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Administrative History: Archibald Lang Fleming (1883-1953), enrolled at Wycliffe College in 1908, and was ordained deacon in 1912 and priest in 1913. Fleming was Archdeacon of the Arctic, 1927-1933 and first Bishop of the Arctic, 1933-1949. Earlier he had served as rector of the Church of St. John The Evangelist, Saint John, New Brunswick. His duration as Bishop, which landed him the name "The Flying Bishop", saw the Diocese of the Arctic add sixteen mission stations, two modern hospitals, nine churches, four residential schools, four chapels and two day schools.

Scope and Content: Fonds consists of personal papers created and collected by or about A.L. Fleming. Includes: Notebooks regarding specifications for numerous ships and customs of the Eskimo; a dictionary of translated words; correspondence; financial records; scrapbooks; newspaper and magazine articles; cartographic records; Fleming's diaries, writings and photographs. Fonds consists of the following series: Series 1. Certificates, diplomas and personal documents; Series 2. Diaries, notebooks and journals; Series 3. General files; Series 4. Scrapbooks, clippings, and memorabilia; Series 5. Photographs; Series 6. Maps and drawings; Series 7. Manuscript writings; Series 8. Publications

Personal Name: Flaherty, R.J.; Hoyles, N.W.; Sainsbury, S.S.; Parsons, Ralph; Stringer, Isaac O., 1866-1934; Burgett, Arthur Edward, 1869-1942; Anderson, John George, 1866-1943; Westgate, T.B.R. (Thomas Buchanan Reginald), 1872-1951; McKeand, Major

Corporate Name: Lake Harbour, N.W.T. Mission; Colonial and Continental Church Society; Society for the Propagation of the Gospel; Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge

Subjects: Arctic regions; Eskimos; Translating and interpreting; Church schools

Administrative History: Alfred Wellington Buckland (1868-1932) was born in Chester, England. He served as a lay reader at St.Thomas' Church, Montreal, 1889-1892. He served as a lay missionary at Fort Chimo, York Factory, Moose Factory, Ungava, Chesterfield Inlet, and Cape Fullerton. Buckland was ordained deacon in 1897 and priest in 1898. He was Organizing Missionary for Southern Ohio until 1911, served at the Mission of Portneuf and the Rectory of New Carlisle and Cookshire and as a chaplain on the front line during WWI.

Scope and Content: Fonds consists of diary excerpts by Buckland from 1895 to 1896 concerning his experiences with the Eskimos. One photograph of Buckland in arctic winter clothing.

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