An Inventory of His Papers at the University of Manitoba Archives & Special Collections
Table of Contents
Biography of Charles William Gordon
Scope and Contents of the Papers
Detailed Description of the Collection
Biographical 1892-1948, 1982, n.d.
British Canadian North-West Missions 1883-1928, predominant 1893-1906
British Columbia Indians 1909-1927
St. Stephen's Church 1894-1933
Temperance and Prohibition 1902-1927
Social Service and Evangelism 1906-1915; n.d.
Moderator of the Presbyterian Church 1921-1922
League of Nations 1921-1923, n.d.
World Conference on Faith and Order 1922-1926
Sermons and Addresses 1883-1934, n.d.
Literary Works - Major Publishers 1897-1938
Literary Works - Other Publishers and Magazines 1899-1937
Literary Manuscripts 1899-1937
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Biography of Charles William Gordon
Charles William Gordon was born September 13, 1860, in Indian Lands, Glengarry County, Ontario. He was one of seven children born to a Presbyterian minister, Donald (Daniel) Gordon, and to Mary Robertson Gordon. Both of his parents possessed outstanding abilities. Donald Gordon was an eloquent and passionate preacher of the Free Church of Scotland. He served as a missionary, first in the eastern townships of Quebec, and later in Glengarry County, Ontario. Charles Gordon's mother, Mary Robertson Gordon, came from a well known Sherbrooke, Quebec family. For a woman of her time, she received unusual opportunities. She was educated at Mount Holyoke College, Massachusetts, and at one time was invited to become its Principal. She refused the invitation in order to marry Donald Gordon. Charles Gordon's family included five brothers and one sister. Three of his brothers, Gilbert, Andrew, and Robertson achieved professional success in other fields. Dr. Andrew R. Gordon was a member of the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Toronto, while Dr. Gilbert Gordon became a prominent physician and professor of medical studies. The eldest brother, J. Robertson Gordon was a mining engineer involved with mining in thedominion lands.
The inspiration for Charles Gordon's life of service came from the example set by his parents. He never lost his faith in the beliefs, attitudes and values they passed on to him. Those values were embodied both in the way Gordon lived his life and in the twenty-six novels he penned between 1899 and 1937. Gordon received his primary schooling in Glengarry County and attended high school at St. Mary's in Harrington, Ontario. In 1883, he graduated from the University of Toronto with a Bachelor of Arts. His postgraduate studies included a year at New College, Edinburgh University, and a year of theologicaltraining at Knox College, University of Toronto.
When Charles Gordon completed his postgraduate schooling he was faced with a decision about the direction he wished his career to take. He seriously considered foreign mission work but instead was inspired by the Superintendent of the Presbyterian Home Mission Committee, the Rev. Dr. James Robertson, to apply his talents to the people of his own land. Gordon later memorialized Dr. Robertson in his novel entitled The Superintendent . Between 1890 and 1894, Gordon's dedication to home mission work involved extensive travel to newly established homesteads, work with the men and families of mining camps, an appointment as a special commissioner representing Canadian Home Missioninterests in Scotland, and a year as Clerk of the Presbytery of Calgary.
It was a result of his dedication to the Home Mission cause that Charles Gordon began his literary career. In an attempt to raise public awareness and money in Eastern Canada for the support of the Presbyterian Home Mission Committee, Gordon wrote a fictionalized account of life in the northwest. He received instant popularity and success with these inspiring and exciting romances about life in western Canada. Even his pen name, Ralph Connor, was originally intended to reflect his purpose of supporting the Home Missions. According to Gordon, he instructed the editor of The Westminster to sign his story "Cannor", and abbreviation of "Canadian Northwest". A telegraph operator, not recognizing "Cannor", misspelled the name as "Connor", the name which consequently reached the editor. Eventually Gordon's story about life in the Northwest turned into a series of articles that was later published in novel form as Black Rock . Hundreds of thousands of copies of this novel have been published and enjoyed by many people throughout the world. Gordon's subsequent work, The Sky Pilot , enjoyed an even greaterresponse, and the reputation of "Ralph Connor" was launched.
Several novels followed the 1899 publication of The Sky Pilot , perhaps the most memorable of Gordon's works. They included Glengarry School Days and The Man from Glengarry ; The Superintendent ; The Prospector ; The Doctor ; and The Foreigner . By this time, "Ralph Connor" was virtually a household work. The years between 1988 and 1914 were prolific for Gordon as an author, resulting in the publication of his most important books and in high book sales. Gordon's appeal lay not only in his clear and descriptive depictions of western Canada, but in the religious and personal overtones of his novels. He believed this appealed to a Christian populationthat was unused to reading popular, romantic fiction.
Despite Gordon's literary success, he considered himself primarily a Christian minister and maintained a detached attitude towards his career as a novelist. In 1894, he was asked by the Rev. Dr. James Robertson to resign his position as Clerk of the Presbytery of Calgary and to take charge of St. Stephen's Presbyterian Church in downtown Winnipeg. In the last decade of the nineteenth century, Western Canada experienced a massive population growth. By 1891, Winnipeg was Canada's third largest city with a rapidly expanding immigrant population. Robertson felt that urban centres such as Winnipeg were in greater need of Christian influence than even the frontier regions of Canada's western lands and he saw Gordon as being perfectly suited to the job. Charles Gordon remained as minister of St. Stephen's until his retirement in 1924. It was also in Winnipeg that he met his wife, Helen King, daughter of thefirst Principal of Manitoba College, the Rev. John M. King.
Gordon's initial political involvement was an outgrowth of his home mission work where he became deeply involved in the problems of immigration and settlement. Gordon's concern for Sabbath observance, the separate school controversy, and the campaign against "liquor interests" in Manitoba occupied a great deal of his time in the early part of the century. He was alternately quoted and censured in the Winnipeg press for his outspokenness and opinions. In 1910 he accepted the presidency of the Social Service Council of Manitoba, an organization which sustained the campaign against alcohol and made temperance an issue in several provincial elections. In 1908, Gordon was appointed Convener of the Social Service Committee of the Presbyterian Church, and sustained a myriad of duties involving investigation of social questionsincluding health, housing, and crime.
Gordon was also involved in the mediation of industrial disputes and labour problems. He was approached to either chair or serve on several Boards of Conciliation and Investigation established under the Industrial Disputes Act of 1907. While explicitly avoiding the contentious practice of arbitration, Gordon attempted, through negotiation and a "common sense" approach, to mediatein industrial disputes with varying degrees of success.
The onset of World War I irrevocably altered the life of Gordon, the staunch patriot and imperialist. At the age of fifty-four, duty-bound, he enlisted and went overseas as Chaplain of the 43rd Cameron Highlanders. Eventually Gordon was appointed senior chaplain to the Canadian Armed Forces in England and in France. Although he himself escaped injury, Gordon witnessed the death of several of his friends and fellow parishioners, including his long-time friend and financial advisor, Colonel R.M. Thomson. Apart from personal loss at the death of Thomson, Gordon suffered the loss of a large portion of his estate and ended up in debt due to the manner in which his estate was inextricably tied up with Thomson's. Gordon bore the financial loss with apparent stoicism and charity, and forbade family members to discussit.
In 1916, Gordon was recalled to Canada and appointed by both the British and Canadian governments to represent the Allied cause to the United States in a speaking tour. A memorable feature of the tour was his meeting with Woodrow Wilson, whom he criticized for the callousness and selfishness of his neutrality. Wilson however, appeared to respond cordially and patiently to Gordon's presentation. Gordon was received enthusiastically by the American public and business leaders, including the former Republican President,Theodore Roosevelt, for the remainder of his tour.
Gordon celebrated the coming of peace in November of 1918 with prayers of gratitude, contemplating what role Canada and organized religion could play in rebuilding the war-torn world. Once an enthusiastic patriot and supporter of the Allied cause, Gordon's views were profoundly changed by war. He became a virtual pacifist, dedicating much of his interest to the League of Nations and openly opposing war in the 1930's. He was especially interested in the role the Christian churches might play in promoting world peace, but after a few years he lost faith in the ability of a divided ecclesiastical community to make a productive and unified contribution. He was greatly disturbed by the failure of the league of Nations to promote pace and goodwill among nation, and by the development of the league into a form, as he saw it, for diplomatic manoeuvring. Gordon criticized the League in the 1930's for abandoning itsoriginal moral role was conceived by its founder, Woodrow Wilson.
In Canada, Gordon supported the postwar movement toward church union. In 1922, he was appointed Moderator of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church, an appointment coincidental with a renewed campaign for the union of the Presbyterian, Congregational, and Methodist Churches. This long and sometimes bitter unification campaign threatened to divide, more than unite, the churches and at one point resulted in a vocal anti-church-union movement which attempted to legally halt the proceedings of church union. During his national speaking tour as Moderator, Gordon, with Dr. James Endicott of the Methodist Church, travelled across the county speaking on behalf of churchunion. Church union eventually became a fact, but not until 1925.
During these long years, Gordon found time to resume his writing career, often in the seclusion of Brikencraig, the family's Lake of the Woods cottage. In 1917, Gordon published The Major followed by Treading the Winepress , The Runner , The Arm of Gold , Torches Through the Bush , The Friendly Four , and He Dwelt Among Us . He found, however, that the market for his works had declined and that public tastes had changed. While he continued to publish, book sales declined and were negatively affected by the economic conditions of the late 1920's and early 1930's. While "Ralph Connor" continued to be popular, his glory days were over. Come the 1930's, Gordon changed his emphasis from romantic fiction to an interest in real life social and economic conditions. Consequently he wrote a series of articles on the unemployment crisis and the social order for the Winnipeg journal Western Home Monthly . His concern with rising unemployment and sympathy for the unemployed was also made clear by his support of "Trekkers" in 1936. Gordon wrote a pamphlet publicizing the march to eastern Canada by these men from the western relief camps, written incollaboration with the Citizen's Defense Committee.
Retiring from St. Stephen's in 1924, Gordon pursued his interest in international relations and in social and industrial conditions. In 1926, Gordon was invited to attend an international conference of Christian churches, the World Conference on Faith and Order, in Lausanne, Switzerland. Gordon declined to attend, but continued to support the cause of international relations. In 1932, Gordon accepted the invitation to preach the annual sermon before the League of Nations, and then toured Spain with the International Labour Office as a guest of the newly created republic. Gordon's international touring included a visit to Australia and New Zealand for the United Church in1935.
In his later years, Gordon was honoured with several degrees and awards. In 1919, he was awarded an honourary doctorate of divinity by the University of Glasgow; in 1937, the University of Manitoba awarded him an honourary L.L.D. He was also the recipient of the Order of St. Michael and St. George in 1935. Gordon continued to write until the last years of his life, embarking an autobiography in 1936. However, he never lived to see the publication of this last work since he died in 1937. One year after his death his autobiography, Postscript to Adventure was published afterhaving been edited and revised by his son, King Gordon.
Charles Gordon's reputation as a writer whose novels depicted and publicized the settling of prairie society has endured among students of Canadian literature. Gordon himself appeared surprised with the success of "Ralph Connor", stating that he never set out to create literature or to become an author. He wrote in his autobiography that "things just came to him and he put them down." Indeed, that which `came to him' has put him down as one of this country's most popular authors with a phenomenally large readership, attracted in part by his stories of the "West" and his "religious motif". Gordon's works have been and will be interpreted in many ways, but remain noted for their descriptive and alluring portrayals of the Canadian prairies at a time of their considerable expansion and settlement, and for the religious andmoral principles which they contained.
Scope and Contents of the Papers
The first installment of the Gordon papers, consisting of typescripts and handwritten manuscripts of some of his novels, was donated by the family to the University of Manitoba in August 1969. However, the greater bulk of the literary papers and all his other private and career documents were donated inOctober 1987 to complete the collection.
The records were first divided into non-literary and literary documents reflecting Gordon's separate careers as author and as church minister. Records in the non-literary group were then classified into sections based on subject, each chosen to reflect a particular period in Gordon's career. Records in the literary section consist of Gordon's original manuscripts, publishers'correspondence, and mail from "Ralph Connor" readers.
Records in the non-literary category pertain to Gordon's career as a minister and public figure. They include his personal records consisting largely of biographical material, financial papers, and personal and general correspondence. This section is followed by documents from Gordon's work with the Home and Foreign Mission Offices of the Presbyterian Church. Closely related to these are the records of the aboriginal land claims disputes in British Columbia, grouped under the sction "B. C. Indians." Other categories include "Temperence" and "Prohibition", "Labour and Industry", "Social Service" and "Social Service and Evangelism". These records are associated with the activities of the Presbyterian Church's Board of Social Service and Evangelism, and with the earlier social service and evangelistic work preceding the formalorganization of the Social Service Committee.
Documents associated with Gordon's war service may be found in the section "World War I". This section is followed by one titled "Moderatorship" and includes papers and correspondence from Gordon's appointment as Moderator of the Presbyterian Church in Canada. Immediately following are the "Church Union" records, the administrative records and correspondence, pro and con, pertaining to the formation of the United Church in 1925. Two smaller sections follow, one belonging to the 1926 "World Conference on Faith and Order", which deals with international Christian unity, and the other, titled "League of Nations", contains published reports, Gordon's personal papers andcorrespondence on the League's issues and problems.
Completing this "non-literary section" are Gordon's original sermons and articles which have been grouped together under "Sermons and Addresses". Gordon's published and unpublished articles have been grouped separately under "Articles," which includes writings on religion and Christianity, industrialrelations, world peace, war, temperance, and social questions.
The literary works consist of full and partial manuscripts of eighteen of his published novels as well as one unpublished novel and an unpublished play. Found here also is a volume of correspondence with Canadian, American, and British publishing houses, as well as correspondence from readers attestingto the popularity of Gordon's works.
The 1997 accrual consists of two diaries kept by Gordon in 1887 and 1888recording his experiences in Great Britain and Europe.
This collection is organized into 21 series.
- Biographical, 1892-1948, 1982, n.d.
- British-Canadian North-West Missions, 1883-1928, predominant 1893-1906
- Foreign Missions, 1904-1926
- British Columbia Indians, 1909-1927
- St. Stephen's Church, 1894-1933
- Labour and Industry, 1907-1923
- Temperance, 1902-1927
- Social Service, 1902-1914
- Social Service and Evangelism, 1906-1915; n.d.
- World War I, 1912-1925, n.d.
- Moderatorship, 1921-1922
- Church Union, 1912-1934
- League of Nations, 1921-1923, n.d.
- World Conference on Faith and Order, 1922-1926
- Sermons and Addresses, 1883-1934, n.d.
- Articles, 1921-1932; n.d.
- Major Publishers, 1897-1938
- Other Publishers and Magazines, 1899-1937
- Literary Manuscripts, 1899-1937
- Literary Fan Mail, 1895-1937
- Newspaper Clippings, 1892-1937
- Photograph Collection (PC 76)
- 1997 Accesssion, 1887-1888
The collection is open to all responsible users. Patrons must abide by all pertinent Canadian copyright legislation and by all regulations imposed by this Department with respect to the careful use of original manuscript material. No part of this collection may be loaned out, borrowed, or in other ways circulated outside the reading room of Archives & Special Collections,Rm 331, Elizabeth Dafoe Library, The University of Manitoba.
Detailed Description of the Collection
Charles Gordon's biographical records consist of his personal and family papers, his financial records, substantial correspondence, and various other records. Most have been grouped by document, but those entitled "Related Topics" have been sorted topically, as a reflection of Gordon's own filingarrangement.
Among the family records are obituaries, reminiscences, tributes and correspondence containing details of Gordon's family history. Some obituaries, news clippings and correspondence provide reminiscences of Gordon's parents, Donald Daniel Gordon and Mary Robertson Gordon, and of two of Gordon's brothers, Gilbert Gordon and Andrew Gordon. Reminiscences of Gordon himself by personal friends and acquaintances are also available. A number of biographical sketches, public tributes, and biographical newspaper and magazine articles provide further information about the life and career of Charles Gordon. The correspondence was gathered by Gordon in preparation of his autobiographicalwork ”Postscript to Adventure” (1938).
Gordon's financial records consist of statements of his investments and financial assets. These include statements in account with R.M. Thomson of Charles Gordon and of the Garry Investment Company. A few stock andgeneral financial records may also be found here.
Gordon's substantial correspondence is scattered throughout the entire collection according to topic. However, those not easily identifiable by subject or which are more closely biographical and personal are found here, such as the Aberdeen correspondence, letters of sympathy upon Gordon's death, and correspondence from prominent political figures. All have been sorted as incoming, outgoing and related (third party) and have been arranged alphabetically by surname. As there is such a wide variety of correspondence in the entire Gordon Collection, please consult the index for namecross-references.
The "Related Topics" subdivision accommodates records from other phases in Gordon's life and career such as his visit to Australia and New Zealand with the Home Missions Office of the Presbyterian Church. Some of Gordon's honours and awards, particularly his honorary degrees from the University of Glasgow and the University of Manitoba, and the Order of Saint Michael and Saint George are to be found here. So, too, are the records relating to Manitoba College, the Y.M.C.A., and Magna Charta Day. Other groups of records, such as "Gordon Memorial Cottage" and "Cobalt Lake Mining Claim," relate to matters of more personal concern to Gordon. He was responsible for the creation and funding of Gordon Memorial Cottage, a sanatorium, and his brother was directly involved in the controversial land mineral resource dispute over Cobalt Lake in Ontario. Some records of Gordon's radio broadcasts, mostly correspondence from listeners, have been included here, as well as records from his 1933 Canadian Authors' Association visit to London, England. Wherever possible, the order of those records corresponds to Gordon's own filearrangement.
Mason, Walt
Lane, W.P., 1922
Morrison, Rev. Dr. Charles Clayton, 1934
Thiel, Mrs. Alice Smith, 1936
Gordon, D. to Andrew Gordon, 1898
Gordon, Gilbert, to Miss Lucinda Guilford, 1897 (2 items)
Robertson, J.G. to Miss Lucinda Guilford, 1897
Robertson, Mary R., to Miss Lucinda Guilford, (notations onenvelopes) 1847 (2 items)
Knox Church Monthly , Jan. 1907
Cottingham, H.H., 1914-1915 (2 items)
Walker, Hebert
Thomson, R.M. 1901-1909 (4 items)
Clark, W.E.
Clerk of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba
Hamilton, W.H.
Mitchell, S.H.
Pomfret, B.
Barker, Harry H.
Cochrane, Robert B.
Gray, Herbert
March, J.
McIntyre, Freda S.
Pulford, Walter
Ross, W.H.
Stewart, Charlie
Stewart, W. (2 items)
Stump, Werden
Tweedsmuir
unidentifiable (1 item)
Burns, Mrs. D.A.
De Mars, C.A.
Ells, Mrs. David E.
Ross, D.M.
Stump, Werden
Thomson, Alexander (see photo #76-7-6)
A.T.C.
Acland, F.A.
Aikens, Lady Mary P.
Albert, S.J.
Alexander, Charles M.
Armour, Metta S.
Aylward, Robert
Baird, Penelope C.
Baker, S.D.
Banfield, A.W.
Bienemann, J.A.
Booth, Rachael M.
Booth-Clibborn, Catherine
Brown, Edward
Burdith, Geo.
Burton, Ernest
Bygrave, Leonard
Cairns, D.S. (2 items)
Cairns, W.J.
Calder, John
Cameron, Mrs. Robert S.
Campbell, M.S.
Campbell, Charles Morris
Campbell, J.M. (2 items)
Campbell, R.J. (3 items)
Campbell, Wilfred (2 items)
Campbell, Ysobel
Carmichael, J.A.
Carnegie, Louise W.
Carnegie, Margaret
Carstein, E.J. (2 items)
Chalmers, W.M.
Chandler and Fisher Limited
Chatterson, C.A.
Chisholm, Mrs. E.
Clark, Francis E.
Clark, Fred M., et al.
Clark, William C.
Clark, Wm. Mortimer (2 items)
Cleland, T.H. (2 items)
Clyde, John Baxter
Cochett, W.S.
Colclough, J.H.
Consolidated Plate Glass Company
Cooke, C.H.
Cooke, H. Beecher
Corbett, Mrs. R.S. (2 items)
Corefoot, J.A.
Cotter, A.
Courtenay, J.H. (2 items)
Cowie, Isaac (2 items)
Craig, John S.
Craig, R.W.
Cranston, J.K. (4 items)
Creagh, George
Crichton, Annie C.
Crowe, G.R.
Cusick, Annie
Daly, T. Mayne
Danby, M. (3 items)
Daniel, Leroy L.
Dare, Fabian
Daughton, I.F.
Davey, H. Ernest
Davidson, John Russell
Davidson, Thomas
Davies, Thurston
Davis, A.
Davis, Geo. T.B. (2 items)
Dawson, C.W.
Dawson, S.E.
Dawson, Dr. W.J. (2 items)
De Conlay, James Jr. (3 items)
De Mars, C.A.
Denison, Frank C. (3 items)
Department of Public Health
Dingle, George S. (7 items)
Doulthwaite, L.C.
Duff, Mrs. James R.
Duncan, H.J. (9 items)
Dunmelow, Rev. I.R.
Duncan, J.M.
Duncan, T.P.
Dunn, G.M.
Dyer, Thomas
Eddy, M.H.
Ellison-White Celebrity Bureau
Ewing, Geo. R.
Fallis, Geo. O. (2 items)
Fleming, Archibald
Foster, C.B. (2 items)
Fotheringham, R.H.
Fowler, A.
Frew, Robert (2 items)
Gabriel, Samuel
Gaebelien, Arno C.
Gandier, Alfred
Gibb, Robert J.D.
Giffen, R.L.
Gilbert, Bradford Lee (2 items)
Gillespie, Geo. A.S.
Gilmour, Neil (2 items)
Gilroy, A.A.
Gladstone, R.W.
Glennie, Mrs. J.A.
Gold, W.F. (2 items)
Gordon, Daniel M.
Gordon, W.M.
Gorsuch, Charles
Gosnell, B.
Gray, R.
Guilford, Lucinda T.
Gunn, John S.A.
Halderwood, W.
Hamilton, Fred C.
Hamilton, R.M. (2 items)
Hamilton, W.T. (2 items)
Hartley, F.J.
Hartman, Frederick S. (3 items)
Hawley, A.T.
Hayes, C.D.
Hayward, R.H.
Herridge, W.T. (3 items)
Hill, Rev. John Clark (2 items)
Hodges, Miss L.B.
Hodnett, William
Hoffmann, Miss M.E. Tony (2 items)
Holt, Charles S.
Honeyman, T.
Howe, M.A.
Huestis, A.E.
Hughes, J.F.
Hutton, Maurice
Katsuuft, R.T.
Kennedy, Mary L.
Kerr, Fred (2 items)
Kerr, James
Kidd, W.J.
Kilpatrick, T.B.
Kingdon, Kathleen M.
Lait, Agnes C.
Leonard, A.R. (2 items)
Leslie, John (2 items)
Lewis, A.W.
Lindsay, W.B.
Macdonald, A.
Macdonald, A.F.
Macdonald, Pirie
Macgregor, John
Mackay, J.S. (2 items)
Mackay, John
Mackay, R.P.
Mackinnon, Clarence
Macmillan, Rev. J.W. (2 items)
MacTavish, Newton
Maddock, Mrs. H.E.
Main, E. Edwin
Malkowich, Joseph
Marbury, Elisabeth
Marchan, Rev. James (2 items)
Marvin, George
Mason, Walt
Massey, Denton
Mather, W.
McCulla, John B.
McCormick, W.J.
McDonnell, W.R.
McFodgen, John E.
McIlwraith, Jean N.
McIntyre, Mr.
McIntyre, D.C. (2 items)
McLachlan, D.N.
McLeod, Edith (3 items)
McMullen, W.T.
McPherson, C.E.
McQueen, Duke
McRae, J.D.
McCrossan, T. J.
McWhitney, Rev. W.
Mengus, L.K.
Menzies, A.D.
Mighton, Frank C.
Mitchell, J.B. (3 items)
Moffat, John W. (2 items)
Moody, W.R. (2 items)
Moore, Lola D.
Moore, S.J.
Morgan, Osborne L.
Mowat, A.W.
Munro, Bessie
Murray, A. Gordon
Murray, S.C.
Murray, Rev. T.M. et al.
Nehman, John
Noble, James B. (4 items)
Palmer, Kate
Parker, Gilbert
Phillips Publishing Co.
Pidgeon, E. Leslie (3 items)
Pidgeon, Rev. Geo. (2 items)
Pollock, J.S.
Porter, R.J.
Puttee, A.W.
Quigley, May C. (see photo #76-7-5)
Rice, Ethel M.R.
Rice, Wm. A.
Ross, Christina B.
Ross, D.A.
Ross, D.W.
Rowley, C.W.
Salling, M.P.
Sansom, C.
Scammell, E.H.
Sedgwick, Thos., et al.
Shackleton, Emily M.
Shearer, Wm.
Shiras, Geo.
Simmons, J.T.
Simpson, C.H.
Smart, James A.
Smith, Arthur
Smith, Fredrick L.
Soulser, H.T.
Speer, Robert E. (3 items)
Spence, R.E.
Spicer, Evan
Spurgeon, H.G.
Stephenson, E.F.
Stewart, Charles
Stewart, W.
Stevens, Angus P.
Stidger, Wm. L. (5 items)
Sutton, H.A.
Swanson, John David
Thomson, J.J.C.
Thomson, Jamie C.
Thomson, L.
Thompson, Wm.
Tibb, R.C.
Trumball, C.G.
Turnbull, G.
Turrit, George S.
Walton, W.
Warburton, W.C.
Waugh, Rick
West, Paul C.
Whidden, Howard P. (2 items)
White, George D.
Whyte, W.
Wiley, Franklin B.
Wilson, A.J. (3 items)
Wilson, J.
Wood, E.M.
Woollacott, Bernard
Acland, F.A.
Alexander Charles M.
Ashford, H.E.
Bell, Dr.
Bennett, C.W.
Bonnell, J.S.
Brown, Edward
Cairns, W.J.
Clay, C. (2 items)
Cragg, G.R.
Davidson, Harry
Duncan, H.J. (10 items)
Dyer, Thos.
Edmison, George A.
Fallis, Geo. O. (2 items)
Frew, Robert
Gass, J.O.
Gibben, Mr.
Hamilton, R.M.
Jones, J. Phillips
Kinley, David
Laird, Robert
Lang, Rev. David
Laymen's Committee
Macdonald, J.A.
MacGregor, D.C.
Mackay, J.S.
MacMillan, A. (2 items)
Maris, Marvin E.
McGregor, Dr.
McKay, Donald D.
McLachlan, D.N.
McLoed, M. J.
McLeod, Edith
McMillan, F.L.
Niven, J. Mackie
Pidgeon, George (4 items)
Pooley, Ross A.
Shearer, J.G.
Staddon, George
Stewart, Charles (4 items)
Sutton, H.A.
Swanson, John Donald
Stidger, Wm. L. (3 items)
Wade, F.C.
Ward, J.W.G.
Wilkins, Mrs. R.
Willett, George W. (3 items)
Wilson, A.J.
Winnipeg Telegram (2 items)
Circulars (3 items)
Burgin, G.
de Mille, Cecil B.
King, John M. to Helen
Macdonald, A.J. to the Family Herald and Weekly Star
MacDonald, Ishbel A. to Julius
Members of Manitoba College to the General Assembly of thePresbyterian Church of Canada
McCallum, Jean to May Nichols
Riddell, W.H. to Toronto Weekly Star
Shearer, J.G. to Rev. A.W. Sinclair
Weaver, Stanley to Rev. R.M. Dickey
Unidentified letters and fragments (10 items)
Bartlett, J.W.
Breeden, H.O.
Brown, A.
Christy Cairns, W.J.
Clements, Gordon T.C.
Connor, Leartus
Darling, H. Maurice
Davis, J.M.
Davis, W.W.
Denmen, Harry
Edgar, P.
Evans, Louis (2 items)
Gordon, Daniel M.
Green, W.J.
Herron, Scheryler F.
Hubbert,
James W.
Iverach, Wm.
La Pang, Edgar London, J.
MacKenzie, A. Cameron (2 items)
Marshall, A.B.
Mathew, S.S.
McArthur, W.G.
McEwan, Ishbel
McKechnie, J.G.
Northcott, H. Clifford
Nusbaum, Cyrus S.
Palmer, A.E.
Phelps, Arthur
Register, I. Layton (2 items)
Robertson, J.S.
Rogers, Gerald
Salter, E.
Shaw, James H.
