 | Labrador Odyssey: The Journal and Photographs of Eliot Curwen on the Second Voyage of Wilfred Grenfell, 1893 Subjects: Grenfell Wilfred Thomason Sir 1865–1940; Curwen Eliot; Labrador (Nfld.) -- History; Labrador (Nfld.) -- Social conditions; Missions Medical -- Newfoundland -- Labrador -- History; Missions English -- Newfoundland -- Labrador -- History; In 1892, after receiving complaints about working conditions in the Labrador fishery, the London-based Mission to Deep Sea Fishermen sent an expedition led by Wilfred Grenfell to distribute food and clothing to residents of the Labrador coast and to treat sick and disabled fishermen. This expedition unofficially marked the beginning of what would become known as the Grenfell Mission. Eliot Curwen, a young medical doctor, joined Grenfell on the second Labrador voyage. His journal and photographs provide a unique record of the expedition and of social conditions in Newfoundland and Labrador a century ago. Rompkey Ronald : Ronald Rompkey is University Research Professor, Department of English, Memorial University of Newfoundland. He is the author or editor of eleven books, including three others on Labrador. |
