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P123- Oiva W. Saarinen Fonds Nd; 1894-2011 P123- Oiva W. Saarinen fonds n.d.; 1894-2011 (predominant 1920-2000) 11.0 linear meters of textual records and cartographic documents Biographical Sketch: Oiva W. Saarinen (1937- ) was born in Sudbury, Ontario, Canada. After completing his elementary and secondary education in Sudbury, he received an Honour’s B.A. in Economics and Political Science and his M.A. in Geography from the University of Western Ontario in London, Ontario. He then acquired a Ph.D. in Geography from University College in London, England. He was a Full Professor of Geography at Laurentian University in Sudbury, until he retired in 2003, at which time he was granted Professor Emeritus status. His research interests have centered on the historical geography of Sudbury, the study of single-enterprise communities in Canada, and the Finnish community in North America. He has published extensively in journals, written numerous book reviews, and published an award-winning book titled Between a Rock and a Hard Place: A Historical Geography of the Finns in the Sudbury Area which was released by Wilfrid Laurier University Press in 1999. He has presented papers at numerous conferences, the most recent being at Finnish Immigrants in the Decade if Depression (1929-1939), which was held in Thunder Bay in March of 2004. He is also on the Editorial Board of the Journal of Finnish Studies. As a Professor at Laurentian University from 1962 to 2003, Dr. Saarinen served on a wide variety of university committees. He served as Chair of the Geography department in 1970-1971, and was the President of the Laurentian University Faculty Association (LUFA) in 1980-1981. He is actively involved in many local Finnish organizations, such as the Knights of Kaleva, the Sudbury Suomi Lions Club, and the Finnish National Society. He is currently the Grand Trustee of the Knights of Kaleva in North America. In recognition of his work on behalf of the Finnish community, the Government of Finland in 2001 awarded him the Knight of the Order of the White Rose, 1st Class. Professor Saarinen is married to Edith, and they have two children, Kai and Kristen. Scope and content: The Oiva W. Saarinen fonds attests to his research interests on the Finnish Communities in North America, as well as on the urban development of single- industry towns in Northern Ontario, and also to his documentary productions. It also informs us about his involvement in different associations and organizations within the Finnish community of Canada. It contains notes, articles, research papers and publications he produced in the course of his research activities, and documentation. Further to documenting the immigration of Finns to North America, and to Northern Ontario, and their role in the development of cities such as Thunder Bay and Sudbury, the studies, reports and photocopies of archival materials also cover the early settlements and economic activities of the different regions. For instance, in the sub-series “Lake Panache”, lumbering, as well as environment aspects of the presence of the dam, land P123 – Oiva Saarinen fonds Updated October 16, 2020 claims by natives and their presence, are also addressed and documented. In the sub- series “Sudbury”, the annotated maps, the assessment rolls, and lists from Vernon's, or reports on mining in the region, inform us about the Finnish community and their activities in the region. The short stories and testimonies, and recollections of members of the Finnish community in Sudbury, also provide significant primary sources of information. The papers and publications are divided in 3 Series: I: Oiva Saarinen publications; Series II: Books and other materials and Series III: Books and other materials on Economic and Urban Development. Series II is divided into 9 Sub-series: Sub-series A: Books and other materials on Finland; Sub-series B: Finnish-American Literature; Sub-series C: Vapaus, Foc, and other left-wing Literature; Sub-series D: History of Finnish Settlement on Lake Panache and materials related to Indian Land Claims; Sub-series E: Finnish Religious Groupings in North America; Sub-series F: North American Finnish Literature and Writers; Sub-series G: Finns in Canada and in the United States (excluding Ontario); Sub-series H: Finnish-Canadian Ontario Material (excluding Sudbury); Sub-series I: Finns in the Sudbury Area. Note: Immediate source of acquisition: Oiva Saarinen donated his records in January 2005. Languages of material: Some records are in Finnish. Accruals: A first accrual was received in January 2005, a second in August 2006, and a third accrual in November 2011. A fourth accrual was received in March 2015. No further accruals are expected. Related material: P004 - The Finnish National Society of Sudbury fonds may contain complementary information. General note: The 2015 accrual (4 linear meters) is not inventoried. Most of the materials are on Sudbury, and concerning different aspects of mining, geology, geography and the population. 