| Correspondence: |
| Correspondence of James Evans: |
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13 |
Evans, Clarissa: 1 out, 1841; |
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19 |
Evans, Ephraim: 1 in, 1839; |
Subjects: Clarissa Evans; Mary Evans. |
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20 |
Evans, Ephraim: 1 in, 1842; |
With typed transcript. Acquired from Egerton Young, who received it from Margaret Tindale in 1953. |
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3 |
Evans family (parents of James Evans): 1 out, 1833; (Letter from James Evans to his parents.) |
Subjects: Clarissa Evans; Ephraim Evans (brother of James Evans); Mary Evans; George Marsden. |
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12 |
Stinson, Joseph: 1 out, 1841; |
With photocopy and typed transcript. Discussing his work developing a Cree syllabic alphabet, preparations for printing, and his plans for an upcoming trip to Saskatchewan and Alberta. |
| Correspondence of Hudson's Bay Company: |
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Typed transcripts and photocopies of 72 letters relating to Evans' tenure at Norway House, exchanged among the following: Robert Alder, George Barnley, James Evans, Mary Evans, Donald Ross, George Simpson, William Mason. |
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The correspondence of James and Mary Evans includes: 7 letters from James Evans to Donald Ross, 1844- 46; 6 letters from Ross to Evans, 1844-46; 4 letters from James Evans to George Simpson, 1843-46; 7 letters from Simpson to Evans, 1839-46; 1 letter from Mary Evans to George Simpson, 1849; 2 letters from Simpson to Mary Evans, 1849. |
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1 |
Card index with descriptions of individual letters; |
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2 |
Photocopies of correspondence, July 30, 1839 – Dec. 2, 1844 ; |
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3 |
Photocopies of correspondence, May 12, 1845 – Dec. 3, 1845 ; |
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4 |
Photocopies of correspondence, Dec. 26, 1845 – July 26, 1849 ; |
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5 |
Transcripts of correspondence. 1839 – 1849;
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7 |
Transcripts of correspondence, 1839-1849 (duplicates); |
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| Correspondence in other repositories and in publications: |
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1 |
Lists of Evans letters, 1829-1891, in University of Western Ontario and Hudson’s Bay archivesand in publications; |
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2 |
Typed transcripts of letters, addresses, journal entries and other records, 1829-1845; |
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3 |
Typed transcripts, 1829-1846, 1865, 1877; |
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4 |
Typed transcripts (duplicates), 1829-1846, 1877; |
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5 |
Typed transcripts (duplicates) 1840, 1841, 1846, 1877; |
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6 |
Typed transcripts, 1833, 1838-1846; |
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7 |
Typed transcripts, 1830-1865; |
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1 |
Photostats and typed transcripts, 1829-1837; |
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2 |
Photostats and typed transcripts, 1838-1842; |
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3 |
Photostats and typed transcripts, 1840-1841; |
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4 |
Photostats and typed transcripts, 1842-1846; |
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5 |
Photostats and typed transcripts, 1846, 1865-1877; |
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Photostats of letters and other records in Cree syllabics |
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| Literary manuscripts: |
| Articles |
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15 |
Christmas festival at Norway House: holograph; |
Incomplete. |
| 1 |
7 |
[On Cree language]: holograph; |
Incomplete. |
| 1 |
8 |
[On Cree language]: holograph; |
With photocopy. |
| 1 |
9 |
[On Cree language]: holograph; |
With photocopy. |
| 1 |
7 |
[On Cree language]: photocopy (of original held at University of WesternOntario); |
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| 1 |
18 |
[Poems and hymns, in English]: holograph (ascribed to Evans); |
See description in inventory. |
| 1 |
5 |
Wawanosh's second petition: written in Evans' hand; |
See information in inventory. |
| Poems: |
| See Non-textual media, sketchbook. |
| Printed syllabics: |
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22 |
Examples (eight pages) of Evans' later Cree syllabic system, made on a press that arrived at Norway House in 1842; |
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| Book printed by Evans: |
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11 |
Three copies of the Cree syllabic hymnbook, printed in 1841 |
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| Professional Material: |
| Report: |
| 1 |
16 |
[On the mission at Norway House] |
holograph. Incomplete. With typed transcript. |
| Requisition Form: |
| 1 |
17 |
To Wesleyan Missionary Society, 1845 |
Partially glued to a tear-sheet. |
| Personal Material: |
| Diary: |
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6a |
Of missionary expedition in Lake Huron and Lake Superior region, 1838. With holograph transcript [made ca. 1974?]; Box 1, File 6b. Includes notes about natural history, weather; native language; native people, Methodist missionaries, missionaries representing other denominations, Hudson’s Bay Company officials, and other persons encountered. Persons noted include: Captain Anderson; Rev. Bingham; Brother Brockway; Mr. Clouston; Brother John Elliott; Mr. Fingleson; Brother Jacob Herkimer; Brother Thomas Hurlburt; Captain Hyndman; Brother Peter Jacobs; Sister Jacobs; Brother John James; Col. S. Jarvis (Superintendent of Indian Affairs); Mr. McCoy (Agent, Hudson’s Bay Company); Mr. McDonald (Agent, Hudson’s Bay Company); Brother Montgomery; William Nourse (Factor, Hudson’s Bay Company); Rev. O’Neil; Shenguaqk; Chief Sengoung; Mr. [Shingwang?]; Chief [Shingwankoonse?]; Brother John Sunday; Uzigkenauk |
Written in school notebook belonging to his daughter. Found among the Peter Jones papers, Victoria University Library, when they were being sorted in 1974Box 8 contains a microfilm copy of this material. |
