-001
Repository: 
Residential Schools Centre
Accession No: 
Spanish Public Library collection, newspaper series
Container Number: 
001

Newspaper clippings about the residential schools in Spanish, Ontario.

GMD: 
electronic
Start Date: 
1953
Description Level: 
File
End Date: 
1980
Date Range: 
[Digitized 2009 (originally created 1953-1980)]
Image: 
Physical Description: 

288 MB of textual record.

rec_shelfloc: 
2011-052-001
Repository: 
Residential Schools Centre
Accession No: 
Spanish Public Library collection, newspaper series
Container Number: 
001

Newspaper clippings about Spanish school reunion

GMD: 
electronic
Start Date: 
1988
Description Level: 
File
End Date: 
1988
Date Range: 
[Digitized 2009 (originally created 1988)]
Image: 
Physical Description: 

9.82 MB of textual record.

rec_shelfloc: 
2011-052-001
Repository: 
Residential Schools Centre
Accession No: 
Spanish Public Library collection, newspaper series
Container Number: 
001

Newspaper clippings about the Spanish residential schools

GMD: 
electronic
Start Date: 
1980
Description Level: 
File
End Date: 
1990
Date Range: 
[Digitized 2009 (originally created 1980-1990)]
Image: 
Physical Description: 

82.7 MB of textual record.

rec_shelfloc: 
2011-052-001
Repository: 
Residential Schools Centre
Accession No: 
Spanish Public Library collection, newspaper series
Container Number: 
001

Spanish River disaster

Publication: 
Nothern Digest
Volume: 
1
Issue: 
1
GMD: 
electronic
Description Level: 
File
End Date: 
1994
Date Range: 
1994
Image: 
Language: 
[Digitized 2009 (originally creataed 1994)]
Physical Description: 

657 KB of textual record.

rec_shelfloc: 
2011-052-001
Repository: 
Residential Schools Centre
Accession No: 
Spanish Public Library collection, newspaper series
Container Number: 
001

Brief history of the Jesuits

Creator: 

Jacques Monet, s.j

GMD: 
electronic
Start Date: 
1991
Description Level: 
File
End Date: 
1991
Date Range: 
[Digitized 2009 (originally created 1991 May 22)]
Image: 
Physical Description: 

3.12 MB of textual record.

rec_shelfloc: 
2011-052-001
Repository: 
Residential Schools Centre
Accession No: 
Spanish Public Library collection, newspaper series
Container Number: 
001

Newspaper clippings about fire at Spanish school

GMD: 
electronic
Start Date: 
1980
Description Level: 
File
End Date: 
1990
Date Range: 
[Photographed 2009 (originally created 1980-1990)]
Image: 
Physical Description: 

19.5 MB of textual record.

rec_shelfloc: 
2011-052-001
Repository: 
Residential Schools Centre
Accession No: 
Spanish Public Library collection, newspaper series
Container Number: 
001

Newspaper clippings about Spanish residential school students and events

GMD: 
textual record
Start Date: 
1950
Description Level: 
File
End Date: 
1985
Date Range: 
[1950-1985]
Image: 
Physical Description: 

5 cm of textual record.

rec_shelfloc: 
2011-052-001
Repository: 
Residential Schools Centre
Accession No: 
Spanish Public Library collection, newspaper series
Container Number: 
001

Newspaper clippings about Spanish residential school activities and students

GMD: 
textual record
Start Date: 
1950
Description Level: 
File
End Date: 
1990
Date Range: 
[1950-1990]
Image: 
Physical Description: 

5 cm of textual record

rec_shelfloc: 
2011-052-001
Repository: 
Residential Schools Centre
Accession No: 
Spanish Public Library collection, newspaper series
Container Number: 
001

Newspaper clippings and Spanish Reunion poster

Language: 
English
GMD: 
graphic material
textual record
Start Date: 
1953
Description Level: 
File
End Date: 
1988
Date Range: 
1953-1954, 1982, 1988
Physical Description: 

0.2 cm of textual records.

