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Administrative History: Charles Edward Whittaker (1864-1947) graduated from Wycliffe College and was ordained deacon in 1895 and priest in 1898 by Bishop Reeve of Mackenzie River. He was a missionary in the Arctic for 23 years, 1897-1920, serving at Fort McPherson, Herschel Island, and Whitehorse. He did a lot of translation work (Western Eskimo) and was Archdeacon of Mackenzie River, 1914-1918. He finished his career serving in several parishes in the Diocese of Toronto, 1921-1934.

Scope and Content: Fonds consists of a manuscript by Archdeacon Whittaker entitled, Sunrise in Eskimo Land or Dawn Among Eskimo. This manuscript outlines his missionary work in the north and in Ontario until the mid 1930's. Manuscript includes information about Archdeacon Robert McDonald, Bp. Isaac O. Stringer, W.D. Young, W.H. Fry, Edward Hester, Herbert Girling, G.E. Merritt, W.H.B. Hoare, and John Firth. Also includes reference to Indian Residential Schools at Hay River and Carcross.

Related Fonds: Diocese of the Arctic fonds; Missionary Society of the Church of England in Canada (MSCC) fonds; Isaac O. Stringer family fonds; James Richard Lucas fonds; Herbert Girling fonds

Main Entry: Whittaker, C.E. (Charles Edward), 1864-1947

Personal Name: Whittaker, C.E. (Charles Edward), 1864-1947; Fry, William Henry, 1885-1921; Girling, Herbert, 1891-1920; Hester, Edward, 1882-1945; Hoare, William Henry Beer, 1890-1948; McDonald, Robert, 1829-1913; Merritt, Gabriel Eldon, 1888-1940; Stringer, Isaac O., 1866-1934; Young, William D.

Corporate Name: Chooutla Indian Residential School (Carcross, YT); St. Peter's Indian Residential School (Hay River, NWT)

Subjects: Arctic regions; Eskimos; Missionaries; Indian and Eskimo Residential Schools

Accession Number: M83-5; P8208

Missionary Society of the Church of England in Canada (MSCC) fonds. - 1877-2011

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Main Entry: Missionary Society of the Church of England in Canada (MSCC)

Description Level: Fonds

Physical Description: 20 m of textual records ; 4000 graphic images ; 50 audio-visual materials

Fonds Number: 008

Fonds: Missionary Society of the Church of England in Canada (MSCC) fonds

Material Type: Multiple media

Description Level: Fonds

Physical Description: 20 m of textual records ; 4000 graphic images ; 50 audio-visual materials

Administrative History: The Missionary Society of the Church of England in Canada (MSCC) was formed in September 1902 by the General Synod. The Society was created for the general missionary work of the Church and aimed to bring all members of the Church into the field of action by making them members of the Society. The work of the Society was under the charge of the Board of Missions, consisting of all members of the General Synod. The executive work of the Board of Missions was done by the Board of Management composed of the Bishops, two clergy and two laymen elected by each diocese. Administratively, the MSCC was run by a General Secretary who guided the Field Secretary and various committees in their work. Its last General Secretary resigned in 1969. The MSCC Board of Management still exists under Canon VII, convenes during General Synod, and produces financial statements because of ongoing MSCC legacies and trusts.; The work of the MSCC consisted of domestic and foreign missions. In Canada the work included assisting missionary dioceses, Indian and Eskimo work, Columbia Coast Mission, Church Camp Missions, Jewish Missions, Japanese Missions, Immigration chaplaincies, white settlers missions, and Indian Residential Schools. Foreign missions included church, medical, and education work in Japan, China, India, Palestine (Jerusalem), and Egypt.; The forerunners of the MSCC were the Domestic and Foreign Missionary Society (1883-1902) and the Canadian Church Missionary Society (1894-1903), both of whom were already supporting domestic and foreign missionaries. By the side of the DFMS stood the Woman's Auxiliary (1885-1966), organized in 1885 for the purpose of enlisting the women in the missionary effort of the Church. When the MSCC was formed it became the Woman's Auxiliary to the MSCC.