Sherman, L.L.
Shissler-Chase Co.
Smith, A. Lloyd
Smith, G. Watt
Wilson, R.W.
Wiltsie, George B.
Bartlett, J.W.
Denman, Harry
Hibbert, Joseph
Phelps, Arthur
Rogers, Gerald
Smith, A.L.
Zwicker, J.H.
McCallum, Jean to Gordon T.C. Clements
McCallum, Jean to G. Watt Smith
Bagshaw, Emma L.
Bridgeman, S.E.
Coulter, M.R.
Edmison, J.H. (2 items)
Farquharson, Janet N.
Ferguson, Mrs. Gordon
Fleet, C.J.
Fleet, Isabelle R.
Gordon(?), Alice
Gordon, John (2 items)
Gordon, Gilbert
Louis, Freda K.
MacKinnon, Clarence
Macpherson, Susie
Mulford, Ren (2 items)
Munro, R.A. (2 items)
Murray, Charles
Murrie, B.
Park, Susan G.
Tibb, R. Campbell
Spicer, Evan
Smith, Albert
Thomson, R. (3 items)
Wally
Wilkins, W.T.
Coulter, M.R.
Edmison, J.G. (2 items)
Gordon, John
Gordon, Marjorie
McCardell, William
Murray, Charles
Murray, Helen
Bole, D.W., 1905
Borden, Sir Robert L. 1915 - 1918 (3 items)
Carter, M. Bouham, 1914
Charlesworth, Hector, 1935
Fielding, W.S., 1906
Fraser, Alexander, 1910, 1922 (3 items)
Hamilton, J.W., 1928 (2 items)
King, William Lyon Mackenzie, 1905 © 1930 (5 items)
MacDonald, J. Ramsay, 1928 - 1932 (4 items)
MacDonald, Malcolm, 1933 - 1936 (3 items)
Meighen, Arthur, 1914
Orr, William H., 1905
Perkin, Gilbert, 1913 - 1914 (2 items)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1906 - 1918 (8 items)
Sifton, G., 1905
Tweedsmuir, 1935 - 1937 (4 items)
Wallington, E.W., 1914
Wilson, Woodrow (3 items)
Witherow, James M., 1920
Bennett, R.B., 1937
Cameron, D.C., 1910
Ferguson, G.F., 1937
Fraser, Alexander, 1922 (2 items)
Herridge, Rev. W.T., 1914
King, William Lyon Mackenzie, 1928 - 1937 (2 items)
Laut, Agnes, 1912
MacDonald, Malcolm, 1937
Meighen, Arthur, 1914 (2 items)
Pidgeon, Rev. George C., 1924
Witherow, James M., 1920
Baird, Hugh
Barber, A.A.
Barns, Ernest
Boyce, Willard Beatrice
Brittain, J.I.
Cain, James H.
Campbell, A.E.
Ciselle, Truda
Clarkson, A.E.
Douglas, Charles
Guise, G.F. (2 items)
Holmes, Harry N. (2 items)
Hughes, J.G. Duncan
Laughton, J.G.
Macgregor, L.R.
Mackenzie, John
Mary Jane
Peckham, Theo C.
Reid, Andrew
Thomas, M.S.
Wakenshaw, Nina
Wallace, E.W.
Young, J.C.
Unidentifiable, (1 item)
Baird, Heather
Barber, A.A.
Barns, Ernest
Benson, Irving
Campbell, A.P.
Gibbon, J. Murray (2 items)
Plowman, Mrs. R.B.
Robinson, J.L.
Thomas, M.S.
Wakenshaw, Nina
Wallace, E. W.
Watson, R.S.
Williams, W.J.
Young, J.C.
Barclay, A.J. to Faculty of Victoria Univ.
Cain, James H. to Faculty of Victoria Univ.
Dunstan, A. to Dean of Faculty of Victoria Univ.
Johnson, R.C. to Faculty of Divinity of Victoria Univ.
Lyons, J.A. to Faculty of Victoria Univ.
Moore, T. Albert to "Whom it May Concern" 1932 (2 items)
Wales, A.S. to Faculty of Victoria Univ.
Extract of letter from Sir Robert Anderson
Extract of letter from Rev. John McKensie [sic]
Two pages of a typed article on New Zealand.
News clipping about the Maori Missions
Clark, J.M., 1906-1909 (57 items)
Whitney, J.P., 1906 (2 items)
Whyte, W.W., 1908
Aylesworth, A.B., 1907
Clark, Wm. Mortimer, 1906
Cochrane, Frank, 1907 (2 items)
Dicey, A.V., 1908
Foy, J.J., 1907 (2 items)
Laurier, Wilfrid, 1907
Macdonald, J.A., 1906
Ross, Senator G.W., 1909
Whitney, J.P., 1907
Crooks, A.E., 1906
Foy, J.J., n.d.
Fraser, W.W., 1907
Hobson, J., 1907-1909 (4 items)
Maw, H.W., 1907
Bruce, William
Frampton, T.C.
Raton, J.M.
Stephen, Geo
Stewart, D.A.
Wood, E.M. (14 items)
Plans for Gordon Memorial Cottage (2 items)
Bills for expenses re: Gordon Memorial Cottage (6 items)
Grier, M.
Webb, R.W.
Baragh, G.B.
Bayne, E.E.
Gordon, J.
Hutchison, N.S.
Jackson, Joseph L.
Lawton, A.E.
MacDougall, D.W.
Mackie, George O. (2 items)
Sword, W.B.
Hamilton, J.W. (9 items)
Johnson, W.J. (2 items)
Johnstone, W.J.
Rattray, J.G.
Sladen, W.F.
Stockdill, C.E.
Byng, Lord
Hamilton, J.W. (9 items)
Johnson, W.J.
Johnstone, W.J.
Rattray, J.G.
Sladen, W.F.
Stockdill, C.E.
"An Annual commemoration by the Seven English SpeakingNations." By J.W. Hamilton.
"Magna Charta Day. Our Common Political Heritage." By J.W.Hamilton.
"A Memorial Day for the Empire: May 30." By J.W. Hamilton.
"World Peace Postage: 'The Peace Ballot Stamp'." By J.W.Hamilton.
Carmichael, J.A. (2 itms)
Freeman, E.G.D.
Kilpatrick, T.B.
Polson, Samuel and D.W. McKerchar
Saunderson, H.H.
Brown, Edward (3 items)
Kerr, F.W. (2 items)
Riddell, J.H.
Armstrong, A.E.
Best, Rita
Borden, R.L.
Debrett's Peerage
Dickey, C.Robert
Duggan, G.H.
England, Robert
Fennell, A.B.
Herridge, W.D.
Hodder-Williams, R.Percy
Kennedy, Howard Angus
Lamb, D.C.
MacDonald, Malcolm
MacGregor, Esther
McEachern, Mary B.
Miller, Mary I.
Preston, Jean
Rattray, J.G.
Robson, Albert H.
Rowell, N.W.
Saunders, Marshall
Scouten, J. Alberta
Stewart, George
Swanson, John Donald
Waughan, J.
Whidden, Howard P.
Willison, Marjory
Mitchell, Jean M. to Helen Gordon
Unidentifiable (3 items)
Hughes, W.S.
Stewart, S.W.L.
"History of Winnipeg's Police Force" 1 p.
"Origin and Value of Fingerprints" 3 pp.
"Some Notable Cases of Pioneer Days" 7 pp.
"Winnipeg's Police Signal System" 1 p.
Untitled article on the police department. 1 p.
Cowan, R.H. Lamb,
Hudson W.
MacKinnon, Mary M.
MacLennan, Mrs. D.L.
Merritt, Edna Kempton
Munger, Earle A.
Randall, Clara E.
Rattray, Helen B.
Schlieske, Chas. F.
Stotts, E.M.
Taggart, George A. (2 items)
Wood, W.J.
Yates, Edgar
Invitation to Charles and Mrs. Gordon to attend the CoronationCelebration, May 12, 1937.
Programme of the Ceremonial Observance in Manitoba of theCoronation Celebration. May 12, 1937.
Nelles, R.B. (2 items) (see photo #76-7-9)
Patton, T.D. (3 items)
Shearer, J.G.
"1890-1900 the experiences as a missionary in the Rocky Mountains and in the foothill country where as Clerk of the Presbytery of Calgary I gathered up material for my first books..." (Charles William Gordon (Ralph Connor) Collection, University of Manitoba Archives & Special Collections.MSS 56. Box 31, Folder 5.)
Gordon's own words aptly describe this section of the collection. The majority of documents deal with his work regarding the British Canadian North-West Missions and the work of the Presbyterian Church in raising monies, delegating funds and authority, and sending out missionaries to Canada's great and mysterious north-western lands. The main body of documents fall within thedecade of 1890 to 1900, but there are materials dating from 1883 to 1907.
The administrative section deals with the more bureaucratic elements of Gordon's work in the North-West. It contains minutes and reports of the Home Mission Committee, lists of immigrants, a summary of Home Mission work, and an official day diary. Complementary to this is the financial section which deals with monies raised and received in the "Old Country" as well asexpenses incurred in the operation of the missions in Canada.
A large number of Mission Field Reports, schedules and related correspondence, originating from all over the north-west and sent to Gordon in his capacity as Clerk of the Presbytery of Calgary, are also contained herein. These informative documents report on the welfare, population, and financial condition of many prairie and Rocky Mountain communities just prior to the turnof the century and overall state of the various North-West Mission Fields.
The Rev. Dr. James Robertson, memorialized in Gordon's The Superintendent, was the Superintendent of the British Canadian North-West Missions in Canada from 1881 to 1902. The large collection of correspondence both to and from Robertson contained in this section is complemented by the source materials Gordon collected for his biography of Robertson, which isfound in the Literary Manuscript section of the collection.
Both the Canadian National and Canadian Pacific Railways gave land grants to the missions willing to build churches in the North-west. The section dealing with this dates slightly later, from 1902-1907, but it contains elatedreports, memoranda, and correspondence.
The British Canadian North-West Missions and their supporting bodies published many pamphlets and leaflets proclaiming their purpose and soliciting support. Both Gordon and Robertson, as well as others, wrote material for these publications. A number of examples are contained in thecollection.
Manitoba Free Press , 1900 (1item)
McIntyre Bros. Printers, 1899©1900 (3 items)
Whyte & Morrison, Printers & Publishers 1899-1900 (3items)
Murray, S.G.
Robertson, J.
Rumball, M.C.
Synodic Committee
Nicola - George Murray
Mountain View - J.J. Ferguson
Cardstone - G. Hamilton
Colwood - Lyman A. Thomson
Mt. Lehman - A.D. Reid
Illecillewaet - Wm. Miller
Lacombe - Matthew White
Pender Island - J.R. Robertson
Kelowna - G. Mason
Salmon Arm - R.C. Pollock
Ymir - A.W. Shepherd
Fort Steele - John D. Duncan
Golden Mission - J.R. Harcourt
Swedish Mission (Josephsbery Alta) - G. Vetter
Donald - R.A. King
Ashcroft - M.D. Mckee
Olds - P. Naismith
Fort Saskatchewan - A. Forbes
New Denver - W.J. Booth
Saltcoats - D. Bell
Davisburgh - D.A. Fowlie
South Edmonton - E.C. Gallup
Trail - T.S. Glassford
Caribou Country - Duncan Campbell
Alexander, David - Melita, 1896
Buason, J. - Selkirk, 1896
Dickey, R.M. - Skaguay, Alaska, 1897-98 (26 items)
Dunne, Alex - Midway, B.C., 1896
Grant, Andrew S., 1898
Herdman, J.C. - Macleod, B.C., 1902
Hodnett, Wm. - Arcola, NWT., 1896
Hood, James - Napinka, 1896
Jamieson, A. - Cloverdale & Mt. Lehman, 1896
Morrison, Allan - Bellafield, 1895
Ormiston, Albert - Gilbert Plains, 1896
Robinson, J.C. - Arden, Mb., 1895
Russell, Jas - Schreiber, Ont., 1898
Russell, Wm. J. - Denman Island, 1896
Sinclair, J.A. - Skaguay, Alaska, 1898
Tait, Alexander - Comox, B.C., 1896
Thwing, Rev. C. - Skaguay, Alaska, 1897
Zaklensky, J. A., 1903
1893 (1 item)
1896 (5 items)
1897 (17 items)
1898 (13 items)
1899 (8 items)
1900 (4 items)
1901 (20 items)
n.d. (3 items)
Arnot, Mr., 1893
Duff, Dr., 1898
Lang, Rev. J., Russell, Mb. 1889-1901 (13 items)
Principal, 1898 Reid, Mr., n.d.
Watt, Mrs., 1899 (2 items)
Aberdeen, 1896 (2 items)
Calden, J.W., 1896
Cooper, Wm., 1896
Grant, A.S., 1898 (2 items)
Grose, N.P., n.d.
Macleod, Theophilus, 1896 (2 items)
McIntyre, D., 1896
McPhadyen, H., n.d.
Stevenson, R.B., 1896
Strachan, D., 1896
Totten, M.J., 1897
Wilson, J.R., n.d.
March 21, 1883 - re charges against J. Robertson (untitled)
March 21, 1883 - response to charges against J.Robertson
Black, Hup., 1895
Bilullen, Robert, 1895
Booth, Hubert H., 1895
Boyd, H., 1897
Brown, James, 1896
Bruyes, Ann, 1895
Cochrane, Wm., 1897 (2 items)
Dickson, Saul, 1895 -1896 (2 items)
Fraser, Mary, 1902
Glasford, T.S., 1897
Henderson, R.H., 1897
Herdman, Rev. J.C., 1902
McKenzie, W.G., 1897
Morton, W. Stewart, 1895
Murray, S.G. 1897
Overtown, 1896
Parkin, E.R., 1898
Precious, George, n.d.
Pringle, John, 1898 (2 items)
Rae Lee, George M., 1894
Reid, J.T., 1902
Rofs, David, 1894 - 1896 (3 items)
Scott, J.F., n.d.
Scott, T.R., 1897
Sinclair, J., 1895 (2 items)
Somerville, J., 1902
Taylor, Matthew, 1895
Warden, Robert H., 1898
Wilson, James, 1894
Wilson, Y., 1894
Whitehorn, Joseph, 1895
Burrows, E.J., 1899
Dickinson, Samual, 1896
Ross, David, 1896
Sinclair, Jno., 1896
1893, Presbyterian Missions in the Canadian North-West
1896, With the Superintendent of Missions in the CanadianNorth-West
1899, Home Mission in the Canadian North-West
1900, Home Missions and Augumentation
1900-1901, Home Missions
1901, Home Missions in Western Canada
1902, Suggestions for Addresses on Home Missions andAugmentation
1902, Rev. Dr. Robertson's Last Appeal
1902, Home Mission Regulations
1902, Home Missionaries and Correspondence
1904, Schemes of the Church
1904, Suggestions for Addresses on Home Missions andAugmentation
Jan. 1895, The Free Church of Scotland Monthly
1896-97, Manitoba College Missionary Society Report
1906, Interior
Brodie, H.W.
Droupe, J.L.
Griffin, F.T. (3 items)
Herdman, Rev. J.C., 1905 (2 items)
Hogg, John, 1905
Lang, Rev. W.H., 1907
Macmillan, I.W., 1905
McCall, D.W.
McDiarmid, C., 1905
McLeod, D. (and J.Connor), 1904 (2 items)
McPherson, C.E. (2 items)
McQueen, D.G., 1905, 1909 (2 items)
Murdock, N.M.C., 1904
Murray, J., 1905-1906 (2 items)
Pullack, R.C., n.d.
Simons, Wm., 1905-1906 (3 items)
Steward, A.R.G., 1896
Herdman, Rev. J.C., 1906
Mackenzie, W., 1903
Simons, Rev. Wm., 1906 (7 items)
"A Great Institutional Church"
"A Spiritual Institutional Church"
"The Institutional Church"
"Institutional Work Not a mere Bait"
"Six Thousand a Year"
Charles William Gordon supported missions outside of Canada as well as within. To a large degree, his support was expressed through the International Committee of the Young Men's Christian Association. Gordon was involved in missions in China, Japan, and India. This topical section of the collection contains documents dating from 1904 to 1926, but the majority datefrom 1910 to 1915.
Gordon and Col. R.M. Thomson, a fellow Winnipegger, undertook to financially support, in part, a Y.M.C.A. Mission under the direction of Stanley B. Collins to Yunnanfu, China. The collection contains annual and quarterly reports of Collins' and other's mission work in China. It also contains correspondence related to their work. The International Committee of the Y.M.C.A. also sent their Secretary for Asia, Sherwood Eddy, on a Missionary Tour of China. Reports of his trip, contained in his correspondence to Gordon,and an itinerary of the tour are also included.
The Winnipeg Presbytery supported a Y.M.C.A. mission field in Neemuch, India. This section of the collection contains annual reports, fieldreports, and correspondence received from the missionaries in the field.
A joint stock company was formed by the Foreign Mission Committee of the Presbyterian Church in Canada whose purpose was to assist ForeignMissions in India
"...by establishing and developing on sound commercial lines, the industrial element of their operations, with a view to providing training and employment for converts and others in connection with the Missions, and helping these to become independent and self-supporting." (Charles William Gordon (Ralph Connor) Collection, University of Manitoba Archives & SpecialCollections. MSS 56. Box 9, Folder 8)
Shares in the Industrial Mission in India were subscribed by Winnipeg businessmen. Correspondence and a Prospectus for this Company and its mission work are contained in the Indian Industrial Missions Aid Societysection of the collection.
The Foreign Mission section also contains reports of the Chineseand Korean Student's activities in Japan in approximately the year 1911.
Collins, Stanley B., 1913-1916 (7 items)
Colten, E.T., 1913
Danforth, W.H., 1913 (5 items)
Eddy, Sherwood, 1912 - 1915 (13 items)
Mackay, R.P., 1904, 1912-1913 (2 items)
MacRae, J.D., 1926
Itinerary for Sherwood Eddy Missionary Tour of China
Clippings, Pamphlets and Leaflets (12 items)
Collins, Stanley B., 1913-1916 (7 items)
Colten, E.T., 1913
Danforth, W.H., 1913 (5 items)
Eddy, Sherwood, 1912 - 1915 (13 items)
Mackay, R.P., 1904, 1912-1913 (2 items)
MacRae, J.D., 1926
Itinerary for Sherwood Eddy Missionary Tour of China
Clippings, Pamphlets and Leaflets (12 items)
Graham, A.R., 1925 (2 items)
Herman, H.C., 1915
Mackay, Hugh, 1907
Mackay, J.S., 1904 - 1909 (12 items)
Mackay, J.S. to Anne Gordon, 1906
Mackay, J.S., to Maggie Gordon, 1906
Mackay, Jean to Maggie & Allison Gordon, 1906
Facts re: Industrial Mission work in Central India
Prospectus for Canadian-Presbyterian Missions IndustrialCompany
Burns, Ed, 1910 (2 items)
Cock, D.G., 1910 (3 items)
McPhedran, N., 1910 (1 item)
Russell, F.H., 1910-1911 (3 items)
Thomson, R.M., 1910 (1 item)
draft letter (2 items)
McPheran, A.J. to D.G. Cock
Miscellaneous notes by Gordon Starling, J. to D.G. Cock
Report of Chinese & Korean Students in Japan 1911
Report of Korean Students in Tokyo
Through his work in the Social Service Council of Canada, Charles William Gordon became involved in the "Society of Friends of the Indians of British Columbia". The aim of this organization was “to bring about a solution of the very serious controversy regarding Indian land rights...(and)...to aid in securing the future well being of the twenty-five thousand Indians of that Province.” (Charles William Gordon (Ralph Connor) Collection, University of Manitoba Archives & Special Collections,MSS 56. Box 9, Folder 12.)
Gordon was one of many prominent Canadians who "strongly endorsed and in various ways actively promoted" the aims of this organization. (Ibid.)
This section of the collection contains papers regarding the society's administration, minutes of its meetings, petitions presented to the Canadian Federal Government, and a large number of relevant memoranda, notes and reports. These documents date from 1909 through 1927, although the majority fall within the early twenties. Also included are Federal Government positionpapers in response to the Society's petitions.
A large section of correspondence between Gordon and other members of the Society, as well as interested parties such as Arthur Meighen and Charlotte Whitton, are included in this section of the collection. The correspondence dates from 1914 through 1927, with the majority between 1920 to1925.
The Society of Friends of Indians of British Columbia published a number of pamphlets and leaflets in an attempt to raise public awareness of the question of aboriginal rights and land claims in Canada. A number of thesepublications are also included.
Causes Which Rendered Society's Work Necessary, Nov. 5,1920
Condensed Statement, Dec. 11, 1922
Its Main Points & Present Position, Dec. 31, 1919
Practical Situation Regarding Settlement, Oct. 11, 1920
June 25, 1919
Feb. 14, 1921
Dec. 18, 1922
Feb. 6, 1923
Memorial to the King's Privy Coucil for Canada, Feb. 12,1918
The Nishga Petition to His Majesty's Privy Council, July1915
Petition of the Cowichan Tribe of British Columbia, Mar. 15,1909
To the Honourable House of Commons of Canadian Parliament,Dec. 19, 1925 (2 items)
To the Joint Special Committee, Apr. 11, 1927
To the Senate of Canada in Parliament Assembled, Jun. 9, 1920(2 items)
Decision of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council, n.d.
The B.C. Indian Land Controversy, Dec. 15, 1922
The British Columbia Land Situation, May 21, 1910
Department of Indian Affairs, Jan. 13, 1921
For the Government of Canada, May 31, 1922
For the Hudson's Bay Company, Nov. 30, 1920
For the United Grain Growers Ltd., Dec. 22, 1920
Issued by the Officers, Apr. 15, 1925
Issued by the Officers, Oct. 15, 1927
Issued by Gordon, n.d.
Of Documents, n.d.
Of the General Counsel, Apr. 23, 1927
Regarding General Counsel, Jan. 20, 1922
Allied Indian Tribes of B.C. - Summary Prepared by GeneralCounsel of Allied Tribes, Sept. 1, 1925
Amounts Secured in Winnipeg, Feb. 16, 1923
Notes for Guarantors, Mar. 29, 1923
Notes for Mr. Andrew Paul, July 4, 1922
Notes Prepared by General Counsel of Allied Tribes, n.d.
Notes Regarding Guarantee Fund, Feb. 7, 1923
Government of Canada, Oct. 30, 1916
Report on Indian Affairs Committee, Social Service Council,Jan. 19, 1920 (extracts)
Report of Special Committee, Social Service Council, Jan. 26,1921
Special Notes, Oct. 14, 1925
Statement for the the Controversy..., n.d.
To All Friends of the Indian Cause, Oct. 11, 1923
(3 items)
Address of Hon. Chas H. Stewart, Minister of Interior, July24, 1922
Statement for the Government of Canada of the Indian AffairsCommittee of the Social Service Council of Canada, Oct. 30, 1916
Canadian Bank of Commerce, Victoria 1921-1923 (4 items)
Loft, F.O., 1921
MacCallum, Elizabeth P., 1922
McTavish, P.D., 1920-1927 (3 items)
Meighen, Arthur 1921 (2 items
) O'Meara, A.E., 1920-27 (11 items)
Pearson, Wm., 1921
Richardson, B.V., 1922-1924 (7 items)
Shearer, J.G., 1921-1923 (11 items)
Whitton, Charlotte E., 1921 (2 items)
Ashdown, J.H., 1921 Canadian Bank of Commerce, Victoria1921-1923 (3 items)
Forke, Robert (M.P.) 1923
Loft, F.O., 1921
MacDonald, Alexander, 1923
Martin, E.D., 1921
McCallum, Elizabeth E., 1922
McTavish, P.D., 1922
Meighen, Arthur 1920-1924 (3 items)
O'Meara, A.E., 1920-1926 (8 items)
Pearson, Wm., 1921
Richardson, B.V., 1922-1923 (5 items)
Robertson, W.E., 1923
Shearer, J.G., 1921-1922 (12 items)
Teit, J.A., 1922
Whitton, Charlotte E., 1921
Arscott, A.E., to Maj.- Gen. J.T. Fotheringham, 1922
Cassels, Hamilton, to J.M. Clark, 1914
Chairman to Kenneth Mackenzie, 1927
Chairman to Sidney T. Smith, 1927
Chairman to James Richardson, 1927
Chairman to R.T. Riley, 1927
Dennis, J.S., to Maj. T.C. Brown, 1922
Dennis, J.S., to Mr. J.A. Teit, 1922
McGregor, F.A., to A.E. O'Meara, 1921
O'Meara, A.E., to Dean L. Tucker, 1921
Smith, Sidney T., to A.E. O'Meara, 1917
McTavish, P.D., 1927
O'Meara, A.E., 1920? (4 items)
McCallum, 1921
British Columbia Land Question - Its Present Position, AnExplanatory Statement, Oct 1915
The Claims of the Allied Indian Tribes of British Columbia -petition to Parliament, June 1926
Conference of the Friends of the Indians of British Columbia -Explanatory Memorandum 1910
The Indian Land Question in B.C. - The Real Facts, April 1920
Legislation to Enfranchise Indians Statement of Allied IndianTribes of British Columbia for the Government of B.C., 1919
Report of the Indian Affairs Committee - 1922
In the last decade of the 19th century, Western Canada experienced a massive population growth. Approximately one-half of all immigrants that landed in Canada headed for the west Finlay, J.L. and D.N. Sprague. ( The Structure of Canadian History . 3rd Edition. Scarborough, Ontario: Prentice-Hall Canada Inc., 1989. p. 252.) with at least one-third of these people settling in the cities. (Ibid., p. 255.) By 1891, Winnipeg was Canada's third largest city with a rapidly expanding immigrant population. The Superintendent of the Presbyterian Home Mission Committee, the Reverend James Robertson, felt that urban centres such as Winnipeg were in greater need of Christian influence than even the frontier regions of Canada's western lands. Consequently, in 1894, he asked the Reverend Charles William Gordon to resign his position as Clerk of the Presbytery of Calgary and to take charge of St. Stephen's Presbyterian Church in downtownWinnipeg. Here Gordon remained as minister until his retirement in 1924.
The documents included in this section of the collection are far from complete. They encompass only a limited number of the activities that Gordon undertook in his capacity as Minister of St. Stephen's. A more complete collection of the administrative and bureaucratic elements of St. Stephen's can be found in the United Church Archives, Rupert's Land Conference, housed in theUniversity of Winnipeg Archives.
The papers in this section include annual reports as well as reports of the board of management, building committees, finance committees, the missionary society, and the session and treasury boards. Minutes of some meetings held by these bodies are also contained herein. Several memoranda and related documents that relate to these adminstrative elements. The financial documents consist of account statements, contracts, receipts, tenders, and one ledger book. There are extensive lists of members of various church bodies and committees. The correspondence pertains mainly to the adminstrative andfinancial functions of St. Stephen's.
Annual Reports, 1907, 1908, 1914
Annual Report, St. Stephen's Missionary Society, 1905
Assembly, re: Hymnals, n.d.
Board of Management, 1905, 1914
Building Committee, n.d.
Committee to Appoint a Standing Committee on Temperance,Social and Moral Reforms, n.d.
Finance Committee, 1909, 1912
Presbyterian Churches Comparing Blue Book Figures of InterChurch Survey, n.d.
Session Reports, 1894, 1907, 1914
Treasurer's Report, 1918
Dec. 14, 1911
Dec. 13, 1923 (extracts)
May 5, n.y. (extracts)
May 12, n.y. (extracts)
Arrangement of Presbyterian Churches in Winnipeg, n.d.
Choir, n.d.
Forward Movement Workers, n.d.
Mr. Goodall, n.d.
Request to Move St. Stephen's, Mar. 4, 1910
Rev. J.S. Mackay, India, n.d.
For Each Group of Visitors in Connection with Religious LifeCampaign for St. Stephen's Congregation, Nov. 29, 1920
Of Meeting of Session, Nov. 3, 1920
The Brotherhood, n.d.
By-Laws of St. Stephen's Church House, n.d.
The Church House, n.d.
Church House, n.d.
Deacon's Court Constitution, Feb. 16, 1916
A Dream of the Annual Dinner of St. Stephen's Club, Jan. 1,1918
Early Chronology of St. Stephen's, n.d. (2 items)
Proposed Magazine - St. Stephen's Pilot, n.d.
The Sunday School, n.d.
Assetts, n.d.
Assorted - 11 pp. n.d.
St. Stephen's Club, n.d.
St. Stephen's Pilot, n.d.
