Dora Cliff fonds

Description
Start Date: 
1938
End Date: 
1951
Date Range: 
1938-1951
Physical Description: 
18 cm of textual record and graphic material. - 15 photographs : 17 b&w, 1 col.
Arrangement: 
Thematically by item type
History Biographical: 
Dora L. Cliff of was born in Upper Derby, New Brunswick on June 2, 1907. She was the daughter of the late Thomas and Janet S. (Jardine) Cliff. Dora had a twin sister, Alexis Douglas, and two other sisters Florence Bennett and Hazel Cliff. She was a member of St. George's Anglican Church in Moncton, a life member of the Women's Auxiliary of St. George's Church, St. George's A.C.W., a leader of the Girls Auxiliary, Member of the Canadian College of Teachers and the Greater Moncton Retired Teachers Association, also the I.O.D.E. Dora attended Provincial Normal School and Mount Allison University and taught in several schools in New Brunswick. She also taught at Shingwauk Indian Residential School in Sault Ste. Marie from 1942-1949. Throughout the years she had given part of her holidays to work at the Columbia Coast Mission. Dora was employed at Moncton School Board office for many years. Dora L. Cliff passed away at her residence in Crescent, Moncton, New Brunswick on Wednesday July 12, 2006 in her 100th year.
Scope Content: 
Fonds comprises records that reflect the activities of Dora Cliff and the staff and students at Shingwauk Residential School. Fonds includes photographs, documents, letters and original student notebooks.
Repository: 
Shingwauk Residential Schools Centre
Admin
Custodial History: 
Thematically by item type.
Access Restriction: 
Some restrictions may apply. Consult the Research & Archives Coordinator for more information.
Repro Restriction: 
Permission of the donor is required for reproduction where applicable. Residential School Centre staff must make reproductions. Reproductions are dependent on the fragility of the originals. Researchers must adhere to applicable copyright law and privacy legislation and permission of the copyright holder is required to publish from the fonds. For more information, please contact the Research & Archives Coordinator, Residential School Centre.
Conservation: 
Basic conservation performed during processing.

A letter from Charles Guy to Miss Dora Cliff

Description
Start Date: 
1951
End Date: 
1951
Date Range: 
1951 June 18
Physical Description: 
.1 cm of textual records
Physical Location
Repository: 
Residential School Centre
Shelf Location: 
2010-024-001
Container Number: 
001
Image: 

A letter to Dora Rabie from Rello M. Boar

Description
Start Date: 
1951
End Date: 
1951
Date Range: 
1951 November 15
Physical Description: 
.1 cm of textual record
Physical Location
Repository: 
Residential School Centre
Shelf Location: 
2010-024-001
Container Number: 
001
Image: 

Cecil Thomas' social studies book

Description
Creator: 
Cecil Thomas
Start Date: 
1945
End Date: 
1945
Date Range: 
[ca. 1945]
Physical Description: 
.4 cm of textual records
Physical Location
Repository: 
Algoma University Archive
Shelf Location: 
2010-024-001
Container Number: 
001
Image: 

Christine Pa's book on composition and verse

Description
Start Date: 
1940
End Date: 
1940
Date Range: 
[ca. 1940]
Physical Description: 
.5 cm of textual records
Physical Location
Repository: 
Residential School Centre
Shelf Location: 
2010-024-001
Container Number: 
001
Image: 

Columbia Coast Mission Vocation Schools correspondence

Description
Start Date: 
1951
End Date: 
1951
Date Range: 
1951 May
Physical Description: 
.1 cm of textual records
Physical Location
Repository: 
Residential School Centre
Shelf Location: 
2010-024-001
Container Number: 
001
Image: 

Columbia Coast Mission correspondence

Description
Start Date: 
1951
End Date: 
1952
Date Range: 
1951 December 13 - 1952 July 25
Physical Description: 
.1 cm of textual records
Physical Location
Repository: 
Residential School Centre
Shelf Location: 
2010-024-001
Container Number: 
001
Image: 

