Doukhobor Collection of Simon Fraser University

A collection of digitized images, print materials, and ephemera relating to the settlement of the Doukhobors in Canada, primarily in the late 19th and early 20th century. During this time period, thousands of Doukhobors fled religious persecution in their native Ukraine. This collection, focusing on their settlement in Canada, includes a variety of scanned manuscripts, photographs, books and book chapters, journals, magazine articles, financial documents and interviews dating from 1898 to 1975. Many items in Russian are accompanied by complete English-language translations; other items, including publications from the Doukhobor community and photographs with Russian inscriptions, are not translated.

Contributed by Special Collections and Rare Books, Simon Fraser University Library.

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[Letter] 1908 December 10, St. [Station] Verigin

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Date: 1908-12-10
Name(s): Makaseyeff, F. [Fedor]

[Letter] 1908 February 6, Ottawa [to] the Agent of Dominion Lands, Yorkton, Sask.

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Date: 1908-02-06
Name(s): Keyes, Perley G.
Description: Typescript, signed,Summary: Complaint made to Minister by A. Barrett re: cancellation proceedings against former Doukhobor lands previously homesteaded by Simon James Cahill. No apparent reason for refusal of Barrett's application for inspection.,Signed P.G. Keyes, Secretary

[Letter] 1908 January 15, Yorkton [to] James Fraser, Esq., Strasburg, Sask.]

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Date: 1908-01-15
Description: Typescript, copy,Summary: Application for inspection of homestead (which was part of Doukhobor Reserve) has been made. Entry will be cancelled if homesteading duties are not completed.

[Letter] 1908 January 16, Ottawa [to] the Agent of Dominion Lands, Yorkton, Sask.

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Date: 1908-01-16
Name(s): Keyes, Perley G.
Description: Typescript, signed,Summary: Former Doukhobor land will be opened to re-entry. Persons obtaining entry must satisfy homesteading requirements.,Signed P.G. Keyes, Secretary

[Letter] 1908 January 27, Buchanan, Sask. [to] Dominion Lands Office, Yorkton, Sask.

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Date: 1908-01-27
Name(s): Fraser, James
Description: Holograph, signed,Summary: Fraser questions application for cancellation of his homestead: he has built a house and has been living on the homestead. He does not think he has failed to complete required homesteading duties.,Signed James Fraser

[Letter] 1908 July 14

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Date: 1908-07-14
Name(s): Verigin, Peter, 1859-1924

[Letter] 1908 July 14, Yorkton [to] James Fraser, Esq., Buchanan, Sask.

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Date: 1908-07-14
Name(s): Peaker, J.E.
Description: Typescript, copy, signed,Summary: Cancellation proceedings against homestead have been abandoned.,Accompanied by envelope,Signed J.E. Peaker

[Letter] 1908 July 6, Ottawa [to] the Agent of Dominion Lands, Yorkton, Sask.

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Date: 1908-07-06
Name(s): Keyes, Perley G.
Description: Typescript, signed,Summary: Permission to abandon cancellation proceedings against James Fraser's homestead entry as Fraser has fulfilled his homesteading duties.,Signed P.G. Keyes, secretary

[Letter] 1908 June 15

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Date: 1908-06-15
Name(s): Verigin, Peter, 1859-1924
Description: [Letterhead: Christian Community of Universal Brotherhood. Doukhobors in Canada] June 15th, 1908 Otradnoe Letter to Brothers and Sisters from Peter Verigin Let me inform you brothers and sisters, while I was staying in Dolina Ootischenia, we advised to invite several more sisters to help those living there. I suggest the following persons will move, if they wish to: From Oospenie Aprasinia Khaminova and Masha Kanygina with children. From Perekhodnoe Doonya Vyshlova with son. From Osvobozhdenie…

[Letter] 1908 March 25, Ottawa [to] the Agent of Dominion Lands, Yorkton, Sask.

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Date: 1908-03-25
Name(s): Keyes, Perley G.
Description: Typescript, signed,Summary: A. Barrett's application for cancellation should not have been refused. Homesteader filed for abandonment in which he set forth that he had not begun his required homesteading duties. Agent of Dominion Lands must make statement as to Barrett's claim that office refused his application to cancel.,Signed P.G. Keyes, secretary

[Letter] 1908 March 6

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Date: 1908-03-06
Name(s): Podovinnikoff, Ivan
Description: Typescript, In Russian, Summary: Provides information about arrangements for the upcoming community meeting, Signed Ivan Iv.[anovich] Podovinnikoff

[Letter] 1908 May 11, Buchanan [to] J. E. Peaker, Esq., Agent Dominion Lands, Yorkton

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Date: 1908-05-11
Name(s): Fraser, James
Description: Holograph, signed,Summary: Homesteading requirements satisfied.,Signed James Fraser

[Letter] 1908 May 15, Yorkton [to] James Fraser, Esq., Buchanan, Sask.

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Date: 1908-05-15
Name(s): Peaker, J.E.
Description: Typescript, signed,Summary: Encloses form to set forth under statutory declaration the residence and improvements on homestead.,Signed J.E. Peaker, Agent Dominion Lands

[Letter] 1908 May 2

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Date: 1908-05-02
Name(s): Verigin, Peter, 1859-1924

[Letter] 1908 May 5, Verigin St. [Station]

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Date: 1908-05-05
Name(s): Kazakov, Mikhail