Church Maintenance Committee: Dec. 31, 1922
Dec. 31, 1923 (2 items)
Gordon, Mr. C.W., Jan. 18, 1923
Gordon, Mrs. C.W., Jan. 6, 1914
Lord's Day Alliance of Canada, Oct. 30, 1913
Manitoba College, Mar. 31, 1909
Presbyterian Church Statistical & Financial Return,1919
Special Collections, Jan. 4, 1923
St. Stephen's Revenue & Expenses: 1911, Sept. 30, 1913
Unidentified, n.d., (1 item)
The Trustees of St. Stephen's Presbyterian Church & JanetBannerman, Extension Agreement, Sept. 17, 1914
Charles William Gordon / First National Investment CompanyLtd. / Great-West Life Assurance Company, Dec. 31, 1923
Casavant Bros. Organ Builders, 1911 (3 items)
Gordon, Mr. C.W., 1923
Gordon, Mrs. C.W., 1914
Treasurer of St. Stephen's, 1913
Anderson, A.B., June 11, 1906
Cameron & Sutherland, June 12, 1906 (3 items)
R. Crawford, n.d. John Plaxton Co. Ltd., June 13, 1906
J.W. Morley, June 13, 1906
Unidentified, June 12, 1906
Contains membership and district lists, contributions toschemes of the Church, 1901 - 1906
Board of Management, n.d.
Building Committee, n.d.
Central Committee, n.d.
Deacon's Court, Jan. 26, 1922
Elders, n.d.
Ladies' Society Executive, n.d.
Missionary/Finance Committee, n.d.
Session, n.d.
`Those Pledged to Assist Eradicate Liquor Traffic', n.d.
Women's Missionary Society Executive, n.d. (2 items)
Oct. 17, 1919
July, 1921
Feb. 1901
Dec. 1922
n.d. (3 items)
Jan. 21, 1906
Oct. 1913
Jan. 2, 1920
Jan. 2, 1921 Oct. 1921
Jan. 1922
April 1922
July 1922
n.d. (2 items)
Class Lists, n.d. (3 items)
Members, n.d. (2 items)
Teachers, n.d.
Uniting Groups, April 1912
Gordon's Register of St. Stephen's, contains both alphabeticallisting of members and Street listing of members.
Abraham, J., 1910
Andison, A., 1906 - 1908 (3 items)
Armstrong, R.O., 1912 (2 items)
Badgley, S.R., 1908
Baird, John Y., 1917
Bennett, Ethel M., n.d.
Birchard, P., 1915
Black, W.D.T., 1912
Casavant Bros. (5 items)
Clark, Rev. Wylie C., 1924
Clarke, G.S., 1917
Cochrane, Rev. R.B., 1924
Davidson, Alexander, 1903
Davidson, H.P., 1908
Dawson, A., 1923
Diggins, Wm., 1911
Douglas, Alex., 1904
Duncan, J.M., 1907
Duncan, J.McD., 1897
Dustan, J.F., 1909
Falk, J. Howard T., 1917
Gardiner, Susie, 1910
Gladstone, R.W., 1907
Gleason, Rev. C.A., 1910
Giles, Alexandrina, 1910
Goodall, Geo. W., 1922
Griffin, H.L., 1910
Hall, J., 1907
Hamilton, F.B., 1907
Hart, I.M., 1914
Hickerson, Mrs. R.E., 1907
Hignell, A.R., n.d.
Hillrets, S. Bacon, 1908 (3 items)
Himlan (Himmelman), Henry E., 1932 - 1933 (2 items)
Horsley, T.R., 1907 (2 items)
Johnston, J.M., 1897
Keith, Mr., 1908 (2 items)
Kildonan Church Members, 1925 (6 items)
Kilpatrick, T.B., 1903 (5 items)
Langill, Paul F., 1912
Lightcap, Winona M., 1915 (2 items)
Lindsay, W.B., 1908
Macaulay, T.C., 1911
MacDonald, M.E., 1923
MacKay, Dawson, 1923
Mackay, Hugh, 1908
Main, Frank, 1915
McDiarmid, J., 1910
McFarlane, A.R., 1910, 1914 (2 items)
McGregor, D., 1915, 1923 (2 items)
McIlwraith, Thos, 1911
McKerchar, D.W., 1914-1915 (2 items)
McMullen, Alex, 1911
McWilliams, R.F., 1915
Millar, J., 1907
Motley, E., 1915
Mowat, William, 1909
McNeil, W., 1911
Paget, A. Percey, 1922
Patrick, E.R., 1931 (2 items)
Patterson, Wm., n.d.
Radfield, J., 1912
Rendall, N., 1910
Ross, J.E., 1915
Rowland, Arthur E., 1915, 1923 (2 items)
Schofield, W., n.d.
Seaman, H.S., 1927
Sing, Saint N., 1907
Solandt, D.M., 1917
Stewart, Chas., 1907
Stewart, D., 1908
Thomson, James, 1909
Thomson, R.M., n.d.
Turnbull, T., 1924
van Dyke, Henry, 1903
Waite, Harold A., 1912 (2 items)
Weir, E.A., n.d.
Wilson, Henry, 1907
Whitehead, T., 1915
Wolley, T.W., 1910
Wood, G.M., 1925 - 1928 (3 items)
Woods, J.R., n.d.
Wright, Archibald, 1915
1897 - 1912 (5 items)
Armstrong, Rev. R.O., 1912
Begg, George J., 1923
Bennett, Ethel M., 1923
Beveridge, Rev. Thomas, 1924
Brown, Dr. Douglas, 1923
Carr, Wm., 1923
Carswell, J., 1910
Clark, Rev. Wylie C., 1924
Clark, Rev. W.J., 1924
Cochrane, 1924
Davidson, Mrs., 1923
DeLong, Frank O., 1923
Duncan, A.G., 1923
Dunlop, James, 1923
Duthie, J.D., 1923
Faulkner, Rev. James, 1924
Fowler, F. O., 1922
Gordon, A.R., 1924
Govenlock, Wm., 1922
Graham, C.E., 1923
Graham, Mrs. John A., 1923
Haddow, Rev., 1924 (2 items)
Hignell, A.R., 1922
Himlan, Henry E., 1939
Johnson, Mr. & Mrs. S., 1923
Keith, 1910
Kilpatrick, Rev. T.D., 1924
Laird, Rev., 1924
Leeman, H., 1924
Lightcap, W., 1915
MacKay, Rev. Dr. R.P, 1924
Mackay, W. Dawson, 1923
MacKinnon, Rev., 1924
MacLeod, Rev. Ronald, 1924
Martin, Rev. S.T., 1924
McArthur, Dougald, 1923
McDiarmid, James, 1923
McGregor, D., 1923 (2 items)
McGregor, Rev. D.C., 1924
McGuinnes, E.A., 1923
McVey, R.A., 1923
Melvin, Rev. M.G., 1924
Palmer, Fred, 1922
Paget, A. Percy, 1922
Paulin, Sir David, 1913
Paulin, Rev. H.M., 1924
Roberston, Mrs. C., 1923
Robinson, Mr. H.W., 1923
Rowland, A.E., 1923 (2 items)
Saint Andrew's Society, 1922
Stewart, Mrs. Arthur, 1923
Taylor, Rev. Bruce, 1924
Turnbull, Isabel, 1923
Waite, Harold A., 1912
Weir, E.A., 1922
Whitehead, T., 1923
Wilson, George A., 1923 (2 items)
Winnipeg Grain Exchange, 1922
1906 - 1926 (8 items)
n.d. (3 items)
Blair, Chas C. to Dr. Paterson, 1915
Davidson, A. to Rev. Laidlaw, 1915
Greig, George H. to Presbytery of Winnipeg, 1914
Hudnut, Rev. W.H. to Mr. Briggs, 1906 (extracts)
Mackay, William et. al. to Prof. A.B. Baird, 1925 (2items)
McWilliams, R.F. to Dr. Paterson, 1915
Robertson, Mrs. C., to Mr. S. MacLaughlan, 1923
Graham, C.E. to D. McGregor, 1923
Lyon, John N., to C.W. Gordon, 1916
Woodside, Rev. G.A. to C.W. Gordon, n.d.
This letter was originally designated MSS SC 3, but due to itsprovenance was added to MSS 56.
The records contained within this section have been grouped into two parts: those records dealing with industrial disputes arbitrated by Charles Gordon on behalf of the Dominion government; and the records of the Joint Council of Industry of Manitoba, of which Gordon was chairman between 1920 and 1924. Gordon's involvement in labour arbitration was both of a theoretical and practical nature; as convener of the Social Service Committee, which issued a manifesto on the relationship between the church and the problems of industry, Gordon became a student of the social and working conditions of working men. Meanwhile, Dr. Gordon also was appointed to at least four arbitration positions by the federal government under the Industrial Disputes Investigations Act of 190[7], and appointed four times to a Board of Conciliation and Investigation. In 1920, Charles Gordon was appointed chairman of the Joint Council of Industry of Manitoba, created by the provincial government in the aftermath of the Winnipeg General Strike of 1919. With the Joint Council of Industry, Gordon was able to continue investigating the social and working conditions of labour in the province, as well as arbitrating in relatively minor labour/management disputes. In his autobiography (Charles Gordon. Postscript to Adventure: The Autobiography of Ralph Connor , Toronto: McClelland and Steward Limited, 1975.), Gordonappeared satisfied with the arbitration record of the short-lived Council.
Under the Industrial Disputes Investigations Act, Charles Gordon was appointed to Boards of Conciliation and Investigation in four disputes, the records of which have been grouped together as one section. These disputes include the Manitoba Cartage Company versus its employees, 1909; Western Coal Operators versus United Mine Workers of America, 1911; Western Canada Coal Operator's Association, Canmore Coal Company, versus District No. 18 of the United Mine Workers of America, 1923; and the Winnipeg Electric Railway Company versus the Independent Gas Worker' Union of Winnipeg, 1923. The records have been arranged according to dispute, and sorted by document. Included are documents establishing the respective Boards of Conciliation and Investigation, and appointing their membership; reports and statements of the Boards; proceedings of the Boards and the evidence of witnesses in each dispute; and the correspondence of the investigations, including that between Gordon and F.A. Acland, the Deputy Minister of Labour; Rodolphe Lemieux and William Lyon Mackenzie King, Ministers of Labour; and representatives of both management and labour in the various disputes. The section also contains published materialand a report on Christianizing industrial relations.
The second part of this section comprises records pertaining to the Joint Council of Industry and to industrial relations and labour conditions in Winnipeg. The documents have been arranged into Council of Industry reports; copies of bills of indictment of J.S. Woodsworth for seditious libel; documents pertaining to the Employers' Association of Manitoba and to the Industrial Development Board; draft notes on industrial relations prepared by Charles Gordon; correspondence on industrial problems; and published documents on industrial relations and conditions. Also included is correspondence between Gordon and Sir Wilfrid Laurier, and between Gordon and W.L.M. King, then Minister of Labour. The Laurier correspondence includes an exchange between Laurier and Gordon on the upcoming naval bill, the King and Skill obscenity trials, and other courteous exchanges. The King-Gordon correspondence, on theother hand, refers generally to industrial disputes.
Document appointing Dr. C.W. Gordon to the Board ofConciliation and Investigation, Feb. 25, 1909.
Document appointing Dr. C.W. Gordon to the Board ofConciliation and Investigation, Mar. 2, 1909
Document establishing Board of Conciliation in the ManitobaCartage Co. Dispute, Mar. 2, 1909
Oaths of Office sworn by R.R. Cochrane, Dr. Gordon, and Thomas J. Murray, Board of Conciliation and Investigation, March 11, 1909 (3items)
Report of the Board of Conciliation to the Minister of Labour,March 27, 1909. Complete Copy, 10pp., 2 draft copies, 7pp.
"Statement re: Differences Between the Manitoba Cartage Company and Employees." March 15, 1909. 3 copies, edited by Dr. Gordon. 7pp.
Statement of Mr. Murray, March 22, 1909
Statement of the Chairman of the Board of Conciliation, March22, 1909.
Draft notes of proceedings in the Manitoba Cartage Companydispute. 15 pp.
Evidence of R. Puller.
Evidence of Witnesses presented in the Manitoba CartageCompany Dispute. 30 pp.
Evidence of Witnesses in the Manitoba Cartage Company Dispute,March 10, 1909, 10:00 A.M., 10 pp.
Evidence of Witnesses presented to the Board of Concilation and Investigation in the Manitoba Cartage Company Dispute, March 10, 1909. 63pp.
Evidence of Witnesses presented to the Board of Conciliation and Investigation in the Manitoba Cartage Company Dispute, March 12, 1909, 2:00P.M. 44 pp.
Evidence of Witnesses presented to the Board of Concilation and Investigation in the Manitoba Cartage Company Dispute, March 13, 1909,10:00 A.M. 36 pp.
"Memorandum Concerning Expenditures Under the IndustrialDisputes Investigation Act, 1907." Mar. 2, 1909. (2 items)
Summary of fees and disbursements. 4pp.
Copy, Industrial Disputes Investigation Act, 1907
List of members of Council of Industry.
Acland, F.A., Deputy Minister of Labour and Registrar (11items)
Lemieux, Rodolphe, Min. of Labour Lemon, Joseph (3 items)
Acland, F.A. (3 items)
Lemon, Joseph, (3 items)
Copies of correspondence relating to the Board of Conciliation and Investigation and the Manitoba Cartage Company dispute. Includes copy of petition of employees, Feb. 1909; letters from F.A. Acland (2 items) and JosephLemon (2 items).
Documents, appointments of a Board of Concilaition and Investigation in the dispute between the Winnipeg Electric Railway Company andthe Independent Gas Worker's Union of Winnipeg, Mar. 31, 1923.
Document, appointment of Dr. Gordon to the Board ofConciliation and Investigation. April 12, 1923.
Summaries of reports of J. Hector and H. Winkworth, and the Gas Workers' Union of Winnipeg, to the Board of Conciliation and Investigation.Includes 6 sections plus an extract of the existing agreement. 13 pp.
Proceedings of the Board of Conciliation and Investigation in the dispute between the Independent Gas Workers' Union of Winnipeg and TheWinnipeg Electric Railway Company, 1923. (5 items)
Proceedings of the Board of Conciliation and Investigation in the dispute between the Independent Gas Workers' Union of Winnipeg and theWinnipeg Electric Railway Company, April 17 - 21, 1923. (6 items)
Draft notes of proceedings in dispute between the Winnipeg Electric Railway Company and the Independent Gas Workers' Union of Winnipeg,1923. 25 pp.
Memorandum re: Gas Worker's Investigation. 1p.
Copy of Memorandum from Mr. Fulton to Dr. Gordon, April 30,1923. 1 p.
Copy of Application for appointment of a Board of Conciliation and Investigation, Mar. 12, 1923. 1p. Includes copy of letter from Gas Workers's Union of Winnipeg to the Dept. of Labour; listing of employeesunder several grades of labour; motion to strike. 6 pp.
Copies of expenditures reported to the Department of Labour re Board of Conciliation and Investigation in the dispute between the Independent Gas Workers' Union of Winnipeg and The Winnipeg Electrical Railway Company. Alldated June 7, 1923. (19 items)
Claims to the Department of Labour by Dr. Gordon for serviceon the Board of Conciliation and Investigation, June 7, 1923. (4 items)
Acland, F.A. (3 items)
Murdock, James (2 items)
Murdock, James (5 items)
Copies of correspondence relating to the appointment of a Board of Conciliation and Investigation in the Winnipeg Electric Railway dispute. Includes letters between F.A. Acland, Deputy Minister of Labour and Registrar, and John Whitsell, manager of the Winnipeg Electric Railway Company,1923. (5 items)
Document establishing a Board of Conciliation in the dispute between the Western Coal Operators' Association and the United Mine Workers ofAmerica, April 13, 1911.
Document appointing Dr. Gordon to the Board of Conciliationand Investigation, April 21, 1911.
Statement of Earnings of Miners, Coal Creek Colliery, 1909 and1910; general statements. 24 pp.
Statement of Earnings of Miners, Michael Colliery, 1909 and1910; general statements. 28 pp.
Letter to Dr. Gordon, from R. M. Young, Secretary Crow's Nest Pass Coal Company, Fernie, B.C., May 26, 1911, enclosed general statements.
Proceedings of Wednesday, June 7, 1911. 7 pp. (2 items)
Proceedings of Thursday, June 15, 1911. Morning Session, 18pp. 2 copies.
Copy of resolution agreeing to arbitration, June 8, 1911. 1p.
Written copy of resolution agreeing to arbitration. 1 p.
Copy of statement of Board of Conciliation and Arbitration tothe parities in dispute. 2 pp.
Written copy of proposal. 1p.
Tentative proposition submitted to the Western Coal OperatorsAssociation and the United Mine Workers of America. 4 pp.
Acland, F.A. (3 items)
Carter, A.J.
Coulthard, R.W. (2 items)
Denison, Frank C. (2 items)
Gray, John W. (2 items)
King, William Lyon Mackenzie
Operators' Committee (2 items)
Powell, Mary B.
Powell, W.B. (2 items)
Powell, W.B., C.S. White and John Jones
Stockett, Lewis
Gray, John W.
King, William Lyon Mackenzie
"Copy of Frank Agreement"
Copy of Labour Gazette (Vol. 12, #6,Dec. 1911) with article pertaining to coal field disputes.
Coal field dispute (2 items)
Statement of the dispute between the Canmore Coal Company andDistrict Number Eighteen of the United Mine Workers of America. 3 pp.
Sworn statement by James Hill, Canmore, Alta, July 12, 1923.3 pp.
Sworn statement by W.P. Lytkowski, Canmore, Alta, July 12,1923. 4 pp.
Murdock, James (Minister of Labour) (3 items)
Peacock, R.
Young, R.M. (3 items)
Murdock, James (2 items)
Peacock, R.
Sherman, W.A. (2 items)
Young, R.M. (3 items)
Copy of wires to be sent to W.A. Sherman and R.M. Young
"Agreement Between District No. 18, United Mine Workers of America and the Western Canada Coal Operators' Association." April 1, 1920 toMarch 31, 1922.
Copy of decision, Toronto Electric Commissioners vs. Snider,O'Donoghue and McGuigan, April 22, 1924. 18 pp.
Copy, "Extract from Shorthand Notes of Arbitration Proceedings,May 18, 1909. Taken by R.H. McDonald." 4pp.
Copy, "Extract from Proceedings of Meeting of ConciliationBoard, May 1909." 9pp.
Untitled report on "The problem of Christianizing industrial relations". Contains a "Questionnaire re Industrial Problems"; "Tentative Report on Christianizing Industrial Relations"; report of investigation ofInverness, Glace Bay, Sydney and Montreal collieries and industry. 18 pp.
"Council of Industry for Manitoba." 8 pp.
"The Council of Industry for the Province of Manitoba," Dec.28, 1922. 12 pp.
“Some Problems of Big Business,” by John Calder,Manager of Industrial Relations, Swift Canadian Co., 1921.
“The Human Element in Industry,” by John Calder,1921.
“What is Democracy,” 1921
Copy of bill of indictment of J.S. Woodsworth for seditiousarticle, 1919. 15 pp.
Copy of bill of indictment of J.S. Woodsworth for seditiousarticle, 1919. 2 pp.
Draft notes, typed and hand-written, on industrial relations, titled "The Golden Rule in Business." Includes pamphlet by Arthur Nash. 15 pp.
Draft notes on industrial peace and the steel industry inEngland. 1922 - 1923. 22 pp.
Draft notes for a sermon. 1 p.
Employers' Association of Manitoba: memorandum, bulletins,membership form. 1920. (4 items)
Statement on the Industrial Development Board submitted by Mr.Murray on Sept. 23, 1927. 3 pp.
Leaflet on the Industrial Conditions Act, 1919.
Notebook containing handwritten notes on wages and a wagesettlement, dispute unclear. 73 pp. and inserts.
Baber, William D.
East, Samuel B.
Hudson, H.C.
Jones, J. Phillips
Miner, A.E. (2 items)
Robson, H.C.
Tooth, Alex
Tucker, M.
King, William Lyon Mackenzie, 1909 - 1911 (3 items)
Laurier, Sir Wilfrid, 1905 - 1910 (8 items) Photocopies
Macdonald, J.A.
King, William Lyon Mackenzie, 1911 (2 items)
Laurier, Sir Wilfrid, 1907 - 1911 (5 items)
Macdonald, J.A.
News clippings and leaflets on the naval bill and the Kingand Skill obscenity hearings. (8 items)
Pamphlets and magazines. (12 items)
News clippings on Manitoba Industrial Conditions Act. (2items)
News Clipping, "Ralph Connor's Blunder"
The records contained within this section range between 1902 and 1927 and cover several phases of the campaign against liquor. Charles Gordon was active in the temperance crusade particularly between 1910 and 1915 when he served as president of the Social Service Council of Manitoba. In his autobiography, Gordon wrote both about his commitment to temperance and about his political maligning by the conservative press. (Charles Gordon, Postscript to Adventure: The Autobiography of Ralph Connor , Toronto: McClelland and Stewart Limited, 1975. p. 163.) The Social Service Council was actively involved in campaigning for a government that would accept temperance as part of its platform, and threw its support behind the liberals of T.C. Norris. As president of the Social Service Council, Gordon was drawn into the spotlight, frequently as a target of the Conservative party. Gordon referred to the temperance campaign as "the bitterest fight of my life" marked by "slander, vilification, and scurrilous abuse".(Ibid.) Gordon againbecame involved in the campaign against liquor in the 1920's opposing the advocacy of government control of liquor sales by theModeration League in the 1920's.
These records have been sorted into three major classifications: documentation; correspondence; and published materials. The documentation has been arranged to reflect the chronology of the liquor campaign, an arrangement also based on the original filing order in Charles Gordon's papers. This subsection includes draft notes concerning the 1902 referendum on the Liquor Act; the minutes, reports, draft notes, and related documentation associated with the Social Service Council's temperance campaign, dating between 1912 and 1915; and memoranda, reports, addresses, draft notes, and campaign material used in the 1920's prohibition campaign. The documentation is followed by incoming, outgoing and related correspondence. The section concludes with published documents, sorted as articles, pamphlets and leaflets, and some news clippings. While not sorted chronologically, again this group containspublished material from the various campaigns represented in this section.
Draft notes, "The History of Prohibition in Manitoba". 2 pp.
Draft notes, "The History of Temperance Reform in Manitoba".9 pp.
Draft notes, Referendum. 5 pp.
Draft notes, untitled, on Church, morality, and politics. 3pp.
Draft notes, "Why not vote". 3 pp.
"Proposed Amendments to the Liquor Act." 1p.
"Some Reasons Why." 4 pp.
Advisory Board of the Moral and Social Reform Council. Oct.22, 19??. 2 pp.
Report of S.C. Mulhall, temperance and social puritysermons. 2 pp.
Report on temperance reform in Manitoba and abroad, 1914.Feb. 18, 1915. 2 pp.
Directive, Synod of Manitoba on the Moderation League.,n.d. 3 pp.
Draft notes, "Banish the Bar". 1p.
Draft notes, "The Buttresses of the Bar" and "The Productsof the Bar". 2 pp.
Draft notes, Bar Demand. 1 p.
Notes on prohibition legislation by country. 1 p.
“My Dear Brother,” May 26, 1914.
Copy, resolution to T.C. Norris, approval of the LiberalTemperance platform by the Social Service Council.
"Temperance Platform", 1 p.
Copy, electoral pledge. Voters' Covenant.1 p.
Appeal to Ministers, Voters' Covenant. 2 pp.
Copy of Chicago Tribune article on victim of alcohol. 1 p.
"The Manitoba Temperance Act. Memo for Anniversary, March11, 1923." 2 pp.
Memoranda titled "Re: Liquor Laws." Sept. 27, 1926. 9 pp.
Report on Breweries in Manitoba. 3 pp.
Report on the findings of the Presbytery of Winnipeg,Committee on Evangelism and Social Service. (5 items)
Address of Archdeacon McElheran, given at the WalkerTheatre, Winnipeg, June 15, 1923. 4 pp.
Address given by Dr. Michael Clark, Moderation League MassMeeting, at the Board of Trade Building, Winnipeg, June 20, 1923. 10 pp.
Draft of the report of the Committee on Evangelism and Social Service to the Presbytery of Winnipeg, re: the temperance situation inManitoba. 2 pp.
Draft of the report of the Committee on Evangelism and Social Service to the Presbytery of Winnipeg, re: the temperance situation inManitoba, including Manitoba Presbytery boundaries in Ontario. 4 pp.
Draft notes titled "The Black Bottle", Oct. 30. 1 p.
Resolution, as drafted by Home Mission Committee. Typed anddraft copy. 2 pp.
Resolution of the Synod of Manitoba on the ModerationLeague. 3 pp. 2 copies.
"A Bugle Call." Address to women. 1p.
Prohibition address, unsigned. n.d. 1 p.
Campaign material, "Suggestions for Speakers and CampaignWorkers."
Campaign material, "The defence Campaign. A Special Word toMinisters. " 2 pp.
Copy of editorial, "Dr. Cody Endorses Ferguson Policy." Toronto Daily Star , Oct. 26,1926. 4 pp.
"Manitoba Temperance `Facts' and `Dates'." Oct. 16, 1922. 4pp.
"Facts about Liquor Prescriptions in Manitoba." 1p.
Moderation League. 1 p
. Bear and Wine Act; Moderation League Act.1 p.
Liquor sold by druggists on prescription. 1 p.
Indictable Offenses. Jan. 24, 1923. 1 p.
"A Trip Through Hotel Land." Mar. 31, 1923. 1 p.
"Enforcement of Law", Anti-Saloon League of Indiana. 3 pp.
"Instance of Bribery in Saskatchewan." 1 p.
Attorney-General of British Columbia (2 items)
Aylward, Robert, n.d.
Buchanan, D.W.
Buchanan, W.W., 1912 (2 items)
Cormie, Keith, et. al.
Drummond, F.A.
Edmonds, Richard H. (4 items)
Harden, E.H.
Harkness, D.B. (2 items)
Haverson, J.H., 1914
Himmelman, Henry E.
Hutchison, J.N, 1915
Locke, Philip C.
MacLean, J.N. (2 items)
McGregor, John (2 items)
McLauglin, Ernest, 1914
Orr, J.D., 1914
Paterson, R., 1914
Peck, W.W. (3 items)
Rattray, J.G., 1914
Robertson, W.A. (2 items)
Smith, G.
Watt Spence, B.H., 1915
Stallworthy, A.J., 1925
Sutcliffe, J.S., 1925
Waite, G.L., 1926
Wood, W.R. (14 items)
Wright, H.T.
No Signature (1 item)
Aikens, Rev. J.W., 1926
Ashdown, J.H.
Attorney-General of British Columbia
Buchanan, D.W.
Buchanan, G.O.
Buchanan, W.W., 1912
Christie, David
Coulhard, Mr., n.d.
Doty, Boyd P., 1927
Drummond, F.A.
Edmonds, Richard H. (2 items)
Harkness, D.B.
Lough, Robert J.
MacLean, J.N.
MacGregor, John
MacTavish, W.L.
Martin, E.D.
Mason, L.D.
McLean, J.N.
Peck, W.W.
Robertson, W.A.
Russell, J.G.H.
Spence, Ben H.
Wood, W.R.
Dewar, Robert to W.F. Nickle, M.P.P., n.d.
Fragment of Corr, from Dr. Gordon. 1 p.
"The Answer by Two Witnesses for the Truth." By L.A. Tachereauand John Oliver (Moderation League of Manitoba)
"Beer or Bread." By L.D. Mason
"Bill: An Act to Amend the Liquor License Act!" 1915.
"The Conspiracy Against Our Nation." By William J. Johnson,1921.
"Extracts from United States Senate Hearings 1918- 1919:(Brewing and Liquor Interests and German Propoganda)."
"Facts for Temperance Electors." By S.C. Mulhall (SocialService Council)
"Five Die From Liquor in Government Control Province."
"Government Liquor Stores."
"House of Commons Debates." XLIII, 88 (April 15, 1910)
"Its Time for a Change!" (Moderation League of Manitoba)
"Liquor Renews its Challenge." (The Manitoba Alliance)"
"Manitoba Situation: Facts of the Provincial Movement forWorld's Temperance Sunday."
"The Moderate Drinker." By L.D. Mason (2 items)
"Moderate Drinking. Its Dangers and Possibilities." By L.D.Mason
"The New Attack is Launched."
