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
The Rev. Harry Sherman Shepherd, the Rt. Rev. Archibald Lang Fleming, and the Rev. Thomas Umaok with the first Confirmation class at Shingle Point, NWT. - June 1934
Church of the Apostles, Moosonee, on the river bank across from Factory Island where the Moose Factory school is located. Bishop Fleming and the Rev. Principal Gilbert Thompson appear in the group at the door.. - [ca. 1934]
Photo consists of an exterior view of church in its early form before later additions and remodelled steeple. View shows five people standing on front steps.
File consists of correspondence with Bishop Fleming regarding theological training, ordination, and missionary service in Lake Harbour (Kimmirut) and Eskimo Point (Arviat).