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Wharf construction
2009.7.1.162 · Pièce · [ca. 1910]
Fait partie de Archdeacon W. H. Collison fonds

Warf construction visible in foreground. Background consists of a few built structures and several tents, location unidentified.

W.H. Collison's speech booklet
2009.7.2.06 · Dossier · [ca. 1906]
Fait partie de Archdeacon W. H. Collison fonds

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 had been witness to along the northwest coast of British Columbia.

W.H. Collison notebook (1)
2009.7.2.08 · Dossier · [19-?]
Fait partie de Archdeacon W. H. Collison fonds

Notebook contains two stories: "The Finding of the Crystals" and "Tit for Tat or The Porcupine and the Beaver". These stories are also found in the Collison manuscript.

W.H. Collison manuscript
2009.7.2.05 · Dossier · [between 1880 and 1915]
Fait partie de Archdeacon W. H. Collison fonds

This unpublished manuscript, authored by W.H. Collison and handwritten by Joyce Collison, comprises 29 identifiable chapters. Content of this manuscript appears to be focused upon the retelling of First Nations stories. The donor identified that this manuscript was intended for publication but was never completed.

W.H. Collison correspondence
2009.7.2.01 · Dossier · 1873-1921
Fait partie de Archdeacon W. H. Collison fonds

File predominantly consists of correspondence to Rev. W.H. Collison from the Church Missionary Society. However, some letters in this file are also from individual parishioners, fellow clergymen, Massett councillors, and the American Geographical Society.

2009.7.1.035 · Pièce · [ca. 1900]
Fait partie de Archdeacon W. H. Collison fonds

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 - ?, ?, Bishop Du Vernet, Archdeacon Laycock". See also item 2009.7.1.32 for image featuring Father Hogan, and 2009.7.1.29 for image featuring Bishop Du Vernet.

2009.7.1.140 · Pièce · [ca. 1925?]
Fait partie de Archdeacon W. H. Collison fonds

Group of six men sit and stand on small boat close to shore. Rev. W.E. Collison stands on far right (son of Marion and Archdeacon W.H. Collison).

Handwritten annotation on verso reads: "Dr. Macdonald Med officer (Kincolith) / Dr. [McQuarrie?] Med officer Victoria / Steven Clayton Native boat owner / Capt. Bary - Insp. of Indian Schools / W.E. Collison Indian agent. / Inspection trip to villages of upper Nass River".

View of Wrangell, Alaska
2009.7.1.158 · Pièce · 1877
Fait partie de Archdeacon W. H. Collison fonds

Photograph depicts community buildings on shoreline, water in foreground.

Handwritten annotation on image reads: "Wrangle, Alaska."; on verso: "Fort Wrangle, Alaska Territory. visited by W.H.Collison, C.M.S. 1877. Prior to the establishment of any mission, [...? illegible] 1875 - 1876. Presbyterian. Insert this illustration of Wrangle on Page 77 as marked."

View of street in Metlakatla, BC
2009.7.1.054 · Pièce · June 1911
Fait partie de Archdeacon W. H. Collison fonds

Photograph depicts a row of houses and fenced yards on right, separated from more buildings on left by grassy area.

Printed on image: "Metlakahtla Nr. Prince Rupert. Allen Photo June '11"; handwritten annotation on verso reads: "Metlakatla B.C. North West Coast of America / Collison".

View of Port Essington, BC from bridge
2009.7.1.066 · Pièce · [ca. 1873 - ca. 1920]
Fait partie de Archdeacon W. H. Collison fonds

Photograph depicts buildings along shore; bridge and boardwalk cross forest in right foreground. Hills visible in distance.

Handwritten annotation below image reads: "Port Essington from bridge"; on verso: "Heading or full page Illustration Chapter XXIII No2".

Unidentified First Nations village
2009.7.1.163 · Pièce · [ca. 1910]
Fait partie de Archdeacon W. H. Collison fonds

Shoreline perspective of an unidentified coastal village situated on B.C.’s north coast. European style houses run parallel to a rocky shore. Seven men and one child stand within this frame and totem poles and a mortuary pole are also visible along the shoreline.

2009.7.1.255 · Pièce · 13 August 1908
Fait partie de Archdeacon W. H. Collison fonds

Photograph of a half-demolished building attached to a large dock. A large group is milling around the damage. Debris litters the water. Annotation on recto reads: "Undesired result of big blast at Prince Rupert. August 13 1908. Allen Photo."

