Preceded by Monthly Letter Leaflet, the Letter Leaflet was established November 1888 and ran until October 1922. The Monthly Letter Leaflet was the newsletter of the Church of England's Woman's Auxiliary to Missions. It was renamed The Letter Leaflet when the Domestic and Foreign Missionary Society was formed and ran under that title from Feb. 1893 until December 1922. It was followed by the Living Message, 1923 to May 1986, and then the Anglican Magazine, Jan. 1987-Dec. 1991. Volume numbering was continuous.
Scope and Content
Microfilm consists of :
Reel 1 - Letter Leaflet, 1889-1895 [on Reel 6 of Mf 83-9]
Collection consists of a bound book pasted with newsclippings (usually with photographs) that are obituaries, biographical sketches or announcements about prominent persons, including Anglican clergy.
The Woman’s Auxiliary was founded in April 1885 “for the promotion of missionary effort”. The first president was Margaret Medley, wife of the Bishop of Fredericton and Archbishop of the Province of Canada. Roberta E. Tilton of Ottawa was the major force in organizing both diocesan and parochial branches and in promoting the affiliation of existing groups and societies.
The “Letter Leaflet” was a monthly publication first produced in the Diocese of Toronto. It expanded and became the W.A.’s official publication and in 1923 it was renamed “The Living Message”.
The W.A. was reorganized in 1908 following the founding of the Missionary Society of the Church of England in Canada (MSCC) to conform to the structure of General Synod. Caroline M. Patterson Hall was elected president and the first meeting of the General Board was held in Winnipeg.
Initially the work of the W.A. included mission education among Girls; Juniors and Little Helpers (Babies) branches; support of women working as missionaries and assistants in Japan (later China and India) and on Indian Reserves; Dorcas work and financial support for the education of missionaries children. A pension fund for women missionaries was established in 1910. In 1912 after several years of discussion the W.A. agreed to assume responsibility for work with women and children overseas. This included additional budgeted expenditures for evangelism, schools and hospitals. This agreement was extended to the Canadian mission field in 1919.
In 1928 the general meeting became annual. Recognizing an expanded social service role in 1931 the W.A. added a clause to its Constitution governing its cooperation with the General Board of Religious Education (GBRE) and the Council for Social Service (CSS). In 1947, the name was formally changed to Woman's Auxiliary of the Church of England in Canada.
In 1966 the constitution was amended and the Woman’s Auxiliary became the Anglican Church Women (ACW). Integration with General Synod was agreed as a national goal and took place in 1973. Since that time the organization exists by choice at the diocesan and parish levels.
Scope and Content
Fonds consists of the constitution; minutes; legal records; reports; correspondence; missionary employment records; financial records; administration files; printed materials; photographs; scrapbooks; and audiovisual materials.
The fonds is arranged in the following series:
Series 1. Minutes of the National Board of the Woman's Auxiliary and Anglican Church Women, 1889-1973;
Series 2. Constitution of the Woman's Auxiliary and Anglican Church Women, 1885-1970;
Series 3. Legal records, 1883-1968;
Series 4. Annual Meeting Reports, 1886-1973;
Series 5. Executive Committee Minutes of the National Board of the Woman's Auxiliary and Anglican Church Women, 1886-1973;
Series 6. Records of the W.A. President, 1885-1960;
Series 7. Records of the Corresponding Secretary, 1890-1948;
Series 8. Records of the Recording Secretary, 1918, 1929;
Series 9. Records of the Dorcas Secretary, 1886-1964;
Series 10. General, 1886-1962;
Series 11. Literature and Supply, 1913;
Series 12. Junior and Little Helpers, 1926-1964;
Series 13. Committees, 1893-1974;
Series 14. Missionaries, 1891-1961;
Series 15. Finance records, 1887-1971;
Series 16. Anglican Church Women Administration Files, 1969-1974;
Series 17. Printed Materials, 1886-1971;
Series 18. Diocesan Reports, 1885-1974.
