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| Title | Canon Webster |
| Author | Exploration, discovery and travel| First nations| Religions |
| ASTIS record no. | Arctic Institute of North America |
| Photo Description | 23 black and white photographs |
| Custodial History | Earliest known custodian is McGill University, Montreal; transferred to University of Calgary in 1973 |
| Institution | University of Calgary |
| Collection | Arctic Institute of North America |
| Date Issued | Canon Webster: James Harold Webster( 1927-1944) was born in Sheffield, England. He journeyed to the Canadian arctic in the 1940's as part of the St. Andrew's Anglican Mission.|First studied metallurgy – Attracted to the Anglican missionary life in the Canadian Arctic he was ordained in 1927.|First mission Bernard Harbour, which closed in 1928.|Canon Webster sent to Coppermine (then known as Fort Hearne). Coppermine also served the people of Holman, Cambridge Bay, Bathurst Inlet and surrounding camps Canon Webster traveled often up to 3, 000 miles per year by dog sled to visit these settlements.| He married Edith Gilbert in 1934. They had three children. He remained at Coppermine region until 1952 when he became Archdeacon of Aklavikk|In 1958 after 31 years in the Far North Canon Webster joined an Ontario parish. He retired in 1973 |
| Date Created | 19,441,946 |
| Date Last Modified | Inuit peoples and customs, as well as several photographs of Inuit camps, the latter including both Igloo and Caribou Skin Tents. The majority of photographs were taken in or around Victoria Island and Coppermine |
| Subject | AINA, University of Calgary |
| Subject ASTIS | Permission of AINA |
| Language | eng |
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