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Scarboro Missions, known formally as the Scarboro Foreign Mission Society, is a Society of Canadian Roman Catholic priests dedicated to mission work domestically and abroad. The Society was founded in Almonte, Ontario, in 1918 by Msgr. John Mary Fraser as the "China Mission College" in order to train and send priests to China. Moving to Scarborough, Ontario, in the 1921, the Society became the "St. Francis Xavier China Mission Seminary". The new seminary opened in 1924. With Vatican approval of the Society's Constitutions in 1940, the Society became the "Scarboro Foreign Mission Society".
Complications arising from the Second Sino-Japanese War, WWII, and the Communist Revolution in China forced Scarboro to begin missions elsewhere, starting in the Dominican Republic in 1943. The Society has has missions in Asia, Africa, and Central and South America.
The Second Vatican Council (1962-65) greatly impacted the Society. In addition to traditional evangelical missionary work, the Society engaged in social and economic justice work, ecumenical efforts, and were a large supporter and educator in interfaith dialogue in the Toronto-area. The Society also began to accept lay members to work in mission - singles and married couples - beginning in 1974.
In November 2017, the Society announced that due to aging and declining membership they would stop accepting new candidates for the priesthood or lay program.
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Fonds consists of the governance, administrative, and personnel records for the community of the Scarboro Foreign Mission Society.
This includes: reports, financial records, meeting minutes, policies and handbooks, General Chapter records, Society Constitutions, correspondence, publications by and about the Society, photographs, audiovisual materials, and personal records of Society members.
In addition to general administrative records of the Society's domestic and international operations, the fonds also contains reference materials and publications from other Catholic missionary societies, collected materials on the Our Lady of Fatima Pilgrimmage tour led by SFM priests, Msgr. William C. McGrath and Rev. Patrick Moore, sub-collections on SFM founder Msgr. John Mary Fraser, and member, Bishop Kenneth Turner, and a collection of ephemera gathered by SFM members over the years documenting their Society.
The Fonds is divided into the following series:
1. General Chapters
2. General Council
3. Governance & Administration
4. Civil Corporation
5. Society Departments
6. Seminary and Novitiate
7. Missions
8. Personnel
9. Society Institutes
10. Property and Houses
11. Graphic Collection
12. Audiovisual Collection
13. Our Lady of Fatima Collection
14. SFM History Collection
15. Msgr. John Mary Fraser Collection
16. Bishop Kenneth Turner Collection
The received arrangement of the fonds has been preserved when possible. Where changes to arrangement have been made, this is indicated in the descriptions at the appropriate level.
Further accruals expected.
Materials were maintained as an internal archive by Society members, and later by a series of archivists, prior to donation and transfer to the University of St. Michael's College in 2023. Some materials were already described, where inherited descriptions have been used or adapted, these are noted in the Sources field.
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Materials are being processed but can be made available upon researcher request.
Materials are open, with the exception of personnel materials and select governance records. Restrictions are noted at the appropriate series or file descriptions.
Researchers are required to sign a Researcher Agreement form acknowledging their responsibilities in terms of Canadian copyright legislation. Some third party materials fall under copyright external to the Scarboro Foreign Mission Society and the University of St. Michael's College, researchers are required to seek permission from the appropriate source.
Series description inherited upon transfer to USMC.
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This series consists of records documenting the General Assemblies and the Chapters of the Society. While it is in session, the General Chapter is the governing body of the Society. The members of the Society or their delegates enjoy an active voice in the General Chapter. The General Chapter directs the work of the Society, enacts legislation, and elects the Superior General and the General Council who administer the Society between General Chapters.
The General Chapter takes place at intervals mandated by the Constitutions of the Society. Between General Chapters, a Chapter of Affairs may be convened to address extraordinary matters.
The first General Chapter of the Society took place in 1941, a year after the establishment of the Scarboro Foreign Mission Society as a society of pontifical right.
The records within this series document the evolution of the Scarboro Foreign Mission Society in its nature and purpose, particularly since the Second Vatican Council (1962-1965).
Records include: correspondence, reports, elections, meeting minutes, committee working papers, member questionnaires, and Chapter Acts.
Series chronologically divided into subseries.
Series arrangement not altered from received arrangement except where related folders were combined into a single intellectual file. These are indicated at the file level by the previous identifier.
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Access is open, save for selected files according to the Deed of Gift, these are indicated at file-level.
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Consists of records pertaining to and produced by the First General Chapter of the Society which took place June 5 to 17, 1941.
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File contains pre-Chapter communications to Society members.
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File also includes an index of items [documents] produced by or related to the 1941 General Chapter.
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File includes proposals to be discussed at Chapter including those pertaining to the Society's novitiate and training, opportunities for collaboration and funding with other organizations, changes to the Constitutions of the Society, and general practices of the Society. Many documents are annotated, possibly by a member of the General Council. File also includes a list of items selected by the Business Committee for consideration by Chapter.
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File includes list of candidates, instructions to voting Society members, voting tally, and correspondence relating to the voting process from members abroad.
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File consists of agenda for the Chapter and instructions to elected delegates.
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File contains Chapter minutes.
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File consists of reports to Chapter from the Superior General, and those regarding finances and membership.
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File consists of lists of candidates, results of the election, and the profession of faith taken by the Superior General after his election.
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Monsignor John Edward McRae was born April 9, 1875 at Moulinette, Ontario. After schooling and further studies at Cornwall, St. Michael’s College in Toronto and at Montreal’s Grand Seminary, he was ordained July 17, 1898. Once he had acquired a Roman doctorate in Canon Law, Fr. McRae served as an assistant and later as pastor of parishes in the diocese of Alexandria, Ontario. In 1922 he became rector of St. Finnian’s Cathedral in Alexandria and Chancellor of the diocese.
In August, 1924, he accepted an invitation from the governing bishops to assume the post of president of the China Mission College in Scarborough. The next month, September, 1924 the newly relocated college – now called a “seminary” - was formally opened with McRae in charge. For the next 17 years, he remained in this position. In 1939, in recognition of his labour, McRae was named a “Domestic Prelate” by Rome with the title of “Right Rev. Monsignor”. At the first General Chapter of the newly autonomous Society in 1941 he was elected by his peers as the first Superior General, a position he occupied until his retirement in 1949.
From 1949 onwards, McRae lived in retirement at Scarboro. Despite the eventual loss of his vision, he continued to celebrate mass until his death on February 5, 1955 in his 80th year. Monsignor McRae is buried in St. Andrew’s R.C. cemetery, St. Andrews West, Ontario, in the diocese of Cornwall-Alexandria.
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File contains letter addressing Society members from Msgr. John McRae.
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File includes draft and final version of Chapter Acts.
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Consists of records pertaining to and produced by the Second General Chapter of the Society which took place August 22 to September 14, 1949.
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File contains pre-Chapter communications to Society members.
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File includes an index of items [documents] produced by or related to the 1949 General Chapter and prepatory notes from the previous Chapter.
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File is broken down by the mission location or Society member from whom the suggestions were received.
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File consists of porposed changes to the Society Constitutions to be discussed at Chapter.
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File includes list of candidates, election results, and correspondence relating to the voting process from members abroad.
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File contains minutes from pre-Chapter meetings.
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File contains procedural instructions for delegates.
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File consists of sample contracts between missionary orders and foreign bishops, presumably used as reference materials during the Chapter.
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File consists of several drafts of the report to Chapter from the Superior General, and those regarding finances, membership, and the state of the Society Missions.
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File contains approved Chapter minutes.
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File consists of annotated versions of documents used in discussion during Chapter, including the Constitutions, list of topics for discussion, and early drafts of certain Acts of Chapter.
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File consists of lists of candidates, results of the election, and the profession of faith taken by the Superior General after his election.
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File contains reports delivered to Chapter including by Society departments and committees.
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File contains communications with the Holy See announcing the results of Chapter.
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File includes draft and final version of Chapter Acts.
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Consists of records pertaining to and produced by the Third General Chapter of the Society which took place July 2 to 23, 1959.
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File consists of an index of items [documents] produced by or related to the 1959 General Chapter.
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File consists of packages sent to Society members prior to the Chapter
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File consists of proposals from indivdual Society members as well as regional mission houses for consideration at Chapter.
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File includes results of the election, sample ballot, and correspondence with the Sacred Congregation for the Propagation of Faith.
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File consists of agenda for the Chapter and information packages for Delegates summarizing previous Chapter Acts. File also includes Oaths sworn by Delegates.
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File contains Superior General's report to Chapter.
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File consists of reports to Chapter from the Philippines and Bahamas missions.
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File contains financial report to Chapter.
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File contains Chapter minutes.
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File consists of example ballots, results of the election, and the profession of faith taken by the Superior General after his election.
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File consists of excerpts from Chapter miniutes indicating the subject of reports given, as well as a summary of a report given by a Committee proposing an ammendment to Constitution Article 65.
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File contains communications with the Holy See announcing the results of Chapter.
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File includes draft and published versions of Chapter Acts, as well as recommendations and commentary on said draft.
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Consists of records pertaining to and produced by the Fourth General Chapter of the Society which took place June 3 to August 22, 1968.
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File consists of packages sent to Society members prior to the Chapter
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Includes a copy of "Norms for Implementation of Four Council Decrees" by Pope Paul VI, August 6, 1966
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Includes correspondence regarding Chapter preparations with: Canon Law Society of America, Rosary College, the Archdiocese of Winnipeg, Re. Joseph Blomjous, W.F., Rev. A.J. MacDougall, S.J., Rev. J. Elliot MacGuigan, S.J. [at Regis College].
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File contains summaries of the Pre-Chapter meetings held March-May 1967.
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File contains correspondence and a brief proposal regarding "Coordinating the Canadian Mission Effort" to be delivered at the August 1967 Pre-Chapter meeting.
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File contains meeting agenda, minutes, and reports from the Pre-Chapter meeting.
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Born in Mildmay, Ontario on April 15, 1915 he was the son of Louis and Clara Diemert. Fr. Diemert was a graduate of St. Jerome’s, Kitchener and St. Francis Xavier Seminary in Toronto. Cardinal McGuigan of Toronto ordained him to the priesthood on December 17, 1938.
After some pastoral work in Brantford, Ontario he left for China in 1940 and began language studies in Peking. In 1941 he was interned by the Japanese. Toward the end of 1943 he was repatriated aboard the S.S. Gripsholm and arrived back in Canada on December 3 of that year.In November, 1944 he was commissioned to help the church in the Dominican Republic where he remained until 1949. In that year he was appointed to a teaching position at St. Francis Xavier Seminary, Scarborough. In 1950 he was appointed rector. In 1953 he was appointed to the General Council and six years later, in 1959, he was elected the third Superior General of Scarboro. He served the community in that capacity until 1968.
Beginning in 1969 he spent three years he as director of the Latin American Institute in St. Mary’s, Ontario. He returned to the Dominican Republic in 1972. Besides his pastoral commitment in the Dominican Republic and because of his expertise, he was called upon in 1973 to go to Nigeria to assist Our Lady’s Missionaries in their work there. In 1975 he also capably assisted at the Interamerican Cooperative Institute in Panama.
In 1980 he retired from his work overseas but continued to serve the community as Director of internal communications.
Fr. Diemert passed away on April 27, 1985 at Providence Villa Hospital.
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File contains report sent to Society members by the Committee.
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File contains correspondence and feedback from members on the Coordinating Committee's report.
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File contains Committee report and questionnaire for members.
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File contains Committee report.
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File contains Committee report.
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File contains Committee report. File also includes a bound copy of "Renewal through General Chapters" sponsored by the Canon Law Society of America.
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File contains Committee report.
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File contains Committee report and correspondence, largely with Rev. J.E. MacGuigan, S.J. of Regis College.
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File contains questionnaire on the state of the Society as well as aggregated results.
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File contains indivdual results of the questionnaire, but anonymized and grouped by length of priesthood.
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File includes anonymized results.
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File includes summary of results.
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File includes list of candidates, election results, and correspondence relating to the voting process from members abroad.
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File includes the following working papers:
- Rules of order / Procedures for Chapter
- Report of the Superior General
- Public Relations Department
- Promotions Department
- Missions' Reports
- Nature and Purpose of the Society
- Modern Mission Approach and Specilization
- Government of Society
- Regional Superiors
- Public Relations Department
- Voting results
- Questionnaire results
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File contains Committee report.
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File includes collected reports from: Superior General, Treasurer General, Public Relations Department, and the following missions: Bahamas, Brazil, Domincan Republic, Guyana, Japan, Philippines, St. Vincent.
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File contains amended version of the Superior General's Report.
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File contains Chapter minutes.
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File contains Chapter report.
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Includes reports from the Business Committee, Committee on Society Governance, and minutes from the meetings of the Chapter Acts Committee.
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Born in Windsor, Ontario, on September 1, 1928, Fr. Paul attended St. Joseph’s primary school and Assumption high school. He entered St. Francis Xavier Seminary in 1946 and was ordained a priest by Bishop Nelligan on December 20, 1952, in Windsor.
In his first two years as a Scarboro missionary priest, Fr. Paul served in the promotion department in Canada. In 1955 he was assigned to the Dominican Republic and in 1968 he represented the Dominican mission at the IV General Chapter where he was elected Superior General. He served in this position of leadership until 1974, returning to the Dominican Republic the following year. He was recalled to Canada in 1978 to coordinate the formation of priests and lay missioners.
He was appointed to Peru in 1983 for four years, returning to the Dominican Republic in 1987. He ended his overseas missionary service in 1994 and up until recently worked in communications, helping to promote Scarboro Missions through the use of computer technology and the internet.
As Superior General, Fr. Paul led the Society at a pivotal time in its history. He helped Scarboro Missions to be open to and to accept laity as co-workers in mission. His leadership has been noted by fellow Society members for making decisions based on consensus during the changing times of the Second Vatican Council.
Fr. Paul Ouellette passed away on February 13, 2003 from cancer.
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Urgent telegraph from Fr. P. Ouelette informing Fr. George Marskell of his election as Vicar General of the Society in absentia.
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File contains Society Newsletters informing Society members of the events of Chapter.
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File contains communications with the Holy See announcing the results of Chapter.
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File contains singular newsclipping about the Chapter.
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File contains published version of Chapter Acts.
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File contains official Chapter legislation.
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Born in Walkerton, Ontario, on February 12, 1928, Fr. Clair was ordained to the priesthood in 1951 and continued his studies at New York’s Fordham University where he received a Master’s degree in sociology in 1954. His missionary career began as he entered language school in Tokyo in the fall of 1954 and over the next 42 years he served as pastor, as assistant secretary general to the Japan’s Bishop’s Conference, and as editor of Tosei News, an English language newsletter for missionaries to Japan.
For over 20 years Fr. Clair also gave himself in service to the Society’s work and welfare in Canada. On two occasions he served as vicar general on the General Council. He was also a rector of the seminary and taught sociology at St. Augustine’s seminary. His final Society responsibility was as the person in charge of Society renewal. For this task he called upon his expertise in PRH (Personality and Human Relations). In 1984 he had studied the PRH program and became a licensed animator. He used these skills in Japan as well, being appointed a coordinator of PRH in Japan in 1991.
Clair was the first Society member of the interfaith organization, WCRP (World Conference on Religion and Peace). As well, he worked closely with the ecumenical church coalition, Canada – China Programme, as he had a special interest in China. During the 1970s, Claire was supportive of the founding of many of the ecumenical church coalitions and of Catholic New Times, an independent Catholic news magazine based in Toronto.
He passed away on Friday, November 1, 1996, from gastric cancer.
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File contains considerations regarding the Society Oath, its permancy, and the possibility of opening it up to theology students. Also contains a summary of questionnaire responses regarding the Oath, and a position paper on the subject by Clair Yaeck.
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Consists of records pertaining to and produced by the Fifth General Chapter of the Society which took place May 13 to July 12, 1974.
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File contains correspondence from SFM members and friends of the Society expressing concerns they hope to be addressed at the upcoming Chapter.
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File contains Society correspondence with Canadian Bishops.
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File includes correspondence, meeting agendas, meeting minutes, recommendations, and other reports pertaining to the Chapter Preparation Committee. File also contains reports and correspondence from the missions to the Committee, and collected articles relevant to the topics being discussed at Chapter, largely about Liberation Theology in Latin America.
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File contains pre-Chapter document 'The Continuing Quest' and member responses to the paper. Document pertains to the identity and direction of the Society.
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File consists of an investigation of the feasibility of lay membership in S.F.M.by J. Curcio.
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File includes list of candidates, election processes and results, and correspondence relating to the voting process from members abroad.
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File contains draft/early versions of reports from Missions to Chapter.
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File consists of reports to Chapter from Headquarters and Departments aside from the Missions.
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File consists of final formal reports from Missions to Chapter.
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File contains draft Chapter minutes.
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File contains approved Chapter minutes.
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File contains brief correspondence relating to Chapter Committee membership.
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File contains Society Newsletters informing Society members of the events of Chapter.
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File contains communications with the Holy See announcing the results of Chapter.
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File contains official Acts of Chapter.
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File contains formal Society publication on the Fifth Chapter.
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Consists of records pertaining to and produced by the Sixth General Chapter of the Society which took place May 14 to June 29, 1978.
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File contains pre-Chapter communications to Society members. Includes publications and reflections on the nature of Chapter and Mission Societys by other Catholic organizations such as the Canadian Religious Conference, Maryknoll, and "American Missions in Bicentennial Perspective".
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File contains correspondence, terms of reference, reports, and suggestions from the Committee.
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File contains report of Committee.
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File contains report of Committee.
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File contains report of Committee.
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File contains report of Committee.
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File contains position paper, correspondence, particularly with the General Council, and responses from the Council of Bishops to the "Group of Eight", a group of 8 Society priests who brought concerns to the General Council in 1977 about the direction of the Society.
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Meeting occurred 6-8 September, 1977.
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File contains pre-Chapter questionnaire and aggregated results from Society members.
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File contains correspondence and board response to an appeal made by members regarding equal representation at Chapter.
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File contains information packages presented to Chapter delegates. Accompanied by newspaper clippings related to issues discussed at Chapter.
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Includes both departmental and mission reports.
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File contains draft Chapter minutes.
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File contains approved Chapter minutes.
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File contains minutes from the in-camera session of Chapter.
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Paper given to Chapter delegates along with related research materials and notes
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File contains Committee correspondence, issues to be presented at Chapter, and a list of areas of concern.
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File contains Committee's reccomendations and amendments to Chapter acts.
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File contains multiple versions of Committee's report, as well as supplemental materials.
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File contains breakdown of Society governance and Committee's recommended changes.
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File contains Committee report.
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File contains single correspondence from the Dean at St. Francis Xavier University to Fr. MacDonald, SFM on the occasion of Chapter.
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Kenneth MacAulay was born in Souris, Prince Edward Island, on April 3, 1926 to Marguerite and Frank MacAulay. He was one of eleven children. He spent his early years in his home province until 1947, when joined the Scarboro Missions novitiate in St. Mary’s, Ontario.
Fr. Ken was ordained on December 19, 1953 in Charlottetown by Bishop Boyle. In 1954, he was appointed to British Guiana (Guyana) and served at Our Lady of Fatima parish, Georgetown. In 1958, he was made pastor of this large parish until 1963, when he was recalled to Canada to do specialized studies in finance and accounting. The following year he was appointed bursar as well as spiritual director of St. Francis Xavier Seminary, and then Treasurer General of Scarboro Missions.
Fr. Ken returned to Guyana from 1974 to 1977, this time working in Berbice. After returning to Canada, he was elected Superior General of the Society in 1978 and served in that capacity until 1987. Afterwards, he went back to pastoral ministry in Guyana from 1988 until 1994, when he was appointed director of the Mission Information Department at Scarboro headquarters in Canada. Fr. Ken remained in this position until 1998, returning once again to Guyana for another two years, retiring from mission work in 2000.
Fr. Ken died on September 6, 2017 at the Cardinal Ambrozic Houses of Providence in Scarborough, Ontario.
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Correspondence pertains to the "Group of Eight" concerns brought to the Council of Bishops prior to Chapter.
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Consists of records pertaining to and produced by the Seventh General Chapter of the Society which took place May 9 to June 18, 1982.
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File contains pre-Chapter communications to Society members
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File contains Society correspondence with Canadian Bishops.
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File contains Committee correspondence, supplementary materials and reflections on the future of the Church from other Catholic organizations and clergy, Society statistics, and suggestions presented by Society members to the Committee.
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File contains blank questionnaire and aggregated results sent to all members prior to Chapter.
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File contains example ballot, correspondence, and election results.
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File contains correspondence to and from the appeal board regarding questions of equitable delegate representation in the Chapter. Accompanied by supplementary handwritten notes.
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File contains procedural instructions for delegates, as well as information package of reports from departments and missions to delegates.
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File contains excerpts from the Soicety's constitutions and papers written by other Catholic organizations on the subject of Chapters, governance, and constitutions.
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File contains reports to Chapter from the missions.
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File contains feedback and suggestions from individual Society members.
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File contains draft Chapter minutes.
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File contains approved Chapter minutes.
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File contains various drafts of additions and amendments to the Society constitutions, particularly with regards to the purpose and vision of the Society. Supplemented by brief correspondence and suggestions from some individual members.
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File contains various drafts of a paper on Society membership.
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File contains two reports from the Committee.
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File contains draft of Committee report, supplemental statistic material regarding the Society, and suggestions and questions, particularly those regarding facility expenses at 2685 Kingston Road.
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Born in Walkerton, Ontario, on February 12, 1928, Fr. Clair was ordained to the priesthood in 1951 and continued his studies at New York’s Fordham University where he received a Master’s degree in sociology in 1954. His missionary career began as he entered language school in Tokyo in the fall of 1954 and over the next 42 years he served as pastor, as assistant secretary general to the Japan’s Bishop’s Conference, and as editor of Tosei News, an English language newsletter for missionaries to Japan.
For over 20 years Fr. Clair also gave himself in service to the Society’s work and welfare in Canada. On two occasions he served as vicar general on the General Council. He was also a rector of the seminary and taught sociology at St. Augustine’s seminary. His final Society responsibility was as the person in charge of Society renewal. For this task he called upon his expertise in PRH (Personality and Human Relations). In 1984 he had studied the PRH program and became a licensed animator. He used these skills in Japan as well, being appointed a coordinator of PRH in Japan in 1991.
Clair was the first Society member of the interfaith organization, WCRP (World Conference on Religion and Peace). As well, he worked closely with the ecumenical church coalition, Canada – China Programme, as he had a special interest in China. During the 1970s, Claire was supportive of the founding of many of the ecumenical church coalitions and of Catholic New Times, an independent Catholic news magazine based in Toronto.
He passed away on Friday, November 1, 1996, from gastric cancer.
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File contains three pieces of correspondence from the Chapter and delegates: 1) to Society members regarding lay membership 2) to various Brazilian officials regarding the perseuction of squatters in Araguaia, and 3) to Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau regarding the second UN special session on diarmament (UNSSOD II).
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File contains communications with the Holy See announcing the results of Chapter.
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File contains approved Acts of Chapter.
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Consists of records pertaining to and produced by the General Assembly and the Eighth General Chapter of the Society which took place June 16 to June 30, 1987.
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Correspondence from between various Society members in the leady up to the General Assembly, largely relating to society renewal.
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File contains pre-Chapter communications to Society members
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File contains Society correspondence with Canadian Bishops.
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File contains Society correspondence with Canadian religious orders and individuals.
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Responses organized alphabetically by member surname.
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File contains summarized results of the questionnaires.
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File contains information packages and supplementary articles on relevant topics sent to members prior to the Assembly.
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File contains two copies of a booklet of prayers used at the Assembly.
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File contains meeting notes, correspondence, and summaries.
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File contains meeting attendance, agenda, and report.
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File contains meeting attendance, agenda, and report.
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File contains meeting attendance, agenda, and report.
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File contains final report collecting the results of the regional workshops.
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File contains Assembly agenda, brief correspondence, summary of discussions, and supplemental materials.
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File contains 5-year projection reports for Society departments and geographical mission regions.
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File contains individual (anonymous) closing statements by participants, the Assembly Proclamation, and the collective closing statement.
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File contains correspondence, a questionnaire, and supplemental materials from the Committee.
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File contains Committee correspondence, questionnaire and response, and final report to the General Council.
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File contains individual responses to questionnaire and final report by the Committee.
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File contains correspondence, procedures, and results from the election of delegates.
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File contains correspondence with the Appeal Board regarding voting elegiblity and representation, and the Board's suggestions given to the General Council.
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File contains information packets given to delegates.
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File contains reports from mission regions to Chapter.
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File contains report of General Council to Chapter.
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File contains report of the Treasurer General to Chapter.
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File contains unrestricted version of the collected reports to Chapter.
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File contains draft version of Chapter minutes.
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File contains final version of Chapter minutes.
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File contains personal appeals and suggestions made by individual Society members.
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File contains Committee meeting agendas and working papers.
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File contains several drafts of working papers written by the Committee.
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File contains several working papers from the Committee as well as the final proposal presented to Chapter.
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File contains several working papers from the Committee as well as the final proposal presented to Chapter.
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File contains several working papers from the Committee as well as the final proposal presented to Chapter.
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File contains correspondence related to copyright and fair use of liturgical hymns for use at Chapter. Also contains copies of the music.
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File contains anonymous report collecting feedback of Chapter by delegates.
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File contains Society Newsletters informing Society members of the events of Chapter.
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Born in Walkerton, Ontario, on February 12, 1928, Fr. Clair was ordained to the priesthood in 1951 and continued his studies at New York’s Fordham University where he received a Master’s degree in sociology in 1954. His missionary career began as he entered language school in Tokyo in the fall of 1954 and over the next 42 years he served as pastor, as assistant secretary general to the Japan’s Bishop’s Conference, and as editor of Tosei News, an English language newsletter for missionaries to Japan.
For over 20 years Fr. Clair also gave himself in service to the Society’s work and welfare in Canada. On two occasions he served as vicar general on the General Council. He was also a rector of the seminary and taught sociology at St. Augustine’s seminary. His final Society responsibility was as the person in charge of Society renewal. For this task he called upon his expertise in PRH (Personality and Human Relations). In 1984 he had studied the PRH program and became a licensed animator. He used these skills in Japan as well, being appointed a coordinator of PRH in Japan in 1991.
Clair was the first Society member of the interfaith organization, WCRP (World Conference on Religion and Peace). As well, he worked closely with the ecumenical church coalition, Canada – China Programme, as he had a special interest in China. During the 1970s, Claire was supportive of the founding of many of the ecumenical church coalitions and of Catholic New Times, an independent Catholic news magazine based in Toronto.
He passed away on Friday, November 1, 1996, from gastric cancer.
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File contains information package prepared by Fr. Clair Yaeck for Society members in the Post-Chapter Renewal process.
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Born in Walkerton, Ontario, on February 12, 1928, Fr. Clair was ordained to the priesthood in 1951 and continued his studies at New York’s Fordham University where he received a Master’s degree in sociology in 1954. His missionary career began as he entered language school in Tokyo in the fall of 1954 and over the next 42 years he served as pastor, as assistant secretary general to the Japan’s Bishop’s Conference, and as editor of Tosei News, an English language newsletter for missionaries to Japan.
For over 20 years Fr. Clair also gave himself in service to the Society’s work and welfare in Canada. On two occasions he served as vicar general on the General Council. He was also a rector of the seminary and taught sociology at St. Augustine’s seminary. His final Society responsibility was as the person in charge of Society renewal. For this task he called upon his expertise in PRH (Personality and Human Relations). In 1984 he had studied the PRH program and became a licensed animator. He used these skills in Japan as well, being appointed a coordinator of PRH in Japan in 1991.
Clair was the first Society member of the interfaith organization, WCRP (World Conference on Religion and Peace). As well, he worked closely with the ecumenical church coalition, Canada – China Programme, as he had a special interest in China. During the 1970s, Claire was supportive of the founding of many of the ecumenical church coalitions and of Catholic New Times, an independent Catholic news magazine based in Toronto.
He passed away on Friday, November 1, 1996, from gastric cancer.
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File contains correspondence with regional missions, administrative notes, procedural documents, and other supplementary material from the Coordinator of the Post-Chapter Process of Renewal, Fr. Clair Yaeck.
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File contains meeting minutes, correspondence, and general notes from the Post-Chapter Renewal meeting in Japan.
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File contains a report summarizing the proceedings of the two Post-Chapter Renewal meetings in Canada.
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File contains correspondence and a report summarizing the proceedings of the two Post-Chapter Renewal meetings in the Dominican Republic.
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File contains work plans stemming from the Renewal Process; plans are divided by mission region or Society administrative deparment.
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File contains individual work plans for Society members involved in the Administration Group. Also includes blank templates of the work plans.
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File contains correspondence and report of the Pastoral Group.
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File contains group correspondence, meeting minutes, and supplementary materials.
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File contains group correspondence, meeting minutes, and report to the General Council. Accompanied by personal work plans of several group members.
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Born in Walkerton, Ontario, on February 12, 1928, Fr. Clair was ordained to the priesthood in 1951 and continued his studies at New York’s Fordham University where he received a Master’s degree in sociology in 1954. His missionary career began as he entered language school in Tokyo in the fall of 1954 and over the next 42 years he served as pastor, as assistant secretary general to the Japan’s Bishop’s Conference, and as editor of Tosei News, an English language newsletter for missionaries to Japan.
For over 20 years Fr. Clair also gave himself in service to the Society’s work and welfare in Canada. On two occasions he served as vicar general on the General Council. He was also a rector of the seminary and taught sociology at St. Augustine’s seminary. His final Society responsibility was as the person in charge of Society renewal. For this task he called upon his expertise in PRH (Personality and Human Relations). In 1984 he had studied the PRH program and became a licensed animator. He used these skills in Japan as well, being appointed a coordinator of PRH in Japan in 1991.
Clair was the first Society member of the interfaith organization, WCRP (World Conference on Religion and Peace). As well, he worked closely with the ecumenical church coalition, Canada – China Programme, as he had a special interest in China. During the 1970s, Claire was supportive of the founding of many of the ecumenical church coalitions and of Catholic New Times, an independent Catholic news magazine based in Toronto.
He passed away on Friday, November 1, 1996, from gastric cancer.
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File contains report summarizing and making suggestions based on the Post-Chapter Renewal Process by Coordinator Fr. Clair Yaeck.
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Consists of records pertaining to and produced by the Chapter of Affairs of the Society which took place July 3 to July 19, 1990.
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File containts pre-Chapter correspondence to Society members.
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File contains reports from the Japan regional meeting and 1989 Society workshop with suggestions of issues to be discussed at Chapter.
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File contains Committee correspondence, meeting minutes, supplementary administrative materials, and information packets sent to delegates.
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File contains the 'Scaboro Speaks' publicaiton, a collection of anonymized feedback from Society members based on a questionnaire sent out by the Chapter Preparation Committee.
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File contains election correspondence and results.
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File contains board correspondence regarding Chapter representation.
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File contains the collected reports of Society departments, commissions, and by individual members to Chapter including: General Council, Formation Education Department, On Renewal, Department of Lay Association, Vocations Ministry, and Mission Identity. Does not include reports from regional missions.
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File contains draft Chapter minutes.
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File contains approved Chapter minutes.
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File contains list of motions put forth at Chapter.
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File contains a copy of Fr. Clair Yaeck's paper on renewal and the Chapter's discussion and recommendations in response.
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File contains Chapter's response to the paper on Recruitment and Overseas Formation put forth by the Department of Lay Association.
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File contains Chapter's response to the paper on Spirituality.
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File contains Chapter's response to the paper on Vocations.
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File contains Chapter's response to the report of the Standing Commission.
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File contains brief administrative documents from the Committee including a Chapter schedule, Day 1 agenda, and proposed evaluation.
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File contains brief discussion report and suggestions from the Committee.
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File contains handwritten notes, correspondence, report, and suggestions from the Committee.
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File contains Committee report and suggestions.
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File contains Committee report and suggestions.
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File contains Committee report and suggestions.
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File contains several essays on mission, renewal, and Catholicism by Joe Holland. Accompanied by printouts of supplemental diagrams and visual aids.
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File contains prayers, Scripture readings, and music used during Chapter.
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File contains Society Newsletters informing Society members of the events of Chapter.
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File contains offical Acts of Chapter.
