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John Semmens fonds [textual record]

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Fonds

Date:

1884-1921.

Reference:

R1896-0-0-E, MG30-D78

Type of material:

Textual material

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Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

102299

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John Semmens fonds
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Date(s):

1884-1921.

Place of creation:

No place, unknown, or undetermined

Extent:

3 cm of textual records.

Language of material:

English

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Fonds consists of a draft biography entitled, "Under the Northern Lights, Notes Semmen's on Personal History" by John Semmens. Except for the account of his personal history, much of the draft appears to be similar with some parts of Semmens' book, The Field and the Work, with detailed accounts of Native religion, and encounters with shamans of the Saulteaux, or swampy Cree. The biography also covers his work after 1884, ending in 1913, except for copies of obituary notices in 1921. Two drafts are available, one handwritten ending in 1910, and one edited typescript ending in 1921.

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Semmens, John, 1850-1921

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Semmens, John, 1850-1921 : Rev. John Semmens, a Methodist minister, served in Ontario and Manitoba from 1870 to 1905. His first missionary experience with the Cree was at Nelson House, in 1872. He later served at Norway House Mission in 1884, and was Superintendent of the Indian Industrial School at Brandon, 1895. He served at Zion Church in the Winnipeg District Methodist Church, in 1889, and was president of the Manitoba and Northwest Conference of the Methodist Church in 1892.

He published several books and numerous articles including, The Field and the Work: Sketches of Missionary Life in the Far North, 1884, and, The Handbook of Scripture Truths, 1893. The second work has been translated into Cree.

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Location of originals note:

Originals with the United Church of Canada Archives.
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Methodist Church - Clergy, n.d. "Under the Northern Lights, Notes Semmen's on Personal History", n.d

John Semmens - Biography, n.d. The Field and the Work, n.d

Indians of North America - Canada - Religion and mythology, n.d

Indians of North America - Saulteaux (Swampy Creek) - Religion and mythology, n.d

John Semmens - Career, [1884-1913]

Obituaries, 1921

Authors, Canadian, n.d
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MG30-D78
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Volume [MG30 D 78] 1

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Textual records: The recipient of photocopies is responsible for determining if the material is protected by copyright and whether its use constitutes an infringement of the Canadian Copyright Act. The National Archives provides copies only for purposes of research and private study. Copyright inquiries may be made to Mrs. Hellen Dunlop, 7 Oaklands, Fenstanton, Hunts., Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom, PE18 9LS, or Mrs. Margaret K. Trott, 409-12882 26th Avenue, White Rock, British Columbia, V4A 5R6.

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