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John Alexander Mackay with Canon E. K. Matheson and Canon Thomas Clarke, in group - Battleford deanery chapter.

Item is an image showing canoes leaving The Pas in 1920 to visit the Anglican Missions located at Stanley and Lac La Ronge. Subjects in the canoes are Archdeacon John Alexander Mackay, Canon and Mrs. Edward K. Matheson, and Miss Margaret Halson.

Five issues of a publication by the Canadian North-West Historical Society, Battleford, Saskatchewan. The issues contain information relating to the history of the North-West Territories prior to 1890, related by old timers.

Vol. I, No. II, 1927 contains reminiscences of Louis Cochin, O.M.I., a veteran missionary of the Cree Indians and a prisoner in Poundmaker's camp in 1885. Published by The Star Publishing Co., Ltd., Saskatoon. 75 p.

Vol. I, No. III, 1927 is written on the subject of Rev. Canon E. K. Matheson, D.D.. Includes the history of Saint George's Church, Battleford; a tribute to Canon Matheson by Edward Ahenakew; "Some of the Influences on, and the Friendships in the Life of Canon Matheson," written by his wife, Mrs. Matheson; In Memoriam of William Laurie and Justus Willson. Published by the Leader Publishing Co., Limited, Regina. 86 p.

Vol. I, No. IV, Pt. I, 1928, entitled "The Story of the Press". Information on newspaper companies and their founders including, P. G. Laurie of The Saskatchewan Herald, J. D. Maveety and Thomas Spink of The Prince Albert Times, Nicholas Flood Davin of The Regina Leader. Also Mr. Howard Angus Kennedy's reminiscences of the Rebellion Campaign. 106 p.

"Fifty Years on the Saskatchewan," Vol. I, No. V, 1929. A history of the Cree Indian domestic life and the difficulties which led to serious agitation and conflict of 1885 in the Battleford locality as written by Robert Jefferson after fifty years' research and service. 160 p.

Vol. 1, No. VI, 1930 entitled, "The Dominion Telegraph," written by J. S. Macdonald of Edmonton, Alberta, General Inspector of the Government Telegraph Service.

John Alexander Mackay with Canon and Mrs. E. K. Matheson. Archdeacon Mackay, & Miss Halson on steps of Battleford mission.

Files relating to her books, Voices of the Plains Cree and The Doctor Rode Side Saddle; Saskatchewan natives; her parents, and a variety of aspects of Western Canadian history. Includes records relating to the Anglican Church of Canada, including the dioceses of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan and Rupert's Land. File II.22 relates to Barr Colonists.

Books, correspondence, newsletters, and religious publications relating to Mr. Logan's interest in Native issues and the Cree language. See files 4, 15d and 15e for information on Edward Ahenakew.