Subject: Missionaries - Philadelphia Area Archives Search Results

Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts, transcripts of letters relating to Delaware, 1703-1782 (inclusive) 1703-1776 (bulk)

Extent:: .3 linear foot (1 box)
Abstract:: The Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts (SPG) was established in London in 1701 through a charter from King William III. The organization was created as a vehicle for sending priests and teachers to North America, in order to improve and expand the ministry of the Church of England to the colonists. The University of Delaware's collection of Society for the Propagation of the Gospel Transcripts consists of one box of typescript letters related to the Delaware activities of the SPG.

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

Harold B. Hoskins Papers, 1822-1982 (inclusive)

Extent:: 17 boxes
Abstract:: Harold Boies Hoskins was a businessman, diplomat, and educator working in Middle Eastern affairs. This collection consists of correspondence, diaries, notes, photographs, publications, maps, and professional files that document Hoskins' personal and professional activities, as well as the Hoskins family.

Held at: Princeton University Library: Public Policy Papers [Contact Us]

George William Brown research collection on 19th-century missionary work in India, 1882-1932 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1.4 linear feet (4 boxes)
Abstract:: George William Brown (1870-1932) was a professor of Semitic languages and Indology, a founding member of the Linguistic Society of America, and a missionary in India for sixteen years as a member of the Disciples of Christ. This collection consists of materials documenting Brown's career in research, writing, and teaching about religion, missionary work, and linguistics, dating from 1892 to 1932.

Held at: University of Pennsylvania: Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts [Contact Us]

Gladys Rutherford photograph album, 1923-1928 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 volume (+ 10 photographs, 4 leaves)
Abstract:: A photograph album kept by Gladys Rutherford, a physician and medical missionary who worked in India throughout her life. The album provides a visual record of Gladys Rutherford's first five years as a practicing doctor and medical missionary in Northern India from 1923 to 1928.

Held at: University of Pennsylvania: Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts [Contact Us]

Christian missionary work in Bengal and Orissa photograph album, circa 1900-1911 (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.08 linear feet (1 volume)
Abstract:: This collection is composed of one volume of photos taken in India in the first decade of the 20th century. A majority of the photographs are of groups of individuals, which includes members of the mission, members of the Eurasian Boarding School, children in the boys' and the girls' orphanages, school children in general, and of the various instructors and reverends.

Held at: University of Pennsylvania: Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts [Contact Us]

Miscellaneous postcards of India , circa 1880s-1920s (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.4 linear_foot (1 box)
Abstract:: This collection consists of post cards of India, the bulk of which document missionary work in India and Sri Lanka during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Held at: University of Pennsylvania: Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts [Contact Us]

Peter M. McGowan papers, 1832-1845 (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.2 linear feet (1 box and 1 oversize folder)
Abstract:: Peter M. McGowan (1804-1889) was a Methodist circuit preacher and missionary in Arkansas, Ohio, and Pennsylvania. This collection contains records from his ministerial services, particularly related to his work with the Creek and Cherokee Nations in Arkansas.

Held at: University of Pennsylvania: Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts [Contact Us]

An Account of the Shipwreck of Emanuel Crespel, 1752

Extent:: .1 linear ft. (1 volume)
Abstract:: An account of Emmanuel Crespel's shipwreck on the southern tip of Anticosti Island, while attempting to return to France from Canada. Translated from the French by Isaac Gray.

Held at: Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections [Contact Us]

Manuscript of "God's Irregular: Arthur Shearly Cripps, A Rhodesian Epic", 1970

Extent:: .1 linear ft. (3 folders)
Abstract:: Manuscript for a biography of Arthur Shearly Cripps by Douglas Steere.

Held at: Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections [Contact Us]

Dorothy Franklin photo album, 1934-1941 (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.2 linear ft. (1 album)
Abstract:: The collection consists of a photo album that documents Dorothy Franklin's missionary work in Bolivia and her travel in South America during the inter war period. There are 161 original photographs in the album, mostly taken during her time in South America, however the last four pages are also dedicated to Franklin's home life in the US and her family. The albums containts photos of landscapes, Franklin herself and her associates, llamas, and pictures from the Bible school.

Held at: Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections [Contact Us]

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