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The fonds consists of records that are directly related to the organization of Local 187. The records include: original charters for Locals 187 and 192, their constitution and by-laws, reports, minutes, convention proceedings, and collective agreements booklets. These documents provide some insight to the operation of union locals that represented Railway Carmen in Northeastern Ontario, and their position within the context of the larger organization. When the Canadian Division joined CAW, individual locals of the Rail Division gained more prominence at the national level.

The George Hill fonds documents a period of 20 years of the Dominion Tar and Chemical Company Canada Creosoting Division, Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) creosote plant in Sudbury. Composed of photographs, a notebook of memorabilia with a preamble, records from the plant, and maps relating to the CPR Creosote plant in Sudbury, the fonds provides an overview of the operations and the workflow involved, but also illustrates the layout of the plant, including the different buildings and machinery. The preamble, consisting of comments and explanations by Hill, provides an understanding not only of the set up required to process creosote, but also of the different steps involved. Moreover, an engineering blueprint of the layout of the plant with references to photographs and annotations by George Hill offers a visualization of the plant and the machinery.

Sheets of wages, lists of employees and their roles at the plant, and a grievance on the work conditions complete this comprehensive presentation on the CPR creosote plant.

The Jack L. Giroux fonds documents Giroux’s role as representative for the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen (BRT) Lodge 249 Sudbury chapter and the different issues of the union and its membership. The correspondence, consisting mostly of exchanges between the different chapters and the head office of the union, informs us of union business. The challenges met by the union and the different work-related concerns for the safety of the railway workers, the scheduling, and work conditions are also addressed in the correspondence. Printed arbitration cases issued by the Canadian Railway Office, grievance procedures, constitutions, and switching limits (zoning), as well as documentation regarding the 1966 BRT strike in Sudbury are also included in this fonds.

The collection consists of correspondence, copies of articles on Shakespeare Township, booklets from telephone companies, a publication on the geology of Dunlop-Shakespeare Area, copies of school reports (originally created 1914-1963), copies of 1933-1956 reports on Shakespeare Gold mine and uranium mines, and personnel accounts of Shakespeare Township activities. Railway, mining, and timber activities, and a teacher recollection are among the handwritten accounts.