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Church Histories collection

  • FG 19
  • Collection
  • ca.1925–1986

The collection consists primarily of documents relating to the histories of various local churches in Saskatchewan. Contents include written historical narratives (sketches) and notes, newspaper articles, pamphlets, and publications. Among these are volumes 1 and 2 of the local history book "Early History of Saskatchewan Churches (Grass Roots)", compiled and edited by Meredith B. Banting, ca.1975.

Church plans

Series consists of building plans and blueprints for various churches, additions, and proposed related constructions in Saskatchewan. Contents include items relating to: Avonlea, Camp McKay and Round Lake Mission, Moose Mountain and Carlyle, Carievale, Frontier (Climax Pastoral Charge), Goodwater, Grenfell (Sakimay United), Keeler, LaFleche, Leader, Moose Jaw (Grandview and Minto United), Regina (Carmichael Presbyterian/United, Hillsdale United, St. James United, Whitmore Park United), Rockglen, Semans, Sceptre, Sintalute, Wapella, and an unidentified church (J. Wright, ca.1960) near the Radway Lumber Co.

Church Union collection

  • FG 09
  • Collection
  • ca.1900–1936

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).

Joint Committee on Church Union

Commission Pursuant to the United Church of Canada Act fonds

  • FA 10
  • Collection
  • 1926–1928

The collection consists primarily textual materials relating to the creation of the United Church and the associated Commission Pursuant to the United Church of Canada Act. Contents include: commission proceedings; orders relating to property; and collected correspondence and other materials relating to non-concurring Presbyterian congregations in Saskatchewan.

Dominion Church Property Commission

Conference Annual Meetings, 1925-1983

Series consists of: official and printed copies the Records of Proceedings for the annual meetings of Saskatchewan Conference (1925-1980, 1983); reports presented (1965-1969, 1971-1974); a roll of members at the first Conference (1925); associated financial records (1938-1972), Conference programmes (1925-1952) and some newspaper clippings (photocopied).

United Church of Canada, Saskatchewan Conference

Conference Annual Meetings, 1975-2018

Series consists of: official (signed) copies of Records of Proceedings for the annual meetings of Saskatchewan Conference, including minutes of Conference Executive meetings; annual meeting dockets (with obituaries, reports, and related information); and background documents, including the booklet Conference for Newbies: A Guidebook for New Delegates to the Annual Conference of Saskatchewan Conference by Scott Douglas.

United Church of Canada, Saskatchewan Conference

Cooperating Committee of Saskatchewan fonds

  • FA 08
  • Fonds
  • 1911–1925

The fonds consists of textual materials created by and relating to the Methodist-Presbyterian Cooperating Committee of Saskatchewan (later the Provincial Committee on Cooperation), its committees and related individuals and bodies.

Contents include: minutes of the Cooperating Committee of Saskatchewan (1911-1925); various Local Cooperating Committees minutes (1920-1925), possibly collected by/for the Cooperating Committee of Saskatchewan; publications and articles regarding cooperating and union churches, in Saskatchewan and elsewhere in Canada (1911-1922). There are also files of correspondence, relating to Local Unions in Balgonie and Trevarga (1913-1914), Yellow Grass (1917), and other locations (1921-1925), as well as signed agreements and lists relating to united charges at Fillmore, Manor, Nokomis, Rokeby, Saltcoats and Sintaluta (1921) and double-affiliation charges at Bladworth, Briercrest, Carlyle, Drinkwater, Dundurn, Fillmore-Osage, Girvin, Hawarden, Sceptre, Viscount, Willmar and Wapella (1920-1925).

Cooperating Committee of Saskatchewan

Correspondence and clippings - Regina United Church Ministerial Association

Correspondence between Rev. Thomas Currant, Secretary of the Association, and Rev. Samuel Farley of the First Presbyterian Church; Regina, concerning the use of "The Presbyterian Church in Canada" as part of a weekly advertisement of the Ministerial Association appearing in the Regina Leader. Rev. Currant also corresponded with other United Church officials for advice on the subject. Copies of letters printed in the newspaper on the subject are included.

Regina United Church Ministerial Association

Cypress Hills Presbyterial United Church Women fonds

  • FW 27
  • Fonds
  • 1930–1942, 1948–1951, 1954–1990

The fonds consists of records created by Cypress Hills Presbyterial U.C.W., its members, treasurers, circles and committees, as well as those of its predecessors: Cypress Hills Presbyterial W.A. (Woman's Association); and Cypress Hills and Swift Current Presbyterials of the United Church W.M.S. (Woman's Missionary Society).

Contents include: minutes, reports, histories, financial records and a scrapbook.

Cypress Hills Presbytery fonds

  • FD 06
  • Fonds
  • ca.1924, 1937–2000

The fonds consists of textual materials generated by Cypress Hills Presbytery, its secretaries, committees and related bodies, in fulfillment of their responsibilities, as outlined in the Manual of the United Church of Canada.

Contents include: minutes; correspondence; an accounts book; and statistics.

United Church of Canada Cypress Hills Presbytery

Douglas M. Miller fonds

  • PR 28
  • Fonds
  • 1959–1970

The fonds consists of records created by Rev. Douglas M. Miller, during his time as an ordained minister in Saskatchewan. Contents are primarily a historic roll (1960-1970), and records of baptisms (1959-1969), marriages (1959-1969), and burials (1959-1970), from Herschel, Stranraer and various other locations.

Miller, Douglas Maxwell

D.S. Dix fonds

  • PR 11
  • Fonds
  • 1913–1954

The fonds consists of records created and collected by Rev. David Strathy Dix, during his time as an ordained minister. Contents include a notebook recording baptisms performed (1913-1954).

Dix, David Strathy

Duncan Archibald MacLean fonds

  • PR 18
  • Fonds
  • 1930–1954

The fonds consists of transcriptions of 19 volumes of diaries written by Rev. MacLean, dating from July 1, 1930, through September 14, 1954. Diary entries are generally brief accounts of daily activities, weather and related events, mostly in Saskatchewan (Wilcox, Raymore) and Manitoba (Arden, Deloraine, Winnipeg). Contents were transcribed by Margaret MacLean, from the original diaries.

Also included is an introduction to the transcribed diaries, by Margaret MacLean, and letters providing background to Rev. D.A. MacLean, his diaries, and the transcription project itself (1991-1992).

MacLean, Duncan Archibald

Edmund H. Oliver fonds

  • PR 04
  • Fonds
  • 1911–1935

The fonds consists of records by and relating to E.H. Oliver, his travels in Saskatchewan and his teaching at St. Andrew’s College, his experiences in the First World War and involvement with educational programs for the soldiers (through the University of Vimy Ridge and Khaki University), his postwar work as Principal of St. Andrew’s College and later Moderator of the United Church, and his research and publications.

Contents include: correspondence (1911-1916); diary of trips to the Doukhobor area around Veregin (1915), the Cote Reserve, and to the Ruthenians of Kamsack and Canora; military publications and wartime memorabilia; materials related to the University of Vimy Ridge (1917-1918) and Khaki University (1917-1919); Oliver’s postwar correspondence (1920-1935), as he resumed his duties as Principal of St. Andrew’s College; and various historical and research publications and manuscripts, on topics such as Church Union, education, Saskatchewan history and settlement. There is also a collection of material pertaining to the drought situation on the prairies and the United Church response (1930-1932), at which time Oliver was serving as Moderator.

The collection also includes letters and tributes to E.H. Oliver, from after his death (1935-1936).

Oliver, Edmund Henry

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