General Council Archives Guide to Holdings Related to Residential Schools 40 Oak Street | Toronto, ON | M5A 2C6 Tel: 416-231-7680 ext. 1101 | Fax 416-231-3103 attn: Archives | Email: mailto:[email protected] Table of Contents General Council Archives Guide to Holdings Related to Residential Schools ................................. 1 Purpose of the Guide (As part of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) Process): .. 7 United Church of Canada Archival Network: ..................................................................................... 7 Note re: Methodist and Presbyterian Records: .................................................................................. 7 Arrangement of the guide: .................................................................................................................... 7 Record Restrictions: ............................................................................................................................... 8 Further research: .................................................................................................................................... 8 Introduction to the United Church of Canada Schools ......................................................................... 9 Administrative History of Healing and Reconciliation Efforts............................................................. 11 Records to 1969 ....................................................................................................................................... 17 RECORDS OF THE UNITED CHURCH OF CANADA ...................................................................... 17 FONDS 500: UNITED CHURCH OF CANADA GENERAL COUNCIL FONDS. -- 1925-1990. - - 48.58 m of textual records ................................................................................................................ 17 SERIES 2/ MINUTES OF THE EXECUTIVE AND SUB-EXECUTIVE. -- 1925-1990. -- 1.59 m of textual records ......................................................................................................................... 17 SERIES 3/ CORRESPONDENCE OF THE EXECUTIVE AND SUB-EXECUTIVE. -- 1925- 1983. -- 11.5 m of textual records ................................................................................................. 17 FONDS 509: UNITED CHURCH OF CANADA BOARD OF HOME MISSIONS FONDS. -- 1907-1983, predominant 1926-1971. -- 36 m of textual records ................................................. 19 SERIES 1/ ADMINISTRATIVE RECORDS. -- 1926-1979, predominant 1926-1971. -- 1.45 m of textual records ......................................................................................................................... 19 SERIES 2/ GENERAL FILES. -- 1907-1983, predominant 1925-1971. -- 16.6 m of textual records; 4 microfilm reels : positive and negative ....................................................................... 20 SERIES 3/ RECORDS RELATING TO FINANCIAL MATTERS. -- 1925-1972. -- 11 m of textual records .................................................................................................................................. 30 SERIES 4: RECORDS RELATING TO PROPERTY AND INSTITUTIONS. -- 1931-1979. -- 5.5 m of textual records ................................................................................................................... 30 SERIES 7: MICROFILM COLLECTION OF CORRESPONDENCE FILES. -- 1915-1972. -- 26 microfilm reels: 16 mm ............................................................................................................... 32 FONDS 505: UNITED CHURCH OF CANADA WOMAN'S MISSIONARY SOCIETY FONDS. - - 1886-1972, predominant 1925-1962. -- 35 m of textual records; photographs ..................... 35 SERIES 1/ RECORDS OF THE DOMINION BOARD. -- 1889-1972, predominant 1925- 1961. -- 8 m of textual records ...................................................................................................... 35 3 SERIES 12/ RECORDS OF THE HOME MISSION DEPARTMENT RELATING TO BOARDING SCHOOLS AND SCHOOL HOMES. -- 1927-1962. -- 24 cm of textual records ............................................................................................................................................................ 38 SERIES 16/ RECORDS OF THE HOME MISSION DEPARTMENT RELATING TO WORK AMONG THE ABORIGINAL PEOPLE. -- 1927-1961. -- 18 cm of textual records ............... 38 SERIES 20: RECORDS OF THE HOME ORGANIZATION DEPARTMENT. -- 1944-1962. - - 36 cm of textual records................................................................................................................ 40 FONDS 501: UNITED CHURCH OF CANADA GENERAL COUNCIL COMMITTEES COLLECTION FONDS. -- 1925- ........................................................................................................ 