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American Missionary photograph collection
Collection
Identifier: 018
Content Description
The collection contains photographs that were gathered for use in the monthly magazine American Missionary, published by the American Missionary Association. Photographers include W. Knighton Bloom, Laura Kincheloe, and Frank Moore. These photographs document various ethnic groups and communities, both urban and rural in various sections of the United States. Also included are numerous photographs related to Ellis Island in the 1920s.Photographs taken and collected by W. Knighton...
Dates:
Other: 1922-1934
Found in:
Amistad Research Center
Congregational Home Missionary Society records
Collection
Identifier: 368-098
Scope and Contents
The records of the Congregational Home Missionary Society (CHMS) contain correspondence, both incoming and outgoing, reports, and printed matter mainly covering the years 1917-1927. The collection documents the financial and administrative work of the Society, as well as the personal activities and issues faced by its missionaries. Foreign speaking communities are also detailed within the letters and reports of the Society. The bulk of the collection documents, through...
Dates:
Created: 1870-1955; Other: Majority of material found in 1917-1927; Other: Date acquired: 01/01/1966
Found in:
Amistad Research Center
Edward Parmelee Smith papers
Collection
Identifier: 341
Scope and Contents
The papers of Edward Parmelee Smith document his family, as well as his service to the U.S. Christian Commission, the American Missionary Association, and the Bureau of Indian Affairs. The papers are comprised almost entirely of correspondence and photographs, with a small amount of news clippings, Smith's log book for the U.S. Christian Commission, and additional documents present. The majority of the correspondence, which dates from 1818 to 1876, relates to Smith's family and...
Dates:
Created: 1818-1876; Other: Date acquired: 01/01/1976
Found in:
Amistad Research Center
J. Taylor and Kathryn T. Stanley papers
Collection
Identifier: 351
Scope and Contents
The J. Taylor and Kathryn T. Stanley papers pertain to the development of Black Congregational and Christian churches in the southern United States during the early to mid twentieth century, as well as the roles Rev. and Mrs. Stanley held during that development. Apart from personal papers of the Stanleys, the collection also contains numerous documents generated by churches, conferences, and instrumentalities of the United Church of Christ and its predecessors. The collection...
Dates:
Created: 1863-1983; Other: Majority of material found in 1920-1979; Other: Date acquired: 01/01/1984
Found in:
Amistad Research Center
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