J.B. McCullagh. Translations
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- Dates of Material
- 1910-1918
- Material Type
- microfilm
- Extent
- 1 reel
- Exposure
- negative
- Dimensions
- 16 mm
- Administrative / Biographical History
- The Rev. J.B. (James Benjamin) McCullagh (1854-1921) was a CMS missionary and came to Canada in 1883. He worked in the Aiyansh / Nass River region in British Columbia. As a lay missionary his first duty was to teach English to the natives he found. He worked on his translations of Bible texts and the Prayer Book into the Nishga dialect.
- Scope and Content
- Microfilm consists of the Rev. J.B. McCullagh's manuscript translation of th Acts of the Apostles into Nishga dialect. Includes copy of the 1910 Protest Notice of the Indian against white settlement of the Aiyansh Valley, Naas River, BC. Translation completed 1918.
- Finding Aids
- Finding aid available. See Microfilm collections - James B. McCullagh Papers.
- Personal Name
- McCullagh, J.B. (James Benjamin), 1854-1921
- Subjects
- Nishga -- Language texts
- Geographic_name
- British Columbia
- Accession Number
- Mf 90-2