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File contains the "Bare Bones" summary of Chapter to be used by Society members in debriefing.
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File contains part one and two of "Preparing for our Future" the visioning process exercises developed for Society members, instructions for participants, background materials, annotated summaries of the process, and the final report of participants.
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Consists of records pertaining to and produced by the Ninth General Chapter of the Society which took place June 15 to July 8, 1992.
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File containts pre-Chapter correspondence to Society members.
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File contains Society correspondence with Canadian Bishops.
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File contains correspondence with the Archbishop of Tokyo, Peter Shirayanagi, and the Bishop of Hong Kong, John B. Wu.
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File contains Committee correspondence, notes, suggestions to Chapter, meeting agenda and minutes, and supplementary materials in the form of articles by other Catholic individuals and groups on mission and transition in the Church.
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File contains correspondence, document for discussion, meeting agenda, minutes, and report/suggestions to Chapter.
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File contains documentfor dicussion and final report of the meeting to Chapter.
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File contains document for dicussion and final report of the meeting to Chapter.
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File contains document for discussion, meeting agenda and notes on proceedings, and final report to Chapter.
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File contains summary of meeting proceedings.
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File contains synposis of all the pre-Chapter meetings, and the reports from each regional meeting.
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File contains election correspondence and results.
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File contains board correspondence regarding Chapter representation.
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File contains the paper "Chapter, Election and Restructuring Experiences: Report on Survey, 1991" by Marjory Gallagher, SC, of the Canadian Religious Conference.
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File contains an itemized list of concerns by the General Council.
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File contains reports delivered to Chapter including by Society departments and committees, as well as those from the regional missions.
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File contains approved Chapter minutes.
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File contains Committee correspondence, list of tasks, and agenda for Chapter.
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File contains blank evaluation form, completed evaluations by individual delegates, and a compiled anonymized version of the results.
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File contains correspondence to and from the General Chapter, largely by Superior General Brian Swords, with other members of the Society.
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File contains Society Newsletters informing Society members of the events of Chapter.
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File contains communications with the Holy See announcing the results of Chapter.
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File contains newsclippings and articles about the Chapter.
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File contains offical Acts of Chapter.
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File contains a general summary of Chapter proceedings as well as two separate summaries on revisions to the Standing Commission Models made at Chapter.
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File contains Society correspondence with Canadian Bishops.
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File contains letter to Bishop Priamo Tejeda of Bani, Dominican Republic.
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File contains overview of Chapter, meeting agenda, and anonymized summary of responses to the Chapter Acts.
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File contains overview of Chapter, meeting agenda, and meeting minutes based on region - Guyana, Bolivia, and Dominican Republic.
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Consists of records pertaining to and produced by the Tenth General Chapter of the Society which took place April 28 to May 23, 1997.
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File containts pre-Chapter correspondence to Society members.
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File contains Society correspondence with Canadian Bishops.
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File contains Committee correspondence, meeting minutes, a statistical report on Society membership, articles for reflection prior to the inter-regional meetings, the pre-Chapter questionnaire and results, and supplementary materials regarding mission in the modern world.
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File contains summary of meeting proceedings.
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File contains meeting minutes.
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File contains meeting invitations, schedule, and summary of issues discussed.
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File contains meeting minutes.
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File contains candidate lists and election results.
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File contains correspondence with the Appeal Board and notes on Chapter representation.
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File contains reports to Chapter from each Society departments and office, from the General Council, and by mission region.
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File contains Chapter minutes and schedule of sessions.
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File contains supplementary administrative and informative materials for Chapter discussion sesions. These include: completed reflection sheets from delegates, discussion guides, appanedices to discussion lists, Society demographic statistics and proposed leadership models, a cost management proposal, andcorrespondence and articles regarding intercultural relations and international membership.
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File contains first draft and approved versions of paper.
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File contains various drafts of paper.
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File contains various drafts of paper and supplemental report from the Lay Mission Office.
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File contains drafts of a paper on governance, notes on electoral procedures during Chapter, and an address to Chapter by Fr. Justin MacInnis, SFM.
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File contains various drafts of the paper delivered to Chapter.
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File includes responsibilities and procedures of the committee, draft schedules for the Chapter, and reflection excercises for Chapter participants.
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File contains songs, prayers, and reflections for the Chapter.
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File contains blank evaluation form and anonymized collected results.
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File contains three updates to Society members from the Chapter communications committee.
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File contains communications with the Holy See announcing the results of Chapter.
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File contains offical Acts of Chapter.
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File contains Society correspondence with Canadian Bishops.
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File contains "Scarboro Missions News" release annoucing the results of Chapter.
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Consists of records pertaining to and produced by the Eleventh General Chapter of the Society which took place Aug. 5 to Aug. 16, 2002.
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File contains Society communications to members.
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File contains responses from Society members and friends to the Circular letter discussing Chapter.
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File contains committee correspondence, Chapter schedule, committee reports on various questionnaires sent to members, and aggregated questionnaire responses.
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File contains titular paper by Fr. Dave Warren, SFM.
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File contains background papers from non-Society members on the issues of missions in the modern day. Also includes promotional booklet highlighting current lay and priest Society members.
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File contains 'storybook' highlighting stories from mission members.
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File contains correspondence regarding delegate election, candidacy lists, election results, and official announcement of delegates.
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File contains reports to Chapter from each Society department and office, from the General Council, and by mission region.
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File contains draft minutes of Chapter.
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File contains approved Chapter minutes.
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File contains working paper.
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File contains working paper and supplementary handwritten notes.
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File contains working paper and supplementary materials on Society structure.
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File contains Chapter schedule and lists of members by committee.
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File contains brief correspondence, mass and prayer schedules for the Chapter, and music, prayers, and reflections for the Chapter.
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File contains brief correspondence to Society members, individual evaluations of the Chapter by participants, and a summary of participant answers.
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File contains newsletters to Society members regarding Chapter proceedings.
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File contains communications with the Holy See announcing the results of Chapter.
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File contains offical Acts of Chapter.
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File contains copies of clippings from the Catholic Register and the New Freeman (New Brunswick publication) announcing the results of Chapter. It also includes a flyer discussing Chapter from an unidentified source, possible the Society itself.
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Consists of records pertaining to and produced by the Twelth General Chapter of the Society which took place June 17-27, 2007.
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File contains Society communications to members.
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File contains committee communications to Society members and an anonymized summary of pre-Chapter questionnaire feedback.
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File contains Society communications to members regarding election procedures and a list of candidates.
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File contains notice to Society members about the appointment of an appeal board.
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File contains supplementary papers regarding industrial practices in the Philippines. Two papers are in [Filipino].
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File contains reports to Chapter from each Society department and office, from the General Council, and by mission region.
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File contains Chapter minutes.
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File contains copies of prayers from Chapter.
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File contains evaluations of Chapter, some anonymous, from participants.
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File contains newsletters to Society members regarding Chapter proceedings. Accompanied by a reflection from the pre-Chapter retreat.
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File contains communications with the Holy See announcing the results of Chapter.
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File contains offical Acts of Chapter.
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Consists of records pertaining to and produced by the Thirteenth General Chapter of the Society which took place May 20 to June 1, 2012.
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File contains General Council communications to Society members.
Revised by F Rousselle 24 April 2025.
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File contains committee correspondence, proposals, lists of discussion issues, handwritten meeting notes, pre-Chapter feedback on current issues from Society members and friends, and Chapter schedule.
Revised by F Rousselle 24 April 2025.
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File contains a series of questionnaires sent to members prior to the Chapter on the topics of 'Reality' [of the Society], Mission, Finances, Governance, and Laity. Accompanied by summarized, anonymized results.
Revised by F Rousselle 24 April 2025.
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File contains brief correspondence to Society members, summaries of meeting proceedings, handwritten notes and reflections from some attendees, and a copy of the presentation slides.
Revised by F Rousselle 24 April 2025.
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File contains prayers used in the lead-up to Chapter.
Revised by F Rousselle 24 April 2025.
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File contains reports to Chapter from each Society department and office, from the General Council, and by mission region.
Revised by F Rousselle 24 April 2025.
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File contains Chapter minutes.
Revised by F Rousselle 24 April 2025.
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File contains prayers, Scripture readings, and music used during Chapter.
Revised by F Rousselle 24 April 2025.
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File contains completed evaluations of Chapter by attendees, as well as a summary of results.
Revised by F Rousselle 24 April 2025.
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File contains communications with the Holy See announcing the results of Chapter.
Revised by F Rousselle 24 April 2025.
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File contains official Acts of Chapter.
Revised by F Rousselle 24 April 2025.
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Consists of records pertaining to and produced by the Fourteenth General Chapter of the Society which took place May 28 to June 7, 2017.
Revised by F Rousselle 24 April 2025.
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File contains General Council communications to Society members.
Revised by F Rousselle 24 April 2025.
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File contains committee correspondence.
Revised by F Rousselle 24 April 2025.
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File contains committee meeting minutes, correspondence, and report to the Chapter Preparations Committee.
Revised by F Rousselle 24 April 2025.
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File contains reports to Chapter from each Society department and office, from the General Council, and by mission region.
Revised by F Rousselle 24 April 2025.
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File containts draft working paper on Society legacy, as well as some notes on drafting the 100th anniversary (final) release of the Scarboro Missions Magazine.
Revised by F Rousselle 24 April 2025.
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File contains Chapter minutes.
Revised by F Rousselle 24 April 2025.
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File contains reflections, songs, and prayers from the Chapter.
Revised by F Rousselle 24 April 2025.
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File contains official Acts of Chapter.
Revised by F Rousselle 24 April 2025.
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File contains communications with the Holy See announcing the results of Chapter.
Revised by F Rousselle 24 April 2025.
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Consists of records pertaining to and produced by the Fifteenth General Chapter of the Society which took place May 17-19, 2022.
Subseries arranged by archivist.
Files received unprocessed during transfer to USMC.
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File contains Pre-Chapter Committee communications to Society members, including a schedule for the Chapter.
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File contains Committee correspondence with General Council.
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File contains Committee meeting minutes.
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File contains Chapter Preparation Committee correspondence with a Canon Lawyer.
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File contains meeting agenda, notes, and some supplementary materials from two pre-Chapter meetings between the Committee, General Council, and external advisors.
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File contains correspondence, meeting agendas, questionnaires, and supplementary material outlining issues of discussion for the pre-Chapter meetings attended by delegates and organized by the Chapter Preparation Committee.
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File contains the General Council's report to Chapter and a questionnaire sent to delegates regarding the report.
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File contains Treasurer's report to Chapter.
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File contains General Council correspondence and supplemental materials discussing the future options for the governance of the Society as it pertains to canon law. Also includes papers on the subject by Sr. Bonnie MacLellan, CSJ, and anexample sponsorship agreement between two other religious Congregations: The Sisters of Service and the Sisters of St. Joseph of Toronto.
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File contains materials regarding the future governance of the Society as a Civil Corporation (secular entity) going forward.
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File contains a copy of the agreement between the Society and the Canadian Religious Stewardship (CRS).
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File contains a draft copy of the Society's memorandum of understanding regarding the dispensation of funds donated towards missions work as the Society comes to completion. Also includes a questionnaire sent to delegates regarding the memorandum, and collated results.
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File contains Chapter motions sent out to delegates prior to the Chapter to enable them to cast 'straw votes' to determine whether the motions would be accepted at Chapter itself. Includes results of the pre-Chapter vote.
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File contains Chapter minutes.
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File contains collected personal reflections of Society members for Chapter, entitled "Life since 2017."
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File contains communications with the Holy See announcing the convocation and results of Chapter, as well as discussing possible complications due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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File contains current trend analysis of the Society.
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File contains official Acts of Chapter.
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File contains Pre-Chapter Committee communications to Society members, including a schedule for the Chapter.
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File contains Committee correspondence with General Council.
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File contains Committee meeting minutes.
Published
File contains Chapter Preparation Committee correspondence with a Canon Lawyer.
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File contains meeting agenda, notes, and some supplementary materials from two pre-Chapter meetings between the Committee, General Council, and external advisors.
Published
File contains correspondence, meeting agendas, questionnaires, and supplementary material outlining issues of discussion for the pre-Chapter meetings attended by delegates and organized by the Chapter Preparation Committee.
Published
File contains the General Council's report to Chapter and a questionnaire sent to delegates regarding the report.
Published
File contains Treasurer's report to Chapter.
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File contains General Council correspondence and supplemental materials discussing the future options for the governance of the Society as it pertains to canon law. Also includes papers on the subject by Sr. Bonnie MacLellan, CSJ, and anexample sponsorship agreement between two other religious Congregations: The Sisters of Service and the Sisters of St. Joseph of Toronto.
Published
File contains materials regarding the future governance of the Society as a Civil Corporation (secular entity) going forward.
Published
File contains a copy of the agreement between the Society and the Canadian Religious Stewardship (CRS).
Published
File contains a draft copy of the Society's memorandum of understanding regarding the dispensation of funds donated towards missions work as the Society comes to completion. Also includes a questionnaire sent to delegates regarding the memorandum, and collated results.
Published
File contains Chapter motions sent out to delegates prior to the Chapter to enable them to cast 'straw votes' to determine whether the motions would be accepted at Chapter itself. Includes results of the pre-Chapter vote.
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File contains Chapter minutes.
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File contains collected personal reflections of Society members for Chapter, entitled "Life since 2017."
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File contains communications with the Holy See announcing the convocation and results of Chapter, as well as discussing possible complications due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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File contains current trend analysis of the Society.
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File contains official Acts of Chapter.
Series description inherited upon transfer to USMC.
The General Council did not formally exist until 1940 and the approval by the Holy See of the Society's Constitutions, however, this series includes pre-1940 records for Society affairs which would eventually become the responsibility of the General Council.
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This series consists of records documenting the work of the General Council of the Scarboro Foreign Mission Society. It is divided into the following subseries:
1. Minutes
2. Reports and Briefs
3. Circular Letters
4. Newsletters
5. Intra-Council Correspondence
6. Correspondence with Society Departments
7. Correspondence with Missions and Society Houses
8. Correspondence with Holy See
9. Correspondence with Mission Ordinaries
10. Correspondence with Ordinaries
11. Correspondence: Subject
12. Correspondence: General
13. New Mission Searches
14. Diaries
15. Surverys
16. Financial Grants
Series arrangement not altered from received arrangement except where related folders were combined into a single intellectual file. These are indicated at the file level by the previous identifier.
Further accruals expected.
Revised by F Rousselle 13 Nov 2025.
General Council lists available in the personnel reference documents: I:\Special_Collections_Department\Special_Collections\Fonds_and_Collections\Scarboro Foreign Mission Society\Reference Documents\PERSONNEL (SFM)
Access is restricted to the following subseries: 1. General Council Minutes, 2. Intra-Council Correspondence. 7. Correspondence with the Missions and Society Houses.
Though the General Council did not formally exist until 1941 after Papal approval of the Society's Constitutions, the subseries includes informal council minutes from 1929.
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Subseries consists of the minutes of the General Council.
Arranged chronologically.
Box 24: 1929-1964
Box 25: 1965-1975
Box 26: 1976-1988
Box 27: 1989-2005
Box 28: 2006-2022
Revised by F Rousselle 7 Jan. 2026.
Access is restricted.
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Subseries consists of:
- Reports to the Sacred Congregation for the Evangelization of the Peoples;
- Reports to the Sacred Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life;
- Reports to the Holy See;
- Reports on the State of the Society;
- Reports on Mission Visitations;
- Briefs to the Canadian government
In 1967 the Sacred Congregation for the Propagation of the Faith was renamed the Sacred Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples. In 2022 it was merged with the Pontifical Council for Promoting the New Evangelization into the Dicastery for Evangelization.
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File contains reports and correspondence from the General Council to the Sacred Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples and its predecessor, the Sacred Congregation for the Propagation of the Faith.
Revised by F Rousselle 12 March 2026.
Title Proper. The body was known as the Sacred Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life 1988-2022.
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File contains reports from the General Council to the Sacred Congregation for Religious and Secular Institutes, and its predecessor, the Sacred Congregation for Religious.
Revised by F Rousselle 13 March 2026.
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File contains reports from the General Council to the Secretariat of State of the Holy See.
Revised by F Rousselle 14 March 2025.
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File contains the General Councils reports on the state of the Society.
Arranged chronologically.
Box 29: 1941-1964
Box 30: 1965-1970
Revised by F Rousselle 7 Jan. 2026.
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File contains Council member's notes on mission visitation.
Revised by F Rousselle 14 March 2025.
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File contains Council member's notes on mission visitation.
Revised by F Rousselle 14 March 2025.
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File contains Council member's notes on mission visitation.
Revised by F Rousselle 14 March 2025.
Born on September 5, 1908 to Joseph and Mary McQuaid Tom was ordained a priest by James Cardinal McGuigan on December 17, 1939. In 1940 he went to China and attended language school in Peking. From 1943 to 1945 he was interned along with two other religious by the Japanese. In November, 1945 he was released and went to Lishui, China where he served until 1947 when he returned to Canada to be vice rector of the seminary. At the Second General Chapter convened in 1949 Fr. McQuaid was elected superior general and remained in that post until 1959. From 1959 to 1966 he served as novice master at Nazareth House in St. Mary’s, Ontario.
In 1966 he was assigned to the Caribbean. He first arrived in St. Lucia where he worked as assistant parish priest of La Clery, with Fr, John Kelly, S.F.M. as parish priest. He spent one year there before being transferred to St. Vincent. However, in 1969 he returned to St. Lucia to take up the post of parish priest at La Clery. During his tenure of office he built the presbytery, the belfry of the church and bought the bells and had them placed. In 1976 Fr. McQuaid retired as parish priest and was appointed Chaplain to the Benedictine nuns. In 1981, Archbishop Kelvin Felix appointed him Chaplain of both the Vocational School and the Marian Home for the Aged, where he remained until his departure for Canada on April 15, 1989.
For several years he gave religious instruction at the Vocational School, R.C. School and St. Mary’s College. Fr. McQuaid later took over the duties of celebrating mass at the jail as well as at Victoria and Golden Hope Hospital. In 1989, Fr. McQuaid retired to Canada. For the last seven years of his life Tom lived with the Brothers of the Christian Schools at La Salle Manor.
Fr. McQuaid passed away on October 27th, 2003 and is interred at Mary, Queen of Angels cemetery located on the grounds of St. Augustine’s seminary.
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Notes of Fr. Thomas McQuaid, SFM (Superior-General) from his visit to the Mission in the Dominican Republic
Born on September 5, 1908 to Joseph and Mary McQuaid Tom was ordained a priest by James Cardinal McGuigan on December 17, 1939. In 1940 he went to China and attended language school in Peking. From 1943 to 1945 he was interned along with two other religious by the Japanese. In November, 1945 he was released and went to Lishui, China where he served until 1947 when he returned to Canada to be vice rector of the seminary. At the Second General Chapter convened in 1949 Fr. McQuaid was elected superior general and remained in that post until 1959. From 1959 to 1966 he served as novice master at Nazareth House in St. Mary’s, Ontario.
In 1966 he was assigned to the Caribbean. He first arrived in St. Lucia where he worked as assistant parish priest of La Clery, with Fr, John Kelly, S.F.M. as parish priest. He spent one year there before being transferred to St. Vincent. However, in 1969 he returned to St. Lucia to take up the post of parish priest at La Clery. During his tenure of office he built the presbytery, the belfry of the church and bought the bells and had them placed. In 1976 Fr. McQuaid retired as parish priest and was appointed Chaplain to the Benedictine nuns. In 1981, Archbishop Kelvin Felix appointed him Chaplain of both the Vocational School and the Marian Home for the Aged, where he remained until his departure for Canada on April 15, 1989.
For several years he gave religious instruction at the Vocational School, R.C. School and St. Mary’s College. Fr. McQuaid later took over the duties of celebrating mass at the jail as well as at Victoria and Golden Hope Hospital. In 1989, Fr. McQuaid retired to Canada. For the last seven years of his life Tom lived with the Brothers of the Christian Schools at La Salle Manor.
Fr. McQuaid passed away on October 27th, 2003 and is interred at Mary, Queen of Angels cemetery located on the grounds of St. Augustine’s seminary.
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Notes of Fr. Thomas McQuaid, SFM (Superior-General) from his visit to the Mission in Japan
Born on September 5, 1908 to Joseph and Mary McQuaid Tom was ordained a priest by James Cardinal McGuigan on December 17, 1939. In 1940 he went to China and attended language school in Peking. From 1943 to 1945 he was interned along with two other religious by the Japanese. In November, 1945 he was released and went to Lishui, China where he served until 1947 when he returned to Canada to be vice rector of the seminary. At the Second General Chapter convened in 1949 Fr. McQuaid was elected superior general and remained in that post until 1959. From 1959 to 1966 he served as novice master at Nazareth House in St. Mary’s, Ontario.
In 1966 he was assigned to the Caribbean. He first arrived in St. Lucia where he worked as assistant parish priest of La Clery, with Fr, John Kelly, S.F.M. as parish priest. He spent one year there before being transferred to St. Vincent. However, in 1969 he returned to St. Lucia to take up the post of parish priest at La Clery. During his tenure of office he built the presbytery, the belfry of the church and bought the bells and had them placed. In 1976 Fr. McQuaid retired as parish priest and was appointed Chaplain to the Benedictine nuns. In 1981, Archbishop Kelvin Felix appointed him Chaplain of both the Vocational School and the Marian Home for the Aged, where he remained until his departure for Canada on April 15, 1989.
For several years he gave religious instruction at the Vocational School, R.C. School and St. Mary’s College. Fr. McQuaid later took over the duties of celebrating mass at the jail as well as at Victoria and Golden Hope Hospital. In 1989, Fr. McQuaid retired to Canada. For the last seven years of his life Tom lived with the Brothers of the Christian Schools at La Salle Manor.
Fr. McQuaid passed away on October 27th, 2003 and is interred at Mary, Queen of Angels cemetery located on the grounds of St. Augustine’s seminary.
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Notes of Fr. Thomas McQuaid, SFM (Superior-General) about his visit to the Mission in Guyana
Born in Mildmay, Ontario on April 15, 1915 he was the son of Louis and Clara Diemert. Fr. Diemert was a graduate of St. Jerome’s, Kitchener and St. Francis Xavier Seminary in Toronto. Cardinal McGuigan of Toronto ordained him to the priesthood on December 17, 1938.
After some pastoral work in Brantford, Ontario he left for China in 1940 and began language studies in Peking. In 1941 he was interned by the Japanese. Toward the end of 1943 he was repatriated aboard the S.S. Gripsholm and arrived back in Canada on December 3 of that year.In November, 1944 he was commissioned to help the church in the Dominican Republic where he remained until 1949. In that year he was appointed to a teaching position at St. Francis Xavier Seminary, Scarborough. In 1950 he was appointed rector. In 1953 he was appointed to the General Council and six years later, in 1959, he was elected the third Superior General of Scarboro. He served the community in that capacity until 1968.
Beginning in 1969 he spent three years he as director of the Latin American Institute in St. Mary’s, Ontario. He returned to the Dominican Republic in 1972. Besides his pastoral commitment in the Dominican Republic and because of his expertise, he was called upon in 1973 to go to Nigeria to assist Our Lady’s Missionaries in their work there. In 1975 he also capably assisted at the Interamerican Cooperative Institute in Panama.
In 1980 he retired from his work overseas but continued to serve the community as Director of internal communications.
Fr. Diemert passed away on April 27, 1985 at Providence Villa Hospital.
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Notes of Fr. Francis Diemert, SFM (Superior-General) about his visit to the Mission in the Dominican Republic
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File contains Council member's notes on mission visitation.
Revised by F Rousselle 14 March 2025.
Born in Mildmay, Ontario on April 15, 1915 he was the son of Louis and Clara Diemert. Fr. Diemert was a graduate of St. Jerome’s, Kitchener and St. Francis Xavier Seminary in Toronto. Cardinal McGuigan of Toronto ordained him to the priesthood on December 17, 1938.
After some pastoral work in Brantford, Ontario he left for China in 1940 and began language studies in Peking. In 1941 he was interned by the Japanese. Toward the end of 1943 he was repatriated aboard the S.S. Gripsholm and arrived back in Canada on December 3 of that year.In November, 1944 he was commissioned to help the church in the Dominican Republic where he remained until 1949. In that year he was appointed to a teaching position at St. Francis Xavier Seminary, Scarborough. In 1950 he was appointed rector. In 1953 he was appointed to the General Council and six years later, in 1959, he was elected the third Superior General of Scarboro. He served the community in that capacity until 1968.
Beginning in 1969 he spent three years he as director of the Latin American Institute in St. Mary’s, Ontario. He returned to the Dominican Republic in 1972. Besides his pastoral commitment in the Dominican Republic and because of his expertise, he was called upon in 1973 to go to Nigeria to assist Our Lady’s Missionaries in their work there. In 1975 he also capably assisted at the Interamerican Cooperative Institute in Panama.
In 1980 he retired from his work overseas but continued to serve the community as Director of internal communications.
Fr. Diemert passed away on April 27, 1985 at Providence Villa Hospital.
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Notes of Fr. Francis Diemert, SFM (Superior-General) about his visits to the Missions in Guyana (1960), St. Vincent (1960), and the Bahamas (1961).
Born in Mildmay, Ontario on April 15, 1915 he was the son of Louis and Clara Diemert. Fr. Diemert was a graduate of St. Jerome’s, Kitchener and St. Francis Xavier Seminary in Toronto. Cardinal McGuigan of Toronto ordained him to the priesthood on December 17, 1938.
After some pastoral work in Brantford, Ontario he left for China in 1940 and began language studies in Peking. In 1941 he was interned by the Japanese. Toward the end of 1943 he was repatriated aboard the S.S. Gripsholm and arrived back in Canada on December 3 of that year.In November, 1944 he was commissioned to help the church in the Dominican Republic where he remained until 1949. In that year he was appointed to a teaching position at St. Francis Xavier Seminary, Scarborough. In 1950 he was appointed rector. In 1953 he was appointed to the General Council and six years later, in 1959, he was elected the third Superior General of Scarboro. He served the community in that capacity until 1968.
Beginning in 1969 he spent three years he as director of the Latin American Institute in St. Mary’s, Ontario. He returned to the Dominican Republic in 1972. Besides his pastoral commitment in the Dominican Republic and because of his expertise, he was called upon in 1973 to go to Nigeria to assist Our Lady’s Missionaries in their work there. In 1975 he also capably assisted at the Interamerican Cooperative Institute in Panama.
In 1980 he retired from his work overseas but continued to serve the community as Director of internal communications.
Fr. Diemert passed away on April 27, 1985 at Providence Villa Hospital.
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Notes of Fr. Francis Diemert, SFM (Superior-General) about his visits in 1965 to the Missions in Japan, the Philippines, Guyana, St. Vincent, and the Dominican Republic.
Born in Windsor, Ontario, on September 1, 1928, Fr. Paul attended St. Joseph’s primary school and Assumption high school. He entered St. Francis Xavier Seminary in 1946 and was ordained a priest by Bishop Nelligan on December 20, 1952, in Windsor.
In his first two years as a Scarboro missionary priest, Fr. Paul served in the promotion department in Canada. In 1955 he was assigned to the Dominican Republic and in 1968 he represented the Dominican mission at the IV General Chapter where he was elected Superior General. He served in this position of leadership until 1974, returning to the Dominican Republic the following year. He was recalled to Canada in 1978 to coordinate the formation of priests and lay missioners.
He was appointed to Peru in 1983 for four years, returning to the Dominican Republic in 1987. He ended his overseas missionary service in 1994 and up until recently worked in communications, helping to promote Scarboro Missions through the use of computer technology and the internet.
As Superior General, Fr. Paul led the Society at a pivotal time in its history. He helped Scarboro Missions to be open to and to accept laity as co-workers in mission. His leadership has been noted by fellow Society members for making decisions based on consensus during the changing times of the Second Vatican Council.
Fr. Paul Ouellette passed away on February 13, 2003 from cancer.
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File consists of the Mission Visitation reports of Fr. Paul Ouellete, SFM (Superior-General about his visits to the Missions in the Philippines (Mar.-Apr., 1969; Mar. Mar.-Apr., 1970); Japan (Apr.-May, 1969; Apr.-May, 1970); Bahamas (Apr.-May, 1969); Dominican Republic (Oct.-Nov., 1970); Guyana (Nov.-Dec., 1970); St. Vincent (Dec. 1970); and Brazil (Feb. 1971).
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File consists of reports and notes for visitations of the Missions in:
- Panama (March 1971);
- the Philippines (March-April 1971; April-May 1972);
- Japan (April-May 1971; May 1972; 1974);
- the Dominican Republic (Nov.-Dec. 1971; Jan.-Feb. 1972; Nov.-Dec. 1972; Sep.-Oct., 1973);
- the Bahamas (Dec. 1972);
- Brazil (Sep. 1973; Aug. 1974);
- Guyana (Sep. 1973);
- St. Vincent (Sep. 1973);
- Atlantic Canada (Nov. 1973)
- Japan, the Philippines, and China (1975)
- Brazil, Peru and Panama (1975)
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File consists of reports and notes for visitations of the Missions:
- Panama, Peru, Brazil, Guyana, St. Vincent, the Dominican Republic, and the Bahamas (1976)
- Panama, Brazil, Peru (1977)
- Bahamas (Nov. 1977)
- St. Vincent, Brazil, Peru, and Panama (1978)
- Japan, Hong Kong, and the Philippines (Oct.-Nov. 1978)
- Japan and the Philippines (Oct.-Nov. 1979)
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File consists of reports and notes for visitations of the Missions in:
- Dominican Republic (Jan. 1980)
- Guyana (Jan. 1980)
- St. Vincent (Jan.-Feb., 1980)
- Brazil (Jan.-Feb., 1980)
- Japan and the Philippines (Oct. 21-Dec. 1, 1980)
- St. Vincent and Guyana (Jan. 18-Feb. 5, 1981)
- Panama (Feb. 1981)
- Dominican Republic (Feb.-Mar., 1981)
- Mexico (May 1981)
- Brazil (Oct.-Nov. 1981)
- Japan and the Philippines (Nov. 1981)
- Guyana, Peru, and Panama (Nov. 1981)
- Mexico (Nov. 1982)
- Japan (Nov. 1982)
- China (Nov. 1982)
- Philippines (Nov. 1982)
- St. Vincent (Nov.-Dec., 1982)
- Dominican Republic (Dec. 1982)
- Guyana (Jan. 1983)
- Japan (Oct.-Nov., 1983)
- Panama (Oct. 1983)
- Peru (Oct.-Nov., 1983)
- Philippines (Nov.-Dec., 1983)
- China (Dec. 1983)
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File consists of reports and notes for visitations of the Missions:
- Dominican Republic and St. Vincent (Jan.-Feb. 1984)
- Brazil (March 1984)
- Guyana (March-April, 1984)
- Nicaragua (Nov. 1984)
- St. Vincent (Jan.-Feb. 1985)
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File consists of reports and notes for visitations of the Missions:
- Philippines (Feb. 21-Mar. 6, 1990)
- Japan (Oct.-Nov. 1990)
- Bahamas (Nov. 18-29, 1990)
- Far East (Oct. 10-Dec. 10, 1991. Includes Japan and China)
- China (Nov. 1991)
- Philippines, Japan, Hong Kong (Oct. 24-Dec. 4, 1992)
- Nicaragua (Dec. 27, 1991-Jan. 15, 1992)
- Bahamas (Dec. 16, 1992)
- Guyana (Apr. 30-May 21, 1993)
- Japan, Philippines, Hong Kong (Nov. 10-Dec. 29, 1993)
- Brazil (June 25-July 9, 1995)
- Guyana (Nov. 14-28, [1997?])
- Bahamas (Jan. 1998)
- Panama (Jan. 4-9, 1998)
- Dominican Republic (May 1998)
- Ecuador (May 17-24, 1998)
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File consists of reports and notes for visitations of the Missions:
- Brazil (Mar. 23-30, 2000)
- Malawi (May-June 2000)
- Ecuador (Jan. 17-Feb. 4, 2001)
- Cuba (Mar. 5-16, 2001)
- Malawi (Oct. 2001)
- Guyana (Feb. 14-24, 2002)
- Malawi (Apr. 6-27, 2004)
- Guyana (Nov. 13-Dec. 4, 2005)
- Ecuador (Mar. 19-30, 2007)
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File consists of reports and notes for visitations of the Missions:
- Malawi (Nov. 27-Dec. 11, 2012)
- Hong Kong (June 11, 2014)
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Subseries consists of Circular Letters sent to members of the Society by the General Council, informing them of Society news and appointments. Subseries also includes supplemental materials and updates sent alongside the Circular Letters, and occasionally, collected responses from Society members to certain Circular letters.
