Louise Topping fonds

Administrative / Biographical History: Louise Topping (1897-1953) entered the Church of England Deaconess House in 1926 and graduated in 1929. She performed missionary work with the Indigenous people in Aklavik, N.W.T.; Hay River, N.W.T.; and Fort George (Chisasibi), Quebec. Ms. Topping married Ernie Sutherland in 1943 and moved to Yellowknife where she organized the Girl Guides and Brownies and assisted with services at the Holy Trinity Church.

Scope and Content: Fonds consists of a handwritten diary and a short story titled, The Story of "Louise Sutherland" born "Topping" (in this manscript called "Hope") of St. Stephen, N.B.

Related Fonds: Anglican Women's Training College fonds; Diocese of Moosonee photograph collection; Diocese of the Arctic photograph collection

Corporate Name: St. Michael's Indian Residential School (Alert Bay, B.C.); Chooutla Indian Residential School (Carcross, Yukon); St. Peter's Indian Residential School (Hay River, N.W.T.); St. Philip's Indian Residential School (Fort George, Québec)

Subjects: Arctic regions; Indian Residential Schools; Missionaries - Canada, northern