"Official Synopsis of the Government Liquor Control Act"
"Pastoral Letter." Dec. 14, 1922
"A Personal Word."
"Pledge for Prohibitionists."
"The Present Status of the Results of the Study of Alcohol inAmerica." By L.D. Mason
"Prohibition in Manitoba. Why it Came, What it Has Done."
"Prohibition vs. Moderation!" Prohibition Bulletin , 1922
"The (Proposed) Beer Act Analysed." (Manitoba ProhibitionAlliance)
"The Question of Control." By Philip C. Locke
"Scientific Temperance." (Manitoba Monthly Leaflet Service,Nos. 1, 4, 6)
"The Temperance Situation in Canada." By Sir George Foster
"Veto Helps Business." (No. 14, Royal Templar Series)
"Voting is next Friday."
The records contained within this section, though closely related to those in the next section on "Social Service and Evangelism," have been grouped together as falling outside the sphere of the General Assembly's Board of Social Service and Evangelism. They have been arranged topically, largely based on the original filing arrangement within Charles Gordon's private papers. The list of topics has been arranged in chronological order. In part, they reflect his interest and involvement in controversial social service and political issues such as the campaign for Sabbath observance legislation leading to the Lord's Day Act in 1906, separate school in the newly created western provinces in 1905, and the controversial Macdonald by-election of 1912. In that election, Gordon was attacked by the Winnipeg Tribune for his remarks against the Roblin government and for his allegations of corrupt electoralpractices in the by-election.
This section also includes matters related to the Presbyterian Church. These include the Presbyterian Brotherhood Convention in Indianapolis; the nationalization of Queen's University in 1911; and the supply and training of students, missionaries and ministers in 1910. Also included is a 1914 report on the immigrant population of Winnipeg. As with the previously mentioned record group, the documentation in each topic is small, consisting primarily of a few items of correspondence, assorted documents, and a small amount ofprinted material.
An additional category concerns the records of Charles Gordon's investigation of the Polish Catholic Church in America on the occasion of possible Polish Catholic work in Canada. This group contains a few items ofcorrespondence and some Polish Catholic Church documents.
Draft notes by Dr. Gordon, The Lord's Day. 2 pp.
McQueen, D.G.
Whyte, W.W.
Pamphlets (6 items)
News clippings (1 item)
Notebook, containing news clippings regarding the extension of separate schools (Roman Catholic) into the new provinces. (Saskatchewan,Alberta, British Columbia, and the Northwest Territories).
Notes by Dr. Gordon, inserted within notebook, relating tolegislation regarding Separate schools in the new provinces. (2 items)
Report of Committee on Sabbath Observance and
Legislation to the General Assembly. 10 pp. Untitled essay onstreet car legislation in Winnipeg. 2 pp
. Handwritten list titled "Total number employed on Sundays."1 p.
McIntyre, P.C.
Shearer, J.G.
Wilson, R.W.
Printed matter concerning the Lord's Day Act (2 items)
"Statuten Fur die National-Katholischen Kirchen in America." 3pp.
"Nat. Cathol. Dioceses in America Clevelandensis." July 1907,2 copies.
Handwritten draft notes concerning "The National CatholicDiocese in America." 2 pp.
Barton, F.M. Pickard, Ward Beecher (2 items)
Tichy, Fr. John (3 items)
Wrzesinski, L.Z.
Circular from the St. Joseph Orphan Asylum, Chicago,Illinois.
Circular to the conference of the Presbyterian Ministers of Winnipeg, concerning the first convention of the Presbyterian Brotherhood inIndianapolis.
Circular, notice of meeting to discuss the IndianapolisConvention of the Presbyterian Brotherhood. Dec. 3, 1906.
Henry, E.A.
Mackay, H.B.
Mulford, Ren (5 items)
Scribner, John H.
Stelzle, Charles
Vogt, Von Ogden
Minutes, General Assembly's Committee on the Supply ofStudents, Missionaries and Ministers. Sept. 8, 19[?].
Essay, "Recruits for the Ministry." 3 pp.
Draft notes titled "Report re Recruiting." 1 p.
Application form, "Recruits for the Ministry." 1 p.
Crombie, George L.
Farquharson, James (3 items)
Gardner, George S.
Gordon, Daniel M.
MacDonald, J.R.
McCormack, J.S.
Millar, John M.
Shankland, Donald
Steven, Walter T.
Woodside, J.W. (2 items)
Millar, J.R.
Gandier, Albert to Rev. Dr. Carmichael
Gordon, Daniel M. to J.R. Millar
Mackay, John to J.R. Millar
Mackinnon, Clarence to J.R. Millar
Manitoba College, Faculty of Theology to J. R. Millar
Millar, J.R. to Rev. Dr. Carmichael
Ross, D. to J.R. Millar
Scrimger, John to J.R. Millar (2 items)
Report of the joint meeting of the Committees of the Commission of the General Assembly and of the Board of Trustees of Queen's University, to discuss the proposed changes to Queen's University. Oct. 1906. 6pp.
Incomplete letter to Charles Gordon, May 17, 1911. Author'ssignature omitted. 2 pp.
Letter to Charles Gordon from one of the trustees of Queen'sUniversity, May 26, 1911.
"Statement Regarding Changes in the Constitution of Queen's University, Issued by the Board of Trustees for the Information of theGraduates."
"To Our Fellow-Graduates."
Article, defeat of the Roblin Government. May 13, 1915. 2 pp.
Draft of letter, "Macdonald Elections", pertaining to Winnipeg Telegram editorialsabout Dr. Gordon. 1 p.
Notes on the qualities of the public man. 2 pp.
Donaldson, G.G.,
Hogg, John
Copy of letter from the Winnipeg Christian Endeavour Union to the editor of the Winnipeg Telegram . Nov. 29,1912.
News clippings.
Report by Dr. Peter Roberts, "The Foreign Speaking Peoples ofWinnipeg". Jan. 26, 1914. 4 pp.
This is one of the larger sections in the collection and contains records from the Social Service Committee of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in Canada. Charles Gordon served as convener of this committee, more formally known as the Board of Social Service and Evangelism. As stated by Gordon in his article, "The Presbyterian Church and Its Missions," (Charles Gordon. "The Presbyterian Church and Its Missions, " Canada and Its Provinces . Adam Shortt and Arthur G. Doughty, eds. Toronto: Edinburgh University Press, 1913. p. 296.) The function of the Social Service Committee was to bring the Church in contact with the larger social issues of the day, particularly to expand and coordinate the evangelistic efforts of the Presbyterian Church. Found here are the records of the Board of Social Service and Evangelism in its various stages of organization, and a few records from the related Moral and Social Reform Council of Manitoba, an interdenominational organization of business, labour, and other interested organizations, and whose efforts were directed toward ridding Manitoba of the liquor trade. Dr. Gordon was appointed president of theMoral and Social Reform Council of Manitoba in 1910.
The records have been grouped according to the various organizations associated with the Social Service Committee. The Committee underwent different stages of organization before being renamed the Board of Social Service And Evangelism. The Presbyterian Church's General Assembly created the Board of Moral and Social Reform in 1907 to directly confront social questions and industrial difficulties affecting the Canadian Church's evangelizing efforts both in urban centres and in home missions territory. In 1908, the General Assembly created a Committee on Evangelism to conduct "an educative series of experiences in different forms of evangelistic work." (Ibid.) In 1910, the Committee on Evangelism merged with the Board of Moral and Social Reform to create the Board of Moral and Social Reform and Evangelism. In 1911, the title of the organization was shortened to Social Service and Evangelism, and the dual functions of investigating social conditions and conducting evangelistic campaigns continued under the direction of theBoard.
Owing to the absence of particular order in Dr. Gordon's files, the Social Service and Evangelism records have been grouped into minutes of administrative meetings, reports, addresses, memoranda, related documentation, correspondence, and published material. Administrative minutes have been sorted according to organization and department. The minutes are copies rather than original documents and include details of meetings of the various committees, administration, social service operations in the areas of vice, temperance, urban housing, health, recreation and amusements, work among girls and women, and similar social issues, as well as the administration of evangelisticcampaigns.
The subsection "Reports" includes both administrative reports and reports and bulletins related to the simultaneous evangelistic campaigns conducted in the home missions territory under the General Assembly. Administrative reports include three 1909 reports from Eastern, Central and Western sections of the committee on Evangelism; reports on Social service and Evangelism presented to the General Assembly by the conveners of Manitoba Presbyteries between 1912 and 1915; and reports on "Winnipeg Outside Work" presented by F. Mabel Dedrick, deaconess, between 1912 and 1913. A "general" section encompasses reports by the committee of the Board of Social Service and Evangelism and related committees and subcommittees, written at various and unspecified dates. The subsection, however, also includes progress reports of specific campaigns, some, such as the Kootenay Campaign, conducted on an experimental basis. The campaigns represented in this section include Glenboro (1909), Kootenay (1910), and Yorkton (1910), and reports from smaller campaigns such as Red Deer, Lanark, and Renfrew. Reports from Glenboro, Kootenay,and Yorkton campaigns have been grouped separately from the smaller campaigns, owing to the greater amount of material in these three particular campaigns. A final addendum to this section is a report prepared by Robert Aylward, field secretary of the Social Service Council of Manitoba, on political and socialconditions at The Pas, Manitoba.
A small number of memoranda and resolutions have been grouped by type of document, and a small number of miscellaneous agendas, lists and writings on social service matters have been classified as "Related Documents." Essays, articles, and addresses pertaining to the Social Service Council and to the various functions of the Social Service Committee have been grouped together and arranged in alphabetical order. Other articles may be found in the"Articles" section of the collection.
The "Correspondence" subsection is the largest grouping and includes incoming, outgoing and related correspondence, arranged alphabetically by surname of the correspondent. Much of the correspondence is official, relating to matters associated with the Moral and Social Reform Council and with the Board of Social Service and Evangelism and its predecessors. While this particular type of correspondence has not been separated from the more general correspondence, it may be accessed through the surname of committee members. A large section of official correspondence in particular is that between Dr. Gordon and J.G. Shearer, secretary of the Board of Social Service and Evangelism, containing over one hundred items of incoming and outgoing correspondence. Other names associated with the Social Service Committee include F.A. Robinson, W.W. Buchanan, and James D. Orr. This subsection also includes correspondence from Charles M. Alexander, E.G. Chapman and J. Wilbur Chapman, American evangelists selected by the General Assembly for the conduct of simultaneous mission or evangelistic campaigns. Other correspondence, of a more general nature, is still related to social service and evangelistic matters. While the correspondence does not easily fall into topical arrangement, a list of themes includes requests from northwest mission fields for institutional churches; the progress and planning of simultaneous evangelistic campaigns, including Yorkton, Glenboro, Kootenay, Vermillion, and other smaller campaigns; ministers' requests for supply, hymn books, missionaries, and instruction on the conduct of simultaneous campaigns; and more general correspondence from both ministers and parishioners on socialconditions, including vice, temperance and related subjects.
A subsection of published material completes this section. This grouping includes publications of both the Moral and Social Reform Council of Manitoba and of the Board of Social Service and Evangelism and its predecessors. Many of these publications refer to specific social issues, while others are concerned with the evangelization efforts of the Presbyterian Church, whether discussing the need for evangelization or the progress of specific campaigns. The subsection "Related Documentation and Campaigns" contains questionnaires issued by the Board of Moral and Social Reform for "kirk" session, as a survey of social conditions; answers have been recorded directly on the questionnaires. Another series of questionnaires on social conditions issued by the Board of Social Service and Evangelism has been included, however, no responses were available. The subsection also includes scrapbooks compiled by Dr. Gordon of new clippings from the Winnipeg Free Press, Telegram, and Tribune, on the controversial testimony of J.G. Shearer at the 1910 inquiry into Winnipeg social vice and police corruption. The subsection concludes with the pamphlets, leaflets and cards listed above asSocial Service publications.
1908: Sept. 9, 8 pp.
1910: Sept. 6, 14 pp.; Nov. 16, 4 pp.
1911: Jan. 27, 2 pp.; Mar. 23, 7 pp.
1911: Sept. 5 - 7, 15 pp.; Nov. 30, 1 p.
1912: Apr. 30, 3 pp.; May 2, 1 p.; Sept. 3 - 5, 13 pp.; Dec.16, 2 pp.
1914: Mar. 16 - 17, 5 pp. ;Mar. 27, 1 p.; Apr. 6, 2 pp.
1915: Mar. 16 - 18, 6 pp.
1908:
Jun. 11, 3 pp.
Sept. 8, 2 pp.
Oct. 14, 2 pp.
Nov. 3, 5 pp.
Nov. 25, 5 pp.
1909:
Jan. 14, 2 pp.
Jan. 28, 2 pp.
July 16, 2 pp.
Sept. 9, 9 pp.
Dec. 30, 3 pp.
1910:
Mar. 14, 2 pp.
Apr. 11, 2 pp.
May 13, 3 pp.
June 16, 3 pp.
Nov. 16, 1 p.
1911:
Jan. 27, 2 pp.
1913:
Jan. 21, 2 pp.
Mar. 18, 7 pp.
Jan. 30, 1912 - Minutes, meeting of the Presbytery's Committeeon Social Service and Evangelism. 2 pp.
Feb. 13, 1912 - Minutes, meeting of the PresbyterianCommittee on the problem of the city. 2 pp.
Mar. 29, 1913 - Minutes and tentative programme, Pre-AssemblyConference Committee. 4 pp.
April 2, 1913 - Minutes, Programme Sub-Committee of thePre-Assembly Congress.
Jan. 28, n.y. - Minutes of meeting of Committee on Church Lifeand Work for the Conference of Manitoba. 2 pp.
n.d. - Extract minute of the meeting of the Board of Management of the Presbyterian Church of England, Cavendish Road, Leeds. 1 p.
May 8, 1909 - Report of the Eastern Section of the General Assembly's Committee on Evangelism. (please see incoming correspondencesection, Anderson Rogers)
1909 - Report of the Central Section of the General Assembly's Committee on Evangelism, includes reports from Toronto, Sarnia and OttawaPresbyteries. (4 items)
n.d. - Report of the Western Section on Evangelism, byClarence Mackinnon, convener.
Arranged according to Minister:
Caldwell, J.A.
Chestnut, E.B.
Churchill, A.W.
Hall, R. Francis
Hartley, F.J.
Jones, J. Phillips
Little, John W.
Macintosh, Alex T.
McMillan, A. (2 items)
Millar, D.D.
North, W.C.
Pollock, R.C. (2 items)
Rumball, M.C.
Stephens, J.S.
Contains progress reports, Kootenay simultaneous campaign,Oct. 14 - Nov. 27, 1910. (6 items)
n.d. - Report to the Social Service Council of Manitoba re political and other conditions at The Pas. By Robert Aylward, field secretaryof the Social Service Council of Manitoba. 5 pp.
Reports on Social Service and Evangelism, filed by the conveners of Presbyteries, 1912 - 1913, 1915. Arranged according to presbytery:
Glenboro, Alta., 1912, 6 pp.
Minnedosa, Mb., n.d., 9 pp.
Port Arthur, Ont., 1913, 5 pp.
Port Arthur, Ont., 1913, 6 pp.
Portage la Prairie, Mb., 1913, 16 pp.
Rock Lake, 1913, 11 pp.
Sydney, N.S., n.d., 8 pp.
Winnipeg, Mb., 1915, 6 pp.
Reports on Winnipeg outside work by F. Mabel Dedrick,deaconness. (See also Shearer Correspondence)
June 17 - Nov. 7, 1912, 4 pp.
Oct. 31, 1912, 2 pp.
Nov. 30, 1912, 4 pp.
Dec. 1912, 6 pp.
Jan. 1913, 8 pp.
Feb. 1913, 10 pp.
Mar. 1913, 9 pp.
Daily reports, Yorkton evangelistic campaign, 1910. Contains records of pastors, singers, and general impressions. Arranged according tolocation:
Bankend (3 items)
Buchanan (10 items)
Humboldt (4 items)
Invermay (17 items)
Saltcoats (6 items)
Wadena (18 items)
Watson (5 items)
Winnipeg (4 items)
Wishart (1 item)
Nov. 16, 1909 - Red Deer Presbytery. 1 p.
June 1910 - Report, Lanark and Renfrew Presbytery SimultaneousCampaign, 3 pp.
Mar. 29 - April 16, 1911 - Report, confidential, Fort FrancisMission. 4 pp.
n.d. - Report, West Fort William Mission. 2 pp.
n.d. - Extracts from reports, various presbyteries, 11 pp.
n.d. – Report of the Conference Committee on SocialService and Evangelization re.) the Christianizing of industry.
1909 - Report of the Sub-Committee on Educational Means and onPrayer. 2 pp.
1911 - Memorandum, conference with Revs. Roswell Bates andSchauffer of New York at Penman Isle, Muskoka, Ont.
Sept. 3, 1912 - Report of the executive committee of the Boardof Social Service and Evangelism. 4 pp.
n.d. - General Assembly's Committee on Evangelism. Intermimreport on work of F.A. Robinson. 2 pp.
n.d. - Report of the Committee on Social Service andEvangelism. 2 pp.
n.d. - Report of the Conference Committee on Social Serviceand Evangelism re the Christianizing of Industry. 2 pp.
n.d. - Report on Moral and Social Reform. 11 pp.
n.d. - Summary of Reports made to the Board of Moral andSocial Reform on the Question of down-town conditions and work. (Wpg) 4 pp.
n.d. - Memorandum of information for use of budgetcampaigners. Department of Social Service and Evangelism. 2 pp.
n.d. - Memorandum of Office Committee, Social Service Councilof Manitoba. 1 p.
n.d. – Report of Conference Committee on Church Life& Work
1915 - Resolutions of the Meeting of the Social ServiceCouncil of Manitoba. 2 pp.
n.d. - Resolutions of the Board of Social Service andEvangelism. 4 pp.
n.d. - Resolution of the Presbyterian Church, Innisfail,approving the General Assembly's
Committee on Evangelism in the West. 1 p.
"The Adult Delinquent" 14 pp.
"Catherine Booth-Clibborn. The Marechale" 4 pp.
"Forward", Pertaining to the Social Service Congress held atOttawa. n.d. 2 pp.
"Preparation for Revival" 4 pp.
"The Social Service Council - Its Function in Canada" "ThomasBuchanan Kilpatrick" 4 pp.
"A World-Wide Simultaneous Revival Movement" 4 pp.
Untitled, on Evangelism. 4 pp. Untitled, on TemperanceLegislation. 2 pp.
Agenda, n.d., 1 p.
Agenda, The Board of Social Service and Evangelism. n.d. 1 p.
"Committee on Social Service and Evangelism", list of names.n.d. 1 p.
"Concentration Campaign" n.d. 2 pp.
"The Conduct of a Simultaneous Mission of Evangelism" 5 pp.
"Deliverance Regarding Social Problems' 3 pp.
"A Draft of the Proposed Act to Create the Final Count ofPublic Opinion" 3 pp.
Estimates, Moral and Social Reform Untitled lists of places,ministers and evangelists n.d. (2 items)
Members Lists
Alexander, Charles M., 1906 - 1908 (2 items)
Allan, Rev. A., 1907
Alyward, Robert, 1914 (index to reports)
Armand, Edward E., 1909
Barker, A.H., 1907
Birks, Henry, 1914
Bookmeyer, Edwin, 1910
Boyd, J.W., 1913
Brown, Rev. W.G., 1909
Buchanan, W.W., 1910 - 1911, 1915 (5 items)
Caldwell, J.A., 1909
Cameron, A.C., 1906 - 1908
Chapman, E.G., 1908 - 1909 (18 items)
Chapman, J. Wilbur 1906 - 1909 (15 items)
Cherrier, A.A., 1913
Chestnut, E.B., 1909
Churchill, A., 1909
Clare, F.A., 1909 - 1911 (4 items)
Clay, Thomas Savage, 1907 - 1910 (7 items)
Corbett, Thomas, 1909 - 1911 (2 items)
Craig, Rev. D.J., 1909 - 1911 (4 items)
Crealock, B.G., 1916
Davis, Geo. F.B. 1908, 1909 (2 items)
Dedrick, F. Mabel, 1913
Dey, Wm. J., 1909
Doran, George 1906 - 1908 (4 items)
Duyer, Sarah, n.d.
Elliot, John H., 1909
Falk, J. Howard T., 1912
Fee, S.M., 1909 - 1911 (4 items)
Ferguson, Rev. J.S., 1908 - 1909 (2 items)
Fraser, Arthur M., 1911, 1915 (3 items)
Fraser, Thurlow, 1909 -1911 (2 items)
Frazer, J., 1910
Gandier, Alfred, n.d.
Gilbert, Bradford, L., 1907
Hadley, J.H., 1908
Hall, R. Francis, 1909
Halpenny, J., n.d.
Hamilton H., 1911
Hammond, Rev. E. Payson, 1907
Harkness, D.B., 1907
Heazhcote, A.V., 1913
Henderson, Peter, 1908
Herdman, J.C., 1908 - 1909 (6 items)
Hogg, John, 1907
Hollinshead, James, 1909
Hugg & Edward, Barristers & Soliciters, 1915
Keller, Herbert P., 1910
Kellock, J.M., 1909 - 1911 (9 items)
Kilpatrick, T.B.
Koffend, R.J., 1914
Lavery, W.R., 1909
Leafe, John T., 1907
Leitch, H.D., 1909 - 1911 (34 items)
Leslie, Robert Sterritt 1908
Lewis, Frank S., 1910
Lockhart, Geo., 1907 - 1909 (3 items)
Lowry, R.H., 1910 (3 items)
Macdonnell, G.M., 1910
MacGregor, D.G., 1915
Macintosh, Alex J., 1909
Mackay, Hector, 1910
Mackay, H.T., 1908
MacLeod, T.G., 1908
MacQuarrie, W.J., 1909
MacVicar, Donald, 1908
Martin, Mrs. M.A., 1908
Matthews, James W., 1913
McBretney, W.J., 1910
McConnell, Thomas, 1909
McDonald, A.D., 1909
McLaren, E.D., 1907 (3 items)
McMillan, B.L., 1914 (3 items)
McMillan, A., 1909 -1911 (3 items)
McNally, W. 1907
McNaught, D., 1907
McPhedran, N., 1909
McQueen, D.G., 1909
Mitchell, C.A., 1909
Morey, T., 1913
Munro, Donald, 1909 (2 items)
Murray, T.M., 1908 - 1909 (2 items)
Neil, John, 1908
Nicholson, J.W.A., 1907
North, W.C., 1909
Orr, James D., 1909 - 1914 (3 items)
Pecover, F.C., 1909 (4 items)
Penman, John, 1908
Peters, Geo. R., 1907
Ralston, H.W., 1907
Reid, McKeen, 1909-1911 (3 items)
Robinson, F.A., 1909 - 1911 (14 items)
Rogers, Anderson 1907
Ross, John A., 1908 - 1909 (3 items)
Russell, Andrew (2 items)
Russell, Walter, 1907 - 1909 (3 items)
Ryan, E.J., 1912
Schieffelin, Wm. Jay, 1907
Shearer, J.G., 1908 - 1915 (82 items)
Shortt, J.S., 1909 - 1911 (3 items)
Simons, William, 1908 - 1909 (3 items)
Smith, A.W., 1912 (3 items)
Somerville, John, 1909
Stephens, J.S., 1908
Stephens, J.G., 1909
Stewart, Chas G., 1914
Torrey, R.A., 1906 - 1908 (8 items)
Urquhart, Alexander, 1908
Van Munster, R., 1907
Walkey, A.E., 1914
Walton, Rev. R.A., 1909 (2 items)
Watson, J.T., 1909
White, J. Campbell, 1907 (3 items)
Wickson, Arthur, 1915
Zartmann, Rev. Parley E., 1909 (2 items)
Alexander, Charles M., 1911
Birks, William M., 1914
Cameron, J.H., 1913
Dedrick, F. Mabel, 1913 (3 items)
Excel, E.O., 1909
Fraser, Rev. Thurlow, 1910
Gordon, Mrs., 1908
Leitch, Hugh D., 1910 (9 items)
Lowny, R.H., 1910 (2 items)
McLachlan, D.N., 1913
McMillan, A., 1909
Milne, Wm., 1910
Munro, Rev. Donald, 1910 (2 items)
Robinson, F.A., 1910 (2 items)
Shearer, Amy, 1908
Shearer, J.G., 1910 - 1914 (19 items)
Torrey, R.A., 1906
White, J. Campbell, 1906 (3 items)
Cooper, George, to E.G. Chapman, 1908
Cormie, John A., to Mr. Kellock, 1909
Craig, D.G., to J.G. Shearer, n.d.
Crowe, G.R., to J. Campbell White, 1906
Crowe, G.R., to J.G. Shearer, 1908
Finkle, E. to F.A. Robinson
Foster, W.K., to E.G. Chapman, 1908
Gosling, L. Ernest, to F.A. Robinson, 1909
Hamilton, W.T., to Rev. J.C. Herdman, 1908
Helen (Mrs. C.W. Gordon) to Mrs. Scott, 1912
Lockhart, Geo., to Mr. Kellock, 1909
Ross, J hn S., to Rev. J.C. Herdman, 1908
Shearer, J.G., to Mrs. C.W. Gordon, 1912
Shearer, J.G., to W.W. Buchanan, 1913
Shearer, J.G., to Amy Shearer, 1908
Smaug, Peter, to Mr. Kellock, 1909
Stelzle, Charles, to T.D. Patton, 1914
Stockett, Lewis to W.T. Hamilton
Tate, W.B. to F.A. Robinson
Vance, Fred S., to Rev. J.C. Herdman, 1908
White, J., Campbell, to G.R.Crowe, 1906
Young, Colin to F.A. Robinson
Letter fragments and unsigned letters (4 items)
Letter fragment, "Men Wanted for Yorkton Simultaneous"
Circulars and draft letters, pertaining to Evangelism and toSocial Service and Evangelism, 1908 - 1914 and n.d. (14 items)
Circulars, Moral and Social Reform and Social Service andEvangelism Committees, 1914 (4 items)
Moore, W.S., 1909
Pattison, G.H., 1909
Robinson, F.A., 1909 (2 items)
Russell, A., 1909
Shearer, J.G., 1909
Stevenson, N., 1909
Arthur, Dr., 1907
Gratz, H.F., 1907
Munro, Donald, 1907
Laurier, Sir Wilfrid, n.d.
Macdonald, J.A., n.d. Shearer, J.G. (5 items)
Miscellaneous, 1909 (4 items)
Charles William Gordon, a stalwart patriot, felt that it was his duty to actively participate in World War I. He became a member of the 43rd Cameron Highlanders, along with several members of St. Stephen's Church, before the onset of the war. In 1914, holding the rank of major, Gordon accompanied the Highlanders overseas as their chaplain. He was subsequently appointed senior chaplain to the Canadian Armed Forces in England and in France. In 1916, Gordon was recalled to Canada to represent the Allied cause on a Liberty Loan Speaking Tour in the United States. His patriotic efforts also included research and writing about "Canada's War Effort" and "The British Navy" whenWorld War I had come to a close.
The documents contained in this section deal with the aforementioned activities as well as some of a more personal nature. These include correspondence written to Gordon from his parishioners in Winnipeg, a section of general correspondence, as well as personal effects such as thefield notebook Gordon carried with him at the front.
Those documents that deal with Gordon's involvement with the Cameron Highlanders contain correspondence, a few minutes of meetings, regimental orders, and a narrative recounting the history of the Cameron Highlanders' activities in Canada between 1909 and 1919. The Liberty Loan Tour subsection contains correspondence and invitations related to Gordon's speaking engagements between 1916 and 1918, as well as some addresses given by Gordon. "Canada's War Effort" and "The British Navy" contain mainly the data documents, source materials, and correspondence accumulated by Gordon in his efforts towrite each of these publications.
Memorandum of Men from St.Stephen's who went to front, wereKIA, POW, Wounded, or Returned
Anderson, Thomas, 1915
Campbell, T.R., 1915
Chapman, John F., 1915
Duncan, David, 1915
Goodall, Geo. W., 1915
Haslam, J., 1915
Kennedy, Hugh, 1915
Laidlow, Thomas, 1916
Lynch, Jessie, 1915
McLaughlin, N., 1915
McLeod, V., 1915
Mills, Louise L., 1915
Murray, G.W., 1915
Neild, J.R., 1915
Oer, J.D., 1915
Paterson, Chas, 1915, & 1917 (2 items)
Roach, Miss May, 1915
Sinclair, Rev. A.G., 1915
Stewarts, J., 1915
Narrative entitled "The Cameron Highlanders of Canada 1909 -1919" (presumably by Gordon)
Minutes of Meetings of Officers (Copy) for Sept. 10,1912.
