King, George Ley (1863-1945)

Condition: binding in good condition, a few loose pages at the beginning of the book

Subject tags: apprenticeship, building activities, carpentry, church societies, Department of Indian Affairs, donations, farming, finances, funding, funding problems, fundraising, government contacts, government funding, government meetings, government policy, Indian Agents, Indian Residential School System, Indigneous communities, local events, public school system, runaway students, school inspections, school repairs, school reports, school supplies, statistics, student activities, student clothing, studnt discharge, student families, student health, student holidays, student occupation, student progress, student recruitment, student retention, student support, student uniforms, tailoring, trades, Wawanosh

The letters in this book are from George Ley King to a number of different people, including church staff and officials, members of the Women’s Auxiliary (part of the Anglican Church), Indian Agents, Government officials such as the Deputy Superintendent General of Indian Affairs (Hayter Reed), donors, and Indigenous community members. The majority of the letters deals with school finances, especially support for students. Finances were extremely low after Edward F. Wilson left in 1893 with many supporters giving up their donations, and King was having a hard time increasing support and trying to keep the school out of debt. The majority of students at the school during this time were unsupported. Despite the lack of funds, the school was a maximum capacity and King constantly had to refuse applications for new students who wanted to be admitted. He tried to get government funding to expand the dormitory in order to take on more male students but was unsuccessful. King did succeeded in collecting enough money to build the expansion to the school which became the New Wawanosh and allowed the school to take on female students again. While the majority of letters are from 1898-1904, there is one letter from 1905, one letter from 1907, and one letter from 1908. The letter from 1908 is a letter King received from the Indian Department, rather than one he sent to them.

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Condition: Binding in good condition, a few of the index pages are loose

Subject tags: Algoma Missionary News, apprenticeship, bootmaking, carpentry, church societies, compulsory education, curriculum, Department of Indian Affairs, donations, farming, finances, funding, funding problems, fundraising, government contacts, government funding, government policy, government regulations, Indian Agents, Indigenous communities, insurance, physical punishment, public opinion, public school education, runaway students, school closure, school governance, school inspections, school repairs, school reports, school rules, school supplies, staffing, statistics, student activities, student clothing, student death, student discharge, student families, student health, student holidays, student occupation, student recruitment, student retention, student support, student uniforms, trades, Wawanosh

The letters in this book are from George Ley King to a number of different people, including church staff and officials, members of the Women’s Auxiliary (part of the Anglican Church), Indian Agents, Government officials such as the Superintendent General of Indian Affairs (Hayter Reed), donors, and Indigenous community members. The information is mostly focused on finances for the two Homes, especially funding towards student support, and student retention and recruitment. Finances were extremely low after Edward F. Wilson left in 1893 with many supporters giving up their donations, and King was having a hard time increasing support. The majority of students at the school during this time were unsupported. At this point in time, the government was much more involved in the management of the school, and King was required to write monthly reports detailing student health, whether any pupils were admitted or discharged, and any notable student progress or school events. Despite being more involved in the management, the government seemed to be less involved in the funding of the school and refused to increase the per capita grant for student support. They did however give the school special grants for repairs and for the installation of a hot water heating system. Students ran away frequently or failed to return after summer holidays or other leave and many of the letters relate to the enforcement of compulsory education regulations in order to bring the students back. Clothing is also a common topic as there was a low supply, but the Women’s Auxiliary often donated clothing as well as other items like books, toys, and candies. Many of the letters also deal with the fact that the school could not accept female students since Wawanosh had been closed in 1894 due to disrepair, and the plan King had for building a New Wawanosh on the Shingwauk site.

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