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Charles Chiniquy and family collection [multiple media]

Hierarchical level:

Collection

Date:

n.d., 1834-2005.

Reference:

R15959-0-X-E

Type of material:

Art, Photographs, Moving images, Maps and cartographic material, Textual material, Objects (including medals and pins)

Found in:

Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

5013180

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Charles Chiniquy and family collection
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Collection includes:

13 lower level description(s)
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Date(s):

n.d., 1834-2005.

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Place of creation:

Canada

Extent:

1.37 m of textual records.
137 photographs : 84 b&w and 8 col.; 10 ferrotypes.
1 videocassette : VHS.
2 prints : posters.
3 maps.
1 drawing.
2 atlas.
1 wax seal.

Language of material:

English

Added language of material:

English, French

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The collection contains documents and publications documenting mainly the activities of Father Charles Chiniquy. Material on the members of the Chiniquy family, including his two sons in law, Joseph L. Morin and Samuel Delagneau, are also found in the collection. It is divided into 13 series: Publications by Charles Chiniquy; Notes, speeches and drafts; Family letters; Family photographs; Chiniquy bible and its contents; Notarized acts, mortgages and other documents; Letters to Charles Chiniquy and his family; Handwritten press clippings; Chiniquy Library - Books and articles; Abraham Lincoln and Peter Spink; Additions by the family; Funerals and commemorations; Additions by Allan Pequegnat.

Provenance:

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Chiniquy, Charles, 1809-1899

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Chiniquy, Charles, 1809-1899 : Charles Chiniquy was born in Kamouraska on July 30, 1809 and studied at the Séminaire de Nicolet. He was ordained a priest in 1833 at Notre Dame Cathedral in Quebec City. Following his ordination, he worked in the parishes of Saint-Charles and Saint-Roch near Quebec City before being appointed the parish priest of Nativité-de- Notre-Dame in Beauport in 1838. It was during this time that Father Chiniquy gained a reputation through his crusade against alcoholism. He founded a temperance society, which led him to preach in nearby parishes and in Montréal. In 1843, he became the parish priest for the Saint-Louis parish in Kamouraska. He published his Manuel ou Règlement de la société de tempérance dédié à la jeunesse canadienne in April 1844.

In October 1846, he decided to enter the Oblates of Mary Immaculate, which he then left in 1847. The Bishop of Montréal, Msgr. Ignace Bourget assigned him to preach temperance in his diocese in 1848. He became known as the "apostle of temperance," attracting large crowds to his sermons. In 1851, Chiniquy offered his services to the Bishop of Chicago and settled in St. Anne, Illinois where he was the priest for a parish made up largely of French Canadian immigrants to the United States. After clashes with the Bishop of Chicago, he was suspended and, shortly afterwards, excommunicated in September 1856.

Chiniquy left the Catholic Church and decided to join the Presbyterian church where he was ordained a Presbyterian minister in February 1860. However, in June 1862, the Chicago presbytery temporarily stripped him of all his duties as a minister. In 1863, the synod of the Presbyterian Church of Canada accepted him as a minister and his St. Anne congregation was admitted to the synod. Chiniquy published a number of books and articles attacking the Roman Catholic Church and, encouraged by his preaching, French Canadians and others converted to Protestantism. The Presbyterian Church assigned him this mission in 1873. His public speaking took him to Australia, Tasmania, New Zealand and England. In 1875, Chiniquy returned to settle in Quebec with his family. He wrote his memoirs, which appeared in two volumes: the first in 1885, and the second posthumously in 1900. Chiniquy died in Montréal on January 16, 1899.

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Moving images (Electronic) An item level description of the videocassette can be found in the MISACS database (90: Open)

Multiple media (Electronic) Finding aid is an item level list of the textual, graphic, object and cartographic in volumes 1 to 13. MSS2686 (90: Open)
http://data2.archives.ca/pdf/pdf002/p000003551.pdf

Publications (Electronic) A list of the 117 books transferred to the Special Collections of Library and Archives Canada is attached. (90: Open)
http://data2.archives.ca/pdf/pdf002/p000003462.pdf

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Custodial history:

The collection includes archival documents and publications relating to Charles Chiniquy and his descendants purchased by Mr. Pequegnat in 1999. Other material relating to Chiniquy and his family was added by the collector. Mr. Pequegnat donated his collection to Library and Archives Canada in 2016.

Arrangement note:

The arrangement done by Mr. Pequegnat on the collection was maintained.

Associated material note:

117 books of the personal library of Charles Chiniquy, acquired with the collection, was transferred to Library and Archives Canada's Special collections.

The Samuel Lefebvre collection held by McGill University's Rare Books and Special Collections also includes personal archives of Charles Chiniquy.

Library and Archives Canada also holds a small Charles Chiniquy fonds (MG24-J20).

Source:

Private

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2017-00291-7
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[Consultation90 Open]

Graphic (photo)

[Consultation90 Open]

Moving images (video)

[Consultation90 Open]

Cartographic material

[Consultation90 Open]

Textual records

[Consultation90 Open]

Object

[Consultation90 Open]

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