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Methodist Missions Correspondence, 1836-1851
Overview of the Collection
- Title
- Methodist Missions Correspondence
- Dates
- 1836-1851 (inclusive)18361851
- Quantity
- 0.5 linear feet, (1 box)
- Collection Number
- Mss.016
- Summary
- A selection of correspondence by multiple authors and received by Reverends R. Bangs, J.P. Durbin, and others, pertaining to missionary life and travel in California, Texas, New England, New York, Wisconsin, Panama, and Africa.
- Repository
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University of Puget Sound, Archives & Special Collections
Collins Memorial Library
1500 N. Warner St.
CMB1021
Tacoma, WA
98416-1021
Telephone: 2538792669
archives@pugetsound.edu - Access Restrictions
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This collection is available for research.
- Languages
- English
- Sponsor
- Funding for preparing this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
A collection of correspondence from California, Texas, New England, Wisconsin, etc., about the rigors of missionary life and travel. Some of the most interesting letters deal with the sea journey from New York to Panama (overland) and north by sea to San Francisco and the Pacific Northwest. There is also a letter or two from missionaries in Africa.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Methodist Church--Missions
Other Creators
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Personal Names
- Bangs, R., Reverend (correspondent)
- Durbin, John P. (John Price), 1800-1876 (correspondent)
Finding aid prepared by Elizabeth Knight and Patt Leonard
2011
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
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