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Personal correspondence MacDonell, Father Andrew

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Correspondence written and received by Rev. Andrew MacDonell including one to his sister Annie Lawrence in Clandonald, Alberta, and arranged chronologically as a file perhaps by Clare Lawrence. Includes letters sent to MacDonell by Scots expressing interest in his settlement plans, letters of reference for settlement applicants, requests for information by relatives of settlers, and letters from immigrants and from friends of MacDonell in Great Britain and Canada. The file also includes some correspondence with Alberta Member of Parliament Alfred Speakman and with the Archbishop of Toronto, and a few letters regarding MacDonell's interest in Scottish genealogy.

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Title
Personal correspondence
Creator
MacDonell, Father Andrew
Date Created
1918-1930
Description
Correspondence written and received by Rev. Andrew MacDonell including one to his sister Annie Lawrence in Clandonald, Alberta, and arranged chronologically as a file perhaps by Clare Lawrence. Includes letters sent to MacDonell by Scots expressing interest in his settlement plans, letters of reference for settlement applicants, requests for information by relatives of settlers, and letters from immigrants and from friends of MacDonell in Great Britain and Canada. The file also includes some correspondence with Alberta Member of Parliament Alfred Speakman and with the Archbishop of Toronto, and a few letters regarding MacDonell's interest in Scottish genealogy.
Subject
Canada--Emigration and immigration; Colonists; Scots; Correspondence; Land settlement; Emigration and immigration
Person Or Corporation
Clandonald
Genre
Correspondence
Type
Text
File Format
application/pdf
Language
English
Identifier
CC_TX_187_001
Collection
Wallace B. Chung and Madeline H. Chung Collection
Source
Original Format: University of British Columbia. Library. Rare Books and Special Collections. The Chung Collection
Date Available
2015-10
Provider
Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
Rights
Images provided for research and reference use only. Permission to publish, copy or otherwise use these images must be obtained from Rare Books and Special Collections: http://rbsc.library.ubc.ca/
DOI
10.14288/1.0132440
Category
Clandonald and Scottish immigration to Canada
RBSCLocation
Box 187
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Images provided for research and reference use only. Permission to publish, copy or otherwise use these images must be obtained from Rare Books and Special Collections: http://rbsc.library.ubc.ca/