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Box/File List
Reuben Butchart
| BOX(s) | FILE | TITLE | YEAR | ADDITIONAL INFORMATION |
| Box 1 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Pamphlet titled A Primer of Disciple History in Canada. Authored by RB, published by College of the Churches of Christ in Canada, Toronto | 1942 | |
| 1 | 2 | Bound typescript titled “Annals of the Disciples of Christ in Province of Ontario, covering only 1846 to 1896”. | 1930, 1951 | Compiled by RB in 1930, additions in 1951. |
| 1 | 3 | Bound copy of typescript titled “Early History of the Disciples of Christ in Ontario”. | 1933, 1951 | Paper given by RB in 1933, revised in 1951. |
| 1 | 4 | Record book of Co-operation of Disciples of Christ in Ontario, 1889–1921. | 1889-1898, 1903-1921 | Includes: register of life members and payments received, 1889–1898; annual statistics of local churches, 1903–1921. |
| 1 | 5 | Cash book of Wellington Co-operation of Disciples of Christ, 1877–1920. | 1877-1920 | Note about provenance: obtained from estate of Walter E. Buckingham, who was custodian of Co-operation records. |
| 1 | 6 | Record book of proceedings of Wellington Co-operation of Disciples of Christ, 1869–1908. | 1869-1908 | Note about provenance: obtained from estate of Walter E. Buckingham, who was custodian of Co-operation records. |
| 1 | 7 | Record book of proceedings of Wellington Co-operation of Disciples of Christ, 1909–1920. | 1909-1920 | Note about provenance: obtained from estate of Walter E. Buckingham, who was custodian of Co-operation records. |
| 1 | 8 | Typescript copy by RB of a history of Disciples in Esquesing Tp., Halton County, Ont. | Typescript copy by RB of nineteenth-century local church records from Esquesing. | |
| 1 | 9 | Minute book of Church of Christ (Disciples), Guelph, Ont. | 1882-1900 | |
| 1 | 12 | Letter addressed to Reuben Butchart from A. McLean, President of the Foreign Christian Ministries Society acknowledging receipt of a letter and enclosure. | 1913 |
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| Section I.1 - Maritimes | ||||
| 1 | 10 | Correspondence (1944) and historical material about Disciples in Prince Edward Island. | 1944 | |
| 1 | 11 | Correspondence (1944) and historical material about Disciples in New Brunswick and Nova Scotia. | 1944 | |
| Box 2 | ||||
| Section I.2 - Ontario | ||||
| 2 | 1 | Correspondence (1942) and historical material about Disciples in Ontario | 1942 | (placenames beginning B–M). |
| 2 | 2 | Correspondence (1942) and historical material about Disciples in Ontario | 1942 | (placenames beginning P–W). |
| 2 | 3 | Printed material produced by Hillcrest Church, Toronto, and its predecessor churches (incl. Cecil St. Church) | 1891-1954 | |
| 2 | 4 | Published articles re history of Hillcrest Church and its predecessors | 1918-1948 | |
| 2 | 5 | Material by RB about history of Hillcrest Church and related subjects. | ||
| 2 | 6 | Photographs of Cecil St. Church | (two items, glued onto paper) | |
| 2 | 7 | Miscellaneous printed items that were stored by RB in same original file as rest of Hillcrest material. | ||
| Section I.3 - Western Canada | ||||
| 2 | 8 | Correspondence (1944) and historical material about Disciples in Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta and B.C. | 1944 | |
| Section II.1 - Maritimes | ||||
| 2 | 9 | Correspondence (1942–1944) and historical material about Disciples in P.E.I. | 1942-1944 | |
| 2 | 10 | Correspondence (1942–1944) and historical material about Disciples in New Brunswick and Nova Scotia. | 1942-1944 | |
| 2 | 11 | Correspondence (1945) and historical material about Disciples in N.S., particularly in West Gore. | 1945 | |
| Section II.2 - Ontario | ||||