6 newspaper clippings

1 poster of Spanish 1988 reunion

Notes: 

Clippings include:

-"1953 Graduates of Indian School" partial page and full page clipping from Sudbury Daily Star, June 13, 1953
-"Spanish Indian Schools Send 20 Graduates to Chosen Careers", Sault Star June 6, 1954
-"Proud Families Watch Graduation" and Thumbnail Sketches of Garnier Grads, Sault Daily Star, June 19, 1954
-"Spanish family dies in fire killing nine", 1982
-"Bitterness over fire erupts at Spanish council session"


 

 

 

rec_shelfloc: 
2011-052-002 OS
Repository: 
Shingwauk Residential Schools Centre
Accession No: 
Spanish Public Library collection, newspaper series
Container Number: 
002 OS

The Mid-North Monitor

Publication: 
Espanola: Mid-North Monitor
Volume: 
6
Issue: 
17, 19, 20
Language: 
English
GMD: 
textual record
Start Date: 
1984
Description Level: 
File
End Date: 
1984
Date Range: 
1984 February
Physical Description: 

0.5 cm of textual records. - 3 newspapers

rec_shelfloc: 
2014-044-001
Repository: 
Shingwauk Residential Schools Centre
Accession No: 
Spanish Public Library collection
Container Number: 
001

The Standard

Publication: 
Elliot Lake
Volume: 
Scan Resolution: 
Issue: 
Standard No: 
Scan Date: 
Scale: 
Language: 
English
Master scans folder location: 
GMD: 
textual record
Responsibility: 
Custodial History: 
Start Date: 
1980
Description Level: 
File
End Date: 
1980
Style or Pattern: 
Process: 
Date Range: 
1980 February 27
Marks: 
Language: 
Physical Description: 

0.3 cm of textual record. - 1 newspaper

rec_shelfloc: 
2014-044-001
Repository: 
Shingwauk Residential Schools Centre
Accession No: 
Spanish Public Library collection
Container Number: 
001
Conclusions: 
Storage Method: 

The Sault Daily Star

Publication: 
Volume: 
46
Scan Resolution: 
Issue: 
44
Standard No: 
Scan Date: 
Scale: 
Language: 
English
Master scans folder location: 
GMD: 
textual record
Responsibility: 
Custodial History: 
Start Date: 
1957
Description Level: 
File
End Date: 
1957
Style or Pattern: 
Process: 
Date Range: 
1597 May 7
Marks: 
Language: 
Physical Description: 

0.5 cm of textual record. - 1 newspaper

rec_shelfloc: 
2014-044-001
Repository: 
Shingwauk Residential Schools Centre
Accession No: 
Spanish Public Library collection
Container Number: 
001
Conclusions: 
Storage Method: 

The Sudbury Star

Publication: 
Sudbury
Volume: 
Scan Resolution: 
Issue: 
265, 267, 298
Standard No: 
Scan Date: 
Scale: 
Language: 
English
Master scans folder location: 
Creator: 

The Sudbury Star

GMD: 
textual record
Responsibility: 
Custodial History: 
Start Date: 
1963
Description Level: 
File
End Date: 
1963
Style or Pattern: 
Process: 
Date Range: 
1963 November 23 - 1963 November 27
Marks: 
Language: 
Physical Description: 

5 cm of textual record. - 3 newspapers

rec_shelfloc: 
2014-044-001
Repository: 
Shingwauk Residential Schools Centre
Accession No: 
Spanish Public Library collection
Container Number: 
001
Conclusions: 
Storage Method: 

The Sudbury Star

Publication: 
Sudbury
Volume: 
Scan Resolution: 
Issue: 
82, 83, 172
Standard No: 
Scan Date: 
Scale: 
Language: 
English
Master scans folder location: 
GMD: 
textual record
Responsibility: 
Custodial History: 
Start Date: 
196
Description Level: 
File
End Date: 
1964
Style or Pattern: 
Process: 
Date Range: 
1964 April 16, 1964 April 17, 1964 August 4
Marks: 
Language: 
Physical Description: 

4 cm of textual record. - 3 newspapers

rec_shelfloc: 
2014-044-001
Repository: 
Shingwauk Residential Schools Centre
Accession No: 
Spanish Public Library collection
Container Number: 
001
Conclusions: 
Storage Method: 

Photograph series

Start Date: 
1920
Description Level: 
Series
Geographic Access: 
Spanish (Ont.)
GMD: 
graphic material
End Date: 
1970
Date Range: 
1920-1970
Physical Description: 

15 cm of graphic material.