Revised by F Rousselle 14 March 2025.
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File contains collected Circular letters of the Society.
Arranged chronologically.
Box 31: 1940-1971
Box 32: 1972-1992
Box 33: 1993-2022
Revised by F Rousselle 7 Jan. 2026.
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File contains Society members' responses to Circular Letter # 29 (26 May 1966).
Revised by F Rousselle 14 March 2025.
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File contains various responses from Society members to to Circular Letter # 18 (18 February 1970).
Revised by F Rousselle 14 March 2025.
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Accompanied by supplementary material: regarding example agreements between regional bishops and other foreign mission societies regarding the question of missionary priests remaining incardinated in their home dioceses.
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File contains various Society members responses to Circular Letter # 7 (14 April 1975).
Revised by F Rousselle 14 March 2025.
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File contains various Society members responses to Circular Letter # 13 (29 January 1976).
Revised by F Rousselle 14 March 2025.
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File consists of supplementary materials sent out to Society members alongside the February 1977 Circular Letters. Includes: Corporate Concentration and the Taskforces on the Churches and Corporate Responsibility, Pastoral Communication to the People of God [by Bishops of the Representative Commission of the National Conference of Brazilian Bishops], China and Ourselves [newsletter by the Canadian Council of Churches], Pastoral Leadership and Social Justice [bulletin by the Canadian Relgious Conference], Who's In Control [United Church bulletin on corporate responsibility].
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File consists of chronological list of updates from the General Council for the given years.
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File contains a copy of the Circular letter from 23 October 2002 and responses from Society members.
Revised by F Rousselle 14 March 2025.
Subseries description inherited upon transfer to USMC.
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Subseries consists of Newsletters created by the General Council and the Department of Communications for members of the Society, staff, and friends. Subseries also includes the records of the newsletter editor for certain years.
Newsletters have been sent out at different intervals throughout the Society's history - weekly, monthly, quarterly, as needed. Upon transfer to USMC the newsletters were separated into 'general' and 'weekly', this distinction has been maintained at the file level arrangement.
Revised by F Rousselle 16 April 2025.
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Arranged chronologically.
Box 34: 1962-1976
Box 35: 1977-2003
Box 36: 2004-2022
Revised by F Rousselle 7 Jan. 2026.
Electronic newsletters transferred from the General Council via in 2025 and are thus lack the original embedded metadata. Available at I:\Special_Collections\SFM\F26_2_4_1_Newsletters
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Arranged chronologically.
Box 36: 2004-2011
Box 37: 2012-2019
Revised by F Rousselle 7 Jan. 2026.
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File contains records from the newsletter's editor.
Revised by F Rousselle 14 March 2025.
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Consists of correspondence amongst the members of the General Council of the Society.
Records have been arranged chronologically based on the terms of office of each council administration.
Access is restricted.
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Consists of correspondence and memos between the General Council and the administrative departments of the Society.
Revised by F Rousselle 23 April 2025.
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File contains General Council correspondence with the Secretary General
Revised by F Rousselle March 13, 2026.
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File contains General Council correspondence with the Treasurer General
Revised by F Rousselle March 13, 2026.
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File contains General Council correspondence with the St. Francis Xavier Seminary
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File contains General Council correspondence with the Nazareth House
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File contains General Council correspondence with the Formation-Education Department
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File contains General Council correspondence with the Department of Communications and Education
Revised by F Rousselle March 13, 2026.
The Promotion Department was merged with the Mission Information Department in 1974.
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File contains General Council correspondence with the Promotion Department
Revised by F Rousselle March 13, 2026.
The Public Relations Department was merged with the Mission Information Department in 1974.
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File contains General Council correspondence with the Public Relations Department
Revised by F Rousselle March 13, 2026.
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File contains General Council correspondence with the Mission Information Department
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File contains General Council correspondence with the Justice and Peace Office
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File contains General Council correspondence with the Office on the Laity
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File contains General Council correspondence with the Department of Lay Association
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File contains General Council correspondence with the Lay Mission Office
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File contains General Council correspondence with the Latin American Institute
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File contains General Council correspondence with the Correspondence about Latin American Institute
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File contains General Council correspondence with the Interfaith Department
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File contains General Council correspondence with the St. Francis Xavier China Mission Seminary
Subseries description inherited upon transfer to USMC.
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Consists of correspondence and memos between the General Council and the Regional Superiors (later Regional Coordinators) of the Society's overseas and Canadian missions. Also includes some correspondence with other members of the Society who are serving overseas.
Subseries is arranged by place, and then chronologically by year.
Revised by F Rousselle Jan 7, 2026.
Access is restricted.
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File contains General Council correspondence with the Bahamas Mission
Access is restricted.
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File contains General Council correspondence with the Bolivia Mission
Access is restricted.
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File contains General Council correspondence with the Brazil Mission
Access is restricted.
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File contains General Council correspondence with the Mission in China
Access is restricted.
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File contains General Council correspondence with the Dominican Republic Mission
Arranged chronologically.
Box 45: 1943-1953
Box 46: 1954-1966
Box 47: 1967-1973
Box 48: 1974-2000
Revised by F Rousselle 7 Jan. 2026.
Access is restricted.
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File contains General Council correspondence with the Ecuador Mission
Access is restricted.
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File contains General Council correspondence with the Guyana Mission
Arranged chronologically.
Box 49: 1953-1969
Box 50: 1970-2015
Revised by F Rousselle 7 Jan. 2026.
Access is restricted.
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File contains General Council correspondence with the Japan Mission
Arranged chronologically.
Box 51: 1949-1970
Box 52: 1971-2000
Revised by F Rousselle Jan 7, 2026.
Access is restricted.
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File contains General Council correspondence with the Malawi Mission
Access is restricted.
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File contains General Council correspondence with the Mexico Mission
Access is restricted.
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File contains General Council correspondence with the Nicaragua Mission
Access is restricted.
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File contains General Council correspondence with the Instituto Cooperativo Interamericano (Panama)
Access is restricted.
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File contains General Council correspondence with the Peru Mission
Access is restricted.
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File contains General Council correspondence with the Philippines Mission
Arranged chronologically.
Box 56: 1955-1983
Box 57: 1984-1992
Revised by F Rousselle Jan. 7, 2026.
Access is restricted.
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File contains General Council correspondence with the St. Vincent Mission
Arranged chronologically.
Box 57: 1961-1982
Box 58: 1983-1989
Revised by F Rousselle Jan. 7, 2026.
Access is restricted.
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File contains General Council correspondence with the Toronto Mission
Access is restricted.
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File contains General Council correspondence with the Vancouver Mission
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File contains General Council correspondence with the Victoria Mission
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File contains General Council correspondence with the Antigonish House
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File contains General Council correspondence with the Edmonton House
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File contains General Council correspondence with the Halifax House
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Correspondence with some Pontifical Institutes can also be found in the General Council: Correspondence: Subject files (Subseries F26-2-11).
Correspondence to the Holy See regarding General Council election results can also be found with the files for each General Chapter (F26-1).
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Consists of correspondence between the General Council and the Holy See, primarily the Sacred Congregation for the Propagation of the Faith/Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples. Also includes correspondence files with Holy See Representatives (Apostolic Nuncios) in Scarboro's mission countries, other Sacred Congregations, and Pontifical Societies.
Revised by F Rousselle 12 March 2026.
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File contains General Council correspondence with the Sacred Congregation for the Propagation of the Faith
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File contains General Council correspondence with the Sacred Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples
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File contains General Council correspondence with the Sacred Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples: Relationes in Territoriis Missionum
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File contains General Council correspondence with the Sacred Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples: Questionnaire
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File contains General Council correspondence regarding the Constitutions submitted for Approval, Feb. 1983 to the Sacred Congregation for Religious and Secular Institutes.
Revised by F Rousselle March 12, 2026.
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File contains General Council correspondence with the Sacred Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life and its predecessors, the Sacred Congregation for Religious and Secular Institutes and Sacred Congregation for Religious.
Revised by F Rousselle March 12, 2026.
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File contains General Council correspondence with the Sacred Congregation for Bishops
Revised by F Rousselle March 12, 2026.
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File contains General Council correspondence with the Sacred Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith and its predecessor the Sacred Congregation of the Holy Office.
Revised by F Rousselle March 12, 2026.
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File contains General Council correspondence with the Sacred Congregation for Catholic Education
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File contains General Council correspondence with the Sacred Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments
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File contains General Council correspondence with the Holy See Secretariat of State
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File contains General Council correspondence with the Apostolic Penitentiary
Revised by F Rousselle March 13, 2026.
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File contains General Council correspondence with the Apostolic Signatura
Revised by F Rousselle March 13, 2026.
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File contains General Council correspondence with the Pontifical Council COR UNUM
Revised by F Rousselle March 13, 2026.
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File contains General Council correspondence with the Holy See Representative in British East and West Africa
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File contains General Council correspondence with the Holy See Representative in South Africa
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File contains General Council correspondence with the Holy See Representative in Bolivia
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File contains General Council correspondence with the Holy See Representative in Brazil
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File contains General Council correspondence with the Holy See Representative in Canada
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File contains General Council correspondence with the Holy See Representative in China
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File contains General Council correspondence with the Holy See Representative in the Dominican Republic
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File contains General Council correspondence with the Holy See Representative in Indochina [Vietnam]
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File contains General Council correspondence with the Holy See Representative in Iran
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File contains General Council correspondence with the Holy See Representative in Ireland
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File contains General Council correspondence with the Holy See Representative in Japan
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File contains General Council correspondence with the Holy See Representative in Peru
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File contains General Council correspondence with the Holy See Representative in the Philippines
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File contains General Council correspondence with the Holy See Representative to UNESCO
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File contains General Council correspondence with the Pontifical Society for the Propagation of the Faith (Canada)
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File contains General Council correspondence with the Society for the Propagation of the Faith (USA)
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File contains General Council correspondence with the Pontifical Association of the Holy Childhood
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File contains General Council correspondence with the Pre-Pontifical Commission for Ecumenical Council [Pontificia Commissio Antepraeparatoria Pro Concilio Oecumenico]
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File contains General Council correspondence with the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue
Subseries description inherited upon transfer to USMC.
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Consists of correspondence between the General Council and Ordinaries in countries where Scarboro personel were missioning: the Bahamas, Brazil, China, the Dominican Republic, Guyana, Japan, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, the Philippines, St. Lucia, and St. Vincent.In three instances, the Ordinary is a member of the Scarboro Foreign Mission Society: Itacoatiara, Brazil (Bp. Paul McHugh, 1965-1972 and Bp. George Marskell, 1972-1997); Lishui, China (Bp. Kenneth Turner); and St. Georges in Grenada, St. Vincent (Rev. Michael Leo Curtin, 1957-1961).
A file classification scheme was established by the Office of the General Council and the Society's Archives in the 1950's and 1960's, however it was not maintained in subsequent years. In the 2000's, files were re-arranged by Fr. David Warren to take into account newer files and the changes in the Society's structure. The current arrangement is an amalgamation of these two.
Original files lists are available.
Revised by F Rousselle March 13, 2026.
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File consists of correspondence with the Diocese/Archdiocese of Nassau.
See also: "Requests for Priests from Mission and Non-Mission Ordinaries"; Correspondence with Ordinaries of Itacoatiara
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File consists of correspondence with the Ordinaries of Arassua [Arassuaa], Crato, Duque de Caxias, Manaus, and Sao Paulo.
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File consists of correspondence with the Ordinaries of Itacoatiara, Brazil, Rev. Paul McHugh, SFM (1965-72) and Rev. George Marskell, SFM (1972-97).
Arranged chronologically.
Box 62: 1932-1936
Box 63: 1937-1953
Revised by F Rousselle 6 Jan. 2026.
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File contains General Council correspondence with the Ordinary of Lishui, China
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File contains General Council correspondence with the Ordinaries of China: Haimen
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File contains General Council correspondence with the Ordinaries of China: Hangzhou [Hangchow]
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File contains General Council correspondence with the Ordinaries of China: Hong Kong [Xianggang]
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File contains General Council correspondence with the Ordinaries of China: Ningbo [Ningpo]
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File contains General Council correspondence with the Ordinaries of China: Shanghai
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File contains General Council correspondence with the Ordinaries of China: Taipei
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File contains General Council correspondence with the Ordinaries of China: Yinchuan [Ningsia] / Apostolic Visitor for Southeast Asia
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File contains General Council correspondence with the Ordinaries of China: Apostolic Visitor for the Chinese in the Diaspora/Archbishop of Kuching, Malaysia
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File consists of correspondence with the Ordinaries of Bana; Barahoma; Nuestra Seaora de la Altagracia en Higaey; San Juan de la Maguana; Santiago de los Caballeros; and La Vega.
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File contains General Council correspondence with the Ordinary of Dominican Republic: Santo Domingo
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File contains General Council correspondence with the Ordinaries of Ecuador
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File contains General Council correspondence with the Ordinary of Georgetown, Guyana
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File contains General Council correspondence with the Ordinaries of Japan: Fukuoka
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File contains General Council correspondence with the Ordinaries of Japan: Hiroshima
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File contains General Council correspondence with the Ordinaries of Japan: Nagasaki
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File contains General Council correspondence with the Ordinaries of Japan: Nagoya
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File contains General Council correspondence with the Ordinaries of Japan: Osaka
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File contains General Council correspondence with the Ordinaries of Japan: Tokyo
Includes a Christmas card with a Japanese painting of the Holy Family.
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File contains General Council correspondence with the Ordinaries of Japan: Yokohama
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File contains General Council correspondence with the Ordinaries of Malawi: Mzuzu
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File consists of correspondence with the Ordinaries of Cuernavaca and San Cristabal de las Casas [Chiapas].
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File consists of correspondence with the Ordinaries of Bluefields, Granada, and Juigalpa.
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File consists of correspondence with the Ordinaries of Colan [Colan-Kuna Yala], Panana, and Santiago de Veraguas.
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File consists of correspondence with the Ordinaries of Chiclayo and Lima.
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File contains General Council correspondence with the Ordinaries of the Philippines: Cebu
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File contains General Council correspondence with the Ordinaries of the Philippines: Lingayen
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File contains General Council correspondence with the Ordinaries of the Philippines: Maasin
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File contains General Council correspondence with the Ordinaries of the Philippines: Palo
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File contains General Council correspondence with the Ordinaries of the Philippines: Others
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File contains General Council correspondence with the Ordinary of Castries, St. Lucia
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File includes correspondence with the Vicar General Fr. Michael Leo Curtin, sfm.
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File contains General Council correspondence with the Ordinaries of St. Vincent: Bridgetown-Kingstown
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File contains General Council correspondence with the Ordinaries of Thailand
Subseries description inherited upon transfer to USMC.
Scarboro did have three Canadian missions in Toronto, Victoria, and Vancouver working with Chinese immigrants, however correspondence with clergy from these cities in included in this series (rather than with international mission ordinaries) by the General Council.
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Consists of correspondence between the General Council and Ordinaries [Bishops, Archbishops, etc.] in countries where Scarboro personnel were not missioning. This includes Canadian and American clergy, as well as international non-mission areas.
A file classification scheme was established by the Office of the General Council and the Society's Archives in the 1950's and 1960's, however it was not maintained in subsequent years. In the 2000's, files were re-arranged by Fr. David Warren to take into account newer files and the changes in the Society's structure. The current arrangement is an amalgamation of these two. Original files lists are available.
Revised by F Rousselle March 13, 2026.
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File consists of General Council correspondence with the CCCB: General Correspondence
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File consists of General Council correspondence with the CCCB Organizational Structure
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File consists of General Council correspondence with the CCCB Commission on Missions
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File consists of General Council correspondence with the CCCB Commission for Apostolic and Missionary Assistance
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File consists of General Council correspondence with the CCCB Commission for Latin America
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File consists of correspondence with the CCCB sponsored Canadian Catholic Office for Latin America. Rev. Francis O'Grady, SFM was Director from 1960-1964.
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File consists of General Council correspondence with the CCCB Missions Office
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File consists of General Council correspondence with the Atlantic Episcopal Assembly
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File consists of General Council correspondence with the Ontario Conference of Catholic Bishops
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File consists of General Council correspondence with the Assembly of Western Canadian Bishops
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File consists of General Council correspondence with the Canadian Bishops: General Correspondence
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File consists of General Council correspondence with the Ordinary of Alexandria / Alexandria-Cornwall
Revised by F Rousselle May 1, 2026.
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File consists of General Council correspondence with the Ordinary of Antigonish
Revised by F Rousselle May 1, 2026.
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File consists of General Council correspondence with the Ordinary of Calgary
Revised by F Rousselle May 1, 2026.
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File consists of General Council correspondence with the Ordinary of Charlottetown
Revised by F Rousselle May 1, 2026.
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File consists of General Council correspondence with the Ordinary of Edmonton
Revised by F Rousselle May 1, 2026.
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File consists of General Council correspondence with the Ordinary of Halifax
Revised by F Rousselle May 1, 2026.
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File consists of General Council correspondence with the Ordinary of Hamilton
Revised by F Rousselle May 1, 2026.
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File consists of General Council correspondence with the Ordinary of Harbour Grace / Grand Falls
Revised by F Rousselle May 1, 2026.
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File consists of General Council correspondence with the Ordinary of Kamloops
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File consists of General Council correspondence with the Ordinary of Kingston
Revised by F Rousselle May 1, 2026.
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File consists of General Council correspondence with the Ordinary of London [Ontario]
Revised by F Rousselle May 5, 2026.
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File consists of General Council correspondence with the Bishop of Montreal
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File consists of General Council correspondence with the Bishop of Nelson
Revised by F Rousselle May 5, 2026.
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File consists of General Council correspondence with the Bishop of Ottawa
Revised by F Rousselle May 5, 2026.
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File consists of General Council correspondence with the Bishop of Pembroke
Revised by F Rousselle May 5, 2026.
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File consists of General Council correspondence with the Bishop of Peterborough
Revised by F Rousselle May 5, 2026.
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File consists of General Council correspondence with the Bishop of Prince Rupert / Prince George
Revised by F Rousselle May 5, 2026.
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File consists of General Council correspondence with the Bishop of Regina
Revised by F Rousselle May 5, 2026.
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File consists of General Council correspondence with the Bishop of Saskatoon
Revised by F Rousselle May 5, 2026.
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File consists of General Council correspondence with the Bishop of Sault Sainte-Marie
Revised by F Rousselle May 5, 2026.
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File consists of General Council correspondence with the Bishop of St. George
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File consists of General Council correspondence with the Bishop of Saint John
Revised by F Rousselle May 5, 2026.
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File consists of General Council correspondence with the Bishop of St. John's
Revised by F Rousselle May 5, 2026.
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File consists of General Council correspondence with the Bishop of Haileybury / Timmins
Revised by F Rousselle May 5, 2026.
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File consists of General Council correspondence with the Bishop of Toronto
Revised by F Rousselle May 5, 2026.
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File consists of General Council correspondence with the Bishop of Vancouver
Revised by F Rousselle May 5, 2026.
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File consists of General Council correspondence with the Bishop of Victoria
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File consists of General Council correspondence with the Bishop of Winnipeg
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File consists of General Council correspondence with the Bishop of St. Catharines
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File consists of General Council correspondence with the Bishop of Fort William / Thunder Bay
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File consists of General Council correspondence with the Bishop of Moncton
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File consists of correspondence with French Canadian Ordinaries:
Athabaska, PQ;
Bathurst, NB;
Edmunston, NB;
Gravelbourg, SK;
Hearst, ON;
Hull, PQ;
Keewatin-LePas, MB;
Quebec, PQ;
Sherbrooke, PQ;
St. Boniface, MB;
St-Hyacinthe, PQ
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File consists of General Council correspondence with the Military Ordinariate
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File consists of General Council correspondence with the Archeparch of Winnipeg
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File consists of General Council correspondence with the Ordinary of Whitehorse
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File consists of General Council correspondence with the Ordinary of the Territorial Abbey of St. Peter-Muenster [Saskatchewan]
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File consists of General Council correspondence with the Ordinary of Labrador
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File consists of General Council correspondence with the USA Bishops
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File consists of requests to the General Council for Priests from Mission and Non-Mission Ordinaries
Revised by F Rousselle 14 March 2025.
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File consists of General Council correspondence with the Ordinary of Laghouat, Algeria
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File consists of General Council correspondence with the Ordinary of Bogota, Colombia
Accompanied by 6 B&W postcards of the region.
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File consists of General Council correspondence with the Ordinary of Willemstad, Cura
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File consists of General Council correspondence with the Ordinary of Matadi, Democratic Republic of Congo
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File consists of General Council correspondence with the Ordinary of Galapagos, Ecuador
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File consists of General Council correspondence with the Ordinary of Navrongo, Ghana
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File consists of General Council correspondence with the Ordinary of Escuintla, Guatemala
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File consists of General Council correspondence with the Ordinary of Verapaz Coban, Guatemala
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File consists of General Council correspondence with the Ordinary of Zacapa, Guatemala
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File consists of General Council correspondence with the Ordinary of Bissau, Guinea-Bissau
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File consists of General Council correspondence with the Ordinary of Ernakulam-Angamaly, India
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File consists of General Council correspondence with the Ordinary of Nalgonda, India
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File consists of General Council correspondence with the Ordinary of Kingston, Jamaica
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File consists of General Council correspondence with the Ordinary of Maseru, Lesotho
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File consists of General Council correspondence with the Ordinary of Monrovia, Liberia
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File consists of General Council correspondence with the Ordinary of Ambanja, Madagascar
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File consists of General Council correspondence with the Ordinary of Nampula, Mozambique
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File consists of General Council correspondence with the Ordinary of Faisalabad, Pakistan
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File consists of General Council correspondence with the Ordinary of Aitape, Papua New Guinea
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File consists of General Council correspondence with the Ordinary of Pucallpa, Peru
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File consists of General Council correspondence with the Ordinary of Sicuani, Peru
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File consists of General Council correspondence with the Ordinary of Apia & Tokelau, Samoa
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File consists of General Council correspondence with the Ordinary of Bethlehem, South Africa
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File consists of General Council correspondence with the Ordinary of Cape Town, South Africa
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File consists of General Council correspondence with the Ordinary of Witbank, South Africa
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File consists of General Council correspondence with the Ordinary of Busan (Pusan), South Korea
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File consists of General Council correspondence with the Ordinary of Badulla, Sri Lanka
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File consists of General Council correspondence with the Ordinary of Khartoum, Sudan
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File consists of General Council correspondence with the Ordinary of Bangkok, Thailand
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File consists of General Council correspondence with the Ordinary of Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago
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File consists of General Council correspondence with the Ordinary of Solwezi, Zambia
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File consists of General Council correspondence with the Ordinary of Wankie [Hwange], Zimbabwe
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Consists of correspondence between the General Council and other Catholic, Protestant, and Secular Organizations, including: other Missionary Societies, Catholic Religious Institutes, Lay Organizations, Ecumenical organizations, educational institues, media, developmental organizations, and social justice organizations.
Subseries re-arranged alphabetically by subject/recipient upon transfer to USMC.
Revised by F Rousselle June 17, 2025.
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File consists of General Council Correspondence with the Acao Comunitaria Todos Irmaos (ACTI).
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File consists of General Council Correspondence with the Ad hoc Committee of CCCO against W5 Programme.
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File consists of General Council Correspondence with the Adult Literacy for Action Centre.
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File consists of General Council Correspondence with the Alberta Energy Coalition.
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File consists of General Council Correspondence with the Animacion Misionera.
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File consists of General Council Correspondence with the Anishinabe Spiritual Centre (Canada).
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File consists of General Council Correspondence with the April 26 Coalition.
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File consists of General Council Correspondence with the Associacao de Moradores do Parque Fluminense de Eden & the Associacao de Moradores de Travessa Vilas Boas (Brazil).
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File consists of General Council Correspondence with the Augustinian Fathers (Chicago).
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File consists of General Council Correspondence with the BALAI Asian Journal.
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File consists of General Council Correspondence with Becoming Neighbours, a Joint Apostolic Ministry providing assistance to newcomers to Canada.
Revised by F Rousselle March 9, 2026.
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File consists of General Council Correspondence with the Black Education Project.
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File consists of General Council Correspondence with the Bridgehead Trading.
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File consists of General Council Correspondence with the Canada / China Relations Committee.
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File consists of General Council Correspondence with the Canada Chile Project.
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File consists of General Council Correspondence with the Canada China Program .
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File consists of General Council Correspondence with the Canada-Asia Working Group.
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File consists of General Council Correspondence with the Canada-Philippines Friendship Society.
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File consists of General Council Correspondence with the Canadian Action for Nicaragua.
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File consists of General Council Correspondence with the Canadian Alternative Investment Corporation.
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File consists of General Council Correspondence with the Canadian Association for Latin American and Caribbean Studies (CALACS).
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File consists of General Council Correspondence with the Canadian Catholic Organization for Development and Peace (CCODP).
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File consists of General Council Correspondence with the Canadian Centre for Ecumenism.
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File consists of General Council Correspondence with the Canadian Conference in Solidarity with the Liberation Struggles of the Peoples of Southern Africa (May 7-9, 1982).
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File consists of General Council Correspondence with the Canadian Council for International Cooperation.
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File consists of General Council Correspondence with the Canadian Council of Churches.
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File consists of General Council Correspondence with the Canadian Dimension.
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File consists of General Council Correspondence with the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA).
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File consists of General Council Correspondence with the Canadian Lay Missioners.
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File consists of General Council Correspondence with the Canadian News Synthesis Project.
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File consists of General Council Correspondence with the Canadian Organization for Development through Education (Overseas Book Centre).
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File consists of General Council Correspondence with the Canadian Religious Conference.
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File consists of General Council Correspondence with the Canadian Religious Conference: Commission for Latin America.
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File consists of General Council Correspondence with the Canadian Religious Conference: Missions Department.
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File consists of General Council Correspondence with the Canadian Southern Africa Coalition.
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File consists of General Council Correspondence with the Canadian Urban Training Project for Christian Service.
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File consists of General Council Correspondence with the Canadians Concerned about Southern Africa.
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File consists of General Council Correspondence with the Caribbean Working Group.
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File consists of General Council Correspondence with the Catholic Foreign Mission Society of America (M.M.) [Maryknoll Fathers].
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File consists of General Council Correspondence with the Catholic Friends of China Roundtable.
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File consists of General Council Correspondence with the Catholic Higher Institute of Eastern Africa.
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File consists of General Council Correspondence with the Catholic Missions Council of ON (CMCO).
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File consists of General Council Correspondence with the Catholic New Times.
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File consists of General Council Correspondence with the Catholic Register.
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File consists of General Council Correspondence with the Catholic Standard.
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File consists of General Council Correspondence with the Catholic Women's League.
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File consists of General Council Correspondence with the Center of Intercultural Formation.
The Central Mission Conference replaced the National Missionary Council
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File consists of General Council Correspondence with the Central Mission Conference.
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File consists of General Council Correspondence with the Centre Oecumenique de Liaisons Internationales.
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File consists of General Council Correspondence with the Centre of Affirmation and Dialogue.
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File consists of General Council Correspondence with the Centro de Comunicacao (Brazil).
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File consists of General Council Correspondence with the Centro de Estudios de la Realidad Contemporanea (CETO, Chile).
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File consists of General Council Correspondence with the Centro de Formacion y Accin Social Agraria (CEFASA).
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File consists of General Council Correspondence with the Centro Ecumenico Antonio Valdivieso.
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File consists of General Council Correspondence with the Centro Internacional de Experimentacion Cultural (CIDEC).
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File consists of General Council Correspondence with the Chevalier Hostel (Fiji).
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File consists of General Council Correspondence with the Chinese Theologians Colloquium.
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File consists of General Council Correspondence with the Chinese War Relief Fund.
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File consists of General Council Correspondence with the Christian Movement for Peace.
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File consists of General Council Correspondence with the Citizens for Public Justice.
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File consists of General Council Correspondence with the Collegio Brignole Sale.
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File consists of General Council Correspondence with the Committee for Justice and Liberty.
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File consists of General Council Correspondence with the Committee for the Defense of the Rights of the People (Chile).
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File consists of General Council Correspondence with the Communications, Catechetics, Youth Training Centre (Guyana).
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File consists of General Council Correspondence with the Congregation of Christian Brothers (Irish Christian Brothers).
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File consists of General Council Correspondence with the Congregation of the Immaculate Heart of Mary (C.I.C.M.).
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File consists of General Council Correspondence with the Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer (Redemptorists).
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File consists of General Council Correspondence with the Connexions.
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File consists of General Council Correspondence with the Cooper Institute.
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File consists of General Council Correspondence with the Coordinadora de Ayuda a los Refugiados Guatemaltecos.
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File consists of General Council Correspondence with the Cross Cultural Communication Centre.
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File consists of General Council Correspondence with the Cruise Missile Conversion Project.
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File consists of General Council Correspondence with the Daughters of Isabella.
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File consists of General Council Correspondence with the Development Education Centre.
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File consists of General Council Correspondence with the Dominican Republic Education Fund.
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File consists of General Council Correspondence with the Eco Andes (Peru).
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File consists of General Council Correspondence with the Ecumenical Association of Third World Theologians.
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File consists of General Council Correspondence with the Ecumenical Institute / Forum of Canada.
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File consists of General Council Correspondence with the Education Renewal Committee (Guyana).
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File consists of General Council Correspondence with the Encuentro Familia Escuela (Chile).
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File consists of General Council Correspondence with the Eskomi Missions (Canada).
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File consists of General Council Correspondence with the Extended Lay Missionary Group.
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File consists of General Council Correspondence with the Faith Alliance to end Human Trafficking.
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File consists of General Council Correspondence with the Fundacion para el Desarrollo Regional de Aysen.
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File consists of General Council Correspondence with the GATT Fly [A project of Canadian Churches for global economic justice].
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File consists of General Council Correspondence with the General Correspondence concerning Justice Coalitions.
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File consists of General Council Correspondence with the General correspondence concerning Refugees.
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File consists of General Council Correspondence with the General Correspondence with Other Christian Churches.
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File consists of General Council Correspondence with the General Correspondence with Women Religious.
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File consists of General Council Correspondence with the Godshow.
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File consists of General Council Correspondence with the Government of Canada.
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File consists of General Council Correspondence with the Government of the United States.
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File consists of General Council Correspondence with the Grey Sisters of the Immaculate Conception (Pembroke).
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File consists of bond book of photos, newsclippings, and excerpts from Sisters' writing.
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File consists of bond book of photos, newsclippings, and excerpts from Sisters' writing.
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File consists of General Council Correspondence with the Grey Sisters of the Immaculate Conception (Pembroke): "My Years in China, 1931-1951" by Sr. Mary Genevieve, GSIC.
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File consists of General Council Correspondence with the Grey Sisters of the Immaculate Conception (Pembroke): History of the Grey Sisters with SFM.
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File consists of General Council Correspondence with the Guyana Human Rights Association.
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File consists of General Council Correspondence with the Guyana Missions (Scarborough).
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File consists of General Council Correspondence with the Guyana Resource and Support Committee (Montreal).
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File consists of General Council Correspondence with the Horizons of Friendship (Honduras).
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File consists of General Council Correspondence with the Indonesia East Timor Program.
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Correspondence with Rev. R. Arputhasamy, Rev. Roberto Bolton, Robert Brukner, Sr. Hazel Campagne, Rev. George Cherrier, Josephine D'Amico, and Trevor Digby.
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Correspondence with Thomas and Mary Fenton, Sr. Manuelina Ferreira, Oscar Jara and Sara Rodriguez, Rev. Dominic Kariura, Rev. Jerome Kellawan, and Rev. Rodolfo Lacerna.
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Correspondence with Rev. Thomas Mattathil, Dr. Dermot McLoughlin, Angela Mione, Sr. Alma Nakanwagi, and Rev. Robert Ogle, C.S.C.
