The Rev. Thomas Henry Canham studied at the Church Missionary Society College at Islington, England and was ordained priest in 1880. He served at Portage La Prairie, Manitoba (1881-1882), St. Matthews Mission, Peel River, McKenzie River, N.W.T. (1882-1887), St. James Mission, Lower Yukon River (1888-1892), Tukudh Mission (1888-1891), St. Andrew, Selkirk, Yukon (1892-1910), St. Saviour, Carcross, Yukon (1910-1922), and Archdeacon of the Yukon (1892-1924). His English-Wood Indian vocabulary was published by the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge (S.P.C.K) in 1898. His work in the north was shared by his wife, Charlotte Sarah French Canham (m. 1886).
Scope and Content
Reel 1 - A. Documents; B. Letters; C. Articles; D. Diaries (1-39)
Reel 2 - D. Diaries (39 cont'd - 43); E. Photographs; F. Sermons; G. Translations
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.
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Charles Edward Whittaker (1864-1947), graduated from Wycliffe College,1895. Ordained deacon,1897 and priest, 1898. Rector to the Indians at Fort McPherson,1897-1901, 1907-1912 and 1914-1918. Rector of Whitehorse, 1918-1921. Archdeacon of Mackenzie River in 1916. Translated portions of the New Testament into Eskimo.
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Reel 2 - M71-4 Series 5-3-2 #2. Draft, Eskimo Vocabulary: preliminary vocabulary of the Western Arctic; #4. Supplement Eskimo Grammar, in brief for Mackenzie River; Series 5-33 #1. Translation of Genesis into Eskimo
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Finding aid available. See: M71-4 Arctic Collection