Related Fonds
Missionary Society of the Church of England in Canada (MSCC) fonds
The office of the Primate was created in 1893 at the first session of the General Synod of the Church of England in Canada. The Primate is the President of the General Synod and the senior Metropolitan of the Anglican Church of Canada. At the beginning, the Primate was the President of General Synod, the Metropolitan of their Ecclesiastical Province and Archbishop of their diocese. The Primate was elected from the Metropolitans by the House of Bishops until 1931 when it was changed to election by the members of General Synod. In 1969, a new Commission on the Primacy recommended that Canon III regarding the Primate be amended to require the Primate to maintain an office at the national headquarters of the Church, with a pastoral relationship to the whole Church, but no fixed Primatial See. The first Primate to work from the national office was the Most Rev. Howard Hewlett Clark.
The Primate exercises a multi-faceted ministry within the Anglican Church of Canada. Overall, the Primate is responsible for leading the church in discerning and pursuing the mission of God. The Primate’s sacramental role includes participating in the consecration of new bishops and presiding at liturgical events of General Synod. The Primate participates in ordinations and confirmations at the invitation of the local diocesan bishop.
On an administrative level, the Primate serves as president of the General Synod, chair of the Council of General Synod, and chair of the House of Bishops. The Primate also serves as chief executive officer of General Synod staff, most of whom work at the national office in Toronto. The Primates who have served the church from the General Synod Church House are: Howard Hewlett Clark, 1959-1970; Edward Walter Scott, 1971-1986; Michael Geoffrey Peers, 1986-2004; Andrew Sandford Hutchison, 2004-2007; Frederick James Hiltz, 2007-2019; Nicholls, Linda Carol, 2019- .
Scope and Content
Fonds consists of appointment calendars, addresses, correspondence, subject files, graphic materials, and audiovisual materials created by or accumulated by the following Primates:
Walter Foster Barfoot, 1951-1958
Derwyn Trevor Owen, 1934-1947
Howard Hewlett Clark, 1959-1970
Edward Walter Scott, 1971-1986
Michael Geoffrey Peers, 1986-2004
David Perry Crawley, February-June, 2004
Andrew Sandford Hutchison, 2004-2007
Frederick James Hiltz, 2007-2019
Nicholls, Linda Carol, 2019-
Associated Material
Walter Foster Barfoot, 1951-1958 - Diocese of Edmonton Archives and Diocese of Rupert's Land Archives
Derwyn Trevor Owen, 1934-1947 - Diocese of Niagara Archives and Diocese of Toronto Archives
Howard Hewlett Clark, 1959-1970 - Diocese of Ottawa Archives
Photos consist of the Most Rev. Philip Carrington, First Archbishop of Quebec (1944-1960) greeting Archbishop Howard H. Clarke, Primate and two images of Archbishop Carrington at Lambeth Conference, 1958. One image includes Archbishop Carrington and his wife, Gwendolin Smith Carrington .
Photos consist of the Most Rev. Howard H. Clark, Primate of the Anglican Church of Canada, in formal portraits, posed shots in Canada and overseas and casual shots. There are also photos from his funeral.
Photos consist of Charles Hendry, sociologist who researched the Anglican Church of Canada's relationship with the Indigenous peoples. His report was published in a book called, Beyond Traplines. One of the photos includes the Most Rev. H.H. Clark.
Photo consists of three clergy men talking with each other, while two of them shake hands. Rev. Canon A.J. Jackson in the middle and the Most Rev. Howard H. Clark to the right. A big "The Anglican Church of Canada" sign is behind them as well as a map of Canada.
Photo consists of the Most Rev. Howard H. Clark (to the left) and Rev. Canon A.J. Jackson (right) each holding a briefcase. A Colonel? and r. Howard are in the background.
Photo consists of two photos. In the first one, the Archbishop is seen walking along the sidewalk outside of 600 Jarvis street. In the second photo he is sitting at a desk writing; a typewriter is on the table as well.
Photo consists of the Primate of the Anglican Church of Canada, H.H. Clark and the Archbishop Philip Carrington leading a procession of bishops down a tree lined street.