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Correspondence with Fr. Rafael Moroto Perez, Rev. Patrick Peyton, C.S.C., Sr. Jacinta Sukhraj, O.Carm., Rev. Fernando Yusingo, C.Ss.R., Sr. Marie Zarowny, and Moses Zinyemba.
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File consists of General Council Correspondence with the Infant Formula Action Coalition (INFACT).
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File consists of General Council Correspondence with the Institute for Social Ministry.
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File consists of General Council Correspondence with the Institute for the Study and Application of Integrated Development.
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File consists of General Council Correspondence with the Institute of Cultural Affairs.
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File consists of General Council Correspondence with the Instituto de Misiones Extranjeras de Yarumal (I.M.E.Y.).
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File consists of General Council Correspondence with the Instituto de Santa Maria de Guadalupe para las Misiones Extranjeras (M.G.).
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File consists of General Council Correspondence with the Instituto Espanol de Misiones Extranjeras (I.E.M.E.).
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File consists of General Council Correspondence with the Instituto Estrela Missionaria (I.E.M.).
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File consists of General Council Correspondence with the Inter Church Coalition on Africa.
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File consists of General Council Correspondence with the Inter Church Committee for Refugees.
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File consists of General Council Correspondence with the Inter Church Committee on Human Rights in Latin America.
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File consists of General Council Correspondence with the InterCordia.
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File consists of General Council Correspondence with the International Commission for the Coordination of Solidarity among Sugar Workers.
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File consists of General Council Correspondence with the Irish Missionary Union.
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File consists of General Council Correspondence with the Istituto delle Suore Francescane Alcantarine.
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File consists of General Council Correspondence with the Jesuit Center of Concern (Washington).
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File consists of General Council Correspondence with the Jesuit Centre for Social Faith and Justice.
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File consists of General Council Correspondence with the Jesuit Social Secretariat (Rome).
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File consists of General Council Correspondence with the Joan and Clifford Hatch Charitable Foundation.
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File consists of General Council Correspondence with Kairos.
Revised by F Rousselle May 4, 2026.
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File consists of General Council Correspondence with the Knights of Columbus.
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File consists of General Council Correspondence with the Korean Mission Society.
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File consists of General Council Correspondence with the Latin American Christian Community (Scarborough).
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File consists of General Council Correspondence with the Latin American Ecumenical Pastoral Centre.
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File consists of General Council Correspondence with the Latin American Information Group.
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File consists of General Council Correspondence with the Latin American Working Group.
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File consists of General Council Correspondence with the Little Brothers of the Good Shepherd.
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File consists of General Council Correspondence with the Little Community of St. Dismas (Honduras).
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File consists of General Council Correspondence with the Madonna House Apostolate.
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File consists of General Council Correspondence with the Make Poverty History.
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File consists of General Council Correspondence with the Male Religious Institutes : general.
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File consists of General Council Correspondence with the Medical Aid to Nicaragua.
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File consists of General Council Correspondence with the MISAL (Meeting of International Societies of Apostolic Life).
Arranged chronollogically by meeting and location.
Box 77: 1963-1998
Box 78: 2000-2017
Revised by F Rousselle 7 Jan. 2026.
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File consists of General Council Correspondence with the Misioneras de Santa Teresita.
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File consists of General Council Correspondence with the Mission Project Service.
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File consists of General Council Correspondence with the Mission Society of the Philippines (M.S.P.).
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File consists of General Council Correspondence with the Missionary Institutes: General Correspondence.
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File consists of General Council Correspondence with the Missionary Society of St. Columban (S.S.C.).
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File consists of General Council Correspondence with the Missionary Society of St. Paul of Nigeria (M.S.P.).
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File consists of General Council Correspondence with the Missionary Society of St. Thomas the Apostle.
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File consists of General Council Correspondence with the Missions Etrangeres de Paris (M.E.P.).
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File consists of General Council Correspondence with the Missionsgesellschaft Bethlehem (S.M.B.) [Bethlehem Mission Society].
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File consists of General Council Correspondence with the Monimbo Interamerican Trading Company.
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File consists of General Council Correspondence with the National Missionary Council.
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File consists of General Council Correspondence with the New Internationalist.
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File consists of General Council Correspondence with the Newman Club.
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File consists of General Council Correspondence with the Noticias Aliadas.
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File consists of General Council Correspondence with the Oblates of Mary Immaculate.
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File consists of General Council Correspondence with the Oscar Romero Society.
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File consists of General Council Correspondence with the Our Lady's Missionaries.
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File consists of General Council Correspondence with the Personnalite et Relations Humaines.
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File consists of General Council Correspondence with the Perspectives for Development.
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File consists of General Council Correspondence with the Peruvian Cross Cultural Program 1978.
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File consists of General Council Correspondence with the Pontifical Mission Societies.
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File consists of General Council Correspondence with the Pontificio Istituto Missioni Estere (P.I.M.E.).
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File consists of General Council Correspondence with Regis College.
Revised by F Rousselle May 4, 2026.
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File consists of General Council Correspondence with the Religious Hospitallers of St. Joseph.
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File consists of General Council Correspondence with the Religious Leaders concerned about Racism and Human Rights.
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File consists of General Council Correspondence with the Safrican News.
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File consists of General Council Correspondence with SalvAide (El Savador).
Revised by F Rousselle May 4, 2026.
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File consists of General Council Correspondence with the Scarboro Amateur Radio Club.
Accompanied by notes and supplemental materials from the SEDOS seminars.
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File consists of General Council Correspondence with the SEDOS.
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File consists of General Council Correspondence with the Self Help Development.
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File consists of General Council Correspondence with the SERPAJ Centro Puebla (Argentina).
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File consists of General Council Correspondence with the Service Universitaire Canadien Outre Mer (SUCO).
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File consists of General Council Correspondence with the Simon Fraser University.
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File consists of General Council Correspondence with the Sisters Adorers of the Precious Blood.
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File consists of General Council Correspondence with the Sisters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul (Halifax).
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File consists of General Council Correspondence with the Sisters of Providence of St. Vincent de Paul (Kingston).
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File consists of General Council Correspondence with the Sisters of St. Joseph (Hamilton and Toronto).
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File consists of General Council Correspondence with the Sisters of St. Joseph (London).
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File consists of General Council Correspondence with the Sisters of St. Joseph (Peterborough).
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File consists of General Council Correspondence with the Sisters of St. Joseph (Sault Ste. Marie / North Bay / Pembroke).
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File consists of General Council Correspondence with the Sisters of St. Martha (Antigonish).
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File consists of General Council Correspondence with the Sisters of St. Martha (Charlottetown).
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File consists of General Council Correspondence with the Sociedade Missionaria da Boa Nova (S.M.B.N.).
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File consists of General Council Correspondence with the Societe des Missionnaires d'Afrique.
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File consists of General Council Correspondence with the Societe des Missions Africaines (S.M.A.).
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File consists of General Council Correspondence with the Societe des Missions-Etrangeres de la Province de Quebec (P.M.E.).
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File consists of General Council Correspondence with the Society of Jesus (Jesuits).
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File consists of General Council Correspondence with the Society of St. Vincent de Paul.
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File consists of General Council Correspondence with the Sojourn House (Canada).
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File consists of General Council Correspondence with the St. Francis Human Development Association (Guyana).
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File consists of General Council Correspondence with the St. Jeromes College.
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File consists of General Council Correspondence with the St. Joseph's Society for Foreign Missions (M.H.M.) [Mill Hill Missionaries].
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File consists of General Council Correspondence with St. Michaels College in the University of Toronto.
Revised by F Rousselle May 4, 2026.
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File consists of General Council Correspondence with the St. Patrick's Missionary Society (S.P.S.).
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File consists of General Council Correspondence with the Student Christian Movement of Canada.
Accompanied by newsclippings, reports, and other supplemental materials.
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File consists of General Council Correspondence with the Taskforce on the Churches and Corporate Responsibility (TCCR).
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File consists of General Council Correspondence with the The Grail.
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File consists of General Council Correspondence with the Toronto Anti Intervention Coalition (TAIC).
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File consists of General Council Correspondence with the Toronto Committee for the Liberation of Southern Africa.
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File consists of General Council Correspondence with the Toronto Disarmament Network / October 22 Campaign.
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File consists of General Council Correspondence with the Toronto Project for Latin Americans.
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File consists of General Council Correspondence with the Union of Superiors General .
Revised by F Rousselle July 18, 2025.
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File consists of General Council Correspondence with the United Farm Workers.
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File consists of General Council Correspondence with the University of Sudbury.
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File consists of General Council Correspondence with the Ursulines of Chatham.
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File consists of General Council Correspondence with the Volunteer International Christian Service.
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File consists of General Council Correspondence with the Volunteer Missionary Movement.
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File consists of General Council Correspondence with the Wairiki Secondary School (Fiji).
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File consists of General Council Correspondence with the Working Women Community Service.
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File consists of General Council Correspondence with the World Conference on Religion for Peace / Canada.
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File consists of General Council Correspondence with the Youth Corps.
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Subseries consists of General Correspondence not divided by subject, for each General Council.
The "General Correspondence" files for each General Council were received as such upon transfer, separate from the subject correspondence files. This distinction was maintained during alphabetical re-arrangement of the subect correspondence files.
Revised by F Rousselle 17 June 2025.
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Majority of maps are simple hand drawn or printed reproductions.
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Subseries consists of reports, correspondence, maps, postcards, and research materials created and accumulated by the General Council in their investigation of regions to establish new missions.
Revised by F Rousselle March 4, 2026.
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File contains general notes compiled by the General Council in the search for new mission locations.
Revised by F Rousselle 14 March 2025.
Born in Windsor, Ontario, on September 1, 1928, Fr. Paul attended St. Joseph’s primary school and Assumption high school. He entered St. Francis Xavier Seminary in 1946 and was ordained a priest by Bishop Nelligan on December 20, 1952, in Windsor.
In his first two years as a Scarboro missionary priest, Fr. Paul served in the promotion department in Canada. In 1955 he was assigned to the Dominican Republic and in 1968 he represented the Dominican mission at the IV General Chapter where he was elected Superior General. He served in this position of leadership until 1974, returning to the Dominican Republic the following year. He was recalled to Canada in 1978 to coordinate the formation of priests and lay missioners.
He was appointed to Peru in 1983 for four years, returning to the Dominican Republic in 1987. He ended his overseas missionary service in 1994 and up until recently worked in communications, helping to promote Scarboro Missions through the use of computer technology and the internet.
As Superior General, Fr. Paul led the Society at a pivotal time in its history. He helped Scarboro Missions to be open to and to accept laity as co-workers in mission. His leadership has been noted by fellow Society members for making decisions based on consensus during the changing times of the Second Vatican Council.
Fr. Paul Ouellette passed away on February 13, 2003 from cancer.
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File consists of a study and photographs by Fr. Paul Ouellette, SFM about his trip to Peru, Guatemala, and Mexico to explore new mission possibilities.
Photos not originals, but part of a tourism booklet advertising Chiapas.
From 1980-1983, Scarboro missionaries worked in Chiapas, Mexico alongside the Mayan people. The missionaries were there at the invitation of Bishop Samuel Ruiz Garcia of the Diocese of San Cristobal de las Casas.
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File contains notes and some photos accumulated during the evaluation of Chiapas, Mexico as a new mission location.
Revised by F Rousselle 22 April 2025.
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File contains notes accumulated during the evaluation of Peten, Guatemala as a new mission location.
Revised by F Rousselle 14 March 2025.
Born on June 10, 1934, in Sydney Mines, N.S., Fr. Hugh received his early schooling in Sydney Mines and at Xavier Junior College in Sydney. He graduated in 1956 with a Bachelor of Arts degree from St. Francis Xavier University, Antigonish, Nova Scotia, and entered the Scarboro Foreign Mission Society one year later. Ordained to the priesthood on August 21, 1960, Fr. Hugh was appointed to St. Vincent, West Indies, in 1961. IN 1975 he undertook his new assignment as director of student formation in Canada, and from 1980-82 he served in Halifax, N.S. promoting vocations and the work of the Society.
In 1982 he began missionary work in Chiclayo, Peru where he remained until recalled in 1991 to serve again as director of the student formation program. From 1992 – 1997 he served as a member of the General Council, and in 1995 took on the additional responsibility as pastor of St. Theresa’s Shrine parish in Scarborough, Ontario.In 1999 Fr. Hugh was assigned to work in Cuba with the Quebec Foreign Mission Society. This was an exciting assignment for him as Cuba was a new area to work for Scarboro Missions.
Fr. Hugh died outside of his residence in Havana, Cuba on November 13, 2001 after due to injuries sustained after being hit by a bicycle. A funeral Mass of the Resurrection was celebrated on Thursday, November 15 in Fr. Hugh’s parish of San José, Bahia Honda, in the diocese of Pinar del Rio, Cuba, where he was buried.
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File consists of notes, correspondence and a report by Fr. Hugh MacDougall, SFM about his trip to Africa to explore new mission possibilities.
Fr. Joseph Curcio, appointed by the Bishop of Bissau to work with the Bijago people, served for one year in Guinea Bissau (1981-1982).
Born on June 10, 1934, in Sydney Mines, N.S., Fr. Hugh received his early schooling in Sydney Mines and at Xavier Junior College in Sydney. He graduated in 1956 with a Bachelor of Arts degree from St. Francis Xavier University, Antigonish, Nova Scotia, and entered the Scarboro Foreign Mission Society one year later. Ordained to the priesthood on August 21, 1960, Fr. Hugh was appointed to St. Vincent, West Indies, in 1961. IN 1975 he undertook his new assignment as director of student formation in Canada, and from 1980-82 he served in Halifax, N.S. promoting vocations and the work of the Society.
In 1982 he began missionary work in Chiclayo, Peru where he remained until recalled in 1991 to serve again as director of the student formation program. From 1992 – 1997 he served as a member of the General Council, and in 1995 took on the additional responsibility as pastor of St. Theresa’s Shrine parish in Scarborough, Ontario.In 1999 Fr. Hugh was assigned to work in Cuba with the Quebec Foreign Mission Society. This was an exciting assignment for him as Cuba was a new area to work for Scarboro Missions.
Fr. Hugh died outside of his residence in Havana, Cuba on November 13, 2001 after due to injuries sustained after being hit by a bicycle. A funeral Mass of the Resurrection was celebrated on Thursday, November 15 in Fr. Hugh’s parish of San José, Bahia Honda, in the diocese of Pinar del Rio, Cuba, where he was buried.
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File consists of notes, correspondence and a report by Fr. Hugh MacDougall
Revised by F Rousselle 14 March 2025.
Accompanying French-language map of the region is from 1978, "Institut Geographique Haute Volta - Carte Touristique et Routeire"
Born on June 10, 1934, in Sydney Mines, N.S., Fr. Hugh received his early schooling in Sydney Mines and at Xavier Junior College in Sydney. He graduated in 1956 with a Bachelor of Arts degree from St. Francis Xavier University, Antigonish, Nova Scotia, and entered the Scarboro Foreign Mission Society one year later. Ordained to the priesthood on August 21, 1960, Fr. Hugh was appointed to St. Vincent, West Indies, in 1961. IN 1975 he undertook his new assignment as director of student formation in Canada, and from 1980-82 he served in Halifax, N.S. promoting vocations and the work of the Society.
In 1982 he began missionary work in Chiclayo, Peru where he remained until recalled in 1991 to serve again as director of the student formation program. From 1992 – 1997 he served as a member of the General Council, and in 1995 took on the additional responsibility as pastor of St. Theresa’s Shrine parish in Scarborough, Ontario.In 1999 Fr. Hugh was assigned to work in Cuba with the Quebec Foreign Mission Society. This was an exciting assignment for him as Cuba was a new area to work for Scarboro Missions.
Fr. Hugh died outside of his residence in Havana, Cuba on November 13, 2001 after due to injuries sustained after being hit by a bicycle. A funeral Mass of the Resurrection was celebrated on Thursday, November 15 in Fr. Hugh’s parish of San José, Bahia Honda, in the diocese of Pinar del Rio, Cuba, where he was buried.
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File consists of notes, correspondence and a report by Fr. Hugh MacDougall
Revised by F Rousselle 22 April 2025.
Born on June 10, 1934, in Sydney Mines, N.S., Fr. Hugh received his early schooling in Sydney Mines and at Xavier Junior College in Sydney. He graduated in 1956 with a Bachelor of Arts degree from St. Francis Xavier University, Antigonish, Nova Scotia, and entered the Scarboro Foreign Mission Society one year later. Ordained to the priesthood on August 21, 1960, Fr. Hugh was appointed to St. Vincent, West Indies, in 1961. IN 1975 he undertook his new assignment as director of student formation in Canada, and from 1980-82 he served in Halifax, N.S. promoting vocations and the work of the Society.
In 1982 he began missionary work in Chiclayo, Peru where he remained until recalled in 1991 to serve again as director of the student formation program. From 1992 – 1997 he served as a member of the General Council, and in 1995 took on the additional responsibility as pastor of St. Theresa’s Shrine parish in Scarborough, Ontario.In 1999 Fr. Hugh was assigned to work in Cuba with the Quebec Foreign Mission Society. This was an exciting assignment for him as Cuba was a new area to work for Scarboro Missions.
Fr. Hugh died outside of his residence in Havana, Cuba on November 13, 2001 after due to injuries sustained after being hit by a bicycle. A funeral Mass of the Resurrection was celebrated on Thursday, November 15 in Fr. Hugh’s parish of San José, Bahia Honda, in the diocese of Pinar del Rio, Cuba, where he was buried.
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File consists of notes, correspondence and a report by Fr. Hugh MacDougall
Lay missioners from the Society served in the diocese of Mzuzu, Malawi in healthcare, education, and pastoral care alongside the Medical Missionaries of Mary and Rosarian Sisters. (1996-2013)
Born on June 10, 1934, in Sydney Mines, N.S., Fr. Hugh received his early schooling in Sydney Mines and at Xavier Junior College in Sydney. He graduated in 1956 with a Bachelor of Arts degree from St. Francis Xavier University, Antigonish, Nova Scotia, and entered the Scarboro Foreign Mission Society one year later. Ordained to the priesthood on August 21, 1960, Fr. Hugh was appointed to St. Vincent, West Indies, in 1961. IN 1975 he undertook his new assignment as director of student formation in Canada, and from 1980-82 he served in Halifax, N.S. promoting vocations and the work of the Society.
In 1982 he began missionary work in Chiclayo, Peru where he remained until recalled in 1991 to serve again as director of the student formation program. From 1992 – 1997 he served as a member of the General Council, and in 1995 took on the additional responsibility as pastor of St. Theresa’s Shrine parish in Scarborough, Ontario.In 1999 Fr. Hugh was assigned to work in Cuba with the Quebec Foreign Mission Society. This was an exciting assignment for him as Cuba was a new area to work for Scarboro Missions.
Fr. Hugh died outside of his residence in Havana, Cuba on November 13, 2001 after due to injuries sustained after being hit by a bicycle. A funeral Mass of the Resurrection was celebrated on Thursday, November 15 in Fr. Hugh’s parish of San José, Bahia Honda, in the diocese of Pinar del Rio, Cuba, where he was buried.
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File consists of notes, correspondence and a report by Fr. Hugh MacDougall
Revised by F Rousselle 14 March 2025.
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File consists of correspondence and reports from the Mission in Peru to the General Council concerning new mission possibilities in Latin America.
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Subseries consists of the a summarized chronology of the Scarboro Foreign Mission Society, similar to the annals of other religious communities, societies, or orders.
Revised by F Rousselle 14 March 2025.
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Surverys were also conducted frequently during preparations for General Chapter, see Series 1.
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Subseries consists of surveys conducted by the General Council to Society members and/or other male missionary groups.
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Survey and results sent out by the General Council to other male missionary orders.
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Survey and results sent out by the General Council to other male missionary orders.
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Survey and results sent out by the General Council to current seminarians.
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Survey and results sent out by the General Council to current priestly members regarding retirement and long-term care.
Revised by F Rousselle 14 March 2025.
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Subseries consists of lists of approved grants given by the General Council and the application for the Canadian Council for International Cooperation.
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File contains Society's application to the Canadian Council for International Cooperation.
Revised by F Rousselle 14 March 2025.
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File contains correspondence and the Society's application package to the Roncalli International Foundation.
Revised by F Rousselle 14 March 2025.
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This series consists of records created by or pertaining to the governance and administration of the Society which fall outside the responsibilities of the General Council (Series 2) and individual departments of the Society (Series 5).
The series is divided into the following subseries:
1. Constitutions
2. Office of the Secretary
3. Office of the Treasurer General
4. Cabinet
5. Committees and Commissions
6. Society Meetings
7. Anniversary Celebrations
8. Auxiliary Organizations
Series created by archivist upon processing at USMC, consolidating several previously discrete series as subseries. File level arrangement not altered from received arrangement except where related folders were combined into a single intellectual file. These are indicated at the file level by the previous identifier.
Possible future accruals.
Revised by F Rousselle 13 Nov 2025.
Access is open.
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This subseries consists of records related to the Society's successive Constitutions. The Constitutions express the Society's nature, purpose, and governance, as well as the rights and obligations of the members.
The Constitutions of 1984 arose from the need to re-write the Constitutions in light of the Second Vatican Council (1962-1965). The drafting process of the 1984 Constitutions documents the debates taking place in the wake of the Second Vatican Council, especially with regards to governance and the role of lay missioners within the Society.
Records include: drafts, translations of the Constitutions, correspondence with the Holy See and internally in the Society, research materials and reports. Subseries also includes copies of Circular Letters pertaining to the Constitutions, and documents prepared for the General Chapters where the Constitutions were discussed and amended.
Revised by F Rousselle 14 March 2025.
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John Mary Fraser (1877-1962) was the first Roman Catholic priest from English-speaking Canada to work in China and the founder of China Mission College, later known as Scarboro Foreign Mission Society.
He was born John Andrew Fraser in Toronto on 28 June 1877 to Scottish immigrant parents, William Fraser (1839-1920) and Johanna Chisholm (1837-1920). He was the ninth of their eleven children:
1. Mary Ann Fraser (6 May 1866 – 7 Feb. 1935)
2. William Fraser [Fr. William Fraser, ordained 1905] (2 Apr. 1867 – 24 Nov. 1952)
3. Isabella Fraser (4 Aug. 1868 – 17 Feb. 1907)
4. James Green Fraser (6 Nov. 1869 – 17 Nov. 1869)
5. Joanna Fraser [Sr. Geraldine, CSJ] (30 Nov. 1870 – 26 Jul. 1932)
6. Alexander Fraser (19 Jun. 1872 – 5 Apr. 1953)
7. Catherine H. Fraser (29 Nov. 1873 – 19 Sep. 1874)
8. Teresa Fraser [Sr. Mary St. John the Evangelist, ODNC ] (10 May 1875 – 28 Apr. 1961)
9. John Andrew Fraser (28 Jun. 1877 – 3 Sep. 1962)
10. Charles Fraser (7 Dec. 1878 – 19 Feb. 1953)
11. Margaret Rose Fraser (5 Jun. 1881 – 10 Jul. 1881)
Fraser attended St. Michael’s College (Toronto, Ont.) and graduated in 1896. Shortly thereafter, wishing to study for the priesthood (to become a priest in the Archdiocese of Toronto), in September 1896 he was sent to the Seminary Collegio Brignole Sale in Genoa, Italy (at the time there was no Seminary in Toronto). It was here in Genoa that he met missioners returning from their work abroad and this awakened his own mission vocation.
Fraser was ordained “for the missions” in Genoa in 1901, at which point he took the religious name John Mary Fraser. After a visit to Canada to bid goodbye to his family, he set sail for China and arrived on 21 December 1902. He was assigned to the Diocese of Ningpo and became the first Roman Catholic priest from English-speaking Canada to work in China.
In 1910, Fraser returned to Canada and spent two years trying to raise interest in the work in China. At that time, he also visited the United States, Ireland, Scotland and England. He then returned to his work in China.
On 9 November 1918, Fraser finally received authorisation from Archbishop Gauthier of Ottawa to establish a mission college in his diocese. The new college was opened in a former convent and school in Almonte, Ontario in September 1919. In 1921, the college was moved to Scarborough, Ontario, and in 1924, the staff and students moved into a new building on the property adjacent to St. Augustine's Seminary. Because of its location in Scarborough, China Mission Seminary eventually became known as Scarboro Missions.
Meanwhile, John Fraser continued his work in China, gradually joined by graduates of his college in Scarborough. In recognition of his efforts, Pope Pius XI conferred on Father Fraser the title of Pronotary Apostolic (P. A.) of the Church on 2 Dec. 1931. From this point on, he was known as Monsignor Fraser.
Fraser's life in China was interrupted in 1941 when he returned to Canada to attend to important matters of his growing mission society. On his return he was stranded in Manila by the outbreak of Second World War. Initially staying in the residence of the Archbishop of Manila, he was interned for three-and-a-half years during the Japanese occupation of Manila, returning to Canada in 1945.
In 1946, Monsignor Fraser once again set sail for China and continued his work in Kinhwa. Three years later, he returned to Toronto to attend the second General Chapter of the Society in 1949. He never returned to China. Shortly after his departure, under communist leadership, China was closed to any missionary endeavours. Fraser's fellow Canadian missioners who remained in China were arrested and eventually expelled from the country.
After the closure of the China mission, Monsignor Fraser soon accepted an invitation from Bishop Yamaguchi of Nagasaki, Japan to establish a new mission in that country. In May 1950, at age 73, he left for Japan. There, he built churches and established schools in Nagasaki, Fukuoka and Osaka.
Monsignor Fraser died on 3 September 1962, at the age of 85, at his residence in Osaka. He is buried in Shukugawa Catholic cemetery in Osaka.
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John Mary Fraser (1877-1962) was the first Roman Catholic priest from English-speaking Canada to work in China and the founder of China Mission College, later known as Scarboro Foreign Mission Society.
He was born John Andrew Fraser in Toronto on 28 June 1877 to Scottish immigrant parents, William Fraser (1839-1920) and Johanna Chisholm (1837-1920). He was the ninth of their eleven children:
1. Mary Ann Fraser (6 May 1866 – 7 Feb. 1935)
2. William Fraser [Fr. William Fraser, ordained 1905] (2 Apr. 1867 – 24 Nov. 1952)
3. Isabella Fraser (4 Aug. 1868 – 17 Feb. 1907)
4. James Green Fraser (6 Nov. 1869 – 17 Nov. 1869)
5. Joanna Fraser [Sr. Geraldine, CSJ] (30 Nov. 1870 – 26 Jul. 1932)
6. Alexander Fraser (19 Jun. 1872 – 5 Apr. 1953)
7. Catherine H. Fraser (29 Nov. 1873 – 19 Sep. 1874)
8. Teresa Fraser [Sr. Mary St. John the Evangelist, ODNC ] (10 May 1875 – 28 Apr. 1961)
9. John Andrew Fraser (28 Jun. 1877 – 3 Sep. 1962)
10. Charles Fraser (7 Dec. 1878 – 19 Feb. 1953)
11. Margaret Rose Fraser (5 Jun. 1881 – 10 Jul. 1881)
Fraser attended St. Michael’s College (Toronto, Ont.) and graduated in 1896. Shortly thereafter, wishing to study for the priesthood (to become a priest in the Archdiocese of Toronto), in September 1896 he was sent to the Seminary Collegio Brignole Sale in Genoa, Italy (at the time there was no Seminary in Toronto). It was here in Genoa that he met missioners returning from their work abroad and this awakened his own mission vocation.
Fraser was ordained “for the missions” in Genoa in 1901, at which point he took the religious name John Mary Fraser. After a visit to Canada to bid goodbye to his family, he set sail for China and arrived on 21 December 1902. He was assigned to the Diocese of Ningpo and became the first Roman Catholic priest from English-speaking Canada to work in China.
In 1910, Fraser returned to Canada and spent two years trying to raise interest in the work in China. At that time, he also visited the United States, Ireland, Scotland and England. He then returned to his work in China.
On 9 November 1918, Fraser finally received authorisation from Archbishop Gauthier of Ottawa to establish a mission college in his diocese. The new college was opened in a former convent and school in Almonte, Ontario in September 1919. In 1921, the college was moved to Scarborough, Ontario, and in 1924, the staff and students moved into a new building on the property adjacent to St. Augustine's Seminary. Because of its location in Scarborough, China Mission Seminary eventually became known as Scarboro Missions.
Meanwhile, John Fraser continued his work in China, gradually joined by graduates of his college in Scarborough. In recognition of his efforts, Pope Pius XI conferred on Father Fraser the title of Pronotary Apostolic (P. A.) of the Church on 2 Dec. 1931. From this point on, he was known as Monsignor Fraser.
Fraser's life in China was interrupted in 1941 when he returned to Canada to attend to important matters of his growing mission society. On his return he was stranded in Manila by the outbreak of Second World War. Initially staying in the residence of the Archbishop of Manila, he was interned for three-and-a-half years during the Japanese occupation of Manila, returning to Canada in 1945.
In 1946, Monsignor Fraser once again set sail for China and continued his work in Kinhwa. Three years later, he returned to Toronto to attend the second General Chapter of the Society in 1949. He never returned to China. Shortly after his departure, under communist leadership, China was closed to any missionary endeavours. Fraser's fellow Canadian missioners who remained in China were arrested and eventually expelled from the country.
After the closure of the China mission, Monsignor Fraser soon accepted an invitation from Bishop Yamaguchi of Nagasaki, Japan to establish a new mission in that country. In May 1950, at age 73, he left for Japan. There, he built churches and established schools in Nagasaki, Fukuoka and Osaka.
Monsignor Fraser died on 3 September 1962, at the age of 85, at his residence in Osaka. He is buried in Shukugawa Catholic cemetery in Osaka.
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Constitutions received approval and Vatican Imprimatur in 1940, the physical volumes were published in 1941.
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Fr. John was born January 7, 1913 in Sebastopol, Ontario, one of three sons and two daughters born to Patrick and Sophia Kelly. He attended St. James Primary school and Continuation School in Eaganville, Ontario and after a few years at St. Francis Xavier Seminary in Scarborough was sent to study at Brignole Sale in Genoa, Italy from 1936 to 1938.
Fr. John was ordained to the priesthood in St. Columbkille’s Cathedral in Pemroke on August 15, 1936 by Bishop Patrick Ryan. Fr. Kelly left for China in 1938 and remained there almost continuously until 1944. He spent his first two years at Kinwha learning the Chinese language. Subsequent years saw him serving in such places as Tungyang, Huenshin, Hunan, Dolu and Lishui. Due to the Pacific War, he returned to Canada briefly in 1944-1945. While home he helped out at St. Francis Xavier church in Renfrew, Ontario and St. James Church in Eganville. In 1947 he returned to China and in 1948 was appointed Regional Superior there. In 1949 Fr. Kelly returned to Canada to participate in the Second General Chapter of the Society and was unable to return to China because of the Communist revolution. Fr. Kelly then took post graduate studies in Canon Law at the University of Ottawa and was awarded his Doctorate in that field in 1950. The title of his thesis was “Legal Status of Mission Stations.”
From 1953 to 1961 Fr. Kelly was professor of Missiology, Mission Law and Latin at St. Francis Xavier Seminary. From 1959 to 1961 he held the positions of vice-rector and librarian. In 1959 he was elected as a member of the third general chapter of Scarboro.
In 1961 Fr. John was appointed the first regional superior of Scarboro’s mission in St. Vincent, West Indies. During his time there he was also pastor of the Parish of the Assumption. After his term of office in 1966 he became pastor of Our Lady of Fatima parish in St. Lucia where he stayed until 1970 when he was appointed to Scarboro’s mission in the Bahamas.
Fr. Kelly experienced health issues from 1970-1972 for which he received treatment in Canada. He died suddenly at his mission in Rock Sound, Bahamas, on November 17, 1972. At Fr. Kelly’s own request he was buried on the mission where he died. Respecting his wishes, he was interred in Nassau, the Bahamas on November 23, 1972.
Born November 9, 1917 and educated in Kingston, Ontario, he was ordained to the priesthood in 1940 as a Scarboro Foreign Missionary. He immediately went on to study Canon Law and was appointed Rector of the Seminary of the Scarborough Foreign Mission Society in 1944.
