Handwritten annotation on verso of photograph reads: "W.E. Collison Masset. Interior of Chief [Weah's?] house".Caption under printed version of photo in W.H. Collison's book 'In the Wake of the War Canoe': "The h...
Photograph depicts 8 men posing in suits and ties, and a young girl, Ruth Adams, holding trophy seated in foreground. The group is gathered in open field, large building and hills visible in distance. Man on far right stands in uniform.Handwritten...
Three men stand in centre, each wearing a chief's dress and head-dress. Family members stand and sit on either side. Carved boxes and masks are positioned in foreground. The group poses in front of drapery hung against tall wooden wall.Commun...
Groups of men and women can be seen gathered on paths between two large totem poles.Handwritten annotation on verso reads: "Totem Park Pr Rupert park."
River crosses midground, hills on distant shores can be seen in background.Handwritten annotation on verso reads: "No. 32, First Beginning Prince Rupert, showing Church Hall, with cross. Insert Page 136".
Five unidentified men sit with dog in canoe. One man stands on dock in foreground.Handwritten annotation on verso reads: "Freighting by canoe on skeena river".
Canoe with mast floats close to shore in foreground, mountains visible across river in background.Handwritten annotation on verso reads: "Arch. W.H. Collison & wife with native friends en route up Skeena River."
Many rows of pews span foreground. Banners hanging in front of sanctuary read: "THE ANGEL SAID UNTO THEM, FEAR NOT, BEHOLD I BRING YOU GOOD TIDINGS OF GREAT JOY WHICH SHALL BE TO ALL PEOPLE".Handwritten annotation on verso reads: "...
Church stands behind white fence, road and power lines in foreground.Handwritten annotation on verso reads: "St. Andrew's Church, Sandwick, [?] Campbell River Rd (Maud Highway) The mother church in the '[?] District'."
Banner at front of sanctuary reads "Do this in remembrance of Me".Handwritten annotation on verso reads: "Interior of old church. Built by natives themselves".
Large group of women, men, and children pose on front steps of church. Some men standing in back hold brass instruments. Bishop Ridley (with long beard) sits in front centre between W.H. Collison (on right) and his son W.E. Collison. Photograph de...
Large church stands behind white fence, unidentified man visible on front steps. Photograph depicts the first church built in Metlakatla, which was burned in a fire in 1901, and replaced in 1903.Handwritten annotation on verso reads: "With lo...
Group poses between two buildings, small dog visible behind. Wood piles and tree stumps can be seen on hill in background.Handwritten annotation on verso reads: "Metlakatla BC / Back row - W.E. Collison, Fr. Hogan, ?, ? Canon Keen / Front row...
Group of men, women, and children pose in front of large building. Rev. William Edwin Collison stands on far left (son of Archdeacon W.H. Collison).Handwritten annotation on verso reads: "Early Church Workers at Metlakatla BC / Bishop & M...
Group of men, women, and children pose in front of large building.Handwritten annotation on verso reads: "Metlakatla BC / with Bishop Ridley - 4th from left - back row / Mrs Ridley - 4th from left - front row / [?] - [super?] of Ridley Home (...
Group of men and women pose by large building. W.H. Collison sits second from left in front, W.E. Collison stands third from right in back.Handwritten annotation on verso reads: "Anglican Church Synod / Prince Rupert".
Group of men and women pose by large building. W.H. Collison sits second from left in second row, W.E. Collison stands third from right in back.Handwritten annotation on verso reads: "Early synod of the Anglican Church at Prince Rupert B.C.&q...
Photograph depicts Archdeacon William Henry Collison to left of wife Marion, who stands bent over garden on right. Church steeple visible behind wood fence in background. Hills can be seen in distance.Handwritten annotation on verso reads: "G...
Photograph depicts Marion and William Henry Collison standing on left with shovel, Bertha Collison on right, and young Muriel and Katherine Collison in centre with shovel (eldest daughters of W.E. Collison). Wood buildings cross midground, trees a...
Arthur Collison stands behind large fish hung from wood shelter, Noah seated in foreground. Arthur is the youngest son of Marion and Archdeacon W.H. Collison.Handwritten annotation on verso reads: "Arthur Collison with our friend 'Noah...
Photographs depict groups of men gathered on ice. Herbert leans over behind two friends seated on ice sled (son of Marion and Archdeacon W.H. Collison). Pile of caught fish can be seen in foreground behind large whole in ice.Handwritten annotation...
Photograph depicts a group of men gathered around hole in ice. Two men in centre handle a net full of fish. Village can be seen on shore in background.Handwritten annotation on verso reads: "Oolichan Fishing Nass River".