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1 |
Part Two of the diary published in Northward journal: a quarterly of northern arts, no. 45 |
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| Certificates: |
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1 |
Of appointment as Deacon, 1832 |
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2 |
Of ordination as Minister, 1833 |
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| Material Created by Evans, in Non-Textual Media: |
| Sketchbook: |
| 1 |
14 |
Containing pencil sketches and poems |
One sketch dated 1842. |
| Printing Type: |
| 1 |
10 |
Three type slugs cast by Evans, ca. 1840 |
See description in inventory. |
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Fount of type for Evans’s later Cree syllabic system |
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| Material Relating to the Evans Trial: |
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2 |
Photocopy of record of trial proceedings, Feb. 1846 |
Original held in Archives of the British Wesleyan Missionary Society. |
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3 |
Photocopy of letter from R.Adler to George Simpson, Dec. 1846 |
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| Material About Evans: |
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2–3 |
Correspondence, notes, offprints, printed articles, tear-sheets, and clippings relating to James Evans, Ephraim Evans and their contemporaries |
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4 |
Photocopies of papers about James Evans |
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29.1 |
Articles in The Bulletin relating to Evans |
offprint |
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11–12 |
Articles on Evans written by Victoria University Library staff |
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4 |
Travels in the shining island: the story of James Evans and the invention of the Cree Syllabarry by Roger Burford Mason |
Includes research material, related correspondence and other records, 1996–1997. |
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14 |
The Life of James Evans |
Final Assignment (Vic 184). Written by Jonathan Chan, April 9, 2009. |
| Other Material: |
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29 |
Baptismal certificate signed by Robert Terrill Rundle, written in Cree syllabic characters; |
Acquired from J.P. Berry. With material relating to its provenance and contents, Box 1, File 29.1. |
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31 |
Book containing holograph copies by Egerton Ryerson Young of Cree hymns represented alphabetically, along with tear-sheets of each hymn represented in Cree syllabics |
For more information, see inventory. |
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28 |
Copy of instructions from Robert Alder to William Mason, 1840 |
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5–10 |
Correspondence relating to the Evans collection |
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1 |
Journal of daily occurences at Hudson’s Bay Company fort at Port Ellice, Manitoba; copy made and annotated by George Pateman; other documents |
typescript |
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3 |
Letters from William Case to: John Bentham (1832); Egerton Ryerson (1828); George Ryerson (1828); plus letter from Mrs. William Case to William Case (1830); |
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4 |
Letter from Henry Corbier to John Corbier |
Written in Ojibway? |
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24.1 |
Letter from John Maclean to Professor McLaughlin, 1898 |
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25 |
Letter from John Sinclair to a fellow missionary, 1869 |
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26 |
Letter from Robert B. Steinhauer to John McNab, 1936 |
Subjects: John Sinclair; Henry B. Steinhauer. With: declaration by Robert B. Steinhauer that James Evans was the inventor of the Cree syllabic system, that John Sinclair and Henry B. Steinhauer were translators, and that William Mason was not; File 27 |
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1 |
Manuscript account [by John Semmens] of the mission at Norway House |
two copies, ts. and ts.,cc. |
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1 |
Manuscript on John Semmens’s exonertion of Evans, by J.A. Lousley |
ts., cc., with typed transcript. Related letter from Lousley to Dr. Arnup |
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2 |
Manuscript for autobiography of F.G. Stevens |
ts., cc. Annotated by G.B. King; With related notes by G.B. King and Mrs. F.G. Stevens. Another copy [original?] is held in United College Archives, Winnipeg. |
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23 |
Manuscript for a portion of the Book of Genesis, translated into Cree syllabics by John Sinclair |
With declaration by John Maclean on the authenticity of the manuscript; transcript of declaration; Box 1, File 24 |
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1 |
“Spiritual Light” (Norway House periodical), 1955–1957 |
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2 |
Syllabic hymnaries, n.d., 1946 |
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3 |
Syllabic hymnbooks printed at Chengtu in the Hwa Miao language (3 copies), [ca. 1907] |
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4 |
Syllabic periodicals published by Canadian Government, 1960–1962, 1978 |
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1–4 |
Microfilm copies of personal papers, and letters and papers (1829–1846) held at the University of Western Ontario |
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13 |
Notes on material relating to Evans held at the University of Western Ontario |
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5 |
Photographs (includes portraits of Evans, Norway House, syllabics) and slides of documents in the Evans collection; clippings; other items |
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6 |
Photographs of printed pages relating to Indian languages, with photocopies of the photographs |
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| 1 |
21 |
Printed copy of The Lord’s Prayer, in stylized English imitating Cree syllabic type |
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| 1 |
4 |
Silk marker given by James Evans to “Sarah.” Presented by Mrs. Ephraim Evans and Mary Ann Evans |
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