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Alberni Indian Residential School fonds
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- Source of title proper: Title based on contents of the fonds
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Fonds
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1937-1976 (Creation)
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Physical description
- 6 cm of textual records
- 8 architectural drawings
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Administrative history
Alberni Residential School was located on the west bank of the Somass River, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, just south of the Tseshaht Reserve and about four kilometres north of Port Alberni. It was operated by the Woman's Foreign Missionary Society of the Presbyterian Church in Canada, and after 1925 The Woman's Missionary Society of The United Church of Canada. A day school first opened at the site under Missionary Rev. J.A. MacDonald of the Presbyterian Church in Canada in 1891. Soon, with the support of the government the Woman's Foreign Missionary Society of the Presbyterian Church opened a larger boarding home called Alberni Girls' Home to operate alongside the day school until 1899. Then, the Alberni Residential School opened in 1900. The United Church of Canada took over operations in 1925, and the school remained open until 1966. The Alberni Student Residence operated there from 1967-1973, with the Government of Canada taking over full responsibility in 1969.
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Scope and content
Fonds consists of a Scrapbook, 1962-1968; a Baptismal record, 1938-1969; a Civil marriage register, 1937-1976; and a Communion roll, 1941-1954. The Communion roll was passed to a congregation, probably Tseshaht United Church, of which the students were members, and used as a record of those members of the congregation who were students at the School from 1954 to 1956.
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Physical condition
Immediate source of acquisition
Transferred from Alberni Indian Residential School after 1969 (exact date unknown)
Arrangement
Language of material
- English
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Restrictions on access
Access to vital event records (baptism/marriage/burial records) may be restricted according to requirements of the B.C. Personal Information Protection Act
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Associated materials
Coqualeetza Institute fonds
Robert Clyde Scott fonds
Accruals
No further accruals expected
General note
Title and fonds description contain historical terms that some may consider offensive. Although they do not reflect today's sensibilities, the terms are being maintained because they are part of an official name or designation at the time the records were created, and they provide evidence of the attitudes and usage of that period.
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BCAUL control number: UCCBC-95
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Name access points
- Pitts, Frank Edward (Subject)
- Caldwell, A.F. (Subject)
- Dennys, John (Subject)
- Andrews, J.A. (Subject)
- MacDonald, J.A. (Subject)
- Currie, H.B. (Subject)
- Tseshaht United Church (Subject)
- Presbyterian Church in Canada. Woman's Missionary Society (Subject)
- United Church of Canada. Woman's Missionary Society (Subject)
- Scott, Robert Clyde, 1879-1960 (Subject)
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Status
Final
Level of detail
Full
Dates of creation, revision and deletion
Revised August 2, 2011
Revised November 3, 2011
Revised January 28, 2015
Language of description
- English