Missionary 1930s Scrapbook - Africa, Alaska, Asia, Bolivia, Central America

1931-1936, undated
Manuscript Collection #1410
Creator(s)
Physical description
0.10 Cubic Feet, one half document case, consisting of a scrapbook
Preferred Citation
Missionary 1930s Scrapbook - Africa, Alaska, Asia, Bolivia, Central America (#1410), East Carolina Manuscription Collection, J. Y. Joyner Library, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina, USA.
Repository
ECU Manuscript Collection
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Twenty loose pages from a scrapbook containing photographs and ephemera such as brochures, postcards, notes, and clippings related to missionary work in Alaska, Bolivia, and several countries in Asia, Africa, and Central America. Materials are arranged by country and dated items are from the 1930s. The creator of the scrapbook is unknown but some of the missions were sponsored by Bowmanville Congregation Church of Ontario, Canada. Many, but not all, of the entries give the names of the missionaries.


Arrangement

This collection includes twenty loose scrapbook pages preserving memories from a missionary trip to several countries overseas in the 1930s. The locations included are China, Arabia, Africa, Bolivia, Central America, Ethiopia, Egypt, Japan, India, Korea, Sumatra, and Alaska. The scrapbook pages mostly containLocations included are China, Arabia, Africa, Bolivia, Central America, Ethiopia, Egypt, Japan, India, Korea, Sumatra, and Alaska. Items included on scrapbook pages are mostly photographs and stamps.


Administrative information
Custodial History

July 18, 2022, (unprocessed), 0.10 cubic feet; Twenty loose pages from a scrapbook containing photographs and ephemera such as brochures, postcards, notes, and clippings related to missionary work in Alaska, Bolivia, and several countries in Asia, Africa, and Central America. Materials are arranged by country and dated items are from the 1930s. The creator of the scrapbook is unknown but some of the missions were sponsored by Bowmanville Congregation Church of Ontario, Canada. Many, but not all, of the entries give the names of the missionaries. Purchased from House of Mirth Photos

Source of acquisition

Purchased from House of Mirth Photos

Copyright notice

Literary rights to specific documents are retained by the authors or their descendants in accordance with U.S. copyright law.


Container list
Box 1 Missionary 1930s Scrapbook regarding missionary work in Africa, Alaska, Asia, Bolivia, and Central America