Materials for primers and tracts, 1875 - 1899
Scope and Contents
ff a) 90 + 20, b) 15; a) 218 x 178mm; b) 188 x 113mm; text sizes and formats show considerable variation: a) is bound in hard covers with 20 extra loose leaves, b) is unbound leaves.
A collection of hymns, prayers, lessons, liturgy and tract materials in Chipeywan and other North American Indian languages collected by William Carpenter Bompas, CMS, consecrated first Bishop of Athabaska in 1874.
Dates
- Creation: 1875 - 1899
Conditions Governing Access
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Language of Materials
Chipewyan; Dene Suline
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Presented to the Bible House Library by Mr. H. Bompas Smith, Lytham, 1912.
Physical Description
paper
Date information
DateText: late 19th century.
Originator(s)
Materials for primers and tracts, Chipeywan
Finding aid date
2012-01-17 10:34:11+00:00
Repository Details
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