Chart showing the missionary work of church women's organizations in the three uniting churches and in the United Church of Canada, 1816-1962.

Presbyterianism in Saskatchewan [file], including:

• "Report of the Historical Committee, 1919" -- this is a review of the history of Presbyterianism in the Red River Colony and Western Canada
• "Report on the Condition and Working of the Prince Albert Presbyterian Mission to the Indians on the Saskatchewan" by Rev. W.M. Moore, printed for the use of the Foreign Mission Committee of the Canada [sic] Presbyterian Church, 1873 (52 pages)
• "The Presbyterian Church in Saskatchewan, 1866-1881" by E.H. Oliver, Royal Society of Canada, 1934 (94 pages)
• "The Presbyterian Church in Saskatchewan, 1866-1925" by Rev. J.R. McDonald, 1955 (58 pages)
• "The Synod of Saskatchewan of the Presbyterian Church in Canada from 1925 to 1935" by Rev. D.G. Cameron -- refers to the continuing Presbyterian Church, compiled at the request of E.H. Oliver (13 pages)

Letter dated 1946 from the Rev. George Arthur, describing his experiences as a missionary in the Carrot River country, beginning in 1902

The fonds primarily consists of papers by and relating to Rev. Hoffman and his and others work among Hungarian immigrants.

Contents include: correspondence and reports about missions in Alberta and Northern Saskatchewan; a list of Hungarian immigrants to Canada (some photos included); Az Otthon 1922-1925 (in Hungarian); and related materials, newspaper clippings, and documents concerning mission work and fieldwork Hoffman and others undertook in Saskatchewan. Among the materials is a biographical sketch of the Rev. Emerick Csendes [Czendes], written by Rev. Hoffman, and a copy of “Tales of Hoffman” by R.W. Hardy.

The fonds consists of records created by the Saskatchewan Synod branch of the Presbyterian W.M.S., its treasurers and members, as well as records from various Presbyterial W.M.S. groups.

Contents include: branch meeting minutes (1924-1926); treasurer’s accounts (1914-1926); membership records of Junior and Life members; annual meeting programs (1915-1925); and a collection of materials assembled by Mary S. Scott McKechnie, the first president of the [Saskatchewan] Provincial W.M.S. and of Qu’Appelle Presbytery W.M.S. The materials collected by McKechnie include: Presidential Addresses and Annual Reports of the Saskatchewan Presbyterian W.M.S. (1915-1924); history of Presbyterian W.M.S., for Diamond Jubilee (ca.1924); W.M.S. annual meeting programs (1916-1925); Qu’Appelle Presbyterial W.M.S. annual reports (1907-1926); and copies of newsletters “Echo” (Qu’Appelle) and “Progress” (from the Regina Industrial School), along with photographs of pupils at File Hills school (1925), Round Lake School (no date), and Cote Day School (no date).

The collection also includes meeting minutes from W.M.S. Presbyterial groups from Abernethy, Alameda, Prince Albert, Qu’Appelle, and Saskatoon.

The collection consists of primarily textual materials relating to the Church Union movement and the organizations involved, including the Joint Committee on Church Union. There appears to be a mix of original documents and various published and copied items.

Contents include: Basis of Union documents from the Presbyterian Church (1905-1908) and Methodist Church (1909); records of proceedings, minutes, and publications by and relating to the Joint Committee on Church Union and its Subcommittees; documents relating to proposed legislation (1922-1924), the Act Incorporating the United Church of Canada, House of Commons debates on the topic, and associated Saskatchewan legislation (1924); publications and articles relating to the anti-union movement and the legal issues resulting from the division of the Presbyterian Church; copies of information regarding the voting returns on Union from across Canada (1925-1926); maps showing communities with local union churches; and a poster published by the Union Committee of the Presbyterian Church (1924).