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George Egerton fonds
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75 cm textual records
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George Egerton was born in Winnipeg on 6 May 1942. After graduating from public school in Winnipeg, he attended the University of Manitoba and received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1963. His interst in historical studies led him to a Masters Programme at Minnesota University.
After completing the programme in 1964, he went on to the University of Toronto as a Ph.D. student; and in 1970 he defended his thesis "The British government and the peace making of 1919." He specialized in Modern History and International Relations.
In 1972 the University of British Columbia (UBC) offered him a teaching position in the Department of History where he continues his successful career as an Associate Professor, teaching a variety of 20th Century history courses and guiding graduate and doctoral theses.
Brought up in a family with no strong ties to a particular religious community, George Egerton was drawn to the Anglican faith while a student in London. He joined the Anglican Church in 1969 and became a prominent member of the Canadian Anglican community. His commitment - based on an historical analysis of the present discontent and the loss of identity within the Anglican community - has been expressed constructively in different areas of activity.
Between 1975-1976, Dr. Egerton was a member of the Long Range Planning Committee of the General Synod. The major focus of the Committee's work has been in the area of the membership growth and development of the Anglican church. In 1987, the Synod of the Diocese of New Westminster asked him to Chair the diocesan Commission on Levels of Ministry to: study and identify the inconsistencies of ministry distribution within the diocesan boundaries; and recommend short and long term propopsals with regard to the level of Anglican ministry in the 1990's. Within his mandate, Dr. Egerton tried to establish new contacts outside the parishes to spur interest within the Anglican community of the University of British Columbia.
In 1989 - as a follow up and implementation of the Commission's final recommendations, Dr. Egerton offered his experience and expertise as a member of the Ministry and Congregational Development Committee. The Committee's efforts were intended to further the expansion and revitalization of the diocese as endorsed by the Diocesan Council.
As an active member of the General Synod as well as at the diocesan and parish levels, George Egerton and his family attend the Vancouver parish of St. Philip's, Dunbar. He is eager to promote the Anglican mission through his writings. Beginning in 1992, together with his wife, Manya, he became western editor of "Incourage", a quarterly journal published since 1980. His book "Anglican Essentials: Reclaiming faith within the Anglican Church of Canada" was published in 1995.
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The George Egerton fonds was donated directly by Dr. Egerton on October 7, 1993.
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Fonds consists of records accumulated by Dr. George Egerton in the course of his tenure as Chair of the Commission of Levels of Ministry (CLOM) and his participation as a member of the Ministry and Congregational Development Committee (1989-1993).
The material relating to the Commission on levels of Ministry (CLOM) includes handwritten notes, resource information, rough and typewritten draft reports and proposals, minutes and agenda of the Commission's meetings, and typewritten correspondence with the Archbishop, members of church committees and officers of the Anglican Church of Canada.
The fonds also comprises parishes' property assessment records, agenda and reports of the Chair's consultations with Archdeaconries, Deaneries, and clerical and lay leadership of the diocese. It also includes photocopies of locations of parishes' maps, statistics and graphics based on census data, parish profile charts as well as the Commission's final report. The presence of the Anglican Church within the University of British Columbia campus is represented by memoranda and correspondence with the Anglican Faculty Staff.
Material related to the Ministry and Congregational Development Committee consists of Minutes of the 83rd Session of the Synod of the Diocese of New Westminster, drafts of Terms of Reference, minutes of the Committee's meetings and reports relating to boundaries of parishes, deaneries and Archdeaconries. It also includes reports referring to the Task Group on Multiculturalism, proposals on building expansions and improvements, and a srudy project on ministry in a multicultural society.
The separate group of records from the diocesan Business Administrator, Barry Foord, (Boxes D 849a, b, & c) consists of material accumulated by him from 1987-1989, as a member of the Commission on Levels of Ministry. In his capacity as Business Administrator he provided assistance in administrative and financial matters to CLOM.
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Description prepared by MAS student, Marta Maftei, in 1997.
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Records of Business Administrator, Barry Foord, will now be considered as separate fonds, not part of the George Egerton fonds.
Data entry data: 5/7/1999 16:19
Data entry by: DJS
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Inmagic identifier: 1928
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Accession D996-27