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Frank Hoffman fonds
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- Variations in title: Also known as Francis Hoffman papers (A.676.XVII.A)
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3.4 cm of textual records
9 cm of graphic materials [photographs]
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Biographical history
Frank Hoffman was a Presbyterian and later United Church minister and missionary to Hungarians in Saskatchewan. He was born in Hungary, in 1877, the son of a Calvinist pastor. He taught agriculture and assisted the Hungarian Lieutenant-Governor until World War I, when he became an officer in the Hungarian National Guard. After being captured by the Russians, Frank Hoffman escaped to Canada. He studied at Manitoba College and was ordained as a Presbyterian minister in 1922. He served as a home missionary to Hungarians in Saskatchewan from 1925 to 1945, then retired and moved to Vancouver Island. He died in October 1958.
Custodial history
Records in the fonds were likely transferred to the archives between 1925 and 1986. Their original provenance is unclear.
Scope and content
The fonds primarily consists of papers by and relating to Rev. Hoffman and his and others work among Hungarian immigrants.
Contents include: correspondence and reports about missions in Alberta and Northern Saskatchewan; a list of Hungarian immigrants to Canada (some photos included); Az Otthon 1922-1925 (in Hungarian); and related materials, newspaper clippings, and documents concerning mission work and fieldwork Hoffman and others undertook in Saskatchewan. Among the materials is a biographical sketch of the Rev. Emerick Csendes [Czendes], written by Rev. Hoffman, and a copy of “Tales of Hoffman” by R.W. Hardy.
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Arrangement
Original order for many of these records is unclear. Items listed under A.676.XVII.A were arranged sometime before 1990.
Language of material
- English
- Hungarian
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- Latin
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Most of the records are in English, except for Az Otthon material, which is in Hungarian.
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Copies of some records included on microfilm R10.1, reel no. 9. Also available from the United Church of Canada Archives, in Toronto, Ontario (Frank Hoffman fonds, F 3382).
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Terms governing use, reproduction, and publication
Use, publication, and/or reproduction of records are subject to the conditions of the Copyright Act. Please consult archivist for assistance.
Finding aids
File and series listed in finding aid GS-168, in section A.676.XVII.A. Microfilm contents listed in finding aid IR-12.
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Associated materials
Biographical files for Rev. Frank Hoffman and Rev. Emerick Czendes are included in the Saskatchewan Conference collections (see A.676.XX.Hoffman, A.676.XX.Csendes).
Hoffman’s dissertation on immigrants from Central and South-east Europe, 1925-1927, presented in 1927, is included in Edmund H. Oliver fonds [PR4] (file number A.676.XVII.D.30).
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No further accruals are expected.
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Textual records: A.676.XVII.A.1 to to A.5, A.7 to A.13;
Photographs: A.676.XVII.A.6
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- United Church of Canada, Saskatchewan Conference (Subject)
- Hardy, Ralph Willard (Subject)
- Czendes, Emerick (Subject)