2009.7.1.092 · Pièce · [ca. 1876 - ca. 1900]
Fait partie de Archdeacon W. H. Collison fonds

Totem poles (crest poles?) stand in front of a line of houses. Blanketed canoes sit on beach in right foreground; forest in background.

Handwritten annotations on verso read: “skidegate village Queen Charlotte Islands as it appeared forty years ago"; "Rev W.E. Collison Prince Rupert"; "Hughes"; "1".

Street down to the shore
2009.7.1.284 · Pièce · 1907
Fait partie de Archdeacon W. H. Collison fonds

View of the road descending to the waterfront. Buildings and forested area are visible on either side of street. Annotation on recto reads: "Prince Rupert BC. '07."

St. Andrew's Church in Sandwick, BC
2009.7.1.040 · Pièce · [ca. 1873 - ca. 1920]
Fait partie de Archdeacon W. H. Collison fonds

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'."

2009.7.1.059 · Pièce · [ca. 1900?]
Fait partie de Archdeacon W. H. Collison fonds

Photograph depicts an unidentified man walking on path in front of Bishop Ridley's home. Several children can be seen in fenced yard in midground.

Handwritten annotation below image reads: "Ridley Home and Mission house Metlakahtla."; on verso: "Chapter XXVII / Heading for Chapter / Ridley Home Metlakahtla".

Poling a canoe
2009.7.1.165 · Pièce · [ca. 1910]
Fait partie de Archdeacon W. H. Collison fonds

Three Indigenous men stand in a canoe poling their craft along a shoreline while one man sits and steers. An unidentified village is visible along the opposite shore.

2009.7.1.130 · Pièce · [ca. 1878 - ca. 1920]
Fait partie de Archdeacon W. H. Collison fonds

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".

Notes and drafts
2009.7.2.02 · Dossier
Fait partie de Archdeacon W. H. Collison fonds

This file contains handwritten and typed notes and drafts of First Nations legends, addresses and manuscripts. It is believed this material was authored by W.H. and W.E. Collison although none is signed or dated.

2009.7.1.045 · Pièce · [1903?]
Fait partie de Archdeacon W. H. Collison fonds

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.

Community members have stated that the people in this photo are from the Gitwilluyaxw clan from the wolf tribal house of Ksdiyaawak. The photo was taken at Gitlax̱t’aamiks along the Nass River.

Handwritten annotation on verso reads: "Tsimpshian Chiefs & family. Goods [for or fr.] Potlatch".

2009.7.1.109 · Pièce · [ca. 1900 - ca. 1930]
Fait partie de Archdeacon W. H. Collison fonds

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.

Handwritten annotation on verso reads: "Albert Allen Kincolith (Nisga Chief)".

2009.7.1.124 · Pièce · [ca. 1880 - ca. 1920]
Fait partie de Archdeacon W. H. Collison fonds

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 in length by 37 Feet in width exclusive of Porch and Buttresses. Destroyed by fire with 30 dwelling houses. The spire had been completed when burnt."; "Kincolith Church, Nth. W. Coast. British Columbia within 5 miles of the Alaskan Coast, was destroyed by fire"

New church building at Metlakatla, BC
2009.7.1.058 · Pièce · [1903?]
Fait partie de Archdeacon W. H. Collison fonds

Photograph depicts fenced area in front of church building with turret. Other community buildings can be seen in background.

Handwritten annotation on verso reads: "Metlakatla Church. Replacement for larger church lost in village fire 1903?" See also item 2009.7.1.55 for similar image depicting new church building at Metlakatla, B.C.

2009.7.1.080 · Pièce · October 1913
Fait partie de Archdeacon W. H. Collison fonds

Large bear carving sits on top of wide pole, erected in memory of a chief of the Bear crest. Lines of houses stand in background.

Printed below image: "Totem Pole. Old Massett. Q.C.I / J.D. Allen photo Co."; handwritten below: "Mortuary Pole Bear [Crest?]"; on verso: "For Chapt. XIX. The old style and the new. Mortuary Pole & modern houses. No. 3. W.H.C. Oct. [6/ ?] 13".

Mission house in Kincolith, BC
2009.7.1.115 · Pièce · [ca. 1878 - ca. 1919]
Fait partie de Archdeacon W. H. Collison fonds

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".