Regimental Orders for April 17, 1914 and August 13, 1914
Hill, F.W., 1916
Hughes, Sam, 1915 (2 items)
Ross, J.G. (n.d.) (see photo #76-5-17)
Selby, T.R. (n.d.)
Urquhart, Lieut. Hugh, 1915
Messrs. Peter Hendersons, Bagpipe Makers, Feb. 13, 1915
Copies of messages for telegrams sent by Gordon (3 items)
Telegrams (3 items)
Obituary from "Scotsman", Oct. 17, 1916
"43rd Colors rest in Famous Church"
"Cameron's Colours Now At St. Stephen's"
Manuscript notes by Gordon
Profit & Loss Statements for Canteen
Description of Battle of Ypres
Maps of Battle Lines
Casualty, Fatality, & Grave location lists
Chaplain & Pastors of 8th Division
Carbons of letters sent out by Gordon while in the field fromApril 27, 1916 to Oct. 20, 1916 (37 items)
Notes for Sermons & Services
Letter to Gordon from 'Commander', 1916
Message & Signal forms (2 items)
Carbon Maps 1916 (2 items)
Description of Death of L/Cpl. D. McClure
Addresses Personal Notes
Newspaper Clip "Germany The World's Policeman"
Godson, Col. G. Godson, 1925 (2 items)
Holmes, F.A., 1919 (3 items)
Ketchen, Maj-Gen. H.B.D., 1924
Panet, Maj-Gen. H.H., 1925
Asquith, Right Hon. Herbert H., 1914
Borden, Sir R.L., 1920
Carson, Gen. J.W., 1915
Panet, Maj-Gen. H.H., 1925
Map of Attack of Sept. 15, 1916
Copy of Scottish Association Speech, Mar. 28, n.y.
Certificate of Military Service, 1920
Annie, n.d.
Baker, J. Allen, 1915
Baker, L.B., 1916
Bazin, Maj., 1916
Beattie Borden, R.L., 1915 (telegraph)
Capz, F.T. Marion, 1916
Carey, Ida E.H., 1916
Chapman, H.W., 1915
Glassey, F.M., 1916
Hagg, Arthur W., 1916
Hodder-Williams, J.G., 1914 - 1915 (8 items)
Holley, T. Gilford, 1915
Hunter, Mrs., 1917
Lipset, H., 1916?
Macdonald, A., 1915 (3 items)
Magill, Frank H., 1915
Margaret, n.d.
McConnell, Jeannie, n.d.
McLearn, Alex, 1915
McW, R.F., 1915
Miller, M., 1915
Naylor, Herbert E., 1915
Oxenham, John, 1914
Peters, Col. C.H., 1916 (2 items)
Perkin, S., 1915
Plunkett, Capt., n.d.
Ritson, J.H., 1915
Taylor, A., 1916
Thomson, Cecilia, 1915
Waterston, Capt., (9 items)
Watt, J., n.d.
Hodder-Williams, 1915 (3 items)
McWilliams, Mrs., 1916
Canadian Club, Wpg, 1917
Dawson, Per A., 1917
Gordon, Charles William, 1915 (3 items)
Hodder-Williams, 1915 (3 items)
Principal, n.d.
Lt-Col. to Maj-Gen. Rev.Dr. Simms, 1916
Rowley, C.W. to unknown, n.d. (page 2 of letter only)
"A Military Forecast - The German Campaign Against France"
Funeral Oration for Capt. Waterston
Gordon's List of Casualties and Fatalities
Barclay, Albert H., 1917
Black, F.W., 1918
Broholm, R.E., 1918
Chickering, Allen L., 1918
Childe, Starling W., 1917
Clagett, M.B., 1918
Clark, H.B. Duncan, 1917
Cowan, H.D., 1917
Doran, G.H., 1917
Fleming, Elizabeth B., 1917
Hill, Russell D., 1917 (2 items)
Homer, Chas F., 1918
Johnson, F.M., 1917
Jowett, J.H., n.d.
Logan, J.J., 1918
Ludton, James M., 1917
Lynch, James K., 1918
Marshall, Thos R., 1915
Martin, J.W., 1917 (2 items)
Moss, William R., 1917
Sharp, Mrs. Harry, 1916
St. John, Wm. H., 1917
Stoddard, Louis E., 1917
Violette, E.E., 1918
Walcatt, F.E., 1917
Weiskett, A.M., 1918
Wishard, L.D., 1917
Bennett, R.B., 1917
Doran, George H., n.d.
Perley, Sir George, 1916
Fortin, G.E. to G.H. Doran, 1917
Martin, J.W. to Hon. C.W. Horner, 1918
Matthews, M.A. to Woodrow Wilson, 1918
Northcliffe to G.H. Doran, 1917
Northcliffe to Sir R. Borden, 1917
Welch, A.D. to G.H. Doran, 1917
Brantley, 1918
Doran, G.H., n.d.
Gordon, C.W., 1918
Homer, C.F., 1918
Klepper, M.R., 1918
Manitoba Free Press , Dec. 27,1916
Martin, 1918
Mckercher, D.W, May 7, 1918?
Oldham, 1918
Postlethwaite, P.P., 1918
Ude, W.H., 1918
Violette, E.E., 1918
The Battle of the Ancre - The Advance of the Tanks, n.d.
One Important Cause of the War and the Remedy, April 20,1917
“Stripped to the Skin,” Jan. 23, 1917
Burton, Mr. Pomeroy, 1917 (4 items)
Fox, George L., n.d., Roger Casement and John Redmond
Headlam, J.W., n.d., The Dead Lands of Europe
Howland, Charles P., 1916, America's Foreign Policy - ACatechism
1917 - Prepared by Doran
1918 - Prepared in Spokane
1917:
Feb. 17, Society of May Flower Descendants
Mar. 26, Presbyterian Social Union of Philadelphia
Mar. 27, Bank Officers Association of the City of Boston
Apr. 26, The Chicago Real Estate Board
May 10, The Merchants' Association of New York
May 12, Chamber of Commerce of the State of New York
June 4, Liberty Loan Rallies
1918:
May 1, Mr. & Mrs. William Hamlin Childs May 8, Knife andFork Club of Kansas City
Dec. 26, Official Programme of the Procession (2 items)
Canadian Expeditionary Force, 1914-1918
Institutional Department, 1916
Honour's List, 1919
The Falling Torch, n.d. (see appendix 1)
The New Canada League, n.d.
Casualties Listing, n.d.
Enlistment by Province, according to Nationality, March1918
Munitions 1914-1918
Moors, John F., notes of interview & work of Moorsduring Halifax explosion, Dec. 1917
Parliament Recruiting
Memorandum from Gordon "Immediate Enrollment, April 27, 1915"
Aitken, Col. Sir Max, Canadian War Records Office, 1916 (5items)
Bennett, R.B., Director General of National Service Board ofCanada, 1916
Borden, R.L., Prime Minister of Canada, 1918
Kerry, A.E., 1919
Lloyd, G.J., Director Historical Records, Ministry ofMunitions of War, 1919
Macky, Vincent, Repatriation & Employment Committee,1918
Meighen, Arthur, 1916
Perley, George S., 1915-1916 (2 items)
Roper, Capt. J.S., 1919
Smith, E. H. (5 items)
Tennant, A.J., 1916
Colonel ?, Director of Records, Overseas Forces of Canada,1919
Office of Solicitor General of Canada, 1916
Canada's Duty, 1914 (2 items)
Canada's Word: A War-Poem, 1914
Canada's War Effort, 1914-1918
Charlton, W.A., Speech on the Naval Aid Bill in the House ofCommons, 1913
Cowan, Annie I., Patriotic Hymn, n.d.
Anti-Submarine Organization, 1918
British & Foreign Merchant Tonnage Sunk by EnemySubmarines 1914-1918
British Sea Power, 1919
Cost of the War in Men & Money, 1918
Functions of the Navy, n.d.
German Navy - Aug. 1914 & Sept. 1918
Horsea Island, n.d.
The Manner in Which Our Navy Performs Its Functions,1918
The Mercantile Marine Before the War, 1918
Merchant Tonnage and the Submarine, 1914-1918 (2 items)
Mine Sweeping, 1919
The Navy, 1919
Open Door in Edinburgh, n.d.
Peaceful Penetration Again, 1918
Remember Lord Roberts, 1918
Sacrifices Incurred by This Country Owing to ObligationsImposed Upon Shipping As A Result of the War, 1916
Statement Showing the Yearly Growth in Personnel of allRoyal Navy Services, 1918
Harte, A.C., 1915
Kohde, George, 1918
Pilcher, C.H., 1918
Strain, L.H., 1918
notebooks - "The British Navy" - "Shipping"
loose notes - (7 items)
Batterbee, H.F., 1918
Borden, R.L., 1919 (3 items)
Burnham, A., 1917
Clay, Hugh, 1919
Collier, S.F., 1919
Fleming, Michael, 1919
Gaselee, S., 1919
Gower, R.P.L., n.d.
Grassie, Wm., 1918
Guttery, Arthur T., 1919
Hill, T.F. Quinton, 1919
Hinc, Arthur, 1919
Murison, William, 1919
Murray, O.A.R., 1919
Smith, T.W., 1919
Sutton, G.A., 1919
Younger, J.P., 1919 (2 items)
The American Viewpoint, 1917
American Work in France, 1918
Bolshevism - The Lesson For Canada, n.d.
Britain, Belgium and the Small Nations, n.d.
Guarding the Coasts of Britain, n.d.
Know Your Ally, 1918
The Murder of Captain Fryatt, 1916
Permanent Naval Policy, 1913
Scraps of Paper: German Proclamations in Belgium & France,1916
St. Paul's Cathedral - A Solemn Service to Almighty God, 1917
To Arms, n.d.
To Belgium, n.d.
Three Memorials, 1920
War Map, n.d.
War Map of Europe, n.d.
War Office, 1914
War Panorama, n.d.
In 1922, Charles Gordon was appointed Moderator of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in Canada. Gordon held this position concurrently with the chairmanship of the Manitoba Council of Industry, and some of Gordon's correspondence from this period indicates the conflict between Gordon's duties as chairman of the Council of Industry and the duties of the moderatorship. Some evidence of Gordon's physical exhaustion during this period is contained in the records of the Moderator's speaking tour, as are some references to the industrial situation in Winnipeg in 1922. There are few references to the subjects of Gordon's speaking engagements, although on knew article suggests that Gordon spoke on the matter of church union during hiscross-Canada Moderator's Tour.
Most of the records in this section are the correspondence associated with the arrangements for the Moderator's Tour, and general correspondence addressed to Charles Gordon in his capacity of Moderator. The section also contains itineraries of the speaking tour and two of Gordon's addresses, including a copy of the Moderator's Pastoral of 1922. The correspondence has been sorted into various groups, such as letters of congratulations on Gordon's appointment; speaking invitations from across Canada; general correspondence to Charles Gordon as Moderator, containing both official and general correspondence, and correspondence to Rev. Robert Laird in connection with the speaking tour. The records represented in this group datepredominantly between 1921 and 1922, and are generally related to the tour.
Moderator's Pastoral, Sept. 20, 1921, 2 pp.
Unveiling of the Memorial Tablet at Knox Church, Regina, Nov.6, 1922, 6 pp. Version edited by author, 11 pp.
Rough draft of article for the Manitoba College Jubileebooklet, Nov. 18, 1921, 5 pp.
Typescript, "The Attitude of the Church toward Labor in Industry", written for Social Welfare Magazine , June 22,1922, 6 pp.
Speeches to Rotary Club; article in East & West
Circular to Presbyteries from the General Assembly's Forward Movement Committee, July 11, 1921. See also correspondence from Gordon toRobert Laird, July 11, 1921.
Application for reduced fare certificate, Canadian PassengerAssociation, for Moderator's Speaking Tour, n.d.
Moderator's Programme, Sept. 11 - Dec. 11, 1921
Moderator's Programme, Sept. 12 - Nov. 1 , 1921
Moderator's Programme, Sept. 16 - 30, 1921
Moderator's Programme, Oct. 2 - 31, 1921
Moderator's Programme, Oct. 23 - Dec. 11 1921
Moderator's Programme, Nov. 1 - Dec. 11, 1921
Moderator's Programme, Nov. 14 - 20, 1921
Moderator's Programme, Nov. 20 - Dec. 2, 1921
Moderator's Programme, April 29 - May 14, n.y.
Moderator's Programme, May 21 - May 29, n.y.
Requests for Moderator, April 12 - August 13, n.y.
For Committee on Business, re Dr. Ridell's address to theGeneral Assembly, June 7, 1922, 1 p.
Of Interview between a Committee from the Winnipeg Typographical Union and the General Assembly's Committee on IndustrialRelations, June 13, 1922, 2 pp.
List of names receiving copies of finding, n.d., 1 p.
Resolution of the Forty-Eighth General Assembly, pertaining tothe Toronto Typographical Union Dispute, n.d., 3 pp.
"Summary of Dispute in Printing Industry", n.d., 1 p.
Baird, Andrew B.
Barker, Charles
Binnie, James
Borden, Sir Robert L. (2 items)
Christie, David
Coward, E.J.
Coyne, James M.
Cruikshank, J.G.
Dickson, W.N.
Dingle, George S.
Goodall, Geo. W.
Gordon, Daniel W.
Grier, James
Hart, I.M.
Henderson, Thomas F.L.
Jordan, Lewis H.
Kerr, F.W.
Laidlaw, Fritz Gunther
Laidlaw, Tho. and Fisher, George
Lloyd, George Eaton
Lowe, W.J.
Macdonald, Sir Hugh John
McMullen, W.T.
Menzies, W.B.
Miller, C.J.
Patterson, T. Allan
Rattee, E.J.
Rowley, C.W.
Salter, E.
Shearer, J.G.
Sinclair, G.S.
Smith, G. Watt
Tennent, William
Tibb, R. Campbell
Wilson, Thomas
Wright, Archibald
Misc:
telegram from J.R.
Subscribers from father's Church
Auld, William Muir
Baird, Andrew B.
Barker, Charles
Binnie, James
Borden, Sir Robert L.
Chatham Daily News , Editor
Christie, David
Coward, E.J.
Coyne, James H.
Cruickshank, J.G.
Dickson, W.N.
Dingle, Geo. S.
Gordon, Daniel W.
Grier, James
Henderson, Thos. F.L.
Hodder-Williams, Sir Ernest
Kerr, F.W.
Laidlaw, Fritz Gunther
Lloyd, Rev. Dr. G.E.
Macdonald, Sir Hugh John
MacMullen, Rev. W.T.
Miller, C.J.
Murray, William
Neil, Mrs. Leslie McIntyre
Patterson, Rev. T. Allan
Rattee, Rev. E.J.
Rowley, C.W.
Sinclair, Rev. A.G.
Smith, Rev. G. Watt
Tennent, William
Thornton, Dr. R.S.
Tibb, Rev. R. Campbell
Tremble, J.E.
Wilson, Thomas
Wright, Mr. (Archibald)
Armitage, Archdeacon, W.J.
Bailey, Fred R.
Ballantyne, Mrs. Florence
Bassett, Thomas
Buchan, Mrs. A.S. (see PC 76-7-7)
Canadian Press Ltd.
Clay, Rev. W. Leslie
Gibson, Mrs. J.W.
Heine, G. Colborne
Laird, Rev. Robert (2 items)
MacKay, Rev. R.P.
MacKeigan, J.A.
MacKenzie, W.E. (3 items)
McEachern, N.
McKellar, Hugh
McLachlan, D.N.
Merritt, Miss Hazelwood
Mitchell, Rev. A.E. (2 items)
McRae, Alex
Newton, William A.
North, Mary M. (2 items)
Peirce, W.E. (3 items)
Pement, Philemon
Priest, H.C.
Riddell, W.A. (2 items)
Robinson, F.A.
Rumball, D.G.
Shearer, J.G.
Strang, Peter
Sutcliffe, A.
Thomson, Andrew
Warren, G. and T. Mortimer
Waters, J.M. (2 items)
Wallace, W.G. (2 items)
Wilson, J.R
. Witherspoon, A.R.
Wood, W.B.
Young, Rev. C.G. (2 items)
Aikens, Sir James
Armitage, Archdeacon, W.J. (2 items)
Atkinson, Joseph E. (2 items)
Bailey, Fred R. (4 items)
Ballantyne, Mrs. Florence
Bassett, Thomas
Bradshaw, Mrs. D.W.
Buchan, Mrs. A.S.
Clarke, Lionel, Lieutenant Governor of Ontario
Clay, Rev. W. Leslie (2 items)
Cowie, Miss Margaret C.
Dawson, J.W.
Dickson, W.M.
Gibson, Mrs. J.W.
Haddow, Rev. Robert
Heine, Rev. G. Colborne
Laird, Rev. Robert (28 items)
Mackay, Rev. R.P.
Mackeigan, J.A.
MacKenzie, M. (3 items)
McEachern, Mrs. Neil
McGuinnes, A.E.
McLachlan, Rev. D.N.
McQueen, D.G.
McRae, Alex
Merritt, Miss. Hazelwood
Mitchell, Rev. A.E. (4 items)
Newton, William
North, Mrs. J.B. (Mary) (2 items)
Peirce, W.E. (2 items)
Pement, Philemon
Priest, H.C.
Robinson, Rev. F.A.
Strang, Peter
Stone, E.J. (5 items)
Sutcliffe, A.
Thomson, Rev. Andrew
Warren, Rev. G. Witherspoon, A.R.
Young, Rev. C.G.
Laird, Robert to T. McAfee
McCallum, Jean to Robert Laird
McCallum, Jean to J.G. Shearer (2 items)
Whitton, Charlotte to Jean McCallum (2 items)
A.D.C. in Waiting, Government House, Ottawa
Anderson, F.W.
Binnie, James
Bowie, Ella D.
Brandt, E.H.
Bright, Alfred
Brown, Rev. S. Gorley
Bryant, James F. (7 items)
Campbell, Malcolm A. (2 items)
Carthy, Miss Helen E. (2 items)
Clark, Rev. W.J.
Clark, Rev. Wylie C. (6 items)
Cody, H.J. (2 items)
Cooper, H.W. (2 items)
Crowdis, H.W. (2 items)
Davidson, William A.
DeMille, Rev. C.W. (2 items)
Denovan, Allan M. (3 items)
Dewar, Rev. Robert (4 items)
Dickey, R.M.
Dickie, Rev. Henry (3 items)
Dickinson, Miss Vivian
Dickson, Hislop
Dingle, George S. (2 items)
Doig, George T.
Duncan, Rev. Philip
Dunlop, J.R.V.
Dyde, Rev. S.W. (3 items)
Falsoner, J.P.
Farley, Samuel
Farquhar, George
Faryon, Rev. G.W. (4 items)
Fraser, Daniel J.
Gibson, Belle C.
Good, James I.
Graham, John J.
Hamilton, A.
Hamilton, Rev. R.M.
Heath, M. Gratia (3 items)
Hogg, Rev. J.E.
Howett, Winifred E.
Hunter, Stanley A.
Hunter, W.C.
Iverach, William (2 items)
Jones, J. Phillips (2 items)
Justice, A.C.
Kidd, W. J.
Kitson, W.
Laidlaw, Rev. R.S. (2 items)
Landon, Fred
Langill, P.F.
Law, Claude E. (2 items)
Leitch, H.D.
Lewis, Maryann
Little, John W. (2 items)
Lowry, J.W.S.
Macdonnell, Rev. W.A. (3 items)
MacIntyre, William C.
Mackinnon, Clarence (2 items)
Mackinnon, Murdoch
MacLean, Rev. D.A.
MacLeod, J.R.
Macpherson, W.W.
Martin, Robert
Master, Henry B.
Matthews, J.E.
McAffee, Rev. T. (5 items)
McCallum, Jean (2 items)
McCartney, J.
McEwen, F.W.E. McGillivray, N.H. (3 items)
McIntosh, Cameron Ross
McKillop, John
McPhedran, N.
Miller George
Miller, J. George (4 items)
Miller, Hohn
Milligan, F.M.
Montgomery, F.A.
Morash, A.N.
Moriarty, P.F. (4 items)
Moyan, Mary P.
Neilly, J.
Nixon, A. Theodore
O'Donnell, A.M.
O'Leire, J.A.
Omond, Rev. M.N. (2 items)
Orton, A.S.
Osborne, W.A.
Otten, Charles E.
Owen, W. Stanley
Paterson, R.
Paton, D.G.
Patrick, E.K.
Phillips, R.L.
Pidgeon, Geo. C. (2 items)
Ratcliffe, J.H.
Renwick, J.J.
Rickard, Roy H. (3 items)
Robertson, Helen
Roland, Chas F.
Russell, Edith
Russell, Rev. R. J. (3 items)
Sampson, Norah M.L. ( 4 items)
Scott, Rev. A.H. (3 items)
Sheldon, E.W. (2 items)
Shepard, F.S.
Smith, Rev. George H.
Smith, Howell
Southon, W.W.
Stewart, Rev. J.Clark
Stewart, T. (3 items)
Sutherland, Rev. J.S. (2 items)
Terrill, A.M.
Thompson, Rev. J.E.
Thompson, Rev. T.J.
Tremble, J.E.
Tuck, J.R.
Wallace, J.M.
Wallace, S. (2 items)
Watson, A.D.
Whillans, J.W. (3 items)
Williams, Rev. C.A.
Wilson, H.F.
Wilson, R.J.
Wood, W.A.
Woods, Stuart
Woodside, G.A.
A.D.C. in Waiting
Binnie, Rev. James
Brandt, E.H.
Brown, S. Gorley
Brown, Rev. W.J.
Bryant, James F. (6 items)
Campbell, Rev. Malcolm A. (3 items)
Carthy, Helen E.
Clark, W.J.
Clark, Wylie C. (5 items)
Clarry, L.F.
Cody, Rev. Canon
Cooper, H.W.
Crowdis, Rev. C.J.
Davidson, William A.
De Mille, C.W.
Denovan, Allan M. (2 items)
Dickey, Rev. R.M.
Dickie, Henry (3 items)
Dickinson, Vivian
Dickson, Rev. Hislop
Dingle, George S.
Dixon, H.
Donnell, A.M.
Drake, Mrs. C.W.
Duncan, Philip
Dyde, S.W. (2 items)
Falconer, J.P.
Farley, Rev. Samuel
Farquhar, Rev. George
Faryon, Rev. G.W. (4 items)
Fraser, Daniel M.
Good, James I.
Graham, Rev. J.J.
Hamilton, A.
Hamilton, Hugh (2 items)
Hamilton, R.M. (2 items)
Heath, M.G. (2 items)
Hogg, J.E.
Howett, H.
Hunter, Rev. Stanley A.
Iverach, Wm.
Jones. Rev. J.P.
Justice, Rev. A.C.
Kidd, Rev. J.W.
Kitson, W.
Laidlaw, R.S. (2 items)
Langill, Rev. P.F.
Law, Claude E. (5 items)
Leitch, Rev. H.D.
Lewis, Mrs. Margaret
Lieutenant-Governor of Saskatchewan (2 items)
Lowry, Rev. J.W.S.
MacDonell, Rev. W.A.(3 items)
MacGillivray, Rev. N.H. (2 items)
MacIntyre, Rev. Wm C.
MacKinnon, Rev. Clarence (3 items)
MacKinnon, Rev. Murdoch (3 items)
MacLean, D.A.
Martin, Robert
Matthews, J.E.
McAfee, Thomas (3 items)
McCallum, Jean
McDiarmid, James
McEwen, E.B.
McKillop, Rev. John
McKinnon, Georg D.
McPhedran, Rev. N.
McPherson, Rev. W.W.
Miller, Rev. George
Miller, J.C.
Miller, J. George (3 items)
Milligan, Rev. Frank M.
Morach, A.V.
Morgan, M.E. (3 items)
Moriarty, P.F. (2 items)
Neilly, J.
O'Donnell, Rev. A.M.
Omond, Rev. M.N. (2 items)
Orton, Rev. A.S.
Otton, Charles E.
Owen, W. Stanley
Paton, Angus
Paton, Rev. D.G., 1922
Patrick, E.R.
Patterson, R. (3 items)
Phillips, R.L.
Pickard, Roy H. (2 items)
Pidgeon, Rev. E. Leslie (2 items)
Pidgeon, George C. (2 items)
Ratcliffe, J.H.
Renwick, J.J.
Robertson, Mrs. Wm.
Russell, Mrs. Edith J.
Sampson, Mrs. Norah M. (3 items)
Scott, A.H. (2 items)
Sheldon, E.W.
Shepard, F.S.
Shortt, Rev. J.S.
Smith, G. Watt
Smith, George
Smith, Howell
Southon, W.W.
Stewart, J.C.
Stewart, Rev. T.
Stott, Rev. John W.
Sutherland, J.S.
Thompson, J.E.
Thompson, T.J.
Wallace, S.
Watson, A.D. (3 items)
Whillans, Rev. J.W. (3 items)
Wilson, C.A.
Wilson, H.F.
Wilson, Rev. J. McCartney (2 items)
Wilson, Rev. R.J.
Wood, W.A.
Woods, Rev. Stuart A.
Woodside, Rev. G.A.
Beatty, S.F.
Gerrard, Andrew
Powers, H.J.W.
Ryan, Charles (3 items)
Powers, H.J.W.
Ryan, Charles
Gerard, Andrew to H.J.W. Powers (copy)
McCallum, Jean to D.M. Solandt
Solandt, D.M. to Jean McCallum
In 1925 the United Church of Canada was created, the culmination of a union movement by the Presbyterian, Methodist and Congregational churches, a movement which Charles Gordon supported since the late nineteenth century. The section on church union contains documents from the campaign for church union in the 1910's and the 1920's, although most of the records date from the 1920's phase of the movement. Many of the documents are administrative. They have been grouped into the minutes of union committees, particularly the Presbyterian Union committee and the Joint Church Union Committee; special reports by the various union committees on the matter of church union; and memoranda and resolutions on church union supporters on the proposed injunction restraining the formation of a United Church. Opposition to church union may also be found in the "Correspondence" group, which include items from parishioners hesitant about or directly affected by the prospect of union, particularly in the western Canadian congregations. Included as related documentation are tables of votes on church union, a copy of the proposed inaugural service of the United Church of Canada, and a resolution discussing the question of the opposition to church union. Gordon's thoughts on churchunion are also recorded in a document contained in the "Memoranda" group.
A few items in this section are no related to the church union question, but have been included as being on the agenda of the United Church of Canada. These are United Church reports on labour and industry, such as a 1928 report on the securing of the eight hour day by the employees of the D.I.S. Company; and a report to the Manitoba Conference of the United Church on theChurch and industrial problems, all grouped under the heading "Reports."
The section concludes with pamphlets, leaflets, new clippings and other published material on the church union campaign, grouped under "PublishedDocumentation."
1922:
April 28
June 7, 13 pp.
1923:
June 1, 3 pp.
June 6, 7 pp.
1924:
June 2, 2 pp. (2 items)
June 4, 8 pp. June 10, 2 pp.
Oct. 16. 2 pp.
n.y.:
Jan. 20. 2 pp.
1921:
Oct. 21, 12 pp.
1922:
Sept. 20, 6 pp.
Sept. 22, 9 pp.
1923:
April 24, 7 pp.
1924:
Oct. 16, 20 pp.
Nov. 24, 3 pp.
1925:
Feb. 13, 5 pp.
Feb. 26, 9 pp.
Apr. 2, 11 pp.
Apr. 17, 4 pp.
n.y.:
June 8, 4 pp.
1923: Nov. 14, 2 pp.
Dec. 10, 1912 - Report, Joint Special Committee on UnionCongregations. 1p.
May 1922 - Report of the Synod's Committee on FraternalRelations with the Anglican Church. 3 pp.
1926 - 1928 - Report of the Committee on Negotiations withOther Communions with a View to Union. 3pp.
May 31, 1928 - Report to the Manitoba Conference, United Church of Canada, by the Committee appointed to consider the question of therelation of the Church to industrial problems. 3 pp.
Nov. 5, 1928 - Report to the Ministerial Association of Sydney on the matter of the request from the General Works' Committee, representing the employees of the D.I.S. Co. for assistance in helping themsecure the eight hour day. 8 pp. [c.f. Labour & Industry]
n.d. - Report to the Manitoba Conference, United Church of Canada, by the Committee appointed to consider the question of the relation of the Church to Industrial Problems. edited and unedited copies, 6 pp. [c.f.Labour & Industry]
n.d. - Report of the Joint Union Committee of the Women'sBoards of the Uniting Churches. 3 pp.
n.d. - Report on Dr. Gordon's comments regarding theopposition to Church Union.