Photograph depicts groups of men gathered on ice. One man sits on ice sled in foreground. Village can be seen on shore in background.Handwritten annotation on verso reads: "Chapt. II. No. 1. Fishing Bay. Olachan fishery on the ice."
Photograph depicts two men standing beside beds of fish laid out to dry. More oolichan fish hang on tall structures in background.Handwritten annotation on verso reads: "'Food for winter' Oolichans drying at Fishing Bay, Nass River&...
Photograph depicts two men standing beside beds of fish laid out to dry. More oolichan fish hang on tall structures in background.Handwritten annotation on verso reads: "Oolichan drying & [?] grease at Fishing Bay Nass River 'Winter ...
Photograph depicts an empty canoe floating beside a canoe full of fish. Hills visible on opposite shore in distance.Handwritten annotation on verso reads: "Loaded with fish - Nass River".
Photograph depicts two men handling fishing net in canoe full of fish. Hills visible on opposite shore in distance.Handwritten annotation on verso reads: "Oolichan Fishing on Nass River".
Buildings visible on shore in distance.Handwritten annotation on verso reads: "Amidst drift ice on Fishing Bay Nass River. Insert at Page 38. Indian Fishing Encampment".
Photograph depicts two unidentified men sitting on front steps of large church. Building materials are scattered in foreground, and scaffolding is visible on one tower.Handwritten annotations above and below image read: "Dimensions of 73 Feet...
Photograph depicts large church to left of a tower structure. Power lines cross foreground, and other buildings can be seen in background.Handwritten annotation on verso reads: "New Church Kincolith Nass River BC".
Photograph depicts tall building, with long shorter section crossing midground in front. Path runs through garden in foreground.Handwritten annotation on verso reads: "Back of Mission House Kincolith".
Chief Allen sits in chair on raised wooden platform, with bear skin over his knee, and two more bear skins laid on wood blocks in front of him. House stands behind picket fence in background. Pot and pan sit to right of chair in foreground.Handwri...
Photograph depicts large church building behind white fence. Other buildings visible in background.Handwritten annotation on verso reads: "New Church Kincolith Nass River BC".
Village can be seen in distance. Large church building stands in centre, hills in background.Handwritten annotation on verso reads: "For heading of Page 18. Kincolith or 'The Rock of Scalps.' Section of Kincolith [...]"
Village can be seen in distance. Large church building stands in centre, hills in background.Handwritten annotation on verso reads: "Grand Dad on beach at Kincolith".
Photograph depicts a group of 18 men wearing suits and ties, standing on front steps of large building with pillars.Handwritten annotation on verso reads: "Conference of Sand Question Committee at Kincolith on Sunday, June 3rd 1923. Mr. [O...
The pair sits with books on bench in unknown room, Collison on right.Handwritten annotations on verso read: "Archdeacon Collison giving of reading lesson at Kincolith BC"; "'line upon line' or teaching the way of God more ...
Three women sit in foreground at a porch partially covered with foliage.Handwritten annotations on verso read: "Elders at Mission House Kincolith Nass River BC".
Four women sit in foreground at a porch partially covered with foliage.Handwritten annotations on verso read: "Honoured elders of porch of Mission House at Kincolith, Nass River"; "sun set or legend of the past".
Photograph depicts Noah standing in suit and holding a hat. Dog and unknown building visible in background.Handwritten annotation on verso reads: " 'Noah' Great Hunter & friend at Kincolith B.C."
Chief Gideon stands in suit and tie behind his wife who sits on the ground in front. Fence with chicken wire crosses midground, building visible in background.Handwritten annotation on verso reads: "Chief Gideon & his wife on upper Nass R...
Photograph depicts totem poles (crest poles?) in front of lodge buildings on river shore. Canoes can be seen floating in foreground, hills in background.Handwritten annotation on verso reads: "Chapter XII. Number 1. Section of Indian Village ...
Series consists of journals, draft manuscripts, correspondence, CMS documents and orders, speeches, sermons all written by or to Archdeacon W. H. Collison. Series also contains correspondence to W.E. Collison and Joyce Collison, genealogical infor...
Newspaper consists of the recto and verso of 2 pages (p. 1-4). It was published in Aiyansh on the Nass River in British Columbia in April 1895 and presents a missionary's perspective of regional First Nations traditions and current affairs of...
Small booklet containing handwritten notes of what appears to be a speech prepared by W.H. Collison on the topic of traditions and events he’s been witness to along the North West Coast of B.C.
The couple walks arm in arm along dirt path in grass, buildings visible in background.Handwritten annotation on verso of photograph reads: "Joshua [Moody?] & Wife / ? Masset B.C."