Ola Eugene Callahan Papers
1948-1957
Manuscript Collection #245- Creator(s)
- Callahan, Ola Eugene, 1892-1990
- Physical description
- 0.073 Cubic Feet, 8 items , consisting of newsletters.
- Preferred Citation
- Ola Eugene Callahan Papers (#245), East Carolina Manuscript Collection, J. Y. Joyner Library, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina, USA.
- Repository
- ECU Manuscript Collection
- Access
- No restrictions
Papers (1948-1957) consisting of newsletters, financial problems and miscellaneous.
Biographical/historical information
Ola Eugene Callahan was born in Rutherfordton, N.C., in 1892. She served as a Methodist missionary to Mexico, for more than twenty-eight years, with major assignments at Durango and Puebla.
Scope and arrangement
The collection consists of eight newsletters written from Puebla, Mexico between 1948 and 1957.
The collection consists of eight newsletters written from Puebla, Mexico, between 1948 and 1957. The letters are centered primarily around the life at the school in which Miss Callahan taught. Of interest are commentaries concerning the lack of proper hygiene among new students, ideological conflicts between Roman Catholic and Protestant backgrounds, Christmas celebrations, and the conversion of students. Also of note are references to budgetary and financial problems; school disciplinary methods; necessary repair work to the school building; work routine and travel by various missionary colleagues; and expectations of retirement.
Administrative information
Custodial History
Source of acquisition
Gift of Miss Callahan
Processing information
Processed by D. Lennon, February 1975
Encoded by Apex Data Services
Copyright notice
Literary rights to specific documents are retained by the authors or their descendants in accordance with U.S. copyright law.
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Key terms
Personal Names
Callahan, Ola Eugene, 1892-1990Topical
Methodist Church--Missions--Mexico--Puebla de ZaragozaMissions--Educational work--Mexico--Puebla de Zaragoza