Doukhobor Collection of Simon Fraser University

: [Photograph of a family of six, c. 1910]; Photograph mounted on card.,Russian writing on the back, illegible,Description from the family: "Family portraits","Family of 6, with father standing behind the rest. On a front porch, street address 217. On a hard backing."

: Sworn statement of Vasil Shukin in support of application for homestead patent; Typescript, form, signed,Summary: Answers questions regarding residency requirements (ex. acres broken and cropped, buildings erected, length of residency). Sworn statements in support of Shukin's application are filled out but not signed.

: [Letter] 1908 July 14, Yorkton [to] James Fraser, Esq., Buchanan, Sask.; Typescript, copy, signed,Summary: Cancellation proceedings against homestead have been abandoned.,Accompanied by envelope,Signed J.E. Peaker

: [Letter] 1902 May 28, Ottawa [to] John Marzinkof, Esq., Mennofeld, N.W.T.; Typescript, copy ,Summary: Denies request to homestead quarter section in Doukhobor Reserve because the land is held exclusively for Doukhobor settlers. ,Accompanied by cover form. ,Signed P.G. Keyes, Secretary

: The Doukhobors: an illustrated article; Typescript, corrections in ink, first page cropped,Summary: outlines some aspects of Doukhobor culture and history: focusing on misconceptions about Doukhobors, leadership in the Doukhobors community, the role of the Christian Community of Universal Brotherhood and problems between the Doukhobors and the Canadian government.

: Application for a homestead entry, 1907 January 14; Typescript, form, signed,Summary: Reverse is an "affadavit in support of a claim for a Homestead Entry by a person who has previously obtained, and has forfeited his Homestead Entry, but is permitted by the Minister of the Interior to obtain another Homestead Entry.",Signed Nicholai Novakshanoff

: [Letter] 1933 May 25 [to] George Hoyland, Vancouver, B.C.; Typescript, copy ,Summary: reply to: [Letter] 4 May 1933, London, United Kingdom [to] J.A. Florin, Esq., Nelson, B.C. Forin offers to look into the conditions at the Piers Island camp, and report any new information.

: [Photographic postcard of a Doukhobor Village, Saskatchewan, c. 1900s]; Postcard unsent ,Summary: a Doukhobor village in Saskatchewan with a child in the foreground and adults in the background

: [Letter] 1933 May 4, London, United Kingdom [to] J.A. Florin, Esq., Nelson, B.C.; Typescript, copy ,Summary: a letter forwarded by the Society of Friends in London from V.G. Tchertkoff alleging abuses by the Canadian government against the Sons of Freedom held on Piers Island.,The author is likely Chertkov, V. G. (Vladimir Grigorevich), 1854-1936.

: [Photographic postcard of two women beside a communal house, c. 1910s]; Description from the family: "Elders","A pair of middle-aged women, seated, outdoors, in traditional Doukhobor clothing.",Postcard unsent

: [Letter] 1909 July 1, Otradnoe; Typescript,In Russian,Summary: Gives detailed instructions about the tillage of the land for the next 6-8 months. Informs where the cows designated for British Columbia should be brought.,Signed Petr [Verigin]

: [Report about incomes and expenditures for relocation to Columbia and payment in part for lands for 1911 year and for the period from the beginning of 1912 up to August 10, 1912]

: Report of Royal Commission on matters relating to the sect of Doukhobors in the province of British Columbia, 1912; J.A. Forin's copy,Summary: Discusses Doukhobor origin and history, Doukhobor life in Russia, emigration and settlement in British Columbia and Saskatchewan. Looks at Doukhobor organization, communal living, land tenure, as well as Doukhobor habits, customs, practices, religious, moral, and intellectual life, and trading relations. Examines to role of Peter Verigin, 1859-1924, as leader. Details objections to the Doukhobors as settlers, concludes with the general findings and recommendations of the Royal Commission.,Front cover of book is damaged.,William Blakemore, commissioner

: [Interview of Marfoonya Pavlovna Osochoff by Marje Maloff, c. 1975]; Photocopy,Summary: tells of the persecution the Doukhobors suffered in Russia and about family life including giving birth and courtship

: [Photograph of two seated women outside, n.d.]; Description from the family: "Elders","A pair of women standing on either side of a chair that has two vases of flowers on the seat and a kerchief draped over the top."

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