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Collison Family genealogy
2009.7.2.25 · File
Part of Archdeacon W. H. Collison fonds

File contains a family tree created in 1986 which shows the Collison family tree from John Collison (ca. 1820) to the birth of the great-grandchildren of W.H. Collison (ca. 1980’s); as well as, brief handwritten notes created by Joyce Collison on the lives of her father and grandfather.

2009.7.4.39 · File · 1921, 1923
Part of Archdeacon W. H. Collison fonds

Indian Notes and Monographs (2 editions):

  • Slate Mirrors of the Tsimshian: Indian Notes and Monographs – A series of publications relating to the American Aborigines. George T. Emmons. New York: Museum of the American Indian, 1921. Signed by author as gift to W.E. Collison.
  • Jade in British Columbia and Alaska, and its Use by the Natives: Indian Notes and Monographs – A series of publications relating to the American Aborigines. George T. Emmons. New York: Museum of the American Indian, 1923.
Joyce Collison obituary file
2009.7.2.21 · File · 1960-2006
Part of Archdeacon W. H. Collison fonds

File contains letter to Miss Collison from Dr. Robert Sayson, UBC Department of Medicine regarding the post mortem study conducted on her sister Muriel (11 Oct. 1988); program from the Celebration of Life held for Miss Collison on 29 April 2006; an obituary re: the life and death of Miss Collison; and a newspaper article regarding the sale of W.E. Collison’s First Nations art collection to the UBC Museum of Anthropology by his daughters Joyce and Muriel in 1960.

Miscellaneous
2009.7.2.12 · File
Part of Archdeacon W. H. Collison fonds

File contains listing of items donated by Rose Margaret Davies to the Ridley Home Archives in 2008 that documented accomplishments of Margaret West; handwritten notes regarding place names along the North Pacific Coast and one page from an issue of the Monthly Reporter, No. 9, September 1873 published by the Church Missionary Society.

"Museum Notes"
2009.7.4.35 · File · 1928, 1932
Part of Archdeacon W. H. Collison fonds

Museum Notes (3 editions):

  • Museum Notes, Vol. III., No. 2, June 1928. Vancouver: Art, Historical and Scientific Association of Vancouver, BC, 1928.
  • Museum Notes, Vol. III., No. 3, September 1928. Vancouver: Art, Historical and Scientific Association of Vancouver, BC, 1928.
  • Museum and Art Notes, Vol. II., No. 1, June 1932. Vancouver: Art, Historical and Scientific Association of Vancouver, BC, 1932.
2009.7.4.13 · File · Oct. 1911, April 1931
Part of Archdeacon W. H. Collison fonds

North British Columbia News with which is incorporated Aiyansh Notes (2 editions):

  • North British Columbia News with which is incorporated Aiyansh Notes: A Journal of Missionary Endeavor in the Diocese of Caledonia, British Columbia. Vol. 1, No. 8. October 1911.
  • North British Columbia News with which is incorporated Aiyansh Notes: A Journal of Missionary Endeavor in the Diocese of Caledonia, British Columbia. No. 84 April 1931.
Notes and drafts
2009.7.2.02 · File
Part of 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.

2009.7.2.19 · File · 1929-1933
Part of Archdeacon W. H. Collison fonds

File contains the following:

  • Wakanda: Croquis de l’Auteur. Paul Coze. Paris, 1929. (*fragile condition and in French – signed by author to W.E. Collison in thanks for allowing Coze to photograph his mask)
  • Envelope from Paul Coze to Mr. and Mrs. Collison containing a happy new year postcard for 1933 "meilleurs voeux pour 1933." Postcard features the face of a leopard drawn by Coze.
  • Signed postcard print of a seated leopard (no.49/300) containing a happy new year postcard for 1930 "meilleurs voeux pour 1933, Paul Coze, 50, Rue Saint-Georges, Paris."
  • Envelope postdated 1933 from J. Ferenczi & Fils –Editeurs (presumably of Coze's publication "Wakanda") to Mr. Collison containing 1 sheet of magazine quality paper on one side of which is a biographical write-up of Coze (in French) and on the other is a photo of Coze wearing Plains (?) regalia.
2009.7.4.17 · File · 1904-1905
Part of Archdeacon W. H. Collison fonds

The New Era (2 editions) :

  • The New Era: the official magazine of the Missionary Society of the Church of England in Canada. Vol. II, No. 4. Toronto: April 1904. (some annotations)
  • The New Era: the official magazine of the Missionary Society of the Church of England in Canada. Vol. III, No. 4. Toronto: April 1905. (some annotations)
W.E. Collison correspondence
2009.7.2.18 · File · 1927-1935
Part of Archdeacon W. H. Collison fonds

This file contains correspondence between W.E. Collison and Richard F. Van Valkenburgh; a letter and book listing from Francis Edwards, Ltd. (bookseller); a copy of a letter by W.E. Collison to the Prince Rupert Daily News; and three letters from First Nations individuals to W.E. Collison in his capacity as Indian Agent.

W.E. Collison obituary file
2009.7.2.20 · File
Part of Archdeacon W. H. Collison fonds

File contains articles and obituaries regarding the life and death of W.E. Collison, as well as a letter of condolence from T.D. Patullo to Bertha Collison. Also contained within this file is an attestation to the baptism of Bertha Davies on 26 January 1897 in Devon, England and a certified handwritten copy of the marriage register entry for the marriage of W.E. Collison and Bertha Davies in Metlakatla on 8 June 1900.

W.H. Collison correspondence
2009.7.2.01 · File · 1873-1921
Part of 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.

W.H. Collison manuscript
2009.7.2.05 · File · [between 1880 and 1915]
Part of 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 obituary file
2009.7.2.14 · File
Part of Archdeacon W. H. Collison fonds

File contains obituaries for Collison as well as for his son Henry Alexander (H.A.) and granddaughter Katherine Clarke (nee Collison); various articles re: Collison’s many accomplishments; a letter of condolence from Councillors of the Haida Nation on the occasion of his death, a program from Collison’s memorial service at Metlakatla, and a typed biography.

2009.7.2.06 · File · [ca. 1906]
Part of 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.