Memorandum - enquiry as to the proposed "United Church ofCanada". 3 pp.
Memorandum - "setting forth the reactions on my mind of the conservaton at the first meeting of the Committee on Church Life and Work ofthe First Manitoba Conference of the United Church of Canada". 3 pp.
Memorandum - United Churchmen of Canada. 1 p.
Resolution to the General Assembly on Church Union. 2 pp.
Resolution against Church Union, defeated in Alberta Synod. 1p.
Jan. 25, 1924 - Writ issued between John D. Cunningham et. al., plaintiffs, ministers, elders, and members of the Presbyterian Church in Canada; and Geo. Campbell Pidgeon et. al., defendants, members of thePresbyterian Committee appointed by the General Assembly. 20 pp.
n.d. - Comments by Sir Robert Falconer, Dr. Kilpatrick, President Murray, Dr. Ramsay, and a special committee on questions raised by the claim for an injunction to restrain the defendants from approaching thelegislatures. 27 pp.
Table, votes on church union between 1911 and 1921, by presbyteries, elders, communicants, adherents, congregations, and GeneralAssembly members. Includes draft notes by Dr. Gordon. 3 pp.
Table, votes on church union, 1915 - 1923. 1 p.
Table, votes on church union by synods, 1921. 1 p.
List of members of the union committee appointed by theGeneral Assembly. June 1924.
Copy of the revised draft of the proposed inaugural service ofthe United Church of Canada. Nov. 1924. 12 pp.
Recommendation to the General Assembly re the minority in thePresbyterian Church opposed to church union., n.d.
Special article by Union Movement Committee, PublicityDepartment. 1 p.
"Discussion of Union Question". n.d., 3 pp.
Table, "Statement of the Church Union Situation in the Synodof Manitoba". n.d.
Ballots for voting on church union. (2 items)
Draft notes by Dr. Gordon, untitled. 3 pp.
Miscellany – several items
Allan, J.A., 1912
Allison, J.E., 1913
Black, Mrs. H.M., 1922
Cochrane, R.B., 1923
Crow, J.C., 1921
Dickinson, Sir Willoughby.H., 1921 (2 items)
Dickey, Mrs. J.A., n.d.
Dunlop, Rev Wm., 1927
Edmison, J.H., 1921 (3 items)
Fraser, David, 1921
Fraser, Principal Daniel J., 1921 (3 items)
Gardiner, James G., 1913
Gerrie, J.P., 1912
Hall, Rev. George, 1921 - 1922 (2 items)
Hendrie, William, 1923
Johnson, Robert, 1922 (2 items)
Keirstead, Rev. C.W., 1927
Kerrobert Union Church, Chairman, 1921
Laird, Rev. Robert, 1921
McIvor, Dan, 1912
McKitrick, F.R.F., 1921
McLeod, A.H., 1934
McMaster, R.H., 1930
Milligan, J. Lewis, 1923 (2 items)
Moore, T. Albert, 1926
Moyer, Lloyd G., 1912
Myles, Miss J.I., n.d.
Norton, Ralph C., 1913 - 1914 (3 items)
Pidgeon, Geo. C., 1921 (2 items)
Reid, Rev. J., 1912 (3 items)
Ross, G.O., 1921
Rumball, M.C., 1923
Solandt, D.M., 1926
Stephenson, F.C., 1926
Strong, Wm., 1921
Sutherland, J.S., 1924
Wallace, W.E., 1922
Webber, J. Chas., 1926
Wilson, R.J., 1923, 1925 (4 items)
Wright, C.M., 1925
Archbishop of Rupert's Land, 1921 (2 items)
Black, Mrs. H.M., 1922
Cochrane, R.B., 1923 (2 items)
Dunlop, Rev. Wm., 1927
Fraser, Principal Daniel, 1921 (2 items)
Hall, Rev. George, 1922
Hendrie, Col. William, 1923
Johnson, Robert, 1922
Keirstead, Rev. Charles W., 1927
McKitrick, F.R.F., n.d.
McLeod, A.H., 1934
Milligan, J. Lewis, 1923 (3 items)
Moyer, Lloyd G., 1912
Pidgeon, Geo. C., 1921 - 1923 (3 items)
Ross, G.O., 1921
Rumball, Rev. M.C., 1923
Solandt, D.M., 1923
Strong, Wm., 1921
Wallace, W.E., 1922
Wilson, R.J., 1923 (2 items)
Copy of letter from J.E. Allison to Edward Brown, 1913
Circular, 1926
Chalmers, W.M.
Churchill, A.M.
Crookshanks, J.J.
Donogh, W.R.
Faryon, Geo. Wm.
Fisher, L.H.
Greenway, R.M.
Hadfield, L.A.
Hamilton, Hugh
Hamilton, W.T.
Holmes, William
Hood A.
Howarth, David
Hunter, Joseph
Kenner, A.W.
Kerr, F.W.
Linton, John
Lord, Geo H.
Loughheed, A.W.
Lawsley, A.W.
Mackay, R.G.
Meek, J.W.
Murray, R.N.
Murray, S.C.
Rivers, Herald A.
Rumball, M.C.
Stott, John W.
Shemilt, John H.
Smalley, Riley
Spence, R.E.
Stephens, J.G.
Wallace, J.M.
Wainwright, W. (2 items)
Weaver, A.E.
Whiting, Charles C.
Wright, S.
Excerpts of correspondence to the Conference Committee onChurch Life and Work, 1926 (19 items)
Charles Gordon was an active observer and supporter of the League of Nations. In 1932 he was appointed to give the annual sermon before the League. Largely as a result of his personal experiences with war, Gordon became a pacifist in the 1920's and 30's, and actively advocated that the Christian churches take a role in achieving world peace. In his autobiography, Gordon appeared disillusioned with what he perceived as the neglect by the churches of their leadership function and by the failure of the League of Nations itself. However, Gordon also had little patience with the detractors of the League, and continued to support the principle of the League well into the days of itsdecline.
Most of the records within this section were not produced by Gordon himself. These records consist of published League of Nations' reports, articles, pamphlets, and monthly summaries dating from 1921 to approximately 1923. The reports deal with League matters such as the opium traffic, health matters, minorities, and the functions of various League committees. Documents produced by Gordon himself include two scribblers (undated) containing handwritten notes and drafts of articles. The subjects include the League of Nations itself, the disarmament conference, notes on Gordon's visit to Spain with the International Labour Office, and a manifesto of the Protestant Churches of the world. Aside from these notes, the sections contains correspondence between Dr. Gordon and the League of Nations' representatives, including Canadian representative Dr. Walter Riddell and Dr. J. Murray Clark. However, there is very little correspondence in the collection on League of Nations' matters, and very few records left by Gordon himself. Dr. Gordon's position on world affairs is better represented in his essays on international relations, grouped under the heading "World Peace" in the "Articles" section. The researcher should also consult specific correspondence and newsclippings.
"One Question Put to Each"
"The Disarmament Conference"
"The League of Nations"
"Spain I"
"Spain II"
"Spain III"
"Way Back 2nd Part"
Misc. notes on the manuscripts
"League of Nations," some pages missing.
Untitled 2 p.
"The British Navy" 7pp.
"Spain - En Route"
"A Thousand Dollars for a Hun"
Misc. 2 p.
Two scribblers containing notes, articles and roughdrafts.
Report of the Advisory Committee on Traffic in Opium, July1921
Supplementary Report to the Second Assembly of the League onthe Work of the Council, Sept. 1921
Report to the Third Assembly of the League on the Work of theCouncil, July 1922
Supplementary Report to the Third Assembly on the Work of theCouncil, 1922
Monthly Summary, Vol. II, No. 9, Sept. 1922
Monthly Summary, Vol. II, No. 10, Oct. 1922 Supplement, Oct.1922
Monthly Summary, Vol. II, No. 11, Nov. 1923
Monthly Summary, Vol. III, No. 9, Oct. 1923
"Fourth Session of the Opium Advisory Committee"
"Fifth Session of the Health Committee of the League ofNations"
"The Appointment of the Expenses Among the States Members,"historical sketch by Sir Herbert Ames.
"Amendments to Article I, Section I"
"Report of the Committee on Minorities"
"Fifth and Sixth Amendments"
Clark, Dr. J. Murray (5 items)
MacKenzie, Melville D.
Williams, K.
Woodhull, Schigler (2 items)
Hutchins, Carl
McLachlan, Rev. D.N.
Riddell, Dr. W.A.
Underhill, Frank H.
"Canada and World Peace. An Appeal to Canadians"
"A New World or the The League of Nations"
"Order of Service," Cathedral of St. Pierre, Geneva
"Prophets of the Commonwealth," by Chester Martin
"Student Service Bulletin. No. XV"
The World Conference on Faith and Order, an international conference held to discuss international Christian unity, was staged at Lausanne, Switzerland, in 1926. Charles Gordon, as a prominent Canadian Presbyterian, was invited to sit on the Conference's Continuation Committee in 1923, held in preparation for the Lausanne conference of 1926. Dr. Gordon declined, citing expenses and other commitments as his reasons for not attending. However, Dr. Gordon expressed his continuing interest in the conference, as well as in other international conferences on Christian unity. In a letter to Robert Gardiner, secretary of the Conference's ContinuationCommittee, on January 31, 1923, Charles Gordon wrote:
“Curiously enough, in a paper which I shall present at the Presbyterian Alliance next month in Toronto, I am urging a conference on all Christian Churches in theAnlgo-Celtic world to consider what might be done to bring peace to the world and a better understanding among those who are brothers in Christ Jesus.” (Charles William Gordon (Ralph Connor) Collection, University of Manitoba Archives & Special Collections, MSS 56,Box 27, Folder 2.)
Again, most of the records in this collection are related to the Conference itself and to the stages in preparation for the Conference, and have not been generated by Gordon himself. His views on staging international conferences on Christian unity are contained in correspondence with members of the Lausanne Conference's administration. The other records have been grouped into the minutes of administration meetings, a subsection of "related correspondence" containing extracts from letters circulated by participants in the Conference, related documentation, including reports an articles on the conference itself and on the broader problem of Christian unity, and published pamphlets and news clippings, many delineating the philosophy, objective andpreparations of the Lausanne conference.
Business Committee, Jan. 17, 1923. 6 pp.
Business Committee, Jan. 27, 1925. 5 pp.
Comments on Minutes of Business Committee, Feb. 14, 1925. 2pp.
Meeting of Representatives appointed to attend the WorldConference on Faith and Order, May 20, 1926. 5 pp.
Local Committee at Lausanne, Switzerland, Aug. 20, 1926. 2 pp.
Business Committee, Oct. 12, 1926. 3 pp.
Quotas for expenses for 1922, 1923, and 1924 for the ordinaryexpenses of the Continuation Committee. Jan. 17, 1923. 3 pp.
Extracts from suggestions for an Octave of Prayer forChristian Unity. May 16, 1923. 2 pp.
Article on forthcoming World Conference on Faith and Order.May 1925. 12 pp.
"Report on recent criticisms of the World Conference and planand methods." June 30, 1925. 8 pp.
Copy, translation of two paragraphs of "Le Saint-Siege,l'Eglise Catholique et la Politique Mondiale, by Maurice Pernot. n.d. 1 p.
Copy, translation of two paragraphs of an article in the "Stimmen der zeit", Freiburg, Germany, Sept. 26, by the Rev. MatthiasReichmann. n.d. 1 p.
Questionnaire, "Local Conferences in Preparation for the WorldConference on Faith and Order". n.d. 1 p.
Vote passed by the Business Committee. n.d. 1 p.
Brent, Charles H., 1925
Brown, Ralph W., 1925 - 1926 (8 items)
Gardiner, Robert H., 1922 -1923 (7 items)
Brown, Ralph W., 1926 (2 items)
Gardiner, Robert H., 1923 (3 items)
Copy of letter to the Secretariat from Rev. J.A. M'Clymont andRev. Alexander Martin. Feb. 2, 1925. 2pp.
Extracts from letter to the Secretariat, from Canon H.N. Bate.June 4, 1925. 1p.
Copy of letter to the Bishop of Bombay from Ralph W. Brown.Two enclosures. July 3, 1925.
Copy of a letter to the Secretariat from Charles H. Fahs. Nov.19, 1925. 3 pp.
Copy of a letter to the Secretariat from Rev. William H.McClellan. Mar. 28, 1926. 15 pp.
Extract from a letter to the Secretariat from Rev. E.O.Davies. April 16, 1926. 3 pp.
Copy of a communication to the Corresponding Secretary fromRev. J. Ross Stevenson. May 15, 1926. 1 p.
Copy of letter to the Secretariat from Rev. J.H. Rushbrooke.May 22, 1926. 1 p.
Extract from a letter to the Secretariat from Rev. Francis J.Hall. May 27, 1926. 1 p.
Pamphlets (12 items)
News clipping, Lausanne Conference, Oct. 14, 1926.
Most of Charles Gordon's original sermons, draft notes on general subjects, and addresses have been grouped under this section. Some of these sermons were delivered during his ministry at St. Stephen's, others overseas during his national speaking tours. They are largely handwritten, many in pencil and often lack formal titles and dates. Since there was no original arrangement of the sermons a thematic order was chose, with an effort to reflect many of his specific themes. However, in many cases, the chosen arrangement is artificial. Gordon's public addresses, eulogies and tributeshave been grouped separately at the end of this section.
The categories "Biblical Figures", "Christ and Christianity", "The Church", "Religion", and "Theology" likely overlap each other. They have been selected according to the meaning implied by their titles. The grouping "Biblical Figures" contains sermons with explicit references to scripture, where scripture appears to dominate the contents of the sermon. The group "Christ and Christianity" includes sermons on the "figure of Christ", and more generally about Christianity. "The Church", on the other hand, refers to sermons on the corporate body itself, while many reflect upon the role of the church in society in aiding men to develop personal faith. "Human Life and Endeavour" contains sermons reflecting on faith and strength of character. The group "Religion" encompasses sermons which specifically refer to organized religion. "Theology" is a considerably smaller section containing only two sermons. A small number of sermons is grouped under the heading of "God", andcontain references to God in their titles and/or contents.
"Evangelism and Missions", "Industry", "The Nation", "Social Service", "Temperance and Prohibition", and "War" correspond to other section in the collection. A group of notes under "War" contains both sermons and notes on gordon's war experiences, and include numerous expositions on the causes of war, Canadian participation, and the culpability of Germany, as well as the American role. A number of lesser groups complete the section on the sermons and notes such as "Christmas", "Fiction", "Government", "The Family", and "World Unrest" and reflect particular groupings generated by Gordon himself; the "Father and Son" sermons under "The Family" provide a good example of one of Gordon's own groupings. This section also includes a copy of Gordon's first sermon, copied by one of his parishioners in 1883, and a notebook containing avariety of draft sermons.
Gordon's addresses are grouped following the sermons and notes. They include addresses prepared in the context of Gordon's recruitment efforts during the first World War, such as his "Stripped to the Skin", delivered before the Canadian Club of Ottawa. Included here also is Gordon's speech to the University of Manitoba, accepting an honourary doctorate, and a briefaddress prepared for the "class of '83" on their fiftieth anniversary.
The final grouping, "Eulogies and Tributes", includes tributes to Henry Drummond, Gordon's former teacher; Lord Aberdeen, a close personal friend; J.G. Shearer, secretary of the General Assembly; and Mark Twain, whomGordon met on one occasion.
"Eph. -- Forgets his own king" 1 p
. "The Friendly Four" 1 p.
"Gen. 28.10 -- Jacob the fugitive" 2 pp.
"Jn. 9 -- The Works of God" 5 pp.
"Johnathon -- Geba" 2 pp.
"Lu. 19 -- Zaccheus" 2 pp.
"Moses" 3 pp.
"The second friend -- Philip" 2 pp.
"Business - Organized Circle" 3 pp.
"The Challenge of the Empty Tomb" April 12, 1914. 6 pp.
"Both Paul and Luke" 1 p.
28 4 "Christianity has stood for man." 2 pp.
"The Figure of Christ" 1 p.
"The First Message" 4 pp.
"He had been away for some weeks." 2 pp.
"The Homecoming of the Prophet" 2 pp.
"I am the way." "Immanuel" 2 pp.
"Jesus Christ -- His Unique Personality" 1 p.
"Jesus -- Enthusiasm of Devotion" 5 pp.
"John 20.19 -- `See My Hands'" 5 pp.
"The last journey" 1 p.
"Loyalty to Christ the Revealer of God" 3 pp.
"The Making of Harversters" 4 pp.
"The Making of Harversters" 2 pp.
"Mat. 14.15 -- They need not depart" 4 pp.
"Obligation is to all the world" 1 p.
"The Righteousness of Christ imputed to us." 4 pp.
"Spirit of Jesus" 4 pp.
"The Story" 2 pp.
"Teaching of Jesus"
"Their Glorious Loss" 3 pp.
"To mediate God" 2 pp.
"Work of Christ" 1 p.
"Once more Christmas" 1 p.
"Once more the ageless timeless mystery." 8 pp.
"The Holy Catholic Church" Oct. 2, 1910. 10 pp.
"The Holy Catholic Church with Special Reference to theSubject of Personal Liberty" Oct. 2, 1910. 9 pp.
"Cares for its members." 3 pp.
"The Church" 3 pp.
"The Church and Civilization" 3 pp.
"The Church and the Home" 2 pp.
"The Church and the Purpose of God" 1 p.
"The Church -- Its Body" 3 pp.
"The Church -- Its Job" 1 p.
"The Fundamental Purpose of the King. Disin. Service" 4pp.
"An Impotent Church, A Triumphant Christ" 2 pp.
"Mat. 9.35 -- Harvesters" 1 p.
"The spirit of the Church" 2 pp.
"The Supreme Apologetic" 1 p.
"The Supreme Apologetic for Our Faith" 2 pp.
"What the Church should mean to man in his moral fight." 1p.
"Ye are the light of the world." 7 pp.
"The New Empire" 37 pp.
"Evangelism" 15 pp.
"Evangelism -- What?" 5 pp.
"The First Evangelistic Mission" 4 pp.
"General Statement" 2 pp.
"Home Mission Work" 3 pp.
"The Method" 1 p.
"Moral Effect of the Book" 2 pp.
"Strategic value of west" 2 pp.
Untitled, on prayer and missions. 24 pp.
"The Canadian Home" Feb. 1, 1920. 14 pp.
"The Canadian Home -- Its Environment" 21 pp.
"The Canadian Home: The Position of Women" n.d. 16 pp.
"A home of strife and bitterness." 1 p.
"Abraham's Test -- The Father's Test" 2 pp.
"The Elder Son" 1 p.
"The Father and his Boys" 1 p.
"Father and Son" 1 p.
"Father and Son: The Primary Human Institution"
"Father and Son Relation" 2 pp.
"The Immortal Story" 1 p.
"The Immortal Story -- The Wonderful Father" 3 pp.
"The Invincible Father Love" 1 p.
"The Last Chance" 1 p.
"The Man -- The Master of the House" 7 pp.
"No Bible Picture of Father and Son" 1 p
. "No Father and Son Ideal in Bible" 4 pp.
"The Primary Human Partnership" 1 p.
"The Quitter -- The Great Refusal -- His Lost Chance" 3 pp.
"The story is Jesus' defense..." 1 p.
"The Supreme Tragedy in Life" 1 p.
"Woman at her best" 4 pp.
"The Wonderful Father" 6 pp.
"Fiction: Shakespear -- Bunyan -- Milton" 2 pp.
"Reading" 4 pp.
"The Responsibility of the Editor" 5 pp.
Untitled fiction notes. 4 pp.
Untitled fiction notes. 4 pp.
Copy of Charles Gordon's first sermon, prepared by AliceBarron Dodds, July 15, 1883. 18 pp.
"The Dawn of Mind" 10 pp.
"God's Call Home" 1 p.
"God -- Father to men as father to Christ" 4 pp.
"How God would woo His People Home" 3 pp.
"Gov't has made a pretty fine hasty." 1 p.
"The Question of the Moment" 4 pp.
"The Final Touches in Making a Leader" Jun. 23, 1907. 8pp.
"The Cost of Discipleship" July 5, 1908. 9 pp.
"Parable of the Vineyard -- Teaching of the Parable of theVineyard" Oct. 26, 1910. 9 pp
. "Parable of Loaves and Fishes" Jan. 8, 1911. 6 pp.
"Unfinished Tasks and Unsuspected Powers" Feb. 23, 1913(incomplete) 9 pp.
"Blessed People -- Fortunate People" 3 pp.
"Bring Them to Me" 1 p.
"Bunch of Grapes" 1 p.
"Burden Bearing" 4 pp.
"Confidence" 1 p.
"Conscience in Little Things" 5 pp.
"Daniel -- Eating and Drinking" 5 pp.
"The dropsical man." 2 pp.
"Every Man a Winner" 2 pp.
"God's Gentleman" 2 pp.
"The Great Discovery" 1 p.
"The Happy Man" 1 p.
"Jn. 14.27: Peace -- My Peace -- I Give Unto You" 1 p.
"Joshua 24. I will follow." 1 p.
"Morning: Look at the birds." 2 pp.
"Lukewarm -- disgust of God" 1 p.
"Mat. 13.33" 2 pp.
"Moses -- The Desert Experience" 2 pp.
"The Motives for the Christian Worker" 2 pp.
"Phil. 4.13 -- `I can do all things through Christ'" 4 pp.
"Red Earth -- His Dwelling Place" 1 p.
"Shadows - Luke 9.24" 7 pp.
"Sin and Freedom" 6 pp.
"Song of the Upward Trail" 5 pp.
"Sons of God" 2 pp.
"This Convention" 4 pp.
"The Two Housebuilders" 4 pp.
"The Unfinished Building" 1 p.
"Who/What is man?" 2 pp.
"Building a Nation" 6 pp.
"The history of industry" 12 pp.
"Ideal in Industry" 1 p.
"The Manitoba Goods and Service Exchange" 2 pp.
"The Minimum Wage" 9 pp.
List of sermon titles and dates, arranged chrono- logically.(3 items)
Minutes of an unnamed convention. 1 p.
Minutes of a meeting, Council on Church Life and Work for theConference of Manitoba. 3 pp.
Notes of unspecified meeting, on Social Service Councilstationary. 2 pp.
Draft notes, subjects unknown. (3 items)
Draft notes on various subjects. First page begins, "This asyou see is a fish." Also contains notes on colonial history. 5 pp.
"Unfinished Towers" Nov. 30, 1912. 12 pp. plus 7 pp. carboncopy.
"How a Nation Wins its Right To Live" Mar. 21, 1914. 11 pp.
"Sixty Years' Achievement" 1 p.
"The university -- a spiritual force in nation making." 3 pp.
Contains handwritten draft sermons on Christ, human life andendeavour, and war.
Copy of prayer by Charles Gordon at St. Stephen's Church,April 2, 1922. 3 pp.
"Planting for the Lord" Pictorial Review , Oct. 1909
"Youth and Leadership" Baccalaureate sermon delivered before graduating classes of the University of Manitoba in St. Stephen's Church April25, 1926.
"Ramsay MacDonald" 18 pp.
"The Breakdown of Faith" 1 p.
"The distinct Character of the new Religion is Liberty" 1p.
"The form of Religion suggested in this service" 1 p.
"The inner side of Christian life and service" "It is ourmission - work" 1 p.
"Prayer" 3 pp.
"Religion and Civilization" 1 p.
"Religion Essential to Permanent Industrial Peace"
"Religion the guarantee of Civilization" 1 p.
"Religion the Unifying Element in Human Life" 1 p.
"The Spirituality of Religion" 1 p.
"The City of Winnipeg in the Light of New York" Dec. 10, 1911.12 pp.
"The Cause and Cure of Excessive Crime in U.S." 6 pp.
"The Gen. Assembly board" 4 pp.
"State's Duty" 2 pp.
"The State of the Criminal" 2 pp.
"Toleration of Vice" 3 pp.
"The Men for Public Life" Mar. 3, 1907. 15 pp.
"God and the Bar" Jun. 21, 1914. 15 pp.
"The Bar -- Why Abolish" 2 pp.
"The History of Temperance Reform in Manitoba" 4 pp.
"Prohibition: Our Duty" 1 p.
"This book is entitled the Place of Christ in ModernTheology." 10 pp.
"The Prologue" 1 p.
Untitled, Jan. 13, 1917 (incomplete) 5 pp.
"America -- Fighting for Herself"
"American Leadership"
"August 3 -- Germany entered Belgium" 17 pp.
"Brotherhood among Nations" 5 pp.
"C Battery -- Sept. 1, 1914" 2 pp.
"Canada and the War -- Why, How, Sacrifices, Compensations" 2pp.
"Canada and the War" 1 p.
"Choose War -- Canada to Choose War" 1 p.
"Courage" 2 pp.
"The Ideal Kingdom" 3 pp.
"The Last Drive and the Last Word" 8 pp.
"Misconceptions re Britain and Germany" 3 pp.
"Peaceful Worship" 1 p.
"Real Causes" 8 pp.
"This Church -- Christain Unity at the Front" 5 pp.
"Thou Givest Faith" 3 pp.
"Trenches and Dugouts" 7 pp.
"Treitschke -- Historian" 9 pp.
"The War -- Hard to Realize" 1 p.
"Why Canada Went to War" 12 pp.
Untitled notes -- Britain, France and Germany. 6 pp.
Untitled notes.
"The Conquering Church -- The Kingly or Royal Christian" Dec.7, 1919. 19 pp.
"World Unrest -- Indifference" Dec. 14, 1919. (incomplete) 19pp.
"World Unrest -- The Heritage of Evil Systems" Dec. 21, 1919.17 pp.
"World Unrest -- The Temper of Essential to Industrial Peace"Dec. 28, 1919. (incomplete) 15 pp.
“Sherbourne Church Sunday Morning Class – April 9, 1933” re. Gordon’s views on WWI and the encircling gloom ofDepression and another war
"My Comrades of '83" Edited version, 1 p.; unedited version, 2pp.
Speech given before the University of Manitoba, accepting honourary LL.D. Includes scribbler containing handwritten draft of speech, andtyped copy. 15 pp.
Youth and Leadershhip – 1926 – 10 pp.
"Memorandum re Immediated Enrolment" Apr. 27, 1915. 6 pp.
"Major C.W. Gordon at Lyceum, Port Arthur" Jan. 6, 1917. 14pp.
"Stripped to the Skin" Address before the Canadian Club ofOttawa, Jan. 23, 1917. 25 pp.
Address before the Empire Club of Toronto, Jan. 25, 1917. 23pp.
"An Appreciation of the Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair,Sometime Governor General of the Dominion of Canada" Mar. 11, 1934. 3 pp.
"Miss Edith Cavell" 6 pp.
"Principal Caven" 4 pp.
"Henry Drummond" 12 pp.
"Professor Raeburn Kirk" 5 pp.
"D.L. Moody" 3 pp.
"J.G. Shearer" 7 pp.
"Mark Twain" 3 pp.
This section, containing Charles Gordon's nonfiction writings, include complete and partial manuscripts in both typed and handwritten drafts. All versions of an article or series have been kept together and arranged alphabetically under specific headings. The heading selections are subjective and have been chose to reflect specific themes in Gordon's writings as well asto correspond to other sections in the collection.
The first grouping, "Biographical/General", includes a short essay on the writing of his first book, a person parable, "The Crooked Tree", and a few other writings on his Scottish background. In "Canada and the War" are articles written in the immediate postwar period which reflect Gordon's views on Canada's position in the postwar international order. The essays in the next section, "Church and Civilization", reflect Gordon's interest in international relations, industrial peace, and the relationship between the church, industry,and the state.
As a result of his many travels overseas, Gordon often wrote his impressions of the countries he visited such as Spain and New Zealand. The subjective headings "Religion", "Social Service and Evangelism", and "Theology", contain articles that deal with Gordon's religious and theological views, as well as the more practical matters of the Presbyterian Church. The articles under "Religion" are generally sermons and lack statements about formal theology. Although, one of Gordon's theological studies, "The Teaching of Jesus in Regard to His Own Death" can be found under "Theology". Writings directly related to social questions and to evangelistic effort come under the heading "Social Service and Evangelism". Gordon's essays and articles on the unemployment crisis of the depression years, notably the four-part series, "Is the Present Social Order Doomed?", written in 1932, are in the section entitled "Unemployment". The essays under "World Peace" reflect Gordon's concern, not only international relations, but also with the potential leadership role ofthe Christian Churches in helping attain the goal of world peace.
