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Littell family papers, 1808-2005 (inclusive)

Extent:
14.3 linear foot (30 boxes), 13 oversize box, and 1 oversize folder
Abstract:
The Littell family papers include correspondence, letters, scrapbooks, commonplace books, copybooks, published material, ephemera, realia, financial records, diaries, books, artwork, photographs, greeting cards, postcards, clippings, and research notes created or collected by members of the Morris, Harrington, Littell, and Winslow families of Pennsylvania and Delaware from circa 1808 to 2004.

Held at: University of Delaware Library Special Collections [Contact Us]

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Letters of Rev. Joseph W. Cook, Missionary to Cheyenne, to Rt. Rev. R.H. Clarkson, D.D., Rt. Rev. Geo. M. Randall, D.D., together with extracts from Mr. Cook’s Diary, kindly furnished by his daughter Miss Charlotte Everett Cook, April 12th, 1916, 1868-1869 (inclusive)

Extent:
1 volume (116 pages)
Abstract:
A typed transcript of letters written and journal kept by Reverend Joseph Witherspoon Cook during part of his time as a missionary to Cheyenne, Dakota Territory, 1868-1869. The letters describe his journey from Philadelphia to Cheyenne, the process of setting up a mission in the settlement, the inhabitants of Cheyenne, and the living conditions in the area.

Held at: University of Delaware Library Special Collections [Contact Us]

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Edith A. Lowther meeting notes for Presbyterian Women’s Home and Foreign Missionary Societies, approximately 1890-1895 (inclusive)

Extent:
1 volume
Abstract:
This notebook from Edith A. Lowther (1874-1948) contains her meeting notes for the Presbyterian Women’s Home and Foreign Missionary Societies circa 1895. Although Lowther lived in Henry Clay, Delaware, most of her notes relate to a meeting held at Manokin Presbyterian Church in Princess Anne, Maryland.

Held at: University of Delaware Library Special Collections [Contact Us]

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Theophilus Parvin letter to Mary Rodney, 1825 december 2 (inclusive)

Extent:
1 item (2 pages)
Abstract:
One autograph letter from Theophilus Parvin, a Presbyterian minister and missionary, to Delaware resident Mary Rodney, lamenting Parvin's inability to deliver a packet of letters to Rodney and her family personally. Also includes a short discussion of Parvin's upcoming meeting with the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions.

Held at: University of Delaware Library Special Collections [Contact Us]

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