41 SERIES 77/ RECORDS OF THE COMMISSION TO STUDY INDIAN WORK. -- 1935-1958, predominant 1954-1958. -- 2.5 cm of textual records ............................................................... 41 FONDS 510: UNITED CHURCH OF CANADA BOARD OF EVANGELISM AND SOCIAL SERVICE FONDS. -- 1926-1978. -- 8.6 m of textual records ...................................................... 42 SERIES 3/ RESEARCH MATERIALS. -- 1951-1971, predominant 1965-1971. -- 96 cm of textual records .................................................................................................................................. 42 FONDS 515: UNITED CHURCH OF CANADA DIVISION OF COMMUNICATION FONDS. -- 1948-1991, predominant 1968-1989. -- 32 m of textual records; audiocassettes; videocassettes; photographs; 30 microfilm reels : negative .......................................................... 43 FONDS 520: UNITED CHURCH OF CANADA SOCIAL, PASTORAL AND EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS COLLECTION. -- 1820-2004, predominant 1910-1979. -- 7.53 m of textual records; 19 reels of microfilm : positive and negative..................................................................... 44 FONDS 1290: CARADOC INDIAN MISSION PASTORAL CHARGE (ONT.) FONDS. -- 1850- 1962. -- 36 cm of textual records ...................................................................................................... 45 SERIES 1: MUNCEY MISSION, 1850-1914 ................................................................................ 45 SERIES 3: ONEIDA PASTORAL CHARGE (INCLUDES ONEIDA MISSION) -1896-1941 . 45 RECORDS OF THE METHODIST CHURCH (CANADA) ................................................................. 46 FONDS 14: METHODIST CHURCH (CANADA) MISSIONARY SOCIETY FONDS -- [ca. 1851]-1950, predominant 1884-1925. -- 15.41 m of textual records; photographs ................. 46 SERIES 1/ MINUTES OF THE GENERAL BOARD OF MISSIONS. -- 1851-1926. -- 1.08 m of textual records; 5 microfilm reels : positive and negative ...................................................... 46 SERIES 2/ CORRESPONDENCE OF THE GENERAL SECRETARIES. -- 1868-1923. -- 6 m of textual records ......................................................................................................................... 47 SERIES 4/ HOME MISSION RECORDS. -- 1906-1927. -- 3 m of textual records ............... 53 SERIES 6/ QUARTERLY RETURNS OF INDIAN INSTITUTES AND DAY SCHOOLS. -- 1902-1923. -- 3 cm of textual records .......................................................................................... 54 4 FONDS 15: METHODIST CHURCH (CANADA) WOMAN'S MISSIONARY SOCIETY FONDS (FONDS 15) . -- 1880-1927. -- 1.37 m of textual records; ca. 80 sheets of building plans and sketches ................................................................................................................................................. 55 RECORDS OF THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH IN CANADA ........................................................ 56 FONDS 122: PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH IN CANADA BOARD OF FOREIGN MISSIONS FONDS. -- 1854-1938, predominant 1875-1925. -- 15.32 m of textual records; 2 microfilm reels : positive and negative ............................................................................................................... 56 SERIES 14/ RECORDS PERTAINING TO MISSIONS TO THE ABORIGINAL PEOPLE IN WESTERN CANADA. -- 1875-1923, predominant 1875-1912. -- 1.5 m of textual records 56 FONDS 123: PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH IN CANADA BOARD OF HOME MISSIONS AND SOCIAL SERVICE FONDS. -- 1857-1925. -- 1.5 m of textual records ...................................... 64 SERIES 2/ RECORDS RELATING TO WORK OF THE BOARD. -- 1907-1925. -- 36 cm of textual records .................................................................................................................................. 64 PHOTOGRAPHS ..................................................................................................................................... 65 FONDS: 3414 FROM MISSION TO PARTNERSHIP PHOTOGRAPH COLLECTION. -- 1870- 1977, predominant 1900-1936. -- ca. 5000 items ......................................................................... 65 SERIES 2/ PHOTOPRINTS AND OTHER MATERIAL RELATING TO MISSIONS OF THE METHODIST CHURCH TO ABORIGINAL PEOPLES AND ETHNO-CULTURAL COMMUNITIES IN CANADA. -- 1870-1925, predominant 1900-1925. -- ca. 2460 items .. 65 FONDS 3220: DENZIL RIDOUT FONDS. -- 1933-1938. -- 12 cm of textual records; 10 albums of photographs ........................................................................................................................ 66 PERSONAL PAPERS RELEVANT TO RESIDENTIAL SCHOOL WORK ...................................... 67 FONDS 3292: JOSEPH ALBERT GEORGE LOUSLEY FONDS. -- 1943 -[ca. 1948].