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• Title:Adrien Morice fonds
  
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• Author/Creator:Morice, A. G. (Adrien Gabriel), 1859-1938.
  
• Published/Created:1891-1930
  

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  • Location:RARE BOOKS & SPECIAL COLLECTIONS vertical fileWhere is this?
    
  • Call Number: VF-91
    
  • Number of Items:1
    
  • Status:Available
    

   
• Library of Congress Subjects:Morice, A. G. (Adrien Gabriel), 1859-1938.
  Bell, Robert.
  
• Description:65 pages.
  
• Summary:The fonds consists of proofs of Morice's autobiography Fifty Years in Western Canada (1931) and five letters to Dr. Robert Bell, relating primarily to Morice's writings, particularly Indian legends.
  
• Biography/history note:Father A.G. Morice was a priest of the Oblate Order who served as a missionary to the Chilcotin Indians until 1885 when he was sent to Fort St. James, Stuart Lake. While at the Indian missions, Morice invented a syllabary for the Dene languages and printed catechisms and prayer books in those languages. A prolific writer, Morice's many works included histories of Western Canada and the Catholic Church.
  
• Notes:Title based on the contents of the fonds.