| 2 | 12 | Historical material about Disciples in Ontario. | ||
| Section II.3 - Western Canada | ||||
| 2 | 13 | Historical material about Disciples in Western Canada. | ||
| Section III | ||||
| 2 | 14 | Reports of the Co-operation of Disciples of Christ in Ontario, 1888, 1890, 1891. Report of Church in Collingwood, 1890. | 1888, 1890, 1890, 1891 | |
| 2 | 15 | List by RB of early Churches of Christ in Ontario.Record book of convention registration of “All-Canada” and “Ontario” delegates at Hillcrest Church of Christ, Toronto | 1932 | |
| 2 | 16 | clippings, copied reports, extracts from publications, and correspondence (1944) about early history of Disciples in Ontario. | 1944 | |
| Box 3 | ||||
| 3 | 1 | Financial reports of Co-operation in Ontario | 1930-1948 | |
| Section IV | ||||
| 3 | 2 | Correspondence of Corresponding Secretary (RB for most of period covered) of Co-operation in Ontario about trusts and wills benefitting Disciples | 1909-1939 | |
| Section V | ||||
| 3 | 3 | Pamphlets, leaflets, circulars and annual reports relating to Disciples and, in particular, to activities in Ontario. | ||
| 3 | 4 | Pamphlets, leaflets, circulars and annual reports relating to Disciples and, in particular, to activities in Ontario. | ||
| Section VI | ||||
| 3 | 5 | Historical sketch by RB of women in missionary work in Ontario. | Printed material relating to women and children’s missionary organizations. | |
| Section VII | ||||
| 3 | 6 | Published items and RB’s written material relating to education of ministers and College of Churches of Christ. | ||
| Section VIII | ||||
| 3 | 7 | Photographs (original and published) of buildings, individuals and groups. | ||
| 3 | 8 | Photographs (original and published) of buildings, individuals and groups. | ||
| Section IX | ||||
| 3 | 9 | Copies of Joseph Ash I s “History of the Rise and Progress of our Cause in Canada,” Nos. 11–20. | ||
| Box 4 | ||||
| Section XI | ||||
| 4 | 1 | Typescript, handwritten (incl. correspondence dated 1930–1946) and printed material about lives of various leaders and missionaries of the Disciples. | 1930-1946 | |
| 4 | 2 | Typescript, handwritten and printed material about Archibald McLean, James Butchart and Randall Spencer Bentley. | ||
| Section XII | ||||
| 4 | 3 | Typescript, handwritten and published addresses given at various conventions of Disciples. | ||
| 4 | 4 | Published and original material relating to a variety of subjects, including American home missions activity in Canada and the relationship of the Disciples movement to democracy. | ||
| Section XIII | ||||
| 4 | 5 | Reports, typescript extracts and notes re American missionary activities in Canada. | ||
| 4 | 6 | Published items about Disciples history (international). | ||
| Section XIV | ||||
| 4 | 7 | Published items about spirituality and future direction of Disciples. | ||
| Section XV | ||||
| 4 | 8 | Typescript lists of preachers in Canada. | ||
| Section XVI | ||||
| 4 | 9 | Typescript index to historical items in various journals of Canadian Disciples. | ||
| Section X | ||||
| 4 | 10 | Copies, extracts, and correspondence (1941–1945) about history of Disciples in Ontario. | 1941-1945 | RB’s notebook of “History Notes” used for writing his published history. |
| Section XVII | ||||
| 4 | 10 | Typescript extracts of membership statistics for 1914–1938. | 1914-1938 | |
| Section XVIII | ||||
| 4 | 11 | Typescript extracts and published item re Disciples in Britain. | ||
| Section XIX | ||||
| 4 | 12 | Published items, extracts and copied items, clippings and handwritten material about a wide range of subjects, including RB’s personal comments about his work and his concerns for the Churches of Christ. | ||
