- All Records
- Bowen, R.J. (Richard John), 1868-1952
Bompas Letters
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- Dates
- 1896-1905
- Format
- microfilm
- Extent
- Reel 1 of 2
- Exposure
- negative
- Dimensions
- 16 mm
- Biographical Sketch
- William Carpenter Bompas (1834-1906) was ordained Deacon 1859, Priest 1865. Curate in Lincolnshire, England, 1859-1863. CMS Missionary in Yukon, 1866-1874; Bishop of Athabasca (First), 1874-1884; Bishop of MacKenzie River (First), 1884-1891; Bishop of Selkirk (First), 1891-1905. He married Charlotte Selina Cox (1830-1918) in May 1874.
- Scope and Content
- Reel 1 - Microfilm consists of correspondence between W.C. Bompas and H.A. Naylor; W.C. Bompas and R.J. Bowen; and Mrs. C.S. Bompas and the Rev. and Mrs. H.A. Naylor.
- Finding Aids
- Finding aid available. See Microfilm collections - Diocese of Montreal.
- Related Fonds
- Bompas family fonds
- Personal Name
- Bompas, Charlotte Selina (Cox), 1830-1917
- Bompas, William Carpenter, 1834-1906
- Naylor, H.A. (Henry Alford), 1873-1956
- Bowen, R.J. (Richard John), 1868-1952
- Corporate Name
- Anglican Church of Canada. Diocese of Montreal
- Geographic Name
- Yukon
- Originals and Reproductions
- Originals found in H.A. Naylor fonds (M75-10). Microfilmed by GSA.
- Accession Number
- Mf 77-3
Richard John Bowen fonds. - 1890-1907
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- Main Entry
- Bowen, R.J. (Richard John), 1868-1952
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Physical Description
- 4 textual items.
- 1 communion set.
- 40 photographs : b&w.
- Fonds Number
- 110
- Fonds
- Richard John Bowen fonds
- Material Type
- Multiple media
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Physical Description
- 4 textual items.
- 1 communion set.
- 40 photographs : b&w.
- Administrative History
- Richard John Bowen (1868-1952) trained with the Church Missionary Society (CMS) at Islington College, London in 1894. He was ordained deacon in 1897 and priest in 1898. Bowen was a CMS missionary in the Diocese of Selkirk (now Diocese of Yukon) ministering among the indigenous people and gold seekers during the Yukon gold rush in Whitehorse. He was Rector of the first parish St. Paul's Church in the Yukon Territory, 1898-1903. Bowen also served in Nanaimo and Ladysmith, BC, 1903-1907. He was the Organizing Secretary for the Western Ontario District of the Canadian Bible Society, 1907-1925 amd was licensed in the Diocese of Huron from 1930-1952.
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of a notebook of various words and meanings translated from English to a native dialect and vice versa. Easter anthem titled "They Have Taken Away My Lord". A testimonial to Bowen from St Paul's Church, Dawson City. A Holy Bible and a copy of the New Testament. A history of Bowen's communion set written by his wife. Photographs of various people, streets, buildings and towns in the Yukon Territory. Miscellaneous items include a piece of altar linen and an ivory or bone knife.
- Related Fonds
- Missionary Society of the Church of England in Canada (MSCC) fonds
- Stringer family fonds
- Main Entry
- Bowen, R.J. (Richard John), 1868-1952
- Corporate Name
- Church Missionary Society
- St. Paul's Church (Dawson City, YT)
- Subjects
- Missionaries
- Missions
- Accession Number
- M56-3
- P7808
R.J. Bowen Papers
http://archives.anglican.ca/en/permalink/microforms76
- Dates
- 1890-1907
- Format
- microfilm
- Extent
- Reel 2 of 2
- Exposure
- negative
- positive
- Dimensions
- 16 mm
- Biographical Sketch
- Richard John Bowen (1868-1952), ordained deacon,1897 and priest, 1898. Missionary of the Canadian Missionary Society in the Diocese of Selkirk (now Diocese of Yukon) and rector of the First Parish Church in the Yukon Territory, 1898-1903. Organizing Secretary for the Western Ontario District of the Canadian Bible Society, 1907-1925.
- Scope and Content
- Reel 2 - Hahn Dictionary prepared by R.J. Bowen
- Finding Aids
- Finding aid available.
- Related Fonds
- R.J. Bowen fonds
- Personal Name
- Bowen, R.J. (Richard John), 1868-1952
- Geographic Name
- Yukon
- Accession Number
- Mf 78-2