Scope Content: 

Series comprises photographs of students, activities, and buildings at the Spanish residential schools.

Repository: 
Residential Schools Centre

Photographs of Spanish residential school buildings, arena, and students

GMD: 
electronic
Start Date: 
1930
Description Level: 
File
End Date: 
1960
Date Range: 
[Digitized 2009 (originally created 1930-1960)]
Image: 
Physical Description: 

15 photographs (tiff)

rec_shelfloc: 
2010-081-001
Repository: 
Residential Schools Centre
Accession No: 
Spanish Public Library collection, photograph series
Container Number: 
001

Photographs of Spanish residential school after closing, the arena, and students

GMD: 
electronic
Start Date: 
1940
Description Level: 
File
End Date: 
1980
Date Range: 
[Digitization 2009 (originally created 1940-1980)]
Image: 
Physical Description: 

17 photographs (tiff)

rec_shelfloc: 
2010-081-001
Repository: 
Residential Schools Centre
Accession No: 
Spanish Public Library collection, photograph series
Container Number: 
001

Photographs of students, interior of Spanish residential school following closing, and reunion announcement

GMD: 
electronic
Start Date: 
1970
Description Level: 
File
End Date: 
1990
Date Range: 
[Digitized 2009 (originally created 1970-1990)]
Image: 
Physical Description: 

14 photographs (tiff)

rec_shelfloc: 
2010-081-001
Repository: 
Residential Schools Centre
Accession No: 
Spanish Public Library collection, photograph series
Container Number: 
001

Photographs of the residential school buildings in Spanish Ontario

GMD: 
electronic
Start Date: 
1930
Description Level: 
File
End Date: 
1970
Date Range: 
[Digitized 2009 (originally created 1930-1970)]
Image: 
Physical Description: 

36 photographs (jpeg)

rec_shelfloc: 
2010-081-001
Repository: 
Residential Schools Centre
Accession No: 
Spanish Public Library collection, photograph series
Container Number: 
001

Photographs of the residential schools and arena in Spanish Ontario

GMD: 
electronic
Start Date: 
1930
Description Level: 
File
End Date: 
1960
Date Range: 
[1930-1960]
Image: 
Physical Description: 

10 photographs (tiff)

rec_shelfloc: 
2010-081-001
Repository: 
Residential Schools Centre
Accession No: 
Spanish Public Library collection, photograph series
Container Number: 
001

Photographs of Spanish community

GMD: 
electronic
Start Date: 
1900
Description Level: 
File
End Date: 
1960
Date Range: 
[Digitized 2006 (originally created 1900-1960)]
Image: 
Physical Description: 

13 photographs (jpeg)

rec_shelfloc: 
2010-081-001
Repository: 
Residential Schools Centre
Accession No: 
Spanish Public Library collection, photograph series
Container Number: 
001

Photographs of buildings in Spanish Ontario and surrounding areas

GMD: 
electronic
Start Date: 
1930
Description Level: 
File
End Date: 
1960
Date Range: 
[1930-1960]
Image: 
Physical Description: 

22 photographs (jpeg)

rec_shelfloc: 
2010-081-001
Repository: 
Residenital Schools Centre
Accession No: 
Spanish Public Library collection, photograph series
Container Number: 
001

Photographs of people from Spanish area

GMD: 
electronic
Start Date: 
1950
Description Level: 
File
End Date: 
1980
Date Range: 
[Digitized 2008 (originally created 1950-1980)]
Image: 
Physical Description: 

17 photographs (jpeg)

rec_shelfloc: 
2010-081-001
Repository: 
Residential Schools Centre
Accession No: 
Spanish Public Library collection, photograph series
Container Number: 
001

