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Miscouche Convent School fonds : [1927-1930]
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collection
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Code de référence
CA PCA Acc3336
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Copied 1981 (Production)
- Producteur
- Miscouche Convent School
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Description matérielle
7 copy negatives
1 reel of 35 mm microfilm
1 reel of 35 mm microfilm
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Miscouche Convent School
Notice biographique
Belle Alliance, later known as Miscouche, in Lot 17, west of Summerside, Prince Edward Island was first settled in 1817. The Miscouche Convent built in 1864 by Father Joseph Quevillon was one of the first convents in an Acadian parish in the Atlantic region. The Convent was later turned over to the Bishop of Charlottetown, Bishop Peter McIntyre, who sent for three sisters from the Congregation of Notre Dame in Montreal who began teaching classes on 14 September 1864 with an enrollment of 50 girls. Students in the area had been receiving French instruction since the 1830's. An amendment to the School Act in 1854 required teachers to provide English instruction in reading, writing and arithmetic. The Convent School was not restricted to Acadians and took in some resident pupils. It relied solely on public support and tuition fees. By 1904, the school was opened to the public and in 1922, students of the boys' school were transferred to the Convent School. In 1937 the Miscouche Convent school was still under the direction of the sisters of the Congregation of Notre Dame as were the convent schools in Tignish and Rustico. It appears that the school later was know as Miscouche School No. 66 under the direction of the provincial Department of Education.
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Présentation du contenu
This fonds includes a series of four booklets prepared by the students of the Miscouche Convent which were entered in, and winner of first prize in a provincial competition. The booklets include accounts of school life, a history of the Miscouche district, natural and political history. Student drawings and photographs of students, teachers, and district landmarks illustrate the text. The fonds also includes seven copy negatives of photographs included in the series of booklets. The booklets include an introductory letter by Sister St. Sixtus (Vera MacLellan), Principal of the school in 1927 and letters written by a student in each of the 10 grades, of "an interesting account of a day in school". The second booklet includes a history of the Miscouche district and includes information on early schools, stores, post office, bank, musical band, and industries. A list of early teachers in the Miscouche district is provided. The third booklet, "Nature study" includes drawings and compositions of numerous plants and animals found in the province and the fourth booklet, "How we are governed" includes maps, drawings and sketches of political administration in 1927.
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Langue des documents
- anglais
- français
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Originals were returned to the donor
Disponibilité d'autres formats
Restrictions d'accès
NO RESTRICTIONS ON ACCESS
Délais d'utilisation, de reproduction et de publication
PERMISSION FOR USE AND REPRODUCTION IS REQUIRED FROM THE PUBLIC ARCHIVES AND RECORDS OFFICE; QUESTIONS REGARDING COPYRIGHT ARE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE USER
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ITEM LIST AVAILABLE
Éléments associés
See also: Acc3654 (a collection of 4 books originating from the Miscouche Convent library); "The Island Acadians 1720-1980" by Georges Arsenault (Charlottetown: Ragweed Press, 1989, translated by Sally Ross); Acc2330 (Blanchard Collection); RG39 (School Unites), and RG10 (Department of Education)
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Note générale
Microfilm is available in the microfilm cabinets in the Reading Room
Photocopies of the photographs are located in the photograph binders in the
Reading Room
Some of the students' letters are in French
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- Miscouche Convent School (Producteur)
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- anglais