"The writing of my first book." Feb. 4, 1928. 2 pp.
"The Crooked Tree" 6 pp. (2 items)
"The Imperishable Scot" 6 pp.
"Scots in Canada" 5 pp.
"The University Man and His Community" 3 pp.
"Y.M.C.A. Camp at Lake of the Woods" 4 pp.
Untitled article, written for Halifax Herald . Dec. 20, 1921. 4pp
. Untitled review of a biography of Sir Arthur Currie. Oct. 16,1925. 9 pp.
"The Christmas Message" 2 pp.
"The New Canada and Its Needs" (3 items) 11 pp.; 15 pp.; 32 pp.
"The Teacher, An Empire Maker" 8 pp.
Untitled article on the Canadian west. 4 pp.
"Wanted: A Christian Church to Christianize Our Civlization", article series. Includes sections entitled: "International Relations";"Industry"; and "Government".
"The New Spirit in Industry" 33 pp.
Untitled, on the employment of women. 2 pp.
"The Land Down Under" 32 pp.
"The Maoris" 28 pp.
"The Presbyterian Church and Its Missions" (incomplete)
"God's Memory", written for Presbyterian Witness , Dec. 1922. 8pp.
"Life and Opportunity" 1 p.
"The Picture Shows An Angel..." 5 pp.
"What Does Jesus Mean to Me?" 7 pp.
Untitled, on Christ and Christianity. 4 pp.
"The Eastern European Immigrant" 7 pp.
"Gypsy Smith in Winnipeg" 3 pp.
"Spain", draft manuscript of article. 52 pp.
"Government Control of the Sale of Liquor" 10 pp.
"The Teaching of Jesus in Regard to His Own Death" Full andpartial manuscripts. 59 pp.
"Is the Present Social Order Doomed?" article series published in the Western Home Monthly , 1932.
Includes:
"Money and Man" 16 pp.
"Work and Civilization" 6 pp.
"Work and Life" 5 pp.
"Civilization and Work" 27 pp.
"The Workless Man -- Whose Crime?" 8 pp.
"A Co-Operative Socialized Industry" 9 pp.
"The Ethics of Unemployment" 6 pp.
"Corporatism vs Individualism in Industry and Finance" 25 pp.
"The Cure for Unemployment" 8 pp.
"The Summoning of the Church to Pentinence" 2 pp.
"The Trekkers. A Statement, A Protest, An Appeal" 3 pp.
Untitled notes on the Church and Unemployment. 7 pp.
"The New United States" 4 pp.
"America and World Peace" 8 pp.
"Armistice Day" 7 pp.
"The British Way at Home and Abroad" 12 pp.
"Peace Manifesto of the Christian -Churches of the World"(Protestant) 7 pp.
"World Peace and World Recovery" 17 pp.
Charles William Gordon is said to have "been the making of at least one publishing house." (J. Lee Thompson & John Thompson, "Ralph Connor and the Canadian Identity", Queen's Quarterly , Summer 1972. p 169.) The sale of his books during his lifetime exceeded 5 million copies. (Ibid)., p. 159. Internationaly famous, he had publishers in Great Britain as well as the United States and Canada, and his works were read from New Zealand to Finland and throughout North America. Charles William Gordon was Canada's"first international literary success." (Ibid)., p. 159.
This section of the collection consists primarily of correspondence between Gordon and his major publishers. These include: Dodd, Mead & Co.; Doubleday, Doran & Co.; Hodder & Stoughton; John Lane The Bodley Head; McClelland & Stewart; and The Westminster. Each company is listed, in alphabetical order, with the correspondence, royalty statements, and invoices that originated from them. The entire span of Gordon's literarycareer, from 1897 to 1937, is covered by these publishers.
Chase, Arthur M., 1935
Dodd, E.H. Jr., 1936 (2 items)
Dodd, Frank C., 1933 - 1937 (5 items)
Lewis, Howard C., 1932
Dodd, Frank C., 1931 - 1937 (3 items)
Dodd, E.H. Jr., 1935
Dodd, Mead & Co., 1934 - 1935 (3 items)
1932, untitled novel
1933 "Don Juan, The Spanish Cabalerro"
1934 "Torches Through the Bush"
Booth, L.G., 1934
Doran, George H., 1928 - 1929 (7 items)
Henry, Frank, 1933
Leonard, Mary A. , 1928 - 1929 (4 items)
Maule, H.E., 1929, 1931
Maule, J.E.S., 1931, 1936 (2 items)
Morley, Wm. H., 1933
Nichols, J.E., 1937 (2 items)
Smith, D.B., 1929
Willmott, M., 1931
Doran, George H., 1928 - 1936 (11 items)
Henry, Frank, 1936
Leonard, Mary, 1926
Maule, J.E.S., 1937
Nichols, J.E., 1937
Doran, G.H. to Mrs. H.R. Donovan, 1929
"The Runner", 1929
Farrar, John, 1937 (2 items)
Rinehart, Stanley M. Jr., 1936 - 1937 (6 items)
Farrar & Rinehart, 1937
Rinehart, Stanley M. Jr., 1936 - 1937 (11 items)
Publishers' address list
Barbour, William R., 1936 - 1937 (9 items)
Briggs, S. Edgar, 1906 - 1920 (16 items)
Doran, George H., 1901 - 1908 (13 items)
Hodder-Williams, T.E., 1902
Revell, Fleming H., 1899 - 1912 (8 items)
Revell, Fleming H. Jr., 1928 - 1937 (11 items)
Maresch, F., 1937
Wooster, William H., 1936
Barbour, William R., 1937
Burnett, J.A. Jr., 1937
Doran, George H., 1902
Revell, Fleming H. (2 items)
Revell, Fleming H. Jr., 1928 - 1937 (21 items)
Barbour, W.R. to J. King Gordon 1936
Barbour, W.R. to George Stewart 1936
Doran, G.H. to Thomas Cochrane, 1901
1901
"The Man From Glengarry"
1902
"Black Rock"
"The Man From Glengarry"
"The Sky Pilot"
1903
"Glengarry School Days" - Canada
"Glengarry School Days" - United States
1904
"The Prospector"
1905
"The Doctor"
"The Superintendent"
1936
"He Dwelt Among Us"
Doran, George H., 1907 - 1936 (64 items)
Ivins, John W., 1922 - 1923 (2 items)
Little, Nayan, 1922 - 1925 (5 items)
National Geographic Society, 1921
Overton, Grant, 1922 - 1923 (5 items)
Rinehart, Stanley, 1926
Robertson, W., 1923
Doran, Mary, 1909
Doran, George H. 1912 - 1926 (54 items)
National Geographic Society, 1922
Overton, Grant, 1922 (2 items)
Rinehart, Stanley, 1926
Jennings, H.G., to George H. Doran, 1908
1909 "The Foreigner"
1911 "Corporal Cameron"
1913 "The Inspector"
Hodder & Stoughton Ltd. 1922 - 1923 (5 items)
Hodder - Williams, Sir Ernest, 1922 (2 items)
Hodder - Williams, J.E., 1901 - 1914 (14 items)
Hodder - Williams, R. Percy, 1922, 1936 (3 items)
Hodder - Williams, T.E., 1902
Pidgeon, E.R., 1922
Hodder & Stoughton, Messrs., 1922
Hodder - Williams, Sir Ernest, 1922 - 1924 (5 items)
Hodder - Williams, J.E., 1912 (3 items)
Hodder - Williams, R. Percy, 1923 - 1936 (7 items)
Hodder - Williams, T.E., 1902
Smith, Sir George Adam, 1936
1902 "Sky Pilot, Black Rock, The Man from Glengarry"
1903 "Glengarry School Days"
1904 "The Prospector" (3 items)
1905 "Sky Pilot, Black Rock, The Man from Glengarry" (2items)
1909 "The Foreigner"
1911 "Corporal Cameron"
Boswell, Ronald, 1934
Howe, P.P., 1937 (3 items)
Lane, Allen, 1931 - 1934 (4 items)
Layton-Bennett, K.A., 1937
Willett, B.W., 1931
Wingfield, H. & Ward, James E., 1937 (2 items)
Fairbairn, Wingfield, & Wykes, Messrs., 1937
Howe, P.P., 1937 (2 items)
John Lane The Bodley Head Ltd., 1937
Lane, Allen, 1930 - 1935 (4 items)
Layton-Bennett, K.A., 1937
Wingfield, H., 1937
John Lane The Bodley Head to McClelland & Stewart, 1937(2 items)
1931 Untitled
1933 Untitled
(12 items)
Income tax receipt for 1937
Gordon's personal notes of account (4 items)
French, Donald G., 1931
Gilmour, C.,1933 - 1936 (6 items)
McClelland, John, 1930 - 1936 (55 items)
Stewart, George, 1933 - 1936 (8 items)
McClelland & Stewart Ltd.,1934 - 1937 (3 items)
McClelland, John, 1933 - 1937 (35 items)
Stewart, George, 1937
1934 "Torches Through the Bush"
Haddow, Robert, 1903 - 1906 (2 items)
McAinsh, D.T., 1897 - 1900 (8 items)
Macdonald, Rev. J.A., 1897 - 1900 (10 items)
Robertson, W.E., 1905 - 1935 (75 items)
Robertson, W.E., Esq., 1912 - 1937 (7 items)
Briggs, S. Edgar, to W.E. Robertson, 1907
Fullerton, Aubrey, to Charles Gordon, 1907
Fullerton, Aubrey, to Westminster Co., 1907
Robertson, W.E., to Rev. J. Mcd. Duncan, 1897
Robertson, W.E., 1907 - 1910 (9 items)
1902 "Sky Pilot & Black Rock"
1904 "The Prospector"
1905 "The Doctor" "The Superintendent"
1909 "The Foreigner"
1911 "Corporal Cameron"
Charles William Gordon's literary career began in 1897 when he wrote a series of sketches for The Westminster , under the pen name of Ralph Connor, in an attempt to raise awareness among Eastern Canadians of the great Canadian North-West. From the time of the initial success of that serial, later published as the novel Black Rock, magazine editors and publishershounded Gordon for contributions to their own journals.
Correspondence from some ninety different publishers and magazines composes the main body of this section. This large variety of correspondence (1899 to 1937, is arranged alphabetically according to the name of the companyor magazine from which the correspondence originated.
Also included is correspondence received from literary agentshoping to represent Gordon's interests to the publishers.
Advance Publishing Co., 1900
American Weekly Co., 1902
D. Appleton & Co., 1902 - 1907 (6 items)
The Association of Canadian Bookmen, 1936
Baptist Union, 1900
Baptist Union of Great Britain & Ireland, 1902
F.M. Barton, 1900
Bowen-Merrill Co., 1902 (2 items)
Canada First, 1905
Canadian Home Journal , 1930 - 1932(3 items)
Canadian Magazine , 1924
The Century Christian Co., 1901
The Century Magazine , 1899 - 1905(8 items)
Chambers Journal , 1907
Chautauqua , 1902 (13 items)
Chatham Collegiate Institute, 1932
Chicago Tribune, 1927
The Christian Age , 1906
The Christian Endeavour World ,1899 - 1908 (3 items)
Christian Commonwealth Publishing Company
Christendom , 1903
Chronicle , 1929
Church School Publications, 1930 -1931 (3 items)
The Circle , 1907 - 1914 (2 items)
The Congregationalist , 1900
The Copp Clark Co., 1900
The Country Calendar , 1905
Cree Publishing Company Inc.
Current Anecdotes , 1900
Daily and Weekly Star , 1901
Doubleday, Page & Co., 1902 - 1911 (7 items)
Drexel Biddle Publishers, 1902
The Family Herald & Weekly Star , 1926 - 1930 (3 items) T. Fisher Unwin Publishers, 1900 (2items)
Frank Leslie's Popular Magazine ,1901 - 1904 (13 items)
Frederick A. Stokes Co., 1900 - 1901 (2 items)
The Friend , 1931 - 1933 (3 items)
Funk & Wagnallis Co., 1907
George N. Morang & Co., 1902 (2 items)
Ginn & Company: Publishers, 1932 - 1937 (3 items)
Harper & Brothers, 1904 - 1908 (3 items)
The Home Messenger , 1905
Houghton Mifflin Co., 1909 (2 items)
Ideals , 1901
International Magazine Co., 1924
Jacques Chambrun, Inc., 1936 - 1937 (4 items)
Kristiania Indremission, 1922
The Ladies' Home Journal , 1904
The Ladies' Magazine , 1900
Leslie's Weekly, 1902
Linscott Publishing Company
Literature, Art & Music ,1902
Living Authors, 1933
Lutherstiftelsens Bokhandelog Forlag, 1934
The MacMillan Company Publishers, 1908
The Mail Printing Co., 1900
Massey-Harris Co., 1902
The Maynard Press Agency, 1902
McClure's Magazine , 1900 - 1902 (6items)
Memorial Church of St. Paul, 1927 (2 items)
Metropolitan Magazine , 1901
The Missionary Review of the World , 1899 - 1902 (3 items)
The National Home Journal , 1907
National Publishers Ltd., 1934
The New York Times, 1900
Northern Newspaper Syndicate, 1902 - 1903 (2 items)
The Outing Magazine , 1907 (3items)
The Outlook , 1900 (2 items)
The Pacific Monthly , 1907 - 1908 (3 items)
L.C. Page & Co., 1900
The People's Friend , 1906
The Quiver , 1905 - 1908 (4 items) The Ram's Horn , 1901
Saturday Globe , 1901
The Smart Set , 1904
The Sunday At Home , 1900
The Sunday School Times , 1900 -1904 (2 items)
Thomas Y. Crowell & Co., 1900
Thomas Nelson & Sons, 1936 - 1937 (4 items)
Tillotson's Newspaper Literature
The Toronto Star Weekly , 1929 -1937 (3 items)
The United Church House Publishing House, 1928 - 1931 (3items)
The Vancouver Daily Province , 1925- 1926 (4 items)
Vocational Bureau, 1931
A.P. Watt Literary Agency, 1904 - 1905 (2 items)
The Weekly Leader , 1902 Who's Who in America , 1900
W.A. Wilde &. Co., 1900
C.C. Wilkening & Son, 1934 (2 items)
The Winena Publishing Company, 1904
Woman's Century , 1921 (2 items)
Women's Board of Foreign Missions, 1901
The Young Man's Magazine , 1905
The American Magazine , 1934
The Canadian Magazine , 1924 (3items)
Chronicle , 1929
The Editor , 1912
The Family Herald & Weekly Star , 1926
The Friend , 1933
George N. Morang & Co., 1902
Ginn & Co., 1936 - 1937 (4 items)
Jacques Chambrun Inc., 1936 - 1937 (3 items)
Luthersiftelsens Bokhandel, 1934
McLean's Magagzine , 1919, 1937 (2items)
McMillan & Co., 1936
Montreal Daily Star , 1935
Moon Messenger , 1936
National Home Monthly , 1937
Strand Magazine , 1915 (2 items)
Thomas Nelson & Sons, 1936 - 1937 (3 items)
Toronto Star Weekly , 1934 - 1937(5 items)
United Church Publishing House, 1929 (2 items)
Vancouver Daily Province , 1926
The Western Home Monthly , 1928
C.C. Wilkening & Son, 1934
Woman's Century , 1921
Reynolds, Paul R., 1903 - 1907 (4 items)
Riker, Douglas Hudson, 1907
Stanley Bergerman Inc., 1936
Canadian Photoplays Limited, 1920
Motions Pictures of Canada Ltd., 1919 (2 items)
Players Production Corp., 1923
Selwyn & Co., 1913 (2 items)
Ernest Shipman, 1920 (7 items)
Southern Amusement Company, 1914
Cluxton, Walter, 1913
Players Production Corp., 1924
Ernest Shipman, 1920
Charles William Gordon may be most widely known for his literary works written under the pen name Ralph Connor. He was an extremely prolific author, penning some 29 literary works in forty years. The collection contains manuscripts, typescripts, source books, source materials, rough drafts, revisions and final drafts, some complete, but many fragmented and incomplete, of nineteen of Gordon's published works as well as two unpublished manuscripts. Included in this collection are: The Sky Pilot ; Glengarry School Days ; The Prospector ; The Doctor ; The Life of James Robertson ; Corporal Cameron ; The Patrol of the Sun Dance Trail ; The Major; Treading the Winepress ; The Friendly Four ; The Runner ; The Rock and the River ; The Arm of Gold ; Torches Through the Bush ; The Rebel Loyalist ; He Dwelt Among Us ; The Gay Crusader ; and Postscript to Adventure .
The literary manuscripts are arranged in order of the publication date of the work, followed by the unpublished and related works. This arrangement closely approximates the unfolding of Gordon's literary career. The majority of these literary papers were donated to the University of Manitoba Archives & Special Collections in 1969. At that time, they were processed in the manner in which they appear in this finding aid. Materials that arrived with the second instalment of the collection have been sorted to conform to this arrangement. Complementary to this section are the sections containingPublishers' and Fan's correspondence.
- first paragraph of chapt. 1, titled "The Pilot's Country",published as "The Foothils Country". 1p.
- last bit of chapt. 7, "The Last of the Permit Sundays",whole of chapt. 8, "The Pilot's Grip". 10 pp.
- part of chapt. 14, titled "Independence" or "Pay Your Way", published as "Bill's Bluff". One paragraph from chapt. 17, "How the PintoSold". 5 pp.
- beginning of chapt. 21, "How Bill Hit the Trail". 3 pp.
- last bit of chapt. 21, "How Bill Hit the Trail", called on typescript "Good Honest Work in Your Own Line", or "Broncho Bill - Pilot's Lieut". Part of chapt. 12, "Gwen's Canyon", parts of chapt. 13, "The CanyonFlowers". 5 pp.
- chapt. 22, "How the Swann Creek Church Was Opened" 4 pp.
- chapt. 23, "The Pilot's Last Port". 10 pp.
- published pamphlet of chapt. 14, titled "Bill's Bluff".
Book 1 - list of suggested chapts. Chapt. 1, "The Spelling Match," first paragraph of published story missing; corrections; marginalia. Chapt. 2, "The Deepole," 11 paragraphs into the published story; corrections;pages cut out. 24 pp.
Book 2 - Chapt. 10, "The Bear Hunt", what seems to be a general outline of the chapter. Chapter called "The Shinney Match", which ispublished as Chapt. 14, "The Final Round". 54 pp.
Book 3 - Chapt. 10, "The Bear Hunt", different version frompublished chapter. 47 pp.
Book 4 - Chapt. 9,, "The Testing of Hughie", which is published as "Hughie's Emancipation". Fragment of what may be a short bookletentitled "Ould Michael". 133 pp.
Book 5 - 13 pages of unpublished material leading into page 234 of the book, Chapt. 10, "The Bear Hunt". Part of Chapt. 3, "TheExamination". 54 pp.
Book 6 - Part of Chapt. 14, "The Final Round". Chapt. 15, "TheResult". Some notes, outlines, names, etc. 34 pp.
Book 7 - "Ould Michael" 50 pp.
Book 8 - Part of Chapt. 3, "The Examination Day". Chapt. 4,not as published. Chapter entitled "The Deer Hunt". 83 pp.
Chapt. 1 "The Spelling Match"
Chapt. 2 "The Deepole"
Chapt. 4 "The Finches"
Chapt. 5 "The Crisis"
Chapt. 6 "One That Ruleth Well His Own House"
Chapt. 7 "Foxy"
Chapt. 8 "Foxy's Partner"
Chapt. 9 "Hughie's Emancipation"
Chapt. 10 "The Bear Hunt"
Chapt. 11 "John Craven's Method"
Chapt. 12 "The Downfall"
Chapt. 13 "The First Round"
Chapt. 14 "The Final Round"
Chapt. 15, untitled
Book 1 - A list of names; Chapt. 1 in outline, with Chapts. 1to 3 unlike published versions until p. 21. 40 pp.
Book 2 - Revision of Chapt. 2, starting on p. 16, Chapts. 1,14, outlines of Chapts. 15 and 23. 63 pp.
Book 3 - Different version of published Chapt. 8, part ofChapt. 7. 23 pp.
Book 4 - Chapt. 11, part of Chapt. 14, not as 35 2 published.43 pp.
Book 5 - Outline of Chapts. 10 and 11, Chapt 10 beginning atp. 134, Chapt. 11 from p. 162, outline of some other chapter. 56 pp.
Book 6 - Chapts. 19 and 20. 43 pp.
Book 7 - Unidentified outlines, fragment of Chapt. 21. 13 pp.
Book 8 - Chapt. 23, beginning at p. 373, chapt. 24. 39 pp.
Book 9 - Chapt. 13, p. 190; Chapt. 16, p. 232; Chapt. 18, p.259. 67 pp.
Copies of notes on book, reminiscences of AlexanderMacNaughton and copies of letters from Robertson to MacNaughton.
Copies of notes regarding the Old Manitoba 4 Presbytery,Knox Church, Robertson's ministry.
Hand-written list of Prebyterian missions in Manitoba, byRobertson.
Obituary of Robertson from The Westminster .
Copies of letters from Robertson to his wife 1874 (11items), Professor Hart, 1884.
Copies of notes regarding "The Robertson Land"; onRobertson's "Adolescent Years", by Rev. W.A. Mackay
Reminiscences by James Barr, John Kay, Leonard Bradley,McLeod Stewart.
Copies of letters from Robertson to his wife, 1866 - 1869(14 items).
Copies of letters from Mrs. Robertson to Mr. Gordon.
Copies of Letters to Robertson from former classmate, 1904.
Copies of notes on Robertson's appointment as superintendent; home missions; General Assembly; appointment of missionaries;Brandon Presbytery.
Reminiscences by S.C. Murray, Mr. Pringle, Mr. MacQueen.
Unidentified Letter.
Copies of letters from Robertson to his wife, 1884, 1889,n.d.
Copies of letters from Robertson to:his wife 36 5 1869 - 1899 (52 items); his daughter, Tina, 1874 – 1889 (5 items); his son,Stan, 1881 - 1889 (4 items); Mr. Gordon, 1884.
Copies of notes regarding the Presbyterian Church; missions; General Assembly; Synods of Mb and N.W.T.Material dates from 1884 to1894.
Excerpts from The Westminster .
Copy of letter from Robertson to Mr. Farquharson, 1901.
Copies of letters regarding missionary work from Robertson to: Mr. McQueen, 1894, 1901 (3 items); Rev. D.G. McQueen, 1890; Mr. Gordon,189
Copies of letters regarding missions in Mb and Western Canada from Robertson to: Mr Herdman, 1893; Mr. McQueen, 1894, 1898 - 1900 (6 items); Dauphin Presbytery, 1901; Mr. Gordon, 1897 - 1898; Mr. Munro, 1899; hiswife, 1898; Rev. P. Naismith, 1901.
Copies of notes regarding Manitoba Synod, General Assembly.Motion regarding Portage la Prairie Synod.
Copies of letters regarding missions from Robertson to: Mr. McQueen, 1899 - 1900 (20 items); Mr. Gordon, 1896 - 1899 (11 items); Mr. Land,1899; Rev. J.C. Stewart, 1901 (2 items); Mr. Munro, 1899; his wife, 1894.
Copies of letters to Roberston from: H. McPhadyen.
Copies of letters from Robertson to: Mrs. 37 1 Hart, 1897 - 1901 (6 items); Rev. John Neil; Mr. Gordon, 1898, 1901; Principal, 1898; Dr. King, 1888; Mrs. Watt, 1899 (2 items); Mrs. Campbell, 1901 (3 items); his wife,1874 - 93 (7 items).
Copies of letters to Robertson from: G.S. Wood
Copies of letters regarding the Presbyterian Church from Robertson to: R.M. Dickey, 1898 - 99, (9 items); Mr. Gordon, 1897 - 98 (10items).
Copies of letters to Robertson from: R.M. Dickey, ManitobaSynod Ctte. notes, 1898 - 1900.
Copies of letters regarding the Synod and 37 2 missions from Robertson to: Mr. Gordon, 1893 - 1900 (9 items); his wife, 1896; R.M.Dickey, 1899 - 1900 (5 items); Professor Hart, 1901 (2 items).
Copies of notes regarding Manitoba College, Foreign Mission,the Presbytery of Calgary, 1894 – 1901.
Copies of letters from Robertson to: Mr. Gordon, 1898; Mr.McQueen, 1894; R.M. Dickey, 1900; Mr. Munro, 1901.
Copies of letters to Robertson from: Dr. Herdman 1887.
Copy of letter to Dr. Herdman from John Laing, 1887.
Copies of sermons, undated.
Copies of notes regarding Mormons, 37 2 immigrants,"foreigners", 1893 - 1901.
Copies of letters from Robertson to: Rev. D.G. McQueen, 1895 - 1899 (7 items); Mr. Gordon, 1901 (2 items); Mr. Farquharson, 1901 (7 items);Rev. J.W. Muirhead, 1901 (2 items); R.M. Dickey, 1900.
Copies of letters to Robertson from: John Kovacs, 1901;Simon Negrige, 1901; Paul Wood, 1901.
Copies of notes regarding the General 37 2 Assembly,Manitoba College, 1901.
Copies of letters from Robertson to: Mr. Gordon, 1901; Rev. J.C. Stewart, 1901; Mr. Farquharson; Mr. McQueen; Rev. J.E. Munro, 1901; Rev.James Lang, 1901; Rev. J.A. Carmichael, 1901; Rev. Dr. McLaren, 1901.
Copies of letters to Robertson from: James & Alexander Allan, 1901 Reminiscences by Rev. Dr. Herridge, Rev. A. Hamilton, Rev. D.Currie, Rev. J.C. Stewart.
Copies of notes regarding Robertson's illness of 1897 -98.
Copies of letters from Robertson to: Mr. Gordon, 1897 (2 items); Mr.McQueen, 1898; Mrs. Hart, 1897; Mr. Farquharson, 1901; Mr. Keith,1900.
Copies of notes regarding the Home Mission Committee,Kootenay Presbytery. Map of British Columbia, c. 1894.
Obiturary of Roberston from Presbyterian Review , Jan. 23,1902.
Copy of letter from Roberston to Mrs. Parker, 1907 (alsoincludes orginal).
Copy of letter to Robertson from J.M. Wallace.
Reminiscences by Joseph McCoy, J.M. Wallace, D.A. Stewart,Rev. Hugh Robertson.
Copies of notes regarding the Edmonton Presbytery; the Presbyterian Church in B.C.; the General Assembly, 1895; the Synod, 1891 -1895; the Manitoba School Question, 1895 - 1896.
Copies of notes regarding loans and subscriptions
Copies of letters from Robertson to: Rev. James Lang, 1893; Mr. McQueen, 1893 - 1894 (4 items); Mr. Gordon, 1898; Mr. Campbell, 1899; Rev.A. Findlay.
Copies of notes regarding Robertson's death in 1902, Home Missions, 1902. Reminiscences by Rev. Hunter Boyd, Rev. Fortune, James Farquharson, Rev. J.J.L. Gourlay, Rev. A.N. McQuarrie, Rev. D.G. McQueen, Rev.T. Scouler, Rev. G.W. Wilson.
Copies of characterizations of Robertson (17 items).
"Letter to the Editor" by Robertson regarding "North-WestMission Work and Its Needs", June 1890.
Copies of notes regarding home missions, the GeneralAssembly, 1884 -1886.
Account by H.J. Robertson: "A week with a 'mine mouthmissionary'".
Copies of letters from Robertson to: Mr. Arnet, 1893; Rev.Dr. Duff, 1898.
Copies of letters to Roberston from: A. Christy Brown, 1901 (includes original); John Dixon, 1901 (includes original); J. Qu'Appelle, 1901 (includes original); copies of letters from two parishioners in Pincher Creek,n.d.
Book 1 - Chapt. 1 to 8
Book 2 - Chapt. 1 to 8
Book 3 - Chapt. 1 to 8
Reviews
Chapt. 1 to 12
Chapt. 12 to 5
Chapt. 1 to 18
Chapt. 19 to 29
Trial draft of "The Runner - The York Volunteers". Chapt. 38, "The Spy"; Chapt. 39, "Saviour or Spy". Hand-written, with author's revisions.
3 hand-written sheets of historical notes.
Portions of various chapters, with revisions. 40 5 Chapts. 1,5, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 15, 20, 34.
Hand-written protions of various 40 5 chapts. Typescript ofwhat appears to be an unpublished chapt., "Fair Day in Niagara".