In 1950 he left for Japan on his first missionary assignment. For most of the next 27 years, until 1977, he lived and worked in Japan where he held many responsibilities. In the beginning he was pastor of a large Japanese parish in Nagasaki diocese. He became Regional Superior in 1956, and edited a small missionary newsletter for English-speaking missionaries in Japan. He worked as a member of the Tokyo Archdiocese Marriage Tribunal.
From time to time he returned to Canada where he worked in an advisory capacity to the Scarboro Foreign Mission Society in questions of church law arising out of the Second Vatican Council.
From 1977 until the time of his first heart attack in June of 1989, Fr. Pelow worked at the Catholic Marriage Tribunal in Toronto as Associate Judicial Vicar. In 1987 he was appointed, in the same capacity, to the Canadian Appeal Tribunal in Ottawa.
“Rog” or “Doc” as he was known to his colleagues had many friends both within and outside of the Society. His early years in Japan were characterized by a deep association and friendship with priests from other religious groups, most notably the Australia-based Missionaries of the Sacred Heart.
During his time as pastor of Scarborough’s parish in Fukuoka City (south Japan), he taught English at the diocesan seminary and was thus known to many Japanese clergy in that area.
Fr. Pelow lived with the Scarboro Missions Founder founder, Monsignor John Mary Fraser, up until Fraser’s death in Osaka, Japan, in 1962. He was a source of many interesting stories about Monsignor Fraser, some of these told in the historical documentary Restless Mission Flame, a video produced by Scarboro about Monsignor Fraser.
Fr. Rogers Pelow died of congestive heart failure on Monday, January 22, 1990 at Centenary Hospital in Scarborough, Ontario. A wake service for Fr. Pelow, attended by many friends and relatives was held here at Scarboro Missions on Wednesday, January 24, 1990. On January 25, Bishop Robert Clune of the Archdiocese of Toronto concelebrated the funeral mass at the Scarboro Missions chapel.
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Born in Mildmay, Ontario on April 15, 1915 he was the son of Louis and Clara Diemert. Fr. Diemert was a graduate of St. Jerome’s, Kitchener and St. Francis Xavier Seminary in Toronto. Cardinal McGuigan of Toronto ordained him to the priesthood on December 17, 1938.
After some pastoral work in Brantford, Ontario he left for China in 1940 and began language studies in Peking. In 1941 he was interned by the Japanese. Toward the end of 1943 he was repatriated aboard the S.S. Gripsholm and arrived back in Canada on December 3 of that year.In November, 1944 he was commissioned to help the church in the Dominican Republic where he remained until 1949. In that year he was appointed to a teaching position at St. Francis Xavier Seminary, Scarborough. In 1950 he was appointed rector. In 1953 he was appointed to the General Council and six years later, in 1959, he was elected the third Superior General of Scarboro. He served the community in that capacity until 1968.
Beginning in 1969 he spent three years he as director of the Latin American Institute in St. Mary’s, Ontario. He returned to the Dominican Republic in 1972. Besides his pastoral commitment in the Dominican Republic and because of his expertise, he was called upon in 1973 to go to Nigeria to assist Our Lady’s Missionaries in their work there. In 1975 he also capably assisted at the Interamerican Cooperative Institute in Panama.
In 1980 he retired from his work overseas but continued to serve the community as Director of internal communications.
Fr. Diemert passed away on April 27, 1985 at Providence Villa Hospital.
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Fr. Morrisey was born in Charlottetown, P.E.I., on Feb. 13, 1936, the oldest of Col. E.J.H. Morrisey, OBE, and Lucy Rita Coady’s five children. His family moved frequently as the army moved his father around. But the constant in his life was daily Mass with his mother. He entered the Oblate novitiate Aug. 14, 1955 in Richelieu, Que., and was ordained a priest in 1961 in Ottawa. In 1972 he was awarded two PhDs, one in philosophy at the University of Ottawa and the other in canon law at Saint Paul University, where he was already teaching the subject.
He was dean of the Saint Paul University faculty of canon law from 1972 to 1984, a founder of the Canadian Canon Law Society and an honorary life member of every canon law society in the English-speaking world. From 1985 to 2001 he advised the Vatican as a consultor to the Pontifical Council for the Interpretation of Legislative Texts.
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File contains supplemental materials for the drafting and revision of constitutions, including correspondence and reports.
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File contains constitutions of other religious societies and orders including: Maryknoll (1957, 1976), Our Lady's Missionaries (1981), Pontificio Istituto Delle Estere Missioni/ Istituto delle Missioni Estere di Milano (1886, 1896, 1914, 1925, 1933, 1935, 1947, 1948, 1957, 1961, 1965), Collegii Hibernorum de Urbe (1826), Maynooth Mission to China (Saint Columban's College, n.d.), St. Joseph's Society for Foriegn Missions (Mill Hill, 1937), Societe des Missions-Etrangeres de la province de Quebec (1929, 1939), Societatis Sancti Columbani Pro Missionibus Apud Sineses (1932).
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File consists of an updated edition of the Constitutions incorporating post-1984 amendments. This is part of the Scarboro Missions Documentation Handbook that includes the constitutions, organizational chart, directives, statutes, policies for lay employees, etc.
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Subseries consists of ingoing and outgoing correspondence for the Secretary General, member of leadership team of the Scarboro Foreign Mission Society.
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File contains general correspondence of the Office of the Secretary General.
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File contains legal counsel regarding Scarboro Foreign Mission Society Retention and Privacy policies going forward, largely pertaining to personnel files for non-permanent or lay members. Includes a draft retention policy.
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Subseries consists of records related to the administration of the Office of the Treasurer General of the Society.
Includes: audited financial statements, insurance papers, correspondence files, ledger books, and agency agreements with third party organizations in order to carry out work internationally on behalf of the Society or with Society funds.
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File contains collected financial audit statements for the Society.
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Box 93: 1922-1939
Box 94: 1940-1999
Box 95: 2000-2022
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Includes monthly financial reports, and reports regarding yearly wall calendars distributed by the Mission Information Department.
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File consists of Treasurer's reports sent out to Society members as Circular Letters.
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File contains general correspondence of the Office of the Treasurer.
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Includes contracts concerning lay missioners and Presentation Manor [Catholic retirement home in Scarborough, ON].
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File contains strategic cost mangement proposal and investment review with James P Marshall.
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Records were transferred to Archives by Society accountant, Janet Ainslie on 9 Sep. 2019.
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The Cabinet of the Scarboro Foreign Mission Society is an advisory body to the General Council and an integral part of the governance of the Society. Cabinet membership is decided by the General Council, and usually consists of Department Heads and members of the General Council.
The aim of Cabinet is “to ensure better cooperation and understanding between the various Society authorities and supportive Society departments and offices; and also to provide for joint reflection on new situations which continually arise because of swiftly changing times.”
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Cabinet members also act as 'ex-officio' substitute members of the Council, according to the norms established in Art. 154 of the Constitutions.
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Subseries consists of meeting minutes and reports. Also included are records related to two Cabinet committees: the Cabinet Committee on Personnel Policy (1988) and the Cabinet Committee on Financial Review (1989).
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Box 99: 1969-May 1972
Box 100: June 1972-May 1975
Box 101: June 1975-May 1980
Box 102: June 1980-Dec. 1982
Box 103: Jan. 1983-June 1985
Box 104: July 1985-Oct. 1987
Box 105: Nov. 1987-Oct. 1989
Box 106: Nov. 1989-Sept. 1991
Box 107: Oct. 1991-Oct. 1996
Box 108: Jan. 1997-June 2001
Box 109: Sept. 2001-Nov. 2004
Box 110: Jan. 2005-Nov. 2013
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Records belonged to Fr. Dan Gennarelli, Director of the JPO from 1985 to 1993. They were transfered to the Society archive prior to the transfer to USMC.
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Records belonged to Fr. Dan Gennarelli, Director of the JPO from 1985 to 1993. They were transfered to the Society archive prior to the transfer to USMC.
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File consists of a Progress Report of the Committee's work, submitted by Rev. Paul D. Ouellette, SFM to the General Council.
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File consists of a Progress Report of the Committee's work, submitted by Rev. Paul D. Ouellette, SFM to the General Council.
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File contains reports, summaries, and questionnaires of the Standing Commission on Lay Participation sent out to Society members as circular letters.
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File contains correspondence, third party reports, and supplementary materials from other organizations regarding lay participation in ministry.
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File contains background information gathered from 1974-1987 for the commission. Includes: reports, questionnaires and results, workshops and training program overviews, and society legislation.
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File includes meeting minute summaries, workplans and updates of the commission.
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Box 113: 2003-2004
Box 114: 2005-2007
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Includes a copy of the Society's Health and Safety Manual (2012 & 2015 versions).
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Records were transferred to Archives by Society accountant, Janet Ainslie on 9 Sep. 2019.
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Series consists of correspondence, meeting minutes, photographs, speeches, booklets, ephemera, and clippings related to the planning and hosting of anniversary celebrations of the Society, primarily the 50th (1968), 75th (1993), 90th (2008), and 100th (2018).
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File includes an example invitation, event programme, list of invitees, and written remarks (presumably given at the event).
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File consists of correspondence, largely with Canadian Bishops and Dioceses, regarding an observation of the anniversary and the 75th Anniversary video, "A Shared Dream".
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File consists of script for an anniversary event on Saturday Nov. 6, 1993. Written by Fr. Terry Gallagher and John Braganca.
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File contains a report summarizing anniversary events across Canada, parishes preached in, their connections to Society members, organizing costs, and media outlets which covered the events.
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File contains well wishes to the Society as well as the "Scarboro Missions News Press Release" pertaining to the anniversary. File also contains a complaint letter by a member of the public who attended one of the celebratory masses who felt that the mass had been "desecrated" into a "pagan ritual". Copies of this letter were also sent to the Pope, the Papal Nuncio in Ottawa, and the Archbishop of Toronto.
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Consists of the graphic materials used in the production of "A Shared Dream," the audio-visual production created in celebration of the Society's 75th Anniversary. Includes photographs of early ordinations, the first departures for China, seminarians, the China mission, St. Francis Xavier Seminary, and others.
The photos range from John Mary Fraser in Taichowfu in 1913 to contemporary images of the Society.
This group of photographs appears to have been taken from the archive in 1993 for the purposes of making this video and never properly put back.
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File contains invitations, a list of invitees, planning documents, event programme, booklet of deceased Society members, special issue of the Scarboro Missions magazine, and a newsclipping from the Catholic Register (Oct. 19, 2008.
Materials had been gathered into a book prior to arrival in the archives. Some photos have been pasted into the cards.
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Consists of an article prepared by the Community Chairperson Roy Sakaguchi detailing the foundation of the Japanese-Canadian Catholic community in Toronto, as well as a booklet celebrating the community's 20th anniversary. Community events were held in the Scarboro Missions chapel.
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Records include: correspondence, blank membership cards, fundraising event programmes, meeting minutes, constitutions and by-laws.
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File contains the organization's constitutions, example membership forms, correspondence, and booklets for 'Scaboro Night' events.
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File contains correspondence, meeting agendas and minutes, and a draft of the guild's by-laws.
Series description and corporate history summary inherited upon transfer to USMC. The corporate history has been adapted and edited for length and accuracy.
A 1970 'Notes on the Civil Corporation' declares: "The internal government of the Society is the responsibility of the members and of those whom the members provide to govern it. This is provided by the Constitutions, or in this period of transition, by the legislation of the IV General Chapter for the Society as a whole and legislation of individual Scarboro Communities for the Community.
For its relations with the Public, especially with civil authorities, another added form of government, a form which conforms to the pattern established by the civil government for organizations which wish to be recognized as such by the government, is required. This is called incorporation.
The Society applied for incorporation and was constituted a body corporate in the Province of Ontario in 1919. It was incorporated under the name 'China Mission College'. The name was changed in 1924 to 'St. Francis Xavier China Mission Seminary,' and changed again in 1940 to 'Scarboro Foreign Mission Society.'
By this incorporation the Society is recognized as a civil entity, a company, under the Ontario Companies Act, with all the rights and obligations which are stated in this Act, as long as they apply. Its relations with the public is determined by the By-Laws proposed by the corporation and approved by the Provincial Secretary. These By-Laws may be amended, if it is useful or necessary, at general meetings of the members of the corporation, providing the amendments do not violate essential regulations of the Ontario Companies Act."
The Bishops of Ontario, in addition to the General Council of the Society, were members of the Board.
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This series consists of records related to the Civil Corporation of the Scarboro Foreign Mission Society. By means of the Civil Corporation, the Society is able to enter into legal contracts, to acquire assets, and to assume liabilities.
The series is divided into 4 subseries:
1. Letters Patent
2. By-Laws
3. Reports and Minutes
4. Correspondence
Series was as a discrete fonds upon receipt at USMC, it was made into a series of the main Scarboro fonds to keep materials together, however it remains a separate series to reflect its previous status. Arrangement at file level not altered from received arrangement.
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File was among unprocessed items when received by USMC and integrated into the existing arrangement by the processing archivist.
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Subseries contains the subsequent Letters Patent of the China Mission College, St. Francis Xavier China Mission Seminary, and the Scarboro Foreign Mission Society.
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File contains multiple copies of the 1919 Letters Patent, including originals and reproductions via photcopy and typed.
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File contains multiple copies of the 1924 Letters Patent, including originals and reproductions via photcopy and typed.
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File contains the 1940 Letters Patent, a reproduction from the Government of Ontario, 2003 updates to the 1940 Letters, and legal correspondence with the General Council pertaining to the 2003 amendments.
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Also inlcudes some Coporation Board meeting minutes which had been gathered into a bound volume with early versions of the By-Laws or where the meetings pertained to By-Law amendments.
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Subseries contains Corporation By-Laws and later amendments.
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File contains original and reproduction of the China Mission 'By-Law Book' which includes the By-Laws of the China Mission College (1919), St. Francis Xavier Seminary (1924) and Scarboro Foreign Mission Society (1940). The book also contains the minutes of the meetings of the Board of Control for the Corporation from December 20, 1961-September 27, 1972.
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File contains Corporation by-laws, including banking resolutions, from 1937-1963.
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File contains the 1972 proposed revisions to the By-Laws.
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File contains the 1973 proposed revisions to the By-Laws.
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File contains the 1973 amended By-Laws.
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File contains the 1995 amended By-Laws.
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By-Law 40 was part of the 1973 amendments.
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File contains the 2005 proposed revisions to By-Law 40.
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The 1975 meeting minutes contain a discussion of the Incardination issue, where discussions arose over whether SFM priests were to remain incardinated in their home Canadian dioceses.
Some copies of Meeting Minutes are also included in the By-Laws subseries where they had been gathered into a bound volume with early versions of the By-Laws or where the meetings pertained to By-Law amendments.
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Subseries contains Corporation Board of Control (Board of Directors) Meeting Minutes, as reports (including financial reports) delivered at the meeting, and any related declarations or acts of Coporation. Accompanied by a small amount of memos and correspondence relating to the meetings or resignations of board members.
Minutes for 1920-1960 are contained in a bound minute book, with a type reproduction accompanying it and supplementary materials (reports, memos, brief correspondence, etc. in a separate, accompanying folder). For subsequent years, minutes are stored by year and accompanied by the related reports and correspondence, where available. Subseries arranged at file level by processing archivist upon arrival at USMC.
Most financial reports are found in the following year's file, as they were created and presenting at the following year's Board meeting.
Box 120: 1920-1960
Box 121: 1961-1983
Box 122: 1984-2009
Box 123: 2010-2023
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Subseries contains correspondence between the Civil Corporation and (Arch)Bishops of various (Arch)Dioceses in Canada, as well as the Military Ordinary of Canada.
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Materials related to other elements of Society operation can be found in the General Council files (Series 2) and Governance and Administration (Series 3).
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This series consists of records created by or pertaining to the operation of the individual Departments of the Society.
The series is divided into the following subseries:
1. Office on the Laity - Department of Lay Association - Lay Mission Office
2. Department of Communication and Education
3. Mission Information Department
4. Justice, Peace, and Integrity of Creation Office
5. Interfaith Department
Series created by archivist upon processing at USMC, consolidating several previously discrete series as subseries. Where one office had multiple names throughout its existence, these files were combined into a single series, with office name changes indicated in the title and description of the subseries. Arrangement at file level not altered from received arrangement except where indicated at file level or where unprocessed materials were integrated into the existing arrangement.
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Department heads and appointments list available in the personnel reference documents: I:\Special_Collections_Department\Special_Collections\Fonds_and_Collections\Scarboro Foreign Mission Society\Reference Documents\PERSONNEL (SFM)
Access is open, except for personnel files contained in Subseries 1: Office on the Laity - Department of Lay Association - Lay Mission Office. These are indicated at file level.
Subseries description inherited upon transfer to USMC. They were edited for brevity when the series for the successive offices were combined.
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Having considered the possibility of introducing lay people as members since the late 1960s, Scarboro Missions approved Fr. Joseph Curcio's proposal to establish an office in order to experiment with, and assess the feasibility of, the introduction of laymen into missionary work. Founded in December 1972, the Office on the Laity was also developed as a service of information for those seeking acceptance regarding missionary work. That is, Fr. Curcio also founded the Office as a means for laymen to acquire instruction for the purpose of helping them come to a decision regarding their motivations. In 1974, Scarboro Missions slowly began accepting laity into the Society through the Office on the Laity, wherein they offered a four-month long formation for cross-cultural mission work for single men, single women, and married couples.
During the 1987 Chapter, it was formally recognized that lay associate membership should no longer be considered an experiment, and the establishment of a Lay Department was mandated. As a result, the Department of Lay Association (DLA) was formed in September 1987, which gave lay associate members more responsibility and helped legitimize the lay mission vocation. The DLA itself was run by the Society's lay members and served to facilitate communication between them and the priests of Scarboro Missions, and to support the laity and the lay movement's growth. As such, it worked closely with the Formation-Education Department, which by now was predominantly training lay candidates interested in missionary work.
In 1993, the DLA was reconstituted as the Lay Mission Office (LMO), at which point laity were given more autonomy and authority over their own affairs within the Society. This restructuring served as an attempt to better integrate lay members with the community of priests at Scarboro Missions. The founding of the LMO thus renewed the laity's sense of belonging within the community by providing them with a space of their own while still remaining connected with the Society structure. LMO staff were given the responsibility of training, recruiting, sending, and directing new lay missioners, as well as supporting members in mission. Before long, the department instilled itself as a crucial part of Scarboro Missions.
The Lay Mission Office officially closed in 2018.
This subseries consists of records produced by the three successive offices. These include: discussions on lay membership and recruitment, policies and guidelines on laity membership, meeting and workshop transcripts, lay mission reports, departmental reports, circulars, correspondence, and lists of lay members.
Electronic records (including optical discs) from the LMO were not included in the existing arrangement upon transfer to USMC, these were integrated by the processing archivist.
Revised by F Rousselle 22 April 2025.
Original arrangement/listing for the LMO CDs can be found in ""I:\Special_Collections_Department\Special_Collections\Fonds_and_Collections\Scarboro Foreign Mission Society\Legacy Archival Documentation\ACCESSIONS". The electronic files of the LMO were part of two separate internal accessions (2018-001, 2019-003).
Access is open, except for the personnel records of Lay Missioners.
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File contains 1971 paper by the General Council examining the question of Lay Missionaries, and responses, largely from Canadian Bishops and other religious societies.
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Report submitted to the General Council on the relationship and development between the Society and Lay missionaries.
Paper was also delivered at the General Chapter of 1974.
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File contains correspondence from lay people inquiring about how they may be involved in the Society's mission work.
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File contains collected reference materials including correspondence, organization summaries, studies, and promotional materials from other missionary organizations which include lay members. It also includes reference materials on the history of lay missions in the Catholic Church in the form of essays, newsletters, and reports.
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File contains copies of circular letters pertaining to the lay question, annotated reports, and drafts of Society policies on the laity.
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File contains copies of the "Daniel" newsletters which went out from the Society to lay pepole who have worked or expressed interest missionary work.
A version of this paper was presented at the Mission Conference [2000].
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File contains notes and two versions of the paper "History of the Laity in Scarboro Missions."
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File contains department meeting minutes, agendas, workshop planning documents, and reports.
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File contains responses from department and Society members, brief correspondence, meeting minutes, and annotated notes on the paper "Nature of [Lay] Association".
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File contains a general departmental report to the 1990 Society Chapter of Affairs, as well as specific reports from lay missioners in Mexico and China, and a report evaluating the potential for lay missioners in the Philippines. Also contains a report by lay missioners who attended the "Encounter of the Mission Sending Societies of the Americas Re: Lay Associates" meeting in Mexico City, August 10-13, 1987.
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File contains circular letters distributed by the department to Society members, updating them about departmental affairs. Accompanied by brief correspondence and supplemental materials such as departmental reports, copies of meeting minutes, internal memos, workplans, and questionnaires relating to the circulars. Also includes collected responses from Society members to some of the circular letters. Many of these additional materials are gathered into 'appendics' accompanying each circular.
Arranged chronologically.
Box 125: 1987-1989
Box 126: 1990-1993
Revised by F Rousselle 8 Jan. 2026.
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File contains circular letters from the Peru Lay Mission team (based in Chiclayo, Peru), to the rest of the Society.
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File contains circular letters from the Philippines Lay Mission team to the rest of the Society.
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File contains departmental correspondence including: internal memos, correspondence with other Society departments, correspondence with lay missioners abroad, and with Maryknoll missions.
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File contains draft versions (1987, 1990) of the contract between the Society and its lay missioners, as well as commentary on said drafts.
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File contains miscellaneous supplemental documentation and notes produced by or used by the department. These include: Canadian Religious Conference report on associate members, newsclippings on lay missioners and the state of missions globally, notes by priests of the Society, "Scarboro Missions News" press releases, reference materials from Maryknoll's discussion of lay programs, mission updates from the "United Staes Catholic Mission Association", parts of drafts on SFM policies on lay associates, and other reports on lay associate programs.
Revised by F Rousselle 16 April 2025.
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File contains the Society's Lay Mission Handbook, containing policies and other guidelines on the participation of lay associates.
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File contains a brief history of the laity's involvement with the Society leading to the creation of the Lay Mission Office, as well as records pertaining to the development of the LMO. These include: a newsclipping from the Catholic New Times, lay mission models discussed at the 9th General Chapter, reports on the actions taken by the Society to develop their lay mandate, and internal correspondence and memos.
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File contains drafts, proposals, and updates to the Society's policies on lay missioners, as well as accompanying internal memos relating to these policies.
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File contains meeting minutes, agendas, and brief correspondence relating to the meetings between the LMO and the General Council.
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File contains meeting minutes, agendas, correspondence, and supplemental reference materials from the meetings between the LMO and the Consultative Committee. The supplemental materials largely consist of reports from lay missioners abroad, committee reports, and similar publications and reports from other religious societies with lay associate programs.
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File contains meeting minutes from the meetings between the LMO and the Formation Education Department.
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File contains report from the meeting of the Society's Lay Missioners which took place July 17-24, 1998.
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File contains reports on the Lay Mission program (2002, 2006), notes from various LMO "partnership gatherings", and draft lay policies and agreements for review at meetings.
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File contains report from the meeting of the Society's Lay Missioners which took place July 3-6, 2016. Includes a proposal on the future of lay missions within the Society.
Mission visitaiton reports can also be found in the General Council Series, Subseries 2 - Reports and Briefs (F26-2-2). Digital photos accompanied by Contact information for locations and organizations visited.
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File consists of reports on visits to Panama, Ecuador, Guatemala, Malawi, China, Hong Kong, Thailand, Kenya, Brazil, and Guyana. Includes photographs taken in Panama. Accompanied by digital photographs from support visits to Thailand and China taken by Jean and John MacInnis.
Revised by F Rousselle 22 April 2025.
Digital photo files had been copied to SFM digital storage prior to transfer. CDs had separate prior identifier: LMO-CD-71 and LMO-CD-72. Available at: "I:\Special_Collections\SFM\F26_5_1_Lay Mission Office\F26-5-1-28_visit reports and photographs"
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File consists of general correspondence from the LMO inlcuding correspondence with: other Society departments, lay missioners abroad, other Catholic organizations, and dioceses in which missioners were serving.
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File contains meeting minutes from the admissions committee, as well as a blank application package with accompanying guidelines for prospective candidates.
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File contains applicant lists and contract schedules.
Access is restricted.
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File contains the various version of the contracts between lay missioners and the Society, beginning with the 1980 version and ending with the 2015 version.
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File contains the statistics for inquiries into the Lay Mission Program for 2000-2001, 2007-2011.
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File contains the 1999 and 2006 versions of the Lay Missioners Handbook. Accompanying CD contains the 2007 version of the handbook. Accompanied by other incomplete versions and excerpts of the Handbook. The Handbook includes policies, guidelines, and evaluations for lay missioners.
CD had separate prior identifier: LMO-CD-43.
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File contains three versions of the Mission Preparation Programme Handbook, 2002, 2005, and 2013.
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File contains an example information program sent to those who inquired about the Lay Mission program.
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File contains newsletters and other updates from lay missioners and the LMO sent to Society members.
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File contains guidance manual and workshop planning for lay missioners to help them adjust to their re-entry into Canadian life.
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File contains programme booklets and flyers for the Missioning Ceremonies and Masses held for lay missioners before their departure from Canada.
Digital files available at: "I:\Special_Collections\SFM\F26_5_1_Lay Mission Office\F26-5-1-39_missioning ceremony programmes"
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File contains repots on outreach visits across Canada, collected posters and flyers for "Come and See" events for both priestly and lay missioners. Accompanying optical discs contain digital posters for weekend, overnight, and retreat events and a powerpoint outlining the application and formation process for the lay program.
Revised by F Rousselle 16 April 2025.
Most of the digital files had been copied to SFM digital storage prior to transfer, however, some remain on disc only. CDs had separate prior identifiers: LMO-CD-48, 50, 51, 52, 54, 76, 130. Available at: "I:\Special_Collections\SFM\F26_5_1_Lay Mission Office\F26-5-1-40_promotional materials and outreach"
Date represents creation date for the booklet and accumulation date for photographs.
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File contains promotional booklet "Walk With Us" which profiles lay and priestly missioners from the Society. Accompanied by colour photos and a floppy disc (containing photos) which were used in the booklet.
Revised by F Rousselle 22 April 2025.
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File contains the schedule and evaluation of the LMO's intern program.
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File contains the collected "Laity in Missions" issues of the Scarboro Mission's magazine; these issues have a particular focus on the work of lay missioners.
Revised by F Rousselle 16 April 2025.
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File contains brief correspondence, guidelines, and workshop materials created the Office of the Treasurer General for lay missioners to assist them with healthcare coverage and other finacial matters.
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File contains correspondence relating to funding for the LMO. This includes internal Society correspondence as well as external correspondence with other Catholic agencies such as the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops, Archdiocese of Toronto, Office for the Evangelization of Peoples. Accompanied by some LMO financial reports.
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File contains correspondence, reports, and reference material from other religious organizations pertaining to the development of a pension plan for lay missioners.
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File contains correspondence, reports, and and working policies discussing the option of providing lay missioners with a [financial] entitlement in lieu of a traditional pension.
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File contains financial summaries, correspondence, reports, and policies regarding the Re-adjustment/Resettlement allowance for lay missioners returning to Canada. Includes external legal and financial counsel, as well as excerpts of policies from the Office of the Treasurer.
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File contains correspondence and meeting notes regarding the Society's One Year Mission Program. Accompanied by a draft project charter for the program and a selection of newspaper clippings discussing mission and volunteering trips in developing countries. Includes corespondence with the Interchange, a non-profit referral service. Accompanied by some other brief administrative materials including budget reports for the program.
Digital files at: "I:\Special_Collections\SFM\F26_5_1_Lay Mission Office\F26-5-1-49_one year mission program_meetings and correspondence"
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File contains reports from the coordinator of the One Year Mission Program to missioners in Guyana.
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File contains an outreach workplan, internal correspondence, and promotional flyers and brochuers for the One Year Mission Program. Electronic records include promotional videos, photographs, powerpoint presentations, as well as guidelines for interested applicants. Some promotional materials are for the Society more broadly, not solely the One-Year Program.
Revised by F Rousselle 16 April 2025.
Digital files available at: "I:\Special_Collections\SFM\F26_5_1_Lay Mission Office\F26-5-1-51_one year mission program_outreach and promotion"
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File contains brief correspondence and schedule for the discernment retreat for the One Year Mission Program.
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File contains various versions of the application for the One Year Mission Program, as well as some internal correspondence and screening questions for applicants. Electronic records include participant applications and inquiries.
Digital files available at: "I:\Special_Collections\SFM\F26_5_1_Lay Mission Office\F26-5-1-53_one year mission program_application and screening"
Completed applications and list of inquiries is restricted.
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File contains guidelines, schedules, presentation slides, and questionnaires used in the training and formation of participants in the One Year Mission Program. Includes resources on re-entry into life in Canada following the program.
Digital files at: "I:\Special_Collections\SFM\F26_5_1_Lay Mission Office\F26-5-1-54_one year mission program_formation"
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File contains (blank) contracts and policies for participants in the program.
Digital files at: "I:\Special_Collections\SFM\F26_5_1_Lay Mission Office\F26-5-1-55_one year mission program_contracts and policies"
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File contains correspondence regarding planning and the text of the blessing used at the Missioning Mass for the program participants.
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File contains the collected, anonymized survey responses from participants after the program's completion.
Digital files at: "I:\Special_Collections\SFM\F26_5_1_Lay Mission Office\F26-5-1-57_one year mission program_surveys"
Item listing available.
Some of the slideshows appear to be promotional material for Scarboro Missions more broadly, not specifically the Lay Mission Program.
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File contains slideshows and videos created by or featuring lay missioners using photos from their mission work. Most of the videos are slideshows put to music, rather than video footage.
Most of the digital files had been copied to SFM digital storage prior to transfer, however, some remain on disc only (LMO-CD- 148, 153), while LMO-CD-126, 128 lacked a physical CD but had digital files in the folder upon USMC transfer. CDs had separate prior identifiers indicated in the file listing. Digital copies and file listing at: "I:\Special_Collections\SFM\F26_5_1_Lay Mission Office\F26-5-1-58_lay missioner powerpoints and videos"
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File contains digital backups of the LMO administrative files for the given years. These include: emails, calendars, photographs, promotional materials, meeting minutes, reports, department policies, and applications to the program.
"Some of the digital files had been copied to SFM digital storage prior to transfer, however, some remain on disc only (LMO-CD-16, 17, 18, 19, 105, 114, 115, 116). Digital copies at: ""I:\Special_Collections\SFM\F26_5_1_Lay Mission Office\F26-5-1-59_LMO administrative files""
Contains signficant duplication and it is unclear how much of these materials are of archival value. However, given the small overall size (2GB) and the number of individual documents (16,000) it was decided not to process this file at the item level. It may be worth doing so at a later date, should archivist time be available."
Access to personnel records of Lay Missioners is restricted. Access to other files is open.
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File contains electronic file titled "Handover" which appears to be a copy of the One-Year Mission Program files created during a change of leadership of the program. Files are generally administrative and include contact information, meeting minutes, promotional posters, formation documents, policies, reports, and photographs.
"Digital files at: ""I:\Special_Collections\SFM\F26_5_1_Lay Mission Office\F26-5-1-60_one year mission program_general admin""
Contains signficant duplication and it is unclear how much of these materials are of archival value. However, given the small overall size (3GB) and the number of individual documents (811) it was decided not to process this file at the item level. It may be worth doing so at a later date, should archivist time be available."
Access to personnel records of Lay Missioners is restricted. Access to other files is open.
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Contains personnel records of Lay Missioners and applicants.
Arranged alphabetically by surname.
Access is restricted.
Subseries description inherited upon transfer to USMC.
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Established in May 1969 and led by Fr. John Walsh, the Department of Communication and Education (DCE) served as a means to connect members of the Society and assist with personnel education. It assumed the functions of the Director of Internal Communications, itself created in 1962.
The Communication branch of the DCE strived to unify the Scarboro community by keeping priests apprised of Society news via the distribution of newsletters and bulletins to all members. They also worked to ensure ease of communication among missions and collected reference materials to serve as a resource centre. The Education branch promoted the continual education of personnel, even offering courses for Society members.
