Accession consists of a booklet from the Intrafraternity Council titled "Fraternities at the U of A" and photographs of University of Alberta residences, including Rutherford House with a Delta Upsilon symbol, Pembina Hall, Athabaska Hall, and Assiniboia Hall.
Accession consists of 2 VHS tapes pertaining to Mrs. Oodle Noodle and Noodle Doodle Box School Show.
Place: Red River Settlement
From: Anne Alsop, London
To: Reverend John Smithurst
Details: 4pp
Delivery: Sent to Missionary House, 14 Salisbury Sq., Fleet Street, London
Notes: The letter talks about the events, situations, and friends they know in England.
Sans titrePlace: Red River Settlement
From: Robert James, Grand Rapids
To: Reverend John Smithurst
Details: 2pp
Notes: A brief letter from James before the arrival of the Bishop (aka his Lordship).
Sans titrePlace: Red River Settlement
From: Alexander Christie, Lower Fort Garry
To: Mrs. Jeny Hickenburger ; Reverend John Smithurst
Details: 2pp
Notes: A pair of letters both written on the same day concerning the same matter. The first is written to "Mrs. Jenny Hickenburger" and the other to Reverend Smithurst regarding the death of Jenny Hickenburger's father. The letter requests that she attends Christie's office to sign the necessary paperwork for her to inherit her father's money. The letter to Smithurst requests his assistance in ensuring that his cousin does not redeem her HBC stock and instead accepts £9 per year as income.
Sans titrePlace: Red River Settlement
From: Duncan Finlayson
To: Reverend John Smithurst
Details: 2pp
Notes: A brief letter where Finlayson discusses financial matters.
Sans titrePlace: Red River Settlement
From: James Hunter, Norway House
To: Reverend John Smithurst
Details: 3pp
Notes: Hunter goes into detail about the visit of the Bishop of Prince Rupert’s Land. He also writes of matters of business regarding food supplies for the winter, the price of freight from Red River to Norway House and the construction of the Church.
Place: Red River Settlement
From: David Anderson
To: Reverend John Smithurst
Details: 1pp
Notes: Probably delivered by hand.
Place: Red River Settlement
From: K. G. Smith, Hudson's Bay House, London
To: Reverend John Smithurst
Details: 1pp
Notes: Smith mentions seven enclosed invoices and the amount and balance of a shipment.
Place: Red River Settlement
From: Reverend Abraham Cowley, Partridge Crop
To: Reverend John Smithurst
Details: 3pp
Notes: Partridge Crop was a missionary outpost on the northern reaches of Lake Manitoba, and was later renamed Fairford in 1851 by Bishop Anderson.
The outpost was on the left bank of the Partridge Crop River and was established by McNap for Winter trading with the Indigenous people. The lengthy letter from Cowley mentions topics such as the recent arrival of the bishop, his meeting of confirmation candidates and inspecting the school.
This letter would have travelled by canoe down Lake Winnipeg to the Red River.
Sans titrePlace: Red River Settlement
From: Duncan Finlayson, Hudson's Bay House, Lachine
To: Reverend John Smithurst
Details: 2pp
Notes: In the letter, Duncan Finlayson advises John Smithurst of the subscription cost of two papers and the possible cost even if Smithurst thought he stopped the subscription.
Sans titrePlace: Salisbury Street, Ireland
From: John Chapman, Missionary at Middle Church
To: Reverend John Smithurst, 18 Salisbury Street, Ireland
Details: 2pp
Notes: Chapman thanks Smithurst for newspapers and of his letter detailing his route to New York. He also discusses the status of the congregation and the building of a new church.
Sans titreThis archival collection is composed of textual and graphic materials related to the Hudson's Bay Company, the fur trade in Canada, and early European settlement in Canada. The collection includes correspondence between high-ranking employees at Hudson's Bay Company fur trade posts, personal correspondence between settlers or Hudson's Bay Company employees and their families, and Hudson's Bay Company reports, proclamations, contracts, and others records. The involvement of Indigenous peoples in the Canadian fur trade is also described throughout this collection. With a few exceptions, most items within the collection were created during the early- to mid-1800s.