Scope and Content: Fonds consists of constitution, minutes, correspondence, reports, financial records, legal records, printed materials, photographs, and audiovisual materials.; Fonds organized into the following series: Series 1. Board of Management and Executive Committee, 1884-1969; Series 2. Committees, 1900-1968; Series 2:1 Deputation Committee, 1903-1906 Series 2:2 Foreign Missions Committee, 1903-1904 Series 2:3 Sunday School Committee, 1903-1905 Series 2:4 Consultative Committee, 1912-1951 Series 2:5 Candidates Committee, 1913-1965 Series 2:6 Committee on Overseas Missions, 1942-1955 Series 2:7 Committee on Canadian Missions, 1944-1957 Series 2:8 Policy Committee, 1944-1966 Series 2:9 Committee on Missionary Strategy, 1955, 1959 Series 2:10 Missions to Seamen, 1957-1966 Series 2:11 Family Lenten Offering Committee (ACTO), 1958-1963 Series 2:12 Joint MSCC & CSS Committee on Indian and Eskimo Affairs, 1959-1962 Series 2:13 Finance Committee, 1941-1966 Series 2:14 Special Indian Committee, 1900-1910 Series 2:15 Indian and Eskimo Residential Schools Commission and Indian Schools administration, 1906-1968 Series 3. General Secretary's records, 1897-1975; Series 4. Field Secretary's records, 1940-1959; Series 5. Financial records, 1877-2011; Series 6. Overseas Personnel, 1907-1941; Series 7. Publications Department, 1943-1960; Series 8. Publications - Official Records, 1901-1958; Series 9. Publications, 1904-1975; Series 10. Photograph and Audio-Visual collections.

Related Fonds: Domestic and Foreign Missionary Society (DFMS) fonds; Woman's Auxiliary fonds; Canadian Church Missionary Society fonds

Main Entry: Missionary Society of the Church of England in Canada (MSCC)

Corporate Name: Missionary Society of the Anglican Church of Canada; The MSCC Board of Management

Subjects: China - Missions; Indian and Eskimo Residential Schools; Missionaries; India - Missions; Japan - Missions

Accession Number: GS75-103; GS99-05; GS2004 17; GS2004 74; GS2004-75; GS2014-24; P75-103; P7538

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

T.B.R. Westgate fonds. - 1892-1950

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Main Entry: Westgate, T.B.R.(Thomas Buchanan Reginald), 1872-1951.

Description Level: Fonds

Physical Description: 39 cm of textual records.; 86 photographs : b&w.

Fonds Number: 105

Fonds: T.B.R. Westgate fonds

Material Type: Multiple media

Description Level: Fonds

Physical Description: 39 cm of textual records.; 86 photographs : b&w.

Administrative History: T.B.R. (Thomas Buchanan Reginald) Westgate (1872-1951) was born in Watford, Ontario. He was a graduate of Huron College and was ordained as a priest in 1897. He spent a year in a parish in Comber, Ont. before starting his missionary career. He served as a missionary with the South American Missionary Society in Paraguayan Chaco, 1898-1901, and with the Church Missionary Society (1902-1919) in several places in Tanzania and Uganda in Africa. After returning to Canada, Westgate served as the Field Secretary for Indian and Eskimo Residential School Commission, MSCC (Winnipeg, MB), 1919-1943.

Scope and Content: Fonds consists of correspondence and manuscripts, printed material, photographs, sermons and diaries relating to his experiences with the South American Missionary Society; Africa, including being a prisoner of war in Africa during WWI; and Indian Residential Schools.; Fonds arranged in the following series: Series 1: Westgate correspondence and papers, 1892-1950 Series 2: Westgate manuscripts, articles and clippings, 1913-1930 Series 3: Westgate photograph collection, 1895-1933 Series 4: Westgate Diaries, 1902-1949