In 1972, the DCE was split into two departments: the Department of Communication, headed by Fr. Wallace Chisholm, and the Department of Education (later the Formation-Education Department), led by Fr. Clair Yaeck.
The Department of Communication lacks a formal closure date, but appears to have ceased operations in the 1980s.
Files include: correspondence, reports, policies, and newsletters from the department.
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File contains reports of the DCE to the General Council and General Chapter.
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File contains news bulletins created by the DCE, presumably distributed to Society members.
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File contains correspondence of department head, Fr. John Walsh.
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File contains brief press releases from the "Scarboro Missions Communications Service".
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File contains brief DCE correspondence, departmental updates, and excerpts from third part publications regarding international missionary work, particularly in Central and South America.
Revised by F Rousselle 17 April 2025.
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File contains an information packet received by the deparment [source unclear] with information regarding the Apartheid, Canada-China program, the MacKenzie Valley Pipeline Inquiry, and the church in Mozambique. Includes newspaper clippings, reports, and a submission by Society members on the Pipeline Inquiry.
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File contains correspondence and a list of SFM priests attending post graduate studies.
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File contains correspondence, reports, papers, proposals, and meeting minutes regarding the Society's policy on post-graduate studies amongst its members.
Revised by F Rousselle 17 April 2025.
Subseries description inherited upon transfer to USMC and edited for completeness.
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The Mission Information Department (MID) was established in 1974 to promote and educate on the missionary work of the Society. At its founding, MID took on the tasks of the Promotion Department (founded in 1950), responsible for making Scarboro Missions and its work widely known and generating funds for the Society. MID also took on the tasks of the Public Relations Department (established in 1961), which circulated the Scarboro Missions Magazine and performed outreach.
The MID was originally comprised of four sections: Promotion and Outreach, Magazine & Communications, Audio Visual, and Mission Centre. The Promotion and Outreach team worked on campaigns and produced materials to promote the Society and its work. The Magazine section focused on the publication and distribution of the Scarboro Missions magazine, which ran from 1919-2018. The Audio Visual branch served to promote the work of mission by distributing the Society's multi-media mission education materials. And finally, the Mission Centre ran programmes such as seminars, courses, lectures, conferences, study weeks, retreats, and others.
This subseries consists of records relating to the Mission Information Department and its two precursor departments, Promotion and Public Relations. It includes reports, meeting minutes, memos, correspondence, press releases, circular letters, analyses, and various promotional and fundraising materials. It also includes the collected volumes of the China/Scarboro Missions Magazine.
Revised by F Rousselle 17 June, 2025.
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File contains reports from the Promotion Department, one of the precursors of the Mission Information Department.
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File contains mandate and reports of the Public Relations Program, one of the precursors of the Mission Information Department.
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File contains annual reports of the Mission Information Department.
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File contains annual income reports of the Mission Information Department. These reports include Society income from various fundrasing and promotion initiatives incuding magazine subscriptions and other donations.
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File contains reports from the Mission Information Department outside of the annual general and annual income reports. These reports largely relate to individual projects and semi-annual internal reports to department staff.
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File contains reports of the Gift Planning Officer.
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File contains reports of the Magazine Editor including an editorial policy, suggested themes and articles, and policies.
Visitation reports also found in Series 2 - General Council, Subseries 2 - Reports and Briefs.
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File contains reports on vistations to mission locations by Fr. Gerald Curry and other Mission Information Department members.
Born in Walkerton, Ontario, on February 12, 1928, Fr. Clair was ordained to the priesthood in 1951 and continued his studies at New York’s Fordham University where he received a Master’s degree in sociology in 1954. His missionary career began as he entered language school in Tokyo in the fall of 1954 and over the next 42 years he served as pastor, as assistant secretary general to the Japan’s Bishop’s Conference, and as editor of Tosei News, an English language newsletter for missionaries to Japan.
For over 20 years Fr. Clair also gave himself in service to the Society’s work and welfare in Canada. On two occasions he served as vicar general on the General Council. He was also a rector of the seminary and taught sociology at St. Augustine’s seminary. His final Society responsibility was as the person in charge of Society renewal. For this task he called upon his expertise in PRH (Personality and Human Relations). In 1984 he had studied the PRH program and became a licensed animator. He used these skills in Japan as well, being appointed a coordinator of PRH in Japan in 1991.
Clair was the first Society member of the interfaith organization, WCRP (World Conference on Religion and Peace). As well, he worked closely with the ecumenical church coalition, Canada – China Programme, as he had a special interest in China. During the 1970s, Claire was supportive of the founding of many of the ecumenical church coalitions and of Catholic New Times, an independent Catholic news magazine based in Toronto.
He passed away on Friday, November 1, 1996, from gastric cancer.
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File contains analytical report on the MID by Fr. Clair Yaeck. Includes annotated draft of report.
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File contains report by the MID on activities, outreach, and celebrations undertaken for the Society's 75th Anniversary.
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File contains meeting minutes and internal memos of the MID.
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File contains budgets and financial memos of the MID and its precursors - the Public Relations and Promotions departments,
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File contains meeting minutes, agendas, memos, and brief financial summaries of the Scarboro Missions' Magazine Editorial Planning and Support Committee.
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File contains correspondence with various agencies consulted by the MID relating to their promotional, marketing, and fundrasing work. File also includes a variety of reports and promotional plans developed by consultants.
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File contains working paper on the Public Relations Department (1960s) and a bulletin from the MID outlining its objectives.
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File contains A/V Department correspondence, press releases, outlines and scripts of public service announcements created by the Society, and general administrative documents relating to the planning, production, and distribution of AV promotional materials.
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File contains correspondence and a newspaper advertisement for the position of media representative, as wel as the correspondence of the representative once the position had been established.
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File contains meeting minutes, correspondence, and proposals pertaining to increasing advertising, promotion, and recruitment for the Society. This appears to have been a joint effort between the MID and the other Society Deparments, including the Treasurer's Office, Lay Mission Office, Formation and Education Department, and the General Council.
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File contains reports, meeting minutes, and correspondence from the Planned Giving Program.
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File contains administrative records pertaining to the development and operation of the Mission Centre at the Scarboro Missions headquarters (2685 Kingston Road). Records include proposals for the development of the centre, correspondence, proposals and plans for centre programming, operating budgets, reports to the MID and General Council, and lists of programs and events offered. Accompanied by some promotional materials from the centre, including brochures and flyers for specific events hosted.
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File contains lists and duties of MID directors, as well as other department staff for certain years.
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File contains information package given to MID members during their renewal process in 1988. Package consists of previous MID reports, excerpts from the Acts of General Chapter, Chapter directives, the MID mandate, and other related governance materials.
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File contains general correspondence from the MID and its precursors.
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File contains internal correspondence from the MID and its precursors.
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File contains MID correspondence with the Packard Manse Media Project regarding funding and the production of anti-war and economic justice video materials.
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File contains MID (and its precursors) correspondence with John G. Hoggson and Norman Nordin.
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File contains correspondence of the Scarboro Missions Magazine editor, as well as feedback from readers directed to the editor. Accompanied by some supplemental materials including brief meeting notes, newspaper clippings, and administrative plans outlining the editor's role.
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File contains correspondence between the Scarboro Missions Magazine editor and the Grey Nuns of the Immaculate Conception (Pembroke, ON) stationed in Japan.
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File contains correspondence of the Gift Planning Officer with the General Council and Office of the Treasurer.
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File contains correspondence with the Department of Canadian Heritage relating to the 1990s changes to the Publications Assistance Program (PAP) regulations. Includes a copy of the 1997 Scarboro Missions Magazine application, as well as appeals, follow ups, and newspaper clippings regarding the effect of PAP changes on Catholic publications. Also includes a brief report on the effects of 2009 changes to PAP.
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File contains correspondence with and about Canadian Catholic News (CCN) a sharing network of some of Canada's largest Catholic Newspapers.
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File contains correspondence, donations lists, and a newspaper clipping relating to Fr. Morrison's fundraising campaign in PEI.
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File contains correspondence, donations lists, and a promotional pamphlet relating to Fr. Stringer's campaign in Ontario.
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File contains correspondence, donations lists, and receipts relating to Fr. Venadam's campaign in Nova Scotia.
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File contains correspondence, financial reports, and example envelopes from the summer campaigns to increase magazine subscriptions.
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File contains a report to the General Council by Fr. Ron Pete pertaining to his campaign in the Diocesese of Alexandria-Cornwall, Pembroke, Ottawa.
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File contains brief notes and itineraries regarding Fr. Greg Chisholm's campaigns in various regions of Canada.
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File contains correspondence relating to the campaign in the Diocese of Gatineau-Hull.
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File contains correspondence, brief notes, and parish lists for the Missionary Co-op Campaign in which Society priests visited various parishes (largely in Ontario) to present and fundraise.
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File contains correspondence, speaking notes, and an itinerary for the Nova Scotia campaign.
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File contains correspondence and a list of parishes from Fr. MacDougall's Saskatoon fundrasing campaign.
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File contains undated reports on two outreach campaigns including visits to Ontario higschools, and Fr. Brian Swords campaign in the Maritimes.
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File contains general correspondence pertaining to outreach and fundraising campaigns, as well as brief reports from Society priests on campaign.
Magazine title was changed from "China" to "Scaboro Missions" in 1950.
Digitized copies of the magazine from 1919-2008 are available on the Internet Archive. (https://archive.org/search?query=creator%3A%22Scarboro+Foreign+Mission+Society%22)
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File contains the complete run of the China/Scarboro Missions Magazine in bound volumes.
"Bound volumes not stored in archival boxes, but as freestanding books alongside the Scarboro Missions Publications in Range 12. Two copies of the volumes 1919-1924 and 1931-1936 exist. One of the 1919-1924 copies is in extremely poor condition and requires conservation work, it has been stored in an archival flatbox alongside the other bound volumes.
PDF copies of magazine: ""I:\Special_Collections\SFM\SFM Magazine-ARCHIVE"""
File does not contain a complete run of the magazine, list of exact issues available.
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File contains individual, non-bound issues of the China/Scarboro Missions Magazine.
Some of the individual issues, particularly those of Accession 2025-02 have heavy foxing and show signs of water damage. No active signs of mold are present, but issues of concern have been individually housed as a precautionary measure.
Some of the magazine issues were received in the transfer of the Society archives to USMC (Accession 2023-06). However, other issues which the collection lacked were donated by Rosemary Boissoneau (Accession 2025-02). These are indicated by a note on the housing of each issue.
List of issues available: "I:\Special_Collections_Department\Special_Collections\Fonds_and_Collections\Scarboro Foreign Mission Society\SFM_Magazine_Inventory.xlsx"
The physical indices go only until 2014, a complete version is available as a digital record. The author index only includes SFM priests, with an incomplete list of lay and other religious authors. A complete author file list is available digitally.
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File contains two indices for the Scarboro Missions Magazine, listing all articles published in the magazine. One index is by issue date, the other by author.
Digital versions of index list: "I:\Special_Collections_Department\Special_Collections\Fonds_and_Collections\Scarboro Foreign Mission Society\Reference Documents\Magazine (SFM)\Magazine Index"
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File contains brief discussion and copy of the "ShareLife Gallup Study of Attitudes Towards Individual Giving Applied to a Catholic Annual Appeal".
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File contains feedback from various reader surveys sent out as part of the Scarboro Missions Magazine; some surveys have only aggregated responses, others include individual replies.
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File contains two analyses of the contents of the magazine, particularly with respect to vocations content. One is by Fr. Desmond Stringer in his capacity as editor [1950s], and the other is from 1983.
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File contains awards received by the Scarboro Missions Magazine. Accompanied by brief memos and newsclipping pertaining to these awards.
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File contains memos, proposals, and working papers on the development and evolution of the editorial policy of the magazine.
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File contains memos, meeting notes, and supplementary materials of the Editorial Advisory Group.
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File contains Society members' responses to a survey regarding the Scarboro Missions Magazine. Survey includes a small section on the Mission Centre.
Accompanied by copies of two hand screened prints by Sr. Marie Celeste Fadden, OCD, used in the magazine.
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File contains general correspondence relating to the production of the magazine.
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File contains press released by the internal "Scarboro Missions News" as well as newsclippings and correspondence from external media.
One of the handouts is accompanied by a button badge reading "God gives us food for people, not for profit"
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File contains updates on department activity sent by the MID (and its precursors) to Society members. Accompanied by supplemental materials including brief internal department correspondence, lists of publications (Catholic newspapers, A/V materials, etc.) available for reference in the MID)
Fr. Roland (Rollie) Roberts was born in Victoria, British Columbia on September 18, 1905, the son of George and Catherine Roberts. Ordained to the priesthood on September 23, 1933, he was the first priest from western Canada to become a member of the Scarboro Foreign Mission Society. Unable to go to China because of illness, her served three yeas at Vancouver’s Chinese Catholic Mission and in 1935 was appointed national director of the Pontifical Association of the Holy Childhood for English-speaking Canada. He held this latter post until 1951 when he became responsible for the promotion department of Scarboro Missions in Scarborough, Ontario.
At age 56, Fr. Rollie was appointed to overseas mission service and on July 7, 1962 he arrived on the island of St. Vincent in the West Indies as pastor of St. Benedict parish in Georgetown. Fr. Rollie served in that parish until July, 1993, when he returned to Canada because of ill health. During his time in Georgetown he helped establish a day care centre and infant hospital at the parish.
Fr. Roberts died February 11, 1994 at Centenary Hospital in Scarborough, Ontario. The funeral mass was held on February 15, 1994 in the Scarboro Missions chapel. Burial was in Mary Queen of Angels cemetery on the grounds of St. Augustine Seminary in Scarborough, Ontario.
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File contains mite box cards, notes, and promotional materials adverstising the Scarboro Missions Marian Shrine Mite Box fundraiser. Includes appeal letters by Fr. Roland Roberts, Director of Promotion. Accompanied by several versions of the carboard mite box, a plastic Marian statute into which the mite box was placed, and photocards advertising the Society's work with a written appeal on the rear for donations.
Marian statue detached from base.
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File contains a variety of materials promoting and informing the public about the Society's history, mission, and works. These include brochures, flyers, and a full spread advertisement in several Canadian Catholic newspapers.
Fr. Roland (Rollie) Roberts was born in Victoria, British Columbia on September 18, 1905, the son of George and Catherine Roberts. Ordained to the priesthood on September 23, 1933, he was the first priest from western Canada to become a member of the Scarboro Foreign Mission Society. Unable to go to China because of illness, her served three yeas at Vancouver’s Chinese Catholic Mission and in 1935 was appointed national director of the Pontifical Association of the Holy Childhood for English-speaking Canada. He held this latter post until 1951 when he became responsible for the promotion department of Scarboro Missions in Scarborough, Ontario.
At age 56, Fr. Rollie was appointed to overseas mission service and on July 7, 1962 he arrived on the island of St. Vincent in the West Indies as pastor of St. Benedict parish in Georgetown. Fr. Rollie served in that parish until July, 1993, when he returned to Canada because of ill health. During his time in Georgetown he helped establish a day care centre and infant hospital at the parish.
Fr. Roberts died February 11, 1994 at Centenary Hospital in Scarborough, Ontario. The funeral mass was held on February 15, 1994 in the Scarboro Missions chapel. Burial was in Mary Queen of Angels cemetery on the grounds of St. Augustine Seminary in Scarborough, Ontario.
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File contains materials promoting subscription to the Scarboro Missions Magazine, including: mailing cards, flyers, subscription forms, renewal notices, and appeal letters from the Director of Promotion, Fr. Rroland Roberts, and Director of Public Relations, Fr. Harold Oxley.
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File contains flyers advertising books written by Society priests, including Frs. John H McGoey and Wiliam C McGrath.
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File contains flyers advertising religious films, slide decks, and audio recordings available for rental or viewing at Scarboro Missions. Most of these are A/V materials produced by the Society itself, but some are Hollywood or third party religious films licensed for Canadian release by the Society.
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File contains prayer cards of various sizes produced by the Society. Many cards relate to the Fatima Pilgrimmage.
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File contains a variety of posters advertising the Society in general, as well as calling for vocations (both priestly and lay), and advertising educational posters sold by the Society.
Accompanied by brief feedback on the "Padre Pablo" film. Also accompanied by a collection of black and white photos titled "Meaning of Mission 2012" which depict the Society's early days in China and Japan, particularly Msgr. Fraser. It is possible these photos were used in an A/V presentation. Approximate photo dates: 1905-1955.
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File contains materials promoting the A/V productions of the Society. This includes order forms, production lists, production study guides, and a brief history (to 1989) of A/V productions made by the Society.
File originally contained master script for 1990 A/V production "Restless Mission Flame". This has been moved to accompany the film in the A/V series.
Fr. Roland (Rollie) Roberts was born in Victoria, British Columbia on September 18, 1905, the son of George and Catherine Roberts. Ordained to the priesthood on September 23, 1933, he was the first priest from western Canada to become a member of the Scarboro Foreign Mission Society. Unable to go to China because of illness, her served three yeas at Vancouver’s Chinese Catholic Mission and in 1935 was appointed national director of the Pontifical Association of the Holy Childhood for English-speaking Canada. He held this latter post until 1951 when he became responsible for the promotion department of Scarboro Missions in Scarborough, Ontario.
At age 56, Fr. Rollie was appointed to overseas mission service and on July 7, 1962 he arrived on the island of St. Vincent in the West Indies as pastor of St. Benedict parish in Georgetown. Fr. Rollie served in that parish until July, 1993, when he returned to Canada because of ill health. During his time in Georgetown he helped establish a day care centre and infant hospital at the parish.
Fr. Roberts died February 11, 1994 at Centenary Hospital in Scarborough, Ontario. The funeral mass was held on February 15, 1994 in the Scarboro Missions chapel. Burial was in Mary Queen of Angels cemetery on the grounds of St. Augustine Seminary in Scarborough, Ontario.
Robert Hymus was born in 1915. He was ordained 17 December 1939. In March 1943, along with Fr. Desmond Stringer, he opened Scarboro’s mission in the Dominican Republic. During his time there he served initially in Sanchez. He then went to Santiago to study Spanish and after six weeks was sent as pastor of Bayaguana where he served for a short time before moving to Monte Plata as pastor. Later in 1943 he would welcome five other Scarboro priests to the parish in Monte Plata.
Throughout his 55 years Fr. Hymus served as pastor in many Dominican parishes. He was regional superior of the Scarboro group when it numbered close to 40 missionaries in the late 50s. In 1965 he returned to Canada to head the Society’s promotion efforts in Canada. In 1970 he was reassigned to the Dominican Republic to continue his responsibilities there. On four occasions Fr. Bob was chosen by his fellow missionaries in the Dominican Republic to represent them at major Society meetings held periodically to review the state of the Society and to plan for the future. He also was chosen several times to be a member of the Dominican Mission’s regional council.
On the occasion of the 50th anniversary of his ordination, he was honoured by the Dominican church with the title of Monsignor as an acknowledgement of his long years of service.
Fr. Hymus died suddenly of a heart attack in the Dominican Republic in 1998. As is the custom in the Dominican Republic, Fr. Bob was buried the day after his death. The place of burial was the little town of Las Tablas, at the shrine dedicated to St. Martin de Porres which Fr. Bob had built up over and where he served as chaplain since 1988. The funeral mass was celebrated by Monsignor Severino, administrator of the diocese of Bani. A friend of Fr. Hymus, Bishop Camilo of the diocese of La Vega, celebrated the ninth day mass in the cathedral of the diocese of Bani.
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File contains mail cards, appeal and thank you letters to Society benefactors from Directors of Promotion Fr. Roland Roberts and Fr. Robert Hymus.
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File contains mail cards, brochures, and a newsletter promoting donations to the Society via wills, annuities, and other legacy gifts.
Archive does not hold calendars for every year.
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File contains calendars featuring mission photos and produced by the Society as part of their fundraising initatives. Accompanied by some of the thank you letters which were sent out with the calendars, aggregated feedback on the calendars from 1999, and a report on the calendar program from 1960.
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File contains a variety of prayer cards from the Society's Spriritual Bouquet program, as well as information cards, order forms, appeal letters, and internal correspondence discussing feedback and the future of the program.
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File contains advertisements, thank you notes, and appeal letters for the Society's jewelry salvaging fundraising program.
Context of file folder fundraiser is unclear.
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File contains appeal letters to legal firms and businesses regarding the file folder fundraiser and miniature calendar cards making appeals for the building of a new seminary.
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File contains informational brochure and appeal letter for the Society's Books of Remembrance program.
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File contains two brief financial summaries, correspondence, and example envelopes from collections held in various dioceses on behalf of the Society.
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File contains mailing cards, envelopes, flyers, and appeal letters regarding various fundraising appeals conducted by the Society. Includes the Fatima Statue sticker/stamp appeal, memorial gift plaques in the new [1950s] seminary chapel, and the "Mission Sack" program.
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File contains flyers, correspondence, participant list, and a ceritficate from the Catholic Dental Mission-Aid Unit, in which scrap metal from dentistry was collected on behalf of the Society.
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File contains appeal letter and information brochure on the St. Elizabeth Mission Unit, a program which offered Catholic nurses in training an opportunity to support the Society.
Unlike other campaigns and apostolates promoted by the MID, this was a spiritual apostolate, and aimed to support the Society via prayer and solidarity, rather than financial means.
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File contains prayer cards, membership card, informational brochure, and brief correspondence to members regarding the Missionary Apostolate of the Suffering.
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File contains miscellaneous envelopes, brochures, bookmarks, booklets, and other promotional material for the Society.
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File contains a set of slides and accompanying text from the presentation: "Canadian Concerns: Christian Response". This was an effort to help educate Canadian Christians (across denominations) about the missionary acitivities of their churches. The presentation topics include: Youth Corps, Urban Ministry, Inter-Link, ministry with Canadian Indigenous peoples, and the Hopedale Presbyterian world mission outreach [Oakville, Ontario].
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File contains memos, correspondence, meeting minutes, and various notes regarding the creation, maintenance and content policies of the Society's website.
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File contains correspondence and reports on the sale of the Pilgrim Virgin of Fatima statues.
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This series consists of records pertaining to the training and formation of Society members. Initially this consisted of the seminary and novitiate for the formation of priests, and was later extended in the 1970s to include the formation and participation of lay members in the Society. See subseries descriptions for further details. Series includes reports, student files, photographs, postcards, ledgers, correspondence, financial documents, donation appeals, programmes, itineraries, meeting minutes, program evaluations, as well as the records of the Vocations Director.
The series is divided into the following subseries:
1. St. Francis Xavier Seminary
2. Nazareth House
3. Formation Education Department
Series created by archivist upon processing at USMC, consolidating several previously discrete series as subseries. Arrangement at file level not altered from received arrangement.
No future accruals expected.
Access is restricted to student reports, these are identified at the file level.
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This series contains records created by the Society's domestic and international missions, as well as those pertaining to departure ceremonies for missionaries, and international mission projects. Record types include correspondence, histories of the mission locations, meeting minutes, and documents pertaining to the specific ministries of each mission. The series is divided alphabetically by location into the following subseries:
1. Bahamas
2. Brazil and the Prelacy of Itacotiara
3. China and the Diocese of Lishui
4. Dominican Republic
5. Ecuador
6. Guyana
7. Japan
8. Malawi
9. Mexico
10. Nicaragua
11. Peru
12. Philippines
13. St. Vincent and the Grenadines
14. Thailand
15. Toronto
16. Vancouver, British Columbia
17. Victoria, British Columbia
18. Departure Ceremonies
19. Mission Projects
Series created by archivist upon processing at USMC, consolidating several previously discrete series as subseries. Arrangement at file level not altered from received arrangement.
Possible future accruals.
Missions appointments lists available in the personnel reference documents: I:\Special_Collections_Department\Special_Collections\Fonds_and_Collections\Scarboro Foreign Mission Society\Reference Documents\PERSONNEL (SFM)
Access is open, except for the Dominican Republic Mission Intra-Regional Correspondence.
Series description inherited upon transfer to USMC.
Series includes priest-personnel only, lay personnel included in Series 5, Subseries 1: Office on the Laity - Department of Lay Association - Lay Mission Office.
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Series consists of documents related to the personnel of Scarboro Missions. The series is divided into the following subseries:
1. Directories and Statistics
2. Permanent Members
3. Excardinated Members
4. Laicized Members
5. Associate Priests
Further accruals expected.
Access to all personnel files is restricted, save for Subseries 1. Directories and Statistics.
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Series consists of records created by and pertaining to the two institutes founded and operated by the Society. Record types include: consistutions, correspondence, finances, promotional materials, publications, and other ephemera. The series is divided into the following subseries:
1. Instituto Cooperativo Interamericano (I.C.I.)
2. Latin American Institute
No future accruals expected.
Access is open.
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This series consists of records related to the Society properties and residences owned by the Society, including China Mission College (1918-1921) in Almonte, Ontario; the purchase of the Bickford Estate (later known as the Guild Inn) for the St. Francis Xavier China Mission Seminary (1921-1924) in Scarborough, Ontario; and the purchase of land at 2685 Kingston Road in Scarborough, Ontario to house St. Francis Xavier Seminary and the Society’s headquarters.
Also included are records related to the site of Nazareth House, the Society’s novitiate, in St. Mary’s, Ontario, other properties in Canada and overseas, and properties bequeathed to the Society.
The series is divided into the following subseries:
1.
Series created by archivist upon processing at USMC, consolidating several previously discrete series as subseries. Arrangement at file level not altered from received arrangement.
Possible future accruals.
Access is open.
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This series is comprised of photographs and slides taken and collected by Scarboro Missions personnel. They depict missions, priests, lay missioners, the seminary and novitiate, Society houses and buildings, events and gatherings, and more.
Series created by archivist upon processing at USMC, consolidating several previously discrete series as subseries. Arrangement at file level not altered from received arrangement. Note from previous previous archivist upon transfer: "Most photographs had been compiled into binders by staff using the images for promotional purposes. Personal Albums and Digital Photographs are boxed separately from the collection. Images arranged under 'Loose photographs' are those which were found separate from any specific set of photographs. These are also boxed separately from the rest of the Photographs Collection."
Possible future accruals.
Access is open.
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Subseries contains phtographs and negatives depicting missionaries, local communities and buildings in Bahamas.
Revised by S Sun Mar. 31, 2026
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* File contains photographs depicting priests, sisters and churches in Bahamas.
* Priests: Frs. Leonard Hudswell, Craig Strang, Paul Pendergast, Charles Cummins, Kenneth Turner, Joseph Moriarty, John McGoey, Paul Hagarty, Ambrose Mackinnon, Lawrence Beal, Thomas McQuaid, Gerald Curry, Gerard McKernan, Harold Murphy, Michael O'Kane, John O'Grady, Gernard Stock, Gerald Doyle, Preston Moss.
* Sisters: Srs. Marise Rerucha, Jean Donachie, Regina Michael, Genevieve, Maria, Catherine, Mary Lucia, unidentified Sisters of Charity, Grey sisters, Dominican Sisters of Mary.
* Churches: Church of St. Anne, Rock sound, Blessed Sacrament Church, Harbour Island, Church of the Holy Redeemer, Cat Island, Gregorytown Church, St. Theresa's Church, Upper Bogue, St. John the Evangelist Church, Lower Bogue, St. Thomas More Church, Nassau, Church of St. Paul, Governor's Harbour, Our Lady Star of the Sea Church, Wemyss Bight.
Caption on verso: "Fr. Hudswell saying goodbye to Dr. Bearn"
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Fr. Leonard Hudswell greeting Dr. Bearn next to a small airplane.
Caption on verso: "Dr. Bearn and the children to be examined"
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Published in Sept. 1970 issue of Scarboro Missions magazine.
Photo was taken at the Church of St. Anne (Rock Sound).
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ID on verso: B22.
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Caption on verso: "Fr. Ambrose MacKinnon"
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Fr. Lawrence Beal (out of focus) speaks to young girls sitting on pews inside of church.
Digital copy exists.
Item exists in two copies that are stored together. Physical extent of the second copy: 1 photograph : b&w ; 6.5 x 9 cm.
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One of the men appears to be a labourer working on the exterior design of the building. The other man may be Fr. Paul Pendergast.
Caption on verso, written by Fr. Strang:
"This is exclusively the Thompson Family & their in-laws (nearly 50 people). The four Brothers are in the top row. Mother, with white hat, centre 3rd row.
Picture taken by visitor, Mr. Thuston, a professional newspaper photographer on Low Sunday, after Mass.
There is another picture of me with the four brothers, if you think you could use it, write to -->" [Arrow points to stamp with the following address:]
N. T. THURSTON
209 W. Woodruff Ave.
TOLEDO 2, OHIO
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Caption on verso: "St. Paul's. The opening day in Governor's Harbour. Further McQuaid + Strang"
ID on verso: B61.
Photo taken by Pendergast, Paul.
For a similar photograph, see F26-11-1-1-174 (it0174).
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The Society's Superior General, Fr. Thomas McQuaid (far left) and Fr. Craig Strang (far right) with parishioners on the opening day of the newly reconstructed church of St. Paul in Governor's Harbour, Eleuthera.
Digital copy exists.
Caption on verso: "Father McQuaid at the opening ceremony of the Governor Harbour Church on Eleuthera (St. Pauls)."
ID on verso: B70.
Photo taken by Pendergast, Paul.
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Fr. Thomas McQuaid (Superior General of the Society) at the opening ceremony of the newly reconstructed church of St. Paul in Governor's Harbour, Eleuthera.
For a similar photograph, see F26-11-1-1-169 (it0169).
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Caption on verso: "Bishop Kenneth Turner"
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ID on verso: B4781
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Published in Feb. 1970 issue of Scarboro Missions magazine.
Photo was taken at the Church of St. Anne (Rock Sound).
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Sr. Marise Rerucha was a member of the Dominican Sisters of Mary.
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Sr. Marise Rerucha was a member of the Dominican Sisters of Mary.
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Caption on photograph in pink ink and on verso in blue ink: "Sr. Marise Rerucha with Fr. Ling in Gregory Town."
Sr. Marise Rerucha was a member of the Dominican Sisters of Mary.
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Sr. Marise Rerucha was was a member of the Dominican Sisters of Mary.
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(L-R) Frs. Ambrose MacKinnon, Michael O'Kane, and Gerald Curry standing at the back of a group of children posing for the camera. Frs. O'Kane and Curry were likely visiting Fr. MacKinnon at the St. Thomas More parish where he was pastor.
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Caption on verso: "Holy Redeemer Church - Cat Island"
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Caption on verso: "Holy Redeemer Church"
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Caption on verso: "Holy Redeemer Church"
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Caption on verso: "Hermitage - Cat Island"
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Caption on verso: "The Hermitage New Bright, Cat Island"
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Caption on verso: "The Hermitage, Cat Island"
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Caption on verso: "Holy Redeemer Church - New Bright"
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Caption on verso: "Holy Redeemer Church"
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Caption on verso: "Holy Redeemer Church (In Hermitage)"
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Caption on verso: "The Rectory - Cat Island"
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Caption on verso: "Bishop Turner in front of the Rectory, Cat Island"
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Caption on verso: "Fr. Paul Pendergast from London, Ont."
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For a similar photograph, see F26-11-1-7-7.
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Note written by Fr. Ambrose MacKinnon identifies the people in the photograph:
"The picture around the table is: (L to R)
Madeline Hinds, Freida Butler (the cook), myself, Alfred Richardson, Leo Hudswell, Sister Claudia Hinds, Larry Beal, Terry Butler (a CCD teacher), + Mary Hinds."
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Caption on verso: "Fr. Leo Hudswell"
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For more photographs of this scene, see F26-11-1-1-3 (it0003).
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Caption on verso: "St. Anne in Rock Sound"
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Caption on verso: "Rock Sound"
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Published in Jan. 1963 issue of Scarboro Missions magazine.
For a similar photograph, see F26-11-1-1-70 (it0070).
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Published in July-Aug. 1962 issue of Scarboro Missions magazine.
Caption on verso: "Holy Redeemer Church + Convent The Bright, Cat Isl."
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ID on verso: G09121
See F26-11-1-1-56 (it0056) for another photograph taken on the occasion. See F26-11-1-2 for additional pictures of the ceremony.
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Fr. John O'Grady with Mr. Thomas Butler ("Uncle Tom") of Green Castle, South Eleuthera, and his bride, Malvern McVey.
