Beam, Lura, 1887-1978

Person

Staff Only

Dates

Existence: 1887-1978

Biographical Notes

Lura Beam (1887-1978) wrote the book, He Called Them by Lightning (1967) about her experiences as an American Missionary Association (A.M.A.) teacher at Gregory Institute, Wilmington, NC (1908-1910), LeMoyne Institute, Memphis, TN (1910-1911), and as A.M.A. assistant superintendent of eduction (1911-1919).

Citation:

Author: Dr. Clifton Johnson

Citation:

American Missionary Association archives and the

Beam-Douglass (H. Paul) collection

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

H. Paul Beam-Douglass collection

Collection

Identifier: 037

Content Description Letterbooks, 1907-1908; correspondence, 1906-1918; writings, notes, speeches, reports, programs, photographs, teaching materials, collected materials, and American Missionary Association publications. The items were generated during the period that Harlan Paul Douglass was executive secretary of the A.M.A.This collection supplements the A.M.A. archives and the H. Paul Douglass papers. Photographs and a scrapbook on rural life document the work of the A.M.A. missionaries and...

Dates: Other: 1906-1918

Found in: Amistad Research Center / H. Paul Beam-Douglass collection