Elliott Moses fonds [textual record, graphic material]

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Elliott Moses fonds [textual record, graphic material]

Hierarchical level:

Fonds

Date:

1846-1976.

Reference:

R5952-0-8-E, MG30-C169

Type of material:

Textual material, Photographs

Found in:

Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

101666

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Elliott Moses fonds
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Fonds includes:

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

1846-1976.

Place of creation:

Ontario

Added country of publication:

Canada, England, Northern Ireland, Oklahoma

Extent:

40 cm of textual records.
51 photographs : 25 b&w.

Language of material:

English

Added language of material:

English, Delaware

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Fonds consists of correspondence and memoranda, 1846-1975; scrapbooks and clippings, 1878-1972, largely concerning the history of the Six Nations Reserve at Brantford; and pamphlets and publications, 1889-1972, on the Delaware Tribe and the Six Nations Reserve.

Fonds also consists of photographs, 1870-1974, depicting: chiefs and warriors of the Six Nations in Brantford and Ottawa, Ont.; investiture of James Allen and Ellen Fairclough as honourary Chiefs of the Six Nations; ceremony honouring Elliott Moses, retiring chairman of Indian Advisory Committee, Toronto, Ont., 1972; portraits of the first Elective Council of the Six Nations Reserve near Brantford, Ont.; and the First Advisory Council of Ontario, Toronto, Ont.

Provenance:

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Moses, Elliott, 1888-1978
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Six Nations of the Grand River

Brant Historical Society

Canada. Dept. of Indian Affairs
Biography/Administrative history:

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Moses, Elliott, 1888-1978 : Elliott Moses was a member of the Delaware Tribe who lived on the Six Nations Reserve near Brantford. He completed an associated degree course at the Ontario College of Agriculture in 1917. He served as Director of the Ontario Plowman's Association for 39 years and accompanied the Ontario Champion Plowmen to Britain in 1949. He held the posts of Soldier Settler Inspector and Estate Clerk in the Indian Office in Brantford for 15 years. He was appointed Chairman of the Ontario Provincial Indian Advisory Committee in 1956. He was a member of the Brant Historical Society for some 45 years and was much in demand as a speaker on local history and especially that of the Six Nations Reserve and the Delaware Tribe.

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Textual record and photos (Electronic) The finding aid is a descriptive file and item list of volumes 1 to 4. MSS1109 (90: Open)
http://data2.archives.ca/pdf/pdf001/p000000171.pdf

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Custodial history:

Received in 1979 from Mrs. Ethel Moses of Oshweken, Ont.
Subject heading:

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Brantford (Ont.)

Indian councils Canada

Indians of North America

Indians of North America Ontario

Indian agents Canada

Delaware Indians
Source:

Private

Related control no.:

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1979-033 NPC

Former archival reference no.:

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MG30-C169
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Textual records

[Consultation90 Open]

Finding aid box [FA 1109] 96

[Consultation 10 Closed]

Graphic (photo)

[Consultation90 Open]

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Photographs: No restrictions. Copyright: Various. Credit: Name of Photographer / Library and Archives Canada.

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Date modified:: 2023-07-20

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Elliott Moses fonds [textual record, graphic material]

Elliott Moses fonds [textual record, graphic material]