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Photo taken outside Grey Sisters of the Immaculate Conception (G.S.I.C.).
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For a similar photograph, see F26-11-1-1-170 (it0170).
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Photo was taken in Rock Sound.
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Caption on verso: "Franciscan Hermitage Mount Alvernia Cat Island Bright"
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Photo taken on Cat Island.
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Photo taken by Roberts, George Roland on Cat Island.
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Published on pg. 18 June 1977 issue of Scarboro Missions magazine.
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Caption on verso: "The Bishop visiting at Green Castle - bride of Uncle Tom."
ID on verso: D99724.
See F26-11-1-1-47 (it0047) for another photograph taken on the occasion. See F26-11-1-2 for additional pictures of the ceremony.
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Bishop Hagarty speaks with Malvern McVey at her wedding to Thomas Butler ("Uncle Tom") in Green Castle, South Eleuthera.
Published in Nov. 1960 issue of Scarboro Missions magazine.
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Another photograph of the same scene without item number is stored together with this photo.
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Caption on photograph: "picnic April 2nd/59"
ID on verso: C8330.
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Fr. Craig Strang standing between the Grey Sisters of the Immaculate Conception (G.S.I.C.) and the Sisters of Charity. Fr. Pendergast is at the far right.
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For another photograph taken on the same occasion, see F26-11-1-1-62 (it0062).
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Frs. Gerard McKernan and Bp. Kenneth Turner (far left and right, respectively) stand with two women and an unidentified priest.
For another photograph taken on the same occasion, see F26-11-1-1-61 (it0061).
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(L-R) Two unidentified priests, an unidentified woman, Fr. Gerard McKernan, Bp. Kenneth Turner, and Fr. Gerard Stock standing on a patio.
Caption on verso: "Interior of Star of the Sea Church at Wemyss Bight"
ID on verso: D99724.
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ID on verso: B5226.
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For a similar photograph, see F26-11-1-1-162 (it0162).
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Caption on verso, written by Fr. Pendergast: "Taking a swim at Rock Sound, Eleuthera. Pendergast."
ID on verso: B106.
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For a similar photograph, see F26-11-1-1-176 (it0176).
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ID on verso: B176.
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For a similar photograph, see F26-11-1-1-45 (it0045).
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ID on verso: B144.
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Published in June 1977 issue of Scarboro Missions magazine.
Caption on verso: "St George's Church with railway on right."
ID on verso: D01534.
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ID on verso: B5226.
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ID on verso: D01534.
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ID on verso: B41.
Caption on postcard: "Church of the Blessed Sacrement, Harbour Island, Bahamas, B. W. I."
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Printed caption attached on verso: "St. Thomas More Church and School combination. Church occupies the ground floor of the wing on the right. First Church of St. Thomas More. Built 1948 by Benedictines. Now used for kindergarten."
ID on verso: B114.
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ID on verso: B170.
For another copy, see F26-11-1-1-104 (it0104).
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For an older photograph of the church, see F26-11-1-1-108 (it0108).
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Caption on verso: St. Thomas More Parish, Palmdale, Nassau, Bahamas."
ID on verso: B113.
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Caption on verso: "1st church in Rock Sound. Picture by Fr. Pendergast."
ID on verso: B162.
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Caption on verso: "St. Anne's Church. Rock Sound, Eleuthera. P. Pendergast"
ID on verso: B100.
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ID on verso: B33.
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Caption on verso: "St. Gregorytown church, Gregorytown"
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Caption on verso: "Thompson Boys - Eluthra [sic] (Gregory town)"
ID on verso: B48.
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Caption on verso: "Sam Thompson, chatecist [sic] at St. Gregory's -- his brother Louis in background."
ID on verso: B177.
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Caption on verso: "Boatmen - Eluthra [sic]."
ID on verso: B52.
Photo was taken in Eleuthera.
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Caption on verso: "Gregory Town . Pineapple [Carving?]"
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Caption on verso: "Blessed Sacrament Church, Harbour Island, Bahamas."
ID on verso: /001(01) - it0095 (incorrect)
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Caption on verso: "Women of Devil's Pt. loading mission truck with lumber to burn lime."
ID on verso: D77114.
Photo taken on Cat Island.
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Published on cover of Nov. 1970 issue of Scarboro Missions magazine.
Caption in magazine: "Sister Jean Donachie of the Sisters of Charity stops on her rounds to chat with some neighbors on Harbour Island in the Bahamas. The Christian community will only become a reality when all Christians resolve to cooperate for the good of all."
For another photograph of this scene, see F26-11-1-1-117 (it0117).
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Caption on verso: "Blessed Sacrament Church Harbour Island - Via Nassau Bahamas."
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Published on pg. 24 of Jan. 1973 issue of Scarboro Missions magazine.
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Published in July-Aug. 1971 issue of Scarboro Missions magazine.
Caption on verso: "Harbour Island Bl Sac Church."
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For another copy, see F26-11-1-1-78 (it0078).
Phototaken by Pendergast, Paul.
Caption on verso, possibly written by Fr. Paul Pendergast: "St. Thomas More in Nassau (Bishop Turner Parish)"
ID on verso: B63.
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Phototaken by Pendergast, Paul.
Caption on verso, written by Fr. Paul Pendergast: "Chapel in Upper Bogue built by Fr. McGoey and Fr. Strang. Pendergast."
ID on verso: B9.
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Phototaken by Pendergast, Paul.
Caption on verso, written by Fr. Paul Pendergast: "Upper Bogue Church. St. Theresa's. Pendergast."
ID on verso: B8.
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Caption on verso: "Interior, St. Anne's, Rock Sound. 1958"
ID on verso: B137/B4750.
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For a more recent photograph of the church, see F26-11-1-1-80 (it0080).
Caption on verso: "Blessed Sacrament Chruch Harbour Island - Via Nassau Bahamas"
ID on verso: B73.
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Caption on verso: "Fr. Craig Strang, Blessed Sacrament Church, Harbour Island. Picture by Father Pendergast. 1957."
ID on verso: B168.
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Caption on verso: "St. Anne's, Rock Sound, Eleuthera. Picture by Fr. Roberts. 1958." ID on verso: B128(s)/B4750.
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Photo taken by Pendergast, Paul.
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Published in July-Aug. 1971 issue of Scarboro Missions magazine.
Caption on verso: "Sr. Michael - Society Church, Hattie + Marion, Bahammas."
Subject access point: Sisters of Charity.
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Sr. Michael stands in the middle of Hattie Thompson (left) and Marion Johnson, two women who converted to Catholicism. See the related magazine article for more information on these women.
Caption on verso, written by Fr. Paul Pendergast: "St John the Evangelist, Lower Bogue Eleuthera. Here I spent my Christmas. The people started in at 10 PM Christmas Eve and broke up at 7 AM Christmas morning. I preached, sang, said mass. My singing is almost ' as good as ever.'"
ID on verso: B10.
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Caption on verso: "Fr. Paul, Fr. Kelly (from N. Y) & Cliff in front of guest house - church in the background"
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Caption on verso: "Church in Bain Town. An addition - same size was added to this - Old Building was remodelled."
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Caption on verso: "Interior of Holy Redeemer.
ID on verso: D77114.
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Caption in magazine: "Sister Jean Donachie of the Sisters of Charity stops on her rounds to chat with some neighbors on Harbour Island in the Bahamas. The Christian community will only become a reality when all Christians resolve to cooperate for the good of all."
For another photograph of this scene, see F26-11-1-1-100 (it0100).
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Caption on verso: "Alicetown, old church - new one to be built by Fr. Pendergast. Picture by Fr. Oxley. Jan. 1958"
ID on verso: B196.
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The sister in the photo was a member of the Dominican Sisters of Mary.
For a similar photograph, see F26-11-1-1-122.
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Photo taken by McGoey, John.
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Caption on verso: "Picture sent by Fr. McGeoy, Jan, 1959"
ID on verso: B189.
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The sister in the photo was a member of the Dominican Sisters of Mary.
Published on the cover of the Nov. 1969 issue of Scarboro Missions magazine.
For a similar photograph, see F26-11-1-1-119.
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Sister in the photo was a member of Sisters of Charity.
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Caption on verso: "Annual Bazaar"
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Caption on verso: "School. Sr. Regina Michael, Harbour Island."
ID on verso: B54.
Item exists in two copies that are stored together. Physical extent of the second copy: 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.5 x 6.5 cm.
Caption on verso of the second copy: "Blessed Sacrament Church, Harbour Island - Via Nassau, Bahamas."
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Caption on verso: "The sisters, at Rock Sound, with some of the school children in front of the school"
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Photo was taken in Rock Sound
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Photo was taken in Rock Sound
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Caption on verso: "Linda + Sister Genevieve - the school in background"
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Caption on verso: "Saint George - home visiting."
Item exists in two copies. Physical extent of the second copy: 9 x 9 cm.
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Caption on verso: "July-August '72."
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Published on pg. 2 of Jan. 1973 issue of Scarboro Missions magazine.
Caption on verso: "Bishop Paul L Haggerty [sic], OSB. Preresided [sic] at the funeral. Fathers McKernan (standing), Reg. Sup. Scarboro Father [?] preached the homily."
Photo was taken in Nassau.
Published
Digital copy exists.
Photo includes members of Dominican Sisters of Mary.
Published
Published
Published
Caption on verso: "St. Thomas More Parish, Palmdale, Nassau, Bahamas. 1958"
ID on verso: B112.
Published
Caption on verso: "Sister Jean.
Published
Caption on verso: "Sister of Charity. Dominican Sister"
Photo taken by Pendergast, Paul.
Published in the May 1964 issue of Scarboro Missions magazine.
Published
Photo was taken in Rock Sound
Published
For another photograph of this scene, see F26-11-1-1-142.
Photo was taken in Eleuthera.
Published
For another photograph of this scene, see F26-11-1-1-141.
Published in the Mar. 1962 issue of Scarboro Missions magazine.
Photo was taken in Eleuthera.
Published
Published in the Mar. 1962 issue of Scarboro Missions magazine.
Published
Published in the Mar. 1962 issue of Scarboro Missions magazine.
Published
Photo taken on Harbour Island.
Published
ID on verso: B78.
Photo taken on Harbour Island.
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Photo taken on Harbour Island.
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Photo taken on Harbour Island.
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Photo taken on Harbour Island.
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Published on pg. 25 of July-Aug. 1962 issue of Scarboro Missions magazine.
Caption on verso: "Sister Maria (front) and Sister Catherine - lunch baskets in hand - we are on our way out to the missions for the day."
ID on verso: D77114.
Published
Digital copy exists.
Caption on verso: "Governors Harbour, Eleuthera Island, Bahamas. Hurricane Betsy - Sept 6 + 7/1965. Winds steady between 100 and 140 miles per hour - for six hours on Sept 6. Sister Mary Lucia of the Grey Nuns of the Immaculate Conception, of Pembroke, Ontario, Canada. About 30 homes destroyed in this settlement. Picture taken by Sr. St. Angela."
Published
Caption on verso: "Children lining up for school (which is just opposite the guest house."
Photograph features members of the Grey Sisters of the Immaculate Conception (G.S.I.C.).
Published
An unidentified Sister and priest (non-SFM) pose on the front entrance steps of a small church with parishioners.
Published
ID on verso: B51/846J.
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Caption on verso: "New Bight, Cat Island. Church of Holy Redeemer. Sr. Maria. Going-away party given when Sister left for Nassau June 17th."
Sr. Maria is possibly a member of Sisters of St Martin de Porres.
Published
ID on verso: B166/B4781.
Caption on verso: "Picture by Fr. Roberts. 1958."
Published
Caption on verso: "buy conch fritters in school yard [grounds?]"
ID on verso: B57.
Photo taken on Harbour Island.
Published
Caption on verso, written by Fr. Craig Strang: "Bishop Turner is in the centre, Father McGoey on the right. I am on the left in more ways than one. Hb. Island, Bahamas, Nov. 1954. Craig Strang."
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(L-R) Fr. Craig Strang, Bp. Kenneth Turner, and Fr. John McGoey stand together outdoors wearing white suits.
ID on verso: B136.
Caption on verso: " Picture by Fr. Roberts. 1958. Bahamas."
Published
Published
Published
Digital copy exists.
For a similar photograph, see F26-11-1-1-65.
Published
Published
Published in Nov. 1960 issue of Scarboro Missions magazine.
Published
Caption on verso: "Fr. Paul, with St. Ann's Church in background
- guest house on right hand side, back of church
- the school on the left hand side"
Published
Digital copy exists.
ID on verso: B4781.
Published
Published in Jan. 1963 issue of Scarboro Missions magazine.
Photo was taken in Nassau.
Published
Caption on verso: "Fr. Pendergast, Gregorytown. Picture by Fr. H. Oxley. Jan. 1958"
ID on verso: B195.
Published
For a similar photograph, see F26-11-1-1-11.
Published
For a similar photograph, see F26-11-1-1-50.
Published
Digital copy exists.
Photo was taken at the Blessed Sacrament Church (Harbour Island).
Published
A priest (possibly non-SFM) presides at Mass while a Sister and parishioners look on.
Photo was taken at the Blessed Sacrament Church (Harbour Island).
ID on verso: B74.
Published
Published
Fr. Paul Pendergast (smoking a pipe) stands at a table with a young Bahamian man. They are inside of a church and working with wooden beams.
Digital copy exists.
For a similar photograph, see F26-11-1-1-9.
Caption on verso: "The opening of St. Paul's Church, Governors Harbour. Father General & Fr. Strang. Pendergast. ELEUTHERA"
ID on verso: B199.
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The Society's Superior General, Fr. Thomas McQuaid (far left) and Fr. Craig Strang (far right) with parishioners on the opening day of the newly reconstructed church of St. Paul in Governor's Harbour, Eleuthera.
ID on verso: B11.
Published
A priest (non-SFM) and community members stand near a man reading by a chair at what appears to be a funeral.
For a similar photograph, see F26-11-1-1-67.
Published
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Bishop Hagarty speaking inside of the Church of St. Anne.
Published on pg. 29 of Oct. 1972 issue of Scarboro Missions magazine.
Caption on verso: "Bp. Paul Leonard Haggerty and representatives of other churches at the ecumenical service during the Bahamian Church Assembly."
For additional photographs of the Assembly, see F26-11-1-5.
Published
See caption.
Published on pg. 30 of Oct. 1972 issue of Scarboro Missions magazine.
Caption on verso: "Fr. Preston Moss - Diocesan priest, Pastor of St Bede's Nassau, Vocation Director. Maedeen Russell OSB (Blue suit), Superintendent of Schools, Haitian Delegate (male), Haitian Sister"
For additional photographs of the Assembly, see F26-11-1-5.
Published
See caption.
Published on pg. 29 of Oct. 1972 issue of Scarboro Missions magazine.
Caption on verso: "Mr. Basil Christie - Spanish teacher and student counsellor at Aquinas College, Nassau and representative from Holy Family Parish, Nassau. Fr. Pat Holmes - Diocesan priest of Nassau - pastor of Our Lady's Parish, Nassau"
For additional photographs of the Assembly, see F26-11-1-5.
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See caption.
Caption on verso: St. Patrick's Day, 1962.
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Published
Caption on verso: "Holy Redeemer Church, Cat Island, Bahaas, Feb 1978"
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Caption on verso: "Holy Redeemer Church and convent and parishioners, Cat Island, Bahaas, Feb 1978"
Published
Digital copy exists.
Caption on verso: "Father Leonard Hudswell, 'The Missionary' and parishioners. Cat Island, Bahamas, Feb 1978"
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Caption on verso: "Father Leonard Hudswell, 'The Missionary' with friends on the main street, Cat Island, Bahamas, Feb 1978"
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Caption on verso: "Father Leonard Hudswell, 'The Chauffeur', Cat Island, Bahamas, Feb 1978"
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Caption on verso: "Father Leonard Hudswell, 'The Praying Priest.' All who enter this vehicle while on the road are invited to pray the Rosary. Cat Island, Bahamas, Feb 1978"
Published
Caption on verso: "Father Leonard Hudswell, 'The Pilgrim' on pilgrimage at the Hermitage on Cat Island, Bahamas, Feb 1978"
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File contains photographs depicting local people and buildings in Bahamas.
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File contains photographs depicting children and scenery in Bahamas.
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File contains photographs depicting locals and religious at a fair.
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File contains photographs depicting priests, students and local communities in Bahamas.
Published
File contains photo negatives from the Society's mission in Bahamas.
Revised by F Rousselle March 26, 2026.
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* File consists of photographs depicting priest, churches and local communities in Bahamas.
* Priests: Fr. Paul Pendergast, Fr. John McGoey, Fr. Leonard Hudswell, Fr. Craig Strang, Fr. Gerard Stock.
* Churches: Blessed Sacrament Church, Harbour Island, St. Anne's Church, Rock Sound.
ID on verso: B103.
Published
Caption on verso: "Lining up for distribution of American people donated milk, butter and cheese."
ID on verso: B53.
Published
ID on verso: B102.
Published in Oct. 1963 issue of Scarboro Missions magazine.
Published
Photograph of Fr. Paul Pendergast's catechist preaching to crowd in Rock Sound.
Caption on verso: "I put this new wall up and painted it green. Now I am broke and it is wonderful. John."
Published
Digital copy exists.
Caption on verso: "going to Eleuth from H. Island."
Published
Published
For a similar photo, see F26-11-1-1-37 (it0037).
Published
Published
ID on verso: B150.
Published
Published
Published
Photo taken by Roberts, George Roland.
Published
Tag on verso: "Legg Brothers limited, makers of fine printing plates since 1900. 136 St. Patrick Street. EM. 3-0928-0929."
Published
Digital copy exists.
Published
Subseries contains phtographs and negatives depicting missionaries, local communities, buildings and scenary in Brazil.
Revised by S Sun Mar. 31, 2026
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* File consists of photographs depicting priests, sisters, and local children in Brazil, as well as Bp. Paul McHugh's consecration.
* Priests: Frs. Hubert Den Tandt, Michael O'Kane, Paul McHugh, Omar Dixon, George Marskell, Malcolm Burke, Douglas Mackinnon, Bryan Manning, George Marskell, Vincent Daniel, Justin Maclnnis, Raymond O'Toole, Lewis Hewer, Terence O'Sullivan, Antonio Haddad, Celso Pedro, Timothy Ryan, Paul Ouellette, Alcides Peixoto, Wayne Yorke, Kenneth Turner, Jose Lui, Antonio Macedo, William Smith, Cliff Murphy, Jacques.
* Also features: Srs. Margaret Ann, Lucille, Laetitia. Professor Gerd Klotezke.
Caption: "Bishop George Marskell with Indian tribe"
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Caption on verso: "Omar, Terry, Brazil, Parana de Eva"
Published
Caption on verso: "Terry O'Sullivan, Catechists, Brazil"
Published
Item contains two identical copies stored together.
Photo was taken in Amazonas.
Published
Published on pg. 20 of July-Aug. 1975 issue of Scarboro Missions magazine.
Photo was taken in the Prelacy of Itacoatiara.
Published
Photo was taken in Amazonas.
Published
Photo was taken in Amazonas.
Published
Photo was taken in Urucara.
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Photo was taken in Urucara.
Published
Digital copy exists.
Photo was taken in Urucara.
For another photograph of this scene, see F26-11-2-1-15.
Published
Digital copy exists.
Photo was taken in Urucara.
For another photograph of this scene, see F26-11-2-1-14.
Published
Photo was taken in Urucara.
For another photograph of this scene, see F26-11-2-1-17.
Published
Photo was taken in Urucara.
For another photograph of this scene, see F26-11-2-1-16.
Published
Fr. Manning is partly covered by the other farmer.
Original title is "[Fr. Bryan Manning] and farmer in corn field (1)"
Photo was taken in Amazonas.
Published
Digital copy exists.
Photo was taken in Amazonas.
Published
Photo was taken in Amazonas.
Published
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Photo was taken in Amazonas.
Published
Caption on verso: "Catechetical Center. O. Dixon"
Photo was taken in the Prelacy of Itacoatiara.
Published
Digital copy exists.
Caption on verso: "Fr. Mac & the Group."
Photo was taken in the Prelacy of Itacoatiara.
For more information on Fr. Burke's seven-week course, see the Sept. 1973 issue of Scarboro Missions magazine.
Published
Caption on verso: "Lecture Part of one of The Meetings."
Photo was taken in the Prelacy of Itacoatiara.
For more information on Fr. Burke's seven-week course, see the Sept. 1973 issue of Scarboro Missions magazine.
Published
Published on pg. 5 of July-Aug. 1972 issue of Scarboro Missions magazine.
Photo was taken in Urucara.
Published
Digital copy exists.
Caption on verso: "Coffee break. At left - Sr. Margaret Ann & Sr. Lucille."
Photo features members of Sisters of St. Joseph of Peterborough (CSJ).
Photo was taken in the Prelacy of Itacoatiara.
For more information on Fr. Malcolm Burke's seven-week course, see the Sept. 1973 issue of Scarboro Missions magazine.
Published
Caption on verso: "Even use coffee break to try out a different hymn.
Photo features members of Sisters of St. Joseph of Peterborough (CSJ).
Photo was taken in the Prelacy of Itacoatiara.
For more information on Fr. Burke's seven-week course, see the Sept. 1973 issue of Scarboro Missions magazine.
Published
Caption on sleeves: "Omar Dixon 'team meeting'."
Caption on verso: "The new boat - Back deck."
Photo was taken in the Prelacy of Itacoatiara.
For a similar photograph, see F26-11-2-15-34 in Loose photographs.
Published
Digital copy exists.
Caption on verso: "Inside new boat 'Shalom.' Sister Laetitia. Fr. Omar Dixon"
Photo was taken in the Prelacy of Itacoatiara.
Photo feautres a member of Women's Religious Communities.
Published
Caption on verso: "Fr. Ray O'Toole at entrance of new hospital."
Published
Fr. Raymond O'Toole at the entrance of what may be the Hospital José Mendes in Itacoatiara.
Caption on verso: "Fr. Omar lends a helping hand."
Photo was taken in the Prelacy of Itacoatiara
Published
Caption on verso: "The man himself"
Photo was taken in the Prelacy of Itacoatiara
Published
Caption on verso: "Discovering!"
Photo was taken in the Prelacy of Itacoatiara
Published
Caption on verso: "Captain Dixon"
Photo was taken in the Prelacy of Itacoatiara
Published
Caption on verso: "The Sisters view their role not only as nurses but as educators as well"
Published on pg. 12 of Sept. 1971 issue of Scarboro Missions magazine.
Published
Sisters Theresa, Francesca, Tomasia and Imelda of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Peterborough operate a 15-bed hospital in Itacoatiara. Three of them are pictured here with a man, possibly a volunteer doctor.
Caption on verso: "Celebrations on 7 de setembro."
Published
(L-R) Frs. Douglas MacKinnon, Michael O'Kane, and Lewis Hewer stand next to a man speaking at a small podium before a crowd at an Independence Day celebration.
Digital copy exists.
Caption on verso: "Paying Attention (?)"
Photo was taken in the Prelacy of Itacoatiara
For more information on Fr. Burke's seven-week course, see the Sept. 1973 issue of Scarboro Missions magazine.
Published
Stamp on verso: 21.
Photo was taken in Urucara.
Published
Digital copy exists.
Published
Fr. Hubert Den Tandt (right) with three other men at the experimental farm, Urucara.
Photo was taken in Urucara.
Published
Fr. Hubert Den Tandt (back) speaking with other men on grounds.
Caption on verso: "Fr. Puga, a Brazilian priest and Justin."
Stamp on verso: 22.
Published
Fr. Justin MacInnis (right) and a Brazilian priest, Fr. Puga, looking at something off camera outside of a house.
Published
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Published
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(L-R) Frs. Justin MacInnis, Terence O'Sullivan, Omar Dixon, and professor Gerd Klotzke sitting in a row along the border of a pool.
Photo was taken in Urucara.
Published
Published
Published
Published
Digital copy exists.
Published
Two identical images of different sizes are stored together.
Caption on verso of the smaller image: "O professor Geraldo Klotzke, trabalhando no Centro. 23/6/71."
Published
Published
Published
Published
Published
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Photo was taken at the Experimental Agricultural Center, Urucara.
Published
Published
For a similar photograph, see F26-11-2-1-187.
Published
Fr. Hubert Den Tandt (right, with back to camera) speaks to six men on the grounds of the Experimental Agricultural Centre farm.
Published
Fr. Hubert Den Tandt (far left) in conversation with five men, including professor Gerd Klotzke (far right).
Photo was taken at the Experimental Agricultural Center, Urucara.
Published
Photo was taken at the Experimental Agricultural Center, Urucara.
Published
Digital copy exists.
Photo was taken at the Experimental Agricultural Center, Urucara.
Published
Includes professor Gerd Klotzke (far right).
Photo was taken at the Experimental Agricultural Center, Urucara.
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Photo was taken at the Experimental Agricultural Center, Urucara.
Published
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Photo was taken at the Experimental Agricultural Center, Urucara.
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Photo was taken at the Experimental Agricultural Center, Urucara.
Published
Photo was taken at the Experimental Agricultural Center, Urucara.
Published
Two identical images of the same size are stored together.
Published
Published
Caption on verso: "(Religious training centre) Bishop Paul McHugh celebrating Mass for the students at CENTREPI, Itacoatiara."
Published
Published in Mar. 1969 issue of Scarboro Missions magazine.
Photo was taken in Amazonas.
Published
Typed caption attached to photograph: "A Missionary visits those who need socio-economic and religious help, to bring the message of Christ in the way it can best be given. The 24 Scarboro Missionary Students are, by their visit to your home, trying to make you more aware of the work being done, especially in under-developed lands."
Published
Photo was taken at the Experimental Agricultural Center, Urucara.
Published
Published
Photo was taken in Urucara.
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Published
Photo was taken at the Experimental Agricultural Center, Urucara.
Published
ID on verso: B399
Photograph is out of focus.
Published
For another print copy, see F26-11-2-1-129.
Also published on pg. 7 of Sept. 1962 issue of Scarboro Missions magazine.
Published
Digital copy exists.
Photo was taken in Amazonas.
Published on pg. 23 (top photo) of Sept. 1962 issue of Scarboro Missions magazine.
For a similar photograph with Fr. Paul McHugh, see F26-11-2-1-96.
Published
A group of children surround Fr. Michael O'Kane. The spire of a church is visible in the background.
Digital copy exists.
Published
Published
(L-R) Frs. Timothy Ryan, Paul McHugh, Michael O'Kane, and Lewis Hewer stand in a row by the side of a parked car.
Digital copy exists.
Photo was taken in Amazonas.
Published
Photo was taken in Manaus.
Published
Fr. Terence O'Sullivan (far right) and Fr. Justin MacInnis stand with two women and a boy on a porch. The boy holds the handle of a motorcycle.
Photo was taken in Manaus.
Published
Photo was taken in the Prelacy of Itacoatiara.
Published in Mar. 1962 issue of Scarboro Missions magazine.
Published
Fr. Michael O'Kane (right) and Fr. Alcides Peixoto, the parish priest of Itacoatiara before the Scarboro Fathers took over the territory.
Digital copy exists.
Photo was taken in Manaus.
Published
For the full photograph, see F26-11-2-1-219.
Photo was taken in the Prelacy of Itacoatiara.
Published
Photo was taken in the Prelacy of Itacoatiara.
Published
Caption on verso: "Received Oct/64. The auther Fr. Vincent Daniel and two visiting sisters."
Photo was taken in Amazonas.
Published
Digital copy exists.
Photo was taken in Amazonas.
Published in Feb. 1971 issue of Scarboro Missions magazine.
Caption on verso: "Father Michael O'Kane, sfm, is always welcome in Brazilian home"
Published
Four family members peek out of the window of their home, greeting Fr. Michael O'Kane.
Photo taken by O'Kane, Michael.
Photo was taken in Amazonas.
For a similar photograph with Fr. Michael O'Kane, see F26-11-2-1-84.
Published
A group of children surround Fr. Paul McHugh. The spire of a church is visible in the background.
Digital copy exists.
Caption on verso: "Vinct Daniel Church in Itacoatiara"
Published
Digital copy exists.
Photo was taken in the Prelacy of Itacoatiara.
Also published in July-Aug. 1964 issue of Scarboro Missions magazine.
For another print copy, see F26-11-2-15-2 in Loose photographs.
Published
Published on cover of Feb. 1968 issue of Scarboro Missions magazine.
Photo was taken in the Prelacy of Itacoatiara.
Published
Caption on verso: "Received June 20/66"
Photo was taken in Manaus.
Published
Published
Stamp on verso: 20.
Published on pg. 22 of June 1978 issue of Scarboro Missions magazine.
Published
Photo was taken in Amazonas.
Published
Published on pg. 19 of April 1969 issue of Scarboro Missions magazine.
Photo was taken in Manaus.
Published
Taken from magazine caption: "Father Michael O’Kane, regional superior of Brazil Mission, holds up the peace banner of the Calleri Expedition (a red circle on a white background) while his companion exhibits the bow and arrows of the Atroaris Indian."
Published
Published on pg. 10 (bottom left) of Oct. 1962 issue of Scarboro Missions magazine.
Published
Digital copy exists.
Published on pg. 18 (top) of Nov. 1962 issue of Scarboro Missions magazine
Published
Digital copy exists.
For another print copy, see it0128. Also published on pg. 16 (bottom left) of Nov. 1962 issue of Scarboro Missions magazine.
Published
A similar photograph was published on pg. 19 of April 1969 issue of Scarboro Missions magazine.
Published
Taken from magazine caption: "Father Michael O’Kane, regional superior of Brazil Mission, holds up the peace banner of the Calleri Expedition (a red circle on a white background) while his companion exhibits the bow and arrows of the Atroaris Indian."
Published on pg. 20 of Nov. 1966 issue of Scarboro Missions magazine.
Published
Digital copy exists.
Photo was taken in Manaus.
Published
Published in Nov. 1966 issue of Scarboro Missions magazine.
Published
Digital copy exists.
Published
Photo was taken in the Prelacy of Itacoatiara.
Published on pg. 10 (bottom right) of Oct. 1962 issue of Scarboro Missions magazine.
Published
Photo was taken in Itacoatiara.
Published
Photo was taken in Amazonas.
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Photo was taken in Amazonas.
Published
Photo was taken in Amazonas.
Published
Published in Jan. 1970 issue of Scarboro Missions magazine.
Published
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Fr. Hubert Den Tandt (far right), professor Gerd Klotzke, and men from the Ministry of Agriculture, visiting the experimental farm.
Published
(L-R) Frs. Douglas MacKinnon, Omar Dixon, and [Wayne Yorke] standing at the frence surrounding the Catechetical Centre in Itacoatiara.
Digital copy exists.
Published on pg. 27 of Nov. 1968 issue of Scarboro Missions magazine.
Published
Photo was taken at the Experimental Agricultural Center, Urucara.
Published
Published
Published
Digital copy exists.
Bp. McHugh's outline was whited out.
Photo was taken in Itacoatiara.
Published
Stamp on verso: 20.
Caption on verso: "Douglas + principal of a school in town"
Published
Photo was taken in Manaus
For another print copy, see F26-11-2-1-108. Also published on pg. 16 (bottom left) of Nov. 1962 issue of Scarboro Missions magazine.
Published
Photo was taken in the Prelacy of Itacoatiara.
For another print copy, see F26-11-2-1-83. Also published on pg. 7 of Sept. 1962 issue of Scarboro Missions magazine.
Published
Photo features member(s) of the Catedral Nossa Senhora do Rosário, Itacoatiara.
Published
(Seated, L-R) Bishop Kenneth Turner, Bishop Paul McHugh, and Bishop Webster of
Peterboro, Ontario, on the occasion of Bp. McHugh's consecration. Archbishop Ramos of Belem, is at the rear.
Digital copy exists.
Photo was taken in Manaus.
Published
Digital copy exists.
Titled according to caption on verso.
Published
Photo was taken in the Prelacy of Itacoatiara.
Published
Published on cover of Mar. 1968 issue of Scarboro Missions magazine.
Published
Caption on verso: "Pr Inocedo, Pompei, Antonio. Amazonas, Brazil"
Brazilian priests from Sao Paulo were helping the Scarboro Fathers in the Prelacy of Itacoatiara.
