James Evans

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James Evans

1828-1988

https://library.vicu.utoronto.ca/collections/special_collections/f10_james_evans

The fonds consists of records pertaining to James Evans’s activities as a minister and author, and to his personal life. The fonds includes correspondence, literary manuscripts including printed syllabics and copies of Evans’ Cree syllabic hymnbook, professional records, a diary of Evans’ missionary expedition in the lake Huron and Lake Superior region in 1838, a sketchbook containing pencil sketches and poems, photographs and other material. It also includes correspondence of his parents, and copies of records from the Hudson’s Bay Company Archives held at the Provincial Archives of Manitoba in Winnipeg, and microfilm copies of records from the papers of Rev. James Evans held at the University of Western Ontario in London.

91 cm of textual records; 3 reels of 35 mm microfilm; 1 reel of 16 mm microfilm; 3 sheets of microfiche (64 images); 45 photographs: b&w; 1 photograph: col.; 2 photographs: b&w negatives; 6 photographs: col. Slides; 1 postcard; 3 artifacts

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Evans, James, 1801-1846

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James Evans (1801–1846) was a teacher, Methodist minister and missionary, linguist, and author. He was born in Kingston-upon-Hull, England, the son of James Evans, ship’s captain, and Mary–. He married Mary Blithe Smith in 1822, and they had two daughters, one of whom died in childhood. He died in Kelby, England. Evans went to school in Lincolnshire, England. In 1822 he followed his parents to Lower Canada. He found employment as a teacher near L’Original, Upper Canada. About three years later...