Correspondence between Dora Cliff and St. John's Indian Residential School

Description
Start Date: 
1938
End Date: 
1946
Date Range: 
09 November 1938 - 09 August 1946
Physical Description: 
.3 cm textual record
Physical Location
Repository: 
Residential School Centre
Shelf Location: 
2010-024-001
Container Number: 
001
Image: 

Correspondence from St. George's Indian Residential School

Description
Start Date: 
1943
End Date: 
1952
Date Range: 
1943, 1951, 1952
Physical Description: 
.2 cm of textual records
Physical Location
Repository: 
Residential School Centre
Shelf Location: 
2010-024-001
Container Number: 
001
Image: 

Correspondence to Miss Dora Cliff from the Indian and Eskimo residential school commission of the missionary soceity of the Church of England in Canada

Description
Start Date: 
1938
End Date: 
1953
Date Range: 
1938, 1945-1947, 1953
Physical Description: 
.2 cm of textual record
Physical Location
Repository: 
Residential School Centre
Shelf Location: 
2010-024-001
Container Number: 
001
Image: 

Indian and Eskimo residential school commission booklet

Description
Creator: 
The Bible House
Start Date: 
1938
End Date: 
1951
Date Range: 
[between 1938-1951]
Physical Description: 
.1 cm of textual record. - 1 booklet
Notes: 
Booklet focuses on St. John's Indian Residential School (Chapleau, Ontario).
Physical Location
Repository: 
Shingwauk Residential Schools Centre
Shelf Location: 
2010-024-001
Container Number: 
001
Image: 
Document: 
application/pdf iconIndian and Eskimo residential school commission booklet

Letter from Fred to Miss Cliff

Description
Start Date: 
1946
End Date: 
1946
Date Range: 
1946 December 6
Physical Description: 
.1 cm of textual record
Physical Location
Repository: 
Residential School Centre
Shelf Location: 
2010-024-001
Container Number: 
001
Image: 

Letter to Dora Cliff from the secretary of the commission and a letter from Dora Cliff to Don Jackson

Description
Start Date: 
1942
End Date: 
1999
Date Range: 
1942 April 4, 1999 January 6
Physical Description: 
0.5 cm of textual record. - 2 letters. - 1 envelope
Notes: 
The secretary of the commission worked for the Indian and Eskimo Residential School Commission of the Missionary Society of the Church of England in Canada.
Physical Location
Repository: 
Residential School Centre
Shelf Location: 
2010-024-001
Container Number: 
001

News on residential schools

Description
Start Date: 
1949
End Date: 
1951
Date Range: 
[between 1949-1951]
Physical Description: 
.1 cm of textual record
Physical Location
Repository: 
Residential School Centre
Shelf Location: 
2010-024-001
Container Number: 
001
Image: 

Photographs of Shingwauk staff and students

Description
Start Date: 
1938
End Date: 
1951
Date Range: 
1938-1951
Physical Description: 
.3 cm of graphic material. -15 photographs : 14 b&w, 1 col. ; 5.5 x 8.5 cm, 6 x 10 cm and 7.5 x 12 cm
Physical Location
Repository: 
Residential School Centre
Shelf Location: 
2010-024-001
Container Number: 
001
Image: 

Sadie Oke's social studies notebook

Description
Creator: 
Sadie Oke
Start Date: 
1945
End Date: 
1945
Date Range: 
[ca. 1945]
Physical Description: 
1 cm of textual record and graphic material. - 1 notebook
Physical Location
Repository: 
Shingwauk Residential Schools Centre
Shelf Location: 
2010-024-001
Container Number: 
001

Shingwauk school booklet

Description
Start Date: 
1942
End Date: 
1948
Date Range: 
1942-1948
Physical Description: 
.5 cm textual record
Physical Location
Repository: 
Residential School Centre
Shelf Location: 
2010-024-001
Container Number: 
001
Image: 

Summary of Shingwauk Residential School

Description
Start Date: 
1942
End Date: 
1951
Date Range: 
[between 1942-1951]
Physical Description: 
.1 cm of textual record
Physical Location
Repository: 
Residential School Centre
Shelf Location: 
2010-024-001
Container Number: 
001
Image: