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1908-1979 (Creation)
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- Cumming, Robert Bremner, 1887-1979
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2.88 m of textual records
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Robert Bremner Cumming (1887-1979) was a Methodist/United Church minister and archivist. Born in Glasgow, Scotland, he was raised Presbyterian, but became a Methodist probationer in 1912. He studied at Victoria University and went overseas during World War I. Ordained in 1922, he served rural charges in London Conference until semi-retirement in 1958. He was an assistant pastor in London until full retirement in 1968. He was active at Presbytery and Conference levels, and a promoter and teacher of Christian Education. For many years he was a Conference Archivist and on the National Archives Committee.
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This material forms part of the General Council program of the United Church of Canada Archive.
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Fonds consists of correspondence, 1908-1979; correspondence and miscellaneous papers relating to Christian education, Young Peoples' Unions and Ontario Temperance Federation, 1920-1960; correspondence relating to archives and history, 1940-1979; sermons, 1921-1975; addresses, 1923-1977; teaching aids for Christian education, notes, pamphlets and miscellaneous papers relating to personal life, ministry, Conference and Presbytery matters.
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- English
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