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- 1840-1916, predominant 1840-1848 (Creation)
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20 cm of textual records. -- 4 photographs
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Biographical history
Robert Terrill Rundle, 1811-1896, was born in England. He entered business school in Cornwall in 1837, but in 1839 was called to the ministry. After only two months of training he was appointed a missionary for the Hudson's Bay Company's Saskatchewan district. He was one of four Methodists invited by the HBC to establish missions in its territory. He was ordained in March 1840 and left immediately for North America, arriving at Fort Edmonton in October.
He spent most winters at Fort Edmonton, Lesser Slave Lake post and Fort Assiniboine, and during the other seasons made regular visits to Rocky Mountain House, Pigeon Lake, and Gull Lake, doing missionary work predominantly among the Cree and Assiniboine. He also went into Blackfoot country in southern Alberta and twice visited the Rocky Mountains. In 1848 he returned to England after seriously injuring an arm. He served on various circuits in England until he retired in 1887.
For further information see Frits Pannekoek's entry, "Robert Terrill Rundle", in the Dictionary of Canadian Biography, vol. XII. - Toronto : University of Toronto Press, 1990, p. 931-932; and "Robert Rundle Papers" in Glenbow [magazine], vol.4, no.6 (November/December 1971), p. 3-5.
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Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Gift of Mrs. M.J. Collier and R.J. Collier, 1965-1971.
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Scope and content
The fonds consists of Robert's journal which includes his diary, notes, and baptism and marriage registers (1840-1848); a small amount of correspondence (1841-1892); extracts of the journal, possibly transcribed by daughter (nd); obituary; missionary publications (1911, 1916); and photographs of Banff (1911).
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Conditions governing access
The journal is restricted due to its fragile condition. A photocopy is available for research purposes.
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The material is in English.
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No finding aid
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Existence and location of copies
Digital content is available: https://digitalcollections.ucalgary.ca/Package/2R3BF1S3EBIJ0
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Publication note
The journal has been published as The Rundle Journals : 1840-1848 / edited by Hugh A. Dempsey. - Calgary : Historical Society of Alberta [Alberta Records Publication Board] and Glenbow-Alberta Institute, 1977.
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M 1082 is a photocopy of the journal, provided by Mrs. Collier six years before she donated the original. It is nicely bound, but less complete than the research photocopy in M 1083.
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NA 2370 are copies of documents in M 1083.
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- Flett, William (Subject)
- Harriott, John Edward (Subject)
- Oxford House Foundation (Subject)
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Thursday, March 01, 2018