Photograph was possibly taken by Fr. Gerald Curry on his visitation trip to St. Vincent, Brazil, and Peru in 1978.
Published
Photo was taken at the Experimental Agricultural Center, Urucara.
Published
Photo was taken at the Experimental Agricultural Center, Urucara.
Published
Item consists of two identical copies which are stored together.
Photo was taken in Urucara.
Published
Digital copy exists.
Photo was taken in Urucara.
Item consists of two identical copies which are stored together.
Some discolouration on both copies.
Published
Caption on verso: "Antonio - Jorge's motorista, Prelacy, Brazil"
Published
Caption on verso: "Miriam - S. Paulo. Volunteer, Brazil, Prelacy"
Published
Caption on verso: "kids, Brazil."
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Caption on verso: "Catechist, Parana de Eva, Brazil"
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Caption on verso: "Children, Parana de Eva, Brazil"
Published
Caption on verso: "Catequist, Parana de Eva, Brazil"
Published
Caption on verso: "Padre Jorge, Catequist, Parana de Eva, Brazil."
Published
Digital copy exists.
Caption on verso: "Catechetical Centre, Parana de Eva, Brazil. Pe Jorge, Omar."
Published
Caption on verso: "Antonio, Miguel, Pedro Celos, Sao Paulo"
Brazilian priests from Sao Paulo were helping the Scarboro Fathers in the Prelacy of Itacoatiara.
Photograph was possibly taken by Fr. Gerald Curry on his visitation trip to St. Vincent, Brazil, and Peru in 1978.
Published
Caption on verso: "Terry O'Sullivan, Justin Maclnnes, Manaus, Amazonas."
Photograph was possibly taken by Fr. Gerald Curry on his visitation trip to St. Vincent, Brazil, and Peru in 1978.
Published
Caption on verso: "Jorge, Jose Lui, Pedro, Jacques, Sao Paulo, Brazil."
Brazilian priests from Sao Paulo were helping the Scarboro Fathers in the Prelacy of Itacoatiara.
Photograph was possibly taken by Fr. Gerald Curry on his visitation trip to St. Vincent, Brazil, and Peru in 1978.
For another image of the same scene, see F26-11-2-1-152.
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(L-R) Frs. George Marskell, Jose Lui, Celso Pedro, and [Jacques] sitting together at a dining table.
Caption on verso: "Jorge, Jose Lui, Pedro Celso, Jacques, Antonio Haddad, Sao Paulo."
Brazilian priests from Sao Paulo were helping the Scarboro Fathers in the Prelacy of Itacoatiara.
Photograph was possibly taken by Fr. Gerald Curry on his visitation trip to St. Vincent, Brazil, and Peru in 1978.
For another image of the same scene, see F26-11-2-1-151 (it0151).
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(L-R) Frs. George Marskell, Jose Lui, Celso Pedro, [Jacques], and Antonio Haddad sitting together at a dining table.
Frs. Macedo and Haddad are Brazilian priests from Sao Paulo were helping the Scarboro Fathers in the Prelacy of Itacoatiara.
Photograph was possibly taken by Fr. Gerald Curry on his visitation trip to St. Vincent, Brazil, and Peru in 1978.
Published
Caption on verso: "Miriam, Lucia - Sao Paulo volunteers. Parana de Eva, Brazil"
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Caption on verso: "Pe Dixon, Jorge, Catechists, Brazil."
Published
Stamp on verso: 20.
Published
Caption on verso: "Omar Dixon and team boarding boat for trip down river."
Stamp on verso: 22.
Photo was taken in the Prelacy of Itacoatiara.
Published
Digital copy exists.
Caption on verso: "Brazil Christian Community"
Stamp on verso: 20.
Published
Stamp on verso: 22.
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Stamp on verso: 20.
Published
Digital copy exists.
Stamp on verso: 22.
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Caption on verso: "Catechetical Centre, Pe Jorge, Parana de Eva, Brazil."
Published
Caption on verso: "Kids, Brazil, Parana de Eva."
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Caption on verso: "Padre Jorge, Miguel, Catequista + Kids, Brazil, Parana de Eva."
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Photograph was possibly taken by Fr. Gerald Curry on his visitation trip to St. Vincent, Brazil, and Peru in 1978.
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Caption on verso: "Jorge Marskell, Moroam + Lucia, 2 volunteers from S. Paulo."
Photograph was possibly taken by Fr. Gerald Curry on his visitation trip to St. Vincent, Brazil, and Peru in 1978.
Published
Caption on verso: "Antonio Bulcar on boat, Amazonas, Brazil"
Photograph was possibly taken by Fr. Gerald Curry on his visitation trip to St. Vincent, Brazil, and Peru in 1978.
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Caption on verso: "Priests, Brazil Itacoatiara"
Photograph was possibly taken by Fr. Gerald Curry on his visitation trip to St. Vincent, Brazil, and Peru in 1978.
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Four Scarboro Fathers and two Brazilian priests gathered at a large table. Scarboro priests depicted are Frs. George Marskell (standing, right), Douglas MacKinnon (seated, far left), Omar Dixon (seated, third from left), and Terence O'Sullivan (far right).
Caption on verso: "Amazon, Brazil."
Photograph was possibly taken by Fr. Gerald Curry on his visitation trip to St. Vincent, Brazil, and Peru in 1978.
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Caption on verso: "Bro Robert, St. Vincent."
Photograph was possibly taken by Fr. Gerald Curry on his visitation trip to St. Vincent, Brazil, and Peru in 1978.
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Caption on verso: "Amazon, Brazil"
Photograph was possibly taken by Fr. Gerald Curry on his visitation trip to St. Vincent, Brazil, and Peru in 1978.
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Caption on verso: "Cliff Murphy + Brothers, St. Vincent"
Photograph was possibly taken by Fr. Gerald Curry on his visitation trip to St. Vincent, Brazil, and Peru in 1978.
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Caption on verso: "church, Lima, Peru."
Photograph was possibly taken by Fr. Gerald Curry on his visitation trip to St. Vincent, Brazil, and Peru in 1978.
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Photograph was possibly taken by Fr. Gerald Curry on his visitation trip to St. Vincent, Brazil, and Peru in 1978.
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Digital copy exists.
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Fr. Hubert Den Tandt (far left), Fr. Bryan Manning (standing), seminarian Chester Gabriel (far right), and an unidentified man at a table, possibly in Urucara.
Photo was taken in Urucara.
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Fr. Paul Ouellette, Superior General of the Society, at the helm of a river boat, possibly near Urucara. Fr. Hubert Den Tandt is visible at the right.
Photo was taken in Urucara.
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Photo was taken in Urucara.
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Photo was taken in Urucara.
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Photo was taken in Urucara.
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Fr. Paul Ouellette, Superior General of the Society, sits inside a river boat on the Amazon River.
Photo was taken in Urucara.
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Photo was taken in Urucara.
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Published in Mar. 1971 issue of Scarboro Missions magazine.
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Published
Digital copy exists.
Stamp on verso: 20.
Published on cover of Sept. 1973 issue of Scarboro Missions magazine.
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For a similar photograph, see it0061.
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Fr. Hubert Den Tandt (right, with back to camera) speaks to six men on the grounds of the Experimental Agricultural Centre farm.
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Caption on verso: "Fr. Burke conducting one of the lectures from the blackboard."
Photo was taken in the Prelacy of Itacoatiara.
For more information on Fr. Burke's seven-week course, see the Sept. 1973 issue of Scarboro Missions magazine.
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Caption on verso: "Coffee break"
Photo was taken in the Prelacy of Itacoatiara.
For more information on Fr. Burke's seven-week course, see the Sept. 1973 issue of Scarboro Missions magazine.
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Caption on verso: "Sr. Margaret Ann & Sr. Lucille also - made and assisted the course."
Photo was taken in the Prelacy of Itacoatiara.
For more information on Fr. Burke's seven-week course, see the Sept. 1973 issue of Scarboro Missions magazine.
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Photo was taken in the Prelacy of Itacoatiara.
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Caption on verso: "Looking from the ferry barge crossing the Urubu River"
Published in Apr. 1971 issue of Scarboro Missions magazine.
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Caption on verso: "Scarboro houseboat - The Teresina [sic] floating [?]"
Published in May 1971 issue of Scarboro Missions magazine.
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Stamp on verso: Please return to mission information Dept. Scarboro Foreign Missions 2685 Kingston Rd. Scarborough, Ont. M1M 1M4.
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Caption on verso: "'Shalom' in construction"
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Digital copy exists.
Caption on verso: "Fr. Dixon aboard the completed boat"
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Digital copy exists.
Stamp on verso: 20.
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For similar photographs, see it0215, it0216, and it0217.
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Includes Frs. Justin MacInnis and Lewis Hewer.
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Photo was taken at the Experimental Agricultural Center, Urucara.
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Photo was taken in the Prelacy of Itacoatiara.
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Photo was taken in the Prelacy of Itacoatiara.
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Photo was taken in the Prelacy of Itacoatiara.
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Photo was taken in the Prelacy of Itacoatiara.
For similar photographs, see it0204, it0216, and it0217.
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Photo was taken in the Prelacy of Itacoatiara.
For similar photographs, see it0204, it0215, and it0217.
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Photo was taken in the Prelacy of Itacoatiara.
For similar photographs, see it0204, it0215, and it0216.
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Photo was taken in the Prelacy of Itacoatiara.
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Caption on verso: "Volume 1"
ID on verso: 6419.
Photo was taken in the Prelacy of Itacoatiara.
For a cropped copy, see it0092.
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Digital copy exists.
Photo was taken in the Prelacy of Itacoatiara.
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Photo was taken in the Prelacy of Itacoatiara.
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Photo was taken in the Prelacy of Itacoatiara.
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Caption on verso: "Padre Justino beside the rectory at Urucara on his way to visit friends."
Published in Apr. 1971 issue of Scarboro Missions magazine.
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Digital copy exists.
Published
Photo was taken at the Experimental Agricultural Center, Urucara.
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Caption on verso: "Justin Maclnnis, Lewis Hewer, Brazil."
Photograph was possibly taken by Fr. Gerald Curry on his visitation trip to St. Vincent, Brazil, and Peru in 1978.
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Caption on verso: "#2 / The Amazon is not only a place for fishing - but for bathing & for washing as well."
Published in Oct. 1971 issue of Scarboro Missions magazine.
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Published on pg. 26 of Feb. 1963 issue of Scarboro Missions magazine.
Published
Digital copy exists.
Photo was taken in the Prelacy of Itacoatiara.
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Photo was taken in the Prelacy of Itacoatiara.
Published in July-Aug. 1964 issue of Scarboro Missions magazine.
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Photo was taken in the Prelacy of Itacoatiara.
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Photo was taken in Itacoatiara.
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Photo was taken in the Prelacy of Itacoatiara.
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Catpion on verso: "Vice director of school talks to mother & children."
Stamp on verso: 20.
Photo was taken in the Prelacy of Itacoatiara.
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Stamp on verso: 20.
Photo was taken in the Prelacy of Itacoatiara.
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Caption on verso: "Ray O'Toole & Melquiades view coop plans."
Stamp on verso: 20.
Photo was taken in Itacoatiara.
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Digital copy exists.
Caption on verso: "Fr. Ray O'Toole in Itacoatiara, Brazil."
Stamp on verso: 20.
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Stamp on verso: 20.
Photo was taken in the Prelacy of Itacoatiara.
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Photo was taken in the Prelacy of Itacoatiara.
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Caption on verso: "Ray O'Toole + melquiades."
Stamp on verso: 20.
Photo was taken in Itacoatiara.
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Stamp on verso: 20.
Photo was taken in Itacoatiara.
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Photo was taken in the Prelacy of Itacoatiara.
Published in June 1965 issue of Scarboro Missions magazine.
Published
Digital copy exists.
Caption on verso: "Frei Joao Vogel O.F.M. (Director) + group of 'Normalistas,' our professors. Anapolis, 1962"
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See caption.
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File consists photographs depicting buildings, groups, scenery.
Published
Digital copy exists.
Caption on verso: "Town of Urucara in our district said Mass here March 17."
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Digital copy exists.
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Digital copy exists.
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Digital copy exists.
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Digital copy exists.
Caption on verso: "Scarboro's chruch, Mauaus, Brazil."
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Digital copy exists.
ID on photograph: 20.
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Digital copy exists.
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File consists of photographs and negatives depicting priests, local communities and children.
Caption on note attached to the photograph: "1. Padres Ray O'Toole, Ryan, Mac Burke and Paul McHugh outside the Casa Paroquial in Itacoatiara."
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Digital copy exists.
Caption on note attached to the photograph: "2. The main church in Itacoatiara."
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Digital copy exists.
Caption on note attached to the photograph: "5. The Casa Paroquial in Urucara."
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Digital copy exists.
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File consists of photographs depicting local people's work and life.
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File consists of Frs. Manning and Den Tandt negatives
See related photographs in F26-11-2-7.
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File consists of photographs and negatives depicting community engagement and pastoral activities involving priests and local communities in Brazil.
Files F26-11-2-6 and F26-11-2-7 were originally described as a whole and now are described separately.
See related photographs in F26-11-2-6.
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File consists of photographs and negatives depicting community engagement and pastoral activities involving priests and local communities in Brazil. The photographs are reproductions of the following negatives: 024, 058, 049.
Files F26-11-2-6 and F26-11-2-7 were originally described as a whole and now are described separately.
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File consists of photographs depicting scenery and towns taken by Fr. Gerald Curry in Brazil.
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File consists of photographs taken by Jack Chiang, featuring Rev. Omar Dixon on the Island of Silves, Rev. Ron MacDonnell in Santa Elena and Urucara, Bp. George Marskell in Itacoatiara, and others in Sao Sebastiao, Amazon, Manaus, Rio de Janeiro.
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File consists of photographs depicting an ordination ceremony and SFM priests on a boat.
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File consists of photographs depicting scenery and public gathers taken by Fr. Michael O'Kane.
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File consists of negatives and 2 photographs depicting members of the Brazil mission team.
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File consists of photographs and negatives depicting locals, priests and lay missioners taken by Fr. Jack Lynch.
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* File consists of photographs and negatives that depict priests and churches in Brazil.
* Priests: Frs. Douglas MacKinnon, Raymond O'Toole, Bryan Manning, William Smith, George Marskell, Paul McHugh, Omar Dixon, Ronald MacDonell, Joseph King, Oscar Dodavid, Rodolfo Navarro, Omar Marin.
Published in December 1975 issue of Scarboro Missions magazine.
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Published
Digital copy exists.
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Two copies of the same scene are stored together. Caption on verso of both copies: "Sao Pedro, Manaus, Parish House + Centro Social under construction (1971-1974)"
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Digital copy exists.
Caption on verso: "Parish House, Sao Pedro, Manaus (1971-1974)"
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Two copies of the same scene are stored together. Caption on verso of the first copy: "Parish House, Sao Pedro, Manaus (1971-1974)"
Caption on verso of the second copy: "(1971-1974) left side of 'centro social' showing the main entrance to residence, verandah, and living quarters. Sao Pedro, Manaus."
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Depicts the main entrance and veranda.
Digital copy exists.
Caption on verso: "Sao Pedro, Manaus (1971-1974)"
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Caption on verso: "Sao Pedro, Manaus (1971-1974)"
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Depicts the main entrance.
Two copies of the same scene are stored together. Caption on verso of the first copy: "Sao Pedro, Manaus (1971-1974). Kitchen + Laundry"
Caption on verso of the second copy: "right side of 'centro social' showing the kitchen and the two floors of new residence. Sao Pedro, Manaus. (1971-1974)"
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Depicts the kitchen and residence.
Digital copy exists.
Caption on verso: "Sao Pedro, Manaus (1971-1974). Kitchen and Laundry"
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Caption on verso: "Ray O'Toole + Chief of Construction. Sao Pedro, Manaus (1971-1974)"
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Two copies of the same scene are stored together. Caption on verso of the first copy: "Bryan Manning (left) Ray O'Toole (right). (1970-1974)"
Caption on verso of the second copy: "Frs. Ray + Bryan on the side-part of the verandah. Bryan Manning (left) Ray O'Toole (right). (1971-1974)"
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Digital copy exists.
Caption on verso: "William Smith (1970-1974)"
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Fr. Smith is second from left, Fr. Marskell is at the right. The other men are unidentifiable.
Caption on verso: "Santa Ana de Urucara, 1968/1969."
Published
Digital copy exists.
Caption on verso: "Dom Floriano, Bishop of Obidos Prelacy + Paul McHugh."
Published in October 1962 issue of Scarboro Missions magazine.
Published
Digital copy exists.
Used June 1962
Caption on verso: "Brazil's Nuts. Christmas Day 1961. Anapolis, 1961"
Tape on verso: "Legg Brothers Limited. Markers of fine printing plates since 1900. 136 St. Patrick Street. EM. 3-0928-0929."
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(L-R) Frs. Paul McHugh, George Marskell, Vincent Daniel, Michael O'Kane, and Douglas MacKinnon pose by a Christmas tree.
Digital copy exists.
Caption on verso: "Fr. Doug Mackinnon. Dougie + senior choir."
ID on verso: 20.
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Digital copy exists.
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Top row, L-R: Frs. Hubert Den Tandt, Timothy Ryan, Terence O'Sullivan.
Bottom: Frs. Malcolm Burke, Justin MacInnis, [unknown], Paul McHugh, Lewis Hewer, Douglas MacKinnon.
Digital copy exists.
Fr. MacKinnon's face is covered.
ID on verso: 20.
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Photograph is stored with another photograph of the same size withou item number.
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Digital copy exists.
Caption on verso: "Brazil Volume 1"
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Caption on verso: "Brazilian Airforce took part in rescue at Indian village. Soldados da FAB e PARASAR debatendo a situacao junto a maloca."
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Print note attached to the photo: "Down the amazon. Busy town of Pucallpa is a collecting point for wild rubber, an oil pipeline from the jungle runs down to the river and the timber industry thrives here too. Please acknowledge: Photograph by Barrie St Clair McBride. Camera Press London 8945-4."
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3 identical negative prints are stored together.
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Caption on a separated note: "The photo was taken in Novermber of 1986 during a Prelacy Assembly. Front - let to right: Oscar Dodavid, yarumal. Rodolfo Navarro, guadalupe superior general. Back - left to right: Marskell, Omar Marin - yarumal, MacDounell, Dixon, King."
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Photographed are Frs. George Marskell, Ronald MacDonell, Omar Dixon, Joseph King (all Scarboro priests) and Oscar Dodavid, Rodolfo Navarro, and Omar Marin.
Photo was taken in the Prelacy of Itacoatiara.
Also published in July-Aug. 1964 issue of Scarboro Missions magazine.
For another print copy, see F26-11-2-1-98.
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Digital copy exists.
Four photographs of the same size are stored separately in individual sleeves on the same page.
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Caption on verso: "Mark on the boat Calaminia, after visiting a native community on the Amazon River, about an hour and 15 min downstream from Manaus. The woman in white is a passenger from the community going to Itacoatiara to visit her mother in hospital after a bicycle accident."
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Bp. George Marskell is on land.
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Caption on verso: "Participants of the youth rally and seminar at the church hall in Silves. With them are Rev. Omar Dixon & Sr. Carole Fleming. Jack Chiang - Brazil Scarboro Missions."
Photo taken by Jacky Chiang.
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Caption on verso: "The 'Equipe Volante' on the completed boat."
For a similar photograph, see C02-1-2/001(07)-it0029 (or F26-11-2-1-29)
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Digital copy exists.
Caption on verso: "old + new, Sta Terezinha with incomplete Shalom by its side."
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Caption on verso: "Fr. Doug Mackinnon, Bishop George Marskell, Fr. Ron MacDonnell, Fr. Omar Dixon. Group Brazil."
Photo taken by MacDougall, Hugh Fraser.
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Caption on verso: "R. MacDonell + G. Marskell. Brazil '96. H. MacDougall pic."
Photo taken by MacDougall, Hugh Fraser.
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Caption on verso: "George Marskell + Omar Dixon. Brazil '96. H. MacDougall pic."
Photo taken by MacDougall, Hugh Fraser.
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Two photographs of the same size from the same scene are stored together.
Paul McGuire's name was written as "Mark McGuire" in the notes of both photographs.
For a similar photo of the first photograph, see F26-11-2-12.
For a similar photo of the second photograph, see F26-11-2-10.
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* First photograph: L-R: Fr. Douglas MacKinnon, Paul McGuire (lay missioner), Bp. George Marskell, Fr. Omar Dixon, Fr. Ronald MacDonell, and Karen Van Loon (lay missioner).
* Second photograph: Doug MacKinnon and Paul McGuire (lay missioner).
The three photographs are stored separately in individual sleeves on the same page.
Caption on the first photo: "Brazil Roraima Diocese. Mar 19/95. Makushi Native community. Bishop Aldo Mongiano greets catechist Lourenco."
Caption on the second photo: "Brazil Roraima Diocese. March 19/95. Makushi Native community 'Guariba' Bishop Aldo Mongiano with group of confrimed (with sponsers)."
Caption on the third photo: "Brazil Roraima Diocese. March 19/95. Makushi native community 'Guariba.' Bishop Aldo Mongiano speaks to people."
A letter on a separate paper is stored together with the photographs, reading: "May 30/95. BOA Vista. Dear Gerry, Here are some photos to accompany the story 'Confirmation in Guariba' which has been send separately. Um abraço, Ranaldo. Published Aor. 2001"
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Three photographs taken by Fr. Ron MacDonell of Bishop Aldo Mongiano with the Makushi Native community.
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(L-R) Frs. Justin MacInnis, Lewis Hewer, Alan King, George Marskell, and William Smith posing with a smiling woman and two children.
Series description inherited upon transfer to USMC.
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This series consists of sound recordings and moving images related to Scarboro Missions, its work, and its members. Includes promotional videos, oral history interviews, and archival footage of the Society's members in Canada and abroad.
Possible future accruals.
Access is open.
Series description and historical overview inherited upon transfer to USMC.
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This series is comprised of historical overviews, publications, promotional materials, ephemera, newspaper clippings, photographs, and albums related to the Our Lady of Fatima pilgrimage. The collection predominantly concerns Fr. Patrick Moore’s world tours, though it also includes records relating to Msgr. McGrath and Fr. Alphonsus Chafe.
The series is divided into the following subseries:
1. Textual records
2. Newspaper Clippings
3. Photographs
4. Albums
5. Artifacts
Historical Overview:
The Society’s relationship with the statues of Our Lady of Fatima begins in October 1947, when the Society granted Msgr. William C. McGrath a leave of absence to accompany the second replica statue on a pilgrimage to the United States. The statue was blessed by the Bishop of Leiria in Fatima, Portugal on 13 October 1947. On October 19, the statue was crowned by Archbishop Alexandre Vachon on the grounds of Ottawa University and Msgr. McGrath’s initial two-year Fatima pilgrimage in America began.
In those two years, the Pilgrim Virgin statue visited more than fifty Dioceses in Canada and the United States, spreading the message of Fatima to approximately five million people across 900 churches, stadiums, and amphitheatres. Afterwards, Msgr. McGrath was to continue his pilgrimage for another 19 years.
In April 1948, Fr. Patrick Moore, SFM, travelled to Fatima to obtain the third replica statue of Our Lady of Fatima. Fr. Moore had previously been associated with Msgr. McGrath’s pilgrimage in the United States. After obtaining the third replica statue Fr. Moore then travelled to Rome, where Pope Pius XII gave his Papal blessing to the statue on May 22. From here, the statue was transported by Fr. Moore to the Dominican Republic, where she was enshrined in Ciudad Trujillo (now Santo Domingo) for the first time on 6 June 1948.
Fr. Moore’s pilgrimage would continue for 36 years, until 1984, covering nearly 300,000 miles by land, sea and air.
Series was kept as a discrete collection upon receipt at USMC, it was made into a series of the main Scarboro fonds to keep materials together, however it remains a separate series to reflect its previous status.
No future accruals expected.
Access is open.
Series description inherited upon transfer to USMC.
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This series consists of news clippings, photographs, ephemera, and publications about the Scarboro Foreign Mission Society, collected over the years by the archives [prior to transfer to USMC].
Included in this series is the draft manuscript, research, and related correspondence for an unpublished book on the history of the Society titled The China Men: The Story of the Scarboro Foreign Mission Society. The book was first commissioned in 1975, to be written by Cecil John (C. J.) Eustace. In 1977, historian Grant Maxwell took over the project. In the end, the book was never published. In its place, Maxwell wrote a book about the early history of the Society in China, published in 1982, titled Assignment in Chekiang: 71 Canadians in China, 1902-1954.
The series is divided into the following subseries:
1. China Mission College/St. Francis Xavier Seminary
2. History of the Society
3. Memorabilia
4. Essays and Publications
5. C.J. Eustace, 'The China Men'
6. History of Scarboro Project - Grant Maxwell files
7. Scrapbooks and oversize
Series was kept as a discrete collection upon receipt at USMC, it was made into a series of the main Scarboro fonds to keep materials together, however it remains a separate series to reflect its previous status.
No future accruals expected.
Access is open.
Series description inherited upon transfer to USMC.
An inherited archivist's note in the legacy finding guide indicates "the majority of the records were received from Japan following Msgr. Fraser’s death. Some files in Series 01 were collected by the Archives as biographical resources on the life & times of Msgr. Fraser."
John Mary Fraser (1877-1962) was the first Roman Catholic priest from English-speaking Canada to work in China and the founder of China Mission College, later known as Scarboro Foreign Mission Society.
He was born John Andrew Fraser in Toronto on 28 June 1877 to Scottish immigrant parents, William Fraser (1839-1920) and Johanna Chisholm (1837-1920). He was the ninth of their eleven children:
1. Mary Ann Fraser (6 May 1866 – 7 Feb. 1935)
2. William Fraser [Fr. William Fraser, ordained 1905] (2 Apr. 1867 – 24 Nov. 1952)
3. Isabella Fraser (4 Aug. 1868 – 17 Feb. 1907)
4. James Green Fraser (6 Nov. 1869 – 17 Nov. 1869)
5. Joanna Fraser [Sr. Geraldine, CSJ] (30 Nov. 1870 – 26 Jul. 1932)
6. Alexander Fraser (19 Jun. 1872 – 5 Apr. 1953)
7. Catherine H. Fraser (29 Nov. 1873 – 19 Sep. 1874)
8. Teresa Fraser [Sr. Mary St. John the Evangelist, ODNC ] (10 May 1875 – 28 Apr. 1961)
9. John Andrew Fraser (28 Jun. 1877 – 3 Sep. 1962)
10. Charles Fraser (7 Dec. 1878 – 19 Feb. 1953)
11. Margaret Rose Fraser (5 Jun. 1881 – 10 Jul. 1881)
Fraser attended St. Michael’s College (Toronto, Ont.) and graduated in 1896. Shortly thereafter, wishing to study for the priesthood (to become a priest in the Archdiocese of Toronto), in September 1896 he was sent to the Seminary Collegio Brignole Sale in Genoa, Italy (at the time there was no Seminary in Toronto). It was here in Genoa that he met missioners returning from their work abroad and this awakened his own mission vocation.
Fraser was ordained “for the missions” in Genoa in 1901, at which point he took the religious name John Mary Fraser. After a visit to Canada to bid goodbye to his family, he set sail for China and arrived on 21 December 1902. He was assigned to the Diocese of Ningpo and became the first Roman Catholic priest from English-speaking Canada to work in China.
In 1910, Fraser returned to Canada and spent two years trying to raise interest in the work in China. At that time, he also visited the United States, Ireland, Scotland and England. He then returned to his work in China.
On 9 November 1918, Fraser finally received authorisation from Archbishop Gauthier of Ottawa to establish a mission college in his diocese. The new college was opened in a former convent and school in Almonte, Ontario in September 1919. In 1921, the college was moved to Scarborough, Ontario, and in 1924, the staff and students moved into a new building on the property adjacent to St. Augustine's Seminary. Because of its location in Scarborough, China Mission Seminary eventually became known as Scarboro Missions.
Meanwhile, John Fraser continued his work in China, gradually joined by graduates of his college in Scarborough. In recognition of his efforts, Pope Pius XI conferred on Father Fraser the title of Pronotary Apostolic (P. A.) of the Church on 2 Dec. 1931. From this point on, he was known as Monsignor Fraser.
Fraser's life in China was interrupted in 1941 when he returned to Canada to attend to important matters of his growing mission society. On his return he was stranded in Manila by the outbreak of Second World War. Initially staying in the residence of the Archbishop of Manila, he was interned for three-and-a-half years during the Japanese occupation of Manila, returning to Canada in 1945.
In 1946, Monsignor Fraser once again set sail for China and continued his work in Kinhwa. Three years later, he returned to Toronto to attend the second General Chapter of the Society in 1949. He never returned to China. Shortly after his departure, under communist leadership, China was closed to any missionary endeavours. Fraser's fellow Canadian missioners who remained in China were arrested and eventually expelled from the country.
After the closure of the China mission, Monsignor Fraser soon accepted an invitation from Bishop Yamaguchi of Nagasaki, Japan to establish a new mission in that country. In May 1950, at age 73, he left for Japan. There, he built churches and established schools in Nagasaki, Fukuoka and Osaka.
Monsignor Fraser died on 3 September 1962, at the age of 85, at his residence in Osaka. He is buried in Shukugawa Catholic cemetery in Osaka.
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This series consists of records documenting the life and activities of John Mary Fraser, founder of the Society. The series is divided into the following subseries:
1. Personal and Biographical
2. Correspondence
3. Memoribilia and Collected Ephemera
4. Photographs
Series was kept as a discrete collection upon receipt at USMC, it was made into a series of the main Scarboro fonds to keep materials together, however it remains a separate series to reflect its previous status.
No future accruals expected.
Access is open.
Series description inherited upon transfer to USMC.
Kenneth Turner was born on 14 October 1905 in Montreal, Quebec. His early studies were done at St. Patrick’s parochial school in Montreal, and at St. Jerome’s College in Kitchener, Ontario. His studies for the priesthood began at St. Augustine’s Seminary in Scarborough and included a year of preparation at Collegio Brignole Sale in Genoa, Italy. He terminated his studies at St. Francis Xavier Seminary in Scarborough and was ordained to the priesthood on 6 September 1936 by Archbishop Deschamps. Following his ordination, Fr. Turner assisted at the Society’s Chinese Catholic Center in Vancouver from until his departure for Lishui, China in November 1939.
On 29 September 1948, Fr. Turner was consecrated Bishop of Lishui by James Cardinal McGuigan in St. Michael’s Cathedral in Toronto. He returned to China in November of that same year.
After the communist government came to power in 1949, Bishop Turner was restricted in his movements, along with Frs. Arthur Venadam, Paul Kam and Alexander MacIntosh. On 1 January 1951, he and his fellow Scarboro priests were confined to the convent grounds along with the Grey Sisters from Pembroke. Bishop Turner was released in 1953, arriving in Hong Kong on November 26.
Unable to return to China, Bishop Turner spent 1955 to 1959 in charge of the St. Thomas More Parish in Nassau, Bahamas. In 1959, he was appointed Regional Superior of the Scarboro community in Guyana. From 1964 to 1966 he served as pastor of Our Lady of Fatima parish in Castries, St. Lucia. He returned to the Bahamas in 1966, assisting in outlying parishes until 1979.
In July 1980, at the age of 75, Bishop Turner assumed a new position as chaplain at Pembroke general Hospital, where he served until his death. He was killed in a car accident in Pembroke, Ontario on the evening of 30 October 1983. Bishop Turner is buried in Mary, Queen of Angels cemetery located on the grounds of St. Augustine Seminary in Scarborough.
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Series consists of personal records and effects of Bishop Kenneth Turner, SFM. These include seminary coursework and notes, biographical records, correspondence, Turner's documents collected during the Second Vatican Council, and materials related to his death. The series is divided into the following subseries:
1. Textual Records
2. Photographs
3. Artifacts
Series was kept as a discrete collection upon receipt at USMC, it was made into a series of the main Scarboro fonds to keep materials together, however it remains a separate series to reflect its previous status. Arrangement at file level not altered from received except arrangement duplicate files were combined. These are indicated at the file level by the previous identifier.
No future accruals expected.
Access is open.