Chapts. 1 to 15
Chapts. 16 to 31
Book 1 - Chapt. 4, published as Chapt. 16; Chapt. 5, publishesas Chapt. 7. Outline notes. 30 pp.
Book 2 - Chapt. 7, published as Chapt. 8; Chapt. 8, publishedas Chapt. 9. Outline notes. 65 pp.
Book 3 - Chapt. 9, published as Chapt. 10; Chapt. 10,published as Chapt. 11; Chapt. 19, published as Chapt. 20. 54 pp.
"A Problem Unsolved" 14 pp.
"Insurrection" 33 pp. "The Lumber Industry" (manuscript andtypescript versions) 41 pp.
"Better than Gold" 3 pp.
"The New Heart Technique" (manuscript and typescriptversions) 40 pp.
"The Northern Ontario Lumber Company" 6 pp.
"The Gathering of the Crang" 10 pp.
"Eddicashun" 3 pp.
"Religion" 2 pp.
"The Plague Terror" 7 pp.
"The New Heart Technique" 40 pp.
"The Sub-Boss of Donovan's Gang, Part 1 & 2" 40 pp.
"Damsels in Distress" 34 pp.
"The Trail to the Stars" 28 pp.
"Culture and the Lumber Industry" 35 pp.
"The New Heart Technique" 38 pp.
"Fools and the Hungry Forest" 40 pp.
"Better than Gold" 37 pp.
Unidentified, 23 pp.
Manuscript of unpublished play, handwritten with revisions, 56pp.
Manuscript of draft article "Article on Ukranians in Canada." 3pp.
Bound, typed copy of Torches Through the Bush . 1934
Connor, Ralph. The Life of James Roberston .Toronto: Westminster. 1908.
Connor, Ralph. The Rock and the River . Toronto:McClelland & Stewart. 1931.
Connor, Ralph. Black Rock: A Tale of the Selkirks . Chicago: W.B. Conkey. n.d.
Connor, Ralph. He Dwelt Among Us . N.Y.: FlemingH. Revell. 1936.
Connor, Ralph. The Sky Pilot in No Man's Land .Toronto: McClelland & Stewart. 1919
Connor, Ralph. Treading the Winepress . Toronto:McClelland & Stewart. 1925. (autographed)
Connor, Ralph. The Patrol of the Sundance Trail .Toronto: Westminster. 1914.
Connor, Ralph. The Girl from Glengarry . Toronto:McClelland & Stewart, 1933. [Autographed by author]
Connor, Ralph. Corporal Cameron of the North West Mounted Police . Toronto: The Westminster Co. Ltd., 1912.
From The Westminster's first serial publication of "Black Rock" Charles William Gordon, alias Ralph Connor, drew instant popular approval. This approval was expressed in innumerable fan letters which refer to much more than Gordon's literary abilities. Gordon's audience felt such personal affiliations to Gordon that they often elicitedclaims on his time, his friendship and his money.
The first series of letters in this section deal directly with Gordon's literary works. Gordon arranged these letters under the title of the novel to which they referred, but he also maintained a number of files that contained references to many of his works. In an attempt to approximate this arrangement, the fan mail has been sorted chronologically. In this way, the majority of letters which refer to a specific title can be found in the year of and following the date of publication of the novel. This arrangement of the fan letters also approximates the development of Gordon's literary career and the public's response to his works. The 700-odd letters contained in this seriesdate from 1895 through 1937.
Also contained are a small number of Gordon's responses to his admirers. These letters are arranged by year, to correspond to the incoming fan mail, but the series is far from complete. The letters date from 1912 through1937 with the majority of correspondence written in 1925 to 1927.
The final series of letters contains a form of fan mail that is much, much richer in character than the previous series. The emotional response Gordon drew from his audience combined with the fact that he was a minister, drew many confessions and appeals for help from his fans, be they financial, emotional, social or political. This series, containing all such appeals, has been arranged alphabetically so that letters written by the same author are kept together to maintain their personal `story' character. There are some 200 such letters which date from 1884 to 1931, although the majority fall into thefirst decade of the twentieth century.
Government House Regina
Duncan, Rev. J. McD.
Murray, Edith
Nattress, Mourks
Oxley, J. Macdonald
Stuart, Alex
Bengouly, J.W.
Dods, Marcus
Iverach, James
Molson, Naomi
Richardson, J.A.
Swanson, J.D.
unidentified (1 item)
Allan, L.K.
Beach, Henrietta Ivers
Bridgeman, S.E.
Child, Frank Samuel
Gale, Jas S.
Graves, Mary Brooks
Harral, Ruth E.
Henry, George Albert
Herman, Neil
Kirkpatrick, J.E.
Muir, Sophia A.
Penny, Mary Alice
Pike, Mary E.
Rutlidge, Marie R. (2 items)
Sampsen, Anne E.
Stewart Florence G.
Trumball, C.G. (2 items)
Walton, Phyllis
Alexander, A.O.
Anderson, Frank B.
Armstrong, G.J.
Aubright, J.M.
Baer, John Willis (2 items)
Bailey, Elizabeth Clayton
Baird, Andrew B.
Bliss, Florence Sherwood
Braswell, Ella Clement
Child, H.P. Davidson, Tu[[er
Fishburn, Eugene H.
Fitzpatrick, Alfred
Fray, G.W.
Gilmour, Sophia B.
Gordon, Alice W.
Goss, Caroline S.
Griffin, Herbert H.
Hamilton, John
Haudsaker, John H.
Hughes, Edwin B.
Hvistendahl, Alv.
King, Harry V.
Knight, Newell C.
Kohler, Minnie I.
Lackland, M.P.
Latimer, E.H.
Lawrence, Carol
Leonard, Margaret G.
McCormick, Mary S.
Mix, Blanche Beatrice
Murdoch, Walpole
Oliver, Katherine E.
Parkhurst, W.E.
Polson, S.P.
Purrier, Jessie Sharp
Reeves, T.H.
Rogers, Mandie Jenis
Sharp, F.
Shulet, Louise Carleton
Tripp, Howard Carleton
Young, James C.
Unidentifiable (1 item)
Aikens, J.A.M.
Auld, Luke G.
Barrett, R.C.
Blair, E.S.
Bond, William A.
Brown, Emma
Carpenter, Ora M.
Ceber, John H.
Cochrane, Thos.
Cooper, Jessie F.
Crane, A. Amos
Cuzens, Jessie
Davidsch, Mrs. W.B.
Deas, James
Dickinson, Elizabeth S.
Dods, Marcus
Dunn, A.T.
English, Herbert
Erksine, T.E.
Finch, Rev. A. Hemaje
Franklin, Jeannine D.
Gibbons, Wm. T.
Haslam, J.H.
Hollister, Mrs. H.K.
Holmes, G.C.
Holmes-Boyes, A.
Horton, Lucy E.
Johannsen, Anna
Johnston, Leo B.
Jones, Dan W.
Jones, Wm.B.
Leang, Rev. Wm.B.
Liddell, D.M.
Lippincort, Martha Shepard
Long, Bayard
McClure, James O.K.
Mills, R. Watkins
Minto (Government House, Ottawa)
Norris, Hower
P., W.B.
Pennock, Josephine
Randall, Lolla
Robertson, Elizabeth
Robertson, R. Gardner
Ross, D.M.
Rowarth, Harriet J. (2 items)
Salwound, S.D.F.
Voorhis, W.W.
Wall, Annie
Watson, Ellen M. (2 items)
Wishart, Alys
White, J.W.
Wright, H.F.
Young, J.E.
Unidentifiable (2 items)
Alber, Helen M.
Alexander, A.O.
Bailey, Minnie Kennedy
Bush, Rev. C.J.
Cameron, Geo. S.F.
Frenwick, M.C.
Harry, Uncle
Iverach, James
Kennedy, M. McLean
LeBaleer, Lillian
Lippincott, Martha Shepard
Lowrie, Isabel
Nairn, Margaret
Patterson, Rev. R.M. S., N.R.
Silber, Jules C.
Speer, Robert E.
Wheeler, H. Trevor
Auracher, Sulu
Campbell, Caroline
Crouch, Kate
Hoffmann, Frieda
Malone, Leland
Scourse, S.
Tibb, Rev. Richard Campbell
Watson, Ellen M. (2 items)
Unidentifiable (1 item)
Bergin, Margaret
Brighton, James F. (3 items)
Deurle, Norman L.
Dewar, Alex J.
Dods, Marcus
Grey, Alice
Lippincott, Martha Shepard
Parkes, M. Eleanor
Pavy, Arthur L.
Smith, Given (2 items)
Smith, Herbert
Teeters, J.C.
Van Ingren, F.A.
Unidentifiable (1 item)
Burrow, Reg. J.
Busby, Isabel & Elizabeth, & Mabel Oldfield
Crowe, W. Ernest
Dawson, W.T.
Fod, D.W.
Gandier, Alfred
Gastall, A.A.
Gentry, Susie
Graves, J.W.
Grey, Alice
Heron, W.S.
Hine, W.B. (2 items)
Hoopes, Norman H.
Hosford, George H.
Hyndman, George
Kay, Edgar J.
Mackinnon, Clarence
MacLaren, Wm.
McMillan, D.H. (Governor General of Manitoba)
Patterson, Alexander
Ross, Dunn
Smith, Emily W.
Smith, Fred B.
Soutar, Anna M.
Watson, Ellen M. (2 items)
White, Lydia E.
Armitage, W.J.
Bowditch, Caroline P.
Denison, James
Lee, John Thomas
MacKinnon, Annie
Mieville, H. LeStrange
Scanton, Chas
Webb, Louise
Weighaft, Jeremiah
Wolley, A.C.
Brown, Mary A.
Gallagher, James F.
Gwinehell, Russel F.
Hardy, E.A.
Harper, Margaret
Hill, Catherine M.
Hill, Grace
Hitchock, H.W.
Keech, Benjamin
KeLowe, Albert
Leidy, C.C.
Lippincott, Martha Shepard
de Longue, M.
Lucas, J.E.
Mackie, Cassie
Norten, Carrie Mosse
Plumb, Henry K.
Reesman, Evelyn
Sharpe, H.M.
Thale, C.H.
Yyndman, A.
Blackie, Wm.R.
Bradley, C.S.
Fleming, T. Alfred
Morse, W.H.
Norten, Carrie Mosse
Price, Thomas
Ringland, Alice
Way, Hy.H.
Young, Ronald D.
Unidentifiable (1 item)
Francis, Robert V.D.
Hall, Geo.
Kent, Thos.
Rein, Rev. Robert
Barron, Thomas
Findlay, Helen
Lathrop, Stanley E.
Peisfold, Elizabeth
Steel, Samuel Maxwell (2 items)
Weir, Anne J.
Baker, J. Allen
Barthrop, John W.
Bland, S.G.
Campbell, Lottie G. & K.E. Wraight
Gordon, Daniel W.
Hamilton, Bob
Herridge, W.T.
Howe, Robert
Hyde, Gladys
Jones, J. Phillips
Jones, Robert Howie
Lofthouse, J.
MacKay, R.P.
MacKinnon, Clarence
MacLean, N.
Macmillan, J.W.
McIntyre, Fred
Morach, A.V.
Munro, James
Murray, Walter C.
Murray, Wm.
Nairn, S. Douglas
Neil, John
Parsons, Frank
Ramsay, E.D.B.
Straith, J.B.
Tavy, Arthur T.
Ward, Nellie
Warner, Geo. H. (2 items)
Watkins, Walter William
Ball, Montague
Glassen, Eleanor M.
Jones, Evelyn (2 items)
Mackay, John
Park, Wm.
Pennells, Madelaine L.
Pickard, Ward Beecher
Robertson, J.D.
Rynder, T.L.
Unidentifiable (2 items)
Armstrong, R.C.
Balour, Margaret
Campbell, H.L.
Herridge, W.T.
Lapp, Nord L. (2 items)
Lykes, Winnie
Milner, Gladys M.
Patterson, Mimie Fulton
Richards, Archie L. (2 items)
Stevenson, Mrs. Samuel K.
Tenney, Laura Hammer
Withers, Frances
Barker, Chas H.
Crafer, Ina
Cullen, Syvella
Farquharson, Mary
Andison, Gordon
Broome, Beatrice
Horne, Lucy
Unidentifiable (1 item)
Brewer, Thomas H.
Gallup, Charles
MacBeth, R.G.
Riggall, M.H.
Scelt, Walter
Blodgett, Glen Walton
Devalve, Mrs. R.E.B.
Dinkey, A.C.
Einarsen, Elsie
Fleming, Samuel L.
Gilmore, Melvin R.
Jorden, Louis H.
MacFailand, Henry B.F.
Train, Eleanor H.
Ward, W.
Wilson, M.
Wonters, Herbert E.
Lawrence, Marion (2 items)
Mulford, Ren (5 items)
Thomas, Winnifred
MacLennan, David A.
Unidentifiable (1 item)
Fisher, E. Bergood
Frew, Rev. Robert (2 items)
Howard, Arthur L.
Mitchell, Bessie A.
Ross, J.P.
Shalleioss, Frank
Stead, Robert J.C. (2 items)
Winslow, Henry W.
Barbour, A.H.F.
Bracq, Jean Charlemagne (2 items)
Brighton, R.J.
Davis, Irwin H.
Deer, John J.
Dulds, Allie E. Grant-Wright (2 items)
MacGregor, Esther
Mackinnon, Clarence Manthorne, M.A. (2 items)
McClure, Archibald
McGillicuddy, O.E.
Mulford, Ren
Parker, Kathleen
Rodoucard, Aleq
Ruess, Christopher J.
Singleton, Dr. G.M.
Stidger, William L.
Strack, Lilian Holmes Sumner, C.H.
Unidentifiable (1 item)
Aikens, Sir J.A.M.
Baird, Andrew B.
Barbour, G.F.
Bassett, Benjamin F.R.
Chipperfield, Samuel
Clark, Mary Bain
Cragg, Charles W.
Dakin, Rodney G.
Doyle, J.A.
Farrer, Evelyn
Fraser, A.L.
Fuller, Ed J.
Haan, Tjakko H.
Heeny, W.D.
Henderson, Thomas
Heron, Jamie
Keith, H.H.
Knowles, Rev. Harry M.
Leslie, Thomas W.
Macpherson, D.J.
Martin, George (2 items)
Matheson, W.A.
McClure, James G.K.
McGillicuddy, O.E.
McKinnon, Edith
Morton, Elsie E.
Peterson, Alice N.
Robinson, Kate C.
Rowland, Katherine
Ross, Elva M. "A Salvationist"
Streeter, B.H.
Sullivan, Geraldine (2 items)
Sumner, S. Alice
Troop, Susie M. (see photo collection)
Winkworth, H.
Wish, Florence I.
Unidentifiable (1 item)
Boies, William J.
Clemens, Cyril
Cox, D. Gorden
Duthie, J.D.
Gresham, J.M.
Hughes, Margaret M.
Knowles, R.E.
Murray, Rev. Hazen T.
Shipman, H.H.
Sykes, Kathleen
Taylor, Olive
Barr, Amy Patricia
Bell, Dorothy
Cooper, Elsie
Cork, Marion
Fitzpatrick, Alfred (2 items)
Flath, Anna Youngson
Fowler, Ernest
Freeland, Winifred
Gibbon, J.M.
Goron, Marion Helen
Jones, Geo. M.
Large, Dwight S.
Limhard, John H.
Lloyd, R.W.
Munro, Kenneth M.
Peever, R.G.
Sherman, R.F.
Tinning, Graham
Webb, Herbert G.
Unidentifiable (1 item)
Holdman, Ruth
Laird, Rev. Robert
Marshall, Phyllis R.
Mercer, Hugh
Millar, Thomas F.
Miller, Elizabeth
Stevens, James
Tibb, Rev. Richard Campbell
Tory, John A.
Trudeau, W. Paul
Willis, J.V.
Unidentifiable (1 item)
Ainup, Jessie H.
Butterworth, Elizabeth R.
Faris, John T.
Glover, T.R.
Horton, Helen J.
Jaffee, Eva H.
Prescott, A.J.
Ruggles, Wm. B.
Shuman, Clifford A.
Spaun, L. Bradley
Wood, Martha H.
Andrew, Florence
Burns, Anna M.
Clark, Arch B.
Clausen, Frederick G.
Cody, H.J.
Flavelle, Sir Joseph
Goodman, W. Edgar
Henrichs, Amanda Bartman (see photograph collection) Hugman,Ellen
Kauffman, Russel E.
MacKinnon, Clarence
McKenley, Mabel Burns
Mitchell, E.G.
Oliver, Edmund H.
Ritchie, Rev. D.L.
Rochlus, B. Ben
Smyth, Rev. James
Strang, Rev. Peter
Ward, Rev. J.W. Wilkinson, Roy
Unidentifiable (2 items)
Barber, Rev. F. Louis
Blake, Zetta C.
Cooke, G.A.
Cushing, W.E.
Fraser, Ethel R.
Hyndman, George J.
Kerr, F.W.
Kingston, George A.
Long, Stewart
Spicer, Annie Evan
Twain, C.O.
Webster, Mr. & Mrs.
Unidentifiable (3 items)
Ells, Mary A.
Fallis, Rev. George O.
Gass, J.C.
Groves, John Stuart
Matthews, Marion
McMillan, F.L.
Merchant, John B.
Nichols, May
Paleoth, Elma Salvadori
Pooley, Ross A.
Thompson, J.A.
Ward, J.W.
Haley, G.A.
Kettyls, Ross
Lawler, J.J.
Davidson, S.G.
Dryden, Marjorie
Frost, May E.
Halliday, Mrs. Wilfrid
Jordan, Frances E.
MacKinnon, Rev.
Murdoch A.
McEneny, Nora
Mollott, J.
Money, Humphrey C.
Rossell, William R.
Row, Oliver
Shackette, Marguerite
Sherman, Charles W.
Skimmon, J.A.
Stewart, Chas H.
Stidger, Wm. C.
Woodside, Rev. G.A.
Wylie, Rev. Edmund M.
Baird, Andrew B.
Bowells, Rev. J.D.
Krafft, L.M.
Money, Humphrey C.
Pidgeon, Rev. George C.
Smyth, Sidney
Alexander, Ida
Arnold, W.M.
Barton, F.M.
Blanchard, Selwyn D.
Bramscombe, N. Brownie
Burns, B. Ritchie
Butler, Chas
Campbell, Jo.
Campbell, Kate M. (2 items)
Carver, Annie
Clay, C.
Coble, Mrs. John C.
Collier, Irene
Davidson, Catherine
Davis, E.A.R.
Dewhirst, Ethel L.
Dickerman, Frances C.
Dillinger, Mary (2 items)
Downs, Mrs. R.N.
Fay, Edwin W.
Garvin, Samuel
George, Magnus
Gilmour, S.A.
Gowerton, Bella Folland
Hamilton, Charles
Harrington, H.R.
Hopkins, Herman
Kennedy, E.
Knowlton, Gertrude
Levin, Leonard
Lindsay, Marguerite
Lu, Edward
MacInnes, Robert
Mentzies, John
Merchant, John
Moffatt, Cassie E.
Morton, James
Nuttring, M.L.
Odlum, Edward Faraday
Oliver, Isobel
Osler, Grace R.
Oswald, Nellie D.
Pearce, Norman V.
Pocock, Robert B.
Rockwood, Lillian Wade
Scott, E.F.
Shipley, Harold
Smith, Vila Walden
Soluter, Cduo
Sudrow, Emma D.
Teague, F.W.
Whiteaves, Rosa G.
Williams, Doris
Woodhouse, Ishel S.
Young, Fred Walter
Unidentifed (5 items)
Barthrop, John W.
Warner, George G.
Mayhood, L. Frederick
Lawrence, Marion (2 items)
Mulford, Ren
Thomas, Winnifred
McIntyre, Gordon A.
Winslow, Harry W.
Chipperfield, Mr. & Mrs.
Bassett, B.F.R.
Knowles, Dr.
Leslie, Thos. W.
Martin, Lieut. Geo.
Peterson, A.M.
Rowland, Katherine
Shannon, Billy
Sullivan, Gerturde
Troop, Susie M. (index photos)
West, Florence I.
Wright, Archibald
Boies, William J.
Clemens, Cyril
Cox, Miss D. Gordon
Haan, Tjakko H.
Murray, Hazen T., 1927
Newton, Rev. Joseph F., 1927
Shipman, H.H., 1927
Large, D.S.
Lienhard, John H.
Lloyd, Mar. R.E.A.
Wilson, Rev. W.G.
Haley, Mrs. G.A.
Marchant, John G.
Cunninghan, Mrs. L.
Frost, Mary E.
Sherman, Charles W.
Bonnell, Rev. J.S.
Howse, Rev. Dr. E.M.
Jordan, Frances E.
Stewart, Rev. Charles
Wylie, Rev. Edmund M.
Aikens, Alex, 1907 - 1909 (8 items)
Altherton, Marion, 1907
Ankcorn, Alfred 1907 - 1908 (6 items)
Austen, Frank Roland, 1906 - 1910 (19 items)
Austen, Julia E., 1907
Barbour, Charlotte R., 1908
Baker, J. Allen, 1910
Ballantine, L.R., 1906
Barrell, Leonard A., 1908
Bimmie, I.A., 1908
Boyle, Andrew N., 1907
Bole, D.W., 1906
Bovey, Henry T., n.d.
Boyd, Thomas A., n.d.
Bulloch, J.M., n.d.
Bullock, L.M., n.d.
Cairns, David L., 1906
Cairns, William T., 1907
Calderwood, Annie H., 1907
Cameron, Caroline, A., 1905
Cameron, Mrs. Robert S., 1908 (3 items)
Campbell, J., 1907
Campbell, J.L., 1906
Carter, S. Maurice, 1906
Clark, James G., 1907
Clark, J. Knox, 1909
Clay, W. Leslie, 1907
Clements, Gordon, 1907
Cluxton, L.G., 1932
Conley & McTague, 1908
Cole, Daniely George, 1908 (3 items)
Coutts, Isabel S., n.d.
Crerar, John, 1907
Culwer, Theodore B., 1908
Curine, M., n.d.
Currier, F. Allison, n.d.
Dalgarno, Robert Bruce, 1908
Dickey, R.M., 1909
Dickie, Henry, 1908
Dickins, F., 1907
Dion, 1906
Dismorr, Toble S., 1907
Donald, Effie, 1907
Donald, J.G., 1906
Donaldson, C.A., n.d.
Drummond, James W., 1904
Dulhie, G.F., 1906
Falconer, Hugh, 1904
Farquhar, Alex M., 1909
Ferguson, J.T., 1908
Fitzpatrick, Alfred, 1904
Fleming, P., 1907
Fletcher, R., 1906
Floyd, M.P., 1907
Forbes, J.G., 1907
Fraser, E.H., 1907
Fritz, J., 1908
Glasgow, W.G., 1906
Glendinning, Paul, 1901
Gordon, F., 1908
Grant, John A., 1909 - 1910 (2 items)
Gray, Rev. A. Hebert, n.d. (2 items)
Greaves, Edw. B., 1908
Gunson, John, 1907
Guthrie, T. Maule, 1907 (2 items)
Hamilton, Alex, 1906
Harris, A.H., 1907 - 1908 (2 items)
Harris, Herman, 1907, (2 items)
Harris, Robert W., 1906 - 1907 (3 items)
Harris, Tho. Rich, 1884
Hartman, Frederick S., 1907
Harvie, Mary M., 1907
Hay, James G., 1905
Hearn, Edward W., 1906 - 1907 (4 items)
Heber, Branner, 1908
Hoag, Rev. John Wellington, 1908
Hogarth, John P., 1909
Horb, Thomas, 1910
Horsley, L.R., 1909
Horsley, Tiggie, 1908
Howitt, J. Alex, 1904 - 1907 (10 items)
Howitt, M., 1908
Houston, Robt A., 1907
Humfield, J., 1908 - 1914 (2 items)
Hunter, Margaret, 1908
Hutchison, Mrs. A., 1908
Irvine, Mrs. Margaret, 1906
Irvine, William, n.d.
Iverach, James, 1906
Keddic, James, 1906
Knaresborough, Lucius, 1907
La Marche, Norman, 1931
Lambert, Annie, 1906 - 1907 (6 items)
Larkin, F.H., 1909
Laugin, W.R., 1907
Logan, Esther, 1908
Lyon, Beryl, B., 1907
Macalpine, G.J., 1909
Macdonald, Katie, 1907
MacDougall, R.Stewart, 1907
MacFerran, J., 1907
Macnaughton, Margt., 1904
MacTavish, Alex, 1906
Maitland, A.D. Steel, 1909
Mason, Wm. F., 1906
Matthew, Mrs. J.A., n.d.
McDowall, M.H., 1907
McEvan, J.H., 1905
McGarrol, M. 1910
McKay, Rev. Donald D., 1907
McKenzie, Catherine, 1910
McKibbin, Rev. Crawford, 1908
McLean, J.H., 1907
Mclean, Rev. James, 1906
McLean, Mrs. John, 1909
McPerran, Ellen, 1908
McPhee, S.D., 1908
McRae, L.A.C., 1910 (2 items)
Miore, Jules C., 1913
Moir, Harry L., 1907
Monk, Katharine, 1906
Muldoon, J.S., 1906
Murray, Wm., 1902
Neil, John, 1909
Newlands, Rev. Robt. W., n.d.
Oliver, Margaret, n.d.
Parsons, Llewellyn H., 1908 (2 items)
Patterson, Mimie Filton, 1908
Pepper, H.S., 1908
Phillips, Edith, 1906
Plant, A.G., 1907
Portens, John, 1906
Pryde, Robert, 1904 - 1907 (2 items)
Raimnie, Wm. Jas., 1907
Rattee, E.J., 1906
Read, John A., n.d.
Rich, Edmund M., 1909
Roberts, Richd., n.d.
Ross, D.C., 1907
Ross, D.M., 1894
Ross, McElwee, n.d.
Ross, R.M., 1906
Rouvins, J., n.d.
Russell, S.B., 1906
Rutherford, Bessie, n.d.
Sauna, Chas, 1909
Scofield, Francis, L., n.d.
Scott, J.M., 1907
Sears, M. Kate, 1907
Simpson, M.E., 1907
Sinclair, A.G., 1909
Shaw, Chrissie H., 1906 (2 items)
Shaw, H.A., n.d.
Shaw, W. Vaughan, 1909
Shock, Grange, 1902
Skimings, Eloise A., 1906
Stewart, Mrs C.M., 1906 - 1907 (3 items)
Strang, Margaret K., 1907
Stuart, James G., 1907
Tees, Joseph M., 1908
Tod, Barbara W., n.d.
Turner, John, 1906
Twohy, W.H., 1907
Van Dyke, Henry, 1903
Vining, Rev. A.J., 1905
Warner, J., 1906
Watts & Son, 1906
Watts, Julian Stochnur, n.d.
Whitehorn, Joseph H., n.d.
Wilkies, Wm., 1905
Williams, Cornelius, H.V., 1907
Wilson, Andrew B., 1907
Wither, John, 1909
Wylie, R.B., 1905
Unidentifiable (3 items)
Ross, Rev. Donald, 1902
Union Bank of Canada, 1912
Corporal Cameron (1912)
Treading the Winepress (1925)
The Foreigner
The Settler (1910)
The Sky Pilot of No Man’s Lands
The Rock and the River
The Patrol of the Sun-Dance Trail
The Gaspards of Pine Croft
The Recall of Love
Gwen
The Major
He Dwelt Among Us
Treading the Wilderness
Reviews and announcements on the Patrol of the Sundance Trail
Other clippings
Black Rock – A Tale of the Selkirks
The Sky Pilot
Sermons by and articles about Connor
Man From Glengarry
Gwen, An Idyll of the Canyon
The Pilot of Swan Creek
Glengarry School Days
Beyond the Marshes
The Prospector
Gwen, An Idyll of the Canyon
“Ralph Connor” by Billy Shannon (a youngpupil’s review)
“How to Write a Novel” (1926)
The Photograph Collection (PC 76) consists of the followingsubseries:
Portraits and Personal Photographs
Northwest Missions Promotional
Photographs for Films
Cameron Highlanders (18 postcards. -- 1 photograph.)
Motion Picture, "The Sky Pilot", 1921-22
Photographs of Correspondents
Corporal Cameron
Postcards
This accrual of the Charles W. Gordon collection was donated to Archives & Special Collections in 1997 by Michael Cox, executor of the RuthGordon estate.