Photographs of buildings and people of Spanish, Ontario

GMD: 
electronic
Start Date: 
1940
Description Level: 
File
End Date: 
1980
Date Range: 
[Digitized 2008 (originally created 1940-1980)]
Image: 
Physical Description: 

28 photographs (jpeg)

rec_shelfloc: 
2010-081-001
Repository: 
Shingwauk Residential Schools Centre
Accession No: 
Spanish Public Library collection, photograph series
Container Number: 
001

Photographs of buildings and people in Spanish

GMD: 
electronic
Start Date: 
1940
Description Level: 
File
End Date: 
1990
Date Range: 
[Digitized 2008 (originally created 1940-1990)]
Image: 
Physical Description: 

25 photographs (jpeg)

rec_shelfloc: 
2010-081-001
Repository: 
Residential Schools Centre
Accession No: 
Spanish Public Library collection, photograph series
Container Number: 
001

Photographs of buildings and people

GMD: 
electronic
Start Date: 
1940
Description Level: 
File
End Date: 
1980
Date Range: 
[Digitized 2009 (originally created 1940-1980)]
Image: 
Physical Description: 

33 photographs (jpeg)

rec_shelfloc: 
2010-081-001
Repository: 
Residential Schools Centre
Accession No: 
Spanish Public Library collection, photograph series
Container Number: 
001

Photographs of buildings and people

GMD: 
electronic
Start Date: 
1950
Description Level: 
File
End Date: 
1990
Date Range: 
[Digitized 2009 (originally created 1950-1990)]
Image: 
Physical Description: 

31 photographs (jpeg)

rec_shelfloc: 
2010-081-001
Repository: 
Residential Schools Centre
Accession No: 
Spanish Public Library collection, photograph series
Container Number: 
001

Photographs of buildings and people

GMD: 
electronic
Start Date: 
1950
Description Level: 
File
End Date: 
1990
Date Range: 
[Digitized 2009 (originally created 1950-1990)]
Image: 
Physical Description: 

35 photographs (jpeg)

rec_shelfloc: 
2010-081-001
Repository: 
Residential Schools Centre
Accession No: 
Spanish Public Library collection, photograph series
Container Number: 
001

Photographs of buildings and people

GMD: 
electronic
Start Date: 
1940
Description Level: 
File
End Date: 
1990
Date Range: 
[Digitized 2009 (originally created 1940-1990)]
Image: 
Physical Description: 

59 photographs (jpeg)

rec_shelfloc: 
2010-081-001
Repository: 
Residential Schools Centre
Accession No: 
Spanish Public Library collection, photograph series
Container Number: 
001

Photographs of students and buildings at Garnier

GMD: 
electronic
Start Date: 
1940
Description Level: 
File
End Date: 
1960
Date Range: 
[Digitized 2009 (originally created 1940-1960)]
Image: 
Physical Description: 

19 photographs (jpeg)

rec_shelfloc: 
2010-081-001
Repository: 
Residential Schools Centre
Accession No: 
Spanish Public Library collection, photograph series
Container Number: 
001

Spanish residential school days

Geographic Access: 
Manitoulin Island (Ont.)
Creator: 

Ojibwe Cultural Foundation

GMD: 
electronic
Start Date: 
2009
Description Level: 
File
End Date: 
2009
Date Range: 
2009
Physical Description: 

70 MB of textual record and graphic material

Notes: 

An exhibition of photographs from the collection of Ojibwe Cultural Foundation, Manitoulin Island, Ontario.

rec_shelfloc: 
2010-081-001
Repository: 
Residential Schools Centre
Accession No: 
Spanish Public Library collection, photograph series
Container Number: 
001

Correspondence regarding photographs of the residential schools in Spanish, Ontario

GMD: 
electronic
Start Date: 
1984
Description Level: 
File
End Date: 
1993
Date Range: 
1984, 1993
Physical Description: 

45.1 MB of textual record.

rec_shelfloc: 
2010-081-001
Repository: 
Residential Schools Centre
Accession No: 
Spanish Public Library collection, photograph series
Container Number: 
001