2 P123 – Oiva Saarinen fonds Updated October 16, 2020 Acknowledgment We are grateful to Oiva Saarinen, Ph.D. who thought of the Laurentian University Archives to preserve his research material. Saarinen's research in the field of geography, and more specifically on urban development and Finnish immigrants, is a very significant contribution to the field and topic. The students of Laurentian University and the community at large will be given access to a valuable documentary fonds, pertaining to the Finnish Community in North America, and in Northern Ontario. Moreover, to help us in providing access more rapidly to the material donated, Dr. Saarinen inventoried the materials he gave us, and even produced a list. We wish to thank him for all his effort. Team of the Archives 3 P123 – Oiva Saarinen fonds Updated October 16, 2020 SERIES I: OIVA SAARINEN PUBLICATIONS Box 1 Box 14 Map Cabinet Box 1 1967. “The Pattern and Impact of Finnish Settlement in Canada,” in Terra, Vol. 77, No. 4, pp.113-120. 1969. “Spatial Sequences of Forest Utilization and Related Settlement Patterns in Finland During the Pre-Industrial Period,” in The Bloomsbury Geographer, Vol. 2, pp. 70-78. 1976. Editor. Proceedings of the Conference on Regional Development in Northeastern Ontario. Sudbury, Municipal Advisory Committee for Northeastern Ontario. 112 pages 1979. Spatial Behaviour of the State and of the Co-operative Movement in the Finnish Forest Economy. Ph.D. Thesis, University College London, 1979. 277 pages 1979a. “The Influence of Thomas Adams and the British New Towns Movement in the Planning of Canadian Resource Communities,” in The Usable Urban Past, edited by Alan F.J. Artibise and Gilbert A. Stelter, Toronto, Macmillan of Canada, pp. 268-292. 1981. “Geographical Perspectives on Finnish Canadian Immigration and Settlement,” in Polyphony, Vol. 3, No.2, 1981, pp. 16-22. 1981. “Provincial Land Use Planning Initiatives in the Town of Kapuskasing,” in Urban History Review, Vol. X, No. 1, pp. 1-15 1982. “Finns in Northeastern Ontario with Special Reference to the Sudbury Area,” in Laurentian University Review, Vol. XV, No. 1, pp. 41-54. 1983. “Ethnicity and the Cultural Mosaic in the Sudbury Area,” in Polyphony, Vol.5, No. 1, pp. 86-92. 1983. “Sudbury 1945 to 1983,” in To Our City/Ấ Notre Ville, Sudbury, Sudbury Centennial Foundation, pp. 41-54. 1985. “Municipal Government in Northern Ontario: An Overview,” in Laurentian University Review, Volume XVII, No. 2, pp. 5-26. 1986. Co-authored with G.O. Tapper. “Finnish-Canadian Migration and Cultural Patterns: A Northern Ontario Case Study,” Nordia, Vol.20, No. 1, pp. 83-93. 4 P123 – Oiva Saarinen fonds Updated October 16, 2020 1986a. “Single-Sector Communities in Northern Ontario: The Creation and Planning of Dependent Towns,” in Power and Place: Canadian Urban Development in the North American Context, edited by Gilbert A. Stelter and Alan F.J. Artibise, Vancouver, University of British Columbia Press, pp. 219-264. 1990. ‘Sudbury: A Historical Case Study of Multiple Urban-Economic Transformation,” in Ontario History, Volume LXXXII, Number 1, pp. 53-81. 1990a. History of the Recreational Use of Lake Panache. Sudbury, Laurentian University Institute of Northern Ontario Research and Development. 50 pages 1991. A History of the Finnish National Society of Sudbury (Sudburyn Suomalainen Kansallisseura) 1930-1991. Sudbury. 4 pages 1991a. “”Urban Restructuring: The Sudbury Case Study,” in Municipal Development in Northeastern Ontario: Copper Cliff and Sudbury, edited by Mary Ann Beavis. Winnipeg, Institute of Urban Studies Occasional Paper 26, pp. 25-43. 1991b. A History of the Knights and Ladies of Kaleva Lodges in Sudbury, Ontario, Canada (1965/66-1991). Sudbury. 30 pages Sudbury Finnish Rest Home Society ca. 1988-2011 2.0 cm of textual records Annual reports, sketches of the building, staff reports, 1 picture newspaper articles and leaflets and promotional documents. There is also a list of the members of the Board. A Oïva Saarinen, 1992 publication ‘History of the Sudbury Finnish Rest Home Society, 1982-1992’ is also included. Note: Some documents are in Finnish 1992a. “Creating a Sustainable Community: The Sudbury Case Study,” in At the End of the Shift: Mines and Single-Industry Towns in Northern Ontario,” edited by Matt Bray and Ashley Thomson, Toronto, Dundurn Press, pp. 165-186. 1993. Universities and Regional Development: The Example of Finland. Sudbury, Laurentian University Institute of Northern Ontario Research and Development, INORD Research Grant Series, No. 1. 21 pages 1993a. ‘The 1950s,” in Sudbury: Rail Town to Regional Capital, edited by C.M. Wallace and Ashley Thomson. Toronto, Dundurn Press, pp. 190-214. 5 P123 – Oiva Saarinen fonds Updated October 16, 2020 1995. Sudbury Suomi Lions Club: Sudbury Ontario Canada 1989-1995. Sudbury, Sudbury Suomi Lions Club. 38 pages 1997. Co-edited with Varpu Lindström and Borje Vähämäki. Melting into Great Waters: Papers from FINNFORUM V. Special Issue of Journal of Finnish Studies, Volume 1, Number 3, 1997.
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